DisneyLand or Bust

Will today:
"Come on Mommy. Let's Go! Please. Come with me. Go get your bag & get my bag and we'll go."
"Where are we going?"
"DisneyLand. Come on Mommy! Let's go get your bag!"

No Means No

While on the teacups ride with Daddy at DisneyLand, Will wanted to be the only one spinning their cup. When Phil started to turn the wheel, Will shouted, "I told you NO!"

Multi-tasker

During a diaper change, Will held up both his thumbs and said, "Uh Oh! You know what that means! It's counting time!"

Words Words Words

As of today, Olivia (15 mo.) says the following words & phrases:

Mommy
Daddy
Will
Baby
Bear
Yeah
Hi
Bye
Uh-Oh
Peak-a-Boo
I did it!
Thank you
Doggy

Olivia's Big Loves

Playing with Mommy's Cel Phone
Teddy Bears & Babies
Turning the Lights On & Off
Pulling Tissues or Wipes out of their boxes

It's so fun watching Olivia developing her own likes and dislikes.

Friends

Will announced to me that his friends at McLean Preschool are:
Lorelei O'Brien
Aron Binibi
& his teacher, Mrs. Jens

Preschool has been so good for Will. I love seeing him make new friends and getting along so well with his classmates. His teacher says he is a joy to have in class.

Proud as a Peacock

The other day I was helping Will do something and he patted me on my leg & said, "Good Job Mommy! I'm so proud of you!"

Ahhhhh....I'm so proud of you Will.

Mommy's Girl

Olivia (intentionally) said "MOMMY" several times today. It was clear as day & of course the highlight of my week!

Self-Esteem 101

"Will, on a scale of 1-10, how cute are you?"
"45"
laughing, "I agree Buddy. I agree."

Ouch.

Will got an "owie" today and tonight he showed it to me.
"Oh Mommy, look, I have an owie."
"Ouch Will. Does it hurt?"
"No. Oh Look! Mommy! A piece missing!"

Whole Lotta Banana

While on a drive last night with Daddy, Will saw a crescent moon.
"I see Moon, Daddy. Banana Moon. I eat Banana Moon."
"That might be kind of hard, Buddy."
"Yeah. Eat Banana Moon Hard."

I'm going to need you to be more specific

While outside on the swings with my friend Lindsay and her girl, Lindsay asked Will to say his ABC's.
Will started, "A..B..C..D..How many do you need?"
Lindsay, puzzled, "All of them."
"Oh! A..B..C..D..E..F..G..H..I..J..K..L..M..N..O..P..Q..R..S..T..U..V..W..X..Y..Z"

Teach them to Pray

Will (2) says the blessing on our dinner and insists on saying his nightly prayers on his own.

Ewwwww....Boogers

Today while at the grocery store with Phil, Will picked his nose and ate it. (Ewww). Phil quietly reminded him that we don't pick our noses in public and we don't ever want to eat what we find up there.

Will replied happily, "I LOVE pick-a-nose! Pick-a-nose HAPPY!"

Life is good

Olivia has started doing the cutest thing. She raises her arms in the air and says "Whoo Hoo!"

Her zest for life is contagious.

Got Disney?

In apparent anticipation of our trip to California in October, today Will spontaneously called out: "DisneyLand! Mommy! DisneyLand!"

We are all so excited to visit the happiest place on earth.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

Recently, Will said to me, "Mommy Beautiful!"

So cute - obviously melted my heart. Now I just ask him, "what do you say that makes Mommy happy?" He enthusiastically responds, "Mommy BEEUUTiful!"

Of course, the best time are when he says it out of the blue, unprompted.

The Magic Touch

Today Will scraped his achilles tendon while getting off of a chair.
"Ouch Mommy!"
"Do you need Mommy's magic kisses?
"Yeah."
SWAK
"Oh Mommy! Ouchie all gone Mommy! Thank you Mommy!"