Diaper Duo

I am not crazy about the fact that Z is still in diapers but I couldn't resist this photo op!

Jess and the Plane

Gonna get you...

Got your wing...

Let's see you get away now!
You are mine plane! Suffer the wrath of my slobber!

Rub-a-Dub Dub....

3 Cuties in a Tub!

Who knew I could fill my new, blue plastic tub with such beautiful, priceless goodies! And to think I was going to use it for some plain old toys!

Explora Fun

Since everyone was feeling better today (and got some sleep last night) we decided to meet up with some friends at Explora. I didn't get too many pics because my camera was running low on batteries but here are a few cute ones.

Ainsley, Brianne, Z and Lynnea jamming out to their own beat!

All of them at the xylophone

Z and his gears

Craft Time! We "accidentally" left our crafts there=0)

My very talented friend, Rachel has been creating several different patterns for handbags. I picked a style and fabric sample I liked and she made it for me. I got it in the mail yesterday and was so excited! Most everyone who knows me is familiar with my purse/bag obsession. If I could, I'd have a closet full! Shoes and pens too...I know those don't all go together really and I'm not saying I'd like a closet full of pens but I think you catch my drift. Anyway, she has some different styles and some great fabrics to choose from so if you're interested in purchasing one (for yourself or as a gift) her blog is listed in my Other Blogs/Sites I Enjoy Reading and is called Rachel's Rags. I can relay your order to her or get you in touch with her. By the way, the inside of my bag has two smaller pockets on either side and has a button closure on the front (as seen below).Just another note, Ainsley took this picture of me "modeling" my purse! I think we have a future photog on our hands...Thanks Bro!

My Little Cookie Monster

Jess is just like me...she loves her chocolate chip cookies! And she really didn't like having it taken away...soon Little J!

Here are a couple of pics from yesterday after the ice cream truck came by. They heard the little jingle playing and went flying to the front door. I grabbed a few dollars (boy, how prices have gone up since I was little!) and we headed outside to sit on the curb as the ice cream truck made it's way back by our house. Ainsley got a Sour Bomb Pop, Z got a Bubble Gum Bar and I had the classic Bomb Pop, just like when I was a kid! I was surprised that those three selections and one more that was cherry were the only things on the side of the truck that were $1.00!

This is what Z does when he hears the garbage truck, ice cream truck or an airplane. He cups his ear and screams, "Hear it!" I asked him if he could still hear the ice cream truck so he was listening pretty intently.

It's Peeing!

We were on our way to meet some friends for lunch today and as we were pulling out of the driveway, Z starts asking, "Is it peeing? It's peeing, it's peeing!" I had just run in the house to grab something so I thought maybe he was thinking I went pee. I was so confused and kept asking him what he meant and he just got frustrated and then I got frustrated too. Finally, Ains yells from the back of the car, "He's saying 'It's SPRING' mommy!" Oh...I get it now! (Thanks to my wise interpreter!) See, Z has a little trouble with words beginning with S blends...SP, ST, SPR, etc. Has no problem with words like soccer or soup but ask him to say stop or special, you have to take it all into context to figure out what he's saying. And usually I can do that but this one threw me for a loop.

So, Happy Peeing everyone!

"I Have a Geen Eye"

I'm staying home from church tonight with Z and Jess because Z has pink eye. Not too fun...I think he got it at school Thursday. He woke up yesterday with nice green goo coming out of the tear duct! Even though we keep telling him he has pink eye, he is convinced that he has "geen eyes" and I'm not sure where he gets that since his eyes are brown?! Maybe it's because Ains has green eyes.

We tried all kinds of home remedies to see if we could get it to clear up so we could all go tonight but, we weren't able to do that. And on that note, it is very hard to convince a two and a half year old that we WANT the shampoo* in his eyes after practically drilling it in to him over the last year that you don't want it there. So, we're hanging out here and hoping that no one else gets it in the next few days.

*Supposedly Johnson's Baby Shampoo used to wash out the eyes helps to rid it of the bacteria that causes pink eye. Don't worry, I used it my eyes and I am amazed to say that Johnson's Baby Shampoo really IS tear-free! I always thought that was a bunch of bologna...but it's not=0)

A Nice St. Patty's Day Shiner

Ainsley had a little "incident" on the playground at school today. Apparently she and a little boy from her class collided while running around outside. His head smacked into her face and she said he was fine and didn't cry but she did because it hurt. Mike and I both think its funny to listen to Ainsley tell the story of what happened because she is very adamant that her teacher was the one chasing them when they collided! Funny, that wasn't mentioned in the incident report=0)

We'll have to see what it looks like tomorrow. I've never had a black eye but I imagine they don't feel too good. Ains says it hurts when she moves her eye around too much or when she shuts them really fast. Tears or no tears, it amazes me how resilient kids are and how quickly they get over (some) injuries!

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!

This morning before school Z wanted to read the book Ains was reading so I told him to read another one while he waited. He dumped out the library book bag (I cheated and got the books from the Terry Plowman Library!) and started reading just about every book from the bag. He would open one, look at a few pages and move to new one. I was feeding Jess while he was doing this but it was funny to watch him "preview" all the books before he made a selection. I think he finally decided on Richard Scary's Learn to Count (which he also picked for his pre-nap story). When I got back home after dropping them off, I had to take a picture of how his decision progressed because I thought it was a funny.

Fun With Magnifying Glasses

Ainsley and Z got some magnifying glasses last week (Z has a dinosaur but was using Ainsley's at the time!) and love using them to look at everything.

Jess sitting pretty. As I said in an earlier post, she's almost sitting by herself now.

Rollie Pollie smiles!

The kids are all growing like weeds and learning new things each day.

Mike just got back from KC and caught a bug or something. He barely has a voice and isn't feeling too well.

I am not doing too well letting Jess "cry it out" at night so she wakes up at least 4 times between the time Mike and I go to bed and when we wake up. By this age both Ains and Z were sleeping through the night. I just can't bear to listen to her cry, especially when I think of everyone else trying to sleep. I just need to take a week and do it so that she sleeps through the night otherwise I'm going to have a 10 month old that doesn't sleep yet!

Coming Soon!

Betcha that title kind of implies something other than what I was intending! No, there is no baby coming soon...that we know of!

Anyway, just wanted to let everyone know that I have some pictures coming, I just haven't had the time to post them yet. Jessica is rolling around like crazy and so close to sitting up now. She seems to be sitting later than Ains and Z did but she seems to be rolling much faster! I place her on her activity mat and she ends up across the room a few minutes later...sometimes taking the mat with her!

Diaper Cake

This is a diaper cake I made for my friend Joann's baby shower this past Saturday. I decorated it with blue ribbon, cute boy stickers, some links, a picture frame, and a bib!

Shades

The other day we all had to try on some shades (thanks Emily!) and see how we looked!

I think we all look marvelous!