My little muse

The other day I was playing around with our new camera and Landon was excited to be my muse. :)

Crafting with Cailyn

Last week Cailyn happened to be looking over my shoulder when I came across this adorable Valentine's Day craft from Our Best Bites. We both loved it and decided to go out that day and get the supplies for it. It ended up being quite time consuming but Cailyn did a great job helping me cut all the spirals. We had lots of fun and I'm so glad I have a little girl who enjoys doing those things with me. :)

2011 Interviews

I look forward to this time of year when I get to do our New Year's interviews with the kids. :)

Cailyn:

What is your favorite...
Color? turquoise
Cereal? Cookies sprinkles
Drink? Strawberry milk
Toy? Um, mmm, uhh, I don’t really know what my favorite toy is cuz I have lots of favorites. Now what?
TV Show? Victorious
Game? Mouse trap
Book? Hannah montana
Restaurant? Red robin
Holiday? Mmm, christmas
Animal? Shamu!
Food? Turkey and mashed potatoes. With gravy.
Thing to do at school? White board math

If you could change your name what would it be? Alice. Alice in wonderland.
What do you love about your family members?
Jacob: he’s funny
Owen: um, he’s funny like Jacob.
Landon: he’s the coolest brother.
Mommy: you’re the nicest and pretty mom.
Daddy: he’s a weirdo.
Where would you like to go on vacation? Disneyworld or seaworld
What are your wishes for this year? That when I grow up I will be a shamu trainer.
Who is your best friend? Leah
What do you want to be when you grow up? A shamu trainer!

Landon:

What is your favorite...
Color? Uh, red!
Cereal? Hmmm, cookie cereal. Now what?
Drink? Uh, chocolate milk. And juice, mama!
Toy? All of my favorite toys!
TV Show? Mickey, hehehe
Game? mickey
Book? My 3 book is uh, kitty cat, and [runs into room] Thomas, and Lightning McQueen, k?
Restaurant? What did you say? What's your favorite place to eat? Mcdonalds
Holiday? hearts
Animal? Baby jaguar
Food? chicken
Thing to do at school? Hmmm, play outside

If you could change your name what would it be? Landon. I don’t know.

What do you love about your family members?
Jacob: uh, he plays with cars [brings me a toy car]
Owen: uhhh, [brings me a singing teddy bear – no words required I guess!]
Cailyn: uh, hmmm, she hmmm, she plays something that she likes on your ipod or something. K?
Mommy: hmmm, hmmm I don’t know. Watching tv or something.
Daddy: uh, working. Working and fixing the tv.

Where would you like to go on vacation? I don’t know.
Where do you want to go on a trip? The zoo. Cuz I like the zoo!
What are your wishes for this year? Uh, lightning mcqueen and something more. To wrap. When it’s my birthday. When it’s my birthday cake and my presents.
Who is your best friend? I like owen and you [mommy]
What do you want to be when you grow up? Hmmm, I don’t know. What job do you want to have? Working with daddy.

A Kids Conversation

This afternoon I put the boys down for a nap and told the big kids that I was going to try and rest for a little bit. A little while later I heard a noisy toy go off and the following conversation:

Cailyn: Shhh, Landon, be quiet!!!
Landon: I wasn't doing it, my butt was doing it!!
Cailyn: (in all seriousness) Well then tell your butt not to do it any more.
Landon: (in equal seriousness) Butt, don't do it any more!

I guess his butt listened well cuz I didn't hear the toy after that. :)

Gingerbread House

The kids were so excited to make their very first gingerbread house! We used a kit to make things easy and I think it turned out pretty cute. :)

Thanksgiving Feast

Landon had his Thanksgiving Feast for preschool. They did a little show where they sang a bunch of songs and all Landon could do was just sit there silently and still while every single other kid was singing and doing the actions. It was so funny to watch him! Cailyn did the same exact thing when she did it. What's wrong with my kids?! :P

A giant hole

Last night I was upstairs when I heard Cailyn's "hurt" cry. I went downstairs to investigate and the first thing I noticed was a spot of blood on the carpet which didn't bode well. I told Cailyn to sit up and then all I saw was a giant gaping hole in her mouth! Apparently the kids were wrestling, trying to be the only one in front of the TV when Landon's head connected with her jaw and I guess he knocked her tooth out! She was just as shocked as me and stopped crying and started giggling. We finally found her tooth after a bit of searching (it was stuck to the bottom of her foot!). I told her all she has to do now is loose her other front tooth before Christmas so she can sing, "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth." She thought that was pretty funny.

Life is never dull when you have kids!!! :)