Mildon Makeover: May 2013

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

MLP vs. SS

There's a rivalry at our house between the fans of My Little Pony and fans of Strawberry Shortcake. Dale, his friends & most of his 5th grade class are all into My Little Pony and promoting it as the best show out there. Eliza and I love Strawberry Shortcake but Dale is always trying to sway us to the other side. Eliza is learning to play the game and sides with Dale when they play together but always come back to remind me that Strawberry Shortcake is really the best.

The other day she got into the car with me before Dale was in and wispered, "Mom, Strawberry Shortcake is better. We have to change our minds though so Dale doesn't do crazy on us." :)

Sunday, May 12, 2013

North Face Endurance Challange

This post needs some pics but I am not at the right computer for that now and who knows when I will get around to it. ANYWAY, Bryce & I spent last weekend in New York with Brett & Alison for a race at Bear Mountain. Bryce and Brett ran the 50k (30 miles) and Alison did the marathon. The trail run was rated 5 of 5 for difficulty and 5 of 5 for being technical. Tough stuff. They all rocked it! Bryce did 6 hrs 15 mins (mind you, he didn't push too hard cause he has the Ogden marathon next weekend) and came across the finish looking strong. Brett beat his last year time and came in at 6 hrs 50 mins and Alison rocked the house taking 1st in her age group and 3rd woman overall. Bryce chatted with Dean Karnazes (the ultra marathon man) on the trail for a bit and we met & took a picture with him which was pretty sweet. We had a blast showing the city to Brett & Alison and enjoyed acrobatics in Central Park, awesome food, Iron Man 3 and just being together. It was a perfect mini vacation and we thank Brett & Alison SOSOSOSO much for helping to make it happen. We love you!

Lillypad

Today we learned that Lillypad is actually Leo-pad. Translation....Our baby due in September is a BOY!!!! Yes, we are pregnant and SO excited! Eliza & Dale wanted a sister (named in utero, Lillypad) SO badly and Kaiser and Bryce have stayed strong on the boy front the whole time. Today was the big day and Dale only shed one tear when he learned that his sister-to-be was actually a brother.

Eliza loves to ask if Lillypad (Eliza and Dale still insist that the name remain) is hungry or has slept well when I wake up in the morning. I told her my belly was going to get really big and she asked if I would still fit in our house :) She loves to tell people we are having a baby and likes to "snuggle up" with Lillypad by resting her head on my belly. She asked if our baby would come out with clothes on and also if it would come down between my legs and help me push the peddles to drive to his doctor appointments!?!? :) And she thinks it is cool that my belly has a belly button so Lillypad has a little hole to peak out of. This is so fun!

This post is actually from an email I wrote last month but I am just now getting around to blogging our news. Since then, Eliza has changed our baby's name to Blaze and she continues to check on him and ask about him everyday. She always tells me what a good big sister she is going to be and that Blaze with love her so much. Kaiser likes to talk about how Blaze will sit by him in the car.

I actually have another ultrasound Tuesday because the little guy was in such a tight ball the last time we checked him out that the doc wants a better look at his heart, spine & brain. He wasn't worried but just needed some better images. I don't mind cause I'll take any chance I can get to see my little man!

I am 21 weeks and feeling him move quite a bit now. Even yesterday, I saw my belly move and felt him kick my hand on the outside for the first time. What an amazing journey pregnancy is. We are so excited & feel so blessed!

Kaiser'isms

"My poop smells like garlic."

"My head is sick and my bum is sick."

"Remember on Saturday when I was getting a granola bar and I leaked pee-pee?"

When I asked him where he got the gum he was chewing (which I knew he had stolen from my room), "Um, um, um in the wrapper."

"Eliza, want me to punch you in the face or not?" Said in his everyday darling voice. They weren't fighting or anything.

While brushing teeth Eliza said she would open wide like an alligator. Kaiser says, "I will open wide like a potato bug."

Kaiser, let's go change your diaper, "It's not my fault!"

While coloring with Dale, Kai scribbled something that looked like his name and he said, "I know my letters!"

Upon seeing her chap stick in the garbage....
Eliza: "Kaiser, did you put my make-up in the trash?"
Kai: "No."
Eliza: "Well then who did?"
Kai: "Mama."
Now he's blaming me too!

"Na, na, get me!"

"Kaiser, are you poopy? "No. Just fine." Kaiser, would you like some milk? "No. Just fine." Kaiser, wanna read a book? "No. Just fine." All in his sweet little grown-up voice :)

Dancing a little jig he sings, "Everybody dance now."

When he doesn't want to do or eat something he says, "I don't like it. Too spicy!"

He loves the song, "Baby" by Justin Bieber and often changes the words but sings the song such as, "Pickle, pickle, pickle OH."

After making a huge mess I asked why he did it. He replied, "I didn't. Eliza did it." Already blaming his sister?!

Whenever he sees an old man, "Hey look. A grandpa."

Peering through the fence at the zoo, "Mom, come here. I found something." ME: "What did you find?" Kai: "I don't know."

Eliza'isms

"That's crazy that Jesus made a blue crayon that really colors green." (Crayola's "blue green" crayon)

I got a really cute pedicure with some funky flowers and Eliza said, "I know what is on your toes. It's grass & corn dogs."

"Mom, dad wiped the table off for you so you don't have to do all the jobs."

As we were talking about the seasons I told the kiddos that another name for Fall is Autumn. Eliza says, "Ooh, like Autumn and Eve."

After applying tons of eye shadow to her eyebrows, "Jesus gave us eyes & eyebrows. And our necks so we can lift our heads to the sky."

Driving down the road and Eliza randomly says, "If you are with your mom & dad and the rest of your family and you get lost it is called "lostness."

Dale to Eliza: "Why did you kick me?" Eliza: "To see if you were alive."

Upon waking suddenly from a short car nap, "Hey! Dale & potato. Those rhyme!"

Out of the blue while peeling her orange, "When we get old we go to the hospital and then we die and Heavenly Father makes us all better."

While drinking her smoothie (which I didn't blend very well), Eliza says, "I eat the bumps and drink the flats."

"Hey, do you remember the part on Gangnam Style when he sits on the toilet? That's funny."

When Eliza saw our Hawaii pictures of the ocean she asked if we swam there. When I told her that we did she gave me a big hug and said, "Oh, I am so proud of you!"

I had Kai's clothes laid out to get him dressed and Eliza grabbed them threw them in his bed and said, "You're too late! You will never get baby's clothes now! HA HA HA!"

I was going over some homework with Dale and Eliza was on my lap. I said to her, "Wow, Eliza, Dale is really smart." She immediately replied, "And he's stinky."

I called Eliza a turkey and she said, "I'm not a turkey, I'm a chicken."

I walked into the room to find Eliza had Kai in a headlock on the floor. When I asked her what was going on she said, "We're just hugging."

About Kai, "He's my boy. I like to pet him like a horse."

"I'm growing bigger like a giraffe."

"I'm not in trouble, I'm just a little girl."

I bumped my head and when I said, "ouch!" Eliza said, "Mom, are you ok? I will smile really big (which she did). There. Do you feel better now?"

Today Eliza told her friend, "My daddy goes to work and my mommy goes to Zumba."

Eliza was holding Kai but he just wanted to crawl so I told her to let him go and she said, "No. He's my special boy."

"Daddy, let's hold hands and dance on the floor."

Eliza was walking on woodchips and she said, "I'm walking on wood. They are woodchipmunks."

Walking on the curb. "Mom, can you do this with your big feet? I can do it with my little feet."

This one is an oldie. She was 18 months old at the time...After brushing crumbs off of her she said, "Thanks for brushing me off mom. I feel better."

I love my daddy so so much. He is my favorite."

Grabbing my chest she said, "Mom, I like your boobs. Do you like my boobs?"

"Hey mom, wanna smell my stinky bum?"

As I was getting ready for the day Eliza asked what I was doing and I told her I was fixing my hair. She got a concerned look on her face and replied, "oh, it's broken?"

At a Family Reunion, Eliza asked "where is Grace? I want to kick her" Mindy said, "you shouldn't kick Grace". Eliza asked, "kick Max?".

"No, Eliza. You don't kick people". To which she asked, "Kick worms?"

I said to Eliza "I Love You", she replied, "I Love Me Too"

At the grocery store they were out of milk. Eliza said, "Someone took it. A friend took it."

When Mindy told Eliza that they were going to the grocery store, she said, "Buy Chocolate?" Really? She's only 1 and already starting with the Chocolate cravings?

One day when Eliza pointed at the fridge and said "chocolate milk", Mindy explained that the chocolate milk is all gone, to which she replied, "Buy some"

When I was going to the bathroom, Eliza handed me a piece of toilet paper and said, "Wipe Bum"

Eliza had her sippy cup full of milk outside with her in the snow. She put some snow on the top and "Look, Snow-Milk"