******UPDATE******

As you can see, I was unable to upload the video of Emerson waking Ethan up. I'll let you know when I figure out what's going on.

Monkey See, Monkey Do!

I heard Emerson on the monitor this afternoon "talking" to Ethan. He was asleep in his bed, which is beside her crib. He normally sleeps in our bed, which she can still see, but it's not as close. Needless to say, she was very excited. When I took her out, she made a b-line for him. I actually went and got the camera before I took her out because I knew what she was going to do! He wakes her up all the time, although not intentional. He's just a loud talker when he wakes up.

We spent the evening having dinner with Heath and Mandy. Ethan wanted them to come back to our house and thankfully, they did. They were a lot of help in watching the kids while Chris and I moved stuff from the van to my new Tahoe. Yay! It's really nice, but doesn't have nearly the amount of storage as the van. At least I won't look like a dork riding in the van anymore!

PS: All of the pictures in the web album were taken by Ethan.

Camping in luxury!

Okay, so I am certainly not as creative as my sister (as I've said before, I'm sure), but I tried to make Ethan a "tent" yesterday. He LOVED it! He has been asking to camp out in his play set, but it's been 100 degrees here lately, so that's out until it cools down. I draped a fitted sheet on 3 posters of the bed since it wouldn't fit to all 4. Then I draped others hanging off of it. We had to call Chris and have him ring the doorbell when he got home so we could hide...with the flashlight of course!

We also went to the water park yesterday with my friend Rhonda and her grandchildren. They all had a blast although nap time was waaaaayy off. Emerson only napped on the way home (about 30 minutes) when she normally sleeps 3-4 hours a day. Rough day for mommy! No wonder my head hurt so bad last night! Ethan really enjoyed playing with Tre and Lanie.

The other pictures in the web album are at the pool where we are members. I think there's also some pictures of Emerson eating her first peach (she's eaten the diced ones). She ate almost the entire thing! What a mess she was to clean up!

Toddler Talk.

Chris and I took the kids to the pool today. We were just about to leave when Anna and her mom showed up. Of course Ethan was ecstatic since he and Anna absolutely adore each other. For those of you who don't know who Anna is, they were in weekday school together and have since fallen in love. Ethan talks about her all the time and Anna does the same. Ethan acts like a normal three year old with all of his friends and cousins (sometimes doesn't share, etc.), but it's SO different with Anna. He listens to her every word and plays SO well with her, it's amazing. Anyway, here is what we overheard while they were playing in the pool today.

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Anna: "Ethan, why did you say that you didn't love me anymore when you got back from Hawaii?"

Ethan: "I didn't say that."

Anna: "Yes, you did. Why did you say you didn't love me anymore?"

Ethan: "I didn't say that."

Then Sally, Anna's mom asked Anna if they had a spat on the playground when he got back.

Anna: "No, it was at the kitchen (the play kitchen that they used to wash dishes at daily)."

I asked Ethan if he said it.

Ethan: "I didn't say that I didn't love her, Mommy."

Me: "Do you love her, Ethan?"

Ethan: "Yep."

I cannot begin to tell you how serious this entire conversation was. I wish I had it on video. Anna is the funniest little girl. She asked her mom if she could really be anything when she grew up and her mom told her that she could be anything that she put her mind to. Anna followed with, "I want to be a big man!"

The chase is on!!

The kids and I felt well enough to get out of the house today and go to the pool (thank God!). They came in to contact with my friend who found out that she had strep throat. I was telling her how Ethan kept complaining of a tummy ache on Sunday and she told me to check his throat because that is a sign of strep in young children. Low and behold, puss pockets! I called their doctor and he put them both on antibiotics. We did go to the pool late yesterday evening, but didn't stay long. I thought I was coming down with it as well, but I'm feeling pretty good now. Oh, by the way, I know my kids are very dark, but I swear I put tons of sunscreen on them!

I have put one video of Emerson chasing Ethan around the couch. He loves being chased even though he does about 3 laps around her! She also loves pushing him in her car. The faster he goes, the tighter she hangs on!

Playtime after church....

Or some of church rather...Ethan didn't feel well this morning, so we actually ended up leaving church early. He kept saying that his tummy hurt. He seems to be feeling better, although he still hasn't eaten breakfast or lunch. If he thinks he's going to miss playtime with Drew, he miraculously gets better! Emerson's morning nap was messed up since she normally takes her nap in church, so hopefully she'll nap most of the afternoon...not likely!

A morning with the Moore's...