Emma waves

Laura and Micael came over for dinner tonight. When I was getting ready to take Emma and Carlos upstairs to get them ready for bed, Laura was waving bye. Emma started moving her arm, and Laura said she was waving. I told her to say "bye" and "adios" and both times she also waved her little arm. So I think she definitely knew what she was doing. I guess we will try again tomorrow to confirm if she really knew.

mammoth crocs and a diaper

Last night Carlos slept in his fleece jammies with footsies. This morning shortly after he got up he started unzipping his pajamas part of the way. I would zip it up, and eventually he would unzip it again. When my sister arrived with Gavin he had it unzipped all the way to his waist. I must admit that he looked quite funny, and cute. He also kept trying to put on his mammoth crocs with his pajamas, but they don't fit with the footsies. I told him to put on Sammy's since they are bigger but for some reason today he wanted his own. At one point this morning I took off part of his pajamas so I could change his diaper, and he got up and took off the rest of his pajamas. He walked away and put on his crocs. After that he was a happy camper walking around in his crocs and his diaper. When I would call him he would just laugh and wouldn't come too close. He knew I would put clothes on him. I eventually had to grab him to get some clothes on him.

skins vs shirts

Last week when my sister came to pick Gavin, the 3 older boys decided to play catch or monkey in the middle. Somehow Carlos started playing with Ethan, so they ended up being kinda like a team and playing against John David and Sammy. All of a sudden Carlos pulled his shirt up and over his head, but it was still on around his arms. He thought it was funny and kept laughing and playing with the older boys. My sister asked if he always did that...I told her that was the first time he had taken his shirt off. I told my sister that he was playing on the skins team...and that became the joke because then the older boys wanted to take off their shirts. Who know that the two year old would be the trendsetter.

I'm glad you told me to go to soccer.

I forgot to mention that on Tuesaday, John David started a soccer clinic at his school. It will be for the next five tuesdays after school for an hour. The clinic is to teach skills. He did a similar clinic with basketball in November, and he enjoyed it. At the end of basketball the coach mentioned that there would be a soccer clinic in the spring. John David said he wanted to do it. On Monday night John David said he didn't want to do it. I knew he would enjoy it, so I registered him anyways.
When I picked him up on Tuesday, he was soo excited after the clinic. He said "I'm glad you told me to go to soccer." I asked him why and he told me that he got a medal for being a good listener, and that his friend Andrew was there. Andrew is in his class, and when he did the basketball there was no one from his class, so I know that he is excited to have someone he knows there with him.

I'm coming home in that car tomorrow.

When John David came home and saw his carseat in the dining room, he asked why his carseat was out. I explained that I had to replace the harness. He said that I had to get it back in the car today. I asked why and he replied (don't forget to add the John David attitude when you read this), "because I am coming home in that car tomorrow, in my carseat." I said "yes, I know. the carseats will back in the car by the time I pick you up from school.

No more snack in the car

So two years ago, when we bought the Tahoe, I had a rule of no snacks in the car. Some of you might hink this is harsh, but we rarely drive in traffic, and living in Austin our commute time averages 15 minutes. The kids can wait until we reach our destination to snack or eat, but really what sane person would drive four kids anywhere during a meal time. Over time I have become more lenient, and realized that I have made too many exceptions, so the rule is back.
How do I know that made too many exceptions...as my friend Tammy put it, I probably had enough food under my seats for a family of four.
I needed to replace the harnesses on Sammy's and John David's carseats so I was going to have to remove two out four carseats. Than once I got outside I was motivated by the 70 degree weather this afternoon to take out all the seats and vaccum the inside of the Tahoe. It was pretty gross to find old crumbled down cheerios and goldfish, plus the raisins that could have passed as pebbles. Can't forget to mention that we apparently had a pet spider under one of the seats. Sammy helped me clean everything out, Gavin was just chilling, and for the first time Carlos was scared by the vaccum in the garage. I told Sammy the new rule as we were cleaning and explained why. As soon as John David got home, Sammy shared the new rule with John David. not much else was said about the new rule, I guess we will wait and see what happens next time we are in the car.

I've always wanted to do that

Sammy was finishing his lunch, as I was feeding Emma. When I was finished with her food her in her bowl, she made it known that she was not full. Sammy turned to me and said, "she can have my last nugget, I'm really good at sharing." I asked if he was sure, and he said "it's okay, I've always wanted to do that." As soon as I cut the nugget and place it on Emma's tray she was eating right away. She also made sure to smile at her brother in appreciation for her yummy nugget.
This confirms that Sammy is so kind-hearted and giving. He will give anything to anyone, even his last piece of candy. I hope he continues to be this way, but at the same time I hope that he doesn't get taken advantage of.

I have astronaut friends

This morning I took Sammy and John David to the dentist. On the way there, John David started saying that he knew there were different countries, but we all lived on earth and only astronauts can live in space. Sammy then said he had some friends that were astronauts that lived in Africa with his other friends. I asked him if they lived in space, and he said no.
John David then started laughing and said that he was making it all up because astronauts don't live in Africa. I told him that astronauts are not in space all the time, and that they could live in Africa. He then said that Sammy doesn't have any friends, and he pretends. I told him it was okay for him to pretend. Just like sometimes he says something and then says "I tricked you." Curious to hear Sammy's answer I then asked him to name some of his friends. He said John David was his friend...and John David got a big chuckle and said "no, I am your brother." I told John David that he could be his brother and friend. Sammy then said Ethan was friend. Once again John David chuckled and said "no, he is your cousin." I reminded John David that his cousin could be his friend too.
It looks like Sammy's friends are back for another round.

you're not bigger than Jesus

Raja joined us for dinner today, since his wife is in Houston. John David asked him to read a book, "When I Get Bigger." Raja said he was the biggest. John David and Sammy kept going through their order of who is the biggest. When Raja repeated he was the biggest...John David was quick to respond "you're not bigger than Jesus." Sammy then chimed in and repeated the same.

The hubby rocked again today

Today was suppose to be a busy afternoon, since Emma and Carlos both had 9 month and 2 yr well checks respectively. I had the car loaded and ready to go, but when I turned the ignition the Tahoe was not turning on. My first call was to call JP and tell him he would have to pick up John David at school, and then come home so one of us could take the babies, Emma and Carlos, to their appointment. When he got home I was all ready to go, and he volunteered to take them. I asked if he was sure, because I wasn't sure if shots would be involved or not. He said that was fine, so I got the easier task and stayed home with John David and Sammy.
My dad came over with a technician and fixed the Tahoe. We are hoping that the problem was just a loose connection, because if not we will need to replace the battery. I then started cooking dinner for my hubby. I made some spaghetti with tomato sauce, and then breaded some chicken breasts in order to have something similar to a chicken parmesan. By the time he got back home, the dinner was ready and we got to share a warm meal together. I asked him how it was, and said it was okay. His only complaint was the layers of clothes on my kids. I told him it was only in the 40's today, of course they are going to be layered.

SO for those of y'all waiting here are the stats from their visit:
Emma's hefty 15 pounds and 10 ounces put her in the 5% for weight. She grew approx. three inches to put her in 10% at 26 inches long.
Carlos was also helping round out the bottom of the curve as well. He weighed in at 25 pounds and 11 ounces to land in the 10%. His is 31.75 inches tall, and that puts him in the 3%.