Just another Monday with Wyatt...

This week Wyatt already had a story for us... a TRUE, okay kind of true, story.

So we drew illustrations to go with his words.

Wyatt was laying in his bed.

This dog is portraying Brenner, Wyatt's dog who was outside his window.

In the real story, this lizard was actually a wolf.

Here the lizard sneaks past Brenner into Wyatt's room.

And JUMPS through the window!

And falls onto the end of Wyatt's bed.

Brenner heard some racket so he came running in to check it out.

Then Brenner took the lizard away.

But then somehow wound up over here.

And the lizard wound up over here.

And then Yellow Baby was thrown into danger to be saved by Brenner.

It was a pretty crazy story.  I was very concerned as Wyatt told us and have even thought numerous times since, that there has been a wolf coming after me.  But then Mommy reminds me that wolves don't live in the city where we live, only out where Wyatt lives... he's a country boy. (But then Daddy told me that it probably wasn't even a wolf that he saw, but a coyote.  Either way, I'd rather not have any chasing after me.)

Anyway, after this story we went outside and this how we looked when Wyatt's mom arrived.

He then decided to "clean" himself off at the faucet.  He was a little more wet than his mother would have liked him to be, considering they still had some errands to run and he was actually completely soaked.

But my Mommy seemed to get a nice hearty chuckle out of it.

Ellyott is ONE? Are you kidding me?!?!?!?

This is how Elly started out at her birthday party...

But this was her at the end!
Oh my... she is too cute!

She needed my help opening presents, so of course, I did all I could to help her.

This is her new cell.  She loves it.  I mean LOVES it.

Then it was whoopie pies all around!

And she liked those quite a bit, too.

Including Grandpa's.

"Hey, where'd my whoopie pie go???"

And now she is quite grown up.  She walks when she wants to.  She can't wait to run.  She still loves Mommy most of all, but there are a few of us that can distract her for awhile.
She still very much loves to pull my hair.  And really likes to laugh about it.
We both love to be chased and chase each other.
We basically just have fun all day together.
And that's how I like it.
Happy Birthday little sister... I do love you so! 

Mondays with Wyatt

On most Mondays, you'll find a boy named Wyatt here at our house.

I like him.  He has a lot of great ideas and thoughts about stuff.

Oh yes, he has really lived... and has stories to tell.

I hope when I'm almost six I have half the stories to share!

We've kind of started this thing where my Mommy has us draw a picture and then Wyatt tells the story of the picture.  I mainly stick to the illustrating... I mean I'll throw in an idea here and there, but I know my strong suits.

So, without further ado...

Our story begins at the train station, where a cowboy and lady wearing a fancy purple hat await for the next train.

Nonni was also at the train station because she needed to get to the vet.

Wyatt and I are checking to make sure Nonni will fit through the tunnel.

There she goes... she, nor the other passengers have any idea what awaits them.

She made it! And she's loving the view.

See that wall on the tracks?

Nonni sees it.  And she's ready for whatever is coming her way!

Nonni jumps off the train to be prepared.
There are no images of what happened next.
There were train robbers behind that wall.  They were planning on stealing Nonni.
Nonni is way too smart, though, for anyone to go around stealing her.
When she jumped off the train, she ran ahead to the front car and had the conductor increase the speed so that the train could plow through the wall and run over the robbers.
And that is exactly what happened.

Then as the train rounded the cross track, the speed was too much and it derailed!

Nonni again came to the rescue and took each passenger to the train station on her back.

Once everyone was safe and sound at the station, Nonni continued her journey to the vet.

And she made it.  And checked out fine.

The end.

Wyatt - Storyteller, train driver, illustrator of railroad tiles, mountains, rain and thunder (Wyatt drew these, however, it never ended up playing a role in the story)
Myself - Illustrator of bushes and blue skies, and the trees in the forest
Mommy - Illustrator of train track and train station

Baby Destructo...

...has been on a rampage lately.

More to come on this subject later.

Also, this next Saturday we will be celebrating the moment when she entered this world!

There might be capes involved, we'll see.

This weekend was very busy for us around here. 

Mommy, and the Aunties (I don't actually call them "Auntie" but I thought I'd try it out here and see how I like it) had a yard sale.  

Basically, for me, this means that Round Baby and I played outside A LOT!

And we looooooooooooooved it.

We're kind of the outside types.

But man, are we exhausted!!  

I'm already looking forward to my rest time/cartoon watching times this week.

I think Mommy might be as well.

Things that take place when Daddy is "watching" us

 Muddy rumps

 Muddy faces

Elly eats mud

Mommy was having a little photo shoot with a baby friend the other day at our house, so Daddy was playing with us in the back yard.  We were pretty clean... I mean, as clean as a two and half year old and an almost one year old can be... and then when Mommy saw us again, this is what she laid eyes on.

I don't see what the big deal is.

So, what?  We like mud.

If she didn't want us playing in it there probably shouldn't be a mud hole just calling out to us when we go into the backyard.

And she probably shouldn't leave us back there with Daddy.

Goodbye Summer and Haley

Today, Haley started 2nd grade.

We really missed her.

She's been at our house pretty much every day this summer and I, for one, REALLY loved it.

And so did Mommy.

So, on Friday we had a summer blowout with an afternoon at the theatre!

Jack and The Beanstalk

We were probably the fanciest ladies there.

And it was a blast!

And then we took Haley home, never to see her again... oh wait... I saw her the very next day. hehehe

A Note From Mom

There's been a few things that have happened lately that are pretty funny that Lucy probably won't write about, so I figured I'd share them with you.

One:

The other day a guy blew a kiss at me, which I immediately responded with,

"GROSS, GROSS, GROSS!", and, "Oh man, I'm going to have to tell Daddy/Uncle Jacob (Haley was with us) about this and he is going to want to beat that guy up!".

Throughout the rest of the day until Jacob called me, Lucy just kept saying over and over, "I gon tell my Daddy, boy kiss my mommy." When Jacob called she immediately said, "Daddy, I gon tell you boy kiss my mommy!", to which Jacob responded with a questioning tone, "Whaaat?", so she said it again and then I chimed in with an explanation.

She then had to tell my brother when he came to pick up Haley and every so often she'll now just randomly say, "I gon tell my Daddy, boy kiss my mommy!" which is great to have your two year old just randomly remember when you're walking through the grocery store.

Two:

The other night Ellyott woke up around 9 and her Daddy went into her room to check on her and I then saw a tiny little round head appear through the door with her Daddy saying, "Look at these big tears coming out of these big blue eyes.". My response, "Uh, yeah, she's fine." She was happy to be out with the "other" adults in the household (I do believe she sees no difference between herself and Jacob and I, or any other adult for that matter) and was laughing and having a grand time livin' it up in the night.

Jacob then decided to hide behind the couch and jump out and scare her and run towards her (which both her and Lucy LOOOOOVE!!). On the second or third time, Elly was holding a brush in her hand and threw it across the room as she completely straightened out all her limbs and fell over as though she was a fainting goat. It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen... EVER!

Sisterly love:

Lucy has such a great heart for others and her heart for Elly is no exception. She will bite their little goldfish crackers in half before she gives Elly one so that she can chew it better.

It's seriously one of the sweetest acts to see.

Elly usually wakes up before Lucy so I'll usually bring her into our room so Lucy can sleep in peace. When we hear Lucy, I'll put Elly on the floor and she'll crawl into their room, slowly pushing the door open and then squealing with delight when she sees Lucy waiting in her bed. Lucy then just starts saying over and over, "G'moning, Elly" and squealing in return.

My heart can barely handle it.

I'm forever changed.