Zack was looking into the mirror this morning, smiling at himself. Then he turns to me and says, "Mommy, I'm handsome!!"
...oh boy!! :)
June 24, 2009
May 25, 2009
Port Discovery
I started this post so long ago and I've been too busy, tired or just unmotivated to finish it. Almost a month later, here we go!
We went to Columbia, MD to see Dave's sister and her husband (and of course our niece, Ava!) While they were off looking for a place to live, we tried to take the boys to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The line just to get in was about 4 hours long! So we found Port Discovery. It's listed as a children's museum, but its more like a giant play area for kids. They have a 3 story tunnel system in the center of the place. Just as you walk in the gates, you're greeted by a 40 x 20 soccer field. Zack went nuts playing soccer with all the other kids.
I was actually impressed with how well he handled other kids taking the ball away from him. And vice versa...I had to keep reminding him that we don't use our hands in soccer!!
They had several playhouses, and a mock-train station, which I was surprised that the boys just breezed right past without an iota of interest in....well Aaron found a plastic cantaloop in one of the houses that he thought was a ball and carried it around.
Zack did take to the giant Lincoln Logs though. He's never played with them before and he knew just what to do with them! We may have to go buy some!!
Dave found the cowboy area. In the picture below, Dave is helping Zack rope a steer!!
Bubbles!!
We went to Columbia, MD to see Dave's sister and her husband (and of course our niece, Ava!) While they were off looking for a place to live, we tried to take the boys to the National Aquarium in Baltimore. The line just to get in was about 4 hours long! So we found Port Discovery. It's listed as a children's museum, but its more like a giant play area for kids. They have a 3 story tunnel system in the center of the place. Just as you walk in the gates, you're greeted by a 40 x 20 soccer field. Zack went nuts playing soccer with all the other kids.
I was actually impressed with how well he handled other kids taking the ball away from him. And vice versa...I had to keep reminding him that we don't use our hands in soccer!!
They had several playhouses, and a mock-train station, which I was surprised that the boys just breezed right past without an iota of interest in....well Aaron found a plastic cantaloop in one of the houses that he thought was a ball and carried it around.
Zack did take to the giant Lincoln Logs though. He's never played with them before and he knew just what to do with them! We may have to go buy some!!
Dave found the cowboy area. In the picture below, Dave is helping Zack rope a steer!!Silly me, I thought Aaron might like a try!! He cryed and clung to me everytime I tried to put him on a saddle!! I forced him to sit for a picture (below). He wasnt very happy about it.
We finally found the toddler room!! Aaron's happy again!!
Bubbles!!
Clingy Aaron!
(At least he'll go to Daddy too, Zack wouldnt!)
May 14, 2009
"Mr. I'm not sleepy"
"Mr. I'm-not-sleepy"
Zack feel asleep on the floor while his new favorite show, "Special Agent Oso!" I had a doctor's appointment at 2 pm. I turned on the TV while I put down for his nap. I really expected Aaron to crash like this since he didn't get a nap in before my appointment. I'm always happy though when they both nap...especially at the same time!
May 10, 2009
Aaron's First Haircut
Zack had his first haircut around 11 months and boy did he cry!! Just around his 3rd birthday he finally came to terms with haircuts. So this made me reluctant to take Aaron for a haircut. I've just been trimming it where it needs it, when it needs it. His hair has reached that point where we need to bring in the professionals.
Zack went first to show Aaron how its done. (You can see by the Mother's Day photo, He needed a haircut bad!!)
Zack went first to show Aaron how its done. (You can see by the Mother's Day photo, He needed a haircut bad!!)
Aaron was too busy checking out all the products on sale to notice though.
Aaron's turn came too soon for him...and he wasn't happy about it.
Let the torture begin!!
I felt so bad...to make things worse, he had a poopy diaper!
Mother's Day
Aaron's kind of in between sizes and didnt have a nice shirt to wear. So he's wearing a 3T that Zack has out grown! He looked so cute in it.
May 3, 2009
Makin the beds
I washed all of our sheets and when it came time to remake the beds, Zack wanted to help. First we made Aaron's bed, then Zack's bed and next we headed into make my bed. Aaron was playing on the bed, so Zack climbed up on the bed too. 
I threw the fitted sheet over top of the two of them and the giggles started. The two of them played 'tent' for the next hour!
May 2, 2009
Retraction
So I may need to retract my last posting. Ever since I posted "Best Buds", Zack and Aaron have been arguing and fighting alot. In toddler-guise or pre-schooler talk it translate into alot of schreeching, screaming, whining and ultimatly crying.
Zack doesn't want to share anything with Aaron and Aaron only wants what Zack is touching. As soon as Zack gives up playing with something and finds something else to play with, Aaron is done with it too. I know this is typical of their ages, but arrgg. They're driving me nuts! I think Zack is going to be forced to nap today....for my own sanity!
Zack doesn't want to share anything with Aaron and Aaron only wants what Zack is touching. As soon as Zack gives up playing with something and finds something else to play with, Aaron is done with it too. I know this is typical of their ages, but arrgg. They're driving me nuts! I think Zack is going to be forced to nap today....for my own sanity!
April 29, 2009
Best Buds
Some days Aaron and Zack are constantly at each other's throats, yesterday was the exact opposite. They were so good and so cute together. It made me sad that I was the only one there to appreciate what good brothers they are to each other.
We started of our day by going to the dentist. Zack had to have a cavity filled. :(
Since Zack is 3, they don't allow the parent to come back with them. Not a problem, since I had Aaron and there were toyes and a playhouse in the waiting area. But when the hygentist took Zack to the back, Aaron got really sad. He didn't start crying, but he just had his sad puppy-dog face on and was staring at the door saying, in a low quiet voice, "zaaaaack, zaaaaaaaack!"
After the dentist, Zack was hungry, since he wasn't allowed to eat breakfast. We needed a few items at the grocery store, so I figured I could pick up a snack for Zack there. He wanted everything saw!! Zack is usually a big helper when it comes to check out time. He lifts what he can onto the conveyor belt and often tries to scan the items himself. (I usually let him do this when we do the self check-out.) Today, Aaron joined in by putting the contents of my purse on the conveyor belt...until he found what he wanted, my debit card.
I completely forgot that I had said I would go to a park playdate this morning at 10 am. We didnt even leave the dentist until 10:30. It was 11:30 when I remembered. We drove over to the park, just in time to see the last of the other moms leaving. I stopped to let the boys play anyway. They usually play more when we have the park to ourselves anyway. Aaron was Zack's little shadow. Whatever Zack did, Aaron had to do too...and Zack was so nice about taking turns. There's a big slide there that Zack kept going down. The stairs are kind of steep, so it made me nervous when Aaron would climb the stairs behind Zack. At first, Aaron was too scared to go down the big slide by himself. I went down with him several times before he braved it by himself. Once he did though, up and down the both of them went. I stayed at the bottom of the slide and Zack climbed the stairs behind Aaron, helping him up. Once the two of them were at the top, Zack jumped in front of him to go down the slide first though. Zack wanted me to catch him like I did Aaron. Zack created alot of static electricity when he came down though. Everytime we touched, we shocked each other. This was Zack's first noticable/identifiable experience with static electricity...he thought it was funny everytime.
Next, it was time for the swings. Zack still always wants to go on the baby swings. He called Aaron over to the swings and told Aaron "to get in the one on the left and he's gonna take the one of the right."
Somehow at the park, Aaron managed to take of his diaper...under his pants. I noticed his diaper was hanging pretty low, so I went over to check him out and it was completely detached and sliding down his left pant leg! Of course, before I could go back to the car to get a diaper, he pee'd!
We started of our day by going to the dentist. Zack had to have a cavity filled. :(
Since Zack is 3, they don't allow the parent to come back with them. Not a problem, since I had Aaron and there were toyes and a playhouse in the waiting area. But when the hygentist took Zack to the back, Aaron got really sad. He didn't start crying, but he just had his sad puppy-dog face on and was staring at the door saying, in a low quiet voice, "zaaaaack, zaaaaaaaack!"
After the dentist, Zack was hungry, since he wasn't allowed to eat breakfast. We needed a few items at the grocery store, so I figured I could pick up a snack for Zack there. He wanted everything saw!! Zack is usually a big helper when it comes to check out time. He lifts what he can onto the conveyor belt and often tries to scan the items himself. (I usually let him do this when we do the self check-out.) Today, Aaron joined in by putting the contents of my purse on the conveyor belt...until he found what he wanted, my debit card.
I completely forgot that I had said I would go to a park playdate this morning at 10 am. We didnt even leave the dentist until 10:30. It was 11:30 when I remembered. We drove over to the park, just in time to see the last of the other moms leaving. I stopped to let the boys play anyway. They usually play more when we have the park to ourselves anyway. Aaron was Zack's little shadow. Whatever Zack did, Aaron had to do too...and Zack was so nice about taking turns. There's a big slide there that Zack kept going down. The stairs are kind of steep, so it made me nervous when Aaron would climb the stairs behind Zack. At first, Aaron was too scared to go down the big slide by himself. I went down with him several times before he braved it by himself. Once he did though, up and down the both of them went. I stayed at the bottom of the slide and Zack climbed the stairs behind Aaron, helping him up. Once the two of them were at the top, Zack jumped in front of him to go down the slide first though. Zack wanted me to catch him like I did Aaron. Zack created alot of static electricity when he came down though. Everytime we touched, we shocked each other. This was Zack's first noticable/identifiable experience with static electricity...he thought it was funny everytime.
Next, it was time for the swings. Zack still always wants to go on the baby swings. He called Aaron over to the swings and told Aaron "to get in the one on the left and he's gonna take the one of the right."
Somehow at the park, Aaron managed to take of his diaper...under his pants. I noticed his diaper was hanging pretty low, so I went over to check him out and it was completely detached and sliding down his left pant leg! Of course, before I could go back to the car to get a diaper, he pee'd!
April 25, 2009
The Carinval
This weekend is the Blue/White weekend at Penn State. Right now, Zack and Dave are at the football game. This is Zack's first live football game. Granted, the game is a scrimage among Penn State players. It's still a big weekend for alumni to return to State College, so there are alot of festivities going on.
Last night, there was a carnival, with games, rides and plenty of carinval-type food. There was a wing-fest, so this alone got Dave interested in going.
Immediately, Zack wanted to go on the ferris-wheel and Aaron was "neigh-ing" to go on the carosel.
Dave took Zack on the ferris-wheel, while I took Aaron on the carosel.
Zack liked the ferris wheel and Aaron cried the moment I tried to put him on the carosel horse. So I held him while we went around and around.
The next ride Zack wanted to go on was the little roller coaster. I thought Aaron would love the roller coaster too, so the 3 of us took a ride. Zack was giggling and saying "this is fun!!!" the entire time. Aaron was just along for the ride though. 
The giant slide had to be Zack's favorite ride though; I think he went down it 5 or 6 times. I went with him the first time down.
After that, he wanted to do it by himself.
He looked terrified whenever he was sliding down, but always jumped up and said "Let's do it again!!"
We finally convinced him to try the swings, at least he smiled here!
What a better way to top of the evening with some ice creamy from the Penn State Creamery!!
April 23, 2009
My favorite quotes from today from my boys
Aaron says "I love you" for the first time!!!
OK, so it was more wa wuv wu. But it was definately I love you!!!
I had dropped my phone and Zack picked it up for me. Then he says, "This was your phone and now it's mine!!"
OK, so it was more wa wuv wu. But it was definately I love you!!!
I had dropped my phone and Zack picked it up for me. Then he says, "This was your phone and now it's mine!!"
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