Wonderful, relaxing weekend

Man, this past weekend was so great! I mean, we stayed busy the whole weekend but it was so nice because we did everything at our own pace and really enjoyed ourselves! So, here's the breakdown of our weekend:

Friday - had pizza with my parents. Olivia got to choose what we ate and of course she chose pizza. The kid LOVES pizza - pepperoni and black olive pizza to be exact.

Saturday - we went to a birthday party for my cousin's son, Garrett. Emily's brother Tyler dressed up as Spongebob. You should have seen all the kids at the Sonic attacking that poor boy! He could barely see as is and then got flooded with kids. Cooper LOVED Spongebob from AFAR....but as soon as he got close, Cooper all but climbed out of his daddy's arms. I guess Cooper takes after me with his dislike of characters. I'm not a fan either. :) Oh, and Olivia knew it wasn't the *real* Spongebob because Tyler has hair on his arms and Spongebob doesn't have hair on his. How observant is she?

Sunday - we went to the May Fly Air show. (I hope to have some pics of that up soon). Olivia enjoyed it for the most part, but didn't like it when the jets started flying. Cooper fell asleep - can you believe that? I'm almost positive he's not deaf either. :) It was ssssssooo hot on Sunday though.

Monday - we hung out with Nana and Poppy and grilled burgers and hot dogs. After lunch, Olivia played on her big water slide for a few hours. Cooper wanted NOTHING to do with the water. Guess he's not going to be spending much time in our little pool this year. He happily played on the swing set and drove the Jeep around while Sissy played in the water. He would get close to the pool every now and then, but as soon as Olivia wet him, he cried and ran off. :) Now, I LOVE a pool, so I don't know where he gets *that* from!

So, there's our weekend in a nutshell. Exciting wasn't it? I'm so glad to be back at work but at the same time, I wish it was my vacation week! The countdown is on! Only 4 weeks to go until our family vacation at the beach - woo hoo!

Aced it Man!!!!

Have I mentioned lately that my daughter is super smart? :) She met with her teacher, Mrs. Chure (rhymes with Horray) at Thomas Hart yesterday and did so well! Mrs. Chure said she handed Olivia a square piece of paper and asked her to make a triangle and Olivia rolled it up and said, "No, I made it into a telescope!" She was *very* impressed that Olivia knew that word AND what it looked like. What can I say? She gets it from me! Ha ha! Seriously though, I really think Olivia is going to be so happy at this school and I'm so thankful now that she ended up signed up there and not "the other place." She aced her little interview and "test" with her teacher. I was very, very proud of my Baby Girl. :)

Oh, and I thought I would attach a picture of Cooper looking like a monkey - he was climbing on top of the laundry basket and then standing up. THAT I can handle, but you should see him climbing up on the bar stool AND then from there to his highchair. I nearly had a heart attack seeing him do that yesterday. He has NO FEAR!!!!!

Is my long weekend here yet???

Dancing the Night Away

Wow, it's been a crazy week! I'm so glad things are getting back to normal. Anyways, the kids have been doing great! Olivia had her dance recital on Saturday and she was the star of the show (of course!). Her group performed twice - one tap routine and one ballet routine. After the tap routine, Mrs. Brenda let them introduce themselves and Olivia was first. She said "Hey, my name is Olivia" so fast I'm not sure many people could even understand her! Ha ha! She is such a stinker. I do have to admit I'm glad dancing is over for awhile. Now, I don't have to rush home every Monday night for awhile. :)

Oh, and Al and I bought Cooper a toddler bed over the weekend. We saw one of those blue corvette toddler beds at a yard sale for $50 so we snatched it up. He's done pretty well with sleeping in it. The first night he fell asleep on the floor in front of his door and Al had to pick him up and carry him to bed. Before long, my little man won't be my little baby boy anymore. *sniffle* Now we just have to work on that pistol!

And Olivia goes to meet her teacher at Thomas Hart tomorrow. She's really excited and so am I! I really think she's going to feel comfortable with this lady because she has a very easy going personality and seems to be accepting that kids will be kids. So, I think Olivia will respond really well to her. We'll find out tomorrow though! I can't believe she's getting ready to start school in August. Ok, I'm going to seriously cry now! Ha ha! You do know she'll be the smartest 4 year old in her class right? :)

That's all for now!

It's like baby crack man!

He's addicted to that thing in his mouth!

Cooper LOVES his paci - I mean, LOVES it. He's probably the worst of the two on breaking this habit. Olivia was a breeze, but Cooper....well, Cooper has a bad dependency on the "paci." Al and I are trying very hard to wean him and now we've gotten to where he only has it at nap time and bed time. However, Cooper hasn't feel well the last few days and when he feels bad, he needs some extra "comfort" so to speak. I can't tell you how many times I've wanted to give in and hand him the paci (and I won't tell my husband how many times I have!) over the last few days. I can totally understand why it's so hard for people with other dependencies to break their habits. Poor little Coop is having a tough time. And he's showing the classic symptoms of withdrawl - not sleeping well, crying a lot, being super whiny, and clingy. I know Al and I have to stay firm, but man.....it's torture!

Oh, and Al took Olivia to practice for her recital and of course my child would DO NOTHING. She did that last year though and still ended up haming it up at the show. I can almost bet she'll do the same this year!

Mother's Day and Dedication

I had a pretty good Mother's Day. The kids (and Al) got me a Weight Watchers cookbook which is exactly what I asked for. How sweet! Now I have *no excuse* not to loose some weight huh? Ha!

At church yesterday the kids got dedicated. It wasn't anything fancy, but I feel good knowing we decided to do that. My nephew Louis was dedicated as well.

Anyways, not much to report - Olivia's dance recital is on Saturday so she's getting super excited about that. I can't believe it's time for that already. She's going to be so stinking cute, it won't be funny! :)

Later!

Diaper Sissy

You know Olivia wants to be Cooper's "little Mama" right? Man, she is all into that job! She tries to feed him, bath him, spanks him, and now - even tries to change his diapers! You always know my children are up to no good when it gets eerily quiet in our house. On Saturday, we had one of those moments! Ha!

Al and I caught Olivia with Cooper in his room trying to change his diaper. She had him layed out on the floor and was doing her best to get it off (she doesn't understand that shorts have to come off first). And she finally succeeded! It must have taken her forever and she never could get the new diaper under Coop's rear to put on him. Finally Al helped her and she was so proud of herself. One diaper change = 10 minutes. Ha ha! But Cooper just layed there and let Sissy try. Maybe I should let her continue to practice so she can take over that job for me? That would be nice! Ok, so I don't see that happening anytime soon......bummer!

Anyways, the pics are of the kids on the lawn mower. Olivia used to be scared of it but since Cooper isn't - she's not anymore. Monkey see....monkey do! :)

The Stinking Doodlebops!

I hate the Doodlebops - especially that blue freak, Rooney! If your kid watches the Disney channel, you know who I'm talking about. Olivia and Cooper LOVE them so Nana bought them a DVD of them to watch in the car.

In one of the episodes Rooney is asking all kinds of questions - really getting on everyone's nerves. Kind of like a certain 4 year old I know that will remain nameless but you all know who I'm talking about! Ha! Anyways, at the end of the episode Rooney tells the kids "hey, questions are good, so ask away!" Hence the reason I hate him.....

Olivia will ask you 100 million billion (if there is such a number) questions from the minute she wakes up to the minute she falls asleep. The kid never stops talking. And now, since watching this show, she thinks it's even more ok for her to ask, ask, ask. If I dare tell her I've had enough of questions, she'll calmly say "But Mommy, Rooney said questions were good." - UGH!!!

Why can't my kids watch something on tv that teaches them manners and how to behave when out? Ha ha! Stinking Doodlebops......