happy birthday mimi!

yesterday we went to my mom's work at southwest gas to say "happy birthday" to her. she is mimi to the kids because when johnny was a baby, my mom decided she didn't want to be called "grandma" and went with "grammy". ( a younger, more hip version of the word grandma) so, when she was trying to get johnny to say "grammy", he couldn't say it right and out came "mimi". and after saying "mimi" a few times we decided it was actually really cute and it has been mimi ever since. the kids were a hit at the office, johnny did his booty shakin' dance, sang happy birthday, and invited everybody to chuck-e-cheese about 20 times. kate had fun playing with all mimi's fun stuff in her office.

johnny brought her a mickey mouse balloon, but didn't want to actually GIVE it to her!

i want to be just like mimi when i grow up.......
she's just like mimi... all girl, (note the pink sparkly mouse) but knows how to take charge!

office supplies are so much fun!

my little baby is becoming a boy

johnny is at such a great age. he is ready to be a little person and do things on his own. he really makes me laugh on a daily basis. lately he has a new dance where he sticks his butt out and sings "shake your booty"! and let me tell you, the boy has rhythm. he is still potty training... a few accidents here and there, but i'm not quite ready to take the plunge and leave the house without a diaper on. he has been picking out his own outfits lately and the other day family was coming over and he was so excited, so he went upstairs and got some clothes on. his outfit consisted of the following: a tom brady jersey, pink shorts, bart simpson socks, and black church shoes. he pretty much had all of his bases covered. don't ya think? and for the next picture... i hope i'm not the worst mom for posting a naked picture of my kid, but i can't stop laughing at it! sometimes after he goes on the potty, he'll just hang out naked for a minute until i tell him to put his clothes on. he's already a total boy because he can't stop touching his you-know-what. well, i gave him these pirate stickers he found in his room, and the next thing i know........
hmmm, what a good place to put stickers!

kennedy's room

over the weekend i had the pleasure of helping out with nicole's nursery project. she had a few teacher friends, me, and her hubby patrick and his friend working round the clock (just kidding) to help get it done. the picture up top is her bedding. it's called miss ladybug's garden, so one of her friends painted these cute flowers, ladybug and butterfly on the wall to match. i wish i could say that i did it because it is so dang cute! but, at least i helped a little for my new baby niece's room......

cold weiners

ok, so this is a weird post, but i need some opinions. johnny has been sneaking into the fridge and getting hot dogs out when i'm not looking. and by the time i notice what is going on, he's already eating it. he eats the hot dog cold! he might as well be eating dirt in my opinion,but is it really fine? i know the hot dogs are fully cooked before packaging, so is it just the cold factor that grosses me out? when i take it away and microwave it he cries and doesn't want it anymore. so, should i just let him eat his oscar mayer wiener cold?

summer fun

today while we were at target, i decided to get the kids a fun little pool for the summer. it has a cute little slide that sprays water and i'm sure will give the kids many hours of splashing around in the backyard over the next few months. johnny has already figured out how to move the slide out of the pool and aim the sprayer at kate.

kate thought the water was a little too cold today and preferred to be on the sidelines riding the car around. until johnny soaked her.

a little adjusting

johnny has had a tough time adjusting to the new "souse"(he calls it). the first night we spent the night, he kept saying "i wanna go home" and i said "we are home" and he said "no, home!" it made me feel sad because i thought he would love a bigger house with more room for his toys, but especially a yard to run around! but i guess kids have a harder time breaking routines. we have been here a few weeks now and almost every day he says he wants to go to the "old house". the downstairs is all tile so they ride bikes all over the place. the only other issues we are having are #1. the kids keep chucking their toys over the railing to the downstairs. quite a mess. #2. johnny keeps chucking his toys over the back wall. our house backs up to a busy street, but there are plants and trees and stuff by the sidewalk. i noticed the toys were back in our yard the other day, so i was pleased that the groundskeeper guys figured they were ours and threw them back over.

we moved!

ok, so i'm finally posting again. we moved this last month up to summerlin. and we had a bug guy come so we only see dead roaches here. the internet wasn't hooked up for a few days, and then i wanted to take a picture of the new house, but oh well. we got the keys at the beginning of may, and the movers came two weeks later. we think we are going to like the new ward. we actually know a few people. and are way excited to be 5 minutes from work.