My BIG 3 Year Old!!

I can't believe my first born baby boy of 3!!  It is so hard to believe so much time has already gone by.  I heard a quote the other day that said "The days drag on, but the years fly by" and I feel like that perfectly sums things up for me right now.  We are definitely at a trying time of life but at the same there are so many precious moments that I don't want to miss.

Maddox is such a funny kid.  His personality has really come out and he says some of the most hilarious things.  I love that he is so verbal now and find it so cute when he pronounces things incorrectly.  A few of my favorites are instead of saying my fingers are wrinkly after getting out of the pool or bath he says "my fingers are all frinkely", he says baf instead of bath and Doc Popper for Dr. Pepper.  He also says some of the sweetest things too.  He always tells me "I like your dress" to me and "I love you to the moon and back and _______ " fill in the blank with something a kid would love usually cupcakes, ice cream or popsicles around here :D.  It is so precious!

We went to his 3 year doctors appointment on Monday and he is a healthy growing boy.  He weighs 33.5 lbs and is 38 1/8 inches tall.  Both are in the 70th percentile.  Thankfully, he didn't have to get any shots at this appointment.

He had still been sleeping with his paci up until this point but I had been telling him before his birthday that after he turned 3 he would be a big boy and that we would done with paci.  He obviously did not understand that because when I actually took it away on Sunday afternoon for nap he was NOT thrilled.  It was really sad for this momma to see her buddy so sad but I knew it was time.  Our beloved paci has been with us from the beginning so it was hard to part with. He had a tough time going to sleep for nap that day but did really well that evening at bed time.  The next day nap was just as hard and he just cried and kept saying "I really want my paci" He eventually fell asleep though.  Now here we are a few days later and he hasn't even been asking for it!!  I so thankful he has dealt with big transitions like this so easily!

His actually birthday was last Friday and we let him pick what we did for the day.  He pick donuts for breakfast, which I of course put candles in!  We were planning on getting him a real set of golf clubs for his gift but after taking him to the PGA Store and seeing him not super excited about them we decided to wait and just took him to Toys R Us to pick out a gift.  He ended up deciding on an art easel with a chalk board on one side and dry erase board on the other.  After naps he chose to go play at the pool for a while.  We then grilled hamburgers at our friends, the Rogers', house.  It was a fun day celebrating our little buddy.  

His party was planned for the next day but I will dedicate an entire post to that :D.

Texas

A couple of weeks ago we made a mini trip to Texas for a few days.  I found an amazing deal on airfare for $43 each way to Dallas and just could not pass up the opportunity.  The kids and I stayed for 5 days and Collin came just for about 48 hours so we could go to the Coldplay concert (since they aren't coming to Denver on their tour).  It was his father's day gift!!

It was late but we made it to Dallas and Maddox was excited!

The Girl waiting for Coldplay to start

Collin was so excited for the concert!

One of the BEST concerts I've ever been to!!

We got bracelets that lit up to the music!  It was awesome!

We had a blast getting to be with family for a few days.  It turned out that my Nana needed up being in the hospital (and is still there) and having to have surgery while we were there so I am thankful that it worked out for us to be able to see here during that time.

Maddox just loved getting to hang out with Aunt Mo and Aunt Heather, Uncle Pizza, and Kiki and Bear.  We got to go to a Rangers game while we were there and it just so happened that they were playing the Rockies.  The Rockies lost but we still remained loyal and wore our Rockies gear!!

Such a cute pic just sad Morgan wasn't there yet to be in it too!!

It was hot, we were sweaty, and the Rocks were losing but DumDums make everything better!! :D

Cute little Rockies fan!

 

Yay for ice cream!! 

We did get some Sprinkles cupcakes to celebrate Maddox's birthday a few days early!!

 Other than the game and the concert we just pretty much hung out.  It was a quick trip but we had fun.  On the way home was my first time to fly alone with both kids so I was a bit nervous. They both did great though and it just so happened that a guy from our church ended up being the person in the 3rd seat on our row.  What are the chances?!?

SUMMER!!

We love summertime at our house!! So, what better way to celebrate our favorite season than a summery blog facelift?!?  :D

York, NE

Last week the 4 of us loaded up and headed to York, NE to hang out with our youth group kids at Soul Quest!  It was my first time to Nebraska.  There wasn't a lot to do but we still had fun as a family.  One of the main reasons we decided to go was that one of our friends, Josh Ross, was the main speaker each night and his wife and 2 boys were going to be there as well.  Maddox had a blasé getting to know and playing with Truitt and Noah.  One day we made the hour and a half drive to Omaha to go to the zoo.  We had heard that it was a really awesome zoo and it definitely lived up to the hype!  We had a great time and it was so big that we were only able to see about 2/3 of it.  Another day we went to the York city pool and had a lot of fun swimming and splashing in the water.  We went to a fun park one day and then just hung out at the hotel and spend the evenings at camp.  We had fun but it definitely made me thankful that I live in a big city!! :D