For the Love of the Game

We had such a nice and relaxing weekend. We did have a first in the Meeks household this weekend. Ryan and Bo had a boys outing Saturday night while Mommy got some much needed shopping time with the girls. During the boys outing, Ryan bought Bo his first baseball glove..it is the cutest thing!!! Bo absolutely loves it. He played catch for me all night when he got home. In fact, he loved it so much he decided that he needed a batting helmet as well. Yes, this helmet is an adult small.....my child has a HUGE noggin. I mean, the helmet is a wee big right now, but in a few months it will fit just fine. Bo wanted one in every color, but we ended up buying him a red helmet to wear to Ryan's baseball games......I think he wants to start his batboy duty early. After our Sunday shopping trip to Dick's, we decided we would shop for a bed for Bo. He is going to be out of his crib in no time and we will need a bed for him. There is much debate about to bunk or not to bunk.....that is the question around here. Ryan and I both like bunk beds, but it seems everyone else is trying to convince us to just buy a twin bed with a trundle. After much searching today, we found the cutest bed at Haverty's. It is identical to the pottery barn blue bunk (twin over full) except the price tag is half of pottery barn's. I think we might go with this one, however nothing is set in stone yet. I just love the blue furniture, I think it fits Bo perfectly. Not to mention Bo really liked it also. Decisions, Decisions........After our shopping adventure we all came home, turned off all the ringers on the phones and took naps....it was sooo nice. After naptime we went to Meme's and had dinner with the clan. I tried to get a picture of Bo and his cousins all cooperating but that is impossible for Children under 5. Bo always has a great time playing with Colton, Sydney and Teagan. Dinner was yummy. We soon returned home for baths and bedtime. That was our weekend in a nutshell.

Lions, Tigers and Bears, Oh My!

Who says it's no fun being sick? I stayed home with Bo today because he has a nasty cold with a ferocious cough. The stomach bug is also going around his class at school so I thought I would keep him out for 2 days and hopefully by Monday he will be feeling better and his classroom will have been hosed with Clorox. So today Bo and I watched endless episodes of Dora and Diego and also the movie Madagascar while playing with his lion, tiger, bear, elephant and zebra animal figures he got for Christmas. I also tried to be the cool mom and set up his tent for him......yes, there is a reason why guys always do this sort of stuff. I mean, it wasn't that hard, but I just didn't really know what I was doing and with a 2 year old, not only do you need to know what you are doing, but you need to be able to do it very,very fast! My patience was wearing thin trying to get the poles through the tent, Bo was trying to help me (meanwhile almost poking my eye out and his) the dog was sniffing around and trying to climb in the tent that wasn't even put up yet.....but yes I persevered through it all!!! So who says being sick is no fun.....we had lots of fun today, just Bo and Mommy.

Funny Bowen-ism: Bo likes for me to count to 3 before he does anything, so tonight he wanted me to count for him before he raced his cars. So, I started counting in a funny voice like the count does on Sesame Street and Bo started shouting: Mommy count softly, count softly Mommy!!! He is a funny kid I tell you.

Washed Away

I thought maybe we had been washed away during our sleep last night. We went to bed and it was raining, I woke up and it was still raining.....I do however love, love to go to work when it is raining. I guess I feel like I'm not missing out on anything when it rains. My classroom feels so cozy on rainy days.

We had a nice surprise when we got home from work today. Ryan's mom decided to stop by and fix chili for us! We were so excited to have chili and cornbread waiting for us on such a dreary day. Thank you Brenda!!

By the way, just picture Bo above shouting, "Look, Ma, no hands"...this is what happens at our house when it is raining outside!!!!

Monster Boots

It's monster boot time at the Meeks home. Bo was very excited when he awoke from his nap to find it raining outside. He loves to wear his monster boots and splash in the puddles. I just realized this was the second post about Bo and his shoes...I guess he takes after his mommy and daddy who also share a love for shoes!!!!!

What a Croc!

I love Saturday's! It was so nice to sleep in today. Even Bo slept until 8:00. We stayed in our p.j.'s until noon, then proceeded to get dressed for our excursion to Wal-mart. Bo was excited because he could wear his crocs today. Ryan and I don't allow him to wear them to school, so Bo loves any chance he can get to wear them....it really is a big deal around here.
The other highlight of our day was McDonald's...I know, I know, this is very sad....but the kid loves chicken nuggets, french fries and sprite. Ryan and I went so long without feeding him fast food (we said we were never going to be one of those parents who let their children live on fast food) and now we find ourselves giving in to occasional indulgences...So, I guess you could say that our theme for the day is a few of our favorite things: Crocs, McDonald's and baths!!!!!

MLK Weekend

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. We have been out of town. We went to Jacksonville for the weekend and took Bo on his first camping trip. We had a blast biking around the beach, visiting the ocean, riding the ferry boat, visiting Shelley and the kids, and of course the Jacksoville Zoo (which by the way, puts the Atlanta Zoo to shame) We also were in town for a wedding which was absolutely beautiful! Man, I'm tired just listing the things we did, so you can imagine how tired we were from doing all of this. Enjoy the pics!!!

That's Wild

This is our theme for the day. When I picked Bo up from school today, his teachers were laughing so hard they could barely tell me how funny he had been all day. His phrase for the day at school was "that's wild". If you know Bo well, then you know that when he speaks he has so much gusto in his little voice.....it's hillarious. He also decided to show his teachers and attempt to teach his classmates how to do a flip. Yes, that's right a flip. When he does his flip, you better clap for him when he's done or he will be quick to tell you......."clap for me, clap for me please" Ryan and I are not really sure how he learned to do this. One day, he just put his head on the ground between his legs and flipped his body straight over. Of course he thinks it's hillarious and will do it over and over until we make him stop....and yes, grandma is afraid that he is going to break his neck-it scares her half to death. That was our day in a nutshell. However, I did cook once again. I made a chicken pot pie and it was pretty good....easy to make, that is what really counts. We will see what tomorrow brings:)

Just Chillin'

These were taken mostly because Bo kept saying, "Mommy, take a picture please"......

Dinner Time

My New Year's resolution was to learn to cook. I am actually enjoying this ..(i think). Tonight we had honey glazed salmon, couscous, and green beans ( you know that I have to compete with Jennifer's, Paula Dean meal). The salmon was actually a hit for Bo, he cleared his entire plate. The couscous was a hit for Ryan, so I guess everyone had their favorite part. I, of course enjoyed it all....well, I mean, I do love food you know! After dinner we gave Bo some animal cookies for dessert. While he was eating one of his cookies, he told us he was eating a hippopotamus and that he was going to eat his head off first. He said "hippopotamus" just as plain as day......he never ceases to amaze us.

Santa's Visit 2006

Santa's visit to our house this year was BIG. As you can see, Bo was thrilled with his tent, basketball goal and horsey on a stick. Santa also left a train table......a household favorite. We had a fun day celebrating Jesus' birthday.

Here We Go!

I am very excited about this! As most of you know, I am somewhat computer challenged, so this is a very big deal. So many people are always asking me to send pictures of Bo but I just didn't really know how, so I thought this would be an excellent way for everyone to keep up with us. This will be my online scrapbook....I hope. So, as we start this new year (2007) be patient as I learn the ropes of the blogging world!!!!