So, sometimes little babies have little baby gas. Sweet Neilly is no exception. Today, he was sitting on my lap and....
...well, it was a really loud, adult-sounding baby toot.
Gordon was coloring at the table nearby and without looking up or changing his expression, said, "Wow, Neil, that was a good one."
Friday, March 13, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Gordasee
I'm copying my friend, Becca who recently posted a hilarious three act "play" about her 2nd son, Brigham. If you have a second, you must read it, not only to laugh at the amusing and clever antics of her little boy, but also to be amazed, as I am, at how similar Brigham and my Gordon are. Actually, both of Becca's boys and my older two were cut from the same respective cloths. Anyway, I've been thinking a lot about Gordy-Roo this week and today, he gave me some funny fodder to share. Note: my post is not nearly as funny or well-written as Becca's, but they're fun little tidbits I want to remember.
No matter where we go, Gordon will strike up a conversation with anyone who will listen. The girls at Great Clips and grocery store clerks especially love him. Today we went to "Freddy Smith's" (Fred Meyer turned Smith's Marketplace) where I let him pick out two Hotwheels-- one for him, one for Thomas-- and two treats. He and our checker, an older lady, conversed about his treats and how he planned to give this one to Tom and keep this one, and how he was very nice to share. She even gave him his own little bag to put the treats in. As we were walking away, but still within earshot of the checker, he said, "Wow, she was funny! And a little bit crazy, too!"
My newest discipline tactic has to do with reinforcing the positive-- after Thomas and Gordon get in a fight and spend their minutes in their individual time-out spots, I've been having them come back together, apologize, then say one nice thing about the other one. Gordon and I were discussing some of the nice things he could say today.
Gordon came up with: "You're cute," "You're a sweet boy," and "You're kind of dumb."
Yesterday, the boys were playing outside in the snow, when Gordon started banging on the basement window. When I went downstairs, he asked me, through the glass, to open up the door. "This isn't a door, it's a window!" I said, loudly, through the window. Gordon shrugged and said, "If you say so."
No matter where we go, Gordon will strike up a conversation with anyone who will listen. The girls at Great Clips and grocery store clerks especially love him. Today we went to "Freddy Smith's" (Fred Meyer turned Smith's Marketplace) where I let him pick out two Hotwheels-- one for him, one for Thomas-- and two treats. He and our checker, an older lady, conversed about his treats and how he planned to give this one to Tom and keep this one, and how he was very nice to share. She even gave him his own little bag to put the treats in. As we were walking away, but still within earshot of the checker, he said, "Wow, she was funny! And a little bit crazy, too!"
My newest discipline tactic has to do with reinforcing the positive-- after Thomas and Gordon get in a fight and spend their minutes in their individual time-out spots, I've been having them come back together, apologize, then say one nice thing about the other one. Gordon and I were discussing some of the nice things he could say today.
Gordon came up with: "You're cute," "You're a sweet boy," and "You're kind of dumb."
Yesterday, the boys were playing outside in the snow, when Gordon started banging on the basement window. When I went downstairs, he asked me, through the glass, to open up the door. "This isn't a door, it's a window!" I said, loudly, through the window. Gordon shrugged and said, "If you say so."
Monday, March 09, 2009
That good ol' Force...
Happy Birthday to Todd Flatland! To celebrate, his lovely wife threw a full blown "Star Wars" party-- complete with a day-long showing of not one, not two, but all six Star Wars Episodes. They even had a projector and an entire wall dedicated to the movies. Even though Chris and I *might* be able to sit and watch 12 hours of Anakin, Luke and the gang, there is no way our kids could do it. Lucky for us, the party was a "come and go as you please" kind of thing.
So, our first stop early Saturday morning was breakfast with my parents and Allison at Smitty's. Can't get enough of that pancake goodness! Afterward, we hung out at the DeArton home for a bit, then headed to Pocatello for the Flatland party.
Here is the birthday boy (26) and his lovely wife...
Nicki's son, Jacob, came prepared. Awesome.
A Flatland party just isn't a Flatland party without breaking out the "Rock Band". We took a break from the Star Wars to try our music-making skills with the big screen. Thomas is actually really good-- I think it's a cross between video-game-junkie and actual-musically-gifted. Maybe we can channel those gifts somehow... How much do those video game song composers make? Hmmm....
Anyway, I'm not much of a Rock Band star, but I did take a whirl on the mike. Kristie took this picture of me and quickly apologized that it isn't very good. I actually think it's kind of funny-- I'm trying my best to impersonate a hungry wolf a la Duran Duran.
Thanks for the good times, fam!
This morning, I woke up late (no thanks to you, Daylight Savings) and was shocked to see nearly 6 inches of white snow on my previously bare lawn. Apparently I wasn't the only one surprised-- only 12 of the 24 students in Tom's class were present today. Their excuse, according to Tom, was "it's a good day for skiing." I'll say!
School did get out early and now we're home watching even more snow fall outside. Wasn't I just yearning for Springtime? I guess I spoke too soon.
I've been busy with all sorts of stuff lately. Every day I find myself wishing for just a few more hours, but feeling completely exhausted and ready to sleep. One of these days, I'll get some kind of a schedule down and life will run smoothly. I'll just keep telling myself that!
In the meantime, check out my Design Blog for some new free projects and check out these adorable random pictures of my guys...
Our bed is so cozy on Sunday mornings! Hooray for 1:00 church!
Neil still can't roll-- I think he may have a lazy gene-- but he does like to grab and hold his head up. It also appears that he has inherited the lovely dry skin. Oh well, he's still cute.
You'd think it was summer with Gordon wearing this short set as often as possible. Usually it's inside-out or backwards-- courtesy of a self-dressing three-year-old.
Okay, that's it for this update. It's time to tackle some laundry! YAY!
So, our first stop early Saturday morning was breakfast with my parents and Allison at Smitty's. Can't get enough of that pancake goodness! Afterward, we hung out at the DeArton home for a bit, then headed to Pocatello for the Flatland party.
Here is the birthday boy (26) and his lovely wife...
Nicki's son, Jacob, came prepared. Awesome.
A Flatland party just isn't a Flatland party without breaking out the "Rock Band". We took a break from the Star Wars to try our music-making skills with the big screen. Thomas is actually really good-- I think it's a cross between video-game-junkie and actual-musically-gifted. Maybe we can channel those gifts somehow... How much do those video game song composers make? Hmmm....
Anyway, I'm not much of a Rock Band star, but I did take a whirl on the mike. Kristie took this picture of me and quickly apologized that it isn't very good. I actually think it's kind of funny-- I'm trying my best to impersonate a hungry wolf a la Duran Duran.
Thanks for the good times, fam!
This morning, I woke up late (no thanks to you, Daylight Savings) and was shocked to see nearly 6 inches of white snow on my previously bare lawn. Apparently I wasn't the only one surprised-- only 12 of the 24 students in Tom's class were present today. Their excuse, according to Tom, was "it's a good day for skiing." I'll say!
School did get out early and now we're home watching even more snow fall outside. Wasn't I just yearning for Springtime? I guess I spoke too soon.
I've been busy with all sorts of stuff lately. Every day I find myself wishing for just a few more hours, but feeling completely exhausted and ready to sleep. One of these days, I'll get some kind of a schedule down and life will run smoothly. I'll just keep telling myself that!
In the meantime, check out my Design Blog for some new free projects and check out these adorable random pictures of my guys...
Our bed is so cozy on Sunday mornings! Hooray for 1:00 church!
Neil still can't roll-- I think he may have a lazy gene-- but he does like to grab and hold his head up. It also appears that he has inherited the lovely dry skin. Oh well, he's still cute.
You'd think it was summer with Gordon wearing this short set as often as possible. Usually it's inside-out or backwards-- courtesy of a self-dressing three-year-old.
Okay, that's it for this update. It's time to tackle some laundry! YAY!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Good Heavenly Days!
What is it about this time of year that makes me feel so bogged down? Is it the cold? The unplowed driveway? Discarded resolutions? Who knows, but I'm kind of getting sick of my own whining! If I'm getting annoyed, who else is bugged? Don't answer that.
Anyway, I'm just itching for Spring and getting outside with my stir crazy children and breathing non-inversion air. Come on, March!
The weekend before last, Jake, Caitlan and their friend, Doug, came up to Logan to visit us. I love having visitors, especially when they're my fun siblings. It's always fun to hear Jake and Chris joke around. Lucky for our visitors, Saturday night was Tom's "Monster Concert". The concert is performed by all of the Youth Conservatory students-- literally, at the same time. On Tom's piece, for example, there were 16 pianos with two students on each bench, plus 6 keyboards. They all play the same song at the same time. It's kind of cool, but not a solo event. I joked that Thomas could have avoided playing his song altogether and no one would have noticed. Really, though, he had practiced for months and did a fantastic job. In fact, I get "Russian Wedding Dance" stuck in my head on a regular basis. Dum dum, da dum dum, da dum dum dum...
Anyway, here we are before the big performance at Kent Concert Hall. Isn't Tommer a cute lil' bugger?
In between the music numbers, which were really cool, they had an ongoing skit about a monster trying to win a million dollars. Neil had the right idea.
The concert was held on the same night as an Aggie game and before they started, the announcer said something about trying to keep the show short so that fans could watch the game. Chris said, in a not-so-quiet voice, "Please let it be so!" I gave him a little slug in the arm.
Our guests didn't leave until Sunday night, so we had plenty of time to hang out, eat, and play games. My never-ending pile of laundry was neglected, but it was worth it.
This last weekend, we braved the snow and went to Salt Lake. Our first stop was the Clarke Planetarium, where I pulled out my camera to take a picture and realized that the batteries were dead. Lame. Nevertheless, we had a great time. Chris's parents were kind enough to watch the boys-- all three of them!-- so Chris and I could go out for dinner with Jake and his date on Valentine's Day. This is the first time Neil has been without one parent or the other for more than 30 minutes, but he was pretty good. I have to say, it was fabulous to be baby-less for an evening! We went to Gepetto's in Holladay, ran into some old friends from Washington, ate really tasty pizza, and generally had a great time.
On Sunday, Gary and Marilyn treated us to Sunday Brunch. The boys were well-behaved and the food was amazing and I probably gained a few pounds. Again, totally worth it.
Now, we're back to life, school, laundry, and the Logan snow. Maybe I should get into snow-shoeing or something, so I can better appreciate this chilly weather.
This afternoon, Gordon was playing around and said he was a knight. He asked me, "Do knights wear black undies?"
I thought this was funny/random until I talked to Chris and learned that earlier, he and Gordon were watching Monty Python clips on YouTube, in particular the clip where the black knight gets his limbs cut off. Mmm, glad that's emblazoned on my three-year-old's brain. Nice.
One more thing-- for you digital scrappers, I've got a couple of new freebies on my blog! Yay for free! I'm participating in a designer challenge for the next few weeks, so check back each Monday (or, ahem, Wednesday) for my latest digi gifts. Mwa!
Anyway, I'm just itching for Spring and getting outside with my stir crazy children and breathing non-inversion air. Come on, March!
The weekend before last, Jake, Caitlan and their friend, Doug, came up to Logan to visit us. I love having visitors, especially when they're my fun siblings. It's always fun to hear Jake and Chris joke around. Lucky for our visitors, Saturday night was Tom's "Monster Concert". The concert is performed by all of the Youth Conservatory students-- literally, at the same time. On Tom's piece, for example, there were 16 pianos with two students on each bench, plus 6 keyboards. They all play the same song at the same time. It's kind of cool, but not a solo event. I joked that Thomas could have avoided playing his song altogether and no one would have noticed. Really, though, he had practiced for months and did a fantastic job. In fact, I get "Russian Wedding Dance" stuck in my head on a regular basis. Dum dum, da dum dum, da dum dum dum...
Anyway, here we are before the big performance at Kent Concert Hall. Isn't Tommer a cute lil' bugger?
In between the music numbers, which were really cool, they had an ongoing skit about a monster trying to win a million dollars. Neil had the right idea.
The concert was held on the same night as an Aggie game and before they started, the announcer said something about trying to keep the show short so that fans could watch the game. Chris said, in a not-so-quiet voice, "Please let it be so!" I gave him a little slug in the arm.
Our guests didn't leave until Sunday night, so we had plenty of time to hang out, eat, and play games. My never-ending pile of laundry was neglected, but it was worth it.
This last weekend, we braved the snow and went to Salt Lake. Our first stop was the Clarke Planetarium, where I pulled out my camera to take a picture and realized that the batteries were dead. Lame. Nevertheless, we had a great time. Chris's parents were kind enough to watch the boys-- all three of them!-- so Chris and I could go out for dinner with Jake and his date on Valentine's Day. This is the first time Neil has been without one parent or the other for more than 30 minutes, but he was pretty good. I have to say, it was fabulous to be baby-less for an evening! We went to Gepetto's in Holladay, ran into some old friends from Washington, ate really tasty pizza, and generally had a great time.
On Sunday, Gary and Marilyn treated us to Sunday Brunch. The boys were well-behaved and the food was amazing and I probably gained a few pounds. Again, totally worth it.
Now, we're back to life, school, laundry, and the Logan snow. Maybe I should get into snow-shoeing or something, so I can better appreciate this chilly weather.
This afternoon, Gordon was playing around and said he was a knight. He asked me, "Do knights wear black undies?"
I thought this was funny/random until I talked to Chris and learned that earlier, he and Gordon were watching Monty Python clips on YouTube, in particular the clip where the black knight gets his limbs cut off. Mmm, glad that's emblazoned on my three-year-old's brain. Nice.
One more thing-- for you digital scrappers, I've got a couple of new freebies on my blog! Yay for free! I'm participating in a designer challenge for the next few weeks, so check back each Monday (or, ahem, Wednesday) for my latest digi gifts. Mwa!
Friday, February 06, 2009
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