It has happened...

My handsome son has mastered the word "NO."
It is kind of funny, although I definitely do not let him see me snicker or make a fuss over it. He still baby babbles and some of the words still come out like a baby/toddler. Oh, but not the word no... it is clear as day as if an adult said it! His vocabulary is getting so big everyday, he amazes me with the things he says and does. I know I have typed that before and I am so biased, but he is really smart and really comprehends alot for his age! Tonight he used it with every other word that came out of his mouth... "Caillou, ball, NO, balloon, ball, NO, NO, NO, NO, cracker, Bo-Bo, shoe, cheese, NO, NO, NO!" hahaha At this point in time, he understands what it means but not really telling it to us, that is why I try not to make a big deal out of it. I can only imagine later that he will use it and be quit the devilish little boy that he is!! ;) I mean look at that cutie smile above (which I have posted before, but I think he looks so cute!)... he is definitely my world. I know at least one main purpose of my life is to be a mommy and I love it!

I cannot believe how fast time goes. It amazes me that he will be 2 in July, it feels like I was just preggers. When Scott and I talked about having children, we always said we wanted them to be about 2-3 years apart. Yeah, that is vastly approaching and right now, I think we are perfectly content with our family and lifestyle that we live. Yes, we want at least one more child, but I think that can wait until Grant is maybe... mmmmm... 4! :)

Our next battle and what you will hear about soon... Operation Pacifier: Non-Existence.... until next time bloggers...

We will miss you Dorothy Zbornak...

This past weekend I lost a beloved member of my family. Go ahead, laugh, make fun, do as you will... but Bea Arthur, aka Dorothy Zbornak, passed away from cancer at age 86. Those of you that know me undoubtedly know my true obsession with the Golden Girls, it is my all time favorite show!! I mean, I have all of the DVD box sets, I know every word to every episode and could probably see an entire episode in my head without even watching it! What is funny is that when people started to hear that she had passed, everyone INSTANTLY thought of me, too cute! :)

This is a tribute to one of my girls... I only have 2 left, Blanche and Rose. We will miss you Dorothy Z!!!

Happy Birthday Baby!!!!

Yesterday was my wonderful husband's birthday... he turned 29!!! I cant believe how time quickly goes. I remember sitting in study hall with him (I was 14, he was 17 going on 18) and now look... we are heading toward our 30's!!

I was super excited to give him his gift. The original gift was just going to be a Lowe's gift card so he could go buck wild and spend some money without me asking for a receipt. :) Then out of curiosity I decided to call this really nice liquor store to see if they have one of Scott's favorite beers, New Belgium Fat Tire. Mind you, this beer is everywhere, EVERYWHERE EXCEPT Indiana. So I called with the low expectations that they arent going to have it and they will say no. To my surprise... they were getting in their first shipment YESTERDAY... on Scotty's birthday. I was sooooooooooooo ecstatic. I had my mom go and pick it up during the day and I thought a 12 pack should suffice. I knew it was going to be pretty expensive, but I thought what the hey, its his birthday. Now, I was expecting about 20-25 for the 12 pack. My mom called me and asked if I was sure I wanted the 12 pack, I said yes and she then told me that it was going to be 46.00 for it!! OMG, this stuff better be made of gold... It is good, but I dont know about that good. I decided to opt for the 6 pack instead. Luckily when she got home, she noticed they were 22 oz, instead of 12, which kind of justified it a little bit. :) He loved them and was so incredibly shocked that I thought about it enough to call and see if they had it!

What is cool, the bottles have a commemorative slogan on the front "Happily Pedaling to the Hoosier State 2009."

Well baby, I hope you had a wonderful birthday. I love you with all my heart and I am so lucky to have you as my husband... The Suter's rock!! :)

Our plane ride home!!

Well after the first experience getting to AZ, I think we mentally tried to get prepared for what may happen on the way home. It was another non-stop flight and it was again supposed to be during a naptime for Mr. GMan! We decided to buy some Childrens Benedryl, since my forgetful mind forgot it on the way out. That was given to him (a very small amount before we got to the airport.) We get to the aiport about an hour and a half early and got to the gate. He was playing, I got some nice greasy BK breakfast for the family to split and he was already looking tired. Within about 20 minutes at the gate, they start boarding.

We got on the plane, got our stuff put away got settled in and Grant was chill. He continued to eat, looked at magazines, flirting with every lady in sight. I watched a man and woman couple come on and sit in front of us and was thinking, please let these people be ok in case Grant had an episode again. The man was pretty darn hefty... I would say about 275-300 lbs. The minute he sits down, he leans his chair back leaving me almost NO ROOM. So that was hiccup number one, since I knew I could hold Grant for a little bit and he could look out the window.

We took off, no problem... we are in the air for about 1.5 hours and the mysterious toddler started to put on a show like he did on the first flight. I thought OMG, not this again. We were all tired and I did not want to break another bra. ;) He was crying, flipping, kicking, getting super hot... so bad to the point Scott had to walk up and down the aisle to calm him down. I told him to wash out his sippy cup and put some ice cold juice in it, he had only had milk earlier and water before we got on the plane. That seemed to help a bit. He at least stopped crying. He was still fidgeting and not comfortable, but really who isnt in an airplane?

Overall, for how old he is... I think he handled the flights pretty well. It was definitely an experience. Everyone around us was totally understanding. Although as we were leaving this husky flight attendant, who was taking care of first class passengers, commented to the couple that walked out behind me "oh, is cranky better?" OMG, are you kidding me? First off, we were no where near first class and how dare you say that about my child? I am pretty sure he was not the worst kid that has ever been on a flight she has been on. Those were fighting words. Had I not been ready to get off that plane, I may have given her a peace of my mind... but I left it at that. We were glad to be home, although we miss our Cromie's and will hopefully see them in June!

Random AZ Pics..

We took a lot of pictures, as I am obsessed with taking pictures of my beautiful family :) Just wanted to share a few... I have more on my Facebook page if you are my friend and I will add to those albums with pictures that the Cromie's took. Enjoy!

Yes, dont poke fun, my little boy liked playing with Lily's dolls...

We went to this awesome railroad park that my husband went to as a kid, I wish wehad something like that here!

2 words... FANNY PACK... we love you Mikey!

Nothing like a father and son bond!

My sweet little boy :)

It was a Dora yogurt morning...

Me and my baby

Easter - 2009

Even though we were 2000 miles away from our family for Easter, it rocked. Sami has this wonderful cousin and her and her husband (who sadly are unable to have children) threw an Easter egg hunt for us and some other family's. Grant had toooo much fun. Surprisingly enough, he knew what to do with the eggs once he found them. He made out like a bandit... 7 eggs, while the other little kiddies got 4 and 5! I have noticed that he is not really a big fan of candy now, maybe its all the healthly food that mama has gotten him hooked on. :) He just likes holding it and throwing it at everyone. Grant and Lily looked too cute together... it is his girlfriend. I will tell you Lily is very agressive and she loves giving kisses, Grant did not know what to think of that! :) Thank you Kris and Dusty for inviting us, we had a blast!!!

Friday night... living it up AZ style!

After the long airplane ride Thursday night, going to bed late, getting up at the crack of dawn, we are talking 5AM... the Cromie's and the Suter's were ready for a night out for the adults. We decided to go out for dinner and then to Tempe Marketplace for drinks. Our friend Tracy, who had just moved to CA from Indy almost 2 years ago, drove out to see us. We tried to play a little matchmaker with one of Mike's friends, Dave. (Which they got along just nice :) The first place we went to was Bev Mo to get some shooters. We pulled up and I was thinking WTF is Bev Mo? Mike then explained it to me in the best of terms, it is like a Wal-Mart, but with all booze! hahaha

We initially were thinking this Mexican place and sit outside and enjoy the desert air, but there was some god awful band (with screaming music) and 1000+ followers that were in this courtyard everywhere!! I had never been to CA Pizza Kitchen, so we decided to grab a bite there. That place was the BOMB! Even with calorie counting, I didnt do too bad! At that point though, I didnt even care. :)

We finished up with dinner and headed to the Mexican place to grab some beers and do some dancing. The awful band left at 10 and they had some great dancing music going on. So we just drank and danced away the night. Now, mind you the woman were extremely smart... we drank until we felt a nice buzz and stopped (children dont care how late you are up or how much you drank the night before ;) The boys on the other hand, whom have been besties since they were 5, did not follow our pattern. They were too funny and we were snapping pics like crazy. They found PBR cans there for a 1.00 and thought that was awesome! :) Although I will not post the very last picture that night... someone got sick on his car and we teased him the rest of time we were there... hint: not my husband or Dave :) LOVE YOU CROMIE!

After a few hours there, we went to cadillac ranch, which was a ton of fun but we were getting very sleepy! We headed home a little after 1:30, way past my bedtime!

Here are just a few pics...

Tracy, Sami, Mike, Scotty and me

Mikey and Scott (after some nasty shots)

Dave, Mikey and Scotty drinking their favorite beer, which they have everywhere besides IN!

Oh I am sure their "Murtaugh" list got a little larger that night... :)