Edwards Family: February 2011

Sunday, February 27, 2011

A Whopping Great Snow!

We've had a week of incredible snowfall. It's been annoying to us because it basically traps us in the house (they don't plow our road and we have a huge hill to climb). Colin and Owen are both sick, which has made the weekend really unpleasant. Colin has been sick now almost a full week and Owen is close behind. I had him at the doctor yesterday because he was having trouble breathing and had a very loud cough. Turns out he has croup. I hope they both are better soon!

All told, we got about 11 inches of snow. Most of it came last Thursday, but we got a few inches even this morning. We are so ready for Spring!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

A Day at the Park!

Last Sunday was a beautiful day here in Washington. I finished my long run in pure sunshine and we decided to take the kids to the park before lunch. We still haven't found a park as nice as Fancyburg was in UA, but the boys enjoy any where we go and a chance to run off some energy!

Owen's Eatings

I took a few pictures of Owen eating that turned out pretty well, so I thought I'd share them. He's taken to eating ketchup lately, which has been a handy way to get him to eat a vegetable or two. :) He also enjoyed a cupcake for Valentine's Day and didn't make an enormous mess. A win on both fronts, I'd say!

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Amy and Perri come to visit!

My dear college friend Amy and her daughter Perri came for a visit last weekend. It was so fun to see her - it had honestly been years since we'd gotten together! We got to meet Perri for the first time and she got to meet Colin and Owen. It was super fun and the kids had a great time playing together. We are so excited they live "down the road" in Portland and we look forward to many more get-togethers! We also can't wait to meet Amy & John's baby girl #2, who should make her appearance in April!

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Fun Around the House

As always, the boys have a lot of fun around the house. Colin discovered bubble bath at the store again (it's been a while since I bought him bubble bath) and the boys had a great time playing in it during bath time. Colin even started putting it on his and Owen's face like beards. It was really funny!

Owen is enjoying more and more foods now. He's had his big "nut" trial and he's come out without any allergies. We're thrilled! Here you can see him enjoying some Nutella.

He said WHAT?

"Sometime we should make Banana Fosters. They are cool because you get to light them on fire."
"He's my assistant." (talking about Owen, of course)
(When talking about exotic animals that were coming to summer camp) "I wonder if they will be alive or dead."
"It would be nice if we could find a short trail that leads to Jackson Hole."
Colin: "Mommy, guess what we found?" Mommy: "What?" Colin: "NOTHING!"
"Life is good when you have Candy."
"The Earth is as strong as a hundred million elephants!"
"Let's go be entertained."
"Is Limbo a big city?" (we were talking about something being stuck "in limbo" and Colin asked this question)
When asked who won the Oxford-Cambridge boat race Colin said "The yellow team won, the one daddy LOVES!" (Oxford)
"Owen, let's go back to the holo-detector!" (referring to the closet)
"Don't see that on Animal Planet."
"Did the sky scrape all of the clouds away?"
"I can easily just take off any baby locks on the cabinets. Owen and I are partners in time." (crime)
"Baby Jason" (known as Baby Jesus to the rest of the world)
"I think it's OK, I don't see the prosecutor."
"How about some surprise chocolate for dinner?"
"Why is she just SO SO nice, Daddy?" (talking about our dear friend Amy)
"Nevermind. Blah Blah Blah Blah."
"Put a Hair Pony on her Mommy." (talking about a pony tail)
"This (Ice Cream Sandwich) should do the trick."
"If you get hurt you need to kiss yourself to make it better."
"See what these tater tots are made from? They are made from ketchup!"
"I need another popsicle because I'm still hot inside."
"Is Owen going to eat today?"
"The bigger you get the bigger your hair gets."
"Are those workers from South Dakota?" (no idea where he got South Dakota!)
"Can't we just forget about it?" (when being told to take a time out for misbehaving)
"I could just brew beer by myself."
"Mommy, am I doing tummy time?" (while lying face first in the snow)
"Toxic Moron" (an Oxymoron)
"When I hold my fingers too long I get dizzy."
"Don't do that. If you do it again you're going for a time out."
"Where was this rocking chair made? Was it made in China?"
"I'd rather be playing football (English football = soccer) but it's so cold outside I have to shovel instead."
"I can't wait until I can swim again. I want to dive right in."
"Can we play these? I think we have time. Let me check the clock."
"Mommy, do you still have the hug that I gave you last night?"
"I'll be back in a jiffy pop, so I don't need a coat."
"I think all three fire engines have to go to the fire because they can't stay home alone."
"But I do have some patience."
"When Daddy goes around the corners in the fast car I laugh!"
"When I sworded Daffy (the cat), she didn't move at all! Not one little bit!"
"When I grow up I want to be just like you (Daddy)"
"Oh I love Thanksgiving! I can't wait to go trick-or-treating!"
"You should have two drills in case we meet a goat."
"We don't need my juice if we have a goat."
"Awww...Could we keep him (Owen) until winter?"
"I've been diving for that at Costco." (when receiving a helicopter from grandparents for his birthday, one he's been dying for at Costco)
"My diggers are not going to work on my birthday because I'm going to be at Chipotle"
"We could just make time to do it then."
"Mommy, why do you say "No" all the time?"
"That's the biggest digger I've seen in my whole life!"
"There were kind of sort of 5 forklifts at Costco."
"I did take a nap. I took a 5 second nap."
"When I was a cat, I used to eat cat food."
"I put chap stick on my nose so it doesn't rust."
"I wish you hadn't moved the house."
"I can't hear you, Mommy. I'm busy."
"Because I said so, Mommy. I'm the boss."
"I want cookies! I'm going to starve soon."
"I like cream cheese. It is tasty and yummy for my belly."
"The baby in MY belly likes to eat malt."
"There's a mustache on my finger."
"This soap smells delicious!"
"I'll bring you some air to cool you down."
"Do we take an airplane to Heaven?"
"Digging in the dirt is hard on little Colins."
"We just passed the house with the pizza. I like to go there!" (After we'd just driven by Donatos)
"When I drink my juice, Mommy, the snacks go away in my mouth!"
"Don't talk back to me, Mommy."
"The tire is low, Mommy. We should put some gas in it."
"Tor-nade-us" (referring to a Praying Mantis)
"There's a baby in my belly."

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