Talk Time

No one can embarrass me like my children. They are extremely talented in the art of making Mommy turn bright RED. Especially the first born! Last night at dance class, a woman was sitting there with her two kids. Granted, they were a mixed family (the mom was white and the kids were mixed) but I didn't think anything of it since Olivia sees this lady almost every Monday. Well......the lady had her son with her which she usually doesn't, so Olivia marches her little self up to her and asks....*insert drum roll*

O: Why is your son dark and you white?

I could have died! I totally didn't know how to handle the situation. The lady just acted like she didn't hear her (thank goodness!) and I snatched Olivia away and told her to behave. After dance class, I had a long discussion with Olivia about how some families are different and that's OK, blah, blah, blah. I know she was just curious and she's totally innocent, and all , but it really embarrassed me to death!

Do they favor?

So, the 1st pic is Olivia at around 4 or 5 months old (I think). I can't believe she's almost 4 years old!!!! The second pic is Cooper at 4 months old. My little man is 18 months old already. *sniffle* It's hard to see his face in his picture, but they did kind of favor at that age.

Getting Prepared for the 4th

Olivia knows she's going to be 4 on her birthday in April. And she already has requests! They include (in no particular order):

1. her party be at Chuck E. Cheese

2. Chuck E. Cheese himself must make an appearance at her party

3. she wants a guitar and a ukulele (because Rooney has one and he's a Doodlebop and although he's blue and she HATES blue, she likes him)

4. a pink cake that play music (WHAT?) and has Cinderella, Belle, Ariel, Prince Eric (Ariel's man), and Max (Prince Eric's DOG) on it. OOOKKKKK.....like that's sssooo easy for Mommy to come up with OLIVIA!!!!

*sigh* I think that's it for the requests at the moment but I'm sure she'll come up with some new ones soon.

Oh, and Cooper has learned the word "MINE" - he says it all the time now. He'll grab something, cling it to his little body and scream "Mine, mine, mine" - I wonder which little thief at daycare taught him that? Little monsters! :)

"I swear!"

Olivia is picking up on WAY TOO MUCH!!!! We were over at my MIL's house over the weekend and my niece was there, along with my other SIL and my 3 month old nephew. Well, Loren was being a little mean to Cooper (what's new?) so Olivia turned to her and said (and I quote)....
Olivia: I swear Loren, if you don't start behaving, I'm going to go tell your Daddy and you're going to get a spanking worst that I've ever had!
Amy and I thought we would die laughing! It was too funny and Olivia was just as serious as can be. She found no humor in it whatsoever. Ha ha! Then later, the three of them were having a tea party and Loren was screaming and Olivia looked at her and said, "Loren, you don't have to yell, just talk to me." This kid definitely listens to her mommy! :)

And yes, Cooper was part of the tea party. Olivia and Loren were "pretending" to drink and eat their cookies, but Cooper really was! He's like his mommy, wherever there is free food - he's there! Ha ha!

Three Amigos :)

Yeah, this pic is a few months old but both my kids look pretty much the same. I'm not sure why NEITHER of them are smiling but whatever.....it's a good pic. Poor Al never gets his picture taken with the family. :)

Monkey See, Monkey Do

A strange occurrence has started in the Griggs household. If Cooper takes his clothes off and walks around in his diaper, Olivia must take all her clothes off and walk around in her panties. If Olivia gets something to drink, Cooper has to have something to drink. If one of them is doing something, eating, taking a bath, you name it - the other has to do it too. They are literally about to drive me and Al crazy. BUT I have figured out that if we buy them or give them the EXACT same thing, that leads to less fights. And trust me, they fight a lot. You would think since Cooper is only 17 months old that he would be a total push over, but my little man can hold his own! Ha ha!

I guess we're in the "copy cat" phase right now. Sometimes it's really cute - like when Cooper gets in my lap and Olivia sees him and jumps in my lap too. Makes me feel loved. But then there are times when it can drive you absolutely INSANE. Ah, the joys of having two kids!

Happy V-Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Olivia woke up in a very, very, very bad mood! First, she didn't want to get dressed. She wanted to wear her pjs to school - why? I don't know....I guess it's just one of those "Olivia" moments. She was full of those this morning! When I finally coaxed her into getting dressed, I gave her the card and candy her Daddy and I got her. She didn't like it - actually told me I could throw it away. CAN YOU BELIEVE HER NERVE?? I don't know why she was so crabby, but I was one glad mama to drop her off at daycare. I hope her attitude improved when she got there or those ladies are in for some trouble today. My daughter is not a morning person at all! Ha ha! Thank goodness Cooper wakes up smiling. *He* liked his card and candy....he's like his mama, he's not picky at all! :)

Thanks to all the chaos Olivia caused, I totally forgot to brush my teeth this morning. I feel nasty.

Credit Queen

As a parent I feel you should give your child freedom - freedom to play until bed time (and drive your spouse crazy).....freedom to watch Spongebob over and over and over and over (until you drive yourself crazy)....freedom to eat a hot dog weeny every night for supper for a month (but you better not let the ketchup and mustard touch on the plate or then it's "icky" and "yucky" and you have to start aaaaallllll over because the ketchup doesn't like the mustard and the mustard is jealous of the ketchup because he's red - ARGH!!!!) and freedom to have their own money. Or credit cards - especially credit cards.

Ok, so I'm lying. *gasp* About the money at least - the other things are totally true. My kids are strange....very strange. Anywho, Olivia found a plastic Spongebob card in her DVD and thinks that it is her very own "Spongebob credit card." AND if you ask her what her credit limit is, she'll tell you it's $700. Ha ha! That probably sounds like a million dollars to her right? She's so funny! She wouldn't even take that "credit card" out of her pocket when she got to daycare. I guess she was scared one of the thieves there would try to steal it and stick her with a big bill!

Cooper feeding and Olivia Chilling

Little Mama

Olivia told me this morning that she was Cooper's Little Mama. And she was serious. She even got mad with ME when I told her not to spank him anymore. Like how dare I???

Bump on the head

OMG, Olivia fell off the back of her bed and hit her head. I was in the living room when I heard a huge THUMP and then her crying. I ran in the kitchen, almost running into her. I didn't even feel the bump until Al said something. She has a HUGE bump on the back of her head now. I swear, I think I could have thrown up. I mean, it was the size of a frigging GOLF ball. UGH!!


Al, of course, thinks I am totally over re-acting but I don't! I've already woke her up once to make sure she was ok and I think I will probably wake her up about 2 more times tonight before I feel comfortable to leave her alone and letting her sleep. Thanks to the Internet, I read that almost all bumps on the head are nothing and that the skull can withstand quite the punch without causing any damage.

Boy is she ever going to have a headache in the morning!

17 months

Cooper will be 17 months old tomorrow. I can't believe how fast my little guy is growing up! He's learning so much (and tons of bad stuff from his big sissy no doubt) that I could just cry. I say that a lot, but I really mean it. I tear up just typing this stuff. I want my babies to be babies forever! Yeah, I know that won't happen but still.....

Anyways, Cooper has now learned to feed himself. He REFUSES to let me or his daddy, or anyone else for that matter, feed him anymore. He does pretty well with it but I just don't want to let go yet! I want, or rather, NEED him to be dependant on me for just a little longer. Olivia grew up in a flash and has been stubborn from day one so it has been so nice to have such an easy baby the second time around. *sigh* He goes back to the doctor in a month and I'm really anxious to see how much weight he has gained. He is finally fitting into 12 month pants (yes you read that right) and 18 month shirts fit him ok. You should see his belly after he eats - he totally looks like a little Ethiopian. No offense to any Ethiopians reading my blog.

Oh, and my daughter is a thief. She *STOLE* Gracie's BCSD sweatshirt from daycare today. I should change her name to Wionna. Ha ha!

Super Olivia

The kids love the movie, "The Incredibles". We have probably watched that stinking movie a hundred times in the last week. No exaggeration there folks.

Anyways, at the beginning of the movie there's a lady that asks "Who wants the pressure of being SUPER all the time?" And just like clock work, Olivia will chime in and in a sweet voice say "ME!!!!" It's so frigging funny!

One year anniversary

Hey - I've been blogging for a year! I started this blog one year ago TODAY. Doesn't seem that long. Man, going back and looking at some of my earlier posts, my kids have GROWN!! And, I think my blogs were funnier back then too. Is funnier a word? I don't know....I think I've lost some of my magic.

Well, in Griggs family news....Cooper did the funniest thing last night. He is fascinated with a broom - LOVES the thing. So, he was in the kitchen playing with the broom when he stopped, looked at me, pointed and said "NO Mama!" It was too funny! For the rest of the night he kept saying "No....No....No" He also learned the word "ball" too. It won't be long before my little man is talking in sentences!

I'll try to have so new pictures posted in a few days. I know you all are going through withdrawls. :)

Cry, Cry, Cry

Oh my gosh, I feel like crying! I called Emmanuel on Friday and they are mailing me a packet for 4K pre-school. Is it that time yet?? I can't believe Olivia is already at the age where it's time for her to start school. I want to cry! I can already tell I'm going to be one of those mothers that boo woo the whole way to work after dropping their kid off at the first day of school!

I am excited that she's going to be going to school though. Al and I have debated over putting her school now or waiting another year but as smart as Olivia is, there's really no reason to hold her back. So, hopefully after I send in the application (it's so frigging formal, it's not funny), we'll hear back about having an interview, and maybe get her in. That would be great! So wish us luck!

One of those parents

It's official! I've turned into one of those parents that actually follow through with their threats! Yesterday after I picked Olivia and Cooper up from daycare, Olivia was in a foul mood. I could tell she was going to be a handful the minute I saw her. So, half way down the road, she throws one of her little "Polly Pocket" dolls at me. I asked her why - no response. Told her she better answer. Still nothing.

So I threatened. I told her if she did not tell me now, that I would pull the car over and spank her tail. She just looked at me. CAN YOU BELIEVE??? I gave her one last warning and it did no good. I had to take action! So, I pulled my car into a vacant lot and I got out and spanked her. She couldn't believe it! Ha ha - Mommy 1 Olivia 100....I'm finally on the board!

Normally I wouldn't dare pull my car over, but lately, Olivia has gotten to where she will not listen to me at all. I had no choice really. Maybe this will keep her on her toes for a little while. We'll see.

Oh, and Cooper was laughing the whole time she and I were going back and forth. My kids are mean!!!!!

Can't think of a clever title

Here are some more pics of the babies! Cooper is smiling as usual and Olivia is striking her "I'm way too cool for you" pose. Aren't they just the meanest *ever*?

Oh, Olivia has informed me that she will be marrying Prince Caleb Rogers (for my loyal blog readers, you know that's the stud at the daycare). She has been watching mine and Al's wedding video here lately and talks about marriage all the time now. AAANNNNNDDDD she wants to wear MY wedding dress. How stinking sweet is that? You have no idea how much that tickled my heart when she said that. I'm going to hold her to that and make her wear it in 30 years! Yes, 30 years! :)

Wish I could edit old posts......

I stand corrected. It's not even 9am on Saturday morning and Cooper fell off Olivia's bed. Dang!


*sigh* I've been up since before 7am....someone tell me why my children wake up before the sun comes up on the weekends but I have to wake them up every morning during the week?????

Already a teenager

Olivia got mad at me this morning. All because I told her she was 3 1/2 years old and not sixteen! Ever since she watched an episode of "Spongebob" where Pearl, Mr. Krabs daughter, is having her 16th birthday, Olivia thinks she's 16 too! (Come to think of it, the fact that I'm talking about a cartoon like I would a regular show is kind of sad! Although Spongebob can be quite funny at times.) Anyways, if Olivia doesn't like an answer you give her, she'll say "I'm sixteen years old, I can do what I want!" OOOOHHHH RRRRRREEEEAAAALLLLYYYYY! Oh, and while she's saying this - she's got her hands on her hips and shaking them back and forth. What a mean little girl! So, how old will she be her birthday? FOUR. Yeap, she's going from 16 to 4 by April. Oh well, I can't expect her to understand math right now anyways.

Cooper, on the other hand, has found a new love for playing on the bed. That's all the stinker wants to do these days. And luckily, he hasn't fallen off yet. :)

I hate resolutions

I think this diet is going to kill me! I've only been on it for 10 days and I already feel much more irriatable than normal. I have not had a piece of chocolate in forever it seems. I know, I know....it actually hasn't been that long but geez! And how much water do I have to drink.....ugh. I miss my Pepsi. I think I must be going through some major detox. Ha ha!

Anyways, sorry to talk about *myself* - ha ha! Those little thieves at daycare are becoming a bad influence on Cooper. He is now trying to bite whenever he has the chance. I had to pop him on the diaper the other night to make him stop. He cried big ole tears like I had beat him. It totally hurt my heart! He's got to learn though.....biting is bad! I bet it's that big headed baby teaching him all that bad stuff. :)