L-O-V-E

Just 1 day shy of 17 months, Tucker said "wuv you" this morning as he was leaving for school with his Daddy.  My heart is beaming!  Love you too, Tucker Shea!!!!

Valentine's Day Part 2

Happy Valentine's Day

 Valentine's Breakfast was a hit!  More heart pancakes please!

 I hate Valentine's Day!

 I love Valentine's Day!  As I am taking this picture he is saying Happy Valentine's Day Maw Maw! 

 The Handsome Little Devil reading nursery rhymes before school.

 Cheese! So proud of the cupcakes we made Valentine's Day morning for his class.  Yes, we baked 48 cupcakes and 3 heart shaped cakes by 8 am.

 The table set for Valentine's Dinner.  I am cooking dinner tonight since Corey does most of the every day cooking.

 Our three mini heart shaped cakes.  A personal cake for each of the boys.  I will take a nibble here and there but cake is not really Weight Watchers friendly. =)

 Close-up of Cooper's setup.

Close-up of Tucker's setup.


Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!!  Even though it is a commercial holiday, it is always nice to spread the love!!!!

Disney on Ice

Last Saturday we took the boys, Nina and Gramps to see Disney on Ice.  I got tickets for $15 each from CertifiKid and they end up being great seats. Dead center!  I knew Cooper would love the show - which he did!  To our surprise the show captured Tucker's attention for 90% of it until he fell asleep.  He was clapping and yelling "Yea" throughout the entire show.  Very cute! 

Cooper's favorite part was Mickey.  When it was over he asked his Daddy if we could go visit Mickey's house in Florida.  I think Disneyland is in the near future!  Which makes this Momma very happy!

New Vocabulary

Tucker is still very quiet, bashful and doesn't say much - except for his massive tantrums.  HeHe! However, this week he did surprise us with a bunch of new words - Milk, Aaron, Off, Yes, Basketball, Baseball, and Hi. 

Temper Tantrums

Tucker is the king of temper tantrums.  He wants everything now!  If he doesn't get it when he wants it he has the melt down of all melt downs.  For example, if his dinner is not on the table waiting for him when he gets home, he explodes.  This is a little difficult to avoid when you have two working parents.  Ugh! I am so over it!

I Googled 17 months old and temper tantrums and found that this is a very common issue for toddlers at this age.  I guess I forgotten how Cooper went through this stage or maybe he wasn't this bad or maybe I had more patience back then - not sure which one is the correct answer.  One of the articles suggested I simply ignore the tantrum and he will learn that this does not get him what he wants.  This sounds a lot easier than I am sure it actually is.  They have not heard/seen Tucker scream, hold his breath, kick, throw his body on the floor like a wet rag, slap his big brother, or get destructive - yes this list could go on. 

So, tonight I am going to try it - ignore Tucker's tantrums, not pick him up every time he wants to be held or carried around.  I am sure I will be ready to pull my hair out by the end of the night or have a extra large glass of wine.  Oh, the joys of parenting!

Crossing Your Feet

No matter how or where Tucker sits he insists on crossing his feet.  My mom absolutely loves this! So, Nina these pictures are for you!

Cousins

Heather, Marshall and Allie came to visit this weekend. We had a blast and the time flew by.  Hopefully next time we will have a little more time together.  Here are my favorite pictures of the weekend!

Week 4 of 52

I have two favorite shots of Tucker Shea this week. Both were taken from his favorite room in the entire house - the play room.

 

 

Cooper has been in a very silly mood this week.  We never know what he is going to say or do.  So, I thought this picture captured him perfectly.