Thursday, September 5, 2013
Leah's Funny Words
I posted a few of Colin's funny words that we have to translate and couldn't think of any that Leah has. Well, we have a new one! She has a cute little pink toy poodle that she calls her "noodle". She also calls wasps "waffles". Leah also can't say her "L's" or "R's" so when she wants something she "wee-ya-wee wee-ya-wee wants or yuvs it". I love it. It is so darn cute I will not be the one to correct them and I hope they don't outgrow these words anytime soon!
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Favorite Words
So Colin has a couple words that are code for other words that I love hearing him say.
"waffles" = wasps
"han-i-tizer" = hand sanitizer <- catch="" i="" might="" on="" p="" really="" think="" this="">
"waffles" = wasps
"han-i-tizer" = hand sanitizer <- catch="" i="" might="" on="" p="" really="" think="" this="">
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Jesus Take the Wheel
Colin and I were playing with his trucks the other day. He had three and asked me which one I wanted to play with. To help with my decision, he said "Jesus is driving this one, Joseph is driving this one, and Spider Man is driving this one". LOL. I picked Jesus to drive for me! :)
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Our Nanny
So Colin and Leah have the most wonderful, terrific, awesome nanny ever. Her name is Naomi and we met her through a friend at church. She started out just watching them one day a week and then 3 full days and one afternoon and now she is full time when they are not at their mother's day out preschool program which is two days a week. They absolutely love her and she does them too. She is like their big sister. It's the sweetest thing ever. She takes them to movies, splash pads, the mall playground, the zoo with other friends they know from church, all kinds of fun activities. They used to be able to go with her to our church since she worked there two days a week buuuuut the rules changed and since they're not blood relatives they weren't able to go anymore so she quit lol. She is just wonderful and we don't know what we'd do without her!
Terrific 3's
Well the 3's are definitely an awesome age. They are just full of personality and this has been such a great year. Leah is sweet and sassy. That girl has att-i-tude! I am so looking forward to the teenage years with her since we already argue about what she's going to wear out in public....no Leah we cannot wear a bathing suit everywhere ;). Colin is my big helper. He apparently takes the being oldest by 3 minutes thing very seriously because he is such the "big" brother. He is a little bossy but more just in charge in general. He is my right hand man when daddy is working late especially with our foster baby who is now 11 months old. We are both potty trained. Colin wears a pull up at night but that's it - yay!!
We recently went to Disney World!!! Oh my gosh that was so awesome!! I can't wait to go back and the kids ask about it frequently. Definitely needed more time to see everything but we had a great time while we were there and it was also nice to enjoy some beach time after Disney. We bought a minivan (which I swore we'd never do) and took it on vacation and love it. Like literally cannot imagine life without it now. Crazy. We were looking at it and talking about cargo space and automatic sliding doors...um when did we get so old?
We've managed to have a few nights for just mommy and daddy thanks to Meemaw and PaPa :). Last weekend we went to a wedding for my friend, Tarrah, in Columbia. As in Columbia, Missouri. Yeah I was a little nauseous walking around all the black and gold and tiger paraphenalia all weekend. The jayhawk in me wanted to run but the wedding was beautiful as was the bride.
Brad works a TON of hours so it's me and kiddos a lot. It's amazing at 3 what big helpers they are already. They are such good kids which leads me to prayer time. I think bedtime is my favorite time and not just because they're getting ready to go to sleep. They each get to pick a book that we read and then read some stories from their Children's Bible and then they each take turns saying prayers and we give hugs and kisses and then they go to sleep (well sometimes the last part about sleeping is delayed but that's always the plan at least). They say the SWEETEST prayers. Leah is always thankful for the beautiful flowers, sun, rainbows, and other items in nature. She is also often thankful for the beautiful princesses, Mommy, Daddy, Colin, our foster baby (can't name names), and our new puppy Belle. Colin is thankful for everyone as well and also thanks God for things like the new lock for our gate, his toys, the beautiful blueberries, the sun, and asks that everyone has a great night of sleep and a great day tomorrow. Love love love bedtime prayer time at our house.
We recently went to Disney World!!! Oh my gosh that was so awesome!! I can't wait to go back and the kids ask about it frequently. Definitely needed more time to see everything but we had a great time while we were there and it was also nice to enjoy some beach time after Disney. We bought a minivan (which I swore we'd never do) and took it on vacation and love it. Like literally cannot imagine life without it now. Crazy. We were looking at it and talking about cargo space and automatic sliding doors...um when did we get so old?
We've managed to have a few nights for just mommy and daddy thanks to Meemaw and PaPa :). Last weekend we went to a wedding for my friend, Tarrah, in Columbia. As in Columbia, Missouri. Yeah I was a little nauseous walking around all the black and gold and tiger paraphenalia all weekend. The jayhawk in me wanted to run but the wedding was beautiful as was the bride.
Brad works a TON of hours so it's me and kiddos a lot. It's amazing at 3 what big helpers they are already. They are such good kids which leads me to prayer time. I think bedtime is my favorite time and not just because they're getting ready to go to sleep. They each get to pick a book that we read and then read some stories from their Children's Bible and then they each take turns saying prayers and we give hugs and kisses and then they go to sleep (well sometimes the last part about sleeping is delayed but that's always the plan at least). They say the SWEETEST prayers. Leah is always thankful for the beautiful flowers, sun, rainbows, and other items in nature. She is also often thankful for the beautiful princesses, Mommy, Daddy, Colin, our foster baby (can't name names), and our new puppy Belle. Colin is thankful for everyone as well and also thanks God for things like the new lock for our gate, his toys, the beautiful blueberries, the sun, and asks that everyone has a great night of sleep and a great day tomorrow. Love love love bedtime prayer time at our house.
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Cereal Princess
Leah would eat dry cereal for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if we would let her. Literally it's all the girl wants to eat now. It's not (always) the unhealthy stuff either. She loves mini shredded wheats especially the strawberry ones.
The princess part comes in like this. I believe this was my mom's doing but it's super cute. When you ask Leah how to spell princess, she says "L-E-A-H". Oh geez :).
The princess part comes in like this. I believe this was my mom's doing but it's super cute. When you ask Leah how to spell princess, she says "L-E-A-H". Oh geez :).
What in the world?!
This is Colin's new favorite saying. When we were at Disney World, Colin was laying in bed with me one night and I was rubbing his back before he went to sleep and this is our conversation:
Colin: "Mom, is that you?"
Me: "Yes, it's me sweetie."
Colin: "What in the world are you doing?"
Brad and I of course busted out laughing so needless to say sleep time was postponed...
My mom got a new car and brought it over yesterday and when she took Colin and Leah outside to go for a ride, Colin once again asked "what in the world?!" That kid cracks me up.
Colin: "Mom, is that you?"
Me: "Yes, it's me sweetie."
Colin: "What in the world are you doing?"
Brad and I of course busted out laughing so needless to say sleep time was postponed...
My mom got a new car and brought it over yesterday and when she took Colin and Leah outside to go for a ride, Colin once again asked "what in the world?!" That kid cracks me up.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Sleep talking
Naomi, our nanny, just texted me and said Leah fell asleep on their way to the zoo and when she sort of woke up out of nowhere she said "I don't poop in my pants". Well no you haven't done that for a long time! LOL.
Best Friends
It was SO precious. I love little moments like that. Hearing them say they're friends and love each other and give hugs and want to sit together when one is in time out or hear them talking after they've gone to bed are just a few of the many many things I love about having twins.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Ladies Man
Our nanny, Naomi, aka "Naomeet" aka "Nomi", took the kids to the playground at the mall last Friday and said some girls got in the little stationary car next to Colin's and smiled at him. He turned his head and slumped down in his car. Smoooth...Eyes for mommy only though which is fine with me :).
3 Years
This is only 2 months late but better late than never :). So here are a few things about my growing kiddos I want to jot down before I forget!
Colin -
You are such a rough and tumbly little boy but have the softest heart at the same time. You can wrestle and fight with your sister but no one else can touch her as was evidenced by a little event at preschool. We always ask how your day was and what you learned and you told us that you pushed a boy that had pushed Leah. While I had to refrain from telling you "great job" and making it seem okay to push, it was one of my proudest moments to hear of you standing up for your sister (who is about 10 pounds smaller than you at this point). You are so tender with our foster baby boy and tell us often he's "your baby" or "your friend". You are such a good daddy to him and your babies. You have quite a sense of humor and say the funniest things. I will have to do a better job of writing them down because you really do crack us up pretty much all the time. You love to do anything with your daddy especially if it involves going out in the garage or going outside. You and Leah helped him carry in firewood for a good half hour from his truck to the back patio last winter. You are very tall for your age and talk like a 6 year old. We joke that you're 3 going on 13. You are very independent and want to prove you can do anything yourself. You're proficient at getting dressed, putting your shoes and socks on, getting things out of the pantry or refrigerator, and love to "read" books to us and to Leah. Your favorite book is "Pete the Cat" which you have memorized along with several other books. You love to sing and play your guitar. You and Leah love to put on "The Castle" skits that you learn at church. You are our funny little man and I can't imagine life without you.
Leah -
You are our little princess. You are a girly girl and love to dress up and wear anything with ruffles. Your favorite color is pink, followed closely by purple. You love sparkles and jewelry and shoes. We often go round and round about what you are going to wear out because you don't understand why I don't agree with some of your interesting combinations of clothes, shoes, and accessories. You love your black patent "tapping" shoes you wore at Christmas and want to wear them most of the time. You love Minnie Mouse and Dora. You will be one tough girl with all the wrestling you and Colin do. You are very independent and perfectly happy sitting down by yourself to look at a book or play on your leap pad 2. You also love to play outside and love animals. You got "The Little Mermaid" for Christmas which is your favorite movie (mommy's too). You were fascinated when I could sing along to all of the songs. I am treasuring this as I know someday it will take a lot more to impress you! You are my shopping buddy and night owl. You are almost always awake after Colin goes to sleep. You are very quiet though and sometimes I come out to find you have snuck out of bed to read a book in the living room. We rarely have to get onto you and when we do you're very sensitive and hate to get in trouble. You are very stubborn though and hold a grudge. I have no idea where you get that from ;). You love to sing and play the keyboard and love to put on skits with Colin of "The Castle" that you have seen at church. You are our precious princess and I can't imagine life without you.
You both are so cute when we pray before bed. There are always random prayers - for the milkman (daddy brought milk one day but you didn't see him), your toys, the neighbors' dogs, and random people will pop in your heads. It's so sweet and I love that you thank God for so many different things!
Colin -
You are such a rough and tumbly little boy but have the softest heart at the same time. You can wrestle and fight with your sister but no one else can touch her as was evidenced by a little event at preschool. We always ask how your day was and what you learned and you told us that you pushed a boy that had pushed Leah. While I had to refrain from telling you "great job" and making it seem okay to push, it was one of my proudest moments to hear of you standing up for your sister (who is about 10 pounds smaller than you at this point). You are so tender with our foster baby boy and tell us often he's "your baby" or "your friend". You are such a good daddy to him and your babies. You have quite a sense of humor and say the funniest things. I will have to do a better job of writing them down because you really do crack us up pretty much all the time. You love to do anything with your daddy especially if it involves going out in the garage or going outside. You and Leah helped him carry in firewood for a good half hour from his truck to the back patio last winter. You are very tall for your age and talk like a 6 year old. We joke that you're 3 going on 13. You are very independent and want to prove you can do anything yourself. You're proficient at getting dressed, putting your shoes and socks on, getting things out of the pantry or refrigerator, and love to "read" books to us and to Leah. Your favorite book is "Pete the Cat" which you have memorized along with several other books. You love to sing and play your guitar. You and Leah love to put on "The Castle" skits that you learn at church. You are our funny little man and I can't imagine life without you.
Leah -
You are our little princess. You are a girly girl and love to dress up and wear anything with ruffles. Your favorite color is pink, followed closely by purple. You love sparkles and jewelry and shoes. We often go round and round about what you are going to wear out because you don't understand why I don't agree with some of your interesting combinations of clothes, shoes, and accessories. You love your black patent "tapping" shoes you wore at Christmas and want to wear them most of the time. You love Minnie Mouse and Dora. You will be one tough girl with all the wrestling you and Colin do. You are very independent and perfectly happy sitting down by yourself to look at a book or play on your leap pad 2. You also love to play outside and love animals. You got "The Little Mermaid" for Christmas which is your favorite movie (mommy's too). You were fascinated when I could sing along to all of the songs. I am treasuring this as I know someday it will take a lot more to impress you! You are my shopping buddy and night owl. You are almost always awake after Colin goes to sleep. You are very quiet though and sometimes I come out to find you have snuck out of bed to read a book in the living room. We rarely have to get onto you and when we do you're very sensitive and hate to get in trouble. You are very stubborn though and hold a grudge. I have no idea where you get that from ;). You love to sing and play the keyboard and love to put on skits with Colin of "The Castle" that you have seen at church. You are our precious princess and I can't imagine life without you.
You both are so cute when we pray before bed. There are always random prayers - for the milkman (daddy brought milk one day but you didn't see him), your toys, the neighbors' dogs, and random people will pop in your heads. It's so sweet and I love that you thank God for so many different things!
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