He kept telling Che he wanted her to give him a firetruck so that's exactly what she did! That and some more goodies made for a very excited ALMOST three year old!
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Early Birthday Celebration
My parents were on a trip for Champs' party and birthday so we celebrated a little early at Citadel Park the Thursday before! My mom had balloons, cupcakes and presents for him at his favorite park - pretty good makeup for missing his party ;)
He kept telling Che he wanted her to give him a firetruck so that's exactly what she did! That and some more goodies made for a very excited ALMOST three year old!
He kept telling Che he wanted her to give him a firetruck so that's exactly what she did! That and some more goodies made for a very excited ALMOST three year old!
Champs is THREE!
My Champs is three - oh me oh my! 3 is such a fun age I will tell you. Between the extreme stubbornness, wanting to do everything himself, many opinions and "I'm never's", he is the most fun-loving, thoughtful, perceptive, hilarious, amazing little boy! Champs loves people and talking to them. He listens to every word I say and uses many of the same phrases I do. He is funny in a way that amazes me to just be 3. He "gets" so many things that just make me laugh. He is a good big brother - not in the way little girls treat their siblings like baby dolls but in the way that he wants Jack right with us all the time and wants Jack to play with him always. I know they will be the best of friends very soon as Jack gets a little older.
Champs loves his Mommy and Daddy so fiercely. He loves his Sammy and his Raffi still and even had a relapse of having to take Raffi to school again now that he's moved to the big hall and a new classroom that brought on a little school anxiety all over again. He loves to sing. He loves to run and he's fast! He does not love food - we'll have decent days and terrible days and I just hope it will get better eventually. He loves words and says so many! Some things he says frequently lately are "actually" - he says this all the time, "I just pretending, Mommy", ......(will add more - I need to make a note of all the things that make me laugh all day long)
Champs loves fire trucks, tractors, make-believing, bears, lollipops, donuts, MILK, barns, pirate ships, jumping, his family, climbing, the park, the ocean, t-shirts, swimming (with puddle jumper still), cuddling, the grocery store (ironically since doesn't like food very much), blankets, musical instruments, making tents/forts, markers and way too many tv shows than I care to mention. His favorites are Goldie & Bear, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Daniel Tiger and Peppa Pig. He'll still go for some Mickey too.
Champs does NOT love brushing his teeth, eating anything healthy, too loud of noises, thunder, "scary monstas", taking medicine and being told "no."
Champs is still such a baby in so many ways. I will cry when he starts pronouncing all of his words correctly. Though he's very verbal and speaks really well, he says so many words like downstairs, Bear, chair, etc with no r and makes him sound like such a baby. Same goes for doctor, tractor, conductor all sound like "docta". :)
This little boy is our heart. It's hard to remember what our life was like before him or what on earth we did with our time. He brings us so many joy and laughter and fulfills our life in ways we never knew possible! I pray for him that he will keep his innocence and optimism for many many years.
Champs at 3 years old:
Height: 38.5 inches (75%)
Weight: 33 lbs (65%)
Champs loves his Mommy and Daddy so fiercely. He loves his Sammy and his Raffi still and even had a relapse of having to take Raffi to school again now that he's moved to the big hall and a new classroom that brought on a little school anxiety all over again. He loves to sing. He loves to run and he's fast! He does not love food - we'll have decent days and terrible days and I just hope it will get better eventually. He loves words and says so many! Some things he says frequently lately are "actually" - he says this all the time, "I just pretending, Mommy", ......(will add more - I need to make a note of all the things that make me laugh all day long)
Champs loves fire trucks, tractors, make-believing, bears, lollipops, donuts, MILK, barns, pirate ships, jumping, his family, climbing, the park, the ocean, t-shirts, swimming (with puddle jumper still), cuddling, the grocery store (ironically since doesn't like food very much), blankets, musical instruments, making tents/forts, markers and way too many tv shows than I care to mention. His favorites are Goldie & Bear, Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Daniel Tiger and Peppa Pig. He'll still go for some Mickey too.
Champs does NOT love brushing his teeth, eating anything healthy, too loud of noises, thunder, "scary monstas", taking medicine and being told "no."
Champs is still such a baby in so many ways. I will cry when he starts pronouncing all of his words correctly. Though he's very verbal and speaks really well, he says so many words like downstairs, Bear, chair, etc with no r and makes him sound like such a baby. Same goes for doctor, tractor, conductor all sound like "docta". :)
This little boy is our heart. It's hard to remember what our life was like before him or what on earth we did with our time. He brings us so many joy and laughter and fulfills our life in ways we never knew possible! I pray for him that he will keep his innocence and optimism for many many years.
Champs at 3 years old:
Height: 38.5 inches (75%)
Weight: 33 lbs (65%)
Friday, August 19, 2016
NYC
At the end of July, Barrett and I went to New York with 4 couples (including us). We split the boys us and my parents kept Champs in Bishopville and Barrett's parents kept Jack at our house in Columbia. So very thankful for wonderful grandparents who allow us to get away every so often and recharge!
These were college friends of ours - 3 other guys in Barrett's pledge class and we're of course great friends with all of their wives. It was A BLAST!!! Barrett and I left Thursday morning and had one night to ourselves before all our friends got there Friday. We stayed downtown at the Waldorf. Thursday night we had dinner at Locanda Verde and it was fabulous! It might have been my favorite meal of the whole weekend. We had such a great time that night. After dinner we went to a wine bar and then to a club that was pretty interesting!
Saturday morning we headed to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Though it was very sad and a bit disturbing to see the many, many lives that were lost as a result of that day, it was very moving and interesting to learn about so many aspects of the survivors, those we lost and so many stories and perspectives from that day. It's a large museum and we went through fairly quickly and it took probably 2 hours. It's definitely worth doing though. I enjoyed it in that I feel like it opened my eyes more to just what it was like in New York City (and our country) that day, that year and the many years that followed. We Will Never Forget!
After the museum we went to the area where our lunch spot was and waited on friends to arrive.
We finally had the whole crew there and had a great lunch at ABC Kitchen. I wish I would have taken a picture as the restaurant was really pretty! Food was great too! We spent the afternoon shopping around and looking around. It was just so great to be in the city and in the midst of all the hustle and bustle!
Friday night we met up with some of Elizabeth's friends at The Standard Hotel and went to their bar on the top floor called The Boom Boom Room. So fun and so chic. The views were amazing too!
Being in NY meant really late reservations. Friday night we went to the Meat Packing district and had dinner at Buddakan at 10:15. That was a little TOO late but man the food was amazing. It's my favorite kind of thing - Asian fusion. We did a tasting menu for the table so we got about 12 items or so and they brought each one with portions for all 8 of us. It was fabulous!!
Only pic of the dinner there....
Saturday we all had brunch together at Balthazar, a big French restaurant. It was so fun starting the day with mimosas and we pretty much kept the fun going all day! After brunch the guys went to a little bit of a Yankees game and the girls stayed in SoHo and shopped all day and then parked at a fun spot for Rose in the afternoon!
Saturday night we had dinner at a yummy Italian restaurant, Marea, and as you can see from the pics, the wine was a flowing! Great cap to a fantastic weekend with these people!!!
Sunday morning - bright and early - ready to get home to my babies!!!!
So happy to see my boys!! And they loved their surprises!
These were college friends of ours - 3 other guys in Barrett's pledge class and we're of course great friends with all of their wives. It was A BLAST!!! Barrett and I left Thursday morning and had one night to ourselves before all our friends got there Friday. We stayed downtown at the Waldorf. Thursday night we had dinner at Locanda Verde and it was fabulous! It might have been my favorite meal of the whole weekend. We had such a great time that night. After dinner we went to a wine bar and then to a club that was pretty interesting!
Saturday morning we headed to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum. Though it was very sad and a bit disturbing to see the many, many lives that were lost as a result of that day, it was very moving and interesting to learn about so many aspects of the survivors, those we lost and so many stories and perspectives from that day. It's a large museum and we went through fairly quickly and it took probably 2 hours. It's definitely worth doing though. I enjoyed it in that I feel like it opened my eyes more to just what it was like in New York City (and our country) that day, that year and the many years that followed. We Will Never Forget!
After the museum we went to the area where our lunch spot was and waited on friends to arrive.
We finally had the whole crew there and had a great lunch at ABC Kitchen. I wish I would have taken a picture as the restaurant was really pretty! Food was great too! We spent the afternoon shopping around and looking around. It was just so great to be in the city and in the midst of all the hustle and bustle!
Friday night we met up with some of Elizabeth's friends at The Standard Hotel and went to their bar on the top floor called The Boom Boom Room. So fun and so chic. The views were amazing too!
Being in NY meant really late reservations. Friday night we went to the Meat Packing district and had dinner at Buddakan at 10:15. That was a little TOO late but man the food was amazing. It's my favorite kind of thing - Asian fusion. We did a tasting menu for the table so we got about 12 items or so and they brought each one with portions for all 8 of us. It was fabulous!!
Only pic of the dinner there....
Saturday we all had brunch together at Balthazar, a big French restaurant. It was so fun starting the day with mimosas and we pretty much kept the fun going all day! After brunch the guys went to a little bit of a Yankees game and the girls stayed in SoHo and shopped all day and then parked at a fun spot for Rose in the afternoon!
Saturday night we had dinner at a yummy Italian restaurant, Marea, and as you can see from the pics, the wine was a flowing! Great cap to a fantastic weekend with these people!!!
Sunday morning - bright and early - ready to get home to my babies!!!!
So happy to see my boys!! And they loved their surprises!
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Fireflies
We had the best time going to a Fireflies baseball game last month with the whole family. We had been meaning to get to a game for months, but finally were able to make it to a Sunday afternoon 5:00pm game! Well low and behold a storm popped up and we actually lost power at our house around 4pm before the game was to start at 5:00! Well we decided to just wing it and see how it went. We ran out the door and hoped it wouldn't be raining at the ball field. We weren't packed to the brim with all of our "supplies" but it didn't even matter - we had a ball! I can't wait to go to another game with the boys! There was actually a rain delay for at least an hour, but Champs was super into looking at the field, the gift shop (he LOVES a t-shirt these days) and finding the mascot! And then we got to watch a few innings before getting bored so we checked out the bounce house area and the firetruck in the outfield!
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