Labor Day 2009

What a big, FUN-FILLED day we had today... we did so much... so many special memories! We started off with a walk.

Here are Noah and Liliana trying to catch up with Donnie on the trails. Donnie is the one way ahead on the far left with the white cap on. He is running with his friend, Josh.

My sweeties! They are so close it size... I love it!

I love this bench.

I had them say "bum!" (thier word for gum) to get them to look at me for the pictures.

Liliana is so proud of her new toy, a pink cat from the Little Pet Shop collection. She takes such tender care of it.

As soon as Noah saw this sign he said "map!" and pointed to it. He ran over to it and sang his version of the Dora, "I'm the Map" song. Too cute! I can't imaging life without Dora...LOL!

Sweet Noah on his tricycle...a hand-me-down to Liliana and now to Noah. He is still a little too small for this, but he loved it. He also enjoyed taking his helmet off and on. He called it a hat.

Here he is trying to buckle his helmet strap all by himself! Too cute! Look at those tiny hands working so hard!

He got it semi-buckled and he was making sure it was on good.

Liliana's getting really fast on her bike!

Noah really wanted to push his tricycle back to the van. He was carrying it with such determination. It was hilarious!

Yostin' time! Woohoo!!! We had the best time with our wonderful friends! They had us over for a Labor Day picnic.

This swing was the coolest thing according to these three! They would not stay off of it inspite of it knocking Noah down multiple times... he would get right back up for more! Kids - Fun at any price!

Mr. Yost gave Noah a new nickname today, "cornbread" because he ate so much of the cornbread! He kept going back to the table and helping himself to more. He loves to eat!

Beautiful Flowers along with our Wonderful Friends!

Noah loved this whatever it is called! He put a chair right in the center of it at one point and sat down.

Noah trying on Will's cool helmet and holding onto his bike. Way too cool!

Liliana's new scooter that I got at Saver's today for $2.50. Ha! Liliana and I went there twice today for their 50% off sale! What an awesome store!

Meet the Capps Family

I am losing count of how many identities we have had over the past several weeks. We are now elephants. This has been going on for about a week. One day in the middle there we were bunnies and one day doggies, but for the most part of a week, elephants.

Today I was washing my face and peeked around the corner at the kids and Liliana saw me and told me that these elephants are us, so I had to take a picture... Donnie is the grey one, I am the purple one, Noah the white one and she is the pink one! How perfectly cute and creative! The way she chose them is right on! So cool!

Meet the "Ducky" Family

Yes, we have new names! Just when I got the Clifford character names all down and began regularly calling Noah T-Bone and Liliana, Cleo, she changed it on me! It happened yesterday and I am not sure why but she decided that we are now:

Daddy Ducky
Mommy Ducky
Liliana Ducky
Baby Ducky

I am still calling Noah T-Bone... ahhhh! I can't keep up with these name changes, and YES, she adamantly corrects us if we don't use the new names.

QuAcK qUaCk! :o)

Here is what I get to enjoy watching every morning! Way too sweet!

More Liliana News:

This has been going on for at least a week now:

I am cracking up just thinking about it!!! lol She insists that Donnie's toothbrush is her mother's toothbrush. Yes, her mother is the mysterious person who is at her house and is going to come over and pick up her toothbrush! She talks about this everytime she sees Donnie's toothbrush.

The other day I overheard her writing a letter to me in a notebook and she was saying what she was writing: "Dear Emily Elizabeth, Don't Tell Me Anymore!" the term "don't tell me" is her saying she doesn't want me telling her what to do, like telling her "no".

No - He's T-Bone

Okay, so it has not stopped! Today is like the 5th day since we have taken on the lives of the imaginary cast of Clifford, The Big Red Dog! A little change I must make note of though:

Donnie is now Clifford and I am Emily Elizabeth. This change took place this past Thursday evening after the kids spent the entire evening with Daddy as I was off painting at the church.

She is so involved in this imaginary role play that I feel like I am being brainwashed to believe that we are these people and these actually are our new names! lol!!! :o) Seriously - she does not let up for a second! I can't even use her real name to discipline her because she will not pay attention to a word I am saying until I call her Cleo. Ugh. :o) Oh, goodness, so I just go along with it... in her mind this is real... what an imagination!

I Stand Corrected!

This past Monday I walked past the kids room and saw Liliana laying on top of Noah on the floor and they were laughing, so I stopped and said "Hey guys, what's going on?" and Liliana said "he's T-Bone". She then told me that I am Clifford and she is Cleo. Ever since then without missing a beat Liliana will not let me call Noah by any name except "T-Bone"... even if she is in tears over something she will correct me and say "no, I'm Cleo." So funny! Here are our new family photos:

Noah, now known as T-Bone

Mom - aka Clifford

Liliana - now known as Cleo

Donnie is just Daddy. :o)