thirty-eight

week thirty-eight of fifty-two

Look out, everyone: 

Princesses randomly saunter through our kitchen at all times. 

We are in the midst of a heavy princess phase at the Olson house. 

Thanks, Disney.

Interview with a two(!!!) year old.

Ingrid Elizabeth, 2 years old and full of noise, laughter and "I love you"s

Favorite things: peach yogurt. playing Memory. mermaids, her doll, "Baby Emily" & her big sister.
I'm not being facetious about that last part, they actually are pretty great buddies right now.
But let's hear it straight from her:

20 Questions: A Birthday Interview with Miss Ingrid

1) What is something that Mommy says to you?

"Mommy take a picture."

2) What makes you happy? 
Amelia make me happy. 

3) What makes you sad?
Amelia make me sad.

4) What makes you laugh? 
Amelia make me laugh. 

5) How old are you? 
Um, one. Until my birthday. Then I be two.

6) How old is Mommy? 
Um, Twenty-one. (brownie points awarded...)

7) How old is Daddy? 
Um, Thirty-one. Like you! (brownie points retracted...)

8) How old is Amelia? 
Two! 

9) Who is your best friend? 
Um, food.

10) What are you really good at? 
I a good friend.

11) What did you do today?
I played with Robert and Livia and Molly

12) What is your favorite food? 
Broccoli, yeah! 

13) What is your favorite song? 
"Two Little Hot Dogs frying in a pan 
The grease got hot and one went BAM!"
(thanks, Ollie!!)

14) What is your favorite color? 
Red.

15) What do you sleep with at night? 
Music!!! 

16) What do you want to be when you grow up? 
Peter Pan. (I told her that he actually doesn't want to grow up, but I think that conversation was over her head..)

17) What is your favorite toy? 
My Baby Emily.

18) Where is your favorite place to go?
The park!

19) What is your favorite book? 
There's a Mouse About the House

20) What is your favorite thing to do outside? 
Ride my bike to the fountain with my helmet .

thirty-seven

week thirty-seven of fifty-two

Doesn't technology rock!?!

The girls got to meet our dear friend's dear little man

via Google Video Chat

lucky kids these days!! 

Ingrid's comment: "I loooooooooooove baby Mason!"

Amelia's: "I hope he likes the baby toy I picked out for him. 

He looks like he likes dogs. We should be okay." 

thirty-six

week thirty-six of fifty-two

::A CHAIN REACTION STORY::

When our friends came to visit a few weeks ago, 

the boys decided to break out Monopoly

and they were very serious about it.

this led to Issac and I getting hooked on an evening game of Monopoly

I am not very serious about it

In fact, I have favorite properties based on names and colors

and I would rather save my fake money for fake new shoes than buy a hotel on Park Place 

My lack of real-estate saavy frustrates Issac

anyway, our newfound pasttime 

 led to Amelia wanting to be the banker

but since

Counting in fifties and hundreds is a little advanced for her, 

so we dug into the game stash from Grandma Judy

and found Monopoly Junior

and now Amelia is hooked on it as well.

It is nice to have some variety with the board games

we (and anyone else who has visited in the last three months)

has probably played enough "Matches" for a lifetime

thirty-five

week thirty-five of fifty-two

aka: Our bi-annual reunion with those awesome former neighbors (the Wisconsin version):

If you follow me on Instagram, you have already seen this. 

I just had to share again because it makes me laugh. 

Issac's quote was: "Restaurants Fear This."

 I'm not sure if it was true bravery 

or if it was our a yearning for a margarita, 

but we arrived with four toddlers. 

Everyone ate. 

No one cried.  

We tried on sombreros.

Some liked them more than others.  

And then we went home and had a dance party in the driveway

.. because that's what normal people do, right? 

thirty-four

week thirty-four of fifty-two

Just trying to catch up (in order)

this is as much a scrapbook for me

as it is an update for you!

This week brought to you by the letter G

as in "Grandma & Grandpa"

also in "Good," "Glorious," "Glee"

and "Glorious." 

After joining me at the most fantastic

Gardens to Gourmet dinner

My mom & dad hosted the girls for about a week.

I don't have many photos, 

but they are still telling stories!

I think Ingrid's enthusiasm in this one about sums it up: