ketchup

Nolan's "allergic reaction" turned out to be periorbital cellulitus

 

we tried one antibiotic and that didn't work, then we moved on to some shots and another oral antibiotic

 

so far, so good but we will see

i have thoroughly enjoyed my "Nolan time" while Griff has been in school

Magz naps and we play Wii, read books and do school stuff

the kid is smart as a whip!

i haven't worked with him nearly enough but he has caught on to so many things on his own

he's the kind of kid that remembers what you teach him, even if it was only taught one time

there is no going back or having to repeat things

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Magz has just gotten into coloring and she will do it forever

 

she uses her stroller as a double

she also loves to feed herself

she is now a Nursery girl at church

it's going okay

i have realized that she is a bit of a Momma's girl

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Griff NEEDS one on one, with anyone who will give it to him

 

he started telling me he didn't like preschool and didn't want to go anymore

 

also, right before i signed him up for karate, he backed out saying he wasn't that into it

 

so i felt like we needed a night out to chat and that's just what we did!

 

we set a few goals and talked very specifically about his worries

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i have finally committed to a gym and i am loving the freedom it is giving me

i have only been going for a week and i already feel better about life

i miss the old "fit me" who never missed a work out

hopefully i can find my old self under this Mom body of mine

18 months

 

::Sweet Maggie Kate::

 

are you seriously pushing TWO? slow it down girlfriend

 

i have to say that this is my favorite age, hands down

 

little tidbits about this girl:

 

she is basically Griffin's twin as far as personality

 

she is super chill and happy, way easy going

 

she says "hum on" while she waves you in the direction she wants to go

 

Griffin said and did this exact thing

 

she says "bye, see ya" when she is telling someone goodbye

 

she also says "owwwww" really dramatically if something hurts

 

she uses this to get our attention when her brother's are bugging her

 

when you are holding her and you move to fast, or if you lay her down somewhere unusual to change her dipe she say's "woahhh"

 

she makes several animal sounds and they are all hilarious

 

she will try to say any word you tell her and she usually gets it right on

 

she has a cute little vocabulary now

 

she has started counting things but only say's "ooooooone, threeeeee"

 

i had to let her in on the "V" word when she started calling her thing a weiner

 

now she points to it OFTEN and says "gina" and nods her head yes

 

i DIE over this, so so funny

 

she kneels, closes her eye's and bows her head for prayers and she is always the first one doing it

 

she is liking baths now but is TERRIFIED of bubbles, silly girl

 

 

she is beyond obsessed with Griffin and still hasn't quite warmed up to Nolan

 

 

she yells Griffin's name in the morning and he often gets her out of her crib

 

she calls him "Rippin"

 

she is a good sleeper and good napper

 

there are days that she refuses naps but it's all good because she stays chill and happy, even without a nap

 

we couldn't love this chick more!!

 

cannot believe she will be 2 on her next birthday! crazy!

 

 

and i never realized it but i found this picture the other day and i think Magz looks a little bit like me!
 

(this is me at 18 months)

Riding

Nolan scares me, he is far too brave!

 

 

Griff is a lot more careful, at least on the motorcycle

 

finally got some warm weather here so we headed out for a little riding

 

it was gorgeous and warm, we had so much fun!

 

magz was slightly unimpressed and spent her time napping in the truck, snacking and sitting in her little chair.
 

TV girl

Maggie is obsessed with TV

she asks for specific shows all day long and watches the shows from beginning to end

the boy's didn't watch a thirty minute kid show until they were 2+

Nolan was probably more like 3 when he started really watching shows

her favorites are: Umiiiiii (Umi Zoomi) and Oooo Why (Super Why) and Kratt's (Wild Kratt's)

she will occasionally watch Dora while singing pack-pack pack-pack

we were sick for WEEKS after Christmas and we probably watched 8,000 hours of TV

it was my worst nightmare!

i like TV but i don't love it

i watch an hour or so of TV every night before bed, but if there is nothing on, i will craft, blog or organize

(side note about organizing: i LOVE to organize and i think i am good at it but it never stays organized! i swear i organize all over again about once a month. maybe it's me? or the kids?)

it trips me out how much Maggie loves TV but it sometimes makes life REALLY easy

Christmas

Spent some of Christmas Eve in Veyo and then it was off to have a sleepover at Mema and Pepa's

ate a yummy mexican dinner and as we ate we talked about Klint and how sad we were that he wasn't there

we were feeling bad that he was in the MTC for Christmas, at least i was!

as we were eating and chatting, an email came through from him telling us that he was fine and so happy to be there during Christmas, yay!

we watched the Grinch and then put the kids to bed

Kason and I set up (which wasn't much) and then it was off to bed

we all woke up around 8am and the kids checked out their stockings and what Santa brought

then we headed to our fave, Black Bear Diner, for a yummy breakfast

after that we opened presents, relaxed, played, napped and then had the pleasure of Skyping with Maddy in North Carolina

it was the perfect end to Christmas day!

Presents

 

Maggie wasn't too sure about her new doggy

Hulk hands and mask were a big hit!

 

CUTE little capes my Mom made the boy's

 

Maggie's new favorite thing

the BIG present

Nicole covered up the boy's faces for the very last present!

 

When their faces were uncovered, they didn't move an inch for a LONG time.

 

they just sat and stared with these expressions, it was hilarious!

 

 

Finally Griff got up and tested out the seat

 

then we took it outside and he hopped right on and rode it with NO problem

 

everyone took a ride, including Mema and Pepa, we were a sight to see!

 

Magz hated it at first and then ended up loving it

 

 

then we drove it down to the school to do a little more riding

 

GO NICOLE!

this is a good little addition to the collection of family four wheelers and we can't wait to take it out and really use it!

Dumont and Beaver, here we come!

gingerbread house

we try to do some sort of gingerbead house every year

Kason and Pepa got really creative with some cardboard and we built a beast of a house

we had tons of fun candy and some frosting tube thingy's to make it easy for everyone

Christmas Sunday

Kason was sick on Christmas Sunday so I braved church alone with the kids and thank heavens, they were so so good

it was such a good meeting and i am so glad we decided to go, even though i was nervous and not thrilled about going alone

not to mention i was just plain bummed that Kaso wouldn't be there