Fabulous

We are getting excited to go on out trip to Disneyland and I have been preparing for a little while now. I was cleaning out the van trying to figure out how I was going to pack all our stuff and have room for Matt's parents things as well. While I was cleaning I found a mirror that you put on the front of a seat to allow the driver to see the baby in the back seat. Paige grabbed the mirror and started looking at herself in it while I was cleaning out some other stuff. After a few minutes she said to me, "Mom, can we take this mirror to Disneyland so I can look in it and see how fabulous I am!" I was quite shocked that this had come out of her mouth and it took me a few seconds before I started laughing. What got me was she said it like it was nothing, and she used the word in the correct usage and everything! Where does she get this stuff?? She is my most confident, hilarious child. She is often the comic relief in our family and she makes me laugh every day with the things she says. I truly do think she is fabulous!

Washable?

I was working on the computer one afternoon and Paxten was right beside me playing in the desk drawer full of crayons, coloring, books and markers. I did not know there were markers in the drawer and within a few seconds Paxten had completely covered himself with teal marker. He had some on his face, his arms, his hands, his feet, his clothing...all over the place. After I had taken a picture to document his mischievousness, I tried to wash off the washable marker. But guess what, it wouldn't come off, and it made an even bigger mess. So we let him wear the marker for the day and then put him in the tub that night where I could really scrub him good and the majority of it faded but didn't completely come off. Lesson learned, move the markers from out of  the reach of the 1 year old! I should know this after 2 other kids!

No Training Wheels

I have been trying to get Parker to try to ride his bike without training wheels for a while now. We tried at the end of the summer last year, but he wanted nothing to do with it. As the weather has gotten better here, he has been out on his bike quite a lot. I talked to him and he decided that throughout the summer he would try to learn to ride without the training wheels. Well the other day our neighbor girl who is about 1 year younger than Parker learned to ride her bike without the training wheels in a few hours, Parker didn't want to be out done by a girl so he came in to the house and said, "mom take my wheels off" I took the training wheels off and he practiced quite a bit that day. He was doing pretty good, but still not great at stopping and steering. He kept getting frustrated that he wasn't getting it in a few hours. But I told him it would take him a lot of practice and then all of the sudden he would get it and he will be able to ride a bike for the rest of his life. I know he will get it in the next couple of weeks and we will all be amazed!
 

Mint Chip Thief

I made cookies the other day and decided to split the batch in half and do half chocolate chip and the other half chocolate dough with mint chips. Paxten loves chocolate chips/peanut butter chips...any kind of "chip" and he happened to be my "helper" on this day. I had given him a few chips to eat and before I knew it I caught him stealing chips from the batter. He thought it was funny and cute and well, so did I!!

Don't mind the scrape on his nose, he experienced being outside in the nice weather and he had to wear shoes outside, which made walking a little difficult for him. He ended up tripping and getting a little skinned nose... poor baby! But he was tough and only cried for a minute. I know this will be the first of many owies outside! But he sure loves being outside...and so do the rest of us! We are so excited for the Spring weather!

Not So Cozy

I got out of the shower this afternoon (some days this happens, at least I got one today!) and this is what I found....





Paxten asleep on the floor. It doesn't look like the most cozy place in the house, or a place that I would choose to fall asleep, but he did. And I left him there. I was afraid that if I moved him he would wake and then I wouldn't get a few things done while he was asleep. So here is my kid asleep on the floor, at least it is pretty clean, I did vacuum recently!

Favorite Hiding Spot

This is currently Paige's favorite hiding spot. When Parker gets home from school or Matt comes home from work, this is the first place she runs to hide. She is little enough that she fits perfectly between the couch pillow and cushion and you don't even know she is there. She has hidden there a few times and I have sat on the couch not knowing she was there and then I heard a noise from her telling me she was being squished! She is quite the good hider at hide and seek here at our house!

Smartie Pants Fair

 

Paige is just loving school. Everyday she asks if she is going that day. She talks about it all the time and is so excited to be there on the days that she does go. This last Thursday they had their Smartie Pants fair. Paige loves to help me cook in the kitchen, so for her "exhibit" we made pink cookies. She got a first place ribbon (along with every other kid!) and she was excited about that. They also gave all of the kids cotton candy and a culligan hat with a feather on it. She had a fun time and was a wound up from all the sweets, but that is what a fair is all about!

Paige's First Day of Preschool

 

Paige was so excited to start school too! She could hardly stand the first week, when Parker was going and she wasn't. So on Tuesday she asked about 100 times when was it time for her to leave. She had gone into the preschool last week to meet her teachers and to see the school. So she was thrilled for the day when she would get to go and play and make new friends. I do have to say how weird it was to have both the older kids gone for a few hours at the same time. I din't quite know what to do with myself. But I will get used to spending some one on one time with Paxten. Paige had a great time and came home with a few fun new projects she had created. When I dropped her off she told me to go home! She wasn't the least bit nervous or scared to be there by herself. When I picked her up she told me she missed me! Glad to hear that! She has a hard time saying one of her teacher's names Miss Allyson. Instead she says Miss Assylynn, it is quite cute to hear her say it. She will have to work on that throughout the year. She is excited about making new friends and doing art projects. I know she will love school, she is my social butterfly and she will flurish in the school environment!

My kids are growing up so fast, but I love each stage that they go through.

Fish Pictures

My Sister-in-law posted these pictures of Parker and I had to put them on here. He was so proud of himself for his great catch. I hope he keeps up his fishing, he needs an activity to calm him down. Thanks for feeding our whole family with your fish Parker!

All Aboard!

In our town the railroad and Operation Lifesaver occasionally give out tickets to ride the train to promote safety and to teach about rail road crossings. I thought the Parker would love to ride the train and I was excited to get him tickets to ride. In fact a days before they announced the ride we were stuck at a railroad crossing and Parker said to me "mom I haven't ever ridden a train before" I told him that one day maybe he would be able to. I think it was meant to be!! They gave out tickets last Thursday and they were free to the public, but on a first come first served basis. They were supposed to start handing them out at 10 am so I drug my kids to get in line and when I got there at 9:20 the line was already probably 150 people long. At that point I knew my chances of getting tickets was slim. They started handing them out sooner than 10 and I was moving up towards the front of the line. About 30 people from the front the man handing out the tickets announced they were all out! WHAT!! I stood in line on a cold windy morning with both my kids for 30 minutes and the tickets were already gone. I was a little disappointed and so was Parker. But nothing compared to some of the kids behind us. There were kids crying and wailing that they didn't get tickets. It was sad! There were probably 150-200 people behind be so there were a lot of disappointed people!!

Parker kept telling everyone he saw for the next few days that we didn't get train tickets. He was pretty sad about the whole situation. Then Matt's Aunt let me know that she had gotten enough tickets for all her kids and 4 of them weren't able to go so she wondered if I wanted the tickets. YAY!!! We were so excited! So today was the train ride and as soon as Parker woke up this morning he announced "mom today I get to ride the train!" I could tell he was so excited. So we got ourselves ready and went to the expo to board the train. We only had to wait for a few minutes before boarding and they didn't even take out tickets. I had a friend and her two kids that really wanted to come, but since I had just 1 extra ticket they decided that since they all couldn't ride, no one would. Well after we boarded I asked the lady in charge if they would let people on that didn't have tickets if there was room. She said yes! So I called my friend and she was there in a flash and her and the kids were able to ride along with us. It was fun to be on the train and to have the experience with the kids. It isn't very often that we get to ride the train even though we see them every day. I think Parker had a great time and it will be a memory he will remember for a long time!