Kid Speak

I am trying to make a better effort at documenting the cute stuff the kids say - I hate when I am trying to remember something a day or 2 later that one of the kids said and can't remember it.

• I absolutely love when out of nowhere Drew says 'I love you, Mom.' That melts me into a giant puddle. She also told me the other day 'I love kisses' and then gave me 20. #dead
• Drew still mispronounces a few things. Our vitamin C tablets she calls 'purple vita-ins'. We call our baby food pouches 'squirty fruits'. She calls them 'squirty fruiters'.
• Trent told me a great story about how you can call your penis 2 things: a weiner and nuts. We had a conversation about how those weren't the same thing, and he proceeded to tell me 'Well, Manolo pushed Dane, so Dane kicked Manolo in the nuts.' Gotta love 1st and 2nd grade boys!
• Drew has great manners and always says 'Yes sir.' Even when talking to women. I don't correct her because it's too cute!

• Drew loves to say 'Because I did' when you ask her why she did something. She got frustrated because she took her pants off and then when trying to put them back on got both legs stuck in the same hole. I asked her 'Why did you take your pants off?' Her response? 'Because I did.' Duh, Mom.
• Trent is in love with Nerf guns right now. The other day he told me 'I hope to be on the Nerf channel when I grow up. You know? On YouTube.' Glad we are setting high career goals, son!
• I have a picture of both kids on my nightstand when they were babies. Brent only has a picture of Trent on his nightstand {because it's from when he had an office at the state agency he used to work for}. Drew was questioning me on who the babies were and asked me 'Where is Drew on Daddy's nightstand?' Busted, Dad!
• Trent: I am the oldest, so I get to go first. Drew: I am the 2-est. Can't get much cuter than that!

Don't think I could love these nuggets anymore if I tried!

December Goals

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited it's December! But before we get to December's goals...er...goal, let's see how November went.

1. Work on an eating balance - FAILURE. It is so hard for me to find balance during the holidays. I know what I want to do, so I'm going to finish out the year and start fresh in January. So anyone who wants to do Whole 30 in 2016, let me know!

2. Pick {and start} a new show - Done! B and I started watching Breaking Bad.

3. Get Christmas cards ordered - Not only did I get them ordered, I got them sent out too. BOOM!

4. Dr. appointments - Another check. I had a new patient appointment at my new doctor {I switched Drew and me to the family clinic we have Trent at}, went to the eye doctor {ordered new glasses too, yay!}, had my annual, scheduled my physical, all around rocked it! It feels nice to be caught up after being delinquent for so long.

5. Enjoy! - I think it's safe to say I am very much enjoying this holiday season!

And now for my ONE goal for December:

Soak it ALL IN! I am absolutely giddy when Christmas rolls around. The music, the decorations, the lights, I love it all. I want to just really enjoy this time with our family. I was trying to think of what holiday traditions we have, and I don't know that we do certain things every year, and I didn't as a kid, but we just enjoyed ourselves. So I plan to overdose on music, trips around town to look at lights, everything...and I'll be having some Christmas-themed blogs over the coming weeks - that's how much I love it all - I want you to overdose too!!