Connor's Drawing

"This is where my pee pee comes down."

Kermit Shirt

Caylee on the left & Connor on the right

Both are 16 months and laying in the same spot in the living room for the photo.  So cool to see!

My Silly Guy

No matter how stressed I am, he always makes me smile!

"Look, I'm Mama!"

Our Week

Our week took a sad turn when we found out great-grandpa died and we had to go to Indianapolis for the funeral.  The kids had a great time with their family since they didn't really understand too much of what was going on.

During the wake, there was a kid's room, so I was able to take the kids away to play.  Caylee loved the kitchen and she found mama's favorite kitchen appliance!

After the funeral, we waited inside the church for everyone, so we played in the little kid's area there too.

The old school toys were pretty exciting for me and Connor loved using the washing machine!

 He asked me to take photos of him eating chocolate cake!


On Saturday, once the funeral was over, we had some family time.

Some silly time at home...

Connor asked me to breastfeed his baby.  Heart melted.  Of course, I will!

Caylee figured out how to use her diaper pail.

Matching Pajamas

I tried to take a nice sibling photo of their cute matching shark pajamas...

This always seems to happen lately...

Or else I can only get one to smile...

Connor is Famous...Again!

We got an email from the park district advertising their fall fest on Saturday and look who popped up!  A 2 year old Connor with a giant pumpkin!  I actually didn't even open the email since I knew we wouldn't be able to go to the fest, but a daycare mom told me about the photo and I found it in my deleted messages.

As soon as I saw the picture, I remember someone taking photos of him that day and I had to sign a release form in case they used them.  Two years later and he's famous!

A laundry basket

Go Bradley!

#undefeated

Connor-isms

Connor and I went shopping this morning. I explained how we buy presents and hide them until we give them to someone as a surprise. When we got home, he said, "We got you a shirt, Dada, but it's hiding."

While driving in traffic...
Connor: Why they go slow? Tell them to go faster!

Seeing the beach for the first time as we drive up...
Are you kidding me?!?

During a conversation about kindergarten and school...
Soon I'm gonna go to high school. You don't take naps. You just play. 

Connor: Mama, what are you doing with that American flag? [how does he know what an American flag is?!?] Me: Next week is America's birthday. Connor: Do we get presents? 

Connor: Mama, I wanna watch my tv show.
Me: No, I'm watching my show called "Big Brother." It's about a big brother. Who's a big brother?
Connor: Me! I wanna watch your show!

Me: Ugh, my shirt is wrinkled.
Connor: That's okay, Mama, wrinkles are fun!

"Dada, you're the only one that can pick my nose, right?"

When I lay on her [Caylee], it makes me happy.

Entering a port-a-potty for the first time...
It looks like a trash can. 

Let's play Mommy & Daddy.  I'm the mommy!

I have a purse.  Let's go shopping, guys!"

Our Week

What's better than plating dress up and wrestling while putting away laundry?

Dressing up like Daddy!

Connor begged to play with his new hot potato game and he loved it!

I had to take a picture of Caylee's last night in her mitten jammies before we retired them.  The last little bit of baby :(

Connor started Kindergarten Prep lessons this week at school and they're going to be working on writing and journaling each day.  He brought home the most adorable picture of his family (Connor, Daddy, Mama, tiny Caylee).

 Grandparent's Day at school with Grammy!

Found in Connor's Cubby

This is hilarious for so many reasons.  It's not ours and I have no idea how it got there.

Labor Day Weekend Fun

It was nice to get back to "normal" after a long 2 weeks, but it does feel a little different with one member of our family that's gone.  We had a lot to do to catch up from the past couple of weeks, but we wanted to have some quality time together during one of the last summer weekends.  On Saturday, we went to one of my favorite summer festivals where Connor made a giraffe mask.

After naps, we promised Connor we could play with his water balloons!  Those are on video, but I caught this little bikini girl on camera!

#icantfeelmyface

Connor found the missing Minnie Mouse sticker in the grass that disappeared on maybe Wednesday.  That thing survived 4 days outside on the lawn!

#Twinsies

Our Week

A little sidewalk chalk fun and I taught Connor how to write something special...

When your kid doesn't want to nap, this is what he does with his chairs...

"Look Mama, I'm making a snow angel!"

Playing the Ninja Turtles Nintendo game I got from the flea market...

The baby swing has only been out for 15 months and he decided to turn it on and try it out this week

On Thursday, daycare had a summer carnival in the evening. Caylee got right in with the big kids and splashed in the water to look for ducks!

Photo booth fun!

In honor of his birthday, Connor got a blue glitter 4 on his face at the face painting booth!