June

It's officially fall and I haven't posted anything to our blog in 3 months.  Needless to say, summer went by quickly with lots of traveling, celebrations and family fun too.

The pictures below are from June.  First is Corbin and John giving each other a "dap".  Corbin has mastered this skill and I must say it's pretty cute.  The boys are sitting in their chairs waiting for a parade to start.  Corbin attended a parade last year but was too small to know what was going on.  I'm counting this as his first official parade.

 Here is the little guy waiting patiently for the next tractor, truck or sash wearing girl in a convertible to throw some candy his way. 

 

One of Corbin's favorite things to do is put change in his piggy banks.  I didn't make a typo, I meant banks, plural.  He has 4, 2 pigs, 1 bunny and 1 bus.  I don't know why he has so many but I'll tell you what, that change adds up.  Recently Corbin and I took a field trip to the bank to change in his money and he had $94.87 in his banks...  Thanks Great Grandma!

We have a nice man made lake near us that we decided to visit one weekend.  Here John is trying to get Corbin used to the water.  At the beginning of the summer he was a bit nervous about getting into the water and about splashing too.  It didn't take him long to get over it as you'll see in later pictures.

Getting big

Corbin seems to be growing up more every day.  I'm amazed at what he can do and what he is interested in!!  I didn't think he would ever get very good at using either a fork or a spoon... Once I learned to ignore the mess he was making in the process and just let him be he started figuring it out.  Below is one of my new favorite pictures.  Corbin loves macoroni and cheese, especially when he gets to feed it to himself with a fork and/or spoon.

I made my first purchase from Craig's List last weekend.  I bought this sandbox for $20.  I thought it was a great bargain and it turned out to be a hit with the little guy too.  He mostly likes to scoop up handfuls of sand and let it pour out onto the concrete... Oh well I guess, he's having fun!

What we've been up to...

We've been keeping busy!  The weather has been great and outside has proved to be Corbin's favorite hangout.

Corbin got fitted for a helmet at the Kohl's Safety Center at American Family Children's Hospital (were Mommy works).  Ever since we bought the helmet it's been a battle to get the thing off Corbin's head.  He also loves to ride on the back of my bike... even if it's only down the street or around the cul-de-sac.  I'm not sure which upsets him more, the bike ride ending or the helmet being taken off.  What I do know... we've now seen a temper tantrum...

For Corbin's 1st birthday he got a bubble making lawn mower.  He couldn't quite figure it out last year but really likes it now.  Sometimes I think he enjoys pretending to add bubbles more than the bubbles themselves. 

Monday marked Mommy and Daddy's 3rd wedding anniversary.  Thanks to Sandy (John's Mom) we got an entire evening and night to ourselves!  We went to a fundraiser called "Sip and Taste" where we got to sample lots of different food and beverages from local eateries.  We found many new restaurants to try and had a great time. 

We are looking forward to this weekend when my best friend Alicia and her fiance Matt will be here to visit. 

Rub a dub dub

Thank goodness for the TV... in the bathroom!  I couldn't get a shower most days without being able to trap Corbin in the bathtub.  He lounges and watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse which gives me about 20 minutes to do my business.  Only once has he gotten bored with the TV and decided to turn on the water... Yikes!

WTH?

With a toddler in the house we've been trying to curb our swearing... let's say some days are better than others!  Instead of my usual WTF, I've tried to incorporate WTH... what the heck?
What the heck is how I feel about blogspot right now.  Everytime I try to look at the blog the background is missing.  I've re-applied it, removed it and started over and even changed the layout a couple of times and still... WTH?

Anyway, Corbin and I were in Chicago this past weekend with Nana.  We had a nice time walking around Michigan Ave. and seeing some of the sites.  The weather was very nice which made all that walking pretty enjoyable.  Corbin got his first Happy Meal, attempted his first drinks out of a straw and had his first tastes of one of Mommy's favorite desserts at the Hard Rock.  All in all we had a great weekend!

Stay tuned for pictures, I haven't had a chance to upload them to the computer yet...

Being goofy

The pictures below are Corbin being himself. He's a happy, fun, goofy and incredibly handsome little boy.

He loves to wear Daddy's skull caps. You can't see it in the picture but Corbin brought one to John to put on too.



















I love this picture... I hope I haven't set myself up for a girl crazy teenager!

Long time no blog!

It's been forever since I posted anything. Christmas and the New Year flew by and it's nearly the end of January. Lot's has happened in the past month... Here are a few pictures to catch you up!
Corbin didn't rip into his gifts like I thought he would this Christmas so I was disappointed. I guess I should have known better. In a few years when he rips open the gifts so fast he barely notices them I'll be thankful for this Christmas!

Corbin got a visit from his cousin Kate a couple of weeks ago. He was a very jealous little boy. Not only was she invading his turf, she was getting all his Mommy's attention!

This is just a funny picture showing lots of Corbin's personality. He loves to take his socks and shoes off, he loves to run around without pants on and he loves his snack cup!