Now that the kids are talking more, they are saying the funniest things!
Aubri's phone conversation on her little fake cell phone:
"Hi GG, Whats up? I on phone. I talk Nana first, k? Hi Nana, whats up?! BYE!"
Today, my grandma's high school friends came to town to spend the weekend with her. Mason, Aubri and I were over at GG's when they came over. First, Char came in, and we all said hi, and then a little later, Arvilla came in, and Mason shouts, "Another one!"
Then GG introduced Mason to Arvilla, and Mason looked at Char and then at Arvilla, and says, "two Arbillas!"
Mason and Aubri are walking up the stairs, and Mason says "Careful Aubie." Once upstairs, I made them toasted bagels for breakfast, and they were hot, and Mason turns to Aubri and says "Careful Aubie, Hot! Careful Aubie, careful Aubie...."
Mason calls Aubri, "Aubie", and Aubri calls Mason, "Ason". They call me Mom, Mommy, Momma, and Ryan is Papa.
Traci- Aunt Taci or lately just "Tac!"
Jonell- Nana
Steve- Ganfire or just fire
Mary Jane- Opa or occasionally Oma, usually its "I want Opa Opa" meaning Opa and Oma :)
Jeff- Opa
Shannon- Tahnon
Brian- Uncle Bunnin
Nita- G.G.
I stopped by our friend Jen's house the other day to drop off some things. I told them to stay in the car, and I would be right back. Once back in the car Aubri started crying saying "I want friends!"
Aubri loves to end sentences with, "k?" She loves to get in my face and say things like, "Mom, I'm gonna go get bankie, K?!" Very teenager of her! haha
The other day Aubri was sitting at the hearth of our fireplace with a toy pig in one hand and a sun puzzle piece in the other and she was pretending they were having a conversation. Piggie says "What color is it? what color? What color is it?" Sun replies "Bue?" Piggie, "No... What color is it?" "Red?" "No..." This went on for awhile :)
"Okay Mason this time count to 10!" "OKAY! 1, 2, 3, 4, 10!"
Oh lastly, something fun. We put the kids down for bed the other night and they were SO wound up they wouldn't stop playing and were just laughing so hard. Ryan and I sat upstairs listening to them, and we both started laughing. Then all of a sudden, I felt my first kick from the baby. It was so big and so unexpected and it scared me and it took me a second to realize what it was! It was like the baby was saying "Let me out of here, I want to play!"
Friday, February 12, 2010
Monday, June 8, 2009
Finished Bedroom
I finished the kids bedroom last night! Its soooo cute, I can't stand it! Here are some pics...
Look at the cute horse drawings I picked up at a flee market! They came in a set of five, the other two are below on Aubri's side of the room. They had UGLY gold bamboo looking frames on them... I just spray painted them red. They turned out so cute. Below the horse pictures is a horse shoe hat holder that I bought at the strawberry festival last year for like twenty bucks. I wish I was a better photographer. :(
Below are the other two horse pictures that came with the flee market set. On Aubri's side we added a cute bandanna print ribbon behind them.
A closer look at the cute signs I made! :) My inspiration in making these signs was scenes in old spaghetti westerns, where the town closes shop during a shoot out, and so all is quiet except for the squeaky saloon sign blowing in the wind. haha.... I think they turned out great!
Next on the list to REALLY finish the room is painting their rocking chairs and writing cowboy and cowgirl on them.... im thinking in a rope font like this: http://www.dafont.com/rope.font . Its on the someday list.
Look at the cute horse drawings I picked up at a flee market! They came in a set of five, the other two are below on Aubri's side of the room. They had UGLY gold bamboo looking frames on them... I just spray painted them red. They turned out so cute. Below the horse pictures is a horse shoe hat holder that I bought at the strawberry festival last year for like twenty bucks. I wish I was a better photographer. :(
Below are the other two horse pictures that came with the flee market set. On Aubri's side we added a cute bandanna print ribbon behind them.
A closer look at the cute signs I made! :) My inspiration in making these signs was scenes in old spaghetti westerns, where the town closes shop during a shoot out, and so all is quiet except for the squeaky saloon sign blowing in the wind. haha.... I think they turned out great!
Next on the list to REALLY finish the room is painting their rocking chairs and writing cowboy and cowgirl on them.... im thinking in a rope font like this: http://www.dafont.com/rope.font . Its on the someday list.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Sweet Dreams Mason and Aubri!
I am SOOOO behind in blogging lately. Sorry! Here's the deal people... I hate blogging on here anymore. Uploading pictures is so time consuming! So, I have plan. From now on I will be blogging stories, and fun things I want remember about the kids, and only post a few pictures each blog. I will however use another site to upload pictures we want to share with you and will provide a link. Is there any pictures you particularly want to see? Leave me a comment... I know most of you have a facebook account and so you have seen most of our pictures.
Right now the kids are "down" for a nap... I use quotes because I hear them playing downstairs. If you didn't know, we have moved the kids into their big kid toddler beds! So, nap time has become a chore. They would reather play then nap! ;) I have an especially hard time keeping Mason in his bed. The other day, I walked in because I heard some laughing and playing, and I found Mason in bed with Aubri, and he was sitting on her head! Aubri was just laying there, with her paci and blankie... looking at me as if this is a normal occurrence! Poor girl.
Here are pictures from their first night in their big kid beds!
They usually end up sleeping on the floor for nap time. I don't dare move them... I want them to stay asleep as long as possible! I have sat in front of their door for an hour once, catching them getting out of bed... it seems to have helped some... Aubri is less likely to get out of bed. But you know Mason! ;) He LOVES testing those boundaries.
When they go down for the night, I don't have this problem, probably because they are so exhausted from not taking a proper nap! :) Although the other night, Mason had crawled into bed with Aubri and fell asleep with her. So sweet...
It seriously sounds like a construction zone downstairs right now. Nana and Grandfather got them a plastic golf club set for Easter, and they are using the clubs to bang the door down... all while laughing. So its time for mean mommy to take the toys away and put them down for naptime! :) Hope you enjoyed my little update!
Right now the kids are "down" for a nap... I use quotes because I hear them playing downstairs. If you didn't know, we have moved the kids into their big kid toddler beds! So, nap time has become a chore. They would reather play then nap! ;) I have an especially hard time keeping Mason in his bed. The other day, I walked in because I heard some laughing and playing, and I found Mason in bed with Aubri, and he was sitting on her head! Aubri was just laying there, with her paci and blankie... looking at me as if this is a normal occurrence! Poor girl.
Here are pictures from their first night in their big kid beds!
They usually end up sleeping on the floor for nap time. I don't dare move them... I want them to stay asleep as long as possible! I have sat in front of their door for an hour once, catching them getting out of bed... it seems to have helped some... Aubri is less likely to get out of bed. But you know Mason! ;) He LOVES testing those boundaries.
When they go down for the night, I don't have this problem, probably because they are so exhausted from not taking a proper nap! :) Although the other night, Mason had crawled into bed with Aubri and fell asleep with her. So sweet...
It seriously sounds like a construction zone downstairs right now. Nana and Grandfather got them a plastic golf club set for Easter, and they are using the clubs to bang the door down... all while laughing. So its time for mean mommy to take the toys away and put them down for naptime! :) Hope you enjoyed my little update!
Saturday, March 14, 2009
February Birthdays!
We celebrated February Birthdays with the McClean/Curry family two weeks ago at Shannon and Brian's house! Here are some pics from the fun times together. I realized I got everyone's picture but Margaret! Sorry Margaret! So, I posted a pic at the end of this post of her and Mason last year at this time. :) Enjoy!
Where's Mason? Isn't Aubri's party dress so cute!?
Great Grandpa Ed, Great Grandma Mary, Mason, Uncle Brian, and Opa, watchin' the game.
Oma, and Aubri
Opa and Mason watching the game
Aubri getting in some snuggle time with Opa
Uncle Steve and Uncle Bob
Mason and his blankie
Auntie Shannon opening her birthday presents!
Papa opening his!
Opa and Mason reading their cards
Auntie Shannon and Aubri
Mason
and lastly the pic of Margaret and cute baby Mason:
Where's Mason? Isn't Aubri's party dress so cute!?
Great Grandpa Ed, Great Grandma Mary, Mason, Uncle Brian, and Opa, watchin' the game.
Oma, and Aubri
Opa and Mason watching the game
Aubri getting in some snuggle time with Opa
Uncle Steve and Uncle Bob
Mason and his blankie
Auntie Shannon opening her birthday presents!
Papa opening his!
Opa and Mason reading their cards
Auntie Shannon and Aubri
Mason
and lastly the pic of Margaret and cute baby Mason:
Friday, February 27, 2009
What they are up to these days!
Some fun things the babies do right now that I wanted to write down to remember... :) Maybe you will enjoy too!
-They LOVE to bark like a dog anytime they see/hear a dog (or cat sometimes). Sometimes Mason will actually say "dootie", thats his way of saying doggie. They will also pretend kiss dogs they see. They will lean over and kiss the air.. but never will they get TOO close. They love the CONCEPT of dogs.
-Actually, Aubri is TERRIFIED of dogs. My parents/grandma have two dogs. The kids have only seen them up close ONCE. They are kept in a fenced in dog run in between our house and my gmas. Aubri refuses to walk down the driveway by herself because she knows those dogs are there. One day, she would NOT leave the doorstep of our house! I literally walked all the way to my gmas, opened the door and started to walk in, she couldn't even see me, and she would NOT move. Terrified. She has to be holding onto my hand, or in my arms. Sometimes the dogs will bark when we are inside and Aubri will come running to me, terrified.
-They READ! Haha, they LOVE books, and love pointing out every animal in the book and say "whoowhoo", what you guys didn't know a camel barks like a dog??
-They have also started pretend reading the books a little. They will turn the pages, and "talk" like they are reading them.
-They like to climb onto the futon. Usually to read... but sometimes to just play, or to watch a video. Aubri usually sits RIGHT next to Mason. So cute.
-They like to push buttons to make them do something...especially Aubri. There are quite a few toys that need pushing to make them work. I'm enjoying that they can push it themselves now, because that was pretty much my 9-5 job for awhile.
-They like to put pretend lotion on. If I leave the baby lotion out, they will pretend to rub in on themselves, including their hair... because the shampoo bottle looks similar to the lotion bottle. I say pretend, because they can't actually get the lotion out of the bottle.. so they just pretend like they do. Its the cutest thing ever. It can entertain them for a good ten minutes.
-They are FASCINATED by the vacuum cleaner. I hear of kids that are terrified of the vacuum cleaner, and I almost think it would be better! Haha, these guys love to stand RIGHT in front of it, and touch it, and Aubri likes to try and stand on it... I can't get any vacuuming done! I try to make it into a game, so they will run away from it, so I can at least vacuum, but we usually end up in a stand off... and I have to wait to vacuum til they go down for a nap.
-They love to comfort each other. This usually occurs during diaper changing. Silly Mom always interrupts playtime to change diapers, so usually I end up changing a grumpy, crying baby(BABY? they aren't babies anymore.. kiddo!). So when one is crying, the other will usually come over and comfort the other. Aubri will usually give Mason a toy, or a book if he is upset, and if Aubri is upset, he will give her kisses on the forehead, and sometimes rest his head on her tummy. She, of course, thinks that it is the funniest thing in the world.
-Mason loves to be praised. I can pretty much get him to do anything if I say "Good boy Mason!" or clap for him. Its been really helpful, because while he loves to hear that from me.. he also LOVES to test ALL boundaries. I'm just glad that Aubri doesn't test boundaries, because a simple 'attaboy' doesn't really do anything for her. This is usually true at dinner time. I have a hard time getting them to eat certain foods. Usually this is just a independence thing, "because mommy wants me to eat it, I'm going to be different and NOT eat it." I know this because, they have had the food before, and love it. So anyway... its become a tricky battle. The only way I can usually get them to eat what they are suppose to, is if Aubri starts eating something first like to taste it, she will usually at least taste something... I then praise Aubri, and say "OH! Good Girl Aubri!" Mason will see this, and want to be praised, so he will pick up something and eat... "OH! What a good boy Mason!" He then usually discovers that this is the best meal ever made! and continues to eat. However, if neither of them are eating. ITS RIDICULOUSLY hard to get them to eat.
-Aubri LOVES to laugh at her brother. The other day, I was in another room, and I could hear Aubri laughing her head off.. so I went to see what they were doing. All Mason was doing to make her laugh was come around a corner and look at her. Of course he had a very attentive audience that thought he was hilarious, so he continued to do it OVER and OVER. Noone can make Aubri laugh like Mason, and noone loves an audience more than Mason.
-Aubri also LOVES to laugh at herself. I LOVE THIS ABOUT HER! I think more people should be like this! Its just so neat to see it in someone SO young! Makes me think it must be an innate trait. Anyway, for example, Aubri falls a lot. She is kinda clumsy. Especially when they were first learning to walk. We had a terrible time with temper tantrums from Mason because he hated falling, and was such a perfectionist about it. Aubri on the other hand will laugh her head off when she falls down.. or runs into something because she wasn't looking.
-They LOVE music! I have never seen such musical ability from such young kids. Maybe I am just biased. They have this music video, and they practically beg me to play all the time (they beg by pointing at the TV and saying "shasha" I dunno what "Shasha" is for.. but that's what they say) They will dance to music, and will clap and bounce to the beat. Sometimes we have just listened to music all morning long and danced to it. They especially loved Reggae music for awhile... but they also like Jazz, and Jack Johnson type of music.. like from the Curious George soundtrack. Ryan used to drum on my belly when I was preggo... so I think they picked up rhythm early. They are also fascinated when someone sings. They will stare and smile SUPER big and sometimes clap. I can sometimes tell by Mason's face that he is trying to figure out how they do that!
-Mason loves balls. He loves to throw them! We never really taught him this.. at least that I'm aware of. The kid could throw before he could walk and I don't mean a wimpy toss.. he is accurate and intentional. He switches off from his left and his right. For awhile he was more accurate with his left.. but he has evened out some. He still can't catch, but we are working on it. His reflexes are getting much better.
-They still use pacis... at sleepy times, and in the car. :( I HATE this. I just don't have the heart, or strength to take it away from Aubri yet (Mason doesn't really need his)... and to be honest, its kinda to my benefit right now. They go down SO easy with them, and they stay semi-quiet in the car with them. In the near future, I need to find a week when I am prepared to lose some sleep, and take it away... like a bandaide! Cold Turkey! Just do it! Someday....
-They sleep SOOO good now. I used to fight them to sleep a lot when they were younger. They would take these terrible, 15-30 min naps, like three-four times a day. It was such a chore, and I could never get anything done! Plus, I was working my butt off trying to keep them on the same schedule. Well, all that work has finally paid off! Now, when its time for a nap, I ask them, "Do you want to go to bed?" they then do the sign for sleep and run to the stairs... I take the gate down, they crawl down, and I meet them at their room. They literally RUN to me, all excited, and I put them down. I tell them to "lay down" and they do, and I cover them up with a blanket, and turn the lights out! Now SOMETIMES they will play for awhile in there, but if I timed it right, they will go straight down for two hours. It is seriously the best thing ever. I try not to brag too much about it to my friends, because many are going through the tough nap stage. But, I am just very grateful!
Well thats good for now. I just wanted to record these things AND share them with all of you. :) Hope you enjoyed! And because noone likes posts without pictures... some pics from the park on Tuesday..
-They LOVE to bark like a dog anytime they see/hear a dog (or cat sometimes). Sometimes Mason will actually say "dootie", thats his way of saying doggie. They will also pretend kiss dogs they see. They will lean over and kiss the air.. but never will they get TOO close. They love the CONCEPT of dogs.
-Actually, Aubri is TERRIFIED of dogs. My parents/grandma have two dogs. The kids have only seen them up close ONCE. They are kept in a fenced in dog run in between our house and my gmas. Aubri refuses to walk down the driveway by herself because she knows those dogs are there. One day, she would NOT leave the doorstep of our house! I literally walked all the way to my gmas, opened the door and started to walk in, she couldn't even see me, and she would NOT move. Terrified. She has to be holding onto my hand, or in my arms. Sometimes the dogs will bark when we are inside and Aubri will come running to me, terrified.
-They READ! Haha, they LOVE books, and love pointing out every animal in the book and say "whoowhoo", what you guys didn't know a camel barks like a dog??
-They have also started pretend reading the books a little. They will turn the pages, and "talk" like they are reading them.
-They like to climb onto the futon. Usually to read... but sometimes to just play, or to watch a video. Aubri usually sits RIGHT next to Mason. So cute.
-They like to push buttons to make them do something...especially Aubri. There are quite a few toys that need pushing to make them work. I'm enjoying that they can push it themselves now, because that was pretty much my 9-5 job for awhile.
-They like to put pretend lotion on. If I leave the baby lotion out, they will pretend to rub in on themselves, including their hair... because the shampoo bottle looks similar to the lotion bottle. I say pretend, because they can't actually get the lotion out of the bottle.. so they just pretend like they do. Its the cutest thing ever. It can entertain them for a good ten minutes.
-They are FASCINATED by the vacuum cleaner. I hear of kids that are terrified of the vacuum cleaner, and I almost think it would be better! Haha, these guys love to stand RIGHT in front of it, and touch it, and Aubri likes to try and stand on it... I can't get any vacuuming done! I try to make it into a game, so they will run away from it, so I can at least vacuum, but we usually end up in a stand off... and I have to wait to vacuum til they go down for a nap.
-They love to comfort each other. This usually occurs during diaper changing. Silly Mom always interrupts playtime to change diapers, so usually I end up changing a grumpy, crying baby(BABY? they aren't babies anymore.. kiddo!). So when one is crying, the other will usually come over and comfort the other. Aubri will usually give Mason a toy, or a book if he is upset, and if Aubri is upset, he will give her kisses on the forehead, and sometimes rest his head on her tummy. She, of course, thinks that it is the funniest thing in the world.
-Mason loves to be praised. I can pretty much get him to do anything if I say "Good boy Mason!" or clap for him. Its been really helpful, because while he loves to hear that from me.. he also LOVES to test ALL boundaries. I'm just glad that Aubri doesn't test boundaries, because a simple 'attaboy' doesn't really do anything for her. This is usually true at dinner time. I have a hard time getting them to eat certain foods. Usually this is just a independence thing, "because mommy wants me to eat it, I'm going to be different and NOT eat it." I know this because, they have had the food before, and love it. So anyway... its become a tricky battle. The only way I can usually get them to eat what they are suppose to, is if Aubri starts eating something first like to taste it, she will usually at least taste something... I then praise Aubri, and say "OH! Good Girl Aubri!" Mason will see this, and want to be praised, so he will pick up something and eat... "OH! What a good boy Mason!" He then usually discovers that this is the best meal ever made! and continues to eat. However, if neither of them are eating. ITS RIDICULOUSLY hard to get them to eat.
-Aubri LOVES to laugh at her brother. The other day, I was in another room, and I could hear Aubri laughing her head off.. so I went to see what they were doing. All Mason was doing to make her laugh was come around a corner and look at her. Of course he had a very attentive audience that thought he was hilarious, so he continued to do it OVER and OVER. Noone can make Aubri laugh like Mason, and noone loves an audience more than Mason.
-Aubri also LOVES to laugh at herself. I LOVE THIS ABOUT HER! I think more people should be like this! Its just so neat to see it in someone SO young! Makes me think it must be an innate trait. Anyway, for example, Aubri falls a lot. She is kinda clumsy. Especially when they were first learning to walk. We had a terrible time with temper tantrums from Mason because he hated falling, and was such a perfectionist about it. Aubri on the other hand will laugh her head off when she falls down.. or runs into something because she wasn't looking.
-They LOVE music! I have never seen such musical ability from such young kids. Maybe I am just biased. They have this music video, and they practically beg me to play all the time (they beg by pointing at the TV and saying "shasha" I dunno what "Shasha" is for.. but that's what they say) They will dance to music, and will clap and bounce to the beat. Sometimes we have just listened to music all morning long and danced to it. They especially loved Reggae music for awhile... but they also like Jazz, and Jack Johnson type of music.. like from the Curious George soundtrack. Ryan used to drum on my belly when I was preggo... so I think they picked up rhythm early. They are also fascinated when someone sings. They will stare and smile SUPER big and sometimes clap. I can sometimes tell by Mason's face that he is trying to figure out how they do that!
-Mason loves balls. He loves to throw them! We never really taught him this.. at least that I'm aware of. The kid could throw before he could walk and I don't mean a wimpy toss.. he is accurate and intentional. He switches off from his left and his right. For awhile he was more accurate with his left.. but he has evened out some. He still can't catch, but we are working on it. His reflexes are getting much better.
-They still use pacis... at sleepy times, and in the car. :( I HATE this. I just don't have the heart, or strength to take it away from Aubri yet (Mason doesn't really need his)... and to be honest, its kinda to my benefit right now. They go down SO easy with them, and they stay semi-quiet in the car with them. In the near future, I need to find a week when I am prepared to lose some sleep, and take it away... like a bandaide! Cold Turkey! Just do it! Someday....
-They sleep SOOO good now. I used to fight them to sleep a lot when they were younger. They would take these terrible, 15-30 min naps, like three-four times a day. It was such a chore, and I could never get anything done! Plus, I was working my butt off trying to keep them on the same schedule. Well, all that work has finally paid off! Now, when its time for a nap, I ask them, "Do you want to go to bed?" they then do the sign for sleep and run to the stairs... I take the gate down, they crawl down, and I meet them at their room. They literally RUN to me, all excited, and I put them down. I tell them to "lay down" and they do, and I cover them up with a blanket, and turn the lights out! Now SOMETIMES they will play for awhile in there, but if I timed it right, they will go straight down for two hours. It is seriously the best thing ever. I try not to brag too much about it to my friends, because many are going through the tough nap stage. But, I am just very grateful!
Well thats good for now. I just wanted to record these things AND share them with all of you. :) Hope you enjoyed! And because noone likes posts without pictures... some pics from the park on Tuesday..
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Silly Babies
Here are just some funny pictures of the kids over the last couple of weeks. :) Enjoy!
Have a great day! :)
Have a great day! :)
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