Can I cram all this in one post?
A side from our day to day activities, we fill our hours with play dates, outings, cooking, family gatherings, etc, etc, etc. You know the drill, life is BUSY!! I find my camera less and less attached to me as we travel through our daily adventures. Camera used to be my natural appendage, I was never without my trusty side kick. However, as Landon’s intelligence grows and his zest for life and adventure becomes more and more apparent…..hold that thought, he has just discovered that blue and red paints make purple and has painted his hands and face……as I was saying, toting along my camera can seem more of a burden when running out of the house at warp speed to our next adventure. Blogging, such a small priority during the day and each time I fill the page with a post, I vow to make this life collection of stories, more of a priority. Enough about that! I certainly am not complaining nor making excuses, just rationalizing my lack of postings more for myself than anyone who follows my blog.
Lets start with our star attraction, Landon! He loves an audience and is quick to say, “where’s my people to watch me?”. Only child syndrome perhaps or do I see a thespian in our future?! Still heavily into firefighting, his love for fire trucks is still strong! His imagination is out of control, as he will set his own rules of play and can create fun without toys and just using his hands and creativity. It seems as though the “Terrible Two” battles are fewer and further between as he is growing into a little man. Battles or parental/toddler disagreements have become more complicated and complex. He has a come back for each of our reasons and can be quite quick witted with his responses. It’s a fine line between continuing with the battle or complimenting him for his critical thinking skills! We have taken a temporary hiatus from school. The cold and flu season was getting the better of us and we spent more time passing around our germs than actually enjoying life and learning.
Watching a firefighter tutorial online.
Playing fire tucks…..of course.
Lan loves spending time in the kitchen and we couldn’t be more thrilled, since Scot and I love to cook and entertain. His dexterity is great with chopping, stirring, and cracking eggs. His expertise and comfort around a kitchen will make his future wife thrilled.
Making homemade soft pretzels, like I used to do with my Mom!
I turned the big 3-2 in February! Birthdays come and go, but seem to be slowly leaving me small gifts of age…..a new wrinkle here, a few more grey hairs, ugh. We squeezed in a few nights of celebrating! Dinner a Posh with my hubby, family dinner night, and a lunch with my Dad!
32 and counting!! I have to mention, my amazing husband, and his thoughtfulness. My birthday always falls over his busiest time for his company, The Phoenix Open, WM Open, whatever the name is now. He managed to find time to whisk me away for date night, send roses to me at work, and fill our bedroom with hundreds of balloons and champagne chilling when I cam home from work. Ohhh, what a good man!
Landon and Tata, lunch at the Spotted Donkey, one of my favs!!
Trying a new recipe tonight!
Cooking tips from a pro, Cousin Jackie, who happens to be in culinary school.
Our masterpiece: Lobster Da Fraviolo. The lobster head was Landon’s final touch and he wanted the head on his dinner plate.
My bro, Anthony, and his fiancé, Kori, came into town for a quick visit. We soaked up as much time as we could with them! Landon cannot get enough of his Uncle Ants!!
We retreated to “Our Spot”, Sauce, for wine, food, and hours and hours of laughter!!
Brunch with Kori’s family, while they were in town!
Kori, Anth, Lan, Scot, and me….such posers! We miss having them in AZ to goof off with!
After my early, early morning yoga class, I found the hot air balloons just outside our gate. I raced home to get my boys, so Landon could finally see the balloons up close and personal.
Somewhere in all that, we managed to buy a kitten. Yep, we are officially Zee Farms and suckers for animals: 2 dogs, 1 cat, 1 hamster, and several fish (recently 1 fish had approximately 30-40 babies, all but one was eaten by the others).
Callie, the kitten, keeping close to Wonder Per, the hamster!
Managed to capture a few moments on camera and several not on camera. One thing is for certain, Z life just gets better and better!!
