Home sweet home

After much searching, we found the perfect place to call home (well at least the perfect place for the next year).  We move in July 19th.  I can't wait for summer evenings on the front porch, I have the perfect rocking chair that I can't wait to use.

We got a whole bunch of pictures emailed to us from the landlord, but I can't tell what each room is suppose to be.  What I can tell is that I am going to love, LOVE the natural light that we will get in each room.  There are a TON of windows, which after years of apartment dwelling is much appreciated. 

Ryk is super excited about the space - two stories, with a finished basement!  So much space for two rowdy little boys to run around and play.  Ryk is already going around our apartment deciding which toys will "live in the basement."

Probably the greatest perk of all - it is just a short bike ride or run (1.5 miles) to Paul's work! 

Now if you ask Paul that question, he'd probably say that he will finally have a home office :).

 

Recap of the last few days

Goose Egg

I was on my way to a consignment store - to get rid of a bunch of baby/toddler clothes when I got a phone call from Paul.

I came home to this...

These pictures just don't do the size justice.  I am not easily worried by bumps and bruises, but goodness the size of this is really incredible.  Apparently running down the hall, when you are 22 months old just isn't very safe.  This is the result of toddler vs the corner of a little kid chair - clearly the chair was victorious.  I have a feeling he is going to have a colorful forehead while it is healing.  Poor kiddo.

So we were laying low, watching Cars, and Kip fell asleep right next to me...which never happens.

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Cars 2

Ryk went to see Cars 2 yesterday.  Apparently the content is much different than the content from Cars.  His imaginary play with his Cars themed toy cars consist of "kill McQueen"...which bothers me.  Paul said it was a shoot em' up sort of movie.  So glad we didn't take Kippy.

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We spent the day outside yesterday.

Ryker is a handsome little dude...

 These boys, oh goodness, they are so much fun!

 Kiplin kept balancing rocks on top of his cars and trying to walk without them dropping. 

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Jovie girl

 Every night around 7:30pm she just talks and coos away to Paul.  Makes me melt.

 Little mommy already.  Don't mind the fact that she is constantly trying to eat the dolls face.

 Her cheeks are starting to get some chunk, and I love it!

She has a pair of newborn sized ballet style girly shoes that I can't wait to put on her...but they are still ginormous on her petite feet.

 She is already partial to a favorite blanket, and holds onto it all the time.

 First time in the door jumper...she had a blast, despite being just barely tall enough to see over the top :).

 She is seriously almost always smiley.  Such an easy going baby!

Kip's vocabulary

When I walk in the front door after work Kiplin greets me with "hi daddy."

*sigh*

He knows so many words...

The ones that bug me, only because he knows them before the word mommy of course, are all ones that he has picked up from the movie Cars - Ka-Chow, cars, crash, vroom - vroom.  Such a little boy. 

He also knows tree, grass, dirt, sand, chalk, bubbles, airplane - you know all the important need-to-know words when you are a little boy and it is summertime.

I love watching his vocaublary explode, he learns so many new words each day, and so I'll wait patiently for that one word that will make my heart explode - "mommy."  It will happen, soon enough, and until it does I guess I'll deal with being called daddy. 

My favorite Kiplin words/phrases:

• When he looks down, shakes his head, and says "I no know."  As in, Kiplin what bush did you throw your car in...he sheepishly says "I no know."
• "Baby Jojie" (Jovie)
• Ryker - which is always shouted and drawn out, as in "R-Y-K-E-R"
• Daddy
• "Go outside" - as he frantically runs to his dresser to get socks out, because he never wears socks unless they are accompanied with shoes.  Then he goes and finds his shoes, the only shoes he will wear at the moment, the bright orange adidas ones.
• 'Pwease" - to everything. 

Jovie Reese - 4 months

My sweet girl is finding her voice :)

She is also working hard figuring out how to make her hands work...

Pardon the middle finger, she really doesn't mean it...at least not yet.

 and trying to master the art of rolling over - she rolls over from her belly to back consistently, but she has only rolled from back to belly twice.

accepting the million kisses that her biggest brother gives,

but dodging boogers from him as well...

 Loving her big brother's generosity as he shares his blanket with her...

She is also busy making lots of funny faces lately...

fish face

 And sticking her tongue out...

While I was getting ready to crop this picture below, to show off Jovie's silly facial expression, I just couldn't.  Notice the big brothers in the background, peppermint mocha freeze in the grass, my flip flops and painted toenails, Ryk's favorite picnic blanket hanging on the rail, tub of fun with bubbles sitting on the top...all of this screams of summer in the Loprinzi household.

We just love our Jovie Reese.  So lucky to be her momma!

Afternoon at the park

This morning I walked a mile, pushing Ryk and Kip in the bike trailer.  Sweet Jov was in the sling. I think this was more of a workout than my usual 30 minute nightly run.

Ryk kept commenting, "mom you use to run when you pushed us, you are going way, way, way too slow."

As I was huffing and puffing it took all I had to reply "I can't run when I am carrying Jovie in the sling."

Walking to the park sounded like a great idea in my head, but once we were out headed to the park - I was rethinking my idea and wished that I loaded the kids up in the van instead.

We arrived at the park, in about 12 minutes...it took me 12 long minutes to get my crew to the park.  I was a hot, sweaty mess when we arrived.  All I wanted to do was sit, and cool off...but my boys don't allow for any down time.

  Jovie got cranky - she was tired.

 

Ryk kept racing back and forth on "the shake, shake bridge"

 

 Thankfully sweet J fell asleep, I put her in the bike trailer so I could keep up with my busy boys.

Ryker found evidence that spiderman visited this park before we got there.

 and Kiplin got in trouble for throwing sand.

Ryk "watered" a tree (and I took a picture cause I'm cool like that)

This was my first attempt at a solo park trip with the three little loves.  I usually just take them on outdoor adventure walks - where there are no tall structures for my dare-devil  22 month old to fall off of, or head-dive into.  I think my heart rate was in hyper drive, trying to keep track of the boys running around, making sure no one got hurt.  Thankfully it was a successful trip, no injuries.

Latly - Jovie has started to make the goofiest faces...

 and my boys love eachother (most of the time anyway)