In Loving Memory of Great Grandpa

Having lived an amazing 91 years, almost 70 years of those married to my amazing grandmother, my grandfather passed away last night.

 

Robert E. Wilson

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Robert E Wilson passed away peacefully on September 28, 2010 at age 91, surrounded by his cherished family. Predeceased by his son, David Wilson; grandson, Drew Bishop; and daughter-in-law, Rosemary Wilson. Survived by his loving wife of 70 years, Mary Gilmore Wilson; beloved children, Robert F. (Laurie) Wilson, Thomas "Tucker" (Marie) Wilson, Richard (Betty) Wilson, William (Sandi) Wilson, Timothy (Kathleen) Wilson, Maureen (Robert) Bishop, Martin (Suzanne) Wilson, James (Virginia) Wilson and Eileen (Windsor Jr.) Price; grandchildren, Robert G. (Margaret), Daniel (Carrie) Wilson, Julie (Adrian) Mercier, Michael (Maureen), Colleen and Karen Wilson, Lori (John) Arnot, Amy (Abram) Johnson, Patrick (Susan) Wilson, Barry (Jessica) Wilson, Evan (Amerique) Wilson, Nolan (Susan) Wilson, Joshua and Kellen Wilson, Stephen, Sean and Megan Wilson, Mara (Robert) Winn, Katherine (Matthew) Foody, Ryan Wilson, Islen, Glenna and Gaelyn Price; 21 great-grandchildren. Robert was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and had a love for traveling. He was an Army Air Corps pilot during World War II and was a former vice president of Wilmorite.

Welcome to the World, Lily!

Lillian Joy was born on Saturday morning at 8:51 am to our wonderful friends Dan and Heather!  She arrived weighing 7lbs, 12.6 oz and 21.5 inches long.

Ring Around The Rosie

This is from our neighborhood block party.

"First" Day of School

CJ is starting a new class today, which is basically a toddler playtime program once a week.  He was so excited to get to go to school, but a little confused when Mia wasn't there.  Once he saw the other kids, he didn't even care that I was leaving.  Hope he's just as happy when I pick him up after lunch!

Sarah's Birthday

We celebrated cousin Sarah's 2nd birthday at the zoo.  (Sarah's mom is Daddy's cousin.)  We had a fabulous time and couldn't have had better weather or animal sightings.  The best part was how much fun the kids had together.  By the end of the day, Mia and CJ wanted to stay with Sarah and Sarah was trying to come home with us!  The three did not want to be separated.

First we had birthday cupcakes and a little playtime on the grass.

Then it was off to see the animals together.

15 Months!!

Master Christopher is now 15 months old!  We celebrated by going to the doctor for his check up.  Sorry, CJ!

Stats:
Height - 31 inches (50th percentile)
Weight - 22lbs (16th percentile)
Head Circumference - 18 3/4 inches (64th percentile)


Activity:
CJ is into everything.  He runs, jumps, plays, eats, and reads to be just like his sister.  We think he truly believes he is already 3.  The most fun part is that he talks more than any other 15 mo old I know of; as in sentences.  He says "Read books.", "I want sit." (to sit in his booster seat), "I need help.", "Want more.", "No Mommy, I want Daddy.".  Currently, his favorite word is "NO" even when he actually means yes.


Teeth-
We have 4 (two top, two bottom).  The pediatrician says there are 4 on top that should pop through any time now and 4 more on the bottom that are right behind them.  I'm really ready for these to come through and I think CJ is too!  That being said, the kid can eat a whole apple and a regular chewable vitamin with no issue at all.  The lack of teeth is not holding this kid back.

Finally, here is a picture of our big boy and his sister eating dinner at their table.

TI Park

We headed up to TI Park after visiting with Aunt Kate, Uncle Matt, Eleanor, and Adelaide for a week of family time.

Meeting Adelaide

What fun it is to have a new cousin.  On our way up north to the St Lawrence River, we stopped by Skaneateles to meet the newest addition to the family.  Boy is she cute!  Mia and CJ had a great time getting to know their new little cousin and enjoying lots of fun with cousin Ellie, too.

Musical Cousins

Mia and CJ had fun with their 2nd cousin Sarah at Nina and Taid's house.  The love of music definitely runs in the family.

*Yes, that is CJ walking into the room with a balloon in his mouth.  We've found our parenting pretty lax with the 2nd kid.

Kiawah

 We had a fantastic week with Daddy's family in Kiawah, SC.  This is were Nina and Taid used to take Daddy, Uncle Allan, and Aunt Katie when they were kids.  Below is a slide show of our trip.



In addition, Mommy and Daddy went kayaking with Nina and Taid and got to see dolphins strand feeding.  It was an amazing sight.  You should watch this video on YouTube to see something similar to what we saw.

Mia's Stats

Mia had her 3 year check up with the pediatrician today.  She is doing great.


Height - 36" (up 3 inches from last year)
Weight - 29lbs (up 4 lbs from last year)

She is now big enough to get her blood pressure taken and the vision tests attempted.  While the blood pressure and Random Dot E (RDE) stereotest (measures how well your child's eyes work together as a team) were not a problem, Mia got shy during the distance vision test.  After a strong start naming all the shapes, she wouldn't even whisper them to me.  This isn't uncommon and because we haven't seen any other vision issues, we'll just try again next year.

Happy Birthday, Mia!!

 Happy Birthday to our wonderful little girl!

We started off the day with a little fun in the birthday dress that Grandma made for Mia.

 

And then, Mia's friends from preschool came over for some cake and ice cream before heading over to the Chinquapin Soft Playroom.

(Instead of traditional cake and ice cream, Mom made cupcakes inside ice cream cones and put a scoop of ice cream on top.)

Sorry about the lack of playroom pictures, but we were just having too much fun!

La Furia Roja

So, it turns out it is easier to get a world cup fan t-shirt for
Spain, Mexico, and Brazil than it is to get a USA one at our local
Target.  Since I felt that the kids should sport some sort of World
Cup attire, I picked up two Spain shirts for them.  The kids decided
to celebrate Spain's win yesterday by wearing their t-shirts today.
(We had meant to wear them yesterday and forgot.  Mia demanded she
wear her "Uncle Allan and Tia Raquel Soccer Shirt" today and then said
that CJ had to match.)

Pool Time

 The fun of being a SAHM and Mia being on summer vacation is that you can have impromptu pool parties.  We joined Sienna and her mom at her grandparents' community kiddie pool along with Noah and his Mom this morning.  All the kids had a fantastic time.

 

Last Day of School

Today was Mia's last day of preschool for the year.  She'll return in September and will even attend camp for 2 weeks there this summer, but it was still amazing to consider how much has changed in the past 10 months.

Here are Mia and CJ on the first day of school back in September.

 And here they are today.

CJ's Stats

We've gotten back from the 12 month check-up and here are CJ's stats.

Height - 25 1/2" (41th percentile)
Weight - 20lbs (12th percentile)
Head Circumference - 18" (31st percentile)

Basically, he's staying right on track. He eats a ton and Mia also went down to the 10th percentile around 9-12 mo, too so no worries on the weight. Developmentally, he's doing really well. Verbal and physical skills are good. We're having some coughing/breathing issues that we're trying to solve so let's hope this attempt at albuterol/allergy meds does the trick.

He had a great time trying to climb onto the pediatrician's lap to get to all of her cool "toys". Definitely no stranger fear there, which was a very different experience than Mia's 1 year appt.

Happy Birthday to the Little Man

CJ is now one whole year old! He walks all the time, rarely crawling. He loves to babble and easily says Daddy, Mommy, and his version of Mia. He's in love with the next door neighbor so he also says "Madda" for Maddie. He babbles at you with such intent that you feel like he's speaking some foreign language that you don't understand. (It has a lot of gutteral sounds so maybe he's picking up some Hebrew from Mia?) CJ, this morning, popped his 3rd tooth with the 4th due to pop any minute. This last set was a painful one so here's hoping it gets easier in the future.

On to the fun stuff... PRESENTS!
CJ was very excited to get his first Orioles hat at breakfast



He also didn't seem to mind Mia "helping" open his present from Nina.


Happy Birthday Little Man! We can't imagine life without you.

Crazy Little Boy

CJ is just learning how to go down stairs. Most of the time, he stands at the top until we help him turn around and get him going. This time, there were only two steps so he decided to try it his own way. Let's hope he learns how to turn around himself soon.

Happy Anniversary

 To 4 wonderful years so far and many more to come.