Wednesday, January 12, 2011

18 months!





























Leo is 18 months old. It is amazing to think that he is a full fledged toddler. At his 18 month appointment we found out that he is in the 95th % for height and 50th % for weight. He had been going through a major growth spurt which would explain why all if his pants are suddenly too short! He is becoming more independent and is having an easier time sepearating at school. He LOVES to interact with other people and says "hi"and "bye" to every person we see. He knows how to get people's attention and likes to show off his "tricks". He is becoming very interested in books and is always bringing me books to read. He loves his cars and trucks and it is so fun to watch him zoom them around. He likes to clean up and sings the clean up song every time he sees me putting things away. He loves to watch football with Dada and points to the TV yelling BALL and calls for Dada to sit by him on the couch. He is obsessed with music and always wants to listen to music, dance and sing. He enjoys being around other kids and will go up to them and hug them and rest his head on them until they squirm away. He knows when is not supposed to do something or touch something and before I can say anything he says "no no no" to himself. He is sleeping longer in the morning and most days he gets up around 7 am (soooo much better than 5:00 am!) He loves to go places and will bring me his coat and shoes so we can go on an adventure. He is sweet as pie and loves to snuggle and cuddle. He is talking more and more everyday and is always saying new words. He is growing up way too fast and is becoming such a big boy. We are having so much fun exploring the world through Leo's eyes and feel so blessed to have such a happy, loving and joyful boy.


Kevin and I took Leo to an indoor park on Sunday. It was crazy packed with tons of kids and parents who have cabin fever like us. The park has a huge indoor playground and an open gym with push toys and balls. Leo LOVED it! He ran, played and kept up with all the "big kids". We spent most of the time chasing after him making sure he didn't take someone out with the scooter. He loved climbing up the wall and sliding down the slide. I think he did it about 25 times before we were able to move on to something else. We will definitely have to go back (maybe on a weekday when there aren't a million people there!)

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Christmas!




































































































We had a wonderful Christmas! We were able to spend time with both families, friends and one another. Leo is at such a fun age and really enjoyed all of the festivities of Christmas (minus Santa). We spent Christmas Eve day at home and then we met my family at the afternoon church service. Leo sat amazingly well and was in awe of the singing, lights and people. He sat on Grammy's lap most of the time and only needed to walk in the hallway for a few minutes. After church, we went to my parents house and had appetizers and had a little Christmas program. When we were growing up, we always did a small Christmas program before we opened gifts. We all did different things depending on our "talents". The program usually consisted of playing the piano, reading a Christmas Story or poem, singing a song, doing a trick or playing a random instrument. This year Leo played the jungle bells, the piano and helped me read a story. After the program, Leo opened his presents and played with his new toys. After he went down for bed, the rest of us opened our presents, laughed and had a great time. We ended up staying the night over there and then had brunch with everyone on Christmas morning. Then Kevin, Leo and I went home and had our family Christmas and Leo got his big gift- a play kitchen! He LOVES kitchens. Whenever we go to someones house to play, he immediately goes to the kitchen and plays there forever. We ordered a kitchen for him online and Kevin spent 4.5 hours putting it together (long story) and when we gave it to him on Christmas, he LOVED it!!! It was so fun to watch his reaction and see him get excited about a gift. Later that day we went back to my parents house for Christmas dinner and games. The next day we got up and went to Kevin's parents house for brunch and we opened gifts together there. Leo and Ellie were the stars of the show and had so much fun opening their presents. It is fun to watch them interact and think about the fun they will have as they grow up together.
We feel so blessed to have such loving and supportive families. We love spending time with them and sharing the holiday's with them! It was a wonderful Christmas. Now we are gearing up for 2011! Happy New Year!!!