The Tradition Continues...

I swear we could probably fill an entire photo album with all of the pictures of my sister and I in the daffodils at Hubbard Park. Last year, we didn't make it over there to get any pictures, but today - we made it! It turned out to be a beautiful day - kind of unexpectedly.

He was fascinated with the geese in the pond - he kept yelling to them and waving to them.

He sat for quite a while in the flowers - which is rare. Normally he's wiggling all over the place. Honestly, I think he was just blown away by the sheer number of flowers! As soon as we drove into the park, he kept gasping and saying "Ooooohh!"

We also went over to the playground which was PACKED! He has a thing for slides - here's a picture of him on his way down. Before we know it, he'll be climbing the ladder and flying down all by himself (sniff sniff...).

Yikes!

Well... I knew it had been a while since my last post, but then I saw the picture of the snow in my last post - I guess I didn't know it had been THAT long!! Oooops!

The monkey is doing great - getting smarter and cuter every day. He's talking up a storm and very active - as usual. This kid will not stay still - I honestly don't know how he stays standing sometimes. He loves being outside. He's been taking lots of rides on the back of his dad's bike - and loves it. He looks so sweet in his little bike helmet! Now... if only we had a lawn...

Easter was great - he had a great time running around gathering eggs - aside from one little issue...I'll let you see for yourself - so hilarious!

Winter Weekend

So, even though I'm dreaming of spring, this was one of those weekends that I felt so fortunate to live in New England. Check out the scene outside our window first thing Saturday morning. I mean, it just doesn't get much more beautiful than that. I told Todd, it reminded me of the scene in A Christmas Story when Ralphie wakes up on Christmas morning and runs to the window to find the trees covered with snow. Even Nicholas couldn't tear himself away from the window!

We had a great weekend, but busy - are there any other kind these days? We had the kitchen tile done. We are finally rid of the pink tile once and for all. It looks great. And... dare I say it outloud... we are ready for final inspection tomorrow. I am trying to go into it with an open mind, expecting that the jerk will find some silly thing for us to change, but I'm still hoping and praying for a miracle. I told Todd, if we get the CO tomorrow - I'm sleeping in my new bedroom. I don't care if I have to drag the mattress in there myself. We'll just have to wait and see I guess.

All is well in Nicholasland. He is eating like a pig again. The other morning, he ate almost 3 full eggwhites and a whole piece of wheat toast. Yesterday morning, he ate almost an entire donut - AFTER he'd already eaten breakfast. He should have that weight back on in no time. This is a picture of Todd doing clean-up after the donut. He decided to "Tim Taylor" the crumbs and go straight for the vacuum! Yup, I live with 2 boys!!!! God help me...

Excuses Excuses

I sat down to blog, and was trying to think of a good title. All I could come up with was a bunch of excuses for why I haven't blogged in so long. All of them are legitimate, but...

First of all, Nicholas has been very sick. To be completely honest, it scared the living crap out of us. He has been so healthy - he's almost 16 months old, and has never really been sick - until now. It started as a cold, but quickly turned to a double ear infection with a high fever. At one point, I got 103.7 on the thermometer. This went on for about a week, but thankfully, he is finally felling better. He wasn't really eating much, and I think he lost a little weight. I'm enjoying watching him eat again - he's got some making up to do. I put him on the scale yesterday, and I'm estimating he lost about 3 pounds.

I have to say, for the past few days, he has been such a happy little guy. I think he's just so relieved to be feeling better. It was a rough week. And, to top it off, we had scheduled to have the floors refinished. So, we spent two days at my parents, and left a little early when my dad got sick, and one night at the Cutlers'. The floors look amazing. They're still a bit stinky, but we're dealing with it. And I'm just thinking... I should have taken a picture to post, but I forgot. I'll put one up next time. It's just so nice to be home.

We did have fun at Grandma and Grandpa's and Nana and Papa's, though. He colored, and played with the dogs, watched the snow, and took lots of naps. He was a very good boy under the circumstances.

Our goal is to have the CO by the end of the week. Say a prayer. I swear, if there's one more setback, I'm going to need to be medicated...