One Little, Two Little....3???? Little Pumpkins

Only time will tell. 

May 2012

Happy Halloween!

   

 And Yes, Myles reached his goal & got to go Trick or Treating as a Walker. 

And Yes, Bryant got to go Trick or Treating with a  Pink Pumpkin

The Pink Shopping Cart

And no....this story is not about Little B even though he still loves pink.

This story is about Myles.

Today Myles turned 17 months. 

At his most most recent appointment we were told everything is great.

However, for some reason Myles refuses to walk.

Every pediatrician says he's almost there, no worries, things are great, etc, etc 

But, you start to wonder when little kiddo's 1/2 his age walking circles around him.

So, I have come to the conclusion that Myles has inherited the stubborn Roy gene.

Generations & generations of stubborn Roy's have been born.

These stubborn Roy's do what they want, when they want & how they want. 

This is Myles. He is STUBBORN.

He is our STUBBORN Little Mogli (Jungle Book)

When the ground is rough or cold he would rather lift his knees then walk. 

It does not matter how much you bribe, beg or trick him into walking he refuses.

BUT, I too am a Roy & have inherited such traits & have years of Stubbornness behind my belt & I am more determined to get him to walk.

My SOLUTION: The PINK Shopping Cart.

Every night we are now doing Pink Shopping cart laps around my kitchen.

Yes, laps & for lengthy periods of times. We make games & Bryant is involved too.

Everyone loves it & it has become a daytime & nighttime game.

To make it a little manly we started to include the green lawnmower. 

Tonight we are seeing progress. His laps "tricked" him into taking steps on his own.

Our STUBBORN little man will walk.
B/c his STUBBORN mother is on a mission. 

It's all about "The bare necessities, The simple bare necessities..
..."Of mother natures recipes, That bring the bare necessities to life".

Life with Uncle Stephen - The Boys are Baking.

While the weather was nice the boys spent many hours outside. They love the outside & below is one of the few snapshots I snuck from my office window. A few weeks ago they decided to have lunch outside. 

Now that the weather is getting colder we needed to start thinking of ideas so that our boys do not turn into regular "Monsters". 

If they are caged up too long they really do become "dragons".

Here's a sneak peak of our upcoming Halloween Dragons with Uncle Stephen. 

To prevent a lot of craziness we have decided to plan a few different activities for different days of the week.

Monday is now our Baking Days. 

The Boys are going to Bake goodies & decorate little cards for Grandma, Grandpa, Monday night Missionary dinners & whoever wants to try out the goodies these 3 boys create. 

Today the boys made brownies with candies galore. 

And their brownies included a portrait of a special someone that all our 3 boys adore. 

The portrait is on the bottom right.

Do you know who it is???

Her name starts with an "S".....

Let's hope for many more fun indoor activities. 

And if you would like some goodies please let us know because I do not need the extra winter pounds.

Mississauga - Home Away from Home

This past week I got to take another Work road trip to Mississauga. 

I love coming to Mississauga.It's my second home.

It's the place where I actually get to go into work.

It's the place where I get to spend a week with my colleagues.

It's the place where I get to sit face to face with people I talk to every day on the phone. 

It's the place where I get to laugh with coworkers.

We have had so many laughs this past week. 

We laughed during lunches, meetings, all day & night. 

And I can't wait for my next work road trip & for more laughs. 

 Thanks to my wonderful bosses I continue to work with so many great people. 

8+ years & hopefully many more. 

I'm so grateful for the work situation I am in & now to be able to drive home tomorrow to see my family. 

BUT.......I will be back so soon.

The Birthday Boy(s)

Last Saturday September 24th we celebrated Bryant's 3rd Birthday.

We also celebrated Myles 1 1/3rd Birthday b/c we were pathetic & didn't really celebrate Myles 1st Birthday this past May. However, a birthday for 2 was so much fun!

The boys loved having both grandparents & their Uncle Stephen & Stephanie.

The Birthday Boys.  Loving Balloons & sneaking some cake 

       

Half way through the pizza party Myles decided it was nap time.

                         

                                        

As Myles napped we moved on to the games. We had a Monster Piñata & it became a came of how many Born boys does it take to break a Piñata. We also volunteered Uncle Stephen to be the one to hold the Piñata while Little Bryant tried to break the Piñata with a stick. Luckily Bryant wasn't such a strong hitter. If Myles was awake Uncle Stephen may have needed to watch out b/c Myles sure loves to cause trouble.

                  

               

After the piñata fun the grandparents wanted Bryant to cut the Cake. He loved it & had been asking to eat cake all week. Our cake was actually made by the same lady who had made our wedding cake 4 years ago.

                          

Both boys had a great day & we spoiled by both families. The loved the presents, cake, pizza. But, they especially loved all the attention from all their family members. Bryant's train & car collection has grown substantially. Both boys have also been watching The Monster movie almost daily thanks to their Uncle Stephen & Stephanie.

Thanks for all the birthday fun! We had a great day! And to end the day off we even got to Skype with the Calgary cousins & Aunt Mary & Aunt Jenna.

Happy 3rd Birthday Bryant & Happy 16 months Myles!