Awesomest picture

So this is my cousin Jake's wife's blog... and this is the awesomest picture I seen in a long time... classic... that's all I've got to say about that! Tommy

So... I've been meaning to...

I've been meaning to catch up with some of the things that Ada has been saying recently... my sister-in-law's blog about her daughter just reminded me to write these down before I forget again...

Recently, if Ada wants to know the name of something she says, "What's that called about?" (I think it's her version of the sentence, "What's that all about?" and "What's that called?")

If I say a word that Ada isn't familiar with she laughs and says, "Mommy say that again!" So, I'll say it again... and she just laughs and says, "Say it again!" Until I get tired of saying it over and over again.  I love that she laughs at the new word though... Awesome.

And any time she sees something that she thinks smells funny or looks weird she says, "That's yucky!  Bleah!  You don't eat that."

Winterpalooza

So Ada had such a fun time at the Princess Festival this last year that when we got an email that they were doing a Winterpalooza... I wanted to take her.  It was very different than the summer one, but they had fun. Here are some pictures of the fun things they got to do...

 Take Pictures with Princesses

 Free balloon animals (Lizzie wanted a wand...my kids wanted swords... nice.)

 This was a crack up!  Ada insisted on carrying her sword in her back...

Ada's first attempt at rock climbing.  She did pretty well with daddy to help... she wasn't quite tall enough to reach all the things on her own.  It was cute though... every time she got up one more step she'd look down and just giggle.

Sammy thought this helicopter was really cool... It's too bad they won't let you sit in it.

Inflatable jumping toys are ALWAYS a hit with all of the kids...

Just as happy as can be.

They got to get their hair and nails done by Paul Mitchell students for free. Ada got pink on one hand and orange on the other...

They got to "ride" in a carriage.  (They just climbed all over it.)

Ada LOVED meeting Rapunzel... she's liked her since we saw the movie Tangled on Christmas.  We also saw Snow White and Tiana walking around.

Ada and Rapunzel

A toy store had set up several of their toys for kids to play with... smart!

We colored and used tons of stickers.

And everywhere we went people had balloons to give out.  I love the Zurchers big balloons... They're still hanging out around our house for kids to kick around.

Ada also LOVED the gymnastics demo.  She thought that it was cool to do "tricks".

I think the balance beam was her favorite... she kept talking about it on the way home.

Tumbling.

Evelyn Joy

No, she's not born yet... but here's a picture.  She was funny... She wouldn't stop wiggling to let the tech get good pictures of her, but she was so cute while she sucked on her tongue.  I think she's going to be either a thumb sucker or a binkie baby for sure...She's my smallest baby yet though... by the time Ada was born she measured 42 weeks... Sammy measured a week big as well.  Evelyn did measure 4 days big, but now she's measuring 4 days small... so she's dropped back by about a week.  We'll see how she comes out in the end.  (I wouldn't mind giving birth to a small baby... maybe then labor will be less than 16 hours...as long as she's healthy... I don't want her getting smaller if it's not healthy for her.)

And just so it's not a surprise to everyone... the doctor can see a spot on her heart.  He thinks that it's only a reflection from the ultrasound so he's going to check again in a month... Just so you're aware.

She even crossed her legs for us to show that she's a real girl... My Grandma Wilcox would be proud.

Her profile (I think she'll have my nose... but you never really know.)

Pictures

I've had lots of questions about the last set of pictures I did!  I feel flattered!  I used the black background that Jer made me, an off camera flash that I can angle, and I did them in my kitchen which has lots of ambient lighting... (the front entry windows, the french doors in the back, french doors in the next room over, and three largish windows).  I want to get a patterned background at some point and the cables that will let me put my flash on a tripod and move my camera wherever I want without changing the lighting.  (And I think I do have beautiful kids!)

Got to use it!

So I got to use my Christmas presents... Jer had today off and He set up the photo backdrop that he made and we had a kiddo photoshoot.  What a blast!  My favorites were the fact that Ada actually looked at the camera when she smiled and that Sammy would climb into the chair on his own and say,"Cheese please!" (Take a picture of me please...)  Here are some of the results...

Why is it?

Why is it cute that when Sammy wants to draw he says, "Circle, circle!"?

Know's what she wants...

So I asked Ada what she wanted to do today and she said she wanted to go to "the pirate place"... this restaurant/video game place called Pirate Island.  My parents took her there when she didn't poop in her pants for a long time.  I told her, "Let's do something that doesn't cost any money."  She looked thoughtful for a minute went and got her piggy  bank that has about $1.35 in it and says, "I've got money!"

Sammy

Wow... Sammy is Jer's son.  Any time I have the computer on or sitting anywhere next to it he points and yells, "GAME!".

In other Sammy news... his Celiac screening came back negative, but he's allergic to corn, eggs, milk, soy and mold.  Nice.  At least he's not Celiac too... I wouldn't know what to feed him!

Apartment for rent

If anyone's interested... my parents basement apartment is going to be vacant by the end of January.  If you know of anyone that is nice and clean that's looking for a place... 

One bedroom, kitchen, one bath, private laundry room (washer and dryer there already), living room, lots of storage, and a large backyard for $550/month including utilities. 

Let me know if you know anyone.  Thanks!

Silly Ada

So, Ada has been talking about making goals at school... so we decided that as a girl we would work on having her learn how and when to call 911... I started by trying to get her to say "Nine." Now... she's been able to count to 20 since she was 2... but somehow it was impossible to say 911.  Every time I'd say, "Say nine... "  She'd say, "But mommy I can't!"  Yeah... that goal is not going well.