Day 13

My camera and I weren't on the same wavelength this day, and I'm grumpy about it, but oh well.


M telling me a story, I think. Honestly.... I'm not really sure what she's doing. I think I just kept this photo because it's classic M: jacket about to fall off her shoulders, hair askew, slightly dirty face, and chattering about something.
P trying to act like his shirt. "P, what does a monster say?" Ps arms go up and forward, fingers into claws "RRRAAAAARRRRRRRWWWW!!!!!"

J using one hand to play with the turning picture/number things at the park, chugging a bottle with the other hand. Multitasker...

Day 12

The epitomy of a fashion faux pas? Perhaps... but she picked it out herself, so who am I to interfere. Purple dress, light blue with flowers leggings, bright fuchsia striped socks, polkadot All Stars, bright green sweatshirt, and a gingerbread bow. Classic.
This is I, Ps bestest friend. The two of them are adorable together, and would be attached at the hip all the time if we parents let them. They're hilarious too, always running around outside, laughing hysterically. I'm glad that P has such a cute buddy, and that his parents rock too.

J, sunning his toes at the park. It's been really warm for January, so he's taking full advantage of it. Can't blame him, that sun feels gooooood.

Day 11

New shoes!! And All Stars at that. I freaking LOVE All Stars, but we got M a pair last year and she just wasn't into them. Maybe because they were a boring pink... but THESE have polkadots! In any case, she adores them, score!
I was cutting tulle for a tutu and P decided I needed assistance from a firetruck. "Wo0OO0oo..." Thank heavens for the H Fire Department, saving me from mass amounts of pink tulle!

This is a shirt mum brought back from France for P when he was J's age, and I absolutely adore it. It says "a dream of a kid" on the back, and the front is a little story. It's one of the softest shirts I've ever felt, and it's just so cute.

Day 10

I found some "slime" that a friend gave me as a joke for my birthday, and M was fascinated! She and P sat at the table and played with it for almost an hour straight, they had a blast.
I accidentally erased the photo of P for day 10!!! So I went back a year (and a few days) and found this of him, chilling on the couch and watching a movie. He looks so much less-babylike now... makes me sad.

J got into my church bag and found a baggy of Goldfish and pretzels, and happily sat behind the couch for almost 20 minutes before I found him there, munching away.

Day 9

M loves her Sprite. Loooooves her Sprite. And can chug it with the best of them!

P and his Thomas. So happy, can play for hours, all by himself, as long as he has some tracks and trains. Peep peep!

Not the best picture of J, but he had just woken up from a nap, so he has his sleepy face still. Blurry eyed, blotchy skinned, and gripping that bubby like his happiness depended on it.

Day 8

Jagged little pill?? Sort of. This is what we call "teeth candy". It's a fluoride pill that the dentist prescribed for M and P. They get one each after they've brushed their teeth and are about to get in bed. They have to chew it so the fluoride gets on their teeth and stays there as they sleep, hopefully. They both love it, it's a fight to see who gets it first. (Usually M, but P's getting faster...)

Just look at that face!! He was so proud that he made "a ciwcle" with his cars on the little stool. He worked on it for quite a bit, making sure it was perfect in his eyes.
Not the best pic of J (love that double chin though), but he thinks it's so freaking funny to have a diaper hat. We put it on, he chortles, he pulls it off and hands it to us, and we repeat the cycle. So cute!

Day 7

M watching something scary... possibly a football game.

P watching Cars, his favorite movie. He could watch it over and over and over...
J with a waffle in one hand, and a Thomas in the other. Could life get any better?

Day 6

P and one of his many toys. He's so funny, he loves any toy and will sit and play with almost anything you give him, from the whackiest of happy meal toys to the most expensive of brand name toys. Easy to please, nothing wrong with that!
The satellite guy came and hooked us up today, and the whole time he was here M was outside watching him, very serious. Future career as either a satellite installer or as a spy... very possible. (Funny that this is the first picture that Molly the dog made it into, seeing as P and J play with her way more than M does!)

Augh, I LOVE this photo!! J loves giving CJ kisses, just loves it. Even though J is more a mummys boy than a daddys boy, he kisses CJ so much more than me. It's their "thing" I guess. When I go in to wake CJ up, J comes with me and I say "where's daddy?" J looks around the room til he sees him and then breaks out in a huge grin. Then I plop him down on CJ, CJ asks him for kisses, and J willingly obliges!

Day 5

M got a play kitchen for Christmas, and absolutely LOVES it. She "made" me this sandwich for dinner, but since I was actually cooking the real dinner at the time, I told her to eat it for me. Looks tasty, no?

P can't function without his Goldfish snacks. Doesn't matter what flavor or color, he just loves those crackers. Good thing too, they're nice and easy to take to Church for a snack!

Ah... my sweet, smiley J-man. This kid finds joy in just everything. Finding toys he forgot about or can only now really play with, especially. He was movin' and groovin' with the music on this learning table thing, and laughing away. (Don't mind the piece of goldfish stuck to his chin, P is learning to share with him more)

Day 4

Technically this is both M and P, but M was back in school, so not as much time with her. She and P were waiting so patiently for dinner, just sitting there playing with a toy each and swinging their legs, I just snapped a picture of it. M is on the right, in case you're interested.

CJ was throwing J into the air in the kitchen (hence the Word Whammer behind him), which J absolutely loves. He was crunching himself up and just chortling away everytime CJ would do it, I caught him in this picture mid-chortle.

Day 1 of potty training P. Didn't go so well. Score one for the carpet cleaner though, cleaned up the zig zagging trail of pee all the way down the hallway with no problems!

Day 3

P's a Sunbeam in Church! Wahh... where did time go. And no, he did not go very willingly. In fact, most of church probably heard him screaming from the Primary room. He ended up very happy though, so here's hoping next week is better...

CJ calls this Ms schoolgirl rock outfit, so what could be more fitting than to have her pose like all the kids do now in their pictures on Facebook? Couldn't get her to pout while doing it though...

Not that great or creative a picture of J, but he's nekkid and cute, so oh well!

Day 2

M: Whenever she wants a snack, she always asks for bread. She just loves her carbs, I guess.

P: A typical boy. Loves Cars. Here he's showing me his Lightning and Mister The King, as he calls them. Chick is mean and wasn't allowed in the picture, and Mater was lost under the bed I believe.
J: Standing!!! My J is finally standing!! Need I say more?

Dusting This Sucker Off...

...and trying a different angle.

Instead of moi being the focus, I'm going to try to take a photo of each of the kids each day.

Starting today. Why not January 1st?

Well... frankly...

I forgot.

Oops.

Day ONE:

M and her "grrr-I'm-so-fierce-I'ma-gonna-getcha!" face:

P and his always so sweet and open face:

J and his "what-the-CRACK-people!!-I-told-you-to-leave-me-in-the-water-to-PLAY!" face:

Day 66: In My Happy Place.

Erin sent me this evil picture because she hates me and wants to make me miserable with homesickness for Canada (or at least the foods that come from there). So I went to my happy place and played pretend. Mmmm. That timbit was deeeeeeeeeeeeeelish.

Day 65: Bad Examples

I was kept up too late by some very naughty, no good ladies on AIM and MSN. Erin and Katey, I hope you are very very ashamed. Shame on you. *snort*

Day 64: Ditched

J and I trailing behind the rest of the family on our walk to the park. Molly'd taken off on me too. Poor J... stuck with his mum til he masters the whole balance thing.

Day 63: Snuffled

Love snuffling this kid, spit up and all.

Day 62: Check Out THOSE Dimples!

J on his way to a bath. Ahh... to have rolls like that and still be called cute...

Day 61: Chomp

Yes, this is the strawberry in my day 60 picture. But I took these at night before bed, and I can't remember if they were before or after midnight, so they each get to be one. Plus that strawberry was one of the yummiest strawberries I've had... mmmm. It deserved two days.

Day 60: Holy Huge, Batman!

Look at the size of this thing! It's huuuuuge! It's like a strawberry on a toothpick! It's a virtual planetoid! It has its own weather system! (rep for getting the movie reference. heee.)

STRAWBERRY! DOON! NOW! (said in scottish accent.) (there's a hint for you.)

Day 59: Sunny Days

Spring is making its appearance in Arizona. It's been so gorgeous and perfect lately, and we even have daffodils blooming!

Day 58: Cheeky Baby.

Good thing he's not crying while *I* hold him...

Day 57: Molly Wolly

Poor Molly, she's been left out of the blog til now. Well, no longer, sweet puppers. We adore Molly, she's so great with the kids, especially P. He just loves her, gets so excited to play with her, even though he's actually allergic to her. Luckily his allergy is very mild!

Day 56: Just for Shila.

Shila was bugging me that I hadn't updated here in awhile. So this one's for you, Shila. I hope you print it out and frame it and hang it in a place of honor. :o)

Day 55: Caution-Wide Smiles Ahead

J is SUCH a smiler. He grins all the time when anyone talks to him or sings to him, or plays with him. Lately he loves being "tossed" it the air, without letting go obviously. He thinks it's hilarious, and usually lets loose a giggle or chortle when we do it.

Day 54: Goodnight Moon

Everynight M and I read Goodnight Moon before she goes to sleep, as the last book we read. We've read it so often that M has it memorized and "reads" it with me. We actually have two copies of the book because our original is so beat up, but I'm such a sap and will never ever ever get rid of that book. Too many memories.