Recent Videos and Lazy Facebook Status Stealing

A bunch of random videos of my kids in the last few weeks . . . 

Then, no semi-monthly blog post would be complete without me going through and copying and pasting all the stuff about the kids I've put on facebook:

November 13th, 2012
Ellie laughing maniacally from the bathtub, "Mwah ha ha ha! We are evil scientistes!" I would love to see the inner workings of her four year old mind!

Isaac, after throwing something across the room, then stopping to look up at me apologetically, "Whoa, sorry Mom. There was no reason to throw that."

Talina shut the gate before Bailey could bolt up the stairs.  She started crying.  Isaac sighed and said, "Oh, she is SO disappointed."  

Mine and Talina's little babies -- I cannot believe Owen's 10.5 months old -- he still seems SO babyish. He's tiny, toothless, hairless and I just put away some of his 3-6 month pajamas and the size 2 diapers -- how is he nearly a toddler?!

November 11th, 2012
Annie was writing in her journal tonight, and she wrote, "We sang in Cody's Church today, and everyone said we did really . . . " she paused there and asked, "Mom, should I write good, or do you think I can write great?" I said, "You can definitely write 'great' kiddo, you guys were amazing." She smiled and wrote 'great' then looked up and asked, "So, do you think I should use an exclamation point?" Definitely Annie Bananie, definite explanation point! :-)

SO, so, so, SO proud of my little girls today -- they sang amazingly in front of hundreds of people and couldn't have looked happier, more at home or more confident than they did! They both totally surpassed all my wildest expectations :-)


November 8th, 2012

The kids are pretty happy to have Uncle Cody home :-)

November 6, 2012 - Talina babysat and wrote this down:
Isaac's stream of conscience: "Bailey sad. Bailey sad for her dad. She worried about her dad. He is at work and when he gets home he will hold Bailey then she won't be sad . . . (now in a singsong voice) When I was a white person. She went to bed, to bed, to bed. When I was a white perrrrssson! Help. Thank you (for the record, he wasn't asking me for help and no one helped him . . . that I could see). (Once again singing) "Now go away, go away, gooo aaaaawaaaay!!!"
Have I mentioned lately how much this kid cracks me up?

November 3, 2012
I was singing to Isaac this morning, and he pointed at my mouth and grumpily demanded, "Turn that off."

November 2, 2012

Yay . . . Cody is home! Ellie just wants to be held and talk to him incessantly (he doesn't speak Ellie yet so he doesn't understand much) . . Annie is being shy and giggly . . . Isaac is incredibly wary of this new guy . . . Owen already had a strict 'nobody but Mom' policy, so he lasted about ten seconds in Cody's arms, which is a pretty good first attempt. So happy.

 

November 1, 2012

Kinda in shock -- Cody's flight didn't get out of Uruguay yesterday -- and isn't leaving 'til this afternoon now :-( We don't know when he's going to make it home for sure, but it won't be today :-(

 

October 31, 2012

The funniest part about this weather is that when Grandma took the two girls off to trick or treat at some of her friend's houses, they were gone 10 minutes before I noticed that Annie had left her shoes -- she trick or treated after 8PM for 20 minutes or better in socks, and never got cold :-)

 

Annie sitting up late in bed last night, giggling and squealing, "Only two more days! Only two more days!" Probably the only six year old in town who did not care that Halloween was the next morning . . . all she can think about is Uncle Cody coming home TOMORROW! :-)

 

 October 29, 2012
Ellie tonight at (past) bedtime, "But Daaaaaad, I'm hungry, and if you don't give me food I'll have to eat my boogers again . . ."