Introducing the King and Queen of this household!

The kids have been wearing this crown all day and look so cute in it that I couldn't resist a picture of Walter with it on. In this next picture I got a kick out of Walter because a politician came to our door and handed out this advertisement, anyway as soon as he left Walter asked if he could have it, I said sure and he cut-it up and taped it back into an "airplane" then he used hole punchers to create "caterpillars" down below. Better than throwing it in the garbage I guess. It is amazing to me how what seems like nothing to us becomes something magical to them. I caught Rose E today using the arm cover for our wing back chair for a blanket for her dolly and her food lately has been everything from fish to snakes to cars. Gotta love it!
The other day I brought out these magnets for the kids to play with since Rose E has been into magnets lately. Walter had letters and Rose E had animals. Walter asked me to take this picture so here it is. I think he's liking seeing himself on my blog. Anyway, we spelled out his name and then he would bunch up letters and say "what name does this say?" Usually it would be something like xwackh.
Our little girl has now officially turned into a monkey! She has learned how to climb up on everything from their rocking horse to big chairs. I have been catching her standing-up in this chair and she will tell me "sit down sit down." Little stinker. Here she is checking out her brother's calender and lately she has been getting her sticker book out of the buffet and going to the table to play with it. I definitely need eyes in the back of my head now! It was cute tonight we went shopping. I let Walter get a game at Shopko and Rose E then asked for a "baby." We where going to the dollar store next so I told her at the dollar store she could pick one out. Lone behold as soon as we got into the store she kept saying "baby, baby." I let her pick out a dolly she was so cute kissing it and hugging it. Then as soon as we got to the van she kept saying "thanks" and then made-up a song about a "happy baby." Too precious!
Oh and this last picture is of her painting for the first time, she was really into mixing those colors together and repeated "blue" and "purple."

Yesterday we had an excuse to go out to eat as for we celebrated our 8th anniversary. In a few weeks it will be 12 years that we've been together too. My how time flies when your having fun!While we are on the topic, Happy Anniversary to my parents too (their's is tomorrow October 2nd).

Happy fall and Happy Birthday Papa A.J

Fall is here! Walter has been fascinated by the leaves this year. He loves to talk about the colors and kind of tree that they came off of. In these pictures we raked them into a pile and jumped as well as drove his trucks through them, if you look closely in his dump truck he has a leaf driver too. I've been thinking lately about the cute phrases that he says and how some day I will miss them such as "instruction (construction) trucks" and " they ch other (each other)" and "thats the nough (enough)." Jeff has been taking him to a few of our high school football games too which has been fun for them, it's an exciting year for the team as for they are undefeated so far.

Yesterday, Jeff replaced his rope lighting on his train layout and as you can see he now has another side kick. This little girl admires that Daddy just as much as her brother. She has been pretending to call him on her toy phone lately and says "hello, hi daddy" (today I said sing Daddy a song) and she said "Daddy addy addy." We have shown her that video that we made for Auntie Amy's Birthday a few times and she says "happy Birthday" too. It has been a topic around here lately I guess. Which reminds me, on Friday we also took out the camaro, went to Jeff's parents house and went out to eat. Anyway, after the restaurant Walter said "it feel like we went out to eat for someones Birthday." Which also reminds me, Happy Birthday to you Papa A.J (it was yesterday)!

Mama's little angels!

This house has been on a sticky craze lately! Rose E is totally digging those stickers, we take out her sticker book and she rearranges them 5 million times and then decorates her body with them! That brother of hers' is definitely rubbing off on her too as for she has been running around this house pretending to be a train and saying "ding, ding." Her newest word "thanks" just melts my heart too, she will ask for something by saying "this, this" and when I give it to her she says "thanks."

Walter has still been into his calendar. We where talking about October and the things to look forward to in that month. Anyway, he saw that my Birthday is in that month so he has been wrapping his toys up in tape and saying "mama I wrapped-up a birthday present for you." Today I received a toy car wheel, an airplane, and a mega block, every girls dream! Talk about heartwarming too. He is such a sweetheart lately just out of the blue he will say "mama I love you" and then say how he likes what we are doing at the moment. We have been labeling his art supplies so that he will learn how to recognize the words (the former head start teacher coming out in me) anyway he taped some shapes next to the words and said "this is a motel on fire" and then next to it he taped a heart and wrote "mama(and) Walter"(it's hard to make out the letters as for he likes to write big big letters and they got crunched together) because "we are friends."

Last but not least I couldn't resist this picture of Rose E last night. Sometimes I like to watch them while they sleep as for they look so angelic.

Happy Birthday Auntie Mamy (Amy)!

Hope you have a great day!

A year ago on this day we had Rose E baptized too, what a special day indeed!

I'm a big kid now!

The other day I made french toast, we broke off some small pieces and put them onto Rose E's plate and she just refused to eat it so when it was time to clear the table she grabbed a whole piece of of the serving plate and mowed it down. What a goof! Yesterday then I gave her a half of grilled cheese sandwich and she was in her glory. She defineatly has a mind of her own these days! She is also now calling out "mama" when she needs me. Yesterday Walter said "Rose E that car is too little for you" and took it away then she looked at me and said "Mama?!?" (like come on wheres the justice here?) Her other new word lately has been "thanks."
Walter cracked me up the other night we where heading upstairs to bed and he said "mama I'm scared of my shadow" when I said "why?" He said "because it moves with me."

Our trip to Tomahawk

This weekend we took a trip to Wisconsin to visit with my family and to go to my Grandparent's Birthday party (they are a day apart). This first picture was taken in parents yard and the next three are of a walk that we went on to see the train track (for guess who?) we didn't see any train action but stopped to see this big truck(as you can see in the picture with Jeff, Walter, my Dad, my Mom, Rose E, my sister Jenny and her baby Colton) and to play in the park.

At the party we took a pontoon boat ride and Walter got to be co captain with my Uncle Joe, he took his job pretty seriously it was cute.

Warning crazy shopper up ahead!

We'll I guess the kids are getting a little used to being star stage in my photo ops because in this first photo Walter said "mama, Rose E looks so cute with jelly all over her face quick go get your camera." Which was during breakfast the other day and she loved her English muffin but he on the other hand tried to get out of eating his by saying "my tummy is saying I want to play."
Speaking of playing, this Walmart cart has been the focus of entertainment the past couple of days. Rose E has now discovered my spice rack(and as you can see my muffin liners too) and has been loading her cart with them and yes my hallway now smells like minced garlic, and no it isn't from last nights supper! Although last night I did make shepherds pie and boy was that a cruel trick according to Walter, I heard today about how he no longer likes pie (they take everything so literally). Anyway, back to the cart it has been fun to watch. Walter has been "buying" his toys and making-up scenarios. Such as "my vacuum broke so I am buying this one (his toy one) from Walmart" or "this deer needed a friend so I am buying him." It's been kinda funny, this deer has been pretty popular with these kids lately especially after we hit the deer with our van. Anyway, Walter told me a couple of days ago "when I'm not with him (the deer) he says I'm lonely, I miss Walter."
This last picture is of Rose E's curly Q's. The longer it gets the curlier, although the amount of curls depends on the weather too. I had to smile because every time I tried to take this picture she would turn her head around and say "cheese." I guess it could be a bit confusing why I would want to take a picture of the back of her head!