Seriously??

It will be September tomorrow and my last post was from January. We've established that I'm horrible at this but I have really got to get better. I am writing in Connor's journal so much now I am caught up and keeping every memory and new thing he says but I'm slacking here as usual.

Connor will be the big THREE next month and I can hardly believe it's true, that I am going to be the mama of a three year old. He has become this sweet and innocent and gentle little human who's kindness and understanding blows my mind everyday. I'm not gonna lie, I'm sitting on the couch watching Conan and Connor and Curt are both in bed and I am taking this moment of solitude to write but I am drawing such a blank. It's because it's been so long since I have written, so much has happened, Connor has changed so much that I have nowhere to begin.

...sigh...
Ok jenn get on with it...

All this talk about school starting has gotten me anxious for the years to come that Connor will start school. As much as I would love to keep him home all the way up until kindergarten and just never let him be tainted by mean nasty kids at preschools I think boys especially really need the extra year of real school type structure to get them ready for real school. I am almost positive I will be sending Connor to VPK because I think he will need that extra year. He talks so highly of school already but right now he thinks our two hour a day trip to the ymca is school. It really has helped so much, we went from the baby/toddler that couldnt be pulled away from me without thrashing legs and howling screams to the kid now that skips happily hand in hand with me to his room and runs in to hug his teacher. I have been told buy several of the teachers there that whichever kindergarten teacher gets Connor will be blessed because he is such a sweet boy. He cleans up everything he plays with and when the kids are called to the rug for a story hes the first to plop down! That's my sweet kid, couldnt love him any more if I tried and yet somehow I will love him more tomorrow.

He is absolutely without a shadow of a doubt my best friend.

Let me just try and update you guys on his personality and new things. He is talking so crazy now just like a person running long sentences and he is smart as a whip! Kid can count to 20, knows all his colors, knows all the letters and their sounds and what words start with what letters. He knows a huge handful of shapes and can tell you every animal there is. Animals are his thing, most kids know that that animal is a whale but Connor tells you if its a blue whale or a whale shark or and Orca and he knows the differences between lions and tigers and leopards and cheetahs and he knows about yaks and antelopes and ocean animals like crazy its endless. Last month we were at Busch Gardens and we were on the train. Alyssa said "hey look Connor it's a hog!" And Connor replied "no Sister that's a wildebeest" and it was, he corrected her haha he is such a little smarty. His other thing is Dinosaurs, he can tell you 20 different dinosaurs and which ones are carnivores and herbivores. He knows his first and last name, how old he is and when his birthday is. I could go on and on for sure. He still isnt potty trained yet I am waiting until he turns 3 to really push it because when I tried at 2 1/2 he was not having it, cried when I even mentioned sitting on the potty so he's just not quite ready, he'll get there.

A new favorite thing in the Creel house is the Wii. Connor has been obsessed with us all playing it lately I think it's because it's something we do as a family so he enjoys it so much. We bowl and play tennis and he always wants me to hoola hoop on the wii fit and do mario kart races lol. He roots on daddy and I and gives us high fives for scoring points!

 I'm gonna write about the other day really quick before I go because I've been wanting to share these pictures so badly. We met Aunt Katie at the Ft Gatlin playground/pool for the day! We swam and laid out and played at the playground but after a wonderful afternoon we sat down at a picnic table and enjoyed a few big juicy pieces of watermelon!

Ok so the other pictures werent a very good quality so I'm just leaving it at that last picture. I'm headed to bed I'm beat and this whole not knowing what to write thing is driving me a little nuts so goodnight :)

-jenn