brett, annie & the boyz

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Future Voter....

The Boy and I hit the polls today. We didn't have to wait in line (thank goodness) but it did rain on us while we walked there and back!

Happy Halloween...

"How much is that doggy in the window?"

We made the Grandma rounds and made it home in time for bed at 8:30!

The poor kid has a mommy who thinks she is going to make every one of her kids' Halloween costumes. My favorite feature is the hand-sewn paws on the socks, then I safety pinned a pair of "paws" to the inside of the sleeve. I love safety pins and glue sticks!

I just had to get a shot of the tail.

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

New Tricks

Going up the stairs has been one of The Boy's tricks for a while now, but the new thing is to hold onto the bars and scream/talk/laugh. The problem that this poses is that he likes to keep one foot moving up and down at all times--sometimes hitting the stair, sometimes not, therefore increasing the chance of falling. Which means even more mommy Super-vision.

The other trick isn't really a trick, but rather an annoying disturbance. The Boy likes to pee, a lot, at night. Just about everynight his diaper cannot hold all the pee, so it seeps out onto the jammie, blankets, and sheet thus waking The Boy up, who then wakes mommy up. Because he is soaking wet, I change him and wrap him in new blankets. But the diaper change wakes him up even more and he thinks it is time to play at 3:30 am! Oh the joys of parenthood! But! The Boy has been sleeping a lot better at night lately! He is not totally consistent yet, but Tuesday night he slept for 11 hours (waking once for the binky). Last night was not so successful, but he does go down without crying which is a huge improvement!

The Boy just after waking up.

Notice the nice big wet spot! Sometimes it is clear up on his chest!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

State Meet

Yesterday was the State High School X-Country Meet. The Boy and I went up to watch all the action. It was a beautiful day, a little chilly/windy, but not bad. We watched the 4A girls' race and then we got distracted by the swings. This was The Boy's first swinging experience and he loved it! He laughed and laughed! We kind of missed the 4A boys' race because we were having so much fun! But the MV girls and boys both took 2nd! Way to go MVHS XC! The drive home was a nightmare. I have never been to Sugar House Park before and didn't know that to get out you have to drive all the way around it. And of course I parked on the side of the exit, but just on the wrong side of the barrier, so we had to go all the way around and every other 4A school/family was trying to get out too. 30 minutes later we had gotten out of the park and then had to deal with construction and more traffic! The Boy was onery the whole way, but we made it!

Coach Daddy and The Boy

note: Because I am not computer savvy I could not figure out how to get the slideshow I managed to create at Photobucket into the post. So, please enjoy the slideshow of The Boy swinging at the top of the Blog. Maybe one day I'll figure it out, but not today because I've already spent way too much time on the computer and there are more important things I should be doing, like sleeping, or eating, or working on the Boy's Halloween costume!