Last time I checked, we live in a neighborhood with a hundred other homes. My backyard has grass, pavers, and a fountain. Nowhere do I see a cow that needs to be milked, chickens that need to be fed, horses that need hay, or crops that need to be tended to. So, why does my son think that he is a farmer and needs to wake up at the butt crack of dawn everyday???? I didn't realize I had a boy who aspires to be a farmer.
Now, I don't necessarily mind when I have to get up early and get ready for work. But, I have one week left of summer vacation, and I would just LOVE to sleep in until 8, at least one day. I know I really shouldn't complain when he does go to bed at 8 at night with no complications or meltdowns and he sleeps through the night. My days of complete rest at night are going to end in 2 months when our new little one arrives. But, it doesn't mean that I still don't long for the days when I could at least lie in bed until 8 or 9 and then mosey on out to start my day. Seeing his face, his smile, and his early morning giggle to help to ease the pain of the 6 AM morning calls.
Sigh........
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Vegas!
It's been a couple of weeks since I've blogged, but we've been a little busy here at home, not to mention that I haven't been feeling very well at this point in my pregnancy. So, I'll give a little update about our recent trip to Vegas and post pics later, since my husband took the camera to work with him.
Our niece turned the big one on July 7th, and her parents were throwing her a birthday party on the 9th. So, we decided to go and make a weekend of it. Vegas is always an interesting place to go when you're 6 months pregnant and have a 21- month- old in tow. The drive is pretty amazing as well (can you feel the sarcasm dripping from my mouth yet?). =) Pierce was a trooper and did very well on the 5 hour drive. The only mishap that we had was that at about 20 minutes out from Vegas, Pierce decided to shove a bunch of cheese in his mouth and that didn't go over very well.
Stephen got us and his parents a suite at the Cosmopolitan, which is a very beautiful hotel. The suite was nice, but we did have some mishaps with it. We had requested to be on the side of the Bellagio fountain because it's a quieter side of the hotel, which we didn't get. So, even though we were 30 floors up, our room shook almost the entire night because they put us right above where their nightclub is. Thankfully, Pierce could sleep through a bomb exploding, so he had a restful night. Stephen did complain the next night and they moved us and his parents into new suites on the other side of the hotel. I guess his parents suite was much louder than ours. We now had a beautiful view of the fountain at the Bellagio and I got some awesome pictures of it. The hotel hooked us up in other ways because of the mix-up and also because they left us in the new suite with no keys to access the room. It also took them almost 5 hours to get us changed, so it practically wasted our day.
Stephen and I were able to go out and have dinner at Serendipity with some friends who live there while his parents watched our little munchkin. We did some shopping afterwards. He bought me a really nice Coach diaper bag and he bought he and Pierce matching blue LaCoste shirts--so adorable. He really does love that boy! They wore their matching shirts to our niece's birthday party.
I don't really want to get into the whole logistics of the trip because then it will just sound like I'm a downer, and afterall, we shouldn't let the little things bring us down, right? Right. =) I know, a boring post, but if I went into the nitty gritty you wouldn't think it was so boring.......oh well, such is life.
Pics will be posted soon!
Ciao!
Our niece turned the big one on July 7th, and her parents were throwing her a birthday party on the 9th. So, we decided to go and make a weekend of it. Vegas is always an interesting place to go when you're 6 months pregnant and have a 21- month- old in tow. The drive is pretty amazing as well (can you feel the sarcasm dripping from my mouth yet?). =) Pierce was a trooper and did very well on the 5 hour drive. The only mishap that we had was that at about 20 minutes out from Vegas, Pierce decided to shove a bunch of cheese in his mouth and that didn't go over very well.
Stephen got us and his parents a suite at the Cosmopolitan, which is a very beautiful hotel. The suite was nice, but we did have some mishaps with it. We had requested to be on the side of the Bellagio fountain because it's a quieter side of the hotel, which we didn't get. So, even though we were 30 floors up, our room shook almost the entire night because they put us right above where their nightclub is. Thankfully, Pierce could sleep through a bomb exploding, so he had a restful night. Stephen did complain the next night and they moved us and his parents into new suites on the other side of the hotel. I guess his parents suite was much louder than ours. We now had a beautiful view of the fountain at the Bellagio and I got some awesome pictures of it. The hotel hooked us up in other ways because of the mix-up and also because they left us in the new suite with no keys to access the room. It also took them almost 5 hours to get us changed, so it practically wasted our day.
Stephen and I were able to go out and have dinner at Serendipity with some friends who live there while his parents watched our little munchkin. We did some shopping afterwards. He bought me a really nice Coach diaper bag and he bought he and Pierce matching blue LaCoste shirts--so adorable. He really does love that boy! They wore their matching shirts to our niece's birthday party.
I don't really want to get into the whole logistics of the trip because then it will just sound like I'm a downer, and afterall, we shouldn't let the little things bring us down, right? Right. =) I know, a boring post, but if I went into the nitty gritty you wouldn't think it was so boring.......oh well, such is life.
Pics will be posted soon!
Ciao!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Afternoon of Fun....
I think we are suckers. Not the kind that get licked, thrown, hair stuck in them, and basically abused by the children of America. I mean the kind that walk into a store and can't resist "buying" something for their beloved child. Yes, the same child that was throwing the royal tantrums the other day. I digress. I justify everything that we get for him. I mean, the child needs some sort of entertainment--he is a boy after all.
Well, we got him a little table set complete with an umbrella. Seeing that we live in Murrieta, where it is hotter than Hades outside, he needed a little shade to protect his porcelain white skin. That, and we figured the table inside would teach him how to sit at the "big boy" table, sit and draw, do art projects, etc... Yes, I am still continuing to justify the purchase of this product. In the words of my husband, "He is worth every penny." And, I concur. He LOVES it! He drags the table and the chairs all over our kitchen, mind you, that we store the table set in his play room. He did sit at it this morning and drank his milk. It was a sight to make his little mama's heart melt into a big pile of oozy goo.
Does this not make your heart melt? I even love his cheesy smile!
Well, we got him a little table set complete with an umbrella. Seeing that we live in Murrieta, where it is hotter than Hades outside, he needed a little shade to protect his porcelain white skin. That, and we figured the table inside would teach him how to sit at the "big boy" table, sit and draw, do art projects, etc... Yes, I am still continuing to justify the purchase of this product. In the words of my husband, "He is worth every penny." And, I concur. He LOVES it! He drags the table and the chairs all over our kitchen, mind you, that we store the table set in his play room. He did sit at it this morning and drank his milk. It was a sight to make his little mama's heart melt into a big pile of oozy goo.
Yes, he loves his stuffed animals.
Next up on this list: Markers! Now, this isn't his first experience with markers, but something was a little different about today. He's discovered that they work just as well on him as they do on the paper. Therefore, he felt he made a better canvas then did the drawing for his grandma. Let the marking begin!
Bath time commenced after this escapade. He really is worth every penny, every tantrum, every heart melt, every tear....
I love you so much Pierce Elliott Lane. =)
Ciao!
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