Presents and Popcorn!

Aunt Jacklyn surprised Mariah with a belated birthday card the other week and so we headed off to Target the other day to use it. We found her the cutest doll stroller. It will be perfect for the doll Jordan and I are getting her for Christmas! She has so much fun pushing it around, and being push in it by Chase. Chase will say to her "I am the daddy, yaya, you be the baby!" Thank you so much Jacklyn!!!
















My little princess is growing so fast! I just love her personality that she radiates through her face, and her shoe fetish!!!




Wednesday, while I was at work, daddy and the kids had a movie date on the couch. As you can see both of them can chow down some popcorn.

Fun Pics!

I am so glad that Mariah has turned into such a lady!! Hmmm. . . .






Mariah and her new rain boots. Grammy thought these would appease her shoe fetish.







Another one of Chase's fall crafts, painting pumpkins.

Pumpkin Patch and fall flowers!

Jordan and I took the kids out to the pumpkin patch on Saturday, which turned out to be a beautiful and hot day. Even though it is only 10 minutes from our house, I feel like we are in the country. I think I love it as much as the kids do. We spent an hour walking and running through the fields, and searching for just the right pumpkins to display fall on our porch. Jordan found one and Chase found the other! Mariah spent most of her time rummaging through the dirt for rocks to jam in her mouth, but she did manage to stop and push out a stinky party favor for us (did I mention how hot it was, which made the smell even worse). It was fun to see the kids out enjoying Gods wondrous works.














I even had time to make a fall centerpiece for the table!!

Lazy Days!

Mondays and Tuesdays are our lazy days because they are the only days that Jordan is home with us. Sometimes we have to run errands which ends up with crazy kids, but the best days are the ones where we just stay home and play. I love filling our house with sounds of joy, tears of laughter, and squeals of excitement! I hope when our kids are grown they remember the lazy days just as much as the busy days.

Leaves and Shoes!

Yesterday morning we awoke to a beautiful crisp autumn day, perfect for playing. I took Chase outside to swing in the fresh air, finally free from mosquitoes!! We ended up talking about fall and why the leaves fall from the trees. We decided to collect some and make an art project. Its amazing how a little dab of glue can end up everywhere!! We ended the day by making fun pumpkin cookies.






Mariah, at one-year-old, has quite the shoe fetish already. Ninety five percent of the time we find her grazing the house with shoes on her hands. I pry them from her tight grip every chance I get because shoes have got to be the dirtiest things ever, but not 5 minutes later she is sneakily scouring the house for another pair. She usually doesn't put them in her mouth, thank God, but just walks around showing everyone her diamond possessions.

Thomas' Travels!

We have come to expect the unexpected with Chase, and this was no different. Jordan and I were in the kitchen getting ready for lunch when in walks Chase in sobs saying "its stuck mama." I look up and there is Chase standing in front of me with a Thomas the train woven into his hair. May I also mention that it is battery operated and its wheels are still chugging along catching all strands of hair in its grasp. My first thought was of us entering Pigtails & Crewcuts with train on head for his first head shave. Of course we had to snap a few pics before the train removal began!! Chase sat with his face in his hands crying while Jordan tried to pull and pry his precious locks from the rubber wheels. We eventually got it off with a little ripping of hair and disassembling of the train. He got over it fast, but I don't think he will try that again. Needless to say, I took the battery out in case of a memory lapse!!!!

Birds and the Bees!

After months of wondering if Chase would ever notice the difference between girls and boys, the moment finally arrived. Although the conversation was very short, I was glad that I didn't have to go into detail just yet. We are potty training Chase, he is doing quite well by the way, and starting to learn about privacy. Since I have a 1-yr-old, I still have to potty with the door open if she is around. While I was in the bathroom Chase approached me and before I could ask for privacy he asked:

"Mama, where is your weenie?"
"I don't have one Chase"

"Why not?"
"Because girls have private parts and boys have weenies"

"So you and yaya have private parts?"
"Yes"

"And me and daddy have weenies?"
"Yes"

"Can I see?"
"NO!"

"Okay mama"
Sighhhhhhhh

First pair of Shoes!!

As fall is approaching and Mariah is going from walking to running I knew she needed some shoes, not to mention she already at 1-yr-old has a shoe love affair. Problem!!! She has a really chunky foot and nothing from Target will fit her. I ended up at Stride Rite, a great store but expensive. The shoes fit her perfectly and she loves them. She wore them straight from the store and had a blast running all over the house with them. Now I just hope they last for a while!!