Holiday Expressions

Some of the comments or sounds we heard over the Holiday Weekend...

• Madison was eating a pretzel and Grandma R asked her if she knew what shape it was. Madison paused for a second thinking about the question. When Grandma R said it was a circle, Madison respond "NO GRANDMA! IT'S AN OVAL!"
• Grandma R "Parker looks like he's posing for PlayGirl". (I wonder how mom knows that.... but yea, Parker was posing on his side all weekend.)
• Madison "Parker touched the tree". Jen "Where did he touch the tree Madison?" Madison points to the top of the tree.
• "He looks just like Leroy", overheard at Jay Hanson's house when talking about Parker
• "He's such a happy little boy", Grandma H before we left their house and listened to Parker scream for 20 minutes. For the record, when Parker wants to sleep, eat or poop, he screams. Otherwise, he's a quiet kid.
• Row Row Row Your Boat, Take me out to the Ball Game, Itsy Bitsy Spider, Old McDonald, Twinkle Twinkle, and all the theme songs to her favorite Nick Jr. show - Madison over and over again throughout the Holiday's
• "Did Madison touch the tree?" "Yes Daddy" "Is Madison suppose to touch the tree""No Daddy""So why did Madison touch the tree?" Madison smiles and touches the tree again.
• "I open Parker's presents", Madison.
• Jen's thoughts on our date night Sunday, "I'm not sure what to do with all this silence". Darin's response, "I feel like sleeping".
• "Madison likes to challenge you", Grandpa R after we returned from our date night.
• Jen, "Did you wake up Parker?" Madison, "yes". "Why did you do that Madison?" "Because he was sleeping!"

San Diego here we come

The flights are booked...

The hotel is reserved...

The tickets are on their way...

The Rezacs are headed to the Holiday Bowl.

We've debated about going or not this year. All season long we talked about going to the bowl game. We saved some money and looked at it as a mini-vacation. But when the bowl opponent was announced, we paused. It has nothing to do with our respect for the Huskies, but rather Jen and I traveled to Seattle earlier this year. We've seen Nebraska play Washington and we'll see them again in September. It was a big thud to our plans. This last week was a back and forth between going and not going. In the end, Jen has never been to San Diego. We could go to Sea World and enjoy the city. I also think this cold spell helped influence our decision.

So we are going... to warmer San Diego to watch our favorite team play the Holiday Bowl. We can't wait.

Always having fun...

Thought we'd share some weekend pictures with you. The kiddos sure keep us busy. Madison has discovered her inner diva..bracelets, purse and a brush are a must. Parker enjoys watching his sister and screams in delight. Madison thought Parker needed a check up, everything is in working order. Grandma H made Madison's holiday dress and Parker watched Madison again.

My First Mohawk...

Today it was hairdos at school. Parker's teachers gave him his first Mohawk. He is such a proud little boy.

CernerKids holiday party

Today was the CernerKids holiday party. Last year, Madison had nothing to do with Santa, however she loved the Elf who read to her. So we figured this year might be different as the Santa provided the kids with a book. Well it was time for Madison and Parker to visit Santa, Parker was on Santa's lap and Madison had nothing to do with it. She said, "No, No." So needless to say Parker and I were in the picture. Madison still received her book.

Wonderful moments..

Last Saturday during the Nebraska vs. Iowa State football game, I thought I heard Parker start to say, "MaMa...MaMa." Well this morning, to my excitement he said it again! He has been saying, "Dada...Dada" for weeks, which is great. However, it was nice to hear my name! Then this morning, he was reaching for an object and started to crawl forward. He is growing so fast. It's exciting to see all of the changes.

For Madison, she just loves telephones and could start a conversation with anything or anyone. This morning, she was talking to her teachers Ms. Nikki and Ms. Teresa and said, "Hello Nikki, Nikki, Nikki, What's up? How are you? Okay, Bye" She did the same for Ms. Teresa. Oh the fun!

Madison and Parker were playing together and one of Parker's toys bumped into Madison. She said, "No thank you Parker, I don't like that." (In addition, her arm was extented with her hand to his face.) Then with her index finger (shaking it), she said, "Parker, No, No, No!"

Halloween 2010

Below are some pictures from our Halloween weekend 2010. Madison and Parker had a very busy weekend with Grandma and Grandpa Hanson in town. The kids had fun playing with each other and destroying the house. Madison really enjoyed dressing up in her princess outfit (it was actually a tinkerbell costume) but Parker wasn't sure what to think. We mostly got looks of "are you serious?". On Sunday we took the kids trick-or-treating. We stuck to a couple of blocks and Madison liked the idea of ringing door bells to get candy. It was just too bad Jen ate most of hers...

The last 4 pictures are from Cerner Kids on the Thursday before Halloween. School had a Halloween parade for the kids and as you can tell, the kids enjoyed the day.

Catching up on some photos

So there are two posts today, but I wanted to catch up on some pictures that were taken of the kids at school. enjoy..

Masquerade Ball 2010

And the best costume goes to..... me. I guess everyone liked Kermit the Frog. I had a bunch of people wanting to take their picture with me.

And Jen looked great too.. =)

My Sandwich...

When Madison has her bologna lunchable, she always make a sandwich with crackers. We encourage her to make a bologna sandwich. Well tonight at supper her sandwich was a cracker sandwich as she called it. Her sandwich contained 1 piece of bologna, 1 piece of cheese and 4 crackers. I believe the sandwich won. Madison offered the sandwich to Parker as he had his mouth open. Then Madison decided not to share with Parker. I am sure Parker was disappointed.

Go Big Red!!

Parker celebrated his 7mth birthday in style. He is little Red and full of smiles and joy!

Big Sister and Little Brother

Madison loves Parker. She enjoys reading, talking to, playing, instructing, tickling and yelling at him. She has adjusted so well to the addition. Parker loves to hear her voice, her smile, her touch on his toes and face. He is not a fan of her screaming in delight, we all deal with it and be happy with her.

Parker's First Words

Monday night Parker spoke his first words. He said DaDa. At first Jen and I were not sure we heard it correctly, but a few seconds later he said it again. It was obvious to him that those words meant something to us....we couldn't hide our reaction. Since Monday, we have listened to DaDa each night... and into the night... and in the middle of the night... and the early morning..

But we can't complain. In addition to his reaching for things and trying to pull himself up, DaDa is a sign he's turning into a little toddler.

Catching up again...

We've had another busy week with a lot of activity. Last Saturday, I had to renew my driver's license (upcoming 35th B-day), so Madison and I took a wonderful trip to the DMV. I figured I would arrive when they opened (which I thought was 9am) to ensure there were no long lines. However, they opened at 8:30 am and there was no-one in line! Yippie we were in and out within 10 minutes. Madison kept busy with her dogs pinks, she was feeding him Kix! When my DL was ready, I told Madison its time to go bye-bye. We started to walk out the door, she turned around lifted her arm up and said, "Bye Friends." No one said anything..she was a bit sad..I told her its ok...

On Tuesday night, Madison and I were reading books together. She pulled out her farm animals book. In the book is a dog, she said, "Mommy, where's our doggie?" I said what, and she said, Mommy, "where's our doggie...SaSa." I told her that SaSa is sleeping...It's amazing that she still remembers him as he passed away in April. Amazing little memory...

Tonight before bed, Parker has been babbling a lot and I believe he said, DaDa...Yeah. In addition, he is sitting very well! Madison said her ABC's A-Z without a pause, then said, "I know ABC's, please sing with me!" Love it.