Swensen Sentral

So being a mom of a child that's learning to talk and learning to think is quite hilarious. Chase often says funny things, and today has been full of them. I decided to write down some of the conversations I've had with him today, just for laughs. Here we go. Conversation #1 Me: Chase, are you stinky? Chase: Nope. Me: Chase, you need to tell the truth. Telling a lie is naughty. I’m going to ask one more time if you’re stinky, and if you don’t tell the truth then you’ll get in trouble. Chase, are you stinky? Chase: Mmm, I don’t know. Conversation #2 Preface: After I put Chase down for a nap I heard him jumping on the bed. I went in. Me: Chase, no jumping on your bed during nap time. Nap time is for sleeping, not jumping. Please sit down right now. Chase: (Staring at me for a moment.) Please sit down right now. Me: Chase, sit or lay down on your bed now please. Chase: Sit or lay down now please. Me: 1… Chase: 1…. Me: 2… Chase:...

Gotta have bath pics! Aren't they precious when they're naked and wet? Oops, I think Amelie is done. Yep, she wants out. Our little princess happy once again.

For Christmas Nana sent him this matching bakers hat and apron with an airplane cookie cutter. So we made cookies!

Times Square! We're so glad we're not there for New Year's Eve because it was soooo crowded. The Big Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Plaza. The famous Radio City Music Hall where the Rockettes perform and many famous musicians have performed. As a tourist next to me put it, "this is a little bit of Vegas in New York City." Trump Tower is full of glitz, glam, gold and marble, everything shiny and expensive. He lives in the top floor with his family. We couldn't pass by FAO Schwartz for Chase. It was a grand toy store. I picked up a stuffed gorilla that I thought Chase might like and looked at the price....$250!!!! I looked at Rick and said "Are they serious?" Yes, they were serious. Luckily we were able to find him this tiger for much less than that, and he LOVED it! He carried it everywhere and slept with it every night. Didn't go to a show but we were there! The Empire State Building. We took a bus tour of the city and were dropped off at ...

Had a hard time keeping Amelie still for this picture. Chase was trying to help but to no avail. Here they are on Christmas Eve in their pjs. Chase's favorite Christmas toy has been his race cars from the movie Cars. He carries them everywhere, takes a bath with them, sleeps with them, and never lets them out of his sight.