New Years Eve

Happy New Year!!!!!



I sure hope I can stay up until midnight to watch the ball drop but I don't have high expectations! :) I know for a fact that my children will be fast asleep!!!

As we came home from a fish fry with Jay, Amy, and baby Louis, Olivia saw our neighbors shooting off some fireworks.
O: I want to do that!
Al: I don't know baby, you're still too little for that.
O: I wanna watch them Daddy! *high pitch squeal that probably made my ear bleed a little*
Al: Ok, just for a minute. Next year when you and Cooper are older, we'll shoot fireworks.
O: I can do it now Daddy, I'm SIXTEEN years old! I'm old enough.

WHATEVER!!!! Where does my kid come up with this stuff! She is just too much sometimes! I think I heard our neighbor Lisa laugh out loud when she heard what Olivia said!

I'm still a dork!!!

I'm glad Olivia can't read and doesn't have access to this blog! I found two presents that Santa was supposed to bring her under my desk at work! I knew that I had a few more things for her, but I couldn't remember what they were.......well....I just happened to drop something under my desk and when I looked down - there the hopscotch pad and cd/radio/telephone thingie were. I'm such a DORK! I put everything in my car like a week before Christmas, even did a check my last day of work and still missed them. Duh Mandy.

At least Olivia's birthday is in April and I can hang on to this stuff until then. It's not like she was lacking in the present department at Christmas or anything! I just can't believe I forgot!

I'm such a dork

Ok, for future reference, I'm a total dork! I hardly ever, I mean EVER, get phone calls on my cell phone. Al and my mom are probably the only *two* people that ever call it. So today, I get a phone call and it's an 800 number. Strange....even stranger (is that a word?) - it was an Indian (red dot, not woo woo woo) lady asking about my cell phone. I told her to call Al since he was the primary....wanna know why she called? Apparently I paid another bill twice last month instead of paying Cingular! OOPS! Like I said before, I'm a dork. I better get my stack of bills off the counter tonight and make sure I have everything set up to be paid - PROPERLY. Ha ha!

In non-related Mandy is a dork news.......Olivia was upset that we didn't have snow for Christmas. Al tried to explain to her that it doesn't snow in South Carolina that often but as she pointed out "in all the movies it snows for Christmas!" - Yes, yes it does. But none of them are based in SC! Ha ha! I told her maybe next year Santa will bring her some snow. (I really don't mean it, I could care less for the stuff, but still, she's only 3 1/2!). Oh, and Cooper has an ear infection and is under the weather. Poor baby, you can look at him and tell he doesn't feel well. And I took Olivia back to see the doctor about her finger and it's still infected. Now Al and I have the wonderful and easy job of trying to push the pus pocket up to get the infection out. Sounds easy right? WRONG! I had to practically lay on top of Olivia this morning so Dr Bonnie could dig around in it. Not fun. I am not looking forward to my daily wrestling matches with Ms. Griggs! I think she'll probably win. Why is it that little kids are freakishly strong?

I guess it's better than losing a finger huh?

Daddy Daycare

Al is off today and the daycare is closed....so guess who is playing Daddy Daycare??? Ha! I've called Al a few times today and he has sounded totally stressed. :) Poor Al! I bet he is really looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. Ha ha! I hope when I get home today, I don't find my house in a total mess, but I'm not holding my breath. I have a really bad feeling about what *the boy* and *the firstborn* have done. It's really quite scary to be honest. :)

In other news, Nana and Poppy left today to go to Atlanta to see Martin and his new place. They are really excited so I hope they have a good trip. And I hope they can stay away from Olivia and Cooper that long! Nana tried her hardest to get me to let Olivia go, but I said NO! I'm sure Martin and Randy wouldn't want a wild 3 1/2 year old running around the new house. And plus, if you take one, you HAVE to take the other....they come in a pair these days. :)

Christmas is over and I'm so happy! Now it's the countdown for the New Year's.....I wonder if Olivia would be into fireworks? Hmmm.....

Ho Ho Ho!!!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!

Can you believe my kids are already in the bed fast asleep? They had such a busy day! Santa was so good to them this year. I can't even count all the Ariel stuff Olivia got and Cooper must have gotten a zillion toy trucks and cars. I will probably have boxes coming out the wazhoo for awhile. Fun, fun.

So anyways, I hope all of you out there had a wonderful Christmas!!!!

Santa is coming.....

Only 3 more sleeps until Santa comes!

Just in case......

I don't get a chance to post anymore until next week Merry Christmas!!!!!

Santa is going to be at the daycare tomorrow and I sure hope they don't traumatize my son! He DID NOT like Santa the first time, so I'm not sure how he's going to take to him tomorrow. Olivia will do fine, as usual, but I am worried about my fella. Even with his big Sissy by his side, he was scared! I can only imagine how *well* that picture will turn out.

Olivia's finger is still red and puffy but starting to look better. If I could just teach her not to bite her nails, I will probably never have to worry about this sort of thing happening again. 10 days of antibiotic is a lot though! At least it's bubble gum flavored! Which with Olivia, I never have a problem with her taking medicine.....I wonder if that is any implication of a future problem? HHHMMMM.....

Oh, and why when I ask Olivia to behave, and she tells me "Yes Mommy, I will" does she immediately do the OPPOSITE when we get in sight of other people? Does she honestly forget that fast or is she that mean? And why has my son suddenly became Super Clingy Baby and can't walk or put pressure on his legs?

Can you tell I'm stressing? I need a beer, simple as that!!!!!

Photo Time!

I took some random pictures of the kids by the tree the other day and they actually came out pretty cute! I don't have the ones developed that I took of them all dolled up after church, so hopefully I'll have some of those to share too. I tried my hardest to pose them for those, so we'll see how they come out!

I thought the one of Cooper reaching for the tree was cute - I had to throw his pacifier in there to get the look of him touching the tree. It was hard because he is FAST....little stinker! And I didn't realize that he had so much junk on his face when I was taking these! Ha ha! Oh well, at least you know I feed him right? :)

Oh, and I'm wearing a crown because I'm Queen Mommy, and Olivia is Princess Daughter. :)~

Expensive

I had to take Olivia to the doctor this morning - her index finger that she burned a few months back is infected again. YUCK! Thankfully, it's nothing a little medicine can't cure!

Olivia is so funny though. I know I say this all the time, but it's so true! The other day her Daddy threatened to spank her. She turned around and said "You can't spank my butt because I have an expensive butt!" - How funny! But yet so true...she is an expensive little thing. I sure hope she marries a man that makes a lot of money. :) Man, is he going to be in trouble one day! Ha ha!

Cooper looks so grown with his hair all trimmed and neat. I do miss his curls though. *sigh* He actually looks like a little toddler now and not my baby boy. *sniffle* I hate haircuts! Oh well, I know I had to eventually get it trimmed....

Only six more sleeps until Christmas morning!!!! I can't wait! The countdown is ON!!!

First Haircut

Cooper had his first hair cut today!!!

As you can tell by the picture, his hair was getting quite long. I wish I could say he took it like a champ, but he made a total liar out of me. He screamed, cried, and all but jumped out of his Daddy's arms. I have no idea how the lady was able to cut his hair at all! But now he has a new hair do and looks super cute. I just couldn't put it off any longer - some lady asked me how old "my little daughter" was so I knew it was time!

In other news.....Olivia spent the day with Nana and Poppy and they took her to Chuck E Cheese. Actually, they spent 2 1/2 hours there! I think Olivia must have played every game 15 times! She wanted to spend the night with them, but Nana begged me to tell her no. So I did. :) I really did miss her aggravating me all day. *sigh* I am such a softie.......

Funny, funny girl

My daughter is so funny! Well, let me tell you the story.....

On the way home from daycare last night, Cooper was just talking away. I looked back and jokingly said "Cooper, what you talking about?" WWWEEEELLLLL.....Olivia busts out and says, "Mommy, Cooper says he wants to go play in the road." "Oh, he does does he?" "Yeap, he SURE does Mommy!" That is hilarious! And then, later that night, when they were in the tub he was doing the same thing and Olivia said "Mommy, Cooper wants me to put soap in his eyes!" I asked her if she was sure that was what he was saying and she told me "yes, he wants soap in his eyes." Of course, I didn't let her, but it's funny to me that everything she says he "says" he wants to do, usually involves him getting hurt.

Is my daughter trying to kill "the boy" or what? Oh, and if that wasn't bad enough, she decided to still a sucker from the grocery store the other night. I *saw* her reach for them at the check out line and I told her NO - but she still somehow managed to sneak by me, her daddy, and the cashier. I could have died when I saw her with that sucker when we got home. UGH - she's going to get me arrested before it's all over with!

Hates him!!!

SSSOOOO.....Al and I took the kids to see Santa on Saturday and as usual, Olivia loved him and warmed right up to him. Cooper, on the other hand, screamed bloody murder and couldn't get off his lap fast enough. I guess I should have known, I knew it was too good to be true to have both kids NOT scared of Santa. I do admit that he got it honest.....I wasn't (and still aren't) a big fan of Santa, or any person in costume for that matter. Like Mother, Like Son!!!


It's official!!! I am done with my Christmas shopping!!! I am so glad - I don't plan on going back into the crowds until AFTER the holidays. Now I can relax and enjoy the little bit of time before Al and I have to pull an all nighter putting toys together, etc. Olivia wants to leave Santa some milk and cookies so I guess we'll do that on Christmas Eve. I sure hope we can sneak past her bedroom door on Christmas Eve when we're playing Santa! Wouldn't it be my luck that she wakes up?

Oh, and for the record - Olivia *hates* blue, but not light blue. Light blue is ok with her. And she loves going to church, parties, and eating cake. I just though you all should know. :)

Color Blue - BLAH!!!

Olivia HATES the color blue. I don't know why and I don't know what has made her feel this way. I have all ideas that it has something to do with those thieves at daycare. I can't prove it, just a gut feeling. Ha ha! She refuses to wear blue shirts (although she will wear her Aqua Dora shirt because it's Aqua, not blue - see the difference?), and does not want anything to do with the color blue. There's a house down the road from us that has blue icicle lights and everytime we pass it, she'll say "Mommy, I hate those lights. If I could, I would pull those lights down!" How funny is that!

Her favorite color (unfortunately) is pink. She loves it - just about all of her clothes are pink or some shade similar to pink. There's no denying she's all girl. :)

15 month check up

Cooper had his 15 month check up today. Has it seriously been that long already?? He weighs in at a whopping 21 lbs and is 30 inches long. Dr. T said he was right on target and perfect. Of course, I could have told him that myself. :) He did get three shots today but took them like a champ. I am so proud of my little man!

So someone tell me when December snuck up on me? Geez, I can't believe Christmas will be here in 2 1/2 weeks. I guess I better get on the ball and finish up my shopping. Santa is going to be very good to my little monsters so I can't wait to see their faces on Christmas morning! And Olivia is at the perfect age now where she really "gets" it. She loves to go look at Christmas lights and watch the shows on TV. It's really starting to get fun!

Now, if I could just teach her to behave.......

Olivia, Olivia, Olivia

Someone please tell me why my daughter is still awake at 9pm?? Every time I think she's asleep I hear "Mommy, I need to go tee tee!" It never fails....at bed time, Olivia suddenly CARES about brushing her teeth, is dying of thirst, and suddenly loves to give kisses and hugs. But let me tell you - all you have to do is say Santa is going to give her Fairy Princess Dora to some other kid and she'll mind in a heartbeat.

I wonder how long this new trick of mine will last???