the many loves of ryan

~ eating snacks all day long

~ chillin' on the couch with snacks and a bit of nick jr

~ ladders

~ trucks

what sisters are for

teamwork...or how i keep 2 kids busy on a snow day

i wonder how this picture will change once garrett learns how to use the mouse :)
i'm guessing computer time won't be so peaceful.

how to speak preschooler

the big interest at our house these days is phonics.
if you stop over, you might think our kids are speaking in code.

here's what our conversations sound like ALL DAY LONG...

~conversations with a 5 yr old

mom, i'd like some ju, ju, ju...it is something you drink in a glass.
ok, here's your juice.

mom, have you seen my new b, b, b? it has a princess on the cover.
no, i don't know where your book is.

(this 5 yr old is a big fan of clues.)

~conversations with a 3 yr old

hey mom - ta, ta, ta is for egg!

g, g, g - banana!

(don't worry, this 3 yr old has 2 more years of preschool left!)

vintage fun

who needs new toys?

definitely NOT ryan.

his favorite toys these days are a bin of old transformer/mask trucks & people.

can you guess which truck is his main obsession?

missing

garrett's best friend is missing!

out of the blue his friend is gone.

when did he disappear? we're not quite sure...but we are pretty sure he is gone.

garrett, you are looking more and more like a BIG BOY every day!

i'm gonna miss my little thumb sucker :(

boots, posing & polly pockets

our weekend at aunt emily's...

these boots are made for...well, i'm not sure.
but where did my legs go?

strike a pose...vogue

hangin' tough with polly pockets

happy mlk day!

today i overheard olivia yelling this to ryan as he ran in circles around the kitchen:

"live the dream, ryan! live the dream!!!"

only a 3 yr old boy...

my favorite time of day (aside from when the kids go to bed) is afternoon naptime. olivia is at school, ryan is sleeping in his crib and garrett and i snuggle on the couch. sometimes we fall asleep and sometimes we just relax and catch up on tivo (much to garrett's dismay) or cartoons.

so yesterday we are having such an afternoon. garrett was pretty wiggly and i knew he needed a nap. so i turned off the tv and we were both supposed to go to sleep. i heard him making some noises, but i kept trying to sleep. finally i opened my eyes and looked over at him.

my sweet, cuddly little 3 year old was laying there with his pants down and a big smile on his face.

"ha ha, mom! i'm peeing on you." (said while aiming and making the sound of spraying pee.)

maybe someday...

last week i had all the kids with me in victoria's secret.
there was some big sale, so it was pretty crowded.

after about 5 minutes in the store, garrett looks at me and says in his loud voice:
"mom, i don't think this is a boy shopping store!!!"

maybe someday...when you're older :)

and actually i don't think it's a mom store either...well, at least not a mom with 1 crying kid in a stroller and 2 kids who think it's fun to wander away from the stroller and touch all the merchandise.

maybe someday...when they're older :)