That is exactly what Josilyn asked this morning as we opened her blinds to a flurry of snowflakes. Not to mention a comment later in the afternoon regarding Santa.
Seriously Mother Nature, I don't know what we did to deserve all this snow and cold this year, but I hope the end result is an absolutely gorgeous spring and summer!
To distract our minds from the less than ideal weather and the annoying head colds we both seem to have, Josilyn and I decided to make the best of it by throwing a pool party/picnic this morning! Complete with swimsuits in the tub, pictures of sunshine and rainbows taped up on the windows, wearing our sunglasses and sandals around the house and a picnic in the living room with all her "guys". We will ignore the fact that I had to pull out one of the space heaters to keep us warm in our summer gear.
I think overall our attempt at summer was a success . . . Now it is time to clean up all the fun we had before my little beach-babe wakes up :)
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Up up and away . . . .
Leading up to our trip to Scottsdale I have been a ball of nerves. With Josilyn on medication for a double ear infection and Ryan and I both coming down with some sort of sinus cold I wasn't expecting an easy flight. Pile on to that Josilyn's recent transition into the "I want I want I want" stage and my anxiousness with flying in general and you can see why I was stressed.
Once again though, Josilyn proved Ryan and I wrong. She was pretty excited to go on the plane and handled the take off like a pro. Then like magic about forty minutes not the flight she asked for bunny & tags and laid down for a nap! And what a nap she took. She woke up thirty minutes before we landed, just as the pilot was announcing our desend. Seriously, this girl amazes me more and more everyday.
The best part is we didn't even have to break into the bag of new books, toys, movies and snacks I packed. Here's to hoping our flight home is just as easy.
And to the man a few rows ahead of us who told Josilyn he would give her a quarter if she was quiet for the entire flight; I don't know whether to thank you or be offended!
*** In case anyone was curious of just how Minnesotan we really are, Josilyn was out in the pool by 9:30 this morning. Air temp of 53 degrees, but you'd think it was 80. People were walking around in coats and pants while we sat outside in shorts and t shirts. Ahh sunshine!
Once again though, Josilyn proved Ryan and I wrong. She was pretty excited to go on the plane and handled the take off like a pro. Then like magic about forty minutes not the flight she asked for bunny & tags and laid down for a nap! And what a nap she took. She woke up thirty minutes before we landed, just as the pilot was announcing our desend. Seriously, this girl amazes me more and more everyday.
The best part is we didn't even have to break into the bag of new books, toys, movies and snacks I packed. Here's to hoping our flight home is just as easy.
And to the man a few rows ahead of us who told Josilyn he would give her a quarter if she was quiet for the entire flight; I don't know whether to thank you or be offended!
*** In case anyone was curious of just how Minnesotan we really are, Josilyn was out in the pool by 9:30 this morning. Air temp of 53 degrees, but you'd think it was 80. People were walking around in coats and pants while we sat outside in shorts and t shirts. Ahh sunshine!
Saturday, February 12, 2011
You just can't make this stuff up
Seriously! We all know that kids can be hilarious at times, and anyone with kids themselves probably thinks their kid is the funniest thing out there (as we should). Well this week seemed to be an exceptionally funny one with Miss Josilyn so I thought I'd share some of the highlights:
* while playing with toys before bed I was attempting to reiterate this importance of not only saying please and thank you but that you need to say it to the persons face. About ten minutes later Ryan came up with Josilyn's bedtime water. She ran over to grab it from him then ran back towards her room shouting "thank you to your face daddy!"
* playing before dinner one night Josilyn started yelling "I have a wigger, I have a wigger, help". After a split second of Ryan and I looking at one another trying to figure out what she was talking about while not laughing (seriously you had to be there) we figured out that she had a WEDGIE! After a few more "wigger" demands and holding back the tears of laughter we were successfully able to teach her to call wedgies a "wedger"
* leaving the store the sales clerk offered Josilyn a sticker for sitting so nicely (not true by the way). Josilyn stopped, looked at her and said "no thanks you little girl"
They say it's important to laugh everyday. If you haven't laughed yet today, find a toddler and have a quick chat with them. Odds are something hilarious will come from it!
* while playing with toys before bed I was attempting to reiterate this importance of not only saying please and thank you but that you need to say it to the persons face. About ten minutes later Ryan came up with Josilyn's bedtime water. She ran over to grab it from him then ran back towards her room shouting "thank you to your face daddy!"
* playing before dinner one night Josilyn started yelling "I have a wigger, I have a wigger, help". After a split second of Ryan and I looking at one another trying to figure out what she was talking about while not laughing (seriously you had to be there) we figured out that she had a WEDGIE! After a few more "wigger" demands and holding back the tears of laughter we were successfully able to teach her to call wedgies a "wedger"
* leaving the store the sales clerk offered Josilyn a sticker for sitting so nicely (not true by the way). Josilyn stopped, looked at her and said "no thanks you little girl"
They say it's important to laugh everyday. If you haven't laughed yet today, find a toddler and have a quick chat with them. Odds are something hilarious will come from it!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
The art of bribery
We ventured out of the house for the first time yesterday without a diaper or pull-up on! Granted we weren't gone for too long, but long enough to get all of our errands done and play out in the snow. My bribery tactic . . . Chocolate chip cookies and a big glass of milk. It worked like a charm. We kept our undies dry all day long! I think we may finally be getting this potty training thing figured out.
Other cute things going on right now:
* Josilyn has been really into giving hugs lately and saying things like, "thanks for coming over today." usually to Ryan at the end of the day. Or "thanks for playing with me." to me. It just melts your heart.
* Josilyn loves to sing, all sorts of nursery rhymes, Josilyn songs (from her CD), abc's, and the theme songs to some of her favorite PBS shows.
* Josilyn loves to watch herself on "TV". I recorded her playing on my phone a couple times and now she will wake up in the morning asking for "Josilyn shows"
Other cute things going on right now:
* Josilyn has been really into giving hugs lately and saying things like, "thanks for coming over today." usually to Ryan at the end of the day. Or "thanks for playing with me." to me. It just melts your heart.
* Josilyn loves to sing, all sorts of nursery rhymes, Josilyn songs (from her CD), abc's, and the theme songs to some of her favorite PBS shows.
* Josilyn loves to watch herself on "TV". I recorded her playing on my phone a couple times and now she will wake up in the morning asking for "Josilyn shows"
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Winter wonderland ... if we had only stayed home!
Did anyone else notice the snow this weekend!? Wow. As a true MN girl there is nothing I love more in the winter than to enjoy a good snowfall/blizzard. What I wasn't expecting was to venture out in one of the strongest winter storms we've had in awhile, just to visit Santa!
Ryan's company has a huge holiday party every year for families with tons of fun activities for kids, costumed characters, entertainment and of course Santa and Mrs. Claus. After building up our visit all week, Ryan and I knew we had to follow through. What we didn't plan on were the massive amounts of snow. Being that Ryan's work is only 15 minutes away, we thought we could brave the blizzard conditions .... Um 45 minutes later we were only half way there and had already gotten stuck once. At this point though there was no turning back. Somehow Josilyn must have sensed the weather situation as it was the first time EVER that she was silent in the car.
We finally made it and were quite impressed by the number of other families willing to brave the snow. Josilyn had a blast making crafts, watching a magician, dancing, decorating a cookie - then quickly eating it and of course visiting with Santa. When asked what she wanted all she said was "A ball.". Hmm. Easy enough I guess. I'm thinking Santa shouldn't have any trouble granting that wish!
The only character she wouldn't go near was the Grinch. Smart girl I guess!
Hoping that the storm would have settled by the time we left was again wishful thinking. J and I waited inside for a half hour while Ryan dug our car out of the snowdrifts that had buried the car. Finally a good Samaritan came to our rescue and pulled him out. It took us close to 2hrs to get home and then we got stuck again just feet from our alley. I trucked through the snow with an exhausted daughter while Ryan and some way too nice neighbors dug us out again!
All in all it was a fun day for Josilyn, stressful day for Mom and exhausting day for Ry since he spent the rest of the evening digging out 6 of our neighbors. Oh how I really do love winter and MN nice!!!
Ryan's company has a huge holiday party every year for families with tons of fun activities for kids, costumed characters, entertainment and of course Santa and Mrs. Claus. After building up our visit all week, Ryan and I knew we had to follow through. What we didn't plan on were the massive amounts of snow. Being that Ryan's work is only 15 minutes away, we thought we could brave the blizzard conditions .... Um 45 minutes later we were only half way there and had already gotten stuck once. At this point though there was no turning back. Somehow Josilyn must have sensed the weather situation as it was the first time EVER that she was silent in the car.
We finally made it and were quite impressed by the number of other families willing to brave the snow. Josilyn had a blast making crafts, watching a magician, dancing, decorating a cookie - then quickly eating it and of course visiting with Santa. When asked what she wanted all she said was "A ball.". Hmm. Easy enough I guess. I'm thinking Santa shouldn't have any trouble granting that wish!
The only character she wouldn't go near was the Grinch. Smart girl I guess!
Hoping that the storm would have settled by the time we left was again wishful thinking. J and I waited inside for a half hour while Ryan dug our car out of the snowdrifts that had buried the car. Finally a good Samaritan came to our rescue and pulled him out. It took us close to 2hrs to get home and then we got stuck again just feet from our alley. I trucked through the snow with an exhausted daughter while Ryan and some way too nice neighbors dug us out again!
All in all it was a fun day for Josilyn, stressful day for Mom and exhausting day for Ry since he spent the rest of the evening digging out 6 of our neighbors. Oh how I really do love winter and MN nice!!!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Dancing, dancing and a trip to the doc
What a fun weekend we had; we were able to attend our first wedding as a family of 3! Well I guess I should say we were all able to attend the reception since the ceremony fell right in the middle of Josilyn's nap.
My brother's best friend, Darren, got married to his perfect girl, Mandy. The ceremony was beautiful. I love weddings. Cake aside it's always a nice reminder to reflect back to your own wedding and to be thankful you too found that perfect person :) Thankfully everything was pretty close to Apple Valley so I was able to pick up Josilyn and Ryan after the ceremony and head to the reception.
There is nothing cuter than little girls in fancy dresses. I could just melt. Ryan did a great job of getting Josilyn ready ... I just needed to do the finishing touch. The hair. Josilyn did great during dinner. She devoured her chicken nuggets, french fries and bucket of ketchup. I think this might have been one of the first meals we were able to all eat when it was still HOT. Oh and the cake ... was ... amazing. Thank goodness they put an extra piece on our table so that I could eat mine, part of Josilyn's and the spare. Yum.
True to Tooley fashion, our girl loved the dance floor. The lights. The music. The ten other little girls all movin' and grovin'. We finally had to peel her away at around 10:15. Oh and the tears came a running. We thought for sure she'd fall asleep before we left the parking lot, but she made it almost the whole way home. Then woke up and proceeded to talk to her "guys" in bed for another ten minutes. We're thinking she had an excellent time.
Sunday we all got to sleep in a little. Again thank you Darren and Mandy for all the dancing! Then we had a fun-filled playdate with cousin Finley where the girls danced to the Elmo slide multiple times. Adorable.
To wrap it all up, this morning Josilyn and I headed to see Dr. Allen for her 2-yr check-up. Being the increasingly independent girl she chose to wear her blue/white striped leggings with a navy blue frog t-shirt, pink sparkle princess shoes, her baseball cap and her purple tu-tu. What a sight we were walking in. She was so proud, how could I do anything but smile right along with her. The visit went great, 3 shots, a couple tears and a cookie waiting in the car with Ernie and we were on our way home.
Here are her stats:
Height: 34" Weight: 30 lbs. 8 oz. Head: 19 3/4" (off the charts ... that's a Tooley head for you)
Doc Allen said she is doing wonderfully and reminded me that the attitude of a toddler is similar to that of a teenager, oh boy, that sounds a little scary!
My brother's best friend, Darren, got married to his perfect girl, Mandy. The ceremony was beautiful. I love weddings. Cake aside it's always a nice reminder to reflect back to your own wedding and to be thankful you too found that perfect person :) Thankfully everything was pretty close to Apple Valley so I was able to pick up Josilyn and Ryan after the ceremony and head to the reception.
There is nothing cuter than little girls in fancy dresses. I could just melt. Ryan did a great job of getting Josilyn ready ... I just needed to do the finishing touch. The hair. Josilyn did great during dinner. She devoured her chicken nuggets, french fries and bucket of ketchup. I think this might have been one of the first meals we were able to all eat when it was still HOT. Oh and the cake ... was ... amazing. Thank goodness they put an extra piece on our table so that I could eat mine, part of Josilyn's and the spare. Yum.
True to Tooley fashion, our girl loved the dance floor. The lights. The music. The ten other little girls all movin' and grovin'. We finally had to peel her away at around 10:15. Oh and the tears came a running. We thought for sure she'd fall asleep before we left the parking lot, but she made it almost the whole way home. Then woke up and proceeded to talk to her "guys" in bed for another ten minutes. We're thinking she had an excellent time.
Sunday we all got to sleep in a little. Again thank you Darren and Mandy for all the dancing! Then we had a fun-filled playdate with cousin Finley where the girls danced to the Elmo slide multiple times. Adorable.
To wrap it all up, this morning Josilyn and I headed to see Dr. Allen for her 2-yr check-up. Being the increasingly independent girl she chose to wear her blue/white striped leggings with a navy blue frog t-shirt, pink sparkle princess shoes, her baseball cap and her purple tu-tu. What a sight we were walking in. She was so proud, how could I do anything but smile right along with her. The visit went great, 3 shots, a couple tears and a cookie waiting in the car with Ernie and we were on our way home.
Here are her stats:
Height: 34" Weight: 30 lbs. 8 oz. Head: 19 3/4" (off the charts ... that's a Tooley head for you)
Doc Allen said she is doing wonderfully and reminded me that the attitude of a toddler is similar to that of a teenager, oh boy, that sounds a little scary!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
A family afair
Another busy weekend in the Tooley house. This year we ALL participated in the Twin Cities Marathon activities. So glad the weather was better than last year :)
Josilyn started us off Sat. morning with the Toddler Trot - a 50 yd. dash in front of the Capital. She loved it! She was all smiles during the run and even asked for "more running" once she was done. We debated letting her run it again with the older kids, but thought maybe we'd better pass this year. She was so proud of her medal and t-shirt.
Early this morning Ryan and I were up and ready for our respective races. I did the 10-mile and LOVED it. I think this is probably the right distance for me going forward. The scenery was gorgeous and the weather felt perfect. Maybe a little chilly for the spectators, but we really couldn't have asked for anything better.
Ryan competed in the full marathon for the 4th year in a row. He started out strong again this year with a group of guys he's been training with ... although I don't think he had quite as much fun as Josilyn and I. There's a little difference in our competitive natures. Needless to say Ry finished great in our eyes. I would give anything to run as fast as he does!
Now some much needed REST time. Then we start planning our next family adventure!!!
Josilyn started us off Sat. morning with the Toddler Trot - a 50 yd. dash in front of the Capital. She loved it! She was all smiles during the run and even asked for "more running" once she was done. We debated letting her run it again with the older kids, but thought maybe we'd better pass this year. She was so proud of her medal and t-shirt.
Early this morning Ryan and I were up and ready for our respective races. I did the 10-mile and LOVED it. I think this is probably the right distance for me going forward. The scenery was gorgeous and the weather felt perfect. Maybe a little chilly for the spectators, but we really couldn't have asked for anything better.
Ryan competed in the full marathon for the 4th year in a row. He started out strong again this year with a group of guys he's been training with ... although I don't think he had quite as much fun as Josilyn and I. There's a little difference in our competitive natures. Needless to say Ry finished great in our eyes. I would give anything to run as fast as he does!
Now some much needed REST time. Then we start planning our next family adventure!!!
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