Size 3 and Growing

I noticed something today. Ryans diaper seems to be fitting a little small. This may not seem to significant to most but I have been thinking that he would never need anything bigger then a size 3 diaper. It might just be the brand we bought (it is one we dont get often) or it could be that he is finaly starting to grow some hips! Size 4 watch out!!

Oh on a similar note I had Ryan weighed the other day, 22 pounds. He weigs one pound for every month of his life.

Thoughts At 12:42 AM

• What happens when you watch "West Wing" just before going to bed? Well when your 22 month old wakes up at midnight your half awake mind considders how this fits into his politcal agenda.
• Once you realize that it is a toddler not a politican you begin to think about how toddlerish politics is.
• You can always trust a bannana. As long as the color is right a bannana is always good. If it is over or under ripe or has bruises you can tell from the color of its skin. Not so easy to find a perfect peach or strawberry.
• To bad politicans arent more like bannanas.
• Hmm I cant wait for peach season. Mmmm peach cobbler.
• Planing on going on a little trip in may as a belated 5th anniversiary celebration. Daydreamed of going to Mexico but that will probably wait a couple of more years.
• Jon's Dad suggested a nice Bed and Breakfast in Canmore.
• I always thought Canmore was in BC but I guess it is just before Banff when traveling from Calgary.
• Time for my little "politican" to go back to bed.

Today Im working for my camera.

Lessons in Toddlerese

Anyone who has a child who has not quite learned to talk yet knows that they have other methods of communication. It does not take full scentences to get one's point across.

For example if you find yourself in bed being woken up by a 22 month old hitting you in the head with a plastic plate. You can assume he means:

"Get out of bed lazy mom and get me something to eat already!!!"

Ryans Words

• Mom: mom
• Ha: hat
• Waa: wall
• Da Dee: Daddy
• Bo: Book
• Naa Naa: Banna or Breanna
• Pa Pee: Puppet or Puppy
• No: no
• Miee: mine
• Wa Wa: water
• How: help
• Gooeee: Hungry or cookie which is pretty much the same thing to him anyway
• Mmm Hmm: Yes
• Baa: Ball
• Geigo: Deigo
• Boo: Boots
• Ma: Map
• Ba pa: Back Pack
• Gucky: Ducky

Its all about falimy

Mom: Breanna say family

Breanna: Falimy

Mom: no say Fam-i-ly

Breanna: Fal-i-my

Mom: ok say FAM

Breanna: FAM

Mom: now say i-ly

Breanna: fal-i-my

Mom: ok you say FAM

Breanna: ily

Mom: no YOU say FAM

Breanna: ily!

Mom: ok fine say family

Breanna: falimy.

I cant win this one.

Christmas Eve Eve

Tonight is the eve of christmas eve. We have a sick dad. He was the last in line to get the stomach flu this week. The rest of the family has already had it. The bright side is that we will all be over and done with it by christmas day. But hey what is the Christmas season with out a little sickness thrown in for good measure!

The One

I have been looking at digital cameras. I wont be able to buy one for a few months but I wanted to know what I wanted when I could get one. I think I have found it. the Cannon Power Shot A610. It will be a little while before I am able to get my new camera but at the moment this is the one I want.

Fart and go seek

We went to a white elephant gift exchange on saturday night and we ended up with a little device called "Sir Farts A Lot" It is a little unit with a remote control. You place the main unit somewhere for example under a couch cushion. The remote control causes it to set off a number of umm interesting noises, Im sure you get the picture. Well Breanna has learned a new game. One person takes the main unit and hides it. The other person uses the remote control to produce sound while trying to find the source. Hence Fart and go Seek. I dont know where she would have gotten the idea for this because sure was not from me. Really I would not encourage such behavior. Honest.

Thoughts on being a cashier, life and other things.

• If you come through my till it does not matter how many times you sigh it will not make things go any faster. If you want through quicker dont buy so much freakin stuff!
• It is funny how a guy you dont know calling you sweety can either totaly creep you out or it can make your day when you dont expect it.
• How can one person be so grumpy when the person beside them can be so cheerful.
• Rolo ice cream is good, but very rich. I can eat a big bowl of vanilla ice cream and strawberries but I can hardly polish off a 2 small scoops of rolo
• Im thankful for brothers who help me out when I need it or suprise me with ice cream and movie tickets because Im having a bad day.
• I can wear a santa hat at work all day but somehow when I say merry christmas it doesnt sound quite right yet. I just think I am in denial about how fast this year has gone.
• As 2005 comes to an end I am interested to see what 2006 brings for us. We dont know yet what will be happening as far as education and stuff past the end of this school year. As tough as it can be having Jon as a full time student it is exciting that there is lots of options in front of us. There is so much to look forward to. I will miss this time in our lives when it is past.
• I love my life, I love my family, I love my friends. I have so much to be grateful for.

Snippets of November 2005

• I got a part time job so latley I have been feeling pretty busy. I only work in the evenings or a daytime jon has off from school. It is fun though and very different to be working again.
• Jon nearing the end of the sememster at school he will be done on december 12th and is really looking forward to the break before he starts his work term next semester.
• There is still no offical employer for the coop job starting in january but there is still lots of time and we are not worried.
  
• The kids are pretty much the same as always. They keep us on our toes. Breanna loves puzzles these days and is becoming very good at them. She can do a 25 piece puzzle with out any help.
  
• Christmas is around the corner and I cant believe how the time has flown by.we will be spending Christmas here at home ths year and will be having my family over for dinner. Im looking forward to it. It will be really nice to have the kids wake up on christmas morning in their own house.
  

New Species

There has been a new species of animal spotted in edmonton this week. The Snow Frog. It is about three feet tall has light brown hair and eylashes to die for. It hopps around snowy parking lots making fresh foot prints saying "ribbit ribbit" They feed on choclate milk and pickles and are completley harmless.

Loving: Tim Hortons hot smoothies haslenut flavour
Hating: Silly tv shows that make me bawl in fron of my husband
Wanting: Scrapbooking stuff. Circle punches, flower puch. New camera.
Reading: Book of Mormon. Just finished K-PAX

Heathers Kitchen Pointers # 5

When you have pork chops defrosting for dinner in the microwave and you decide to have something else instead. Make sure you remember to take the pork chops out of the microwave and put them in the fridge because if you dont when you open the microwave 24 hours later it will smell REALLY REALLY bad.

Heathers kitchen pointers #4

Dishsoap is much more effective when washing dishes then Hersheys Choclate Syrup.

miracle child

At institute classes we were talking about Samuel the lamanite and his prophesying (spelling) about the birth of Jesus and the signs that were to be for the people of the amarican continent. Breanna happily played with the trains and puzzles from the nursery toys.

After we went to safeway and this was our conversation as we went in.

Breanna: Me going to be a procfet

Me: What?

Breanna: Me going to be a Procfet!

Me: Oh your going to be a Prophet, uh ok?!

Breanna: And me going to be born.

Me: youve already been born.

Breanna Me going to be born 4 times.

Me: ?

I guess she was listening to the lesson a little more then I thought. I dont think she quite got it though

IM FREE

I dont want to alarm anyone but I have some news. IM FREE. For the first time in almost 4 years I am neither nursing or pregnant!!!!! I want to go and take cold medicine just because I can and not feel guilty. Not that I have been sick or anything It is jut the first time in four years that i can and not worry about how it will affect my kid.

Gotta love the free life.

Thanksgiving Weekend

We spent our thanksgiving in Weyburn Sasketchewan this year. At the home of Jon's sister and her husband. Auntie Jen and Goofy Bryan (as Breanna calls them) It was a wonderful weekend and the kids enjoyed every minute of it. Breanna made instant friends with the dogs Pax and Annie especially pax. Within a short time of arriving she was running up the stairs to the room she was staying and calling " come on Pax" yeah she loved the dogs and they were very patient with the kids.

We also got to take Breanna to two different farms. She chased chickens and turkeys. She got to pet goats and horses and also got to se pigs and roosters. And on monday she got to pick fresh farm eggs still warm from being layed. It feels kind of weird picking up an egg and feeling warmth. The last two mornings we have had breakfast prepared from the eggs breanna picked. It makes me wish that we knew someone close by with a farm we could take the kids to.

All and all it was a great weekend with lots of fun and lots of good food. Especially the Carmel pecan tarts those were complete heaven.

Funniest thing I saw today

An 18 month old trying to drop kick a ball. He would pick it up and hold out his leg. Then he would try to kick the ball as he dropped it. So cute and funny.

Ikea and potty training

You all know Ikea. It is designed so that on your journey through you get to walk through every section and be tempted to spend money at every turn. We all know it works. You go to look at storage bins and end up buying crayon containers and a wooden top to a metal drawer set you bought last year. But no storage bins.

They do have a few shortcuts but we all know should a fire alarm go off there would be mass chaos. Especially on a saturday afternoon.

Anyway we are in the storage section and Breanna (who never tells us she has to go potty) tells dad she has to go. So of course mom grabs her hand and and we start to run. At this point there are no shortcuts to where we want to go and we are on the other side of the store. So we run through the art and the plants and the section at the end with all the boxed items. And we make it to the bathroom. First stall we try the last person did not flush, gross. Next stall: wet seat. Next one is taken. Finaly we are in the stall and she was only a tiny bit wet. (I would have had a hard time holding if it were me).

So she is on the potty and darn those automatic toilets, it goes off when she is halfway through. Of course it scares her and I have a 3 year old coming at me mid potty. How fun is that. Well mess gets cleaned up (which was not to bad considering) And I am ready for a nap.

Oh and somehow on our long trek back to where we left Dad and Ryan, we miss them coming to get us.

Thanxs Ikea, Thanxs a lot.