What I will remember about this Christmas

I will remember...
a little girl who bounces up and down at anything that resembles a tune of music
a little girl who has a way to tell me what song she wants me to sing by either hand motions or grunts until I get it right, and then bouncing her little heart out with a grin a mile wide when I sing
a little girl who learns a new word everyday and says the words she knows more clearly each day too
a little girl who is obsessed with finding Bluey the elf and would love to hug him to death if that wasn't against the Elf on the Shelf rules (when big brother isn't watching I let her kiss and hug him all she wants)
a little girl who waddles everywhere she goes on her bow legs
a little girl who is at the prime age to destroy and pull off every ornament at her level of the tree, but hasn't bothered them at all
a little girl who makes her brother's blood pressure go through the roof when she toddles over to his tool area with no real interest in anything
a little girl who hangs on my legs and says mama, mama
a little girl who loves her daddy and his tickling
a little girl who loves her new stuffed Santa and elephant because she loves anything soft
a little girl who sat in a chair on Christmas morning and just took it all in
a little girl who loves her brother's new tools
a little girl who steals a little more of my heart each second
a little girl who I tried to rock today before her nap and thought oh my goodness, she is not a baby this Christmas. Sigh.




a little boy who loves his milk, PB and J, Spots the giraffe, and his screwdriver
a little boy who is giving up his naps
a little boy who still needs his naps
a little boy who says please and thank you... right after he says, Gimme some milk... please
a little boy whose pants are too short but too big around the middle
a little boy who is a bit nervous about this whole Santa thing and claims we don't have a chimney so he can't come in
a little boy who loves to snuggle with mom and dad
a little boy who growled at his cousin, "Today is baby Jesus' birthday, not yours." 
a little boy whose vocabulary surprises me every day
a little boy who loves to read books
a little boy who doesn't seem to understand nor care about the correlation between being good and Santa bringing presents... ha!
a little boy who can be so sweet
a little boy who is turning into a big boy in front of my eyes. Double Sigh.


Merry Christmas 2012!

Capturing the Moment

Lainey at almost 15 months....

-You are figuring out how to say so many things. Your favorite is whenever dad comes in a room or is somewhere nearby you yell, "Hi dada!!" You also say "Hi mama," "Hi papa," (grandpa) and "Hi mawma!"(grandma). You like to say ollie, ollie, ollie when you talk about our dog. Some other words you say often are: Elmo, nana (banana), baba (bottle), night night, teddy, bots (Spots, Grady's giraffe), Iya (Isla), thank you, here you go (both of those sound the same), Santa
- You are becoming more interested in sitting on laps and reading books. Currently, your two favorite are Beep Beep Blue and Polar Bear, Polar Bear. If I tell you to go get them, you go and search for them on the shelf and come back so proud of yourself and ready to listen
- You are a little climber. Grandma has found you standing on the coffee table at her house. At our house, you can climb up onto our couch and to the ottoman. Just the other day, we were playing outside and you shimmied your way up to the patio furniture chair and had one knee onto the table when I grabbed you. You can also climb up the ladder we have in our family room right now. (For your brother to play on) Don't ask.
- You love to sing the songs grandma teaches you. Your two favorites are Itsy Bistsy Spider and I'm a Little Teapot. You make it very clear which song you want to sing by the hand motions you do.
-Grandma taught you how to stomp, and it is all you did all day long today.
-You are so laid back and not into much of our Christmas stuff like you should be at the age you are.
- You are such a happy girl. What a difference a year makes!!!!




Grady at 2 years 10 months....

-You still have zero interest in potty training. You may wear diapers forever.
- Your favorite color is blue, and every plate you eat with, fork you use, clothes you wear, coats you like, crayons you draw with... are blue.
-You love Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Dora, and Special Agent Oso. You would stare at a TV all day if I let you.
-You are still obsessed with tools and sleep with your red screwdriver and Spots, the giraffe,  every night.
- You are getting to the age when you go to bed, you need a drink, you need some food, you need to "Nuggle" with mama, you need to play.
- You have a big boy bed that you are working on staying in all night long. Working on being the key word there.
-You still wake up at about 5:15-5:30 most days of the week.
- You are hit or miss with naps, today you didn't take one, so you were my cleaning helper. You loved every second of it.
- You have started to say "I yuv you mommy, I yuv you daddy!!!" All the time.
- You say things that make you sound so much older than you are. For example, after asking you a question, you say, "Hmmmm... Let me think about that for a little bit....." before answering.
- You are a handful and are still saying things that are not too nice to mommy and daddy. For example, "I'm gonna put you in a trashcan. I'm gonna take you out back and make you sleep in a tree. You are mean, go back to work." Those are just a few I can think of right now, there are many that pop out of your mouth a day.
- Mom loves to talk with you at night before bed. You love to snuggle.
- You have such a great little personality and we love what every day with you brings!!