Words to Remember

I am down with the twins this week and want to post some fun things they said (this blog is sort of like my baby book for both the kids and helps me -- and others -- remember wonderful moments that we don't soon want to forget).

Carson: Grandma do you hear that siren? It's a firetruck and the firemen are going to help someone. We need to pray for them!

Grandma: I will read two books before naps and sing one song for you.

Carson: That makes two songs because there are two of us! (so my 3 year old grandson is doing math now?)

Sitting at a red light we saw a big semi truck drive by. Carson asked me what I thought was in the truck and since there was no identifying words, I told him I didn't know, but we could make some guesses. I suggested tires (because there was a tire store on the corner) or maybe toys going to a toy store. Carson said "No". So I said maybe food going to the grocery store, to which Carson replied "Silly grandma. Produce trucks take produce to grocery stores and that's not a produce truck!"

So I asked "So what is produce?" and he replied "Silly grandma, fruits and vegetables!" (when did he get so smart?)

Grandma: Driving home from the library we were playing I-Spy.

I said "Look, there is a church!"

Carson: "Grandma, that's a Catholic Church!"

(so now he reads, too???)

I was in the upstairs bathroom getting the kids ready for baths. Carson went into his parent's bathroom to go potty since Ruby was using the other one. He came running back to me saying "Grandma, mommy's bathroom is out of paper towels!"

(meaning TP)

I have noticed that when the twins are playing together often Carson will pretend to be a baby and she will be the mommy.

One morning Carson awoke earlier than Ruby and was downstairs with me. When I heard her we both went upstairs to her room. He walked right up to her bed and said "Good morning Mommy", to which she replied "Good morning Baby".

Happy 29th Birthday Kat!

Happy Birthday Katharine Ann

New Hat & New Shoes

Ruby is modeling her new hat that Kristin got. It's a designer hat (can't remember the designer's name!) that Kristin got at Target. I guess Target is trying to get into the designer children's clothes business. JUST REMEMBERED THE DESIGNER'S NAME

MISSONI Carson wanted to know what he got, so Kristin pulled out these brand new Adidas high-top shoes that were in the closet that finally fit him.

Trying to get him to sit still long enough for a photo is another story.

I was playing around with my newly discovered photo fix on my computer and tried making this next picture black and white -- then I couldn't get it back to color! But it was too cute to not include.

Chores!

I never really said they had to do this. I was vacuuming and they both asked to help. Ruby did the carpet and Carson did the floors. I might add, they did a very good job, too. Hope they can see the fun in it for another 15 years........

Yes, dogs, that's your fur he is vacuuming up (plus a few crumbs from lunch).

Story Time At Library

The brand new downtown Vancouver Library is fabulous. The entire 3rd floor is for children. Last week while I was at Kristin's the library started up their story time on Wed. and Fri. I took them alone on Wed (which was my very first outing with no other adult and we did great!) On Fri. Grandma Carrie came with us and made it much more enjoyable (having to only keep up with one 3-year old is a piece of cake, compared to keeping track of two of them!)

A lot more kids showed up on Friday. Ruby and Carson enjoy books so much, they were right there on the listening rug hearing every word. I love this story rug at the new library. It has little round spots around the perimeter that Ruby found and plopped herself down. Carson was front and center in the white t-shirt. The theme of the books that were read was "pirates". Hence, they made pirate hats! Did I catch Ruby saying "Arrrrrrrr matey!"???

About 1/3 of the children's floor is devoted to hands-on learning things, much like you would find in a children's museum (but you don't have to pay admission!) I was very impressed with the library and all it had to offer children. Here you can see the children playing with some of the learning things. Everything is bright and new and really catches their attention.

Carson was turning the wheel of this wind machine. The wheel turned the fan which made enough wind to blow around the hanging pieces that looked like giant silver rain drops. There are windows on the wind machine so other children can look inside and see how it works. Ruby was under the table looking through one of the windows, but got away before I clicked the photo. Grandma Carrie looks on.

This interactive toy has holes for the kids (or grandmas) to put their arms through and set up the blocks that are inside. Then there is a wheel that turns and moves the arm around that has something like a black curtain hanging down that knocks over the blocks that were built up. Carrie could hardly get them built up quick enough for Carson who was enjoying knocking them down. Ruby was on the other side building up blocks, too. Carson was enthralled for quite a long time with this device.

Random Fun!

One morning the kids disappeared upstairs and I found them having a "pillow party" with all the pillows from Kristin and Casey's bed in Carson's room. They thought that was great fun. Ruby had on her super cape and then decided to add the doggy hat as an accessory!

Never a dull moment with twins. They discovered the drain holes and were peeking through to see what they could see.

This is what a 2 minute time out looks like! They had both done something I specifically told them not to do, so I told them to sit on the chairs for a time out -- which they very readily did. But this is how they spent the time. It made me laugh!

Portland had one of its hottest days while I was down there this time. It was almost 100! Here they are playing in the sand box with a bucket of water they are filling up with sand. Kept them busy for a long time, and they were having fun cooperating in the process.

I took a bunch of pictures of Ruby in this dress with her hair this way because it is exactly how I used to do Kristin's hair when she was also three. And this was Kristin's dress that my Grandma Katy sewed for her.

(when Kristin saw Ruby's hair she said "She looks like Pippi-Long-Stockings")

Here Carson is showing us that he can dress himself. I thought he was very clever to hold up his shirt with his teeth so he could see the snap on his shorts.

Plasma Cars

Kids are still loving the Plasma cars that Great Uncle Jimmy and Great Aunt Stephanie got them for Christmas. Here they are being wild kids on the back deck -- tried to get them to take the cars out front where there was much more room, but they wanted to ride on the deck.

Believe it or not, no ones toes got run over and the dog water only got dumped ONCE!

Notice how Carson rides circles around Ruby -- that's just his personality -- full steam ahead, all the time!

(P.S. I asked if they wanted shoes on and they both said "No"!)