Sickos

We've all had runny noses in this house. Makaila started it with Cole shortly behind. I had the sinus pressure headache next, followed by Chad's leaky facet nose. We're a great group, everyone wants to be around us. Makaila is mostly over hers, but Cole is in constant need of a tissue. And you can just guess how any normal 16-month old does NOT like his nose being wiped. Of course being sick means Froggy is working overtime. He goes everywhere Cole does. And with the nose runny and the coughs and sneezes making the nose run more, poor Froggy now has snot crusties added to his usualy funk from being sucked on and loved. Froggy REALLY needs a bath in the washing maching, but I can't seem to sneak him away from Cole long enough to do it.

Christmas party

Last year we had the perfect Santa picture. We went to the mall, waiting in the line and Cole (and infant) woke up just in time to be awake for the picture. This year I just didn't want to deal with waiting in line at the mall, so we went to a Christmas party where Santa would be. Makaila enjoyed all of it; decorating cookies, eating snacks, seeing Santa (after being shy at first), hearing music and stories and making an ornament. Cole on the other hand, mostly wanted to eat. He did go check out Santa briefly (not a big fan) and he liked hearing the music too. But he had a fall out of the chair when he ran out of snacks and I was trying to get Makaila's picture. But he recovered fast. And how sad is it that it is a Christmas party (in December of course) and my kids are totally wearing short sleeves.

Thanksgiving

Here's a little back-tracking. This year Chad's parents came out for Thanksgiving. It was quiet and that was fine. We ate pleanty of food as usual. Chad got to watch at least half as much football as he wanted. And we had one surprise. Snow. We were still sitting at the table after enjoying the food and someone looked out the window and saw it was snowing. So of course we got the kids in their warm coats (for the first time this year) and took them out side to get pictures, I mean for them to see it. Makaila's favorite thing is trying to taste the snow.

My son and his frog

Cole used to love a little mini blanket bear for his cuddle toy while sleeping. But not any more. It is still in his crib with him, just in case he really does want it in the middle of the night or a nap (don't want to mess with what works when it comes to a kid's sleep), but I don't think he really cares. Now he has moved on to his frog. Official name: Froggy. I know, we're creative around here. (Makaila sleeps with Lamby, but Aunt Jamie actually named that one. And I think that was in remembrance of her stuffed animal Lamby Pie)

Cole hasn't ever sucked his thumb or a pacifier. Nope. He sucks Froggy's thumbs. Does a frog have a thumb? Maybe not. But he does suck the inside digit. As you can imagine, Froggy starts to smell after a little boy sucking his digits (both hands) regularly to fall asleep at nap and night time each day. But it is quite hard to get Froggy into the wash because I need to do it when I am sure to get him dry before the next sleeping time. So sometimes I sneak him out in the evenings after Cole has gone to bed and return it before I go to sleep. But of course, often Cole sleeps on his stomach with his butt up in the air and Froggy tucked under him.

Today I could hardly get Froggy away from Cole. Froggy went to take sister to pre-school, went to the gym, played around the house, had a nap and even went to pick sister up from pre-school. Froggy had a busy day. A few rules are that Froggy does not get to go to the high chair with Cole for eating and he has to stay in the car at the park.

annoying

You know what I don't like? Sites that have a "remember me" box you are supposed to check so you don't have to log in every time, or at least not to enter your email address every time but they never seem to remember you any time you check that box. . . like this one for example.

Christmas countdown

My daughter is so excited for Christmas. Her Nana and Grandpa visited over Thanksgiving and she helped Nana wrap and leave some presents for us. That got her quite exicted about Christmas. There were some ornaments we were supposed to open when we decorated. First Makaila kept aksing us to open those. Then she just really wanted to decorate. And as soon as we got the tree, she wanted to bring the presents over and put them under before we even had the lights on the tree! And after some presents were under the tree it was, "I really want to open just one present." Now every day it is when can I have my advent chocolate? Today she even came up to me and said, "Mom, do you want to wait until Christmas to open up the presents or open them before?"

I like in the pictures of getting the tree it looks like Cole and Makaila are in some forest or something. Until you look at the picture that has Chad in it and you realize, "oh, it's just Lowe's".

Being a girl

Makaila told me she liked being a girl the other day. When I asked her why she said because she had long hair she could twirl.