3 Years, 5 Months, 2 Weeks and 2 Days Old

These are some of the things that I hear from Sean at this age:


Me: "Is that enough juice?" Sean: "not yet"

"no thank you"

"I'm full"

"Do you like that?" (he's usually asking me if I like my coffee!)

"Do you wanna play nice with me?"

"I'm hungry"

"All by myself"

"I'm helping you"

"I can do it"

"One more time"

"Oh, my gosh!" ( a personal favorite of mine)

"What did you do" ( he asks this whenever I'm driving!)

"What's wrong"

"I'm very sorry"

"I love you, Mommy and Daddy" ( our very favorite)

"My daddy"

Potty Training....Again

Sean's teacher asked me to bring him to school in his underwear and to bring a lot of extra clothes, so they can work on helping Sean learn to potty. I was nervous all morning because I was wondering how he did. When, I picked him up, I found out that they tried, but he held inside for 4 hours!! I couldn't believe it. When, I ask him if he has to potty, he says sweetly, "no, thank you". When we got home, he peed right on the kitchen floor and wasn't upset in the least. I put him in a pull-up to nap and then back in underwear to go outside and play. Well, he peed again, outside. This time, I showed him one of his potty presents and he said he wanted to potty. Well, since he had just went, I knew nothing else was coming, but I let him sit on the potty for awhile. He's in his underwear right now and we're hoping for a pee in the potty tonight! No pictures today, since my baby is in his underwear. I don't think he'd like seeing that posted when he's older!

Those Lazy Hazy Days...

pretending to sleep

way to catch that ball, baby!

Sean and I did a lot of nothing today! The main outing was going to Wal-Mart for some groceries and household items. By the time we got home, it was time for lunch and then nap time. Sean did eat some ham for lunch. He is an incredibly picky eater and this was a shock that he ate meat! He usually only eats pancakes, french fries, fruit, and of course, chicken nuggets.

After his nap, we got ready for t-ball. Kenny had to go back to work, but was able to be there for most of the game. Sean is so carefree on the field. He spent most of the practice doing splits instead of trying to catch the ball. He did make one catch, though. Yeah, Sean!! I also had to laugh when he ran from 1st base to home. It really is so cute. His friend, Mason, walked out onto the field with a nacho chip covered in cheese. The coach, laughed and said, "there's no nachos in t-ball". Sean's favorite part of t-ball was the end when the coach hands out popsicles. When, we got home, he told me that he was tired and turned my mat in the kitchen over and pretended to be sleeping. He then, fell asleep at 11pm!! Being lazy and t-ball in the evening...nothing better!!

A Five Minute Playdate

Kenny was finally home from work at a good time last night, so Sean was able to play with him. It was so cute to listen to them play hide and seek and "dinosaur". I stayed back in the bedroom to let them have some father/son time before I joined them.

This morning Sean didn't want Kenny to leave for work. I know that this was hard on both of him. Sean kept giving him more hugs and held on to his leg. I lured him away with some of his favorite juice.

We went to the park on the southshore to meet some of my mommy friends that I last saw around Easter. Sean was talkative the entire way. He pointed out all of the boats and trucks to me. When we got there, I noticed all of the very small toddlers and thought to myself that this was a bad idea and I was right. Sean is very quick in his movements and tends to "steamroll" others and doesn't seem to notice. He also had regressed back to giving hugs around the neck. Kenny and I have been telling him to hug around the waist and now I've asked him not to touch anyone, but he startled 2 little girls and was running so fast, that I figured that we better head on out. While, still on the southshore, we went to Toys R Us (another mistake) to finish getting my niece's b-day gifts. I normally do this when he is in school, but that is only 1/2 days and 2 days a week and I have no sitters until Maw Maw is off from work this summer. So, when we went by the 4-wheelers, which he wants so badly, he had a tantrum. I told him that Maw Maw and Dukie want to get him that for Christmas, but he's only 3 and didn't understand. So, he wound up with a small toy John Deere tractor.

After his nap, it was back outside to play. We played with his sand and he "cut the grass" with his new tractor. He does this by rolling his tractor on the grass. We went out front and walked around the neighborhood and then he stopped to pick me some flowers! However, there were bees on the flowers and he asked me if he could "pet them". I told him that bees sting and give bo-bo's, so we need to stay away from them. He managed to find 2 flowers. He said one was for me and one was for him. I did manage to get a few pics from the park.

My Dream Come True

drinking his 1st rain water

playing in his sand before the rain

Today was a school day for Sean. When, I picked him up, his teacher asked if I could bring some underwear and extra clothes for him on Thursday, as they are going to attempt to get him to potty. I wish them the best of luck! The last time they put him on the potty, he cried and when I try to put him on, he tells me "no". I'll be a nervous wreck Thurs. morning.

After school, Sean took his nap and then when he woke up, I gave him our usual afternoon snack of popcorn. It's become a type of ritual with us and he loves it!

We went outside and watered "yellow", who is sprouting nicely, by the way and then we played with his moon sand. I noticed the sky was getting dark and was thinking how nice it would be if there was a light rain, so Sean and I could play in it, as we have never done this before. It did become very windy and I had Sean watch the leaves "dance" and I showed him how to put his arms out and spin in the wind. We blew some bubbles, but when the liquid got in his eyes because of the wind, we stopped and went inside.

After dinner, I noticed that God had answered my thoughts. It was raining and it was perfect! It was just heavy enough and there was no lightening. I grabbed the camera and we ran outside. I chased Sean around the yard and we laughed and laughed. Then, we went out front to jump in some puddles. I had always dreamed of doing this with my child, and I got to do it!! Kenny happened to pull up from work and he said it brought such a big smile to his face to see his son and wife having so much fun. Thank you, God for this wonderful day!

Outside Fun

"yellow"
just like Daddy coloring on my table

As is becoming usual, Sean asked me this morning, "mommy, what are we doing?". I had to laugh, again. He knows our routine now of staying on the go and always having activities.

The first thing we did was to ride his bike. He is getting much better on his "big boy" bike. I enjoy our conversations during his rides. He has been especially sweet, today. He waved to every passerby that we saw and when he fell off of the bike, he would say, "sorry, mommy". That broke my heart. I told him that it's not his fault that he fell. I think that's because I am always telling him to be careful.

Later, we headed to the store and I got him some more moon sand, an adorable "Cars" table for outdoors that has an umbrella and that you can color on, bubbles and a toy weed eater. I know that I overindulge him, but kept telling myself that we will use all of these because he loves to be outdoors so much.

He didn't play with the weed eater as much as I thought that he would. He loved the new table, especially the umbrella. I changed the solution in the hummingbird feeder and we are still hopeful that we'll see some. Sean watered "yellow" and of course, said, "all by myself" while he watered it and it is starting to sprout!! We played with the bubbles and I laughed as I watched my baby try to catch a dragonfly. He wants to hold a bird or bug, so badly. There was no nap, today, so he's a bit cranky, now. I had so much fun with him today. I love you, Sean!!!

Still Searching for Those "HoneyBirds"

at the park
Sean woke up this morning and said, "where are those birds?". I've had the feeder up and even bought a plant that is supposed to attract them. So far, no birds. I spoke to my neighbor and he has them in his yard all day! I may have to bring Sean over, so he can finally see one.



Since Daddy was working late again last night, I gave him a Sean "recap". I told him that in the tub lately, Sean has been kicking out his leg and saying, "kick it". I told him that it's not nice to kick. While we were lying in bed last night to fall asleep, he said, "kick it, kick it'. I asked him where he heard that and he said at school. I then realized, that he has been saying "cricket"!! He has been moving his legs in the tub like the crickets. He proceeded to tell me that crickets live in the grass and have to watch out for "ant pilts", so they won't get bit. He's a smart little fella.


We went to the park this am and only stayed about 15 min. Sean moves so quickly from one thing to another. He got into some trouble when he pushed a little girl and then when he did it again, after he had already apologized, we left. He wasn't happy, but I told him, that if he pushes, he can't play. The pushing has started up again and I'm trying to figure out why. He has been doing so well. He did just lose our pet and his Uncle Danny and he had been the victim of pushing at school. So, I'm wondering if all of these factors have brought about the pushing again.


After his nap, we went to water "yellow" and Sean bent down and said, "let's see if it grows". I had to laugh to myself and told him that it should start growing, soon. Then, he sat down so sweetly on a lawn chair and looked at the bird feeder, but we didn't see any.


Maw Maw and Dukie are coming over tomorrow and are going to ride with us to see cousin Erin dance tomorrow night, so we went to get a car wash. Afterwards, Sean told me that it was fun! After dinner, we went back outside and played and still no birds. I'm going to try another feeding solution tomorrow and hope my baby gets to see his "honeybirds".

Conversations With Sean

Last night, Sean had his 3rd t-ball game. He sat on the ground a lot and picked the grass! If there had been butterflies, he would have been chasing them. It really was cute. After the game, we met Maw Maw, Dukie and Daddy(who had to work late) at Mi Patio's for a great dinner.

When Sean woke up this morning, he came up to me and said, "mommy, where we go today?" I had to laugh because I keep us on the move all of the time. I told him that he had school today and he nodded and went to watch Kenny get ready for work. On the way to school, Sean said, "mommy, smoke!" It was foggy and he thought that it was smoke. Then, he said, "it's getting on your car" and then after we passed through it, he said, "it's all okay, now". It was a cute morning chat.

When, I picked him up, he was sitting in time out. This was hard for me to see, because he's my baby and I'm not used to seeing someone else correct him. I overheard the teacher telling another mom, that her son was being bossy and told the teacher, "no". Last week, the teacher said that Sean did the same thing, and he was put in time out for it. My momma bear instincts kicked in and I asked Peyton's mom if he had ever been in time out. She said not that she knew of, so she's going to check. I just want to make sure that all of the kids are being disciplined equally.

Sean is now sleeping, but I'm getting ready to wake him, so we can ride his bike and water his plant, named "yellow".

Sean woke up and we watered his plant all while he was telling me to let him do it by himself. Then, we went for a bike ride and had the cutest talk. We watched workers building a house and he waved at them all. He told me that he wanted to help them build and I had to tell him that he could help when he was older. He saw a bird, which he called a "grr". I said, don't you mean "bird?" and he said, "no, a grrr is brown, not like a baby bird". I don't know what he was talking about, but it sounded good to me. He stopped his bike and cupped his hands and waited for the bird to land. I almost cried because it was so cute. He wanted to catch the bird, but I told him that we can watch them, because birds like to fly.
I really had a great time listening to how he sees the things around him.

All By Myself

just finished planting "yellow"
finally smiled at me

"All by myself" is a popular phrase that Sean says, now. Yesterday, I told him that if he took a nap, he could play with his fishing game. Well, he didn't get to play with it, so the first words out of his mouth this morning, were "I play fishin' game all by myself". We got out of bed and I got it for him and he did play by himself, but got angry when he couldn't catch all of the fish!

After we got dresssed, we went outside to plant Sean's sunflower which he named, "yellow". He doesn't even know what a sunflower looks like, so I was surprised when he picked that name. He got to use his shovel and mix the mud, put the seed in and then water the plant.

He has been wanting to see a "honey" bird, so badly, but we haven't seen any, yet. I let him help me put more food into the feeder, and of course, he wanted to do this by himself. Then, we went to the local nursery and got a plant that attracts hummingbirds, so hopefully, he'll see one soon. He finally took a nap without any fighting, so he should be in a good mood for t-ball, tonight. After his nap, we're going out to look for "honey" birds!!

Art Day

the finished product
painting intently

I've never celebrated Earth Day before, so this year, I thought that Sean and I would do something special. Earth Day is tomorrow, but we did our painting for it today. I bought Sean a clay flower pot and some child friendly paints and let him at it. He painted for a few minutes and then, as I expected, he lost interest. At least, we got enough paint on the pot, though.

Tomorrow, we're going to plant a sunflower and pray that it grows, as I don't have a green thumb.

Sean opted out of a nap today, even though, I know he is exhausted. He keeps rubbing his eyes, but is fighting sleep. He has done this since he was a baby. So, I'm expecting an early bed time, but a very long rest of the day.

School Pictures

Today, Sean had his very first school pictures taken! I was so excited because this is another cute milestone. Kenny fixed his hair for him this morning. There were a few tears, because Sean hates to have his hair brushed, but he told me that he looked "cute" when Kenny was finished. I took a picture before we left for school, just in case his hair got messed up during school play. I'm hoping that they took a picture of his class, too!

Sean had a bit of a bad day at school. Miss Christy said that he was a little rough with the other boys. I tried to talk to him about, but at 3 and at this stage, he just confesses that he did something and tells me he's "vewy sorry".

He came home and took a good nap, but dinner was a struggle. He fought me tooth and nail, but in the end, he ate all of his dinner and got a piece of Easter candy. Later, he "helped" me blow dry my hair. I let him flip the switch and tonight, he even held it next to my hair. Afterwards, we played for a little bit before bed. He put his construction and fireman hats on me and took pictures of me with his Finding Nemo camera and his Spiderman camera phone. It was so sweet.

Breakfast with Daddy

my big boy bike
Today, Kenny took Sean to I-Hop for breakfast and let me sleep in!! I was so surprised and glad that Kenny and Sean got some alone time together. When, they came back, Sean told me that he had blueberry and strawberry syrup on his pancakes. I asked him if he poured it and he said, "no, my daddy did". I think it's so cute that he always refers to Kenny to me as "my daddy".

Sean had been up very early, so he and Daddy were tired and took a good nap after their late breakfast. After naptime, I took Sean out on his new bike. Guess what? He mastered the new bike already!! He had a hard time on it yesterday, but today, he could pedal fast and steer! I was so proud and so was he. We called Dukie, later and told him all about it. Dukie was proud, too!

I took Sean shopping with me to get new dvd players for the car and then we got his favorite dinner, chicken strips and french fries. Today, was a special bonding father/son day!

I'm going to get Sean to sleep because he has school pictures, tomorrow!

The Leaves Are Dancing

Last night, Kenny and I went to Uncle Joey's surprise party, so Maw Maw and Dukie watched the 3 grandkids and spent the night on the northshore.

In the morning, I took Sean with me to the doctor because I figured that I had an ear infection, which I do. On the way home, Dukie called and said to meet him at Wal-Mart because he wanted to by Sean a bike! Dukie already had it picked out when we met him. Sean got a yellow Tonka rugged big boy adjustable bike with training wheels. Goodbye, Thomas the Train tricycle! Sean was so excited. His legs still aren't quite long enough, but he did start to get used to pedalling a bike that has a brake.

Dukie stayed and changed the oil on the "tractor" (riding lawn mower), so Sean stayed up all day and watched Dukie work. We then, headed to McDonald's for lunch. Sean ate all of his chicken nuggets for Dukie! I was thrilled because he won't eat for me.

My plan was to keep him up, so he will go to bed early tonight. So, we headed for the backyard, and played with Moon Sand. I have no idea why it's called this, but Sean liked it. It has been so windy here, that I've been telling Sean that the leaves are dancing and to watch them in the trees. This afternoon, he said, "look Mommy, the leaves are dancing". I was so amazed that he remembered this. We watched the leaves and I told him to listen to the wind and tell me what he heard and he said, "dancing"! We then, spent about 15 min. playing with a doodle bug! I'm getting used to these "boy activities"!

"Do You Wanna Play With Me?"

Today, Sean and I pretty much had a lazy day, except for all of the errands that we had to complete. I had promised Sean a carwash since he loves them, so this was on our list.

I took Sean with me to the Goodwill drop off and told him that it is nice to give to other people. He didn't really understand and was upset that I was giving away his shoes that don't fit him anymore. I kept telling him that he would be getting a carwash with mommy soon, and that made the errand running better for him. We went to the store to buy Kenny some more clothes. I told Sean that Daddy works so hard so that we can have so many nice things, that we are buying Daddy some things that he doesn't have time to get for himself. He didn't really understand that either. Finally, we went to the carwash. He was in awe. He loves watching all of the brushes and the soap on the windows.

After Sean's nap, he asked me, "do you wanna play with me, mommy?" Who could refuse that? I sat in the playroom with him and we played cars and trucks, which is basically ramming them into each other while saying "vroom, vroom". Then, we tried on his hats and I snapped some pictures.

Playdate at the Park

This morning, Sean sat by me as I drank my coffee and said, "mommy, do eye kisses". He hasn't asked for this in awhile. He calls them "eye kisses", but it is when Kenny or I blink our lashes against his face. He laughs and laughs.


We headed off to the park to meet Mason, Peyton, Kate and Maggie. Sean got to ride in his new big boy booster seat. He loved it.


Sean had fun at the park, but was most excited that after the park, he would get to ride in Nanny's car. He loves riding in people's cars. Nanny needed me and Sean to sit in her car with Ashley while she ran into Abita to drop off some things for Uncle Joey's surprise party tomorrow night.


When, we got home, he fell asleep right away and I had to wake him up, so he would sleep tonight. After this, we went shopping because I needed some clothes. When, we came home, he watched me try them on and said, "mommy, that's so cute". I laughed because after I dress him, I tell him to let me look at him and I tell him how cute he looks. Here are some pics from the park.

What's This and What's That?

Sean is still thinking it is Easter because last night, he told me, "Happy Easter Bunny Rabbit Day". The things that he says are so cute. This morning, we were all in our bedroom and he sniffed a silk rose and said, "that doesn't smell so good". Kenny and I were both laughing.

We had a lot of errands to do today, so we headed off in the car to the store. Sean asked, "when's the honeybird coming?". I put up a hummingbird feeder and he has been waiting to see his first hummingbird. When, we got to K-mart, he kept asking me, "mommy, what's that for" and "what's this over thar"....he has a little bit of a twang right now. Now, I know that we are finally in the curious phase. Now, I'm waiting for "why" to begin.

Tonight, Sean had his second t-ball game and he had a bunch of cheerleaders. Maw Maw, Dukie, Aunt Debbie, Uncle Kevin and cousins, Megan, Kyle and Abby all came out to cheer Sean on. It was so cute and funny. Sean had fun eating chips from Abby while in the batters circle and he enjoyed running circles around 3rd base. We all had a great time. I think he is asleep already, because he is in the den with Kenny and it's very quiet. I think I'm going to bed, too!

Dinosaurs Go "Roar"

I can some up this blog with "long lines, tired kids and tired mommies", but that wouldn't make for good reading, so here it goes.

Today was a beautiful day! Sean and I left the house earlier then usual to bring Kenny something to his office that he had forgotten and then we headed to our friends' house, Kimberly and Mason to ride with them to the zoo. Sean was so excited to see Mason that he had been talking about it all last night. Mason's 2 cousins joined us and let Sean listen to their MP3 player in the car. It was so cute! He loves music and had the little earpiece in his ear. On the way there, the boys pointed out all of the "big trucks" that they saw on the road.

When, I planned this, I didn't know that a movie was being filmed at the zoo and I forgot that it was spring break. It seemed like every child under 12 was at the zoo. We waited in long lines for admission and for lunch which made everyone grumpy. However, once we got to the Dinosaur exhibit, Sean was in seventh heaven. He loves them! He was one for Halloween and walks around the house saying, "roar". He went up to the dinosaurs and "roared" back at them and smiled to them. At the gift shop, he picked out a stuffed dinosaur to sleep with. He also loved the sea lions and alligators.

I also think he has a crush on Kimberly, Mason's mommy. He wouldn't hold my hand, only hers and kept asking, "where's Miss Kimberee?" over and over. It was so sweet!

We didn't get home until 4:30 which meant no nap and we had been gone all day. Sean was exhausted and fell asleep at 7pm tonight. I only hope that he sleeps through the night. I'm sure tomorrow, we'll be talking about the dinosaurs and "roaring" all day long!

Training Day

Today, we woke up earlier than usual, because, Cody, the "bug man" as Sean refers to him, was coming over to spray. Sean loves to follow him around and watch. After Cody left, we headed to the sports store for more t-ball equipment. Kenny said that Sean throws better with his left hand and he also thought it would be cute to get him cleats! So, I found the right glove and got the cleats, but not before a major three year old tantrum, complete with sassy talking to me. Getting up early, just made his mood worse. I had talked to Sean on the way home about putting on his big boy underwear. He started telling me "no". I've been preparing him for this for a couple of weeks now and showed him his "potty toys" this morning.
When we got home, Sean became hysterical and started to cry when I tried to put on the underwear, so I let the issue alone and he took a 2 1/2 hour nap!!
After his nap, I asked if he wanted to try the underwear and he said, "no, thank you". We played for a little bit and he noticed his reward toys, so he let me put the underwear on him. We went to the backyard, since he was just in his shirt and underwear and brought a lot of apple juice with us. It was windy, so I told Sean to look at the trees and watch the leaves dance. I didn't think he was paying attention, but later, he said, "mommy, the leaves are dancing". It was so sweet. Then, he opened the ice chest and lo and behold, he found a baby frog! I'm terrified of them, so I walked away, but he wanted to hold the frog. I told him that Daddy would get the frog for him when he got home. I wanted to take a picture of him looking at the frog, but I figured that in years to come when he reads this, he wouldn't like it if he saw pictures of him in his underwear posted on here! I kept telling Sean to tell me when he had to pee, but instead, he told me as he was doing it and then he thought it would be fun to jump in the puddle he had made and he laughed. At this point, I cleaned him up and put him back in the pull-ups.
When, Kenny came home, they went outside to see the frog, but it jumped away. Later, Sean told me that the frog went home. We'll try training again, later.

Here Comes Peter Cottontail....

Today was Easter Sunday and Sean slept until 8am!! After we all woke up, we went out to the den to see what the Easter Bunny had left for Sean. He looked at his basket and said, "wow". I wished I had gotten it on video. The bunny left Sean a lot of candy, some moon sand and a "big ambulance"(this is what Sean asked the bunny for, specifically). Sean's favorite thing was actually an Easter egg that was filled with a Hot Wheels car. After having some jelly beans for breakfast....I know, but it is a holiday, we got dressed up and went to Mass. Sean did pretty well for sitting or should I say crawling and laying on the floor through a 45 min. Mass. Kenny was really proud of him, because they usually have to go take a walk, because Sean likes to talk during the Mass.

Afterwards, we came home and changed and went to Nanny and Uncle Joey's house for lunch. Kenny and I ate a lot and Sean, as usual, just ate a little. Maw Maw and Dukie were there and had an Easter basket for Sean and Nanny had a basket for him, too. Sean told me tonight, that he needs to tell the Easter Bunny "thank you". He's so cute! He also asked me where Santa lives and I told him the North Pole where it's very cold. Then, he said, "what about the bunny?" I had to ponder this one and then I came up with in a carrot patch. That seemed to satisfy my curious little one!

Riding the Tractor

Sean's highlight of today was getting to ride the tractor which is really the riding lawnmower, but he thinks it's a tractor. Kenny woke up early and Sean and I went outside to watch him, "weedech", as Sean says. Sean kept asking if he was almost finished because he was so excited to ride the tractor. Then, we watched, Kenny mow the lawn and then, Sean got his turn. Kenny turned the blades off and took the "tractor" into the street and let Sean ride with him and even steer. Sean came inside to tell me all about it.

Then, Kenny went to work and Sean and I played and watched "Handy Manny" and took a nap. Afterwards, I wanted to enjoy the beautiful day, so I took Sean outside to hang my new hummingbird feeder and let him ride his bike. Instead, of riding though, he decided he wanted to pull his wagon around. I'm not sure why he likes this, but he thinks, it's fun. After a major 3 yr old tantrum, we came right inside and Sean said he was "vewy sorry" and ate all of his chicken nuggets for me for dinner. Now, hopefully, he'll go to sleep early so that the Easter Bunny will come!!

Fun in the Bayou

Today, we headed down to Mr. Phil's house in Thibodaux for a Good Friday crawfish boil. Sean spent the drive looking for boats in the waterways and Kenny and I competed about with was better, his GPS or my Onstar (we used both!). I got Sean to say, "Onstar rocks". It was a great drive with a lot laughing.

We can't get Sean to eat crawfish, so he ate his usual, chicken nuggets. I took a picture of him eating these instead of crawfish. Hopefully, one day he'll like them. Sean had fun playing basketball and letting his cousins tickle him. He is the youngest out of this group of cousins. Watching Kenny spent alone time with Sean warmed my heart. I saw the two of them rocking on a swing and got teary. I joined them and it was so nice. Sean missed his nap today, so we had a couple of meltdowns and as we predicted, he fell asleep in the car on the way home.

It was so nice to spend time together as a family.

Pillow Talk

I just had to come back and write this while it was fresh in my mind. I lie down with Sean every night until he falls asleep. When Kenny isn't working, he lies with him. Sean has rubbed our eyelids since he was 10 mths old. The doctor said that it comforts him like a security blanket.

Tonight, he was rubbing my eyes and he leaned over and started giving me a lot of kisses and then, he started to kiss my head. It tickled and I laughed, so he asked for me to kiss him the same way, so that it would tickle him, too.

He lays awake and his mind starts working before he sleeps. He remembered that I saw a small spider in my purse this week and he said, "where's the spider?". It took me a few seconds to realize what he was talking about. I said, "it went away" and he said, "it flew away into the sky". Then, he asked me where the birds were. He had seen a bird this morning and he has been wanting to hold one. I've told him that the birds don't like to be held and fly away quickly. He asked tonight, "where do they fly?". I started to explain that they build nests, then he asked what nests were. Before I knew it, his mind had finally rested and my angel was asleep.

4 Wheelers and Tractors

This morning, Sean and I cuddled on the sofa as usual and I asked him how he liked playing baseball last night. He said, "it didn't have any 4 wheelers or tractors". I said, "no, baby, this was the baseball game". He said matter of fact, "the 4 wheelers and tractors must be in their attic". I started laughing to myself. I told him that our Christmas tree is in the attic when he asked where that was a couple of months ago. Now, when he doesn't see something, he must think that it is in an attic. We can only figure that the way to the YMCA last night was along a country road and the strawberry patch that we went to a couple of weeks ago, was also along a country road and maybe he thought that we were going there last night. I wish I could peek into his mind and see how he thinks. It's so amazing.

Sean had school today. He came home with a lot of little treat bags from his friends and I let him have some candy on the way home. We also got a car wash, which is Sean's favorite thing to do. He loves watching the brushes. Then, we came home for a nap and had a bike ride after dinner. Sean also got to play on his "puter" (computer). Every once in awhile, he likes to play with this. I'm trying to get him to recognize his letters and the computer keyboard helps.

Tomorrow, we're going to a crawfish boil and Kenny is off of work, so it should be a great family day!

Alligators and T-Ball

At the park

Getting ready to bat

This morning, Sean and I went to the playground at Tickfaw State Park in Springfield. It's not too far from our house and the country roads are beautiful. We played at the park for a little bit, then, we went on a nature trail. I had seen a sign about alligators, so I told Sean that we would look for some. Instead, he bent down and found a caterpillar and even said the word, right. We think he learned this at school or from the Wonder Pets cartoon :). He started to touch it and got mad at me when I made him stop, because I think caterpillars sting? After this, I told him we would go where I saw the sign about alligators. We looked in the water and didn't see any. Well, this led to him crying in the car, "I want to see alligator" over and over and over. I told him that we were going to the zoo next week and he would see one, but he wanted to go to the zoo today. I had an inkling that nap time was coming and I was right. We came home and he slept for 2 hours!

Then, we got ready for his first t-ball game. We got there early, as I usually do and waited for Kenny to get there along with the rest of his team. When we were walking in Sean was talking about tractors and 4 wheelers. I think he thought that we were at the strawberry patch. Then, he said what I thought was "shirley", but it turned out that he was saying, "Coach Hurley", who I had told him would be his coach. So, we're not too sure where the tractors fit in. The boys and a few girls, I might add, joined their daddies in the outfield and practiced catching a ball. I don't think any of them caught any, but they were having fun. I laughed watching all of them, piling on top of the ball after it was batted and no one wanted to throw the ball to the bases, because it was their ball. Kenny and I had fun watching our baby play his first team sport!

Christmas in April?

Since Kenny had to work so late last night, he left another present from MeMe to Sean in the den and when Sean woke up it was like Christmas morning. It was a very large Thomas the Train track set and Daddy was a little late to work because he wanted to put it together for Sean. Sean really liked it and played with it for a little while, but as usual at age 3, he lost interest and soon took the tracks apart. I put the whole thing away.

Sean has been in a bad mood lately, so this has been a rough week, so far. I had to actually wake him up this morning because I want him to keep his morning routine for the days that he has school. We went to the store to get a movie and I could tell that his outbursts were because he was tired. He was really rubbing his eyes, so we headed home. Sean took a long 2 hour nap and woke up in a better mood. We watched a little bit of the movie, Cars and then waited for Kenny to come home and then take off again for work. After Kenny, left, we took a drive along the country roads in Ponchatoula. Sean liked watching the sunset and began looking for the moon. It was pretty much a "stay at home day" because the weather has been a bit chilly. We're going to the park, tomorrow, though.

Being 3 is Hard

Well, Sean had school today and it wasn't one of his better days. Miss Christy said that Sean hit Mason (his bf) and made his little scrunched up mad face at her. He refused to say he was sorry, but tells me that he will say he's "vewy sorry" on Thurs., so that he can get his carwash as a reward!

He was worn out after school, so I let him take a 2 hour nap which means he'll probably be up late tonight. We had to bring Kenny his insulin since he will be working all night on a big case and then, I decided to go to the grocery store. This was not a good idea with the mood that Sean has been in today. There was a lot of kicking the cart and telling me "no". Then, for some reason he cried all the way home.

One bright spot for Sean was that Daddy had some belated gifts in the car from MeMe (Sean's godmother). Sean opened one and it was a huge canister of Play-Doh and cookie cutters, etc. to use when he plays with it. He liked this a lot and it kept him busy.

One bright spot for me was on the way home. After he finished the unexplained crying, a song came on the radio. You guessed it...another Britney Spears song. He asked me to turn it up and I listened to him sing to it. He actually hummed along and said some jibberish. I think he likes the beat of the music. Do I have a future rockstar on my hands? Tomorrow, is another day and things can only get better :).

Egg Hunt, Ant Bites and Cousins

Sean woke up in the middle of the night crying, "mommy, mommy", so I cuddled with him for a good bit before he fell asleep, again. In the morning, I got to sleep in (thank you, Kenny!) to catch up on some sleep. Kenny went to work and Sean and I got ready for an Easter egg hunt at his school.

The school divided the "hunt areas" according to age which was a brilliant idea! Sean started picking up his eggs right away, but then, discovered an egg that had been opened and had jelly beans in it. Immediately, he stopped hunting for eggs and ate those jelly beans! He's loves candy just like his mommy! He looked for some more eggs with coaxing from me, but then went back to the jelly beans. (Note to self..buy some jelly beans, as this could be a great bribery tool for eating dinner, sharing, etc).

After the egg hunt, Sean was tired, so he napped and I uploaded a bunch of pictures. Then, I decided to cut the front yard. Sean loved this! He helped me push the mower and got out his toy mower and mowed the lawn with me. During this, I stepped in an "ant pilt", as Sean would say and I did very well not to let any bad words slip out!

After cooling down, we got in the car to do one of our favorite Sunday afternoon things..take a drive. We drove by Nanny's house and much to Sean's delight, his cousins, Abby and Ashley and Uncle Joey were outside playing. Sean rode Abby's scooter and had a great time. We stayed for dinner and then headed back out to play some more. There was a small meltdown, because he didn't want to leave, but we made it back to the car. On the way home, Sean said,"mommy, the sun's going down". I told him, yes it was and how smart he was. We enjoyed a nice ride home trying to find the sun "hiding b'ind those trees"! He's so talkative and cute!

Crawfish Boil in Memory of Uncle Danny

collage of Danny

do I have to eat this?

Getting those weeds

Today, Sean and I rode with Maw Maw and Dukie to Mr. Pat's house for Uncle Danny's crawfish boil in honor of his birthday. Kenny had to take a class and couldn't go with us, but all of Sean's aunts, uncles and cousins were there. We thought it best not to tell Sean why were there. It was a hard day for us, but Sean had so much fun which made the day easier.

Sean got to jump on a spacewalk and a trampoline. He went down a slide a lot of times and even played on the swing. He even pumped his legs a little bit on the swing. His favorite toy though, was a weedeater and he used it just like Kenny. Maw Maw and I were laughing watching him "cut the grass".

I was so happy that Aunt Debbie got Sean to eat a hamburger patty. That was a first for my chicken nugget boy.

On the way home, Sean fell asleep and Maw Maw held his head up the whole way, so his neck wouldn't hurt....sweet Maw Maw.

Later that night, Kenny was home and we all watched Marley and Me. It was a wonderful family day and night. We love you, Danny!!!

Blue Hands

Today started pretty much like any other. Sean and I are always on the go. He loves to be out and about and so do I. I was calling Nanny to see what she and the girls were up to. Sean hates it when I'm on the phone. He still wants my attention all of the time, so when he grabbed an Easter egg that we had dyed 2 days earlier and sat on the sofa with it, I didn't say anything. It was covered with stickers and it was keeping him busy, so I seized the opportunity to get on the phone. As am finishing up, I hear him say, "look Mommy, blue". I don't know if his hands had been wet or if the dye comes off of the eggs, but his hands were bright blue. I got off the phone and grabbed some wet wipes and began to wash his hands. When, I realized that all I had done was lighten the blue, all I could do was laugh. I grabbed the camera and took a picture and then got on the internet to see what would remove the dye. It suggested Lava soap. We got into the car and headed to Target.

When, I was getting him into the cart, he began his ritual waving to people. As he waves to passing cars, he says, "it's nice to wave to people". It's so cute and so many people wave back to him. We couldn't find any soap, so I bought some nail polish remover and hoped it would work. In the parking lot, I tried the remover and no luck. Oh well, I figured it would just come off after a couple of washings. I also bought him a bicycle helmet when we were at the store. Sean is a daredevil, so I figured this was a wise purchase. He picked one with monkeys on it. We went home and put on his helmet, so he could ride his bike. Of course, I had to get some pictures of that and email some to Kenny. Then, we went inside and Sean asked if he could cut paper. I know that they do this at school, so I had bought some child friendly scissors and let him cut. It kept him busy! I was so surprised, because it is hard to keep him focused on one thing for very long. He was so serious, too. Again, I just had to take some pictures of my little blue handed boy cutting paper for the first time for mommy.

Boys Will Be Boys

Sean went to school today and learned about frogs. He held a frog, painted a picture of a frog and fed a frog. He said he liked it. This coupled with his curiosity with ants has told me that we are entering the "bugs in my pocket and jumping in mud" phase.

After school, Sean took a nap....yeah!! School seems to wear him out. We had to run an errand near Covington, so we went to visit Aunt Debbie and Cousin Kyle. Sean has the best time at their house. Kyle is 6 yrs older than Sean and Sean has a blast following Kyle and wanting to be just like him. The boys decided to play outside throwing basketballs around while Debbie and I watched. Did I mention that it rained today? On the northshore, we have culverts in our neighborhoods that become muddy and rain filled. You can see where this is headed. Sean threw a ball into a culvert and went in after it. He then, discovered how much fun it was to make the ball splash in the mud. Kyle started to laugh the more Sean jumped in the mud. This made Sean jump even more. By the end, Sean's tan socks were now brown. I tried not to fuss and started to take pictures. Since I only have a sister, spending all of my time with boys (Kenny and Sean) is a new experience. I now am learning to like bugs and mud puddles. Sean had so much fun and his laugh made the laundry I am now doing all worth it.

A Britney Spears Fan??

The finished product
Is it green, yet?

I'm not quite sure what to make of this

Sean had a rough night sleep last night, so I needed much coffee today! Sean woke up and immediately wanted to go get a carwash...his favorite thing. I said that we would do it later. Then, he wanted to paint. I told him, after I had some coffee. He held his paintbrush and kept looking at my coffee mug to see if I was finished. Once my eyes, were fully opened, I got out the watercolors. Sean had more fun painting the table than his watercolor book.

Sean's godfather and uncle's birthday is tomorrow and his friends are having a crawfish boil in his honor on Sat. Uncle Danny passed away in Jan. Sean doesn't understand at all. We've explained angels and Heaven to some extent, but he told me this morning that Uncle Danny is at the doctors office. So, we headed to the bookstore to look for a children's book dealing with loss. A strange thing has been happening when we listen to the radio in the car. Whenever, a Britney song comes on he says, "turn it up please, Mommy". I'm usually getting ready to switch the station. He only asks me to turn up the radio when her songs are on. It's really strange. We need to go back to the dvds in the car!

I couldn't find a book for his age at the bookstore, so we are just going to keep telling him when he asks that Uncle Danny is an angel and leave at that for now.

Sean did take a nap today!! Yeah!! His mood was much better this afternoon. When he woke up, we went to ride his bike. Along the way, he saw an "ant pilt" and asked me what their names were! He's so cute and curious!

When, Kenny got home, we dyed Easter eggs for the first time. Only one egg was broken and there was no huge mess, so all in all it was a success!