Friday, February 29, 2008

Singing and Humming


Austin's favorite song is Old McDonald. He loves to sing the EIEIO (more like OEIOIEO) part, and snort like a pig. He gets the biggest laugh out of it.



A couple of nights ago I was putting Austin to bed and as I hummed a tune, he hummed right along with me. It was so cute, and totally warmed my heart.

Screaming and Ssshhing



Today Kristen was screaming (throwing a fit) in the back of the car. Don't ask me why because quite frankly I don't remember. Anyway, Austin began to SSSSHHHH her, and it made me laugh. Trying to laugh inside is not easy, but I succeeded and laughed out loud later.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Backtalk

Today at gymnastics Kristen was jumping on her side of the trampoline while another girl was jumping on the other side. Well Kristen decided that she wanted to jump on the other side so she just moved on over. Miss Elaine asked her to go back to her side and Kristen replied, " No I want to jump on this side!". Then mommy stepped in and used her stern voice and Kristen got back on her side, needless to say, quickly!! Wow, I have got some hard days ahead..she's only 2!

Preschool

Today I registered Kristen for preschool for the fall of 2008!!!! YAY!!!! I can't tell you what an exciting feeling it was to walk out of the building and know my little girl will be starting her school journey this year! YAY Kristen!! Can't wait for you to begin your school year at Hope Children's Center Preschool!

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Sleepyhead







This is what happens when you try and get your child to eat his dinner when it's past his bedtime.

Gran and Grandfather

The past three weeks we have had the pleasure of having Gran and Grandfather in town! Kristen and Austin loved having them here. Of course they are missed! Gran and Grandfather would come and play all sorts of crazy things with the kids. They got pretty good at knowing the kids schedule and would take over so that I could errands run. It's amazing what you can get done without having to carry your children with you. We also got to go swimming at the resort they were staying at. It was a blast! Kristen remembered a lot from last summers swim lessons, which was of course a moment to be proud! Austin loved the water and anytime we would take him out he would get upset and try and walk back in the pool. It was hysterical. We dry him off and he would try and walk right back in, he had no fear. He also wanted to jump off the side like Kristen, but he soon realized it was much harder for him to get his feet off the ground! It was too cute. Pictures to come....

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Why

The past few days Kristen has been asking "WHY" after everything I say!!!! AAAHHH!!! I wasn't expecting this to happen until she was about 3 or 3.5...? WHY now?

Biting

Today Austin got frustrated with Kristen while they were sharing toys. They started to push and shove with the toy, and I sat back and thought, "Let's just see where this goes." Bad idea. It ended up that Austin eventually bit her, and she screamed like I have never heard her scream. I tried to run over before he bit her but of course I was too late. He didn't break the skin but she has 4 nice teeth marks in her little wrist!

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Beach Party

Tonight we went over to Orange County for a beach bonfire with family. It was very fun to just relax..watch the sun set and hang out. The best part of the night was watching Paul and Kristen roast her marshmallows to make her first ever S'mores. She loved eating her S'more and when asked if it was good she gave us a thumbs up!

Austin enjoyed a little roasted marshmallow, but most of all he was fascinated with the sand. At first, he wasn't so sure how to get his bearings on the sand. But after a few times of not getting to where he wanted to go, he just started going for it and was walking just fine looking for sticks and other treasures! It's so neat to watch them be fascinated with simple but pleasurable things in life..like the sandy beach and yummy S'mores.

Friday, February 15, 2008

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Funnies

Today Kristen randomly said, "Mommy, I need chocolate." I said, "What for?". She responded, "My mouth."

Thursday, February 07, 2008

Nights

Night time in our household is not the easiest. Sometimes it takes Kristen 2-3 hours to fall asleep after she has been put to bed. It's weird because it's not like she wants to play she just is fidgity, can't keep still, and just pretty much can't get herself to relax. Actually it's sad to watch and frustrating to go through night after night. So, yesterday night I had come downstairs after a few hours of trying to soothe and relax her and before I knew it she was up again wiggling around. I went upstairs and she said to me, "Mommy, I am just really sad, I just can't fall asleep." I have to say that this made my heart pretty much sad because I just don't know what to do for her. It also was kind of an answer that I have been hunting for. Is she just not wanting to miss the action, or is she not really able to fall asleep? So, all that to say I am trying to have more patience at night time, but it's tough.

Friday, February 01, 2008

BLEACH..great cleaning chemical


Well today I was putting Austin down for a nap, while Kristen was busy playing downstairs. Before I took Austin upstairs Kristen was pretend dusting with a basting brush! I thought, "How cute, she is cleaning!" Well I came down from putting Austin down for his nap and saw Kristen taking her cleaning to the next level. She was holding the BLEACH bottle! At first I couldn't figure out what she was spraying until she said, "Look Mommy I clean dis reawl good!" It was our new leather ottoman/coffee table thingy!!! AAaahh! "Stay calm" I told myself. So I ended up telling her that the cleaning bottle was off limits, and I thanked her for her cleaning. Needless to say the ottoman has a new shine and her shirt is no longer purple but white..with a bit of a bleach scent.