Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Our little girl!


This sassy little girl turned 4 1/2 over a week ago.  This is pretty big when you are her age.  Here is what she has been up to lately:
1.  She loves her Disney princess dolls.  She has every Disney princess in a 4 inch doll and Barbie size that she can play with for hours.  
2.  Chocolate milk is her favorite drink and M&M's are her favorite candy.  Mac and cheese, hot dogs, tomato soup and pancakes are some of her favorite foods.
3.  She wants to grow her hair as long as Rapunzel.
4.  At school she is having a blast learning her letters.  We have been working on them at home and she is getting really good with writing and sounds of letters.
5.  She still thinks Spiderman is pretty cool.
6.  She would wear jammies all day if you would let her.
7.  Every morning she wakes up by sitting on the couch and watching TV. 
8.  Scooby Doo is her favorite TV show.
9.  She loves to wear dresses.
10.  She is a dancer.  We tried soccer but have decided to re-enroll her in dance come January.
11.  She is a sword fighting expert on the Wii.
12.  Her answer to when she can get married is "35".
13.  Somedays it feels like she is 4 going on 13 because of her sass.
14.  Getting her to sit down and eat dinner is a chore. 
15.  She absolutely adores her brother.  Sometimes way too much.
16.  She chooses a different stuff animal to take with her to school for nap time almost every day. 
17.  Friday night has become Shelby's movie night with Mommy.
18.  She likes to go watch movies and play in Daddy's shop office while he is working on cars. 
19.  She is not a cuddler but does like to snuggle close when she is tired or just waking up.  She has also learned the right moments to give you a kiss or hug. 
20.  She never sits still even when she is sleeping.  You never know where on the bed she is going to wake up at.
21.  Shelby is a sweet girl.  She gets her feelings hurt very easily but is good about expressing when she feels like she is not being treated fairly or one of her friends have done something that she doesn't like.



Monday, November 8, 2010

18 months

This cute little boy turned 18 months this weekend.  Here are 18 quick facts about Bradan at year and a half:

1.  He is a cuddler.  The first 5-10 minutes of his day is spent in his mom's lap which is a great start to both of their days.
2.  When he wakes up, he always grabs his piggy and blanket.
3.  He loves shoes and hats.  His sister has trained him to go her shoes in the morning. 
4.  His favorite place to be is outside, rain or shine. 
5.  He would stand on the stool in the bathroom and brush his teeth for hours if you let him.
6.  Words he is saying right now are ball, mama, dada, grandma, grandpa, kitty, out, thank you, to name a few.
7.  He will back up to sit on your lap with a book in hand.  Tractor and the touch and feel books are his favorites.
8.  All animals are kitties and say Woof Woof.  He loves to pet Elsie and always tries to give her hugs.
9.  He loves his sister dearly except when she gets into his personal space.  One minute he will be laughing at her and the next he will be screaming because she touched him.
10.  He likes to hold the phone up to his ear and say Hello except when somebody else is on the other line.  Then he just likes to push buttons.
11.  When he is tired, his middle and ring finger on his right hand goes in his mouth.
12.  Favorite toys are balls and cars.  He will push around Shelby's Barbie cars all over the house.  When pulling up to daycare I hear "Ball Ball" from him because he knows that they have the big exercise balls that he can play with.
13.  Favorite foods are fruit especially grapes and bananas, crackers, cheese and chocolate.
14.  He loves to spend time in the shop with Daddy and get into things he shouldn't.  His favorite spot is in the back of the Ranchero.
15.  He hates to drink milk but would drink juice all day if you let him.
16.  Is wearing size 18 months clothing and size 5 shoes.  He is going through a growth spurt so that will be changing soon.
17.  B is extremely ornery and stubborn.  He wants to do things by himself like eating with utensils.  His favorite game is to take off running when he has something he shouldn't or has done something he shouldn't.
18.  Weighs 26 pounds and is 33 inches tall.

Monday, November 1, 2010

Halloween Weekend

The weekend was filled with a 3rd Birthday/Halloween party on Saturday and trick or treating in Gig Harbor on Sunday.  Both days were fun but we are glad Halloween is over.  It has brought this need to eat candy instead of dinner into our household.  For both Stuart and the kids.

Here are some good pictures from our Halloween weekend.  I forgot to put the battery in my camera on Sunday so no pictures of trick or treating. 

Best picture I got of them together.

You want me to stick my hand in that?

Bradan splashing in the puddles.  Saturday it rained all day but Sunday was nice and dry for trick or treating.

Spider "girl/princess/WOMAN" pose - every time you asked her you would get a different response of what she was

Our little mechanic.

Posing with her pumpkin

Mechanic with the hat.

Spider Girl with ponytails

Playing balloons with her bestie Chloe

 In the kid costume parade with Maddie and Katie

Just like Dad

Silly boy who was tired.

 Hello?