Christmas With the Babes

  Yes, I know Christmas is over, and I intended to post these videos much sooner but my kids and I have been busy every day of winter break!  I haven't seen the babies in two weeks (with the exception of Taze because we went to his house one evening for game night) and I am definitely missing them.  Here are some pictures from the last day before break.  We had gingerbread cookies for breakfast, opened presents, and had Spaghettios and cupcakes for lunch.  Spaghettios.  It'll be a while before I do that again!

When she saw this on my camera she said "Oyaya pretty!"

Livvy having tea

Taze and Company having tea

Opening presents

Now it was on to lunch.  The girls were giving Taze a hard time for no particular reason and you can tell in this video he has had enough.  His mood was not good.  I keep watching it over and over because his little face is so pitiful, and he knows how to get me to feel sorry for him, and Emma is just ornery as heck, just baiting him.  Livvy gets in on it once by flinging food, which I quickly put a stop to.  Other than that, count on her to laugh when the accusations of farting begin.  Who DOES this at age 2??

                                              

Taze trying to avoid messy hands

Didn't work

Livvy trying to lick herself clean

Emma:  What mess?

There's only one way to clean this kind of mess.

Sink baths!

Now, how should we dry off?  Yeah, how about we pull the cushions off Cari's couch and jump on them??

 

I was not going to post this last video, but on second thought I decided to.  I just want everybody to see how quickly these little darlings can turn into little demons.  They do get on eachothers nerves, that's for sure, but in their defense they were high on sugar and it was naptime.  Enjoy, I do.

 So that's all for now.  I'm sure they'll be all wound up next week.  Something video worthy is bound to happen!

It's Been Too Long

  I can't believe I haven't posted anything since Halloween!  Here are a few photos and videos I came across on my computer.  This first one was taken the day Taze decided Olivia belongs to him.

The next one is titled Warning: Adjust Your Volume Accordingly.  Why do they scream?  Because they can.

Here are some pictures of the babies making their beautiful Christmas decorations:

Taze and his Santa

Liv and her Christmas Tree

Emma Bee with her penguin

Okay guys, let me see them!

Messy hands.  And chin for Livvy.  And shirt for Emma.

Here are some pictures of Taze and Livvy relaxing before naptime. 

Getting tired

Wait! Is Taze fake snoring??

Yeah, I'll totally laugh at that.

We did manage to get out for a walk one day this week.  It was cold but the sun was shining.  Only one baby had a hat in her bag so we improvised in the name of warmth.  The fresh air and exercise were well worth the pink cheeks and red noses.  Unfortunately I forgot to take Taze to the bathroom before we set out, so he had to pee on a bush along the way.  The 35 degree air must have been cold on his bare tushie but he didn't complain.

                            



                                    And we even ran in to a Christmas surprise along the way:

And last but not least...I love this picture!  Look at those teeth!!

HALLOWEEN!!

  Look at these cuties!  I love having little ones around to be excited about Halloween again.  I can't WAIT to do Christmasy stuff!!

Getting ready for our walk

They look like candy corn!

Enjoying the last sunny day for a while

"Hey Livvy, wanna hold hands?"

"...mmm ok.  This is sort of fun"

Besties now

Here's a video of the first time the three of them discovered that holding hands is fun.  Of course they headed straight to Nic's "man cave" where generally they aren't allowed.  Notice the sly look on Taze's face at the very end.

The babies brought their costumes to my house on the day our neighborhood's trick or treat.  They were the cutest things in town.

Fall Fun

This next video appears, from the state of Olivia's hair, to be just after nap.  I'd say I have no idea why Taze is still in his pjs, but that would be untrue.  Some days it just happens.  I get the feeling Emma and Taze are secretly plotting an escape.  Where could they go that could possibly be more fun than this Crazytown?

Three little pumpkins.  I gave them each their own to decorate and they had fun with it.  As you will see from the pictures, Livvy likes to keep things pure and simple.  She decorated all right, but it wasn't complete until it was undecorated.

Getting Started

Good Sharers

Livvy is getting into it

...but not in the mood for photos!

Working Hard

Little Cutie

Proud of his hard work

Finished Products.  Guess which one is Olivia's!

Here are a couple of pics from our walk.  Walks are less frequent now which stinks!  Oh, and the house where they dance on the sewer cap?  Yeah, they have a pit bull now.  We don't linger anymore.

And last we have some pictures of the little ones drawing with markers.

Working intently

I don't like it on my hands.

Watching what appears to be a scary movie.  Hyenas probably.

Funny Story

  I have to type this before I forget how funny this was.  All these comical things happen in the course of my day, but pick up time is so hectic that I usually forget to tell the story.  Livvy loves the letters of the alphabet, particularly the letter B.  Today she runs over with a JC Penney post card advertisement for their BIG sale, excitedly shouting, "I see B!  I see B!"  So I told her to follow me to the kitchen where I got out the scissors and cut out the big B and told her she can keep it.  Well, here came Taze, not wanting to miss out on anything, so I cut out the letter G and told him he could keep it.  By now Emma is on her way over and she's standing at my feet positively dancing.  I guess I was a little slow because I did not realize that the drawer where I got the scissors is directly below the container of Smarties that the kids get when Taze pees in the potty.  So I thought she wanted a letter.  Last letter left is the I, so I cut it out and handed it to her.  By now Livvy and Taze had moved out of the kitchen, Livvy to admire her B and Taze to discard the G, and Emma just stared at the I in her hands.  She started pouting, and I realized she was about to cry.  I said, "What's the matter?  I gave you your very own I".  And she wailed, with perfect enunciation, "I DON'T WANT AN I!"  I'm sure it was way funnier to witness it than to read it, but you have to understand, Emma's face was priceless.  She was completely bewildered to think she was getting candy and receive instead a stinkin letter.  Maybe you just had to be there.

A Lost Gem

I found this video hidden in a file on my computer.  It was taken on the last really warm day before this cold spell hit, so even though it was hot in the house, I was not about to turn on the AC.  So I let all three nap in a diaper, which I never do because I'm scared one of them will take it off in bed.  In this case however, all's well that ends well.

A Video Update

  The babies have this "taking turns" thing down pat!  They don't like it, but they understand it.  Even if one of them is in the midst of grabbing something out of another's hands, if I just say their name in my serious tone (oh yes, I have a serious tone) they will most likely let go.  They won't do it with a smile, but they understand.  Emma's feelings tend to get crushed when I tell her it's not her turn, so thankfully she isn't much of a grabber.  Now I am trying to get them to understand that although taking turns is what we do, sharing can be lots of fun.  It's coming along a little more slowly.  Yesterday Emma had on every single "pretty" in the toy box.  That really agitated Livvy who made a grab for the necklaces around Emma's neck.  After I reminded Livvy that it's Emma's turn, she backed off right away, so I asked Emma which one she thought Livvy could wear so they could both be pretty.  Out of nowhere comes Taze, screaming "NOOOOOO!" at the top of his lungs and actually steps between me and Emma!  Like I was going to rip the jewels off her body or something!  Seriously Taze, Emma can fight her own battles, trust me.  Nice show of chivalry though.  Here are a couple of videos of the kids being funny, which is how they spend most of their time.


This first one is called "I Sure Not". I started taping because Taze and Livvy were playing nicely, with the same toy at the same time.  As always, I grabbed the camera too late.

This next one is Taze trying to lend a helping hand.

And finally, Nic's home.  That's when the real fun begins.