Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday. We had fun spending time with family.

The kids all dressed up nice.

Say cheese! Bugs, you need to look at Mommy...

What cute girls!

This is a wonderful Turkey that Brother made in school. He wanted it to be placed in the middle of the table, so it is nestled nicely between the candles and flowers.

The guest of honor...

Wait a minute, is that legal!!

Read To Me Daddy

Bugs is definitely Daddy's little girl. It is so sweet to see together. Seeing Daddy being so sweet and gentle with the kids makes me love him even more!

Turkey Day

Brother - "Is this turkey?"
Mommy - "Yep."
Brother - "Oh?...It tastes like meat."

Layers

While shopping last night, Brother had to use the restroom, so Mommy went with him. As he was pulling his pants up Mommy noticed something:

Mommy - "Are you wearing two pairs of underwear."
Brother - "Yea."
Mommy - How come?"
Brother - "Because it is almost Christmas time."

???

Mommy - What does that mean?"
Brother - "When it is Christmas time, it gets cold and you need to wear two shirts, two socks..."

I am thinking that he is referring to when we go up to the mountains to cut down a Christmas tree and we wear lots of layers.

Mommy - "Trust me, you never need to wear two pairs of underwear."

Now I know why the laundry never gets done!

Poor Rudolph

Brother - "I don't like Rudolph."
Mommy - "You don't??"
Brother - "Nope, I like rock stars."

???

Mommy - "Do you not like the song or the reindeer?"
Brother - "Oh, I like the song. I just like rock stars better."

Clear as mud.

Shop Till You Drop

Brother - "Does Santa get any presents?"
Mommy - "Well, he gets lots of cookies. Do you think that we should make him something?"
Brother - "I know! Let's BUY him something!!"

I am thinking that Brother is getting pretty bored with our home made gifts. He is a true shopper at heart!

Fashion Show

I purchased a few cute dresses for the holidays (I got all three for the price of one! I couldn't pass it up...) so I decided to try them on Bugs and have a little fashion show at the same time. Have you ever gotten an 18 month old to stand still for pictures??? Here is the best we got...

Stand still so I can take your picture.



Do you need a new diaper? Ok, everyone break...Diaper, I mean Costume change...

That is a cute dress. Can you stand up so that we can all see it? You can color later.

I guess this is the best we are going to get.

Look at Mommy! You can dance later.

Perfect!

Anatomy Of A Pout

So, the terrible 2's have hit our house. Bugs, who is only 18 months, is starting to throw little tantrums and pout sessions. It is hard not to laugh at her since she is pretty cute and it is pretty funny. Here she just got in trouble for climbing ON TOP of the kitchen table. Follow along as we track each stage of the pout session.

Crying starts, need to cover eyes...

Covering eyes was not good enough. Need to put head on table to make your point really effective.

Lift your head and rub your eyes for effect.

While still crying, look around to see if anybody even cares...

Move on to something else, but still throw in a few sobs for good measure.

Halloween Night

We went over to Grandma P's for trick or treating. We like to go over there because she feeds us a good dinner!

Here Brother was patiently waiting for trick or treaters to come to the door. Grandma dressed up with the kids.

Trick or Treat! Bugs really go into it. Off to another house!

What cute kids! Brother changed his costume and now he was a vampire.

Party Harty

We went to our friends house for their Annual Halloween Party. Mommy was a witch (good one of course), Daddy was a lame rock band groupie, Brother was Darth Vader and Bugs was a cute little lady bug.

How cute are we! Ok, very subjective...

Brother participated in a donut eating contest (when did his costume change to soccer player?). Trick was that he couldn't use his hands...

He was very good and never did use his hands...Again, that could be subjective...

Next was bobbing for apples...Was he up for the challenge??

He was! Good job Brother! Do you need a towel??

Trunk or Treat

Brother's school was having a Trunk or Treat this year in the parking lot. It was a lot of fun! It was the first time that we had ever been to a Trunk or Treat, so we were not quite sure what to expect. We will definitely have to decorate our trunk next year and participate by passing out treats.

Here is Darth Vader and Lady Bug.

The kids really got into it and had a lot of fun.

There were some great decorations!

Mighty Hunter

Brother - "You should have named me Hunter."
Mommy -"Really? Do you have a Hunter in your class?"
Brother - "Yea, and he wears lots of hunting shirts."

Undeniable Love

I envy the special relationship that Brother and Bugs have. Being an only child, this is pretty new to me, but I am amazed at how special the relationship is between brother and sister. I am especially amazed at how young this bond forms. When I was pregnant, Brother kept insisting that the baby was his. I guess he was right! Right from the beginning, Bugs has idolized her brother. She wants to go everywhere and do everything that he does. She also misses him terribly when he is gone. It is very clear who they love the best, and it couldn't make me any happier!

Compliment?

When Daddy got home after work last night he says to Mommy:

Daddy - "Did you get your hair cut today?"
Mommy - "No."
Daddy - "Did you fix it like that this morning."
Mommy - "Yea." Starting to get puzzled.
Daddy - "It still looks really good!"

I think this was a compliment...

Two compliments in one night (at least I am taking them both as compliments!). Brother liked dinner and Daddy said that my hair still looked good after a full day. What is a girl to do?

Corn Sauce

While eating meatloaf and mashed potatoes for dinner, Brother exclaimed, in a shocked voice:
Brother - "I like both things for dinner!"
Mommy - "Good."
Brother - "Yea, the corn sauce makes it good."

Mommy looks around with a questioning look, thinking that she misheard him.

Mommy - "What? I didn't hear you."
Brother - "The corn sauce makes the potatoes good!"

Mommy finally figured out that he was talking about the butter! It was a squeezable butter and to his credit, had a corn on the cob picture on it.

It is always amazing how children see the world. Even the little things.

A Night At The Movies

Brother was commenting last week that we haven't seen Aunt Steph for a while. So Mommy thought that it would be fun to go on a date with just the three of us. We took Aunt Steph to a movie on Sunday. What an adventure! We were going to go see Hairspray, since Aunt Steph loves musicals, but when we showed up at the theatre, it was one hour into the movie and we were late due to the wrong time posted in the paper. Very disappointing... So we decided to go to another theatre and see the Bee movie (Brother was happy about this since he really wanted to see this movie instead of Hairspray). We hit the restrooms first to make everyone try and go again. We then headed over to the snack bar, since it was a special treat, we got some soda's and popcorn to share ($80 or so later...). A few minutes later we were finally seated (front row seats...Brother picked them out). While enjoying the snacks and watching the previews, disaster strikes. Brother was trying to take a sip of the soda that he and Aunt Steph were sharing...and the whole thing spilled in Aunt Steph's lap (the medium drink at the movie theatres means super duper large in real life). Poor Steph was not happy and Brother was on the verge of tears. Luckily for us, Aunt Steph always packs a backpack with extra clothes for an emergency, and I would say that this was an emergency. Unlucky for us, I left it in the car thinking that we would never need it. So we all head out to the car (I told Brother that he could wait in the theatre, but he didn't want to be left alone). The entire way to the car, I had to keep telling Steph to be nice (she was angry and letting Brother know it. Poor guy felt so bad!) and I had to keep telling her that we were not going home. We retrieved the backpack, proceeded to the restroom and got Aunt Steph some dry clothes. Crisis averted! Everyone was happy and we went back to our seats (the movie hadn't started yet! Says something for being early to a movie...never happens in our family). I was also able to get a refill on our soda, so we went back to eating our snacks (Brother could not hold the soda, had to lean up and drink from the cup holder - new rule). About 15 minutes from the end of the movie, Aunt Steph had to use the restroom. So we all headed out again (Brother did not want to be left alone). We finished up, got back to the movie and actually saw the end. Whoo hoo! We made it through!!

On the way home, Brother asked if we could take Aunt Steph to another movie soon...

As always it is a grand adventure with Aunt Stephanie. That is why we love her so much!

Bad Breath

Brother - "People in fires have bad breath."
Mommy - "Really, why is that?"
Brother - "Because of the smoke."
Ok, makes sense...

Mommy - "So does Daddy have bad breath because he goes into fires?"
Brother - "No because he wears a mask and air backpack."

Dinner

While eating chili for dinner:

Brother - "This is good bread corn!"

Independence

Bugs is starting to get very independent (the term 'starting' is being used very loosely). An example of this is holding hands. Sometimes she wants to hold your hand while walking, and other times when you offer her your hand she refuses (don't forget that this can happen withing minutes of each other). She does this by turning away, cradling her arm and saying "noooo" in the smallest, sweetest voice you have ever heard! It is so cute that sometimes you just have to pick her up and kiss her little cheeks, but by then she is really mad. Other times she just wants to hold Daddy's hand or Grandma's hand. I am not taking it personally...Not at all...

Career Day

A doctor came into Brother's class and told them about his job.

Brother - "He said that we could all be doctors when we grow up, if we want to."
Mommy - "Do you want to be a doctor when you grow up?"
Brother - "No, I am going to be a motorcycle racer, remember?"

I always forget.

Old

Brother - "Is it ever going to be 2060?"
Mommy - "Yep, and I will be very old."
Brother - "Yea, I will be 12."
Mommy - "No, you will be as old as Grandma and Papa, and I will be as old as Granny and Gramps."
Brother - "OOOHHH, that is old!"