Nothing is cuter than to look back toward Dash’s crib and see his little head high in the air, with his little neck arched to see his fishy mobile. I remember Scout doing the same thing, and love the curiosity.
It’s like nothing else in the world exists!
Navy’s kitchen she got for Christmas has been a hit! She dies over it, and is constantly making someone something. And Scout has made his way into the kitchen, and is the perfect sous chef.
Sweet thing always has to have her apron on, and she has an imagination that goes for days. I love that in her mind, she comes up with masterpieces and force feeds them to everyone.
This cookie set from Megan has been their favorite. They think they are quite the bakers.
The interesting thing is I knew Navy would love this kitchen, but Scout really does like it too. But when I think about it, it makes sense. Ever since he was little, he would crawl into my lap, and we would watch cooking shows. And then, he was always at my side when I was making dinner. He has always been my sous chef, and over the years, I have taught him how to use a knife, stir things, grease a pan, grate cheese, etc. And now, he makes my mom record “Chopped” so that he can watch it from her bed as he falls asleep. Now doesn’t amaze you that the kid will cook up a storm with me day after day, but won’t try a single morsel? He’s my very own walking oxymoron!
Nonetheless, the kitchen does the trick for these two.
Too bad the vacuum in the back doesn’t have the same affect.
Scout has always been a cuddler. So it didn’t surprise me at all to see him completely nestled against Micah — even with his body cast on. His current usual spot is in Nonnie’s bed, and she confirmed that Scout can still “coozie” with the best of them. He always starts across the bed, but he always ends up right next to her about half way through the night. this kid is pretty amazing. He doesn’t even flinch at being in a cast. In fact, he does everything he wants to do. And I tell the absolute truth when I say…..I HAVE NOT HEARD EVEN ONE COMPLAINT FROM HIM! Not one. I’d like to take some sort of credit, but what I really think it is — he was sent to me with about the best disposition I have ever come across.
And I quote…
“Babe….whatever you do…DO NOT cut Scout’s hair while he is in his cast. I just got my hair cut, and I have a piece of hair down my jeans that is driving me crazy…and I can’t find it! Can you imagine some of his hair getting down his cast?!”
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But the problem was…
Ever since I was best friend with Gary Samuelian, and he had some weird ticks (which a doctor called a very mild form of turrets), I have had those same ticks. It is mostly blinking a weird way. It mostly comes out when I am tired or a bit stressed. Well, I don’t know if it is because he has been observing me in my latest stressed phase, or more likely, his bangs were getting a little too long — Scout was taking on my weird blinking! And I wanted to have NONE of that. So the next morning, against my husband’s better judgement, we broke out two capes and a few towels to cover Scout impeccably. The hope — no hair down that cast!
Unfortunately, Micah’s warning had me spooked, so I only let my mom cut the front and top of his hair.
Afterwards, we showered him down over the tub, and I baby wiped every little speck of him.
As far as we can tell (five days later), all is well.
Except for one little thing.
My boy is sporting the beginning stages of a mullet.
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The good news…remember that haircut Micah called me after.
The one were he lost a hair in his jeans?
That lady must have been flustered while she cut, because he came home with his very own…..
MULLET!
Two days after Christmas, Seth’s family came into town. And it WASN’T a quiet entrance with eight kids under 10 going non stop! While they were here, Scout and Navy were in heaven! I literally didn’t see them unless I went into the family night room where there was a LOT of action. And if they weren’t in the family night room, we were all at the park, or at I Love Bagels, or even at the beach — where Scout sat patiently in his stroller while he watched all of the kids play.
Here are the boys.
Thank goodness for Dash, because out of the seven boys, he was the only one who was under the radar. The rest made themselves known!
But don’t worry. We did have an occasional quiet moment. But those moments are when I felt the need to get up and check to see what was going on. This time, they all had their dollars out, and were making “deals”. Or more like….Covey was trying to con them both out of their money. Covey was bummed when I showed up on the scene. I told him that his quarters could NOT be traded for Grant and Scout’s dollars.
Even if his quarters were shiny!
Scout’s cast could be considered a deadly weapon. I accidentally scraped my knuckle across it, and had a “cast burn” for about a week — and it hurt! But I have nothing on Christian. The poor guy was being chased by Spencer (very typical), and when he fell into the corner, his eye met Scout’s cast.
Within minutes, his eye had a serious shiner.
Even after ice and pressure (like boxers do), he still had a very ugly eye. But the kid was in good spirits about ten minutes after it happened. He started to think he looked tough, and couldn’t wait to show his friends at school.
And just to think it was only moments the little jokester was hopping into Dash and Rosie’s picture.
What a difference a minute makes!
This boy is my secret best friend. He adores me, and won’t look away from me when he can see me. He also cries for others, but when I hold him, he calms down and falls asleep in my arms. He talks to me all day, and makes little spit bubbles come out of his mouth. He smiles at me all morning long, and almost turns his face inside out at times because he is trying to smile so big. I absolutely adore him!
This little impromptu photo shoot was on his favorite blanket. I love this shot because it reminds me of the back bends I used to do in ballet where I could touch my toes to my chin. I was always scared of child #3, but I have been proven wrong. Child #3 just might be the best yet! Time will tell. So far, he is definitely in a three way tie for first!
Last year we banged pots and pans at the New Year. This year, Scout asked several times when he got to do it again. So this year, at the New York New Year, Scout and his cousins all banged pots and pans up and down the street.
Scout had help from Micah.
Almost naked Icka was fine on her own!
And the group had a blast.
But I’ll say even though Scout’s favorite part was the banging, Seth’s kids might have liked Micah’s fireworks even more! Looks like five boys who all take after their dad!
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New Year’s Eve has always been a little anticlimactic in my eyes. that is until I had kids. I love that it is fun to them. So as simple as it is, it has become one of my favorites because it is one of theirs!
I bet you can’t imagine who is behind this mask. It is only the biggest tease know to man. On top of trying to be funny, as soon as she got this reaction from Rose:
Icka couldn’t stop herself. I laughed and laughed (so did her mom), only because Icka was out of control. Keep in mind that this is coming off of the weekend of Icka constantly telling sweet Rose that Brett and Seth were “her Mommy” and “her Daddy”. I don’t know why I find it funny as her mother. Probably because she is just a chip off the old block!
Rosie opened up an identical outfit to Navy’s this year for Christmas. Her outfit debuted when we headed down to Megan’s house, and we obviously had to keep a record of it via a photo shoot!
Prior to Rosie making it to the table, Icka was already posing and saying “cheese”!
Once Rose showed up, I am pretty sure Icka whispered, “Let’s be naughty” in her ear.
Rose looked to her parents for rescuing, while Icka was “naughty”.
After I got on her case, she decided to put a prop in the picture.
But when I was frustrated, and said, “Whoever gives me the best smile, gets a treat”, Icka turned around and hollered “Cheese”!
They make look the same, but they certainly don’t act the same.
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While the cousins were here, I heard, “She is exactly like you were when you were little” quite a bit. Most of those comments came after Icka would sit on Brett’s lap and look right at Rose while saying, “My Momma!” OR grab Seth’s leg and hold on while looking at Rose and say, “This is MY dad!”
Talk about a tease!
It cracks me up, and does remind me of my love of teasing while I grew up.
Too bad Rose doesn’t crack up.
In fact, I think I would be hard pressed to find a more dramatic reaction to the teasing. It is a slow — sit on the ground, put her head to it, put out her legs until she is laying on the ground, and finally start bawling.
Rose — because she is just like me, I’ll give you the scoop…..
She does it for the reaction.
Walk away, and she’ll walk too….probably right over to Grant!
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