Friday night update!

I think in college it might have been embarassing to update a blog on Friday night, but since becoming a parent (maybe even just married) I have no problem posting on Friday night and admitting I'm not doing ANYTHING. =)  So, let's get started!

Caleb the other day wanted me to be a horse.  I was willing, but I wanted to know my name of course, so I asked, "What's my horse name Caleb?"  It was....

Geb-ohb-dept

WOW I said.  I asked again, because it was so complicated I was sure he wouldn't remember and he said..

Geb-ohb-dept.

So then I just burst out laughing.  That's what he was referring to me as we played....

He was a different animal with an uncomplicated name like Max or something.

Today after putting Grace to bed, I came downstairs to Ben and Caleb on the phone with each other.  It went something like this.

Ben: Who is this?
Caleb: (in a high pitched voice continued throughout the conversation) Auntie Tailor
Ben: Where are you?
Caleb: In Mexico with Uncle Jim
Ben: What are you doing?
Caleb: Playing Grandma Kappers' game
Ben: What's it called?
Caleb: Birdie Puppie

BHAHHAHAHHAHA.  Seriously. He KILLS me. Maybe it has to be your kid in order to think that's funny, but I cannot stop laughing about it.  It's just like-- WHERE do they come up with this stuff?? By the way, Uncle Jim is Ben's brother and in December he married Tailor.  They went to Mexico on their honeymoon, which Caleb apparently remembers. They have never, to my knowledge played Birdie puppie.... (feel free to correct me Uncle Tim or Auntie Tailor..) and I have a feeling that's not a game that Grandma Kappers' owns.

Grace was becoming the worst eater to ever live, so I decided to switch to mostly table food... and now my life is waaaaaaay better.  I'm SOOOOOOO happy I made the switcharoo.  She is gobbling up all sorts of things with her hands, and it's wonderful.  The last couple days we tried prunes and apricots... she loved it!  Hopefully I can convince her (like I did Caleb) that prunes are candy.  HAHA (but seriously... it worked....).
Here is what the floor looks like after Grace eats.  She's not trying to throw it on the ground she's just THAT bad at eating.... I think it looked worse in person although it still looks bad here.  Don't worry, she did make some in her mouth.

 She's 9 months, and when Caleb was 9 months he was still eating pretty much only baby food.  I think that's why the idea of table food this soon took me by surprise.  They're already so different.  Like... Grace is maybe only starting to consider the idea of moving, and Caleb was crawling by now.  Caleb was standing up by now, and Grace prefers to just sit....  I'll call her content... some might call her lazy...... But EVERYONE would call her the sweetest little girl EVER.  Ok, maybe not everyone, but isn't the picture below precious?  There she's stuffing her face with cheese.  I think she'd like to eat cheese for every meal every day, but mom says no.  I'm a big meany.

Now, the picture I just showed and the next few I posted to instagram.  So, if you are one of the 22 people following me (BHAHAH, I'm such a loser!) you've already seen them..... Also my screenname is mlndyng, and I think if I had known what instagram was when I signed up, I would have picked a different name.  I picked that because it's kind of my username for all things.  It was my Dordt email address back in the day-- it's your name without the vowels... and at Dordt I wasn't married.

Moving on.... any day that it is KIND OF warm, we are going outside for walks lately!  We LOVE family walks.  We've started taking two strollers though because we find it easier to push... Caleb is REALLY heavy.

Here's my little thumb sucker.... isn't it cute?? (for now anyway?)

 Caleb got to eat pretzels on our walk.  He thinks that's pretty cool.

My two favorite boys

Sooooo sweet!!

 And now, I'll do a special shout out for the TRUE WOMAN CONFERENCE.  Seriously, this conference is life changing, and if you are a woman you should go.

Here is the link. http://www.truewoman14.com/.  I went two years ago, and it was the best conference I've ever been to... by far.  It's totally worth your time, money, energy... etc.  They have fantastic speakers (including my personal fav, Nancy Leigh DeMoss) and great music (the Getty's lead).  Please check out the link and sign up.  I think there's a discount for a little while yet if you register.  Thousands of women from around the country and OTHER countries come.  It's SO neat!!

But no one panic.  If you do nothing right now, I will CERTAINLY be posting about it again because I love it THAT much.

And, on that note, I'll leave you.
Until next time!
-Melanie