Silas at 16 months

 

Tidbits About Our Chunk

1. This kid loves to eat. EVERYTHING.
2. His vocabulary includes:  Uh Oh, DaDa, MaMa, NaNa, Bubble, Bye Bye, Ball, and Mo (more)
3. He can sign: More, Please, and Thank you
4. He has 11 teeth including 3 molars
5. He loves to dance and giggle.
6. He doesn't mind going to Time Out.  He always sits quietly with a smile and even joins his brother in Time Out just for fun sometimes.
7. He hates when his brother takes a toy or anything away from him (This has been our biggest household struggle for at least a month.)
8. Silas trys to help Mommy fold the laundry but has more fun playing in the laundry baskets.
9. Thanks to his Nana and Grandaddy, he says "no" while pointing to his nose.  He will also say "eye" while pointing to his ear.  He needs a little practice on the latter one.
10. He's still in size 4 diapers and 18 month clothes but they are getting a bit snug around his full-sized middle.
11. He still enjoys an 8 oz bottle right before heading off to bed and sleeping through the night.  We're hoping he'll decide to give up the bottle soon.  Fingers crossed.
12. He's a real ladies' man at school.  He blows kisses to all the teachers and waves each afternoon while saying "bye bye"

 

We love this little guy!

Brothers

Here are a few photos from this weekend.  We managed to get outside for a few minutes between the much needed rain showers.

 

 

Silas did not like his older brother touching him...

The boys love to throw sticks, golf balls, and rocks into the lake.

Micah finally got to use his Spiderman web shooter that he received for Christmas.

 

Silas thought he'd try to help with the weed problem we have...

Valentine's Day

I definitely felt loved this year for Valentine's Day.  Even though our lives are extremely busy, we still managed to keep our tradition.  We feasted on our homemade heart-shaped chicken alfredo pizza and enjoyed our two boys who were on a sugar high from all of the M&M's and other candies. 



 I love these boys!

 I love my hubby too and the pretty flowers he brought home.

Silas Eats Everything

I love the fact that this kid will eat anything.  And when I say anything, I mean everything...well, except really spicy stuff.  He eats fruits, veggies, a variety of meats, casseroles, sweets, just about anything, even fish (Yuck!). 

 

I guess this comes as such a big surprise because I have always been a very picky eater and Micah follows closely in my footsteps. 

 

To have a 15-month-old that eats anything is such a benefit.  I just cut up small bites of whatever we're eating.  Simple.  And such a blessing.

 

Here's my big eater enjoying his Saturday morning pancakes.

 

The Rest Of The Disney Cruise

 

 

Well, this post will wrap up our Disney cruise vacation.  It's just a few random photos from the rest of the trip.  We had fun and hope to do another one sometime in the next few years.  

 

 

Cozumel 2013

Our only port of call was Cozumel, Mexico.  Tom and I have been here a half dozen times, and we've done most of the excursions.  Choosing something different that was available to a 15-month-old, really limited our choices.  We thought the semi-submarine tour would be exciting for both of the boys and us too. 

 

Thankfully, the rain let up enough for us to get from the cruise ship to the semi-submarine without getting too wet.  

 

 

 

When we were back on shore, we had our cab driver drop us off at Margaritaville for some lunch before we boarded the ship again.

 

We could see our ship from the dock at Margaritaville.

 

It was a fun time watching Tom wear all of these balloon creations as we walked down the streets of Cozumel all the way back to the ship.  I love that he will do anything for these kids!