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- Leah walking into her bedroom with a hunk of 3 day old donut in her mouth (how did rosco not find that?)
- Joseph advising me one night before bedtime that maybe I should check my purse for his Grover, since sometimes I lose things there
- Hannah giggling and snorting like crazy while getting tickled by daddy
- Joseph's mouth and hands covered with chocolate and cheeks full like a chipmunk while struggling to get out "kiss and hug, kiss and hug, kiss and hug" as I was getting ready to leave
- Hannah saying she's all done but continuing to grab every spec of food on her plate with the hand not being wiped by the papertowl
- Leah not being able to control her excitement when she sees the double stroller or the wagon in the garage
- Joseph running into the room to tell Jay that he left crust in his underwear because he (Jay) didn't wipe his bumper good enough
- Hannah and Leah giving each other hugs, and Jay capturing it on film. Priceless.
That's what I kept saying outside while the kids were playing today before dinner. Joseph was out riding around on his new bicycle and both Hannah and Leah wanted to be just like him of course. But little Leah was climbing on top of everything and throwing her legs over every bicycle, tricycle and thing with wheels that she could get her hands on. She tried to take over Joseph's new bike, but didn't get very far since Joseph himself wanted to ride it. So instead she tried to quietly commandeer Joseph's old bike, and had herself on the seat with handlebars gripped before anyone realized what she was up to. After both girls attempted to ride the tricycle a few times and landed flat on their backs I realized they needed containment, so I got out the stroller and would you believe Leah could hardly stand waiting so she tried to climb in herself? What a little lady!
Last night after clearing dinner and drinks from the table, Hannah walked into the kitchen and said "cup peas" (peas is translated to please), and after taking a big gulp handed it back to me and said "tank you" (I didn't realize what she was saying right away, but Jay did!) Other common Hannah words are up, down, no, nose, drink, ow-side, ow-we, hat, coat, more, mommy, daddy, Jo Jo (Joseph), e-ah (Leah), nuk, bunny, cow, duck and this morning she quite clearly said "socks and shoes". A key part of our morning routine that she usually enjoys. :)
This weekend was full of little funny moments, and we of course don't remember even half of them but there are a few that haven't escaped us yet. We always have something messy on the weekend for lunch or dinner right before bath time, and Saturday it was ravioli. Then with the girls faces all full of sauce we tell them it's time for a tubby, which brings much squealing and excitement. So much excitement in fact, that as both of them were standing by the tub and I was taking Hannah's diaper off, Leah could no longer contain herself and took a head first dive into the air. Fortunately for both of us, I have cat like reflexes and caught her just before she reached the water. Not even a wet hair, and surprisingly, no crying from either lady. Meanwhile across town Joseph was enjoying his first trip to the toy store with Jay. They went to Toys R Us to pick out a new bike and of course he noticed lots of other things he wanted to bring home as well. He's grown so much that his knees hit the handle bars on his tricycle and bicycle so they are now on reserve for the girls. Though he insisted he was "big enough" to still ride his tricycle all the way to the park last weekend, so we did, and it was quite a funny site. He didn't quite grasp that sometimes you can be "too big" for something. He's definitely getting stronger and more confident, and swam by himself for the first time at swim lessons with the noodle under him to hold him up. We plan to start him in soccer at some point since that is his favorite alley past time. Hannah's also taken an interest in sports, and had fun throwing balls around the basement yesterday. Both girls also spent time dancing and stomping their feet on the ground (picture Flashdance walking in place like steps). Last night Joseph and I went down to a family party in IL, and on the way back Joseph asked if we could drive through the long tunnel with lights. It took me a minute, but eventually I realized he was referring to the tunnel in Wheeling. I wasn't up for driving 10 hours, so he then decided it would be a good idea to go to Bubbie and Papa's and have a nice big lunch at old macdonald's. I wasn't into that idea either since it was over an hour in the opposite direction, and so we continued on our way back home. Oh...and did I mention he also thinks he lives in Minnesota? We passed a police car at one point and I asked him to tell me what he says if he's lost and finds a policeman. His response was "My name is Joseph Dominic Conway and I live in Minnesota". We're working on correcting that one, though I'm sure Grandma wouldn't mind if he showed up on her door step!
Joseph has been waiting to turn 4 for a long time, and it finally happened! (last night we discussed that there was just one more bedtime and then it would be his birthday) In preparation, I of course started buying gifts on sale for him right after the holidays. Then Jay spotted the star wars cookie cutters in the Williams Sonoma catalog, and when I received the email that they were discounted, our birthday theme was set in motion. We made the dough together the other night, and Joseph requested that he be the one to crack the egg. Only we forgot to remind him that you don't lick raw egg off your fingers. Yesterday he got to go to one of his favorite places on a field trip, the zoo! And between that and the lunchable, it was of course a good day. Last night I finished up the treat bags, Jay made 40 yoda, storm trooper, darth vader, and boba fett sugar cookies, and Joseph went off to school a very happy camper and even got to listen to his favorite music in the car. I picked up McDonalds and hung some streamers up in the kitchen before Jay got home with the kids, so Joseph was very excited when he got home (except for when he and Leah were fighting over one of the balloons and it popped, but we won't post that picture). And then onto cakes and presents. He was only interested in the big globs of balloon frosting, and then was ready to move onto presents (while Leah and Hannah scarfed down every piece of cake on their plate and then some. For Leah that means licking her plate clean and for Hannah that means shoving wrapping paper and paper towels down as her third course) He got many things that he's always wanted that are his very favorites, and was quick to point out on the backs of packages what other things he would like next. As he gets ready for bed I hear Jay reading Oh The Places You Will Go by Dr Suess to him, and I can't help but wonder what our little man will grow up to be. He'll succeed, yes he will indeed, and I hope that the next 20 years don't fly by with such speed!
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