Favorite kid quote this week

While I'm putting lotion on my leg:

Ellie: "Ha, ha, your leg shakes!"

Me: "Oh, thanks for noticing, Ellie."

Ellie: "Not your head or your belly. Just your leg."

Me: Well at least you didn't list other body parts.

For Daddy!

So, my twin sister Sarah and her two kids have come for a visit! They'll be here until Andrew gets back from his last away rotation in Arizona. They've only been here a day and I already feel SO much happier and so much less stressed. I love it and I know my kids love it. I hope they do too.

This goes out to Ebby and Ellie's wonderful Dads. We all love and miss you!

 The Blooper Reel:

 

Talking Autumn

I still have no idea what she's saying but she certainly does.

 

P.S. Her eyes totally remind me of the blue eyed people in the movie, Dune.

Autumn Feeding Ebby

I'm posting this video with the hope that none of you will judge me harshly for allowing my kids to eat off the floor. But seriously, it's getting really hard for me to crawl around on the floor four or five times during a meal picking up after my kids. At least this way my back and knees don't hurt as much and my kids actually eat something.

What-the-what?

I believe my bedroom has been cursed or jinxed or something because I've found two of these little guys in the past two weeks. Not in the kitchen by the back door, or the family room by the front door, but in my bedroom. Also (and I'm quite happy about this) I've never found a spider or any other creepy-crawlies. 

Come on guys, it's not Halloween yet. I'm sorry if I upset you but can you please lift this curse? It's starting to really creep me out.

Thank Goodness for Toddlers

So, yesterday was probably one of the worst days of my life. Which is really sad considering it was Andrew and my 6th Wedding Anniversary.

Background:
Andrew just finished a two week anesthesia away rotation in Salt Lake City, Utah. The kids and I were able to tag along and it was wonderful. We were able to stay with my parents and see a lot of awesome people. (Except the Palmer Grandparents, sorry.) I was tired but LOVED every day.
We left last Saturday and spent all day in airplanes and in our car. Finally we arrived home just to turn around the next day (our anniversary) and take Andrew back to the airport so he could start a four week anesthesia rotation in El Paso.

Story:
I want to prefece this story with a reminder to all that I'm pregnant. I'm finally in my third trimester and my hormones are going CRAZY!!!
I didn't really start to cry until we turned into the airport. By the time we said our good-byes I was pretty inconsolable. Poor Andrew. I'm sure he got a lot of weird looks from people. When Ebby realized he was not going on the plane with Andrew he had a melt down, screaming and thrashing around in his car seat. As I started to drive away Ebby realized that I was making more of a fuss then him and stopped.
Completely calm he said, "Mommy, what's wrong?"
"I really miss Daddy."
"Oh, it's ok Mommy. Daddy's coming back."
"Thanks Ebby."

Later that same day (during another crying episode) Autumn dropped her toys, ran over and gave me a hug.

I don't know how I would have managed yesterday without my loving kids.

What are you doing?

Background.  Ebby and Autumn were splashing around in the tub. From two rooms away he saw me in the front room putting on a movie for him.

Ebby: Mommy! What are you doing?

Me: I'm putting on the movie, Green Eggs and Ham.

Ebby: What?!?

Me: I'm putting on Green Eggs and Ham.

Ebby: WHY!?!

Me: Because you like it.

Ebby: OH! Thank you, Mommy.