Saturday

Watching Greta as Cinderella dressed as a hula dancer while it was snowing outside practicing a dance for her daddy. Aloha Makuakane. She also says Merry Christmas in Hawaiian. Not bad for a 4 year old..
Mommy and Greta tea party by her favorite window. If you haven't noticed she is dressed like a princess all day, every day, except when she is a fairy....

Watching Greta and her friends practice at their dance rehearsal and trying to stop Fieldin from doing his "solos"...

Listening to Fieldin say new words "shoe" and "piggy". Saying "Hi Santa" while watching Rudolph on t.v. and hearing him begin to recite the alphabet. He's been saying part of the alphabet for a few weeks now, it goes like this. A,B,C,D, E, F, G, O, P. I love this. I hope to catch him on video sometime.

Happy Weekend Everyone. We have Snow, SNOW, Snow.

Santa Face Time

We spent last night at a holiday party and the kids were VERY excited to see Santa Claus. Santa Butch Cougar was also there. Fieldin called him "puppy".
Fieldin chatting with Santa. He loved Santa. Maybe because Santa has good fashion sense and was dressed just like him....

Greta giving Santa her very looong list. I know what he is thinking right now..."wow, kid.. you had better been good this year..this list is long"

The kids dancing, singing and grooving on the way to see Santa. A bit excited, yes...

You all still have time to get those lists to Santa.

Little Drummer Boy

This video starts a little slow but he gets into it quickly. I am glad you all liked the walking video :) I will have one of Miss Greta soon. She has a dance recital coming up in about a week.

Wanted to tell you a little about Fieldin at 14 mths:

He eats ALL day long. I am talking 2 hour marathon meals, He gets in our kitchen linen drawer and puts the oven mits on his hands and chases us around either roaring or making jaws type sounds"dah, dah, dah", He is happy, he loves shortbread and all types of beans, he sometimes has crazy Einstein hair, He can say "santa" and "ho, ho", He talks all day long, he says "see ya, bye bye" when Jeff goes to work, he is funny and makes people smile..just like his sister, he likes to wrestle other toddlers, he likes singing solos, he still loves to dance, he loves sneaking into Greta's room and wreaking HAVOC!, he says "hi" and waves to EVERYONE, everywhere, no surprise he is social...like Miss Greta(I'm seeing lots of similarities), he likes trucks and farm equipment, he loves messing with the t.v. especially when sister is watching something, he likes to color, Did I say he was always hungry...it's worth saying twice.

He Walks

1:00 ish p.m. Jeff was home for lunch. The baby took his first steps toward his daddy. He is fast. When he really gets going he walks sideways like a crab. He claps for himself and he is proud. I cried. I bawled when Greta took her first steps too. It's bittersweet. I am so proud but I also feel a little loss. When they take those first steps they are gaining a lifetime of independence and they are no longer babies. Fieldin, all three of us are so proud of you. We love you pudger.

Tonight I get to watch Fieldin walk around and wave and shout "bye" to Greta as she passes. What a wonderful thing to see while I wash dishes. Thanks to a good find by Jeff I am washing while listening to "A Christmas Carol", narrated by Orson Welles from his radio show broadcast. It is amazing. Those days of radio broadcasts cannot be beat. After this I am going to listen to Bing Crosby's WWII radio broadcasts and listen to one of my favorite songs, Snoqualimie Jo Jo.

Happy night everyone and Congratulations my sweet boy.

Singing at Dinner

Fieldin finishing the song. Santa Claus is Coming.....(Fieldins Part) To Town! The more he sings it the more clear it gets. It is pretty funny.

A Restful Weekend

We needed a low key weekend. We watched some Christmas movies, trimmed the tree and watched the Eugene Ballet Company perform the Nutcracker. Greta loves any reason to get dressed up and have "fancy" hair. She loved the nutcracker. My favorite part...while the mice faught the Nutcracker and soldiers, I heard Greta in her seat saying"those dirty rats.." She sounded like a cheeky mobster from the 20's...or maybe a cartoon character. Either way, it was very entertaining. Greta couldn't wait to see the Nutcracker. She wanted to watch him the WHOLE ballet. Nutcrackers happen to be one of her favorite things about Christmas, she even collects them.

Another Monday is on its way.Have a good one everyone.

The Contents Of My Purse

This was too good not to post...

Once upon a time I didn't use a purse. I just carried around my keys and a tiny wallet. Some of you may remember this....... At some point after Greta was born, I carried around a small purse that I crammed a bottle and a diaper in. I owned a diaper bag but left it in the car for emergencies. There was no way I was lugging a big bag around.

Now, I find myself carrying around a gynormous bag. It's big. These days I look like I am heading out to catch a plane instead of running errands. My purse looks like a carry on. A big purse is my equivalent to a mini van. I hear people say"I'll never be caught dead driving a mini van". Well, a Saturday morning spent at pee wee soccer will show you this isn't the case.. I said I would never have a big purse OR a mini van... We all see what my future holds don't we.

I blame the children for my big bag. I am always carrying their food, collected pamphlets, paint sample cards, garbage, business cards, rocks & leaves, snot rags....Instead of just confronting the truth and carrying a diaper bag like a sane person, I just got a bigger purse. Here is what I found in my purse today:

Anti- bac wipe container, Mickey mouse scarf, knit cap, keys/wallet/ 75 cents, receipts & a notebook..no pen though, I lost it, 2 grocery lists, 2 rubberbands(both pink)/Disney princess hair clip/bobby pin, one paper clip, 3 recipe cards, a coloring book and crayons(for emergencies), 1 clothespin(?), 2 punch cards (with hardly any punches..I forget), 1 coupon, 7 travel brochures, dental floss, a toddler granola bar, kleenex, 3 small containers of (probably stale) cheerios and crackers, neosporin spray, band aids ( reminder to self: need to restock), Elmo cell phone, 2(!) tubes of lotion.

Anyone want to share what's in your purse?