Lessons in Friendship

The best part of having Beckett in child care three days a week is the socialization he gets with other kids his age.  There are four kiddo's that the teachers say are inseparable.  These four are the best of friends and sometimes the worst of enemies.  What I enjoy is that he is already learning social cues (verbal and non verbal) from the other kids around him.  Here is Beckett helping his friend Austen put on his socks after nap!  Hopefully Beckett will learn what it means to be a friend and continue lending a helping hand!

The Goofy Side of Beckett

Water table fun!

Timeout is quite boring...

His "funny face"

More "funny face"

Tool time!

"Funny face" on the go!

Refused to take his helmet off after his bike ride!

It's a start!

Beckett is 2 1/2 years old and to be honest I haven't thought a lot about potty training.  I have heard that boys take longer than girls and while he is at an age where people start introducing the potty, Beckett is the type that if done incorrectly, will use potty training as a power play.  If I force it, the entire process could backfire on me... BIG TIME!  To my surprise I got a text from Beckett's teacher at school that he sat on the potty!!  Whenever I have asked him if he wanted to try the potty at home he refuses.  I even bought him a potty chair but he used it as a step stool and a chair for watching TV (see photo above). Here's hoping to getting this kid potty trained by his 3rd birthday! 

New Beginnings!

Camping Trip in June... Beckett LOVED camping!

It's been a while since I have updated this blog and a lot has changed since my last post!  Beckett is now almost 2 1/2 years old and he talks up a storm!  I was a bit overwhelmed to try and catch up on life with Beckett so I'll just write a brief update and move forward from here!  

The biggest change for our family is that back in April, I made a big career change and decided it was time to put family first!  I now work at the Mill Creek YMCA which is 1.8 miles from our house and have been blessed with a regular 40 hour work week (prior to this job I was in an exempt position).  The biggest bonus is that I only work 3 days a week at the branch and then put in about 10 hours from home which means I have almost 4 days in a row that I am with Beckett!  Life is great and I have never once regretted my decision to change jobs!  Now we spend more time as a family and we have the opportunity to go to fun new places!  Beckett is so independent now and talks up a storm!  He has quite the little personality too.  He's goofy, loves dinosaurs, and wants to do EVERYTHING by himself!  I love the new found time with him and can't wait to see where life takes us next!  Here is to new adventures and great experiences!  

C is for chicken nugget...

Ever see a kid randomly start eating his chicken nuggets like Cookie Monster?! 

Goofball Alert!!

He's quite a ham!

Downward dog! 

Trick-or-treat!

Beckett spent his 2nd Halloween as a little sock monkey on the prowl for trick-or-treats!  To this day he still says "trick-or-treat!" when he is offered something sweet!  I think he just started to figure out the whole treat thing so next year we are in for TROUBLE! :) Here are some highlights of our Halloween spent with Mommy, Daddy, and his godparents Auntie Gretchen and Uncle Owen:

Trick-or-treating at Country Village!

It's a big beautiful bowl of treats!

The Brown Family Halloween

Let's get this show on the road and back to trick-or-treating!

This was the best day ever!

Fall Day with Mommy!

At the end of October I took a few days off of work and we spent time going for walks and decorating cookies together.  It was one of the most memorable times I had with Beckett and here are some pictures to share of our special day!

Beautiful fall colors!

 Beckett forgot he had picked out this cute pumpkin!

 Enjoying the crisp fall weather with the sun in his face!

 Exploring and collecting leaves...

Amazing leaf imprint in the cement!

 Pretty tree in front of our house!

 Time to decorate cookies!

 Frosting and then eating his bat cookie!

 He's my cute guy and I loved every moment we had together this day! It was one of the moments where I wished I was a stay-at-home mom! 

Halloween 2010 - Bob's Corn and Pumkin Farm!

This is our second year at Bob's Corn Maze and Pumpkin Farm!  We love going and it's going to be so much fun watching how much Beckett changes from year to year as we plan on making this our annual pumpkin patch experience!  

Beckett got very excited about the "apple" he was pointing to....

Those are pumpkins Beckett and they come in all shapes and sizes... but with a price!

We took a ride on the tractor to find that perfect pumpkin!

Beckett found his perfect pick! 

Ummm... dad, can you help me here?!  It's kinda heavy...

Beckett LOVED the tractor ride and didn't want to get off when we came to a stop!

Such a happy guy!!

Bob's Corn and Pumpkin Farm never disappoints! 

Driving the bus with daddy!

Such a big guy!

Flashback to last year!

Beckett was so upset when it was time to go! He was having too much fun at the pumpkin patch!