The New School Year

This year is an extra special year...BOTH of the boys will be in school! B started K-3 and C started PDO. I have 2 days a week kid free! B's teacher this year is Mrs. Templeton, and I could not be more thrilled about her! He started 2 weeks before C did, so it was all half days at first. We are now in a carpool line and love it! B feels like such a big boy walking to his class by himself. He has a half day on Wednesday, then on Thursday and Friday he has late stay until 2. C goes til 2 on Thursday and Friday. B is loving preschool and C has done really well in his class. I was worried C would cry they whole time, but he just whines for a second when I drop him off. One of his teachers had B when he was a baby, so it made it more special. She said he plays well and is a great baby! I'm gonna copy my good friend and make a list of B's favorite things. These are his answers:

TV Shows: Yo Gabba Gabba, Super Why, Dinosaur Train, Curious George, Max & Ruby, Go Diego Go
Movies: ALL Thomas and Friends, Cars 1 & 2, The Smurfs, Toy Story 2
Song: You've Got a Friend in Me...the Toy Story theme song.
Food: Corndogs and Chick-fil-a chicken nuggets
Candy: The suckers from the bank...haha!
Book: "What do Smurfs Do All Day?"; "Ted and Friends"; "Where's My Monster?"; All Thomas books!
Toy: "All of my Thomas trains!"
Activity: "Going to the park to play with my friends!"
Wants To Be: "A Tennis Player" -I'm ok with that, I think the next Federer or Rafa would be great :))

I  tried to get a shot with him holding the paper, but it turned out more like a mug shot than a cute pic ha!

Outside his classroom on his 1st day!

Waiting to be picked up in our 1st carpool line!

The boys before C's 1st day...aka, my 1st day kid free!

They wouldn't cooperate with me...go figure!

What C was up to before we left for school

B's 1st day being dropped off and picked up in the carpool line. He thought it was cool he could move to the front seat to get out of the car!

C's 1st Birthday Party!

We had C's party the week after his birthday...only because he was born Labor Day weekend. The Theme was "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." I originally got the idea from the new pottery barn kids magazine. I saw all the cute stuff in there and fell in love. Then things would pop up on Pinterest (oh how I love thee :)) so I went for it! We had some family and close friends over and had a blast. C got to play with his baby friends (all boys!) and B got to play with his friends (mostly girls ha!). Everything went smoothly with the kids and everyone got along. So thankful for that! We let C "dig" into his cake...let me tell you, the pictures don't do it justice! Then we cleaned him up and let him "open" (aka B opened) his presents. He got lots of fun toys and cute clothes. I'm glad he finally has his own stuff so now B has to share with him! Can't believe his birthday came and went that fast...before I know it, I'll be posting his half birthday! Thanks to everyone who made his day special :)

He was loving the cake!

He was actually saying "cheese" HA!

John was loving the cupcakes :)

Me with my little 1yr old!

Playing outside after the party

LOVE that baby!!

"Mmmm this water looks tasty!"

Daddy helping C drive the car

GOAL! B wanted to play soccer!

Playing with his new toys

The invitations I made!!

 

 

The Caterpillar "Cake"

Carson is ONE!

Yep, ONE whole year has already passed! On September 4, Carson turned 1 and it was bittersweet. I was sad because I know toddlerhood is close by and there will be no more babies in the house...but I was happy b/c I know he will be walking/talking/playing with B in the very near future! He has been such a blessing and always finds a way to make me smile. B is the BEST big bro and loves him SO much. He tries to find ways to play with C and include him in whatever it is he's doing. B said "Mommy, I'm sad he won't be a baby anymore b/c I'll miss petting his head...but I'm so excited he's going to be a big boy b/c he can play with me and my trains!" So sweet!! LOVE my boys :))
Here's what C's been up to this month:

• Talking a lot! His words are:
• Mama
• Dada
• Br (for Brooks)
• Uh Oh
• Meow- he says this ALL the time, and crawls through the house calling for our cat ha!
• He clicks his tongue to call for our dog like I do
• Bye Bye- he also waves bye bye 
• Pa- for Papa
• Moo
• Hey- which sounds like Ayy
• He has taken steps, but not fully walking yet. He will take anywhere from 2-6 steps at a time, but doesn't seem interested in doing it all the time. Today he took 14 steps straight, two different times, so hopefully not too much longer!
• When music is playing, he bobs his head to the tune...that's how he dances Ha!
• He copies B whenever he does anything...screaming, laughing, dancing, etc...
• He claps ALL the time. He will clap for himself and it's SO funny. Whenever we say Yay, Clap, Excited, Great Job, he will clap. How does he know?
• He can say/sign for more whenever he needs more food/juice/milk
• He will eat ANYTHING we put in front of him. This is so different from what I've been used to for almost 4 years. And when anyone has food, especially Brian, he will beg for a bite Ha! When he is done eating he rips off his bib, throws in on the floor, then proceeds to throw any food that's left on his plate over the side to our dog Heidi. You can imagine how excited she gets whenever we sit him in his highchair!
• He still only has 4 teeth, but 2 more are about to make their appearance!
• Started drinking whole milk about 2 weeks before his b-day. I ran out of formula and was not about to go spend $25 for only 2 weeks! 
• He's been waving and saying bye bye at the same time! He doesn't quite have the wave (opening and closing of the hand), but instead opens and closes his thumb and pointer finger...still the same thing right!? Yesterday as he was leaving the playroom he turned around and waved/said bye bye, then crawled outta there on a mission to the stairs ha!
• He still takes 2 naps. 1st is around 930 and 2nd around 2. Not sure when it will be cut to 1, but hoping its not anytime soon.
• He started PDO today!! He had a great first day and didn't whine too much, and that makes me happy. He goes Thurs and Fri, so I'm very excited about my "me" time! 

We can't wait to see what the next month brings!!
Forgot to include his stats: Weight: 16lb 10oz 1%ile (he might eat a lot, but he doesn't gain anything!) Height: 29' 3/4 46%ile

Riding on his gift from Brian and I

Hanging with Grandmommy

With his Hami

He was more into the gift wrapping...

Eating noodles-a Korean tradition for every new year!

Happy Birthday! (B's face kills me...esp with his eyes closed ha!)

This looks yummy...

He sure did LOVE his cupcake ha!