Teeth O & P

Teeth O & P (lower incisors, central) are about equally loose on Leelee. They really loosened up over the past couple of weeks. I don't think they will come out during our Disney cruise next week and I hope they do not, because I don't think the Disney cruise tooth fairy has the same gold Sacajawea dollars that the Richland tooth fairy is armed with!

I started tae kwon do with Leelee - had my first class last night with him. It was FUN! (And a lot more tiring than it looked when I watched from the sidelines.) Mr. Roach says Leelee is ready to test for his yellow belt!

Watchin' TV

More Olin Afternoons

Have I mentioned how much he loves pomegranate seeds?

I tried to dip my spoon in for some and he did not want to share. This is what he did. Rascal!

Even though this photo does not depict accurately, the bald spot is finally filling in, one (slow) hair at a time.

Jesus & God

Backseat conversations

Olin: "Is Jesus and God is friends?"
Christian: "Yeah. But then Jesus died"
Olin: "And God had to get a new friend?"
Christian: (said something about how we were rescued after Jesus died. Clearly learned in church!)

No cavities for either boy! Yahoo!!!

Microwave hard-boiled egg boiler. I love it.

Danielle babysat for 2 hours yesterday and then Dae texted this photo of how he found Olin. Press-on nails! Just look at those chubbies.

Lunch with dad. I don't think I've ever even set foot in this McDonalds. Thankfully.

My Olin Afternoons

My weekday afternoons consist me + Olin. I always feel guilty because I find myself generally  trying to 'get stuff done'. Whether that be dragging him to Costco, errands, grocery store, or being on the computer, it is a compulsion...I just want to get stuff done! (either that, or nap. hahaha!) On the other hand, it is so enjoyable to spend a few hours every day one-on-one with the little guy.

I really enjoy talking with the kids when they are in the car with me. I always ask if they want to talk. Sometimes now Olin will ask if I want to talk, and what I want to talk about.  We have been playing guess-the-animal game as well as some math problems for the kids. Examples: Olin, say you have 5 teachers at school but 2 of them go home sick. How many do you have left? Or Christian, say you have 12 grapes that you have to split evenly among 4 people in the car. How many does each person get? Christian gets a little stumped on division. He usually gets it, it just takes him a bit longer. 

During guess-the-animal game with Olin today, I was laughing like crazy. 

1. I was describing a tiger and told him it started with a "T" sound. He guessed "Terri" and "Tae Kwon Do".
2. I was describing a green animal with 4 legs and it jumps. I told him it starts off life as a tadpole. Olin guessed "Grizzly Bear"?
3. Olin told me he was thinking of an animal that was purple, with 5 eyes. I could not for the life of me figure out what he was talking about. His answer: A purple monster with 5 eyes.
4. Yesterday in the car after lunch I told Olin that wow, he had eaten well today. He said "Yup, I am a expert eater!"

Inappropriate, but I just can't resist. This was at Les Schwab yesterday. I am not kidding when I say he usually has to go at the most inopportune times and places. However, he has whittled his time on the toilet from like 20 minutes to about 10. By the way, he absolutely loves Les Schwab. The toy area and free popcorn are the clinchers.

In other news, Christian lately has been a little moody. I can't quite figure out if he's unhappy about something, or school is stressful, or he is just plain tired. But on any given day he will fluctuate between very happy and excitable to very sullen and non responsive. Probably the last month or so.

In yet other news, Dae's parents left today after a month long stay. I was sad to see them go. While it is nice to have some true time to myself in the mornings, they are quite helpful and almost always cheerful. (Wish I could say the same for myself. hahaha!)

Schweitzer - Days 2 and 3

We got bunny hill lift tickets yesterday and skied the entire day with the kids. Leelee pretty much skied straight down, wedged, and fast, and liked to show us his 'jumps'.  We got Olin a harness-type thing that we had seen other people using. He liked it. He loved the chairlift and kept asking to go on it again and again. Leelee got promoted from a Red jersey to a Green jersey in ability. :)

Playing I Spy in Helly Hansens

Lake Pend Oreille

They absolutely love playing in these snow piles

And sliding down the bigger snow piles

Schweitzer, Day 1

These kids could not wait to get their helmets on. With or without clothes...

It was overcast and absolutely beautiful! This hill didn't photograph as well as I would have liked, but there was a drop in the hill and a cloud cover and it made us a little disoriented.

Contemplating sports over a couple of beers in the lodge. Day 1 consisted of kids at KinderCamp doing 2 ski lessons. Leelee moved up from Red to Green!

He did 2 lessons! And stayed upright! He did so much better than last year. What a difference a year makes.

Super foggy by the end of the day. Could barely see the slopes.

Date Night with Christian

Leelee and and I had a date night last night. It consisted of a tae kwon do class and dinner at Sushi Mori. It was very enjoyable. I even had a beer on our date. hehehe.

Things that I love that I want to remember

1. When I pick up Olin, 9 out of 10 times, to this day, he will place his head on my left shoulder. We call it the 'old' shoulder and sometimes he opts for my right, or new, shoulder. When he's in a bad mood I will lift him up and ask if he wants the old shoulder or new shoulder and that usually gets him smiling.

2. A few times this summer Olin's feet smelled like vinegar. So I call them the vinegars. As in: "I'm going to smell your vinegars!". He usually says "nooooo!"

That's Rude

Olin's new saying is "that's rude". Anytime he is mad or offended by anything, particularly anything Christian says, he responds with "That's Ruuuude"

Tell them to smile and this is what I get.

Unintentionally showed up as twins on our shopping expedition to Office Depot and Winco

New movie theater in Queensgate. Every seat reclines. It's absolutely awesome.

Laying head to head on the office couch