March 2, 2012

Wha'chu Say?

On Friday’s Stu usually takes Teagan to day care, then will either come back and work from home or go into the office.  When he comes back home, he’ll tell me about the conversation he had with Teagan while dropping her off.  Sometimes, when he does have to go in, he’ll send me an e-mail of the conversation he has with Teagan, if it’s a particularly interesting or funny conversation.I love when I get those e-mails.

 

We’re turning out of Sentinel to go down the hill.

 

Teagan : “We see LaLa PopPop tomorrow?”

Me : “Yes, that’s right.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s Pop Pop’s birthday!”

“PopPop’s birthday?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Why?”

“Well… becau…”

“Then MY birthday?”

“No, baby.   First it’s PopPop’s birthday.  Then next month it’s Ashlin’s birthday.  Then it’s Nana and Auntie Em’s birthday and then it’s Dada and Teagan’s birthday!”

“Then Mama’s birthday?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then Kissmas?”

“No, then it’s NayNay’s birthday.  Then it’s LaLa’s birthday and then it’s Christmas.”

“Then it snow-in?”

“It might snow, yes.”

“HO HO!” <bellowed at about 400 decibels, nearly making me drive off the road>

“Yes. Ho Ho comes at Christmas.”

“You say Hoo-Ray.”

“Hooray!”

“You no say hoo-ray.”

“Sorry.”

“Ho Ho bring me Elmo book.”

“Ho Ho is going to bring you an Elmo book?”

“Miaow Miaow ate my Elmo book.”

“The cat ate your Elmo book?”

“Ho Ho bring me Elmo book.”

“That’s nice.”

“Ho Ho like Teagan.”

PS.  We got the swing set home last night!  Woo woo!!

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February 25, 2012

Ashlin had a busy day.  With cute ears on.

She totally looked like a giraffe, or a spotted teddy bear.  I think more baby clothes should have ears.

She took a scarecrow to the car wash.

She wrestled and beat her dada.

She went through a tunnel.

She read a book.

She listened to music and danced.

She worked hard trying to get shapes through the hole.

She ate her first crayon… Much to her sisters chagrin.

She imitated her sister, doing art.

She played in a box.

She left Teagan waiting for her, in a box.

It was a good day, with naps for two kids, with the last of the Christmas decorations getting put away, (Finally! including laminating a glitter tree by Teagan for next year), with macaroni and cheese and ice cream. And no accidents, even during two naps.

It would be nice to have more days like today, but with a little bit less yelling and more listening by short people.  Short people who made taller people yell, too.

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January 10, 2012

Today, I took Christmas down and packed it away.   It’s always a sad day when Christmas gets taken down. I do like having the house all lit up, twinkling and sparkling with decorations.  Sigh.  They’re all down now.  Or, I think they are.  I’m sure I’ll find something I missed.

It always takes a few days to get all  (or some), of the decorations up. I never try to do it in one day, but spread it over a few days so it’s not annoying. Being in a new house, one that we didn’t really decorate before, I needed to get some more decorations. There’s so much more house to decorate!  And a toddler that is beginning to understand Christmas, and decorations, and magic.

She was sad to see that the magic was put away.  The drive home the past few weeks has been filled with trying to explain why she doesn’t see as many “candles” as she used to.  She wants them to be on all the time – even during the day.  So sweet.

So, I explained why people take them down, and why we didn’t until today.  That each holiday has different decorations, hearts for valentines, ghosts and bats for Halloween, turkeys and pumpkins for thanksgiving.  We took those down, even though they were fun.  Explaining that we can’t keep the “candles” and other Christmas decorations up all the time, or we loose the “special”, the wonder, the magic.

I’m not sure she understood.  She was sad when she saw the christmas tree wasn’t there any more.  But then she saw the candy penguin that someone gave me, and was happy again.

I miss the lights.  I miss the magic.

Is it Christmas yet?

December 28, 2011 – Happy Dollah Days!

Happy Dollah Days!

Teagan came home from day care last week saying “Happy Dollah Days,” instead of Happy Holidays, and “Ho! Ho!”  Like Santa does.  It was fun to make her say “Happy Hanukkah,” though she got pretty close.  She could say Merry Christmas, but preferred the “Ho! Ho!”  Santa was Ho Ho, though she did know he was Santa.  Almost any red had was a Ho Ho Hat.  She wanted  ”to make Ho Ho happy,” not necessarily to be a good girl.  She would get very distraught if she thought Santa wasn’t happy with her.  Terrified that she wouldn’t get any presents.

She’s mostly a good girl.  When she’s rested.  She got a lot of presents.

Ho Ho!

 

December 27, 2011

Can I Rip It?

Back home, and at a full sized keyboard!  Yay!

Ashlin still isn’t crawling yet, but she’s determined! She finally figured out the foot thing, and can get that pesky foot out quickly now. However, her butt may be too heavy now, as she just collapses, and it looks like she’s planking. Or sort of, anyway, as her arms aren’t flat, but at an angle, almost as if she was a seal.

She is very, very determined to figure out this crawling thing though.  A few more days, and she’ll be there.

Maybe by then, she’ll figure out how to say “mama” too. :)

Not a Ho Ho Hat?

She was also very nonplussed by Christmas.  Her favorite toy, for a while anyway, was that blue bag in the background.  She eventually moved on to a worm in a beret rattle and her sister’s cowgirl hat.  Much to Teagan’s annoyance.

Teagan, on the other hand, was absolutely fascinated with all things Christmas and Santa (Ho Ho!).  She made her first baked good – Dippy Chippy/Magic Bars – and left them out for Santa, along with a note and a picture she thought he’d like to see.  Oh, and some carrots for Rudolph.

Ho Ho, Snowflake!

Passing out presents was fun!  Teagan, at first, thought they were all for her.  To be fair, quite a few of them were.  She wanted to open everything, and helped each of us get every bit of paper off the boxes.  She LOVED her rocking horse, and would climb on throughout the morning for a quick ride.

It was an awesome day.  Seeing it through the eyes of my daughter brought some of the magic back.  Everything was new and amazing for her.

But it’s nice to be home. It’s quiet, which is nice. We have to think about cooking food, which is annoying at times. It’s very nice to have someone meal plan for you.  LOL!

The girls got waffles for breakfast today :D  Maybe tomorrow, they’ll get some crepes.

December 25, 2011 ~ Gingerbread

Teagan helped decorate her first gingerbread house. Not to shabby, though I don’t know about the owners. They seem to have hit the egg nog early!

December 25, 2011 ~ Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

Bags are tasty!

Meet Snowflake. Yes. Her head exploded with the awesomeness of it all.

December 19, 2011 ~ Big Candles!

Ice tunnel

Tonight we got the girls out of day care early and took them to see the Fantasy of Lights.  Well, Teagan.  Ashlin napped most of the time, we think.  It was a big hit!  Yay!

Just before we got there, Teagan said she needed to go potty, so off to the nearest McDonald’s to fulfill her needs.  Success*!  The flush freaked her out a bit, it was loud and echoy, and the hand dryer was a bit scary too – “I scared mama.”  But a little bit of calming, and then, back to the light display.

It was right on the water, and much bigger than I expected.  Very cool.  And the squeals of delight from the back seat made it totally worth it.  We went through three times :o

Two Twinkle Stars!

Dinosaurs!

It wasn't a rock...

Here be dragons

Tree! Reindeer! Tree! Nother tree!

 

* We did have an accident though.  Boo!  Teagan was desperate to go potty, but we were in the middle of the display, no restroom in sight.  We did try to get out quickly, but she ended up having an accident.  I stopped the car, got her out, and we peed on the grass, sheltered behind the car.  A first for both Teagan and I.  I didn’t have a dry pull up (she was in her knickers) and pants to put her in.  I’ll go pick up a portable potty chair for the car for next time.   With Ashlin coming along, we’ll probably need it again.  I’ll also be sure to swap out the too-small diaper with a pull-up and a pair of leggings, for just in case.  Hopefully, we’ll never need them.

December 18, 2011

Blurry masterpieces or Christmas ornaments

Today was a fun day!  We went to a friend of  Teagan’s house and made ornaments.  First Teagan made a handprint ornament for her friend, who gave us one of hers.  Then we got to paint some pre-made ornaments.  Teagan LOVES painting, and had so much fun.

After making her masterpieces, she got to play with her friends.  She had a great time!  She told her friend G (really, the man she’s going to marry, she told me so), that she poops in the potty now, and she showed off her big-girl knickers with the flowers on.  It was such a good time that she didn’t want to leave, for a much needed nap.  We weren’t able to get one in the morning, and we were up late last night at a Christmas party.

Yeah, we’re bad parents.  We had our toddler and eight month old baby out after 9pm.  But still, it was a fun party, and so nice to see everyone again.

She napped for over 2.5 hours, once we got her down.

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In other news, I was nominated for an award.  A Versatile Blogger Award.  I feel so special!  One of my readers, Chicken Nuggets & Elmo nominated me.  Thank you for the nomination!

There are a few rules, the first of which is to share seven things about myself.  An interesting idea.  I’ve shared quite a bit about myself here in my blog, I’m not sure if there’s all that much “new” to reveal.  Maybe I can cheat a little.

1. I started this blog over six years ago, having no idea it would eventually become basically a “mommy blog.” It was mostly just a place for my friends and I to play around with internet memes, with the occasional book review on Yahoo!360.
2. I am less than five pounds away from my pre-pregnancy weight with Ashlin.  My pants still don’t fit.
3. Knights of Mayhem, while making me wince and cringe, is a guilty reality tv pleasure.
4. I wish time would slow down, so I could get to stay home with the kiddos and work to pay for it all.  Maybe I just want to clone myself?
5. I write so many blog entries in my head, and never seem to get to them.  So many of the pictures on my phone are for potential blog entries that never get written.  I fall asleep too early some nights :(
6. I still wish I hadn’t needed a c-section, and regret not having the birth experience (the second time) I wanted.
7. I am reading Price and Prejudice and Zombies now, and can’t remember enough of P&P to realize the non-zombie bits that are exactly from the original.  It makes me wonder how much of other books I have forgotten.

I’m also supposed to nominate other blogs I read for the award.  I do read a few other blogs reguarly – hello Chicken Nuggets! – I don’t read all that many outside of Amalah, the Bad Moms Club and Alphamom, I just don’t have the time.  I’ll just have to think about any other possibilities.

December 17, 2011 ~ Christmas Tree Sun Catcher

Lookie what Teagan and I made today!

With glitter!

Sssshhhhhh! We made a sun catcher Christmas tree for LaLa for her birthday.

Teagan had a lot of fun making it. So much that she really wanted to make another one, but I had only cut enough paper for one. So during her nap, I cut stuff for a second, and we made one for NayNay.

I still have to cover Renee’s and cut it out. Teagan and I put moons on it, and a special hidden surprise. Maybe she’ll find it!

We had fun!