Troyisms - part 2

Potty training is going well. Troy has gone a week without an accident. He's still in pull-ups at night, but hopefully that will pass soon too. The success in potty training is another example of how our little baby boy has become such a big boy. A while back I did a post on Troyisms. While his favorite foods and activities are still pretty much the same, he seems like a totally different kid from just a few months ago. Every day he comes up with new expressions that catch me off guard and crack me up. Here are a few of his current ones...

* When asked if he's a baby, he says, "No. I'm a good boy!"
* He's obsessed with play-dough and puzzles
* Every night at dinner he has to set the table (we get forks, even if we don't need them) and now clears his plate too
* When Addison cries, he'll say, "Itdabe ok baby girurl"
* If he doesn't want to do some thing, he'll say, "Maybe tomorrow" or "Maybe yater"
* If he hears Addison upstairs, he'll yell "Addison's waking!" and rush off to help get her. This involves rushing upstairs, getting his stool, turning on the lights, and then rushing over to be the first to see her.
* When you ask him if he wants to do some thing, like go to the store, he says, "Oh! Can I??" with extreme enthusiasm
* Any word that starts with a T is "Troy's name"
* He hates socks. Trying to get him to wear them inside is pointless.
* He's quick to point out when some thing (or some one) stinks
* He still gets things like upstairs/downstairs and on/off confused.
* He's now big enough to help out when asked - throwing things away, bringing me some thing, letting Billy in and out, etc. - and loves doing it
* Recently, if he sees me on the phone he yells "I wanna talk" as loud as he can. He doesn't always say some thing when he gets the chance, but he's getting better.
* I towana = I don't want to.
* Sun wake up = day time; Sun go ni-night = night time
* He fills in the blanks of the most commonly read books, including a "hug e you!"
* When he concentrates he sticks his tongue out over his lower lip.

Okay... that's probably enough for now. I just wanted to be sure to put some of these on "paper" before I forget.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Tim, Uncle Tim, Daddy... what ever you call him, Happy Birthday. We don't have any photos to capture today, but it was a great day. It's kind of nice having a birthday on a weekend so he could sleep in and didn't have to work. Troy was excited that it was Daddy's birthday, but disappointed with the angel food cake. Luckily it had strawberries with it to fill his belly.

The kids are growing very quickly right now. Troy is potty training and has transformed from a cute baby to a little boy almost over night. Addison is changing so quickly I can barely keep up. She's gotten a lot more expressive. She is also getting the cutest curls. I'm really excited about that. Here are a few pictures from the past few weeks...

Troy finger painting with yogurt


It's YUMMY!


I wonder how long this will last?







There isn't much on the horizon. We're hanging out and trying to stay warm. Hope every one else is doing well!

8 Months!

Where does the time go? Still no sign of crawling, but who needs to when you have an older brother to bring you every thing you need. Addison is such a happy baby. Even with a double ear infection and RSV she is still smiling! Our most recent doctor's appointment revealed she's hit the 18lb mark too. She gained 4 oz. in a week - guess all Mommy's holiday eating is passing through to her too!





In this last picture Troy is bolting in order to keep Addison from taking his sugar cookie. That's my girl!!!

Sunny Florida!

We flew to Florida just in time to ring in the New Year. It was nice to be in 70 degree weather in early January. Troy had a TON of fun with his bigger cousins - Tyler and Justyn. He hasn't stopped talking about them since. They spent time opening gifts, soaking in the hot tub, playing with play dough, building sand castles, and more. Addison went along for the ride too. She was smiley as usual. Tyler and Justyn really liked playing with her too. Of course, Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Karen got their share of hugs and kisses in too.

We relaxed at the house, went shopping, spent an afternoon at the beach, and watched the Manatees. It was a lot of fun. Here is am overview of our trip in pictures...

Okay, I could go on forever like this - there was no shortage of photo taking on this trip - but I think you get the picture. Now we're back to reality and back to winter. We're expecting some snow over the next few days and temperatures as low as -8 next week. FUN!!!