Flying Solo

Greg and I got a VERY special treat this weekend and were able to go on a little trip by ourselves. This was our first official getaway since Nicholas was born and we definitely needed the grown up time! We left Nicholas in the very capable hands of Grandma & Grandpa Hawkins and Mimi & Grandpa Jaggi. I'm really not sure who had more fun - him or them. On Friday night, Mimi & Grandpa took him to a Thunder basketball game and Grandpa was nice enough to send a few pictures from his iPhone. They had him decked out in Thunder gear and the word is that he charmed the pants off everyone. He kind of has the effect on people. Then he switched to Grandma & Grandpa Hawkins on Saturday and got a trip to the zoo. They said he loved all the animals, especially the fish. They both said they could definitely tell that he missed us and kept asking for Mommy & Daddy, but he was able to work it out and move on to something else. As for us, we had an awesome time!! We stayed at the Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa, which was a really nice hotel. We gambled a little, which is always fun. We didn't come away big winners but we didn't do too bad either. I walked away from one slot machine with $300 in my pocket so I'm not going to complain. We also ate dinner at McGill's on 19 which is a beautiful restaurant on the very top floor of the hotel. It was delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves but by Sunday we were ready to get home to our boy. It was no easy task being away from him that long and it was probably the longest drive from Tulsa to OKC that I've ever sat through. Once Nicholas saw us at the door, he didn't seem to believe we were real. It felt so good to hug him tight!

THANK YOU MIMI, GRANDPA, GRANDMA, AND GRANDPA FOR MAKING THIS WEEKEND HAPPEN FOR US AND SO MUCH FUN FOR NICHOLAS!!!! YOU'RE THE BEST!

And of course Sydney got some spoiling from Mimi & Grandpa too! A good time was had by ALL!

It's not just a hat after all!

Nicholas officially used his potty chair for the first time last night! There was a lot of dancing and celebrating going on in the Jaggi house, let me tell ya! And since I can't very well post a picture of the big event, we'll take a look back at him meeting the potty chair instead:

Happy Valentine's Day!

Another Valentine's Day has come and gone. This year was extra special because we got a visit from Aunt Julie and you just can't beat a V-Day present like that! We all had sooooo much fun and ate way too much candy and cupcakes. I think Nicholas got enough chocolate to last for the next month or so. But he also got some toys, stuffed animals, and a balloon that he loves to beat the crap out of. You just can't help but spoil him!!!! Here are some pictures and a video of our weekend.




His card was a Thomas the Train card that whistled when you opened it. If you haven't heard Nicholas lately, one of his very favorite things to say is "choo-choo". All day, every day - choo-choo this and choo-choo that - looking out the window, watching TV, driving in the car, eating dinner. So, you'd figure he would love playing with it right? After about 45 seconds, he set about trying to figure out how it worked which meant it had to be destroyed. That's what you get when you've got a little engineer on your hands.

And here we have some classic Nicholas comedy. He never fails to deliver the laughs!

The family that reads together....

Nicholas loves to read just about anything he can get his hands on. Lately that also includes the newspaper. Here are my boys catching up on their current events after dinner last night. (I swear I did not stage this! It's au naturale!)

You may remember Nicholas' tricycle that he got for Christmas. Well, he came up with a his very own, unique idea for riding it! We now turn it on it's side so we can use the wheel as a steering wheel then he just drags the rest of it around with him. The tongue is used for concentration. He gets that from his daddy.

Saturday

We've had a pretty low key weekend. Did some grocery shopping, cleaning, various home improvements, and of course a lot of play. A great deal of that play time lately has been spent in Mommy & Daddy's bathtub. Loads of fun apparently.

Yesterday and Today

I took this picture of Nicholas the other day and it immediately reminded me of that wide-eyed, innocent picture of him that I took when he was only 5 months old. So here's my comparison of yesterday and today. A little piece of motherly nostalgia.

The Faces of Nicholas

The face of orneriness...(yep, standing on top of the coffee table)

The face of concentration...

The face of anger...

And my personal fave, the face of sheer delight...

It's all in a day's work!