Kindergarten Musical

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Our Little Guy is a HUGE High School Musical fan! When I saw this I just had to give him a chance to be a star!

Book Nook

The pip-squeak decided to catch up on a little reading this past Saturday. She made herself comfortable and dove into her new favorite (The Littlest Pumpkin). Notice the book is upside down. I guess we'll have to work on that later, but for now I'm just happy I was able to catch her off guard for a couple cute pictures.

Legislation From the Little Guy

The little guy decided to watch the presidential debate with me rather than go to bed. He asked a lot of questions and in the end decided that neither of the candidates sounded like they would be really good presidents. Here is what he suggests we do to make the US a better country:

1. Just spend the money we have, or save up for what we want. We shouldn't spend money we don't have because that's like stealing.

2. Turn all the gun stores into candy stores. This will make people happy and no one will get hurt.

3. Send missionaries to the war instead of soldiers. Then the people will stop fighting and know that God loves them.

Look for him on the ballot in 2048!

Spin Me More!

The Second Installment of the Pip-squeaks Escapades
I've taken off this fun video as I say the pip-squeak's and the little guy's names several times. If you want to see it email me. It still makes me laugh everytime

Pip-squeak loves to spin. I posted her spinning on the teacups at Disneyland a couple weeks ago. Here she is spinning at the park. It is so funny to try and watch her walk afterward. The best part is she ALWAYS comes back for more. Good thing Jon can take it! I get dizzy just watching them spin!

(Sorry about the poor quality. The video was taken on our digital camera)

Lounging Around

The Little Guy decided to improve upon our current seating arrangement. Apparently our sofa isn't comfortable enough for him. At least he got his sister a bowl of cereal too!

Cows and Marriage

Little Guy: Awww, did you see that baby cow mom? It was so cute.
Mom: Hmmm? Oh ya, it was cute wasn't it?
Little Guy: Mom? How do cows get married?
Mom: Cows don't get married; only people get married.
Little Guy: Then where do the babies come from?
Mom: They come from the mommy cows.
Little Guy: You mean they don't have to be MARRIED to have a baby?
Mom: No they don't have to be married.
Little Guy: So, a boy cow just finds a girl cow, and follows her around, and says, 'we should make a baby cow', and then they do?
Mom: Something like that.
Little Guy: Well. I wonder how they do that!

Growing Up

The pip-squeak has a definite case of small dog syndrome. In other words, she looks at the big people around her and really sees no difference between them and herself. According to her she can run as fast, jump as high and play as hard as any other kid on the block.
She fancies herself a grownup and is constantly trying to do it by herself. "Me. Me." She'll say while she tries to push us away. "Me" walks up the stairs by herself. "Me" reads her own books. "Me" washes her own hair. "Me" asks for her own help!

Sometimes being so big is tiring!
In age she is still a baby; In attitude she is a teenager; but, she will always be our little girl.

I Gotta Go!

This picture was taken back in July when we hiked up to Timpanogos Cave in American Fork Canyon. The Little Guy did a great job and hiked the whole way up and down by himself. We carried the pip-squeak in a baby backpack. She loved the ride and sang silly, incomprehensible songs the entire hike.

The best part of this adventure happened in the cave. The Little Guy had a camel pack full of water on his back during the hike, and so he drank, and drank, and drank. We had one bathroom break before it was our turn to tour the cave. Midway through the cave Little Guy started dancing. "I have to pee, mom." He told me. I told him he would have to wait until the tour was over. "I don't think I can wait that long, I really gotta go." He was dancing around the cave and holding himself. I had no idea what to do. Jon suggested he pee in a diaper. The Little Guy was mortified. He was crying and bouncing. Then a wonderful stranger handed Jon a water bottle. Apparently you should always have an empty water bottle when you have boys. Jon and Little Guy stayed behind while the tour group moved into the next room. Little Guy was apprehensive, but then thought it was pretty fun to do his business in a cave! SO GROSS! We told him he had to pack it out with him so we hiked down the whole mountain with an amazingly full bottle of, well you know!

The moral of this story: when you know you're gonna go, bring a bottle!

Spin Me!

I am not very computer savvy so it has taken me this long to get the guts to try and post a video. That's not entirely true, I've tried, and failed, a few times. This time seems to be a success. So, enjoy!

After trying for days to get this video up and running I've decided to take it off. I say the kids' names several times and in order to keep them safe I'd rather it not be accessible. If you want to watch it (it really is fun) email me and I will send it to you.

This girl will spin until she is just plain sick!

Potty Party

The Pip-squeak has shown an interest in the potty the last few weeks. I bought her a potty seat and she loves to sit on it for a minute or two before she gets in the tub. Today she brought me to the bathroom and pointed to her seat. "Pee, mommy." She said. I took off her diaper and sat her on the potty assuming it would be a regular "practice" session resulting in a few silly songs and telling her , "nice try, big girl." Imagine my shock and pure ebullience as I heard the sound every mommy wants to hear. "Hooray!" I yelled. I'm pretty sure I was more excited that the pip-squeak, but it's definitely the start of something great! I'm sure the finish line is weeks, if not months in the future but I am so proud of her. How nice will it be to be a diaper-free household?