After a rough morning on Sunday, Mother's Day ended up being a wonderful day. After church we went to my parents' for lunch and to spend time with my mom. We then headed home and we all took a long, much needed nap. After that we spent a couple hours outside in the beautiful sunny day. The golf course we live on was recently closed so it's all open for public use. So we walked to one of the fairways with a blanket and a frisbee and enjoyed relaxing and playing. It's like living in the middle of a big park now!
I loved hanging out with my boys. I told Mr. Mister that he's the reason I get Mother's Day and he's the reason I deserve Mother's Day! I love him so much and am incredibly thankful to be his mommy.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Friday, May 8, 2009
The Butterfly Show
It's been a while since I've had a really good Mr. Mister story. And now I have one. Yesterday, Mr. Mister and I met my sister and her boys at the Butterfly Show that comes to the Conservatory downtown every year. It's really cool - they have thousands of butterflies flying freely around the greenhouse. They fly all around you and sometimes even land on you. And these are no ordinary butterflies. They are exotic species from India.
So we go up to the door to go in and the sign says, "Butterflies may land on you if you remain quiet and still." That should have been my first warning that I brought Mr. Mister to the wrong place. He doesn't do quiet and still.
As we walk into the greenhouse, Mr. Mister runs in and immediately starts climbing a fence and trying to grab the flowers it's protecting. Meanwhile, cousin Ney Ney is clinging to my sister's leg saying "no butterflies" even though he's been talking about going for the entire day.
Ney Ney then finds an older girl and heads right to her (he finds an older girl to follow everywhere they go!). She has a butterfly in her hand, which she tries to hand to him. He pulls his hand away, the butterfly falls to the floor, landing right under Mr. Mister's shoe as he comes down from the fence. The woman next to me frantically tries to warn me as she sees the whole thing happening, but I can't react quick enough and Mr. Mister steps down on the exotic Indian butterfly, crunching it beneath him.
The little girl who was just holding the butterfly stares with wide eyes at her friend now laying motionless on the ground while the woman tries unsucessfully to save it. Mortified at what she just witnessed, the woman gives us the bad mom look and moves along.
While I did feel bad for what happened, my sister and I couldn't help but laugh at the fact that all of that happened in the 1 minute we were in there. It was such a classic experience with our boys. I guess that's what happens when you bring a "bull in a china shop" into an exotic butterfly show.
The day didn't get too much better for Mr. Mister as he splashed in the fountain, tried to pull all the flowers off, and then pulled some grass up to through over the bridge into the water below. Needless to say, it was an adventure and maybe not the best place to bring my energetic little man. But, we had fun with my sister and the boys and it makes for a good story!
Here are pictures from the day:
So we go up to the door to go in and the sign says, "Butterflies may land on you if you remain quiet and still." That should have been my first warning that I brought Mr. Mister to the wrong place. He doesn't do quiet and still.
As we walk into the greenhouse, Mr. Mister runs in and immediately starts climbing a fence and trying to grab the flowers it's protecting. Meanwhile, cousin Ney Ney is clinging to my sister's leg saying "no butterflies" even though he's been talking about going for the entire day.
Ney Ney then finds an older girl and heads right to her (he finds an older girl to follow everywhere they go!). She has a butterfly in her hand, which she tries to hand to him. He pulls his hand away, the butterfly falls to the floor, landing right under Mr. Mister's shoe as he comes down from the fence. The woman next to me frantically tries to warn me as she sees the whole thing happening, but I can't react quick enough and Mr. Mister steps down on the exotic Indian butterfly, crunching it beneath him.
The little girl who was just holding the butterfly stares with wide eyes at her friend now laying motionless on the ground while the woman tries unsucessfully to save it. Mortified at what she just witnessed, the woman gives us the bad mom look and moves along.
While I did feel bad for what happened, my sister and I couldn't help but laugh at the fact that all of that happened in the 1 minute we were in there. It was such a classic experience with our boys. I guess that's what happens when you bring a "bull in a china shop" into an exotic butterfly show.
The day didn't get too much better for Mr. Mister as he splashed in the fountain, tried to pull all the flowers off, and then pulled some grass up to through over the bridge into the water below. Needless to say, it was an adventure and maybe not the best place to bring my energetic little man. But, we had fun with my sister and the boys and it makes for a good story!
Here are pictures from the day:
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Joe, Mayo, and Mr. Mister
Before Mr. Mister's nap this afternoon, we were reading his children's bible (it's called The Jesus Storybook Bible...I highly recommend it. It's the best children's bible I've seen and I like reading it, too). Every time we read it, he wants to find the page with the picture of the baby on it. So today we were looking at the picture where Jesus is born and I was telling him who the mommy and daddy are. So he repeats it back to me and points to Joseph and says Joe and points to Mary and says Mayo. (He has a friend named Mary who he calls Mayo too).
Then I asked him who the baby is and he said, "Mr. Mister." (saying his real name). So there you have it - Joe, Mayo, and Mr. Mister hanging out in the stable.
Then I asked him who the baby is and he said, "Mr. Mister." (saying his real name). So there you have it - Joe, Mayo, and Mr. Mister hanging out in the stable.
More Cheese
Today at lunch, Mr. Mister said "more cheese." Just like that. No big pause in between. It was clearly one phrase, not two statements. That is the first time he's ever said two words together like that! I got so excited and started clapping and praising him. Of course, that made him want to say it again. And again and again. Even when he wanted more orange, he said "more cheese" with a big smile on his face. Adorable.
Monday, May 4, 2009
More Words
Mr. Mister keeps picking up new words, a lot of times just from hearing us say them. Recently, he started picking up filler words like um. If I ask him what he wants for breakfast, he'll say um... like he's thinking about it. He also learned Mommy and Daddy instead of Mama and Dada. He loves saying them now and it is so cute to hear! The funny one is that if I yell for Daddy and call him by his first name, Mr. Mister yells his name, too. It makes me laugh every time.
Friday, May 1, 2009
Heavy
Yesterday, I was vacuuming and Mr. Mister wanted to help. He was playing with the handle and the vacuum fell back so that he was holding it up with all his strength. Instead of saying help or mama, he said heavy. But it was strained and drawn out as he tried to hold the vacuum up and say heavy at the same time. I knew he wasn't hurt, so it was pretty funny to watch. (Then I helped him).
Daytime Baths
Baths are usually part of our night time routine. These events from the last two days explain why...
Wednesday night, Mr. Mister spread toothpaste in his hair, but we had our church gathering at our house, so I didn't have time to give him a bath. I just wiped it out and put him to bed. So Thursday morning, I gave him a bath. Then at breakfast, he spread yogurt in his hair. Then when I changed his diaper, he put his foot in his poop and spread it all over.
Today we played at the park, which was wet from last night's rain. So he came home sweaty, wet, and dirty. I couldn't put him down for a nap like that this afternoon, so I gave him a quick shower. After his shower, while I was getting his clothes out, he drew all over his leg with pen.
So there are two examples of why we do night time baths. At least when he sleeps, we get 12 hours of cleanliness!
By the way, I'm also realizing how much more laundry the summer requires. Playing outside = lots of dirty clothes!
Wednesday night, Mr. Mister spread toothpaste in his hair, but we had our church gathering at our house, so I didn't have time to give him a bath. I just wiped it out and put him to bed. So Thursday morning, I gave him a bath. Then at breakfast, he spread yogurt in his hair. Then when I changed his diaper, he put his foot in his poop and spread it all over.
Today we played at the park, which was wet from last night's rain. So he came home sweaty, wet, and dirty. I couldn't put him down for a nap like that this afternoon, so I gave him a quick shower. After his shower, while I was getting his clothes out, he drew all over his leg with pen.
So there are two examples of why we do night time baths. At least when he sleeps, we get 12 hours of cleanliness!
By the way, I'm also realizing how much more laundry the summer requires. Playing outside = lots of dirty clothes!
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