He liiiiiikes it

That boy. So big right now. Mom keeps telling me "interesting" when I tell he about how he likes it (the bunk beds), and stays in it during naps and night time. That's because he's awesome. He did fall out last night I believe..... But went right back in and stayed asleep, until the kids came into our room at 7:22. I must say that I much prefer that to his endless screaming in the crib in the morning. I should probably look into putting the rails up. I luf him.

In other news, it's finally dumping snow. Which is great, but it's a bummer we didn't get to all stay in this morning and snuggle and watch the snow fall.

Success

Im not saying transition has happened just yet, but little man slept in his bed last night! Aaaaand both kids slept til almost 8. The mattress was just on the floor because we didn't get to finish setting up the bed, but he only cried for 10 minutes before going to sleep.

Did I mention that the night before he climbed out of his crib in the middle of the night? So, pretty much I know how my kids work and what they're all about.

And ikea is my definition of a love/hate relationship. Ugh, that place is awesome, but really the worst. Trying to buy a lamp is a nightmare. And buying two is like pouring shards of glass in my eyes.

Happy Saturday!

Growing up

I might be insane.... But bubba is being kicked out of the crib this weekend. Tax refund (making less than what the govt thinks we should has its perks. Sometimes.) is being used to buy the mattress, and big boy bed is being set up. He hasn't tried to climb out of the crib, but he loves Claire's bed, and she doesn't really want to share? I found a great deal on some cute matching bedspreads.... His might be kinda girly. Whoops! It is blue though, so who cares?

Also, Sunday, Sunday is going to be amazing. Caleb turns 18 months next week, which means nursery for the big boy! And Sunday school and peace for the parents again! Oh it's going to be so great I tell you!

And, in case you were wondering, I'm getting fatter by the second. Because all I want is cookies. And sweets. And my sweet husband fulfills any desires for theese things. So, if I'm being pushed around in a wheelchair by the end of this, you'll know it's all cookie weight, not baby weight. I might already look like a whale. 54 days left!

Snuggles

In the middle of snuggles on the couch, watching a show, bubbers flipped and fell fast asleep. I luf him.

Reverence

Teaching reverence during prayers to younger kids is kinda hard sometimes. But also really funny sometimes. Don't worry, joe already scolded me for taking a picture during a prayer, and I repented.

a santa FAIL

i try so very hard to give my kids all the necessary experiences that i can. start and keep traditions, all those type things. good mom stuff. 

soooooo. at the beginning of december, i grabbed joe and the kids, and we headed to the outdoor mall where "the best santa" was supposed to be. he wasnt there. no signs saying when he would be back, schedule, nada. claire was devastated. i didnt want to go to the regular indoor malls- they all charge for pictures now, and dang it i didnt want to pay to capture my kids screaming with a fat bearded man in a red suit. (they are EXPENSIVE too.) 

perhaps maybe the ward party..... oh wait. no chance there. no santa at our ward ever again..... 

so we waited, figuring maybe we were too early in the season. it was a at least a week after thanksgiving, but whatever. as usual, december was hectic, and we didnt make it back to that outdoor mall until christmas eve. no santa. claire was disappointed again, but at least there were signs saying he would be there at 6:00 THAT NIGHT, along with free carriage rides. (oh carriage rides....another story. another day.) so i convinced lindsay to come with me since joe was working, we were there just after 6, and NO FLIPPING SANTA. nowhere to be found. and no carriage rides. even his chair was gone. we werent the only ones walking around in the freeeeeezing weather, wondering where the heck he was. so lame.

three times we tried to see santa. and three times, we failed. miserably. they didnt even see him, let alone get their pictures with them. no idea if claire would have been happy or sad, if caleb would have sat down, anything.

when its all said and done, the kids enjoyed running around his "house" and i got to enjoy looking at everyone else's screaming kids on facebook and blogs. i think that there was not one picture of kids with santa that didnt have them upset or looking realllllly confused. 

next year kids, we WILL get that screaming picture. hopefully :)

more thanksgiving

found some more shots from our trip to ca for thanksgiving.

aquarium at legoland. enthralled.... not really. he had kind of had it by then!

found a great hiding place in the condo to play :)

mom took claire to legoland one of the days, and had a little face painting done! so fun

splash pads are so fun for her. she loves it!

driving school.... uh not really quite ready for this yet. but fun!

as close as we got to a santa this year.... i'll share more about that another time

feasting

turkey

cute face

and now hes driving a motorcycle. why are my kids growing up so fast?

thats more like it. a slide, just right for his age :)

im a little obsessed with how handsome i think chunkers is. 

big head

this is katelyn, one of my kids i babysit. shes a cutie for sure. we bonded great at first, went through a rough patch for a while, and now are on great terms again. we have an understanding now. shes close to bubba's height, but very petite, and extremely girly. 

her parents think she has a big head.... and one day they dropped her off wearing this. i didnt think it was that big until that day. 

elephant man

do other kids play with hose attachments as much as my kids? 

ipad love

we were very, very generously gifted with an ipad for christmas, and we don't let kids touch it very much.... i really dont think caleb plays on it ever, except he LOVES to look at pictures on it. of baby girls, mostly. or doggies. he fell asleep one morning holding on to it with a death grip.... funny kid. you know it was early because he still had jammies on. oops!