Easter Weekend

On Friday night, we had dinner at my aunt's house and visited with some family in from out of town. We helped make Buckeye's and, oh my God, they were so good.

Easter Egg Hunt at school on Friday...

Davis' classmates...

Then we had a 'Davis only' hunt at G.G.'s...

Davis is 'official' now wit his baseball shirt! Fits great, huh?!? And he's getting brave enough to play without his walker.

"You're out."

Challenger Baseball started back up this weekend! Davis woke up, bright and early, on Saturday morning asking, "Where is my glove and baseball bat?" The 'buddies' for the game were members of Etowah's Football Team. It was so sweet of them to give up their Saturday morning to come out and play with these kids.

He's really displaying the 'I'll cut their throats' gesture.

These are the moments that make being a parent the BEST experience in the world! I was so proud of him!

Now I'm sleepy.

On Saturday night, we had a family dinner (plus Dan-yuh) on Kayson's patio. Davis captured the evening with some photos...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Just Cuz

Pa and Debbie showed up at the house on Saturday night with a brand new set of golf clubs complete with a bag! How stinkin' cute is that!?!?! They're big, so he'll get to enjoy them for years to come!

While Justin went golfing yesterday, I drug Davis to Michael's so I could get more yarn to add to my ridiculous collection. I usually spend soooo long cruising up and down the yarn/needle aisles and promised Davis he could pick out a toy if he was good and patient while I got my 'fix'. This is what he went with...a $1 wooden model race car! My frugal child!

Baby Talk

We keep asking Davis if he wants to have a baby brother or a baby sister. Nine times out of ten he says he wants a baby sister. (I swear I haven't been drilling that into his head every time Justin leaves the room.) Just recently, though, he's started to shift towards the whole brother thing. Dad must be getting to him.

When we explain that Momma has a baby in her belly, he asks if he can have a baby in his belly, too. Ummm...like, baby back ribs? Sure.

I can't wait to see how he interacts with our new family member, boy or girl!

Weekend

What a beautiful weekend! We spent the entire time outside...

Davis absolutely LOVES golf...and he's pretty good at it. Next item to purchase: a kids' size club.

"I'm a clean puppy. Pet me!"

We took Davis and Doc to the park on Saturday...and didn't even know it was Boxer Day! Doc made lots of new friends. We learned a few things during this experience. First, drooling isn't a Boxer thing; it's a Doc thing. Second, we're psycho dog owners (and I would have NEVER thought of myself as being this way)...at the first sign of 'foul play' between Doc and another dog, we went into psycho, get the leash, scream his name 100 times mode.

Must See Movie...Shutter Island! So good!

Brrrr...

Even with the nasty cough and runny nose, we took Davis outside on Friday to enjoy the snow.

Playing cowboy with Doc...

And Of Course

Davis is sick.

Bounce House Soapbox

Dear God,

We took our son to Jumptoons the Bounce House, on Saturday night for a birthday party. You know, those oversized rooms full of plastic, air-filled, bouncing toy things??? Well, I totally understand that these facilities are loads-o-fun for little ones, but to me, they're germ factories. Like, literally. Germs set up shop and thrive in places like this. They float around the room and get kids sick...especially ones like mine. Now, since we ask you (very nicely, I might add) every night to keep my son healthy and since I MADE ONE OF THESE...would you please make sure he doesn't get sick? I mean, if it's not too much trouble. Please...

Thanks Bro!
Justin and Andrea

I'm so neurotic. I would physically cringe whenever Davis put his hands on anything in this place. Luckily, he didn't have much interest in the inflatables. He pretty much stuck to the air hockey and basketball games. My little athlete! From Justin's mouth came this revelation, "He'd probably be better off rolling around in mud." Amen, hubs.

The whole theory behind these places is great, I have to say. I just know nothing in there ever gets cleaned, wiped down, sanitized, set on fire.

AND...to add a whole other element of terror...my son isn't what you'd call the Master of Stability. And there's no age limit in these joints. So, 10 year olds are running, jumping, and sliding right alongside my 'just learned how to walk' 3 and a 1/2 year old.

Vision Board for 2010

Since this worked so well last year, I’ve created a tangible one and it reside on our fridge…

Davis’ Vision Board consists of the following goals that we want him to achieve by the end of this year:

1. Stay healthy…We plan to encourage this goal with daily vitamins, ‘Immunity Booster’ juices (with probiotics), and lots of hand sanitizer…We all remember how often he got sick in 2009!

2. Visit the Conductive Education facility in Orlando at least once…twice, preferably

3. Become potty trained…We made yet another attempt at this last night…He’s still so far from being ready.

4. ‘Yes you can’…Stay positive and have lots of confidence…this will be one of the more important qualities we instill on him throughout his life

5. Increase the types of foods he likes…so far this year, he’s already eating grilled cheese sandwiches, pizza, burritos, and eggs!

6. Gain at least 5 pounds…right now we’re at 29 lbs

7. ‘Lace up your shoes’…learn daily skills like dressing/undressing self, brushing own teeth, etc

8. Improve walking and be able to run short distances

9. Increase sentence length, expressive vocabulary, and overall speech

10. Learn how to ride his tricycle

11. Increase fine motor skills…use of scissors and writing

12. Stay safe

13. Be more patient…learn to sort through obstacles with his words instead of emotions

14. BE THE BEST DAVIS HE CAN BE!

Whenever I go to the basement, I close the door behind me. I still have this neurotic fear that Davis is going to fall down our wooden stairs and land on the concrete floor. Well, I ran down there earlier today, to start a load of laundry, and I could hear him messing with the door knob. I ran as fast as humanly possible to the stairs for fear that he was standing at the top, ready to barrel roll down. That wasn't the case. Instead, he locked me in the basement. So, for the next 10 minutes, I proceeded to beg, plead with, and bribe my 3 year old to unlock the door. He just kept trying to turn the knob and I'm like, "Turn the silver, strip thing in the middle of the knob. See that sideways little thingy? TURN IT!" He finally did.

Davis got in a fight with a metal chair last Friday night. This is his first big, non-surgical related boo-boo!

Hanging out with his cousin, Roxy. It was so good to see the family over the weekend!

Someone got a hold of my scissors...Thank God it wasn't his hair! I'm sure that'll come, though.

Sleeping with my old puppy, Ralphie. He loves this guy.

Gloves, Fire Drill, Progress Report

I've been on a knitting frenzy...(Thanks for the yarn, Stacy!)

Little River had their routine fire drill practice today. Remember those?!?! Well, imagine it with a building full of 3-4 year olds, most having sensory processing disorders. Wow. They said Davis wasn't bothered by the sound (which is shocking since he FREAKS out when our home alarms go off).

His second quarter progress report was sent home today, also. Since the first quarter, he's improved in these areas:

-imitating block design

-navigating his classroom environment (walking instead of crawling)

-walking with peers from classroom to playground, etc

-participating with peers during ball activities with minimal assistance

-remaining on task during circle time for 20 minutes or more

-he went from 60 to 70% with producing age appropriate sounds in isolation

-he went from 50 to 60% with producing age appropriate sounds at the beginning of words

-he went from 60 to 70% with increasing his vocabulary to 100 words by identifying objects

-he went from 50 to 60% with increasing his vocabulary to 100 words by expressing objects

And needs improvement in these:

-imitating horizontal and vertical lines, circles, and crosses

-grasping a pencil

-using scissors

-toilet training...SHUT-UP!!!!

-walking on uneven, rough terrain

I'm so proud of my little man!

Shout Out

happy birthday, memaw!!!

hope you have a wonderful day and enjoy it to the fullest!

we love you,

justin, andrea, and davis

I Can't Believe This Weather!

A conversation between a 3 year old and his mother...

Davis: "Where is my pants, Momma?"

Me: "Which ones?"

Davis: "My Davis pants." (In a very sarcastic, 'duh' tone)

Me: "Ummm...what color are they?"

Davis: "They are green. Green like a circle." (While raising his hands, palms up, like he's holding a tray of appetizers)

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I just found out that Cherokee County schools are cancelled for tomorrow. Cabin fever has officially set in...

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We took Davis to his first movie on Friday night. Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. He watched the entire thing, ate a ton of popcorn, and is still singing this song. Afterwards, we went over to our neighbor's house and let Davis and Eva entertained us for hours.

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This is the kind of stuff my boys doing whenever I run away for some piece and quiet...(And, yes, I literally run)

My recent masterpiece...A felted needle case! I started this about a year and a half ago, got sick of it, and stuffed it in a drawer. I picked it back up about 2 weeks ago and forced myself to finish it. I knitted THREE WHOLE FEET of the gray piece using the little blue needles. After felting it, there's only about a foot left!

I added a little pocket for my circular needles.

This is the first time I've ever made anything cabled, so that was a cussing-filled challenge.

All folded up!

I'm Back!

Where the heck have I been?!?! On a blog strike, apparently.

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s! We sure did…

As per usual, Christmas lasted about a week and a half for us…

At Eva's Christmas Play...

GG and Jay’s house the Sunday before Christmas...Christmas Eve with everyone at our house…

Checking out what Santa brought on Christmas morning...Taylorsville with the Nunleys on Christmas Day…

and Pa’s house that evening.

We took Davis to Stone Mountain’s Christmas event on Wednesday (thanks for the tickets, Grandma!). He loved the train ride around the mountain. On New Year’s Eve, Pa, Debbie, Uncle Ev, Elle, Justin, and I ate our body weight in yummy food at The Old Mill Restaurant. Then, Justin and I headed to a friend’s house to ring in the New Year!
This kid cracks me up…