Remember when.....

.....we used to see the grass?

Keep looking Mikey.....MAYBE by June we'll see it!

Yesterday was the second Tuesday in the past 2 weeks that I left work early due to the weather. We got dumped with 9" of snow yesterday and today we got about 4" of snow with an inch of ice on top. The snow piles (or should I say snow mountains!) in our apartment complex are out of control and there is only enough room for one car to drive down the road at a time. To date, Boston has recorded over 70" of snow this winter season! Insane!

I'm off to dream about warm sand and palm trees.....

Family Fun Day

As you already know, Mikey has a passion for transportation vehicles--mostly trucks and trains. His next favorite passion would be ELMO! Daddy went online in December and saw that Sesame Street Live was coming to the Boston area and we snatched up three tickets immediately!

So on the morning of Saturday, January 29, 2011 we ventured to Lowell, Massachusetts for the 10:30 show of Sesame Street Live. What an experience! When the characters first came out, I thought Mikey's heart was going to leap outside his chest! It was POUNDING! As the show progressed be got more and more into it---pointing, waving, identifying the characters, etc. He did a great job sitting through the hour and half show (with an intermission!). He bounced between both Mommy and Daddy's laps and even danced a few times! Mommy and Daddy were surprised at how many song tunes they recognized but with different words! It was definitely entertaining for the whole family.

Following the show, we grabbed some lunch and then ventured to Boston for the Yankee Dental Convention held at the new convention center. Daddy was so proud to show us all the different vendors and cool things he uses as a part of his dental profession. Mikey even scored a new toothbrush and toothbrush holder as well as a cup, pencil and lanyard from the US Navy booth. Another highlight of the conference was the bus we had to take from the parking lot to the convention center. Mikey was overjoyed to ride the bus three times---we accidentally got on the wrong bus going back to the car, so he got a free ride which he didn't complain about! What a busy day!

Computer time

Mikey is catching up on his favorite blog:

(In case you can't tell, AIM, it's yours! It's my favorite blog, too!)

And the Academy Award goes to.....

Free Entertainment

As many of you know, Michael and I have been looking for a house for YEARS now. We know what we want and we won't settle until we get it. Certain times of the year I want a house more than others----in the spring to plant flowers and veggies, in the summer to play outside in the yard, and in the fall to rake leaves into a big pile and play for hours.

And then there is winter. It's in this season that I am grateful to be living in an apartment. My car stays clean in the garage and there is NO SHOVELING. This means more time for baking and spending time together as a family.

I also know someone else that is happy we live in an apartment complex. There is no bigger highlight in an almost-two-year-old's life than TRUCKS, TRUCKS, TRUCKS!! And we have THREE of them that come through (quite frequently) to remove the snow! (Especially THIS winter---we have gotten approximately 50" of snow since December 1st!)


We live by the back entrance of the complex where the trucks enter. At the very first sound of the truck Mikey BOLTS to the window.......

and is completely mesmerized. He points and says "trrucK" over and over......

He literally does not move a muscle......

and when they are done, he turns to us and says "More! MORE!"

Just another benefit of renting......

This is for all you Florida people.....

DON'T YOU MISS THIS????

Come on....not even a little?

I didn't think so!

And I don't blame you one bit!

A Boy is...

Scuffed up knees, a freckled nose
with dimples here and there.
A daring, caring, sharing heart
a mass of tousled hair.
Boundless curiosity
the spirit to explore.
Two twinkling eyes, a smiling face
and energy galore!
A love of life, a bit of sass
a source of untold joy.
A wonderment, a dream fulfilled
God's miracle...a BOY!

-Author Unknown

This couldn't be more true about our little Mikey. In the past two weeks, I have quickly found out what I am in for in raising a BOY.

INJURY #1: Last week at My Gym, Mikey took a little tumble off a gym mat and initially wouldn't put weight on his foot. As the class continued, he was able to walk but limped around. He limped around for three days before he was back to himself!

INJURY #2: I usually have the gate up separating the kitchen area from the rest of the apartment, especially when I am cooking. I was in the pantry getting the peanut butter for Mikey's PB & J sandwich and I was aware he was watching me from the other side of the gate. As I was closing the pantry door, I see Mikey's little fingers in the door....yup, I pinched his pointer, middle and ring fingers of his left hand in the door. No "mother of the year" award for me this year. I ran his fingers under cold water, since he wouldn't let me ice them, and then distracted him by having him help me take the jelly out of the fridge with the injured hand. He was able to bend his fingers and quickly calmed down, which made me feel slightly better. During lunch he fed himself using both hands as well, however I couldn't get past the amount of Mommy guilt I felt. When I called Michael his phrase was, "Alli, you are killing our baby!". As if I didn't feel bad already.....



This is just the beginning I suppose.



I better toughen up.

Fast.

He's not getting any younger!