21 Months!

I cannot believe Beau is 21 months.  It seems like just yesterday I was writing about his 20 month updates!  This summer Beau has just blossomed with his speaking/vocabulary.  I can't even keep track anymore of the words he knows.  One thing he is doing much better with, is forming 3-4 word sentences together.  This makes our communication with him so much nicer :)  The newest thing Beau is doing lately, which is the sweetest thing, is when you sneeze, he will say "Bless you mommy" or to whoever just sneezed.  Only a few more months until he turns 2---where have the past 2 years gone?!

Winter Park, Colorado

This year we took a little family vacation to Winter Park, CO.  Joe's cousin, Sarah, was getting married there and had asked Beau to be the ring bearer.  So we decided to go early and make a mini-vacation out of it.  If I said the plane ride there was terrible, that would be an understatement.  Our flight left at 1:00 pm, so I thought that would be perfect because that's during Beau's nap time and I assumed he would sleep on the plane.  Wrong!  He was so wired and antsy on the plane ride---he would not sit still!  I remember one of the times I flew to London I sat by a family that had an infant who cried most of the way and I was irritated beyond belief.  Now after having our flying experience with Beau, I will never again feel that way towards a child being upset on a plane!  We were definitely "that family" that everyone hated on the plane.  And for the lovely 90 year old lady who sat next to Beau, I apologize for him taking off your padded Dr. Scholls sandals and poking at your poor, swollen feet (I was so humiliated at this!).

Once we were settled in to Winter Park, our vacation finally started getting better---since Beau didn't sleep at all the first two days in Denver/Winter Park.  Thank you so much dad and Shari, Joe and I would have lost our sanity if we didn't have you two staying with us and helping with Beau.

 The wedding was beautiful and Sarah made a gorgeous bride.  Sarah and Cale, we wish you a lifetime of happiness and we could not be happier for you!

On the plus side, Beau was a perfect angel on the plane ride home!  Joe and I had said we were not taking another family vacation for 10 years, but Beau-man, you might have redeemed yourself!

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Happy 4th of July!

We were very busy celebrating the 4th of July this year.  We try our best to always keep it fair and equal by seeing all of our parents, and Beau of course LOVES getting all of that attention from his grandparents in that time.  On the actual 4th, we went to Rathbun boating with Joe's family and some of our friends.  It was the perfect day!  On Friday, my dad and Shari wanted to take Beau up to the car show Musco was hosting at our Osky mall.  Needless to say, Beau was in 7th Heaven.  He sat in Papa Gene's car the whole time trying to show it off.  Saturday was a nice, relaxing day at my mom's to enjoy her pool.  It is so peaceful to just swim while being surrounded by beautiful corn/bean fields.  She (my mom) definitely has her own Utopia!  While swimming at my mom's, Beau decided to be extra brave and go down the slide and off the diving board by himself.  We couldn't believe how great he did in just one day! 

I feel as if we were so busy during this holiday that I failed to take any pictures.  But I did get videos of Beau swimming.  Don't mind him wearing Banx's pink floaty :)

First Big Owie

The other night Beau, unfortunately, grabbed the muffler on the lawn mower after I had been mowing. Since the muffler was still very hot, Beau burned his hand right where he had grabbed.  Thankfully it was not a severe burn!  After a long night of some TLC and medicated aloe  vera, he is doing much better!! He doesn't even act like it bothers him now!

20 Months Old!

I cannot believe Beau is 20 months already.  Sometimes he acts 20 months going on 16!  I've heard that when a baby turns 2, that is their independent stage.  Well in Beau's case, this is absolutely true.  He has to feed himself, tries to put his shoes on himself, likes to drink out of normal glasses rather than his sippy cup, and so many more things.  Here are some new things Beau is doing or saying lately....
*Sleeps on avg. 13 hours at night and 3-4 hours for a nap after lunch
*His vocabulary has grown immensely.  Some newer words are: gotta potty, book, bulk (milk), Butters, Banx, Pat, ride, side (outside), boat, kee-kee (kitty), cheese, hat, shoe, baby, bath, up, down, and more I'm sure I'm forgetting.  One thing I am definitely proud of that he does, are his manners.  He does a fabulous job with always saying pease (please) and tank you (thank you).
*He runs everywhere, no more walking!
*Prefers to always be outside rather than inside
*Likes to dip his chips in dip, but just lick the dip off then double dip again!
*LOVES boating and swimming
*If he sees a tractor, gator, or lawnmower, you better expect to give him a ride or he will have a major meltdown.
*Beau loves going "bye-bye".  He will grab his shoes and stand by the door and ask me to go bye-bye.  He is definitely my child since I love being on the go and doing activities.
*Likes to help daddy in the garden outside
*He has to wear hats!  Like what bows are to Banx (a necessity), that is what hats are to Beau.  His favorite hat lately is his fedora.
*Dancing.  When Joe or I play music through the stereo in the house, Beau will stop whatever it is he's doing, then start swaying his hips and dancing.  When the song stops, he'll say "ut- oh!"
*Favorite word: no!  I am excited for this to stop!
*And the most exciting thing, we are in the midst of potty-training!  He is doing so well already.  He will tell me when he needs to go potty, or go get me a new diaper to tell me he really has to go.  I am not rushing him to be fully potty-trained because I do not want to frustrate him.  But so far, he is doing great!

Two of a Kind

Lately I can see Beau becoming more and more like his daddy--which is a good thing, most of the time...just kidding! ;)  Not only do I see a lot of Joe in Beau, but whenever Beau smiles, it is as if I am looking at a mini-Joe.  When Beau does have his naughty moments, I just assume he gets that from Joe---definitely not from me! :)  Their personalities are almost parallel and it just amazes me as to how Beau catches on to everything Joe does.  I think Joe is already Beau's super-hero.  Lets hope it still stays that way in his teen years!

Monkeys at the Park

I took Beau and Banx to play at the elementary playground, and they absolutely loved it!  They were climbing the rockwall, slides, and ladders!  For a 1 and 2 year old, they sure can get around really well by themselves at the park.  They were even going down the "big kids" slide on their own.  I think we need to make a habit of going back to OES playground!