Happy Birthday Jen!

Last Monday was Jen's Birthday. Kyle took the day off from work and we took the kids to Salt Lake where we got a free Burger and fries from Red Robin and a free ice cream cone from Baskin-Robbins. Jen got to go shopping at some stores she likes (Tai Pan Trading, Rod Works, a fabric store, etc.) and Kyle looked after the kids and was very good about not complaining that we had been at a particular store for too long.
That night, we ate a delicious Boston Cream Pie. After she blew out her candles, Ethan exclaimed, "Mommy, you blowed your cupcake!"

Brooklyn is very cute with her hair done up in a vertical pony tail, as has been shown in previous blog posts. However, once the elastic comes out of her hair she turns punk-rocker.

We've been meaning to post this video of Brooklyn for the last few weeks, and now we're finally doing it. She started standing up without holding on to anything about two weeks ago, but we haven't managed to get her to do it on camera. We're so proud of her and expect that it won't be too long until she walking by herself. (Oh yeah, she also started crawling up the stairs this week!)

Here is a list of the latest Ethan-isms:

• Just after Jen finished blow-drying her hair, he proclaimed, "Mommy's hair is like a cloud!"
• While Jen was working on the vest for Kyle's Woody costume, she explained that Dad was going to be Woody for Halloween, Ethan got a little concerned and said, "Daddy has not got boots . . . maybe for his birthday!"
• After a delicious meal made by Jen, "Thanks for the yummy dinner, mommy." Jen smiled a this, and Ethan said, "Made Mommy happy!"
• "I want to go to Disneyland with my two grandma's, and Mommy and Daddy can go to Hawaii!" Sounds like a plan to us!
• "Oh, man!"
• After doing something wrong, Ethan says, "Make Mommy/Daddy happy! Oh Mommy, I love you. . . muh (blows a kiss) ." In his mind, this makes peeing on the bathroom floor (or whatever else he's done wrong) all better.
• After giving him a choice between going to the bathroom or going back to bed one night, he complained, "That's not a choice!"