My turkeys make turkeys...

Happy Thanksgiving, everybody!

Happy Birthday to Kathy!

Today is our friend Kathy Wetzel's 29th birthday. And Genny wanted to send her some special wishes.....

A Baby Picture

Yes, we're having a ..... baby. No we didn't find out what we're having, we're going to enjoy the element of surprise and our freedom to NOT plan for this child's room and wardrobe. It's going to be fabulous! Just a little story. With me to the hospital I had to take the doctor's order of what they were supposed to do with me (I guess). Scrawled across the bottom in the comments were three wonderful (although seemingly insignificant) words that I am thankful for: "supervised normal pregnancy" How thankful I am to be pregnant with this little one, and even more thankful that the only reason we were at the hospital was for a routine test. And everything looked fine. In the picture above, the baby's face is on the right, and baby is facing you. You can see some knee/hand/feet types to the left.

Daddy all covered in nenyahs...

Robert settled in for some football watching, and Genevieve brought him 2 green nenyahs, a pink nenyah, and 3 doggies. Quite the honor!

Ways to irritate Mommy if you're 2

When we were in college there were these hilarious e-mails usually called something like "Ways to annoy your roommate" Here's a prime example: http://www.des.emory.edu/mfp/annoy.html


So the other day, I was certain Genevieve had found one of these lists and was putting it into action..... and I decided to compile the 2-year old version. Please feel free to add more in the comments!


**Ways to irritate Mommy if you're 2 years old**

1. Ask for something to eat that Mommy would really like you to eat that requires more than 3 ingredients and/or a heat source. (Tuna salad sandwiches are ideal here, and extra points if you can get mommy to fix something she doesn't actually like!) As soon as it is served to you, feed it to the dog. Then demand more.

2. Figure out something that Mommy has run out of. Demand it every 4 minutes.

3. When you discover you are wearing something where Mommy can't check your diaper without actually undressing you (overalls are ideal), announce often that you have a poopy diaper when your diaper is in fact clean. Extra points if you can do this in a public place or when wearing a jacket. If you actually do have a poopy diaper, deny it, then run and hide so it cannot be changed.

4. Shut all the doors you encounter. Cry when they actually close.

5. Hide all Mommy's shoes except the high heels. Insist she wear them.

6. Remove your clothing. Cry when it comes off, and insist someone dress you again. Repeat.

7. Hide all the spoons. Preferably all in different places.

8. Announce "Want that, please!" and then scream "Noooooooooooooo" to everything in the room that Mommy points to and asks "You mean this?" Keep yelling, and only answer "yes" the 5th time she points to what you wanted in the first place.

9. When in a store with shopping carts, announce loudly that you want to ride in a cart. As soon as Mommy tries to put you in the cart, scream "I walk! I walk! No cart!" As soon as your feet touch the ground, announce "I RIDE IN CART!" Repeat.

10. Point out strangers' hineys to them. Preferably in a line somewhere, where you'll be near one another for quite a while. Do this as loudly and clearly as possible, so that there is no way to deny what you mean. Be strong--resist all attempts to divert your attention from using the word "hiney" as many times as possible.

The princess has a new throne....

Yesterday, I bought Gen an Elmo video about going on the potty. She thinks it's cool, so then I bought Genny a potty today. She likes it a lot. As of now, she has gone in it twice. Big days around here!

My Picasso

Yes, still with the Elmo backpack. It goes everywhere these days! Here's my sweet artist at her easel---