Mom

Apparently Mom is my new name around here these days.  I've gone from Momma to Mommy to just plain Mom!  It's like Connor went to bed one night as my sweet toddler boy and woke up the next morning as my 16 year boy saying "Hey, Mom...more milk!".  I don't always respond when he calls me Mom because I just don't recognize him saying that.  It's not until he says "Mommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!", that I realize he's talking to me! (poor kid)

We had a good weekend and it was pretty laid back.  Friday after I picked Connor up from school, I had a small happy for him.  He finally owns the FULL collection of Shrek (1-4)!  The kid thought it was Christmas morning, I don't think his smile could have been any bigger.  Then Friday night, we went to eat Mexican at the mall.  After dinner Connor had the chance to play in the kids area.  He had a blast! Every time he would do something, he'd say "Mom see?" if I didn't respond he'd just yell it louder.

On Saturday, Matt worked and we went to my mom's.  I dropped Connor off for a little bit so I could get my passport taken care of for our trip.  When I got back to her house this is what I saw...

The playhouse is definitely coming along.  I think I'll be able to drop Connor off for long weekend visits at Gigi's and Big Daddy's once it's complete!

Saturday evening, Connor and I rode with Matt to meet some guys at the shop.  Connor started to get antsy waiting on Matt, so he hopped up in the driver's seat.  It's the little things (and Shrek) that make him so happy in life!

Shrek is never far away!

He's obsessed with hats, because it's the one thing he can get on and off without any help.

Driving while watching Shrek...scary!

This is why it's illegal to have a TV in the front

Sunday we had a nice family breakfast and enjoyed more time playing outside.  I'm glad we enjoyed the outdoors while we could because it looks like we have rain in the forecast for most of the week. 

Matt Made The List

My sh*t list that is...Yesterday when I got home from work, I opened the door so Connor could go in while I got stuff out of the car.  Then I heard "Uh oh, bad Cooper!" and I knew it couldn't be good. 

I guess I forgot to lock Cooper's cage that morning or she let herself out, but that's besides the point.  Matt left the trash bag sitting in the kitchen and Cooper just helped herself! 

Not what I was looking forward to cleaning up when I got home, which is why he made the list! (And received a nice text message, including pictures)

Thankfully someone decided to help me out! (The tape X's are where Connor stands to shoot the basketball, in case you were wondering)

Finally after we I got everything cleaned up, we started our normal nightly routine.  Connor has become so picky when it comes to food, that I've decided to give him choices and he can pick what we eat (sides only).  If he picks it, then there isn't much of an argument when we sit down.

Here he is trying to make a decision last night...

I can't believe it's April already, the year is flying by!

 

In other news. . .

Here's what else we did this past weekend

We played soccer

and basketball

(look at that form)

crawled through the tunnel

and cleaned!!!

(he was hot from playing basketball)

Connor also figured out how to open up the doors (interior doors) this weekend, never a quiet moment around here!

Happy Birthday Yaya!

This past weekend we celebrated Yaya's birthday at Firebirds.  It was a good excuse to get out of the house since the weather had been so icky.  I have to admit, I was that parent who brought the portable DVD player so my toddler could watch Shrek.  It was the only thing that would ensure me 2 glasses of wine and a nice dinner for me AND the entire restaurant! (The volume was completely turned down, the boy knows this movie line by line)

You can also see that I broke out the paci for the night too!

Garner is so sweet with Connor, bless her heart!

Connor loves Bobo

(Note to self: I need an iphone 4 so I'll have a flash like this or just charge my camera so I can use that)

Connor is really into birthdays lately, I think part of it is because we celebrated Matt's birthday for about a month.  Who doesn't love "happy cake" on a regular basis?!  Besides eating "happy cake", Connor's next favorite thing is to sing Happy Birthday.  Bless his heart, by the end of the night he was like a broken record!

Bobo was very prepared!

Connor was stained for 2 days from the "happy cake" icing

Happy Birthday Yaya, we love you!!!

Sad Face

This is what I saw on Connor's daily sheet when I picked him up yesterday

Once again, Connor had gotten in trouble for hitting.  This behavior is very out of character for him, I think it may have something to do with the full/super moon this week.  His punishment was not going to Chuckie Cheese (school fundraiser night) and he couldn't watch Shrek.  He could care less about Chuckie Cheese, but not watching Shrek went straight to his heart! There were a lot of tears shed over this and hopefully he has learned his lesson, hitting/misbehaving = NO SHREK.  I'll find out this afternoon. . .

And it begins...

Up until today, parenthood hasn't been that hard.  Yes it has been exhausting (physically and mentally), a test of our patience, and most of all very rewarding.  However, today was a day where I felt a bit of failure. 

Here is my conversation with Connor in the hallway at school (after reading a LONG note on the back of his daily paper).

Me: Did you listen today?

C: No. (at least he didn't lie!)

Me: Did you hit your friend today?

C: Yes.

Me: Which friend?

C: Madison.

Me: You need to listen to Ms. Brittany and we DO NOT hit anyone. Do you understand?

C: Yes (with a quivering lip)

He was reminded of how he needs to act at school several times tonight.  I'm hoping tomorrow is a better day and I'm hoping he makes better choices.  Parenthood is truly the hardest job out there! (And I've only has this job for 2 years)

Nothing out of the ordinary

This weekend was like just like any other weekend, except the weather was absolutely PERFECT!

Connor took Cooper for a walk Friday evening

Then he laid on the couch and watched Shrek 3 (I had to order it on demand because I couldn't watch Shrek 1 anymore!)

Saturday Matt worked, so we headed over to help Big Daddy with the new play set Connor got for his birthday.

Big Daddy is so patient with Connor, bless his heart

Gigi and I helped by supervising

Saturday after Matt got off work we rode around town with the windows down.  We made a quick stop at the new park by Grandaddy's house and Connor had a blast going down the slide!

After the park, we headed to Cracker Barrel for dinner.  Connor was SO good during dinner, I think the peg game kept him entertained.

Or could it have been the thrill of organization?

Either way, he was good and we were able to enjoy a nice dinner out!