Things We Want To Remember #2

- When you have hiccups, you say, "my stomach is in my mouth."

- As of July 25th 2006, at 2.5 years old, you can identify every single letter in the alphabet - upper and lower case. What's even better is that you're asking to learn..."dad, can we learn letters?"

The Real Reason Your Dad Bought a Mac

In our spare time, we have fun with Photo Booth!

a quickr pickr post

Things We Want To Remember

- When you woke up from a nap, we found that you had an accident while you were sleeping. Note: for some reason, you NEVER pee the bed, but it happens every now and again. So, when you woke up, all wet, you said, "The bed was trying to be my toilet. Silly bed!"

- For some reason, you wake up at exactly 6:56am EVERY morning. No matter what time you go to bed (or what time your parents go to bed for that matter).

- You asked us, "Am I a Genie Ass?" Hmmm..."Oh, yes, you are a GENIUS!"

- When taking a walk, we saw some Rolly Polly bugs, you said, "Hey, there is a Holy Moly!"

- You recently learned how to do somersaults. You love to do these for friends and family...especially when you're naked.

- Dad took you to the bathroom and was whispering to you in the stall (there were other people in the bathroom) and he said that he loved you. You replied, "Scream if you love me!" So, dad happily screamed, "I love you!"

- You say, "What?" to everything...even if you understand us.

- You ask us what time it is, so we tell you (for example), "It's 8:20." And, no matter what time we say, you reply, "No it's not, it's fornaclock!"

- Sometimes, randomly, you'll look at us and say, "Happy Best Friends Day!"

- One windy day, we were walking by some sprinklers. The wind picked up and misted us with its spray, so of course you got a little wet. To which you replied, "Hey, it's spitting out here."

- Every once and a while, you get put in a time out for being a brat. Usually, you go in a time out for 2 minutes, but lately, as you near the age of 3, we've been putting you in time outs for 3 minutes. So, the last time mom put you in a time out, she said, "go in a time out for 3 minutes." So, you kindly replied, "NO, TWO MINUTES!" And mom said again, "I said 3 minutes!" You reply again, obstinantly, "No, 2 minutes!" At this point mom got very mad. After all, time outs are non-negotiable. Mom got on her knees and looked you in the eyes and said VERY aggressively, "I said 3 minutes, this is NOT negotiable. Now, turn around, and I don't want to hear anything else from you until you are out of your time out. THREE MINUTES!" As mom walked away she heard you whisper, in a barely audible voice, "two minutes".

- And finally, a few months ago, while you were still getting potty trained, you told dad you had to go to the bathroom at Starbucks. So, dad took you to the bathroom and pulled down your pants. Unfortunately, you had gone #2 in your pants about 3 seconds before dad pulled down your pants. So, even though he checked to ensure all was clear....it wasn't. So, dad pulls down your pants, and your poo goes EVERYWHERE. It was like you had Mr. Hanky The Christmas poo in your pants. So, here's dad, unsure what to do with poo on your legs, on your clothes, on the floor, on his hands....and ont top of that, has a very very limited supply of cleaning materials. Let's just say that dad has had better days....and thankfully, you're now fully potty trained.

The Best Easter Egg Hunt Ever

We know this is late, but we finally got off of our butts and put this video together. This is by far the best easter egg hunt any kid has ever had. Ever. Check out this 3 minute video of an Easter Egg Hunt in Ireland.

And, by the way, we know we've been lagging on posts lately, but we posted like 10 posts today. So, enjoy the posts and we'll try and be more regular in the future (both with our bowel movements and in posting to this blog.

Ayjia Lou Retton

After getting raped by Gymboree last year (over $150 per month), we decided to give Gymnastics a try. After $50 per month, this seemed affordable, so we took you to a tumblers class and despite initially being anxious, it turns out that you love Gymnastics. So much, in fact, that you've now been going for 2 months and you are the start of the class (at least in our not-so-objective opinion). Grandma even sprung for a new gymnastics uniform and we just had to share this with the world cuz you look so damn cute.

One of Our Favorite Outfits You've Worn

Your Third Fourth (of July)

You started out the 4th of July with a party attitude...

And kept it going for a while...

Then, you became curious about all of these pretty packages....

And curiosity turned to fear because after getting burnt by a spark the night before, you were a little worried about getting hurt again....

So, you kept that fear going for a while as you watched fireworks in the street....

But, mom's arms seemed to take all that fear away....

Well, maybe not ALL of it...

And, soon it was all over and you were just ready to chill out and go to bed.

Dad's Fathers Day Gift 2006

For Father's Day this year, your mom surprised your dad with some framed pictures from the photo session above. Dad doesn't cry very oftent anymore, but when he gets pictures like this he whines like he did at the end of Titanic.

If She Does This Long Enough, They'll Get Stuck

Ayjia Bonham

Your dad always said he wouldn't be the type to force his kids into doing what he loved. BUT, he can't help it if you love the drums too! One of your favorite past times lately has been to rock out to Smash Mouth (not our pick, hers) and Kings of Leon (we'll take credit for that one) while you play drums. You literally do this for 45 minutes or an hour in a row (sometimes repeating the same song, sometimes listening to different music) and what's even more impressive is that you can actually hit the drum in time with the music (especially to the Yeah Yeah Yeah's Gold Lion). Which, by the way, we'll take credit for that one too.

Finding Nemo...errr Ayjia

Ayjia recently finished 2 weeks of swimming lessons with mom. Although she didn't learn to swim (she's only two, back off!), she is less afraid of the water now. But, all that doesn't matter because she looked so freakin' cute in her swimsuit!

Ayjia Rides a Bike!

Well, Dad was unsure you were old enough, but you've done it! Check out this new super cool video of Ayjia riding a bike! And, here's some pictures in case you don't want to waste 1 minute of your life watching a video.