thanksgiving

Well, I haven't posted in forever! Sorry, being a working mom is alot of work! :) We just got back from a great Thanksgiving in Pottstown with my family. Ethan was very excited to see his friends "Dywan and Wucas". I have some great pics that I would love to post but unfortunatley I left our camera in Pa! Aaauuuggghhhh! Can you hear the frustation? One whole month with out our camera is just not possible....especially the month of December! So hopefully, my mom will be able to mail it to us this week. So here is an pic from this fall, just b/c I want to put in a pic. :) Hopefully, I'll have new pics later this week.

The Pumpkin Patch

Well, it's a week late, but here they are.... Our first field trip to Hill High Pumpkin Patch! Ethan was allowed to pick a pumpin and pick an apple!

Prayer Warrior

Tonight we were in the doctor's office for Ethan. He had a fever this afternoon and complained about his ear, it's just a virus and that's not the reason for the post. :)
While we were there, we were waiting for the doctor to come in and Ethan was eating some fruit loops while we waited. The scale was right outside our door and apparently an infant was being weighed and wasn't happy. He/she was screaming! Ethan was vey concerned and kept mentioning the "baby crying". So, I asked him if he wanted to pray for the baby, b/c the baby didn't feel good. He said "okay", folded his hands and said, "Jesus fank you for this food, Amen" :) That's my prayer warrior!
I will post some pics from our first field trip to the pumpkin patch tomorrow! :)

what i learned at school today...

Ethan basically won't tell us anything about his day at school. We ask, but he won't tell...apparently it's top secret! Sometimes though, we get a sneak peek. The other night he was marching around the living room, and we figured out he was in a marching band. Which apparently was what they did in music that day. He actually did confess to playing a triangle with "B" ( Mrs. B is the music teacher).
Tonight Ethan was sitting on the floor talking to his toys and Jamie asked him a question. He put his finger to his lips, and said "shhhh, no talking, my turn" So I'm pretty sure he likes to interrupt during circle time.
On a totally unrelated topic tonight while I was straightening up the kitchen he came in a put his Thomas the Tank Engine in the fridge. I asked him what he was doing and he told me "Thomas in time-out!" Can't argue with that! :)

the story of the poop!

so today, a funny thing happend...i found a small ball of poop in my upstairs hallway! Here's the story- Ethan had asked to go potty downstairs- so I put him on and let him go, afterwards of course he needed a new pull-up. We have just recently begun letting Ethan go upstairs alone to get things...I had a pull-up downstairs but he said, "No, I go get one" So I figured- okay, who cares, if that makes him happy go for it! So E went up and got a pull-up, came back down and said, "Mommy I poopy" I said, "you have to go Poopy?" and put him on the toilet (he's never pooped in the potty before) anyway, long story short...he was just playing around on the potty so I took him off and we went for our walk around our development. Well, when we came back in and went upstairs for our bath- there in the middle of the hall was a small round ball of poop!
So I asked Ethan what it was, and he said, "That's poop!" I told him we don't go poopy in the hall, either in our diaper or in the potty. He replied, "Oh, I sorry" Then he preceeded to bend down as close to it as possible without touching it to look at it.
I must say- he did try to tell me. And in his defense he was a little naked- bottom boy running upstairs, I think it just fell out! :)
That was my laugh for the day! And it was a good one!

Ethan's First Day

Sorry, it's been so long since I've posted. Being a working mom is a lot busier than I thought!

Ethan is doing great at pre-school. He love it! Unfortunatley he is already getting a cough, so we upped his breathing treatments and we have a new medicine that should help. His teacher is great, she took pictures the first day of school and sent them to the parents that evening. Her name is Mrs. Capps, but he just calls her "capps". The music teacher told me that he just calls her "b". He loves to play on the playground, especially b/c they have tricycles just his size. :) We are on adjoining playgrounds each day for a few minutes and when comes outside he runs to the fence and gives me a kiss through the fence. He always says, "you working?" His other favorite thing at the school is the water fountain. There is one right by his hook and he HAS to have a drink every morning when we get there and every afternoon before we leave. Some days when we get home we have to change his shirts! :)

Enjoy the pics!

Motorcycle Man!

Here's Ethan "riding" a real motorcycle. We saw friends of ours at the ice-cream stand and they had riden their Harley over. So they let Ethan sit on the bike for a little. He was so excited. We went back for ice-cream a couple days later and Ethan ran over to see if the motorcycles were there again!

Thanks Dottie and Spanky! :)

Chips and Tacos!

Today Ethan and I are spending my last day as a stay-at-home mom together. We went grocery shopping at walmart. While looking through the chip aisle we were picking out chips for daddy and I said, "Ethan how about spicy taco and cool ranch doritos?" As I picked them up he said, "Mommy they no tacos- they chips! silly mommy" -That's my boy!

On a totally unrelated topic- yesterday evening I went to open the door to my car and the car handle broke off in my hand! So next Friday my little green hyundai will be going in the shop and yet again, I have to wait to get my car inspected for it's Virginia tags!

Nana and Pappap

yeah for comments- thanks!

This weekend was great! Nana and Papap came and spoiled Ethan rotten. He got more "pesents" this weekend than in the last month! We went for icen-cream twice- Ethan has some of everyones except Nana's b/c "i no yike chocate". We also went to Fun Expedition, which is kinda like Chuck.E.Cheese, he ran around like a nut having a blast. I must say though, the highlight of the weekend must have been when were at the ice-crem stand friends from church were there- out riding their motorcycle and Ethan got to sit on the motorcycle. He was so excited! He LOVES motorcycles! He can spot one in the car within a 5 mile radius! Luckily, Mom had her camera with her so as soon as she sends me pics I will put them up.

the pic is ethan and pappap with his cousins- josh and tyler- taken at shady maple in june :)

p.s jamie says to add that he tied my dad on the golf course this weekend!

Tissues...

Ethan is a little under the weather today. Last night he didn't sleep too well. I think he has my seasonal allergies b/c i was sneezing all day too. He just has a runny/stuffy nose. But, he's so cute about it. Last night I went in his room @12:00 because he was up for the fourth or fifth time that night. He was sitting up in his crib and he said "boogies, mommy". So I gave him some tylenol and got a tissue for his boogies. He laid back down, I covered him up and he slept till morning. Tomorrow Nana and Papap arrive! :)

PS- is anyone reading this? leave me a comment and let me know! :)

2 year check up

Today Ethan had a 2 year physical for school. He did really well. He is in the 75% for height and weight and head size! So he is tall for his age, but his height and weight are perfect together. He did really well with the doctor and even blew the doctor a kiss goodbye when we left! :)

Of course it's pizza night at the Zirkles and Ethan had 3 pieces and asked for more...he got grapes instead! Not much else going on here...we're excited Nana and Pappap are coming to visit soon...he told me today in the car he wants to go to Nana's. I told him it was a long drive but

Nana would come see him soon.

Little Me Gym

Last night Ethan went to a class at the Little Me Gym. A friend of ours takes her daughter there and they are allowed to bring a guest one night. I tried to tell Ethan what we were going to do, but he didn't get it yet, he just knew we were going to play with Tressie (my friend) and Mawy (her daughter). Well, he had a blast! It is 45 min. long, the first 15 min. is structured; songs, bells, scarves, games, etc. and then for most of the rest of it, it's free time. He was jumping and climbing and swinging from bars! Then at the end, they brought out the bubbles. Bubbles are one of Ethan's favorite things. We ended the class with a stamp, which he also gets at the libwawy :) but at the Little Me Gym, you get 4 stamps: 2 hands and 2 feet. I had already put his sandals back on, but when he saw the other kids getting them on their feet he said down and said, "take these off momma". So, to end the evening we stopped at Rita's where he ate an entire kids size custard with "candy" also known as sprinkes. I stole a bite or two and he said, "stop eating my ice cream!" It was a fun night! :)

sorry, the pic is sideways- i can't figure out how to flip it!

Pizza Boy

Here's some more recent pizza pics!

Thanks Nana :)

PIZZA

Tuesday is Pizza night at the Zirkles! There is a pizza place in Winchester that has a tuesday special- $3.99 for a large cheese pizza. Ethan LOVES pizza. It is definitely his favorite thing to eat. He eats 3 slices every tuesday! I don't even eat 3 slices!

ps- old pic- but covered in pizza sauce- had to use it!

grocery shopping with a 2 year old

Ethan is officially conditionally trained. Everytime we get in the car he asks for a snack! He is also trained to eat while riding in a shopping cart. Many times I have taken Ethan grocery shopping with me and I have tried to do it without a snack and it is disasterious (sp?). He pulls everything out of the back of the cart and throws it around and He puts new things into the cart. It is very frustrating! So I totally cave and open things in the store before I buy them. Last week we ate Ritz cheese and crackers, his current favorite snack, and a few fig newtons. The check-out guy saw the fig newtons and said, "are you sure you want these?" I told him "yes, we were hungry!"

signing

Ethan has become quite the singer. His favorite is a medley of his 2 favorite tunes, "Jesus loves me" and "twinkle, twinkle, little star" My favorite part is the first 2 lines..."Jesus loves me, I know, the Bible say No"
The other day on the way home from church we asked Ethan what he learned about in church today. He said, "I love God". Then he said "I love Jesus". Then he started singing " I love Jesus, I love Jesus" Jamie and I were cracking up! He's a good boy!

Healso likes to sing at home. He drums with his legos, or he holds his star wars light saber as a microphone!

Doesn't get much cuter than this!

Our First Post!

What a crazy couple of months. We just recently moved back to Winchester, VA., Daddy and Ethan's hometown. :) We are finally unpacked and getting ready for big changes in the fall. In just a couple of weeks, mommy will be back to work. I am teaching 3rd grade at Winchester Academy. I have been home with Ethan for the past 2 years. Ethan has big changes coming too, he will be in the 2's class at Winchester Academy. I think he will do really well. This is a blog mostly for our families. Especially my family, all the way up in Pa! So I'll try to update regularly- ENJOY!