Lu's SHINNanigans

Lucas... he's quite the character. I wish I could record everything he says/does... Here are some of his crazies (I love two year olds!).

PRISON BREAK: 

When I went to the bathroom this morning, I looked at my desk and saw Lucas sitting there, going through my camera. "Mommy camera", that's what he said when he gave it back to me. Somehow he was able to open the gate, close to gate, and was smart enough to NOT go into our bedroom to wake us up. That explains why Charlotte was crying more than usual this morning... thank goodness she doesn't know how to break out yet.

BOSSY BOSSY: 

"Bebe, finish your mum mum" (after he finished his lunch)

"Bebe, no cry. I tell Mommy" (during nap time)

"Bebe, shhh! No cry!"

"Bebe play with this one!" (he never shares Lightning McQueen so Char always ends up with Dinoco)

"Good night Bebe, see ya later" (on repeat) - and then he wonders why Char keeps crying... let the poor girl sleep, homeboy!

PUMP PUMP PUMP:

(Dan was the one who actually caught this) While I was taking care of Char, homeboy went and got my pump and starting pumping from his belly button. Yeah, nothing comes out of there buddy...

MOMMY IS MAGIC:

For some reason, homeboy thinks that he can throw whatever he pleases on the floor and that it magically gets cleaned up. (We're working on getting rid of this bad habit.) Your magician is named Mother...

 My precious boy

 

 

Weekend In

Unlike many other weekends where we travel up North to visit family, we got a chance to stay home and just enjoy being home. Given the amount of toys these kids possess, it's no wonder they don't mind staying at home.

 Posing before bedtime

 Climbing all over Daddy

Knock it down, Char!

El naturale cheesy smile

 Pacific Catch salmon bowl

 Little ham

 Obsessed with all things Cars

New playroom!

So Happy!

Nothing brings me more joy than seeing these two happy little people!


Char after waking up from her afternoon nap

 
Shinn kids kicking around before bedtime 

 
Always having a blast together!

 
Yoga moves? Break dancing?!


 New snack (they completely renovated Westgate Mall!)


 There's even a play structure inside!

Instead of taking Char to the library, I wanted to check out another Target to see if they have any more crazy clearance items. I have not stepped foot into Westgate since we moved down South, so this was a nice surprise! Instead of the run down mall I was used to seeing when we used to live in Santa Clara, the insides were renovated! Once again... why is everything nicer AFTER we move?! I hope we move back to this part of town in the near future. Anyway, it looks like Char had fun. So yay Mommy!

27 Months!

Summer is over and homeboy is 27 months old today! The terrible two's have started as "ah-no!" and tantrums come every other day. When there are no tantrums, the boy can be a total ham, and he knows how to work his charm. Since starting school, I haven't had as much time to hang out with Lucas, so now time at home is a bit more precious to me (us). Whenever Lucas is bored, he would say "go home". And he would say it repeatedly till we are actually home! The two biggest occurrences which happened this month (more like this past week) is that the Shinn kids are sharing a room. Lucas's old big boy room has been converted to their play room which they currently LOVE. Our living room has less toys and more space. You can actually see the fireplace now!

 Master of weird faces

 For some reason, he loves slapping his face...

 Finally utilizing the Cars road map I bought when he was 1!

 Hamming it up in the new play room

"Cheeeeesssseeeee"

Shared Room

Since our first family trip in July, I've been contemplating when I should make the move and switch the kids to one room. After nearly three months of debating, I decided to do it last night. Their first night together wasn't that bad... both slept a little later than usual, but they slept. However, it's nap time right now and it's a bit of a challenge... especially for Char, who's not used to hearing her brother playing before he goes to bed.

 Panoramic view

Lucas's side of the room - SW decor is back  up!

Charlotte's side of the room - all things girlie!

 Yup, I decorated while this girl was taking her morning nap

Speaking of naps, the afternoon nap was a bit of a disaster...

 Mr. Ham kept saying "cheese", which woke his sister up

It's nearly 2:30, all is calm... for now...

I spent hours looking up "shared rooms" on Pinterest and collected a whole board filled with ideas. In the end, I just went with my own room design. Now, time to convert Lucas's old room into a playroom. Wish me luck!

Happy Friday!

 

9:30am

 12:00pm

 12:30pm

QT with my cutie

Lately, the boy has been very sporadically needy and always wants Mommy. He's pretty independent when he wants to be, but when things don't work out, it's always "Mommy do". Today, after a pre-lunch meltdown (where he also caused his sister to have a meltdown too), after his sister was put down for her nap, I asked homeboy if he wanted some special time with Mommy. At first, I kind of regretted asking that since there seems to be a million things I could be doing instead - such as clean up the lunch mess and prepare dinner. On a regular day, after Char is put down, I go downstairs to clean and cook while Lucas entertains himself. I just wanted to be different today... and this change was awesome!

(Back story) Tuesdays and Thursdays are generally more hectic for me since Lucas goes to preschool in the morning. I aim to have some special time with Charlotte while he's in school, but that usually results in simply running one errand and putting her down for a quick nap. It kind of clicked today that maybe Lucas has been acting up because he doesn't get that special time that we used to have now that he's in school AND he has to share his Mommy time with Charlotte too. 

Anyway, when I asked him what he wanted to do, he said "sit Mommy". I was already lying on the couch when I asked him this and he just wanted to climb on my back (free back massage!) and lay there. Again, I asked what he wanted to do during special time. He got off the couch and got one of his many sticker books and said "sit Mommy". He gave me a kiss and hugged me, then started putting stickers all over my arm.

So, from 1:30 - 2:00, the two of us just sat there on the couch while he put stickers on me. The only verbal exchanges between  us were "thank you" and "Mommy don't know" (when he asked me what was on the sticker). I could've been cleaning and cooking, but that can wait. Sticker time with the boy was totally worth it!

 Our special time

 The result of special time

 Not from today, but Mommy + son couch love!

Today's take home -  spend your time wisely, especially with those you love. And my kids are growing up WAY. TOO. FAST! On a different note, yesterday was Back-to-School night, is it just me, or does my boy look like he's taking a mug shot? And yes, it does feel different being on the other side of Back-to-School night. Mommy's getting old...