I found the following in a draft. Good examples of things I forgot they said, but I don't want to forget that they said them. Reese doesn't even ask about whether we're home anymore.
Todd: I'm going to live right over here so I'm close. In case you need me. Ok?
Reese: Are you home?
Elle: I'm going to keep swimming so maybe I can be in the Olympics.
Tomorrow I'll try and pay close attention to what they're saying to add to this list. And I know Copper will have some of these sooner than we think!
Sunday, January 28, 2018
some things i don't want to forget
The other day we started talking about how Elle had an imaginary friend for a little while named Toko. This started with a little Christmas mouse toy we had, but eventually he became imaginary.
This led us to remember that Todd never had an imaginary friend, but an imaginary place. His factory. He has two stuffed bears, Herman and Rupert who would sometimes work in the factory, but generally everything else was imaginary. He would say things like he made something in his factory, or if it was something he wanted and we wouldn't get it for him he'd say he would get it from his factory. It was so cute!
Reese has transitioned from being with Todd all the time since he started Kindergarten to playing pretend on her own. So far no imaginary friends though. I think she and Copper with play well together once he gets big enough, but for now I'll catch her talking to herself and her toys a lot. It's sweet to hear her little voice involved in some scheme. It's also fascinating when I accidentally think she's talking to me and she corrects me and says she's pretending, and then she goes right back into the game she's playing.
I just realized how quickly I forgot about Todd's factory and I don't want to forget things like that. I'm so grateful for the resource this blog has been, and I really need to catch up everyone and myself on everything.
This led us to remember that Todd never had an imaginary friend, but an imaginary place. His factory. He has two stuffed bears, Herman and Rupert who would sometimes work in the factory, but generally everything else was imaginary. He would say things like he made something in his factory, or if it was something he wanted and we wouldn't get it for him he'd say he would get it from his factory. It was so cute!
Reese has transitioned from being with Todd all the time since he started Kindergarten to playing pretend on her own. So far no imaginary friends though. I think she and Copper with play well together once he gets big enough, but for now I'll catch her talking to herself and her toys a lot. It's sweet to hear her little voice involved in some scheme. It's also fascinating when I accidentally think she's talking to me and she corrects me and says she's pretending, and then she goes right back into the game she's playing.
I just realized how quickly I forgot about Todd's factory and I don't want to forget things like that. I'm so grateful for the resource this blog has been, and I really need to catch up everyone and myself on everything.
reese is 3!
Dear Reese,
You are three today, and the last three years have flown by! You are spunky, girly, and independent! You love wearing dresses, make up, princess shoes, jewelry, and painting your nails and toes. You've recently gotten big enough to wear some of Elle's old princess dresses and you enjoy playing dress up. You like to go to my bathroom and get in my make up, and my closet and wear my shoes. You love Todd and Elle, but you also like to pester them. You've enjoyed getting your big girl bed and sharing the new room with Elle, and spending time during the day playing with Todd after he gets home from Pre-K. You already love your baby brother intensely, and can't wait for him to get here. You have started using phrases that bigger people use, and already sound older. Purple is your "best friend," and so is Mops, and Lydia, and other things and people from time to time. You have picked up on counting, shapes, colors and saying the alphabet. You love to sing! You even try to sing along with the songs in big church even though you don't know the words. Outside is your happy place. You don't mind taking Mops out, even insisting on it most of the time, and running around the backyard by yourselves. Your other
current interests are Lion Guard, Sophia the First, and baby dolls.
Today you woke up and had your birthday donuts, and Elle and Todd helped you open some presents. You also had your last day of Sonshine School for the spring. You took popsicles to share with friends, and it was a bittersweet day to say goodbye to Mrs. Salina and Mrs. Lauren who love you dearly. You'll go back in the fall and be on the big kid hall!
We had planned to take you out to dinner, and then needed to go to Elle's softball meeting, BUT as you'll learn living in OK and being born during tornado season there will be times weather gets in the way. Storms meant we hunkered down instead. Daddy was able to come home early, and you got to FaceTime with your Aunt Kathy, cousin Weston, and Grammy and Grandad. You got lots of sweet messages from people all day. Thankfully, we only had rain and lightening and between storms you went with Daddy to pick up Panda Express. You got to pick a movie, and Sleeping Beauty was an easy pick for you.
You are loved to pieces, and we are so thankful to have another year with you!
You are three today, and the last three years have flown by! You are spunky, girly, and independent! You love wearing dresses, make up, princess shoes, jewelry, and painting your nails and toes. You've recently gotten big enough to wear some of Elle's old princess dresses and you enjoy playing dress up. You like to go to my bathroom and get in my make up, and my closet and wear my shoes. You love Todd and Elle, but you also like to pester them. You've enjoyed getting your big girl bed and sharing the new room with Elle, and spending time during the day playing with Todd after he gets home from Pre-K. You already love your baby brother intensely, and can't wait for him to get here. You have started using phrases that bigger people use, and already sound older. Purple is your "best friend," and so is Mops, and Lydia, and other things and people from time to time. You have picked up on counting, shapes, colors and saying the alphabet. You love to sing! You even try to sing along with the songs in big church even though you don't know the words. Outside is your happy place. You don't mind taking Mops out, even insisting on it most of the time, and running around the backyard by yourselves. Your other
Today you woke up and had your birthday donuts, and Elle and Todd helped you open some presents. You also had your last day of Sonshine School for the spring. You took popsicles to share with friends, and it was a bittersweet day to say goodbye to Mrs. Salina and Mrs. Lauren who love you dearly. You'll go back in the fall and be on the big kid hall!
We had planned to take you out to dinner, and then needed to go to Elle's softball meeting, BUT as you'll learn living in OK and being born during tornado season there will be times weather gets in the way. Storms meant we hunkered down instead. Daddy was able to come home early, and you got to FaceTime with your Aunt Kathy, cousin Weston, and Grammy and Grandad. You got lots of sweet messages from people all day. Thankfully, we only had rain and lightening and between storms you went with Daddy to pick up Panda Express. You got to pick a movie, and Sleeping Beauty was an easy pick for you.
You are loved to pieces, and we are so thankful to have another year with you!
Saturday, April 22, 2017
easter 2017
Checking out their loot from the Easter Bunny!
Tried to get a picture as soon as we got to church while they were fresh. Todd was just not having it!
Reese really loves her dress. She is telling me, "it's a dress like Ariel's!" Still our little mermaid!
We did an Easter program this year.
Here's a little sample:
Umpteenth time for an egg hunt in the gym!
Finally got a family picture when we got to Tulsa. Still Todd not having it, and I'm resolved to the fact that we'll probably rarely have a picture with everyone looking at the camera.
One with the cousins! They're all so big!
We had a wonderful afternoon and evening at the Taylors' house. Probably my last time to get to Tulsa before baby boy comes. My feet were so swollen by the time we got there. The kids did egg hunts, egg dying, and lots of playing! We ate lots of yummy food!
And another picture with the cousins in their jammies before we headed home.
Saturday, April 15, 2017
jr master chefs
The kids and I have a new activity to do together. We watch Master Chef Jr. I've watched previous seasons and thought the kids would enjoy it, but this is the first season I felt like they would be able to pay attention long enough to follow along. They instantly loved it! It's funny for them, and they've picked some favorite contestants. They've also been impressed that kids so young can do so much, and I love the way the kids on the show are so encouraging to each other. It has inspired them to help more in making meals, which has been really nice. I was also hoping it would inspire them to try some new foods, but not so much yet. I've also found them playing with the play kitchen more often, and timing each other to cook things. I'm planning a night when Chris is staying late at the dorm to have a "Master Chef" night and do a little competition with them to make dinner. We'll see who can earn their apron!
spring break 2017 pt 2
The rest of spring break was more relaxed. Pie at Brennon and Tam's on Pi day, special play times with the Kochers who were visiting from CO, some water play with nice weather, and a special ice cream date with Reese. Unfortunately, we ended the week with the a stomach bug that landed me in the ER, and went through the family through the next week. Lots of memories though!
Friday, April 14, 2017
spring break 2017 pt 1
We wanted Spring Break to be low key, but take advantage of the kids being out of school to see family and do some special things. The first day we took a day trip to the farm to celebrate Uncle Ken's 70th birthday. The kids got to do some of their favorite things like playing with puppies, jumping on hay bales, and playing a game that they made up with their cousins called "chicken rodeo," which is essentially chasing the chickens back into the coop. Even Uncle Ken got up on the hay bales at 70 years young! We were also able to see all the damage the wildfires did around Buffalo. It was amazing and scary to see how close it got to the farm. It still smelled smoky even though it had been over a week.
We then took a quick trip to Dallas. We stayed with Aunt Elaine and loved our time with her. We took Elle to the American Girl store as an early birthday present. Then in the afternoon we went to the Dallas arboritum. We spent all our time in the Children's Garden. It's such a beautiful place, and I love to go back to see the rest of the garden. The next day we spent the morning at Legoland and then headed home in the afternoon. The kids are all into legos so it was perfect for them right now. Todd loves Ninjago and the playplace was perfect for him. They had a couple or rides, one which all of us could ride. Reese could have spent all day going down the duplo slide. Other activities included a 4d movie, Star Wars lego room, lots of lego building stations, and lego cars for the bigger kids to drive. While more expensive than I would have liked we got a good experience.
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