Lately

Favorite Foods

Ada: cheese and crackers
Kate: cereal, fruit snacks, Spaghettio's

Favorite things to play with

Ada: markers and coloring books, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with her blocks, princess castle, kitchen set
Kate: everything Ada plays with, except she gets crayons instead of markers

Favorite songs

Ada: 'Part of Your World' from The Little Mermaid (she can sing the whole thing), 'Once Upon a Dream' from Sleeping Beauty, 'I Can Sing a Rainbow', 'I Love to See the Temple'
Kate: 'Hello Song', 'Once Upon a Dream' (she sings, "I know you...dream."), 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes'

Favorite video

They are both obsessed with this video from dooce.com. You may just be creeped out by it. Kate randomly shakes her fingers and says, "SHINGLES!"

What they say when they get in the car

Ada: "I want a story!"
Kate: "Brielle!" (Ada's friend that we carpool to school with)

Ways they help

Ada: Cleans up her toys before getting something new out, helps me scrub the floor when I clean the bathrooms
Kate: Brings me a diaper to let me know she's soiled herself, gets wipes or washcloths and wipes everything in sight

How they pray

Ada: Says really fast prayers for the food, refuses to pray at night (I have to do it)
Kate: Used to mumble while adding in the words "Mommy", "Daddy", and "Ada". Now she says, "Heav Foddow, AMEN!"

How they go to bed

Ada: Usually asks for multiple stories, though she only gets one or two. We often have to force her to go potty. Right when she gets in bed or right after we leave her room, she asks for water and says she's hungry
Kate: We sing her a song, turn on her CD and her fan, and she's good to go. Sometimes she'll start crying after a while and will want to come out for a while, but usually she goes down very well

Things they've said

Ada:
- Kate was running around naked and I was calling her a nake. Ada said that she was a make. I asked her what that was. Her response? "It's an unusual thing and it comes to put bubbles out."
-My brother turned 35 last week and I told Ada that he was getting old. She asked, "Is he going to retire?"
-She loves to repeat lines from shows, CDs, or computer games, such as, "Crispy cheese crackers! Pull yourself together, Jerry Berry! It's just me. What a scaredy mouse!" and, "There's a budding shape--the rhombus!" She thinks she's so funny and likes to repeat these to everybody
Kate:
-"I want it.", "Read it!", "Get it.", "I did it!", "They're here!" (sounds like 'hee-yowe'), "I want my baby.", "Gimme!"
-"Juice" when she wants a drink, "Num-nums" when she's hungry, "Poo-poos" when she needs a diaper change, "Boogie" or "Nose" when she needs her nose blown
-She pronounces spoon 'poons' (It's like her own version of Pig Latin!) and blankie 'wankie'
-"Please" when she wants something, "Tank-you" when you give her something or when I change her diaper, "Sorry" when she bumps into you or spills something


Tyler

-Got to go to the Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight games at Energy Solutions Arena. He got some serious guy time with his dad, brother, and brothers-in-law. They sat on the 14th row behind the basket and could be seen on TV. They got to see some of the best games of the tourney.
-Has been super busy with work lately. Last week he put in 70 hours and he's well on his way to do the same this week. He got there at 5:30 this morning and will probably stay until midnight.
-Did an excellent job painting and putting wood panels on our living room walls. Pictures coming soon!

Me

-Tried to go on a no dessert diet a few weeks ago. I did okay but gave in a few times. This is something I need to do more often because I can get out of control on my desserts. It was tough!
-Started to train for a sprint triathlon for two days but then quit when I got to the swimming. It was just too inconvenient and expensive to go twice a week, so I didn't go at all! I don't even like swimming. We had a swimming unit in 10th grade gym class and I was terrible at it. I have since gone running and biking zero times.
-Had the best GNO with my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law on Saturday. Tyler's mom always plans something fun while the guys do their March Madness stuff (they usually go out of town). Nancy, Alysia, Rachelle, and I started by going to the Butler/Kansas State game (thanks for Tyler's dad for that) and then went shopping. Cheryce and Morgan met us at The Garden for dinner and then we went to Legally Blonde at Capitol Theatre. It was so fun and a much-needed break for me!
-Trying to find excuses to get out of the house so I don't go crazy while I'm a work widow. Monday we went to lunch with my friend Vanessa and today we went to the Rockin' E Country Store in Woods Cross to see the baby chicks, ducks, and bunnies. The girls loved it! Tomorrow we're going to Morgan's house and then going to visit my grandma. We have no plans for Thursday, but we'll spend the day at my mom's on Friday until she has her Easter party that night. On Saturday we'll watch General Conference and then go to Tyler's mom's Easter party.

We found our hubbies at halftime

I love that dude's gut in the background

The sun was in my eyes