Our Day At The Beach

Just thought I'd share some pics I took of when Tom and Thomas and I went to Sharkstooth Beach on Sunday-I finally got to upload the pictures tonite- the weather was soo nice and the water was like a bathtub! We really scored on finding teeth too! we always look for white ones, but I recently found out why I keep only finding black ones- its because they are tossed and washed and roll around in the ocean for so long that they are anywhere from one to two MILLION years old! can you believe that?! That blew me away! I was like WOW! Anyway, Here's the boys... here's them walkin together to find a spot.. Then Thomas By the water...Then Thomas searching for sharksteeth I cant remember how long they were in the water, but i know it was a looong time! They just wash up on the beach and we pick them up and put them in a jar! [IMG]And heres our score on sharksteeth!

Do I have a WHAT??!!

Last night as I was getting Thomas ready to take a bath, he comes out with this question that I was TOTALLY unprepared for! Now I kept telling myself "He's just turned 3 1/2 he's too young to know these things. or is he? "Is he? Ugh! I guess it was gonna come up sometime! Anyway, I'm undressing him, {or helping him anyway as he likes to be Mr. Independent lately}, He comes out of nowhere and says "Do you have a pee-pee?" I stammered and was like "what?"
he repeated " Do you have a pee-pee?" So I maturely and calmly said " no honey I don't". And before I could ask where he learned that, he says " Am I a boy?" I said "yes, yes you are".and he said "And you a girl" and I said "Right,yes I am." and he said "And daddy a Boy?" I said "yes, daddy's a boy too, just like you.' he says " And Daddy has a pee- pee just like me!" " I said "that's right"All the while I was trying to figure out how he had learned this on his own! I'm sure Playhouse Disney doesn't have a sex ed program that I'm aware of! When I told Tom about what he said, he didn't help- all he said was"that's my boy!" This ain't "married with children"here! oh boy and the obsession of getting him to stop playing with it is impossible.I'd throw in the towel but I'm too stubborn. I make him sleep with underwear on so he can't get that much access to it.ESPESCIALLY if he sleeps over someones house.anyway, What happened to my little boy! we're not supposed to be talking about pee-pee's yet! he's too innocent! All I keep thinking of is that movie Kindergarten Cop with Arnold Schwarzenegger with the one kid that says " boys have a penis and girls have a vagina"- I can just see my son doing that in preschool! I know I need to tell him at this age and which I have already done-{whether he remembers is another story} is appropriate touching and what is and not and if he ever feels uncomfortable about something that he can always tell mommy or daddy. But the whole sex and gender thing for some reason just totally threw me- I was just like No! No! NO! he's too little ! I want my little boy baaaack! Am I overreacting?
Probably am-He's just growing up soo fast! Where does the time go??

Thomas' First Sleepover Guest

Shane and Stacey had to rush their 8 month old Daughter Mya to the hospital because she kept up with a fever of 103 that just wouldn't go down and she wouldn't eat or drink so we had a little house guest recently.His older daughter Ashley who is a year younger than Thomas stayed with us so they could focus on getting the baby the medical attention she needed without any interruptions .These two make quite a pair!
They must have watched Brother Bear 5 times before going to bed!Thought I'd show some pics of Thomas' first boy/girl sleepover.These two had a blast I don't think they wanted their time together to end! Too Cute! She was really well behaved-I remembered when we vacationed in march,we stayed at their house, and she kept waking up every couple hours and we thought we were in for a heck of a night with the monitors and diaper changings, but actually between playing with the dog and thomas' toys she wore herself out and watching brother Bear she crashed on Thomas' rug- They both did-we just picked her up and put her in the guest bed and she slept like a rock till 6 am the next morning aside from a couple moans and groans during the night , she was a pleasure to have over.
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Punk Shampoo 'Do

Anyone ever do this? Thomas and I were goofing around with the shampoo last night while taking a bath and washing his hair and decided hey why not go for the punk look?he's gonna get a haircut this weekend so decided one last chance to play around with the long locks. So we made it stick wayyyy up and I couldnt believe how long it stayed up that way!!! it stayed up that way the whole time he was in the tub which was like an hour! which was when I washed it out! That's some strong stuff! The last time I did that with a different shampoo, it drooped right over like a wilting lilly! Here's how it came out- was too much!---

Attention Envy

It appears with all the excitement with getting our new puppy lately that we named Kota, {would have been DA Kota}, { but Thomas couldn't seem to get the DA part out and could just say "Kota"} Thomas thought he would lure in some attention of his own by enclosing himself in in Kota's cage and not wanting to come out! To me, he looks like some jailbird, or is giving me new ideas for a timeout place! LOL J/K I would never cage my lil monkey! He DOES love to sit in there every chance he gets though! I don't know what all the fascination is really! Guess he likes to use it as some kind of fort - Nut Job!

Merry Christmas Monkey!

This Christmas was one of those Christmases we got to go to my family's for the holidays this year and I loved it because it means it's cold, it snows, there's more family around, and its just more festive. Plus the fact that Christmas is my favorite time of year.It's my favorite holiday.Not because of the presents,although they don't hurt. ;) It's just the overall atmosphere- the dressed up table, and the tree, and the decorations, and the Christmas music, and the entertaining, and the lightheartedness of the moods that change in people this time of year.They all become so nice and/ or nicER. Its like why can't they be like this ALL the time? I just love this time of year.and I LOVE love being around my family.Then there's the food.OH! Maybe it's because my dad is SUCH an awesome cook and my Mom is such an awesome baker that the two of them combined should have gone into business together and become something? I donno. The food is just heavenly. I love whatever comes out of their creations. Except lima beans BLECH! and -and mustard & saurkraut- I know I know- what kind of German am I that doesnt like those things? I got faulty taste buds what can I tell ya? Everything else I loved! Anyway, We had a beautiful white Christmas at Dads house with Mom, Dad, me, Tom, Doug and Thomas. Thomas TOTALLY made out by Santa with Dinosaurs, and Tonka trucks, a handmade puzzle stool ,matchbox cars like crazy, and a Geo Trax train set- the boy MADE OUT! I think after a while he got tired of opening presents if thats at all possible! He just wanted to play! But the toys kept comin! Next year I think we'll cut it back a bit - {yeah right -we'll see when that happens next year..!} He's worth every penny though- he's a good kid. He was a good boy this year- minded his manners did what he was told.- he deserved it. Merry Christmas Monkey. We Love you!

Happy Thanksgiving

It seems soo Long a wait, but I FINALLY got to see my family for the holidays! We got to see them for Thanksgiving at Eddie and Stephanie's house. That was fun! everyone was there. Debbie, Sean, Eddie Stephanie, the kids. { of course- it was THEIR house} ! Mom, Dad, it was soo nice having everyone together at ONE table. we were all cramped, but I wouldn't have had it any other way! There were like 5 different pies, and like 6 different side dishes ,plus the turkey and things to go with it, everyone was just comotosed afterward and watched Ice Age the movie- Doug and the kids anyway to let the trtophan kick in and just mellow out while the adults drank theirt wine and laughe dand talked about everyone and the good old dayds and made fun of everyone one when they were kids and me no matter how old I am - they just love to pick on me for some reason! Bulldozer they call me cause i love to eat and dont gain a pound . Thomas had a ball with Maddie and Max - He had someone to play with which was nice- he doesnt get to see his cousins very often and when he does , its nice they can get along so nice. I just wish we lived closer so he could see thenmm when everhe wanted. Tom and I get in an argument when ever I leave my family because I get so homesick because I love thenm so much and he could give a rats ass about his. he just doesnt get the strong bond that i have for my family. ahh well.Ill just keep trying till i die thats all. or till I win the lotterry then ill move there with out him if thats what it takes. Until then It was a wonderful Thanksgiving and I look forward to many more like it.

Trick Or Treat!

This Halloween There weren't many people paricipating in handing out candy as much as last year- {the scrooges!} where's their sense of spirit of the holidays? it times like this that I cannot WAIT to move out of this Apartment complex! you have to hang a piece of paper on your door to tell trick or treaters whether you're handing out treats or not- an orange cat if you are or a black witch if youre not-so Thomas and I went trick or treating together and you know how hard it is lugging a twoyear old up three flights of stairs only to see numerous sets of black witches everywhere? it doesn't get fun after a while! He starts to get heavy and starts to whine after a while.. Luckily the local mall has a thing where they open their shops to trick or treaters after 6 pm and hand out treats to trick or treaters- so the all the kids go there in a safe atmosphere and all the parents have to do is wheel their kids in their costumes in their strollers to each store and say trick or treat, and their kids cash in! then they go home, and everyones happy! and no whining involved - most of the time you seee thekids crashed out in the strollers and happy parents . everyones happy. so thats what we did- It was a bit chilly for trick or treating anyway,plus the fact that its all highways here too- wheres a kid gonna GO trick or treating? fairfax county parkway? anyway, it all turned out to be a nice night, and Thomas scored some nice treats- couldnt eat the majority of them, but thats ok- we'll help him out in that department;) Trick or Treat!

Moving

Today was going to be one of the last times we got to play at Sophia and Alex's house. In A coupledays they were going to be moving to England.Although Thomas had just met Sophia in March, She needed to move away, as her Dad's job was the kind of job that moved around and shipped him wherever they needed him. Sometimeds it was the States, sometimes it needed to be overseas. I'm going to miss JoAnn, and Richard, and Sophia and Sweet Alex, but we promised to keep in touch and send pictures of our kids as they grow and write and keep tabs on how theyre doing. thatt's just how the world turns- you can't stay in one place forever I guess. I'm sure we'll move out of this Apartment too . { I hope!} I don't want to raise Thomas in an apartment- I would love for him to live in a house with a backyard, and a dog oneday, on a street packed with kids his own age like I did where i grew up where i went home only when the streetlights came on, {pshhya! like we live in THAT kind ogf society anymore thanks to the raving pshychopaths and loonys now! } they destroyed it for our kids! anyway, Im gonna miss themand hopwe they do well wherever they hang their hats . I'm sure Thomas will Miss Sophia too- I've tried talking to him about it, but he just doesnt understand- he just thinks shes sleeping over grandmas and coming back. :) Ahh the innocence of a child.. This is gonna take a bit. God I love himm...

Splish Splash!

There's nothing like gettin' clean and shootin' some hoops and making wacky hairstyles while having some fun in the tub ! Ahh to be a kid again and to be able to splash and play in the tub again! And make up wacky storylines as you go along and sing at the top of your lungs to lines of songs you have no idea how the words go- {You know you do that now- and would just DIE if you got caught!};) Such is the life of a two year old- I LOVE to hear him play in the tub- it just cracks me up! He loves to splish and splash and play with his little squirt toys, He's just hilarious ! Ahh to be two again!