On the charts....

It's official, little Olivia is on the growth charts!  Wahoo!  I took her in today for a check-up and she officially weighs 13 pounds 10 ounces...which equates to somewhere around the 5th percentile for infants her age.  Maybe I should have asked if that was for infants 4 months old or 7 months old...I guess that would make a difference!  But regardless...she is on the chart!

ethan lingo

mommy, dis is sooooo prettyful!  i riyee (really) yike it!  

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oh tool (cool)!  I make dis way awsomer!  ...   ooooh yeah.  dat way awesomer!

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Garrett...i dunna spize you!!!  (I'm gonna surprise you!) 

Kinda anti-climactic, huh!

close-ups

What do you get when you let your 2 year old 'hold' your camera?

Beautiful close-ups...lots and lots of them!  AND, a very happy and entertained little boy!  

Got to love that!

dreams of tennis

Garrett started tennis lessons this past week and though quite hesitant at first, he completely LOVES it!  After his first class, he informed me that he was going to dream about being a professional tennis player that night.  Aim high my little star athlete!  :)  But we better keep practicing that swing!  

And Ethan is following right behind his brother (as always!).  They both had a racquet in hand all weekend and chased tennis balls all over the house and yard!

day 100

So, to recap the much anticipated big 100th day of school...

Garrett decorated a t-shirt with 100 googly eyes!  Did you know they made colored eyes???  My favorite part...he jingled a bit when he walked...soooo cute!  My other favorite part...Garrett loves the song "I always feel like somebody's watching me" from the Geico commercials and also from his PE class.  So, this song was sung more than a few times that day!

The first thing Garrett says to me as I pick him up that day from school..."Mom?  What super fun things do you have planned for today?"   Uhhhhh, how do I politely tell the kid that I hadn't planned a single thing!  100 days away from me isn't something I thought to celebrate...maybe I should celebrate the 100th day of summer break instead!  Needless to say, some quick improvisation was in store!

So this is what we made for dinner that night.  

 

Spaghetti with '100' meatballs and '100' breadsticks.  I threatened to give him 100 green beans to go along with it...but he decided that one scoop was enough!

So there you have it...a big day filled with hundreds of fun things!

lots to do!

This past weekend, Garrett was trying to explain to Ethan the ins-and-outs of Groundhog's Day.  A funny conversation in itself...trying to explain the logistics of how a groundhog named Phil gets so much say-so in our life is pretty funny...especially when explained to a 2-year old!  After their conversation, I was brought into the mix.  I thought I would be clarifying Garrett's claims to the all-knowing furry little guy, but this is how our conversation went...

Garrett - Hey Mom!  What day is Groundhog's Day on???

Me  - Hmmmm, I think it's on Tuesday.

Garrett - (letting out the most frustrated/overwhelmed sigh ever)  AAAHHHH....UGGGGHHHHH!  NOOOOOO!!!  Tuesday?!?!?!?

Me - (honestly, quite bewildered by his sudden change of mood!) Uh, yeah.  It's Tuesday.  Is that okay?

Garrett - (openly crying now!)  Mom!  Tuesday is already so busy!!!!

Me - (still totally confused) what???

Garrett - (still whimpering!) You know...100th day of school?!?!?!?  And now Groundhog Day???  It's just too much!  

So there's a look into my completely over-scheduled 7 year old!  Poor baby!  

Love

I love this kid...