Isn't he cute?! This little guy turned 2! (His actual birthday was Monday.) We enjoyed a fabulous breakfast of french toast, sausage, and fruit, and then topped that off with some Sprinkles cupcakes. Mmmmmm! I hope Peyton wasn't too traumatized by Shelby's bullying (more on that later), and had a great birthday!
Saturday was also special in that Shelby turned 20 months! I can't believe she is almost 2! Shelby is a lot of fun. She loves nursery, Disney princesses, and Elmo. When she is around a group of children, like in nursery, she tends to take the backseat and be more of an observer. However, when she is in her house, or only with 1-2 other kids, she is very bossy. I am working really hard on the sharing thing, but if anyone has any tips, please let me know. Aside from that, she is doing great. She is learning her ABC's and how to count to 10 (she does pretty well, but usually skips a couple numbers), and is talking more and more in sentences. She is still a great eater in terms of trying new foods, but appetite has decreased a lot lately. It must be growth spurts. Tonight she looked over and said, "Mama, mo' vocado?". She must be my child if she loves avocado!
Sunday was Jeremy's 27th birthday. I always give him a hard time about how old he is, even though he is only 3 months older than me. Anyway, this year I wanted to do something special for Jeremy, because he always goes above and beyond for my birthday.
Friday night, I took Shelby to Walmart to get what Jeremy thought was normal groceries for the week. Really, I was shopping for his party, and even when I came home with two HUGE pizzas, he didn't suspect a thing. Then Saturday, while Jeremy was at his Priesthood meeting, Shelby and I went on a special mission to get an ice cream cake from Culver's. (If you've never heard of them, they have the best hamburgers ever. Better than Five Guys.) I was able to hide it in the freezer behind some frozen vegetables, and he never even saw it.
So Sunday was the big day. I knew I wouldn't be able to keep it a surprise the whole day- eventually he would catch on when he saw the decorations and food. But I wanted to keep it a surprise as long as possible. So when Jeremy took a nap with Shelby, I hurried and cleaned up really quickly and got everything set up. When he woke up and walked out into the living room and saw everything, I said "Surprise! We're having a party for you in 2 1/2 hours!". So, along with a few of our friends, we celebrated Jeremy's birthday. We had a great time.
3 comments:
That sure was a fun weekend! Thanks for coming over/inviting us over!
How are your abs doing? Does it hurt to get out of bed yet? :0)
Man, whoever took that video has skills. Mad skills. I'm telling ya. :-)Thanks for inviting us, we had a blast!
Jeremy, YOU DA MAN, MAN!
I think its funny that Jeremy didn't catch on to the birthday till 2 1/2 hours before!
The sharing thing...
we're still working on it too. One thing my brother (my little single kidless brother!) suggested was to make a HUGE deal when Sadie gives me anything. example "mama, here's a booger" "OH THANK YOU! Thank you for SHARING Sadie! You're so great at SHARING!" And then the other part is to create opportunities to share with her throughout the day. "Sadie, do you want Mama to share some ice cream with you? Let's share!" And then lastly, get some bubbles or a ball or something with which you can take turns(I used bubbles). I pulled out the bubble wand and quickly blew a few. "Now Sadie's turn!" and I'd let her blow. Quickly, back to me "Now Mama's turn!" Quickly, back to SAdie "Now Sadie's turn!" She protested my turn at first, but once she saw that she would get the bubble wand back, she relaxed and felt better about sharing it with me.
Now that we have Jack and he wants the toys she's playing with, sharing has resurfaced as an issue and when worse comes to worse, I tell her "Sadie, if you don't want to share with Jack, Mama is going to take it away." "No take it away!" "Then you share with Jack." She usually gives in, but if not, I take the toy.
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