Turn-Back-Time-Tuesday

April 25, 2009

July 11, 2010

My Precious Connor,

Please stop growing.

Love,
Mom

Grandma Beach Memorial Weekend

WARNING:
Photo Overload

With so many photos to share and a toddler that's been asleep for a good 2 hours (and should be waking at any moment), I'll spare you the lengthy description of our 4 day weekend getaway to Bokeelia. The oodles of pictures should illustrate it all just as well. Enjoy!

When Mommy arrived on Thursday after work, Connor had already become acquainted with the pool. The condo has community pools toys that Connor LOVED to toss one-by-one into the pool. The adults had more fun with the giant water pistols!

Uncle Pete enjoyed blasting Connor with his squirt gun! Connor didn't seem to mind one bit!


"Who left this guy in charge?! What were you thinking, Mom?!"


"Whatcha drinkin?!"


Connor is glued to his Papa! SERIOUSLY! Anytime Papa would walk away, go into another room, or go anywhere without Connor by his side, Connor was bound to have an emotional breakdown! This little boy adores his Papa!


A sunset bike ride down to the end of Bokeelia--it was gorgeous!


Nana sharing her famous jello cake with one happy little guy! She could not feed him fast enough! Nana always has the best goodies!


"Thanks Nana! I love you!"


Breakfast and cartoons....this kid is loving vacation!


On the boat & ready to go!


The last time we were on Papa's boat, Connor was about 3 months old! A new, bigger lifejacket and over one year later...and he still loves it!


"Faster, Faster Papa!"


The easiest way to get Connor to nap...wind, bright sun, and fast boat on the water...





"SAND! WATER! This is AWESOME"





"Splash!"





Uncle Craig is here to play! I can't wait 'til Connor is big enough to fish. Between Uncle Craig & Papa, there's a good chance we'll have a mini Captain on our hands!





Guess who found the bait well...


...and managed to catch the fish with his bare hands...and decided to free them all one by one into the water :)


The crew--Cayo Costa Day 1


The straw hat society...


and the ball cap society...


The mud launcher!


A day of sun...one pooped little munchkin...and pink cheeks that made Mommy feel horrible...


The grilling men...





Abe & Zuma...I love these pups! Sammy must have been napping, because you managed to escape the photo.


Card night


Uncle Doug & his big baby, Abe


Me & my Matt :)


Pinky cheeks--Cayo Costa Day 2


"This vacation stuff is great, Mom!"


One wiped out little boy...


Nana & her little man





One fun, but hot bike ride that evening!


Cornhole!


Sunday mornin' rock tossing


To conclude our vacation...puddle jumpin' & running around the parking lot!


After a long weekend of fun, my little guy finally ran out of steam!!!


Off to bed he goes...


After waking fussy, he crashed seconds later in the living room for another few hours...Cuddled up with his banana, of course!

We had a wonderful trip! Mom neared break down on a few occasions, but we survived the trip! We'll consider it a success! Happy Grandma Beach Memorial Weekend! Can't wait to do it again next year!

Mr. Big Man!

Mr. Connor has been one hot mess lately. He is very strong-willed, determined to do as he pleases, and will protest if its not done his way. Throw in a communication gap of not talking & you have yourself what I'd like to call a 19 month old in the heart of the Terrible Two's. My child can chuckle his fat man laugh one second, then turn around and throw a giant fit with high pitched screams that even startle the dog! My little baby has become a little man--here's Mr. Independent in action....

This is the face. The face of a little boy that knows he's up to no good. He loves to throw EVERYTHING! He's found that if pretends he's thirsty, directs me to the fridge to get his sippy cup, sneakily trots off with both cups, and launches them across the sofa or the floor....the cups will blast water/juice all over! If that doesn't sound fun enough, he loves to do it then wait for Coopy to lick up the evidence. When I swoop in to take the cups & explain "Cups are for drinking, not throwing," the wrath of Connor quickly errupts!

This picture below cracks me up. I was getting ready for the day while Connor was flipping through books and practicing his daily ritual of unloading ALL of our dvds in the cabinet in our living room. When I came out of my bathroom after getting dressed, this is the little man I found in my bedroom. He's definitely the man of the house!

"Hey Mama! What's up?!"

I've been reading up on appropriate discipline techniques for children at this age. It is quite the challenge! I'm taking the 'time out' route for now, to help give Connor a few seconds to vent his emotions & get his tantrums out of his system. We've only practiced the 'time out' twice....with the first time occuring in the Target restroom after Connor exploded at the front of the store as I was trying to load him into the shopping cart. If we aren't taking the time out approach, I practice the "I don't see you" approach. Ignoring him while he's flailing all over in a fit works wonders sometimes! This technique can usually only be used in the privacy of our home...not in public. Connor's 'time outs' may be a little more than he can comprehend right now, but it gives him and Mommy a few seconds to cool off :). Wish us luck!