I smell stuffing....

Well, we just got back from a great trip to Disney World. The kids had a blast and were real troopers going from line to line at the parks. Mason was able to ride majority of the rides at the Disney World excluding the roller coasters, of course. He loved it! Sydney's favorite was It's a Small World. She and Mason still sing the song everyday.

One of the funniest moments of the trip though had to be our second day we visited the Magic Kingdom and we were riding It's a Small World. Mason pipes up and exclaims, "I smell stuffing (Mason's word for something) !" (I suddenly smell what smells like passed gas.) He then starts breathing in over and over again trying to figure out what that smell is. Then he looks at us and says, "What's that smell?" Matt and I are still laughing about this today. Another funny moment is when Mason was reprimanded for pushing Sydney. A few minutes later, he goes in and talks to Tim about it.

Mason - "Somebody pushed Sydney." Tim - "Really? Who?" Mason - "me." Tim - "oh well you shouldn't push people but sometimes we push people and it's an accident." Mason - "probably not."

The kids were mesmerized by Mickey and Minnie live and in the flesh. They still talk about it everyday. Mason will say Mickey loves him because he gave him a kiss and a hug. So sweet!

Night-Night!

I bought this cheap toy bin to put some of the miscellaneous toys that make it downstairs from their toy room. Well, Sydney has found a new use for it....her nest. I was on the computer and this is what I hear "night, night" as she curls up in the toy bin sucking her thumb. Hilarious!

Swim School

So the kids are taking swim lessons and so far it's a complete disaster. We are going to try just concentrating on Mason starting tomorrow for the lesson. They each have their meltdowns if they don't like something the teacher is making them do and each one feeds off of the other. Anyway, here's the kids with their new Swim Safari School sun visors on.

Ta Da!

Sydney's speech has really taken off this last week. Her funniest word right now has to be when she does something special and shouts out "Tada!" We all chime in and repeat it with her. She names body parts, waves and says hi and bye-bye, she answers yes/no questions with either a "no" or an "okay", she says hugs and kisses, a shouting of "mine" when Mason takes a toy, "mommy" and "daddy" vs. mama or dada, and an occasional "whoa" when she almost falls. It's amazing! This is all happening a lot sooner than we would have thought. Typical girl though.

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.