Tales of the Cormier family

And the remodel goes on...

The kitchen we used to have.

And what is there now.

The former window over the kitchen sink and patio door...

...and the new window...and the new window!

Sea Turtle chair

Here is BBC getting his haircut last weekend - he likes to sit on the sea turtle chair now and play with Rae's toy cell phone...he is really growing up!  And he is going to be such a good big brother.

Other things heard lately:

"Eeewww!  I got cat!" (this means there is cat hair on his hands or mouth)

"The garbage truck can't see you." (this is what he says because we talk a lot about staying away from the street where there are cars and trucks)

And the other morning, he woke in his crib then there was some minor squalling.  When I went in to check on him, he said, "There's a ladybug in my bed" and continued with the wailing (strange, since we had just looked at a ladybug and touched it a few days earlier and he seemed to like it).  When I looked, there was a small spot on his sheet...so I said, "Oh, that's just a spot!"  He immediately stopped and repeated, "It's just a spot!"

And my favorite is his new word:  Rest-a-dant.  "We're going to the restadant!" 

BBC, Belly & Bathroom

Here is a shot of BBC in the backyard - on a sunny day, with lots of our plants and bushes blooming.  He loves his vest from Aunt M!  My favorite thing now is that he talks about "snickernoodle" cookies (a treat he gets from the coffee shop sometimes). 

Here is a shot of the twins at about 28 1/2 weeks.

And here is a shot of the new bathroom, in the corner where our new bath tub will be one day.

Heard at home lately...

Here are some of the things BBC has been saying lately - he likes to have whole conversations now:

"Oh, no, Harold - you crashed!"  (referring to Harold the Helicopter from Thomas the Train who sometimes seems to fly into the trees...)

"It's getting dark and the sun is going down.  We'll see the moon later.  It says Boo!" (because when we can't see the moon at night, I tell him it is because the moon is hiding behind the clouds, and he tells me the moon is going to come out from hiding and say Boo!)

"That's a cute doggie.  I want to pet it."

"Teacher K drives a yellow motorcycle.  She wears a helmet.  It's pretty cool!"

"I want a freezer.  Or a popsicable."  (AKA a freezie treat - the kind that come in a plastic sleeve and you cut the end off to open it - or a Popsicle)

"They have a basketball hoop.  It's not ours.  They can make 2 points!" (when looking at the hoop the neighbors have a few doors down from us)

And my favorite of the week:  BBC was helping me unload the dishwasher.  I pulled out a wine glass from the top rack.

Him:  What's that?

Me:  A wine glass.

Him:  That's for whining!

A beautiful day on the deck

It was sunny and warm on Saturday so BBC spent some time with us on the deck in the back yard. 

Here are some of my favorite things about BBC right now:

He wakes up between 7 am and 8 am, and happily talks to his bears and wakes up slowly - when we go into the room to get him, he smiles and makes us all laugh!

He is excited about moving to the next room at school around June 1st.  He has started to visit the room a few times each week.

He has started to play with his trucks that I got on eBay last summer now...

He really wants to get the ball into the dump truck so the dump truck can take it away.

New drains and pipes

Here are some of the new copper pipes in our soon-to-be new bathroom.

Here is the making of a new drain for a new bathtub.

And for those of you who have been in our family room, you might remember the rather large hearth that used to be here...

Pop-sic-a-ble

BBC has taken a liking to Popsicles more than ever lately - he is just as ready for summer as the rest of us, I guess!

He doesn't like the Lime flavor, but he know that Mommy likes the lime ones and for some reason he is absolutely convinced that Harold the Helicopter also likes Lime.

Here is a picture of him reading in his room.

He is reading his latest favorite book, called "Flotsam."  It is a beautiful picture book with no words so we talk about each page as we read it.  BBC likes it so much, even the book cover!

And here he is having dinner in his new chair.  There is a nice place to put his feet, and it can easily adjust to either the kitchen table (like here) or the dining room table. 

Crocs

Here's a photo of BBC making 2 points in the net in his new navy crocs...lots of kids at his school have them and he likes them!

Who might be ready for a big boy bed?

Blooms!

Here is a special thank you to my mom and sister for the beautiful blooming Lily of the Valley they sent me in the midst of the craziest project I've ever had at work...it has been a joy to watch it grow, and what a sweet reminder of the love of my family.  xoxo