1st trip to see Dr. Dad

I have been meaning to post this for a while now, but you know how things get.

During the summer Mike was able to work on Payton for the first time, and they both did great!
Payton loved turning on the light and holding the mirror for Mike. He was a great assistant!

Mike is taking his blood pressure here and explaining all that he is going to do. The school has the kids pick out glasses to wear while they are being worked on, and Payton got the pink ones. What can I say, he loves pink!

Have you ever in your life see anyone more relaxed at the dentist office than this? I couldn't stop laughing at him. Mike would be working on him and he would slowly get lower and lower in the chair.

Payton is making sure Mike is getting just the right amount of toothpaste on the spinner.

And finally, Mike is able to clean his teeth. Payton did a great job. Xo was supposed to go next, but after watching Payton and it being nap time she refused. We were able to reschedule and she did great, but I couldn't go back and take pictures. Sorry.
Mike loves the fact in knowing that he is going to be a dentist sooner than later. He is going to be a great one!

Haterade

Haterade!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drFeD30vWsI

like father like son...

A background to this story...

If Mike is working on a project and something goes wrong you would more than likely hear the words bloody hell come out of his mouth. I didn't think the kids picked up on it because I have never heard them say it. Until this morning...

So you know that place we all get in when we are waking up? Ya know the one where you can say anything and not remember what you said. Well, this morning when Payton was in this stage I heard him say the words he hears from his Dad's mouth. Bloody Hell! I wasn't quite sure I heard it right because I was just waking up as well, but then he repeated himself again, and sure enough those were the words that came out of his mouth.

All I can say is that he learned it from Mike!

She didn't hear this from me...

So the kids and I were talking to Grandma Hansen today about Halloween and what everyone was dressing up as and Xo filled Grandma in on what she should be.

Here is how the conversation went...

G: What are you going to be for halloween?
X: Minnie Mouse, what about you?
G: I am going to be Grandma.
X: That's duddy.
G: NO!
(at this point I tell Xo to tell Grandma to be a witch, and she did w/ a twist!)
X: Grandma you should be a bitch!

I PROMISE she has never heard that word come out of my mouth!

Gotta love him

For some reason Payton is fascinated in wanting to know why we don't drink coffee or tea. Whenever he sees someone drinking it he will point it out to me and ask me why they are drinking it and we don't. We go through the explanation of why we don't and he drops the subject.

Well, today at breakfast I asked him what he wanted to drink and as honest as a 3 year old could say anything. He said "COFFEE". Thinking I didn't hear him I asked again. He looked at me like "duh, I know you heard me", and then said coffee again.

We couldn't help but laugh in the kitchen and then offered him another choice. Needless to say, he had chocolate milk!

Old news to most...

So most of you already know, but for those of you who don't...

Our family will be expanding by one in February!
The funny thing about this whole thing is that Payton knew that we were going to have a baby 2 weeks before we even found out. I was blown away when the test came back positive and then I just sat back and laughed. He is much closer to the spirit than I give him credit for. He has been walking around saying that it would be a boy and when we went to find out he was still adamant about the boy. Well, he was wrong on that one. We are having a girl! Lord help us all!

Commando anyone?

As of late Payton has enjoyed going commando. It is driving Mike CRAZY! So the other day I was in the bathroom getting ready and I over hear this conversation between the two...

M: Payton why aren't you wearing underpants.
P: I don't like to wear underpants.
M: You have to wear underpants so your not going commando.
P: Daddy, what is commando?
M: It's when you don't wear any underpants under your clothes.
P: But daddy, I don't like to wear underpants.
M: Well, when you wear clothes you need to wear underpants.
P: Why?
M: Because when you wear pants, they will rub your dingy and it might fall off and you will look like Xoie.
P: Daddy, I will wear underpants because I don't want my dingy to fall off.

By the end of the conversation I was laughing so hard! Needless to say he hasn't gone COMMANDO since!

A very belated birthday to Xo

Xo turned 2! I can't believe that she is 2 and that we have been here for 2 years. Time goes by so fast!
Xoie's friends came over to help her celebrate. We love having them over!

Here are most of her friends. I don't know where Gage and Lea were, sorry I didn't get you in the picture! Payton is thrilled!

Xoie is into coloring so we went for a crayon cake. I think it turned out pretty good. It was fun and easy to make.

The love that these two have for each other is amazing. They can't go anywhere with out knowing where the other one is. It has been so much fun to watch them grow, develop, and turn into best friends. What more could a mom ask for?

After a long night of playing, opening gifts, eating cake, and being told to get into the basement because of tornado warnings, we were wiped out! I went to put the kids down, told them a story and this is how we ended up!

Happy Birthday Xo, we are so excited you are in our family!

Going Private

I know that I have said this before, but this time I am serious. I am going private. If you would like me to add you onto the list, leave a comment. I will leave it open for about a week. Sorry for the inconvenience.

..What now..

After Sunday school today Cybill came up to me and said that Payton made an announcement to his teacher (Nicole) today and this is how it went...

Nicole: So what happened this week?
Payton: Well, I was talking to my mom and dad about how I was going to grow up to be like my daddy. Then we were talking about how I used to be a baby in my mommies belly and then I growed up. And, my mom has a baby in her belly right now.
Nicole: Oh, I am going to talk to your mommy.

Cybill came and said that Payton had said something, and Nicole told me the whole story. By the time she was done I was crying because I was laughing so hard.

Just so y'all know my son is very imaginative! I am NOT PREGNANT!

Wow

I'm a sucker for heart-warming stories, and I'm also a sucker for musicals and opera, this combines them both. I loved the story of Paul Potts on Britain's Got Talent last year, here's this years version. Check it out, you won't be disappointed. I'm not good at this blogging stuff, but seriously, take the time to copy and paste the link. It is awesome. (I would just put the video on here if I knew how)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk&feature=related

..signs of spring..

This was our winter. Ice covering our trees and the weather was freezing cold!

I love when I can look out the window and see this instead of the ice.

The weather is getting warmer and we can't get enough of being outside.

The ducks are back and Payton and Xo love going down and feeding them. There are a lot more ducks this year and I can already tell we are going to be going through a lot of bread.

Xo would rather eat the bread and watch Payton feed the ducks.

The final sign of spring would have to be this...

You know it's warm outside when your 3 year old can pee outside w/ no major side effects!

another comedic sacrament meeting

So the high counselor over the branch was visiting today. Payton noticed him and asked me who it was. I told him his name and he said oh. About a minute later he looked over at me and said... "Mom, brother ____ got a hair cut."

I told Mike and we both had a good laugh. I know what you are thinking. That isn't funny at all right? Well, the funny part is, is that brother ____ is bald!

pure jealousy

If anyone knows the type of hair that runs on my side of the family, you will understand this post. I could back comb all day long and my hair would never stay styled like this. It drives me crazy!

All I have to do w/ Xo's hair is get a round brush and blow dry her hair and it stay's full all day long.
Is it bad to be jealous of your daughter's hair when she's not even 2?

..my new hobby..

I don't know where my new excitement w/ bows came from, but I love making them. It is so much fun to get ribbon together and then figure out what I am going to do w/ it.
Anyway, for those of you who have asked to see them, here are a few of what I have made. Enjoy.

This is my bow holder. I saw it on some site and loved the idea. It was easy to make, but even better, it didn't take a lot of time.

...funny story...

So today at church a very eccentric brother got up to sing. He did a good job and the whole time he was singing Payton didn't move. He was very interested in what was going on.

Anyway, when he was done singing Payton had a huge smile on his face. He turned to me and said
"Mom, brother ___ is crazy"!
Mike and I couldn't hold in our laughter.

the new hair product...

Payton is going to be rich one day! He is already trying to come up w/ the next BIG thing in hair care. Take a look for yourself...

I got the kids their lunch and then went in the kitchen to get my lunch ready. I heard them laughing and know that something was going on. Well, when I looked in the dinning room I saw Payton rubbing BB-Q sauce all over in her hair.

Oh, the things they come up w/!

Xo didn't seem to mind. She was laughing the whole time.

I don't think anyone thinks of going to the Zoo in December, but when the temp outside is around 60 degrees who can pass it up?

We were able to go to the Zoo w/ the Dorny's and we had a great time. Thanks for inviting us to go!

Matt insisted on holding Payton's hand. Payton entertained the idea long enough for me to get this side shot, but after that he would have nothing to do w/ Matt's hand. Sorry Matt.

The Giraffe are across the pond that these fish are in, and all Payton could do was watch the fish. He couldn't care less about the Giraffe or what it was doing. He even roped Jane and Matt into watching the fish as well.

I don't know why I like this picture so much, but I do. These two boys love to get together and play. It is going to be a sad day when we move away from each other and also from Isaac and Lia. Payton has gotten very close to all of his friends and we are fortunate enough to have all of them close by.

And, here is Xo. She was looking at the Gorilla's here. She is so fascinated by them. I love her expression.

..at long last..

I have decided to get back on track and start posting again. So here is to the 5 people who read our blog!

Things have been a bit crazy here. Mike started a new semester in January, and he is really enjoying it. He is actually learning the things he is interested in and to my knowledge he is doing really well!

He better be, because every night at 8:00 p.m. he is ready for bed, and he naps during the day if he can.

In January one of my resolutions was to get Payton potty trained. We started out by buying him his own potty. He was so excited about it and started peeing in it right away. I was also so excited (please remember the word was) thinking that I was done w/ one kid in diapers. About 2 weeks passed w/ him peeing on the toilet w/ just a few reminder's from me, and things were looking good. Up until the day that we were going to conquer pooing in the toilet. I tried to bribe him w/ anything and everything, and nothing was working. So I tried Kate's (Jon and Kate plus 8) method of making him sit on the toilet until he went. Well, two hours later and him falling asleep on the toilet I figured that was not going to work either. I was getting so frustrated because he refused to poo on the toilet and eventually he refused to pee on the toilet. I was not only changing Xo's diaper's, I was also changing 2-3 set's of clothing in a day. He was mean and uncontrollable, so I decided to stop w/ the potty training. Mike is not very happy w/ the idea, but having my loving son back is worth every diaper of his that I change. One day it will happen right? Please tell me I am right!

Xo is learning and growing up way too fast. The other day we were driving home. Mike and I heard her singing Happy Birthday to me. Payton realized what she was singing and joined in. I guess it's never too early for the birthday song right! She is talking a lot and is hilarious to watch all day long.
She has started teasing Payton, and he hates it. She will act like she is giving him a toy and before he can grab it, she pulls it back and runs away laughing. Payton get's frustrated, but he can't do anything about it because he taught her that by doing it to her.
I will post some pictures of some of the things we did while Mike was out of school, but it's 12:30 now and I will be awakened by 2 little people at 7:30 so I have to get some sleep in.