While We Were Out

Ryan and I went on a group date last night to dinner and to the Hunger Games. When we were at dinner Danielle texted me these pics of the cute kiddos! Looks like they were having a blast!!!

Funny Colin stories: The other day we got a pack of plastic bugs from Target. He was looking at all them and telling me about them. He said "Mom, Ladybugs fly. Do boy bugs fly?" I thought it was cute!

Today he was outside when Ryan was mowing the lawn. He found an ugly toad and wanted to show it to me. He was like "I think we'll call him Uncle Ryan!" He's so funny!

Peyton is getting quite mobile these days! She rolls and army crawls/crawls all over the place! She rocks on all 4's quite a bit and can go 1 or 2 advances before falling over. She can pretty much get herself into a sitting position from laying down. She can sit with support once placed (that sentence sounded like I was documenting a PT treatment!). She still bends a lot at her hips when sitting on her own and falls over pretty quickly. She's quite the mover these days! She's also starting to get separation anxiety. For about a month now she sometimes cries when Ryan has her if I'm in the same room. When I gave her to Danielle last night she cried too. Luckily if I'm out of the room she doesn't seem to mind who's got her. It's just if she can see me. Except the other day we went to the movies with Kim and Garrison. I gave her to Kim while I went to get popcorn. Evidently she cried most of the time I was gone because she saw me leave. Poor baby (poor Kim too!) That's about all that's been happening these days! I sure do love my babies!!!!

It's Madness

Friday night Ryan and I went to the Sweet Sixteen! It just so happened that it was in St. Louis and it just so happened that the Jayhawks were playing. Ryan emailed me Monday morning and told me he was looking at tickets. He sent me the info he'd found and I told him to go ahead and get them. It's not every year you get to see your team play in March Madness in person!

There were a few bumps along the way but luckily it worked out: Tuesday night I was driving the kids home from my parents after work and Ryan called to see if I'd stopped at home. No. He'd received an email that morning that the tickets had been dropped off but there were no packages or envelopes at our house. He'd walked all around the house and asked the neighbors if it had been delivered to them. No. So I called Fed Ex to figure out where our tickets were. They were absolutely NO help. I think we may be boycotting them. I told the guy they were expensive tickets to the NCAA finals games and he said it was in his computer that they'd been left at the door- he'd submit a complaint and we'd be called by the service department. Yeah, still haven't received that phone call. I was freaking out on the drive home, pretty much wanting to vomit. When I got there I was going to call Stub Hub and Ryan and Colin left to go on a bike ride to see if they'd blown away somewhere. THANKFULLY Ryan found them across the street in an empty lot about 2 lots down. So glad he found them but I'm still mad at Fed Ex for never calling me back because they don't know we found them. Who leaves a 1/2 pound envelope in front of someones door without anything to weigh it down? Stick in the the mailbox!

I also ordered a new Jayhawks shirt to wear to the game. I've got some but they're all ones Ryan gave me that he'd outgrown and I wanted a cute girly one. Luckily I decided to order 2 in case they didn't fit right and I'd send the one I didn't like as much back. They came on Wednesday. They sent 1 right one and 1 wrong one--it was K-State! The one that was right is probably the one I would have kept anyway so it wasn't a huge deal but I can't believe they sent me the wrong team. Especially their rival!

Anyway, we headed over to the Edward-Jones Dome Friday night. We saw 2 games. Ohio vs. North Carolina followed by NC State vs. Kansas. Both games were extremely close! Luckily the Jayhawks prevailed in the end! It was a late night! We didn't get back to our car until after midnight (and I worked Friday so I'd been up since 5:30!) but it was a lot of fun! I'm glad we were able to go see them play! They won tonight too so they're headed to New Orleans next week for the Final Four. Hopefully they can go all the way!

Where a Kid Can Be a Kid

When I was growing up every time my dad's parents came to visit we went to Chuck E. Cheese. We loved it! Funnily enough we hadn't ever taken Colin yet! Jason was home for Spring Break this week and he mentioned going to the Zoo one day. Unfortunately the weather didn't want to cooperate (Not that we can really complain about the weather lately, it's been awesome. However, pouring rain wouldn't make for a very good Zoo trip!) I suggested we take Colin to Chuck E. Cheeses. So after playgroup on Thursday we headed over there.

I didn't tell him where we were going. Just that it was a surprise. Jason rode in our car and my mom drove separately so we could go home afterwards. When we pulled into the shopping complex Colin was like "Are we going to Chuck E. Cheeses?" I said yeah and he pumped his fists in the air and yelled. "Yay! Them have games! I love Chuck E. Cheeses!" We thought it was pretty funny since he's never actually been there!

He loved it and was so good! Most of the time he went around with Jason. I was nervous he'd throw a fit when we ran out of coins and when we said it was time to go but he didn't! He was excited to turn his tickets in and get his prizes! He got 2 lizards, a frog, and a pack of sweet tarts. Our afternoon at Chuck E's was a success...but that place is expensive!

Colins Funnies

Colin is hilarious! I know I don't remember all the funny things he does but here are some I wrote down so I wouldn't forget to blog about them!

The other night he was coughing a lot and it woke Ryan up. He went in to check on Colin

and woke him up to give him a drink. Colin immediately asked "Why's he fat?" Ryan said "What?" and Colin said "Why is Patrick fat?" Apparently he was having dreams about Spongebob!

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Last Sunday Colin was showing me his trucks all laid out. He asked what kind of truck one of them was and I said "I think that's a construction truck." He must have misunderstood me because he replied: "Jesus gives us instructions!"

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We were in the car the other day and Colin was talking about the movie Transformers. He was like "You know, the one with that girl. Michaela." I asked him if he liked her and he was like "Yeah, her's cute!!"--he's got a thing for brunettes!

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Another Transformers one--we were behind a car that looked like Bumblebee the other day--yellow with black racing stripes. Colin was like "That's like bumblebee. Does it transform?"

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Colin sometimes tells us that he wants to marry Peyton when they grow up. We told him he can't marry her since she's his sister. On Wednesday he said "Her will be my sister girlfriend!" By Thursday he had changed his mind and wanted to know if he'd be okay to marry his friend Daisy.

He is so funny! Not a day goes by that he doesn't say or do something to crack us up!!!

6 Month Stats

Peyton had her 6 month check up today. She did so good except she HATED her shots today! In the past if she's cried it's been one 'wah' and as soon as I picked her up she was fine. Today she was wailing and pretty much screaming bloody murder. Even when I picked her up it didn't soothe her. Poor baby! She has been getting more vocal with her feelings so I guess that's why!

She is:

28 inches: 98th percentile

18 lbs 12 ounces: 90th percentile

I sent my dad a text telling him he'd be pleased to know she's in a higher percentile for her height than weight...he always says she's fat! It was funny because the doctor actually said "That's why she doesn't look fat, because she's so tall!"

To compare: Colin at 7 months, 3 days:

27 1/2 inches: 75th %

18 lbs, 6 1/2 ounces: 50th %

She's our big girl :)

On the way to the doctors office Colin was like "Her's being mean to me." I asked him how and he said "Her's making a mean face!" It was so funny! Then I was telling my brother about it and Colin was like "No, not a mean face. Mean eyes." What a hoot!

We Went to the Zoo

Since it's been so nice out lately (85 yesterday!) we decided to go to the zoo! It was a ton of fun! The kids did great! I was a little nervous because Colin had to walk the whole time but he never complained! Usually when we go he's got Ryan or my dad or one of my brothers to carry him around on their shoulders for awhile. He didn't have that luxury yesterday but he did awesome! Kim and Garrison met us at my moms yesterday and we packed everyone up in 1 car and went!

How cute do the kiddos look in the backseat!

The penguin house was a nice cool break from outside...who'da known I'd be sweating outside in March?! It wasn't too hot though, just a little warmer than I thought it'd be!

This camel was crazy! He looked like he was about to spit on everyone and I'm pretty sure he was peeing and trying to spray it at us--not sure how a camel would go about doing that but it happened! Thankfully we were standing far enough back not to get hit!

We took a little picnic and ate at the zoo and then we went to a McDonald's play place afterwards and had another snack and some ice cream. It was Colin's first time in a play place. He was in love! He asked me today if we could go back to the McDonald's by the zoo! It was such a fun day at the zoo and the kids did so awesome! Peyton was so good to stay in her stroller the whole time! Except for a few minutes when I held her. She wasn't too happy when I put her back in but after a 10 second whine she settled back in!

What Winter?

I don't want to jinx it or anything but this has been the best 'winter' ever! I don't think I've ever experienced such greatness, except of course when I lived in St. George and Las Vegas--but those places are pretty much always supposed to be warm! It has been in the EIGHTIES here! Yesterday, today, tomorrow, and hopefully the days after that! So enjoyable!

Ryan happened to take yesterday off because he's been working so much lately and wanted to spend time with his fave peeps! We decided to take a picnic lunch (Wendy's) and head to the park! It was so much fun! Ryan and Colin also played baseball last night while I was making dinner and went on a bike ride!

They were "in jail"!

Chill-axin

Since it was so nice today as well we decided to wash the Jeep. It needed it! I had thought about taking it through a car wash a few days ago but I decided that since it was so beautiful outside it'd be much more fun to do it ourselves. It was! Peyton hung out in her stroller and Colin enjoyed spraying the water on everything! It looks pretty darn good if I do say so myself! (I didn't take any pictures today though!)

This next picture is from Saturday night. Ryan and I went out with Kim and Mike. We went to Shogun- this hibachi bar. It was really neat. I'd never been to one before. It was fun to have them cook it right in front of us! The food was yummy too which is always a plus! I even ate a bite of shrimp--a huge feat for me! I usually gag before I put shrimp in my mouth! I am NOT a seafood person! I try stuff but I don't like it. I will admit though that I think some of it is in my head. However, I think my main problem with shrimp is the texture. However they cooked it it didn't taste fishy at all (I think it was the terryaki sauce) and I couldn't tell the texture which is why I'm pretty sure I was able to swallow a bite! After dinner we saw 'We Bought a Zoo'. It was a cute movie! Then we went to Coldstone for ice cream! Awesome night! We sure do love the Mohlmans!

Zoolander Twinners?

As promised- Colin and Peyton with their carrot-eating-Zoolander looks!

Here's a refresher pic of Zoolander himself--stupidest movie ever!

Colin

Peyton

And another of Colin-bo-bolin!

6 Months and Carrots

Peyton turned 6 months yesterday! Where has the time gone?!

They grow up way too fast!

She continues to be such an easy and sweet baby. She has begun to wake up to eat between 6 and 7 some mornings. Not all the time though. I know, I should thank my lucky stars I got a sleeper--especially after her older brother. I didn't think it was possible!

She rolls all over the place and can move around in a circle on the floor. She can move backwards when she's on her belly but isn't crawling yet. She has gotten up on her knees a couple times though. She loves her feet and LOVES her older brother! They are such good buddies! She ate carrots for the first time Friday night and seemed to enjoy it!j (She also sucked on a pretzel stick that day and seemed to like that as well!) I can't believe she's eating baby food now! What a big girl!

Colin has a picture where his face looks similar to this while eating sweet potatoes. I'll have to add it to compare! I call it the Zoolander pose!

Cuteness!

It's late and I'm tired and judging by the fact that Peyton's been waking pretty darn early to eat in the mornings, I should be in bed right now!

But,

I wanted to add these cute pictures!

She is such a doll! And look how long the hair on the top of her head is getting! I actually got a bow to stick in there today without a headband, however, I didn't keep it because it was literally on the top of her head and looked kind of funny!

She might just be the cuddliest baby ever!!!

Where to Start

I feel like all my blog posts this year have been the same. I've done a pretty horrible job of remembering and posting all the funny things Colin's said and all the things that have been going on. I've also done a horrible job of taking pictures! These are pretty much all I have from the last 2 weeks--pretty crazy, huh?! I need to get back into the swing of things- I'm just not quite sure how!

So, let's see, here are a few of the things I can remember:

A couple weeks ago Colin and I were looking at animal flash cards before he went to bed. There was one with a Cardinal on it. The flash card didn't specify that, just said bird. I asked Colin if he knew what kind of bird it was and he said "A baseball bird." You know we're raising that kid right!!!

Sometime in January I decided to go through all his toys and get rid of some stuff. We've got WAY too much! It was a Friday night and I had worked that day so I was pretty tired. I started doing it but kept the box upstairs in the loft instead of hiding it (I try to do these things in cognate so as not to draw attention to it in hopes that he won't notice). I was awakened the next morning to Colin poking me and saying in the saddest voice "Why are all my toys in a box?" He also said after going downstairs and seeing that his toy box could actually shut instead of bursting at the seems "how come there aren't enough toys in here?"

Last week at Stake Conference Colin developed a little crush on some girl sitting in our row. Afterwards he kept telling me he wanted to say hi to her and asking me what her name was. (She was probably 8 years old). I asked him about it on the drive home and asked if he thought she was pretty. He replied: "Yeah, her's like Joni." When I told Ryan about it he said the day before Colin had been talking about how Joni was his girlfriend and he said that she was pretty. Ryan said something about Mommy being pretty and Colin was like "Yeah, but her's yours. Joni is mine!"

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Peyton updates: My dear, sweet girl who has been an amazing sleeper her entire life has been waking up some in the middle of the night the last couple weeks. It's not horrible but it is out of the ordinary for her. It's not every night, thank goodness! Sometimes I've just had to get up and put her binky in, once or twice I've had to feed her. It's not usually until 5:30 or 6:30 which is semi-reasonable it's just not normal for her. Last night, however, my baby girl was awake and TALKING at 2:45!!! Eyes open and everything! When I went in her room she was on her belly, arms out of her swaddler, having a little baby conversation, and looking around. She had also peed and her clothes were wet so I had to change her diaper and PJ's as well as get a bottle for her. Luckily she fell back to sleep as she was eating but it wasn't such a pleasant surprise in the middle of the night! THEN, a few hours later I woke up to Colin yelling "Mommy" from his room. (It was about 5:45) I went in and he wanted to know where his lion was we'd bought yesterday. He also wanted to know why the comforter that was on his bed was there (it's not his, his was in the washer, Ryan had forgot to dry it before we left our house yesterday). I had to tell him that it was still the middle of the night and that he needed to go back to sleep. He asked me to lay with him so I decided to just sleep in there. When we woke up at 8 he had no recollection of me coming in and him asking all those questions!

That's about all I remember right now. Here are some pics for those of you who don't remember what my kids look like!

Peyton fell asleep like this last week during Colin's bath. It was so stinkin' cute!

Colin doesn't want to show his face in pictures these days!