mr. smarty pants

The coolest thing in the world happened today!! Quinn is starting to recognize letters! He is a huge fan of the tv show Super WHY! and I never realized just how much he was picking up from the show, until today when he pointed at my shirt, put his finger on the O and said "Oh". He then did the same thing with the E printed on my shirt. So crazy!! And the S and the R and the T. Insane. Needless to say, I am going to get that kid some flash cards, and we will see if he can say any more letters! Too smart for his own good that one is! YAY for Q!!

Lily is at it again!!

I really don't know where she gets this stuff, but it is pretty funny!!
The other night Jake and I were in bed, Lily was in bed upstairs, and we were just chillin for the evening, when Lily came downstairs complaining of the cold. We let her in our bed to snuggle and get warm, and a few minutes later I asked her if she was warm yet, and in a most plaintive voice she declared "No, my hands are cold, my feet are cold, and even my bottom that I am laying on is still cold!" I don't know if she ever got her bottom warm, but it was pretty hilarious! On to the next one...here is how our conversation went:
We were driving under a freeway overpass and lily was looking up at the pidgeons that station themselves all along the freeway eaves.
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lily: Mom, do pidgeons have cars?
mom: No honey, they don't why do you ask?
lily: Because every time we go to Jaliscos for dinner, they poop on our car, and I just thought that maybe we should go poop on their cars.
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Man! If ever you need comic relief, just stay in the same room with this little precocious almost 6 year old, and it won't be long before you laugh your head off!!!

Who needs marbles?

Quinn was playing with all his toys, and he got really quiet after a few minutes, so I grabbed my camera and snuck in to the living room to see if I could catch up with his mischief, and low and behold!!! He was playing marble race with grapes! What a nerd. I guess if no marbles are nearby, any small, round object will do. What a smart little cookie he is! Can you see the 'marble' in the pic with Quinn and the dog?

It was really quite comical to see. :)

SNOWWWWW

So, last winter, Quinn was not old enough to really appreciate the snow. This year, bring on the boots and gloves!! He loves it! Jake was out plowing the other day, and we discovered that Q loves to ride on the machine with his daddy. Even though his hands were bright red (he won't keep gloves on), he didn't want to come inside. It was fun to watch. Lily loves the snow too. We went to Grams and Bapo's house today, and they played tag in the backyard running along trails made by bapo before the game. That was after they took turns knocking down the icecicles in the back yard.

tag!

Tagged!

Here's a gooey, romantic game of tag. Here's how it works: I will answer questions about Jake and I. At the end of the post, I'll tag 3 people and post their names. Then, those three people can do the same thing on their own blog and so on and so forth. I was tagged by my good buddy Erin. Now it's your turn!!

What is your husband's name? Jake
How long have you guys been married? 7.5 years
How long did you date? 6 months from meet to marry
How old is he? almost 30
Who is taller? jake
Who can sing the best? me. jake doesn't usually sing. if he did, he would win! ever hear Eclipse? all guys should sing!
Who is smarter? It depends on the topic.
Who pays the bills? I do, but he makes the money to pay them.
Who does the laundry? me
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? we don't really have a right side. we have a wall side and an isle side. I take the wall side.
Who mows the lawn? usually me
Who cooks dinner? usually me
Who is the first to admit when they're wrong? neither of us. we usually just let things drop.
Who kissed who first? He kissed me first.
Who wears the pants? I would say… me!

I tag Ashlee, Deb Plante and Becky Lutz

Houses

It's Christmas time! And that means it is Gingerbread house time!! Here are some pics of Lil Lily making her house. We really had a blast!! Kim and Shay made their house too. We had a little village!

Poor Fish

Yup. Lily has a beta fish in her room, named Princess Rockstar, and we finally decided to clean her tank! Once we were done, we put her back on Lily's dresser, and thought all was well. A few minutes later, Quinn starts crying...I found him in Lily's room, soaked, with an 'Oh dear, what have I done' kind of look on his face. Princess Rockstar only had half her water remaining in her tank. Quinn learned that he is not strong enough to lift her tank down all by himself!! I am just glad the fish was still in the tank. Poor traumatized boy. Poor traumatized Beta. ;)