More Quotes & Sleep Update

Today, while driving the kids to the playground, Vincent sneezed and said, "Bless you, Vincent. Tyler that was not Vincent's booty, that was Vincent's mouth."

Then, on our way home from dinner, he said, "I need to get a little bit bigger so I can play music. Yeah. I need to get a little bit bigger so I can drive a fire truck. Yeah."

And, he pronouces music as "mikus." Boy, does he love music. This week, I showed in a cartoon rock music video on the Zune & let him try out ear buds. The song was "Elevate Myself" by Grandaddy. He loves that song now, and will grab his toy guitar and stand up pretending to play it like the guy in the video. He's also been into The Shins. Maybe we'll actually get to listen to our music in the car again soon. I can't find the camera (I think it's in the bedroom where Tyler's, hopefully, sleeping right now). Otherwise, I'd post some pictures.

**The sleep update - What is sleep?

Toddler Speak

Some things that come out of Vincent's mouth:

*What he says - "What they are these?"
What he means - What are these?

*What he says - "Sounds like good."
What he means - Sounds good.

*What he says - "Peanut butter and sandwich."
What he means - Peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

*What he says - "Yeah, Daddy."
What he means - Yeah, Mommy.

*What he says - "Tyler go?"
What he means - Where did Tyler go?

*What he says - "I'm cold."
What he means - I'm hot.

*What he says - With a frown, "I'm happy."
What he means - I'm sad.

Other things he says often, include: "Yeah, I think so." "I don't think so." "No, I'm frustrated right now."

And, when he says something that we don't understand, he will repeat it by saying, "OH, (insert whatever it is he's trying to say)!"

What's Up, Hunts?

-Vincent started a preschool summer camp this week. It's only 2 days a week, and he's only going a total of 8 days all summer. BUT, it's the first time I've dropped him off at a preschool. He did really well overall, but when we got home, he wasn't so nice to me. I hear that can happen for some kids. I guess some of the other kids can use the potty, or are toilet training, and since then, he's been really interested in the potty.

-Vincent can ride a tricycle! We have a video, but it's just too much for me to post right now, sorry.

-I have some pictures, but they're all of Tyler. Here he is in the exercauser. He's getting more into it, and sometimes will do a little bouncing. When he does, it seems to surprise him a little.

Tyler is a huge giggler. Not only does he giggle when tickled, but he giggles at just about anything else. Maybe I'm exaggerating. He loves to look at Vincent and giggle, too.
This week, Tyler figured out how to grab his feet. That makes him giggle, too. And, lastly, Tyler has been really interested in food. He seems to complain at the dinner table when we are all eating and he's not. He watches us with lots of interest. So, I decided to make some brown rice porridge tonight. We tried giving him a little bit, and he was totally into it. He smiled & practically grabbed the spoon to shove into his mouth. We weren't planning on starting food for him this soon, but it seems he's ready.

4 Different Things to Share

1. Ever since we decided to sell our house, we put a bunch of Vincent's toys away, and we stopped buying him toys. Now that we aren't selling it anymore, we decided that he needs a few bigger kid toys. So, we went shopping, and came home with a water table, a t-ball set, and this lawn mower! 2. Tyler turned 4 months yesterday. Today, he went to his check up. Here are the stats:
Height: 25", weight - 15 lbs, 1 oz; both 50-75%. Not bad. I thought he was going to be off the chart big!

3. Tyler got Sophie when I was barely a couple of months pregnant from a couple of my mommy friends. We introduced him to Sophie over the weekend, and he has taken to her happily. Today, we found Sophie after Stella (our cat) got a hold of her. Poor Sophie.

4. Vincent will be starting a preschool summer camp next week. It's just for a few days, but it's 4 hours long, and he's being dropped off. It'll be the first time I've ever dropped him off anywhere. To prepare for it, we got him a backpack. He was very excited to try it out, and wanted me to take his picture.

Addicted

A new business opened up in our neighborhood - Old School Frozen Custard Oh man! We are addicted. To counter all the fat and calories, we walk there from our house, which is probably about a mile??? Probably less. But, getting there and back must add up to at least a mile. They have 3 flavors each day; there's always vanilla & chocolate, and then there's a flavor of the day. Yesterday, they had orange creamsicle. That's what I got. David got a "concrete" which is basically like a Dairy Queen Blizzard, only better.

We take the kids in the stroller.

Wading Pool

Volunteer Park wading pool opened last weekend. I actually thought it was this weekend. Nonetheless, when the boys got up from their afternoon nap, we took them there. We were out of the house in an impressive 30 minutes - sunblock slathered on both kids, bathing gear & all!

Vincent had a great time, and unlike last year, he actually ventured away from the edge of the pool today. He did it all on his own, and eventually did a little "swimming". Basically, he would put both hands down on the bottom, and float his whole body, belly down & head out of the water. He was so pleased with himself, and kept saying, "I'm floating!" We're proud of him for being so brave in the pool.

Cute