Friday, January 31, 2014

The Dinner Box

Like most kids my kids LOVE cardboard boxes!  Anytime ones come Sam calls dibs on it!
 
I ordered some dog food so this big box came and the kids decided it was the "Dinner Box" and they had to eat inside.
 
 
What do you serve for dinner in a dinner box?
A buffet of course!

 
BEST.DINNER.EVER
says Sam =)



Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Sam


All of a sudden Sam has decided he wants his room clean.  Everyday he makes his bed.  He even cleaned out his drawers and refolded his shirts and pants =)
 
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Sam: Mommy can I have this dollar?
Me: Sure
Sam: Thank you!  I'm not saving my money for a car anymore
Me: What are you saving it for?
Sam: Junk!
Me: Don't you think you will need a car one day?
Sam: No, I just like to stay home and relax so why do I need a car?

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Potty Trained!



We have had lots of success on the potty but I still had Hannah in diapers.  It’s so hard for me to make the switch.   On Friday her teacher told me she thought Hannah was ready for underwear.  I told her that I would try that weekend and see how she did.

*funny thing is Sam was in diapers until HIS teacher told me “I think he is ready for underwear” haha
Saturday we wake up and she pees and on goes the underwear!  She did great and told me every time she had to pee!  We went to Chic-fil-a for lunch and I put a diaper on her since I didn’t want to deal with accidents.  She stayed dried and even used the potty there!

Sunday we did underwear again and again success all day! Maybe she is ready!!
Monday I had planned to put her in a diaper for the ride to school – again, I didn’t want to deal with pee in the car seat but she refused!

Hannah: No diaper!  I want underwear!
Ugh….. fine…. Lets do underwear!

As soon as we pull in the parking lot she says she has to pee – ugh!  Sam of course is being Mr Slow poke and I am envisioning pee running down Hannah’s leg any minute.  We get inside and she pees!  Whew!
At pick up I sneak a peek in the door and see she is still wearing the same pants – yay!  Her teacher said she did great and ran to the potty whenever she needed it!
 
So I guess that is that!  She is officially potty trained at 2yrs 11 months (2 months later than her brother but before 3 and that was my goal!)

Way to go Hannah Banana!!!
 

Saturday, January 25, 2014

More snow

What a winter we are having!  More snow fell today - 3 inches!
 
Piper of course just lays outside like its a nice spring day!
 


Thursday, January 23, 2014

Show Time!

Sam decided that he and Hannah were going to put on a show for me and Mark.
 
Hannah took some convincing but she finally agreed!
 

 
Iron Man had to protect the Princess from the dark knight!

 
Come this way Princess - I will protect you!

 
Ah yes they made it to the kingdom safely!



Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Snow Day!

 
Time for another snow storm


 
~11 inches - had to make a path for piper



 
Me and Sam made a tunnel


Sunday, January 19, 2014

Trasitions

I have come to realize I am not a "baby" mom.
I remember my sister telling me she would have lots of kids if she could give them up at 12 months -haha -she loved the early years.
 
Don't get me wrong -  I loved snuggling with my babies but I prefer the more independent stage.
 
This weekend we moved Hannah to a big girl bed.
so nice to be done with cribs!!
 


 
After

 
She LOVES her bed!  She played in it all day Sunday!
 
The 1st night she got out like 100 times -it took 90 mins for her to stay in her bed.
 
The next day - no nap but she stayed in her bed and played with her dolls
 
The 2nd night - she got up 1 time and after that stayed in bed.
 
When she wakes up she just sits there until I come get her.
 
Soooo much smoother than Sam's move to  a bed!  =0)


Saturday, January 18, 2014

One last Christmas Pic

 
We finally got a chance to take the tree down this weekend -Sam was not too happy about it though.  In fact every night before bed he asks me "How many more days till Christmas?"  LOTS buddy!
 
I never did get a pic of the kids wear the pjs I made them so we threw them on for one last pic!
 
Outtakes
 




Sunday, January 5, 2014

Friday, January 3, 2014

Snow!

We got a nice snow fall today -7 inches!
It was freezing though!! 
 


Thursday, January 2, 2014

Sam

 
 
Sam: Why do you keep yelling at me?
Me: Because you don't listen Sam. If you listened I wouldn't have to yell
Sam: Well I can't help it! God made me this way!
Me: oh yeah?
ok now I felt bad and gave him a hug
 
.....5 seconds later
 
Me: Umm No. God lets you make your own decisions so don't blame this on him.
Sam: hmph!
 
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Sam: Mommy can you lift your eyebrow like this?

Me: Let me try
Sam: No No You're not doing it
Me: Now am I?
Sam: No like this
Me: Now?
Sam: No mommy, you cant do it
Me: Well that's pretty cool that you can
Sam: yeah God made me special didn't he?
Me: he sure did buddy - he sure did!


Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Happy Birthday Mark!

Sam made the cake =)
 


 
Seriously I can never get a decent pic with my 2 kids...oy!
 


 
Sam: Remember when I use to love Amanda
Me: Yep!  Do you still?
Sam: No. I don't even know her anymore
lol