My Special Valentine

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Normally I am not someone who gets all excited for Valentines Day or even cares to celebrate it, but as time passes I am starting to really love Valentines Day. I am starting to appreciate it more and more because it is a day where you look at your special someone and say "I Love You" and take the time out of your busy schedule to show them that you care.  Yes, people should do this every day, but lets face it.....life gets in the way sometimes.  Instead of having an intimate moment with your  better half, you find yourself captivated by the TV, or washing dishes, folding clothes, cleaning up toys, packing diaper bags, on the computer and so on.  Instead of telling that person that you love them, you are barking at them to help you finish all these tasks so that you can both make it to bed at a decent hour. Instead of kissing that person goodbye in the morning, you are running late and rushing out the door thinking that you will give them a bigger kiss tomorrow to make up for it.  I am guilty of all of these things.  Guilty because I should be cuddling, kissing, being intimate, doing sweet nothings and showing up with a random token of my love more than I do.  I should be taking time out of every single day to just connect with my husband.  For that I am sorry and for that exact reason, I now LOVE VALENTINES DAY! I appreciate the day that is dedicated to telling the special person in my life that I LOVE, APPRECIATE, CHERISH, HONOR and ADORE him with every ounce of my being.  For the sake of today and all the meaning behind it, please know that I LOVE YOU, CHRIS WILSON.  I love what you do to help out our family, I love that you work so hard to provide for us, I love the way that you love our son, I love the way that you look in your jeans :), I love your smile, I love your contagious laugh, I love your infectious personality, I love "most" of your humor and so so so much more. Because of our love, we have an amazing son.  Someone that is proof that the love we have is strong and life long.  We have had our spats and even some knock down drag out fights but we also love each other tenderly and with full passion.  We took a vow, almost 5 years ago, that I cherish and hold very dear.  We promised to love each other till death do us part and that is exactly what I am going to do.  I love you with my whole heart and am so happy to be able to call you my husband and best friend.  Thank you for loving me the way that you do :) 

If you would like to take a glimpse into what started off this marriage..... the most amazing wedding ever, here is our wedding slide show.  http://www.artstarphotography.com/Slideshows/Christine_Chris_1024x695/

Photo Dump

OK, life has been crazy.  This month is full of fun activities for the Wilson clan and I have not had a ton of extra time to put towards updating this blog, like I should.  So, for now, please use this photo dump as an update on what we have been up to.  Busy, Busy, Busy, but tons of fun!

 

We started last Saturday off with getting ready for a play/work date at the Wheelers house.  Harlen found a razor (yes, a razor) and decided that it was time to try out this shaving thing.  Below is a picture of a cut on his cheek.  I swear, I turn my head for a minute and he decides to see what is in the travel bag.  Oops!

Ouch!  Poor kid.

 

 

 

 

Play/Work Date at the Wheelers - Dads put down hard wood flooring, while the moms and kids played and got to catch up with each other. A perfect Saturday afternoon, if you ask me.

 

Publix, I think not.  I had to take a picture of the subs because Stephanie is the MASTER Sandwich artist.

 Look at the Dads working hard!

Harlen loves Grant. I cant wait till this summer.  We will have the best time watching the kids play while the parents get to hang out.  I can not wait till we get to have cook outs this summer!

 

On Saturday night, we had a bowling party for Papa's (my dad's) 60th birthday. I will expand on the birthday of the best dad in the world on another post.  The celebration continues this weekend so I will do a whole post on it later.

The cutest bowling shoes I have ever seen!  Size 7's.

 

 

Harlens first bowl of the night and he gets a STRIKE!  GO HARLEN!!!!

 

The moment when you know that your toddler has defeated you is when you take a almost 2 year old bowling and he does not understand that he has to let other people bowl.  Staying up past bed time and going bowling on a busy Saturday night is NOT a good idea.  Mommy was stressed, tired and ready to call it a night when melt down #5 started.  We went to the arcade room to pass the time.  Harlen had just as much fun "playing" the games as the obnoxious teenagers were that were actually paying money to play on the games.

 

Yesterday was a gorgeous day and we have to take advantage of every nice night that we get so, while I was making dinner, Chris and Harlen played on the screen porch.  Watching these two play, laugh, and make memories makes my heart want to burst. (Please excuse the photo quality.  I was taking these through the glass cause I did not want to disturb the cuteness that I was witnessing)

Harlen and daddy "painting" the deck. This has to be one of Harlens favorite things to do.  He has watched us (well, mostly Chris) work on the back porch for a year now and he likes to help whenever we are out there. SO CUTE!

Getting chased by daddy!  The laughter out of him was definitely the sweetest sound a mommy could hear.

 

This kid can eat, but obviously still has difficulty getting some in his mouth. Using his spoon was not an option when eating pudding.  Yuck, but so adorable!

 

 

Phew, that is about all I have for today!  Until next time........



"I'm A Big Boy"

WARNING: Proud Mommy rant about to happen!

For a while now, we have been "playing" with the potty.  Harlen has been very interested in the potty since he saw a little girl at daycare go through the potty training process. We have been very encouraging and have been letting him investigate and get comfortable with the idea of using the potty.  I know that some children find using the potty as very scary and we have been trying to get him comfortable with the idea for a while.  He has done pretty good and actually loves to strip down and sit on the potty.  We have spent countless hours just sitting, reading, playing and talking while he just sits and does not produce anything....... until now.  We have been working on pushing since I have run out of ideas to get him to use the potty.  Last week he pushed so hard that he passed gas and produced a little something, if you know what I mean, in the potty.  We were proud, even if it was a little "shart" and he got two M&M's for producing "something." Well he did the same thing a couple nights later and got rewarded again.  I have been waiting and waiting for him to get excited about actually using the potty instead of using it as a seat while he reads and plays.  Two nights ago, on 2-5-13 (yes, an actual date is needed for this monumental occasion), he went pee pee in the potty.  I was on the phone with the hubs when all of a sudden, Harlen stood up and pointed to the potty and said "poopy."  No son, that is pee pee and this is when the freak out began.  I quickly hung up the phone from my envious husband, who was so upset to miss the occasion, and started singing, dancing, running around and giving encouraging words with the boy who I swear was an infant yesterday.  He got a couple M&M's and kept saying "I'm a BIG BOY."  To see the joy on his face when he realized that what he did was so good. This was big news and called for a mass text to family and friends to spread the word.  Now, I am not counting my chickens before they hatch.  I do not think that he is fully ready for the massive undertaking of becoming fully potty trained but we will keep practicing until it is time to start the undertaking of actually potty training. I will use this time to keep him on the right track and keep encouraging him to use the potty for what it is intended to be used for. 

The pictures that you are about to see are only something a mommy would appreciate so if you do not like seeing pictures of pee pee in the potty, stop reading now.

Sitting on the potty

Harlens first pee pee in the potty!

M&M face!

 I hope that I get to blog about many, many, more occasions of him using the potty soon!  We shall see. Until next time......