Wonder Twin Powers Activate: April 2013

So...here's my latest excuse for not writing on the blog...

My computer died a couple of weeks ago. Like a failed hard drive. And I haven't backed anything up since December. And I can't even get to the back-up from December. And data recovery is like $600 and we still need to get a lot of furniture. And a new kitchen and blah blah blah. Plus I have everything on my phone. My computer is slowly getting healthy though. But every day that I don't write on the blog is another day you're missing my crazy kids getting bigger.

Off the top of my head--

Skye - the girl has started full-on walking. It's about time...seeing as she's like almost 18 months. She's turned her little scoot into steps. And it's so cute. And she's so proud of herself. She even claps sometimes. She's also talking up a storm. Trying to say anything and everything. She repeats what she hears. Or tries to. She's such a smartie pants. Favorite words are: Up (aka Uppa), No, Yeah! , MaeMae, JjjayJjjay, Mama, Dada, Mommy, Nana, Papa, Baw (bottle - but by bottle she means "sippy cup"), Daw (dog), Huggie, Buh-bye. She knows all of her body parts including her eyes and ears and tongue. We're working on our animal sounds but she's great at a sheep, kitty cat, dog, and cow (although sometimes she says "booo"). She's a terror at the park. Trying to go on all of the "big kid" stuff including big slides and big kid swings. She faceplanted right into the mulch the other day off a 10 foot slide. I couldn't keep up with the maniac and she flew right off. She cried a little. But then seemed to be fine. And I thought Mason was crazy. Skye is crazier.
Skye also continues to be my best eater. She eats almost anything but at the moment her favorite dish is pasta and sauce.

Jacob - He's really turned into a little boy. It's kinda weird. I don't know if it's because his hair is generally shorter and less curly than when he was a baby. Or maybe it's because he's obsessed with playing Angry Birds on my iPhone. Or because he has a little girlfriend, named Simone is his class. He's getting taller. But still has the smallest butt and waist in the world. He's also still peeing in his bed at night which is annoying. But he can't really help it I guess. He's a heavy sleeper. And snores like a grown man. My little Jacob is the cutest. Every once in the while he comes up to me and says, "Hugs forever" and hugs me. What a lover. Simone clearly doesn't know how lucky she is. Jacob's favorite movie as of today is "Tangled". He's also into Lego Star Wars and Lalaloopsy. He loves jigsaw puzzles and can do up to 100 pieces. He can write his name. Draw people. And is just the cutest little boy known to man. He's my second best eater. Today he tried celery at school. And he liked it! His favorite food in broccoli and red pepper stir fry with Teriyaki sauce.

Mason - She continues to be wild. She loves loves LOVES gymnastics. And is awesome. I think we might have a Mary Lou Retton on our hands people. She is working really hard on her cartwheel. She is great at writing her name and has shown and interest in reading. Like herself. And spelling. And she's good at it. Just tonight she spelled bed. She's super creative as she's always making up songs and rhymes. And she brings home at least one painting every day from preschool. I can never argue with her because she always wins and it's SO annoying. She's gotten progressively worse at eating and she'll tell you, "I'm the worst eater in the family." But it's the pride she says it with that's really annoying. Thank god for chicken fingers. She's curious about anything and everything and she still has half and english accent which is super cute. She is still a daredevil, climbing and jumping off things constantly. She loves getting manis and pedis and getting dirty and messy. She also loves her brother. No surprise there. She started eating her hair probably 6 months ago and that's still going strong. She thinks there is a "hair tree" growing in her belly (because that's what I've told her is going to happen if she eats her hair) and that doesn't seem to bother her. In fact, sometimes if her stomach is hurting she'll say, "I think it's my hair tree." Awww...Mason, Mason, Mason.

So that's what's been happening in our world.

I'm going to post some old pics and videos that I had in my "blog folder". And if my tired, cloudy, brain can think of any important events that I've missed the first quarter of this year, I'll post. Otherwise, I might just start a new. Like from May. It's just so hard to catch up. Especially when your computer dies. But that's just a good excuse.

OK - kids, if you are reading this...especially Skye, I apologize for the lapse in entries. It's not that I love you any less. I'm just busy with you 3. And tired. And getting old. And blah blah blah. But I love you tons. Always. And forever.

Here are my most recent pics.
(Following this entry will be a couple entries of some old pics and videos that were stashed in my "blog" folder on my desktop.)