June 26, 2015
M: You are Daddy's girl, Coco.
C: No I not.
M: Okay, Mommy's and Daddy's girl. You came from both of us!
C: No I not! I come from Target.
August 12, 2015
Ryan's
Log. Day 42. Mommy tried to get us to take a nap at the same time. Joel
cried the first half, so I could get some shut eye. I took second
shift. Mom gave up and brought me downstairs to the rocker. Victory is
mine. SIMS [smiling in my sleep].
August 14, 2015
Ryan's
Log. Day 43. Something attacked the back of my head during nap time. I
screamed like the dickens until Mom came and held my hand. I vow to
never sleep again in case that thing comes back.
Joel's Log. Day 43. Ryan pulled his own hair at nap time. *snort*. I bet that little dude wishes his hair was more like mine.
August 20, 2015
Joel's Log. Day 50. Goodbye hard crib mattress. Hello 3 inch memory foam mattress topper. Mom is such a pushover.
August 24, 2015
Ryan's
Log. Day 54. Lately I've begun to suspect that all the partying occurs
at night when I'm stuck in my crib. I refused to wake up after my
afternoon nap in order to be alert enough to test my theory. Turns out,
the middle of the night is really boring. I invited mom in to hang with
me, but she was none too pleased. Which is weird, because I am
delightful.
Joel's Log. Day 54. I know mom and dad can't say they
have a favorite, but I went straight back to sleep after eating tonight.
Just saying.
August 26, 2015
Joel's
Log. Day 56. I think I have a super power and it is called, 'I always
know when it is 3:54 am. Always.' It doesn't even matter if I just ate
an hour before or was sound asleep at 3:50. When 3:54 hits, boom, awake.
I always let mom know so she can remember about how cool my powers are.
Ryan's
Log. Day 56. I am no longer a horizontal crib sleeper. Too big. Too
agile. I woke up with my head against the rails twice at nap time. Do
cribs come in queen size?!
August 31, 2015
Ryan's Log. Day 61. Mom and Dad had to come see us twice last night, but it was never because of me. Who's the favorite now?!
Joel's
Log. Day 61. I can totally sleep the whole night and only eat once. I
just don't choose to. Because then Mom would miss my smile. You're
welcome.
September 6, 2015
Joel's
Log. Day 67. When I think I'm finished with my nap I whine until Mom
comes in, and then I give her my most winning smile. Only sometimes she
thinks I'm not finished napping and she pops a binky in my mouth and
leaves again. That is my least favorite thing.
Ryan's Log. Day 67. Does this hat make me look like Joel?!
September 8, 2015
C: You know, Daddy is a prince!
M: He is? What makes him a prince?
C: Because he handsome.
Can't argue with that logic.
Joel's Log. Day 69. I will not drink cold milk. Ever. Not even if I'm starving.
Ryan's
Log. Day 69. I will drink cold milk. Even if I'm not all that hungry.
I'd drink Joel's milk too if it were offered. But it hasn't been.
September 16, 2015
Joel's Log. Day 76. I'm two and a half months old, so I no longer require naps.
Ryan's Log. Day 76. Me neither. Probably.
September 25, 2015
Ryan's
Log. Day 86. I am the king of tummy time!!! I am exercising daily, and
soon I will roll. Then I will be unstoppable except for inclines. And
walls, doors, stairs, etc. But mostly unstoppable!!
Joel's Log. Day 86. You can put a boy in tummy time, but you can't make him work out. That's just the way I [don't] roll.
September 30, 2015
Joel's
Log. Day 90. Oh my gosh, Ryan! I have another super power. My hand has a
binky attachment! Two super powers. What are the chances?!
Ryan's
Log. Day 90. Yeah, but Joel, do you know what's cool? I am. Because I
giggled and rolled over for the first time all in one day, and that day
was right now!
October 8, 2015
Joel's
Log. Day 99. I rolled over 6 days ago, but did Mom tell the [Facebook]
world right away? No. Sigh. Fourth child syndrome. The struggle is real!
Ryan's
Log. Day 99. Wherever I go, whatever I do, I always look to the right.
Which means I always know what's going on. As long as it is going on to
my right.
October 9, 2015
Joel's Log. Day 100. Ryan, we slept 12 hours straight!
Ryan's Log. Day 100. Wait, what? We missed second dinner?! Do you think Mommy does make up meals?
October 18, 2015
C: Big girls stay calm, Allie. Big girls not cry.
…I not a big girl. Well, actually I am, but Allie you is much bigger girl than me.
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Memories from 2014
January 23, 2014
Allie: Coco, if your hands are dry, put on this lotion. It might sting a little at first. Try not to panic.
January 31, 2014
A: Carter said one of the kids on his soccer team said the 's' word!!!
M: Uh oh. That's not very nice.
A: (whispers) Do you want to know what it is? Because I know it.
M: (Nervously) Ummm...ok.
A: (Whispers even more quietly) stupid.
Glad it wasn't the 4-letter-s-word, and also glad that so far, in our family, stupid is still a bad word.
March 12, 2014
A: Skylar asked why I gave her a picture of the Joker's girlfriend. I told her Harley Quinn was not his girlfriend, just his best friend. Because that would not be very appropriate for a villain to love another villain.
March 25, 2014
A: Mommy, in case you still have the hiccups in the morning I will come in your room and watch you wake up so I can scare you.
April 29, 2014
A: Mommy, I had a scary dream about a poisonous gorilla.
M: I'm sorry, sweetie. Can you try to think of something happy while you go back to sleep?
A: I did. I thought about my new shoes.
May 6, 2014
A: What if every person had a future self? And your one hour was your future self's one day. How old would my future self be?
Mathematician or sci-fi author?
June 4, 2014
A: (after Chris told her it was time to get out of the shower). Well it appears that this must come to an end. Now that someone complained.
July 26, 2014
N (upon awaking in the true darkness of camping): My eyes not working!!!
August 24, 2014
A: When will my Wonder Woman costume get here?
M: In about 6 weeks.
A: The days are NOT flying by.
September 8, 2014
A: Sometimes you call us girly-whos and sometimes you call us girly-kins. And what is that other thing you call us? You know, the ones where we don't use plates?
M: Heathens?
A: Yes, that's it.
September 20, 2014
A: After I grow up I'm going to move to Branson and be one of those singing girls. I mean after I get married.
November 3, 2014
A: Look, Mommy! I wrote one of my spelling words! [insert pic of etch-a-sketch with the word 'skank' written quite clearly in childish handwriting]
December 14, 2014
A: I enjoy watching the Rams, but I prefer the Seahawks.
December 17, 2014
M: Coco, what are you doing?
C: Nuffing. I not doing anyfing...
C: But don't check me!
Allie: Coco, if your hands are dry, put on this lotion. It might sting a little at first. Try not to panic.
January 31, 2014
A: Carter said one of the kids on his soccer team said the 's' word!!!
M: Uh oh. That's not very nice.
A: (whispers) Do you want to know what it is? Because I know it.
M: (Nervously) Ummm...ok.
A: (Whispers even more quietly) stupid.
Glad it wasn't the 4-letter-s-word, and also glad that so far, in our family, stupid is still a bad word.
March 12, 2014
A: Skylar asked why I gave her a picture of the Joker's girlfriend. I told her Harley Quinn was not his girlfriend, just his best friend. Because that would not be very appropriate for a villain to love another villain.
March 25, 2014
A: Mommy, in case you still have the hiccups in the morning I will come in your room and watch you wake up so I can scare you.
April 29, 2014
A: Mommy, I had a scary dream about a poisonous gorilla.
M: I'm sorry, sweetie. Can you try to think of something happy while you go back to sleep?
A: I did. I thought about my new shoes.
May 6, 2014
A: What if every person had a future self? And your one hour was your future self's one day. How old would my future self be?
Mathematician or sci-fi author?
June 4, 2014
A: (after Chris told her it was time to get out of the shower). Well it appears that this must come to an end. Now that someone complained.
July 26, 2014
N (upon awaking in the true darkness of camping): My eyes not working!!!
August 24, 2014
A: When will my Wonder Woman costume get here?
M: In about 6 weeks.
A: The days are NOT flying by.
September 8, 2014
A: Sometimes you call us girly-whos and sometimes you call us girly-kins. And what is that other thing you call us? You know, the ones where we don't use plates?
M: Heathens?
A: Yes, that's it.
September 20, 2014
A: After I grow up I'm going to move to Branson and be one of those singing girls. I mean after I get married.
November 3, 2014
A: Look, Mommy! I wrote one of my spelling words! [insert pic of etch-a-sketch with the word 'skank' written quite clearly in childish handwriting]
December 14, 2014
A: I enjoy watching the Rams, but I prefer the Seahawks.
December 17, 2014
M: Coco, what are you doing?
C: Nuffing. I not doing anyfing...
C: But don't check me!
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Memories from 2013
January 4, 2013
M: I guess we will just have to park way out in the boonies.
A: What's the boonies?
M: Far away from everything.
A: Look, Mommy! That truck is even boonier than we are!!
February 6, 2013
A: After we finish Auntie Laura's, may we please make my practice shower cookies?
M: I think it's kind of early to be making your shower cookies. You aren't even engaged yet!
A: What is engaged?
M: When you are going to be married--when you have a fiance.
A: But I do have a fiance! Remember Ryne?!?
March 20, 2013
A: I think I want my hair cut short on the sides and up here. The back is going to stay long.
Umm...did my five year old just ask for a mullet?!?
April 9, 2013
A: Well, they will sure be surprised. Their socks will probably come right off.
May 4, 2013
A: I wish you were a queen, Coco and I were princesses and Daddy was a king. Then we wouldn't have to be just commoners.
May 28, 2013
A: How do mommies and daddies have a baby after they decide they want one? Do they do it with love?
M: ...Yes.
A: Okay, but then how does it get in the mommy's tummy?
M: .....................
M: Did you know a bird hit my windshield yesterday while I was driving?!?
October 23, 2013
Allie: Mommy, you didn't pack a whole lunch for me!
M: I'm getting to it; did you think I wasn't going to finish?
Allie: Well, yesterday you said, "Where's Coco?!?", and she was sitting in the stroller right in front of you.
She has a point…
November 21, 2013
A: What does 'for a limited time' mean?
M: Temporary, or for a short time.
A: Oh. So it's 'be there or be square.'
M: I guess we will just have to park way out in the boonies.
A: What's the boonies?
M: Far away from everything.
A: Look, Mommy! That truck is even boonier than we are!!
February 6, 2013
A: After we finish Auntie Laura's, may we please make my practice shower cookies?
M: I think it's kind of early to be making your shower cookies. You aren't even engaged yet!
A: What is engaged?
M: When you are going to be married--when you have a fiance.
A: But I do have a fiance! Remember Ryne?!?
March 20, 2013
A: I think I want my hair cut short on the sides and up here. The back is going to stay long.
Umm...did my five year old just ask for a mullet?!?
April 9, 2013
A: Well, they will sure be surprised. Their socks will probably come right off.
May 4, 2013
A: I wish you were a queen, Coco and I were princesses and Daddy was a king. Then we wouldn't have to be just commoners.
May 28, 2013
A: How do mommies and daddies have a baby after they decide they want one? Do they do it with love?
M: ...Yes.
A: Okay, but then how does it get in the mommy's tummy?
M: .....................
M: Did you know a bird hit my windshield yesterday while I was driving?!?
October 23, 2013
Allie: Mommy, you didn't pack a whole lunch for me!
M: I'm getting to it; did you think I wasn't going to finish?
Allie: Well, yesterday you said, "Where's Coco?!?", and she was sitting in the stroller right in front of you.
She has a point…
November 21, 2013
A: What does 'for a limited time' mean?
M: Temporary, or for a short time.
A: Oh. So it's 'be there or be square.'
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Memories from 2012
January 25, 2012
Me: Are you ready to be kind, polite and a good listener?
Allie: I decided to be kind and polite.
Me: Not a good listener?
Allie: No, thank you.
February 3, 2012
Me: It's time to put your coat on. Are you doing it by yourself or will you require some help?
Allie: I'm going to quire myself.
February 6, 2012
Allie: No food can smell disgusting, Mommy. Not even the food that you cook.
March 15, 2012
Allie: Today at pre-school my friends were talking about stink bugs, but I told them there is no such thing.
Also Allie: There are two things about undies. The first is that you make sure they are not showing, and the other is that they are not stuck in your bottom.
March 23, 2012
Allie: I'm pretending to be a grown-up.
Me: Does that mean you are going to do the dishes tonight?
Allie [loftily]: Princesses don't do dishes.
March 30, 2012
Allie: You know when I'm going to have my wedding? When all my friends are grown up. Because they can't do their jobs when they are so little, because they will need to be wearing a big dress for my wedding!!
April 24, 2012
Allie-isms of the week: 1. When I grow up, I'm going to ride everywhere I go in a carriage. 2. I'm thinking I will go to kindergarten, and then that is all the school I will need.
May 3, 2012
This was whispered in my ear this morning: "Mommy, I love you so much and you are so sweet that when I grow up and get married, you are going to be invited to my wedding AaaaaaND [insert Allie's BIG EYED look here] you are going to get to ride in the carriage with me after!!!!!!" Thank you, Disney, for making my little girl dream big.
May 21, 2012
Allie has finally moved on from her obsession with weddings. She just informed me that she will be having twins when she grows up. Two sets. The boys will be named 'Santa' and 'The Elf'. She is calling the girls "Fairy Unicorn Princess" and "Isabella Chandelier".
May 23, 2012
"Look, Mommy! That flag has the same colors as Captain America!". Allie may struggle in American History, but she will ACE Superheroes 101.
May 30, 2012
Allie: "Mommy, i am BORED with preschool! I have to wear my shoes and socks all day, and they don't even have barbies there!!!”
June 14, 2012
Allie: Mommy, I want to tell you something that is, like, hilarious!
Me: Is it like hilarious, or actually hilarious?
Allie: Um, what does hilarious mean again?
Me: Really funny.
A: Oh. This is ACTUALLY hilarious.
June 30, 2012
"Yesterday at preschool, at nap time, I tried not to listen to Kailee when she was talking to me after lights out. But my ears just reached out and grabbed her words anyway.”--Allie
Another Allie quote of the day: 'I don't think I want a husband because I want to live with you my whole life.'. Hahaha we didn't have the heart to tell her she'd be moving out eventually whether she was married it not.
July 5, 2012
A: Nicole and I were turning around to a rhyme, Mommy!
Me: (obviously not listening very well) Oh, you are?
A: (exasperated) No. I WERE.
[hahaha--I'm usually an adamant member of the grammar police force, but for some reason I found this actually hilarious.]
July 22, 2012
Allie-isms of the day:
1) [explaining a game to daddy] Once I say your name, you have to come get your tickets. And it is a little fine if you're a little late, but you have to be responsible in it.
2) Mommy, Nicole just had a grumpy face like this [demonstrates], and she pointed it at me!!
July 26, 2012
Allie: [emerging from upstairs with a couple of friends in tow] We are pretending the shadow in my room is a bear, so may I please have my T-ball bat?
August 22, 2012
"Mommy, why do birthday wishes not come true? Last year for my birthday I wished for a pet unicorn, and I still didn't get one." —Allie
September 2, 2012
Allie and I were making snickerdoodles. Out of the blue:
A: I decided to get married after all.
M: Oh, really? What changed your mind?
A: Well, the wedding. And the cake.
September 6, 2012
Right as we pulled into pre-school, and of course, out of the blue:
Mommy, do you know what happened to Bambi's mommy?
September 14, 2012
Here is one for my Seattle friends:
A: Hey look, Mommy! It's the Weedle on the Needle! Hmm, I wonder what he is doing in this area.
M: Maybe he is visiting his friend or a relative.
A: Maybe. Or maybe he is visiting his MATE!!
M: umm, what did you say?
A: His mate. You know, his someone special.
Your children are listening. And if yours aren't listening to you, mine are.
September 28, 2012
A: Why do I always have to use my manners?!? I don't want to use my manners anymore, and the manner I don't want to use is, “please".
October 31, 2012
A: why are you a matron?
M: because I am married to your daddy, whom I love very much.
A: yeah, except for he wants you to bake him dinner every night.
November 8, 2012
A: Look at little Coco. She is so undeniable. What does undeniable mean?
M: Definitely true.
A: Oh. Coco is undeniable cute. And undeniable silly!
Me: Are you ready to be kind, polite and a good listener?
Allie: I decided to be kind and polite.
Me: Not a good listener?
Allie: No, thank you.
February 3, 2012
Me: It's time to put your coat on. Are you doing it by yourself or will you require some help?
Allie: I'm going to quire myself.
February 6, 2012
Allie: No food can smell disgusting, Mommy. Not even the food that you cook.
March 15, 2012
Allie: Today at pre-school my friends were talking about stink bugs, but I told them there is no such thing.
Also Allie: There are two things about undies. The first is that you make sure they are not showing, and the other is that they are not stuck in your bottom.
March 23, 2012
Allie: I'm pretending to be a grown-up.
Me: Does that mean you are going to do the dishes tonight?
Allie [loftily]: Princesses don't do dishes.
March 30, 2012
Allie: You know when I'm going to have my wedding? When all my friends are grown up. Because they can't do their jobs when they are so little, because they will need to be wearing a big dress for my wedding!!
April 24, 2012
Allie-isms of the week: 1. When I grow up, I'm going to ride everywhere I go in a carriage. 2. I'm thinking I will go to kindergarten, and then that is all the school I will need.
May 3, 2012
This was whispered in my ear this morning: "Mommy, I love you so much and you are so sweet that when I grow up and get married, you are going to be invited to my wedding AaaaaaND [insert Allie's BIG EYED look here] you are going to get to ride in the carriage with me after!!!!!!" Thank you, Disney, for making my little girl dream big.
May 21, 2012
Allie has finally moved on from her obsession with weddings. She just informed me that she will be having twins when she grows up. Two sets. The boys will be named 'Santa' and 'The Elf'. She is calling the girls "Fairy Unicorn Princess" and "Isabella Chandelier".
May 23, 2012
"Look, Mommy! That flag has the same colors as Captain America!". Allie may struggle in American History, but she will ACE Superheroes 101.
May 30, 2012
Allie: "Mommy, i am BORED with preschool! I have to wear my shoes and socks all day, and they don't even have barbies there!!!”
June 14, 2012
Allie: Mommy, I want to tell you something that is, like, hilarious!
Me: Is it like hilarious, or actually hilarious?
Allie: Um, what does hilarious mean again?
Me: Really funny.
A: Oh. This is ACTUALLY hilarious.
June 30, 2012
"Yesterday at preschool, at nap time, I tried not to listen to Kailee when she was talking to me after lights out. But my ears just reached out and grabbed her words anyway.”--Allie
Another Allie quote of the day: 'I don't think I want a husband because I want to live with you my whole life.'. Hahaha we didn't have the heart to tell her she'd be moving out eventually whether she was married it not.
July 5, 2012
A: Nicole and I were turning around to a rhyme, Mommy!
Me: (obviously not listening very well) Oh, you are?
A: (exasperated) No. I WERE.
[hahaha--I'm usually an adamant member of the grammar police force, but for some reason I found this actually hilarious.]
July 22, 2012
Allie-isms of the day:
1) [explaining a game to daddy] Once I say your name, you have to come get your tickets. And it is a little fine if you're a little late, but you have to be responsible in it.
2) Mommy, Nicole just had a grumpy face like this [demonstrates], and she pointed it at me!!
July 26, 2012
Allie: [emerging from upstairs with a couple of friends in tow] We are pretending the shadow in my room is a bear, so may I please have my T-ball bat?
August 22, 2012
"Mommy, why do birthday wishes not come true? Last year for my birthday I wished for a pet unicorn, and I still didn't get one." —Allie
September 2, 2012
Allie and I were making snickerdoodles. Out of the blue:
A: I decided to get married after all.
M: Oh, really? What changed your mind?
A: Well, the wedding. And the cake.
September 6, 2012
Right as we pulled into pre-school, and of course, out of the blue:
Mommy, do you know what happened to Bambi's mommy?
September 14, 2012
Here is one for my Seattle friends:
A: Hey look, Mommy! It's the Weedle on the Needle! Hmm, I wonder what he is doing in this area.
M: Maybe he is visiting his friend or a relative.
A: Maybe. Or maybe he is visiting his MATE!!
M: umm, what did you say?
A: His mate. You know, his someone special.
Your children are listening. And if yours aren't listening to you, mine are.
September 28, 2012
A: Why do I always have to use my manners?!? I don't want to use my manners anymore, and the manner I don't want to use is, “please".
October 31, 2012
A: why are you a matron?
M: because I am married to your daddy, whom I love very much.
A: yeah, except for he wants you to bake him dinner every night.
November 8, 2012
A: Look at little Coco. She is so undeniable. What does undeniable mean?
M: Definitely true.
A: Oh. Coco is undeniable cute. And undeniable silly!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Memories from 2011
January 21, 2011
Home again, home again. I have adjusted by doing lots of cleaning and organizing. Nicole has adjusted by taking spectacular naps (the better to keep her up at night), and Allison has adjusted by re-learning how to partake in 'quiet time'. Right now she is banging on the door and yelling, "mommy it's time for me to come out! You have to cooperate!"
February 1, 2011
I wish patience could be bottled. And made to taste like coke or hot cocoa.
February 4, 2011
Ahhh--both kids screaming in their bedrooms. Parenting has been so much fun today. Just gives me this warm fuzzy feeling.
February 15, 2011
Allie: [dressed in her cinderella costume] If I don't find my other blue earring, then I will never be able to go to the ball!
March 10, 2011
For those of you who haven't met Allison, her sentences are more often sung than spoken--she's like a walking opera. Her latest masterpiece: "Sometimes I whine...[sometimes I don’t]"
March 14, 2011
Allie's 'pooky' (aka spooky) story: Once upon a time there was a bad bad bad dragon. He was pink. And blue. He sneaked into all the houses and drink-ed all the things from the potty. The end.
May 4, 2011
Allison is still not pleased to be in quiet time. At this moment, she is banging on her door yelling, "you're FIRED!!!" I wonder if I can collect unemployment now…
May 15, 2011
Allie made her first uber-mess today: half a [giant!] bottle of lotion all over the bathroom floor, her jammies, and herself. Chris tells me he has seen three year olds do much worse. He later explained that he personally had done much worse as a child. Oh dear.
June 24, 2011
Allison, on Chris' job: Daddy fixes the airplanes when they run out of air.
September 22, 2011
Me: Our garage is MESSY!
Allie: Daddy Marie Claussen!! You better clean up this mess when you get home!
October 4, 2011
Nicole was crying in the kitchen. I walked in and asked Allie what happened. Allie: Nicole just didn't watch where her little fingers were, and they got pinched. Me: What pinched them? Allie: My foots.
November 2, 2011
Me: You need to go upstairs to your room if you cannot be pleasant.
Allie: [fists clenched and yelling] Well, we'll just see if you can make me stay in my room. I am pretty strong.
Me: You need to use your nicest manners, please.
Allie: I can't. I'm all out of nice manners!!!!!
Indeed.
November 30, 2011
Dear Santa,
I have some work to do, like writing you this note. You can come over some time to see all of our Christmas stuff. We are going to see you today. I know you have a lot of work to do, are we seeing your elf or you? Is that true? Sometime are you going to come over to our house? Is that really true? Is that really, really true? Santa, please bring me a kid light bulb that I can turn on and off as many times as I want. From, Allison.
December 7, 2011
Allie is 'reading' our pocket guide to potty training: "Rule Number 1. Don't fall off the potty without wiping your bottom!" hahaha--this kid amuses me to no end.
Home again, home again. I have adjusted by doing lots of cleaning and organizing. Nicole has adjusted by taking spectacular naps (the better to keep her up at night), and Allison has adjusted by re-learning how to partake in 'quiet time'. Right now she is banging on the door and yelling, "mommy it's time for me to come out! You have to cooperate!"
February 1, 2011
I wish patience could be bottled. And made to taste like coke or hot cocoa.
February 4, 2011
Ahhh--both kids screaming in their bedrooms. Parenting has been so much fun today. Just gives me this warm fuzzy feeling.
February 15, 2011
Allie: [dressed in her cinderella costume] If I don't find my other blue earring, then I will never be able to go to the ball!
March 10, 2011
For those of you who haven't met Allison, her sentences are more often sung than spoken--she's like a walking opera. Her latest masterpiece: "Sometimes I whine...[sometimes I don’t]"
March 14, 2011
Allie's 'pooky' (aka spooky) story: Once upon a time there was a bad bad bad dragon. He was pink. And blue. He sneaked into all the houses and drink-ed all the things from the potty. The end.
May 4, 2011
Allison is still not pleased to be in quiet time. At this moment, she is banging on her door yelling, "you're FIRED!!!" I wonder if I can collect unemployment now…
May 15, 2011
Allie made her first uber-mess today: half a [giant!] bottle of lotion all over the bathroom floor, her jammies, and herself. Chris tells me he has seen three year olds do much worse. He later explained that he personally had done much worse as a child. Oh dear.
June 24, 2011
Allison, on Chris' job: Daddy fixes the airplanes when they run out of air.
September 22, 2011
Me: Our garage is MESSY!
Allie: Daddy Marie Claussen!! You better clean up this mess when you get home!
October 4, 2011
Nicole was crying in the kitchen. I walked in and asked Allie what happened. Allie: Nicole just didn't watch where her little fingers were, and they got pinched. Me: What pinched them? Allie: My foots.
November 2, 2011
Me: You need to go upstairs to your room if you cannot be pleasant.
Allie: [fists clenched and yelling] Well, we'll just see if you can make me stay in my room. I am pretty strong.
Me: You need to use your nicest manners, please.
Allie: I can't. I'm all out of nice manners!!!!!
Indeed.
November 30, 2011
Dear Santa,
I have some work to do, like writing you this note. You can come over some time to see all of our Christmas stuff. We are going to see you today. I know you have a lot of work to do, are we seeing your elf or you? Is that true? Sometime are you going to come over to our house? Is that really true? Is that really, really true? Santa, please bring me a kid light bulb that I can turn on and off as many times as I want. From, Allison.
December 7, 2011
Allie is 'reading' our pocket guide to potty training: "Rule Number 1. Don't fall off the potty without wiping your bottom!" hahaha--this kid amuses me to no end.
Friday, January 1, 2010
Memories from 2010
February 3, 2010
No nap for Allie today. I heard her talking in her crib for about an hour; then I heard the pitter patter of little feet upstairs followed by, "I'm awake, Mommy. I'm awake!" She's figured out how to get out on her own! Hmm...this could be trouble.
March 31, 2010
Allie just had her first piece of gum. It went like this: "Allie, we don't swallow gum we just chew it." "Okay, I chewing it!" "Allie, where is your gum?" "I ate it." hmmm...maybe not quite ready for that yet.
October 2, 2010
According to Allison: Her baby sister will be born 'in about thirty years' and her name will be 'Duty Calls'. hahahaha I sure hope she is wrong on both accounts.
October 5, 2010
Dear Baby C:
It has come to my attention that you have become too comfortable with your current living situation. Your lease condition of 40 weeks O days was completed on September 29th, 2010. I am writing to inform you of your impending eviction. You have until tomorrow before you will be forced from the premises. We look forward to making your acquaintance!
Sincerely,
Your loving mother and landlady
November 24, 2010
Allie: "I don't want to be bigger mommy. I want to stay little forever!”
December 15, 2010
To whom it may concern: In my recent order, I specifically requested the infant model that sleeps. I received my infant over two months ago, and things were going swimmingly until just recently. It appears she has malfunctioned. I realize all sales are final, but is there a reset button? A customer service number, perhaps? Sincerely, Tired-in-MD
December 16, 2010
Me: Allie, please do not swing from the treadmill. Allie: [following me while mumbling and swinging her arms about in a wand-ish fasion] I'll show you, you mommy. I'm going to turn you into a PIGGY! hahahaha
No nap for Allie today. I heard her talking in her crib for about an hour; then I heard the pitter patter of little feet upstairs followed by, "I'm awake, Mommy. I'm awake!" She's figured out how to get out on her own! Hmm...this could be trouble.
March 31, 2010
Allie just had her first piece of gum. It went like this: "Allie, we don't swallow gum we just chew it." "Okay, I chewing it!" "Allie, where is your gum?" "I ate it." hmmm...maybe not quite ready for that yet.
October 2, 2010
According to Allison: Her baby sister will be born 'in about thirty years' and her name will be 'Duty Calls'. hahahaha I sure hope she is wrong on both accounts.
October 5, 2010
Dear Baby C:
It has come to my attention that you have become too comfortable with your current living situation. Your lease condition of 40 weeks O days was completed on September 29th, 2010. I am writing to inform you of your impending eviction. You have until tomorrow before you will be forced from the premises. We look forward to making your acquaintance!
Sincerely,
Your loving mother and landlady
November 24, 2010
Allie: "I don't want to be bigger mommy. I want to stay little forever!”
December 15, 2010
To whom it may concern: In my recent order, I specifically requested the infant model that sleeps. I received my infant over two months ago, and things were going swimmingly until just recently. It appears she has malfunctioned. I realize all sales are final, but is there a reset button? A customer service number, perhaps? Sincerely, Tired-in-MD
December 16, 2010
Me: Allie, please do not swing from the treadmill. Allie: [following me while mumbling and swinging her arms about in a wand-ish fasion] I'll show you, you mommy. I'm going to turn you into a PIGGY! hahahaha
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Memories from 2009
December 15, 2009
Allison [drinking from a regular cup]: I not baby, I big boy!!! Me: You're not a big boy, you're a big GIRL! Allison [small glare]: No big BOY. ahh....two year olds.
December 19, 2009
I told Allie that we were going to make houses out of cookies today, and I asked if she was excited. She threw her little arms up in the air and shouted, "woohoooo! I love COOKIES!!" That's my girl.
Allison [drinking from a regular cup]: I not baby, I big boy!!! Me: You're not a big boy, you're a big GIRL! Allison [small glare]: No big BOY. ahh....two year olds.
December 19, 2009
I told Allie that we were going to make houses out of cookies today, and I asked if she was excited. She threw her little arms up in the air and shouted, "woohoooo! I love COOKIES!!" That's my girl.
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