Been thinking alot about the funny things the boys say and do. I wish I could just have a video camera on them 24/7.  We we were talking about snow, and it made me remember Colby looking out the window and realizing for the first time it had snowed.....he got so excited and pointed out and said "Noce! Noce!"  So for a long time, snow was noce. ;)  Love that. That was probably when he was 18 mos old I bet.  About the same time he'd see Mickey Mouse and say "Kickey Mice!! Kickey Mice!!"  :)  Or at age 2, eggs were "eeeks", mouse was "moss", kite was "kot", and one of my favs, milk was "muck! muck!" and cop was "pock".  Both boys would hear sirens and they'd stop, drop everything, and RUN to the front window to see what it was going by!!   They still do that on occasion....unless they're eating, which is sacred now, lol. ;)  Their baby books are both chock full of the things they said and did those first couple years--I ran out of room, lol.
They say these funny things even now.  Today Ryan said his tummy hurt and I asked if he was nauseas. Colby says "what? His tummy is nachos??"  :)  Or the other day Colb was being overy ornery (no way!!) and I was tickling him, trying hard not to say he was being a little pain....so I said mid tickle, you're a pppp.....and he says "I'm not a penguin!!"  :P  Like I told him so often as a baby.....good thing you're so cute....!!!!   :)
Ryan came home from school the other day, Martin Luther King Jr day, and I asked if he learned about MLK Jr at school today. He says "yeah."  So I asked what he learned....his response??  "He got shot!!"   Oh. Lord.  6 yr old boy!  lol. We did a lil further discussing and he did learn more than that, whew!  :)  He comes home and tells me this girl or that girl hugged him today, and he played with his girlfriend Corina today. :)  Lil stinker.
I went to a movie with the girls, and came home to a "no girls allowed" sign on the door. ;) Ryan Thomas Smolek!! lol. then he brings me a little note that he actually wrote....I love you mom....<3 be still my heart. :)
I was going through some crib sheets for a friend at work, came across Colby's "Kickey Mice" toddler bed set....and just cried like a baby.  Can't believe my babies are so big already.
Out of time for now, To be continued........  :)

Happy New Year!!!....wait, January is already into it's second week!??!!?  Geesh! :)  We recouped well from Christmas. :) Ryan had the flu, I think, late into the night Christmas night and then bounced around all day Monday, and then threw up once more Tuesday night. So strange. Still not sure what that was. But thankfully no one else got it, and we were able to go to Grand Island and celebrate our Christmas with Nate's parents anyway. We really enjoyed our time with them in their new home.  Hard to believe they've lived there over 2 mos already!  

New Years came in quietly at our house, just like we like it. :) We watched cartoons and snuggled our boys, and once they went to bed then Nate & I made some popcorn and had some gummy worms and watched the New Years Eve stuff on t.v.   New Year's Day, Nate and I went to Lincoln for one of my good friend's, Anne's, wedding. It was beautiful and very relaxing. We spent the night in Lincoln and met up with more friends on Monday; lunch at Olive Garden, Chris & Holly and Avery, and Jenelle; lots of laughs, little shopping too. :)  I also got to catch up with a friend, Mike, at the wedding that I haven't seen in probably 12 years, which was really awesome. :) 

This last week and weekend have been spent at home, relaxing and doing little projects around the house.  Tomorrow will start a new week and hopefully finally back into normal routine. :)  Routine is good around here, we kind of thrive on it!!  :)  Here's to a blessed week!!!