Be sure to check out the photo gallery for January 30th as I uploaded some more photos from today (Jan 31st)! They are uploading now and should be done by 4pm today (so check back if it is before 4pm).

This morning this is what Connor said after taking a peek outside:

“Snow outside…boots, boots, boots”

He pretty much skipped breakfast this morning and wanted to go outside.  So, we made it outside around 9am and took a walk with Mommy around the block.

We took turns pulling Connor and he really enjoyed it. Here are a couple of videos:

He watched Daddy shovel the sidewalk and driveway and then we went inside for some hot chocolate!

Here is a 1 minute clip of the Connor, Dora, and Diego DVD that Grandma bought for Connor.

I thought it was pretty cool and Connor absolutely loves it.  Connor shouts and screams at the TV when it comes on.

Connor has a little routine he does with Mommy each morning.  Usually, he comes downstairs with Elmo, his monkey, his blanket, his pillow, and his “burp cloth” and sits on the couch and watches TV for about 10-15 mins.  He is usually awake by then and starts to play by himself as Mommy prepares his breakfast.  This morning Mommy was preparing breakfast and Daddy got to sit with Connor.

After about 5 minutes of sitting with him, I got up to help Mommy with breakfast.  As I entered the kitchen, that is when I heard from the couch, “Daddy?”  I said, “What, Connor?”  He responded, “Daddy, sit down.”  I laughed and went over and sat down with the little birthday boy.

Later, after breakfast Mommy and I sat at the breakfast table reading the newspaper and drinking our coffee.  Connor comes in and hands me the smoke stack from his Thomas the Train and says, “Broke.”  I said, “Ok.”  and I waited for him to ask (more like request) that I fix it.  He just kind of looked at me and then said, “Daddy, fix it.”  I said, “Sure.” and got up and put the smoke stack on his train.  I sat back down and wouldn’t you know it , it “broke” a couple more times in the next 5 minutes and I had to “fix it”.

He is so cute and is learning and saying so much more now.  It truly is amazing how one day they go from not saying much to discovering that talking is so much easier than crying and pointing.

I love you, Connor!

Daddy

Mimi and Grandpa had Connor and Brenna spend the night after his birthday party on Saturday.  Connor and Brenna played in the Thomas the Train and they also watched Connor’s Diego and Dora’s adventure.

Prior to spending the night, they went to Connor’s favorite spot for dinner, Andrea’s on Rt 17.  He loves the food and we think he has a crush on one of the waitresses.  😉

The grandkids and Mimi/Grandpa had such a wonderful time that are talking about doing it again real soon!

Where has the time gone?!?!? 2 years and now our baby is not…wait a minute. Connor, you will always be our baby.
Back to what I was saying…

Our baby is not a baby any longer.

We had Connor’s birthday party on Saturday and he was so thrilled to have EVERYONE over. I’ve never seen him so happy. First Grandma showed up, then Mimi and Papa, then Uncle Danny… He was so excited to see everyone. Then the kids started showing up. Brenna, Gavin, Issac and Abby, John and Daniel… At one point when Issac and Abby showed up, Connor ran to the door and slammed both hands on the glass and started dancing. He was SO HAPPY!!!!

Connor had a “Dora and Diego” theme birthday. We picked up a cake from Farm Fresh which was decorated GREAT and tasted great too! Connor got a Dora and Diego DVD from Grandma and he was digitally put into the video. That is pretty cool and when I get a chance, I will post a short clip of it.

The hit of the party was…well just wait a second…let me tell a story…

Mommy and Daddy bought Connor a 12″ bike with training wheels that has Diego on it. We thought for sure this was going to be his best present. We bought this two months ago and debated on whether to give it to him for Christmas or for his birthday. We decided on giving it to him for his birthday. Slam dunk, home run, the best gift he can get for his birthday…right????? WRONG!!!!

Uncle Danny hijacked the party and all of the kids attention (including Grandma’s) when Connor opened his present. He got him a Thomas the Train that is 5 feet long and 3.5 feet tall. It is kind of like a collapsible tent.

Soon after opening, Connor comes to me and says, “Daddy, open.” So, I opened it and the FUN began!

At one point, Brenna, Abby, and Issac were inside the train and Connor was running around it peering into the windows. He was pounding his little feet on the ground in excitement!

I had to walk over to Uncle Danny (my head hanging low) and said, “You hit a home run with that one.” So, here’s to you Uncle Danny!

Heck, at one point Grandma even got inside of Thomas the Train!

THANK YOU to all who attended!

…Uncle Danny who was 75 miles away in Richmond.

Uncle Danny and Daddy got on iChat (video conferencing) on their Macbook’s last night. Soon, Uncle Danny was asking, “Where’s Connor?” And of course the future movie star wanted to see what all the buzz was about. So, Connor quickly stuck his face in front of the laptop and soon saw Uncle Danny.

It was cool to watch Connor’s reaction as he didn’t really understand what was going on. He checked behind the laptop a couple of times looking to see if Danny was back there. No luck, Connor — he is in Richmond but is on the screen for us to look at and talk to.

Soon, Uncle Danny was playing hide-n-seek with Connor. Uncle Danny would move out of the screen and say, “Connor, where am I?” And then he would pop back into view and say “peek-a-boo”. Connor loved that. As Danny would leave the screen, Connor would look to the side to see where he went.

It was cool to see. Connor even gave Uncle Danny a couple of kisses through the screen.

Thanks for playing with us, Uncle Danny.

You are the BEST!

Love,
Connor, Mommy, and Daddy

The other day Mimi and Grandpa stopped by to visit Mommy and Connor.

As Mommy and Mimi were in the living room looking at the computer, Connor and Grandpa were in the family room playing (or so Mimi/Mommy thought so).

Soon Connor came running into the Living Room. Mimi turned to Connor and said, “Connor, what is Grandpa doing?”

Connor responded, “Night night.” (It was 2:30pm.)

Grandpa likes to take little naps on the couch while listening to the TV and that day was not exception.

Connor — keep an eye on Grandpa and don’t let him sleep when you are on watch!

Grandpa — sweet dreams!

A couple of months ago, Connor began to pull at his wallpaper border that is along his wall above his changing table. He caught a little piece of it and of course I was not happy about it.

I told Mommy to make sure that he doesn’t pull it anymore or it will start to come off (seeing she changes/dresses him more than I do).

Spin it forward a couple of months…

I am putting Connor’s pajamas on tonight after he had his bath. I had him stand up (yes, I was holding him) so I could pull his pants up. After we did that, he turned around and gently picked at the little piece of wallpaper he had loosened months ago.

I said, “No.”

He then announces, “Mommy…Daddy mad.”

Mommy was waiting for us in the bathroom so we could brush his hair. I brought him in and he kept telling her, “Mommy…Daddy mad. Mommy…Daddy mad.” I couldn’t hold it together and began to laugh, then Mommy laughed. You really had to be there to enjoy that moment.

You can bet, Mommy told him several times in the past couple of months that he better stop pulling the wallpaper because “Daddy will be mad.”

Thus the “Mommy…Daddy mad.”