Paci-Free Zone

That's right, as of yesterday we've had 2 naps and 2 bedtimes withOUT a paci and withOUT a single peep from him! So far so good! So to all the grandparents reading.....please HIDE them :)

YeeHaw

Watch out, there's a new sheriff in town.......

Get a room.....

Yesterday, Vince had a special visitor.....his Hannah:They played outside and had so much fun! They played baseball, basketball, and soccer.
Believe it or not, he made this shot!
But they had the most fun chasing each other around the backyard.....
and giving each other GREAT BIG HUGS.....
Over.....
and over.......
and over...........
They absolutely positively adore each other.
And she already bosses him around (so its like they're already married).....
and he loves every minute of it....

I love these kids!

2.5 year stats

Vince had his 2 1/2 year check-up today. They said its mostly a developmental appointment just to make sure kids are meeting milestones, which he is! She said she heard us talking from the hall and knew half of her questions were already answered. He was ultra-cooperative, thank goodness :) He did have to get a his 2nd flumist and a pneumonia shot, which surprised me....luckily I didn't promise anything ahead of time!!!

Here are his stats at 2 1/2 years:

weight 31.5lbs (no wonder my back aches all the time) - 50th percentile

height 36 1/8 inches (I better stop calling him "shorty") - 50th percentile

head circumference 19 3/4 inches (he comes by it naturally) - 75th percentile

We also had a visit to the eye dr today....it was really my annual check-up but my optometrist was SO nice and SO fun that he let Vince do a test too. Vince picked out the teeny tiny airplane, house, birthday cake, and bird to give him perfect 20/20 vision! He got my brown eyes but I sure hope he gets his daddy's eyesight!

The Big Fat Spider

Here he is singing Itsy Bitsy Spider and his preferred version, Big Fat Spider. Its kind of hard to understand somewhere in the middle but our conversation at the end makes it worth it.

Dancing Fool

This kid just doesn't stop. EVER! Even after not napping today, he had the energy to do this (and I cropped the video!!!). If I had this much energy, I'd be.......Holly! (you have to work with me to get that)

Chuck E Cheese

Vince's grandparents treated us to a visit to Chuck E Cheese's today. I thought it was gonna be a crazy town but it was GREAT! Let me tell ya, Tuesday at 10am is THE time to go! There were probably 5 kids there....maybe!

Vince was pretty scared of everything at first but he still loved being there and seeing all the games and rides.
He really liked the air hockey table....but I was a little (read A LOT) afraid that he was gonna accidentally hit Grandpa with the puck but he did good and played nice!


He also really liked Ski-Ball, even though we thought he was gonna break the thing.

And we had to play basketball over and over and over and over....you get it.
Ping-Pong:
Whack-a-shark:
Barney ride:
Then the highlight of the day.....Chuck E Cheese came out to sing and dance!
Vince was the only kid who danced with him and he LOVED it! He was pretty bummed when Chuck E Cheese left....he followed him all the way to the back, waving the whole way! Here's video of him and his new BFF. (This is just for you, KIM!!)