The happenings

Holy cow, I hate my blog!  I don't know what my problem is, but I just can't get motivated.  I just keep putting it off and now hate myself because I am weeks and weeks behind.  We have had quite the month  with lots of celebrations, visitors, and much to remember!

The festivities began with Te-Te coming to visit us.  She flew in on September 22nd and stayed with us until October 2nd.  Life is always great when Te-Te is here but this time was exceptional!  Biggie, Chris and I had her here with us for ten whole days and wished it could have been longer.  We didn't do anything super special, but it didn't matter one bit.  It was so fun to be able to spend so much time together just hanging out.  We ran errands, played with Biggie, went for walks, hosted a bridal shower, and ate WAY too much.

After our ten days here in Orem, we packed up the car and drove to STG for Melissa's bridal shower and to spend the next week helping with the wedding festivities.  It was such a treat to be able to spend so much time with family.  (more on the wedding to come)

We have added a third B to the bed time crew!

Buzzy came to join us when Te-Te arrived.  When I pulled up to the curb at the airport and rolled down the window so Drake could see Tet, the first thing he saw was Buzz!  Tet was ready and waiting to give it to him!  He was a little hesitant at first but can't live without Buzzy now.  He is a fixture in the crib and is usually drug around the house during the day.  It's pretty darn cute!

Omie came to STG for all of the wedding festivities on October 7th.  We were are so excited for her to arrive and had been telling Biggie for weeks that she was coming.  Oh how Biggie loves his Omie (and his grammy and Tet).  He is one spoiled baby!  He has so many people that just love him to pieces and it couldn't make me happier to see how much he truly loves all of the ladies that I have adored my entire life! 

While Omie was here, she taught Biggie how to work the "Power Drill."  He loved it!  I have such fond memories of Opa and wish more than anything that he could be here to play with my little man.  No one can do the Power Drill quite like Opa could, but Omie is a very close second! I am so grateful that I have her to teach Drake all of the wonderful things that she taught me as a child!   

This little man LOVES his Te-Te and has her completely wrapped around his little finger!  He was so incredibly spoiled while Te-Te and Omie were here and he went through some serious withdrawals when we got home and he was stuck with just me again.  What a lucky boy he is to have a great auntie that loves him SO much!  I am so grateful that my little son has Te-Te in his life and know that he will truly be an incredible person from having her as an example!

While in STG, Tet decided that Biggie just HAD to have this Cozy Coupe.  Even though Christmas and his birthday are just around the corner, he NEEDED it now and oh how he loves it!  He hasn't quite figured out how to make it go by himself yet, but I'm sure it won't be long.  For now, he loves to be pushed and to crawl in and out.  Our garage has become quite the storage area for all of this boy's outdoor toys.  

Six

[10.16.10]

On Saturday, Chris and I celebrated our sixth anniversary.  It's really hard to believe that it's already been six years!  I consider myself extremely lucky to have been able to spend the last six years and many more to come, married to my sweet man.  I am grateful each and every day to be Chris Weaver's wife!  

Love you, love you Babe!

To celebrate our six, we headed to Park City for a quick over night getaway.  Mom and Omie drove up from STG to stay with Big, which was so very, very nice of them.  Thank you both so much!  We had a great day shopping in PC and eating delicious food.  Sunday was spent eating more incredible food, in PC and at home, visiting with the fam, and watching hours upon hours of football.  What could be better?!  It was quite a wonderful weekend! 

20 months... going on four years old!

[09.28.10]

Today my little son is 20 months old.  It seems kind of strange to still be counting his life in months, but I guess that's what you do until they're two.  It's also kind of strange this month to say that time seems to have slowed, just a touch.  The days and weeks still seem to fly by, but I feel like I am able to enjoy Drake more and more each day without feeling like he has changed too quickly.  This last month has been a really funny one with this little boy.  Some days it's weird for me to think that he really is only 20 months because so often I look at him and he seems like such a big boy.  I watch him play cars and use his lawn mower and catch myself thinking that he looks so much like an older child.  I think I just didn't realize until now how quickly little ones learn to do all of the things that they see those around them doing.  I guess it really shouldn't surprise me that Drake knows exactly how to "get ready in the morning" simply from watching his daddy do it time and time again, or that he knows how to get EVERYTHING he wants from his daddy and now his Te-Te!  Sometimes it's frustrating how much he does comprehend and how often he fights me when he doesn't want to do what I am him to, but I am very grateful for my strong willed, stubborn little boy.  He will need that strong will and stubbornness as he gets older to help him be the person he should be, so now even when it's a bit tiresome, I am grateful for who he is and love him more than I ever dreamed possible!

Things to remember about Drake at [20] months:

*  He knows how to put on deodorant, cologne, ad Gold Bond and loves to show off his new tricks!

*  He loves being outside right now.  He has always liked being out and about but lately, he cries and throws a fit every time I have to bring him in, unless I bribe him.  Sad, but true!

*  He loves to throw things off the deck.

*  He LOVES his Te-Te!  He has her wrapped around his little finger and runs to her every time he isn't getting what he wants from me.  

*  He is still such a picky eater.  He has a new found love for hot dogs though, and wants to eat them for every meal.  I love a good dog myself, but my child will not be eating hot dogs all day, every day, so we battle about that almost every day!

*  He still has night terrors occasionally.  They are the strangest things and stress Chris and I out when they happen.  I really hope he out grows them soon.

*  He doesn't really like to be played with.  Having someone close by is okay, but don't try to touch his stuff!

*  He has taken to "driving" his cars all over the house, and particularly likes the walls.

*  He still goes to bed fairly early (8:00 ish) but if we do keep him up too late, he gets very deliriously happy.  He runs around like a crazy man and laughs hysterically at everything.

*  He is talking so much these days.  He still doesn't like to repeat things and will only do so if I ask him to "tell me about" something.  He definitely prefers to just talk on his own.  His new words this week are nice, cool, Tet (Te-Te), Two, goose, sit, and park.

*  Te-Te has taught him how to "goose."  When you tell him to come here and get a goose, he comes running up, turns around and waits for you to pinch his little bum.  It's the cutest thing!

*  He is now wearing size SEVEN shoes!  The kid's feet are huge!

*  He likes to but his binki and blank in his "spot" in the car.

*  He has been sleeping with his Buzz doll since Te-Te got here.  He loves it.

*  He still likes to be sung to at night before we put him into his bed.  We usually sing three songs every night.  Most nights, after the last song, he leans towards his bed and is ready to be tucked in.

*  He is constant entertainment.  I find myself watching him all throughout the day and wondering how such a little dude can be so thoroughly entertaining!

*  He is the light of our lives and the best part of our worlds! 

Dear Grammy and Pops...

My mommy says that this is all your fault!

Well, maybe not all your fault, but you definitely helped create the problem!

Today, mommy went to the gas station to get daddy a treat but I decided it should be my treat instead.  As soon as mommy walked in the door and I spied this huge cup, I yanked out the bink, chucked the blank, and was ready to chug. 

After I took a few very large swigs, I made sure to push in my bubbles.  

Can't forget to do that.

I really did think about sharing with daddy, but decided against it.

64 ounces is just not enough to share!

Mommy says that she loves you dearly, Grammy and Pops, but she sure wishes that I hadn't been introduced to Pepsi!  She says that half of a 64 ounce Pepsi being chugged by a baby, is just NOT OKAY!  Good thing I have you two and  daddy that will give it to me, cause mommy says that I shouldn't have it anymore!

Love you and miss you!

xoxo Biggie

Handsome boy

[09.13.10]

A few months ago I bought this little shirt and vest ensemble for Drake.  He is now big enough to wear it so I put it on him for the first time the other day.  I can't get over how grown up he looks!  I tried hard to get a really good picture, but obviously that didn't happen, so this is all I've got.  

He is truly a boy!  His cars and trucks keep him entertained all day long.  He picked out this fire truck a few months ago and has played with it non-stop.  He drags it everywhere.  The funniest is when he tries to carry it up or down the stairs with him.  He hasn't quite gotten the hang of it yet and usually gets pretty frustrated.  I find him on the stairs whining for help, multiple times a day.  Just yesterday he got stuck trying to carry his bink, blank, and his barrel of monkeys up the stairs.  He even tried putting the monkeys in his mouth so he could hold everything.  Funny baby!

Love my handsome little man!  

Jammies

[09.23.10]

This little boy loves anything Cars related.  He can't get enough of Lightening and Mater.

On Thursday, Te-Te and I took Drake to the mall and he managed to make it out of that place with quite the stash of Cars and Toy Story stuff.  No doubt that he pointed to everything in the Disney Store and Te-Te just couldn't say NO!  These jammies were part of his loot and he was pretty proud of himself and extremely cute in them!  And of course, the "balls" (play dough) made it into the pic too.  He is obsessed with his "balls" now.  I really need to teach him to call it play dough instead of balls, huh?!  Oh well!

The Sand Box

Because we have no yard here in Orem, I resorted to putting the sandbox on the deck.  It actually works really well and Biggie loves to play in it as long as his feet don't have to touch the sand.  I have to put a dish towel down in the corner so he can sit on it without touching the sand.  It's really weird!  He also hates to have his hands dirty.  He likes to play in the sand or in dirt but as soon as his hands get dirty, it's game over.  He starts to whine and is instantly done.  The funniest thing about this quirk, is that Chris was the same way when he was little.  Honestly... could my child be ANYMORE like his daddy?!?