We finally lucked out, and were actually home when the weather was good. Viva la weekend! We spent the majority of it outside. Ethan and Riley sat in the caterpillar swing together,against E's better judgement. The following conversation transpired. The FIRST conversation.
"I like to swing up ALL the way up into the sky!" He turned to his sister and said "Riley, do you like to swing up ALL the way into the sky?"
She nodded a grand nod. "Yeah!" Uh-huh!" "Yeah!"
"WHY do you like to swing up high into the sky"? He asked.
"Dun-no, E-TAN!" She squealed! Raising one palm up and shrugging her shoulders.
Then I asked "why do you like to swing high up into the air Ethan"?
"Because I LOVE TO SWING HIGH UP INTO THE SKY!"
It will probably be another three months before they speak again! But it sure made us all laugh!
Monday, March 12, 2012
Friday, March 9, 2012
Friends In Low Places
As previously mentioned, I work a 9-5. My husband works the mid-shift. Consequently, some of these stories are second hand. Today my husband called me at work to tell me that he had one "for the blog"...(So see I've got him working for me now! )
Ethan told Sean (husband) that he wasn't going to work today. Ethan replied "Well, I'm going to work, to talk to some of my work friend." Sean says "Oh yeah, what's your work friend's name?" Ethan looks up at the ceiling for a minute, and then says- "Ummm, we call him Garth Brooks".
That's my boy.
Now, we are not for a minute Country Western fans. I have no issues with Garth Brooks, I simply am not pleased by Country music. I am however, a GREAT fan of Sesame Street. Ethan has informed me that he is "doesn't watch" Elmo anymore. Riley is currently head over heals in love with Elmo- and reminds me of it daily. She dances and points at the TV and shouts "ELMO", "ELMO"! If that isn't enough to get our attention, she grabs my hand and pulls me toward the DVD player saying "I SHOW YOU!"
So we watch Elmo. LOTS of Elmo. For you folks out there with tinys, if you haven't bought "Elmo's magical music" (or "Elmo's musical magic"), I urge you to go find yourself a copy. It will please them over and over and over. Might get you a cup of coffee, or a quick read, a shower, a trip to the toilet (all by yourself!). There is plenty of Elmo, and plenty of singing- including an appearance of...You guessed it! Ethans work friend-Garth Brooks... It's a good one too. Boom Shaka Laka!
Garth Brooks on Sesame Street link!
Ethan told Sean (husband) that he wasn't going to work today. Ethan replied "Well, I'm going to work, to talk to some of my work friend." Sean says "Oh yeah, what's your work friend's name?" Ethan looks up at the ceiling for a minute, and then says- "Ummm, we call him Garth Brooks".
That's my boy.
Now, we are not for a minute Country Western fans. I have no issues with Garth Brooks, I simply am not pleased by Country music. I am however, a GREAT fan of Sesame Street. Ethan has informed me that he is "doesn't watch" Elmo anymore. Riley is currently head over heals in love with Elmo- and reminds me of it daily. She dances and points at the TV and shouts "ELMO", "ELMO"! If that isn't enough to get our attention, she grabs my hand and pulls me toward the DVD player saying "I SHOW YOU!"
So we watch Elmo. LOTS of Elmo. For you folks out there with tinys, if you haven't bought "Elmo's magical music" (or "Elmo's musical magic"), I urge you to go find yourself a copy. It will please them over and over and over. Might get you a cup of coffee, or a quick read, a shower, a trip to the toilet (all by yourself!). There is plenty of Elmo, and plenty of singing- including an appearance of...You guessed it! Ethans work friend-Garth Brooks... It's a good one too. Boom Shaka Laka!
Garth Brooks on Sesame Street link!
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Disaster!
Let me just take a minute to give some love to Thursday. For starters, in our house, Thursday is payday. A little more obvious to most- it's simply the day before Friday.
That being said- I have nothing "funny" to report on my children today. I know this is a let down and you are sad and somewhat disappointed in me. Fear NOT!
It was a long day at work, I came home to two crabs. 2 + 1 =3. This is reality folks.
I put the girl to bed at 8 pm, after a bath and a "baa baa" (this is no longer a bottle, but a sippy cup, which for reasons unknown to us is highly coveted and has caused many a melt down). She was a BREEZE! No screaming, no crying... a little singing, and then down for the count!
I gave the boy the 30 minute warning. He watched an episode of Dora, and then willingly went to bed. 8:30! Perfect! I put him in bed, I put on a CD- we listened for a little bit...(Recall this is where we talk about our day and have much hilarity. An important moment of bonding, my favorite part of the day...)
When I woke up it was 9:45, I was alone in his bed. I found him in the living room watching Phineas and Ferb on the ipad with CNN on the TV in the background.
Please just get me through Friday!
That being said- I have nothing "funny" to report on my children today. I know this is a let down and you are sad and somewhat disappointed in me. Fear NOT!
It was a long day at work, I came home to two crabs. 2 + 1 =3. This is reality folks.
I put the girl to bed at 8 pm, after a bath and a "baa baa" (this is no longer a bottle, but a sippy cup, which for reasons unknown to us is highly coveted and has caused many a melt down). She was a BREEZE! No screaming, no crying... a little singing, and then down for the count!
I gave the boy the 30 minute warning. He watched an episode of Dora, and then willingly went to bed. 8:30! Perfect! I put him in bed, I put on a CD- we listened for a little bit...(Recall this is where we talk about our day and have much hilarity. An important moment of bonding, my favorite part of the day...)
When I woke up it was 9:45, I was alone in his bed. I found him in the living room watching Phineas and Ferb on the ipad with CNN on the TV in the background.
Please just get me through Friday!
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Hello to all, and welcome to...whatever this will become. I will be your tour guide through the life and times of a couple of crazy kiddos.
Ethan (little bear) is 3 years old. He has been studying language since the day he was born, and man does he say some CRAZY stuff. He has friends from when he was "a grown up"- some of whom have passed on to another place. (RIP Judge) He is vibrant, silly, funny and charming, and though he honestly can't figure out why I won't let him drive my car, he can figure out how to work the netflix on the "connection", and can give me directions on how to get us home. He currently delivers two knock knock jokes- my favorite- "Knock Knock", "Who's there?", "Doris!" "Doris Who?" "Doris Shut! That's why I knocked!" Then he laughs for 20 minutes.
His sister was born when he was 22 months old. When we brought her home, he walked up, looked at her and said "Mommy, I don't like it!" and started to cry. This attitude toward her has not changed in the slightest.
Riley Grey (lady bug) is my baby, and she's not afraid to admit it. She's 19 months old, and she's like a little Siren. She will enchant you until you forget where you are. She doesn't speak like her brother did at her age, but she's been singing since before she was a year old. You don't get all the words, but you get the pitch, tune, and the rhythm. It truly is the sweetest thing EVER. And if she's not singing, she's dancing. Or screaming. She has the bluest eyes, and the biggest smile. She loves Owls, dolls, airplanes, and trains. She has perfected the art of the tantrum, including but not limited to- head banging, slapping, foot stomping and shouting "No danggit!" (It could be worse, right) Oh, and biting anything she can get her little mouth on.
And me...Well, I'm a working mom. I'm short on time, patience, and money-just like every other parent in this world. I can't wait to get home to my family every day. My favorite thing is to lay in bed with Ethan at bedtime and talk about his day. That's where I get the good stuff- It makes me happy. I hope it makes you happy too.
So that's it- the all mighty introduction. It's really not enough to let you know what these two are all about. For that, you'll have to come back.
Ethan (little bear) is 3 years old. He has been studying language since the day he was born, and man does he say some CRAZY stuff. He has friends from when he was "a grown up"- some of whom have passed on to another place. (RIP Judge) He is vibrant, silly, funny and charming, and though he honestly can't figure out why I won't let him drive my car, he can figure out how to work the netflix on the "connection", and can give me directions on how to get us home. He currently delivers two knock knock jokes- my favorite- "Knock Knock", "Who's there?", "Doris!" "Doris Who?" "Doris Shut! That's why I knocked!" Then he laughs for 20 minutes.
His sister was born when he was 22 months old. When we brought her home, he walked up, looked at her and said "Mommy, I don't like it!" and started to cry. This attitude toward her has not changed in the slightest.
Riley Grey (lady bug) is my baby, and she's not afraid to admit it. She's 19 months old, and she's like a little Siren. She will enchant you until you forget where you are. She doesn't speak like her brother did at her age, but she's been singing since before she was a year old. You don't get all the words, but you get the pitch, tune, and the rhythm. It truly is the sweetest thing EVER. And if she's not singing, she's dancing. Or screaming. She has the bluest eyes, and the biggest smile. She loves Owls, dolls, airplanes, and trains. She has perfected the art of the tantrum, including but not limited to- head banging, slapping, foot stomping and shouting "No danggit!" (It could be worse, right) Oh, and biting anything she can get her little mouth on.
And me...Well, I'm a working mom. I'm short on time, patience, and money-just like every other parent in this world. I can't wait to get home to my family every day. My favorite thing is to lay in bed with Ethan at bedtime and talk about his day. That's where I get the good stuff- It makes me happy. I hope it makes you happy too.
So that's it- the all mighty introduction. It's really not enough to let you know what these two are all about. For that, you'll have to come back.
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