Surviving the Kipp Chaos

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Easter 2012

So, Siena's first Easter didn't go exactly as planned! We brought her to the doctor for a terrible cough on Thursday, trying to be proactive. After numerous tests, they said she was fine and to come back if she gets a fever. Well, on Friday, she got a fever. We went back, did chest Xray, everything was OK but Siena and I had to miss the festivities on Saturday with the Kipp/Vono side.

Easter at the Kipps

McKenna with her basket and Siena's basket

McKenna and Lauren (4 1/2 yrs)

Obviously Daddy let him change already! :-)

Dying Easter Eggs...

Easter Morning

Emptying the baskets to compare!

Easter Baskets!!

McKenna's reaction to a boogery sneeze!

McKenna helped Siena unload her basket!

Easter Breakfast

Mommy made Easter Bunny Cinnamon Rolls - YUM!

Easter with the Winter/Frucci Side

Silly Cousins...

Pretty Baby! (Too bad she doesn't feel good and my camera kept going blurry!)

Monday, May 21, 2012

Last Wild Game of the Season - 5/27

Getting ready for the big game...and yes, that is poor little Siena sitting in her bumbo! I bet you can guess who dressed her up! :-)

Before the game - Mason's favorite part! Waiting for the players to come through the tunnel.

Posing with Nordy!

McKenna enjoyed pictures...and playing on my phone more than the game!

We lost the game! This is Mason's reaction...

Happy St. Patty's Day 2012

As everyone knows, I LOVE St. Patty's Day!! We had a busy day - first we took Mason to the Wild game with my brother, Scott. Downtown St. Paul was CRAZY and I vow to go and partake in the crazy fun next year! Adam doesn't want anything to do with it...so I think it will have to be a girl's night out! :) After the game we hung out with the Winter family. I made Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner and they brought some fun desserts!

My creation with my kids at school on Friday 3/16.

Fruit Rainbow! YUM!

Crazy Girls!!!

My Irish Princess...notice the shirt from my friend Emily Olin!

"Daughter of a CRAZY Irish Mother"

Dessert

Aren't they cute! Notice Mason's shirt - "You're Lucky I'm not your kid!"

Siena is 5 Months!! 3/23/12

It's hard to believe that Siena is 5 months old! It's also hard to believe how different she is from the other kids! She loves to EAT, pukes a lot and is much bigger than the other 2 were at this age. She was weighed by nurse Rosemary and weighs a 16 lbs 12 oz! Wow!!!

The silly things the kids say...

Mason now calls Adam, "Birdie!" First it was "Day-Day" which transformed to "Doh-Doh" which transformed to "Doh-Doh Bird" and now it's just, "Birdie"!

McKenna after cleaning her room, "Ahhh, if feels so good to have a clean room!" Mommy, "Yay, I know!" McKenna, "How do you know, your room is never clean!"

Mason talking about Grandpa Winter's Thumb Amputation, "I wish Pa Pa was an octopus!" Mommy, "Why?" Mason, "So he could just grow his arm back!"

While discussing our roles around the house McKenna said, "Mommy's job is to be smart and Daddy's job is to sleep and fart all the time!"

After getting yelled for racing Mason instead of getting in the car when told, McKenna started crying, "I'm sorry, I just had to get some BAD out because I'm GOOD all the time!"

Mason (standing on Uncle Scotty's deck before a storm): Hysterically yelling, "I need to get inside! I don't want to get Tampa Bayed!" (Hit by lightening!)

Mason only calls us the following: Siena - "Yenka", Daddy - "Day Day" or "Doe Doe" and Mommy - "Mumpa".

Mason talking to Siena: "You're a little Ho Ho!" Mommy: "What did you call her?" Mason: "A little Ho Ho because she has a big belly like Santa!"

Mason - "You have St. Louis eyes!" Grandpa Winter - "Huh?", Mason - "Yay, St. Louis BLUES!"

McKenna - "I'm such an early riser I could be a garbage man or a news person!"

After McKenna was discussing a boy in class who likes her and Adam was telling her he didn't like it she said, "Sorry Daddy, you can't stop me from growing up!"

Mason to Daddy - "You must poop a lot!" Adam - "Why?" Mason - "Because your skin is so brown."

Mommy to McKenna - "I am so proud of you. You are always so nice to everyone." McKenna - "I'm only nice to everyone because I don't want to get in trouble."

Mason saw a commercial for Grey's Anatomy and said, "Are they doing surgeries or something?" Mommy - "Yeah, they're called Surgeons. You could be a surgeon some day?" Mason - "No, I think I'm going to be a pizza man...and a NHL Hockey Player!"

Mommy to Mason - "Why do you have a hockey stick in your pants?" (Just the blade of the stick is sticking out) Mason - "Because then I always have one with if I need it for anything!"

Mommy - "Mason, don't throw your hockey stick!" Mason - "I didn't throw it. It just jumps out of my hand when I score awesome goals!"

"Oooh, you and Daddy are going on a date! What do you do the whole time? KISS!" - McKenna

"Hey Keeley, do you want one of my booger treats?" - Mason, as he is picking his nose and eating it.

After receiving a super sparkly gift, "Wow, I'm definitely going to look like a Victoria Secret model now!" - McKenna. Maybe Adam shouldn't have watched the Victoria Secret Fashion Show with her! :(

Me: "Mason why are you wearing your fancy black shoes?" Mason: "...because I could only find black socks and you have to wear fancy shoes with black socks!"

"I think God must have squished my butt because it's so tiny!" - Mason

After reading the "Elf on the Shelf" book Mason exclaimed, "Oh no, I have to brush my teeth EVERY day...without crying!"

Mason: "I'm going to call our baby....Sienta! That's a much better name!"

Amma Winter called and asked McKenna if she could have a Christmas list so she knows what to buy her. McKenna responded with, "Oh, you can't buy me everything on my list. There is waaaaaay tooooo much!"

Mommy says, "McKenna, we need new games. We should put games on your Christmas list." McKenna responds, "Oh no, no, no! We should put games on Mason's Christmas list. Mine is full!"

Telling a random man at the grocery store, "I'm a big fan of hockey and Jelly!" - Mason

Announcing to the entire dining room in Gruenke's Restaurant in Bayfield, "I pooped on the potty!" - Mason

"Can't you take the baby back and get a boy baby?" - Mason

"Mason, I wish you had an volume button so I could shut you off!" - McKenna

"Mommy did you see the boy at the park with silver teeth? I want to go to the dentist and buy silver teeth!" - Mason

Mason - "How did the baby get in your tummy? Did you eat it?" McKenna- "No, she finally ate enough food to get a baby in her tummy."