tidbits

I wanted to write a few little fun things about Eece, because he changes every day and I don't want to forget the details!
Reece will not go to bed without socks.  We do our nighttime ritual of brushing teeth, reading 2 books, I tell him a story then he tells me a story, we sing one song, and then he begs for me to go night night with him, he asks to give me hugs and kisses, he wants to tell me something by the door, he says he wants more hugs and kisses, he asks for his baba (bottle), he asks for a bandaid for the slightest boo-boo, he begs for just ONE more story, he says, "Mama, whach are WE gonna do tomorrow?", ETC.! So anyway after I finally tear myself away, he can be heard climbing up on his dresser to pull the top drawer open and getting some socks. In the morning, I ask him why he always puts socks on, and he says, "Because my feet were bery cold and they were almost freezing."

Reece just asked me, "Mama, why aren't we going anywhere? Why are we staying in the house?" (he loves to just get out.. go to McDonald's playland, only to sit by me or play with his trucks, but at least he gets his beloved french fries!) He also loves to go to Michael's (craft store!)...perhaps that's because I let him buy one candy when we go.  He also loves all the little kid crafts there, and the little dollar cars.

Reece and I are currently hanging out for a few weeks this summer before I go to work for 2 weeks teaching crafts to my elementary kids.  Then Reece will be hanging out with Dada!  Yesterday we went swimming and he loved it...

Now, can you imagine a cuter ad for watermelon than this one?!!  LOVE THIS LITTLE GUY!
OH I almost forgot... out of the blue, he said, "Mama, I like you, I think you're beau-ful!"  He just melted my heart!!!

my little boy

Reece does not get the title "Big Boy" until he goes potty on the potty chair every day for a week!  We are working on it, but he seems especially resistant!!!  Here are just a few little photos of our daily life together...
Reece fell off the bed, busted his lip, and he cried for approximately 2 seconds, then said, "I need a band aid".  So I handed him one, and this is what he did with it...

And you thought Reece's eyes were big before!  I took Reece to Toys R Us for the first time... he was a little overwhelmed.  He just found the first rack and started pulling all the toys off... I kept having to distract him and show him around the whole place!  I wanted him to find some super toys so we could use them as prizes for when he goes on the potty chair every day!  He wanted this one.. a $300 "Lightning the Queen" car. He looks so excited in it!!!!  I remember as a kid I would have looooved a little car... but I just don't want him to get spoiled!

If you look closely, you will see that Reece turned all the trains on their sides, because they were tired and wanted to go night night.  I took this picture at midnight while he was sleeping.

winter fun times

It actually SNOWED in Texas! Actual SNOW that stuck to the ground... maybe 6 inches of it! I was sooooooo excited! Reece said he didn't want to wear his mittens because they were "too cold".
Reece and Mama had a super fun date at Waffle House. When we sat down, he said, "Mama, let's talk about a owl." (which is his favorite book for the present... "Owl at Home", which is a book I used to have when I was a kid!) So he proceeded to tell me the WHOLE story about the owl... his detail was incredible. Then, I was trying to take a little video of him telling the story about the owl, but I was taking video with my phone, and he thought I was taking his picture, so he kept cheezing it up with a huge smile, and he wouldn't talk anymore! It was hi-larious!!! I don't know how to upload videos or I'd show you. Anyway this little guy is the most delightful little thing. I think he's the best, ever.
And the last photo is Dada and Eece "guabbing" each other. Yes, it's a little word we made up that basically means, cuddling/hugging/playing/wrestling etc. Reece is the smiliest kid I've ever seen! It's awesome to be his Mama! :)

Reece is 3!!!

Our sweet angel turned 3 years old this weekend! We had a "Word World" themed party for him (since that's his fave TV show). I made him a Duck cake and his Nana, Auntie M, and cousin Boo were the guests of honor. He got lots of new clothes (yay!!!) and even some new toys. We were also blessed with gifts from the mail from his Aunties/Uncles/Cousins up in Minnesota!

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Eece ran into my room this morning and said "Happy Birthday Mama!!! What a little sweetie. I say, "Reece, are you Mama's beauty?" and he says, "No, I Dada's muneca!" (Yeah, we call him muneca, which is the Spanish word for "doll".)


Okay, I posed Reece for this shot because he has the cutest way of trying to charm us into giving him what he wants. If we say no to him for some reason, he turns his head sideways and cuts his eyes at us, and gets a big smile and makes this little sing-songy noisy that is totally irresistable! We call it "being skunky".

Reece found all my knitted items and decided to take them for a spin. What a blast- sliding all over the kitchen floor!! Reece is almost 3 now! Wow... he'll be 3 the day before Halloween.
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supa cute

I love how this photo shows Reece's enthusiasm! Nana always cooks eggs for Eece when we visit in Tulsa. This time Nana let Eece help!!
Me and my BFF Jill del Rio! In just 2 short weeks she delivered a healthy baby boy Benjamin! :) We visited them in Las Vegas for a week. We had three 2-year-old boys running around. We had a blast!
OOOH that smile!! Those dimples! Both Dada and Eece!
Eece does love his Mama. Awwww.
What would summer be like without a slip-n-slide??? Reece loved it (except for the mean ants who somehow bit his little toes).

Blog Union VIdeo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMbywycuiWg&feature=player_embedded

I don' t know how to embed things into this blog but if you can somehow get to the above YouTube video, you'll see lots of beautiful children adopted from Ethiopia! This video was taken last summer at the Blog Union (wasn't a "reunion" because most of us hadn't officially met in person yet!) And yes Reece is in the video!