Elmo's Time Out

Rice cereal for Sawyer! Yum!

Mommy and Sully make cookies while snowed in!

Sullivan out trekking the snow with Daddy.

I went to get Sullivan out of her room from her quiet time today (sadly she stopped napping regularly many months ago...) and I knew to be prepared for whatever lay ahead of me on the other side of the door. Usually, she has managed to get into what I have recently tried to organize in her room...books, diapers, linens, toys...and although I make her clean it all up each time and give her a stiff "talkin' to" about not taking every SINGLE thing out of bins and not making huge messes, alas, in the name of 90 minutes of calm I let her stay in there and do really whatever...So, today I took a deep breath and opened the door and what ensued just made me laugh!

-I enter the perfectly nap-worthy space, darkened and "sound-machined" to a nice whisper of rain. No nap has been had. Books and blankets are everywhere. Sullivan is in the corner trying to organize the books on a shelf. Elmo, Bah Bah the lamb, Lion and other stuffed animals are on the bed. Sullivan addresses me as I enter:

-Sull: Elmo make mess!

-me: Oh, Elmo made a mess?

-Sull: Yea! Elmo in Time Out! Elmo hit Bah Bah (her lamb).

-me: Oh no! Elmo has hit your Bah Bah!?

-Sull: Yes, Lion too. Elmo in Time Out.

-me: Oh, thank you for putting Elmo in Time Out! We do not hit or make messes with all the books!

-Sull: Welcome, Mommy. Your welcome.

Hilarious!

Other "bloggable" moments to remember over the last week and snowed-in days:

-Sullivan has figured out how to divide bowel moments into several episodes in order to be rewarded with M&Ms multiple times. She's a sly one, she is!

-Sawyer is rolling over from tummy to back and eating rice cereal. Wasn't she just born? Ah! She is growing up!

-Last Saturday, while Lee was out of town, I somehow locked Sawyer in our bedroom during her nap and had to figure out how to breakdown the doorknob while she was crying and while having Sullivan berate me with, "What's zat, Mommy? Mommy, What's zat?" Sigh...

-However, despite being snowed in for three whole days, I have really, truly enjoyed the forced pause; it has renewed my gratefulness for the two precious little lives from heaven that have been entrusted to my care.

Trip to AL and a first joke

3 generations of Murphy men: Lee, his dad, his brother Tyler, and his grandfather "Papa"

I sneak a kiss with Sullivan!

Christmas morning photoshoot in Christmas pjs!

Mama shows off her white wine as we prep for Sawyer's Dec.23 "Sip n See", which was a fabulous affair!

Lee's mom, "Honey", holds Sawyer during the "Sip n See"

We had a wonderful Christmas break in Montgomery with both of our families; unfortunately, I didn't take enough pictures! Here are a few of them, above.

Also, Sullivan told us her first joke the other day, which we didn't get, but she thought was hilarious!

Sull: Mommy, where green car go?

Mommy: I don't know.

Sull: To the Chick-kah-lay! (proceeds to giggle...)

So funny!

Minivan.

Yes. We caved. Couldn't be more excited.

SullySpeak

At 2 years 8mos, Sullivan is saying the most hilarious things these days and I need to remember them! Here is my most recent list of her statements:

-Good girl, Mommy! Good girl! ( I think her teachers must say this to her!)
-Oh...Sullly needs a Diet Coke!
-Excuse us! (When she should say "excuse me!")
-Oh baby so cute!
-Is this my shirt? So pretty!
-Where Daddy go? Daddy to the work? Mommy so sad? (this one almost made me cry!)
-Jingle Beals Jingle Beals, Jingle all da WAY...Oh mac done it is to HEY! Jingle Beals...
-Oh! poo poo comin!
-Ho Ho comin...got to say "please" and "thank you" and got to share!
-(Mommy coughs) Drink yer juice, Mommy! Drink yer juice!

She keeps me on my toes!!! Ha!

Furman football!

We got to join some family friends at a Furman tailgate two weeks ago. Sullivan loved seeing the parade of cheerleaders, band members and football players. We were only able to stay for the tailgate, but we did see the first few minutes of the game...a great morning! Check out the "pine cone treatment" above that poor Lee received from Sullivan as she was on his shoulders!? Ha!

First time for tricks or treats!

Lee with Emma Foret the bumblebee and Sullivan the ballerina princess, watching on...

Sullivan the ballerina princess and Sawyer the kitten!

This was the first year that Sullivan was interested in trick or treating and actually was able to fully participate in Halloween! We strolled the neighborhood this year with our dear friends, Shane and Jonathan, and realized that we have shared 3 of the 4 last Halloweens with them...first with no children, then each with one, and now each with two! So fun! We got to attend a neighborhood party and even made it to about 6-8 houses. Sullivan adopted the phrase "please!" instead of "trick or treat!" as she made it to each doorstep!

Fall pics

Here are a few recent fall pictures of us at home and downtown.