Dog-sitting club

I asked Tage what he wanted  for his birthday and the first thing he said was a boxer puppy. and then he said a few other things like clothes and shoes. But then he said what he wanted the very most was a dog. And he said that if he doesn't get one that he would start a dog-sitting club. I asked what that was and he said that people would bring their dogs to our house and he would watch them, play with them and if they need to eat he would feed them but the owners had to bring their own food because every dog has their certain food that they need to eat or they would get sick. and she would charge $5.00 an hour. But then quickly asked me if $5.00 was too much and I said that it was fine but maybe on the high end. He quickly said $3.00.
well Tage, a dog isn't happening. Sorry, Tager. looks like you will be starting up a dog-sitting club. Good luck with that.

Speech

I'm a little concerned with Emmrys speech. I can't say she has a speech problem, but she sure doesn't talk as good as other kids her age. Her 'P's', 'M's' and 'F's'' sound like 'B's. and B's like W's. 'G's and "T's" like 'D's. oh, what else. There are other letters too I'm just not thinking right now. Plus she still speaks jibber jabber nonsense. Granted I could understand her most of the time because I have gotten used to the way she says things or she shows me what she wants through actions. For instance if she says she is cold I would hear 'd'old and she would wrap her arms around her body and make a shivering face. If she wants me to 'boove' (move) she would push me.
anyway, I'm sure I am just an over paranoid mother, but I am going to have her tested in the Peoria school district for speech problems.

I'm on the phone

I was putting Trey's bumper pads back on his crib and Emmry was talking on her pretend Dora phone to Boots, Dora and Swiper. She is telling me to be quiet and that she is on the phone. Then she continues to talk, "Hi, Dora......bla bla bla.......Hi, Boots.......bla bla bla." "Mom, I'm on the phone. quiet."
Oh my. I wasn't even saying a word Emmry. Sheesh

Articles of Faith

Tage has been practicing memorizing the Articles of Faith for church. Each Sunday he has a chance to pass one off with a member of the Primary presidency. Today Tage came to me wanting to listen to see if I got one of them correct. He did. I said good job and then started asking questions about the Articles of Faith. I pretended I was a non-member and knew nothing about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints asking questions like...
What is an ordinance? His response, "something about faith."
Why do you have Article of Faiths? "Because that's what we believe"
Who came up with these rules? "Prophets"
My favorite statement was when I asked him what he was going to do if someone really wasn't a member of our church and was asking him a lot of questions. His response made me laugh out loud. "I don't know. I'm just memorizing them so I can pass them off and get candy."
Hahahaha.
Well, hopefully one of these days he will want to understand them better instead of just putting a check mark beside them saying he's memorized it.

Nice and cozy

I love it whenever Emmry uses the phrase, "nice and cozy." I have used this phrase for a really long time now and Emmry has picked it up and has been using it as well for a long time. But I have never said why I love hearing her say that phrase. It's all because it sounds like she is saying toesie instead of cozy. It's just so darn cute!! I have even asked her if she is saying Toesie with a T. But she says no and then would repeat the word. Then I would say, "Cozy with a C?" And she would yes.

Sometimes she will say it when I am giving her snuggles, tucking her into bed, putting a soft jacket on or soft blanket around her. The point being is that she says it often enough that I need to write it down that she says it. And that I think it is adorable that it sounds like she is saying the letter T instead of C for cozy.
I LOVE MY SWEET EMMRY!!!!!!!!

Mothers Without Borders

Feb 8
Mothers Without Borders Charity Event

Playing Restaurant

Trey has watched Emmry and I play restaurant way to many times.
Trey and I had some quality-alone-bonding-time outside today for a bit (a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, may I add....). We swung on the swings, played in the dirt, fed Reggie, poked straw at the chickens.....ya know-boy stuff! hahahaha.
But my favorite part today was when he wanted to get out of the swing (which you usually have to bribe him to get out of) and walked under the playset to the little picnic table. He climbed up on the bench and started jibber jabbering something. You definitely wouldn't have had a clue what he was saying, although I did. (ok, not really I just presented) He was saying, "what would you like now?" How did I know that? Because that's what Emmry always asks me when she sits in the exact spot as Trey did. I went over to the other side of the picnic table and bent down to his eye level and said with my finger tapping on my chin, "hum.....can I get some cheese please?" He then pretended to hand me some cheese and I pretended to eat it making loud chomping noise and telling him that it was so delicious. We continued to do this over and over with me asking for different items.
"Can I get some water, please?"
"Can I have a blue popsicle, please?"
"Do you have any Macaroni and Cheese?"
"Can I have some marshmallows, please?"
Well, you get the idea.....Lots of food. It was even cuter when I started to hand him 'money' and he would pretend to take and eat it; making the same chomping sound that I was.
Adorable.
He's nothing short of pure adorableness!!!!!
I LOVE HIM!!!!!

#10

Tooth #10 cut through! It is on his right side right next to his big tooth. Trey has a total of 10 teeth now! He's halfway to his total baby teeth! Yay!

Arizona *cold*

10am- we are getting ready to go to treys 18 mo. well check appointment. It's 53* outside. Cold. I'm wearing a coat. Emmry is wearing a long sleeve shirt with 2 jackets and trey is in a sweater and a jacket.

5:30pm- it's 64*, back outside with the same apparel as this morning.

Us Arizonans have thin blood!

Ressurected

About an hour and a half after tyson told me that the chicken was gone, the kids and I went back to say good morning to Reggie and visit poor rooster who had just lost his friend. (I even told Emmry before we went back what had happend and she was say that the 'cotee' took Missy) As we walked back to the coop we could hear rooster making lots of noise and then all of a sudden I see missy! She's alive!! Yay!! Emmry said, "a cotee didn't get missy, no!" I'm sure I just confused the poor girl.

Another one bites the dust

After tyson fed Reggie this morning he told me that the chicken coop was left open, feathers were on the ground and Missy (the hen) was gone. Dang!! She was currently the only hen we had so No more fresh chicken eggs. I'm sad. I'm sure the lonely rooster (not sure if Tage ever named him) is sad too.