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Twin fun

Daddy Tries Something New

So this morning that the Editor woke up late. He woke up to find Mila and Kemper on the couch already watching kids channel. He knew is behind going to get breakfast ready

So I decided to try something new. An oldie but goodie. Quaker instant oatmeal.

I knew I couldn't just make it for them without them knowing what it was. This was an automatic decline. So I had to hook them into wanting it.  I made two bags for myself: Apple cinnamon mixed with cinnamon. Mmmm good. 

By this time Coco woke up and drudged downstairs to join his sisters on the couch. Just in time!  

Now is time to try my invention on the Kizzles. 

Mila: she looked at it, look at me, look back at the oatmeal, and shook her head violently NO. 

Coco: looked at it, look at me, look at the oatmeal, looked at the spoon of oatmeal, took a taste of oatmeal, and then shook his head violently NO. 

Kemper: looked at it, looked at me, looked at the spoon of oatmeal, took a taste of oatmeal, said yes. 

Woo hoo!  At least I got one; that's batting 300! So I begun the process of making oatmeal. I got a bag, ripped open, and had Kemper dumping it in the bowl. As I was walking the bowl to the microwave I realize my error:  it was plain!  Oh no! She certainly wasn't going to eat plain oatmeal. Now I was in trouble. She was hungry. So I grabbed the cinnamon bag. Now I am four bags of oatmeal in. So I made the oatmeal give it to Kemper eat she was satisfied.

Now, Coco looked at Kemper's oatmeal. He looked at me. They look longingly at the oatmeal. "I want oatmeal". So now I had to make another bag of oatmeal (that totals five). I dutifully did my daddy chore and I made another bag. 

Telling now I was done. I had two kids eating out oatmeal, so hopefully my job was complete. I considered this a success.

Tap tap tap. 

Daddy I don't want me anymore says Coco. Really sad. Yes I want yogurt now.   Oh boy. Kemper comes up yes I'm done to daddy, she has me a full bowl of oatmeal.

Now here I sit, watching three Yarnoz Kizzles eating yogurt. As I watch them I looked on my five bowls of oatmeal and realize I'm in for a long breakfast ahead of me!

Movie night!

Frozen!

Another Step in BY Parenting Magic!

So this past weekend, we had a a long day. Coco was getting tired but he did not take a nap. He was getting cranky. What would we do, I do not know.


What was the editor to do.


It was getting late, and if I put him down, the the whole evening off.


So I did the only thing I could do. I turned on the TV.


Changed one channel and then poof!!! NASCAR.


"Stop daddy I want to watch cars"


That was it!


One and a half hours later we were still sitting on the couch watching NASCAR.


Coco: "Daddy what's the white car doing." " Daddy was the red car doing"  "Daddy where's the blue car". "Uh oh, that car got a boo boo, now he has to go to the doctor"  " They're not going fast enough faster faster faster."



This went on for hours until he eventually passed out.


It looks like Saturday evenings want to be the same again.

Outdoor playtime

Just enjoying the day!

The New Weapon in BY Parenting!!!

Details to come .... !

The Editors Saturday Noon Experience

Sitting on tire swing, enjoying a miller lite , watching this. 

Hopefully ... "and nice hands! Mila what are you guys doing!!"

(everything was going great.  I was dictating this with Siri. Then all hell broke loose.  Above was a direct dictation, live feed. So much for my relaxing noon experience!)

Happy birthday from the skating rink

... Just celebrating other birthday boys.

Happy Birthday to Yous

So, BY Universe, here we are again.

Another Valentine's Day!  er....  wait, you say.... something else amazing/wonderful/crazy/amnesic happened 3 years ago today!

The Twizzles were born!!!  (Valentine's day is never going to be the same again... plus a little romance can go a loooooooooooong way... er... yup!)

This week was pretty rough on the Editor and the Queen, with the second tough weather week this year.  This was worse then "Winter Storm Leon"... much much worse...

The GM was totally without power for 36hrs!  Try telling a toddler that they can't watch "Martha Speaks" or "The Princess and the Frog".... or why it is so dark and cold in the house.

yup...

But somehow, babyyarnoz does what babyyarnoz does.... survives!

So today was nice, power-filled, candy-filled, and present-filled.

Happy Birthday Twizzles!  We love you!

Snow Day!

So, here in Wilmington, NC, we survived Winter Storm Leon!!!


Duh - duh - duh!!!!


Whew!  So icey!  So cold!  But not much snow!  Unfortunately, there was no school today, so we were kept inside.


Until, we forayed into the "snow"!!!

The End of A Staple

So, we here at BY Universe rely on a few things to get the house of cards through the day (in no particular order):

1. coffee in the AM,
2. daycare
3. naptime
4. Moes
5. Mommy Juice in the PM
6. Daddy Juice in the PM

Well, it seems that we are slowly losing our grasp on naptime.  Back in the glory days, there used to be 2 naptimes...  Ah yes.  I remember those times.  Over time, we have transitioned to the PM naptime only.  Or, as we now know it, Quiet time!


We for the past 2 weeks, the Kizzles have basically not adhered to our plans.  Those evil masterminds have no plotted amongst themselves to not allow the 2-3hour block to occur.  Most recently it has been the Kizzles.  Pizz can go off to her room, read a little, and eventually collapse. 


The Twizzles are a different story.  Those two rugrats (who I am still not sure are completely mine.... Sven you better show up for some daycare!) cannot do it anymore.  I posted a pic, I think last week, of how they trashed their room.  Well, this has not been a sole occurrence.  Every QT attempt is the same.  I am no sure who the accelerant is to the inferno, but wow!  No amount of screaming, pleading, TO, cajoling works.  They are unstoppable.  They cannot be left alone, for fear of destroying something (stay tuned for that post soon).  There is no place to lock them up or get them to stop.


We are screwed!


The video monitor is locked in on their rooms.  We turn on the camera when we hear the evil laughter... you just know something is going on. 


Mostly I thought this was all Mila's doing... She the Brain to Coco's Pinky.... but now I am no so sure.  Ever since Mila has moved to OP1, Coco is a new man!  He is liberated; free of her chains.  He is a total uncontrollable boy now, nonstop running and blabbering.  You can see the wheels turning inside his head when you tell him no.  Oh man!


We are in trouble.


Time to move the Juices to the AM!!!!


(Stay tuned)

Peas in a Pod

This was the scene last night when I went to check on them / tuck them in. 

Quiet time???

Looks more like trash-our-room time!

January Kizzle isms

So one new feature that I have been kicking around, is a post of all the wacky/funny stuff that the Kizzles say.  (Well at least, that I remember to put on my phone)


So each month I will post the ones that I remember.  Here are Decembers:

• Coco: (as I opened his diaper to find a big #2)"oh my goodness"

• KP:(trying to sleep one night) "I want a little window in the wall, so I can talk to you guys at night"

• Coco:(while trying to play Pirates!) "get that booty!"

• Mila:(In the middle of a Coco and Kemper fighting over her) "I'm everybody's Mila!"

• Coco: "I'm not a donkadonk!"  (in response to the Editor and the Queen commenting on his ba-donka-donk)

• Mila (to coco): "you're not a big boy, you have to stay in YP!"

• KP: (as we walk in to Two Guys to have lunch, and in the loudest voice possible).  "look daddy (pointing to a Miller lite logo) they have your drink here!!"

• Q:"Hamilton, do you want to play ball with Kemper?"
• Mila:"Hamilton doesn't have any arms!!!"

I am sure I will have more hilarity in the coming months...

Babyyarnoz New Year's Resolutions

Well, to start, we here at BabyYarnoz are tired... perpetually.  At the end of every day, we are in bed by 9pm.  These 3 are an exhausting business... and somehow this business has not hit the recession.


They keep going and going and going.


Mila is now up in OP1 (which stands for Older Preschool level 1) since she is now potty trained. 
Coco is still in YP (Young Preschool) since he is not. 
KP is in PreK.


We thought Coco would have a hard time being by himself.  We were wrong.  He is now his own man!  The Master of his Own Domain!  He has been liberated from his controlling sister Mila.  One day, the afternoon teacher told me that she didn't know he talked!  That is how much Mila controlled him.  Now we have heard stories of how she told him where to sit for snack and lunch.  Told him when to sleep.  Told him how to put on his coat.  Answered all his questions!


Whew!  No wonder he is a new man!


But now we are trying to potty train the Dude... and it is a lot harder then the girls.


So, going forward, here are our New Year's Resolutions:
1. Coco: potty training.
2. Mila: Gain weight.  Lose sass.  Learn how to be quiet
3. KP: Lose sass.  Learn how to read
4. Editor: Write more blog entries.  Get a 6 pack... (to drink)...Sleep
5. Queen:  (wait she does it all anyway... )... Sleep.


So look for new blog entries, before I pass out each night. 

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Babyyarnoz Style!

 

First, before the presents, we have to have some cuteness!!!

Omigosh!  Can you say BACKPACKS?!?!?!!1

 



KP loves hers

 

 

Oops, Coco loves his hippo too!

 

Coco is getting ready for bed!  (yes he did sleep with both the Hippo and the backpack)

 

The next best present, CHAPSTICK!  (Man I think I opened like 6 tubes today)

Random super cuteness!

 

Playing Crasho-bango with his truck and bus!

Running around the house with his backpack!

 

 

The only way to survive a dinner at the GM!

Merry XMas!

Holiday season?

Definitely cannot tell by the weather!!!

Happy holidays!!