Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Thanksgiving with Grandpa Ladd
This year we had a special treat! My Grandpa came out with my parents for Thanksgiving. Along with our usual family and friends, we had a great Thanksgiving and and even greater weekend. My Grandpa really wanted to go to Sea World to see "that whale". So off to Sea World we went! My kids are used to it, but it was fun to see my grandpa taking advantage of everything. At one point he said "I think I'm the oldest guy here" and he probably was! Not every 87 year old can handle walking Sea World all day. I don't know how much he was actually able to see, but I loved taking in the memories with the greatest man in the world!
Kate turns 3!!
This little nugget is officially 3! She had been waiting for that day for a few weeks. She kept telling everyone she was 3 way before she was. I have a love/hate relationship with 3. They can be hilarious, but they are so much harder than they were at 2. Kate seems to be no exception, but I guess we'll keep her anyway! When I asked her what she wanted for her birthday she said "I don't know." When I pushed it even further she said she wanted "candles" and finally she just told me she wanted "presents". Easy enough! She got an American Girl Bitty Baby complete with a crib courtesy of Grandma. She named her baby Seraphina (after the cat in the Barbie movie). She LOVES Barbie! It started by catching one of the movies on TV and it doesn't seem to be ending. I guess I loved Barbie at this age too. Kate is pretty opinionated, indecisive and stubborn, but she's also a little love bug. It's fun to see how she and Evan play and get along. They are starting to play and love each other more. One night when they were weren't going to bed, I put Evan in my bed and the tears started to flow. I went downstairs only to hear Kate yelling "Its ok Evan, it's ok." Melt. When she loves you she loves you hard (the reverse is also true). I can't believe she's 3, but I'm glad she's so excited be!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
The day has come! We have been frantically preparing for the big day for quite some time now. I can not believe its time. Evan was awesome this morning. He was more excited than I thought he'd be. Not scared at all. He gave me a kiss and watched me go. I teared up and left. I cannot believe he is so big. I say it all the time, but every new milestone is met with happiness for him, and sadness for me. Bittersweet. Evan is such a great kid. He is funny, pretty cheerful and nice. He loves his family, friends and trains. I love that he's still into Thomas. I love that he's passionate about something. I took him to the train store and even though we have 90% of it, he still gets excited about it. Things like "Mom, check out this Thomas he was white on him and his eyes move back and forth. Isn't' that interesting?" That Thomas also cost $57, lets just say he'll never own it! He still loves art and he is a great singer. I think he is the best cuddle bug and I am loving our conversations as he gets older. He is very curious about nature. He catches on to everything, we now have to wait to talk about serious things until Evan goes to bed, or out of the room, because he will grab onto every adult subject. When he hears new things he says "will you tell me all about it". He is starting to play with Kate like she is a friend. They egg each other on, keep each other up late at night, encourage each other to try things, and make each other laugh. I know I am feeling sentimental today, but I love this boy and I'm so happy for his new adventure. I'm happy that he's growing up so well. I'm happy that he's a good brother and friend. But most of all I'm blessed because he's mine.
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