our adventure

we went to my brother's yesterday

with the intention of going to the temple while we were there

this morning we got up on time

and our first roadblock was realizing noah peed their couch

we got ready anyway

and while eating breakfast hazel threw a fit

spilling an entire bowl of cereal on my only packed dress

i wore it anyway

and it dried on the way

when we got there

through the snow

i was getting my recommend out to go inside

and what do you know

i don't have it

it must be in one of the several places we've visited recently

where hazel emptied my wallet

don't worry though, the trip was not a complete waste

we did enjoy a fun time with my brother, his wife and their adorable kids

and we stopped at the olive garden for lunch on our way home

oh boy!

noah went to his first princess themed birthday party today

happy birthday ava

and

well..

he didn't hate it

holding hands

in the car on saturday

noah asked hazel to hold hands

and when he wanted to let go

she insisted he didn't

i loved it

Merry Christmas!

Love,

The Olsons

PS: does this make up at all for the fact that we didn't send Christmas cards?

relaxation

i am so glad finals are over

not that i even took any

but it was stressful enough

i'm also glad the kids are traveling well

since we're visiting family

i had a slurpee yesterday

i went to the mall today

and target

we're pretty much done Christmas shopping

but mostly

i'm glad

that my inlaws are so awesome

and took our kids overnight

yay

handmade Christmas presents....check!

in my family we exchange names

so we're only supposed to buy gifts for one family

but i just hate to not do anything for all of my nieces and nephews

so i usually just do a little something

this year i decided to make

superhero capes

with each of their initials on the back

and a magnet closure

i think they're pretty fun

and i hope they all like them

so i made 16 capes for my nieces and nephews

3 for michael's nieces and nephew

1 for his double cousin's daughter

and for my youngest niece

i made my first bib

all in all i'm glad i did it

and i'm glad i'm done

now i just have to think of a creative way to package them

and maybe some superhero candy to go with

well....

we're pregnant

due 7-6-2010

not 6-28-2010 like i thought before my ultrasound today

hazel melts my heart

of course there are some things about hazel i wish were different

i wish she hadn't begged her way to a

pizza-cookie-lucky charms breakfast this morning

i wish she didn't hit me when she gets mad

but she gives me so much to love

this morning after her very unhealthy breakfast

i got her undressed and took off her diaper

so she ran away, which i expected

i followed her

she went straight to her room and peed on the floor a little bit

trying to sit on her pink ikea potty seat

when she finally got situated on it

all by herself

she peed the rest of the way

what a good girl

she is so ready to be potty trained

and as if that didn't make me proud enough

a little while later

after i got her dressed

she walked out of her room

holding desitin and a diaper

saying baby

looking for her two dollar store dolls

to diaper one

then came out with both and a blanket to wrap them in

what a good mommy

i just love that girl

tonight

after the kids lay their pretty little heads in bed

i'm going to not clean the living room

or do the dishes

i am

going to watch a movie with this guy

michael at mcdonalds on his way to our wedding.. sadly he was late because of it

i think he's lucky i didn't kill him or his brother steve for encouraging this kind of behavior

i'm voting for harold and maude which i checked out from the library

but just in case that won't fly with the mr.

i rented julie and julia as well

we're having a night to ourselves

cuddling

and watching a movie

eating popcorn

and drinking knock off slurpees from a gas station

oh to be in love

dear noah

you're the cutest

you read me "brown bear, brown bear" last night

from memory

with funny voices

and extra animal noises

the way your dad reads it to you

it was hilarious

you had me laughing the whole time

thanks for being awesome,

mom

ps. i think you're cute

today

-we drove noah to school because his bus wasn't working

-it was 3 degrees outside when we took him

-noah told me he cried after we dropped him off because he missed us

-hazel fell out of the shopping cart for the first time

-i cooked a meal times 5 for once a month cooking

and now i need a nap

it's starting to feel a lot like....FREEZING

thank goodness for hot chocolate

fuzzy socks

good coats

one of hazel's many talents

sorting her m & ms by color