"red keys" and other fun facts

monkey has a couple of interlocking rings that he has named "red keys" and likes to use to "start" his rocking horse. they do have other purposes however. such as they MUST be in hand when pooping on the potty, i do believe they hold pushing power for my pint-sized son. and of course, in hand when taking a nap.

when peanut poops in her diaper, he will run around the house yelling "peanut pooped, peanut pooped". tonight he was sitting at the table eating dinner when he informed me with a scrunched up nose "i think peanut pooped". she had not.

peanut loves to follow her brother from room to room and copy whatever he is doing at the moment. the most recently enjoyed moment was when i was telling monkey to "push" his foot into his sandle and peanut began grunting. i had completely forgotten we tell monkey to "push" when he is on the toilet. at least we know her hearing is good.

both of the kids have taken to sitting IN the fridge as soon as i open it. peanut started this, i assume because she was feeling to warm. maybe she just wants to lay claim to the food before brother does.

there's mor ei'm sure, but there is a little peek into our days for now. :)

my son has a green thumb!

i do believe his grandma passed on some green thumbiness (oh yes, it's a word), through his daddy. i have never had a plant live. granted i've never tried seeds before, but every plant i have owned has quickly seen the other side. so imagine my surprise when i woke up yesterday morning to a liiiiitle green sprout on the tomato, and by mid-day THIS...

it looks like the tomato is ready to shoot up, and you can see one tiny little sprout on the sunflower. we shall see about the strawberry, but i have high hopes. :)

going orange today

today our little stellan went into heart surgery. you can read all about how's it's been going and how he is doing by clicking on my picture above. to show our support to the mckmama family we threw some orange into our day and said a prayer stellan.

this picture is from a few days back. but i'm sure you can picture the peanut today, running around in pink/orange polka dots and flowers, whispy-blond hair flying in the wind. monkey enjoyed his orange stripped-shirt while begging for "orge" (orange syrup) in his milk. what the heck, it's for stellan right? :) as for the mommy? i'll leave the orange up to the kids, i haven't pulled that color off for a few decades.

more easter

let the hunting...begin! playing with the plastic eggs from grandma and pampa

happy easter

saturday morning-ish we went to grandma and pampa's house for a yummy brunch. grandma made biscuits in the shape of bunnies and a nice spread of other foods. i finally tried my hand at a quiche, it actually turned out okay. and though all of the four of us from our house got sick in our tummies (not related to the food grandma;), it was still very enjoyable. then sunday morning we headed to a friends church. i still can't believe we made it! with the long night and several fevers and throwing up the night before. :( but it was a wonderful service and once we got home we caught a few pictures before melt down and naps.well mostly before meltdowns after naps we colored eggs and had a hunt in the house. our rainy state didn't allow for an outdoor hunt this year but still fun.

so now i've shared...your turn.