Pony Rides

Today for our play group, we went to Seattle Pony Rides, which is actually just 2 minutes down the road from us in Snohomish. There were a lot of kids, which meant, a lot of waiting and impatient children. But the kids loved riding the ponies. I'm not sure if it's something we'll do again...perhaps when the kids are a little older. But it was a good experience. Not only did they get to ride the ponies, but they got to feed them carrots too!

2 year stats

Olivia turned 2 a few weeks ago,and she had her 2 year well-check a week ago. I'm just now getting to posting about it. (It's been a busy week.)

Anyway, those of you who have been around Olivia know she's a big girl. She's always been a big girl, even from day 1. Here's the proof of just how big she really is:

Weight: 33lbs (95%)
Height: 35 3/4" (95%)

But let's be honest. She's not really big, she's just big for her age. The Dr. said she's the size of a 2 1/2 + year old. And quite frankly, she's almost as big as Logan. (He's about 36lbs and maybe 38". I'm not sure though, haven't really taken the time to measure him.) My prediction for her adult height is about 5'8". I think she'll be taller than me for sure.

But enough about her height. This girl is all about the drama. She has to be heard. She sings songs almost 24/7 and more than half of them I'm pretty sure she makes up since I have no idea what she's singing. But it's fun to listen to her. Every time we go to a park, she runs to the swings while shouting "THIS IS THE BEST DAY EVER!" (from Tangled) Apparently, that would make pretty much every day the best day ever. She cracks me up.

I love that she gets along so well with Logan. They play very well together and always seem to be concerned about one another. For the most part she's a happy girl, she does have her tantrums, but who doesn't? She hates getting into trouble. So it's been pretty easy to discipline her if and when it's needed. She is my little angel.

Day at the Beach

Our second day at Cannon Beach was so beautiful that we spent it at the beach. Only makes sense, right? My kids are loving every minute of being here, and I'm loving every minute of watching them have so much fun.



Is this just not the cutest? I LOVE it!







I'm lovin' the beach. Maybe one day we'll live by one. I could spend every day here and be happy. Watching Sam play with the kids, and watching the kids have so much fun...yes, this is my heaven.

Our Fourth of July

The 4th was celebrated at Cannon Beach, OR. We are having a wonderful time here. The weather is being very cooperative, which we always appreciate. The morning of the 4th we went to the Cannon Beach parade. It was so much fun to watch the parade, and the kids really enjoyed getting the candy.



Later that night, we had our own little fireworks show for the kids. Mainly sparklers and a couple little fireworks. It was the first time we did anything like that for the kids and they both had a really great time, even though they were a bit hesitant at first. We even let Logan stay up late and watch the fireworks on TV. He really enjoyed that.

Happy Birthday Olivia!

My sweet little girl is 2!!! Can you believe it? I can't. She sure is a sweet little thing. She had her favorite dinner...pizza. And we had some family over for cake. Nothing big, but that's just perfect. Her favorite movie is "Tangled" so I got her a cake to match. She loved it!








We opened presents, which took longer than it should have. Olivia loves to show off and gets distracted easily. She got a lot of really good things, but she seemed to really like her "Tinkerbell" DVD. She's been asking for that movie for a long time. Another present she really liked was her bike. She couldn't even wait for it to be put together the right way before she got on it. I have a feeling she'll be wanting to go outside more often than she does now (if that's possible). Thank you Grandma H. She loves it!





She really had a great birthday! She sure is lucky to live nearby so many family members that love her.

This past week

So my computer broke. That seems to be happening to lots of people lately, or so I've heard. We have another computer, but mine is where all the pictures are. Oh well. I sent it in to be fixed since it wasn't even a year old. One day I'll get it back. Until then, we'll just have to settle for words only, unless by some miracle I can find the cable that hooks my camera to this computer.

Anyway, this week hasn't had a whole lot of different things from the norm, but there are some things I wanted to document while I remember them.

First off, things Olivia has been saying....

*Did you know that play doh is actually called "Punk"? Well, it is, according to Olivia

*She had her first "official" time out the other day. Once she was sitting on the step and we told her she was in time out she replied "Ah NUTS!" Sam and I had to go to a different room and laugh. Even when she's in trouble she's still incredibly cute. But we have to learn to stand firm with her or else we could be the ones in trouble later.

*Some of her favorite phrases include:
"Come with me mommy"
"Follow me mommy"
"Watch this" (and then she proceeds to do some sort of dance move)
"I'm so silly"
"Where are you?" (while putting her hands to her mouth as if to be louder)
"I need a coat and socks and shoes" (She's very into dressing for cold outdoor weather and going outside)
"Logan, stop it, listen to me" (Yes, she's very bossy)

Both kids are into quoting movies as of late. They love to quote "Tangled", "Cars", and just recently, "The Incredibles".

Speaking of the Incredibles, Logan has become "Incred-a-boy" whenever he's outside and refuses to be called anything else. So I've learned to go with it and ask Incred-a-boy if he needs anything. But once inside, he's Logan again and he tells me so. It's very fun to watch him use his imagination. I was beginning to wonder about him, but it's appeared and I couldn't be more pleased.

Potty training is going very well for what little time we've spent on it. He's really good the first half of the day, and not so good in the afternoon/evening. But again, good at night when he decides to wake us up at 2 in the morning! Ugh! Oh well. We're getting there and then it will be Olivia's turn. Oh the joys of parenthood!

So that's been our week. Not too exciting, but the kids are growing and it's fun to watch, for me anyway. :)

Summer? time fun

I question the summer part because frankly, I don't think that mid 60's and rain off an on make a good summer. Granted, we are in Western Washington, and this weather is to be expected. And, okay, so summer doesn't officially start for a few more weeks. But it makes it hard to want to go out and play. Despite all that, we've been trying to make the best of it so far. Hopefully the weather will cooperate later on and we can really get into the fun of summertime.

In the meantime though, we've been going to parks, indoor pools, and hanging out in the yard. I've found that if we leave the house each morning and I let the kids run around for an hour or so, I get 2 hours of "me" time while the kids nap. That's right, Logan is napping again. I've been working him hard. ;)









Another thing we've recently started to tackle....Potty training. I've been dreading this day since Logan was born. But it's here and I feel will be around for quite some time. Logan is actually doing quite well, but I was hoping for an overnight success. (HaHa) Go ahead and laugh, I'm laughing too. He fights me with having to go to the bathroom and wants to wear diapers, but I'm insistent that those days are over. The best thing I've found that works for Logan is LOTS of praise. I'm serious, I totally go overboard with the hugs and praise and kisses, but it works. I think he likes all the attention. The only thing is, Olivia is starting to feel left out and now wants to potty train too. I guess that's a good thing, but I don't have the energy or patience to potty train two kids at once. That's a lot of bathroom trips. Hopefully by the end of summer though, I'll be done with kids in diapers for awhile. That's my dream anyway.