Favorite Part of the Day FPoD 03_31_2015

Night after night, we continue our routine of "What's your favorite part of the day?"

Night after night, after making us recount every little detail of our day and events, Silas stumps us with "I'm still thinking; I'll tell you tomorrow!" OR he changes the rules: I can only say mine AFTER Daddy... OR I can only say mine if the lights are OFF... OR I can only tell you if Daddy is here, too.

Typically, Sydney sums his FPoD into one word: SCHOOL! (If we try to coax which part of school was so remarkable, but he is always unable to give us an answer. Art class? Music? Gym? A fantastic lunch? Something fun or funny that happened? The poor guy must hate weekends when he has to actually rethink his day and come up with a valid answer.)

Tonight, marked a miraculous occasion! We all had an answer and they were ALL different!

Mommy went first:
My favorite part of the day was sitting in the sunshine - in our yard - with Sydney and Silas while reading the book with NO WORDS! (The Hero of Little Street by Gregory Rogers) This was essentially a comic book for children.

Sydney was eager to go next:
Buying Girl Scout cookies! (Frank and Bev's grand-daughter stopped by with her wagon of leftover boxes of cookies. Our two choices were Caramel Delights or Peanut Butter Sandwiches. Mike declared that he HATES coconut so, Caramel Delights were out of the questions. I did, however, have the opportunity to tell the boys that THOSE used to be one of my Grandma Olson's FAVORITE Girl Scout cookies. Sydney announced "I remember you telling me about her. She's the one who had secret tunnels in her attic!")

Silas shouted:
When Daddy picked me up from school today... IN HIS TRUCK!

Daddy made us GUESS what HIS favorite part of the day was. I whispered an idea into Sydney's ear, thinking I'd know what his FPoD was. (Dinner as a family is often Daddy's go-to answer, much like SCHOOL is for Sydney.)

Sydney announced "Eating dinner together as a family on our sunporch!"

"That is a great part of my day, but that is NOT my favorite part!"

Hmmmm..... re-thinking.... OH, I think I know... (whisper in Sydney's ear again)

Daddy:
"Was it when Silas fell asleep, snuggled up against you, in your truck?"

"It WAS! That was pretty special."

Silas and Daddy ran errands while Mommy got trigger point injections for her isolated patch of icy hot/ants sensation of her left shoulder that has been going on since last summer. They did one injection near my bra line and two in my neck. Silas fell asleep in the truck - where I found them in the parking lot after my appointment. {so sweet}

FPOD_2012JAN28

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 28, 2012

What's the FAVORITE party of your day today?

DADDY: Going sledding at Grandpa's house

What's the FAVORITE party of your day today?

MOMMY: Sledding was really, really fun, BUT I think my FAVORITE PART of the day was when Sydney gave me a super soft kiss on the cheek and gently rubbed it in for me. It was REALLY nice!

DADDY: Ooh, Sydney gave ME a really nice kiss, too!

What's the FAVORITE party of YOUR day today?

SYDNEY: Giving mommy and giving daddy a really nice kiss. Yeah, dat my favorite part of day today.

FPOD_2012JAN27

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 27, 2012

DADDY: Listening to Sydney giggle whenever he dumped a cup of water on Daddy's head while taking a bath together.

MOMMY: Watching Silas play Peek-a-Boo with Daddy this morning... peering up over the table and then, down under the table... over and over again. It was REALLY CUTE!

SYDNEY: Going for a walk with snow boots on.

FPOD_2012JAN26

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 26, 2012

DADDY: Making Cinnamon Roll Cookies with Sydney as my helper.

MOMMY: When Silas waved "HI" and "BYE-BYE" to the friendly cashier at Walgreen's (when we picked up our 2012 Project Life pictures.)

SYDNEY: Riding in the green "car" shopping cart at Daddy's work... it was kind of a rectangle... with yellow doors... and a yellow horn-thing... and was really, Really, REALLY FUN to drive!

What's the Least Favorite Part of your Day?

MOMMY: It's a tie... when a (bigger) little boy (non-supervised, of course) pushed Sydney down at the library to take the toys away from him and soon, paraded through the play area glowing with pride. (Sydney has since complained that his wrist hurts - when he climbs into his carseat.) AND the panic I felt when I discovered that Silas was under the dining room table eating the piece of peanut butter-topped bread that Sydney claimed to have eaten. (The night nurse line informed me that a severe allergic reaction happens almost instantly and that I should keep a close eye on him for 30 minutes or so. Thankfully, he SEEMS fine. I'm really hoping that he does NOT develop a peanut allergy from this... since we enjoy A LOT of peanut butter in this house!)

FPOD_2012JAN25

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 25, 2012

DADDY: My favorite part of today is that I didn't have a bad part of the day.

MOMMY: When Daddy made me a delicious omelette for breakfast.

SYDNEY: When Daddy drew a zebra and I got to help draw the stripes.

What's the Least Favorite Part of your Day?

MOMMY: When Sydney used a BIG FAT LIE as a stall tactic, claiming that he had to go potty (but had already wet his overnight diaper in the two minutes he was left alone in his bed). After putting him on the toilet and giving him the opportunity to go potty, he could NOT perform so, he was re-diapered and put back into his bedroom where he stood in the doorway yelling and chanting "I want go potty!" for minutes on end... TWELVE MINUTES STRAIGHT as I write this post. Sigh, THAT is my LEAST FAVORITE part of the day today.

FPOD_2012JAN24

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 24, 2012

DADDY: When Sydney helped me read Minnie's Diner, since he's memorized most of the words.

MOMMY: Going out to eat with my friends for Mommies Night Out.

SYDNEY: Reading books with Daddy.

FPOD_2012JAN23

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 23, 2012

DADDY: Finding the bedtime snack that Mommy snuck into my overnight bag.

MOMMY: Meeting Lucy's baby brother and dropping off some Baked Ziti for our friends to enjoy for dinner.

SYDNEY: Getting to say HI to Lucy.

fpOD_2012JAN22

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 22, 2012

DADDY: When I came home from work (late... 9PM) and got to have a group hug with (most of) my family.

MOMMY: Coming home from the grocery store (with Silas) to a house that smelled like SUPER YUMMY dessert that was cooking in the crockpot. It smelled SO GOOD!!!

SYDNEY: Playing with (and reading books with) Papa Lowell.

I'm pretty sure THAT is what he was writing inside. Hearing him say that made my heart melt and reminded me that we're raising a couple of really special little boys. So, overhearing THAT, and later sharing it with Mike, was the favorite part of my day, for sure!

Alternately, I overheard Sydney talking while he was "writing" inside of a card that he made:

Thank you

Daddy and Mommy...

and Sydney and Silas...

for being a

WONDERFUL FAMILY!

I'm pretty sure THAT is what he was writing inside. Hearing him say that made my heart melt and reminded me that we're raising a couple of really special little boys. So, overhearing THAT, and later sharing it with Mike, was the favorite part of my day, for sure!

FPOD_2012JAN21

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 21, 2012

DADDY: Eating a yummy cupcake (baked by Sydney and Mommy) when I came home from work today; that was YUMMY!

MOMMY: Overhearing Sydney tell Daddy "I'll be bigger _ike you someday, Daddy. Den I can reach you. I'll be big, too!" AND when it was time to go brush teeth, Sydney asked Daddy "You wan he_p me?" He, then, took Mike by the hand and tried pulling him up off of the living room floor, announcing "I have BIG MUSCLES to _ift you up!" YEP, that was my favorite part of the day.

SYDNEY: Playing Hide & Seek with Daddy and Mommy.

FPOD_2012JAN20

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 20, 2012

DADDY: Our bedtime snack of graham cracker sandwiches (made with peanut butter and Nutella) and milk.

MOMMY: Rearranging all of the furniture in our bedroom for a change of pace and a little excitement.

SYDNEY: Making a choo-choo train out of paper, tape and markers.

FpoD_2012JAN19

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 19, 2012

DADDY: Giving Sydney an "adjustment" when he said his back hurts and that he needs medicine. (Mike gave him glorified and goofy hugs, which Sydney said helped a little bit.)

MOMMY: Organizing the clothes in my closet; although, it did make me feel like a REALLY BORING person!

SYDNEY: Making (another) birthday card for Daddy - using Mommy's ink pads, stamps and paper.

fpoD_2012JAN18

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 18, 2012

DADDY: Giggling when Sydney asked "Mommy, why'd you yell OH, CRAP?"

MOMMY: When Silas signed the word MILK over-and-over-again at the breastfeeding support group whenever someone would say the word MILK. (He started signing it yesterday and proudly does it today - with a BIG, PROUD GRIN on his face.) Also, thought it was pretty cool (after I had asked Sydney to help me make lunch) when he excitedly asked if we needed to use the church-key to open our can of (tomato) soup. I was impressed that he remembered what it was called.

SYDNEY: Giving Silas HORSIE RIDES (with Daddy's help) AND making a birthday card for Daddy. (Now, however, Sydney thinks we need to give it to Daddy. He also thinks that everyone has a birthday in MAY, just like Silas, Uncle Mike, Mommy and himself. He does NOT understand months yet.)

You wonder... Why DID Mommy yell "Oh, CRAP!"

I was in the process of dumping out the potty chair's bowl of potty into the toilet and the lid started to slam down onto it, knocking it out of my hand and spilling urine all over the bathroom and toilet.

FpoD_2012JAN17

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 17, 2012

DADDY: Naptime - when I got to snuggle in the chair with both of my boys.

MOMMY: Going out to enjoy a 45-minute massage.

SYDNEY: Playing baseball in the dining room with Daddy and Silas while wearing a baseball cap.... part of his baseball uniform.

FpoD_2012JAN16

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 16, 2012

DADDY: Coming home from work to find the little boys with a babysitter; when I left the room, Silas howled, screamed and chased after me. It felt kind of nice. (He normally chases after mommy like that!)

MOMMY: Getting out of the house to go make cards!

SYDNEY: Eating salsa and chips at the restaurant.

FPOD_2012JAN15

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 15, 2012

Went to the casino for a belated Christmas with Grandpa's family. While there, Sydney had declared RIDING THE ESCALATOR as his favorite part of today, but he changed his answer by bedtime. After each ride, he'd declare "Just one more time"... it was cute! As we were getting ready to leave, an old woman walked up to me and scolded me for letting Sydney ride on the escalator because "his shoe THINGS could get stuck in there and rip off his entire leg". I assured her that his shoes do not have laces and thanked her for her concern. She stormed off - still repeating her concern. Thankfully, all of Sydney's escalator rides (holding onto Mommy's, Daddy's or Grandpa's hand) were all SAFE and closely supervised.

DADDY: Watching Sydney smile while riding on the escalator.

MOMMY: A bedtime hug with Daddy that turned into a "Silas Sandwich".

SYDNEY: Reading books with Papa (Lowell).

EDITED: Mike had assured me that riding on the escalators is NOT a big deal and that there would not BE escalators if people are losing limbs from them. HOWEVER, turns out - there is some truth to the woman's accusations; children DO tend to get hurt more often when escalator injuries occur. (http://www.snopes.com/horrors/parental/escalator.asp)

FPOD_2012JAN14

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 14, 2012

YAY! Sydney decided to play along tonight and did NOT tell us that installing the babygate was the favorite part of his day!

DADDY: Watching Sydney give Silas a zerbert while Mommy was changing Silas' diaper; then, listening to Silas giggle.

MOMMY: Playing outside in the snow with Sydney; I haven't had a snowball fight or gone sledding in a long, long time and it was really fun!

SYDNEY: Rolling down the hill (like a log). "That was CRAZY!"

fpod_2012JAN13

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 13, 2012

Sydney did not want to play Favorite Part of Your Day today.

DADDY: Eating popcorn together.

MOMMY: Snuggling together on the couch to watch Ratatouille.

FPOD_2012JAN12

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 12, 2012

Sydney informed us AGAIN TONIGHT that building that babygate with Daddy was the favorite part of his day.

DADDY: Our supper tonight. (Daddy cooked delicious, juicy pork chops tonight!)

MOMMY: Prior to bedtime, my FPOD was taking a picture of the little boys watching out the stairway window as Daddy used the new snow thrower to blow snow. HOWEVER, at bedtime, my FPOD changed to bedtime itself – when Silas and Sydney were busy smiling/giggling at each other and hugging while Silas took turns pulling Sydney's hair for fun, and where Sydney giggled and encouraged him to do it again. (I know that THIS will NOT last forever; enjoy it while it lasts!)

SYDNEY: Watching Disney's Ratatouille (from the library) and later reading some of the Ratatouille books that we got for Christmas gifts from Nana & Papa Olson. (NOTE: We have not finished the movie; we had to turn it off after going potty in Daddy's recliner.)

FPoD_2012JAN03

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 3, 2012

DADDY: Snuggling in the recliner with Silas, just before his morning nap.

MOMMY: Finding a love note (from Mommy to Daddy) displayed in the newly organized cupboard, that Daddy has saved from long, long ago.

SYDNEY: Taking turns playing airplane and then, learning how to be a rocking chair. (Sydney sat on Mommy-chair. Then, later, Silas sat on Sydney-chair.)

FPoD_2012JAN02

What's the Favorite Part of your Day?

JANUARY 2, 2012

DADDY: Eating breakfast together.

MOMMY: Taking a bubble bath with Sydney and Silas.

SYDNEY: Seeing Nana & Papa on Skype.