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Tuesday July 17

My Silly Monkey,

What can I say you make me laugh. Take the photo below, you have found that you can keep you hands free and still drink your milk.

You come to become a little clown, repeating the words and saying that make your Daddy and Me laugh. Today we had a very long drive so you were aloud to watch your movie on our road trip. The movie finished at you looked up at us and said "oh no" while shrugging your shoulders and raising your hands. Daddy and I laughed so hard at your cute little voice that you kept doing it, even after your video was started again.

As I said just cute. Please done ever lose your true sense of humor.
Love Mommy

Stan. Co. Fair

Is it truly summer without a fair? The smells of corn dogs the taste of lemonade, the sticky cotton candy all of these things to me are the simple reason why I love going to fairs. 

Tristan's 25th Birthday

Happy Birthday to You Baby Brother!

4th of July

The definition of 4th of July is America declaring it independence from the Kingdom of Great Brittan. 

Today we celebrate our independence with parades, BBQ and family and fireworks. 

Watching the Prade 

                                                             
                                                Playing in the backyard waiting for the BBQ

 

Watching the fireworks 

 

Tuesday June 26, 2012

Dear Aj,

I have no idea where the time has gone. You are growing up before my very eyes, if feel as I leave in the morning for work and by the time I pick you up from school you have completly changed. Your jumps get higher, your vocabulary grows and you somehow even look older too. If I watch you very carefully, I can see the changes happening. I can see you playing with  new words, rolling them around on your tounge and saying them out loud. I watch you figuring out how toys work and seeing what they are meant to do. But late at night when I go in and give you a kiss I see my little baby. I brush the curls off your forehead, or place your tiny hand in mine and I am reminded you are still new to this world. I enjoy watching you grow, but I know one day faster than I will want you will be off to college. Until then, I will enjoy my moment with you.

Love you,
Mommy

P.S.
You have been upgraded from a crib to a toddlar bed. Last week you decided that going to bed without a bottle was not an option and fell out of bed. That is right, you fell and landed smack on your head. You were fine, but the railing to your crib was removed right away. It took a couple of night for you to get used to your new bed, but now I think you prefer it. I actually get to crawl in and read you your bed time story.

Fathers Day

Father's Day is the day we get to say Thank you to the men in our life who are our role models, kiss up when we scrape our knees and give us the words of confident when we are down. 

Aj has a wonderful Father and an amazing Grandfather.

We are so very lucky

Daddy's BBQ

Grandpa-pa's Breakfast

#92

June 12, 2012

Have I told you that I loved you recently? Have I told you that I would love you no mater what? Well it is true! I love you more than I ever thought possible, I don't feel whole without you by my side. Even when you're fussy and act as if the world is ending with every mention of the word "No" I still always love you. At this stage, everything is the end of the word. It only makes sense, since you're learning more about what is around you and we have raised you to have some independence. I have to tell you though that as much as I like you to be independent and to explore the world, sometimes dinner needs to be started. You're not being a bad boy by breaking down, you just have not learned the rule of the world. I hope that I teach you the right skills, I am trying very hard to look at it from you perspective and to show you some tools to deal with your emotions when you don't get your way. I know that I will make mistakes and not be a perfect mom, but it is not from a lack of trying.

 I do love you very much,
Mommy