Go Ride 'Em Cowboy

I'll start off by saying that Mike aboslutely hates this horse. He wants to get rid of it extremely bad. Ethan absolutely loves it! My grandparents found it on the side of the road (they go dumpster diving) and decided to give it to Ethan and Mia. Its neck is broken and everytime he rides it, he falls off of it. I find it funny (he's never hurt himself) but it makes Mike want to get rid of it that much more. I finally caught it on camera. Enjoy!

Artistic Little Boogers

Ethan and Mia got ahold of some crayons. They colored on 5 different walls, the fireplace mantle, their dressers, and my kitchen cupboard. Grrrr!

Yo Gabba Gabba

Ethan and Mia were invited to their friend, Rhea's, 2nd birthday party a couple of weeks ago. She also loves "Yo Gabba Gabba" and it was her birthday theme. I thought I'd share some of the pictures from the party. I was working that weekend, so Mike brought Ethan and Mia. They had a blast and especially enjoyed the punch. Riley even received a "Yo Gabba Gabba" shirt.

I think I'm going to have to put a lot more effort into planning Ethan and Mia's 3rd birthday party!

Ethan has Muno on his shirt.

Mia has Foofa on hers. I think Foofa is Ethan's favorite which cracks me up because she's pink and girly.

"The Dark One"

A few weeks ago, my dad told me that he thought Mia had a "dark personality." Slightly offended, I immediately asked what he meant. He said that he thinks she's very mischievous (I agree) and that she acts innocent but she's behind a lot of the stuff they do (I agree.) Here are some of the "dark" things she does:

-if Ethan wants a drink of their sippee cup, right before he grabs it, she'll throw it
-she'll take his blankie (his most prized possession) from him and throw it down the stairs
-she'll walk up to us and scratch or bite us with no warning or reason
-if Ethan is trying to grab something to eat, she'll take what he's grabbing and crumble it into a million pieces
-she'll sit on Riley as she's trying to crawl (ok, this one makes me laugh)
-she knows she gets in trouble when she takes her diaper off, so she'll stand directly in front of me and grab one side of her diaper and take it off and as I start to get up, she puts it back on
-she'll purposely push Riley over
-she'll grab the remote the second you get up and will throw it if you try to grab it from her
-she'll take Riley's bottle and purposely drip the formula out (one of my pet peeves)
-she torments our dog, Elsa, by taking a dog treat and pretending to give it to her. Right before Elsa snatches it, Mia picks it back up and laughs. Poor Elsa will follow her around for a good hour waiting for her treat.
-when they're taking a bath, she pours water over Ethan and Riley's heads

Maybe she has earned her new nickname, "the dark one."

Jaffra Body Oil

Ethan and Mia were quite naughty yesterday. I put them down for their naps and I knew they weren't sleeping because I could hear them playing. About an hour passed when Mia started crying. I went in there and Ethan was in her crib with her. They had gotten ahold of body oil and poured it on their heads. They were grease balls. Not to mention, they also got into Mia's hair clippies. There were a million tiny pieces all over their room. I was starting to get irritated. I put Ethan in his crib and told him to go to sleep. I walked out and 5 seconds later, I heard a huge bang. I walked back in, and he was trying to climb up his dresser via his dresser drawers. The dresser fell over and thankfully, the crib blocked it from falling on him. I could tell it scared him because he ran straight for his crib and climbed in.

Nap Time

Ethan and Mia sleep about half the time I put them down for their naps. The other half, they spend the time destroying their room and getting into stuff. I usually gasp when I walk into their room because of the destruction they've caused. They've gotten into the hand sanitizer many times. For some reason, they like putting hand sanitizer and lotion in their hair. I keep it on the corner of Ethan's dresser, but they always seem to get ahold of it. They also like emptying the clothes from their dressers.

Yep, that's half a bottle of baby lotion on his head. That was fun washing out.

The baby lotion incident from a different angle.

Both crashed out on the floor after making a huge mess!

Ethan sleeping on the floor.

They took the changing pad off the changing table.

They took all the sheets, diapers, and wipes off the changing table.

Mia sleeping on the floor.

One day, I found him laying under his crib. He wasn't sleeping, just laying there.

Sleeping on the floor behind the door.

Mama

Riley said it! There was actually no prompting from me. Though, I've been trying to get her to say it on video, and she will not do it!