The Things They Say

While getting into the tub Erin comments that the water is "nice and warm."

Upon finishing dinner Erin looks at me and says "now what?" I say now what should we do and she says "Play. Books" so we played and read some books.

As they play with toys one will call "trade" and they'll trade toys. It usually happens when we are pushing toys outside.

Will loves to watch "beball" with his dada

Erin wants "brown pretzels" for a snack. 

Erin is asking "Whose that?" About anything she doesn't know. 

Grandpa Bill is called "Grandpa Billt" by Erin. 

Will wants to play bskitball" all of the time. 

We bought a container of Brio and Thomas train tracks at a garage sale today. When we got home, Will ran in to the house and started putting them together. Then he got the baby stroller and tried to push it on the track. He looked at me and said "too big." He was correct, the stroller was too big for the train tracks. 

Will always wants to hold the "top" (corner with the tags) of his blanker. "Find top" is heard when he gets his blankie. 

Just a Few Pictures

A Visit With Aunt Krysten

On our way home from spending Thanksgiving in Milwaukee we stopped in Chicago to see my sister. She loves within walking distance to the Lincoln Park Zoo. It is an awesome zoo and its free! We grabbed some lunch first and then walked to the zoo. It's been years since I've been to a big zoo and I didn't realize what I've been missing out on. We saw a lot of beautiful animals in neat habitats. The kids loved all of it. I loved the big polar bear exhibit. We'll have to go back next year and stay the night so we can see the zoo lights. The zoo is decorated with Christmas lights. And again it's all free!! It's a must do if you're headed to Chicago!

Bath Time!

The kids LOVE to take a bath! They will play in there for hours (well not really, but you get the point). It's an easy time fore to capture pictures of them playing, swimming and having fun. They blow bubbles, swim, shoot baskets, play with all of the ducks (Will likes to line them all up), and pour the bowls of water over their heads (and out of the tub too).

Will and Erin Sayings

"Catch it" While chasing after a robin in our yard and holding their arms out. I thought that they were going to catch it because the poor bird want flying very far.

"Come" as they take our hand or turn around and open their fists to make the come here motion.

"Erin's turn" "Mama's turn" "Will's turn" "Daddy's turn" all said by Erin

"There it is!" Said by both in the cutest voice

"Mickey On" as they grab the remote, point it at the TV and start pushing the button. (I think they watch too much Mickey. Mickey is the only show that they will watch).

Will, what does a dog say? "Dog, dog, dog"
Will, what does Santa say? "Go, go, go."
Will what does a monkey say? "No, no, no monkey" which is in reference to the song and book No Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.

While looking outside when it was snowing, "snow dada!" Will says with the most amazed voice. He was right because Mark has a snow maker and was busy making snow in December. We were the only house in Grand Rapids that had snow for Christmas. But now it's mid-April and still snowing. Daddy needs to turn off his snow maker!

"Sparkly shoes" Erin says about the only shoes she wears.

"Get it!" Says both kids.

Erin can I rock you (while you watch another episode of Mickey) "self."

Erin calls herself 'air-ren' and Will calls himself 'brother' or 'ill'.

When Erin calls Will's name it's in a different pitch voice and she has a slight annoyance in her voice. Something like "Wiiiiillllll..." I hope that's not how I sound when I say his name.

This story is from Grandpa Paul (who came to babysit last Thursday). "Forgot to tell both of you about a cute thing that happened yesterday. Sometime during the morning I noticed Erin had her finger around her nose and asked what she was doing to which she replied 'boogers'. A few seconds later she raised her hand in victory and exclaimed 'got it'." She will usually follow it up with "take it" which always generates a few looks when we are out in public.

Counting by Erin goes like this: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12" Will says all random numbers

When writing Will spells his name "i-l-l" while making lines on the paper.

Mark' Weight Loss

Mark has been working really hard to loose weight. He has lost 37.4 lbs since January. He won $150 in his works weight loss challenge. Mark has been at the gym by 5:30 am and has changed his diet. He used to eat fast food for lunch, drink a lot of regular pop and eat snacks after 7:30 pm. He's changed his ways and it shows. I am so proud of him for all of his hard work. He's a great role model for the kids and me.

Pictures from Today

I just figured out the Blogger app on my phone. I am able to upload pictures and my blog from my phone! Thank God because the hours that I've been spending Blogging and thinking about Blogging were making me rethink my decision to blog.

Will woke up at 5:30 am because he was coughing. He didn't fall back to sleep, but he did fall asleep watching Mickey. I've never seen him fall asleep in front of the TV. He must have been exhausted.

Since Will was asleep by noon Erin ad I decided to make cookies. They were yummy chocolate chip coconut cookies. Erin was a big helper. She had fun adding the ingredients and stirring. She never did try one of the cookies. My kids really don't have a sweet tooth. After we made cookies, she washed the dished for about 45 minutes. This was the first time I've let her play in the water like this and she loved it! She spilled some water and I said, "uh-oh" and she quickly replied with "Spaghetti O's". Where does she get this stuff from?