Taylor is STILL into his swords, I can't believe it.
A couple weeks ago, Sonny had to go a "Dentac Birthday Ball" for work. He had to go in the military dress blues. I liked the top half of the outfit (made him look like a pilot) but made fun of his band pants! Ha ha! He lucked out and found them used at the thrift store on base, where a lot of his collegues bought them brand new. I was invited as well but decided to use the admission price for some cute clothes instead! Good thing I didn't go because Sonny said it was a total drag, really really boring.
"Doing stocks"
Taylor also had a birthday on the 19th. He turned 3! He had a lot of fun opening his presents, having chocolate muffins and orange juice for breakfast, and then going to Chuck E Cheese. The first time Taylor went there he was a little too young, so he really enjoyed it this time around. We ended up staying there WAY too long though (3 hours, just playing games, talk about overstimulation!) For dinner we went to McDonalds and let him run around in the play area.
My mom gave him this scooter and he is in love with it. He calls it his "roller skater." How cute :) And sonny found this plastic armor at the thrift store for a buck. He calls himself the "knight in shining armor."
The skater in action!
Chuck E Cheese
I found a recipe for chocolate cake on allrecipes.com. It didn't turn out so well. It tasted ok but just looked strange. The recipe called for red food coloring so the chocolate cake part was red! Weird. Taylor has really been into Scooby Doo lately so we made that the theme.
Last but not least, we FINALLY decided to change his crib into a big boy bed. He did pretty good for a couple nights but now plays for like an hour and then falls asleep. Naps are pretty much non-existent but I can get him to play by himself in his room for about an hour, which is better than nothing, I guess. Taylor is doing really well with potty training. He has begun to tell me he has to go instead of me asking him all the time. Our next tackle is getting him to go in different pottys. And he has also recently learned his ABC's which is totally cool, I think.
My mom gave him this scooter and he is in love with it. He calls it his "roller skater." How cute :) And sonny found this plastic armor at the thrift store for a buck. He calls himself the "knight in shining armor."
The skater in action!
Chuck E CheeseI found a recipe for chocolate cake on allrecipes.com. It didn't turn out so well. It tasted ok but just looked strange. The recipe called for red food coloring so the chocolate cake part was red! Weird. Taylor has really been into Scooby Doo lately so we made that the theme.
Last but not least, we FINALLY decided to change his crib into a big boy bed. He did pretty good for a couple nights but now plays for like an hour and then falls asleep. Naps are pretty much non-existent but I can get him to play by himself in his room for about an hour, which is better than nothing, I guess. Taylor is doing really well with potty training. He has begun to tell me he has to go instead of me asking him all the time. Our next tackle is getting him to go in different pottys. And he has also recently learned his ABC's which is totally cool, I think.
And I am still working on getting my back better. I'm going to the Physical Therapist, getting trigger point injections, and experimenting with accupuncture. As soon as I feel enough improvement, we plan on having another baby. So for the time being, we are just living life here in Washington and looking forward to some warm weather!
Yeah for sun!
Another thing that we do a lot of bring all of Taylor's stuffed animals downstairs and hide them under the blanket, in the "pirate cave." I'm in charge of guarding and protecting the animals (laying down with them under the blanket) while he goes back and forth upstairs to get his animals. This morning while we were doing it, I snuck a little nap in for a minute or so. This is one of my favorite games, you can probably guess why. Oh, and Tay likes to wear his belt around his waist, not even in the loops of his pants. Its a sure sign of piracy, he says.
Taylor has always liked stuffed animals and has tons of them. Lately, he's decided that they are prisoners and need to be tied up. Poor little christmas doggy :( Sorry the pictures crocked.
When we moved in last October, we heard that there were a few little boys in the neighborhood for Taylor to play with. For the last couple weeks, they have been playing a lot. They like to play with Sonny too (hee hee). He's realized that he is the neighborhood babysitter.
Sonny in action
I really really like this community greenspace!
And the other day, Taylor insisted that I take a picture of him. He then proceded to pose like this. He cracks me up sometimes! He is so full of questions lately too. Whenever we see a kid at the park, an old man at the store or whatever, he asks me "What's his name?" And every night while I'm making dinner, he asks me "What are we having?" I'm glad that he asks lots of questions! He is so observant and sees things that I don't.
I haven't got a picture of him with his backpack but the last couple months, Taylor has been going to "Tay Tay School." It's an hourly care center that they provide for military families. He's been going there about twice a week while I go to different doctors to try and figure out the back pain that I have been having the last 5 years. I'm so greatful that I found this place because otherwise, I don't know who would have taken care of him. Taylor really loves it there and sometimes, doesn't even want to come home. I'm glad that he is becoming so independent. He is also doing really great at potty training. Sonny is starting his residency in June so we are also getting ready for that. Ah! We have some great trips coming up the next couple months so we are excited about that too. So we are just hanging out here in Washington waiting for the winter to end (RAIN!) and for spring to start.