Wordless Wednesday

Weekend Rewind

What a beautiful weekend! In true Ohio fashion we went straight from Winter to Summer. Spring no longer exists! Regardless it is beautiful so don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining!


Saturday was a day filled with sports. Collin took his first trip to the Horseshoe!! We hit the OSU Spring game-a good primer for our future Buckeye! He fell asleep during the second quarter. I have to say that if I have to hold a sleeping toddler I would prefer to do it in a seat that has a back and not squished in with 96,000 other people. I finally gave up at half time. I really wanted to stay and see TBDBITL do Script Ohio but I just couldn't take it any more. Not to mention the 3 mile walk back to the car-OH MY ACHING BACK!?!?






Later that evening we hit the Clippers game. Collin seems to really enjoy baseball. He sits on my lap the whole time and watches pretty intently. Wyatt took him down to the first row after the game and one of the players threw him a game ball. He came back out and started signing autographs so we took Collin to get his ball signed. The player asked Collin to throw him the ball. You could literally see the wheels turning in his head...he didn't want to give up his new baseball but he threw it anyway. So, he got his first autographed baseball. He held on to the ball for the rest of the night-he even took it to bed with him. Check back on Wednesday for a cute pic of Collin sleeping with his baseball.














BTW...this is the hat Collin picked out to wear to the baseball game.



Today we took a bike ride at Rails for Trails in Hilliard. We stopped and played at the park for a while and then headed home for a little yard work. After all the time we spent playing with the bike helmet, we ended up forgetting it at home! Luckily,we were riding on a trail and not on the road.

Race for the Cure

May 16th is approaching again and my family and friends will gather downtown to participate in the Race for the Cure in honor of my mom, a breast cancer survivor. As much as she can drive me crazy, I don't know what I would do without her. Collin could not dream of having a better Nana to take care of him. She is there any time we need her and it is so nice to know that when Collin is not with us he is with someone that loves him just as much as we do.

Cancer is a dreadful disease that has touched everyones life in one way or another.Just last week a close friend of my mom's died of ovarian cancer. This hit her very hard because her friend went and had a pap smear as soon as she found out my mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had been putting off going to the gynecologist for a couple of years and that was the push she needed to go. She was in her early 40's and now she is gone. I'm sure my mom is thinking what the rest of us are...that could have been her.

Thank goodness it wasn't!! We will do our part by honoring her battle and her victory on May 16th. Please, if you are able, click on my donation page and make a small donation.It's really easy and every penny counts-I know times are tough!

Thanks in advance!!

Word Explosion

I think that Collin has officially hit his language explosion. My mom babysits him and she claims he said his first complete sentence. I didn't hear it so it doesn't count in my book but she claims he was on the phone with Brylie and he said "Brylie it's raining" as plain as day. Today I started to notice that his annunciation has really improved over the last few days. He brought one of his toys to me and I said "thank you for the birdhouse". He looked at me funny and said "birdhouse" loud and clear. He must have repeated it 50 times the rest of the day and every time you could tell he was so proud of himself! I can't wait to hear what he says next-LOL!

Wordless Wednesday explanation

Since it is no longer "Wordless Wednesday" I can explain the picture. Collin has a new love of all things pirate. I have no idea how this came about but it is amusing none the less. In the picture he had taken the lid from his frog humidifier and put in on his head. Then he took the piece that screws into the bottom and held it up to his eye. He came out in the hallway and yelled "Mama" when I came to look at him he yelled "AARRRR I'm a pirate"! Not only was I amazed by his creativity but also the fact that I understood what he said. Very funny!

FFF-Theme:Me

This was a hard theme since I am the picture taker in the family. After a lot of searching I was able to find a few-mostly with my favorite little buddy!Only one is a "true" self portrait. I needed a FB pic in my OSU garb. For more FFF, go to Kiss the Frog 4 Me.

Wordless Wednesday

April showers bring...

May flowers







and...RAINBOWS!




We were driving home from running errands and saw this rainbow. As we got closer it looked as if it was coming right out of our house! Oh please let it be the pot of gold side!!! No luck =*(

Take Me Out to the Ballgame...

Collin went to his first baseball game this weekend! We have a new stadium that just opened-we were the second people EVER to sit in the seats. I was not a huge fan of the Clippers or their new stadium right in the middle of downtown but I have to say they changed my mind! The stadium is great! It is very family friendly and fan friendly. You can even stand outside and watch the game for FREE!!






I'm pretty sure Collin and I were Wyatt's last choice to go to the game but I think it worked out really well. Collin did great-we made it all the way to the 7th inning! I really think he enjoyed it. I know I enjoyed some good quality family time doing something we all enjoyed-and it didn't cost a fortune. I have a feeling we will be spending lots of time at the ballpark! I think Wyatt is already planning Collin's career in baseball.


After the ballgame we headed to the park.



And then back to the barn. While dad made "Skedi" we played play dough.




We decided to end the day with a "camp-out". We pulled out the air mattress and sleeping bags.




We laid down at about 8pm and we were all asleep by 9pm. Guess what time we woke up?? After 9am! Maybe we should camp-out more often.

FFF-Theme:Wet

This is from 4th of July last year-as you can tell it was raining, luckily not very hard! We still had a great time!




Here is Collin in the tub recently with his bathtub buddy Elmo.




This is Collin getting a bath while he was with his foster family in Guatemala.




And last but not least-Mama and Collin in the pool on our first visit trip in Antigua. I remember it like it was yesterday.

To see more FFF, go to Kiss the Frog 4 Me.

Wordless Wednesday

I have a good excuse for being late...my internet was down!! No, really...it was.

Weekend Rewind

Friday: I got roped into taking my mom and the kids to get haircuts at Kenneths-WTH was I thinking?@! I had sworn off Kenneths ever since Collin started the crazy screaming thing when he gets his hair cut and since it costs about $15 more than Cookie Cutters or all the other haircut places. I know I like to go and relax and have a little quiet time when I get my hair cut there. The last thing I want to hear is some screaming kid-BUT-we went anyway...WITH ALL 3 KIDS!! And on the way my mom decides to throw in a little...Oh-BTW... I made a waxing appointment AT THE SAME TIME AS THE KIDS HAIRCUTS!! That means me and 3 freaking kids. To say the least, I was NOT happy! Here are a few pics of our Kenneths trip-NEVER AGAIN!






Next, we took the kids back home and it was naps for the little ones and Brylie got to go get a manicure and pedicure. Once again, my mothers idea. We have a nail place by our house that has a couple of "kid size" pedicure chairs-they are cute, I have to admit. My mom has my 4 year old neice addicted! But, she loved her special time with Nana and Aunt Sissy.



We had to have our Easter with the girls on Friday because they were going back to North Carolina on Saturday. I think everyone expected me to make a big Easter dinner but my brother casually mentioned he was craving Jets pizza so I gladly obliged! So, we had pizza and then it was time for the Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Baskets! Oh yay! More Candy!







Saturday: Today we went to an Easter Egg Hunt at our gym. Very unorganized-but Collin didn't know the difference. He got to get out of the house and got a little candy, what more could a 2 year old want? We also got to see the Easter Bunny again. We have officially gone to the OTHER extreme. Now, we can't keep him away from the bunny! We had to physically restrain him so he would stay out of the other kids pictures. He didn't necessarily want to sit on the bunny's lap but he did want to hang out. They also had a giant slide which Collin loved when we went to World of Bounce but he doesn't seem to like it as much now. Fine with me-just one less place I have to drag him out of kicking and screaming because he's having so much fun! ;*)








Sunday: HAPPY EASTER! I had to go to work for a while so it was a very laid back Easter. Both of Collin's grandmas and one of Wyatts brothers came over. No, we did not have pizza this time-we had chicken!! Not very traditional are we?? No Easter egg hunt this time just Easter Baskets. Collin got a bubble maker, a Backyardigans ball, some books and movies and various other stuff. He LOVES the bubble machine! Daddy also got him a racetrack for Matchbox cars, which was a huge hit! We didn't get Collin any candy BUT I did re-gift candy from Nana and Pops Easter basket!








And finally-the hot tub! A nice end to a nice weekend!