Kylie Quotes

While playing with Landon and trying to get her way.

Kylie: "I'm gonna rip out your hair."
Landon: "Okay"
Kylie: "It's gonna be freaky"

While eating dinner random thought must come into her head.

Kylie: "I am watching a movie in my head."

Proud Mama

Landon's last day of school they had a concert of Christmas Carols as the last thing they did that day with the entire school. His teacher said they were just trying to get through the day with the kids. The music teacher gave out awards to some of the kids. Landon was lucky enough to get one. He said he was the only one in his class that received one. She also gave him a present that had fun little toys and treats. I am so proud of him.

Last fall around October I was walking home from school with him and his music teacher saw us and stopped me and told me what a wonderful singer Landon was. She said that usually it is the girls that really pay attention and love singing but that it was Landon and she really enjoyed him in her class. I love you Landon.

Girls, Shadows and Teeth

Yesterday Landon came home from school and had done a secret code at school. The teacher had prepared marks and what each mark stood for which letter. He brought it home and I figured out his code. It was "Lillie I crush on you". He was so embarrassed as I was getting each word figured out. But he gave it to me to figure out. It was really funny. The last week or so we have been talking about crushes and what they mean. I pretty much thought that he liked girls like he liked his little sister, or cousins. But he told me a crush is when you like/love someone but you don't want them to know. Funny thing was is he showed Lillie his code but said she didn't have enough time to figure it out. Silly boy. He said he likes her because they are twins now. He found out that they have the same birthday and they both have brown eyes and both had 8 pom poms at school. She sits right across from him and she is a sweet little thing.

Kylie last week came to me one morning and was telling me about a shadow that scared her so much she couldn't lean over and get a drink from her cup. She said it looked like a head. So during the day we went in and she was going to show me where it was. We couldn't find it and she said it had to be darker. So when it was bed time I tried again to find her scary shadow, but we still couldn't find it. So I told her that shadows are fun and you can make cool pictures from them. I showed her a butterfly. She went to bed. Then the next morning she came in and told me she figured out what her shadow was. She said it was her head - it really must have looked like a head. I thought it was really cute. For now we are good about shadows.

Tannen finally cut a tooth last week. The week of Thanksgiving he cut he first top tooth. He got the second one last week. We have been waiting forever on these little teeth. Not that I am anxious for them to come, but because I have seen four little bumps on his gums off and on for a couple of months. Still waiting for the last two side ones to come in. But boy is he cute with his top two in.

We did go to Justin's house last weekend and had a blast. I am hoping Sara will email me some of the pictures and then I will post more on that later.

Sugar Cookies

mmmm cookies

I decided it would be fun to make Christmas cookies and then let the kids decorate them. They were able to pick out decorating stuff yesterday. They have really cool writers and gels that make it really fun and interesting to decorate with. The kids had a fabulous time tonight decorating, and hey they were pretty good to eat too. Course Marcus and I had fun with the kids too, and we made some great cookies too. We still have more cookies and icing to decorate with so it will also be a great family home evening treat/activity.

Peek a Boo

Coming to get the camera


Peekaboo! I see you.

Today I got in my exercise clothes bound and determined to exercise when I got the chance. After two days before in a row of not getting it in I just had to today. I hung out in them for a couple of hours before I could put Tannen down and leave the room without him throwing a fit. When I was exercising he was very happy and wandering around in the front room. He got into videos, cords, and tried the Christmas tree. He then wandered to the kitchen table which I can see from the front room. He got positioned under the table and had his little face hide by the leg. Then he would pop it out and I would say peek a boo. And then move his head back behind it and would pop out the other side. I thought it was so adorable and it was the first time he really got playing without being coaxed into it. Today Tannen is 10 months old!!

Poor Littlest

Yesterday Tannen seemed to be cranky all day long. I thought he was teething some more. (His first top tooth popped in last week, and it looks like he will be getting more soon.) I held him most of the day and even then sometimes he just cried. Last night we put him down and he slept all through the night. When I woke up I got Landon up for school and Tannen was still sleeping. Unusual because he usually wakes up at 7:00 and we snuggle in my bed before I get up.

Landon was having breakfast and I heard little happy noises coming from Tannen so I went in and got him. But boy did he stink. I thought he had pooped last night but soon found out that he actually threw up all over. I am not sure when he did, but I am surprised I never heard him. I gotta wonder if he threw up and felt so much better afterwords that he just slept. And if he just felt sick yesterday. Poor little thing. But he has been pretty good so far today.