Weekly Happenings - 1/13 - 1/19

This week was pretty quiet but here we go! :)

1.  One evening we were playing, having a dance party, etc. - you know, your run of the mill weeknight!  Anyway, Daddy & I were both done giving horsey rides so the kids decided to keep the party going with Garrison riding on Peyton's back.  This went amazingly well considering Peyton only weighs 5-10 lbs more than Garrison!

2.  On Saturday, I had planned to take Peyton with me to run some errands.  Not to be left out, Garrison insisted on joining us!  We went to the bank, Costco and the grocery store.  I think I may have earned a medal at our last stop since I let both kids push their own carts in the store, on a Saturday, while eating cookies!  They were troopers and did a great job pushing around all of our groceries!

3.  We spent most of the rest of the weekend getting things done around the house and spending time together - a fun relaxing weekend!

4.  Garrison had a make-up swim lesson on Friday and he did great!  He marched in his bubble by himself - a big step for him!  The most entertaining part, however, was him signing Old McDonald Has a Farm on the way too and from lessons (and practicing taking turns with Peyton signing/talking).  

5.  On Sunday, Grandma & Grandpa Todd called to see if they could come up for a visit!  The kids were excited for them to arrive at the end of rest time.  They showed-off many of their Christmas gifts and even put on a concert with Peyton's guitar.  We wrapped-up our visit with dinner out - yummy!

6.  Peyton had an interesting day on Thursday.  When I picked her up, she told me that she had gotten married that day at school, to her friend Connor.  They apparently had a ceremony, made their own "wedding dishes" and were enjoying their dinner when I arrived.  They will be moving to "Sancisco" or San Francisco and when I visit I must take a bus and only stay upstairs at their house.  Love it!  Oh, and on the same day, she and her friend Victoria were dead and came back as zombies to eat people's brains....sounds like a busy day at school!!

Weekly Happenings - 1/6 - 1/12

Lots of iPhone pictures this week so not the best quality but definitely helped capture our week!

1.  Peyton insisted on fixing her own hair on Wednesday - she will hate  me for this picture some day but I was so proud of her!

2.  Peyton's class is planning an indoor garden and one day they were asked to make a list of supplies they would need.  They were supposed to sound out the words and write them to the best of their ability.  Her list included, "wood, sun, watr & tomtos."  I was quite proud of her!  She also wrote her friend Victoria's birthday card today by sounding everything out!

3.  On Saturday morning, Grammy & Grandpa came up for a visit!  We played games, visited and even enjoyed lunch at Jack Stack!  It was a quick visit but a fun one.  Grammy & Grandpa too Apollo home for a Clinton vacation for a few weeks.  The kids both really miss him this time and mention a few times each day that he is at Grammy & Grandpa's!

4.  While Garrison was napping, Peyton & I played outside a bit.  Yep, that's my daughter...swinging in my flower girl dress (circa early 1980s), coat and rain boots.  Sure, why not!

5.  When Garrison woke up from his nap, Daddy noticed he was making "bathroom noises."  Daddy moved quickly and got him to the bathroom and he pooped on the potty!!  We are SO proud of him!!  We of course praised him and gave him a sticker (Mickey).  He was very excited.  Of course, we haven't repeated this success but a step in the right direction!

6.  The kids were looking extra cute for church today - they really do love each other!!

7.  And since it was SO nice, we went for a walk after church.  It was gorgeous!  Check-out Garrison's LONG hair after he jumped and landed.  

8.  Peyton had a birthday party this afternoon, Princess party of course!  Peyton dressed as Elysa.  But even a princess can be a superhero too!

9.  Peyton's best friend turned 5 and had a party this afternoon.  Snow White even came to celebrate with the girls.  They had a great time!!

10.  And after the party, we went and got hair cuts for the kids.  This time, Garrison sat in the chair all by himself - what a big boy!!!  He is still sporting longer hair but it is much more cleaned-up!  Since they both did so great with getting their hair cut, we enjoyed a tasty dinner out at Chipotle!  Yummy!!!

Weekly Happenings - 1/1 - 1/5

1.  On the first day of the New Year, Whitney asked Peyton to help her celebrate her birthday with a trip to the American Girl store, lunch & ice cream!  She was VERY excited to get to go shopping with Whitney & Aunt April, without Mom in tow!  She even got to use a little of her Christmas money to buy a Bitty Baby - Whitney was excited to pick-up Isabelle, the 2014 Girl of the Year!  A fun time was had by all!!

2.  On Saturday, we got out all of our maps of Disneyworld and talked with the kids about all the fun things we could do while there.  Their favorite part?  Putting the stickers Disney sent us on their favorite spots - definitely will have to hit those spots!

3.  On Saturday night, it snowed...not a lot but man it turned cold!  As in, it will be -30 windchill tomorrow morning.  We had a great day around the house - playing with balloons, playing boardgames, riding bikes & motorcycles in the basement and making snow ice cream.  We even started a fire in the fireplace - it was great to warm-up by the fire and make s'mores for snack - a good fire in the fireplace can't be beat if you ask me!  Peyton asked a few times if the firemen were going to come since we started a fire.  We assured her our fire would be under control so we wouldn't need the firemen!

4.  Garrison was less than happy when waking up from nap today and had a bit of a rough evening until about dinner time.  However, on the way to bed, he turned around to run back into the kitchen and yelled, "goodnight Apollo, sleep tight."  Completely unprompted.  He redeemed himself from his crankiness, for sure!  Adorable!!

Weekly Happenings - 12/30 - 12/31

1.  Peyton got to try her hand at baking completely on her own with her Easy Bake Oven!  She made chocolate chip cookie bites - they were yummy!

2.  On New Year's Eve we invited two families, also with little kiddos, over for a toddler friendly party!  We had lots of yummy food and a fun activity every half hour.  We made our own pizzas, colored a 2014 picture, played a balloon bop game, had a silly string & confetti party and wrapped-up the evening with a toast with milk in chocolate & sprinkle dipped cups.  They kids really seemed to have a great time and the adults did too!!  What a great way to ring-in the New Year (even if it was a bit early!).