Big Boy Car

Auntie Tammie and Auntie Susie gave this 4 wheeler to Connor for Christmas (10 months ago).  He has been scared of it and has cried anytime we merely point at it.  On Friday, he decided that he will ride it and now he loves it.  The max speed of 1 mph is perfect for me and this belly to keep up with!

Our smart 2 year old

Connor has really impressed us lately with his ability to use proper tenses in his sentences, his amazing memory for anything and everything that we may have mentioned in previous days, and with his ability to negotiate.  He makes us laugh so much!

Here he is singing his ABC's...

Countdown to baby!

Connor and Daddy mowing the lawn together

 

 

 

Tomorrow will be 37 weeks and I will be done with work on Thursday!

Our baby girl will be here in less than 3 weeks!

Mommy's belly at 36 weeks:

 

Connor's belly at 36 weeks:

 

 



At least he went and put on a pair of gloves to protect his hands.

 

Mommy, I can't hear you.

His curls are the best after a day of swimming in the salt water.

 

 Nothing better than seeing this smile every day.

 

Mommy's belly at 35 weeks:

 

Connor's belly at 35 weeks:

 

 



 

 

Connor's 2 year pictures

Our Midwest Vacation

After 1-1/2 years, we figured it was time to give the flight to MN another go.  Connor was very excited to go on the airplane and he did very well.  If we could just get him to understand that kicking the seat in front of him is not funny, we would be set!

We were in MN for a limited time, but we tried to fit in plenty of activity...

Grandpa Don took Connor to a neighbor's place to see what some of the barnyard animals that he sings about look like (it's odd to think that he has never seen a cow or horse or chicken before, but that's life at the beach I guess).

Swinging with Grandma Dianne at the park.

Hanging with Dora at the Mall of America

First time ever at a zoo!

Merry-Go-Round with Grandpa John

Playing at the park

Boating on Lake Minnetonka

(napping while boating on Lake Minnetonka)

Sunset swim in the lake

Probably the best picture I have ever taken.  Connor's expression is priceless...

Still celebrating his birthday with ice cream cake

We then headed to Illinois for Chad's Grandma's family reunion.  I think the extreme heat kept us from taking more pictures...

First time bowling!

He preferred pretending that he was driving a car while everyone else bowled

Trying to beat the heat at the reunion

Taking a ride (that's Great Grandma Opal on the left)

Connor's 2nd Birthday

It's hard to believe that 2 years ago, we were kissing his chubby little cheeks for the first time and now we are kissing his chubby little cheeks as a toddler! 

Since we were leaving on our trip the following week, we opted out of throwing a big birthday party.  Grandma & Grandpa Flynn came to help celebrate the weekend before and Connor spent his actual birthday having fun with his friends at day care.

His first few swings with a tee ball set...he was a natural!

His new grill

The morning after he got his grill, he was in the living room cooking us some breakfast.  It was taking too long, so he went to grab a chair.

Sometimes you just have to patiently hang out at the grill, read a book and wait for the food to cook...

At daycare...

Yup, Mom made the birthday treats...cupcakes disguised as ice cream cones.  Connor doesn't eat sweets like this, so he LOVED it and was the first one done, naturally.

He still sings Happy Birthday to himself every once in a while and talks about blowing out the candles.  Birthday's sure are a lot more fun when you understand that the celebrating is for you.