Bunch of O'Berrys: HOPPY EASTER!

Monday, April 5, 2010

HOPPY EASTER!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter. We sure did! It was a simple, relaxing day. I was a bummer that Erin, Steve and the kids weren't able to come out like they were hoping because of Steve's work so we just spent it together as a family.

On Sat. evening we dyed Easter eggs. I thought I had a kit, but apparently I didn't so I just looked up the recipe online which was SUPER simple and I had everything (water, white vinegar and food coloring)

Just dipping eggs in the colored water was a bit boring for Corin, he didn't want to wait, so I pulled out his water colors and he had a great time painting them (I'll have to remember this for next year) And I tried a technique of making them speckled by adding oil to the color mixture, putting the egg in and then patting it dry with a paper towel. It worked pretty well and than we would mix colors. We put the egg in just yellow to get it all covered, than dropped it in the purple which had oil in it.

Sunday we ate popcorn as we watched General Conference. Last Sat. I turned on the Young Women's session and Corin made a comment about eating popcorn and watching. We couldn't do it that evening because we were having the Sister Missionaries over for dinner, but decided that when General Conference was on that we would enjoy popcorn.

The frog tin filled with Snickers eggs is for Shane and the hat is for me. We always do something small for each other on Easter as well, just for fun.

We also enjoyed our Easter baskets and the candy that was in them. Declan's eggs were filled with the Gerber Yogurt Melts. He LOVES them and Corin's were filled with his favorite, CHOCOLATE! Declan was fascinated with holding and shaking the eggs.

After nap time we had a Easter egg hunt in the backyard.

Declan HATES the being down in the grass, so he stayed on Shane's shoulders. Even an egg didn't help Declan be content with sitting in the grass.

After we ate dinner, for dessert we decorated and ate Easter cookies

I gave Declan a spoon with some frosting on it. He first started hitting the table with it and than he put it in his mouth.

Then we put him in his high chair to enjoy cookies with us. YUM YUM!!

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Mon. 10/17

I called my dear friend Marianne from the hospital yesterday to ask if she could pick up and take Corin to school because Declan is sick and Mom didn't really want to get him out if she didn't have to. She said she would be happy to and that her daughter Carolyn would be glad because she could also get a ride to school instead of having to walk. She send me this text message today that I just had to post.

"Corin was so cute this morning. I asked him if he had a new brother. He giggled & said 'Yes, baby Teagan is so cute!" it was adorable. Right before I dropped him off he said 'Sis. Parker thank you for taking me to school." What a polite, delightful little boy! Carolyn & I could not stop grinning. I've never heard him giggle quite like that. He mya be a very good helper with the new baby"

Fri. 10/7

My boys have been saying some really funny and sweet things lately that I keep forgetting to add to my blog. I don't remember the dates each happened, but at least I'll have them written down.

Declan: Oh my little Declan! He has had quite the personality lately and being a little stinker. When he tell or ask him to do something he doesn't want to do, he says VERY adamently "Sorry, no _____" with his little nose and forehead all wrinkled. Hopefully sometime I can get a short video of it.

One of his favorite sayings is "Dark and Boo-ky (Spooky)" when the lights are off.

Comes up with his hand out (or the "hand" of pretty much anything, whether it has hands or not) and wants you to shake it, says "A meet you"

Things are yucky when he doesn't want to do them or listen.

Corin: Lately he has been loving to touch my belly and talk to Teagan. He says good morning to him and good night!

He thinks when Teagan is ready to come out that I'm going to spit him up (still what he calls throwing up from when Declan was tiny and would always spit up) I think this is because we say that Teagan in is my belly, which I think he translates into tummy and when his tummy is sick he throws up. I just love how they try to figure things out with the knowledge they already have.

Sat. 3/5

"I'm 5 years old, I pee standing up"

We told him when he was 5 years old he could start standing up to pee. Prior to this he didn't like it and he made such a mess and since he's young he didn't know better. But now that he's 5 years old its a big deal to him to stand up to pee and he's the right height for the toilet so he doesn't miss. However, now he always has to announce to us when he needs to pee and that he's going to stand. I think its because it's new and fun for him and he feels like a bigger boy.

Mon. 12/21/2009

It's funny to listen to the names Corin makes up for things. This morning he has deemed frosted mini wheats as crumbles and last night for dinner I made Ventura Chicken (recipe from a friend) and it has stuffing on top that get all crispy so he called those crunchies. He has called granola cereal crunchies before too.

We watched the Muppets Christmas Carol today and now Corin is going around saying short lines from it; "Good story Mr. Dickens," being Jacob Marley that is in the door knocker, "Never eat talking food"

Thurs. 7/23

While we were at Toys R Us getting Corin a bike and standing in line at the registar we were asking Corin about the numbers. He said sixteen which was the line we were in. Then we started pointing and asking about the other ones. He said, "five-teen, thirteen, two-teen." I just love how their little brains work to figure things out. He knew that when you put a one and another number together that it makes a teen (with exceptions as there always is in the English language) and I was glad to see that he is catching on and learning instead of what he used to say was "one and a five" When he counts he does pretty well at saying the correct number name in the proper order, but sometimes skips .

Tonight when Shane took Corin up for his nap I put Declan on his play mat for tummy time and he rolled over while I was at the bottom of the stairs talking to Shane. I did it again and he did it, but I got excited and said "Yay Declan you did it!" a bit too loud for his taste (he startles easily) so he started to cry and then I couldn't get any pictures of it. We'll try again tomorrow and this time I'll be prepared with the camera.

Tues. 6/30

Kids have such great, creative imaginations. The vacuum was out and Corin sat down beside it and put the cord on his body. "I'm a plug" He loves to pretend he is different animals, like a bunny. So he'll hop around the house saying "hop, hop" and he wants to be petted as well. Then he'll say "I'm a Corin bunny."

He is working more on his letters; recognition and sounds. He has been more interested in numbers than letters, so we are trying letters. We have a fridge toy that you put the individual letter in and it will sing a song about the letter sound. His favorite has been B. He'll say "B says butt"

Thurs. 6/4

Our family loves baseball, no matter how bad the Rockies are doing (that makes us true fans). Corin always asks for the baseball game to be on and gets upset if there isn't one to watch or it has to get turned off for bedtime. Even Declan focuses on it. Tonight we were watching when Garrett Atkins hit his 2nd home run in the game and it hit the screen at Minute Maid Park breaking two panels in his own picture at his neck. Corin comes up and says "The baseball hit me in the neck." Guess he was living vicariously.

Tues. 6/2

Yesterday Shane yells down to me from upstairs while he was giving Corin a shower "Your son just peed in his cup" Corin has these stacking cups he likes to play with in the bath. I asked Shane if he had accidently peed in it because it was on the floor of the tub and the reply was "No, he put it in front of his penis and peed." All I could do was shake my head thinking he can aim and pee in his cup but will be inconsistent about peeing in the potty. All I could reply, jokingly is "Boys are gross!" So today, as I was taking him into our upstairs bathroom to go potty, he sees the cup on the side of the tub (yes, it got washed) and tells me precisely "I peed in that cup." All I can do is shake my head.