Xmas fun!!

I know this is a bit old but we just got our computer up and running and I'm downloading all the video. I had to post this one. Looks like Christmas at the Parent's got a little out of hand this year....and this video doesn't even show the worst of it :)

BIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAYS BIRTHDAYS

Just when you thought the presents were coming to an end...birthdays! We celebrated Paige, Chase and Luke's birthdays at our house last weekend. Toys, gifts, wrapping, food, family, more toys, cake, ice cream, more food, drinks, lots of kids on sugar highs...

Paige did love her cake..dug right in :)

CHRISTMAS MORNING!!!

HE CAME, HE CAME!!!

Before the monsters arrived -


Paige's stocking -

Wednesday's w/Luke...

Today, I was eating a clementine and asked if Luke wanted some. He said, "No, I'll have an apple-tine instead"

We were our running errands earlier, we drove past a strip mall of stores. Luke pointed to them and said "Oh, it's Ohio"

Mickey Mouse Breakfast

I put some food out for Luke this morning (sounds like he is a dog...but you get the picture). He took one look at it and said "Oh it is Mickey Mouse". It took me a while to figure out what he was talking about.

I'm constantly amazed how imaginative those little brains are!!!

This MIGHT kill me....

"That which does not kill us makes us stronger"

Whoever wrote that quote MUST have been trying to potty train their 3 year old

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LUKE –

Luke is 3 years old. Such a big boy!! Monday he brought treats to his little school and on Tuesday, his actual birthday, he brought treats to the circle school. All his friends sang happy birthday to him and he got a special hat. After school, we went to music class…again a round of happy birthday, then met daddy at the Olive Garden for dinner, another round of happy birthday from the waiters. After dinner we went to the pet store to pick out his present – his very own fish. Luke picked out the “decoration” for inside the bowl and chose a blue/purple betta from a wall full of fish. He named him “blue”.

Wishful Thinking...

Today, Paige and Luke were playing nicely together in the family room (doesn’t happen often). I was in the kitchen when I heard Luke said “you are my BEST FRIEND!” about 3 times. My heart melted! How adorable to hear him say that about his little sister. I waited a minute, took in the whole scene and wanting to hear it again, said “Who is your best friend buddy?”. He said, “the fireman”. He was playing with his fire tuck at the time.

Don't say NO

Luke asked for a Dora special treat after he went potty the other day. I said "I'm not sure if we have any of those, let me check". He said, "Yes, we have some. Don't say "No" to me Mommy"

Ray Donald

Now that Luke can open doors on his own (a milestone we were dreading), he had taken to coming downstairs by himself in the mornings, rifling through the cabinets until he finds a suitable breakfast item. Suitable to a 3 year old means: animal cookies, chips, gummy bears, peanuts, and pretty much anything else NOT on the approved breakfast list published by the mommy. He brings his bowl and “breakfast” item upstairs and thrusts it into our faces, waking us from our nice, peaceful sleeps. This all is happening at 630am I should mention. We are less than thrilled with this new routine.

Luke talks…nonstop. Which is funny because sometimes when I’m talking he says “Mom STOP TALKING!” as if I’m the one with the endless chatter all day long. He doesn’t ask “When is daddy coming home”. He says “When is my daddy named Jay Ronald with the brown hair coming home from work”. I guess this is so I don’t confuse him with the OTHER daddy named Ray Donald with the blonde hair???
He is a funny funny kid!! All the talking means many cute conversations. I’ll try to remember and post some of the funnier ones.