Spring is here!

So much for sledding this mild winter! When we got the little snow that we did we made sure to take Frankie out for a sled run in the front yard. He had fun but I wish we could have done it more! With multiple days above 70 degrees already, we are ready for Spring. Just in time, my parents delivered their Christmas present - a shiny new swing set for Frankie, assembled and ready to go in the backyard. Frankie loves it! He loves getting swung really high by Poppy and Daddy. Mom will do if they aren't around, but I don't push as high. :)

Frankie's 2nd birthday was great, he had a Cars theme party along with some Cars themed presents from me and Jay. Cars are still a priority for him right now, he just loves them. Lining them up, having them drive from one side of the couch to the other, saying 'McQueen!'. It's hard to believe another year has gone by. I've meant to post a lot more on here but I guess it's true that when the baby moves faster time goes faster too! Frankie is looking more and more like a little boy and not my baby. He is learning more and more each week and starting to string words together. His old favorite of playing chase around the first floor has evolved to telling Jay, 'Ruunnn Dada!' demanding the game of chase and he'll keep saying it if you're not running fast enough. It's good exercise! :) I don't know how he doesn't get dizzy. He also will tell us what he wants to watch on Nick Jr. before bed - his favorite show right now is Wow Wow Wubbsy (ugh) with Olivia in a close second. He is so cute when the songs are on, wiggling his hiney and moving to the beat.

Bedtime has also evolved - this is Jay's territory. Frankie usually will sit on my lap for a bit while tv is on and he finishes his cup of milk, then I hand him off to Jay to put him down upstairs. For awhile they were playing this game where after Jay finished reading him a book, Frankie would say or yell 'Dada!' while Jay was about to leave the room. Then Jay would respond, 'Frankie!' and they would go back and forth like that for a couple minutes even after Jay left the room and was in the hallway. All of a sudden he has stopped that and now right before Jay leaves the room he'll say, 'Dada,... ' followed by a bunch of stuff that we can't understand. As if he's telling Jay his secrets or thoughts on the day.

Tax season is almost over, thank goodness. It will be nice to have Saturdays all to the family again. Our trip to San Diego is booked for the last week of April. We are looking forward to the trip but not the plane ride! We've been pointing out airplanes to Frankie, in books and in the sky, to start getting him excited.