Do you even know what that means?

Brooke and Lainey have both hit the age where they are learning new words or phrases but not using them correctly. The results are so funny. Brooke is tacking "anyways" onto everything. "I can walk over here anyways." "Lainey is swimming anyways."

This exchange with Lainey today cracked me up-

L: Is Uncle Bobby coming to the mountains today?
Me: No, not this trip. You like Uncle Bobby, huh?
L: Yeah. He freaks me out.
Me: He does!?!?
L: What does that mean?

haha!

So funny

Last night as we drove home from my Dad's birthday dinner, Lainey said one of the funniest things I think she's ever said.  It was bedtime and we had some piano music going in the car to help the kids mellow out.

Lainey: "Mom?"
Me: "Yes, Lainey?"
L: "I think I have a lady bug in my pants."
Me: "Oh?"
L: "I'm going to sleep."

And she did.  John and I were cracking up all the way home.

Tracking milestones

I realize I've missed a few milestones for the kids, so here's a few things that have happened recently that I don't want to forget...

-Joel has been rolling like a mad man for about a month. And in the last two weeks has been able to hold himself sitting up.

-Brooke started cutting her eye teeth (finally!) about a month ago. They're about halfway in at this point.

-Joel has been sleeping 8 hours at night pretty consistently for the last month. Now just waiting for those 10-12 hour nights so that I can both get some sleep and get some downtime. :)

-Lainey had another dentist appointment last week and her teeth look great. She's done a great job at the dentist so far and we're hoping she's never afraid of it like a lot of people are. He says she'll need braces someday, probably around age 11. Time to start saving for that bill!

Joel's First sign

It's official! We thought he was catching on a few days ago. He proved it without a doubt tonight. Here's Joel at 5 months old (5 days short of 6 months) signing and understanding "MILK."

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First foods

Joel is really interested in eating with us now. I'm following more of a Baby Led Weaning model this time around. I did the same with the girls to an extent, but they got purees and cereals sometimes. I don't know if I'll do that with Joel or not. It's kind of a pain. ;) So far he's tried and liked, zucchini, broccoli, bell peppers, and carrots!

I like to Move it Move it

I'm finally uploading hundreds of photos from our digital camera.  After the death of my laptop, our pictures have been wallowing on my camera for months because I didn't have a card reader or a cord to connect the camera to the computer.  Now that I have my new desktop computer and I found the right cord, I'm back in business.  I have lots to share, but it'll take me a while to get it all loaded.  I'm really wanting to try to post more on my blog than I do on Facebook.  Facebook is easy from my phone though, so it tends to take priority.  Anyway, I thought this video was kind of funny and shows the girls and their goofiness at dinner time.  Enjoy and I hope to be posting some back dated stuff over the next few days as I sort through all the pictures and get them organized. :)  This is from February 26, 2013.

Lainey is reading!

I have to be sure to make note of this day! Lainey started reading this afternoon. We were in the kitchen and she started to sound out words she saw on the stove. Soon we moved to the refrigerator magnets and other words around the house. OFF, MELT, LOW, GOD, HOP, LID, POT, TAN, PET. She was so, so proud of herself and that look was just too precious. She is 4 years, 4 months old and I can't believe we're already at this point. It seems like she was just a tiny munchkin yesterday.