For Megan & Porter (& Rockwell too!)

So my friend Megan is an amazing blogger! Every time I read her blog, I laugh so hard a nearly wet my pants (or pant, as she would say). Well in a couple of her posts there were pictures of her baby son, Porter, wearing this very cute onesie that says, "Favorite Things: mommy, hugs, kisses". When I first saw this onesie I thought to myself: Hey, I think I know somebody who has that onesie.
Well, it turns out I do... Stephen!

Today I was looking for something cool (as in opposite of warm) for Stephen to wear as he had spent what seemed like 18 hours in his car seat/stroller while we got a flat tire fixed (the flat tire is a whole other Oprah). Anyway, when we got home he was hot! I decided to get into the bottom drawer of his dresser where we've been keeping the "don't fit yet" clothes. Under some totally cute brown and white striped pants I found the "Favorite Things" onesie!

Sooo, since Megan's blog has become one of my favorite things, and because Megan could quite possibly be the only person besides my husband who reads my blog, here's to Megan and Porter, and their wonderful taste in onesies!

(By the way, if you're reading this and you're not Megan (or Steve) then leave a comment for Pete's sake so I know you're reading this!!)

One Insulted Family Member!

So it has been a while since I last posted an entry in my blog! Please allow me to explain. It seems the title of my blog has greatly insulted a very close family member!

Meet Cooper -- shown here after an unsuccessfully attempted at deleting my blog completely!

He reminds me daily that before Stephen came along he was perfectly happy being an only child! He felt very lucky to be a member of the family. For this reason he is extremely insulted by the title of this blog!!

I love Cooper! He's great. He came into my life at a time when I really needed him! I've always said I rescued Cooper, and he rescued me! Even with all his quirks (and there are many) he is truely a blessing! So where do I go from here... I could rename the blog "Three Human's A Blessing" but that doesn't really make it better. So I begged Cooper's forgiveness, reminded myself that Cooper is a dog and can't read, and now I can go on. He did make me promise to throw in a picture or two of him once in a while. Since I'd do just about anything for this four-legged friend I agreed! I love you Coop!

Grandparents

Today is Grandparents Day. Stephen is so lucky to have four living grandparents and three living great grandparents. All but one are pictured above. In the top left is Grammie (Steve's mom, Karen), next is Grandma (my mom, Cheryle), then Poppy C (Steve's dad, Steve), and then Granddad (my dad, Jess). In the bottom left corner is Great Grandpa Leo (Karen's dad) and next to him Great Grandma Betty (Karen's mom). Not pictured is Granny (my dad's mom). The hands pictured are Stephen's with Granddad and Grandma.

The dictionary defines grandparents this way:

grandparent n. 1. A parent of one's mother or father; a grandmother or grandfather.

I found this poem which I think says it better:

GRANDPARENTS
Grandparents bestow upon their grandchildren

The strength and wisdom that time

And experience have given them.

Grandchildren bless their Grandparents

With a youthful vitality and innocence

That help them stay young at heart forever.

Together they create a chain of love

Linking the past with the future.

The chain may lengthen, But it will never part...

~Author Unknown~

No matter how you define them, and no matter what you call them we're very lucky to have these very special people in our lives. I don't know what Steve, Stephen and I would do without the grandparents in our lives.

Happy Grandparents Day! We love you all!

It's Storytime!

Today Stephen attended his very first storytime at the library!!

The theme was "Going Places". Giny, one of my wonderful co-workers, was the leader. She is so great at what she does, and Stephen just loves her! We traveled all around: by car, truck, boat, airplane, train, and even horseback. The hoops you see in the pictures are steering wheels. As you can see Stephen wanted them to be a picture frame, a Hula Hoop, and LUNCH!

The Opposit of Crawling

Within the last week Stephen has discovered that when he's on his back he can use his feet to scoot across the floor. Right now it's pretty entertaining. However, I have no doubt that once he figures out he can flip over and do it on his tummy we're going to have a hard time keeping up with him.

Fresh Air

Last Sunday Stephen and I spent some time in the back yard. I put our blanket under a big tree and we just laid on our backs and looked up at the leaves. Later I moved him to the edge of the blanket so he could put his feet in the grass.

He loved it!

Discovery!

It is so fun to watch Stephen discover the world around him! I put these car seat toys on his car seat when he was only about 8 weeks old. Earlier this month he discovered that they were there! It was really neat to watch how gently he reached out to touch them. He was completely fascinated... and so was I!