We are the Pirates Who Don't do Anything!

I am taking J to his first movie tomorrow! I am super excited. He is super excited. He, of course, has no idea what to expect. He just knows we are going to see a "Veggietales" movie and that we will sit in seats, there will be a big TV, and we will eat popcorn. Oh, and it's a hot date with Mommy. My mom is watching Kensie and Chris will be at work, so it's just my boy and me. We are taking advantage of this. I just wish we had known about it sooner.

In other news, my kids both seem to find eating solids to be terribly exhausting....

J at about 5 months:


Kensie, a week or so ago:

Beauty and the Beast

This is my new favorite picture of Kensie:


We're gonna be in trouble once she starts dating.

And this is a current picture of J:



That's marker on his forehead, by the way. He was mad because he wanted me to take a picture of his tractor. But I decided to photograph his fit instead. Unfortunately, it wasn't a 10 on the Richter scale, so he doesn't look too pissed. I really want to get one of those on film someday. Although, since my camera is digital, do I say on memory card????

Such a pushover

Why can't I just say no to people? My dad just called. My younger sister is going to a friend's house that lives near me. My dad doesn't feel like going to pick her up again, so he asked if she could sleep here. I hesitantly said yes, but I was wishing I could say no. It normally wouldn't bother me to have her stay here. However, I haven't had a second to myself today. Neither kid took a good nap, they were asleep at different times, and I was really looking forward to having a few hours to myself. Especially since J didn't fall asleep until 1:00 this morning and I was battling with him for three hours to get him to bed last night. So, I just collapsed into bed once he was finally asleep. I haven't had any me time for two days and I need it so badly. I wish I had the balls to say no, but I am too scared of my dad.

You know what?

That's J's latest. 1,000 times a day. It's replaced "You happy?", his old question of the day. Unfortunately, he doesn't realize that "You know what?" is traditionally followed with some sort of news. So, he usually asks, "You know what?" and then when asked what, he babbles some sort of nonsense or says something completely random.

In other news....I have broken it to the pacifier (or nooch as we refer to it as) addict that his days are numbered. The habit is out of control. He is more attached to it now than he was 6 months ago. He wants one ALL the time and I really want to break him of it. So, starting Sunday, he can only have it in his room and in the van. Soon it will be just in his room and then eventually it will be gone. I want it gone by his third birthday. Fingers crossed....

Comments please!

So, I didn't think anyone actually read this thing, but now that I have this live traffic feed thingy (I lurve technology!), I see that I do have readers. So, leave comments. Please! Even if it's just to compliment the beauty that is my offspring. Thanks.

Crap, it's been a while

But does anyone actually read this thing?

Updates:

Jonathan: He's potty trained! Yippee! It's awesome. I love it. Yeah, he still wears a diaper to bed, but even the experts say that night time dryness takes a lot longer. He hasn't had an accident in weeks. However, he will pee out of spite when he is in timeout. That pisses me off. There isn't much else new on the J front, but he is potty trained!!!

Kensington: She has two teeth. She can roll over. She started cereal on Sunday. Big changes for the little girl. More and more of her personality is coming out. She acts seriously silly sometimes and I love it. Kensie now takes good naps every afternoon. Since the girl used to just be a cat napper, this is heaven!

We just got back from our Door County trip. It was "eh". My family offered little to no help while we were there. My sister seems to have major issues with Kensie. She didn't even touch her for the first few days and after that had minimal interactions with her. Yes, I know it hurts that I got pregnant again so easily, that Kensie was unplanned, and that she's a girl. But, God, grow the F up. She's your niece for Christ's sake.

There's not much more on this front. Now for some pics!

Me and the kids:


In the pool:






J loving his cousin, Ryan: