Showing posts with label Kids. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kids. Show all posts
Friday, October 5, 2012
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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Kids Say Funny Stuff
Here are a couple recent funnies....
All 3 of my kids say "amn't I?" instead of aren't I. It makes me laugh every time they say it and I never correct them because I think it is so cute!
Last night, Avery said the prayer on dinner. It went something like, "Bless Heavenly Father to be good. Bless us to be good. Bless the food to be good...."
When she finished Logan said, "She said bless Heavenly Father to be good!" like there was something seriously wrong with saying that.
Then Rylee chipped in and said, "Yeah. He has NO choice! He's already UP THERE (pointing to the sky.) He HAS to be good!"
We spent the weekend at a Family reunion with my extended family on the Boman side. We had a great time and my kids were just about the only small kids there, so they provided a lot of the entertainment for everyone. Logan loves it when it is like that and really enjoys being the center of attention. He said a LOT of funny things, but I can't remember them all. The highlight was his little guided tour. He called it "The Bon Jay" tour with a bit of a French accent. It was a tour to go see some deer bones. The caretaker for the lodge had a grandson about Logan's age and he showed him this amazing site, so then Logan wanted to share it with everyone. I asked why it was called the Bon Jay tour and Logan explained that it had started in France but now was in the US and that he didn't REALLY speak French, but "in my mind Bon Jay means adventure". He was hilarious taking everyone on the tour. I wish I could remember all the funny things he was saying, but I think it was really just the way he was and his mannerisms that was the best part. He spoke in this deep, official sounding voice that I guess was his tour guide voice and he used phrases like "as you can see" and "if you look here" He explained that if you took the tour 3 times, you could become a senior adventurer and find your way back by yourself. And at the end he would say in a VERY distinct tour guide type voice, "Thanks for taking the Bon Jay tour. Enjoy your day here at the Lodge!" That kid is so funny! Everyone seemed to really enjoy taking the tour. I wish I had his energy and enthusiasm!
We went to the Brigham City temple open house this week. It was so pretty inside and I loved the opportunity for my kids to be inside the temple and see what it is like and feel the spirit there. Avery could not stop talking about the "ever and ever" mirrors in the sealing room where you can see your reflection going on and on. I thought that was so cute. Afterwards, we were taking some pictures outside the temple and Logan asked if he could touch the temple. We said that was fine and he said very dramatically, "Its like I'm being whisked up to heaven."
The other day, Darren caught Avery playing with one of the outlets. I don't know why, but we have always described the shock you get from an outlet to our kids as a bite. So, Darren told her not to play with that or it would bite her. She looked at him really funny and then said, "It not going to bite me. It got no mouf. It can't bite. It got no teef."
My visiting teachers showed up last week just as I was cleaning up a blowout. Darren took Bronson upstairs to bathe him. Avery had been up changing out of her church dress and came down and sat on my lap. She smelled bad so I checked her pants.... She WAS wearing a diaper at church, but now she had panties on and they had some skid marks in them.... I asked her about her diaper and she proudly told me she had changed it! I took a quick break from the VTs and ran upstairs. I found her poopy diaper on the floor in her room and it was all rolled neatly and taped up, so I figured she had done a pretty good job and left her to her daddy to clean up her bum. He asked her about it and she said, "I take off my diaper and poop go everywhere!" Darren said, "It went everywhere?" And she said, "Yeah, and I step in it!" Sure enough, he checked her room and there was a spot of poop and poop on her foot that she had been tracking around the house! Oh the joys of potty training!
The other day we were on a little drive running errands and we drove by the first apartment that Darren and I lived in when we were first married, so I pointed it out to the kids. Avery said, "Oh. Is that where you was burned?" She meant born...
Today Rylee got off the bus SO excited! I asked her what the best part of her day was and she proudly said, "I have HOMEWORK!" I hope her excitement for school and homework continue!!!
A couple weeks ago, we were driving up the canyon to meet some friends at Bear Lake to go boating. We saw some cowboys that were rounding up the cattle and Darren pointed it out to the kids. Logan was amazed that there were actually REAL cowboys. He said, "I thought cowboys were only stuff in legends. I thought they lived 30,000 years ago. You know, with pistols and whips."
All 3 of my kids say "amn't I?" instead of aren't I. It makes me laugh every time they say it and I never correct them because I think it is so cute!
Last night, Avery said the prayer on dinner. It went something like, "Bless Heavenly Father to be good. Bless us to be good. Bless the food to be good...."
When she finished Logan said, "She said bless Heavenly Father to be good!" like there was something seriously wrong with saying that.
Then Rylee chipped in and said, "Yeah. He has NO choice! He's already UP THERE (pointing to the sky.) He HAS to be good!"
We spent the weekend at a Family reunion with my extended family on the Boman side. We had a great time and my kids were just about the only small kids there, so they provided a lot of the entertainment for everyone. Logan loves it when it is like that and really enjoys being the center of attention. He said a LOT of funny things, but I can't remember them all. The highlight was his little guided tour. He called it "The Bon Jay" tour with a bit of a French accent. It was a tour to go see some deer bones. The caretaker for the lodge had a grandson about Logan's age and he showed him this amazing site, so then Logan wanted to share it with everyone. I asked why it was called the Bon Jay tour and Logan explained that it had started in France but now was in the US and that he didn't REALLY speak French, but "in my mind Bon Jay means adventure". He was hilarious taking everyone on the tour. I wish I could remember all the funny things he was saying, but I think it was really just the way he was and his mannerisms that was the best part. He spoke in this deep, official sounding voice that I guess was his tour guide voice and he used phrases like "as you can see" and "if you look here" He explained that if you took the tour 3 times, you could become a senior adventurer and find your way back by yourself. And at the end he would say in a VERY distinct tour guide type voice, "Thanks for taking the Bon Jay tour. Enjoy your day here at the Lodge!" That kid is so funny! Everyone seemed to really enjoy taking the tour. I wish I had his energy and enthusiasm!
We went to the Brigham City temple open house this week. It was so pretty inside and I loved the opportunity for my kids to be inside the temple and see what it is like and feel the spirit there. Avery could not stop talking about the "ever and ever" mirrors in the sealing room where you can see your reflection going on and on. I thought that was so cute. Afterwards, we were taking some pictures outside the temple and Logan asked if he could touch the temple. We said that was fine and he said very dramatically, "Its like I'm being whisked up to heaven."
The other day, Darren caught Avery playing with one of the outlets. I don't know why, but we have always described the shock you get from an outlet to our kids as a bite. So, Darren told her not to play with that or it would bite her. She looked at him really funny and then said, "It not going to bite me. It got no mouf. It can't bite. It got no teef."
My visiting teachers showed up last week just as I was cleaning up a blowout. Darren took Bronson upstairs to bathe him. Avery had been up changing out of her church dress and came down and sat on my lap. She smelled bad so I checked her pants.... She WAS wearing a diaper at church, but now she had panties on and they had some skid marks in them.... I asked her about her diaper and she proudly told me she had changed it! I took a quick break from the VTs and ran upstairs. I found her poopy diaper on the floor in her room and it was all rolled neatly and taped up, so I figured she had done a pretty good job and left her to her daddy to clean up her bum. He asked her about it and she said, "I take off my diaper and poop go everywhere!" Darren said, "It went everywhere?" And she said, "Yeah, and I step in it!" Sure enough, he checked her room and there was a spot of poop and poop on her foot that she had been tracking around the house! Oh the joys of potty training!
The other day we were on a little drive running errands and we drove by the first apartment that Darren and I lived in when we were first married, so I pointed it out to the kids. Avery said, "Oh. Is that where you was burned?" She meant born...
Today Rylee got off the bus SO excited! I asked her what the best part of her day was and she proudly said, "I have HOMEWORK!" I hope her excitement for school and homework continue!!!
A couple weeks ago, we were driving up the canyon to meet some friends at Bear Lake to go boating. We saw some cowboys that were rounding up the cattle and Darren pointed it out to the kids. Logan was amazed that there were actually REAL cowboys. He said, "I thought cowboys were only stuff in legends. I thought they lived 30,000 years ago. You know, with pistols and whips."
Friday, July 13, 2012
Recent Funnies
Here are a few recent funnies that the kids have said or done. I wish I was better at documenting them because my kids are coming up with some pretty funny stuff all the time!
This morning at breakfast, Logan told Rylee he had a nightmare last night. He told her that he was standing on a cliff and she wanted to "get rid of him", so she pushed him off. He was telling her how he was climbing and climbing to get back up and she interrupted him and said, "And then I stepped on your fingers and kicked your hands back down". Logan said that wasn't part of the dream. Maybe this is only funny if you know these 2 and their personalities, but Darren and I found it hilarious!
Tonight we were reading scriptures. Right before the kids were playing Ninjago and were kind of in that mode. They are a tad obsessed right now. Avery was reading her verse and it said something about the Lord. She quickly said, "Not Lord Garmadon". (He's a Ninjago character...)
Logan refers to me feeding Bronson as "milking". For example, he will say "Has Bronson been milked yet?" or "Are you milking Bronson now?" Not sure if this is funny or offensive since he is referring to me as a cow...
Avery is a bit obsessed with boobs since the baby came home and I have been nursing him. She now lifts up her shirt to feed her babies and tells me, "He's eating my boobies."
The other day, we were driving in the car. Darren has this book from high school with lots of random facts and world records and stuff in it and Logan loves reading it. He had it in the back seat and asked, "Hey dad. What is Grandpa Bill's real name?" Darren said, "William." Logan said, "Are you sure its not Andrew?" Darren said, "No" Logan said, "Well, Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote Phantom of the Opera. Are you sure he's not your uncle or something? He has 2 of the same names as Grandpa."
The other day Darren was making Macaroni and Cheese for the kids' lunch. Logan referred to the uncooked macaroni as stale. Darren explained that they were just uncooked, not stale. He told him that things that were stale were really old. Logan said, "Oh. So, you are a little bit stale?"
Darren went in to tuck Logan into bed the other night and commented on the smell in his room. Logan said, "Yeah, I've been giving my self a chuckwagon!" (Darren taught him how to do a covered wagon with his sheets....)
The other morning at breakfast, Rylee commented that it smelled bad. She and Logan then determined that it smelled like "dad's toots". I told them Daddy was already at work and Rylee said, "Well, he must have left some toots behind."
This morning at breakfast, Logan told Rylee he had a nightmare last night. He told her that he was standing on a cliff and she wanted to "get rid of him", so she pushed him off. He was telling her how he was climbing and climbing to get back up and she interrupted him and said, "And then I stepped on your fingers and kicked your hands back down". Logan said that wasn't part of the dream. Maybe this is only funny if you know these 2 and their personalities, but Darren and I found it hilarious!
Tonight we were reading scriptures. Right before the kids were playing Ninjago and were kind of in that mode. They are a tad obsessed right now. Avery was reading her verse and it said something about the Lord. She quickly said, "Not Lord Garmadon". (He's a Ninjago character...)
Logan refers to me feeding Bronson as "milking". For example, he will say "Has Bronson been milked yet?" or "Are you milking Bronson now?" Not sure if this is funny or offensive since he is referring to me as a cow...
Avery is a bit obsessed with boobs since the baby came home and I have been nursing him. She now lifts up her shirt to feed her babies and tells me, "He's eating my boobies."
The other day, we were driving in the car. Darren has this book from high school with lots of random facts and world records and stuff in it and Logan loves reading it. He had it in the back seat and asked, "Hey dad. What is Grandpa Bill's real name?" Darren said, "William." Logan said, "Are you sure its not Andrew?" Darren said, "No" Logan said, "Well, Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote Phantom of the Opera. Are you sure he's not your uncle or something? He has 2 of the same names as Grandpa."
The other day Darren was making Macaroni and Cheese for the kids' lunch. Logan referred to the uncooked macaroni as stale. Darren explained that they were just uncooked, not stale. He told him that things that were stale were really old. Logan said, "Oh. So, you are a little bit stale?"
Darren went in to tuck Logan into bed the other night and commented on the smell in his room. Logan said, "Yeah, I've been giving my self a chuckwagon!" (Darren taught him how to do a covered wagon with his sheets....)
The other morning at breakfast, Rylee commented that it smelled bad. She and Logan then determined that it smelled like "dad's toots". I told them Daddy was already at work and Rylee said, "Well, he must have left some toots behind."
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Easter Outfits
Sunday April 8 - I LOVED the kids' Easter outfits this year! (So I tortured them with pictures.) I found the girls' skirts last year for a killer deal and HAD to have them! I was so excited when I found cute cardigans that matched. My friend made these headbands to match for me and I made Logan's tie. I thought they looked stinkin' cute!!! Happy Easter! 
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Kids Stuff...
Just a few funny things the kids have said over the last couple weeks....
I am breastfeeding Bronson and it has Avery VERY interested! The first time I started to feed him, she looked at me and said "Why your boobie out?" Then the other day, I was feeding him and she asked if she could hold him. I told her he was eating and she said, "He can eat from mine boobie!" and started to pull up her shirt. Always trying to be helpful...
The other day, we were driving to Salt Lake and Rylee said, "Hey Look! A herd of motorcycles!" Logan was very quick to point out that animals travel in herds. Not motorcycles. He really likes to correct Rylee lately.
Logan has been hating bedtime lately. Right before I had Bronson, he was complaining about bedtime and being quite dramatic. He said, "This is the worst time of the day! It is worse than jumping into a lava pit without permission!"
Logan also has not been happy about some of the consequences he has been receiving lately. Darren and I took a parenting class recently and Logan will sometimes remind us "What about the parenting class?" if we happen to raise our voices or if I tell him I learned one of his consequences in the parenting class he says, "I wish you would have NEVER gone to parenting class!" The other day, he got into trouble and said, "When I'm a parent, I'm NOT learning from you!"
Every night when we tuck in Avery, she says, "I need to tell you some-ping" Then you have to go over to her bed and she says the same thing every night, "Hallie mine age. Lizzie mine age. Mollie mine age. Annie mine age. Pepper mine age." (The first two are friends. The rest are characters from the movie Annie.) It has been the same for the past week or so and makes me laugh every time.
I was getting Rylee ready for her dance pictures this week and we started talking about her upcoming recital. She told me she was a little nervous because there would be so many people there. I told her lots of people who loved her would be there. She started going through the list. Would I be there? Would Dad be there? Would Logan? Grandma? Grandpa? Then, randomly she asked, "Will Heavenly Father be there?" I told her that he is always watching over us. She said, "No mom. That is Santa!"
Rylee did a performance for my mom and me the other day when my mom slept over. (The boys had a father-son campout so we had a girls night.) She was "pronouncing" each act and singing some fabulous songs she made up herself. All of the performers were friends of hers or combinations of names of friends and neighbors. It was pretty entertaining. At the end, she asked us all to give the performers "a round of plus". Too cute!
When Rylee visited me at the hospital, she looked at my tummy and seemed quite concerned. She said, "Mom, why do you still have a big tummy if the baby came out?" Then, Rylee drew a picture of me after I came home from the hospital. She drew me and Bronson, but I still had a big pregnant belly. I asked her why I was still pregnant in the picture and she said, "Well Mom, your tummy is still kinda big." Then she said, "I guess I can erase a little" and she made the bump a tiny bit smaller...
I was getting Rylee ready for school and she told me that she when she cries before school (which happens alot since we are always having fights about her clothes and shoes,etc) she likes to take her tears and get her eyelashes wet and then push them up so they curl and "look so beautiful". I can't believe the things she does and pays attention to at this age!!!
Logan brought home a picture the other day from school. They make these little wheels with vocabulary words. On one side of the wheel, they draw things that are the word and fit the definition and on the other side, they draw things that do NOT fit. The word was mighty. On the NOT side, he drew Bronson and a few other things. On the Mighty side, he drew Mt Everest and his SISTERS! And they were doing some evil laugh. I couldn't stop laughing!!!
Avery says some of the funniest prayers lately. She usually just says whatever we are doing or gives Heavenly Father a little update. The other night we sat down to eat and she said, "Heavenly Father, Thank you for this day. Thank you for the blessings. Daddy drinking Diet Coke, Mommy drinking water and I'm drinking water and Rylee is drinking water and Logan is drinking water. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." Her prayer the other night was very similar except it said, "Mommy eating dinner. I'm eating dinner. Rylee eating dinner and Logan eating dinner. Bronson not eating dinner."
I am breastfeeding Bronson and it has Avery VERY interested! The first time I started to feed him, she looked at me and said "Why your boobie out?" Then the other day, I was feeding him and she asked if she could hold him. I told her he was eating and she said, "He can eat from mine boobie!" and started to pull up her shirt. Always trying to be helpful...
The other day, we were driving to Salt Lake and Rylee said, "Hey Look! A herd of motorcycles!" Logan was very quick to point out that animals travel in herds. Not motorcycles. He really likes to correct Rylee lately.
Logan has been hating bedtime lately. Right before I had Bronson, he was complaining about bedtime and being quite dramatic. He said, "This is the worst time of the day! It is worse than jumping into a lava pit without permission!"
Logan also has not been happy about some of the consequences he has been receiving lately. Darren and I took a parenting class recently and Logan will sometimes remind us "What about the parenting class?" if we happen to raise our voices or if I tell him I learned one of his consequences in the parenting class he says, "I wish you would have NEVER gone to parenting class!" The other day, he got into trouble and said, "When I'm a parent, I'm NOT learning from you!"
Every night when we tuck in Avery, she says, "I need to tell you some-ping" Then you have to go over to her bed and she says the same thing every night, "Hallie mine age. Lizzie mine age. Mollie mine age. Annie mine age. Pepper mine age." (The first two are friends. The rest are characters from the movie Annie.) It has been the same for the past week or so and makes me laugh every time.
I was getting Rylee ready for her dance pictures this week and we started talking about her upcoming recital. She told me she was a little nervous because there would be so many people there. I told her lots of people who loved her would be there. She started going through the list. Would I be there? Would Dad be there? Would Logan? Grandma? Grandpa? Then, randomly she asked, "Will Heavenly Father be there?" I told her that he is always watching over us. She said, "No mom. That is Santa!"
Rylee did a performance for my mom and me the other day when my mom slept over. (The boys had a father-son campout so we had a girls night.) She was "pronouncing" each act and singing some fabulous songs she made up herself. All of the performers were friends of hers or combinations of names of friends and neighbors. It was pretty entertaining. At the end, she asked us all to give the performers "a round of plus". Too cute!
When Rylee visited me at the hospital, she looked at my tummy and seemed quite concerned. She said, "Mom, why do you still have a big tummy if the baby came out?" Then, Rylee drew a picture of me after I came home from the hospital. She drew me and Bronson, but I still had a big pregnant belly. I asked her why I was still pregnant in the picture and she said, "Well Mom, your tummy is still kinda big." Then she said, "I guess I can erase a little" and she made the bump a tiny bit smaller...
I was getting Rylee ready for school and she told me that she when she cries before school (which happens alot since we are always having fights about her clothes and shoes,etc) she likes to take her tears and get her eyelashes wet and then push them up so they curl and "look so beautiful". I can't believe the things she does and pays attention to at this age!!!
Logan brought home a picture the other day from school. They make these little wheels with vocabulary words. On one side of the wheel, they draw things that are the word and fit the definition and on the other side, they draw things that do NOT fit. The word was mighty. On the NOT side, he drew Bronson and a few other things. On the Mighty side, he drew Mt Everest and his SISTERS! And they were doing some evil laugh. I couldn't stop laughing!!!
Avery says some of the funniest prayers lately. She usually just says whatever we are doing or gives Heavenly Father a little update. The other night we sat down to eat and she said, "Heavenly Father, Thank you for this day. Thank you for the blessings. Daddy drinking Diet Coke, Mommy drinking water and I'm drinking water and Rylee is drinking water and Logan is drinking water. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." Her prayer the other night was very similar except it said, "Mommy eating dinner. I'm eating dinner. Rylee eating dinner and Logan eating dinner. Bronson not eating dinner."
Friday, May 11, 2012
General Conference
April 1 - I love General Conference weekend! It is one of my very favorite weekends of the year! I love hanging out in our jammies and spending time together as a family and listening to the uplifting words of our prophets. It is the best! I also love how much my kids LOVE it! They get so excited to get their special packets and do lots of church related coloring and play conference bingo and all that fun stuff. Sadly, our Saturday was super busy this year so we had to listen to conference in the car and kind of missed the 2nd session (luckily, we have DVR). Sunday was great though. We loved hearing the messages and enjoying our family. I never thought I would hear much of Conference once I had kids, but I think sometimes I get to listen better now and I rarely fall asleep! And that afternoon, our family came over for a yummy dinner and celebrated Rylee's birthday with us. It was great!
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Look how cute they are coloring away! Logan and Rylee have these little desks from one of our road trips when Avery was a baby, so she didn't have one. Daddy was handy and made this little one for her out of a diaper box. Daddy's are the best!  |
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favorite part was the singing! She loved it! She stood up to lead the
music just like the conductor. It was pretty cute! Also, one of the
speakers quoted the lines to "I Am a Child of God" and her little face
got so excited and she said, "That is MY song! He said MY song!" (That
is her bedtime song every night.) It was so precious! I love this
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Thick and Thin
Today, I was taking the nail polish off of Rylee's nails so that I could put on a new color and it wasn't coming off too well. I told her it was on really thick. A minute later she asked what thick meant. I tried to explain by comparing the difference between thick and thin. I gave her a couple examples. One was the example of a thin book that is really skinny, or a thick book that is much fatter. She thought about it for a minute and then said, "So I'm not thick, right?" and then a minute later she said, "Is that what happens when you have a baby? You get a really thick tummy?"
I think the reality of the baby is starting to set in a little bit around here. I am frantically trying to get things finished up and I have been trying to explain some of the changes and what is going to happen while I am in the hospital and things to the kids. The countdown is close - Just one more Dr appointment!!! Avery follows me around a lot of the time and says "Uppy" and wants me to pick her up and carry her all the time. This isn't going to work when I have the baby because I have to have a C-Section and I won't be able to lift her for awhile, so I've been trying to prepare her for this. Today, I was talking to her and she mentioned something about the baby. I said, "Are you excited for your baby brother to come?" She usually is, but today she said "No!" I was a little surprised so I asked her why. She got a little bit of a sad face and said, "I want you to hold me. I want you to carry me." It almost broke my heart! Oh, my poor Avery! What a hard change is coming for her!!!
I think the reality of the baby is starting to set in a little bit around here. I am frantically trying to get things finished up and I have been trying to explain some of the changes and what is going to happen while I am in the hospital and things to the kids. The countdown is close - Just one more Dr appointment!!! Avery follows me around a lot of the time and says "Uppy" and wants me to pick her up and carry her all the time. This isn't going to work when I have the baby because I have to have a C-Section and I won't be able to lift her for awhile, so I've been trying to prepare her for this. Today, I was talking to her and she mentioned something about the baby. I said, "Are you excited for your baby brother to come?" She usually is, but today she said "No!" I was a little surprised so I asked her why. She got a little bit of a sad face and said, "I want you to hold me. I want you to carry me." It almost broke my heart! Oh, my poor Avery! What a hard change is coming for her!!!
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Five
Today, my Rylee turned five years old. I don't know if it is the pregnancy hormones, or if I am always like this on every birthday for my kids', but I struggled a little. I teared up a lot throughout the day. How is she getting so big? I love the age she is at right now! I would love to keep her there forever!!!
Rylee will always be my baby girl, even if she is already mentioning things like makeup and boys and trying to grow up so fast! She is such a sweetheart and even though she does have quite a temper, she would do anything to make others happy. She is a total daddy's girl and has promised him for quite awhile that she was NOT going to turn five, but stay four forever. If only we could be so lucky... Five came and she changed her mind. She really wants to get bigger and go to school.
I just finished frosting her cake for her party tomorrow and don't have the time or energy to upload pictures of her and her special day right now, so I will save that for later. I just wanted to jot down a few moments from her day! And something about Rylee that I love - She sat down and drew a design of her cake with just the colors and the way she wanted it. She knows what she wants and she is very particular about things like that.
Last night, Logan came home kind of late from the Aggie game. When Darren went up to make sure he was getting into bed, he was in Rylee's room. When Darren asked what he was doing, Logan explained that he wanted to give Rylee one last 4 year old hug. Is that not the sweetest thing you have ever heard? I love that boy and I love how much they love each other. Luckily, Rylee was up early enough this morning that she wasn't officially five yet, (she was born at 7:39 am and they were up a little before that....) so Logan was able to give her that hug when he woke up. When Darren told Rylee and me that story later in the day, we were just leaving to get our nails done. On the way, Rylee was pretty quiet in the backseat and then all of a sudden, she said, "I'm just thinking about Logan. He is just so sweet!"
Rylee came into our room at 3 am and asked me why there were balloons in her room. I told her it was for her birthday. She said, "Oh" and then went right back to bed. She also scared me pretty bad this morning! I was up alone making breakfast and went to the garage fridge for something and when I came back, she just popped around the corner and announced, "I'm Five!" She had the biggest grin!
Rylee was sick yesterday with a fever, but woke up all sweaty this morning and feeling much better. I told her that being all sweaty was good because her fever probably broke. Later, my sister called on the phone and asked about her birthday. She asked if she was feeling better and Rylee said, "Yeah, I broke my fever last night."
This morning, we had breakfast just as Rylee requested - Popeye Pancakes and fruit and apple juice. Rylee had very specific requests and knew just what she wanted! That is something I love about her. She is a girl who knows what she wants!
This morning, Rylee wanted to watch her new favorite show, Doc McStuffins, on the Disney channel and then we did a little craft to get ready for her party. She loves to make things and paint and had a great time helping me. Then, it was time to decide what to do for the day. She had a hard time deciding. She really wanted to go to the fun park, but couldn't think of a friend to go with because a lot were at preschool. She decided to go to McDonald's instead and play in the play place and she got a Little Pony in her Happy Meal, which she loved. She loved picking out her outfit, which was her birthday shirt, a pink tutu and some purple leggings and sparkly pink flip flops and she had to pick her rhinestone purple headband and a bracelet, too. She also was so excited to carry her sparkly pink purse. She is usually a great eater, but she only ate about 2 bites of hamburger. She told me it was "gross! It's all cold!" Can't blame her! She also had a special shirt to wear that said, "Happy Birthday to me!" and she loved when people asked her if it was her birthday. She seemed so surprised that they knew and then she liked to read her shirt to them. She is getting to be quite a good little reader and loves to show people how good she can read.
After lunch, Rylee and I went to get her nails painted with her cute friend, Madi, who she shares a birthday with. They were so cute at the salon. Rylee picked blue nail polish. She was a little shy. She was going to get her toes done, but I think it made her too nervous for some reason. She also did a little shopping with me. I love going shopping with Ry! She shops just like me. She has to look at EVERYTHING before she can decide! She picked several different things - a hat, a nightgown, some jewelry, but she ended up with some funky slippers that look like flip flops and she LOVES them! She was very proud of her purchase!
I ran a quick errand and Rylee stayed home with just dad. She later said the best part of her day was playing Daddy's ipad. I guess I didn't need to try so hard! She was also thrilled today when Daddy brought her flowers and balloons.
After my errands, we opened presents. Rylee loved all her gifts! For dinner, we went to Texas Roadhouse. They made a big fuss over it being her birthday and she loved every minute of it! The whole reason she wanted to go there was so that she could sit in the saddle. She got her own little ice cream and she made sure to share at least one bite with everyone.
We came home and had cake and ice cream. Rylee barely touched hers because she was full. She is good about that kind of thing and is probably one of the most sensible 5 year old eaters. She usually picks fruit over dessert. After cake, she opened a couple of toys and her and Logan played so cute together. They were playing with some Strawberry Shortcake dolls and going camping and surfing and there was some dating involved... (She also got a Flynn Rider doll...) I just love listening to them and their funny imaginations and watching them play. It made my night!
The best part of my whole day was when I was tucking Rylee into bed. She was so cute! I told her how happy I was that she was born 5 years ago and how special she was to our family and how happy we are to have her. She said, "I know why you love me so much, Mom. Because I think that everything is beautiful!" How cute! It is so true, too. Rylee will forever be my little Princess because she LOVES to be fancy and sees beauty everywhere. She is always picking up rocks or finding funny little treasures. She is kind and sweet and a little bit of a diva. We love her so much and are so glad that she is OURS! Even if she did have to go and turn FIVE!!!
She also is a BIG planner! We have quite the butterfly party planned for tomorrow. I hope it meets her expectations! I think she is already working on ideas for her party next year....
Rylee will always be my baby girl, even if she is already mentioning things like makeup and boys and trying to grow up so fast! She is such a sweetheart and even though she does have quite a temper, she would do anything to make others happy. She is a total daddy's girl and has promised him for quite awhile that she was NOT going to turn five, but stay four forever. If only we could be so lucky... Five came and she changed her mind. She really wants to get bigger and go to school.
I just finished frosting her cake for her party tomorrow and don't have the time or energy to upload pictures of her and her special day right now, so I will save that for later. I just wanted to jot down a few moments from her day! And something about Rylee that I love - She sat down and drew a design of her cake with just the colors and the way she wanted it. She knows what she wants and she is very particular about things like that.
Last night, Logan came home kind of late from the Aggie game. When Darren went up to make sure he was getting into bed, he was in Rylee's room. When Darren asked what he was doing, Logan explained that he wanted to give Rylee one last 4 year old hug. Is that not the sweetest thing you have ever heard? I love that boy and I love how much they love each other. Luckily, Rylee was up early enough this morning that she wasn't officially five yet, (she was born at 7:39 am and they were up a little before that....) so Logan was able to give her that hug when he woke up. When Darren told Rylee and me that story later in the day, we were just leaving to get our nails done. On the way, Rylee was pretty quiet in the backseat and then all of a sudden, she said, "I'm just thinking about Logan. He is just so sweet!"
Rylee came into our room at 3 am and asked me why there were balloons in her room. I told her it was for her birthday. She said, "Oh" and then went right back to bed. She also scared me pretty bad this morning! I was up alone making breakfast and went to the garage fridge for something and when I came back, she just popped around the corner and announced, "I'm Five!" She had the biggest grin!
Rylee was sick yesterday with a fever, but woke up all sweaty this morning and feeling much better. I told her that being all sweaty was good because her fever probably broke. Later, my sister called on the phone and asked about her birthday. She asked if she was feeling better and Rylee said, "Yeah, I broke my fever last night."
This morning, we had breakfast just as Rylee requested - Popeye Pancakes and fruit and apple juice. Rylee had very specific requests and knew just what she wanted! That is something I love about her. She is a girl who knows what she wants!
This morning, Rylee wanted to watch her new favorite show, Doc McStuffins, on the Disney channel and then we did a little craft to get ready for her party. She loves to make things and paint and had a great time helping me. Then, it was time to decide what to do for the day. She had a hard time deciding. She really wanted to go to the fun park, but couldn't think of a friend to go with because a lot were at preschool. She decided to go to McDonald's instead and play in the play place and she got a Little Pony in her Happy Meal, which she loved. She loved picking out her outfit, which was her birthday shirt, a pink tutu and some purple leggings and sparkly pink flip flops and she had to pick her rhinestone purple headband and a bracelet, too. She also was so excited to carry her sparkly pink purse. She is usually a great eater, but she only ate about 2 bites of hamburger. She told me it was "gross! It's all cold!" Can't blame her! She also had a special shirt to wear that said, "Happy Birthday to me!" and she loved when people asked her if it was her birthday. She seemed so surprised that they knew and then she liked to read her shirt to them. She is getting to be quite a good little reader and loves to show people how good she can read.
After lunch, Rylee and I went to get her nails painted with her cute friend, Madi, who she shares a birthday with. They were so cute at the salon. Rylee picked blue nail polish. She was a little shy. She was going to get her toes done, but I think it made her too nervous for some reason. She also did a little shopping with me. I love going shopping with Ry! She shops just like me. She has to look at EVERYTHING before she can decide! She picked several different things - a hat, a nightgown, some jewelry, but she ended up with some funky slippers that look like flip flops and she LOVES them! She was very proud of her purchase!
I ran a quick errand and Rylee stayed home with just dad. She later said the best part of her day was playing Daddy's ipad. I guess I didn't need to try so hard! She was also thrilled today when Daddy brought her flowers and balloons.
After my errands, we opened presents. Rylee loved all her gifts! For dinner, we went to Texas Roadhouse. They made a big fuss over it being her birthday and she loved every minute of it! The whole reason she wanted to go there was so that she could sit in the saddle. She got her own little ice cream and she made sure to share at least one bite with everyone.
We came home and had cake and ice cream. Rylee barely touched hers because she was full. She is good about that kind of thing and is probably one of the most sensible 5 year old eaters. She usually picks fruit over dessert. After cake, she opened a couple of toys and her and Logan played so cute together. They were playing with some Strawberry Shortcake dolls and going camping and surfing and there was some dating involved... (She also got a Flynn Rider doll...) I just love listening to them and their funny imaginations and watching them play. It made my night!
The best part of my whole day was when I was tucking Rylee into bed. She was so cute! I told her how happy I was that she was born 5 years ago and how special she was to our family and how happy we are to have her. She said, "I know why you love me so much, Mom. Because I think that everything is beautiful!" How cute! It is so true, too. Rylee will forever be my little Princess because she LOVES to be fancy and sees beauty everywhere. She is always picking up rocks or finding funny little treasures. She is kind and sweet and a little bit of a diva. We love her so much and are so glad that she is OURS! Even if she did have to go and turn FIVE!!!
She also is a BIG planner! We have quite the butterfly party planned for tomorrow. I hope it meets her expectations! I think she is already working on ideas for her party next year....
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Conversations with Rylee
Rylee is a pretty funny girl these days. She cracks me up all the time!
Yesterday, we were getting ready for church and she was telling me about something that started with the letter P. She said, "You know, not the P that comes out of your privates, but P! Like the one that says Puh and starts with Grandma Pat."
This morning, Rylee was making a picture for her friend, Madi. She made us deliver it to Madi's mailbox today. While she was making it, she started talking about Madi's brother, Morgan. I have suspected for awhile that she might have a bit of a crush on him because she is always talking about him, but I was hopeful that she was much too young for that. She told her daddy that she wanted to make a picture for Morgan, too. Then she said, "We don't really play together because we aren't friends. I just like to look at him because he's SO handsome!" She is FOUR! We are in serious trouble!
Today, Rylee wanted to play that she was going to Mexico with her friend, Madi. Madi wasn't here, Rylee was just pretending. She does that a lot. She packed all of her things into a couple of her purses and then arrived at the "hotel" - her bedroom. I guess I was in charge of the hotel, so she asked me where the pool was. I started speaking in Spanish to her (well..using some of the few Spanish words that I know...) and told her they only speak Spanish in Mexico. After that, all of her conversations were in this hilarious accent that I guess is supposed to be Spanish! I was laughing so dang hard!!! She is quite the little actress.
One more moment that made me smile... Last night, we were driving home late from my Mom's. The kids were asleep, or so we thought. When we got into the canyon, we lost the radio reception, so Darren turned on the CD player and his Kenny Chesney CD started. It was the song "We went out last night." Immediately, we hear Logan humming along. I look back and he has this huge grin and is bobbing his head and humming, but with his eyes closed pretending that he is asleep. It was so cute!
Yesterday, we were getting ready for church and she was telling me about something that started with the letter P. She said, "You know, not the P that comes out of your privates, but P! Like the one that says Puh and starts with Grandma Pat."
This morning, Rylee was making a picture for her friend, Madi. She made us deliver it to Madi's mailbox today. While she was making it, she started talking about Madi's brother, Morgan. I have suspected for awhile that she might have a bit of a crush on him because she is always talking about him, but I was hopeful that she was much too young for that. She told her daddy that she wanted to make a picture for Morgan, too. Then she said, "We don't really play together because we aren't friends. I just like to look at him because he's SO handsome!" She is FOUR! We are in serious trouble!
Today, Rylee wanted to play that she was going to Mexico with her friend, Madi. Madi wasn't here, Rylee was just pretending. She does that a lot. She packed all of her things into a couple of her purses and then arrived at the "hotel" - her bedroom. I guess I was in charge of the hotel, so she asked me where the pool was. I started speaking in Spanish to her (well..using some of the few Spanish words that I know...) and told her they only speak Spanish in Mexico. After that, all of her conversations were in this hilarious accent that I guess is supposed to be Spanish! I was laughing so dang hard!!! She is quite the little actress.
One more moment that made me smile... Last night, we were driving home late from my Mom's. The kids were asleep, or so we thought. When we got into the canyon, we lost the radio reception, so Darren turned on the CD player and his Kenny Chesney CD started. It was the song "We went out last night." Immediately, we hear Logan humming along. I look back and he has this huge grin and is bobbing his head and humming, but with his eyes closed pretending that he is asleep. It was so cute!
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Just the Usual
I have been meaning to post these recent funny conversations for awhile, but haven't sat down at the computer long enough to finish doing it! My kids are the funniest people I know. Here are a few recent examples...
I was putting Legos together with Logan, which has been a full time job lately with all the new sets he got for his birthday. I was looking for a particular piece and I couldn't find it and said we might have to order a new one. He kept telling me he knew it was there and found it and then looked at me and shook his head and said, "Mom, sometimes you really concern me."
Logan came in and laid in bed with us the other morning and out of the blue he said, "When I turn 13, I'm going to build my own protocol droid." When I asked him more about it, he said that the droid can do all his chores and he can just sit around and play video games.
We were putting Rylee to bed the other night and she randomly brought up the curlers that I use in her hair sometimes. I think she might have seen them in the drawer when I was getting her toothbrush out. She was telling Darren how she didn't like wearing them and he told her how pretty she looked with them and she said, "No. They make me look like Michael Jackson's sister."
The other day, Logan and Rylee got into a fight. I was outside with Avery and Rylee came out with all of her Polly Pocket Princesses in a bag and got on her bike and told me she was packed and was running away to her friend Savanna's house. I asked her how long she was going to stay and she said, "FOREVER!" I told her I would be sad and she said, "Ok. I'll just go there for a night and a day." Somehow I convinced her to stay. That was our first running away threat. I'm sure there will be many!
We have been reading the Magic Tree House books together and the kids love them! They love to play Jack and Annie and pretend they are the characters from the book. We finished one of the books the other day and they were in total Jack and Annie mode while we were getting into beds. Logan said to Rylee, "Good night, Annie. Tomorrow - Same place, Same time - Another adventure!" So cute!!!
My brother got a ball python snake! YIKES!!! It is pretty big. We were visiting the other day and Darren loves reptiles and stuff and couldn't wait to hold it. He tried to get the kids to touch it, too, but Logan was NOT going anywhere close. Rylee walked right up to it and started petting it and was loving it. Logan said, "See Rylee! You just rush right into danger. I like to think about things before I do them and be cautious."
Logan just finished his first t-ball season (HOORAY!!!) and I survived coaching 4 and 5 year olds! It was fun, but a bit stressful. Logan's favorite place to play was catcher. Want to know why? Because before each batter, he would sing a little song before he would place the ball on the tee... You know the one.... da-da-da-dum-da-dun...play ball! Then he would do some commentary, like "up to bat now for the Jays number 14". Crazy kid! He also liked to play first, only he would never pay attention because he was always talking to the base runners. I asked him what he was doing and he told me he was "giving them advice"
Logan gave a talk on the Holy Ghost in church a couple weeks ago. The mic wasn't working, so he just read it without the mic. He did a great job. Right before he finished, the mic came back on. He stopped and said, "Huh? Did something just happen to the microphone?"
Logan got several new Lego sets for his birthday. Legos are his current obsession! We had his family party the day before his birthday and he got 3 new sets! He is a spoiled little boy! Right before he opened his presents from mom and dad on his actual birthday, he said, "If I get one more Lego set that will be FOUR in TWO days and I am going to FREAK out!" I think he also mentioned his head exploding...
And my Avery... Her new favorite word is "lego" since Logan's are everywhere around the house right now. She says it so funny, especially with her gruff little voice. I laugh every time I hear it!
Avery is also my candy baby. She wants to have it all day! For Logan's birthday, we had a pinata and there was lots of broken candy in the driveway and that girl could NOT leave it alone! She is like a little scavenger. She is always climbing onto the counters if she sees any and the other day Darren was eating some in the car and she FREAKED until he shared.
Avery was also the cutest addition to Logan's party. I will have to post some pictures soon. We dressed her up as Yoda and it was adorable! Rylee also loved the party and has insisted on Leia piggies in her hair every day since!
Avery has also gotten over her shyness and loves people. She is always walking up to people and saying "hi!" and waving in their face and just staring at them. She especially loves babies and thinks anyone under 3 is a baby (even if they are bigger than her!) and will run up to them and say "BABY!" She loves to tell everyone our family's names, almost like she is introducing us. She goes through the list whenever she talks to anyone... "Log, Ry, Mama, Dad" and she calls herself "vry". She also has started calling any adult man "dad" and any adult woman "Mom". I think she doesn't know what else to call them. It is different than the way she says it for Darren and I though.
Sorry - This post ended up much longer than planned. I just think my kids are so funny and I don't want to forget this fun stage they are in!
I was putting Legos together with Logan, which has been a full time job lately with all the new sets he got for his birthday. I was looking for a particular piece and I couldn't find it and said we might have to order a new one. He kept telling me he knew it was there and found it and then looked at me and shook his head and said, "Mom, sometimes you really concern me."
Logan came in and laid in bed with us the other morning and out of the blue he said, "When I turn 13, I'm going to build my own protocol droid." When I asked him more about it, he said that the droid can do all his chores and he can just sit around and play video games.
We were putting Rylee to bed the other night and she randomly brought up the curlers that I use in her hair sometimes. I think she might have seen them in the drawer when I was getting her toothbrush out. She was telling Darren how she didn't like wearing them and he told her how pretty she looked with them and she said, "No. They make me look like Michael Jackson's sister."
The other day, Logan and Rylee got into a fight. I was outside with Avery and Rylee came out with all of her Polly Pocket Princesses in a bag and got on her bike and told me she was packed and was running away to her friend Savanna's house. I asked her how long she was going to stay and she said, "FOREVER!" I told her I would be sad and she said, "Ok. I'll just go there for a night and a day." Somehow I convinced her to stay. That was our first running away threat. I'm sure there will be many!
We have been reading the Magic Tree House books together and the kids love them! They love to play Jack and Annie and pretend they are the characters from the book. We finished one of the books the other day and they were in total Jack and Annie mode while we were getting into beds. Logan said to Rylee, "Good night, Annie. Tomorrow - Same place, Same time - Another adventure!" So cute!!!
My brother got a ball python snake! YIKES!!! It is pretty big. We were visiting the other day and Darren loves reptiles and stuff and couldn't wait to hold it. He tried to get the kids to touch it, too, but Logan was NOT going anywhere close. Rylee walked right up to it and started petting it and was loving it. Logan said, "See Rylee! You just rush right into danger. I like to think about things before I do them and be cautious."
Logan just finished his first t-ball season (HOORAY!!!) and I survived coaching 4 and 5 year olds! It was fun, but a bit stressful. Logan's favorite place to play was catcher. Want to know why? Because before each batter, he would sing a little song before he would place the ball on the tee... You know the one.... da-da-da-dum-da-dun...play ball! Then he would do some commentary, like "up to bat now for the Jays number 14". Crazy kid! He also liked to play first, only he would never pay attention because he was always talking to the base runners. I asked him what he was doing and he told me he was "giving them advice"
Logan gave a talk on the Holy Ghost in church a couple weeks ago. The mic wasn't working, so he just read it without the mic. He did a great job. Right before he finished, the mic came back on. He stopped and said, "Huh? Did something just happen to the microphone?"
Logan got several new Lego sets for his birthday. Legos are his current obsession! We had his family party the day before his birthday and he got 3 new sets! He is a spoiled little boy! Right before he opened his presents from mom and dad on his actual birthday, he said, "If I get one more Lego set that will be FOUR in TWO days and I am going to FREAK out!" I think he also mentioned his head exploding...
And my Avery... Her new favorite word is "lego" since Logan's are everywhere around the house right now. She says it so funny, especially with her gruff little voice. I laugh every time I hear it!
Avery is also my candy baby. She wants to have it all day! For Logan's birthday, we had a pinata and there was lots of broken candy in the driveway and that girl could NOT leave it alone! She is like a little scavenger. She is always climbing onto the counters if she sees any and the other day Darren was eating some in the car and she FREAKED until he shared.
Avery was also the cutest addition to Logan's party. I will have to post some pictures soon. We dressed her up as Yoda and it was adorable! Rylee also loved the party and has insisted on Leia piggies in her hair every day since!
Avery has also gotten over her shyness and loves people. She is always walking up to people and saying "hi!" and waving in their face and just staring at them. She especially loves babies and thinks anyone under 3 is a baby (even if they are bigger than her!) and will run up to them and say "BABY!" She loves to tell everyone our family's names, almost like she is introducing us. She goes through the list whenever she talks to anyone... "Log, Ry, Mama, Dad" and she calls herself "vry". She also has started calling any adult man "dad" and any adult woman "Mom". I think she doesn't know what else to call them. It is different than the way she says it for Darren and I though.
Sorry - This post ended up much longer than planned. I just think my kids are so funny and I don't want to forget this fun stage they are in!
Thursday, April 14, 2011
4/14/11
For the last few days, Logan has been having special classes at school called Good Touch/Bad Touch that teach the kids about sexual abuse and some safety rules. Darren or I have attended each one, just so we could know what Logan was learning in case he has questions. He hasn't really mentioned much about any of it. Today he and Rylee got into a little fight and Rylee punched him. I told Rylee to say sorry and give him a hug. She started trying to give him a kiss, too, which he hates! She was pulling on his shirt to keep him from getting away and the highest place she could reach was his chest. I told her just to kiss him on the cheek and Logan said, "Yeah Rylee. Stop! That is Sexual Abuse!"
I had so much fun watching Avery eat yesterday. She tries SO hard to use her fork, but just can't quite do it. If she can't put her food on the fork, then she picks it up with her hand and touches it to her fork before she puts it in her mouth. So funny!
Today, Rylee had Joy School at our house and the theme was imagination. We all had to dress up. I will have to post a picture of Rylee's interesting creation. She decided to be a Cinderella Princess Bunny. She had on her Cinderella dress, some jewlery and heels, her red Ariel wig and some bunny ears over her crown, except her crown wouldn't stay on, so it ended up just being bunny ears pretty quickly. She cracks me up!
I had so much fun watching Avery eat yesterday. She tries SO hard to use her fork, but just can't quite do it. If she can't put her food on the fork, then she picks it up with her hand and touches it to her fork before she puts it in her mouth. So funny!
Today, Rylee had Joy School at our house and the theme was imagination. We all had to dress up. I will have to post a picture of Rylee's interesting creation. She decided to be a Cinderella Princess Bunny. She had on her Cinderella dress, some jewlery and heels, her red Ariel wig and some bunny ears over her crown, except her crown wouldn't stay on, so it ended up just being bunny ears pretty quickly. She cracks me up!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
4/13/11
I don't know if this can really keep happening, but I like jotting down some little things from our day. We'll see how long it lasts....
Avery is becoming the most independent girl! She will go to the fridge, get herself a little babybel cheese and then stand by the garbage and completely unwrap it herself. Those are the little ones that are in wax and take quite a bit for me to unwrap! I was a bit in shock and she was incredibly proud of herself. The best part is she throws away the wrapping as she goes! She even cleans up after herself - A bit of a miracle around here! She is talking a ton right now, too and I love hearing all the little words she tries to repeat and say.
Tonight, we went to the Fun Park since my brother is visiting and wanted to do something fun. Little Avery wanted to be one of the big kids and was running and climbing all over the soft play. She loved it! She is such a dare devil. One of the other moms that was there kept saying to me (in a VERY thick Spanish accent) "If that was my kid, I'd be freaking out!"
Last night, when I went to check on Rylee before I went to bed, she wasn't in her bed. This isn't really shocking since she sleeps on the floor in our room quite a bit. However, she wasn't there either. We found her laying on the floor at the foot of Logan's bed. We thought it was so cute, we didn't even move her. They also told us that they did this when Grandma slept over last week. Tonight, when I tucked her in, she started crying that she wanted a friend in her room. I tried to tell her her Carebear was her friend, but she didn't like that. Then, she started crying for Logan. LOUD! Avery was already asleep, so I finally gave in and let her move back in there. She was SO happy! When we went in there, Logan was kind of starting to fall asleep and said, "Hey! What is going on?" I told him that Rylee wanted to sleep in there and he said, "She's been doing it for like 3 nights in a row. Its OK. I like company at night." How cute is that?
Today at school, Logan's class had a wedding for Mr Q and Miss U. He was very excited! His teacher is so cute. He had to dress up, so he wore a button down shirt but was sure to tell me his teacher said he didn't have to wear church pants. He also had to take a present that started with the letter q - He took Quaker granola bars. They even got to have wedding cake! When he got home I asked him about it and he was all excited and named off lots of things they did. Then he said, "It wasn't that good of a wedding." When I asked him why he said, "BECAUSE we still had to do WORK!"
Avery is becoming the most independent girl! She will go to the fridge, get herself a little babybel cheese and then stand by the garbage and completely unwrap it herself. Those are the little ones that are in wax and take quite a bit for me to unwrap! I was a bit in shock and she was incredibly proud of herself. The best part is she throws away the wrapping as she goes! She even cleans up after herself - A bit of a miracle around here! She is talking a ton right now, too and I love hearing all the little words she tries to repeat and say.
Tonight, we went to the Fun Park since my brother is visiting and wanted to do something fun. Little Avery wanted to be one of the big kids and was running and climbing all over the soft play. She loved it! She is such a dare devil. One of the other moms that was there kept saying to me (in a VERY thick Spanish accent) "If that was my kid, I'd be freaking out!"
Last night, when I went to check on Rylee before I went to bed, she wasn't in her bed. This isn't really shocking since she sleeps on the floor in our room quite a bit. However, she wasn't there either. We found her laying on the floor at the foot of Logan's bed. We thought it was so cute, we didn't even move her. They also told us that they did this when Grandma slept over last week. Tonight, when I tucked her in, she started crying that she wanted a friend in her room. I tried to tell her her Carebear was her friend, but she didn't like that. Then, she started crying for Logan. LOUD! Avery was already asleep, so I finally gave in and let her move back in there. She was SO happy! When we went in there, Logan was kind of starting to fall asleep and said, "Hey! What is going on?" I told him that Rylee wanted to sleep in there and he said, "She's been doing it for like 3 nights in a row. Its OK. I like company at night." How cute is that?
Today at school, Logan's class had a wedding for Mr Q and Miss U. He was very excited! His teacher is so cute. He had to dress up, so he wore a button down shirt but was sure to tell me his teacher said he didn't have to wear church pants. He also had to take a present that started with the letter q - He took Quaker granola bars. They even got to have wedding cake! When he got home I asked him about it and he was all excited and named off lots of things they did. Then he said, "It wasn't that good of a wedding." When I asked him why he said, "BECAUSE we still had to do WORK!"
Monday, April 11, 2011
Sweet...
I am in love! I love new pictures. They make me happy!!!
I'm pretty sure that my kids have never been SO happy and held SO still for pictures in their lives! They were loving this!!! I have some more, but it might take me a few days to get them all posted. I had a bunch of other posts I have been working on, but I just couldn't wait anymore to get these posted!!!
When the photographer suggested a fun candy theme, I was excited for something new and didn't think much about it. While we were getting out all the candy and setting up the shot, my kids were going a little crazy for the candy. My photographer made a comment about how excited they were and I said that it was because their dad doesn't let them have too much candy. She then remembered that Darren is a dentist and we had a pretty good laugh over the irony of the situation. Especially since one of the pictures will be hanging in his new private office (they are remodeling his office right now). Afterwards, she made this picture into a cute little ad for his office and she is having the print sent to us! She is the BEST!!!
Since she plugged Darren on her blog, and because I adore her and think she is the best, I will plug her, too. If you ever need pictures, be sure and check Katie out! She makes pictures fun and painless and she is fabulous at what she does! She is very reasonably priced and great to work with! We love her!!!
I'm pretty sure that my kids have never been SO happy and held SO still for pictures in their lives! They were loving this!!! I have some more, but it might take me a few days to get them all posted. I had a bunch of other posts I have been working on, but I just couldn't wait anymore to get these posted!!! 
When the photographer suggested a fun candy theme, I was excited for something new and didn't think much about it. While we were getting out all the candy and setting up the shot, my kids were going a little crazy for the candy. My photographer made a comment about how excited they were and I said that it was because their dad doesn't let them have too much candy. She then remembered that Darren is a dentist and we had a pretty good laugh over the irony of the situation. Especially since one of the pictures will be hanging in his new private office (they are remodeling his office right now). Afterwards, she made this picture into a cute little ad for his office and she is having the print sent to us! She is the BEST!!!Since she plugged Darren on her blog, and because I adore her and think she is the best, I will plug her, too. If you ever need pictures, be sure and check Katie out! She makes pictures fun and painless and she is fabulous at what she does! She is very reasonably priced and great to work with! We love her!!!
Here is her info -
Potatobug Photography
Potatobug Photography
Friday, April 1, 2011
Like Kids in a Candy Store...
Literally...
One more sneak peek from my photographer! I am pretty sure this is their favorite picture session ever!!! They have never seen so much candy in their lives!!! The best part is that part of the reason I wanted new pictures is to hang some in Darren's new office. Kind of funny and a little ironic for a dental office....
One more sneak peek from my photographer! I am pretty sure this is their favorite picture session ever!!! They have never seen so much candy in their lives!!! The best part is that part of the reason I wanted new pictures is to hang some in Darren's new office. Kind of funny and a little ironic for a dental office....
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Accents
I think Rylee might have a future in Drama. She loves to tell stories and is always expressive and creative and very dramatic about pretty much everything. Lately, she has been using some pretty good accents while she plays. When she plays with her Tinkerbell, she has to use a British accent, just like Lizzy from the Tinkerbell movie. Tonight, Rylee was being Jessie (from Toy Story) and was using her VERY best Western accent. It was adorable and had Darren and I both cracking up! She was talking to Buzz (Daddy) and he told her how much he liked her accent. Her response was, (and remember it was in the CUTEST little Western cowgirl accent ever...) "I just choosed it out from Heavenly Father"
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Laughs
I haven't been able to keep up on my daily posting. Things have been too busy! Today was another really busy day but my kids said some really funny stuff that I wanted to remember. I love these guys! They make me laugh and smile every day!!!
This morning, our family was assigned to clean the church. While we were there cleaning, the World Wide Training broadcast was going on in the chapel. One of the Apostles was speaking and as Rylee walked by, she turned to Darren and said, "Who is that talking? Is it God?"
When I was telling someone else the story, Rylee was listening and then added at the end, "Yeah, but I peeked inside. It was just a Prophet."
We went to dinner with our friends, the Barkers, who were here from out of town. Logan ordered his own dinner, which he loves to do. He got the cheese pizza and cinnamon apples, which I wasn't really sure about, but he insisted. During dinner, the waiter came by and asked, "How's your cheese pizza buddy?" Logan said, "Good. The cinnamon apples...not so much"
Our friends also went to the Aggie game with us tonight. They were amazed at Logan's knowledge of the game and all his Aggie chants. He was making us all laugh! He was so excited to sit by his buddy, Drew and they were having so much fun and were the cutest little Aggie fans! Lately, Logan not only cheers at the games, but has started to do commentary during the game like he is one of the announcers. It is hilarious. At one point, he leaned over and said, "Timeout on the floor. What do you think about those Aggies, Drew?"
On our LONG walk back to the car, Rylee said to Darren, "Wow! There are so many stars I can't even tell which one is Jesus'"
And, just to include our little stinker Avery (she was not so nice at the game...), as we were walking home, she was looking tired. I said, "Are you sleepy?" and she immediately closed her eyes and pretended she was asleep, all the while with a HUGE smile on her face! She does that a lot, but it seems to always make me laugh! She also was pretty funny at the beginning of the game yelling for the Aggies. She is starting to learn the cheers and be really loud and say "A - ies" It is too cute!
Just a side note, last night we took our kids to see The Wizard of Oz at the high school by our house. It was cute, but poor Rylee was scared to death of the Wicked Witch. She did play the part REALLY well! She wanted to go home at intermission because she didn't want to see her again. At the end of the play, Rylee was really upset when the witch got Toto and was so worried that they were going to hurt Dorothy's dog! Then, right at the end of the play, she looked up at me and had HUGE tears in her eyes and said, "Oh no! How is Dorothy ever going to get home?" I think it was all a little too much for her! Logan saw a little girl from our ward in the play. He thought that was so neat! He said after he wanted to ask her what is was like and then said, "I think she will say it was terrifying. That was in front of a TON of people!" Then he said he was giving her first place out of everyone in the play for being the very best! I think he may have a new little crush! He talked about her all the way home.
This morning, our family was assigned to clean the church. While we were there cleaning, the World Wide Training broadcast was going on in the chapel. One of the Apostles was speaking and as Rylee walked by, she turned to Darren and said, "Who is that talking? Is it God?"
When I was telling someone else the story, Rylee was listening and then added at the end, "Yeah, but I peeked inside. It was just a Prophet."
We went to dinner with our friends, the Barkers, who were here from out of town. Logan ordered his own dinner, which he loves to do. He got the cheese pizza and cinnamon apples, which I wasn't really sure about, but he insisted. During dinner, the waiter came by and asked, "How's your cheese pizza buddy?" Logan said, "Good. The cinnamon apples...not so much"
Our friends also went to the Aggie game with us tonight. They were amazed at Logan's knowledge of the game and all his Aggie chants. He was making us all laugh! He was so excited to sit by his buddy, Drew and they were having so much fun and were the cutest little Aggie fans! Lately, Logan not only cheers at the games, but has started to do commentary during the game like he is one of the announcers. It is hilarious. At one point, he leaned over and said, "Timeout on the floor. What do you think about those Aggies, Drew?"
On our LONG walk back to the car, Rylee said to Darren, "Wow! There are so many stars I can't even tell which one is Jesus'"
And, just to include our little stinker Avery (she was not so nice at the game...), as we were walking home, she was looking tired. I said, "Are you sleepy?" and she immediately closed her eyes and pretended she was asleep, all the while with a HUGE smile on her face! She does that a lot, but it seems to always make me laugh! She also was pretty funny at the beginning of the game yelling for the Aggies. She is starting to learn the cheers and be really loud and say "A - ies" It is too cute!
Just a side note, last night we took our kids to see The Wizard of Oz at the high school by our house. It was cute, but poor Rylee was scared to death of the Wicked Witch. She did play the part REALLY well! She wanted to go home at intermission because she didn't want to see her again. At the end of the play, Rylee was really upset when the witch got Toto and was so worried that they were going to hurt Dorothy's dog! Then, right at the end of the play, she looked up at me and had HUGE tears in her eyes and said, "Oh no! How is Dorothy ever going to get home?" I think it was all a little too much for her! Logan saw a little girl from our ward in the play. He thought that was so neat! He said after he wanted to ask her what is was like and then said, "I think she will say it was terrifying. That was in front of a TON of people!" Then he said he was giving her first place out of everyone in the play for being the very best! I think he may have a new little crush! He talked about her all the way home.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Apples to Apples
I have been looking through some old pictures and reminiscing about my babies and how much they are growing! I have been meaning to do a post like this ever since Avery was born. We constantly get that Avery looks just like Logan and we also constantly get that she looks just like Rylee, so I have been wondering who she looks more like. I think she must be a pretty good mix of both because I can see both of them in her a lot. What do you think??? It has been kind of fun to compare pictures of them at the same age.
Brand new babies - I love these smile pictures! They are some of my favorites ever!
Logan 
Rylee
Avery
Rylee Avery3 Months Old... 
Logan - The portrait studios didn't do the digital option then, so I had to scan these of him... 
Rylee
Avery
Logan - The portrait studios didn't do the digital option then, so I had to scan these of him... Rylee AverySix Months Old...
Rylee
I'm a little sad that Avery doesn't have the one block like Logan and Avery. The studio that had that was in Las Vegas. The closest one now is in Provo and I found a fabulous photographer here that I like much better, but no block... This cake picture is so fun though!
Logan
Rylee
Avery
NINE Months Old...
Logan
Rylee
Avery
ONE Year old...
Logan
RyleeAvery
OK...I couldn't choose just one of those so here are a couple more one year old pics... I think you get the pattern by now, so I'll leave out the names.
One more just for fun...
I'm a little sad that Avery doesn't have the one block like Logan and Avery. The studio that had that was in Las Vegas. The closest one now is in Provo and I found a fabulous photographer here that I like much better, but no block... This cake picture is so fun though! 1st Birthday pictures - Digging into the cakes! 
Logan
Rylee 
Avery
Logan
Rylee 
AveryAnd now...at 15 Months old... 
Logan 
Rylee 
Avery
Logan 
Rylee 
AverySo...what do you think??? I should also put some pics of me and D as babies so we can compare those, too. I think there is a definite family resemblance. I love my cute kids! I wish they would stay this little forever!!!
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