My Daughter

I love my son to death, he is a good boy and my miracle baby.  He brings me so much joy.  I don't know what I would do without him in my life.  But there is something about my sweet little Lynnie Lou.  She is so much like me in so many ways.  In even more ways she is like my little sister Jocelyn.
I love musicals, classics and such. Well, Lou has this same passion.  She loves the movie Annie.  I downloaded some of the songs from the movie.  Lynnie will ask me to please put on the Annie song.  She loves to sing these songs.  She is always so happy.  It just makes me smile.  I have fallen in love with Les Miserables.  I had never seen it before the new movie came out.  I have now seen it twice and I love the music.  I have downloaded the music from the movie too.  Well, Audra Lynn will sing the songs with me and loves it just as much.  Even when the boys complain about the music Lynnie doesn't.
Some things about her that remind me of J.  Jocelyn has fine hair, so does Lou.  Jocelyn had ears that stuck out a little, my sweet little girl does too.  Jocelyn could empty a water heater taking shower, well my 3 year old could too if I let her.  Lindsey has even stated howmuch Lynnie reminds her of J.  Amazing how genetics work.  Take a look at these two photos:

She is my little sweetheart and I am so grateful that she is mine. 

Oh My Goodness!

Do you remember me?  I am not sure I remember myself.  I am sorry that I have been on a blogging hiatus.  Life has been crazy in the past 2 months and I promise to catch you all up.  But this is my I promise I have not forgot about blogging post.  It is starting to haunt me in my sleep, so I will be back shortly. Stay tuned for some exciting things that have been happening in our world.

The Naughty List

A few nights ago, we had just finished dinner when the following conversation occurred:

Colin: Mom, do you know that adults can get on the naughty list too.

Me: Oh really.  Why?

Colin: Because they are not nice to kids.

Me:  So, who is on the naughty list?

Colin:  You, because you are not being nice.

Me: Why, am I not nice?

Colin:  Because you won't give us a snack.

Me: Well, you didn't eat all of your dinner. 

Colin:  You are on the naughty list mom.  (tears in his eyes)

So, there you have it folks.  I am a mean mom on the naughty list because I would not let them have a snack after not eating all of their dinner.  Funny kids.

PS - They got a snack. 

Resolution

I don't shop at Costco often, but probably once every month, maybe even every other month.  But the other day, my hubby needed Nacho cheese (the fake gross kind, in a can) for a birthday party at work.  So, I went to Costco and made my purchase.  As, I am leaving waiting for the person to check my receipt, Colin asks for the receipt.  I handed it to him, so he could hand it to the door check out person.  Both kids love this part of the process because sometimes the person will draw a smiley face on the receipt for the kids.  That day the guy did and it pleased the kids so much.  I just thought "I need to be more like my kids and enjoy the very small happy things in life."  So, my resolution for the year is a simple one, but maybe more difficult to measure.  Enjoy the small happy moments! 

Christmas 2012

This year for Christmas was kind of sad.  Both kiddos were very sick!  They came out of the bedroom with less excitement then normal.  After they looked at the unwrapped toys, they laid down and opened the rest of their presents on their backs.  It was so sad to watch.  They just looked plan miserable.  I think that the nasty influenza bug got everyone.  We all got our flu shot, but 3 of the 4 of us got sick.  It wiped out the rest of our holiday break.  BOO! 
Some of the things the kiddos got from everyone are as follows:
Lynnie Lou got Tinkerbell cafe from Santa, Floor Lounger from Mom & Dad, Babies from Grandma and Grandpa, A fishing pole from Papa and Bana, and a drivable truck from Neeners and Grandpa.
Bug got a fort builder from Santa, Floor lounger from Mom and Dad, Remote control guy from Grandma and Grandpa, Remote control truck from Papa and Bana, and a drivable truck from Neeners and Grandpa.
It was a nice Christmas, just not the best with the sick kiddos. 

The Last of Jack's Adventures

With Jack back at the North Pole, til next year, I wanted to make sure we put up the last of his adventures.

More of Jack's Adventures

Here are the pictures from Jack's adventures this past week: