I think she has quite the set up going, don't you? She's rearfacing in her car seat still so she remains as safe as possible and can still see the DVD player without craning her neck. :)
7 hours ago
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Spoiled
Pilgrims & Indians
Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm late on this. I know we're in December now but stick with me.
Just before our week long Thanksgiving vacation Ian's school had their T-Day program. Our class were indians and the other class were pilgrims. They all got up on stage and sang their little hearts out. Very cute. A few were also chosen to say what they were thankful for this year. My little copycat got up there and repeated what the child before him said- he was thankful for a cornucopia (very big word they learned that week). I think they just liked to say the word. :)
I know you'd love to hear my little man sing but that video is too big to post right now. I'll have to get dh to work on that. For now though here's the link to one of the songs that they sang that night for your listening pleasure and some pictures!
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving!
I. Am. Stuffed.
We had a ridiculous amount of food today for the number of people we were serving. Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, pea salad (yuck), bread, green bean casserole, squash casserole, sweet potato casserole, fresh cranberries, pumpkin pie, apple pie, cranberry pudding (steamed cake), peach cobbler....
Did I mention that I. Am. Stuffed.?
It was not an exciting day per se but a semi relaxing one which is always nice. I did most of my cooking the day before so we had some minimal cleaning up to do and then we could take it easy until dinner time.
The kids had a blast with their cousins, well the boys did at least. Bella and her toddler aged cousin played in the same room but that's about it. We got to visit with some school friends who live around the corner for a bit too. Now everyone has gone home, dishes are done, kitchen is cleaned, laundry is going (never ending) and the kids are all asleep. Peace and quiet at last.
I am thankful today for my family, my friends, our health, the food on our table and the roof over our heads. What more could I ask for?
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Math Night
Logan's elementary school has a Math Night every other month or so. The kids do little crafts to help them learn about math concepts. This was our first time going and Logan loved it. I have to say it was pretty cute. The Kindergarten and 1st graders performed a song for us (and later the 3rd, 4th graders- no 5th graders showed) all about shapes.
♪"Shapes, shapes, geometric shapes..." ♫
Logan's completely at ease on stage and had a huge smile both going up there and coming back off stage.
Afterwards we made our way to the cafeteria for some crafts. They made a string abacus, some bean baggie addition/subtraction thingy and made pictures using shapes they traced. I played with his abacus while he did the rest of the crafts. It's kind of soothing moving the beads one by one.
Kayla, Logan and Rebecca about to start their abacuses.
Logan, Rebecca and Austin
Oh Baby!
It was a day of babies at the zoo yesterday. They were everywhere and so darn cute! My family including dh for once, little BIL/SIL, MIL and niece all met up yesterday afternoon for some family zoo time. The boys had a blast with their uncle and Abuela. Bella was running all over enjoying her freedom as dh got some exercise trying to keep up with her and I got some photos of the animals- the only little ones who would sit still long enough!
Here's Jaya again. She's too cute and I love the photos of her. I have to shoot down from a platform to take pics of the rhinos.
It's hard to see here but she has a baby on her too. She was sitting way up at the top of her platform.
A few other animals...
Oh and a couple of MY babies (Ian never stood still)
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Happy Halloween!
Halloween started out as any other normal day. Colored my hair (okay so I don't do that every day), went to Target and even dared to step foot in Party City (Don't do it- the place was mobbed). Put 2 kids down for naps since I knew we'd be out late and dh took one as well. Got everyone dressed, put all costumes, extra clothes, drinks, pumpkin buckets, etc in the car and we were on our way to our friends home for pizza, TOT'ing and ice cream sundaes.
After dinner we got everyone in their costumes and all 14 kids (not including baby Tybee) went TOT'ing. It was a mob of kids. By the time we were done with one house the rest were already onto the next. Bella got a Tootsie Pop from someone and proceeded to try to eat it wrapper and all. It was inevitable that she was going to get to it though so I took it off and she had at it. That was a sticky mess but one she enjoyed thoroughly.
It was so flipping HOT outside. Can we not get a nice, cool Halloween for once? The kids were sweating, the parents were sweating. Yuck. Next year I'm bringing water for my three. Spiderman (aka Logan) took off his mask he was so hot. Ian wouldn't let us take off his fireman jacket though. I asked several times. It wore them down pretty fast. They got tons of candy though and lots of chocolate (yay for me! LOL). We went back to the house to cool off and get some drinks and they stayed behind while some of the others went off again. They were just fine with changing out of their costumes and staying in the A/C.
We let the kids play some more and make some ice cream sundaes before heading for home. Bella was on a sugar high. It's really no wonder- lollipop, ice cream, cookies... she surprised me when she didn't fall asleep on the car ride home. Got them to bed and dh and I went thru the candy. Had to make sure therewas enough chocolate for us weren't any needles and all that in the candy. There was one surprising give away in each bucket though- a little envelope of used stamps from all over the world. Hong Kong, USA(several styles), England, etc. Interesting. Maybe they thought it would get the kids into stamp collecting?
I took a ton of photos of our night so here you go!
This was our mob.
My little fireman.
She's ready to go!
Take a good look because you don't get to see me in pics very often!
That Spiderman is Logan.
My beautiful family.
Excuse the Cheeto.
Still all sweaty from TOT'ing.
Alex, Trey and Logan
After dinner we got everyone in their costumes and all 14 kids (not including baby Tybee) went TOT'ing. It was a mob of kids. By the time we were done with one house the rest were already onto the next. Bella got a Tootsie Pop from someone and proceeded to try to eat it wrapper and all. It was inevitable that she was going to get to it though so I took it off and she had at it. That was a sticky mess but one she enjoyed thoroughly.
It was so flipping HOT outside. Can we not get a nice, cool Halloween for once? The kids were sweating, the parents were sweating. Yuck. Next year I'm bringing water for my three. Spiderman (aka Logan) took off his mask he was so hot. Ian wouldn't let us take off his fireman jacket though. I asked several times. It wore them down pretty fast. They got tons of candy though and lots of chocolate (yay for me! LOL). We went back to the house to cool off and get some drinks and they stayed behind while some of the others went off again. They were just fine with changing out of their costumes and staying in the A/C.
We let the kids play some more and make some ice cream sundaes before heading for home. Bella was on a sugar high. It's really no wonder- lollipop, ice cream, cookies... she surprised me when she didn't fall asleep on the car ride home. Got them to bed and dh and I went thru the candy. Had to make sure there
I took a ton of photos of our night so here you go!
This was our mob.
My little fireman.
She's ready to go!
Take a good look because you don't get to see me in pics very often!
That Spiderman is Logan.
My beautiful family.
Excuse the Cheeto.
Still all sweaty from TOT'ing.
Alex, Trey and Logan
Monday, October 26, 2009
The Case of the Phantom Fevers
I'm not sure where these fevers are coming from or why they keep hitting my boys randomly but they need to go away already. Ian went to his Abuela's (MIL) house with dh Sunday afternoon and apparently started running a fever somewhere along the way. He was whiny and miserable when he got home. I took his temp and it was 101.5. Great. Dh gave him some Motrin and he laid on the couch for a while. I could tell the minute that medicine kicked in though. He practically jumped off the couch and started playing.
Sometime in the middle of the night he crawled into bed with us though running a fever once again. I noticed he was hot laying next to me. He complained he was thirsty so dh got up with him to get him some oj and some more meds. Poor baby didn't want to even wake up this morning and I don't blame him. I didn't want to get up either. Having a sick, hot child all curled up next to me in bed with his head in my back and feet all over dh made me wish I could turn off the alarm and roll back over. He finally made it out of bed though and ate breakfast. Good sign.
But he missed yet another day of school today since he's supposed to be fever free for 24 hours. I think this is day 3 or 4 this month he's been out.
Ugh.
I can't keep track anymore.
He was fine all day today. You wouldn't even know he had been sick. No other symptoms. I just don't get it. I'm glad his immune system is fighting this off though and Logan's too. Bella seems to be staying away from it too thankfully. I guess all that liquid gold I produced for them has done a pretty good job so far. :) I Lysol'ed the house today, or most of it, hoping that it will keep the germies at bay for a while. Crossing my fingers!
Sometime in the middle of the night he crawled into bed with us though running a fever once again. I noticed he was hot laying next to me. He complained he was thirsty so dh got up with him to get him some oj and some more meds. Poor baby didn't want to even wake up this morning and I don't blame him. I didn't want to get up either. Having a sick, hot child all curled up next to me in bed with his head in my back and feet all over dh made me wish I could turn off the alarm and roll back over. He finally made it out of bed though and ate breakfast. Good sign.
But he missed yet another day of school today since he's supposed to be fever free for 24 hours. I think this is day 3 or 4 this month he's been out.
Ugh.
I can't keep track anymore.
He was fine all day today. You wouldn't even know he had been sick. No other symptoms. I just don't get it. I'm glad his immune system is fighting this off though and Logan's too. Bella seems to be staying away from it too thankfully. I guess all that liquid gold I produced for them has done a pretty good job so far. :) I Lysol'ed the house today, or most of it, hoping that it will keep the germies at bay for a while. Crossing my fingers!
Sunday, October 18, 2009
High Flying Fun
Ahh. The cooler fall weather is upon us- at least for a couple of days. I knew Logan needed some pants for school so I decided to have a *date* with just him yesterday. He and I went to Mimi's Cafe for lunch first. He surprised me and ordered a burger instead of his normal mac & cheese or pancakes. We did all the puzzles on the kid's menu together and talked.
From there we went over to the mall. After being a very good sport and trying on at least 10 pairs of pants we decided on a couple of pair and bought them. We walked the mall for the rest of the afternoon stopping in the Disney Store and even a women's clothing store so I could get some jeans and use a gift card I had. At the other end of the mall there is a trampoline/trapeze contraption you can get on. It costs $5 for 2 minutes and he begged me to go on it. What the heck. It's a fun Mom and Me day so I said yes. He had a blast. I always knew he belonged in the circus. He even did a couple of flips- albeit slow ones. It's a good thing the teenage boy running it knew what he was doing. It's not easy to see but Logan had THE biggest smile on his face while up there.
From there we went over to the mall. After being a very good sport and trying on at least 10 pairs of pants we decided on a couple of pair and bought them. We walked the mall for the rest of the afternoon stopping in the Disney Store and even a women's clothing store so I could get some jeans and use a gift card I had. At the other end of the mall there is a trampoline/trapeze contraption you can get on. It costs $5 for 2 minutes and he begged me to go on it. What the heck. It's a fun Mom and Me day so I said yes. He had a blast. I always knew he belonged in the circus. He even did a couple of flips- albeit slow ones. It's a good thing the teenage boy running it knew what he was doing. It's not easy to see but Logan had THE biggest smile on his face while up there.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
FOUND
Remember THIS post??
The missing bow that Bella supposedly swallowed has been FOUND! I started selling a bunch of my big baby gear and had to pull the Pack 'n Play out to set it up so I could take a lot of pictures. I went to put it all back away again and OMG there was that freaking bow that caused us so much worry.
I tore that PNP apart looking for that bow back in February. It wasn't there. It wasn't there when I put it away either or so I thought. Dh even looked for it. Guess I should be glad it was found and she never swallowed it.
On another happy note I did sell my PNP to a nice set of grandparents who just had their 1st grandson. I got my asking price and made money on it since I bought it on clearance at like 75% off a few years ago. It was well worth the money though and has many good years left on it so all in all a very good deal for both parties.
The missing bow that Bella supposedly swallowed has been FOUND! I started selling a bunch of my big baby gear and had to pull the Pack 'n Play out to set it up so I could take a lot of pictures. I went to put it all back away again and OMG there was that freaking bow that caused us so much worry.
I tore that PNP apart looking for that bow back in February. It wasn't there. It wasn't there when I put it away either or so I thought. Dh even looked for it. Guess I should be glad it was found and she never swallowed it.
On another happy note I did sell my PNP to a nice set of grandparents who just had their 1st grandson. I got my asking price and made money on it since I bought it on clearance at like 75% off a few years ago. It was well worth the money though and has many good years left on it so all in all a very good deal for both parties.
Life in general
It's just been the same old, same old around here for the most part. I don't even have anything to blog about anymore it seems. Here's a recap of us:
Logan's doing well in 1st grade. He's made all 105-107% on his spelling tests with included extra credit sentence. Math is easy for him so far and seems to be a strong suit. He's very popular with his classmates and I'm told he's a peacemaker.
Ian's also doing well. His teachers have nothing but praise for his behavior in school (why can't he be like that at home?). He loves school and can't wait to get there in the A.M. He's having fun and making friends. We did have a broken bone scare a week or so ago. He climbed up on Logan's new bike and fell upon getting off of it. He was complaining about his arm so I kept him home from school the next morning and took him to the ped's office. They sent him to a diagnostic's center for xrays and after spending a while there it came back that everything was fine. Phew.
Bella is 18mo now and growing so fast. She's gone from my little peanut into a chunky monkey who loves to climb on the couch and chair and is always into something. She's very curious and can be quite outgoing when she wants to- at least to women. She gets very shy around guys. Good girl! :) She loves to play peekaboo and to run and *hide* from you. She's a Daddy's girl and thinks that running to him when I say bedtime may actually save her. Too cute. She's talking quite a bit and even signing thanks to a video she loves. I love watching her grow and learn. She's very smart and amazes me some days.
Dh is still plugging away at work and hoping to win the lotto one day. That would solve so many problems. I think we're responsible enough that we'd be okay and wouldn't be bankrupt in a year. Ahh dreams. His side computer work has slowed down so much so if you know anyone looking for a PC to be custom built or needs repairs, let me know!
I'm doing the mom thang shuttling the boys back and forth to their schools at different hours of the day. Fun times. I'll be so glad when the weather cools off and I can actually turn the car off while waiting so I can save some money on gas! I've got a fun weekend planned this week. Me and my besties are taking off for a night on the beach. We've got a suite courtesy of one of their dh's all reserved and waiting for us. I plan on eating some yummy seafood, maybe having a drink and just hanging out and having fun. The weather is supposed to be beautiful thanks to a cold front moving through and I'm sooo looking forward to it. I'll take lots of pics hopefully to share next week!
Logan's doing well in 1st grade. He's made all 105-107% on his spelling tests with included extra credit sentence. Math is easy for him so far and seems to be a strong suit. He's very popular with his classmates and I'm told he's a peacemaker.
Ian's also doing well. His teachers have nothing but praise for his behavior in school (why can't he be like that at home?). He loves school and can't wait to get there in the A.M. He's having fun and making friends. We did have a broken bone scare a week or so ago. He climbed up on Logan's new bike and fell upon getting off of it. He was complaining about his arm so I kept him home from school the next morning and took him to the ped's office. They sent him to a diagnostic's center for xrays and after spending a while there it came back that everything was fine. Phew.
Bella is 18mo now and growing so fast. She's gone from my little peanut into a chunky monkey who loves to climb on the couch and chair and is always into something. She's very curious and can be quite outgoing when she wants to- at least to women. She gets very shy around guys. Good girl! :) She loves to play peekaboo and to run and *hide* from you. She's a Daddy's girl and thinks that running to him when I say bedtime may actually save her. Too cute. She's talking quite a bit and even signing thanks to a video she loves. I love watching her grow and learn. She's very smart and amazes me some days.
Dh is still plugging away at work and hoping to win the lotto one day. That would solve so many problems. I think we're responsible enough that we'd be okay and wouldn't be bankrupt in a year. Ahh dreams. His side computer work has slowed down so much so if you know anyone looking for a PC to be custom built or needs repairs, let me know!
I'm doing the mom thang shuttling the boys back and forth to their schools at different hours of the day. Fun times. I'll be so glad when the weather cools off and I can actually turn the car off while waiting so I can save some money on gas! I've got a fun weekend planned this week. Me and my besties are taking off for a night on the beach. We've got a suite courtesy of one of their dh's all reserved and waiting for us. I plan on eating some yummy seafood, maybe having a drink and just hanging out and having fun. The weather is supposed to be beautiful thanks to a cold front moving through and I'm sooo looking forward to it. I'll take lots of pics hopefully to share next week!
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