Hanukkah... Yeah!

Hey everybody! Its me, Lars! Its finally winter, and very snowy. Here is my big brother Felix and me playing in the snow in our backyard at Mama's house. It was super fun but Felix doesn't like wearing a hat or gloves... when his hands got cold, he got really mad and wanted to go inside! We drank hot chockit and warmed up!

Last night was the first night of Hanukkah. We were with Daddy, but when we showed up to Mama's house the this morning, there were a whole bunch of presents waiting for us! I was really excited but Felix didn't seem very interested... he played with his old standby toy, "the stack of cups." He also hid a bunch of menorah candles behind the radiator! Mama got so mad! We got a truck that holds a bunch of Matchbox cars, a new blanket, some bubble bars and jelly soap from Lush, a backpack full of art supplies (we love backpacks!), some books and a snow tube.

Tonight is our first night sleeping over at Mama's new house. That means that its been almost a year since she fell asleep with us, and woke up with us. When she used to come visit us at Daddy's house, she would tuck us in til we fell asleep... but when we woke up, she had gone back home. Mama is nervous that we will have trouble falling asleep here. Right now, Mama has a small bed, so she is going to tuck Felix into that bed, and Mama and I are going to sleep next to him on the floor. Thank goodness that I LOVE sleeping on the floor! Sometimes I even do it at Daddy's house even though I have a bed. I have my blamet (blanket), my bunny, my "Hello Titty" pillow, my baby and her bahbah, my jammies, my Mama, my Fe... Mama hopes that's enough to make me comfortable and be able to fall asleep... and Felix too...

Lots of Love,

Larsy

Its been so long...

Wow! So much has changed since Mommy last posted a blog for us. Its been about 2 years.

Lots of changes have happened to the Morris family. Lars is 2 1/2 now. Felix is 5. We live with our daddy and his girlfriend Ashley, and we visit Mommy at her house 2 to 4 days a week (although she hopes more soon). Mommy and Daddy decided not to be together anymore. Mommy moved out in December of 2007 with us and had us full-time for a year. Then Mommy got sick and was in the hospital, so we moved in with Daddy and Ashley. When she got out, she decided to go to school so that she could get a job and make more money (TO BUY US TOYS, DUH!). She just graduated, got a house and is working as a make-up artist! Lars loves playing with Mommy's make-up and Felix likes lining up all her lipsticks.

(Look how much Mommy loves us...)


(...and look how big and handsome we are!)

Felix is using sign language to communicate, making eye contact, engaging in reciprocal play, started special education kindergarten and also goes to autism therapy! They have a big indoor gym that's AWESOME and lots of cute girls work there! They love hugs too! Score.

Lars is talking up a storm, and loves "Dora," "Fresh Beats," kitties and puppies, Miley Cyrus, playing Nintendogs, helping Mommy cook and the best thing of all... "Pee-Wee's Playhouse." Yes, the same "Pee-Wee's Playhouse" from Mommy's youth is now our favorite show! Ashley bought us a season of it and we love it. Look at what we were for Halloween!

That's right- we were Pee-Wee and Cowboy Curtis! Look how handsome we are. That day, Mommy took us to a kids-only screening of the movie "Casper" at the Mall of America, we carved pumpkins (the guts are FUN!), roasted THREE kinds of seeds (spicy, sweet and salty) and played at LegoLand too, with our friends Spencer, Viktor and Veta.

Things have been really difficult for Mommy, but our ability to adjust to all the changes we've gone through, and how happy, healthy and smart we are, makes her so proud to be our Mommy. The times she is the happiest are when she is with us. Its hard for her to not be with us all the time, and the life she anticipated for us, having Mommy and Daddy raising us together in one home, is something that she feels bad about. She has had the support of a lot of friends, many of them raised by single mommies or raised in two different homes like we are, and they all say that they love and respect their Mommy, because she struggled for them and didn't give up. Mommy loves us very much, and we love her.

Until next time,

Felix and Lars

Back in the Midwest...

Guess what? We all moved back to Minneapolis. We will miss daycare a lot, but Mama and Papa said that Arizona just didn't work out.

Right now we are staying at Grandma A's til we get our own place. Its fun here cause there are other kids here- our aunties Andrea and Rayne.

I can roll like a champ now. I even fell off the bed and got a fat lip! It hurt, but I was OK. I smile and laugh like crazy and I am real big too!

Felix learned to drink through a straw, and said, "I'm just so happy" today. It made mama cry tears of joy! He also ate macaroni for the first time in months today, all by himself without mama trying to make him taste it! He ate a whole bowl!

Yesterday we went to Auntie Em and Uncle Matty's. Their house is cool! Uncle Matty has all kinds of action figures! I took a nap there and wet through my diapee- I gotta leave my mark wherever I go!

Love
Lars

I'm Getting Excited!

Guess what? I am learning all kinds of new stuff. Slowly but surely I am learning stuff around the house, like washing my hands (WHICH I LOVE!) and closing the fridge for papa.

Mama is trying to get me to try new foods and even though I HATE veggies and fruit (they are too squishy and moist) she is giving me vitamins in the morning and a yummy nutritional drink after day care. She also found these veggie chips that I really like! I love juice, so mama found a juice that has fruit AND veggie juice in it- I can't even TASTE the veggies! Its good.

My little bro found his thumb two days ago... I guess that means mama and papa have two thumb-suckers now!

I can't wait to go to the park and go swimming! I also love the rock garden and blowing bubbles.

Here's Some Stuff I Like...

-Munchin' boob
-My dino toy
-Snuggling my big bro (he is finally starting to like me)
-Standing up (I think I am going to skip the crawling thing and go straight to walking)
-Rosa, the foxy lady at daycare
-Slapping papa in the face
-RICE CEREAL!
-When mama calls me "Fatty Boombalatti" (I laughed out loud for the first time the other day when she called me that! Ha ha!)
-Did I mention I love munchin' boob?

Love,
Larsy

Finally!

Hey Everyone!

Mommy finally got some time between feeding and chasing us to create a new blog for us. We have lived in Arizona for almost a whole month now! Right now we are staying with Uncle J and Auntie Jacie, but soon we will get our own place. We can't wait!

I just had my THIRD birthday, and got lots of cool stuff, like an easel from Grammy and B.G., and a Spongebob Krabby Patty Grill from Grandma A! I also got my very first backpack for SCHOOL (from Uncle J), which I will be starting soon! I also found out that I can climb the pantry shelves and get into stuff I am not supposed to. Its SO fun to get the big peoples' goats...

My little bro Lars is getting real big, REAL FAST! He just ate his first rice cereal two days ago! He loved it and ate the whole thing. I remember when I was a little dude, I hated my first solid food, until I discovered JUICE. Lars doesn't know what he is missing!

Love,
Felix



Here is a picture of our "roomies," Uncle Jeremy and Auntie Jacie. They are very patient with us, even though we can be little monkeys sometimes...