The Reading Nook

A couple years ago (literally) after Gavin turned 1 we went to Ikea and bought this cute little 2 seater table.  We got it for a good price and thought one day we would have a play room or something for the kids to use it for reading and homework.  Well, 2+ years later, we finally made room in the boys room for a reading nook and today got it all put together and the final touches on it:)

 

 

 Beginning product with the table and chairs

 

 

End product, with table and chairs, (spice racks) book shelves and "read" letters. The boys (and I) love it!

Rockstar!

Gavin is my little Rock Star. He is always asking for me to play music and turn it up then he will go grab Mike's RockBank Guitar and try to play it! So cute!

My Boys

Here is an updated picture of my cute boys!!!

Baby Powder Drama

A couple weeks ago Mike left out the Baby Powder after using on Greyson and also, Forgot to close the lid. So, it lead to this:

 

He is even so super cute with baby powder all over him:)

3 and a Half

Gavin turned 3 and a Half this Month. Wow!  It has gone by super fast!  Here is what he has been up to!

*Preschool! He loves it, and his teacher, and all his friends!

*Music Class. This month he is learning "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" by the teacher and he likes to color when he goes!

*He can sing his ABC and does really good.  He can really only pick out the letter G, but it getting to know A and B.

*He can count to 20, and up to 30 if you help him.

*He knows all his colors (YAY for not being color blind) And does really good with saying them.

*He knows a lot of shapes and his favorite is a Triangle!

*He is still only 29lbs. He is my little guy!

*He is in all 3T clothes (Shirts, Pants/Shorts, Jammies)

*He is Potty Trained during the day and naps, we put him to bed in a diaper.  He will get there one day!

*His favorite TV shows are Word World, Phineas & Ferb and Color World. His favorite Movies are Phineas & Ferb movie and Despicable Me.

*He is still my car boy. He knows a lot of car brands and will drive around a car saying "It's my Toyota" or "It's Cathy's Car" (On the car that looks like Aunt Cathy's)

*He for the most part Loves Greyson and helping him, but he doesn't like to share toys with him or really to have him follow him around and play with.

*He loves Milk, Chicken Nuggets, Grilled Cheese. We make him try everything we eat, he fights it at first then after he tastes it he says it is good and eats a couple more bites:)

*He is a really good talker and can get his point across most the time.

*He is a great sleeper and most the time if Greyson wakes up in the middle of the night and cries Gavin doesn't even flinch!

*He is getting a lot better at not throwing fits and we do spend less and less time on the Time Out chair. He does have his moments, but it is getting better:)

It has been a BIG year for Gavin so far! It is only going to get bigger! Love you big boy!

Wallenberg Boy Funnies

A conversation yesterday:

Greyson: Who who who who who
Gavin: Mom, Greyson is letting the dogs out ~ who who who who
Me: HAHAHAHA!

Greyson says: I want ~ up, down, milk, go, that, this. But everything is I want!

My Kids are HILARITY!

My Boys

So remember the Navy outfit that Gavin wore?

 

 

Well, it was time to put cute Greyson in the dress Blues with dad.

 

 

 

PS - This is my 500th post!!!

One Tuesday Morning in September

One Tuesday Morning
Eleven years ago
People woke to start their day

Little did they know...

Rushing off to their jobs
Sending kids to school
No time for that kiss and hug,
"Mom, it isn't cool!"

One Tuesday Morning
8:46 in the morn
A plane has hit a tower,
Fear in us is born.

An accident some said,
The plane had a flaw?
At 9:03 the next plane strikes,
Our nation watched in awe.

We knew then that our Country
Would never be the same.
So many lives would be lost,
Our hearts forever changed.

9:37...
One more plane attacked
Into the Pentagon
Our Soldiers quickly packed...

9:59...
the South tower fell...
It crumbled before our eyes.
Some said this must be hell.

10:03, one last plane
In a field in PA...
Thwarted by some heroes
On the plane that day.

10:28 am
the last tower goes down,
A country now in shock
But we will never drown.

America is strong.
We will never forget
Those who gave their lives
We'll be better yet...

We'll take more time to hug
And give that kiss goodbye
We'll be stronger than before
America will survive.

I WILL NEVER FORGET!

Gavin & Preschool

Gavin's first day of Preschool!  I texted his teacher after work and she said he did good and was impressed with his writing skills.  His homework tonight was to work on his form of holding a pencil.  He has done really good with it so far:)  Love this kid!

Family Update

Hello? Who blogs anymore?  I feel like no one really does anymore.  I have been super busy lately so of course here I am trying to play catch up before my busy day continues!  Here is a Wallenberg Family Update!

Greyson: He is still really backed up and poops like 10+ times a day while screaming!  AGH!  So the Dr. proscribed some other laxatives so we will try these out and hopefully they work.  He says so many words: Yes, no, mom, dad, Gav, Pepper, (babysitter's cat) Thank you, Come on, what, up, go, more, done, dog, stop and I am sure more but I can't think of anything else he is saying.  He is offically a walker and wants to walk anywhere and everywhere we go.  YAY!  He is still in size 12 month clothes and size 4 shoes as well as size 3 diapers.  He has 10 teeth and is getting 2 more anyday now.  He is just the cutest & we love him!

Gavin: He started Music class on August 21st and is starting Preschool tomorrow!  WHOA!  He talks and talks and talks and doesn't stop until he is sleeping.  He loves his music class and I hope is likes and does just as good in preschool.  Music class is every Tuesday and preschool is Monday, Wednesday, Friday.  He will be a busy boy.  He still takes naps and loves Nursery.  He has done so well potty training.  He has had a couple accidents and has a hard time wanting to poop in the big boy potty but we are slowly getting there!  He loves taking baths and loves water now.  He is in 3T shirts, pants/shorts, and jammies and size 7 shoes.  He does still wear size 5 diapers at night.  Love this big boy!

Mike: He got offered a new job last Friday at K&S Automotive in Lehi.  It is $1 more, Monday - Friday with weekends off and closer to home so he turned in his 2 weeks at Sinclair. His last day with Sinclair is September 14th and his 1st day at K&S will be September 17th unless something else happens between now and then.  It will be so nice to have him home on weekends and to have him have a 20 minute commute.  He is still drilling once a month and is up for a Navy award this year.

Alicia: I have my new calling (Mia Maid Advisor) which keeps me BUSY.  Still working my full time Job at PCS then I'm home to be a mom and wife and maid and cook and prep for my lessons and activities.  I have most of my Christmas shopping done and really I'm just excited for fall and Halloween and Holidays with my boys.  I am still trying to pimp/sell our stuff out and hoping that we can start working downstairs again to get that room done down there.  I started getting the newspaper again to try couponing so that we might save some money somewhere.

We are still here, just living and loving each other:)