Simon Says

A few more Simon Says moments I wanted to be sure and capture before I forgot them...

I showed Simon a picture of a darling little home made bowtie and asked him if I made one if he would wear it. His response "Mom, you only wear one of those if your getting married....or if you are going to kiss a girl."

"Mom, when I'm older I'm going to live in my own house." (thinking for a second)..."but I'm going to have to borrow your car."

Gosh, I love that kid!!! He makes me smile at least once every day (even when I am utterly frustrated with him).

Gettin' Big

My kids are getting bigger and I'm not liking it! OK...it's a little fun to hear some of the grown up conversations Simon has now. And it's fun to see Lucy try her best to crawl. But I think you moms know what I'm talking about when I say I want my kids to be little forever!

Simon is a CTR now, and he takes this very seriously!

One day he was being particularly naughty and he finally broke down crying and explained "Mom, it's because I'm not wearing my CTR ring!" He also has mentioned "Why do we always have to chose the right? Why can't we sometimes chose the left?" We are learning.... :)

Well, now that Simon is "all grown up and is a CTR now", he has decided that it's time to shave. If you all remember, he had a phase where he was absolutly sure he was a warewolf....so of course he is sure he has a ton of facial hair. It's pretty funny!

Simon has also been spending some good times out in the snow with his BFF's. Such a handsome kid!!!

From left to right....Kamden, Avery, Cason, Simon, Dirky.

Lucy is also growing so much faster than I want her to! Here are just a few random pics so you all can see just how beautiful she is.

Ugh....those eyes....I swear!

I'm not 100% certain, but I think Lucy has Grandpa wrapped around her little finger!

Anyway, we have had tons of fun since my last post! Christmas was fantastic, New Years was uneventful but fun, and work has been good!
We are pretty boring around here, but entirely happy!

Halloween and Randomness

Sorry about the lack of blogging lately. I've been busy, and well....just lazy! :) So here are some random pics for your viewing pleasure. :)

I lu lu lu lu love this pic!!!!

I decided I wanted to have Lucy be Lucille Ball for Halloween. And my amazing mom pulled off this fantastic costume! I laugh every time I look at it!

Simon decided to be a vampire. I was a little disappointed cause I wanted him to be something really unique....but I think he actually makes a great vampire!

Oh the jealousy...I wish I could sleep this sound, and look this cute!

Hayley and Lucy.

Jen and Lucy. (I love the fat face. Lucy's, not Jens.) :)

Enjoying the last of the good weather.

My Dolls

I know.....right?

Love them.

First Day of School

Seriously folks....he's pretty dang handsome, right? Simon started his second year of preschool yesterday. He was so excited to see his "buddies" (I love how he says that!). This year Kamden will be joining him (My apologies Teacher Tana! Together they might be some trouble!). Add his good buddy Owen to the mix and I can only imagine the damage they can do!

Here are a few pics of Miss Lucy Mae. She has grown so much in the last couple weeks. It's crazy! She has added so much to our family and it's been so fun to watch her grow. Simon sure does love her and she lights up as soon as he walks in the room.

Simon had the sheer pleasure of letting Lucy have a sucker for the first time. She freaking loved it if you can't tell! She got so mad when we took it away! Great- another sweet tooth in the family! Simon thought it was pretty fun to be the one to give it to her. Now we have to watch him extra close cause he thinks it's fun to let her "try" other things as well. Not good!

Simon has been enjoying riding the 4 wheeler with grandpa this summer. The kid is all boy!!! He has a serious need for speed!

We took Lucy on her first camping trip for the Downs Family Reunion. Besides the fact that we all got sick and had to come home early....she loved it! She loves being outside and she slept really good each night! I'm glad she enjoys camping!

This is just one of Gregs famous "self portraits" he does. He is pretty skilled if you ask me! I sure do love my family and am so glad we all have such a great relationship!

Randomness

So, here are a bunch of pics. Although our lives have completely changed, there isn't really much to tell about. Life with 2 kids is actually harder than I thought. Everything we attempt to do has to be planned around "eating" time. The idea that mom sleeps when the baby sleeps doesn't apply when you have a 4 year old. But I will say how greatful I am to some amazing neighbors who have pretty much adopted Simon, so that has made things a little easier! Plus my mom has been an amazing help, and thanks to her I actually get to shower now and again. Ah, things will mellow out shortly I'm sure, and I will find my new rhythm....until than, here are some pics to enjoy!

My mom has this huge snowball bush in her back yard, and Simon discovered it also made a pretty great hut! Doesn't it look so fun?? I miss the days of finding/building huts!

And here are a few (ok....a lot) of pics of the beautiful Miss Lucy Mae! I think she is stunning!

Simon loves to hold her and kiss her. He is a pretty great big brother!

I seriously didn't pose her like this!

Simon Says....

So, although I have totally been enjoying Simon playing outside so much with this new baby around, it stresses me out because he WILL NOT stay out of the road and watch for cars! I don't know how many times I have to go out and yell at him to watch for cars!

The other day I go out to once again loudly remind him to get out of the road and his response to me was....

"Mom, this is just a dream! This is not really happening!"

What the.....????