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???

Pictures

I am a self proclaimed picture junkie! I need help! :)

What my children do....

The first picture is what you will find my children doing ALL DAY, EVERY DAY.....playing and falling all over each other. Too funny!

The second picture is of Jacob, Amy and baby Louis. Louis was born yesterday, 11/28/06. Mother and baby are doing great. Al and I went to see them all in the hospital last night and Louis is perfect. He's going to be such a joy to Amy and Jay and they are going to be awesome parents. And it's so cool to say I have a niece AND a nephew now! :)

Crack open belly

As I type this right now, my sister in law Amy is in labor with her first baby - little Louis!!! Al and I are so excited about being an aunt and uncle again. Of course, telling Olivia that Aunt Amy and Uncle Jay were at the hospital having their baby boy lead us to an interesting conversation.

O: When was I a little baby Mommy?
Me: Three years ago Boo Boo.
O: I was in your belly?
Me: Yeap, just like how Cooper was.
O: How did I get out?
Me: UUUHHHH.....you crawled out?
O: Did the doctor have to crack your tummy so I could get out?
Me: Ummm, yeah.
O: So it was broken and you can't crack it anymore?
Me: Oh geez, where are we going with this? The doctor can sew it back together so it can be cracked open again later.
O: Oh ok.

Where does my child come up with this stuff??? She is way too smart for her own good sometimes but like I've always said - there is never a dull moment with Olivia Grace!

Still a fan

So the annual Clemson-Carolina game was this past weekend and boy was it a good game! Both teams came out to win and USC pulled it off by 3. As sad as it is to see Clemson lose to Carolina, those Cocks did deserve the win. 31-28 - it was awesome! Of course, I really think Tommy Bowden needs to recruit a good kicker for special teams! I'm still a loyal Clemson fan though!

Clemson ends their season 8-4 so that's not so bad!

Happy Thanksgiving

Well, I'm about to get off work and just wanted to pop on real quick and wish all my loyal blog readers a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!

Up the nose.....

Al can tell you all kinds of funny stories about how his youngest brother Jacob, used to stick things up his nose. Beans, dirt, you name it, it probably saw the inside of his nostril. Ha ha! The funniest story is when Jay stuck a piece of Styrofoam up his nose and had to be taken to the ER to have the doctor remove it. I can only picture the funniest scene in my head!

Anyways, Olivia found a bead on the floor on Sunday and told me
O: Mama, I'm going to stick this in my nose.
Me: You better not Olivia Grace.
O: But I'm gonna.
*Olivia inserts bead in nose*
Me: Olivia come here now!
O: *giggle*
*me running over to Olivia and forcing her to blow the bead out of nose*

Can I change her name to Jacob Junior? I guess the kid got it honest!

Daycare pictures

Are my kids super cute or what?

They had their pictures made at daycare last week and boy did Olivia do GREAT!!! I was so shocked to see a picture of her where she was NOT cheesing for the camera. It's a miracle!!!! Cooper's picture of just him was cute as well but I decided not to buy his since he just had his one year picture made last month.

Do my kids ever look like brother and sister? Ha ha! To me they look like two totally different children - maybe they will start to favor more as Cooper gets older and drops some of his baby fat (although he doesn't have that much to begin with!). Cooper looks just like his Daddy and Olivia looks like me when I was a kid. Too bad neither one of my kids took after mom and got dark brown hair. :( Total bummer.

Parents Watch Day

Ok, so has it really been since last week since my last blog? Wow!

Anyways, last night was Parents Watch Day at Olivia's dance class. It was CRAZY!!!! Olivia refused to dance, but enjoyed showing all the other parents how well she does not listen to her mother. She ran around, fell on the ground, got her cousin Loren in all kinds of trouble, and was just a little diva. Olivia loves to the center of attention and last night she definitely was! I have no idea who she gets that trait from because me and her daddy are not like that at all. Maybe she's not mine after all. Ha ha!

Quick funny story - Olivia and her friend Gracie were wearing the exact same leotard last night. Well, Poppy caught Olivia in a box in the corner of the waiting room and told her to get out of it. Not three seconds later, he saw Olivia in it again. He said he popped her hard on the butt and told her to get out. WEEEELLLL.....when she turned around, it was GRACIE...not Olivia! He almost died! He said she gave him the meanest look like "who do you think you are?" How funny is that!

Halloween Pictures

Finally!!! Here are my Halloween pictures of the kiddos! Olivia was super cute as Dora and Cooper was an adorable Spiderman! My niece, Loren, was a leopard and together, they were all too cute!

No real news

Yes, I know, I'm slack.....I don't have my Halloween pictures up yet. Sorry! I do promise to have them up this week.

Anyways, there's really nothing new to report in Griggs household. I know, boring right? Al and my dad went to the Clemson/Maryland game, so me and the kids stayed home and played. It was fun for the first 4 to 6 hours, but after that.....I was ready to beat my head in the wall. No, I could not be a stay at home mom. It was nice to have a day with them to myself but it would have been nicer if the weather was warmer and we could have gone to the park or outside to play. Olivia was great when Cooper napped, Cooper was great when Olivia napped...but when the two of them were together, it was bad news! My children are so jealous of each other. Ha ha!

So, hopefully I'll get to Wal Mart this afternoon and get my pictures developed! I know all my loyal, avid blog readers are patiently waiting for cute pictures from Halloween. :)

Halloween

Well, it's come and gone for another year. I have to say I'm kind of glad! My kids were super cute (of course) - Olivia as Dora and Cooper as Spiderman. I'll try to have some pictures of them up soon, I promise!

Olivia was a little HORROR when it came time to go trick or treating though. No matter how cute she was, her attitude totally ruined the night for me. She *refused* to hold her bag, so I got that job. It totally looked like *I* was the one doing the trick or treating. Then, she wouldn't tell anyone thank you. Little Stinker! All she cared about was getting candy and trying to eat it right away. She almost drove me nuts. Cooper, on the other hand, behaved, but yet, he's only 14 months old, so there's not much he can really get into. He did manage to get some suckers from a few houses. Have I told you how much this kid loves a sucker? LOVES THEM....no lie. He will cry the minute you try to take it from him.

Anyways, I have threatened my daughter that if she dares to act that way again next, there will be no trick or treating and all the candy she gets at school will be thrown away (into Mommy and Daddy's tummy no doubt!). So, we'll see....I have a year to work on her behavior. I better start now! Ha ha!