You were crying and crying for several nights and then finally you said, "Owwww" and pointed to your tooth.  It was grey and looked like it was hanging down.  I took you to the dentist and they tried to fill the tooth.  The next day it looked like someone punched you your whole face was so swollen.  They pulled it the next day and you were instantly better.  Now you, Tonio and Miguel are all missing the same tooth. 

Halloween

Birthdays, Beginning of School and Baseball

First of the two front teeth.

Daddy made you your baseball cake for your birthday.  It was our last night with Tony before they shipped him off.  After school we went to Old Fashioned Video Games and then came home for fish and chips.  For your birthday you got a flash light, camera and pokemon cards.  You told us it was your best birthday ever.

Fall Ball- Nice photo bomb Arrow.

Words:  Ball, bug, bye bye, toto, iggy.

Captain Underpants style at the Exploratorium. 

Both teeth gone now!

Breakfast time is usually chaotic with lots of food thrown by Arrow.  I really dont know if he eats.  He mainly throws. 

First Day of School. 

Another beautiful cake by Daddy.  We had hamburgers from Roam Burgers and this great cake. 

Funny Things You Say

Tonio:  He walks in the house with a giant booger on his finger.  I tell him, "Is that a booger?"  He responds,"Its the biggest booger I have ever snotted."  So funny.  Then he goes to a baseball game with his dad and Migs.  I go use his bathroom and there is the booger all hard and gross on the sink.  I tell brian and this is what he says,

LA

This July we made the 2nd annual trip to LA, sans Brian.  Leaving at 3:30 in the morning we made it to Long Beach by 11.  We stayed with AnneMarie and then with Meme and Joe.  I was so tired.  Arrow decided to get up at 4:45-5:00 am every morning with the boys going to bed late.  The worst part was going to the Observatory.  I have wanted to go for so many years.  It was my favorite place as a kid and then we get there and it was closed.  Closed on Mondays.  I was so mad.  We left and I was roaming LA, that central part wondering what we should do before we go to Meme's. I pull over to look at a map and Miguel gets out of his seat belt and whoops Tonio.  I broke down.  Agghhh.  Otherwise it was a good trip.  We spent on night in Venice at a hotel.  It was funny because I told the boys that if Arrow wakes at 5 we would go on a walk- so we dont wake everyone up.  So that morning Arrow wakes at 5:01.  I feed him and he falls back to sleep and then at 5:15 Tonio looks at the clock and yells "5 lets go for a walk" and wakes up Arrow.  Then I ssshh him and they fall back asleep and at 5:30 Migs does the same thing.  We got up and went for a walk on the pier and then they swam in the cold morning air.  Stinkers.  I love them. 

Changes

This was a big week.  I started work three days a week which means my baby had to start preschool.  I was hoping at two he could but I knew realistically he would be 18 months.  It was so heartbreaking.  Brian had to take him because I would have probably picked him up like a football and ran away.  All three days when I picked Arrow up, he was crying.  Breaks my heart. 

Dear Arrow,  the last year and a half have been wonderful.  I have enjoyed all the days just hanging out, playing, and just being with each other.  Your energy level can drive me crazy because you climb on every table, throw rocks at everything and in general run around constantly but its been so fun.  I have to remind myself that I still have four days with you a week.  My sweet little man.

You can say the following words:
Ba (ball)
Bubba (bubble)
Mommy
addy (daddy)
ello (hello)
My (mine)

You shake your head no- you put your head down, close your eyes and do a firm shake
You sign eat, more and all done and use them all the time.

Summer 2013

Arrow is 17 months and is CRAZY.  He makes me CRAZY!  We just went on our annual trip to Billings, MT and he was a nightmare on the plane.  He just would not sit down- ever.  He was waving at everyone, trying to crawl under the seats, run in the aisles, and playing peek a boo with whomever engaged him.  This is on both parts of the trip and at 10 at night.  I ended up crying at 11 pm on the return trip home.  He will not sit.  How do I get him to sit for a second?  Then he smiles and has these dimples and I melt then all is corrected.  Spoiled rotten.

In Montana, PopPop said he is one of the most coordinated kids his age he has seen.  He jumps, climbs, runs and plays hide n go seek.  Arrow is in the stage where he is hitting me and pulling my hair- Terror of Tiny Town.

His words- kind of....

Mama
addy (Daddy)
ine (mine)
eye (Hi)

I am trying to work on talking instead of hitting and yelling.


Miguel is a great swimmer.  His teacher at SI said he is one of the best he has seen and can for the most part do the butterfly.  He loves laps and swimming.

Tonio has really grown as a swimmer and can swim in the deep end and jump off the diving board.  Big steps considering he would not touch a pool 6 months ago.

Final Days at the River

At the Park

Swim Camp at SI

Tony's Birthday

Billings Montana!

The Beartooth Highway and our trip to Yellowstone