the things those kids say (and Kristin)

Cole

• After we put Cole down for bed he goes through a progression of yelling points to try to get us to get him out of his crib. Some of our favorites are; "I'm scared," "I don't like my bed," "It's dangerous," "I pooped," or "Mom! I'm pooping," "I have a fever.: Very annoying when we are sitting downstairs waiting for him to settle down and go to sleep, but also kind of funny. He really pulls out every excuse he can muster.
• He has also given his grandparents ridiculous and confusing nicknames. Grandpa Gregg is the only one who escaped a weird nickname and is just plain Grandpa, well actually he is Bampa but...



Meet "Great Grandma." Not sure if he is referring to her greatness or more likely he got confused because she is always with real Great Grandma Dorothy




"Other Grandpa" (with the real Great Grandma)

 

And this is "Normal Grammie." We think when he started calling my Mom "Great Grandma" Kristin kept telling him, she is just your normal grandma. Somehow that got transfered to a completely different grandma.




Cole showing off the yoga moves he learned in school.

Cole loves peeling the paper off crayons. Not sure why.

Henry

• Henry still calls himself Cole but lately has maybe (?) given himself the nickname of "RiRi." We aren't sure and Kristin tells me that is Rihanna's nickname so of course I'm none too thrilled about it.
• Hen is also a little bossy lately - telling us "no sing!" before bedtime and demanding snacks (shocker) constantly.

Impromptu bath after a messy poo.

Speaking of nicknames, Kristin is giving weird, horrible nicknames to our children. I thought CoCo was bad, but I don't know where she comes up with some of these other names.

• Bucker - a little too close to another word in my opinion.
• Shyster - there was a little confusion on the real meaning of this word.
• Goof Nuts - this is actually Grammie Debbie's nickname that gets used once in awhile. I always thought it was a little strange sounding.

On an unrelated note, I was able to attend my first Packer's playoff game last Saturday, which reminded me that I did put Cole and Henry on the season ticket waiting list. Just in case I ever forget to tell them, hopefully they can look back and see their number. And hopefully I live to about 190 years of age, so they can take me to a game.



Thanks Joe. Sorry you get sick.



Suck it, Vikings!



Cole - Number 103,742. Good luck, buddy.



Henry - Number 103,471. Henry, share with your bro if you actually get tickets.