Visitors

Rodney and Amy came down this weekend to visit, relax and hang out.  If you are thinking of visiting us, beware, this is what Nolan has in store for you . . .

How cool is Orlando?

So I've given Florida a lot of flack in my 13 years here.  Too hot in the summer, not cold enough in the winter, too many bugs, yada yada yada . . .  But since moving to Orlando I have rethought a lot of this.  While all my friends in Missouri and family in Massachusetts have had horrible blizzards that have kept them homebound for days at a time we were at the park with friends in t-shirts and shorts.  We are able to eat lunch and dinner outside in almost every month and there are actually less bugs here than there were in Tallahassee . . .  And now, the space shuttle.  We're not that close and the picture is not that great, but still.

Both pictures taken from my front yard.  How freakin' cool is that?

Dinner time . . .

Dinner time is a pretty interesting time around here lately.  Not only do I have the joy of preparing three separate meals (one for adults, one for Nolan and one for Parker) but now Parker has discovered the fun of spitting out his food at us.  Last night we decided to eat outside (this had nothing to do with the piles of laundry on the dining room table, I can assure you.)  As you can see Parker got a bit messy.  I think outside was a good call and I'm guessing we'll be eating out there lots more during this phase.

Don't buy this look of total confusion on his face.  He knows exactly what he did to make himself look this ridiculous.  And if you can't tell what a mess he is, click on the picture and it was enlarge.

Nolan agreed to say cheese and smile, but refused to open his eyes because he felt the flash was too bright.

What we've missed

So the last post showing up was Halloween . . .  even though all the pictures from then and before are missing here is a quick run down of what you have missed since then . . .

Parker got a bath

My sister made my favorite meal EVER (gorgonzola chicken) and I ate way too much of it

Nolan got to use the rocking horse my mother and my aunt used as kids 

We had a great Cormier fathering at Shannon and Marc's 

We had a delicious Thanksgiving dinner at the Old Mill 

We had a tea party for Ayva's birthday

Parker got to meet Great Grandpa Buzz 

Parker got to meet his great-Aunt Sue 

Christmas! 

Nolan was in a parade for school 

Parker started on solids! 

Nolan had a small concert at school during which he picked his nose, growled at the crowd and refused to sing

Nolan and Parker met Santa and Nolan growled again 

Parker got to meet his YOUNGER cousin Paxton and the girls got to play with all the little ones 

Parker found his toes

Nolan got a dinosaur from Santa and promptly shoved it in Parker's face

Nolan preferred packaging to gifts on Christmas morning 

Parker got Sophie!

Ellie got christened 

Nolan got a big boy bed (and started wearing big boy underwear but a picture of that would probably not be appropriate) 

Parker got cuter and cuter and got better and better at sitting up

Ryan went to Las Vegas for work.  Nolan was ecstatic to have him home. 

Parker and Ellie had their first real date 

Gracie and Nolan acted like an old married couple

who still love each other :)

we'll see

I'm being told that it is nearly impossible to get the old photos back, but that I can upload new photos.  Here goes:

Nolan helping make Valentine's rice krispy treats 

Parker's first time sitting in a high chair in a restaurant . . .  at Friendly's . . . He got a bit fussy watching us all eat ice cream.

why?!?

Why does my blog not work and why (more importantly) can my tech-guru husband not figure it out (it could be for lack of trying, the jury is still out on that . . . )?

So . . .  since I can't upload any pictures pretend you are looking at a picture of Nolan helping make heart shaped pink rice krispy treats for his class for Valentine's Day.  Cute, huh?

pictures?!?!?!?

So I have no idea where all my pictures went. Don't despair, I'm still here. I have a few blog posts which have disappeared and all the pictures are missing but Ryan is on the case. In the meantime, how about a funny Nolan story? I don't usually do too much writing on here, but I am going to try to do a little more. The kids do the funniest things and I would like to share them. Nolan's new favorite thing to talk about is to ask me if I remember things. This morning it was, "Mama, remember when I saw the dragonfly a Gaga's?" "Mama, remember when I put water in the potty?" "Mama, remember Blue found clues?" "Mama, remember when I sleep in my bed?" Then this comes out . . . "Mama, remember when your toes broken and I ate skittles?" Can't say that I do . . .