My conversation with Mason...

Last night around 9:45 p.m., I had just shut off the TV and was laying in bed. Mason, who of course should have been asleep, came in from his room and crawled up in my bed. He laid down next to me with his mug in my face. The conversation went something like this:

Mason: Mommy, wanna talk?
Me: Sure baby, what do you wanna talk about?
Mason: Um, school.
Me: What did you do at school today?
Mason: Played with Tyler and Alex.
Me: Did you have fun?
Mason: Yes. I played with Superman too.
Me: Superman? Wow...really?
Mason: Yes. He is strong like daddy.
Me: Yes, he is very strong.
Mason: Mommy?
Me: Yes baby.
Mason: You are my girlfriend.
Me: Oh thank you baby...I love you too.

And the conversation continued on. He is so funny. He is growing up so fast, I can't stand it. He is saying such "adult" things that crack us up every minute. His other new thing is to say, "What's up?" He will plop down on the couch next to us and say it, ever so nonchalantly, as if he were 20 years old. I can't get enough of our conversations...he is so cute!

Payton {Pre-Toddler's Creed}

Pre-Toddler's Creed

If I want it, it's mine.

If I give it to you and change my mind later, it's mine.

If I can take it away from you, it's mine.

It it's mine, it will never belong to anybody else, no matter what.

If we are building something together, all the pieces are mine.

If it looks just like mine, it is mine.

One Word

Stephanie (Megan's got 47) tagged me ... now I’m it. I need to answer the following questions with just one word:

1. Where is your cell phone? dead
2. Relationship? married
3. Your hair? brown
4. Work? probation
5. Your sister? friend
6. Your favorite thing? quiet
7. Your dream last night? unsure
8. Your favorite drink? dew
9. Your dream car? unsure
10. The room you’re in? den
11. Your shoes? nine
12. Your fears? loss
13. What do you want to be in 10 years? content
14. Who did you hang out with this weekend? family
15. What are you not good at? golf
16. Muffin? poppyseed
17. One of your wish list items? equality
18. Where you grew up? Wisconsin
19. Last thing you did? typed
20. What are you wearing? clothes
21. What aren’t you wearing? shoes
22. Your pet? dog
23. Your computer? compaq
24. Your life? awesome
25. Your mood? tired
26. Missing? cell
27. What are you thinking about right now? bed
28. Your car? denali
29. Your kitchen? brown
30. Your summer? busy
31. Your favorite color? brown
32. Last time you laughed? today
33. Last time you cried? unsure
34. School? mankato
35. Love? all

To tag or not to tag ... that is the question ...
I tag the Powell family and Just a little bit of something extra!!

Our trip to the ENT

Today I took both kids to the ENT. Mason for a two-year followup to his tubes surgery, and Payton for a two-week followup to her second tubes surgery. Mason will be having his tubes removed, so we need to schedule surgery for that. Although, they couldn't tell for sure that he even had both tubes still in...one for sure, but not sure about the other. Payton's ears are looking great after getting her second set of tubes, so let's hope this set stays in for awhile!

On another note, Mason is a child that gets excited to go to the doctor's office. It is because he likes the doctor? Uh, no. While he is at the age where he will cooperate, for the most part, he never forgets that he gets to pick a sticker out of the box after his visit. Ah, the joys of being 3...

She is almost there!

Payton took a few steps over the weekend...she is so close to being up on her feet for good! She just turned 17 months old, so she is doing very well in light of having Down syndrome. We are thrilled and just wanted to share this video of her first few steps...

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