Washy, Washy....

May 30, 2009

My mom got Liam a water table made by Step 2, it is so neat.  It is a big sink and has a pump that runs the water out of the faucet and it came stocked up with dishes.  These pictures are from Liam's first time playing with it and he obviously LOVES it!

He was really into "washing" the dishes under the faucet and appears very serious at times. Grandparents are just the best :)

Who Needs to Go to the Park?

May 29, 2009

My Aunt Lorie saved some Little Tike's play equipment for the yard and gave it to us!   We now have a slide, a merry go round, a teeter tauter, and a swing!  It is so much fun to just step out our back door into our own little park. 

My parents brought everything from Chicago and helped me set it all up, Liam had a great time playing on everything.

Blowing Bubbles

May 29, 2009

My parents came for a long visit this weekend while Mike went to a conference from Thursday to Saturday.  Liam had a great time having special time with Grandma Jean and Grandpa Bob.  My mom brought a giant container of bubbles and was teaching Liam how to blow them.  I think he would rather eat them than blow them, but it was a great time regardless.

Mother's Day Reflection

May 10, 2009

I wanted to follow up my Mother's Day post with just a few thoughts.  What a difference a year makes! Last year I was still in the fog of survival with a newborn, this year I am able to sit back and enjoy being a mom.  

I always knew that I wanted to be a mother from the time I was a little girl, I have always loved children and could not wait to have one of my own.  Mike and I waited a long time to take the big step and it was definitely worth it.  It is impossible to have any idea what this journey is about until you are living it.  The love I have for Liam is indescribable. It amazes me daily that such a little guy could make such a huge imprint in our lives.  

I realize that I am incredibly lucky to have a healthy child, a loving husband, 2 faithful dogs, and the ability to stay home with Liam.  In today's economy we are blessed to be able to do this.  I really appreciate how hard Mike has worked to get us to the point where we are today.  After 15 hard years of studying, moving across country times three times, we are finally settling into what will be our forever home and life.  I am so grateful to be at this place and can't wait to see what is still to come (hopefully a bunch more kids!).

So anyway Happy Mother's Day to every mom out there.   I am only to beginning to understand the depth of what it is to be a mom....

Happy Mother's Day!

May 10, 2009

Today we celebrated Mother's Day and it was wonderful.  My day started out with sleeping in or at least pretending too :)  Mike took Liam downstairs and started on breakfast and I stayed in bed all cozy for a little while.  When I got down there Mike and Liam had my gift ready, it was a beautiful craft project that they made together.  Ahh, so cute and so thoughtful (great job Daddy, you got it right this year).  I hate this pic of me, first thing in the morning and all but it captured the moment.

We had plans to go to the Tulip Farm in Holland to look at the fields of beauty.  Before we left I took Liam outside to play on his slide while Daddy cleaned the kitchen and GUESS WHAT???? Liam took his first steps!  YES on Mother's Day, how perfect is that?  I thought it might be a fluke so I took him inside and stood him up on the floor and he did it again!  All that PT and exercises have paid off!  We are so proud of our little guy :)  Here is a pic of him taking some more steps at the tulip farm.

Once we got to the farm it continued to be an unbelievable day, we got some great pics.  

I found this duck in the gift shop at the farm and Liam felt it was a must have, he is so addicted to it!  He fell asleep on the way home with it still in his hand and his little thumb stroking the handle. The perfect ending to a perfect day. 

Brotherly Love

May 8, 2009

Fletcher and Liam get along quite splendidly.  Liam loves to give him kisses and Fletcher reciprocates.  Today they mastered the hug...too cute!

A Sliding Good Time

May 7, 2009

The Little Tikes slide is getting a ton of use, the kids love it.  Today Charlie and Liam played on it for quite a while.   Liam can climb up all by himself, get in position to go down the slide, and then chickens out.  If you offer him one finger he will go down and laugh the whole time.  He knows what a sucker I am!