Pink Lady Glasses

So, we've been cleaning out our house and storage areas lately in preparation for selling (hopefully) our house. The boys came across the glasses from my Pink Lady costume from Halloween a couple of years ago. They kept putting them on and saying...."mama, yook ("look" for those of you who don't speak toddler-ease). I thought it was funny and decided to snap a couple of quick pics. They are both such hams...


John grinning from ear to ear...

Ethan with his big, cheesy smile... :)

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

We've had a fun Valentine's Day so far! This morning, I (mom) made heart shaped french toast (big heart cookie cutter) and before nap we made heart shaped sugar cookies...look how proud the boys are of their hearts (we didn't have a small heart cookie cutter so these are hand shaped). They did a great job and we all had fun (Daddy's favorite part was eating them :)).




Hope all our friends and family have a wonderful Valentine's Day with your loved ones!

Another Funny Moment...this time courtesy of Ethan

This morning, the boys were at the breakfast table and their conversation between each other went something like this:

Ethan: "John (pronounced Don)...sit down an' eat yur ceweaw (cereal).
John: "Nooooooo"
Ethan: "You don't say no to me. Sit down an' eat."

Too funny. That's exactly what I say whenever they tell me no is "you don't say no to me...I'm the mom".

Funny!

So...we've been working with the boys on potty training and John is doing really well...he LOVES to be praised and loves to tell you all about his...um....deeds. The other day John and I were sitting on the couch and, out of the blue, he said "Mommy....I like (prounounced "yike") poop". I laughed and said "do you mean you like to go poop on the potty". "Yeah", he says. It was so innocent and cute...we're still laughing about it and it happened a week or two ago. I have to remember to write that in his baby book.

For inquiring minds, Ethan's still not quite ready on the potty training front...doesn't even want to sit on the potty hardly. He'll get there...he's just too busy playing :).

Why God Made Moms

Hope you have a good laugh...

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house
3. To help us out when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot m ore to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3 I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

And the Worst Mother of the Year Award Goes to...

Yours truly! Over the weekend while my sister and friend Chaney were visiting us, we got teriaki for dinner. I always save the packets of sweet & sour sauce because the boys love it. Tonight I made chicken, rice and veggies for dinner and Ethan asked for "dips"...so I grabbed a packet of sweet & sour sauce from the drawer and put some on his plate. He then dipped a piece of chicken in it and took a big bite. A few seconds later he started screaming, spitting the food out of his mouth and saying ouchie. For a split second, we didn't know what was wrong...then I grabbed the sweet & sour packet only to discover that it wasn't sweet & sour sauce....it was spicy hot chili oil...OMG (crap!!!!)...I gave him his milk and he drank all of it down. Another glass of milk followed by a few bites of banana seemed to do the trick and he was fine after that. I felt soooooooo bad! The packet was orange and looked just like the sweet & sour...I didn't even know they give you spicy hot chili oil. Jason's only response was "I'm glad that you did that and not me because you would have been so mad at me :)". I think this move definitely puts me out of the running for mother of the year!