At Least He's Polite

At bedtime tonight, I told Rylan he needed to go to bed, and he replied, "no thank you" with his head cocked to the side and a pouty look on his face. All I could do was laugh.

He's been obsessed with band-aids lately. A couple weeks ago, he got a scratch on his cheek (maybe you've noticed it in pictures) and it has only gotten worse because he keeps picking the scab off. We've been trying to keep a band-aid on it as much as possible to give it time to heal, but then he picks those off too. It's finally healing up, but now he has to have band-aids for every little hurt he gets. He picks at the skin on his cuticles and often gets red and sore right there. Just a little bit ago, while Nick was trying to get him in bed, he claimed that his finger hurt and he needed a band-aid. When Nick told him his finger was fine, he quick bit the skin, and said, "see, I bite it, it hurts". Nick laughed and replied, "tough guys don't need band-aids" to which Rylan said, "I'm not a tough guy." Oh, the mind of a 3-year-old!

SPAGHETTI!

We had spaghetti the other night so we had to take pictures. As you can see, Mackenzie isn't actually very dirty. Do you think she's going to waste food all over her face, no way! She doesn't miss any of it!

Goof #1
Goof #2

We Have Shingles!

The Little Beaver

Last night when I went in to check on Mackenzie, I found she has been gnawing on her crib. Not just a little gnawing either, some big chunks! So how do we fix this?



I know they sell plastic covers for crib rails, but that wasn't going to do much good last night while she was chewing away. It was Nick's great idea to wrap fabric around the whole crib and it works perfectly. She didn't quite know what to think, but hopefully this will deter her rodent-like tendencies.

Happy Halloween!

Nick was out of town, so the kids and I went to visit my parents over Halloween weekend. I didn't get too many pictures, but we had a wonderful time. Rylan was a cow and Mackenzie was a giraffe. They were adorable and the weather was perfect for trick-or-treating. Rylan really got into the idea of getting so much candy, and Mackenzie just enjoyed being carried around by Grandpa.

At Great Grandma and Grandpa Blom's house

With Great Grandma Wynia


Rylan insisted he had to "stretch".

Itsy Bitsy Spider and More!

Here are the videos I promised.

Rylan reciting the Pledge of Allegiance



Rylan singing some songs


Rylan and Mackenzie doing Itsy Bitsy Spider. At the beginning, Mackenzie is swinging her arms because she likes the "washed the spider out" part. My favorite is the end when she's trying to do the spider climbing actions!


Aren't they the two sweetest kiddos ever?!

Cake Wrecks

I found this website on the blog of a friend of mine, EJ, and I think it's the funniest website I've ever seen. It's called Cake Wrecks and it's all about professional cakes that end up being oh-so-wrong. Maybe you've seen it, but if not, you have to check it out. If you aren't peeing your pants after a few posts, lighten up!