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Silliness in the car

Posted on December 30, 2009 by wadmanclan

Got this photo from my phone and had to add it.

We went to pick-up dinner tonight (courtesy of my mom and Larry, Thanks!). When we were a few blocks away from getting back to the house, I realized I hadn’t heard anything from Solvei or Nels in a few minutes, so I looked back to see if they were asleep. Nels was wide eyed watching out the window, but Solvei was hard to see. She had found her blanket next to her and pulled it down….

and then left it there. She had been like this for a few minutes and didn’t take it off until we pulled into the garage.
Silly girl!

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In the playroom

Posted on December 30, 2009 by wadmanclan

We’ve been hanging out in the playroom today, playing with a few new toys, and of course all the old favorites.

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Do you want to eat?

Posted on December 29, 2009 by wadmanclan

Solvei and Nels like to eat. They scream and yell if I don’t feed them fast enough and do the “Happy Dance” when they get fed, especially if it’s something they really like. They know that there is food in the pantry and if someone goes to the pantry they follow trying to get something too.

It was getting to be time to eat, and they were playing on the bottom step, so I went over to them and asked, “Do you want to eat now? Let’s go get some food” and then got stopped by Gavin. When I was done Solvei and Nels had gone into the kitchen. I walked around the corner into the kitchen and Solvei and Nels were both pounding on the pantry door, trying to get inside.

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Give me Coffee!!!

Posted on December 28, 2009 by wadmanclan

Solvei got a play kitchen for Christmas and we put it together today. I find it funny that it comes with a pretend coffee maker. Nels carries the coffee pot around and repeatedly “drinks” from it with loud sipping noises.

They both love playing with the kitchen; not so much pretending to cook but opening and shutting the compartments and carrying around the pieces and plastic food. They do know what to do with the plastic cups, forks and spoons though.

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Christmas Day

Posted on December 26, 2009 by wadmanclan

It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

I do really like Christmas music (I have almost 3-gigabytes of just holiday music in iTunes), but Christmas is definitely not my favorite holiday. It is a lot of fun with kids though.

We got woken up, as usual, by an early morning phone call and the kids woke up as soon as they heard voices. Saedi and Gavin were so excited. The big kids had to wait until I changed diapers for the little ones, then we went down to the living room all together.

They got exactly what they asked for from Santa, so he must have decided they could be on the nice list again this year (although, for Gavin, I think it may have been a difficult decision).

Saedi got Heelys,

and Gavin got a Lightning McQueen GeoTrax “just like he saw at the store!”

All in all, everyone was happy with what they got. It was all very nice. I made cinnamon rolls for breakfast and we hung out at home all day. We had a delicious but very easy dinner – Honey Baked Ham and au gratin potatoes with Sister Schubert’s Parker House Rolls and steamed corn (everything either precooked or heat and serve).

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Twas the night before Christmas…

Posted on December 25, 2009 by wadmanclan

…and all through the house you could smell cookies, 4 different kinds!

I got my domesticity on today. This is the first year I have really felt up to taking on such a daunting task. When I was working, and when Solvei and Nels were small, I never had enough time, energy or patience to make Christmas cookies. But painting Christmas cookies is one of the fond memories I have from when I was a kid, and I want my kids to have lots of memories like those. Saedi helped me make Great Grandma’s Christmas treats. She loves helping in the kitchen, and tells me so every time I let her. I made Nate’s favorite cookies, peanut-butter chocolate-chip. Saedi, Gavin and I made and painted sugar cookies. And I made chocolate sugar cookie batter but that will have to bake tomorrow (ran out of time). So now my house smells delicious!

The kids told me to leave Santa hot chocolate instead of milk with the cookies.

I even have dough made to make cinnamon rolls in the morning (mmmmm, yummy!) and ambitions to make a pumpkin roll for dessert, we’ll see if there is time for that though.

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Daddy’s Girls – Momma’s Boys

Posted on December 24, 2009 by wadmanclan

Saedi has always been a Daddy’s girl. Solvei has followed suit rather well. She loves him so much. She makes him smile, and he makes her so happy. When Nate goes out of town for a while sometimes Nels takes a little while before he warms back up to Nate, but Solvei is always happy to see him.

Nels (like Gavin) has pretty much been a Momma’s boy. Which is fine by me.

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Tired

Posted on December 24, 2009 by wadmanclan

I think Nate may already be tired of my new camera. But I love using it. I get such good pictures from it. Like this one. =P

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More playing around

Posted on December 23, 2009 by wadmanclan

Just stayed home most of the day and watched the kids play. I played with my camera some more, too.

Nels was playing with Solvei’s doll, giving kisses and making her dance, then throwing it around.

Solvei has the coasters again, and the funniest faces!

Gavin and Nels goofing around.

And I know that belly button is here somewhere!

Keeping the kids up late tonight because we have to pick up Nate from the airport! (Yea! Daddy’s coming home!)

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Da Bears!

Posted on December 21, 2009 by wadmanclan

Nate has gone this weekend to visit Casey in VA. He flew into the area just before a snow storm. This is the weather that he found himself in the day after arrival.