Welcome Home Mommy

Liam and daddy got to spend a bunch of time together when mommy was on a girls weekend.  We had a grand time just being boys.   We enjoyed the cities, went to the ocean with friends, spent some time at the park with the water spray toys, and visited a farm to see some animals.  While we had a lot of fun, we both missed mommy a lot and were glad to have her come home.   Daddy and Liam were at the grocery store and Liam saw flowers and said, "mommy flowers" so we picked them up for her.   He then met her at the train and carried them into the station to greet her.  He is such a sweet and kind kid.  His new kick is always trying to 'share' things -- although neither of us want binkies or bibbies or half eaten food that he offers -- but the thought is what counts!

Lowell City Championship Tournament

Liam attended his first 'Cities' golf tournament and wanted to play.  He was very interested in seeing all the golfers and watching them "hit ball".   He entertained the clubhouse after the real players were done with his attempts to get the ball into the hole.  It was amazing that he understood the concept of golf and what needed to be done.   He's been practicing with Grampy Conley and Nana during his Tuesday night Conley Camp.

Here he is using 2 hands like grampy taught him.

"No hit ball water"

Daddy Day at Hilltop Learning Center

Liam's school had a daddy's day breakfast and petting zoo.   It was such a great day and Liam had a lot of fun playing with the rabbits and other animals.   The highlight was when they brought out the horse as he was super excited.  (Liam is horse crazy!)  He went for 3 different rides and had a great time.  He doesn't get crazy excited as he is so timid with new people, but when we were talking it was clear that he loved being on the horse and kept wanting to go again.    It was a great morning with Liam!

Liam at 21 months

It is amazing to think that in a few short months we'll have a second baby boy in the house.  It has been so great to watch Liam develop over the last 21 months.  He seems to be a very smart kid who is starting to put multiple words together to tell his stories.  Tonight it was "birds sing" and "daddy park".  

Last night we were walking around Sears and he was carrying a football he grabbed in the toy aisle.   He was carrying it around and as we got to the front of the store, he said "dad buy".  He remembered the concept of 'buying' from previous trips to stores, but it wasn't anything I said to him last night.  Just amazes me sometimes with his memory and ability to apply knowledge in right places.

On the sweet side, he dropped above mentioned football when he saw dog treats and said "treats dog".  He carried those treats with pride to the counter and wanted to give them to Sammy once we got home.

Anyway, we can only hope #2 will half as great as #1. 

Happy Mothers Day

Mommy - Thank you for all you do for me. I know I'm a handful at times (as this shirt says!), but I hope I make you proud too. I'm trying real hard to learn the animals and love it when you laugh at my funny faces -- like my "meow" face, my doggie face, and my lion's roar. I think you are so pretty and smart -- I want to be just like you when I grow up. It was awesome to have my mommy come to school with me on Friday, I hope you like the gift I made you.

I know there is a baby in your belly and I can't wait to meet my little brother. I'm going to help you out a lot when he arrives and I'm going to be the best big brother in the world. I'll teach him some of the things you are teaching me -- like "no bite", "nice", and "sorry". I will try to share some of MY toys with baby, but they are MINE -- in fact everything is MINE and I just let you and daddy live in my house and drive my car. And if baby puts money in Piggy then it is MINE too.

I look forward to our trip to Ohio next weekend. We are going to have a good time and I'm going to be on my best behavior. I love to fly, so it will be nice not to have to worry about daddy as he's such a baby about flying.

Thanks again for being such a great mommy. I love you -- always and forever.

Happy Mother's Day

Love Liam