December 22, 2008

You had your first day at the big boy school - you did OK. The morning was rough, but you were doing better by the afternoon. You brought George with you, and he stuck by your side all day!

Mommy and Daddy took you out to dinner afterwards, and you kept telling Daddy that he wants iPod for Christmas.

December 15, 2008

You sat on Santa's lap!! :) You told him what you wanted, but you wouldn't look at him.

December 9, 2008

You saw Santa and he waived to you. He then got up to go feed the reindeer, came right over to you and said, "You like dinosaurs." You replied, "I love dinosaurs!" And he said, "I know" and then walked away. You and I were both starstruck for the rest of the night!

You were a great boy and the mall and I had SO much fun with you! :)

November 15, 2008

You got your 18th ear infection. :(

November 13, 2008

You've been all about Daddy lately.

November 8 & 9, 2008

We went to see the Wiggles, but we didn't tell you in advance. You figured it out as soon as you saw the yellow Wiggles sign in the arena. You were a little apprehensive but relaxed more as the show went on.

You kept asking where Greg was.

You had a BLAST at the show!

You were three seats in when Jeff waived hi to you and Olivia.

You fell asleep on the way home.

On Sunday, we took you to your first movie - Madagascar 2. On the way there, you asked why it was getting dark and we said that it was because the sun was going to sleep. So you said, "Where's the sun's bed?"

October 31, 2008

The second house we went to was in Nonna & Papa's neighborhood. This house had eery music
and fake gravestones and a fake skeleton. But they also had a real kid dressed up like a fake ghoul, holding the bowl of candy. You were totally psyched because at the first house, all you had to do was say trick-or-treat and you got candy. So you went running across the street to this house, and you saw the kid/ghoul move and you STOPPED. Dead in your tracks. And you gripped onto my hand for dear life. When we finally got you up to the kid in the costume, he bent down a bit so that you could get candy out of his bowl, but you weren't budging from my side. Daddy had to get the candy for you. Then, once we were done, because we were literally across the street from Nonna & Papa, you yelled so she could hear you from inside her house, "NOOONNNNNNNAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got SCAAARRREEEDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!" Even though you were scared, it was still really cute.

October 23, 2008

You ate all of your dinner.

You danced to 'Mambo Italiano" with Daddy.

October 22, 2008

I picked you up at Nonna & Papa's house and you asked what we were going to do when we got home. I told you that we would watch Peter Pan and then you'd take a bath. You asked if we could do both. I said yes but not at the same time. You clearly thought about this dilemma for a moment and then asked if we could bring the tub into the living room.

October 21, 2008

You hid your socks somewhere in the school playground.

You were a really good boy at dinner with Nana and Poppy!

You sang "Mambo Italiano" on the way home.

October 20, 2008

You were a really good boy all day.

You did not want to eat your dinner, and tried to throw your spaghetti at the fridge.

October 19, 2008

You did not want to nap.

After you got up from trying to nap, you ran out into the living, threw your arms up and said to me, "What the heck are you doing?"

October 15, 2008

You wrestled with Daddy as soon as he got home.

You gave us all Wiggle names - you're the Green Wiggle, Daddy is the Orange Wiggle, and I'm the Black Wiggle. I won't read into that. :)

Papa picked you up from school, so you didn't have a chance to hold any other girls' hands.

September 25, 2008

Drop-off has been really tough this week - lots of crying and clinging and not wanting to see me leave. Yesterday, I bent down to your level and said, "Mommy has to go - give me hugs and kisses." You kissed me and then said, "I'm not gonna cry about you."

You wouldn't eat your dinner.

August 2 & 3, 2008

You got a cute little boy haircut on Saturday.

You spent Saturday playing with Zio and Ally and Goggy for a bit.

You played with Johnathan at Gip's house on Sunday, and were not a good listener for the rest of the day.

July 31, 2008

You showed everyone your new Zurg toy and told them you got it for doing "poopy on the potty."

You had dinner with Nonna and Papa and played with Goggy.

July 30, 2008

You did poopy on the potty!!!!!!!!! :) :) :)

Mommy and Daddy took you out to celebrate and you got a new toy, rode the carousel at the mall twice and had dinner at Chelo's - I'm so proud of you!

July 26 & 27, 2008

You "drove your car" in the lake in the Berkshires.

You laughed when Uncle Adam pushed Mommy off the dock.

You watched Charlie Brown sing and loved it.

You went on a "big boat" over to the island to see if there were Pirates. And when we got there, you helped the "good" pirates follow a treasure map. They even let you and Johnny have some of it!! We then escaped off the island while the good pirates and the bad pirates got into a sword fight.

You got your treasure necklace stuck in between two chairs and couldn't get unstuck.

You got a balloon animal of a monkey in a tree, which you decided to pop once we got back to the cottage.

You and Johnny played with legos and puzzles while I shopped for fall clothes for you.

You slept the entire ride home - even through a torrential downpour.

June 9, 2008

You didn't take a nap at school, so you fell asleep in your highchair during dinner at 6:30PM.

June 7 & 8, 2008

You spent most of Saturday with Daddy.

You got quite upset at Auntie Susan's when everyone felt you were taking too long to go down the water slide.

You had fun in Gip's pool, splashing Uncle Jaimi and Uncle Adam.

You watched Peter Pan, but you didn't want to watch Shrek the Third.

When I told you it was time to go to bed you yelled, "Goodnight everybody!" threw your hand up in the air, and walked to your bedroom.

May 13, 2008

You did peepee on the potty, but still no poopies.

May 12, 2008

You went food shopping with Mommy and were a very good boy! You only threw the band-aids out of the cart twice.

You snorted like a pig to "Jolly Holiday" from Mary Poppins both in Gobo and on t.v.

You went right to sleep.

May 7, 2008

You slept in your good-boy bed all night long! That's two nights in a row!!

May 6, 2008

Goggy came over to watch you and you showed her your sticker chart and your puzzles.

May 5, 2008

You helped Mommy make a sticker chart for your room and earned your very first sticker by going pee-pee in the potty.

May 3 & 4, 2008

You waved hello and good-bye to the elephants and giraffes at the zoo.

You rode on a pony.

You sang Happy Birthday to Daddy all weekend long.

When someone asked you old how Daddy is, you responded, "Old!"

You loved playing outside with everyone at Daddy's birthday party.

April 27 & 28, 2008

You did so good in church - your first time not being in the cry room. Mommy and Daddy were so proud!

You spent two straight minutes giving Daddy kisses all over his face.

You danced with Anna and Papa at Joey's reception.

You made choo-choo sounds when playing with Thomas the Train at Barnes & Noble.

You played with Michael at Auntie Teen's house, and did a great job of sharing!

April 23, 2008

After playing with Titi and Zio in the backyard, Titi said, "See you later, Peter!! We'll play again soon." You just shrugged your shoulders and said, "See ya' later" like you had better places to go. Too funny!

April 21, 2008

Slept in your good boy bed all night! When Daddy woke you up, you said, "I stayed in my good boy bed all night. I want to tell Mommy." Then when you saw Mommy, you said, "I stayed in my good boy bed all night long. I want Apple Jacks." Then you marched proudly down the hall towards the kitchen.

Things Said & Done on Our Trip to Disneyland

You did GREAT on all planes.

You didn't want to eat...ever.

Told me "let's go NOW" all innocently.

Met Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Buzz, Piglet and Mary Poppins.

Blushed when Mary Poppins took off your hat.

Ran in the hotel lobby, tripped, and then Mommy tripped over you, hitting a table on her way down. OUCH!

Didn't want to swim with Daddy.

Helped Mommy pick out new pins.

Played Lego's with Daddy.

Met "Noopstee" (Snoopy).

Liked Mommy's friends.

Went on a real roller coaster.

Rode on the carousel all by yourself.

Saw the Pacific Ocean at night. You got scared and told Mommy to get away from the edge of the water.

Went to your first baseball game - the Royals v. the Angels. You spent the 6.5 innings we were there shouting "Go Red Sox!!"

Told Mommy at the airport that we couldn't fly in the three-foot model airplane in the terminal because it had no doors.

April 10, 2008

You woke up a little stuffy.

You ran away from Mommy, so I took the Wiggles away for the whole day.

April 9, 2008

You woke up very upset from a bad dream, so I slept in your good boy bed with you.

You did peepee on the potty twice at school.

April 8, 2008

You stayed in your good boy bed all night, so Daddy gave you Apple Jacks this morning, which you quickly ate up (after spilling some on Mommy & Daddy's bed).

You ran over to my car as soon as you saw me pull up in front of your school - so cute!

You had fish for dinner - the first time ever! - and you thought it wasn't bad. We'll try again tonight!

April 7, 2008

You told me that you did not want Cumad walking on your Wiggles mat while you weren't home.

You did peepee on the potty three times while at school. Great job!!

When I picked you up you were SO excited to show me all the painting you had done.

You had toast and oodles for dinner, but were too excited to keep eating when Papa came over because you want to show him your Wiggles mat.

You told us that giraffes eat leaves from trees.

April 5 & 6, 2008

You played the violin and cello at an instument petting zoo at Symphony Hall in Boston.

You didn't play Tubby the Tuba, and you've regretted it ever since, saying, "The next time I see Tubby, I'm going to make him go oompah, oompah."

You liked riding the escalators at the mall.

You got impatient with Nana and Nonna when they took too long to go blow out their birthday candles.

When we filled up Mommy's car, "Gobo", on the way home you said, "Gobo ate all his dinner."

You fell asleep for the night very quickly!

April 3, 2008

I read you Tubby the Tuba before we left for the day - you said that the bullfrog had "silly eyes."

You were in a really good mood when I picked you up from Nonna and Papa's house.

You sang about going to see Mickey Mouse in California.

You fell asleep on Daddy for the night.

April 2, 2008

You slept til 5:40AM.

You played with Nonna in the afternoon, singing and dancing.

You painted with Mommy, and loved wearing Daddy's shirt as a smock, which you pronounced as "(the kissing sound) mock".

April 1, 2008

You yelled at Mommy.

When I picked you up from school, you were playing with a toy broom, which Griffin came over and took. You looked at me and said, "Giffin took my boom." I told you to take it back, which you did after he dropped it on the floor.

You painted with Daddy.

March 31, 2008

You played with Playdough at school.

You came with Mommy to her office at the end of the day and were SUCH a good boy.

We watched Uncle Peter rehearse for his concert and you were entranced.

As soon as we got home from the rehearsal, you immediately went to play the piano.

When I was changing you into your pjs you said, "I had fun with Uncle Peter."

You didn't sleep well.

March 26, 2008

You said, "Mommy, I love you so much." Yay!!

You blew bubbles outside with Nonna and Mommy.

March 25, 2008

You were fine with me dropping you off at school this morning, once you saw that you had the puzzles all to yourself.

You refused to eat lunch.

You smiled when you saw me in the afternoon, but then said, "I thought Papa pick me up."

March 24, 2008

When you came into bed with us this morning you said, "I want to go look for more Easter eggs."

You ate all of your lunch at school and did peepee on the potty.

You wanted to touch Mommy's belly because Ari touches his Mommy's belly. Except that when I explained to you that that was because Ari's Mommy has a baby in her belly, you said that I do too.

I explained that being pregnant meant that the mommy has a baby in her belly. You stared at me for a minute and then said, "Mommy, you're so funny" and started giggling.

March 22 & 23, 2008

You came with me to my office and were such a good boy!

We danced to "Crush On You" in the middle of Linens N Things. Everytime they sang the words "crush on you", I dipped you a little and you laughed and laughed and laughed.

You watched Mommy and Papa paint Papa and Nonna's living room, and really wanted to help out.

You decorated Easter eggs with Michaela and Julianna, but were very upset when there were no more eggs left to decorate.

You were a very good boy in church on Easter - except when you flashed your belly and chest to the woman in the crying room.

You were a very good boy at J&Ds for breakfast - except when you flashed your belly and chest to the Easter Bunny.

You didn't nap until 3:00PM.

The Easter Bunny and all those who love you gave you really great Easter presents candy - you're a very loved little boy!

March 18, 2008

You wouldn't listen to Mommy or Daddy in the morning, so you were in time out and then a very unhappy boy on the ride into school.

March 17, 2008

You slept late because you stayed up late, playing with Goggy and Daddy. You slept in your Good Boy Bed all night!!

You went to the Children's Museum with Mommy. At first you were a little scared, when you were greeted by the giant fake teeth ("They're going to bite me, Mommy.") But you absolutely LOVED the water tables.

You got a new Mr. Potato Head toy.

You ate all of your dinner. And because you slept in your Good Boy Bed all night, you got a Hersey's kiss (because Mommy ran out of ice cream.)

March 15 & 16, 2008

We went to see Gip, and saw Aria, Nana, Olivia, Uncle Jaimi and Grandma Patty on the way.

You didn't like Oli.

You watched intently as Daddy and Uncle Paul demolished the front stairs.

You wanted to help with the jackhammer, but I wouldn't let you.

You told Mommy that your tummy hurt, and then you threw up all over me.

You got very upset when we moved your toys down to your playroom and you couldn't help.

March 14, 2008

You got to spend the whole day with Nonna.

You called Auntie Judy , "Auntie Dodo." She laughed.

You yelled loudly for JoAnn when she pulled up in front of the house. You drew a picture for her before she left.

March 13, 2008

You demanded juice while you watched the Wiggles.

When it was time to go to sleep, we had this conversation:

"Who's that, Mommy?" pointing to the t.v.

"That's John. John Denver."

"John Denver."

"And do you know who loves John Denver? Gip."

"Gip."

"Gip loves John Denver."

"I love John Denver, too."

March 12, 2008

You sang "Little Bunny Foo-Foo" all morning.

You told Daddy that his hair was "yucky" because of his hair gel.

You ate all of your chicken and dumplings for dinner.

During naked time, you jumped up and down the hallways, flapping your arms and yelling, "I'm a birdie! I'm a birdie!"

You had trouble going to sleep, so you did shoofy on Mommy.

March 11, 2008

You didn't want to tell Bob about your evening at the carousel and with the Easter Bunny - "I want to tell my friends."

You finger-painted at school.

I asked you twice if I was a good mommy, and both times you said, "No. You're a good horsie."

You were in a great mood all night.

March 10, 2008

I had to wake you up, and when I said, "Peeetteerrrr", you sat up and said, "Good morning, Mommy."

You slept in your good boy bed all night long, but got very upset when I said that you would get ice cream at night, not for breakfast.

We took you to the carousel:

  • The first time you were too scared and had to ride in the handicapped chair with Daddy.
  • The second time I got you to sit on the horse and though you were still scared the entire time and wouldn't let go of me, as soon as it was over, you went running over to Daddy to tell him all about it.
  • The third time it was "Daddy's turn with Peter", and you were still too scared to let go of Daddy, though you would smile and wave almost everytime you saw me.

You saw the Easter Bunny:

  • You wouldn't sit on the Easter Bunny's lap, so you sat on Daddy's lap who sat next to the Easter Bunny (as you put it "just like Santa".)
  • You told Daddy not to let you go because the Easter Bunny "is gonna bite me."
  • You then looked at Daddy and said, "The Easter Bunny is NOT gonna bite me."
  • The woman taking the picture had a stuffed Mickey, and once you saw him ("Mickey!!") you smiled nice and big for the camera.

So this year's Easter picture is the Easter Bunny, you smiling all happily at Mickey, and Daddy laughing hysterically at the whole thing.

March 8 & 9, 2008

You skipped swim class because of your ear infection.

You played with Sarah and RaeRae at their house with their toys and you shared really well.

You did a floor puzzle with Daddy.

You sat on Auntie Susan's lap while they lit the birthday candles for Michaela, and you said, "But it's not my birthday."

You said that you were going to sing Happy Birthday to Michaela, but when the time came you just sat there.

You were in a really great fun mood all weekend!

March 7, 2008

You slept with Mommy and Daddy for the last two hours of the night. That doesn't mean that Mommy and Daddy slept, though.

You had mac n frank for dinner. Plus some of Mommy's grilled cheese and fries. Plus fishes.

March 6, 2008

You played frisbee in Nonna's living room using the top of a tupperware container.

You got your 15th ear infection.

You ate toast for dinner because your "ear is sick."

March 5, 2008

You put your rainboots on by yourself, and didn't care that they were on the wrong feet.

You got annoyed that one of your toys wasn't working and demanded to Papa that it "needs batteries."

You golfed with your new golf set. Papa showed you how Snoopy (the top of the club) needed to "see the ball" so that he could hit it. You then hit it correctly, turned back to Papa and said, "See, Snoopy see the ball, so he hit it."

March 4, 2008

You slept in your good boy bed all night long! So you got ice cream for dessert.

You threw your cup during lunch, and when your teacher told you not to, you crossed your arms and dared her, "Call my Mommy!"

You voted in Presidential Primary.

You repeated, almost word for word, a scene from Everybody Loves Raymond, including a part where Ray whistles.

March 3, 2008

You went to the ear doctor, where we found out that you need your tube put back in.

You crossed your arms and said to me, "I'm not happy with you."
When I asked why, you said, "Because blup blup."

You were in such a giggly mood, that while getting changed for bed, you were laughing to hard over nothing that you gave yourself the hiccups, which made you laugh even more.

March 1 & 2, 2008

You danced with Mommy at Uncle Paul's birthday party.

You tried to do the chicken dance, and shook your little butt each time you were supposed to.

When the music got too loud for you, you stuck your fingers in your ears.

Daddy took you to Church where you learned to say "Peace."

You drove the car-stroller at BJs.

You went in time-out quite a bit because you wouldn't listen to Mommy.

You told Mommy that you want to be a fireman or a ghost for Halloween.

February 29, 2008

You didn't want one of Daddy's treats, but you did want to wear his Providence College hat - backwards, just like Daddy.

February 28, 2008

You told Mommy you needed to go potty, which you did!

Then you ran into the living room, doing the peepee dance, and sat in Daddy's seat with your naked butt.

You asked Zio where he was going, and he said to work.
You asked Zio if he had an office, and he said he didn't.
You bragged, "My Daddy has an office."

You played your harmonica while choo-chooing through the house as if you were a train.

February 27, 2008

You said that sleeping on the floor is "silleeeeeeeeee, Mommy".

You sang, "Feathersword is coming! To town!" to the tune of "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town".

You and Daddy had french fries before dinner, which basically became your dinner.

Daddy tickled your mercilessly while getting you into your jammies - so much so that you did your deep belly laugh, which made Mommy smile.

February 26, 2008

You told me that Daddy was going to his office to play with his toys.
(Full Story:
SCENE: Mommy’s car
You: Mommy, I not talking to you.
Me: Why?
You: Cause… cause I not listening to you.
Me: Why?
You: Cause…cause Daddy go to his office to play with his toys. )

You showed everyone your new sneakers.

You asked to go potty at school - great job!

February 25, 2008

You sang along with the Wiggles, "Row row row your boat, gently down the steeeaaaammm!!! Murray, Murray, Murray, Murray, life is a deeeeaaaammmm!!!!"

You did peepee on the potty at school twice!!

You told Daddy that he wasn't dancing to Lights, Camera, Action the right way, and then showed him the right way to do it.

February 23 & 24, 2008

You told Daddy, "You're not listening to me."

You played catch with Uncle Adam.

You learned to say "Horton" and "He's a big elephant."

You drew a picture of Cumad, and then tried to show it to her.

You told me that you were leaving, going outside, that you'd be back later and that you'd be careful.

You then came back in from the hallway and announced, "Hi everybody! I'm back!"

February 21, 2008

You played golf down the hallway and down the stairs of Nonna and Papa's house.

You wanted to listen to "Play Your Guitar With Murray" the whole way home.

You thought Mommy's new hat was your new hat, and so far you've refused to give it back.

February 20, 2008

You called Daddy "Uncle Dave".

You refused to eat a PB&J (no surprise there) - but at least you took two bites of it.

You saw Mommy make the "rain drop" sound on her cheek and wanted to do the same - except you smacked yourself across the face and thought it was really funny.

You fell asleep on Daddy in the recliner for the night.