Cookies and Water?

Last night I was watching my nieces and so I thought a nice treat would be cookies and milk.  I passed out cookies and milk to everyone but Taurin.  She's been sick for a week and I've been trying to stay away from milk.  So I gave her cookies and a glass of water.  All the kids were dipping their cookies in the milk and I look over to see Toto dipping hers in her water.  She was happily munching down on a soggy wet cookie.  I think it is wonderful that she just rolled with it... no complaining that she didn't get milk. She just enjoyed what she had.

I am French!

My mom taught Toto a funny phrase the other day... My mom would say, "I am French wee wee!"  Then Toto would say, "Hmm hmm hmm French.. we we!"  It was so cute when Toto said it because the tone of her voice and she would say the wee wee part really fast.  *In preparation for this post I looked up the actual French spelling wee=oui.  

Our growing boy...

Shaw is a calm, wonderful, patient baby and yet at the same time he loves to jump, sway, rock, and wiggle around... He recently started pushing himself up on his hands and knees and rocking... crawling is just around the corner for my 5 month old little boy! He's so strong.  Sometimes he'll push his head down to help get his belly up off the ground and up on his knees.  Here he is in action...

He has also started sitting up on his own... he'll even rock back and forth and maintain his balance.  He's up to about 2 min at a time without assistance.

A big sister

Today I was laying the girls down for their naps and I put Taurin in the girls room and I was laying Marinn in my room and she told me, "Mommy I need to sleep in the room with Toto so I can keep her safe."
What a good sister.

A sick weekend

This weekend was filled with pitiful sick babies... Toto was throwing up on friday... Marinn threw up friday night and had a fever all day Saturday... I had a fever all day Sunday. They were troopers...

Toto just wanted to play and we had to keep her on the couch all day.

By the end of Friday Taurin was so hungry she scarfed down a whole can of chicken noodle soup.

Marinn just laid on the couch and wanted someone to snuggle with her.

Santa Marinn

Yesterday Marinn tells me,

"I'm gonna be santa clause... Hi! I'm santa Ho! Ho!"

Then in the car last night she's talking about how she is gonna be Santa and is going to give everyone gifts and candy.  And she is going to wear a big jacket and other stuff. 

I told her she could do those things without being Santa but she said, "No... I want to be Santa."  

"Good" Morning

This morning about 4 am I woke up to Marinn yelling, "Toto threw up again!" I go in the room to find a puddle of puke on the blanket and Toto looking pretty pitiful.  Me and my mom get everything cleaned up and everyone back in bed then I head off to the gym.  When I come home from the gym my mom tells me Taurin has thrown up again.  She said when it happened Marinn came running out of the room as fast as she could yelling, "Mommy! Mar Mar! I need help!"  Marinn is such a compassionate person. The whole time we were getting things cleaned up and helping Toto she was trying to help and take care of things too.
She's always praying for boo boos on Toto, me and Mar Mar and trying to get us ice packs and medicine.  It's hilarious! Maybe she's gonna be a nurse or a doctor.

Guacamole!

On our way up to North Dakota we were rocking out to some music and out of no where Marinn starts singing, "GUACAMOLEEEEE!!!"  A few minutes later she sings, "Jesus.....I like youuuu!"

Last night we went to dance recital for Aspyn and Tearony and during the recital they had a guy that sang a Christmas song.  He was standing with his hand in his pocket singing the song.  Marinn starts singing, "I'm singing a sooonng with my hand in my pocket..."  as she is putting her hand in her pocket.

I love when my children sing it just brightens my day : )

Santa!

This is the first year my kids have noticed that there is some guy named Santa.  Marinn loves him... she sees anyone in a red hat and a red shirt and she's like, "Santa! Santa!"  The funny part of it all is I haven't told her about Santa or that he supposedly brings kids presents.  A week ago we went to a craft festival called the Dickens Festival. All of the vendors dress up in an old English style and it's very Christmasy feeling.  Well Santa was there (a very good one I might add)  and Marinn said she wanted to go say hi to him.  So she went over and gave him a big hug and had this whole little conversation with him.  He gave her a candy cane and we went on our way.  She was so excited and in the car was talking about how she got to talk to him etc.  So I asked her why she liked him so much. Then the truth was revealed... she said, "Because he gives me candy."
When we were decorating the tree my mom had this little Santa (seen in the picture with Toto) that sings and song and moves his legs and stuff.  This toy was constantly being snatched up by Marinn or Taurin.  They loved it!

On Sunday night we went to a Christmas program at church.  All the kids filed up onto the stage and Marinn and Toto are waving and yelling, "Hi!!!  Hi!!!"  Marinn is shouting, "Hi Bella! Bella hi!  Those are all my new friends mom!"  They sang some cute little songs that were hilarious and Marinn looks at me and says, "They are doing a good job huh mom?"
My mom had pinned this little crocheted Santa on Marinn's shirt.  Marin told me, "I want to show it to everyone mom." So I watched as she went around to different people and gave them a hug and showed off her Santa pin.

Santa might not be the one who puts presents under our tree but he's a nice guy that gives us candy and wears some schnazy red outfits.

***Marinn just saw this post and said, "Awww Santa Clause and Toto!"

O Christmas Tree!

This week "we" (Mar Mar, Marinn, Taurin, and Shaw) decorated the Christmas tree.  I watched and took pictures.  Here are a few highlights.

The theme for the tree was snowmen...

unbreakable, glass free, non fragile decorations : )

Marinn is very serious about decorating. She loved putting the decorations on... she put about 5 snowmen in this 1X1 foot area of the tree.

Toto getting in on the decorating.

This is Toto trying to rip the nose off of one of the snowmen.

Gotta be dressed for the occasion!

 : )

Even Shaw did some decorating... Yet another focused child : )

TA DAA!! The proud decorators!

Slow your Roll

slow your roll
	1. calm down 2. stop freaking out

We are in the car and Marinn is freaking out about something ridiculous and I say, "Slow your roll Marinn."  

She says very thoughtfully, "I don't have a roll mommy." 

: )   the above is the definition from the urban dictionary... good to know I was using my slang appropriately.  

Word of the Day : Enjoying

So I'm upstairs changing Shaw's diaper and Marinn and Taurin are downstairs eating dinner.  Marinn comes up stairs to see what I'm up to and I ask her, "What is Toto doing?" Marinn says, "She's sitting in her chair... Enjoying her food."  I said, "Wow enjoying huh? That's a big word Marinn."  She says, "Yeah it's huge!"
I think this is hilarious so I call my mom and share the story with her.  She then tells me that the other day she told Marinn that she was awesome and Marinn says, "Yeah... I know. Very awesome!"
I love Marinn she's awesome... I mean very awesome!

Aiden's flash card

Me and Marinn were working on some new flash cards the other day and we came across the word "point" there was a picture of a little boy that looked just like Aiden pointing.  I mentioned that it looked like Aiden and after that every time Marinn saw that card she'd say, "Aiden! (as she hugged the card) Awww Aiden I love you. I miss you."  Sometimes she would wave at the card too.   It was cute to see that she missed her friend.

Just as I was typing this post he called and she told him that they live too far away and we can't come over and visit.  It was a pretty hilarious conversation to listen to between two 3 year olds. Let's just say there were lots of "Helllloooo? Are you there!?" moments.

Army Buckle

Marinn got a blow up toy pirate sword in a kids meal one day.  I was telling her piratey things to say, I told her to say, "Arrrhhhh me buckle! Swab the deck ye scurvy dogs!"
A few minutes later I see her in the back of the van swinging her sword saying, "Army buckle! Army Buckle!"
I guess that's what happens when you have a daddy in the Army : )

Here I Am

Learning how to say things the right way seems to be a never ending experience.  Just the other day Marinn was hiding under the laundry basket and she pops up and says, "Here Me Is!"  So I tell her you say, "Here I am!"
Marinn says, "Here Me am!"
I go over it again and have her say it one word at a time. Then I ask her to say the whole thing together.
She says proudly, "Here Me I am!"
This was repeated several times and we never seemed to drop the "Me" I guess we'll have to learn that one another day.

First of All

The other night I was putting Marinn to bed and she wanted to tell me something and she says, "First of all..."  I say this phrase all the time and she sounded so grown up saying it.  She totally surprised me with it and I had a good laugh.