November 2013

1 - Liam brings home a book from regular school every day
2 - Liam attacking Mimi
3 - Swimming in leaves
4 - Sound protection because the leaf blower is "too noisy"
5 - Sick all month (mostly Liam)
6 - t.v. watching perch

October 2013

1 - "Seek me!" at lunch between teeny school and regular school
2 - Mail truck for transportation day at teeny school
3 - Building train layouts with Sissy
4 - Mac & cheese at Panera (a favorite)
5 - High on the slide in Springfield, IL
6 - Liam and Mama smash a penny everywhere they go
7 - Building a fairy house
8 - Waiting for the Homecoming parade to start
9 - Pumpkin farm antics with the teeny school visist
10 - Pumpkin farm with Grandma & Grandpa - he like the white ones
11 - At the Wood River Halloween parade
12 - He is a "train man" at regular school for Halloween

Just chillin'

Fall

Ready to manage some leaves

 

Liam-isms

At just over 4 years old:

Any time in the past was "Last day".  Now it has evolved into "lasterday" - a word we all love and use.

Every night (for the last 6 plus months), when I'm putting him to bed Liam will say, "Weesa - I love my train table".  I used to say, "I love your train table too", but he put a stop to that.  He said, "I love my train table ONLY" (meaning that I was not allowed to love his train table).  I just realized that he's just down to once or twice a week of saying this before sleeping.

He told Jane first thing in the morning that that there was "chocolate milk in his story upstairs" (his dream!)

Going to bed one night Jane said, "Goodnight - I love you" and Liam replied, "I love you too mama".  First time ever to reply that.  His schtick used to be to reply to an 'I love you' with "I love Harley, Kitty Boy, Coco, Molly and that little dog next door".  He has done it again one time since.

Birthday Party Prep

Sometimes you need a really big cart for your birthday party items

Blackberries

Picking blackberries for Mommy because he is a Good Boy (well, BIG BOY, which is the only label he will accept right now)

Little Gym

Over the summer, Liam went to some fun camps at The Little Gym.  We were a bit worried that he would be hesitant to go but he completely loved it.

Lyric's Back!

They celebrated Lyric's return from vacation with a big breakfast at McD's
(July 2013)

First Day of School - August 19th

Liam went back to school at Leclaire on 8/19.  He is in Mrs. Mueller's afternoon Early Childhood class. 

Naturally, he wore a tie for the occasion

Illinois State Fair

One last pit stop on the Thomas adventure was the Illinois State Fair.

Refreshed and ready to rock and roll

A Day Out With Thomas

Arriving at the Train Station

Getting a Thomas tattoo

IT'S REALLY HIM!

Silly on the train with Mama

That was exhausting

Later Liam is revived enough to eat all of the food at Panera

Road Trip to Thomas (8/17/13)

Liam and his Mama went on a road trip outside of Chicago to "A Day Out With Thomas".  They stayed in two different hotels and went to the Illinois State Fair on the way home.

At *2 Toots* watching the train deliver the food

"Relaxing on the bed" before going to see Thomas (watching t.v. in bed is a dream come true for Liam)

Peaches Flashback

Liam and Lyric at Eckerts with their peach-picking bounty

August 3, 2013

Kymbyr had a farmer's market dinner feast.  Liam didn't eat, of course, but he had a great time playing at the Farmhouse.

8/2/2013

Visiting "The Mississippi" - the largest tow boat operating on the Mississippi River (Great Rivers Museum)

July 31, 2013

Getting ready for the polygamy photo shoot to start at the Farmhouse

Party Town

Having a ball at Lyric's 6th Birthday Party

July 26

Wagon ride at Eckerts

July 23, 2013

Grandma and Grandpa came over to visit.  And swim!

July 22, 2013

Lyric and Liam having breakfast at McDonald's before going to play.  At the PlayPlace, Lyric clearly called Liam "Boyfriend" so that the other girls there would *know* that he was her man.

July 20, 2013

Summer post-swim smiley

July 19, 2013

(Roughly) loving his Mimi

Summer School | Last Day | July 18, 2013

Liam and his buddy were quite glad that summer school was over (it was not what any of us had expected)

Pere Marquette

Checking some things out at Camp Outaga (6/9/13)