2009-Sept

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Jaden Lost his First Tooth

Not too much new to report in the McCann household. Tyson and I are very busy trying to get work done. The boys surprise us every day.

Jaden did lose his first tooth last night, and was very excited about the tooth fairy having paid him a visit. The tooth has probably been ready for about two weeks to come out, but he didn't want to pull it. Last night I could see it was going to come out over night, so daddy did the deed. :)

Lucas is a little trouble maker, though really we wouldn't want it any other way. He speaks quite clearly - favorite words? Bus. No. Cartoon. Cookie. :)

Stay tuned for some pictures.

2009-09-29

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I Know. I Suck.

Hey all!
Okay, so it's been nearly 10 months since I've last posted. Obviously if I were any of you, I wouldn't keep reading. But I will try to put up pictures more regularly! I promise! I'll even start right now.

This is Luke and Jaden in August - before Luke's first haircut. We had a great and busy summer, but you'll have to wait to hear about it (complete with pictures!) because I only had a few minutes today to post something.
Hope all is well!

Melissa

Some Christmas Pictures

There's a lot of pictures to put up, so I'll try to put a few every day. Enjoy!

Halloween

Here are some pictures of the boys taken in October.
A funny story that I'll relate quickly. Yesterday I gave Jaden a time out for not listening to me. He came out of his room in shorts and a T-shirt declaring he was going to take a vacation from time out. When I asked him why he was in shorts, he said "Well, my vacation is in Hawaii, I need shorts there. They haven't invented (pronounced ee-vented) it there yet.".
A little while later, the house was feeling warm - someone had turned up the heat to 72. I asked Jaden why he did that, and he told me "Because it's hot in Hawaii".

Lucas First Swim Class

Here's a new video ! Lucas in his first swimming class. Man, did he ever splash me.
I can't write much because I can see Lucas is trying to pick up small bits from the floor - I'm reminded of a certain niece of mine who did the same....

:)

Have a good day!

Some New Pictures

Here are some new pics of the boys. The one of Jaden by the door is on his first day of preschool - he was really proud and excited. Can you tell?
I'll have more to write in the coming days. The boys are doing well and getting big.

A Sick Weekend

I always thought having a cranky child in the house was the absolute worst. I was wrong - it's even worse with two. Lucas is teething and Jaden had the flu - so of course in addition to dealing with whining and crying we're trying to be sympathetic. Needless to say 7pm doesn't always come fast enough...

We were supposed to have a party this weekend, but our poor little Jaden got a stomach bug - after two days in school. Poor thing. He's definitely feeling better though which is good.

And here's another video for you!

Test Video

I hope this works - I'm trying to put some video up here. Everyone should let me know if they see it and I'll try to put some more video up more often.

On the Way Home

This morning we drove Tyson to work in order to have the car for preschool. On the way home, the conversation went a little something like this:
Jaden: "Mom, you didn't stop at that stop sign."
Mom: "Yes I did."
Jaden: "Well, it was a short stop."
Next stop sign.
Jaden: "That was better."
And then:
Jaden: "Now you're driving a little bit too slow."

I can't win.

Lucas is rolling all over the place now. He claps his hands, blows raspberries (especially when eating something he doesn't like) and is generally a very loud baby. He loves toys and is really quite dextrous.

Jaden loves preschool. I dropped him off Wednesday without incident - in fact, once he found something to do he never looked back. When I picked him up, he couldn't stop telling me about it. I think it's going to be a fun year for him.

August Happenings

The McCann house is abuzz with preparing for winter - we're canning, preserving, freezing, and jamming. This makes for long days, and early nights!
Jaden is his usual self. The things this child comes out with sometimes, well it's a little scary.
1. His new favorite saying is "What the Heck" as in "What the Heck, let's just forget about lunch and play Planet Heroes."
2. The other day at the park, Jaden was more than a little peeved that some teenage boys wouldn't talk to him. When the girls came though he said "Oh, it's okay, because those girls will definitely talk to me. In fact, they are going to fall in love with me!"
3. Yesterday while picking blueberries, Jaden wanted me to pretend I was the Little Red Hen. Apparently I didn't stay in character well enough because he finally exclaimed "Mommy, can you please be the Little Red Hen, I don't want to have to tell you again!" :)

Lucas has learned how to blow raspberries - very cute. He's a pretty laid back kind of baby, that is until you take either his food or his toys away. Funny how they can let you know they don't like that.

California Pictures

Well, we're home from California and just days away from our trip to Winnipeg. California was a lot of fun, as you can see. The boys kept us hopping, but we got to do some really fun things and our time flew by.
Of course, there's a picture of Jaden chatting up a little girl. When we asked him who he was talking to he said "A little girl. I was talking to her because she is beautiful."..... Hmmm.

Some June Pictures

Well, it's mid-June. In a couple of weeks we'll start our summer travel. Hopefully it will all go as smooth as our other traveller, Jaden.
Lucas seems to be near to cutting a tooth - his gums are white and he's pretty crusty.
At his last doc's visit he was 15.75 pounds and 27.25 inches - a big boy! Needless to say he's eating solid foods - carrots and peas are thumbs up. In fact, there's nothing thumbs down in his eyes yet. Go figure. :)
Jaden just finished Kiddy Camp - a kid's program where he was gone for two and a half hours every weekday. He loved it, which is good since that will be the preschool he's going to in the fall.

More

Update to Come

But for those who can't wait, here's some pics!

May Pictures

Just a Few Pictures

The month has flown by, of course. Lucas is getting huge. He still loves the ceiling fan, and stares at it adoringly. Sometimes I wonder if its the same thing as a duck thinking a human is its mother . What is that called again? Anyway, he's laughing now and reaching for things. And putting whatever he gets hold of into his mouth (already!).
Jaden just finished a sports development class, and he loved it. Though he doesn't always participate fully.

Spring Flowers

Ahh a little taste of home - these little beauties are blooming all over our yard. What a coincidence that a Manitoban would buy a house in New York state that has crocuses blooming.