Let's Go Fly a Kite!!

My friend Celina brought Lennox this cool airplane kite...

Lennox loved the kite but he wanted to "ply" it himself...

He did alot of running after Jay, while Jay flew the kite!!

The kite was WAY up there!

Finally... he got a turn!

And... yes... I let my kid run around in the yard with just underwear! He was actually naked but I made him put on underwear for the pictures!! ha.

Lennox's Program

Lennox's end of the year program was last week. It was SO CUTE!! I was a little too emotional about the whole situation... I can't believe he is already done with a year of preschool or that he will be in the 3 year old class next year or that he will have a whole new teacher... the list goes on. The program was just so cute. I have no idea how the teachers get 2 year olds to even remotely cooperate but, somehow, they pull it off. Lennox marched up on stage and when he saw me & Jay and our parents, his little face lit up! He jumped out and started showing out for us. He stared at us the entire program. Maybe it wasn't completely obvious to someone who doesn't know Lennox but it was plain to me that he was incredibly pleased we were there to see him. I am so incredibly proud of him. He is such a sweet and funny mess! Here are a few pictures of how the day started... practicing his moves!

"CHEESE!"

I love my little man so much...

Check out his first belt!! :) He seriously thought he was something!

So, to say Lennox "participated" might be an overstatement BUT he stayed on stage the whole time and didn't cry. Here is a recap (I brought the wrong lens AGAIN!)...

Yes, that's him with fingers in his ears... apparently the singing was too loud for him! (not his own singing... since he did none of that)

He gave a little of this (crossed arms)

Then he started taking off his shirt....

Then he tried to pull his pants up and off!!???

Then he crossed his arms again

Then he stood and stared when he was supposed to sit... (he did alot of that)

AND THEN HE MARCHED!!! (Like a dinosaur) I so wish I had a close up of him doing this song. it was SO cute!

Mrs Ashley

Mrs Amy!

Here he is creeping in on the girls' picture! His "stance" is in full effect!

My mom and Sydney... or "Mrs. Cindy" as Lennox calls her :)

Total cooperation! what else is new?

Lennox is so NOT careful! He went swimming with Aunt Debbie and fell on the steps. His jagged little teeth went right thru his lip :( He was also recovering from falling on his face while trying to jump over Papa's cat (see the scab on his nose). he went to school 2 days with Sesame Street bandaids all over his face. I wish I had taken a picture!

Chillin outside with Daddy

She's a talker! She yaps all day long... I love baby babble.

Mother's Day

We dedicated Stella on Mother's Day but I forgot my camera! After church we went to Jay's parents to play. That afternoon my mom and I went shopping and to eat. We spent over 2 hours in Marshall's!!! It was just so pleasant to be able to look at EVERYTHING I wanted for AS LONG as I wanted. No one was crying or running away or pulling things off racks... really fun!!

Mrs Debbie, Stella, & Jay

Me and my sweet baby on Mother's Day

Easter

I was sick over Easter weekend so I was really slacking with the Easter Bunny duties. Stella didn't even have a basket. I know. It was pretty sad. Lennox didn't have a new Easter outfit either. Terrible. Um, Yes... he went to church like that on Easter

He was pretty disappointed that the eggs were empty!

After church we went to Debbie's for a crawfish boil.

Stella wore this pretty dress that Meme made for her!

Lennox - "What's Stella doing?"
Me - "She's eating supper."
Lennox - "What's Stella eating?"
Me - "Oatmeal and sweet potatoes..."
Lennox - (While making a face that would break your heart and shaking his head furiously) "Nooooo!! NO... that's not for Stella to EAT!! NO! Babies don't eat that.... WAHHHHHHH!" Then he headed to the living room in a panic of tears.
Me - (With a light bulb over my head) "No, Lennox. She's eating SWEET potatoes... She's not eating Mr. Potato Head."
Lennox - (tears dried up and talking to Mr. Potato heads... all 3 of them) "You're Mr. Tato HAY-ED, babies don't eat you..."

• Stella's 6 month checkup was Friday. She weighed 16 lbs, 3 oz (50th) and she was 28 inches long (90th). I really thought she was heavier than that! The doctor said everything looked good but she kind of made a face when I said she couldn't sit up. ??? Should she sit up already? Lennox was OLD before he could sit up but he had a big fat gut that prevented him from bending to a 90 degree angle!


• Yesterday Stella waved for the first time. The bug man waved at her and she just picked up her right hand and waved back like "yeah, I can do that...." no problem! :) It was cute.


• Lennox has been pretty low key lately. He is still a character but he hasn't done anything too embarrassing lately. Last week at the grocery a lady tried to talk to him and he put both fingers in his ears, looked at her, and said "What? I can't hear you." Needless to say, she kept right on moving with her buggy! ha.


• We went to Texas 2 weeks ago and both of the kids were awesome despite the fact that our airport didn't have curb side check in (so I was schlepping through the parking garage with our bags, carry ons, and double stroller), our flight was delayed 1.5 hours, and we didn't arrive at my sister's house until midnight. I was EXHAUSTED though. I think it was all of the planning and attending to immediate needs and anticipating upcoming needs that wore me out! Lennox listened so well. He rode in the stroller without complaint. He stood next to me and kept his hands to himself through security. He walked ahead of me, but not too far ahead, on the plane... he waited when told to wait... and he even picked out our seat. Everyone we passed gave me looks of sympathy or smiles. Some people even CHOSE to sit next to us!?? (what's wrong with those people?!) As soon as we took our seats, Lennox's nose was glued to the window. He immediately started yelling, "We're not PLYING?! We're not going PASTER to PLY!! I can't see a white airplane. I don't like a blue airplane!" Sorry Southwest. Regardless of how many times I explained that everyone has to take a seat and buckle up, he was ready to "ply" immediately. All I can say is thank you to who ever invented candy & battery charged DVD players! Both of those are essential when traveling with a toddler.


• I didn't take a single picture at my sister's house. Actually, I didn't take a camera but she didn't take any pictures either. It was pretty crazy with 5 kids running around. I must say that there isn't much I enjoy more than spending time with my sister AND brother. I am so lucky to have them both. They just "get" me. It's nice to be gotten.


• Lennox will be 3 in 3 months and I am SAD! I can't believe he will already be 3 years old. Three is so much older than 2. Two seems like a baby but 3? THREE?? That's not a baby. His latest obsession, aside from the moodies, is Mr. Potato Head. He loves, loves, loves to take him apart and put him together and smash him apart and put him together. He played with Everett's Mr. Carrothead and Mr. Cornhead the whole time we were in Texas. I went out and got him the real Toy Story Mr. Potato Head and my sister sent him a Buzz Lightyear Mr. Potato Head. He puts them all together, lines them up in lines, turns them around, sleeps in the bed with them, and, of course, strows Mr. Potato Head pieces all over my house!