The Rawlings Family: May 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Kidd Stuff

"We're going to the zoo zoo zoo... how about you you you... you can come too too too... we're going to the zoo!" (yea, that was one of Shawn's silly toddler songs on one of the travel cd's.)

But yes, we did in fact go to the zoo today... and it was a blast! Watching Shawn look at all the animals in amazement (especially the deer feeding out of his hand) was priceless! And experiencing this all with Aunt Lizzy & Uncle John made it all the more special :) Before we left I said "Shawn, do you love the zoo?" And he says "No, I love Uncle John!" Awwwwwwww!

Landon has about as much interest in animals as those rocks there on the ground. Total opposites, I say!

The Crew- minus the photographer.

Muah from Auntie.

"The goat says Baaaaaaa!"

The babes... not amused by all of this Kidd Stuff ;)

"Hello Mr. Deer!", says Shawn.

The highlight of his zoo experience.

And the highlight of theirs ;)

So John tells me... "Oh its ok to feed the Emu's... they don't bite."

See, they don't, honest! Yea, I go to feed one and I get majorly pinched. Whoa is luck!

Handsome boy.

Delilah's zoo experience.

The Lion King.

3 Happy Little Emus... and one not so happy birdie.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Landon Gone Wild (and messy too!)

Another house showing today led us to a home away from home... Aunt Lizzy & Uncle John's. Liz was working so we spent some time with Uncle John & Delilah. Of course, I had to post pics of the two cutesy babes playing together!

Always greeted with a kiss :)

Snuggin's for Uncle John.

"Hmmm, I wonder?"

Snortin' & Crawlin'

Look how big Delilah is getting! She's catching up to Landon!

Shawn insisted I take a picture of him eating spaghetti... especially since I was taking pictures of this...

My Messy Boy! Landon's 1st big boy meal of spaghetti and toast! Unlink how Shawn was, Landon had a blast getting messy and covered in sauce!

Mmm Mmm... Mommy's famous spaghetti!

Now this is what I call F - U - N!

Oh my does this kid ever look like his Mommy. I have a picture of me making this same exact face... he certainly has my "munchkin" expressions... (and Daddy's monkey abilities) heehee.

Landon Gone Wild.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

Cherish

So... for those of you who read last nights "Poop Story" (if not, read the post below this one first) the tale continues. Because of the miracle that was "Poop" I promised Shawn this fisher price delivery truck that he picked out of a magazine. We stopped for a quick bite to eat at his favorite restaurant "The Pepper Tree" and as we were checking out Shawn was hugging me and snuggling... all of a sudden I screamed "Ahhhh"... the little stinker bit me!!!!!!

Now, this bite wasn't a malicious one... and as soon as it happened the tears formed and streamed down his face. My first reaction was to say "Shawn you don't do that. No truck now!" Well, this made the screaming louder. Shawn was ranting "I'm so sorry Mommy, I'm so sorry Mommy." I had no clue what to do. He has never bit like that before! So I got out to the van and got him strapped in (all the while lecturing him on not biting.) The point was driven home the moment it happened... this I know from the look on his face.

My dilemma now was... Do I get him the truck because of the wonderful job he did pooping on the potty... or do I not get it because of the biting? I grabbed the phone and called the first "Veteran Mommy" I could think of... Lindsey. At first she was stumped. It certainly was a tough question. After some talking and thought on the matter... her advice... get the truck for the reward, but make him wait for a period of time to get it as punishment for the bad behavior.

Hardcore potty training day 1.

This afternoon I sat Shawn down and told him that the diapers were going away during the day time and it was time to bring out the big boy unders. This didn't go over well at all. He begged, pleaded, and cried for his diaper back. We had a little chat about all of this and I got him excited for this new chapter in his life.

The verdict for day 1: A huge success. He PPOTP'd about 7 times on his own. Plus... there were no accidents at all!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so proud of my big boy!!! And truth be told, he's pretty proud too!!!

News from the home front on Lil' Red... He attempted his first step the other day! He was at the couch not paying attention and went to take a step and went down. Today he's been standing on his own a whole bunch. It wont be long now!

With the boy's birthdays fast approaching, I decided to take another long trip down memory lane. Ya know, there is a reason I take so many pictures... I love going through them all! Here is to family... now matter how close or far... the memories that are made will always be cherished. I know I missed a lot of people in these collages, but I only had so much time tonight. I'll be working on more later ;)