Like Father, Like Daughter

Sick day, again, at the Fry house.
Jorey got a fever, everyone got to go home - Well, everyone except Dad. Ear Infection.

It was another long day trying to accomplish work-related tasks while not losing my mind.
The night progressed, it neared bedtime and Macy was getting tired.
She wanted to go to bed, but we were watching one more thing on TV quick. I was holding her with my hands right under her butt when she ripped a huge long toot!

When she was done, we all laughed and she felt like it was pretty funny. Dad wanted to have a hug and a kiss goodnight and I mentioned that if she had any left, she should save it for him and toot on his arm, too. Then, Dad asked her to go ahead and do it again if she had another one. She, very simply, replied, "Yep, I've got more.", squinted, strained, and then pushed out another one and smiled a big smile at me.

It was cute and disgusting all at the same time.
We definitely live in a house where farts are funny.

To Eat or Not to Eat...

I have heard the far fetched tales of when my sister Natalie and I were taking baths together and the big brown shark came. Apparently, I would forget that the bath is not the place to do these things. Well, the other night, Macy and Jorey were taking a bath when Macy said she had to go potty. While helping her [on the toilet], Jorey suddenly says, "Out, Oh no, Mommy!" I looked over to the tub and saw her holding something...that something resembled...yep...it was a pea! Where the heck did a pea come from? In all my bewildered wondering, I noticed her considering the pea as a snack just as I noticed the load below her butt. Yes, she had a bit of a situation in the tub, the peas must have been eaten at lunch, and I stopped her just before she threw it in her mouth for round 2. Yikes. There are times in my life when I feel like a failure and times when I feel like a super star. That night, I felt like both. What a failure for averting my attention the 40 seconds it took for my near-2-year-old to drop a bomb in the tub, and then a super star for fishing her out, cleaning her up, not tossing my cookies when scooping the remainders out of the tub, and for stopping that pea from round 2 of the digestion. Macy will forever be traumatized by that sight and brings it up often since then.

Now, for a little quizzicle. Macy and Daddy were sitting in the kitchen this week after a bath...but not the bath that ended with the bomb session. This was a bath with auntie Buggy's wonderful heart sprinkles. They were both smelling sweet and clean. Well, Dad came over and let loose a big loud one right on Macy. What do you suppose her reply was? Vote to the right.

And, for those of you that participated in the last quizzicle, you were all correct. Macy informed me that she sucks her snotties up her nose and swallows them because she "likes them and they are delicious." It's true!

What a Crazy Bunch of Goyles

Well, you'll see a quiz over to the right, here. One that could be as troubling to you as it was to me...but, I don't want to ruin the quiz by giving you the answer right now. Macy has started the sucking of the snot through the nose and then the obvious swallow. I gag every time. What is it that makes people really want to do this? This is one of those times when I struggle to remember she's only 3 and doesn't realize how gross that is! Friday night, we let the boys go out and raise a ruckus, while the moms and kiddos played. Misty, Laura and I enjoyed some classy wine in a box. White Zin. They were dazzled by the elegance of it all. Yellow Gramma even stopped by for a little sip of the good stuff. The kids played all day. They loved running around and taking out EVERY toy we own. But, they did help put away so it was pretty cool. Macy and Jorey now have new friends in Abby, Brandon, and James. We played so hard that some didn't make it through the 10pm showing of Little Rascals...Macy's favorite movie. She has a crush on Butch, who is the bad boy. I don't know why she couldn't choose the dorky, sweet little alfalfa. If this continues, Ken's going to have his hands full in a few years.
The girls all dressed up in high heel play shoes and wrapped their blankies around themselves like dresses. They said they were princesses. How funny - Here they are "cheesing".



On Sunday, our family enjoyed the MN Zoo and "Under the Sea" at the Imax theatre. It was supposed to be 3D, but Macy and Jorey were not going to wear their sassy specs for very long. I'm wondering if they made these specs large enough...I'm not sure anything smaller would have covered my eyes! Well, regardless, we had a great time. When Macy was wearing her specs, she was reaching out trying to touch the fish and SNAKES as they swam toward us. It was really entertaining.

Macy told her dad the other day, that when she's mommy's age, she wants to have 2 babies and name them Mitz and John. Hilarious. I'm not sure where she comes up with this. She's also named her babies Bandy a lot...where did Bandy come from?

I want to go drink beards

Macy's watching the videos from our recent ski trip to Lutsen, where Ken's wearing his "kissy pants". A pair of J Crew Jammy pants I bought for him about 6 years ago. He recently told someone that an old girlfriend bought them for him...is this a sign that he's mourning the loss of the girlfriend I was? I had to very gently remind him that I bought those for him...

Anyways, Macy looks at the video and says,

"Mom, what is Dad doing in that movie with his kissy pants on?!"

I said, "Well, he's just hanging out."

She says, "Well, I want to go where you guys are."

"You want to go skiing?"

"No, I want to go with you to drink some beard."

uh oh...Is she destined to be like Dad?

We did just arrive home from Lutsen on Sunday night. What a fantastic 3 days of skiing and fun. We went with family and friends and enjoyed many, many laughs.

This photo is of someone's butt skin. Yes, that's right...butt skin. In an attempt to depants one of our fearless participants during an undies-only wii game, someone got a bit rough and shed some skin off. Zoykes.

The quote of the weekend was, "Wendy, are you hung over?"

"No."

"Oh, you look like it." ha! Whoever said that deserved to get skin ripped off his butt!

All In All, it was an awesome weekend with great weather. We missed our little twirps a lot, but they had lots of fun with Orange Gramma & Papa. I'm sure Gramma's had a few naps in their absence, already. I have more videos I'll post to the website when I get more time. We're back to the daily grind...aaaaahhhh!

These are the days

He walks into the house after work. It's the first time that Jorey is in on the game of hide and seek. While they are hiding out in the "tunno" (Dora tent with a tunnel on it), Dad starts searching for them. He's doing the typical, "Where could they be" commentary, while walking throught the obvious non-hiding places. Finally, he says, "Are they over here?"

We hear, "no"

"Are they on the couch?"

"no"

...we're dying by now with laughter because it's the cutest little thing.

"Where could they be?"

"Tunno"

That's how every game of hide-and-seek goes with the goyles, lately. It's so funny that she knows she's hiding, but will answer him when he's calling for her.

I just spent 3 days in Indianapolis, visiting with our employees down there and I missed my family terribly. I sometimes wonder if this new venture in my life is really worth the cost to my personal life. I hope I've made the right choice and that it will slow down enough to be with them all I want to. Gone are the days of my 3 days in the office and 2 at home to relax and play. I mourn the loss of those days on a very regular basis.

Macy is way too smart and sassy for her own good. She continues to make me laugh every day. She's totally destined to be in sales. If I weren't the same type of person, I'd certainly give her everything she ever asked for because she's just that convincing. She has twin babies named Jon and Mitz - Jon has been "sleeping over" at Carter's place since we left him there a while ago, but he's nestled in a bed in his room for safe keeping. Now, Annie is the chubby, life sized baby that she first had named "Bandy". Bandy? What kind of name is Bandy? I finally talked her out of that and she chose the more sensible "Annie". She comes with us on a regular basis. her carseat needs to come to the stores, etc. One day, she had to ride to daycare with us. A couple of my co-workers saw her in there and had slight mini heart attacks at the sight of a baby until they realized that it was just little ole' Annie.

I have promised myself that I need to prioritize with my life and try to be as effective at work as I can be in the hours outside of that arena. I've booked a few trips. Ken, his brother, sister, and a few other friends and my sister Kenz are heading up to Lutsen next weekend for a little ski trip. Then, in June, we'll travel to Florida for a Lawmen tournament. Then, in October, we're off to Palm Springs for the tournament out there. That should help balance the whole relaxation thing. Now, I just need to spend more time with the kiddos. I'm totally in withdrawal of our relaxing nights at home. I'm also severely sleep deprived and those of you that know me know that it's not good for ANYONE to be around me in these troubled times.

So, here's to my new year's resolution...it's just a little late.

You'll likely be hearing from the Fry family more often. :)

We recently had some great fun with Strawberry Shortcake Tattoos...they are bad a$$es. I know...

Christmas is almost here!

Well, it is almost here. Christmas. My favorite time of the year just gets more and more stressful as the years go by. As the list of people to buy for grows and the time to do it dwindles, I generally lose my mind. But, as luck would have it Auntie Nad came over and played for 4 hours today. I got my wrapping done. I only procrastinated on a few - waiting for more clever ideas to somehow jump into my head...but, some will definitely be disappointed again this year. Sorry in advance!

First things first...let's back up - way up! to the 8th of Nov when we took Heidi Fry out for her Bachelorette Party. Please enjoy the following: Heidi taking her first of many "I'm not taking shots" shots...She was purchasing them later in the night! She drank from a special "Ho Fo Sho" goblet all night and she was the Sho, that's Fo Sho! She and the gals sang a very special rendition of Amarillo by Morning...can you tell who was most excited to sing this?

She married Kyle, FINALLY, on Nov 14th. It was a beautiful ceremony. We were ALL in it, so it was a bit crazy, but fun. The girls were all dressed up with sassy hair and all. They had a blast at the dance and were very disappointed at the end of the night when they were too tired to know they were insane and had to go home. Here's one example of the meltdown.

Let's back up a little farther - Halloween. Macy was a ladybug princess and Jorey was the purple dragon. Macy was so jazzed about her costume, it made up for how un-jazzed Jorey was about hers. When I told her to smile for her first pic, she started flapping her arms like wings...dork! But, it was cute and hilarious.

Now, let's fast forward to current day. The day where I'm finally caught up with a couple of things and can update (since Halloween) on the blog. Recently, we've seen Jorey turn into a talking little lady. Some of her most entertaining things are:

Ce Ce - Macy

Cock-A-Loo - Cock a doodle doo

Bleep - Grape

Icky - Nuk

Blee - Blankie

I'm sure there are more, but why rack my brain on them!

Here's a fun video of her wearing her squeaky shoes that Orange Papa and Gramma got her. The first pair she wore made her cry. These just made her curious and prompted some stomping. And, here's a video of her trying her best to keep a piece of gum away from Natalie after raiding her purse. Quite the little sassafrass!

Macy is in love with Pink's song, "So What". She dances around the kitchen singing, "So What, I'm a Rock Star, Rock Star....Rock Star...So What". She's missing a few key words in the middle, but that's OK. I appreciate her passion for Pink's rockin' music.

As you saw on our Christmas card, we made a gingerbread house, here. Macy was and IS so proud of it, she can barely contain herself. A few weekends ago, my sisters and I made some X-mas cookies. It's the beginning of a wonderful tradition. And, it produced some extremely entertaining times. Macy used the rule of mom's younger days...Go big or go home. If you're not going to put 350 silver balls on each cookie, why bother?! You don't want anyone just eating those and not chipping a tooth...oh, no... pile it high! So, we caught this shot of some of her best.

I would like you to note the arms surrounding her work. "Hey world, these are mine and I want to make sure that you're aware of all of my splendor as I frame my masterpiece." She did also do that in the gingerbread house photo from the X-mas card. I. love. that.

About a week after cookie decorating, Ken had eaten all of the "plain and boring" cookies, so he ventured into Macy's collection. He commented on how beautiful it was and as she was discussing how she made it and why it was so awesome, all the while looking very pleased with herself, Ken ate the cookie and she was instantly devastated. She couldn't believe anyone could eat anything so beautiful...and those are for Santa. Luckily, Santa got his brace face off so he can eat those cookies this year. Dr. Rohrer would not be happy if I lopped off a bracket on an over-red-hotted cookie.

We did enjoy the 12-bars of X-mas on Friday night. I do have plenty of great shots from the eve. I'll have to try to get those up soon!

Ella Hope Hauschildt

I know I haven't entered anything for a long time and I hope to update on Halloween and the exciting wedding we celebrated last weekend, but sadly the first news I have to share is that Ella has passed on.

Here's an entry from their caring bridge site.
Our Lord showed us his mercy when he brought our sweet Pooh Bear home tonight at 9:45 pm. She is now singing and dancing with the angels as she so loved to do with us. She will forever be in our heart and on our mind.
A Butterfly lights beside us like a sunbeam. And for brief moment its glory and beauty belong to our world. But then it flies again and though we wish it could of stayed, we felt so lucky to have seen it. -unknown
Tonight I am thankful that my little princess is no longer in pain and is able to laugh, play, dance and sing like she was meant to.

Say a little prayer for Ella and her family as they try to get through this.