Boring

Yesterday morning I put it on Dora the Explorer and you said, "want to watch something else – this is boring!"

Look at these lashes

You finally went to sleep this afternoon at 3:20 in the car. Your head is as far down as possible. Look at your lashes!

First dental appointment and buy a donut from mommy

You had your first dentist appointment a.k.a. the Tooth Doctor. You did excellent!

They had some toys out in the waiting room so we worked on a puzzle for a little bit and then when they called you up to the front and the technician came outlooked up at her and opened your mouth so she could see your teeth. 

Then we met the dentist and she was so nice and friendly and happy and told you if you were a good boy, you would get a balloon and a prize from the treasure chest. You got up in the chair with no problem but when they wanted to lay the head rest down you didn't like that but the doctor said I could stay up a little bit more than normal. You put on their sunglasses and the technician cleans your teeth while I talked to the dentist. You did great while you got your teeth cleaned and were happy to get your balloon. I had told you before we had gone to the dentist if you were good that I would take you to get a doughnut and you kept saying you wanted an orange doughnut. The dentist said that you really should only have one sweet a week so when I tried to not get the donut I could tell I wouldn't have hurt your feelings. 

So we came and got a doughnut at Dunkin' Donuts. I'm glad I changed my mind because you were so cute. He picked out a chocolate I think a doughnut and not I think a doughnut and just ate the top. I got a pumpkin doughnut which you wanted to try and ended up liking. You wanted another donut, so I went and got you one and when I sat down you said you wanted to buy me another doughnut and went up to the counter and asked the lady. They were sweet and gave you a couple of munchkins to give to me. That melted my heart that you wanted to buy me a donut!

Friday night movie night

These photos were taken right before Benjamin spit up his green beans all over you. You said yuck!

What a fun night

It's Friday night at 11:30 PM and you are sleep and so is Benjamin. Tonight daddy went hunting so it was just the three of us here. I actually really enjoy being here with the two of you without daddy sometimes because I can give all my attention to you and your brother. 

Tonight I had Benjamin in the highchair and he played with his toys for a little bit and then I put him on the sofa with us. You were climbing up on the back of the sofa saying you are a giant in Benjamin just look at you in amazement. Then we were in your room and I had him with the Boppy seat behind him and we drew on your magnetic board. Benjamin was so content. I felt like that was the first time all three of us were actually interacting together for such a long time. He goes to bed pretty easily after his bottle so I got him to sleep while you watched TV. 

When I came back in your room we picked out a few books and I read them to you. I told you that Mr. Billy has been depressed and not feeling good and you said you remembered him and I told you that sometimes I say prayers to God for people that don't feel good and we said a little prayer for Billy. You kept asking about Mr. Billy. I could tell you were finally tired as you were falling asleep. As I watched you, I was praying to God how thankful I am for you and you Benjamin. I picture you as a little boy and how you will be when you are 8 or 9. You're going to be an incredible young man with so much personality,so smart and so much fun. 

McNair Fair and Chick Fil A night with mommy

What an almost (1 month away) 3 year old is like!

You are so smart!  You are talking so well.  It's possible to have a conversation with you.
I was in your room tonight watching you fall asleep thinking that when you were almost 2, you were just getting into watching television.  Tonight, you were watching Masha and Bear and were laughing out loud at one of the scenes.   You are saying such funny things lately as you are really putting sentences together.  For example, the other night you said, "Sam likes orange.  Daddy likes blue.  Mommy likes pink".  I told you that my name is Kelly and daddy's name is John.  The other day at daycare when daddy was paying, you saw his drivers license and said, "That's John".
Tonight, you were going to go potty and told me to wait in the doorway and put my head down.  You were pushing my head to the floor and told me to count to 1, 2, 6, 8...haha.  You like to play super heros and get the bad guys.  You like Super Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, LOVE long neck dinosaurs and ceraptops, and Spiderman.  You are really loving your legos the past couple of weeks.
You put them together and make them look like long neck dinosaurs and play fight with them.
You are doing great at going to the potty!  We are so proud of you.  You aren't the best eater, because you prefer sweets over anything.  We haven't gotten you to eat scrambled eggs much, but we will keep trying.
In the car, you like to sing made up songs and tell me what to sing about.  Today, you wanted to sing about firetrucks, worms and long neck and ceraptops dinosaurs.  It's so cute.
You have a great imagination.  You want to do things yourself and want to be included in things we are doing.  Today we made ice cream, and you wanted to help put the ice in the bucket.
You don't want to go to bed or take naps unless you are completely worn out.  You go non stop and then just crash.  You love baths, but sometimes you give your dad a hard time about taking one.  Once you are in the tub, you don't want to get out.  You like making coffee for me in the bathtub and I tell you it's yucky and you create a new coffee with the various bath toys in the tub.
You are a great big brother.  You are very patient and have always been so understanding that there are 2 boys in our house.  There are times when you would rather have all the attention and tell me to put Benjamin in the swing or chair, but I tell you that he will be joining our activities and you are fine.
You like to have a picnic in your room and we put a blanket on the floor and have a sandwich.  We close the doors so the dogs don't eat your food.
The other night you didn't want to eat your dinner (a taco) until it was time for bed.  You were sitting in your chair and I asked who you would like to invite to your birthday party.  You said, "Titus, Katie, Annabelle, Kinlee, my taco, Bear, Chelsea, Jackson".  How cute is that?

You are really enjoying being in your daycare and have made some good friends.  You used to play with Launa in Mrs. Melissa's class, but she left there about 4 months ago.  You have been in Ms. Tammy's class since August 3rd and now your buddies are Katie, Annabelle, Titus and Karma.
You have always liked the girls.

You are such a friendly child!  The other night we went to dinner with Aunt Angela and Uncle Dwayne and went and got ice cream afterwards.  There was a lady checking out at the counter and we were sitting at a table. You asked her, "you get ice cream?"  On the way into the ice cream shop, a man was coming out with a coffee and a bag.  You asked him if he got ice cream.  He said, "No, I got a coffee and a donut".  You said, "You go home?"  ha ha  Both of these adults were smiling and could tell you made their day.  You are so cute!

I am so proud to be your mom.  You are so amazing to me every single day with the new things you say.  I don't want to miss a thing or forget a thing!  I love you Sam :)

The farm and more!

On Friday we started letting you know that we were going to Sean's farm for the weekend. When I picked you up from class, all your friends said they wanted to go to the farm to so we knew you had talked about it. We left for the farm on Saturday morning. The reason we were going there is because your dad wanted to go dove hunting with Mr. Sean. We got there around 11 and got to do a little visiting with Tatum and Sean for a bit. Jason and Cohen and Gene and Trace showed up. They were going hunting at the neighbors next-door. You had a blast running around the yard with the boys and Tatum. Monica and Ansley showed up soon after the men left to go hunting. Mr Sean has a new pool and we got to go swimming. Benjamin had a fun time splashing in the water. The water was a little warm as Mr. Sean had turned on the heater. You were so having a lot of fun and the only thing that made you a little nervous was the cleaner that kept circling around like a monster. The guys got back around 6 PM and we all had dinner there at the house and you got to play more with all the kids. It was also Ansley's birthday so we got to celebrate with a brownie and ice cream. We didn't take a nap that day so around 10 PM you got up in Tatum's bed to watch TV and asked for your orange blanket. All the kids came in there and we're playing with you. Tatum wanted you to sleep on the bottom trundle bed that you wanted to sleep in her bed. When we woke up the next day she had moved you down to the bottom bed. 

We got up and had bacon and a biscuit and you slept in until about 830. We saved you some breakfast. It was nice because we all sat outside on the porch by the pool and enjoyed the cooler weather. Benjamin was awake so Tatum got to play with him a lot. She wanted me to wake you up but I thought it was best that you get to sleep in. 

Tatum had to leave around 930 to go to her moms but we got ready and took the golf cart down to see the cows and chickens. You had such a fun time calling for the cows. When it was time to leave to go visit John's dad, you were very upset and pitched a fit and had big crocodile tears. 

You finally snapped out of it and when we got to Napais cabin you were so excited. You sat on the porch and played with your Legos and got to put your fishing pole in the pond. When it was time to leave, you didn't want to leave there either so we had to tell you that we would pick you up later. You had your backpack on and were standing out in the lawn. We acted like we were pulling out -which we did a little- and you had a look of panic in your face and ran towards the car. It was better to let you decide on your own than to force you in the car. We headed back towards our house and stopped in Monticello at Dairy Queen for lunch.  You were excited about your chocolate dipped ice cream. 

When we got home, I went to the pool just for a little bit and you stayed home and played with daddy. 

Today we got up and played here at the house and then we went to a new park that just opened near our house. 

Nana and Mr. Jerry came over this afternoon and we had dinner together. 

You like wrestling with Mr. Jerry. 

We had such a fun weekend with you and it was so much fun seeing you play with your friends. You are talking exceptionally well and are more like a little boy instead of a toddler. It's amazing how you have grown up since Benjamin was born when I think about the changes you have made in your behavior and how much you can do and say!  We ADORE you Sam!