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Monday, September 7, 2009

Happy Birthday Katie!

Katie had a pre-birthday party last night with her grandparents, cousins, and aunt and uncles. She thought that was pretty cool, having a birthday before her birthday. We had chocolate cupcakes and for some reason the frosting kept falling off.

Today was her real birthday. She was born on Labor Day too, which I always thought was funny. She said she had the best birthday ever. The funny thing is, is she said numerous times she keeps forgetting that it's her birthday. Hmmm? We met Mindie and Eliza for lunch at the Golden Coral. I'd have to say we all felt a little out of place. I don't think we are the buffet sort of people. Katie decided she wanted to go shopping for her birthday, instead of getting a bunch of presents. She of course had to go to Aeropostle first. She just loves that store. Then we went to Claire's and American Eagle. After that, off to Justice, but when we got there she looked a little frazzled. So we decided to take a little break and have coffee. (That's my girl). We decided to go to the shoe store before heading back to Justice, and were not impressed with the shoe selection, so back to Justice. She ended up getting a lot of cute stuff after all said and done. I'm really hoping that the things she got will end up matching. She loves shopping but she said she was glad we nixed the mall. She will definitely need a little more practice exercising her stamina in this category. Cake tonight was a little more up my ally... cheesecake...delicious. Now she's up in her room organizing and hanging up all her new clothes. She's so funny. We just love her. Happy Birthday Sweet Katie.

p.s. for some reason this stupid thing won't let me put any more pictures on there. Stupid thing!

Funny Stuff

8/4/10
Sammy gets yesterday and last night mixed up. When he's talking about anything that happened before he says "lastday".

He was watching the cat climb a tree and he said, "that cat's just like a monkey".
4/20/09
Last night Myke was laying down by Sammy. He likes to distract you while he's suppose to be going to sleep. As he was laying down he looked at Myke and started reciting every word he knows. Uh-oh, no-no, here you go, thank you, up, binky, blankie, night-night. He thought he was sooo funny.
1/15/09
The other day I was in the other room and I hear my kids talking. By the way they aren't even suppose to be eating downstairs.
Kyler: Just bring me down a plate, so I can put crackers on it for Sammy.
Katie: O.k, Maybe we should just bring the high chair downstairs.
Kyler: Oh yeah, just bring the high chair downstairs
Katie: O.k
Mom: Noooo!!! Do not take the high chair downstairs
Katie: Mom said No
Kyler : Oh
Sometimes I wonder... seriously wonder
12/22/08
Jonas colored two identical pictures of Santa Claus. I showed them to Katie, wondering if he might have accidentally taken one of the other kids' at school. She said,"They aren't the same mom, Santa's standing on his head in one of them". I looked at it and I was holding one upside down. Okay Katie?!
10/29/08
Sometimes the kids bring woodchips home in their shoes from the school playground. There happened to be one by the front door. Sammy was scootin' fast towards it, with a look of serious intent on his face. Katie picked it up and then it was gone. I told her to throw it outside and she just looked at me. I said, "Where did you put it?" She looked caught and said,"I threw it down the heater vent."
10/1/08
Jonas said,"I want a webkins for my birthday." Myke said," Do you know what I want for my birthday?" Jonas thought about it for a second and said,"me to be quiet."
9/11/08
I got braces about a month ago and they are very painful and irritating. Kyler still has his braces on too. Today they put a power chain on my teeth which really hurts. So, I was talking to Kyler in the car and I said,"braces are the most annoying thing in the world, don't you think?" Kyler said, "no, they're not that bad." And I said,"what could possibly be more annoying?" He just looked at me and said," You....complaining about your braces."
8/26/08
Jonas was singing the song "Down By the Bay", after he sang the part about a goose kissing a moose down by the bay he said, "Strange things happen down by the bay, huh mom."
8/21/08
Katie was telling me how she liked one of her friend' s outfits, and that she wanted an outfit like that. Her other friend said,"Oh now you like her clothes, you wanted to wear clothes like mine last week." Katie said, "That was one day, (kid's name). And her friend said,"nu huh you did it yesterday too, we had the same shoes on." Katie looked at her and said, "Yeah, that was just an accident".
8/6/08
While I was brushing Katie's hair before bed, Jonas came in to inform us that the Oympics start in three days Katie says excitedly,"That's so cool Jonas, are you going to be in it."

On Sunday we all went to The Gateway with the Walkoviak's. When we were walking back to our car in the parking garage Jonas said,"Mom, wait for me, I'm too young to die."