Wednesday, March 25, 2009

I Headed South


First of all, I want to say Happy Birthday to my wonderful mother! The above picture was taken in Newfoundland the last time we saw her. And yes, that is Maya she is holding....it has been THAT long! Maya was just 6 weeks old the last time we saw my mom. So you can imagine how eager I am to have her come visit us here in Oregon in June. She will even get to meet her grandson (Declan) for the first time face to face. We miss you mom (nanny) and hope you have a wonderful birthday!

Even though I wanted nothing more than to stay in from the rain today, I bundled up the kids and took them to Wal-mart in McMinnville. It was a nice change for us because we usually head north to go to the store. In any case, I managed to get some inexpensive items for my mother-in-law's beauty shop that I am redecorating so I was a happy camper. The kids were so good in the store that the lady at the check-out even asked me if they were always that quiet. "Of course!" I thought, but the truth seemed to escape my lips a little quicker "Not usually, but I'm loving it!" And to keep with the theme of the day, I'm Lovin' It , I decided to swing by the McDonald's drive thru on my way home from the store. We were about 2 miles away when Maya started yelling "McDonald's where are you?" and then her brother tried to copy. Holding his hands over his mouth Declan yelled "mamina are you?" I was surprised to hear that he managed to get part of the words right. That's our little McSmarty pants.

I love the following pictures of them eating their nuggets. They really capture their individual personalities...


Declan, the one who is always happy to have food in his hand.


Maya, the one who is always thinking and analysing every bite.

For some reason, Maya has developed a habit of sitting on her kitchen while she watches T.V. She is getting so big that she hardly fits up there anymore but that won't stop our little monkey.


Declan loves his Incredible Hulk toy most of all. He places him on the toy box, presses the toe and watches as Hulk sings and dances. He can often be seen wrestling the large toy, much like he wrestles his mommy when I am trying to change him. Sometimes I think it would be easier to change the real Incredible Hulk!


2 comments:

Glenda said...

It's always a nice "gift" to see pictures of the kids. So I will consider that my extra gift this year. the weeks are getting shorter now. Only 10 more weeks. That won't be long going. By the way, I wish that my hair was as long as it is on that picture with Maya. However I AM happy that I am smaller than I was at that time. HA

Heidi Boos said...

What a treat to be able to see your mom come June. It will be such a special time!

Glad that you got to take a fun little trip to do some decor hunting.

We "had it our way" today. ;) Austin prefers their chicken tenders over Mickey D's! Whatever works.

Also, about the dollhouse you mentioned. I think I'll pass. We don't have a lot of room right now and I'm not sure I can tackle such a large project! If you don't have it in you, I'm not sure I would! :)

Oh, and we did try the lollipop with the haircut. He wanted nothing to do with it! Like I said...a nightmare!