Why I need to blog!

I think I might have said this a time or twenty. I know I will forget all the precious things the kids say and do day to day . . . all the little things that make being a parent so special and touching!

Tonight I was doing bedtime with Katie and she said "I'm sure sure sleepy" and she was so incredibly sweet when I put her in her crib. She said "oh, just what I wanted!!" and then she gave me "nose kisses" and "head kisses." Nose kisses are Eskimo kisses and head kisses are where we rub our foreheads together in the same manner. Too funny.

She can have quite a temper, but MAN, is she sweet. She has been acting very clingy, which I KNOW isn't a great thing, but it's kind of nice in a way too. Ryan had always wanted Marc to do everything for/with him, so it's a surprise for me when Katie wants only me. I'm not used to this! More on this in another post!

Ryan was so funny today. My mom said "you are something else!" and he said "Ha!!! WHAT else???" He also said that the geese were "crying out loud," which I think was a very literal attempt at using the phrase, LOL!

I wanted to post about a cute mispronunciation that Katie just stopped saying, but I can't think of it right now. I don't think I even told Marc. Hmmmm. We still have a "diamond room" (both of them say that instead of dining room) and Katie still loves "cakecups." I'll think of it!

Oh my, they both did a million cute and things today, but this is all I'll write for now :-)

Sibling Sweetness

Sometimes it is almost painful how CUTE and SWEET Ryan and Kate are together. Yes, there are many moments that are a little scary - tackles, wrestling, knock downs, etc. But when they are sweet, they are very very sweet, and it makes my heart melt.

Every morning Ryan loves to go into Katie's room to get her once she is awake. Katie smiles a huge smile and waves and says "Hi Ryrun" usually before she addresses me. Soon after, Ryan starts saying "come on baby, come on Kate, let's go to my room." He LOVES playing in his room with her. They run around, play train, and pile everything into Ryan's bed, LOL.

This morning I could tell he had to go to the bathroom, so I convinced him to go, and he asked Katie to come. I told Katie she could wash her hands. He got up on the stool and filled the sink with water for her to play with, helped her onto the stool, and said "first you have to push your sleeves up baby" and helped her do it. I was so proud. After he was done and washed his hands, he wanted to play with her in the water so I got him another cup, and he poured water into Katie's cup asking her if she wanted more, telling her to hold her cup up straight so he could fill it, and just enjoying the moment.

Awwwww!!!! I am so thankful they have each other!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a wonderful long weekend! This is the "snow house" that Marc and Ryan have been working on. Complete with tunnel entrance, windows, and cup holder, LOL.


This was at Nana's house - on the huge pile of snow that was removed from the nearby driveways. Here


Smiling for the camera on Valentine's day in his "Love Monkey" shirt.

snow!

I had a great day with the kids today! We went out to play in the snow in the morning before going shopping (and visiting the train table at the bookstore) and then baking cookies with Ryan while Katie napped. I am tired just typing it! Both kids loved the snow - especially eating it, LOL! There was lots of sledding, and Ryan made some snow angels (his idea!). He also did lots of digging!

On the right side there is now a link to a baking blog I may or may not keep up to date, LOL! I wanted to have a place to keep some pictures and ideas!

the little things

I really need to blog more often because if I don't do it day to day, I forget some of the little things I don't ever want to forget! The little things are so precious and Ryan and Katie are changing and growing up every minute!!!

I even occasionally save posts and then don't get back to them. I have a post that I started on Christmas - but I didn't get (or take) the time to finish it and post it. I need to be a little better. I want to be. It's hard to find the balance!

Today they put a street light up outside our house and Ryan asked me to bring him to the one window to see it better - and he said "them broomin' out there" - I think he was combining "broom" and "sweeping" :-)

Here are a few recent pics . . .

"Jack me up, Dada!"

That is what Ryan said right before I took this picture, LOL. Yes, not the safest activity - but since they seem to do this, I had to at least take a picture :-) There was also a lot of digging and raking done this weekend. When Katie and I got home from Little Gym on Saturday, Ryan said "Katie might want to dig with me" before she was even out of the car :-)

Happy Halloween!

It was raining for trick-or-treat on Saturday. We got the the end of the driveway and it started POURING so we ran for cover on the porch and waited it out until it let up a bit. The kids didn't seem to mind one bit. You can tell the kids are wet in the pictures and check out the rain all over Katie's face in some of them! On Sunday, November 1st, there was a Halloween party at Little Gym so Ryan and I went since Katie was napping. With the time change she was SO tired and we couldn't keep her up - it was from 12-3 and she slept from 12-4! For more pics click here!


"Why is my face so wet?"

"See, we didn't melt, and are even having fun!"