Rhett's First Haircut

Well, technically it was just a little trim around the ears, but it still counts!  Mumsie did the honors!  

Before:

During:

After:

Thankfully, it is very subtle! :) 

Rhett - 18 month update

Our little brown eyed cutie is 18 months old!  Rhett Michael, you bring so much happiness to our family!  

Here are some things about Rhett at this age...

* He is silly, funny, hilarious, goofy, and just makes us all laugh!

* He is still VERY attached to me.  When someone he doesn't know (or even sometimes someone he does know) talks to him, he always points to me and says, "mama", just to be sure they know. ;)

* He loves being chased and tickled.

* He is consistently sleeping through night!  He usually goes to bed between 7:30 & 8:00 and wakes up anywhere from 6:00-7:30.

*He is such a grump when he wakes up!  Morning or afternoon... grumpy! Haha!

*He's in the beginning phase of wanting to do everything himself.  I'm working very hard to try to  embrace it. ;)

*He is really physically strong.  Wrangling him can be quite the workout!

*He is a bossy little thing, especially to the dogs!  If they jump up by him or come near him when he's eating, he yells, "NNNNNNNNNNO!"  He also answers me with, "no no" most of the time.

* He is WILD and climbs on everything.  I turn my head for 5 seconds and he's on a table or a bed.

* When he laughs he often puts his hands over his mouth.

*He has one volume - LOUD.

*While he is relatively flexible with his schedule, he is pretty much the complete opposite of laid back in almost every other way! Haha!

* He pretty much hates all food except snacky carbs, fruit, and pouches.  But when the food he does like is taken away, he gets MAD.  Really, really mad.

* His communication is getting better every day.  He nods (with his entire body) and shakes his head.  He says, "NO!"/"NONONONO" (and simultaneously shakes his finger), "Mooooo" (move), "GO", "ow" (out - which he says when he wants out of something or to be picked up), "mo" (more), "nana" (snack), "BOO!", "bu" (book), and my personal favorite, "fu-moo" (fumble).

* His puppy has become his official lovey and he's become very attached to it, just like his brother and sister are to theirs.

* He loves to look at books before nap and bed.

* He loves wrestling and being rough with Reid and Daddy.

*He loves other babies!  He gets giddy when he is around Perry, especially now that she's mobile!  He also loves his friend, Ellison!

* When any kind of music is on, he busts out his one and only dance move, the one arm chicken.  He flaps one arm like a chicken and turns his hand like he's turning a knob.  It's hilarious and makes us laugh every time.

Rhett, you are so adored!!!  

18 month stats:

Weight - 29 pounds, 5 ounces (95%)

Height - 34.25 inches (93%)

No training wheels!

Yesterday was a big day for our big boy!  No more training wheels!  Reid has attempted this a few times over the last couple of months but would get discouraged when it didn't happen immediately.  We are so proud of him for sticking with it and I think he's pretty proud of himself too! :)

chop chop

I guess it's a rite of passage for kids to cut their own hair at some point, right? 

Georgia Kate decided that the best solution for her hair being 

"in her face and bothering her" was to just chop it off.  Thankfully it was just that little piece in the front and her curly hair helps disguise it a little bit.  ;)

Art Night and Mother's Day Tea

Last week our preschool had Art Night!  The kids' had artwork displayed all over the school for us to look at and then we spent time outside having a family pizza picnic and letting the kids play with their school friends.  The beautiful weather made for such a nice, fun evening!  

Yesterday was Mother's Day Tea for both classes.  This is always such a sweet event that I look forward to.  The teachers work so hard to make everything cute and special.  

My big boy... 

My sad baby girl...

(Reid's class was first and although I made it to her class right on time, most of the moms were early, so she thought I was late.  It broke my heart!)

These are always fun to read!

Just had to include this sweet picture.  This is what these two do every single day at school pick up.  Rhett gets sooo excited to see his big sister and she is all over him giving him hugs and kisses. :) 

Reid can read!

Right after Christmas break, Reid's teacher said to me that she thought he could read more than he was leading us to believe based on some observations she had made at school.  He had started showing more interest in learning to read at the beginning of the school year, but was always afraid to try in front of us because he's a perfectionist.  Mumsie is a reading specialist and working in small reading groups was always one of my very favorite parts of teaching, so we were both very eager to work with him! :) After his teacher told me that she thought he could read, I was finally able to convince him to sit down with me and try.  Well, in typical Reid fashion, he just started reading like it was no big deal.  Silly boy!  I have to say, this milestone has been one of my VERY favorites.  It's just amazing to see a whole new world open up to your child through reading!  

Easter Weekend

The Easter festivities began on Wednesday when Reid and Georgia Kate had their parties and egg hunts at school!  They are very excited!  

Chris had Friday off, so we decided to head to Blessington Farms to pick strawberries!

Saturday we spent some time swimming and dyeing eggs. 

The Easter Bunny stopped by on Sunday morning!

We went to church and then spent the day at Mumsie and Popsie's house with Alli, John, Perry, Thomas, Rebecca, John's brother Pete, Grandma, and Grandpa.  

Love little Perry Pie so much!!

Reid didn't have school on Monday, so I decided to take the kids on a spontaneous zoo trip!  I was nervous about taking them alone, but we had so much fun!

Happy Easter!