These are the things that are rocking my world right now, in no particular order
1. Cream of Wheat made with Vanilla Almond milk, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar. It is just the thing for dinner on a cold, rainy night.
2. That I found $130 worth of toys at the thrift store today....spent $16. A lot of happiness will happen Christmas morning for a minimal expense.
3. Finding out that Palmolive Eco dishwasher soap works just as good as the soap I'd been using...half the price.
4. Hosting a holiday market at my house in a week.
5. Seeing history somewhat repeat itself in my child loving, laughing and fighting with her cousins.
6. My little man finding new words every day....todays word, 'noon l' (noodle)
7. Fantastic impromptu playdates that last longer than intended because the kiddos are playing nice. The fabulous coffee and mommy talk that comes with that.
8. Having all THREE Christmas Trees up and decorated before December 1st. Yes, we have three. Rich's, mine, and one for Nora. I guess at some point we will have to get a 4th for Trent.
9. Nora helping me clean out her toys to give away to charity.
10. Being focused on making memories this holiday season. Sometimes, it's good to forget all the pomp and circumstance and soak up the feeling of hope, joy and love.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
It's a Fly By
I have been remiss in keeping this updated. Ooops.
Nora went to Disneyworld with her Nonni for 5 days. It was her birthday present. She had SO much fun and has voted Splash Mountain the best ride ever!
I've been keeping busy with craft fairs. The last two haven't been so great for sales, so that stinks. But the other vendors/ladies have been fantastic company. I treasure all the networking and adult conversation.
I've been trying to get the house in order, to no avail. Trent is a little tornado that comes through 5 mins after I clean.
Rich's sister and her family are up for the week. The cousins are having multitudes of fun together. Lots of giggling, running and wrestling. Calling each other silly names. And generally not stopping the fun for meals. The giggle into the night, tucked in a bed together like little monkeys. These memories are just precious to me.
Michael has taken to playing with Trent and says, 'He will be his 'best' cousin'. There is a 5.5 yr age difference but a lot of love.
Our little guy has learned a few more words since the last post...
R2 - ah two
Books - bots
He LOVES books. At this age you could not keep Nora still enough to read one. Trent snuggles into your arms with his blankets and just sighs as the book opens. Going to be a book worm like mommy and daddy.
Nora went to Disneyworld with her Nonni for 5 days. It was her birthday present. She had SO much fun and has voted Splash Mountain the best ride ever!
I've been keeping busy with craft fairs. The last two haven't been so great for sales, so that stinks. But the other vendors/ladies have been fantastic company. I treasure all the networking and adult conversation.
I've been trying to get the house in order, to no avail. Trent is a little tornado that comes through 5 mins after I clean.
Rich's sister and her family are up for the week. The cousins are having multitudes of fun together. Lots of giggling, running and wrestling. Calling each other silly names. And generally not stopping the fun for meals. The giggle into the night, tucked in a bed together like little monkeys. These memories are just precious to me.
Michael has taken to playing with Trent and says, 'He will be his 'best' cousin'. There is a 5.5 yr age difference but a lot of love.
Our little guy has learned a few more words since the last post...
R2 - ah two
Books - bots
He LOVES books. At this age you could not keep Nora still enough to read one. Trent snuggles into your arms with his blankets and just sighs as the book opens. Going to be a book worm like mommy and daddy.
Monday, November 14, 2011
'What's That!'
It seems impossible but we've entered the 'wha dis'....'wha dat' stage with our happy little guy. He happily walks around pointing and jabbering, but never stops long enough to hear the answer!
His Helen Keller moment happened last week when I handed him a stick of cheese, told him 'cheese'. His little voice came up with 'Che shhh' The 's' is very quietly said at the end, so stinking cute!
And so begins the flood of words. And because I will forget, I need to write down all the things he can say right now at 16.5 mths.
Boo(possibly his favorite game)
Da eee - Daddy
May may - mommy
Nah Nah - Nora
Bee bee - his blanket or lovie
Baaaa - ball
Buh - book
nigh nigh - night night
Hi
Bye
No - likes to say 'No Nah Nah'
Dah dough - Thank you
Ou - out
stuh - stuck
dow - down
up
Meow - mouth
Vrrrrr - the sound a car makes
Wow!
Whoa!
Mah - milk
Chee s - cheese
Nana - banana
Nuuuuu - noodle
bahr - bar, like a cereal bar
Wha' dis?
Wha' da?
His Helen Keller moment happened last week when I handed him a stick of cheese, told him 'cheese'. His little voice came up with 'Che shhh' The 's' is very quietly said at the end, so stinking cute!
And so begins the flood of words. And because I will forget, I need to write down all the things he can say right now at 16.5 mths.
Boo(possibly his favorite game)
Da eee - Daddy
May may - mommy
Nah Nah - Nora
Bee bee - his blanket or lovie
Baaaa - ball
Buh - book
nigh nigh - night night
Hi
Bye
No - likes to say 'No Nah Nah'
Dah dough - Thank you
Ou - out
stuh - stuck
dow - down
up
Meow - mouth
Vrrrrr - the sound a car makes
Wow!
Whoa!
Mah - milk
Chee s - cheese
Nana - banana
Nuuuuu - noodle
bahr - bar, like a cereal bar
Wha' dis?
Wha' da?
Monday, November 7, 2011
The 6pm Bedtime
When you have kids, time changes are ROUGH. Nobody is happy for several days afterwards.
This past Saturday night before the fall back, we had a Greek dinner party at our house. Mommy and Daddy were having so much fun, ummm, drinking wine that we looked up and it was 10:15pm! Oooops! To the childrens' credit, they were having a great time laughing and playing with one of the guests....I am pretty sure they reached the hyper-tired state where everything makes them giggle.
We shuffled them upstairs to bed at 10:30 and rejoined the party until everyone left our house at 1am. Staying up that late makes me feel young and exciting, not like the SAHM and wife.
On Sunday, Nora was a disaster. Whine, whine, and more whine. And mommy and daddy's bodies just wanted to be lazy because of the wine, wine and more wine from the night before. We begged her to lay down for a nap, tried the lay down for a movie trick...nothing worked.
Nonni and Dohm, the grandparents, came over for dinner at 5:15. So grateful for the Chinese take-out they brought simplifying Sunday night dinner.
Nora started complaining about just wanting to go to bed at 5:45pm. She doesn't like Chinese, but had eaten a third of her dinner.
Now, she's tried this trick before to get out of eating dinner. After stories she will say she's changed her mind, she's not tired.
This was NOT the night to pull this. We called her bluff. She got down and gave the grandparents kisses goodnight. Then asked if someone would read books with her.
The reply, 'I'm sorry hon, but it is dinner time right now. If you want snuggles and a book you can wait until we are done eating. There will be no tv or playtime if you go upstairs. You said you were tired, you may sit in your bed and look at books if you want.''
''ok, mommy and daddy'' Didn't here another peep out of her.
The grandparents left around 6:15 and I went to check on Nora. Imagine my surprise when I came around the corner to darkness in her room. Quietly, opened the door to a sleeping child in the covers.
And what is that!
She cleaned up her room before bed like we always ask, without being told! All the legos were put away safely.
Night light was on.
And to top it off, she turned on her humidifier for herself! She told us this morning she remembered it helps her with her breath at night. (She has a bad cold)
My girl is getting so big! How did this happen! We are so proud of you for the responsible little girl you are becoming.
This past Saturday night before the fall back, we had a Greek dinner party at our house. Mommy and Daddy were having so much fun, ummm, drinking wine that we looked up and it was 10:15pm! Oooops! To the childrens' credit, they were having a great time laughing and playing with one of the guests....I am pretty sure they reached the hyper-tired state where everything makes them giggle.
We shuffled them upstairs to bed at 10:30 and rejoined the party until everyone left our house at 1am. Staying up that late makes me feel young and exciting, not like the SAHM and wife.
On Sunday, Nora was a disaster. Whine, whine, and more whine. And mommy and daddy's bodies just wanted to be lazy because of the wine, wine and more wine from the night before. We begged her to lay down for a nap, tried the lay down for a movie trick...nothing worked.
Nonni and Dohm, the grandparents, came over for dinner at 5:15. So grateful for the Chinese take-out they brought simplifying Sunday night dinner.
Nora started complaining about just wanting to go to bed at 5:45pm. She doesn't like Chinese, but had eaten a third of her dinner.
Now, she's tried this trick before to get out of eating dinner. After stories she will say she's changed her mind, she's not tired.
This was NOT the night to pull this. We called her bluff. She got down and gave the grandparents kisses goodnight. Then asked if someone would read books with her.
The reply, 'I'm sorry hon, but it is dinner time right now. If you want snuggles and a book you can wait until we are done eating. There will be no tv or playtime if you go upstairs. You said you were tired, you may sit in your bed and look at books if you want.''
''ok, mommy and daddy'' Didn't here another peep out of her.
The grandparents left around 6:15 and I went to check on Nora. Imagine my surprise when I came around the corner to darkness in her room. Quietly, opened the door to a sleeping child in the covers.
And what is that!
She cleaned up her room before bed like we always ask, without being told! All the legos were put away safely.
Night light was on.
And to top it off, she turned on her humidifier for herself! She told us this morning she remembered it helps her with her breath at night. (She has a bad cold)
My girl is getting so big! How did this happen! We are so proud of you for the responsible little girl you are becoming.
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Blackmail
Just a few quick 'notes' to keep in the box to blackmail the kids later on in life.
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Nora coming out of the 1/2 bath pulling at her pants.
R: Honey, what are you doing?
N: These, these princess pants keep getting stuck in my poopy thing.
R: That would be called a wedgie.
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Came around the corner to find Nora screaming because Trent had his hands in the toilet....Lord help me. The kid was eating toilet paper out of the toilet! I don't even know if we should feel good that Nora only peed?
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Nora coming out of the 1/2 bath pulling at her pants.
R: Honey, what are you doing?
N: These, these princess pants keep getting stuck in my poopy thing.
R: That would be called a wedgie.
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Came around the corner to find Nora screaming because Trent had his hands in the toilet....Lord help me. The kid was eating toilet paper out of the toilet! I don't even know if we should feel good that Nora only peed?
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