Monday, August 31, 2009
Hall Movie Night - w/ Noddy
here's Noddy, in case you are wondering. pretty hilarious. Pauline and Bryan introduced Will to him over the Holidays.
http://www.noddy.com/
Monday, August 17, 2009
neighs
Well, we think we have the horse-fear thing figured out. Maybe. And, of course, Will helped by telling us.
So, we went to our first Rodeo with Pauline and Bryan over the 4th of July, here in Steamboat. We sat quite far away and Will was in awe. Sooo interested and trying to figure it all out. We watched everything and all was well. Went home and he hasn't stopped talking about 'Neighs' since then. Horseys say Neigh, of course.
I think Neigh might actually be his most often used word. That and Bike and Rocky. And Mama and Dada. And shoes. OK, anyway.
So, we went back to the rodeo last weekend after Will begged us for weeks and we talked about it a ton. (Keep in mind that Steamboat is a VERY horse-oriented place. So, on almost all of our bike rides (2-3 per week) Will sees a horse. There are horse statues everywhere as well.) Oh, the day before, we went down to the cowboy shop in town and there is a life-sized plastic horse out front with a saddle on it. So, Matt sat him on it and he said 'No, No, No ALL DONE' repeatedly. Matt held him there gently and encouraged him and taught him more about the horse and the saddle. He eventually stopped asking to get down and it wasn't so bad.
OK, so then we go to the rodeo. Will's eyes were huge at the whole scene. We even got ice cream (rice-rice, in Will speak - with Claw-Claw, chocolate) and sat VERY close this time. Like horses were 8 feet away. The beautiful gals came in carrying the flags and he was pointing and mouth agape. All was fun and good. Then they released the bucking broncos and he went bananas. Crying, yelling, terrified. 'No, No, No, All Done. Car, car, car.' So, we waited it out for one more rider and then left. We continued to talk about it the whole way home and ever since. I told him how happy the horses are to be playing with people. So, now he says 'Neighs. Happy' every time.
We keep talking about it, buying books and telling him about horseys. He is sooo curious and interested, but then gets very spooked. He asks for all the books on neighs all the time. We were doing stickers the other night and I said 'Oh, let's put that little girl on the horsey!' (stickers) He said 'No, No, No'. Hm. so something about riding?!
Went to the Routt County Fair this weekend and we saw lots of animals and he kept asking to see neighs. We saw the neighs and people riding on them and running and he was OK. Nope, riding is not the problem.
So I did what I should have done 2 months ago - I asked him. "Will, why don't you like the rodeo? (he knows that rodeo is where the horseys play and the neighs are just the horseys themselves) Is is because the neighs are scary?"
"No."
"Is it because the people are riding the horseys?"
"no."
"Is it when the people fall off the horseys?"
"Owweee".
'Ohhh, so it hurts the people when they fall off?' YES.
And where this all started was this weekend. Watching ESPN and there was a beer ad where a guy is jumping on a trampoline and falls off and the whole tramp falls on him and he gets hurt. Will was watching and says 'NO, NO, NO!!!' And started crying! Sooo, he is very sensitive about people getting hurt.
Gotta love him. 18 months old.
So, we went to our first Rodeo with Pauline and Bryan over the 4th of July, here in Steamboat. We sat quite far away and Will was in awe. Sooo interested and trying to figure it all out. We watched everything and all was well. Went home and he hasn't stopped talking about 'Neighs' since then. Horseys say Neigh, of course.
I think Neigh might actually be his most often used word. That and Bike and Rocky. And Mama and Dada. And shoes. OK, anyway.
So, we went back to the rodeo last weekend after Will begged us for weeks and we talked about it a ton. (Keep in mind that Steamboat is a VERY horse-oriented place. So, on almost all of our bike rides (2-3 per week) Will sees a horse. There are horse statues everywhere as well.) Oh, the day before, we went down to the cowboy shop in town and there is a life-sized plastic horse out front with a saddle on it. So, Matt sat him on it and he said 'No, No, No ALL DONE' repeatedly. Matt held him there gently and encouraged him and taught him more about the horse and the saddle. He eventually stopped asking to get down and it wasn't so bad.
OK, so then we go to the rodeo. Will's eyes were huge at the whole scene. We even got ice cream (rice-rice, in Will speak - with Claw-Claw, chocolate) and sat VERY close this time. Like horses were 8 feet away. The beautiful gals came in carrying the flags and he was pointing and mouth agape. All was fun and good. Then they released the bucking broncos and he went bananas. Crying, yelling, terrified. 'No, No, No, All Done. Car, car, car.' So, we waited it out for one more rider and then left. We continued to talk about it the whole way home and ever since. I told him how happy the horses are to be playing with people. So, now he says 'Neighs. Happy' every time.
We keep talking about it, buying books and telling him about horseys. He is sooo curious and interested, but then gets very spooked. He asks for all the books on neighs all the time. We were doing stickers the other night and I said 'Oh, let's put that little girl on the horsey!' (stickers) He said 'No, No, No'. Hm. so something about riding?!
Went to the Routt County Fair this weekend and we saw lots of animals and he kept asking to see neighs. We saw the neighs and people riding on them and running and he was OK. Nope, riding is not the problem.
So I did what I should have done 2 months ago - I asked him. "Will, why don't you like the rodeo? (he knows that rodeo is where the horseys play and the neighs are just the horseys themselves) Is is because the neighs are scary?"
"No."
"Is it because the people are riding the horseys?"
"no."
"Is it when the people fall off the horseys?"
"Owweee".
'Ohhh, so it hurts the people when they fall off?' YES.
And where this all started was this weekend. Watching ESPN and there was a beer ad where a guy is jumping on a trampoline and falls off and the whole tramp falls on him and he gets hurt. Will was watching and says 'NO, NO, NO!!!' And started crying! Sooo, he is very sensitive about people getting hurt.
Gotta love him. 18 months old.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
tonite goofies
he was pooped tonite, but still had some fun on the deck after dinner.
still loves bubbles.
runnin thru the sounds.
too shy to say what uncle bry and auntie pauline say (YUCK and ee-eee-eeee). on a mission to get the ball. threw it overboard again.
still loves bubbles.
runnin thru the sounds.
too shy to say what uncle bry and auntie pauline say (YUCK and ee-eee-eeee). on a mission to get the ball. threw it overboard again.
climbing
sooo, matt and i turn around the other night and will is standing on the dining room table touching the chandelier. he is super mellow and just inspecting so we didn't scream or anything, but definitely 'ahem, need to keep our eyes peeled for you!' sooo, this is how he gets up.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
two others from today...just came to me.
1) in addition to adios and bonjour. he now says Ciao! and says it CHHH-OWW. awesome. this morning he said 'adios duncan!' to the doggie next door. he uses it regularly.
2) this morning he had a big boogie in his nose (sorry, beverley, i know how you hate it). so i ran and got a tissue. as i was walking back to him, i said 'you need a tissue! (and he wiggled his nose)' 'you know honey, if you ever have a boogie and can feel it, you just say 'NOSE!' and we will get you a tissue.' whatever. wiped the boog and was on our way. i went downstairs and matt said that not 8 minutes later, he came up to him and said NOSE. so matt went looked and there was another boogie. matt got a tissue and wiped.
2) this morning he had a big boogie in his nose (sorry, beverley, i know how you hate it). so i ran and got a tissue. as i was walking back to him, i said 'you need a tissue! (and he wiggled his nose)' 'you know honey, if you ever have a boogie and can feel it, you just say 'NOSE!' and we will get you a tissue.' whatever. wiped the boog and was on our way. i went downstairs and matt said that not 8 minutes later, he came up to him and said NOSE. so matt went looked and there was another boogie. matt got a tissue and wiped.
mama's birthday
soooo yesterday was my (Mom/Robin's) birthday. greatgreat day, thanks to matt and will and the doggies! wooohoo!
Anyway, we woke up and I said 'Will, guess what today is?!' he got all excited. oh, wait, this is how the morning went down. slight deviation...
So, i hit the alarm at 5:30am cause i didn't sleep so well. no workout before work for me. finally get outta bed at 6:45. turn on the shower and start to hear some rustling through the monitor from Master Will. Matt and Rocky are still in 3rd stage REM. Atlas is whining already (welcome to our world). then as I am getting out of the shower, I hear shreiks of joy and laughter and this boom-boom-boom coming from will's room - right across the hall from our room and the bathroom.
i peek in, dying to know what is going on. he has his hands on the side of his crib and is jumping up and down in the crib. screaming and smiling. HILARIOUS. he was sooo happy and raring to go. (no, he can't fall out, don't worry)
so, anyway - 'Will, guess what today is?! Mama's Birthday!' He gets very exited - does he remember his first birthday? Hm. Anyway, milk, car, day care drop off. Afternoon comes and matt and I (after an amazing 20 mile bike ride together - snuck outta work early...actually, didn't sneak, everyone was so stoked for us to get in a good ride. so great) picked him up at day care on bikes. That is his FAVE thing ever. he sees me walk in in my biking shoes (more on that later) and says bike?! I say, 'yes will, we are on bikes!' he b-line's directly for the front door of daycare and literally RUNS to the bike parking area. gets into his little trailer and is ready to go. gave him some squirts of our gatorade, which he loved. then daddy said 'we are surprising mommy and going on a PICNIC!' to which will said 'Hop birdee'. i.e. Happy Birthday. Wow. so, we headed to the park for the most amazing french picnic, thansk to Matt - brought a rugby ball and a blanket. a bottle of rose, some baguette, our fave chocolate, etc. Just an AMAZING birthday. soo fun! we played and laughed and had amazing food. headed home and had bath time, then off to bed...for all of us! we were pooped!
couple of other gems about master will.
So, he is MORE than obsessed about shoes. People can't be in the house without shoes on, in Will's mind. So, if you take yours off, he goes and gets them and brings them to you and makes you put them on. He knows which shoes are mama's and which are dada's. He runs around saying 'shoes, shoes'. He says 'Crocs' for his crocs that he wears every day. says 'wip-wops' for his flip flops.
he also has started pronouncing things a little better. amazing! like, he always said 'bubbies' for bubbles. just yesterday, on a whim, he said 'bubbles', so now it is bubbles. and bikes were always 'bikeys', now they are bikes. crazy.
he is best friends with a little boy Owen at school. Everything is 'Owennn'. he carries toys in from the car in the morning just to show them to owen. and when they see each other, they both do a little high-pitched scream and run off playing together. owen's mom, Lisa, said they were driving into town the other day and Owen was saying 'Willllllllll'. She was so excited. we need to get together with them on the weekends.
lastly, i have been telling will that we are going to cambodia - sooo interesting explaining countries to him. 'we live in our house on Uncocheif street. that street is in steamboat. in US. we are going outside of us to cambodia. and arthur lives in france. and grandma debs lives in California. etc.etc.' he soaks it all in. anyway, we are going to cambodia to see a little boy named Shai. 'Shyyyyy', he says. So, I say cambodia about once a day now and whenever he hears it he says 'SHHHHhhyyyyy'. amazing. going to teach him to say hello in cambodian as well.
Anyway, we woke up and I said 'Will, guess what today is?!' he got all excited. oh, wait, this is how the morning went down. slight deviation...
So, i hit the alarm at 5:30am cause i didn't sleep so well. no workout before work for me. finally get outta bed at 6:45. turn on the shower and start to hear some rustling through the monitor from Master Will. Matt and Rocky are still in 3rd stage REM. Atlas is whining already (welcome to our world). then as I am getting out of the shower, I hear shreiks of joy and laughter and this boom-boom-boom coming from will's room - right across the hall from our room and the bathroom.
i peek in, dying to know what is going on. he has his hands on the side of his crib and is jumping up and down in the crib. screaming and smiling. HILARIOUS. he was sooo happy and raring to go. (no, he can't fall out, don't worry)
so, anyway - 'Will, guess what today is?! Mama's Birthday!' He gets very exited - does he remember his first birthday? Hm. Anyway, milk, car, day care drop off. Afternoon comes and matt and I (after an amazing 20 mile bike ride together - snuck outta work early...actually, didn't sneak, everyone was so stoked for us to get in a good ride. so great) picked him up at day care on bikes. That is his FAVE thing ever. he sees me walk in in my biking shoes (more on that later) and says bike?! I say, 'yes will, we are on bikes!' he b-line's directly for the front door of daycare and literally RUNS to the bike parking area. gets into his little trailer and is ready to go. gave him some squirts of our gatorade, which he loved. then daddy said 'we are surprising mommy and going on a PICNIC!' to which will said 'Hop birdee'. i.e. Happy Birthday. Wow. so, we headed to the park for the most amazing french picnic, thansk to Matt - brought a rugby ball and a blanket. a bottle of rose, some baguette, our fave chocolate, etc. Just an AMAZING birthday. soo fun! we played and laughed and had amazing food. headed home and had bath time, then off to bed...for all of us! we were pooped!
couple of other gems about master will.
So, he is MORE than obsessed about shoes. People can't be in the house without shoes on, in Will's mind. So, if you take yours off, he goes and gets them and brings them to you and makes you put them on. He knows which shoes are mama's and which are dada's. He runs around saying 'shoes, shoes'. He says 'Crocs' for his crocs that he wears every day. says 'wip-wops' for his flip flops.
he also has started pronouncing things a little better. amazing! like, he always said 'bubbies' for bubbles. just yesterday, on a whim, he said 'bubbles', so now it is bubbles. and bikes were always 'bikeys', now they are bikes. crazy.
he is best friends with a little boy Owen at school. Everything is 'Owennn'. he carries toys in from the car in the morning just to show them to owen. and when they see each other, they both do a little high-pitched scream and run off playing together. owen's mom, Lisa, said they were driving into town the other day and Owen was saying 'Willllllllll'. She was so excited. we need to get together with them on the weekends.
lastly, i have been telling will that we are going to cambodia - sooo interesting explaining countries to him. 'we live in our house on Uncocheif street. that street is in steamboat. in US. we are going outside of us to cambodia. and arthur lives in france. and grandma debs lives in California. etc.etc.' he soaks it all in. anyway, we are going to cambodia to see a little boy named Shai. 'Shyyyyy', he says. So, I say cambodia about once a day now and whenever he hears it he says 'SHHHHhhyyyyy'. amazing. going to teach him to say hello in cambodian as well.
Friday, August 7, 2009
words
so, the language thing with him is pretty insane. for example, tonight while getting him ready for bed, I usually carry him over to his bedroom window and we look out the window for 'mals' (animals, in will-speak). so, were looking for mals and i noticed that daddy had put the sprinkler out to water the back lawn. i said, 'do you see any mals?' 'no' he says. 'hey, look will, dadda put out the sprinkler! cool!' then, matt went up to read to him - his favorite new books: Doctor Seuss from his Great Grandparents Ray and Bev. Matt laid him in his crib and will looked at him, pointed out the window and said 'Dadda, Sprinkler?' clear as day. We said the word ONCE. I just don't get how he is so good with language. amazing. 18 months old here.
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
corn
sitting at dinner and we had brats on the grill (courtesy of dad!) and some grilled corn. will looked at my corn and said 'corn please?' (didn't know he knew the word corn...must have heard us saying it? then he proceeded to eat it just like an adult and was chowing for a good 10 minutes. LOVED it! Not sure where he learned a) the word corn and b) that he likes to eat corn. crazy. oh, he also likes 'claw-claw' for dessert: that's chocolate.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
tri-lingual
new fave words we taught him:
Adios (good bye in spanish)
Bonjour (hello in french).
Every morning, he walks in to see matt and says 'Bonjoooouur Dadda!' with puckered lips and all.
Waving good-bye to dad in the morning while leaving for school/day care it's 'Adios Dadda!'
Adios (good bye in spanish)
Bonjour (hello in french).
Every morning, he walks in to see matt and says 'Bonjoooouur Dadda!' with puckered lips and all.
Waving good-bye to dad in the morning while leaving for school/day care it's 'Adios Dadda!'
Monday, August 3, 2009
daily adventures
the morning drive with will is one of my favorite times of the day. we get all set for school and he gets so excited to go out the door and get in the car. 'Mamma Car?' he says, to ask if we are going in mom's car. we start down the stairs and he says 'hand?' and i take his hand to help him down the stairs.
we get all loaded up and head down the driveway in the car. he waves and says 'ba-byyee dadda!' down the drive he says 'WWwwweeeeeeee'! then, we make our way down the street while will waves hello to all the animals. 'Bye Duncannnn' for the golden retriever next door. 'Hi Chimp!' to Champ next door. yes, he calls him chimp. we head around the corner to pass by the green bus. 'BUSSS!' 'will, what color is the bus?' BLUUEEE. Oh well, the word green isn't coming very easily yet.
two days ago, I got a new one - 'CHICKEN!' Umm. Chicken? Oh yes, that's right, there is a new, darling black and white kitty at the next house whose name is Chicken. We met him once while we were walking last week.
It was trash day so he called out TRASHHH for every can. Then, we get downtown and daddy has taught him Stop Sign. 'Stop Sign, Stop Sign.' Smiling the whole way, we have some bright, spunky kids music on as background noise. he is holding a fave toy (usually a ball or car) for the ride and his sippy cup of milk - which he still doesn't like drinking out of.
we turn onto Lincoln (main st.) and it's MOOOOOTTTOOOOOO! As loud as can be. (that's motorcycle) then, of course, 'BIKE, BIKE!' and, we roll through town and stop at the light where we turn to go to the rodeo. 'NEIGHS' - he wants to go to the rodeo and see the neighs (horses). (don't know how he knows the turn for the rodeo) pass the Rabbit Ears Motel with the bunny logo and he says 'HopHop!'
Today we sang the ABC's and he yelled out DOUBLE-UUUU, when I got to W. (wow.) Then, I line it all up for him. 'OK, honey. So, Mamma's gonna take you to school and you are going to play and have soo much fun with Miss Lynn and Miss Crystal (he is the youngest kid to ever say CRYSTAL and she was crying when she told Matt) and all your friends. Then, mamma is going to pick you up and we'll go home and play catch and ride bikes or go for a walk with dadda and rocky and at.' (he is looking intently now) Then, tomorrow, we'll do the same thing and then you know what the next day is? The Week-end!' to which will declares every time: 'BIKE!'
By this time we are usually passing the gas station that has the big plastic dinosaur in front (with a saddle on it. wierd?) and he yells 'DOUGH-YY'. that's dino. Then, we turn onto the street where his school is and I get 'ChooChoo!' Yes, there is a train that goes by the end of the street every day.
Alas, we make it to school and he is so eager to get out and walk in on his own.
These are the best times. wow. can't wait to do it all tomorrow.
we get all loaded up and head down the driveway in the car. he waves and says 'ba-byyee dadda!' down the drive he says 'WWwwweeeeeeee'! then, we make our way down the street while will waves hello to all the animals. 'Bye Duncannnn' for the golden retriever next door. 'Hi Chimp!' to Champ next door. yes, he calls him chimp. we head around the corner to pass by the green bus. 'BUSSS!' 'will, what color is the bus?' BLUUEEE. Oh well, the word green isn't coming very easily yet.
two days ago, I got a new one - 'CHICKEN!' Umm. Chicken? Oh yes, that's right, there is a new, darling black and white kitty at the next house whose name is Chicken. We met him once while we were walking last week.
It was trash day so he called out TRASHHH for every can. Then, we get downtown and daddy has taught him Stop Sign. 'Stop Sign, Stop Sign.' Smiling the whole way, we have some bright, spunky kids music on as background noise. he is holding a fave toy (usually a ball or car) for the ride and his sippy cup of milk - which he still doesn't like drinking out of.
we turn onto Lincoln (main st.) and it's MOOOOOTTTOOOOOO! As loud as can be. (that's motorcycle) then, of course, 'BIKE, BIKE!' and, we roll through town and stop at the light where we turn to go to the rodeo. 'NEIGHS' - he wants to go to the rodeo and see the neighs (horses). (don't know how he knows the turn for the rodeo) pass the Rabbit Ears Motel with the bunny logo and he says 'HopHop!'
Today we sang the ABC's and he yelled out DOUBLE-UUUU, when I got to W. (wow.) Then, I line it all up for him. 'OK, honey. So, Mamma's gonna take you to school and you are going to play and have soo much fun with Miss Lynn and Miss Crystal (he is the youngest kid to ever say CRYSTAL and she was crying when she told Matt) and all your friends. Then, mamma is going to pick you up and we'll go home and play catch and ride bikes or go for a walk with dadda and rocky and at.' (he is looking intently now) Then, tomorrow, we'll do the same thing and then you know what the next day is? The Week-end!' to which will declares every time: 'BIKE!'
By this time we are usually passing the gas station that has the big plastic dinosaur in front (with a saddle on it. wierd?) and he yells 'DOUGH-YY'. that's dino. Then, we turn onto the street where his school is and I get 'ChooChoo!' Yes, there is a train that goes by the end of the street every day.
Alas, we make it to school and he is so eager to get out and walk in on his own.
These are the best times. wow. can't wait to do it all tomorrow.
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