We had an awesome time!
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Friday, March 29, 2013
Fire trucks all around
Today we met Elliott and Staley in Morton for a tour of the fire station. Liam is crazy about fire trucks right now so he was pretty excited when there was not just one fire truck but three fire trucks that he could climb on, into and around.
We had an awesome time!
We had an awesome time!
Adelie Cate
Babies are a wonderful thing. Such a blessing and they can bring so much love to those around them.
I am very excited to be an aunt again to my newest niece: Adelie Cate.
She is the most beautiful, precious gift from God and I am so happy for my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. I am even more happy that they now have two beautiful daughters as they are already amazing parents to Staley (their first). After many years of struggle with having their first child I now see their family blossoming into something so wonderful that it brings tears to my eyes. I pray that God will continue to bless them.
And here she is:
I am very excited to be an aunt again to my newest niece: Adelie Cate.
She is the most beautiful, precious gift from God and I am so happy for my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. I am even more happy that they now have two beautiful daughters as they are already amazing parents to Staley (their first). After many years of struggle with having their first child I now see their family blossoming into something so wonderful that it brings tears to my eyes. I pray that God will continue to bless them.
And here she is:
Monday, March 11, 2013
Weekend fun
This past weekend was so amazing! My family got together to celebrate my nephew Eli's 3rd birthday and what a fabulous weekend it was!
Reasons why this weekend was so wonderful:
1. My sister Adriane flew home for the weekend from D.C.
2. My sister Emily (and maybe Dad) arranged for my Grandma Davidson to come all the way from Iowa! We were all so shocked and surprised when Grandma stepped out of Emily's car.
3. Liam loves playing with his cousins, Violet and Eli, and we all love watching them play so well together.
4. Getting to spend time as an entire family playing games, eating and just laughing together.
5. Watching my mother's face upon seeing Adriane and Grandma, as she did not know that either were coming for the whole weekend.
6. Spending the night in the new hotel with just my sisters.
7. Evan coming in last while playing "Children's Bible Trivia" (he usually always wins)
Of course, I have one story that will make you laugh: While the adults were in the living room talking, the kids were upstairs playing together. I decided that I would go check on them and boy was I surprised when I found all 3 kids in the crib! I somehow managed to ask how they had all climbed into the crib. Violet immediately volunteered her information that she was able to climb in with no problem. So, I asked how Liam had climbed in to the crib. To which Eli told me that Violet was pulling him up from the crib while I pushed up from the bottom! Oh my goodness I can picture it now! What a sight that would have been, but as the responsible parent I told them that they must call for help when they were ready to get out. Violet replied that she did not need help, "See Aunt Melissa? I'll show you right now how I can get in and out of the crib so easily!" No thanks Violet, that is not necessary, you had better call me when Liam is ready to get out, as his legs are definitely not as long as yours.
One thing is for sure, at least we have a little while before the kids become silent and point fingers at each other for their wrongdoings, at the moment they are enthusiastically confessing their sins.
Reasons why this weekend was so wonderful:
1. My sister Adriane flew home for the weekend from D.C.
2. My sister Emily (and maybe Dad) arranged for my Grandma Davidson to come all the way from Iowa! We were all so shocked and surprised when Grandma stepped out of Emily's car.
3. Liam loves playing with his cousins, Violet and Eli, and we all love watching them play so well together.
4. Getting to spend time as an entire family playing games, eating and just laughing together.
5. Watching my mother's face upon seeing Adriane and Grandma, as she did not know that either were coming for the whole weekend.
6. Spending the night in the new hotel with just my sisters.
7. Evan coming in last while playing "Children's Bible Trivia" (he usually always wins)
Of course, I have one story that will make you laugh: While the adults were in the living room talking, the kids were upstairs playing together. I decided that I would go check on them and boy was I surprised when I found all 3 kids in the crib! I somehow managed to ask how they had all climbed into the crib. Violet immediately volunteered her information that she was able to climb in with no problem. So, I asked how Liam had climbed in to the crib. To which Eli told me that Violet was pulling him up from the crib while I pushed up from the bottom! Oh my goodness I can picture it now! What a sight that would have been, but as the responsible parent I told them that they must call for help when they were ready to get out. Violet replied that she did not need help, "See Aunt Melissa? I'll show you right now how I can get in and out of the crib so easily!" No thanks Violet, that is not necessary, you had better call me when Liam is ready to get out, as his legs are definitely not as long as yours.
One thing is for sure, at least we have a little while before the kids become silent and point fingers at each other for their wrongdoings, at the moment they are enthusiastically confessing their sins.
Confusing
A few days ago Liam and I were home and Butters needed to go outside. Often Liam wants to watch Butters from the window to see what she does without us. Obviously, she usually relieves herself and this time was no exception.
I decided that Butters should get a treat for doing her business outside instead of on my couch or floor and I shared this idea with Liam. Liam loves to give the dog her treats so he was very excited to see what kind of treat she would get. We currently have some dog treats that are homemade from a pet store here in Bloomington. They are very appealing to the eye with some dunked in a "frosting" with sprinkles and this was just the treat that I had picked out for Butters.
I gave the treat to Liam and we walked back over to the door, ready to give the fancy treat to Butters. Except Butters was not at the door and looking out the window she was very busy sniffing around and eating sticks. So, I told Liam we had to wait until she was ready to come in to give it to her. Except when I turned around I found Liam licking the sprinkles off the dog biscuit!
I immediately took away the dog treat and scolded my son for eating dog food! Which resulted in Liam crying and wanting the dog biscuit back. I told him no and that we do not under any circumstances eat dog food! To which he replied through tears and sobbing, "But I want to eat dog food!"
I decided that Butters should get a treat for doing her business outside instead of on my couch or floor and I shared this idea with Liam. Liam loves to give the dog her treats so he was very excited to see what kind of treat she would get. We currently have some dog treats that are homemade from a pet store here in Bloomington. They are very appealing to the eye with some dunked in a "frosting" with sprinkles and this was just the treat that I had picked out for Butters.
I gave the treat to Liam and we walked back over to the door, ready to give the fancy treat to Butters. Except Butters was not at the door and looking out the window she was very busy sniffing around and eating sticks. So, I told Liam we had to wait until she was ready to come in to give it to her. Except when I turned around I found Liam licking the sprinkles off the dog biscuit!
I immediately took away the dog treat and scolded my son for eating dog food! Which resulted in Liam crying and wanting the dog biscuit back. I told him no and that we do not under any circumstances eat dog food! To which he replied through tears and sobbing, "But I want to eat dog food!"
Friday, March 8, 2013
Not quite ready
The other day I decided to buy Liam some big boy underwear. I know that he's not really ready as he will only occasionally tell us that he needs to use the potty but I thought Toy Story underwear would make me the coolest Mom ever.
After his nap I was showing Liam the different underwear with Buzz and Woody characters and I asked him if he wanted to wear them. He emphatically said yes, so I started to take his pants off and tell him if he is going to wear his big boy underwear that means he needs to tell Mom and Dad when he needs to go potty. He immediately said no and then put them on his head.
Yep, definitely not ready!
After his nap I was showing Liam the different underwear with Buzz and Woody characters and I asked him if he wanted to wear them. He emphatically said yes, so I started to take his pants off and tell him if he is going to wear his big boy underwear that means he needs to tell Mom and Dad when he needs to go potty. He immediately said no and then put them on his head.
Winter Fun
Last week was a very good week for snow. I believe we got at least a couple of inches on Tuesday and the temperature wasn't too bad so when we got home we got suited up and out in the snow we went! Liam and Butters were thrilled! I'm pretty sure we were outside playing until 6:00 that night and it just felt so good to be outside instead of stuck inside. Which made me wish for spring even more so that I can get in my little garden and breathe some fresh air! Here are some photos of our winter playtime...
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| Liam's snowball |
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| Evan's snowman/sculpted face |
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| My favorite |
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