That Silly Daddy

So Erik left a surprise for Addie and I the other day. When we came down the stairs this is what we found:


Addie was pretty amused to find the teddy bear wearing dad's shoes and wanting to watch tv.

All 4 Grandkids

We snapped a few pictures of Addie, Bethany, and Kyle's twins, Guin and Evie, while we were in KC. They were not too happy with us taking their pictures while they were stuck in carseats.. but I think they'll live lol. Poor Bethany is nearly the same size as the girls, who are 3 months younger. Teeny girl.



And here are two of just the girls that same day:

Carousel

So the girls go their first rides on a merry-go-round while in KC. I thought I'd share a few of the pictures before I forgot about them!

Another long day

We made our way home today and boy I'm tired. Oh and I'm short one child too... Those damned grandparents are kid thieves I tell ya. Adalia was given the option to stay at grandma's house or go home and see daddy and she decided to stay with grandma (go figure!) Um sorry there daddy... grandma takes the cake in this one's eyes.

Our evening was pretty boring here, if you discount all of the crying and whining Bethany entertained us with. I can't imagine she was that tired as she slept almost the whole car ride home (woohoo!!!), but she sure was cranky. Maybe she just noticed something was missing... something that is about 3 feet tall, really loud, and very "I can do it myself" independent. Either way we had a long evening until bedtime.

After bedtime I settled in for some well deserved internet time. And by well deserved, I mean I haven't done a darn thing today so I might as well keep up my lazy streak and not do anything this evening too.

After calling to check in on the ol' Addster, I'm thinking I should finally be in bed. But now I can't help but miss her and want her home again. Gah! Why is it no one ever told me how much I would want my kids to go away, but once they finally did go away how much I would want to irrationally demand them back this very second!!!! I think I'll go cry myself to sleep now.... (ok ok I'm not that emotional, but still, there is a glint of a tear in my eye as I write this.)

Wedding crashers

This weekend we made a last minute decision to travel to Kansas City for my cousin's wedding. We had originally planned attending, but then decided against it a few weeks ago. After some pressuring from Erik, I decided that it was worth it for peace of mind and of course my family rarely objects to seeing the girls (and me I suppose lol).

The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time. From the moment we walked in the door my girls were all over that dance floor though! (I'm hoping it wasn't in the "omg someone needs to get their kids under control" sort of way.. I don't think it was lol)

Oh man were they worn out at the end of the night.

Nice days of September

This month has been pretty spectacular for weather here in Iowa. This week the girls and I were able to make it to the park a few times.

Here are a few pictures and videos of the girls at the park.

Piggy-bank playtime

Tonight Beth and I spent some quality time on the couch learning how to put coins into the piggy-bank and then take them out of the belly. She also practiced sharing things with me...one of her new favorite things. She loves to hand things to people when they ask for them.

After a while Addie noticed we were playing without her (ah! how could we?!?!?!) and came to join us on the couch. They were playing very well together, sharing, taking turns, and cheering for each other that I had to get it on film. Unfortunately the lighting was pretty dark, so you'll have to bare with me on this video. Oh and please note how Addie almost always has to say "Baby Bethany"... it's never just plain ol' Beth or Bethany.. it's got to be the full name: "Baby Bethany".

(Oh and when I look at our blog on the laptop, it looks really bad and is hard to read. But on our pc it looks great. So if any of you out there that actually read this thing are having a hard time seeing stuff, please let me know so I can fix it. Maybe it's just my laptop.. but I don't want it to look like poo for other people too. )

Sure does

Sure does has now become the catch-all saying for Addie when answering a question.

Me: "Wow, wasn't that nice of Bethany to share her toys?"
Addie: "Sure does"

Me: "Would you like some more milk?"
Addie: "Sure does"

Me: "That dress looks small, do you think it fits baby Bethany?"
Addie: "Sure does"

I'd love to say that I have no idea where she got the saying from, but I'm fairly certain it comes from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Mickey will often ask the audience if certain things look like they fit somewhere or if something matches this or that, pause for a second, and then say "it sure does!".

And people say that kids can't learn anything from television.... gah I must turn off the Disney channel every now and again!

Linus in the making

Bethany certainly isn't attached to a blanket yet, but she has been showing more interest in some things lately.. like blankets. Addie has "her" pink blanket and although it doesn't go everywhere with her, it's with her enough that I'm sure Bethy has picked up on its significance. So I'm assuming that Beth is just mocking her older sister.. go figure!

Today we were able to get a few videos of Bethany not only showing off her super walking skills, but also showing her Linus side.. dragging a blanket everywhere she goes.