"I got a lot of stuff...."

Jack was walking around this morning with his backpack on and carrying another bag around.  He just kept repeating "I got a lot of stuff".  I think he was proud of all his belongings.
Here is my little bag man:

Did you also guess that he not only chose what he was going to wear this morning but that he put it on himself?

Was it the backward clothing, the rain boots, or the scooby hat that gave it away?
I think the glasses just finish off the outfit

I asked Bella if I could take her picture and this was her reaction

She jumped off of the climber.... guess she still does not like getting her picture taken.
She did come over and take a picture with me.  I told her to say "mommy"  (some one told me that if you tell the kids to say "mommy" instead of "cheese" they make a better face.  They are correct that it is better but they still look a bit awkward... see Jack's first picture).  Bella refused to say "mommy" and instead said "eye".... well at least she was looking at the camera

oh and I am wearing a blanket around me because Bella insisted that I am "cold... brrrrr"

It has been kind of boring around here....

Nothing that exciting has been going on here.  The kids are doing well while Jason and I are fighting off a nasty cold.  Jack had it for a day or two but then got rid of it but Bella never got it.
We were out running errands this morning and we went to a play place so when we got home I told them they could watch some TV and they were beyond excited.  I told them to say cheese... this is the best I got

I just love how Bella wears her crown around the house

Happy Halloween!

I have to teach a parenting course tonight so I will not be able to take the kids out Trick or Treating (sometimes  I really don't like being "responsible").  I was bummed so we dressed the kids up last night and took them around to some family.  
No great pictures, 99% of the time Bella still runs from the camera and Jack says "CHEESE" and makes a face like I am making him smell stinky feet... 
You get the idea though...
Bella is a princess (although she would not wear her tiara or carry her wand)

Jack is a dragon 
Of course he is smiling but it is blurry

so we gave them some sugar and Bella smiled a lot but would not look at the camera

and Jack would not smile

I don't think I was ever compliant with pictures growing up either so I guess the old adage is true, what goes around, comes around!

My kids are awesome...

and very very cute.  We went to the park the other day to take some pictures of the kids and we got some good ones.  I am excited to see the ones Jason's sister took.


I am not going to write much more now... I have been insanely busy lately (in a good way).

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Grandmom, if you click HERE it will take you to my craft blog so you can see some of the other things I have made lately.  There are a couple new purses on there.
http://peanutandpumpkindesign.blogspot.com/
love you!

Elephun!

Both of the kids have been receiving Speech Therapy services for over year now.  Before they turned 3 they were in "Early Intervention" services and their therapist, Miss Carin, came to the house.  Now that they turned 3 they now go to a school and services are done there.  
We all miss Miss Carin.  When Molson would bark because someone pulled in (or the wind blew) the kids ran to the window and would try to look for Miss Carin because they were sure she was going to pull up.  
On Miss Carin's last day she brought the kids a present, a game called Elephun.  Air is shot up through his trunk and "butterflies" fly out and we use the nets to catch them.  The kids have a great time and do a great job of trying to name the colors of the butterflies they caught.
Here they are playing (the little girl I watch, Isabella was here that day too) 


Jack then decided that he needed a bit of assistance and went on the step stool
 


They don't often catch them so it is often a mad scramble at the end for them to pick them up and put them in their nets and show me all that they "caught".  Maybe they don't follow all of the rules.... that is okay, we all have fun!

Just had to share....

Jack likes to pee on the potty.  He can make himself go when he wants to but he seems to not be able to stop himself or always know when it is coming.  We are not really potty training him yet but we still put him in undies and give him an accident or two just so he gets use to it.  Plus he loves to put his "un-ees"  (his way of saying undies) on.  He is very proud of his undies.  Today he picked out Oscar and told me I could take a picture
lol... I think he looks so darn cute, maybe that is just the Mom in me talking

but then I had to take a picture of his band-aid.  Again nothing wrong with him.  He "helped" me put the towels away and he saw the box and just NEEDED one.
(this is him showing you his band-aid and "smiling"... on a side note they had their tumbling class last night and they always put a stamp on their hands and their feet.  Jack must have slept with his hand on his forehead because part of it rubbed off.  I thought it was a bruise and he gave me half a heart attack.)

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I went and saw Grandmom this past weekend and she sent some Goldfish crackers back for each of the kids.  Jack got SO excited that he was hugging and kissing them  (I told Jason that we need to not buy store brand all the time.  He has never been this happy over Target's version before.  I have a video that I will upload sometime sooner, once I can figure it out that is)

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Some random other pictures
Bella taking a picture of me

Bella being a "baby"

Both of them being a "baby".  Jason's sister was playing with them one time and wrapped them in a blanket and called them her babies.  Now they always want to be a baby

Catch Up!

It seems like there is never enough time in the day so the blog always seems to fall short.  I have a bunch of different things to catch up on before we can be up to date.
We went to Ocean City, MD with Jason's family right before Irene hit (we left on Tuesday but Jason's parents and sister stayed and actually were evacuated).  I don't have a ton of pictures from there but on the last night we were there the kids were playing on the boardwalk and they just were so much fun
Here they are playing Ring a round the rosie


Then they got playful... it looks like they are hitting each other but I promise they were not being mean to each other

 My Princess

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We broke out the play clothes again, they had been put away for a couple of months.  The kids loved them.
Spider-Man!

Buzz Lightyear

Princess Bella (in the Ariel bride dress)

She always looks pained in pictures.... She is a happy child, just doesn't like getting her picture taken

as Belle

If she is a princess then that makes me a queen, right??

Jack then got undressed and wanted to wear it again "all by myself"

You can see how well that worked out for him

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The kids both started "Tiny Tumblers" which is a gymnastics type class for 3 year olds.
I didn't get too many pictures but they both loved the class.  Bella is usually shy and I was afraid she would not participate but she went right up and followed everything her teacher did.  Jack could have led the class.  He loved it.  He did everything to the fullest.
Jack leaped off of things

and then the cutest part was when they had to do the "donkey kicks".  Basically they kick their back legs out and yell "he-haw".  Well kids kicked they legs out yelled "ye-haw" and declared themselves cowboys....
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At some point I have some birthday pictures and other ones but of course  I have to run for now :)