Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Defying Gravity
It's time to try defying gravity
I think I'll try defying gravity
And you can't pull me down
(wicked)
Dennis had a fight with gravity this past weekend. With a rug burn on his forehead, a black eye, and a bruise in the middle of his forehead people start to wonder about our parenting techniques.
What color are those eyes anyway? they keep changing... but into what?
Some things this little guy is into these days:
- He has 2 molars on top and 2 halfway on bottom- plus the next two in front to make 4 front bottom teeth (whatever they are called). Interesting the order that they come in.
- He likes to put toilet paper in the toilet and flush. Whenever I hear the lid- I know that's what he's up to. One day I wasn't sure if it was going to flush it was so full of paper.
-He has loved, for a long time now, throwing away his diapers. We have finally trained him not to play with the garbage- so it is once again in its usual place by the refrigerator. And, the other day after he ate some string cheese he threw away the wrapper without any prompting. YAY!
-He can walk down SMALL steps like a big boy without holding onto anything.
-He loves to color.
-He loves the feel of rain or snow on his face.
-He loves to lift things up... even if they are bigger or heavier than him (he is very strong).
-He tries to reach the light switch and doorknobs. He will push stools, chairs, and his booster seat over to them in order to help his reach. It is quite funny to see him go for the light switch- they are very high in our house-sometimes he is a good 4 feet short and he still reaches with all of his might.
-He says mama and Dad. sometimes. Most of the time its just aaah.
-He loves to hit and hug our dogs. usually one after the other.
-He is getting very good at carrying 3 or 4 things in his hands at once.
-He has a new fascination with falling asleep with his glow worm.
-He hates sitting in a grocery cart - unless it has a steering wheel.
I think I'll try defying gravity
And you can't pull me down
(wicked)
Dennis had a fight with gravity this past weekend. With a rug burn on his forehead, a black eye, and a bruise in the middle of his forehead people start to wonder about our parenting techniques.
What color are those eyes anyway? they keep changing... but into what?Some things this little guy is into these days:
- He has 2 molars on top and 2 halfway on bottom- plus the next two in front to make 4 front bottom teeth (whatever they are called). Interesting the order that they come in.
- He likes to put toilet paper in the toilet and flush. Whenever I hear the lid- I know that's what he's up to. One day I wasn't sure if it was going to flush it was so full of paper.
-He has loved, for a long time now, throwing away his diapers. We have finally trained him not to play with the garbage- so it is once again in its usual place by the refrigerator. And, the other day after he ate some string cheese he threw away the wrapper without any prompting. YAY!
-He can walk down SMALL steps like a big boy without holding onto anything.
-He loves to color.
-He loves the feel of rain or snow on his face.
-He loves to lift things up... even if they are bigger or heavier than him (he is very strong).
-He tries to reach the light switch and doorknobs. He will push stools, chairs, and his booster seat over to them in order to help his reach. It is quite funny to see him go for the light switch- they are very high in our house-sometimes he is a good 4 feet short and he still reaches with all of his might.
-He says mama and Dad. sometimes. Most of the time its just aaah.
-He loves to hit and hug our dogs. usually one after the other.
-He is getting very good at carrying 3 or 4 things in his hands at once.
-He has a new fascination with falling asleep with his glow worm.
-He hates sitting in a grocery cart - unless it has a steering wheel.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Dennis's favorite blanket
Often Dennis will pull his favorite blanket out of his crib and snuggle with it while he reads books but today it fell on his head and he liked it. He walked around the whole house like this:
This blanket has always been his favorite ever since he was little.
We had our friends babysit Dennis when he was small and he would just sit in his bounce chair giggling. They figured out it was because of the blanket... it made him laugh! He would even laugh when nobody else was in the room. That silly kid.
In this video he would continue to pull the blanket on his face. He would only do this with this particular blanket.
This blanket has always been his favorite ever since he was little.
We had our friends babysit Dennis when he was small and he would just sit in his bounce chair giggling. They figured out it was because of the blanket... it made him laugh! He would even laugh when nobody else was in the room. That silly kid.
In this video he would continue to pull the blanket on his face. He would only do this with this particular blanket.Thanks, Auntie Fawn! You made a kid very happy!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Daddy's got the touch
The other morning, Ryan helped Dennis get ready for school because I was running late. He never likes waking Dennis up- so he decided to get him ready while he was sleeping. Amazingly, it worked. He changed his diaper and got him completley changed from pjs to school clothes. I was impressed. Unfortunately, the flash woke him up in this picture.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Monday, February 1, 2010
great weekend
My mom and dad came through this past weekend on their way to Florida. I always love when they come and wished that we lived closer so that Dennis could know them better. It was super fun this weekend though because Dennis warmed up to them more than he ever has before! He would go up to them just because he wanted to. Here Dennis kept moving up and down the couch trying out everyone's view of the TV. He chose to stop on grandma's. (I love this profile shot)
Dennis also went up to grandpa while he was resting on the couch and teased him a little.
LOVE this one.
Dennis also went up to grandpa while he was resting on the couch and teased him a little.
LOVE this one.
Thanks for coming grandma and grandpa!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Design Hop
There is this group of ladies that I know from church that have a club called Design Hop. They go to eachother's houses and decorate a room. The founder of the group is Dana King who is a professional interior designer. This week they all came to my house to decorate my guest bedroom in the basement that needed help. Here are the before pictures:
They came over and shopped around my house for stuff and some gals brought things from their house that they weren't using anymore and we created this beautiful living space that is now the best room in my house.
Pictures don't do it justice. Thank you all! We did a great job.
They came over and shopped around my house for stuff and some gals brought things from their house that they weren't using anymore and we created this beautiful living space that is now the best room in my house.
Pictures don't do it justice. Thank you all! We did a great job.
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