The Holbrook Family: November 2010

Sunday, November 28, 2010

The Happiest Place On Earth

Oh Disneyland, how we love thee... It was so fun this time being there with all the Christmas decorations up. Kenya was able to go on a lot more rides this time since she is 40" and Charlie was able to go on a couple more too since he's a good 46". He went on Indiana Jones with me and Jayme and was really scared, he didn't want to go on that one again. Right before that ride we were in Tarzan's tree house and Charlie and Samara ran ahead of us, way ahead of us. When I caught up to Jayme they were even ahead of her so I hurriedly walked through the tree house with Kenya and finally caught a glimpse of Charlie crying, looking around for me. We talked to them a lot this time about staying by us because we heard a scary story of a girl that got taken at Disneyland (she was found, miraculously.) Anyway, I knew he'd be scared if I wasn't there but I caught up to him and all was good. That was the only scare we had. And it scared him enough to stay nice and close to us.

Kenya got to go on Splash Mountain this year and loved it! When we went down the drop she said "I love dat!" Later she was telling Mark that the bear peed on her, now sweetie, that was just water.

She was so excited after every ride saying "I love that one!" Or my favorite was after watching Captain Neo I looked at her and she said "That was awesome!"

Liam was a pro napper in this little stroller. Jayme and Jeremy forgot theirs but made do pretty well with this.

The princesses! Kenya's dream come true...

Look at her open mouth, I think she was just talking but I love that she just looks in awe.

Leila was thrilled to be at Disneyland too. Complete with a Minnie shirt.

Waiting for the parade.

Kenya was SO excited to see the Beast, that's right, the Beast. Forget about Belle, she wanted to see the Beast.

Every night we walked back to the hotel. Before we've always taken the shuttle but we're convinced that walking is the way to go because this is what happened every night and they were a breeze to put to bed.

Charlie turned 6 while we were there. He had a great birthday. Disneyland will give you a pin if it's your birthday saying "It's my birthday" with your name on it so he got recognized all day by workers and characters.

I made him a muffin cake in the morning, he was thrilled with it, why do I go through the torture to make those elaborate cakes again? :)

Love how they're both just looking at the ground, acting all shy.

We haven't ever gotten our kids the mickey mouse ears before, so he was so grateful and excited when I let him get these birthday ones.

On the monster Inc ride the monster lady at the end said to Charlie "Are those your real ears?" He said "yep" she goes "whatever."

Donald was very adamant that he was #1, not Mickey.

Kenya got this Minnie Mouse baby for her souvenir and wanted to show all the characters.

You're not a man until you eat a turkey leg.

The dancing never stopped during the Pixar parade.

Kenya really wanted to see Sleeping Beauty and we saw her twice but both times she was leaving. This last time I told her to go up to her and see if she could get a picture, this is what we got...

She said in her sweetest princess voice "I'm so sorry, I can't stay long." and continued walking...

So sad. She just stood there staring at her. I walked up to her and said, "are you okay sweetie" she just had a sad confused look on her face and said "but where's Pwince Phiwup? (prince phillip)" She apparently loves the princes just as much as the princesses.

Until next time Disneyland....

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Partay!

Charlie had his friends and family birthday party early since we were going to be in Disneyland on his birthday. He wanted to go bowling for his party so Bountiful Bowl was where we headed. The boys all had a good time, then we headed back to our home for some lego cake and ice cream.

I had fun making the cake and cupcakes, but I think I might buy my cakes for the next year or so. When Charlie woke up he asked to see his cake (that I was up until midnight making the night before) I told him it wasn't finished but he could look at it in the fridge, he came back in my room and said in a very disappointed voice "please don't tell me it's that block cake in the fridge." Let's just say that made me a bit upset. Once we had it all put together with the lego star wars on there he was very happy though.

I took terrible pictures, not one of all of them together! It's too much when I'm trying to do everything else too. I feel like I need to hire a photographer for events sometimes because I never get the good pics, too busy doing everything else! (of course I would never do that but wouldn't that be nice?)

We had the family over that night and continued the festivities. I was nervous that Charlie wasn't going to be grateful for the presents he got since earlier that day he was saying "Mom, what if so and so get's me a DS, that would be awesome!" I was worried his expectations were a bit high but he was very excited and grateful for every gift, phew!

He got lots of legos which he's never had before and he is loving them! As far as those Kung Zhu pets go, bleh. I asked him tonight where they were and he said in the playroom (he bought part of the "arena" with some birthday money) I said "why haven't you played with them?" He said "Because I've been having SO much fun playing with my legos!" I think we know which toy to build on now.

The World Through Kids Eyes

August 2013

Leila has officially stopped saying "I wanna hold you" :( She would always say that to us and I have never corrected her but I guess she figured it out for herself because tonight she said "hold me". She's growing up too fast!

November 2011
I told Kenya tonight that I was glad Heavenly Father sent her to me. She said "Why did Heavenly Father send me to you?" I said "well we were all a family before we came to earth, in heaven." She said "Mom, how did you get up in the sky?" "I don't know." I said. "Did Santa give you a ride?" Followed with giggles by both of us.

November 2010
Today I was telling Mark about how angry I got at Kenya for coloring on the table for like the millionth time. She heard me talking about it and said "You're not a nice mom, you're like the BEAST! I'm gonna put you in da gawbage and get a new mommy!" Then later Mark asked her when he was reading her a bedtime story "Kenya, am I the King?" She said "No, you're the debil (devil)." Charlie was drawing a picture of our family for school and drew me with my mouth open he said "Look mom, you're yelling." I don't think we're leaving the right kind of impression on our kids here.

July2010
Today Kenya came up to Mark and said "Daddy I have to tell you something." She then made him bend down so she could whisper in his ear "You're the best dad in the whole wide world." He thought maybe I told her to say that but she came up with it all on her own. She then did the same thing to me. I love hearing that little whisper in my ear.

June 2010
Kenya randomly makes comments on the baby in my belly, it usually goes something like this. "I like your big belly mom" then "I like your baby Leila." Then it's followed by "I have a big belly too." Tonight that was followed by "It's hooge."

March 2010
When Kenya is demanding something I will tell her she needs to ask nicely. She then yells at me "NICELY!" Not quite what I was meaning.
If you say something like "How are you doing?" She'll say "Kenya" instead of good, or bad, or sad, or happy. Kinda cute.
She's really starting to put her sentences together and express herself a lot better. It's fun to have conversations with her.

March 2010
At dinner we were discussing how babies just drink when they're newborns and don't eat food. We asked Charlie if he knew what they drank and he said "yes, milk from your..." he paused for a few seconds and we were anticipating what was going to come out, then he said "from your belly!" What innocence.
February 2010-
Kenya has been saying some cute things lately most mornings she comes into our bed and snuggles in right in the middle of us. This morning she snuggled up next to Mark, put her hand on his cheek and said "daddy you're my sweetie girl." We had to laugh. Last night we were in the car, Mark was on the phone and Charlie was being really loud so he turned around and grabbed his leg to get him to be quiet. Charlie started crying and Kenya got really mad "don't hurt my sista! You otay Charlay?" We explained it was her brother and she said it all over again, this time with brother. She's been calling a lot of people her sister lately, she's a bit confused.
I made chocolate football cake bites for the superbowl and whenever she finishes her food she says "I want a hapball!" The first couple times I didn't know what she was saying until she ran over to them and pointed, now we know that hapball is football.

July 2009-
Charlie was asking me if his dreams would come true (I thought he was referring to bad dreams because he's been so scared of having bad dreams lately thanks to watching "Thriller") I told him they wouldn't come true and he kept asking me about it. Finally he said "Well daddy's dream came true when you were his wife!" Awww, thanks bud!

June 2009-
Yesterday Charlie randomly said to me "You know mom Jesus is sad when you're mean to me." I guess what goes around comes around. He also told me as we were reading "Little Red Cap" (the real Little Red Riding Hood story) "She shouldn't have lied to her mom" he said. I said "No she should've minded her mom and not gone off the path." He said "well sometimes I lie to you." At least he's honest, well sometimes. :)
May 2009-
Kenya loves the park. Every time we drive by one she freaks out "side, side! Mama side mease, meeease!" (slide please) she says "mease" all the time, it kills me! So cute. She also loves to say "go way!" Every time she's mad at someone or we're trying to get her to do something she doesn't want to its "go way!"

February 2009-Charlie said a prayer the other day that went like this "Grateful we could go to Disneyland, grateful for Halloween, grateful for Christmas, in the name..." That was it! Kind of funny.

December 2008-Last night when Mark was putting Charlie to bed Charlie said "Dad, I think Jaxon isn't choosing the right." Mark said "Yeah, how come? " Charlie said "Because he likes BYU and that's not choosing the right." Mark was pretty proud.

December 2008-

Charlie had a Christmas pajama party at preschool. He got a gift from his teachers. He opened it up and it was a blanket they had made for him, "Wow, a blanket!" I said. Charlie said "It's beautiful!" Then a bit later he was doing a puzzle while I was on the computer and out of nowhere he just says "Merry Christmas mom." He can be so sweet.

November 2008- With Christmas right around the corner and his birthday a couple weeks ago Charlie wants everything he sees on TV. He'll be upstairs watching TV and you'll just hear him say "How 'bout that!" And if it's a girl toy it's "How 'bout that for Kenya!" I don't know why it's "how 'bout that" but it puts a smile on my face every time he says it. It's too cute.

I love how honest Charlie is. The other day he went to the bathroom and when he came out I said "wash your hands" as he came out he got distracted for a minute and then said "Oh yeah, I got poop on my finger." And went to the bathroom. The same day he told me that while he was playing outside with his friend Brady he peed in our dirt, just randomly told me later that afternoon with a guilty look on his face. I was surprised because he hates peeing outside!

I took Charlie to Target to pick out a Halloween costume. I thought he would pick one out immediately and probably choose spider man or batman, well he wasn't really jumping on anything he saw, until he saw a transformer costume he said "I want to be a transformer!" I said "Ok do you want to be Bumble Bee?" "No, I want to be Octopus Prime!" I think it's so cute to hear him say it I haven't told him it's Optimus Prime.

One morning while we were getting ready for church Charlie in his best little sick voice says to me "Mom, (cough cough) I can't go to church, I'm sick (cough cough) see I have a cough.! Isn't he a little young to be doing that?

Last night I was kneeling down by Charlie as he said his prayers. This is what he said- "...Grateful I could go to preschool, grateful for daddy and Kenya," then he reached out and stroked my hair, "and grateful for mommy's hair." He was so happy yesterday when I came home from work and my hair was done and not in a pony tail anymore.

Charlie's Aunt Kristen asked him one day "Charlie what did you do today?" He said " I played with Samara." She said "Oh, is that your friend?" "No!" He said, " she's my husband!"

Mark sold his car and Charlie was with us as we dropped it off to the new owner. Charlie said "Dad, where is your car going?" Mark said " I sold it, it's going bye bye." Charlie said "All our of our stuff going bye bye?" I hope we're not traumatizing him! :)

Charlie has been learning about the Holy Ghost and he seems a bit confused at the concept. Today out of the blue he asked me "Mom, where is the Holy Ghost?" I tried to explain to him that he's a spirit and he can bring good feelings to you etc.. Then he said "Oh, can I touch his blanket?" (This is what a ghost is to him, somebody with a blanket over them.) So then I explained that he's not a real ghost he's a spirit and he doesn't have a body etc. Then he said "Yeah, but he almost has a body, and when I pull off it's blanket is the Holy Ghost a girl or a boy?" Let's just say he's still confused. :)

We went to Discovery Gateway today and as we were walking in there was a little person standing by the entrance. Charlie looks at me and says "Mom, that was a wittle mom." I thought that was pretty politically correct. :)

Today at church Charlie was playing with some cards on the bench during sacrament when I looked over at him he seemed to be pondering something and said to me "mom, am I going to get baptized?" I said "Yes, when you're 8 you can get baptized." "But I want to get baptized now!" (The lady sitting in front of us turns around and whispers "precious." :)) I told him again he could when he's eight. Then he said "Can daddy help me get baptized?" I guess he is learning something in primary and FHE!

Almost every morning I have a battle with Charlie on what he's going to wear. At least the mornings when I care what he wears and want him to look decent. Last night he got to pick out a movie to rent, he chose a Buzz Lightyear one (this is his latest obsession.) This morning I brought out some clothes and he saw them and said "No, not that shirt! That shirt won't make me Buzz Lightyear!" I said "Oh, what shirt will?" "Come here, I'll show you." And he took me into his room and insisted that he wear a white baseball T with green sleeves. This is the closest shirt he has that resembles Buzz Lightyear's costume. Pretty creative kid.

Charlie is in sunbeams now but we've been watching Cami's kids this weekend at her house so he went to nursery today with his cousin Luke. When we got home I asked him what he learned in nursery. He said "nothing." I said "didn't you have a lesson, you must have learned something." Very adamantly he responded "No we don't learn anything in nursery, we just have snacks!" No wonder why he loves it! :)

Cami has a piano in her house and yesterday towards the end of Charlie's nap Luke started softly touching the keys. Charlie woke up and came out of the bedroom with his hands out to the side palms facing up and said in a sweet surprised voice "I wake up and heard the piano singing." Mark and I thought it was too funny.

Those of you who have been around us probably know that Charlie hates my hair in a pony tail. I have no idea where this came from but for about a year he has been like this. It's getting better but at first he would throw a huge fit and say "Don't cutta your hair!" Then I explained to him it was a pony tail so it became "Take out your ponytail!" And he would grab my hair and try and get the elastic out. He's made progress over the past year, it went from forbidding it to throwing a fit but on occasion after I explained to him I was going to the gym or didn't have time to do my hair a few times a day I could make it through the day. Now He doesn't immediately respond to it when he sees it but at some point through out the day he'll comment on it. The other day he was going down for his nap and he said "Mom when I wake up will you take your ponytail out?" I can't believe a three year old boy could care so much about a ponytail! So much for short hair, he probably wouldn't speak to me for weeks! :)

After we sold our house we moved into my dad's. Charlie loves being around his grandpa and the other day he was sitting on the potty and I said "Charlie, do you need help?" and he said "no, I want grandpa to wipe me!" I said "no, grandpa doesn't wipe you, just mommy." So a couple days later he says to grandpa "Grandpa, are you a boy or a girl?" Grandpa said "I'm a boy." Charlie said "if you're a boy then you can wipe me!" Don't know how he decided that one but I guess he's got it all figured out!

Kenya has been sick the past day and tonight at dinner Charlie said "why isn't Kenya eating?" I said "Because she's sick." He said "Oh, does she have a snotty nose?" I said "No, she has a tummy ache." "Oh, did she eat an egg?" "No, I said ache, not egg, it means her tummy hurts." In classic Charlie response to everything "Oh." :)