Cookie Monster

Most Mom's know the trick of giving their little one something to munch on while they get some chores completed. I for one have mastered this technique.

Yesterday I gave Liam his favorite, Chips Ahoy. He got so excited and just made a mess, as you can see. He had me laughing histerically while snapping the photos.

I am really loving this little Man.. so much fun!

Fall Picnic

Yes the summers here are HOT and Yes we spend a lot of time inside.. but when October comes around, and brings with her the Autumn weather, it takes everything to keep us inside.

This weekend we spent a few hours at a local park having a picnic and feeding the ducks. This was Liam's first picnic.. after tasting some grass and enjoying some lunch, he really got into the ducks. In fact he said "Duck" 3 times... Little Guys chasing after big sis's!

It was a great weekend!

Funny Talk

There is never a dull moment in this house... here are some quirky quotes from last summer.

Elle with a tummy ache and a cup of warm peppermint tea I gave her seated on the couch talking to Julia quietly, legs crossed, "I don't really like this coffee, its a little bit spicy", followed it with a lick of her lips and smack.

Jay and I both went to get Liam from school Friday.
I let Jay get Liam, so he could see him light up to see us.
But instead he was asleep and when I walked in he was crying in Jays arms.
He looked at me, curled his lip and said "Mmmawmee"... made my DAY!
That was the 2nd time Friday, he said it when he wanted out of his bed that morning too.
Its now a regular word in his vocab, along with an attempt at Kitty and his solid Dadda.

Laying on the ground crawling around with Liam.
me: Ok Liam say "Mama"
Liam: "Dadda"
me: No Liam "Mama"
Liam: "Dadda"
This went on for about 3 minutes.

We have this neat sandwiches cutter, it cuts the bread in half, but shaped like a dinosaurs.
Elle is a HUGE dino fan so she likes it.
I made some grilled cheese for the girls and used it, while eating
"This one is Charles" Elle pointed to her sandwich.
"Oh thats nice, I am going to eat my dinosaur" I said.
"Ok, I will eat mine." says Elle.
"I think I'll start with his head" I added.
I bit the head of the dinosaur and chewed away.
Elle said "Ok put it back, that wasn't very nice."

Heading to school last week, I was loading up the kids in the truck. Elle pointed up at the phone lines running behind our home. "Oh look Mom, A Chicken!!" she said pointing to a perched fat brown bird.

While watching the Dallas Cowboys....
Elle "Those men are not cowboys."
Julia "Yes they are the Dallas Cowboys."
Elle "No, cause there are no horses or hats."

I Scream U Scream Liam Loves Ice Cream!

Sunday is kids eat free day at our local Dickey's BBQ, and boy do we love us some Dickey's! :)

Lately Liam has been very difficult at meal time. He now has 6 teeth, and seems to think that is all the qualifications needed to eat any and everything on our plates. With this new sense of confidence, he absolutely refuses to eat anything out of a jar or otherwise. Really tough!

Liam settled for a lunch of green beans and pieces of my baked potato. After eating their lunches it was time for the girls and Daddy to get their much anticipated Dickey’s ice cream cones. Liam tactfully began talking to Jay, clearly saying his favorite word “Dadda Dadda”, followed with his irresistible wave. This of course led to Jay picking up Liam and holding him in his lap.

As you can see… this was just a ploy.
Liam didn’t want his Daddy he wanted his Ice Cream.

Surprisingly, there were no tummy aches or brain freezes.
Just sweet happy baby Liam smiles.