Kyra-isms from this morning....

So, Kyra always has lots to say.....This morning though, was quite amusing....

She woke me up this morning saying:

Kyra: Mommy you have big 'kin (skin)! I have liddle 'kin, brudder has liddle 'kin!

Why she was thinking and talking about skin, I have no idea, but it was quite the pronouncement to wake up too!!!

After breakfast our conversation went like this:

Kyra: Mommy, where you come from?
Me: Where did I come from?
Kyra: From Mommo's tummy! (Mommo=my mom)
Me: That's right, where did you come from?
Kyra: Ummmm.....from yor tummy!
Me: That's right, where did your brother come from?
Kyra: From Hokey's tummy!!!! (Hokey=the dog)
Tooo funny!!!!

Mr. William turns one tomorrow and he is quite the chatterbox himself... A few of his words include:

Mama
ki-ycat (kitty cat, which is any non-human)
boon (balloon, this one has just emerged since his party last Friday)
tnkyou (thank you apparently, 'cause he says it whenever you give him something)
And, this morning he pointed to the snowman on his jammies and said 'no-mn'

no pics...

My computer is on life support. It is missing 6 keys, the battery will no longer charge when plugged in, it takes more than 5 minutes from the time I push the power button to it actually being "on," and there is a several second delay when I type a word before it shows up. Not to mention the whole thing is running slower than molasses in December.....So, all that to say, I'm afraid if I tried to upload pictures it just might crash completely on me. I'm hoping to borrow someone's computer soon so I can upload some recent pics (we had Liam's bday party last night-actual bday not 'til 12/23 though)....Until then though, I'll leave you with a few recent Kyra-isms

When asked what she wants Santa to bring her for Christmas, her standard answer is "candy canes." :)

Last night as we were driving home from the grocery store she was singing Yankee Doodle Dandy and it went something like this:
Yankee Doodle went to town, widing on a pony, stuck a feader in his CAT and called it macawoni.... (if we were looking to get a cat, I'd definitely be naming it "Macaroni")

For the bday party Kyra insisted we needed party hats. And, the girl loves to play with them (she stacks and un-stacks them all the time). Tonight though, she decided to poke her brother in the eye with the point of the stack.
Me: Kyra, do not poke your brother in the eye with the party hats!!!
Kyra: Why, Mommy?
Me: Because you might hurt his eye and then he wouldn't be able to see!
Kyra: Maybe he not like to see...

Say Cheeeese!

I finally got a couple teeth...

...so now I can eat fudge stripe cookies!

pics that didn't make it on the Christmas card

I haven't blogged in awhile. I have a really, really good excuse though. We have been the house of illness. The week before Thanksgiving Liam caught a cold at the beginning of the week and felt pretty rotten; Kyra caught it at the end of the week and was really sick (fever of 104+). We had scheduled to leave for Indiana for Thanksgiving that Saturday. I conferred with the doctor on Friday and he said the timing stunk, but that we could go. I should have listened to my gut and postponed a few days. It was a traveling experience that you hear about and cringe for the person going through it....We were scheduled to fly from of Colorado Springs to Denver at 9:15 Saturday morning and then from Denver to Indianapolis. There were delays because of fog in Denver, but I was reassured multiple times we'd make our connection in Denver. When we got to Denver, I walked up to the gate where our flight was departing and they closed the doors and refused to let us on. We were less than 3 minutes late. They refused to let us on. We made our way to customer service and were put on standby for a flight 8, yes 8, hours later. That meant I had to kill 8 hours at DIA with 2 sick kiddos. And, I was at the airline's mercy 'cause my car seats were checked and so was just about everything else. I couldn't leave. After I have no idea how many trips on the train and up and down the "elevator stairs" (escalator), we did end up on the flight. It was a miserable flight. I feel for those sitting near us. One or both kids screamed and cried for all but about 20 minutes. I kept reminding myself that if I started crying, it'd only make matters worse. We finally arrived at my mother-in-law's house around 2am. Kyra spent most of the week being whiney and clinging to me. I think that horrendous travel day set her back a few days in getting over the cold 'cause it wasn't 'til Thanksgiving that she started acting even a little like her normal self. Unfortunately, I have NO pics of our trip 'cause I was a bit consumed with my sick girl. But, trust me when I say we had a lovely time with our Indiana and Missouri family and I only hope next time, noone will be sick!!When it was time to come home, I opted to forego the plane tickets, keep the rental car, and drive. There was no way you were going to get me on a flight by myself with 2 little one's who were still congested!

We arrived home last Saturday afternoon. We were all pretty much over the cold by then, but we all caught a stomach bug the beginning of this past week. Let's just say, it's not pleasant to be awakened at 4:45am by a little girl throwing up all over your bed and herself! Thankfully, my dad was a gem and came over and helped us out a couple days.

So, those are my reasons for not blogging lately. I think they're pretty darn good excuses. But, here are a couple pics that didn't quite make it on to the Christmas card this year....


I love my brudder!!!

Spaghetti face

She doesn't like sauce, but if brudder has his shirt off, she wants hers off too!!!
Aunt Debbie made the necklace for her and it hasn't come off since she put it on!

Lots 'O Posts today!

We've been busy since I last posted....probably why I haven't posted in awhile huh?!? :)
So, while the kids are napping and the dog isn't destroying anything (he's asleep too), I thought I'd get all caught up, yep, I posted pics of the kids in their Halloween costumes! So, keep scrolling down 'til you get to a cute Minnie Mouse and puppy, then you'll be caught up too!!!!


The slide and swing are Kyra's favorite things to do at the park...

Such a monkey!

She loves going down head first!

And, loves it even more if her brother or mother are at the bottom for her to crash into!!!

Texas and Bread

Riding the merry-go-round in Kemah, TX

Piloting an airplane in Kemah...I love the look on her face!!!!

I left the refrigerator open a crack after I got milk out for Kyra, came back into the kitchen to find this....

Playing at the park

She got....He got....

She got pudding....

He got a haircut!

Thievery

First, he stole her apple...

....then he stole her car...he looks quite pleased with himself and his "accomplishments!"

Halloween

I gave up trying to get one of the two together. Kyra was Minnie Mouse and Liam was a puppy. I wanted him to be Pluto, but the cheapest Pluto costume I could find was $70 + shipping and I'm just too cheap for that!

Minnie

Puppy