Hiding Out

I'll be hiding out most of this week because it's midterm. That means lots of grading to do. Dj and I are still battling this virus, whatever it is. We think it's H1N1, but the Dr. I went to last Tuesday would not say it was and kept telling me it was just a viral infection. Brynn has yet to get it and I hope she does not, as she has a very busy week with a Christmas party at school, and lots of dance practices and a recital this weekend. She is very excited to dance on stage.

Since she has turned 3, it has been hysterical and difficult all at the same time. She is fiesty, super opinionated, bossy, rude at times, esp. to her brother and to me, she is taking ages to eat at the dinner table all of a sudden and also messing around more when eating. Brynn loved seeing Santa this year for the first time ever and enjoyed talking to him. She would not sit on his lap, but did stand next to him and smiled in the picture when we went to visit him last weekend. She LOVES all of the Christmas shows/cartoons being aired on TV and the whole idea of Santa not bringing presents to our house is devastating to her. I don't know what I will use when Christmas is over and Santa has already visited...

On another note, I have presents to wrap, presents to buy, presents to make, a dance costume to fix, and packing to do. Will I ever get finished? Argh...

We hope you have a DeLIGHTful Holiday season!

So these pics are adorable but we decided on a different one for our Christmas card this year. So maybe next year, we'll have something like this on our card. :) My favorite one is the pic where one is sniffing a light and the other is trying to eat one. Priceless!

The kids love to pretend. Baylen picked this up from his sister, of course. It's hilarious b/c there will be times when all of a sudden, he'll drop down on all 4's and start meowing. Very funny

My Name is Elmo!

Someone in our family claims he has a new name. It's hysterical! He thinks it's the funniest thing and if you listen closely, you'll hear him snort when he laughs. He has the best laugh! :)

A Lifesaver

Thanks to GoGo Kidz, navigating through the airport is going to be much easier with a toddler on the go. We'll simply strap him up in his carseat on...wheels! It's our own personal low-riding stroller! We tested it out tonight and both kids really enjoyed riding in it. This is going to be an asset for us when traveling with 2 small children and lots of luggage! Last time we traveled together, we took our mountain hiking baby backpack and Baylen rode on Dj's back. But it was hard for him to carry much else b/c of the weight on his shoulders. Hopefully, it will be less "stressful" while Baylen gets to travel in style.


P.S. look at the size of Bay's feet in 2nd pic....GINORMOUS! LOL

Mountain take 2

Dj brought his "good" camera to the mountain and T. snapped some great family shots for us. Here is just one. :)

We have been having a busy week and I have been staying up way too late on weeknights. Brynn had a bad Monday and Tuesday at daycare..she was hitting other kids and taking toys away from them. Today she had a great day and was finally able to open her "surprise" from the Advent calendar. She was very excited and proud of herself for behaving so well. I bought a bunch of stuff at the Dollar store not that long ago to fill their tins only to find many of the items I thought would fit will not. I also bought some things at Target, in the dollar aisle, esp. for Brynn, such as stickers, mini candy canes, earrings, necklaces, socks, bracelets, pencils, etc. So I ended up putting notes in a lot of them and then it says what they get. Then I pull it out of a bag I have nearby the calendar. In preparation for next year, I am going to start collecting items early and then not worry about the size as long as I can fit it in the little gift bag and pull it out. Baylen was harder to buy for b/c certain candy he can't eat and some toys are just too small for him to play with yet. He doesn't seem to care too much yet, so that's on my side this year.

Baylen fell and really hurt his upper gum above one of his teeth at some point today. I think it happened here at home...It's all black and blue and he cut the inside of his lip. Poor kid. When he falls, he falls hard. It just looks so painful but he doesn't act like it's bothering him and he ate fine tonight. So, I'll keep an eye on it. :( It makes me feel so bad that he hurt it so badly. :( He tripped over his own two feet, as usual.

And here's a pic of the kids riding on their new sled thingy. They really enjoyed riding on this and giggled most of the time I was pulling them.

Bathroom iS DONE!

Here's the link to see ALL the pics from start to finish!

http://gallery.mac.com/erdmann#100224&view=grid&bgcolor=black&sel=40

Or if the link doesn't work, look down and find our Mac Gallery to locate album. It is sooooooo beautiful!