Who would have thought!?!

Please give me some credit, and remember that my now very smart 3yr old decided that talking as not a necessity in everyday life until she hit the age of 2.

So on to my second daughter. My ignorance shines through when I automatically assume that they will be the same sort of person living in 2 bodies. I never once thought I would have to watch my sometimes trucker mouth around my 14 month old daughter! HA! Guess I was wrong, so very wrong.

Lately, Miss Brooklyn has been occupying herself by repeating simple words she hears on an everyday basis. She started around the time we went camping (not quite 2 weeks ago) and the entire weekend walked around saying "good girl". (*positive note, I tell her shes such a good girl all the time!!*). Ever since then, its been new habit. She will say please whenever she wants something, followed by a "tank tu" afterwards. Everything with more then 2 feet is a puppy in her eyes, and every man/woman/child/infant ext is a baby.

So on to the story. 2 days ago I was in the kitchen cooking Alexis her favorite lunch. Mamas homemade chicken and veggie soup (wish she didnt like it so much, it takes too long to make!). Stupid mama decided it would be a good idea to place her hand on the hot burner. Of course, I scream "OH SHIT!" and run off to put my hand under cold water. Out I come of the bathroom to hear "SHI" "SHI" . Just about the entire word, minis the T. I laughed at first, and told her nono and figured that would be the end. WRONG! My little einstein walked around the house ALL evening screaming, oh yes, SCREAMING "SHI" at the top of her lungs and then laughing.

Long story short, even though you child is a mere 14 months old, watch your trucker mouth. They may come out and suprise you one day.


**ending note, its been 2 days and we havn't heard "SHI" sence. THANK GOD!**

Not Always Right.

I just really needed to post a few of these. Thank you to Heather for sharing, you made my night that much brighter!!

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Water You, Stupid?
Airport | Kansas City, MO, USA
(While passing through airport security, a passenger’s bag needs to be pulled because the x-ray operator sees an obvious big bottle of water when the limit is 3.4 oz.)

Me: “Whose bag is this?”

Passenger: “Oh! Oh! Oohhh! It’s mine! Is there something wrong?”

Me: “I just need to take a quick look inside, ma’am. This shouldn’t take more than a couple of minutes.”

Passenger: “Well, hurry. I think they’re boarding my plane.”

(I open her bag and find the bottle almost immediately. She gasps as I pull it out.)

Me: “Ma’am, I’m afraid you cannot have this beyond this point.”

Passenger: “Why not? I just bought it, and it’s unopened!”

Me: “Ma’am, the rules clearly state that you cannot have any liquids over 3.4 oz in your carry on. If you’d like to, you could–”

Passenger: “But that’s not a liquid!”

Me: “Excuse me, ma’am?”

Passenger: “It’s not a liquid! It’s water! W-A-T-E-R! You know, H-2-O? For the love of God, don’t they hire anyone with more than a grade school education for security?”


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iPod, Meet iDiet
Retail | Minneapolis, MN, USA
(I’ve just spent about 10 minutes answering fairly standard questions from a customer about an iPod. Then, they asked this one…)

Customer: “Oh, before you leave I have one more question!”

Me: “Sure, what can I help you with?”

Customer: “Will the iPod get heavier if I put more songs on it?”

Me: “No…?”

(I was so dumbfounded I didn’t realize how stupid the question actually was until 10 minutes later.)

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Read a few for yourself, get a good laugh in tonight!
http://notalwaysright.com/

The sweet things in life

Is there anything sweeter then hearing your 3yr old randomly say "mommy, you're my best friend!" or your 1yr old screech out loud "MOMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!". My girls remind me of those sweet things life holds daily, and they make me realize time and time again why I am so blessed. Nothing in my life has been solid, everything has always been a big question. They've given me stability and a reason to answer all those questions. I thank them. They have saved me, and helped me to be the best person I can be. Beacuse of them I want to be honest, caring, open-minded and non-judgemental. That, I believe, children deserve. If I want them to be good people, it is me who needs to teach them how.

Let me tell you though, those sweet things in life my children teach me comes at a mighty price. Dealing with these characteristics they clearly gained from their mama makes me have alot more respect and understanding for my own mother. Let me paint you a small picture of who exactly these 2, seemingly innocent, children really are.

Alexis. Shes cheeky. Never a dull moment. You want an answer, boy will she give you one. You wanna know if your ass looks big in those jeans, ask her! (please, dont use ass though, she repeats everything and will never let you forget it was you who taught her the word ass!) You want honestly, this girl is dead and determined to give you just that. I've taught her to be honest, and never tell a lie. Unfortunatly, she dosnt quite understand just yet how to do this with tact, so blunt honesty is what she gives LOL.
Alexis is sassy. If she wants something, she will get it. She's not afraid to give attitude where attitude is needed. She will give you that "hell you KNOW im cute" smirk and sit back knowing, just knowing, that she is going to get what she asks for. You tell her no, she'll laugh at you. No only gives this child more drive to get what she wants!
She is silly. Always wants to have the last laugh. She loves watching people giggle at her silly faces, laugh at her jokes that only make sense to her fellow 3yr olds. Shes not afraid to make a plain old ass of herself if it means having those around her laugh. Quite the character she is!

Brooklyn....ohhh my dear Brooklyn. Anyone who has meet this young lady will tell you that she's got attitude. 14 months going on 14 she is! You tell her no, shell yell in your face right back, laugh, walk away, and do as she pleases anyways. You tell her danger, she will smirk that cute little smirk and go on her merry way regardless, all the whild looking back to make SURE you are still watching her do exactly what she is not to do. If she wants something, she will get it. Wether that means she has to scream at you, steal it from you or act cute and sweet to get it, she will.
Fearless. Up and down the steps walking, climbing on whatever obsticle is in her way. This little girl knows no fear. As im sure she would say if only she could talk "A little boo boo never hurt nobody!"

Daily I have to edure the trials of these 2 beautiful, charming yet secretly devilish young ladies. They drive mama mad, they make me yell and pull my hair out, but at the end of the day I wouldnt trade them for anything. No one can match the beauties they really are.

Update from the crazed

Things have been so hectic here on the home front. I don't get alot of time on the computer, so when I do updating this thing just wasn't on my mind. Apologies to all my avid readers...as well as the avid "hidden readers" (that's a whole nother blog).

So I will start off with Miss Brooklyn. Shes running, jumping and making a mess. She is such a character and has one attitude I would trade in no problem. I call her determined, I think that is my nice way of saying she can be a complete PITA! I will say, her whine spells have become fewer and farther in between. She is a wonderful, and I mean wonderful sleeper. That little girl begs for her crib by the time 7:30pm rolls around, and we dont hear a peep from her until 8am. She gets up, nurses, and goes back down until around 9ish. She is very happy in the morning, and loves to just play on her own (not so happy if someone is in her face). Nap time is the same time daily, 1230/1pm and lasts about 2hrs. Mama really shouldn't complain now should she?!?
She is learning new stuff on a daily basis. She loves body parts and will show you when asked where her eyes, nose, mouth, ears and belly are. She still isnt the biggest talker but some of her newest that she says daily are "tub tub" (while she is trying to climb in), "out" when standing by the door crying to go outside and "yummy". She loves to sing twinkle twinkle...which is really humming the tune with you and throwing in a few words like star, high and meeeeeee. As JM, she sang for her on the phone LOL. So cute!

Alexis....ohhhh miss Alexis. She had her gymnastics competition last weekend. She did AMAZING, and we were SO proud of our little girl. She got first place for her floor routine and her bean routine. She got second place on the vault and she got third place in the pit race. She has her ribbons and is more then pleased to show them off to anyone who asks. We went to her kindergarden orientation last night and she loved it there. Her teacher Mrs. O'Neil is just amazing. Her current J/K (pre-kindergarden) class is at a stage 5 (grade 1) reading level, and all but 1 child in her class can read. She showed us their writing journals and all the different activity stations she has planned. Great ways to learn math and science all while playing with things kids just love to play with. Alexis is now very excited for summer to be over and to be able to go to school. She really didn't want to leave last night, and has talked about it ever since.
Soccer started a few weeks ago and its going good. She was shy and apprehensive at first but has really come to love playing with her new friends there. We are deciding on swim lessons, but may just do a few private at a family members pool so we dont have to be stuck obligated for weeks when we wont be home. Other then that, Alexis is her same, cookey, silly, smart and playful self.

Other then all of that, things are going great. We have 2 concerts coming up. We are going to see John Mayer and One Republic with our BFF's in August. We are also going to see Hedley in October. Next weekend we are going camping with JM's family a few hrs away, and in August we are going to PA to Idlewild for a weekend of fun. Im sure we will plan lots more (like Marineland with our best friends, and lots of other fun stuff with them). Should be a great summer...about time!

Check it out!

A little tribute to my baby girl, who just turned 1! Happy Birthday snuggle butt, we love you SOOOOOO much!
Mommy, Daddy and sissy

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And the fun begins!!

Miss Brooklyn has been steping and learning to walk for a few weeks now. She's really doing great, and gets so proud of herself! Too cute :) She officially walks more then she crawls and gets right back up when she falls down to walk again. She's still working on perfecting that balance, and maybe not having her hands up in the air LOL. Mommy loves that though, I always get a good giggle!! She will now walk in all rooms of the house, before it was hardwood and tile only, now carpet dosnt phase her and she even walked on the grass. I don't want my baby to keep growing up, so I enjoy every moment of her still being still and quiet. Which of couse just does not happen all that often!!! Alexis loves that she is walking now, and you can tell that their little bond grows each day. Its unreal the way they can make each other laugh and smile, like they already have their own secret little world. Its adorable to walk into a room and here your 3yr old say "See Brookie, EYES!" as she is poking her own eyes out. HAHA. Private little teacher. You can tell that Brooklyn tries to copy what Alexis does, even if it means trying to break into a run and fall flat on her poor little noggin. Dosnt phase her in the least. Her carry me phase is over, unless of course she is tired or hungry. Shes eating great, sleeping amazing and still her stubborn, determined little self.
Ok, mommy brag moment is over.
wait...no its not LOL. Alexis heads to the discovery center tomorrow and she told me that they will be seeing how flowers grow from tiny little seeds ("just like how a baby grows mommy") and how muscles work. They have a spring exhibit set up and also a human body exhibit right now. Sure she will enjoy her class trip. Other then that little news, she is her typical self. Full of energy, bright and shining little self who is suddenly interested in all these new things life has to offer (like dress up, littlest pet shop and puppet shows). We are all SO glad the weather is cooperating and being nice, because outside is the best place for these little rugrats to be. Of course I love it too!

*I need to check to see if the other blog is linked to this one, its a must read. Just the beginning, but definatly a must read in the future!*

Till next time...ta ta

Pics and Video

So I promised before and I've been slacking. Appologies. Here are some recent pics of my future beauty queens, and a video of Brooklyn walking last week. You should really see this girl go now, she tries to run so hard, but it usually ends up in a face plant after a few steps. Dosn't bug her, she still keeps trying to run! Definatly thinks lifes a marathon.

Heres the Video of her walking. I will post more this week or her from this week. See how far shes come!

Brooklyn walking


Now on to some new pics!

Sweet sweet sisters.



Brookie loves to give hugs! Such a tweetheart :)



Mommys little Eintein at dinner.



Mama and Boo at dinner



Look at that smile :D Waiting for daddy to get out of work.