She loves hiding behind the tree and peeking out!
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Charlie and daddy!
“CHARLIE!”
“DADDY!”
She knows what a phone is!
Half the time I give her my phone for “Alno” she does this instead:
Peace!
I was trying to get a picture of the outfit (more of Beson’s hand-me-downs) but she wasn’t cooperating like usual. 🙂
Escapee!
I just turned on Katie’s monitor to see if she was asleep yet…and I swear I heard walking-around noises. Owen knows not to go in…so I keep watching and…yep, there she was…the little shit got out of her crib! I had been in the shower so didn’t hear anything and Owen says he didn’t hear anything, either. Egads.
I’m not ready for this. She HAS to wait until Tom is home—I really don’t want to deal with taking apart her crib and buying a bed (even though friends have offered to help me get a bed home and/or dismantle the crib and/or put together a new bed). But honestly…I’m just really not ready for the Super-Nannying I’ll surely have to do to keep her in her bed/room…
All her toys will come out tonight so she has nothing to stand on. (I was too gobsmacked just now to take them out plus I watched her until she fell asleep.) I’ll give it another day or two of watching like a hawk before I make any major decisions (which I fully understand could come back to bite me in the ass).
Can you find her?
Pizza play date!
One of my mommy group friends invited us over for a play date and pizza dinner. I really needed to get out of the house so I eagerly agreed!
The kids (but mostly Katie) were mesmerized by the BIG TV at their level.
Enjoying cupcakes after playing and dinner!
And after we put Katie’s high chair on the floor, she had to sit in it—and she tried to buckle herself in.
Skyping with some cousins
Doug and Marie and the kids are at Gramma Jean’s house so we all Skyped. Owen had to show them lots of his Christmas presents and Katie was a bit of a whiny mess…though Robert got her laughing with a few rounds of peek-a-boo!
Katie’s first time-out.
No, she didn’t do anything terribly wrong, but I figure she’s gotta start learning sooner or later…so when she didn’t do something simple I asked her (after I counted—and she understands the counting!) she got a time out. She was a little perplexed.
Also note her new (hand-me-down) Elmo slippers! She LOVES them and didn’t even try to take them off!
Someone lost granola bar privileges
Some days Katie can mostly cleanly eat a granola bar.
Not today.
I left her alone for 10 minutes or so and came back and it was gone so I figured cool, she ate it.
Ha.
HAHA.
Owen is 4 years 11 months old today!
Pantsless
Owen: Mom! I saw Katie pulling at her diaper.
Me: Is it off?
Owen: No. Just her pants.
Yep, he was right.
Someone has a tail!
I could NOT resist these PJs when I saw them on Amazon…and when Owen saw them he said “I’M GOING TO BE A DINOSAUR!”
Owen eating oranges!
Gramma Jean brought down some Cuties and Owen tried them but didn’t love them. We also have some so tonight he said he wanted one. Ohhh-kay. I peeled one and gave him a section. It disappeared. Three more times. So we got out another one and he wanted to peel it.
And he ate a few more! YAY!
More dancing girl!
I was watching an old episode of The Office which had some music. I look over to see this:
Owenisms 34
Owen dropped a Lego while going upstairs: Uh oh! Lego alert!
While watching Monsters University:
Mommy, I have those Shrinky Dinkies!
Owen: Mama, is this another mama, Katie, and Owen day?
Me: Yes.
Owen: And not a Gramma Jean and Grauntie Marge day?
Me: Right.
Owen: Mama? Santa’s at the North Pole right now? It’s way way far away?
Me: Yes.
After getting some sad news, I SOOOO needed this today. Little boy cuddles have healing properties.
Me: I love my little boy.
Owen: I love my big mom.
Owen: When Santa comes to visit…
Me: Well, Santa doesn’t really visit. He comes while you’re sleeping and—
Owen: I KNOW. I’m using my imagination.
Owen: Mama, look! They’re protecting you!
They both love the bear!
Katie’s run and hug
Bear angst then bear fun
It’s too heavy…but fun to fall on.
She loves watching herself just like big brother.
This shot is called Under Covers: Remnants of a Little Boy
When I came up to my room, I saw the guns on the floor, the block towers in the bathroom counter, Tom’s push up handle things on the bed…but I didn’t expect this when I pulled back the covers.
And my heart melted.
Katie’s mama screech
Yes, it’s cute…but it’s cuter when it’s not so loud and piercing.
Katie’s lap dancing
We were watching Rio and she was sitting on my lap when she started dancing. It went on much longer than this video. 🙂
Trying to get a family picture
This is what my attempt usually looks like.
Needless to say I didn’t get a picture today.
My little monster…
We’ve been watching Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University and she’s been walking around doing this randomly:
I just HAD to do this for today for Tom!
I just HAD to do this for today for Tom…even though her outfit is too big! GO GREEN!
Movie time in mom’s bed!
Why did I get them gifts with so many little pieces?
This is just one of many (race track, TinkerToys, puzzles, sorting games, ABC letter games…) where I just. wasn’t. thinking.
And this is what happens when I take the pieces out of Katie’s mouth and tell her no. It went on for MUCH longer than I recorded. And more than once. Fun.
This is what mornings are like!
Post-bath cuteness on my lap!
