Jay walking to the kitchen and asking for his juice (which he may or may not specify to be in his “neen”- Lightening McQueen- cup)
Jay helping me to put a waffle in the toaster and pushing the button for it to start
choosing his fork after I give him a few color choices- btw, he his favorite is the pink one ;)
feeding Piper (his morning chore)
playing a bit with cars- if there’s time before the toaster beeps
announcing to me that the toaster has beeped as if I didn’t hear it myself- “beep, beep Mommy, beep, beep”
then breakfast- he eats and I eat… He concentrates really hard on using his fork all by himself, I marvel at how fast he is growing up… I tickle his toes from beneath his tray, he giggles and pulls them away from me… We smile at each other but don’t say much… it’s perfect and wonderful; not a wonder it’s the most important meal of the day…
his excited face as of late, it's precious and I love it ;)
Honestly, I feel like it has been so long since I have sat down to write a proper blog post and it probably has been. However, don’t get your hopes up too much- I am not writing one today either… Just wanted to check in, say that we are still here and that I promise after I get my act together, rap up some of the projects that I have been working on and possibly finish going through some of the dozens of photos that I have been neglecting we will be back.
Until then, enjoy this photo of Jay Bird at the splash pad a few weeks ago. Doesn’t he look like such a big boy?? He has so many “tricks” up his sleeves these days and has been such a ham! Love that kid :)
of forgetting to put your PINK shoes away the night before is snagging some great blackmail photos of your kiddo as he clops around the kitchen in them. Pretty sure these will make an appearance in a wedding slideshow one day :)
Yesterday Staci and her herd came by the house, yes in the middle of the torrential down pour, to make cow costumes with us. Why you ask? So we could all head to chick-fil-a today for Cow Appreciation Day and get free meals. No, there is not a limit to what stay-at-home Momma’s on a budget will do for entertainment and free food. Free meals were received, moo-ing noises were made and good times were had! Honestly it was udderly fantastic and so worth it :)
Here’s some photos of our group. It took a lot of coordinating to get 7 kids and 3 adults (Mandy, a friend of ours, and her three kiddos joined us too) dressed and fed but it was worth it and I think that the kids had a good time. Heck, who am I kidding I had a good time…
moo-ve over here comes one cute cow!"Not too sure about this Mom..." Honestly though, he did great and didn't even rip off his spots or udders until after lunch- yea Jay!! He even loved the big dressed up cow and mooed everytime he saw it :)this Momma and her adorable calfhis tail!Sophie- Staci's middle cowcow smilesmooing for the camerathree little cows, by the way Brock (Staci's oldest cow) is on the far leftthe 9 of us- Mandy's youngest is less than a month old and opted not to be in the photoStaci and most of her herd- Brock on the right, Eli on the left
such little feet leave such big impressions on our hearts...
Dear Jay Bird,
I think that you are changing before my eyes little boy. You turned 17 months just last week, when did that happen? You are growing up and while I want to stop you and keep you just the way you are I can’t wait to see what you have yet to discover and learn.
This is just a random list of little things that I am sure to forget as time passes if I don’t take a minute and write them down right now…
* Lately, you clap every time we pull into the driveway and when I turn to look at you, you smile this unbelievable smile. We don’t leave the house daily or for even long periods of time but whenever we do you are always happy to return home.
* Every time you hear the timer on the oven go off you run around the house yelling “beep, beep Momma- beep, beep”. Then you make sure I follow you to the oven so I will turn the oven light on and you can see what is inside baking. It’s like having a baking alert system and I NEVER miss the timer going off.
* You squeal and yell “Daddy! Daddy!” the moment you see his truck in the driveway, hear him pulling in or when he walks through the door after work. You are so excited to see him and for him to come home that you usually only stop yelling and squealing when he says hello to you. It is so sweet to watch and I fall a little more in love with both of you every time I get to witness it.
* You love chase right now. You delight in running from me (usually when I am frustrated and trying to take something away from you that you shouldn’t have) and you always, always succumb to fits of laughter when you are caught. Oh yeah, and crawling under the dinning room table is loads of fun too; especially since Mommy and Daddy “can’t” catch you there!
*Ice is your new favorite word and activity with Piper. Every morning when we get up you march to the fridge, pull on the freezer and ask for “ice” frantically signing please over and over again until I open it up and let you dig out however many pieces you desire. You always share your ice with Piper, smashing it on the ground or waiting until she bites it in half to share your bounty.
*Speaking of words you are full of them right now. I will admit that some (ok- most) of them are words that only Daddy and I can understand but they are words- oh my, they are words! You can say, Momma or Mommy- whichever you choose at the moment, Dada or Daddy, Kitty, Piper (Pippu), color (as in I want to color), ice, popsicle (pop), pop corn, please, cheese, cracker (crakr), water (waddr), blueberry (blue), bye-bye, waffle (wavle), beep- beep, cookie, juice, Holly (Ha-yee), Me and therefore Mimi, Pepere (Pepar) movie (momie), book, ball, baby (bebe), paci (pa-i), shoes, hat, eyes, car(although everything with wheels- car, van or truck is a car) and so many more. Honestly, you mimic almost everything that comes out of my mouth!
* You love to color these days!! We have set up a little coloring desk in the living room and you will sit there for the longest time (well the longest time in your world) and color ’til your heart’s content.
* When you smile the sides of your face curl up but your cheeks or so round that they get in the way and it makes them look like little balls on your face. I know that this is random but I don’t want the picture of this in my head to fade.
* You want to do most things on your own, all by yourself and without any help, and you really like to get your own way. This includes feeding yourself. You have mastered getting a fork to your mouth all on your own and you can poke your own watermelon and scoop your open yogurt. These are true feats of mastery little boy!
* You have recently discovered your belly button and from time to time will pull up your shirt and check to see if it’s still there. It’s so funny to watch you dig around there to find it when we ask you where it is.
* You can tell us where your hair, ears, eyes, mouth, fingers and toes are. You also can point out your parents’ hair, mouth, eyes and ears are too. Although you do sometimes think that you need to poke us in the eye or pull our mouths open to see what is inside.
* You have been teething for nothing short of 1.5 months. They are really bothering you and honestly if they don’t pop through soon I may take measures into my own hands. You are not a pleasant kiddo when you are teething, sorry but this is a fact!
* You usually stand on the trunk in the living room watching me make super every night. You sometimes play with your cars on the counter, other times you just watch and point to various foods. If you are lucky you get to “taste” what is on the menu and if I am lucky you will rest your head on your hands and give me the best smile there is.
I love watching you grow, I love watching you explore, I love watching you tip over with excitement when you learn something new. But most of all I love you sweet boy…
that you have a reason to smile this Monday, if not check out this goofball…
Disclaimer: did not put the shorts on his head. He did this all on his own AND he wore them around the house for a good 20 minutes after he put them on. Silly, silly boy…
We all love when Daddy gets home early enough from work to have some real play time; lately he’s only been around for dinner, bath and bedtime (darn those long work hours). So when he does we all take full advantage :)
This was Thursday night when pony rides were being given around the house- much to Jay Bird’s delight. Piper was really enjoying it too; she loves when Daddy (or anyone for that matter) is on the floor at her level! She followed them around the whole house getting the occasional lick in when she could…
This however is Friday night when Jamie came home not feeling really well. We realized that he had a fever close to 101 and since Jay has been teething and can be pretty cranky they opted for a little snuggle time and Toy Story over pony rides. Dolce joined in for a snuggle too.
p.s. Jamie’s fever broke sometime Friday night and while he is not feeling 100% yet, he is feeling a whole lot better.
About a week ago, I ran to our room to grab something quickly (leaving Jay alone in the family room) and when I returned the house was super-duper quiet. This usually means that my little Jay Bird is up to no good so I braced myself for what I would find. This is what I saw…
So, so glad that my camera was sitting right there on the counter!
the perreault family 