My original idea - and the idea that hundreds of other people have too

This was a fun photo shoot with Elli. Except not so fun waiting for the "I". Seriously, who HAS to lean against the "I" for 20 minutes? What are they waiting for? People? Maybe. And maybe I didn't realize until later that there were 2 "I"s and I could have taken two different poses at one "I".

This is the reason 2 year olds are not allowed to eat in the family room:

1.8 seconds later:

Dry erase board hanging on Ben's door:

"Halluwen is olmost hir"

I love 6 year old spellers.

Can someone please find me a pair of pants shaped like this?

Apparently this is the only kind of pants that will not give me muffin top.

I may need some suspenders though.

And maybe a little hat with a twirly helicopter thingy on top.

This little piggy turned 2

Guess who had a birthday?
Nope.
No.
Uh-uh.
Okay stop guessing, I'll just tell you:

It was Addie!

Trying very carefully to get messy.

Addie's favorite phrases lately:

Oh me gosh! (I know, I already said that one.)

MINE!

Addie's turn.

Guess what?

Look a me! (look at me)

I have a snack?

I watch a show. (favorite shows being: Yo Gabba Gabba, Blues Clues and Kipper the Dog)

Be ca-ful! (when SHE's doing something dangerous)

I want Sini.

I luff you.

I did it!

Thank you mama, you welcome. (says all 5 words)

Most of these sayings are yelled. It's her favorite way to talk. (I HAVE A SNACK?)

Darn, I wanted to show a video of her but it's not uploading. I've been trying for 2 days.

Funny things I have heard lately

Addie says: Oh me gosh! Oh me gosh! - Maybe it's just funny to me. But you have to hear it in her tiny two year old voice.

While waiting for the train at Disneyland, Ben was looking at the R.R. on the train and he said proudly: And I know what R.R. stands for! Red Robins!

I was at the chiropractor and my mom came in. (Yes, we go to the same chiropractor. Why? Because he's my brother.) I had recently gotten my hair done which means it is blonder than before I got it done. She didn't say hi to me at first and then when she finally looked at me she said: Oh, it's you! I didn't recognize you with your white hair.

(This made me laugh in a high-pitched, sad sort of way.)

From Youngling to Padowan

It took 2 failed attempts this past week but FINALLY on the 3rd try - Ben was picked for Jedi training in Disneyland. It only took arriving 40 minutes early and the help of a little sign written with crayon for him to be picked. And then his little dream came true.