Reynolds "Fly" Thru

On the way home to New York City from spring break at the beach in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Renee and the boys (Adam and Jack) had a short layover in Charlotte. Mark traveled home a day earlier and boy did he miss the fun we had at the airport- it was something out of a Saturday Night Live skit.

You wouldn't think much could really happen in a short span of 15 minutes but the red headed Pickup girls never cease to surprise. With a sleep deprived (seems to be a trend...promise i don't try to make a habit of this) infant in tow and 2 hungry growing boys, a quick stop at the only place to get food outside of security was a dainty Starbucks across from baggage check in. The boys pawned through the few delicacies of yogurt parfait, muffins, Espresso brownies, to decide that a quick snack of a cinnamon twist would have to suffice before getting a yummier selection of food past the security checkpoint. Renee went the healthy route of an apple that was "mealy" and a green tea. Payment was given, and we found the nearest place to sit a few paces from the Starbucks stand. The cameras were out and the bags were spread all over the floor as we quickly wanted to capture the memory of a quick charlotte fly through. Five minutes passed before Renee asked where her tea was and just like that, the manager from Starbucks turned the corner and asked if "this was hers?" (holding a frosty cold green tea). Aww..yes! We laughed at our scatteredness when another few minutes pass and the manager came around the corner yet again and asked if we were missing a piece of luggage. Oh by golly- we were! in Jack's rush to down his cinnamon twist- he left his luggage in line at Starbucks for the next customer in line. We hurry back over to Starbucks to gather the blue luggage on wheels and giggle in shame at our absent mindedness and take it as our hint to say goodbye and quickly see the Reynolds back through security where hopefully a much more substantial lunch will help the brain cells start firing again :)

But in all seriousness it was a wonderful visit although WAY too short. Can't wait to spend more time with them in July. Below are pictures of the boys.





Not sure that Jack can take a serious photo.
Roman supporting St. Louis Cardinal Pujos!
Thanks for the entertainment, boys:) July will be a blast!

Bounce

We decided that with so many parents out there exploiting their children on the web we might as well get in on the action. If anyone wants to pay us because he is so cute please do so hehehe :-)

PS he also does cute faces and screeches! Carpet stains included at no extra charge

Easter 2010

Easter was low key this year. We cooked a ham and had a friend over for lunch and then managed to snap a few Easter photos of Roman to celebrate the occasion. Of course, he was nap deprived, crying, teething, drooling and spitting up so the pictures lack smiles as his only interest was trying to chew on the eggs (go figure...teething). As much as I tried to get him to look up at the camera- facial shots were only successful when he was lying on his back. He is much improved at sitting up on his own- but then his only interest is looking down on the world below him now that he is so "grown up".




Think the teething is evident from all the photos of eggs in his mouth.

Did I say we didn't get any smiles? Okay- we got ONE and this took a lot of noises, dances, facial expressions and ridiculous behavior on our part in order to get it.





The only original hair he has remaining is his trademark mohawk. New hair is growing in and we are excited about this...
Maggie being nosy? NO WAY!!! nothing can go on without her checking it out. Thank goodness we have a good guard dog on our hands to keep the Easter bunny from stealing back his eggs.

Easter Card from GG and Mary

Roman received his first Easter card/gift from his GG (great grandma) and Great Aunt Mary. Below are pictures of him intently discovering this multicolored glittery piece of paper. He was very amused as were we. Thank you GG and GAMary for your thoughtfulness. We love you.


He kinda looks perplexed above- so interested in this new creation.

Daddy read the card to him amidst Roman flapping it about in the air.

Johnny Jump Up

Well- its official- he has figured it out. Watch out Johnny because this little jumper is giving this toy a run for its money. Don't mind the naked boy- I gave him the opportunity to play with his sweet potatoes at dinner and as expected it ended up everywhere but in his mouth. But he had fun trying. Since he was close to bath time, we just went without clothes til then.


love the pictures above and below- shows him really getting into it. He laughs and giggles!



Maggie has been so tolerant of him and his Johnny jump up! Today she was lying down under his Johnny and letting him jump on her head...she didn't even flinch or move!

The Lazy 5 Ranch

Last Saturday, Roman and I joined a friend of mine (Laura and her family) from work for a day out at Lazy 5 Ranch in Mooresville, NC. It is a facility that you can drive or take a wagon ride through and feed the different array of animals ranging from giraffes, zebras, cows and deer.

Roman shows such interest in Maggie and the cats at home so i thought he would really enjoy the ability to see larger animals up close! i was wrong. He cried through the wagon ride while I danced and bounced and tried to talk him into a better mood. Thankfully the animals ignored his grumpy disposition only interested in the buckets of food and the hands that were feeding them.

Below are pictures of our outing...I was ready to feed him to the llama below :)- okay just kidding but we were definitely ready to get home at this point.




Poor tired boy- pushing away the paparazzi!!




Above and below is Tre, Laura's son, feeding the animals.




He looks really excited to go on this wagon ride- don't you think?! At least the weather was gorgeous and nice to visit the ranch with some friends.

Roman- 5 months

For Roman- 5 months has brought lots of new things. A big boy high chair, a grown up drinking cup, a johnny jump up and a hair cut!


Although he isn't able to drink out of the cup, I have started to let him discover how to put it to his mouth, hold onto it, etc. It usually ends up in his eye, nose or on the ground. But he enjoys trying to figure it out.

He helps me clean off his face after eating.

He also isn't all that ready for his johnny jump up but when mom gets bored around the house and needs entertainment, we toss him in there and watch him spin!! He does okay with it, but the dog is nosy and wants to know what all the commotion is about. As he continues to develop better head and motor control- he'll be a pro at this in no time.
Here are the incriminating photos of him with his new hair cut. I took some scissors to his hair to try to find the balance between the long wispy strands that keep growing and the bald spots on his head. It doesn't help that he never stops moving. But at least his hair is out of his eyes.
At 5 months he has about mastered rolling both from tummy to back and back to tummy. It is an accomplishment for him just to think that it is a good idea for him to be on his belly. Crawling is a thing of the distant future. Not sure we'll master that one soon- but it isn't from lack of trying- just lack of patience. He gets frustrated so easily when things don't go as planned (wonder where he gets that from?). He continues to find his voice and just when I don't think it can get much louder- it hits a whole new level and pitch. He is sleeping fairly well at night- 6p-3am on average and then up again at 6am. He has been better about learning to put himself to sleep both at night and during naps but as I am writing this he is upstairs in his crib refusing to remember how to do it. But he never ceases to meet you with a smile when he wakes from his nap or is rescued after an hour of crying. He is a happy boy (when he is getting his way) - but couldn't ask for anything better :)