Miles of Smiles: Sadie's first words

Sadie has just all of a sudden started talking (as in Friday she started repeating things) and she is now loving the fact that she can say "no." It is so cute how she says it so I had to get it on video before she changes the way she says it.

Sadie's first words

Blake has a cold right now, so is watching Thomas. Every day, probably at least once, he tries to tell me he is sick or has an owie so that he can watch a show. He's even got the "I'm sick" voice and facial expression down so that you truly feel sorry for him. He usually doesn't get the show, but every once in a while, like tonight, he does. So, I'm sure the charades will continue :)

So, last week Blake and I made cookies, which he has a hard time not eating. So, the next morning he arrives in our bedroom while we are still in bed with the container of cookies. I tell him he can't have cookies for breakfast. A bit later, Scott goes downstairs and comes up and says, "guess who left the light on in the laundry room all night?"

"Really?", I say. "I was sure I turned it off last night...I remember doing it. Maybe Blake turned it on...sometimes he goes downstairs...?"
I asked this in a feeble attempt to clear my name, knowing he doesn't go downstairs before breakfast.

A bit later, I realize the cookies are nowhere to be seen, so I ask Blake where they are. He replies, "the basement."

I whoop with glee as I tell Scott he'd better apologize to me for blaming me for leaving the light on all night, so we have Blake go down and show us where the cookies are as proof (because Scott was not about to apologize without proof).

He brings us to the laundry room!!

I tell Scott, I want this documented, so I make him hold up the box Blake had stowed the cookies in. He wasn't thrilled with this documentation, as you can see :)

Blake longingly looking at the cookies before breakfast, haha

Following are just some fun pictures over the last month or so :)

Sadie's favorite spot to "help" me

Such a big helper

And of course Blake needs up after seeing Sadie up here

Checking out the backyard

My apples after my helper was on the counter with me :)

Baby girl sleeping with her "old" teddy

I guess I should explain the above photo caption. Sadie fell in love with Blake's bear. I tried to replace it with the above bear, but it still just wasn't the same, as she still completely preferred Blake's. I'm sure it was due to Blake loving it, but who knows, maybe this bear has magical powers over my kids...so, I found a "collector" brown bear, which was a Kohl's cares bear 3 years ago online! Gotta love the internet. I then get Sadie the exact same bear as Blake and she loves it. I was a little concerned she wouldn't b/c there is an obvious difference in color, size, and feel due to 3 years of hard loving from Blake. His bear is darker (dirtier?), definitely less fluffy, and more flimsy due to matted stuffing, but she's really grown attached, so it was a good buy :) At least they are easy to tell apart--Blake never mistakes Sadie's bear for his own.

Heard the kids laughing outside and stepped out on the deck to find Sadie pushing Blake, haha

Checking out the border Blake had pulled out from our gardens :(

We had leftover steak from the night before and Blake grabbed it from the fridge and brought it outside. I opened the door to find Sadie chewing on it, with the extra piece lying on the concrete :)