being two what it is all about

we have been experiencing what i would call extreme 2
being 2 extreme style
what this means is the whining is in an extreme pitch and for extreme amounts of time
what this also means on the flip side is when the hugs and kisses come they are extreme not just one kiss but a flurry of them and hugs so tight they make you melt!
we will survive i know and silas is learning A LOT by watching all the interactions
he has learned about "time outs" and the word "NO" probably way before his time but.....he has been warned
silas is up cruising the furniture crawling super super fast and yes he did stand by himself unassisted for about a minute before he fell on his bucket
sadie has two favorite stuffed animals
dr. lamby and dr. bear bear
last night she was telling me the story of how bear bear was flying through the sky to see mama bear bear and daddy bear bear, dr. bear bear was going home
and when dr. bear bear was tired of flying she would climb onto dr. lamby and dr. lamby was going to take her home
sadie loves reading and loves imaginary play
she falls asleep every night under a pile of "to much books"
currently sadie loves going to potty
the main reason why is after she goes potty she gets a chocolate.....
good thought in theory until.....she figured out that if she sits there all day sooner or later she will go potty in the potty and get a chocolate
so there have been days we have sat on the potty for about an hour ready toy magazines
yes sadie sits on the potty reading a magazine while silas jumps in his jumper that is hooked up to the bathroom door...it is a family activity sadie and the potty
cleveland has gotten some really high winds the last few days
one or two snowflakes and -8 degree (with wind chill)
so of course what happens....the roof that aaron and bumpa put up on the lean too peeled off like a scab....so aaron is up on the roof in 28 degrees reinstalling yet another roof on our poor poor garage
but......the days of not working on the house are coming to an end (i hope)
we are going to try and fast track things so yes we can move in 2 yrs
what does this mean.....
well all those little things will get done
we have curtains for the kitchen (which will hopefully get installed tomorrow) and i will finally finish making ones for sadie's room....this also means all the trim in the house is going to be painted
and yes we bought doors! so all the rooms in the house will have doors
i am a big fan of craigs list and figure we can outfit our house one door at a time
so right now i am looking for an interior glass entry door that is 36' x 80' if you have any thoughts or any laying around let me know
we are going to look at x-mas lights tonight and maybe meet santa not sure though.....i remember thinking the guy in the red suit was scary till i hit about 4 or so.....so who knows......
enjoy the days