Kids are hilarious, it's a well known fact. Mine are no exception. They make me laugh all the time. Granted, some times the laughter is postponed until after the occurence (or at least until the kids are out of ear-shot), but none-the-less, they're funny. Here are some gems from the recent past:
Madison is completely bored with crawling already. She has the ability to do it, but as soon as she goes a little ways, she sits up and gives this look like, “Really? This is what you’ve been begging me to do???” She’s going to be tough to please…
Mason says something funny every day. His new thing is saying “You don’t do that again” when you say something silly when he’s not in the mood to hear it.
He also likes to name all of the characters from Toy Story and won’t stop talking about watching them on the “big TV”. I guess we have a few trips to the Warren in our near future.
Madison is scared to death of the Rex (dinosaur from Toy Story) toy that Mason got for his b-day, so Mason likes to hold it up close to her until she freaks out. . .what a great big brother, right?
Mason starting yelling a line from Toy Story a while back – it’s the scene where Woody is trying to convince Buzz that he is not a real spaceman and yells “YOU ARE A TOY!” Mason thinks it’s funny to say to us, either joking around, or as an insult when he’s mad. This has now turned into several different phrases, such as:
“YOU ARE A MONKEY!”
“YOU ARE BUZZ LIGHTYEAR”
“YOU ARE CRAAAAAAZY” (This is my personal favorite)
This morning, while going potty before getting ready for the day, Mason kept telling Randal to "move your arms, Daddy". When Randal did, Mason said, "I don't see it Daddy...I don't see your seat belt". After we stopped laughing, Randal explained that it's just called a "belt" on your pants and that he didn't wear one today and that the seat belts were just in the car :)
To sum up, my kids are hilarious…I have no idea where they get it.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Ode to Fall
To show my appreciation for the season of Fall, I've composed a list of my top 15 reasons that I love this time of year :)
1. 2 words – CROCK POT
2. Football
3. The beautiful colors – doesn’t God really know how to paint a pretty picture?!
4. Cool weather, but not too cold
5. Sweaters, jeans, & jackets mean that my post-baby bump doesn’t seem so bumpy
6. The holidays are here, which leads to my next 2 points:
7. Lots of time with family
8. Lots of great food
9. Looking forward to the snow
10. Candy Corn
11. Pumpkin & cinnamon scented candles
12. Chili
13. Seasonal decorations
14. Christmas shopping
15. 3 days weekends as the holiday season begins
1. 2 words – CROCK POT
2. Football
3. The beautiful colors – doesn’t God really know how to paint a pretty picture?!
4. Cool weather, but not too cold
5. Sweaters, jeans, & jackets mean that my post-baby bump doesn’t seem so bumpy
6. The holidays are here, which leads to my next 2 points:
7. Lots of time with family
8. Lots of great food
9. Looking forward to the snow
10. Candy Corn
11. Pumpkin & cinnamon scented candles
12. Chili
13. Seasonal decorations
14. Christmas shopping
15. 3 days weekends as the holiday season begins
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Busy, busy, busy
Mason turned 2 on August 14th and we had a great party with some friends and family - of course, we had a Toy Story theme :) I made an etch-a-sketch cake and we grilled out, then we opened presents. Mason had a great time opening his gifts and even impressed everyone when he recognized the jayhawk on his new sweats :) He made this momma so proud!
After Mason's party, I took a nap (can I get a HALLELUJAH!?) and then Randal & I headed out for a fantastic date night at a Dave Matthews Band concert. We had dinner and then got to the concert right before it started to rain. We had so much fun at the concert while my mom and dad watched & played with the kids. Thanks to the parentals for a great evening out!
The next day, we had baby dedication for Madison and that went very smoothly, except for Randal and Pastor Cody posing like nerds in the picture :)
After church, we rushed down to see some family & my grandpa, who is in a rehab facility since his knee surgery. It was so great to see all of our family that doesn't live close enough to see more than once or twice a year. None of them had met either of the kids, so that was so sweet to get to do...we had a blast visiting and playing skip-bo and got back home WAY too late to go to work the next day!
While we were visiting Grandpa Bob, we rode the elevator up to his room and as soon as the doors closed, Mason said "I want to get out" - it cracked all of us up :) We went back the next Saturday and he proceeded to color in blue crayon on the clean white bed sheets...oops!
On a side note, my friend Melissa is heading out to Uganda today to go get her beautiful little girl Mercy and I'm SO excited for her :)
On another side note, I'd like to give my parents a shout out for raising me to be a girl with a backbone that can stick up for myself...I've seen a lot of people lately that just can't seem to do anything to stick up for themselves and I am thankful that my parents raised me to know better! I know I might do it too much, but you can never have too much of a good thing, right? ;)
After Mason's party, I took a nap (can I get a HALLELUJAH!?) and then Randal & I headed out for a fantastic date night at a Dave Matthews Band concert. We had dinner and then got to the concert right before it started to rain. We had so much fun at the concert while my mom and dad watched & played with the kids. Thanks to the parentals for a great evening out!
The next day, we had baby dedication for Madison and that went very smoothly, except for Randal and Pastor Cody posing like nerds in the picture :)
After church, we rushed down to see some family & my grandpa, who is in a rehab facility since his knee surgery. It was so great to see all of our family that doesn't live close enough to see more than once or twice a year. None of them had met either of the kids, so that was so sweet to get to do...we had a blast visiting and playing skip-bo and got back home WAY too late to go to work the next day!
While we were visiting Grandpa Bob, we rode the elevator up to his room and as soon as the doors closed, Mason said "I want to get out" - it cracked all of us up :) We went back the next Saturday and he proceeded to color in blue crayon on the clean white bed sheets...oops!
On a side note, my friend Melissa is heading out to Uganda today to go get her beautiful little girl Mercy and I'm SO excited for her :)
On another side note, I'd like to give my parents a shout out for raising me to be a girl with a backbone that can stick up for myself...I've seen a lot of people lately that just can't seem to do anything to stick up for themselves and I am thankful that my parents raised me to know better! I know I might do it too much, but you can never have too much of a good thing, right? ;)
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
It's been a while...
It's been a while...ok, a long while...since I've posted. It's funny that when there are things to post, I just don't take the time to do it. I must get better at this!
Madison is getting SO big! She has 2 teeth that have popped up in the last few weeks, she is sitting on her own, she is trying to eat big-girl food, and she is trying to crawl (she's really good at going in reverse for now)! She is doing great and is such a happy girl! We have baby dedication this week and I am so excited! I love making that declaration that Randal and I are going to raise our kids to be like Christ and to work for His Kingdom.
Mason is going to be 2 this Saturday (can I get a big WOW!?) I am busy, busy this week trying to prepare for his party. I am making a Toy Story themed cake - so we'll see how that turns out :)
We spent this past Saturday at Randal's brother's wedding & it went really well. Mason was the ring-bearer and Randal was an usher. I made the cake (my first!) and we had a lot of fun.
It's been an exhausting few weeks, but hopefully after this weekend it will slow down a little bit. We are heading down to Edmond after baby dedication on Sunday to see my dad's family - my aunt and uncle are in from out of town and my grandpa is in the hospital after knee surgery. I love seeing my family & am so glad to have lots of relatives who want to be a part of my family's life and love and care for my kids :)
Madison is getting SO big! She has 2 teeth that have popped up in the last few weeks, she is sitting on her own, she is trying to eat big-girl food, and she is trying to crawl (she's really good at going in reverse for now)! She is doing great and is such a happy girl! We have baby dedication this week and I am so excited! I love making that declaration that Randal and I are going to raise our kids to be like Christ and to work for His Kingdom.
Mason is going to be 2 this Saturday (can I get a big WOW!?) I am busy, busy this week trying to prepare for his party. I am making a Toy Story themed cake - so we'll see how that turns out :)
We spent this past Saturday at Randal's brother's wedding & it went really well. Mason was the ring-bearer and Randal was an usher. I made the cake (my first!) and we had a lot of fun.
It's been an exhausting few weeks, but hopefully after this weekend it will slow down a little bit. We are heading down to Edmond after baby dedication on Sunday to see my dad's family - my aunt and uncle are in from out of town and my grandpa is in the hospital after knee surgery. I love seeing my family & am so glad to have lots of relatives who want to be a part of my family's life and love and care for my kids :)
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