3.7 years

It's been a crazy, busy month. I realized I haven't updated about my eldest lately and so here we are. There are few adjectives I can think of that can accurately describe this little man but I am going to try: ambitious, bright, sweet, thoughtful, crazy... did I mention bright? Maybe it comes with the age, but my little guy has just blossomed lately. He has perfected speaking and is now moving on to inflection. He really takes in everything he hears and tries to repeat what he hears with just the right amount of inflection and it is pretty much the cutest thing you will ever hear.

He is also perfecting the puzzle. He takes such delight in completing them on his own and I am, for some reason, pleasantly surprised every time he does so. He can write his letters and is starting to grasp how different letters go together. He knows every Star Wars character ever created. I am hoping he will be still be into it by December because that would make a kick-ass bday party. Something tells me there is a good chance of that happening.

Besides being thoughtful and always willing to help out his momma, he is also an AMAZING big brother. He is so careful not to go too far with Livi, but they have been having so much fun rough-housing and playing with each other lately. He somehow knows how much he can push the envelope without really hurting her. Of course sometimes, the envelope does get pushed just a little too far, but for the most part he takes care of her.

As much as he loves his friends, most days he would rather be inside playing with the toys while they are in the pool. I see him growing up with the computer and being a little nerd (like his mommy) so I have to be careful and expose him to as much physical activity while I can.

Awesome Things Liam Says

Overheard the other morning over the monitor as I was getting out of the shower
Livi: (starting to moan and cry)
Liam: "It's ok Livi. I'm right here. You don't have to cry. Mommy will be here in a minute, little girl."
*... And the best, big brother award goes to...*

Milililily Falcon

Neighborly Love

A couple of months ago, my best friend moved about 2 minutes away from me. Apart from the year we were roommates, we have never lived so close to one another. Not only does she live so close, but she has a house with a pool! It means everything to me that we get to have our kids hang out with each other the way that Tina and I did. I spent practically every Summer weekend in her pool growing up. When we started looking for a house, I was praying that we would find a decent one in our price range that was still close by. Turns out, we will be even closer to her than we are now.

By the way, last Saturday after a day outside with the kids in her pool, I left her house with one less child. That's right... Liam had his first sleepover with his buddies. It's true that he had a bit of a sleepover hangover the next day, but the stories of Tina busting the boys playing with their lightsabers when they should have been sleeping made it allllll worth it.

Sunday Morning

I have the pleasure of spending most Sunday mornings with my kids and hubby in my favorite place of all- my bed. It's a lazy way to start the day, but it's the best 20 minutes or so of my whole week. They make each other laugh and inevitably it ends abruptly with someone landing on someone else or getting hungry, but for those few, delicious minutes... I am in seventh heaven.

Freckles

I can hardly take it. When my big boy got out of the pool yesterday and I was drying his face, I did a double take. What are those spots on your face? Liam grabbed the towel and started rubbing his face. After I convinced him it wasn't anything bad, I stared at his face for at least 2 minutes. I never realized that freckles could grow on you. And these little dots on his face just make him look so much like a boy. Even though he hasn't been a baby for sometime now, it seems like he has been completely letting go of any teeny bit of toddler he had left in him. These are like stamps that make it official.. officially a boy. And anything that follows in Daddy footsteps makes him a happy camper so Daddy was all smiles with this discovery.

P.S.- It also seems like you can only view these freckles by clicking on the picture and seeing the higher resolution. Blogger like to make the pics blurry for some reason.

Happy Fourth of July!