RIP Little Camera

My camera finally took its last shot. I am now in the market for a new one. Any suggestions?

Owen Beach

Michael and I had quite a morning! We started off the day by meeting our playgroup at Owen Beach. Michael could have spent all day standing by the water throwing rocks. As he was throwing rocks, I had two things going though my mind; 1- He better not fall in and get all wet, 2- How am I going to get him out of here without a huge temper tantrum. Luckily Michael found a cool stick that took is attention away from the water. He used it to walk back to the car in the rough terrain.
After the trip to the beach we swung by Mimi's house for a quick visit (she recently go an operation on a bunion so we have been ordered to stay away:)) Then we met Mike for a wonderful lunch at the Lobster Shop. Now, I am patiently waiting for my nap-boycotting child to fall asleep after our fun filled morning.

Playdate

Michael got to have his friend Will over for a play date last Saturday. Mike went to a reception with his friend Chris (Will's dad) so I stayed home with the boys. We got the new playroom set up just in time. These two played non-stop for over 3 hours. Michael loved following Will around and copying everything that he said and did.

*Excuse the quality of the pictures, something is wrong with my camera. If someone even blinks, it is blurry:(....

We are up and running!

So after 2 weeks without a computer, Mike just set it up and got it working! Well, I actually set it up 2 days ago, but he was the one who got it to work:) There have been a lot of changes for our family. The biggest change is that we MOVED! We now live in Gig Harbor and we love it. Mike came down with a bad case of Vertigo the first night that we moved in, so that was interesting. His Vertigo was brought on by a sinus infection that built up fluid in one of his ears. He had a pretty rough week and it was especially hard for him because he wanted to help unpack and work in the yard. He is still experiencing symptoms but is much better. We managed to get settled and are really enjoying our new home. I will up load pictures and begin posting soon!

"Crazy Sprinkler"

Michael stayed cool this week in his new "crazy sprinkler." I had the water pressure on really low so Michael could handle it, but he did like to stand back to watch it on full speed:)

Sleep Problems

We have gone through many different sleeping arrangements with Michael over the last 2 1/2 years. He started out next to our bed in a Co-Sleeper, a few months later he ended up in our bed, about a year later he slept on a mattress next to our bed, a few weeks after that he was back in our bed and finally at the age of 23 months he started sleeping in his own bed in his own room. Mike and I were beyond excited when Michael started to fall asleep on his own in his own bed. It opened a whole new world for us.
That us until 2 weeks ago when Michael decided that he was scared in his bed. He started to cry and cry until one of us would lay next to him so he could fall asleep. For a few nights we let him cry for over 2 hours, just to end up laying next to him because we couldn't take it any longer.
After dealing with this new sleeping issue for a couple of weeks now, I decided to think outside of the box. I put Michael's sleeping bag on the floor next to his bed during his nap time today. He didn't end up sleeping, but he didn't cry either. I tried it again tonight and he finally fell asleep.

It doesn't look like the most comfortable sleeping situation, but he doesn't seem to mind:)

Michael's new favorite things...

Michael is finally calming down with the Cars. Don't get me wrong, he still LOVES them, but he has found a couple new things to occupy his time. His new favorite book is the Very Hungary Caterpillar Pop up Book (a gift from his great grandma) and his new favorite toy is the Little Einsteins Pat Pat Rocket. We will see how long it takes to get back to his Car obsession.