So close to turning three, it hurts

Me: "Lauren, don't do that, please."

Lauren: "You don't tell me not to do that. I will tell me not to do that. Lauren, DON'T DO THAT!"

Cuckoo heads

Return to sender

I've been teasing Lauren lately when she gets the hiccups. I'll tell her she shouldn't buy them anymore and that she should take them back to the store. I tickle her and tell her to return them and get her money back. I was just changing Owen's diaper and he tooted just as I was pulling his pants back up. From across the room I heard Lauren say, "Mama, tell Owen to take those back to the store!"

High on life

Adam had a rare Friday off last week, so the kids and I took him to one of our new favorite places - the bounce houses. I'm pretty sure he got more exercise than the kids did! Some of the slides are more than two stories tall, so it's a pretty good workout climbing them. Here's a shot of Lauren and her daddy, hair and limbs flying, zooming down a slide!

Drive time

The kids and I were out enjoying the backyard this morning. Here's a picture of them - you'd never know that it is almost May by the way they are dressed! Lauren absolutely loves that hat, Lord help us when she outgrows it! And gloves are a must, even indoors, most days. Maybe she wants to be a hand model when she grows up!

Embarrassing!

I just put the kids down for a nap and Owen has been cutting more teeth so he was pretty fussy. I began to sing to them. I have a whole r'epertoire of lullaby songs that I've been perfecting over the past (almost) three years, so I went through that. Owen calmed down and I snuck out of the room. As I walked past the office I noticed that the sliding door to the backyard was open - and the baby monitor was on pretty loud. I'd bet good money that the neighbors are calling realtors as I type this!!

Wild animals on the loose!

We took advantage of the break in the rain on Wednesday to hit the zoo with some of our friends. It was Owen's first trip, and he argued back and forth with me that the monkeys were really dogs - of course, that is his favorite word! The new penguin exhibit just opened last week, and it was a little disappointing. A tent with a small cooler with maybe 5 penguins. Hopefully they'll be building a permanent home for them soon!

Correction: Owen has been to the San Diego Zoo, but he was only two months old at the time, so he definitely enjoyed this trip more!

Dressed to kill

My little brother got married on Saturday, and it was a beautiful wedding. The reception was a rocking party and everyone had a great time. Here's a shot of the four of us, looking pretty snazzy if I do say so myself! Congratulations, Chad and Talia - we love you!

Not a laughing matter

This morning was the first day that Lauren really had an opinion about what I wanted her to wear. She opened the closet to pick a new outfit. She knows Owen's not supposed to be in the closet because he likes to chew on their shoes. She was trying to block him from going in the door and said, "Get out of here, Brother, this is serious!" I don't know if she meant she was serious, or if it was serious business picking out an outfit. Either way, she was right!

Miss Manners

Lauren was just watching Sesame Street and Big Bird was talking about how he wanted a birdseed milkshake. She said, "Mama, I need a milkshake, too." I asked her what a milkshake was and she put her hand to her mouth with her thumb out like a straw, tilted her head back, and replied, "It's a drink like this - sluuuuurrrrrppppp."