Category Archives: Videos
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:
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!
Bath time!
(I’ll have to try again with the video—this one’s a bit blurry.)
“Look at this world!”
Scrubbing Owen! (It’s the mesh bag the foam cars are stored in, but she has the idea!)
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Then we took him on a walk, too!
It was finally nice and sunny today so we went for a walk when we got home!
“I stomped on your head!”
Jingling all the way home:
Time to ride the pony!
And then Owen trying to sit on the pony behind Katie but not quite making it, so holding on to her.
Why not Cheez Doodles?
They make just as good bumps as anything else. (They’re not real—they’re felt.) And the cats’ jingle balls are a noisy addition, too!
Oops! More presents!
I thought we were done, but we forgot Grannie’s bag of stocking stuffers… Katie saw them and brought them to me. 🙂
He was excited about his new cars!
Opening presents is a serious business.
She likes my new towel!
Santa was here!
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These are all taken within about a half hour. Yes, it was chaos. And normally I wouldn’t post this many pictures, but it’s Christmas! Enjoy!
She carries her pony around like it’s a stuffed animal!
Both kids had M&Ms from their stockings for breakfast! 🙂
Of course Maggie got a present, too. The cats got jingle balls but they couldn’t care less. The do watch them once in awhile when Owen puts them on his track and they get pushed around by the cars…but I haven’t seen either of them even bat at one.
The blue ninja mask that Owen asked Santa for!
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Christmas morning clutter.
Owen really likes Lambie so I got him one…
But Katie loved it more so he gave it to her!
Giving the pony a drink!
Putting a dog treat in the tunnel!
Stealing my new Tervis “Mommy’s Sippy Cup” cup! So now I have a chewed straw already!
Playing Owen’s new squirrel game!
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Maggie sat at Gramma’s feet and looked pathetic until she moved the laptop and freed up her lap.
Katie singing with her bear
If you listen closely at the very beginning, you can hear her singing along with the bear. 🙂
Time to play with the new toys!
Katie’s new bear laptop from Gramma Jean.
And Owen’s hand-me-down Jack-in-the-Box!
Hi-yah!
Out of nowhere, Katie picked up Owen’s sword:
Owen’s big surprise!
I kept Gramma Jean and Grauntie Marge’s arrival a secret just in case something didn’t work out…
Enjoying a warm December day.
And on poop patrol:
Mama, I want to take the letters out!
It’s a clean out weekend (hence the pull-ups) and it’s 64° (hence the no clothes). 🙂
Looking for cars.
Smart girl, part 7.
She amazes me. Lately she’s been helping Owen pick up toys when I ask him to do it. Or she’ll start picking up the pillows (part of his end-of-night chores) on her own. This is what happened tonight.
When I first ask her to put away toys, I’m guessing she takes the bin and sets it next to Owen because he has toys out and she knows they go in the bin. Then later she sees the brush…and puts it back exactly where I keep it.
Bringing out the bear!
They often play on the bear in Owen’s room, so he brought it downstairs tonight! Oh what fun they had!
Katie is there behind Owen. He’s got his face in hers. 🙂
Owen loves jumping into the bear. He usually says “To infinity and beyond!” (thanks to watching Toy Story and Toy Story 2 recently)! I caught him mid-jump!
She loves the ball popper!
It’s sunny so we’re outside!
Working hard—her tongue is out. 🙂
Notice her muddy fingers. She likes to scoop up fallen pine needles and carry them around.
Here, have a leaf!
No I don’t get too terribly nervous about the four-foot drop.
Katie going down the stairs
She holds my hand but she’d probably try without it because SHE HAS NO FEAR.
I just caught Katie in the cat food…
Putting the stray pieces BACK in the bowl. 🙂
Katie and the wipes
We had an old pack of wipes floating around that she’s been playing with. I noticed today she finally actually got it open… And you can see that she knows how to blow her nose!
This is what we do on an unseasonably warm day.
It was 80° today so I got the water table ready as a surprise for after school.
The deck was dry before they started. Katie did most of it.
Soaked girl.
Happy holidays to you!
Owen just started singing this on his own. I asked him to sing it again and it was almost the same. Enjoy!
Presenting the Christmas tree!
I thought I’d record Katie’s first sight of the tree, thinking maybe it would be something super cute.
Ha. She got me. Little stinker couldn’t have cared less. 🙂
Then it was off to pick up Owen from school…and I decided to record him, too, sure he would be WAY more excited since he’s been asking about the tree. I love the ornaments he names. Excuse the messy house. 🙂
Then it was game on: Katie vs. the tree. I showed her the bear first, thinking “Oh, she knows how to kiss, I can get this picture super easy on the first try.” Ha. Right. She liked it but didn’t want to get near it to kiss it. I’m sure she was just overwhelmed by (in her mind) all the fun things to play with.
Her shutting the gate because I had left it open. 🙂
Playing with the light cord.
Owen was EXCITED to put ornaments on the tree. SUPER EXCITED. He kept saying “Mom, I like putting ornaments on the tree. I hope Santa likes them!” Of course he still put the first 10 ornaments in the same one-foot section…I had to gently guide him to the rest of the tree. 🙂
Sparty was the first ornament she snuck out of the box!
I am pretty sure this mouse elf was the same ornament Owen first grabbed off the tree when he was her age!
Watching the bubble light!
She kept going back to the bear and finally just grabbed it off the tree and hugged it!
And kissed it!
And carried it around with the mouse.
Then tried to put it back—in the right spot!
Owen hung it up…then a few minutes later she went back and grabbed it again.
Our stealthy shooter. 🙂
Overall, Katie didn’t do too badly. Of course, I did have to keep saying “Gentle! Gentle!” and telling her the ornaments stay on the tree. She would start to take one off, look at me, I’d tell her, then she’d put it back, smile, and run off laughing. Stinker. It’s going to be a rough few weeks as I surely don’t have enough “No no, Katie’s” in my daily life as it is. 🙂
Owen just kept saying how much he liked Christmas and the tree and the lights and the ornaments. 🙂 He knew there were more ornaments left, too, and wanted to put them up. So, we put up the rest of them after Katie went to bed. I think Owen has inherited my love for Christmas…