A few pictures

Here are some random pictures from the last little bit:

Met Daddy for lunch!

I hopped in the shower and came out to this mess from a certain 2 year old!

Tried the mini water beads again but so success this time!!!

Max is my sensory boy! But they all enjoyed playing in it 

They stick to EVERYTHING!!!!

Little boy in a big rocking chair!

Enjoying the outdoors!

We found a little friend in our yard!!!

Little miss got an ear infection for the first time. I knew she was really sick when she fell asleep in the waiting room at the dr office :(

Peek a boo!

Yaya reading to the kids!

Holding a butterfly at the butterfly pavilion!

Landed on his head!!!

Sleepy baby boy!

Spoken Gems

Saffryn was very excited and came inside after playing for a while and says "Mom we found TWO caterpillars outside. We named them Lizzie and Squirt. They went their separate ways after they met. They even kissed! We saw them do it!"

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Me: "who is ready to meet our friends for lunch?!?!"

Pierce in a very excited voice, "I am!" Then he stops and says in a very serious voice, "first I need to check out my sharp teeth." Then he ran to the bathroom and looked at his teeth. 

Okay?

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Pierce: "Mom, can I have a blueberry muffin for breakfast?"

Colt: "Mom, can I have a greenberry muffin for breakfast?"

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Colt and I were reading a Kansas State board book together. One of the pages has some of the different buildings. I went through and pointed them out. Colt looked thoughtfully at it for a moment then says, "where Captian America lives?"

Me baffled: "what do you mean? Why are you asking that?"

Colt: "well Hulk lives here (pointing to one of the buildings). Where Captian America lives?"

Me: "oooohhhh! That's Holtz Hall. Not Hulk's hall."

Bahaha sweet boy!

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Pierce brought a snail inside to show me.(my kids are super into little creatures these days). 

Me: "No no no. Bugs do not belong in my house they stay outside!"

Pierce: "Well mom it's not a bug."

Me: "well no creatures in the house. They all need to stay outside."

Pierce: "It's not a creature mom."

Me: "Okay what is it?"

Pierce in a very serious little voice: "it's a beautiful little animal."

Me: "hahaha. Okay but the only animal allowed in my house is Crash. Take that beautiful little animal OUTSIDE!!!"

Seriously what is with my kids super loving snails?!?!

Not a baby

Max is trying to make it crystal clear that he is not a baby! 

The last little while we have been having trouble at meal time with him. I put him in the high chair and he screams. He throws his food. He is mad and difficult. It was exhausting. One day during this episode I decided to put him in my lap and try to feed him. He wiggles down. He walks over to an empty chair and starts trying to pull himself up. Trying to read his cues I put him in Colt's booster seat and push him up to the table. Mr big stuff was so happy. Ate his entire meal without one peep. 

We have put him in it now for several meals and the result has been the same. Happy baby who eats his meals. Max I got the memo...you are not a baby. Sheesh! :)

Birthday Weekend

My mom and sister and step dad came to visit me for my birthday weekend!

They even surprised me by planning a surprise girls night out with some dear friends and family! It was so fun!!! A big huge thanks to everyone who was able to come. I felt so loved!

I am so spoiled! Thanks for a wonderful birthday weekend!!!!

Our fun day

We managed to make it out of our house for something fun for the first time in two weeks! Between sickness and a broken arm we have been COOPED up and going batty!

We went to the arboretum and it was toddler Tuesday's which means free face painting and a small petting zoo! To say the kids were excited about getting their face painted is a major understatement. 

Colt chose The Hulk. After he got his face painted he looked in a mirror they had set up and got this super scared look on his face. It was hilarious and Saffryn and Pierce and I died laughing about it! Such a ham!

Saffryn chose a kitty and was so thrilled about how it looked. She told me about 100 times: "thanks for letting us get our face painted!" Hahah! If that is all it takes to be mom of the year...

Pierce wanted a tiger and loved roaring the rest of the day. He is the only child who still has the face paint on over 24 hours later. He is Mr. Expressive!!!

We walked around with our friends and had a lovely time. It was so refreshing to get outside and see beautiful flowers and have fun conversation. 

It was soon lunch time and I was so not ready to go home. We have been home wayyyy to much. So I got impulsive and went to sonic for lunch. As we pulled up Saffryn asked if we could stay and eat outside. 

Great idea! It was fun!!! While I was trying to feed/corral Max, Saffryn got ahold of my phone. Enjoy the pics she got. 

Yes. That is Colt trying to do a headstand on the table. I promptly got him off. I'm so glad my daughter can catch my proud  parenting moments. Lol. 

It was a very needed and refreshing day for us. Don't you love those kind of days!

Birthday Bash

We finally celebrated Max's first birthday!!!

Those were actual matchbox cars. So fun! And Colt was sure they were his and would not rest until they were washed off and in his hands!

Eating a fancy dinner of mac n cheese and hot dogs! :)

Time for the cake...

Does he like it???

Oh yea he does!!!

Attempting to get all four kiddos!

Wow!!!

I was afraid he was going to get sick eating the whole smash cake! So we needed to take it away but I didn't want to be the bad guy so I made my mom do it. Lol!

He was so sad. He loved that cake!

After an impromptu bath he was ready to open his presents!

He got new shoes and thought he was Mr. big stuff. Lol!!!

Silly boy!

After presents we went outside and did bubbles while listening to music. Saffryn said it was the best party ever because it was a bubble dance party! I forgot to get picks during that part because I was blowing bubbles! But now you know how to have the best party...

Happy Birthday baby boy!!! In some ways I never thought we would make it to your first birthday. It has been a long, hard year. BUT we made it!!! You have taught me more about myself and God this year than my other 28 years combined! God knew I needed you in my life! You are awesome and I can't wait to see what this next year  brings to both of us!

Max Steven Mahoney, we love you!

Spoken gems

While eating jello for the first time (at least in a long time. For some reason I never think to get jello) Saffryn says in a super excited voice: "This is a soft as worms!!!"

Yum??? Lol!!!

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Colt has recently started talking for Max when we ask him a question. It is so funny because he uses a super high pitch voice. The first time I noticed it was when I made him apologize to Max for pushing him down. 

Colt: "I'm sorry I pushed you. Do you

Forgive me?"

Colt in a super high pitched voice: "Ya I forgive you."

Colt looking at me with a straight face: "okay mom all better."

While at the park Dan and I asked Max if he wanted a turn to slide and I hear this high pitch tiny voice behind me say, "yea I do" there was Colt saying it with a straight face.

while in the car we say: "Max, do you like this song?" Colt answers in a super high voice, "I do. It kind."

Bahahah!!! Didn't know songs had that characteristic!!!

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While grocery shopping Saffryn says, "mom, stores are kind of like a maze."

The guy next to me hears and starts laughing so much. It made me smile to have someone get a kick out of the kids 

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While eating lunch Colt got overly excited and threw his nugget on the ground 

Dan: "hey! Don't do that."

Colt with a super grumpy face: "daddy I going to make my butt poop on you"

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The kids have been gathering Rollie pollies and snails from our yard and will put them in their buckets. Saffryn's snails kept crawling up the side of her bucket so she explained to me: "I have to give them spankings for trying to escape. But don't worry it was a gentle spanking. Just a little tap on their shell. Then I put them back their bed" aka the leaf she has put in the bucket. 

Then later I told her to go and play and she told me in a very serious voice: "I can't play mom. I am taking care of my snail children."

Grrreat. Not weird at all. Ha!!!