Memories of Cute Sayings from A.

Something I want to remember happened not long ago. :) A. is almost 3, and she says all those funny things that kids of that age say. :)

She was very fussy one day, and the kids and I were talking in code about her needing a nap. Sean asked if I wanted him to put her in her "B-E-D". She was wailing and crying and said, "NO! I don't want B-D-D". :) It was just soooo funny that she knew exactly what we were talking about, in spite of our "clever code words". ha ha

A. has resisted the whole potty training thing since C. was born. Beforehand, she was really getting interested in the concept of going in the potty. After, she suddenly had a fondness for her diapers - the characters, especially. I even started buying generic diapers, hoping she wouldn't care for them as much and might want to move up into "big girl panties". Well, it hasn't worked so far. However, I bought her some Pull-Ups (with Disney Princesses on them), and she has been very excited about that. I took her potty a few times to warm her up to the idea of potty training. Well, one day, I felt the effects of my increased water intake and rushed towards the bathroom.... A. rushed into the bathroom right in front of me. I said I had to go potty, and she said, "I want to watch you. I want to watch you go poop!" It totally surprised me and was just so cute and hilarious at the same time! (Just for the record, I did NOT have to go #2!)

Another cute story happened in December, while N.'s parents were visiting us from OR. We ate out at Famous Dave's restaurant. There was an older man sitting alone, talking with the waitress. He seemed rather lonely, and as we got up to leave, he spoke to my girls. To A. he said, "What's your name, Honey?" A. smiled shyly and without even the slightest hesitation said, "Princess." Where that came from, I have no idea! We all laughed, and A. became a little embarassed, but I just said she IS our princess. Since then, she finally started saying her name again! About a year ago, she could say it fairly well, but then she just stopped cold. If you asked her her name, she would say, "Me". I don't know why she quit saying it nor why she has started again, but she says it perfectly now. :)

Babies Feeding Babies

You can't get much cuter than this! :) I was preparing to feed the baby his cereal, and A insisted she wanted to feed the baby. So, reluctantly as you can imagine, I allowed her to give him a spoonful. I thought she would tired, but not A! She fed him the entire bowl of cereal! And you know, she did a great job! I kept thinking "Babies feeding babies" while watching her do it. Other than the excess food on C's bib, there wasn't even a mess to clean up! :) Since A was sitting on my lap, I had S grab the camera to take this picture and a video clip. :)

I am so thankful that all my kids are good with babies! They are wonderful helpers for me!

This was taken one day last month when there was a tornado warning in our area. I told the kids to stay in the hallway, and they came up with all sorts of ways to make it comfier there (they thought there would be a LONG wait).

S and L were holding C while I hastened to fill water jugs in case of a power outage (So prepared, aren't we?). Well, they laid him down on the blankets and pillows, and he fell right to sleep. Isn't this precious???

On Feb. 8th, we celebrated N's birthday. We got a Dairy Queen ice cream cake (we both really love those!) and spent a quiet evening at home. Those are my favorite times.