Excuse me....

For those of you who have sons can appreciate this blog and for those of you who have baby boys....lookout. We were all at the dinner table tonight. Everyone was eating their meals happily and independently. Ahhhhh. Peace and quiet. Then I heard a noise that made me think twice as to whether or not we still owned a dog. I looked around at everyone's faces and Mason says "Excuse me." Then a few more minutes go by and Mason lets out a loud burp. I said to Matt, "Oh my gosh. All this burping and farting..." Immediately Mason passes gas once again and Matt had to leave the table because we were both about to lose it and die laughing. Mason just smiles again that sweet little smile and says "Excuse me!" Just when you think they aren't listening.......THEY ARE!

It's delicious!!!!

Those are two words Mason has picked up somewhere and now uses when he's eating something he enjoys. He said it last night during dinner which made me very happy seeing as it was a new recipe. Matt asked if he liked it and he replied, "Mmmm, yes. It's delicious!" So neat when a new words pops out of their mouths. No more yummy to my tummy......it's delicious!

Earlier today, Mason was helping Sydney put a pair of my shoes on her feet and then proceeded to help her stand up in them. She put her arms out and he pulled. They worked as a team the whole time and it was precious. Then a few moments later, Mason wanted Sydney to put the shoes back on again and she wasn't interested.....she tried to just walk away.....so he whacked her in the back with the shoe while screaming, "Sydney!" Of course, immediately after went to timeout but inside I was laughing.
*(No toddlers were hurt during the making of this scenario.)

New words everyday!

Sydney is saying new words for us everyday. Her latest and most funny word is "okay." She nows says okay when you ask her something (yes/no question). She also has added the word shoes to her vocabulary. And boy does she like her shoes. Any shoe she can find around the house, she is trying to put on and will scream in frustration if she needs help.
Today Matt went to leave for work and he was at the front door. Well, Sydney waved bye and then said "kisses." So Matt came back over and she hurried down off the couch and ran to him with her arms open for goodbye hugs and kisses. So precious that we are still talking about it.

Dressing Up!

Sydney's is becoming such a typical girl. She loves playing dress up. She will find whatever shoes, glasses, hats, etc. around the house and put them on. I know what to get her for her next birthday!!!!

Signs of Spring!

Well, spring is here finally and it's beginning to get warm enough to venture outside. High near 40 degrees and we are jumping for joy. Never thought I would be saying that but it's true. Sydney's latest craze is being outside on the playground. She tries to do everything but her favorite has to be the slide. She will slide down then run back toward the stairs for more.

Tried to get Mason to eat his zucchini the other night. Matt says, "Eat it. It's good!" Mason screams, "It's not good! It's bad!" We can't help but laugh at that. Sydney wasn't too crazy about it either and she'll eat everything in sight (including things she shouldn't). So I guessa I'm all alone when it comes to eating zucchini.

Sydney's latest words are nana for banana, bi for bite (when she wants what you are eating), boo for book, whoa for something extraordinary, baby, hi, and poo poo for when she needs her diaper changed. She can now point to nine body parts.....eyes, ears, nose, mouth, belly, feet, hands, hair, head. When Matt's putting his uniform on to go to work, she will run over to him and put her arms out for a goodbye hug and kiss. Mason then orders daddy to give him a hug and kiss and give mommy one too.

Moving to Florida!!!!!

Matt is bathing the kids so I have a moment to write a new blog for everyone. I get a break and it's so wonderful.

Well, it seems we are counting the days until we move to Florida. Matt and I went down a couple weeks ago and are in the process now of buying our new home. Mason calls it his new big castle. We are so excited. We also were able to enroll Mason in a church-based preschool right near our house. I just hope he loves it as much as he likes his current school. We can't wait to be closer to everyone. I will be so spoiled if we have to move again. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

1, 2, 3......ARGUE!

I am totally convinced that your child turns three. Their language skills have quadrupled and they have the constant urge to argue with you. Mason will ask me questions quizzing me on things and when I don't know the "right" answer, here comes the argument. He will then proceed to tell me what I said that was wrong.
Mason - "Mommy, what's that?" Mommy - "It's an airplane." Mason - "No, it's not. It's a jet!" He's right. It's a fighter jet. I'll never understand where he comes up with this stuff.

He's even become so sophisticated that he's now putting his sis in timeout. Sydney was trying to get at his shoes the other day. (She loves playing with shoes.) Mason kept telling her no, no, no, Sydney. I guess he had had enough and next thing we knew he was pushing her back up to the entertainment center. Mason - "Sydney, you're in timeout. Don't do anything. Don't touch anything. Timeout, Sydney." Sydney just looks at Mason like he's nuts. Matt and I are still talking about it to this day. So hilarious!

Sydney takes after her mommy. Everything has to be put away. Her newest "habit" is that once she's done getting her diaper changed, she has to throw the diaper away herself. If you forget and take the diaper away yourself, you will regret it. Screams and crying like you've never seen. She takes the diaper and walks right over to the pantry door waiting for you to open it. Such a good girl!!!!!