Jay Bird asked for wings the other morning, so I dug through some stuff and found the wings from his Jay Bird costume two years ago. They still fit and worked like a charm. Happy boy= happy Momma :)
Jamie thought he looked like a griffin- body of a lion, head of an Eagle…
The other day I was out front with the boys while they were playing with the water table and I looked over to see this sweet mess. Charlie was covered in dirt head to toe and having a blast. I love this sweet happy kiddo :)
this is one of Charlie’s new silly faces
We are now the proud owners of a Sport Truck. More commonly known as a Minivan; however, while signing our life away on the paperwork we happened to notice that the official name was a Toyota Truck (Sport Model) and that is all that I needed; there is no turning back- Sport Truck it is!! It rolls off the tongue a little better and doesn’t make me cringe (I never, never thought I would see the day that I was driving a van) :)
The short version is that a new vehicle has been on our mind lately. It’s no secret that we are hoping for a third kiddo at some point and there is no way that we could fit three carseats in my current Ford Escape. Having the two boys in the back was already a tight squeeze and we knew that three just wouldn’t work. Oh and since we have been asked- NO, we are not pregnant again, we just really didn’t want to have to rush into a decision when the time comes. So we started looking and were hoping to get a Toyota Highlander. We were thinking that we would be able to get away with putting Jay’s carseat in the third row of the Highlander and have Charlie and someday-baby in the second row. However, after we took a look at them on the lot we realized that they aren’t made to have carseats in the way back (there is no LATCH system- ie a seat that is intended to host a carseat) and the storage with the third row up was next to none so we started looking at the vans. As chance would have it they had one that fit our needs and we signed on the dotted line (lines actually- man there is a whole lot of paperwork!!) So now we are the proud owners of a garnet 2011 Toyota Sienna- or Sport Truck if you will :) We aren’t especially excited about the car payments we now have (both of the other cars were paid off) but we are thrilled that we found something that works for us and for what it means for the future!
We didn’t get the Sport Truck home until after the boys had already gone to bed last night so before Jamie headed to work we took Jay out to see his new ride. He was very excited about it and he is even more excited that we have room for other people to now ride with us (it’s an 8 passenger)!
Charlie is a thumb sucker but he usually doesn’t do it unless he is going to bed… sweet boy must have still been tired this morning. So glad I caught it on camera :)
So here is the short (kind of) version of what’s been going on around here…
-My computer all but died while Jamie was away a few weeks ago. He was super busy with work when he got home and wasn’t able to work on it so it didn’t get taken to the Dr (aka the mac store) until a few days later. At that point they told us that we needed to change out some of the stuff that we had upgraded in it before sending it to the factory since they couldn’t guarantee that it would return with our upgrades (or even be worked on). In one last ditch attempt to get it working Jamie wiped EVERYTHING from it and reinstalled from scratch. So far this seems to be working; however I am not holding my breath. I am actually crossing my fingers for it to die before the beginning of next month- why? Because that is when the warranty is up and if it’s going to really die it needs to it before the 3rd. Say a little prayer for me that it is either completely fine or that it craps out soon, otherwise I am in deep trouble.
-Having no computer has been killer on a few different levels.
1. I haven’t been able to update the blog or edit any of the personal photos that I have been taking. Hopefully soon I can bombard you with a bunch of photos that I have taken throughout the last month- my two little guys are quite adorable these days so I have a few.
2. Since I haven’t been able to edit personal photos I also haven’t been able to edit work photos either. This is no good especially since I am headed out to photograph my 4th family this weekend. I am trying desperately to rectify this and get people their photos ASAP- I have so much to edit and so little time to do it… Don’t get me wrong at all- I LOVE that I have been able to work with some super sweet families of over the last few weeks and I can’t wait to get their stuff to them but man is it a pain do without a reliable computer! By the way, if you all know of any one local who is looking for a photographer- I still have a few spots open and would love to meet some more adorable families!
-Aside from computer troubles and photo editing backlogs my list of to-do list is getting longer before it gets shorter; especially since the holidays are approaching. I really want to tackle some of my holiday/gift projects soon but we have been trying to put the “finishing” touches on a few of the house projects that we have been working on- painting furniture, touching up baseboards, hanging photos that were taken down while we painted etc. It is all really coming together and I love everything that we have done but WOW has it been a lot. Hopefully I can post some “before and after” photos soon :) Along with house projects I have also been working on Halloween costumes (can’t wait for you to see my sweet little boys!) and planning a party for a sweet soon-to-be one year old! Yeow- sounds like a lot doesn’t it??
-Lastly and probably the biggest update we have is that a little over a week ago we made our first trip to the ER. I’ll back up and try to fill you in as best I can without writing a novel. The boys and I had been heading to the park frequently in the afternoons
1. because the weather had been SO beautiful and we didn’t want to be stuck inside and
2. So we didn’t end up killing each other in those few hours between when the boys get up from naps and when Daddy gets home.
We had gone every day for almost a week straight without any issue at all that is until Thursday. Jay was playing on this metal spinny thing that kind of resembles an elevated one person merry-go-round and when he went to get off he slipped and didn’t catch himself. He met the metal base of said spinny thing face first and didn’t really break his fall at all. Needless to say, the spiny thing won and Jay’s face/tooth/lip did not. When he fell he ended up pushing his big left front tooth all of the way up into his top gum and putting his teeth all of the way through his bottom lip. We walked home after the fall (my shirt sleeve was soaked with blood by the time we got home because I didn’t bring anything with me except a phone when we went to the park so I didn’t have anything to hold against it, thank goodness this didn’t really have to time to register with me) and thankfully Jamie got home before we did and met us in the backyard. We took Jay to the emergent care place (we left Charlie with my Mom who had been with us playing at the park) and they told us to head to the ER. After sitting in the ER for close to 5 hours — I am not placing blame just stating how long it took, they were really busy but very nice — we were sent home with an antibiotic to prevent infection and an “appointment” to have stitches put in the next day by a plastic surgeon and an appointment for a dental consult. Thankfully Jamie was able to come with me the next day to the appointment when the stitches were put in and all things considered Jay did an amazing job. I know that it hurt when they were putting the stitches in but Jamie and I had to laugh through it because while he was getting stitched up and crying (obviously) he kept saying “NO, Thank you!! NO thank you!!” over and over again. Guess we are doing something right :) He was super sweet and really well behaved the whole time we were at the ER and the following day when get his stitches put in, all of the nurses and Doctors that we worked with were singing his praises. He had to get 12 stitches put in his lip and got xrays taken to make sure the tooth (his top front tooth got pushed back up into his gum- you can’t see it at all right now) hadn’t caused permanent damage to his adult tooth or nerve. The good news is that they don’t think it hurt the permanent tooth and we are hoping that there is no nerve damage. At this point, we have already gotten the stitches taken out, he still has one more disolvable one that I can see on the inside and we are just waiting for the tooth to come back down on it’s own. I wasn’t ready to see the toothless grin this early in my Mommy career, I thought I had a few more years at least before that, but it just goes to show that nothing about this gig is predictable.
So I think that about covers the big things… we are busy, Jay got hurt but is fine now and my computer died but seems to be working… I will try to be a little more regular with the posts. Enjoy a few photos of my tough little guy and his lip- caution if you have a weak stomach the following might bother you… they are of his stitches and a few phone photos taken while we were in the ER and before he was stitched.
excitement over getting to watch cars 2 while waiting in the ER
the inside of his lip before his stitches
a little quiet time after a very long night and early morning
a few close up of the stitches taken the morning before he got them out
My head is spinning from everything that has been going on lately. I promise I will catch you all up soon when my computer returns to me- it has been on the fritz now going on two weeks. I am hoping we are on the home stretch and that it will be back in my hands and in working order soon; it had to be shipped to the the chief Mac doctor (Mac headquarters) and I don’t know when it will be back- sad face…
I will try to “steal” a few minutes on Jamie’s machine to post a little bit about my sweet 11 month old (yup you read that correctly 11 months old- yeow!); however I will make no promises ;)
Until then or shall I say, until next time here’s a few phone photos of us literally spinning- the boys love it ;)
notice the teeth below, they are coming in quickly now…
notice the gap and missing tooth below, yup we are down one tooth here- details later…
Jamie and I have had some serious house projects going on lately. Within the last 6 months we have re-painted every room in the house with the exception of the bedrooms and the kitchen and along with that we have polished, sealed and waxed the terazzo floors in the office (which was a HUGE job and mostly done by Jamie), purchased and updated (are updating) some second hand furniture for the family room, hung new window toppers in some of the rooms among many, many others things. I am excited to be able to show some before and after photos soon; however, we have a few more things to finish before it’s ready for “after” photos. Until then enjoy these few of the kiddos using our bookshelves (which until yesterday afternoon were in the middle of our family room) as tunnels. They loved the new family room addition and I am glad to have survived it ;)
it wasn’t as high as mr dramatic makes it seem, besides he got there all on his own
These three are all I need in life to be happy… how did I ever get SO lucky?!
a few more from the phone
a GREAT mail day- now to get started on some projects ;)
he’s giving kisses now
prepping to wash the alphabet mat
what, you don’t wash foam letters in your dishwasher?
he is not a huge fan of the gate
he couldn’t quite get his hat off when he was riding in the car and this is how he looked when I opened the door
how many pears can I fit in my mouth all at once
paper, scissors, glue
impressive coloring skills for a 2.5 year old if you ask me
My immediate response when people ask lately how we are/ how I am is “Crazy, good but crazy”. However, the more I think about this the more I realize we are less and less crazy and more and more normal. You see, before we had any kiddos we had plenty of time to do whatever we wanted whenever we wanted and honestly I am not all that sure what we did with our boat loads of free time. After we had Jay we thought we were seriously crazy and had no free time and then we had Charlie (bringing the parent child ratio up to one-to-one) and actually had less free time. If you would have asked me about our free time when we just had Jay I would have found it rather laughable; now I am not sure what we did with it all. Perspective is funny that way… All this to say that we are crazy or normal; however you want to think of it and here is a taste of our crazy brought to you by the ever present iPhone.
monkey toes
yes that is a towel and yes it is soaking wet :(
the perfect little boy entertainment
duplo towers- Jay is REALLY into building these days
squishy returns ;)
what- doesn’t everyone have a whale and a cow in their pantry?
photographer in the making
his photo
reading the Monster at the End of this Book on the ipad… he really didn’t like it at first but enjoyed it after he realized “the blue guy” (Grover) was the monster
watermelon- Jay eats EVERY last bite
I apparently haven’t dumped my phone photos in forever so instead of overloading you all in one day I will post the rest tomorrow- stay tuned for part two ;)
So it’s no secret that I am a little (or a lot depending on the day) OCD. I like things to be in their place, I like the counters to be wiped down, I like things to be clean and I really, really like our floors to be clean. I am sad to admit that how clean our floors are directly affects my anxiety level- SO sad but oh so true. If the floors aren’t clean I start to itch. In my defense, I spend the majority of my days at home AND the majority of that time on the floor. I play with little people and we play on the floor. Cleaning the floors seems a simple enough task right? Not so much in our home… we have two lovable but VERY furry pets- one long haired kitty and a puppy that sheds. They don’t make it more difficult it just means that the upkeep needs to happen more frequently.
Which leads to my current predicament- our vacuum is on the fritz again and is currently on it’s way to Chicago via UPS. It’s on it’s way to be fixed (YAY!) but I have no idea when it will actually get back to us :( AHHHHHHH! I haven’t vacuumed in a week plus (almost two) when I usually vacuum at least twice a week- again, sad but true. I am starting to twitch and itch- BIG time!! Someone might have to send help soon, too bad there isn’t a pill for OCD…
That’s all for now- I am off to enjoy my day with my boys regardless of the twitching and itching…
the perreault family 