Thursday, January 24, 2008

Oops...

I didn't hear them from my mom, didn't read them in a book, and I never said them while teaching parenting classes...Here are some things I never thought I would say as a mother...context aside, even I had to stop and laugh at myself!

"Go get them!" as I throw my keys up the stairs as iniative to climb...

"Get your mouth off the vaccum hose!"

"No more peaches! Want a cookie?"

"No, you can't brush your teeth!"

Im sure there will be more to come- these kids are running me ragged!!

Monday, January 7, 2008

The Great Debates


Ella and Drew are practicing their conversational skills by starting with debates. Here are some snippets of "conversations" in our house:

After hearing a siren:
Ella: Wow! Fire Truck!
Drew: NO! Police Car!
Ella: NO! Fire Truck!
Drew: NO ELLA! Police Car!
This could go on for 3-5 minutes...

This AM we were talking about calling Nonnie...
Ella: Hi Nonnie!
Drew: Hi Caca!
Ella: No! Nonnie!
Drew: No! Caca!!
repeat...repeat...repeat

Other debate topics: milk vs. water, yogurt vs. pizza, tv on vs. tv off

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Happy New Year

Some resolutions:

Tyler: to cry less, especially in the hours between midnight and 6 AM - to watch my brother and sister with awe and wonder - to learn to duck when things go flying around the house, to learn to love the pacifier unconditionally

Drew: to not let Ella bug me so much - to continue being so sweet - to figure out how to turn the tv on - to make mommy and daddy laugh every day

Ella: to bug Drew as much as possible - to hug and kiss Tyler everyday - to wrap Daddy a little tighter around my finger

Mom: to enjoy every moment possible - to laugh at them everyday - to let them know in every way possible how awesome they make my life - to have a few child free moments (grocery shopping doesn't count!) to help make me more fun and energized!