oh yeah... i've got kids

enough about me... i thought i originally started this blog to document the two cutest kids in the world... but lo and behold i got caught up in my big bad ol self.



so whats the happs with lils and oz these days? well i'm glad you asked. first i'll sprinkle this up with some most recent pics... and then i'll fill you in on the nitty gritty.

lil- well she's rapidly approaching 4, and really she couldn't be more un-happy about it. for the last few weeks or so, if you ask her when her birthday is and how old she's gonna be, she promptly replies, "well my bday is may 6, and i'm supposed to be 4, but i'm gonna skip 4 and go straight to 5." methinks a more accurate age would be oh, 16 or so... but what's the rush right? she's still 100% girl... majorly into babies, barbies, polly pockets, my little pony, care bears... you get it right? she's become increasingly demanding about me actually playing with her, which is new, cause forever she'd just play on her own for a good hour or more. i got her number though, now all i gotta do is get her engaged, then sneak out to watch ellen, i mean do laundry. aside from the usual 4 yr old girl activities, lily is still very into fashion. she loves paper dolls- she'll line up outfit after outfit complete with shoes and accessories... she changes her own clothes oh between 3-17 times a day, and still rocks some very edgy ensembles. today she wore a denim mini skirt with leg warmers and play high heels to vons. b was concerned people were judging us... i told him that anyone who has a daughter knows that that outfit was all her. i'm enjoying her to the core... she's like this little bff for me, despite her total drama and crazy frustrating melt downs, she really is growing up... and to be honest, i'm not one bit sad about it. i've always thought i'll be a better mom to older kids.



as for the boss, he's been a total blast. he seems to finally have chilled out. he is one chatty kathy and always has an earful. he really loves jumping on the tramp, being extremely off task at gymnastics, and eating next to nothing. although the food thing isn't getting any better, we have no reason to worry, cause he's coming in at 3 ft tall and 30 lbs.... dr b went so far to say he'd be 6ft tall someday... heh. not bad for a dude who was literally starving at 3 months old. he's also got some great catch phrases like, "you funny bunny," or "sup dude?" he still likes a good ceiling fan, but the obsession has seemed to evolved. automatic doors, or electric windows are now a fan fave, but really if you sit down and show him how anything works, he will tweak on it for a good 15 mins or so. he seems to be enjoying his sister more... as in they aren't constantly fighting. i can actually leave them outside or in their room alone without screaming after about 5 mins. most things in our house have been transformed into some type of jumping apparatus, despite the new trampoline outside. who knew jumping was so fun anyway? i been diggin my alone time with oz as well, i've even been known to get in on some matchbox cars or train table action or some good ball throwing... i must say i'm surprised at how much i'm enjoying this boy energy.

in other news i re-vamped the kids room... for those of you who haven't been to our house, we had lily's room downstairs, and oz slept upstairs in a crib. but after much thought we decided to take the bunk beds apart and made to separate beds upstairs, and turn lils old room downstairs into a hard core play room with both the kids stuff. as you can see their sleep room couldn't be cuter thanks to my mother in law hookin up the world's cutest matching duvet covers (go ikea!).

enough about us right, here's where you come in. i'm curious what your kid's "safe place" is. like to they love a good paci, a special blanket, a baby, a bear, or playing with yours or their hair? as my kids grow older, i thought some of their quirky little behaviours would diminish... but my kids still got their little things. although lils does love baby josie, her utmost favorite thing is "holding my button." this began when i was pregnant with oz and my belly button started to pop out. she was only 1, so she was exploring her own b-button, but found mine much more enticing. to this day when she 's tired, or fussy or just wants to cuddle, she holds my button. as for oz, their would be no competition for the button, so he came up with his own thing... strange as it is, he likes to tweak out on our fingernails. same thing, when he's tired or fussy or just wants a cuddle, he'll sit on our lap and basically start flicking our fingernail with his. so strange... but really typical rodgers kid...

so lemme know, can your kid top this strange behaviour?