NYE @ ICM

Our third year going to the Children's Museum for New Year's Eve!

Pre-balloon drop!  

Look at all these balloons!  (where's Oli's nose?)

wow!

Knock Knock

Scene:  Lying in Oliver's bed, new Mickey Mouse sheets from Santa, lights off, trying to teach a knock knock joke...
Oli:  Knock Knock
Me: Who's there?
Oli:  Oliver!
Me:  Oliver who?   (wondering what will come next!)
Oli:  Oliver Neppl.
CUTE.

We'll keep working on it.

The News

Scene:  Last night, in bed, lights out, and out of the blue - - -

Oli:  "When I get bigger I'm going to watch the news, too, Mommy."
Me:  "With me?"
Oli: "Yes."

Merry Christmas!

Ivy taking a much needed Christmas nap!

Santa put green olives in Oliver's stocking!  He was SO excited he  jumped up and down with the olive jar above his head!!

A nice day with my parents and kiddos! I'm a lucky girl.

Christmas Card 2011

SMC

SMC = I wouldn't change a thing! I have the two Best and Cutest kids on this planet! xoxo

A Cart Full of Cute

Wish I had these pics when I made our Xmas card!

More car talk

Oli: my voice is different.
Me: what do you mean your voice is different?
Oli: it's different because I am talking.

Fart

Scenario:  Changing Ivy's diaper/clothes...smelled something stinky.

Me:  Did you toot, Oli?

Oli:  huh?  (playing with Cars.  Who has time to talk, right?)

Me:  Did you fart?

Oli:  I don't fart anymore.

Me:  *laughs*  (he is pretty funny...where does he come up with this stuff?)

Oli stats

At the six Oliver weighed in at 34.3 pounds and he is 3 feet 2 inches tall.

Swimming

Today was Oliver's last day of swimming lessons:  Swim Tot Level I.  He will be moving on to Level 2 in January!  I've already got him all signed up!  Usually, on Swim Lesson Sundays, we arrive and Oli starts his class at 4pm.  When they start lessons, they also close the pool/hot tub from 4pm - 8pm.  So, he has never been able to try out the hot tub - and he always wants to!  So.

Today, we arrived about a half hour early.  We sat in the hot tub and we swam around the lazy river.  It was really good Mom and Oliver time.  I love that kid's smile.  I love to watch him swim and have fun in the water.  He is so comfortable in the water.

After swimming, we celebrated with a really big smoothie that we shared.  It was really nice time spent together.

Love him.

Herky Hat

Scenario: drop off at Apple Tree this morning, putting Oliver's Herky hat on.
Oli: Noooo! That hat is in my face!
Me: Do you want this orange hat? (also fun)
Oli: Yes.
Me: Should Mama wear the Herky hat?
Oli: Yes. Not at my school. At your work.
Me: Ok. Is it embarrassing if Mama wears it at your school?
Oli: uh-huh. (yes)
Me: Oh. Do you know what "embarrassing" means?
Oli: No.

Hey Ivy

Did you know that Oliver calls you "his baby"?

My Girl

Her new bibs.  Love them!

First Snow

oh I love that face.

Brrrr

and I love this face.

So many funnies to save!

Oli:  Mama.  I was playin' with her and I didn't bite her.
Me:  Good.
Oli:  That's good manners.

(At dinner Oli tried some jalepeno /cilantro hummus.)
Oli:  Does hot food make us poop?

(Talking and getting into his chair for dinner.)
Oli:  I can get in my chair while my head is talking.

The Gym

I've decided to quit the gym.  Then, join another gym.  Why?  I NEVER go to the gym - that's the one I'm going to quit.  (It's on the other side of town and other reasons).  The new gym?  Well, it's downtown (UI Rec) - it's on the same side of town as Apple Tree Daycare, my work...there's a parking lot over there and maybe the UI will let me switch lots.

So.  I'm trying to make it easier for me to get to a place to walk on a treadmill.  or swim.  or sit in a hot tub.  This could work.

Adelaide's 3rd Birthday Party

Jeff and Adelaide play tunes for the birthday crowd!  So fun.

Ivy loved the music!  Jeff played guitar and she clapped and danced!

Oliver brought home two balloons from the party.  He fell asleep in the car white knuckling those balloons.  I put him in his bed still holding those balloon.  Yes, there is a boy under those covers.  Unfortunately, the car-to-bed-transfer was not as successful as usual and he did NOT take a nap.  ugh. 

Oliver won on Kid Quotes

November's Kids' Quotes contest winner is Oliver!!!

After talking about why we don't bend our books...
O: Why I do that?
Me: I have no idea. Because you're 3?
O: I still learning.
Oliver, 3 
He is so awesome. Love him.

Sleep.

I'm here to say that SLEEP is important.  Without sleep, everything seems hard and frustrating and complicated.

I need to sleep.  For some reason, I've not been able to sleep for awhile - and it's difficult.  It's frustrating.
Not sleeping is crazy making.

I've been told that sleeping medications can be addictive.  I'm wondering if the meds really are addictive...?  OR is it that finally a person gets to SLEEP and that SLEEP is what is addictive?!

Yesterday morning I felt pretty good.  I had gotten a bit of sleep.  Sleep is my new high.  Forget alcohol.  I want my sleep.