Fun in the snow with Papa

Look at the smile on that face! She was so proud of her snowman and told me on the phone that she really wanted to eat the gumdrop cheeks!

Happy Tuesday!

Free at last?

We met up with mom and dad yesterday and they have the kids for the week... what will we do with ourselves? Tonight is choir, Tuesday night we hope to meet up with Emily and Jared, The rest of the week will most likely involve laundry (and lots of it!!!)

I miss my kiddos and am already looking forward to seeing them Friday night- but sleeping until my alarm went off this morning was a huge treat!

We ordered Ms glasses last week- purple Barbie frames... I can't wait to see how she does with them!

Testing, testing...

Yesterday M had her hearing test and also a speech evaulation. She passed both with flying colors- which I figured she would, I did it because her preschool teacher asked... Now I know she is just bored:) Today, though, was a different story. She had her eyes checked and was found to have "a significant astigmatism." We will go back this winter and they will see if she needs to be patched. Then on to glasses before kindergarten.... I hoped that wouldn't be the case, but with me as her mom, I figured the day would come! I did realize that might explain why she gets up during circle time at preschool and walks around the room- she may not be able to see the pictures in the book from that far away...

Have a nice weekend!

Unconscious? (I had to check the dictionary for that one!)

M: I want to wear that sweatshirt. That would be totally unconscious!
Me: What does unconscious mean?
M: It means you have no control over your body and you are worn out. Like this- (lays on the floor on her back and closes her eyes.)
Me: Where did you learn that?
M: My Oliva book. I learn lots of things in books...


Ok- whatever! I never have to wonder what is going on in that little brain!

Pictures from tuesday....

All of them together are sideways.... hmmmmm.

Most of Maggies looked like this... see my post below as to why she was so out of it!!

Sorry...

I have been neglecting my blog. I apologize!

I realized today that I check many blogs almost daily but haven't updated my own in way too long... here is the recap of the past few months:

I started my new job in October and love it! I miss having Tuesday afternoons free to spend with the kids, go to appointments and get the oil changed, but I needed a change of pace!

O was sick pretty much from October 1st through December 26th- the day he got tubes. He is a new boy! He still isn't talking- he does say mama and tries Dada every once and awhile, but that's about it. He is stubborn and sweet and getting cuter by the day:) Now if he could just tell us what he wants....
Some of his favorite things:
His Elmo and Grover stuffed animals- he can't sleep without them!
His pacifiers- we are down to his crib only...
Food
Throwing food on the floor
Balls
Bouncing on my exercise ball
Trains
His Thomas the Tank Engine Book- it is missing both covers and isn't very exciting... we read it 10 times a day....
Playing with dad
Cuddling with mom
Bella- the sitters dog
Singing... with no words:)

M turned 4 on January 5th and was hard to live with for a few weeks! She has since become the lovable girl we missed. I had her parent/teacher conference at preschool the other day and was told that she has a great vocabulary (which I knew!), was the class greeter (she greets everyone with hugs, including the parent helpers and anyone else who comes into the classroom) and isn't a very good listener. In fact she suggested that we have her hearing checked. We are doing that Thursday, but I'm pretty sure she is just bored. I guess we shall see!
Her newest favorite things:
Barbie Mariposa- the movie came out last Tuesday and she earned it by sticking with me for a long that included a trip to work, O's 18 month check up, lunch with dad, preschool and pictures at Portrait Innovations. All without a nap. The movie came with butterfly wings for her- need I say more???

Art projects or science experiments:
We have dyed Easter Eggs, painted little "statues" very bright colors, added paint to water to see what happened, made collages, drew pictures, made cards and wrapping paper and more in the past few weeks.

Cooking with mom
Playing with O
Going to Preschool, Tumbling and Sunday School
Playing Dress Up
Barbies
Watching Mr Rogers: She and dad watch an episode every week night after dinner before bed time. I don't know who likes it more:)

That pretty much sums up our life!
I am going to try to be a better blogger! Please remind me if it has been awhile:)