Christian's World of Words

Playground at Sunset
Originally uploaded by JoelGonzales

I wanted to list some of the sayings Christian has right now that we will always remember. I know most of you won't know what he's talking about because he's singing songs, etc, but I'll try to explain.

"Your BEE yard friends the bee yardigans!" - theme from Backyardigans.

"COVER THE BLANKET!" - this gets to you around the 100th time he says it a night! You cover him, his kicks it off, or turns and some part of his body gets exposed, "cover the blanket" - rinse, lather, repeat.

"1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13, ert-teen, 17,18,19,20" - almost

"Dada" - recently switched from Daddy who knows the reason

"It's a GHOST train" - GeoTrax DVD - loves playing with his tunnel

"Sleep in mommy's bed" - every night at bedtime

"No auntie" - totally unprovoked

"Go away Daddy!, I want water, Call mommy" - when I'm trying to get him to go to bed.

Favorite Movies or TV Shows:

"Backyardigans - Mighty Knights"
"Cars - MONSTER TRACTOR"
"Finding Nemo - except the sharks"
"Backyardigans - Volcano Sisters"
"GeoTrax - DVD"

Favorite Toys:
GeoTrax Train set - Grand Central Station, Tunnel
Dinosaur Place Mat - yes, the one he eats on.
A play mat with a picture of a railroad track.
Hot Wheels cars and the yellow race track
Dinosaurs - Stegosaurous
Playdoh

Activities:
Gymboree Music class - dances, instruments, sings songs
Gymboree class - climbing, jumping, sliding,
Swimming pool at Lifetime

I've probably left out a lot. Look for a new blog from mommy soon.

See you next time.

Good News, Gym, Matt & Stu

Playground Look
Originally uploaded by JoelGonzales

Seems like a given that every one of my blogs starts with "Sorry I haven't updated this in so long", so from now on, consider that statement implied before every post.

Look at Christian, almost 28 months old. Julie just called me today all excited....."OMG, are you sitting down", she said, "Christian just went potty in the toilet." She is such a happy mommy. No one is prouder of Christian than she is and she has a lot to be proud of.

We were going to start the bribe technique after Easter with M&M's and lollipops, but we'll see what happens at home now.

Got a new camera at work and it takes great pictures. We recently discovered a park closer to our house that has a little rock to climb and a play area, plus 1 - 2 mile paths. It's great.

Plus we've also just joined LifeTime Fitness. It's so close to our house and is great (except for their pool hours, but that's another story). So now instead of sitting in front of the computer all day long, I can meet Julie and Christian after work at the swimming pool, rock wall, basketball courts, or weight room. I really enjoy working out with Julie again. Christian loves the pool and is getting to like the Child Center because it has the GeoTrax train set he loves so much. Except mommy hasn't left him in their longer than 15 minutes at a time. They need a Mommy Care Center next to the Child Care Center so that Julie can peek in on Christian.

Matt Sutton called me today from Iraq. It was good to hear his voice and catch up a bit. It's 8 hours ahead over there and they were getting ready to go flying. He seems a little down about the time away from his family and friends. He returns in December and his battalion is moving from Colorado to Kansas (near Manhattan) so hopefully we can go to Colorado to see him and his family before the move.

Stu should be back in a month and a half. Just read a couple posts on Kaycee's blog - she's got great pictures and a interview that Stu did on Fox News. Thanks Kaycee for keeping us updated.