Proud of Her Mess

Adelia loves sand, dirt, sticks, and rocks. Basically she's a pretty normal toddler!

The Pie

We've heard that a place we must visit is "The Pie." It's a pizzeria apparently famous for their pizza. (We had never heard of it...) We decided to try it. The pizza is awesome! We ate our pizza outside on a big patch of grass since the atmosphere was maybe not quite so family friendly. :)

Getting Pizza with Daddy! * It's a basement restaurant.

Growing Up

Today Tucker's first tooth came through! I am so excited for him to grow up just a little. It's his lower left tooth. However it was a mixed-emotions day because I think his little mouth was hurting pretty bad. A picture wouldn't do it justice so just know that his little tooth is cute:)

Yay for Nicholas!

My little brother, Nicholas (the one on the right), ran his first marathon this past weekend. I am so proud of him! He has always wanted to and now he has accomplished one of his dreams. He did awesome and did it in just over four hours. Way to go!

The Toddler Contract

We read this in Parents magazine and thought it was so funny:

Dear Mom and Dad,
Thank you for your interest in remaining my parents. Below is a list of my demands.

I. Food
1.)For breakfast, there will be only milk in my sippy cup while I am watching television (see section II.)
2.)From breakfast until what you probably call lunch, I will be provided with an unending supply of cookies.
No arguments.
3.)For lunch I will eat yogurt. Anything containing fruit on the bottom will make me pick it out and throw it on the ground or else throw it up on your carpet.
a. So no fruit on the bottom.
4.)From lunch until dinner I will enjoy having something to lick. Why not a lollipop? Why not seven?
a. Between licks, I may place my lollipop on your grandmother's Turkish rug. This will be ok with you.
5.)For dinner I will have macaroni and cheese. Any attempts to give me vegetables in addition to the macaroni and cheese will result in tears.
a. And don't you dare hide anything in the cheese sauce, my goodness, how you will rue the day.
6.)After dinner you may provide me with ice cream.
a. No frozen yogurt. Trust me, I know the difference.

II. Television
1.)The TV will be on all the time, unless I say differently. You are to sit by my side, quietly, hands folded in lap, while I watch my shows.
a. You may arise to fetch me a snack.
2.)No diaper changing or pleas to engage in physical activity will be tolerated during the watching of television.
3.)Turning off of television will result in much kicking and screaming.

III. Toys
1.) There will be many.
a. They will always be strewn about the house so that I may simply reach down and pick up a toy, no matter where I am.
b. They will be loud, complicated, and contain many small pieces. I will enjoy shooting noises that go w-shoooop! or zim zim zim.
c. Nothing that results in any type of learning, please.

IV.) Friends
1.)They should be available whenever I'm in the mood to use someone else's toys or ingest someone else's cookies.
a. These friends may not ever so much as look at my toys or cookie supply.
b. Ever, ever, ever.

V.) Sleep
1.)Is when I say, where I say, and how I say. If I want to sleep upside down with my legs locked around your neck, then that's how it will be.
a. And you will enjoy it.

VI.) Affection
1.)Occasionally I enjoy being hugged and kissed. I stress occasionally.
2.)I will not be pelted with wet-mouthed assaults on an hourly basis. Should you feel the need to hug or kiss, you must provide me with a written request.
a. And then wait for me to provide my pudgy cheeks.

Signed
x Your Toddler

written by: Alice Bradley

Our sister-in-law recommended this talk, "Things as They Really Are," to us and we think that anyone and everyone should read it. It was given by Elder David A. Bednar of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is 100% applicable to our day and very well-put.

Tucker is such a big eater- completely different from his big sister. They only weigh 2 lbs different! However, there is a big difference between their heights so they don't look like twins!

I Love You!

EITHER!

So Adelia's new favorite word is "either." However she has created her own meaning for it. It means the same thing as "no." Andrew and I can't decide if we think it's funny or if it just makes us mad when she answers "EITHER" to all of our questions. Example- "Adelia do you want to help me wash the dishes?" EITHER! ?????

State Fair

Today we ventured to the State Fair. I love community events and since we live so close I knew we shouldn't miss it. Adelia absolutely LOVED the animals. She was so excited and didn't really want to look at anything else. We saw roosters & chickens, cows, sheep, goats, and pigs. We also saw a bear show and that was pretty neat. The bear did the classic stand-up-on-a-ball trick and we were impressed. I don't think Tucker loved the fair. I think he just thought it was hot and he couldn't get down and crawl around. He fell asleep sitting up in the stroller before the end.

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