May 10th, 2013 by Busy Mommy

So Raquel is over just about every week these days for several hours- they play all kinds of things and truly entertain themselves.  They both have what we all like to call “personality” which means they are pretty vivacious little beings- but I’m pretty used to it by now since Nolan has been that way from birth, so I find it pretty easy to have them together- except at Target.  I’ve learned going shopping with them leads me to many frustrated tones of voice.  Usually it happens in this order:

1. Nolan irritating Kelly on purpose and finding it hilariously funny.
2. Kelly saying something like, “Nolan sto-p!  Sto-p it!” (whiny voice)
3. Nana:  “Nolan leave kelly alone!  Kelly it’s okay- both of you just stop being so loud!”
4. Then one or both of them: “Can I buy that balloon?  Hey, lets get that movie!  Can we get those crayons?  Let’s get….”
5. Nana: “No!  Stop asking for stuff you guys.  We’re not getting anything else.  You’re driving me crazy.  We’re already getting a craft project- we can’t buy everything in the store.”

I have to share it because I just know I’m going to forget these types of conversations in several years, and since they’re so funny to me even now, I know I’ll really be laughing later.

They have such a good time playing at the house though- hour upon hour of creativity and I love that they hardly need me at all!  

April 27th, 2013 by Busy Mommy

Nolan just turned three and half years old.  He has been wearing 4T clothing since just a couple months into turning three.  He is about 39″ tall right now, which is 2/3rd’s his mother’s height already.

Everytime I look at him lately I can’t believe how much he has changed in the past  years- not just physically, but mentally as well.  He is so much more cognizant of life.  He has dreams that he tells me about when he wakes up in the morning and we snuggle in bed.

1st dream:
“I had a dream”
“what was your dream about?”
“I dreamed I was painting my work trucks.”
“oh really?”
“yep.  I was painting my cement mixer, and my steam roller…..”
“wow that’s so neat!”

2nd dream:
“I had a dream I was driving in the car with Arthur” (the moused name Arthur in the books).

February 11th, 2013 by Busy Mommy

I can’t even begin to tell you  how much fun the three of us had doing this…we hope to have many more to come….

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