The things kids say...and do!

My kids have such cute things they are doing lately! Just thought I'd write a few of them down:

Charlotte

• She insists she is wearing WET socks (even if they aren't!), then has to take them off and get new ones. There are socks in all corners of the house because I can't keep track of where she takes them off!
• She loves to eat ice. She will sit down with a cup of ice cubes and crunch them all down. Then complain that she is cold.
• She needs the tags off of every stuffed animal she has. If it DOES have a tag on it she finds it when she's laying in bed with it and will NOT go to sleep until the tag is cut off.
• She goes to the bathroom by herself, but announces when she's done and runs out of the bathroom naked. Even if she just peed and doesn't need help wiping, she still runs out of the bathroom "I'M ALL DONE!!"
• She is developing patience! When she asks for something and I can't help her immediately I say "Not right now." and she says "Okay, I will wait." - and she does!

Mason

• He is always trying to spell words, and does a pretty good job!
• He has picked up imaginary play behavior from Noah and Jack that he didn't used to do. Imagine him in his best robot voice "Purple dragon activate.."
• I also have a feeling play was separated between the boys and girls at Sarah & Sterling's house. Mason will say "Girls, please be quiet." or "Girls, eat your dinner." It's so funny.
• He loves to hold Isaac and be such a good big brother. He's always picking up the toys Isaac drops from his high chair during dinner

Isaac

• He is getting around nicely. He still does the army crawl, but is rocking more on his hands and knees. He even pulled himself up on a laundry basket yesterday!
• He is so happy, and LOVES to smile and laugh. He also likes to 'squawk' especially while in his exersaucer while I'm trying to make dinner :)
• He loves the camera, he smiles whenever I bring it out.
• He loves to clap, and even does it when we say "Can you clap, clap, clap?" - even when we aren't doing the motions...it seems that he truly understands the words!

In other news, we've officially decided to not send Mason to kindergarten next year. Another year will give him time to develop his social and emotional skills, and it will give me another year with my boy :) We've agonized over the decision for many months now, and we finally feel at peace with our decision. And maybe next year we'll have better luck with the choice school lottery!

I absolutely LOVE being home with my kids, they are growing up so fast. I just thank God for this time with them, for their health, for the family I've been so blessed with.

Missing cousins

Today on the way home from preschool, this is how my conversation with the kids went:

Mommy: "I'm so glad I get to be home with you guys, I'm so glad I'm your Mommy."

Mason: "Mom, I love you one hundred fifty thirty-nine times!"

Charlotte: "I love you FIVE times!"

Mommy: "Awww...that's so sweet!"

Mason: "And I love Daddy, eighty-nine hundred times!"

Charlotte: "I love Daddy FIVE times!"

Mommy: "Yes, we do love Daddy."

Mason: "Know what I love most, Mom?"

Mommy: "What do you love most, Mason?"

Mason: "My cousins, one starts with 'J' and one starts with 'N' ... Jack and Noah, that's what I love the most."

Awww...someone is going through cousin withdrawal!!

Our week at Sarah & Sterling's house

We had a great week at Sarah & Sterling's house! The kids had lots of fun playing together, and with Piper. Sarah and I got some sewing done and some Scrabble in :)

It was so nice to spend some time together, time we don't usually get. Tomorrow, we go home, but here's the pics from the week!

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He's clapping!!

Isaac started clapping this morning! I thought I noticed it yesterday, but figured it was just a fluke. This morning in the exersaucer he was doing it again, just clapping away! And now that he's figured it out he just keeps doing it, and doing it, and doing it...agghh! He's just growing up too fast!

He's also crawling all over on his belly, and gets up on his hands and knees and rocks and rocks. He crawled on all fours backward the other day a few steps, it was pretty funny. :)

In other news, the kids and I are hanging out at my sister's house this week. Last minute decision, but we're having lots of fun! I'm sure I'll post a slideshow in a few days to show everyone what we've been up to here! :)

Weekend at Grandma & Grandpa's

This weekend was all about family. We went to Grandma and Grandpa's in Green Bay for the weekend. Their new house is beautiful, complete with turkeys that come up to eat in the backyard! Many of my siblings came over to watch the Packer game and it was so much fun!

It was so nice to see everyone, and the snowy Packer game in Lambeau Field was AWESOME!

Here's the slideshow:

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First cereal

Isaac had his first cereal last week! He loved it and kept opening his mouth and grabbing at the spoon. It wasn't technically his first taste of solid food either - last week I found him on the living room floor with a half eaten Cheez-It cracker in his hand...oops!

Lively conversation at the library

I took the kids to the library this morning and while Charlotte was playing on the computer, Mason and I were looking for books. Mason bumps into another girl about his age and this was their conversation:

Girl: Hee hee...see, I picked out "Arthur's Underpants" (holding out her book) HEE HEE!!

Mason (in a whisper): I have boxing briefs (boxer brief underpants). Shhhh...you're supposed to be quiet in the library. See? (pointing to Isaac in the stroller) That's my little brother, he used to be in my Mommy's tummy.

Girl: My Mom has a baby in her tummy too, but it didn't come out yet.

By the way, the girl's Mom didn't look pregnant at all, so I thought it was funny the girl spilled the beans to a complete stranger.

I love listening to kids' conversations :)

Good verse

My favorite bible verse lately...

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs and don’t forget to thank Him for His answers. If you do this you will experience God’s peace, which is far more powerful than the human mind can understand. His peace will keep your thoughts and hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Jesus Christ.

Phil 4:6-7