Goodbye 2009...Hello 2010!

Little man thinks he's staying up until after midnight. Usually he'll jibber jabber to himself for a few minutes and then pass out. Tonight he's really fussing. It had been half an hour of crying and whining in his crib. I hope he isn't coming down with a cold again...please please please no! his nose ran a bit today so there is a suspicion. I gave in and cuddled/rocked him to sleep tonight. I don't care that I may be starting a bad habit. The truth is I love cuddling with him before bedtime. I love winding down sitting in our chair. I pat him on his back and he recipricates, it's really sweet. I feel so much love and I know he feels the same. The lame me is exhausted already and it's only 10pm. I kept telling myself that mentally preparing myself for dental surgery is exhausting but truthfully, I'm just lame. I look forward to my cozy warm bed but the 21 year old in me is weeping for shame. Happy New Year to you and your loved ones. See you in 2010....wahhhhh!

Visit With Jackson

Matt, Erin and Jackson came up from NC for Christmas and we visited them for a while this morning. Jackson is 14 months and as cute as can be.

New Toys

We tried to tell Adrian legos are for stacking and not for stomping!

Christmas Morning 2009

Christmas Eve With Family

It's So Fun at Ms. Robyn's!

These are just a few projects Ms. Robyn helped Adrian complete this past week. We were bringing home quite a few ornaments so Adrian has his own mini tree this year for all the ornaments he made. I'm particularly fond of Adrian riding on popsicle stick sled.

Santa=Scary

Ms. Robyn told me everyday this past week she would put on one piece of Santa's garment and dance around with the children. By Friday she had on Santa's full ensemble and took pictures with children. Adrian is terrified of Santa so this is the closest he got to be with Santa Robyn.

I Luuurrrrveee You, Daddy!

Now, let me see if I can clear this obstacle called Daddy.

When Baby Attacks

SNOW!

Cinnamon Ornaments

Little guy has been feeling under the weather this past week. I was trying to figure out how to cure his sadness and I remembered Ms. Robyn and the kids made Cinnamon Ornaments last week. I was so excited to have one made by Adrian but it crumbled on the way home. I looked up the recipe online and found that adding a few teaspoons of white glue to cinnamon and applesauce makes the ornament a bit more sturdy once dried. They smell so yummy!

...Aaaaaand We're Done!

Adrian hasn't been a happy camper today. I suspect he's has a little cold. after fussing majority of the morning he finally passed out in his crib. When I went to check on him this is the state I found him.

Snowy Saturday

This isn't the first time Adrian seen snow but it's the first time he seems impressed by it. He called snowflakes "rain".

My puddle jumper thinks there should be fish in the water.

Post Candy Cane Dracula Face

Candy Cane From Santa

Adrian went to see Santa today but the mission was a failure. Adrian was afraid of him and wouldn't stay sitting on his lap so we don't have pictures with Santa this year. He did get a candy cane out of it though.

I was just thinking to myself that Santas must have high self esteem. Can you imagine the sight of you makes most little kids cry?

Decorating Christmas Tree

Adrian helped decorate the tree by throwing ornaments across the room while yelling "ballllll". I almost had a heart attack as he found the box that housed all the glass ornaments. This year the tree is decorated with glass and sentimental ornaments on the top half and the bottom half with unbreakable ones (Little man proof).

The simplest things make a child happy. Adrian played with the tree box and thoroughly enjoyed it. He must have thought it was the best spot to hide during a hide and go seek game.

First Day At Ms. Robyn's

It had been so wonderful to hang out with Adrian on our Thanksgiving break. It's hard to send Adrian back to daycare today and on top of it all Adrian started a new in home daycare today at Ms. Robyn's.

Adrian greeted Ms. Robyn with a huge smile this morning. He must of liked her because he was chatting up a storm with her. He told her about the garbage truck he heard outside by saying "trash trash". We all know that "trash" is his favorite word right now but he really means "crash". Little guy has been ramming two Matchbox cars together and simultaneously yelling "trash". So back to this morning, he was also greeted with Ms. Robyn's cat, Zoey. Anyone who has a cat can't go wrong in Adrian's eyes. Apparently he gave so much attention to Zoey that Zoey had to go hide and I was told this cat likes attention. One of the greatest thing Ms. Robyn offers is a preschool curriculum. Today Adrian played with trains, learned the color blue (did crafts involving the color blue) and sensory table (she dumps all sorts of items and teach the children the shapes, colors and counts). Lovely Ms. Robyn thought I would love to see what Adrian did on his first day so she took pictures and printed them for me when I picked up Adrian this afternoon. I hope Adrian loves Ms. Robyn's as much as I do.

Helping Da Da Rake