HAPPY 3rd BIRTHDAY LANDON!!

Aug 3- Happy Happy Birthday to our little Landon James who turned three!!!  I really can't believe that he is three already!

He woke up to a decorated house...with his room door decorated!  He was really excited about that!  He came into our room talking all about how there were these things hanging down and there were balloons...he was so excited!

 Birthday Waffles with whip cream!

So to celebrate with Landon on his day we took him to his very first movie!  We went to see Monsters University!  It was cute!  I think that Landon enjoyed it!  He sat through the whole thing..I was surprised we didn't need a mid-show potty break! He was sure tired out though...he fell asleep on the way home!

 ice cream after the movie......

 one tired little boy!

 Bill built this awesome ship out of a moving box for the party!  Isn't it amazing!!!!  I LOVE how it turned out!  So much so that it found its way back down to the playroom!  The kids really seemed to have fun with it too!!

 It was lots of fun planning the party!  there were mini fruit pizzas that were shaped like anchors, a fruit boat, boat sandwiches for the kids, blue jello with flags....it was lots of fun! 

 Landon and his BFF!!

 It was sad to see our Omaha friends have to leave.....we all miss them so much!  Thanks guys for coming all the way to D.C. to celebrate with us!!

 Addi and Landon in their sporty outfits from Auntie!  

Potty Training

So we have been talking about potty training a lot.  Landon was showing interest before we left Omaha but it just wasn't great timing.  He really wanted to be like his friend Bo! Well this week he woke up one morning and put on his own big boy pants.  He had a couple of accidents but did pretty good.  He has really been doing great!  We were out at a store and he even told me that he had to go, held it and then went on the potty!  We are SO excited for him.  You can just see in his eyes how proud he is!  I hope this continues and we will soon be diaper free!

Friday we were hanging out at home since Bill took the car to work (we are still waiting for the Camry to arrive from Bahrain).  Addison came to be and said "Mom will you call me Ruby and Landon Bond."  Ahhh ok....I said something to her and she made me say it again using Ruby.  I have NO idea where this girl comes up with this stuff!  Addi and Landon (aka Ruby and Bond) are loving their backyard. There are a lot of trees and they love to play back there.  They even found some wild strawberries growing.  Oh geez they were excited! In front there is a flat sidewalk and they are loving that to ride bikes.  We have met some of our neighbors too and they have kids about the same age so really all is well.  As far as the house goes....that is another story.  Most things are out of boxes...except the garage which is so full of empty boxes we can't move. Now it is trying to hang pictures and all that. And I am still and will be for three years struggling with where to put stuff.  This house is half the size of our house in Omaha.  It is just painful.  Today I was really missing home.....it just takes so long to get places here.  There is no such thing as a quick trip anywhere! I MISS OMAHA!  

Our Little Man's One Year Photo Shoot

SO, it has been on my to do list for weeks now and it is just now getting done. I am thankful that he is one and a couple weeks and not closer to two.

A big thanks to Grandma for the diaper cover and to Daddy for tying the tie!!

playing with camera angle

LOVE this picture...it just makes me laugh!

standing tall...and alone!

yeah!

2 silly kiddos....pretty cute ones!

you can hear him in this picture!

This is Landon's signature at the moment...whenever Bill looks at him or says his name this is what he turns and does! Bill laughs every single time....both of them make me laugh!

Landon is one happy little boy....we are so lucky!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! We were lucky enough to spend Easter in Willmar with Nana and Papa and Auntie and Uncle T. It was a bit on the chilly side but it was a good trip. Addison was really excited about finding Easter Eggs this year. She was all excited that there was a purple (her favorite color) egg under her bed. Landon of course was happy when he found a basket to knock over. He is on the move. He has been pulling himself on things now. He will get to his knees and not know what to do from there....yet! His little seal-like crawl gets him places super fast.


Mommy's Little Bunny
I took pictures last week of the kiddos...thanks Auntie Pat for the cute outfit! It was nearly impossible to get Landon to sit still. Addison on the other hand is all excited to pose! She is such a funny girl!








Last week we had an Easter Egg hunt for my MOPS group. Landon thought the grass was most interesting. Addison wasn't too sure what to do. She got her allowed 10 eggs and that was good. She got three Reese Peanut Butter eggs which would be great for most people...but she HATES peanut butter. So, she gave them to her friend Susie. Since it was too cold for a picnic at the park we had a carpet picnic at home with Susie and Maria.








Our new little trick...Landon will pull himself up in his crib to his knees and then not know what to do and start crying. He thinks that the chairs are lots of fun!!



Landon at 8 months

Nice Weather...finally!

Yeah for a nice day. We got to go to the park today....

Daddy and Addi flying a kite at the park...the wind wasn't very cooperative.




NEW DEVELOPMENT...Landon just decided, last saturday (March 27 - 7 almost 8 moths old), that he was no longer going to breast feed. This is the same kid who would not take a bottle from anyone. He will take the pumped milk in a bottle or sippy cup but wants nothing with actually breast feeding. I suppose I should be thankful that the weaning process has been so easy. It was the same way but not quite as abrupt with Addison. So strange.... It is easier in someways but pumping takes forever!



Landon fighting off the Momarrazi!

Landon's 1st Haircut!

Daddy took the day off today so we were busy running errands and decided that we would make Landon's first haircut one of our to do's today. He was so good. The place we went Family Fun Cuts was really cute. They had all kinds of neat chairs for the kids to sit in and Addi had a great time watching Mickey Mouse.

Landon looks so old now....it is so crazy!!

Snip Snip Snip


It is crazy all the hair they cut off. There was a huge pile on the floor and more on me!


Daddy and his cute little boy!


Big Sister relaxing while Landon got his hair cut!