Last Friday night Maddie had her 13th birthday party. This was a significant event for two resons. First, she's entering her teen years and secondly, she finally has enough friends to invite over for a party after living her for 2 years.
Maddie invited 8 of her friends from school. Katie, Savannah, ShaeLynn, Kailin, Danielle, Maddie G., Callie and Allison. The girls arrived and 'hung out' for the first part of the evening. Then they ate pizza, breadsticks and soda---yum! After that they played a game where we put a bunch of old makeup on the table and one girl would blindfold herself and then apply makeup to the other girls face. It was hilarious. The girls decided to do a scavenger hunt out in the neighborhood and then it was time for the hot tub. cake and ice cream came next. Maddie had her favorite white cake with white frosting. They opened presents and The rest of the evening was spent watching a movie and then talking until 2am! In the morning Owen went out for donuts and the girls started getting picked up. It was loads of fun and the girls pretty much took care of themselves.
It's fun having a 13 year old in the house!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Cute Moment
Many of you know that it's been hard for Maddie to have two little guys around the house. But she's been a trooper and it's really paid off in moments like this....
Yesterday we were waiting in the car to pick Maddie up from school. When James spotted his sister he said, "There's my girl!"
It was too cute and it really touched Maddie's heart.
Yesterday we were waiting in the car to pick Maddie up from school. When James spotted his sister he said, "There's my girl!"
It was too cute and it really touched Maddie's heart.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Guess who likes to vacuum?
About once a week I need to pull out the shop vac and clean out the van. I'm one of those parents who let's their kids eat and drink in the car so the floor is often filled with the crumbs of graham crackers, gold fish and other tasty treats.
Today as I turned on the shop vac I noticed it wasn't sucking too well. When I opened up the lid to search for the problem I found that it was filled with little boy toys. Evidently James has been using the vacuum and sucking up his toys.
The good news is it was like Christmas for the boys. As I pulled out the toys they hadn't seen in awhile they were so excited it was like getting something new.
Today as I turned on the shop vac I noticed it wasn't sucking too well. When I opened up the lid to search for the problem I found that it was filled with little boy toys. Evidently James has been using the vacuum and sucking up his toys.
The good news is it was like Christmas for the boys. As I pulled out the toys they hadn't seen in awhile they were so excited it was like getting something new.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
One Shoe Off and One Shoe On
Matthew has a silly little thing he's been doing since he was a little over a year old. He goes into our closet and pulls out our shoes. He puts one shoe----yes only one----on his foot and walks around the house. He's happy with any size or style from daddy's big work shoes to mommy's sparkly sandals to a cozy pair of winter UGGS. It's pretty funny to watch him cruise around the house with one shoe off and one GIANT shoe on!
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Say It Isn't So
As many of you know James has been dealing with asthma since shortly after we moved down here in 2007. It really hasn't changed our lifestyle much, but when he gets a cold it tends to move into his chest quickly and we have to do an at home nebulizer treatment with steroids.
A few weeks ago Matthew came down with a cold and we began to hear the wheezing we know is associated with asthma. Not wanting another child with asthma, I put off taking him to the doctor, but by late afternoon I knew precisely what was wrong and brought him into the urgent care. He was treated exactly the same as James and within a few days was back to normal.
He'll have to have 3 episodes within a year to be diagnosed with asthma, so there is still hope that this was a one time event.
A few weeks ago Matthew came down with a cold and we began to hear the wheezing we know is associated with asthma. Not wanting another child with asthma, I put off taking him to the doctor, but by late afternoon I knew precisely what was wrong and brought him into the urgent care. He was treated exactly the same as James and within a few days was back to normal.
He'll have to have 3 episodes within a year to be diagnosed with asthma, so there is still hope that this was a one time event.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
I'm a Girl
Over Labor Day weekend we were visiting some friends at a beachside hotel. After our time on the beach we all went to the hot tub area which is connected by glass doors to an excercise room.
After soaking for awhile in the hot tub all of the kids, except for James and Matthew, wandered into the excercise room to play on the equipment. It didn't take long for James to notice that all of the other kids had moved to the adjoining room and from the sound of it were having a great time. He walked over to the glass doors and began peering through. Soon he figured out that all of the girls were on one side of the door and all of the boys were on the other side. He wanted to play on the excercise equipment in the worst way.
He began crying, "I'm a girl, let me on that side! I'm a girl."
We all got a good laugh out of it. I was actually quite impressed that he figured out that the rooms were divided up by the sexes. That's pretty smart for a two year old.
Anyhow, although this was cute I kind of put it on the back burner and forgot about it.
UNTIL TODAY.....
We were at the McDonalds playland and James was in the structure with a bunch of other kids. I heard one of the older kids call him a baby. He wasn't going to take that!
He answered....."I'm not a baby, I'm a big girl!"
UH OH! I think he may be confused. Guess we should have done less laughing and more explaining at the hot tub!
After soaking for awhile in the hot tub all of the kids, except for James and Matthew, wandered into the excercise room to play on the equipment. It didn't take long for James to notice that all of the other kids had moved to the adjoining room and from the sound of it were having a great time. He walked over to the glass doors and began peering through. Soon he figured out that all of the girls were on one side of the door and all of the boys were on the other side. He wanted to play on the excercise equipment in the worst way.
He began crying, "I'm a girl, let me on that side! I'm a girl."
We all got a good laugh out of it. I was actually quite impressed that he figured out that the rooms were divided up by the sexes. That's pretty smart for a two year old.
Anyhow, although this was cute I kind of put it on the back burner and forgot about it.
UNTIL TODAY.....
We were at the McDonalds playland and James was in the structure with a bunch of other kids. I heard one of the older kids call him a baby. He wasn't going to take that!
He answered....."I'm not a baby, I'm a big girl!"
UH OH! I think he may be confused. Guess we should have done less laughing and more explaining at the hot tub!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Girls vs Boys
Some days the difference between boys and girls is quite clear.
This morning I opened up my front door and stepped in a HUGE pile of dirt!
This morning I opened up my front door and stepped in a HUGE pile of dirt!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Waiting on Dad
First of all I must announce that Maddie is on the school volleyball team again this year. She started practice today and will play through November. I'll keep you updated on how her team does.
She's off to a great start in 7th grade. They put her in Algebra 1, which I didn't take until Freshman year. She's so smart! She's also taking Bible, History, English, Life Science, PE and Drama. I'm mostly looking forward to seeing how she grows in her biblical knowledge and her dramatic expression. She always talks about trying out for school plays, but never does. I'm hoping this class will give her the confidence boost she needs to put herself out there.
Now---onto a little James story.
This afternoon around 4pm James decided he wanted to see his Daddy. Of course Owen was still locked up in the office working. I told James that Daddy would come out once he was done with work and he could play in the meantime, but there was to be no knocking on Daddy's door or crying outside the door.
This answer didn't please James. He had his own idea and here it is....
He sat against the wall across from Owen's office door and waited. He had his pacifier, his blanket and a glass of juice.
You'd think a two year old would rather play with his toys. That kid really loves his dad!
She's off to a great start in 7th grade. They put her in Algebra 1, which I didn't take until Freshman year. She's so smart! She's also taking Bible, History, English, Life Science, PE and Drama. I'm mostly looking forward to seeing how she grows in her biblical knowledge and her dramatic expression. She always talks about trying out for school plays, but never does. I'm hoping this class will give her the confidence boost she needs to put herself out there.
Now---onto a little James story.
This afternoon around 4pm James decided he wanted to see his Daddy. Of course Owen was still locked up in the office working. I told James that Daddy would come out once he was done with work and he could play in the meantime, but there was to be no knocking on Daddy's door or crying outside the door.
This answer didn't please James. He had his own idea and here it is....
He sat against the wall across from Owen's office door and waited. He had his pacifier, his blanket and a glass of juice.
You'd think a two year old would rather play with his toys. That kid really loves his dad!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Brotherly Love
Today Matthew had his 18 month doctors appointment. He got a clean bill of health, other than being a "milkaholic." This diagnosis is due to the fact that he only eats a meal about once every 2-3 days. He'll regularly drink his bottles and snack, but when a meal comes to the table he prefers to chew and spit it out or just throw the food across the table. We're working on changing these behaviors, but it's taking some time.
Here are his stats from his exam:
Height: 34.5 in. 95%
Weight: 30 lbs. 95%
Head circumference: 50 cm. 95%
On another note, while heading to the office James became suddenly concerned with Matthew having to get a shot. James does not like shots. As we walked back and passed the nurses station he asked his favorite nurse if Matt would have to get a shot. She said, "Yes." Then another nurse came in the room and he asked again. She said, "Yes." Finally the doctor came in and James gave it a third try. The answer was still yes.
When the exam was over and the nurse came back in to give the shots James decided he knew what he could do to help.
He got up on the exam table and put his arms around his brother. He held on tightly to Matt's little hand. When the shot was finished and Matt was crying James just snuggled his little brother up and gave him a BIG hug.
What a good big brother!
Here are his stats from his exam:
Height: 34.5 in. 95%
Weight: 30 lbs. 95%
Head circumference: 50 cm. 95%
On another note, while heading to the office James became suddenly concerned with Matthew having to get a shot. James does not like shots. As we walked back and passed the nurses station he asked his favorite nurse if Matt would have to get a shot. She said, "Yes." Then another nurse came in the room and he asked again. She said, "Yes." Finally the doctor came in and James gave it a third try. The answer was still yes.
When the exam was over and the nurse came back in to give the shots James decided he knew what he could do to help.
He got up on the exam table and put his arms around his brother. He held on tightly to Matt's little hand. When the shot was finished and Matt was crying James just snuggled his little brother up and gave him a BIG hug.
What a good big brother!
Sunday, September 13, 2009
What hurts?
Matthew is getting his last 4 teeth in, so things are a little crazy around here. Noses are running, tempers are flaring, sharing toys seems to be an unacheivable goal.
James has a bit of a cold as well so both boys are on the edge.
This morning James was just crying and crying. Soon he's telling me that he needs medicine.
So I asked him, "James, what hurts?"
His reply, "My feelings!"
I say, "Oh James, How bad do they hurt?"
He says "Real, Real bad."
This deserves a shot of Tylenol---right? Or maybe we need to look into anti-depressants.
James has a bit of a cold as well so both boys are on the edge.
This morning James was just crying and crying. Soon he's telling me that he needs medicine.
So I asked him, "James, what hurts?"
His reply, "My feelings!"
I say, "Oh James, How bad do they hurt?"
He says "Real, Real bad."
This deserves a shot of Tylenol---right? Or maybe we need to look into anti-depressants.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Who's Your Daddy?
Today my friend and I were discussing Matthew and his talking. I was mentioning that it was difficult to track his development as closely as Maddie and James' because he's the third baby and we're super busy.
When thinking of the words he does say mama and dada came to mind as well as his most used and well pronunciated word....Buddy.
Later I started thinking that I really don't hear mama that much. In fact, I hear dada a lot more. Tonight I may have figured out why.
Matthew, James and Owen were in the backyard doing manly things like moving rocks around when all of the sudden I heard Matt crying. As I made my way to the backyard I could see Owen holding him and comforting him through the window. I walked right up to Matthew to wipe some tears and tell him everything will be ok when he reached out to me and said, "Dada."
Evidently, he thinks Owen and I are both Dada. I better start calling myself mama in front of him more. It'll be strange if he tells his friends he has two dads----or maybe not in this day and age:)
When thinking of the words he does say mama and dada came to mind as well as his most used and well pronunciated word....Buddy.
Later I started thinking that I really don't hear mama that much. In fact, I hear dada a lot more. Tonight I may have figured out why.
Matthew, James and Owen were in the backyard doing manly things like moving rocks around when all of the sudden I heard Matt crying. As I made my way to the backyard I could see Owen holding him and comforting him through the window. I walked right up to Matthew to wipe some tears and tell him everything will be ok when he reached out to me and said, "Dada."
Evidently, he thinks Owen and I are both Dada. I better start calling myself mama in front of him more. It'll be strange if he tells his friends he has two dads----or maybe not in this day and age:)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Clever James
Tonight the boys were having some trouble going to sleep. At 8pm we decided they could stay up while Maddie, Owen and I watch the newest episode of Corner Gas.
For obvious reasons James wasn't into the episode, so he started riding his plasma car up and down the hallways. Due to our tile floors, the plasma car makes a lot of noise. Owen told him not to ride any more since we were watching tv.
James, being the clever boy he is, decided to walk the car around instead of riding it.
Sadly, the noise level wasn't any less:)
For obvious reasons James wasn't into the episode, so he started riding his plasma car up and down the hallways. Due to our tile floors, the plasma car makes a lot of noise. Owen told him not to ride any more since we were watching tv.
James, being the clever boy he is, decided to walk the car around instead of riding it.
Sadly, the noise level wasn't any less:)
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Community Service Day
A few weeks ago our church suggested that all of the homegroups do a community service project.
As some of you know, we host a homegroup at our home with 11 adults and 14 children between the ages of 12 and 9 months.
When we started thinking of a community service project it was very difficult to find one that would offer a chance for all of us to contribute. Finally our faithful leader, Kim, came up with a great idea. Beach clean up day. So, after one cancellation due to colds and flus, all 25 of us (oops--no 24--Matthew stayed at Grandma and Grandpa Krehbiel's) finally made it out to the beach today.
We all brought lunches, blankets, toys and chairs. The kids had a great time playing in the sand and putting their feet into the cold water. The parents had a great time of fellowship.
After an hour or so we all got our trash bags, headed out in different directions, as families, and picked up trash. It was a lot of fun finding the different items people leave on the beach. Our beaches are very clean so we mostly found little pieces of trash--straws, styrofoam, bottle caps and small pieces of paper or food wrapers. One interesting think Maddie did find was a lobster tail.
When we all met back up at our spot we wound down and packed up and headed home for the evening.
It was a good time and people were cute, saying thank you, for cleaning up the beach.
As some of you know, we host a homegroup at our home with 11 adults and 14 children between the ages of 12 and 9 months.
When we started thinking of a community service project it was very difficult to find one that would offer a chance for all of us to contribute. Finally our faithful leader, Kim, came up with a great idea. Beach clean up day. So, after one cancellation due to colds and flus, all 25 of us (oops--no 24--Matthew stayed at Grandma and Grandpa Krehbiel's) finally made it out to the beach today.
We all brought lunches, blankets, toys and chairs. The kids had a great time playing in the sand and putting their feet into the cold water. The parents had a great time of fellowship.
After an hour or so we all got our trash bags, headed out in different directions, as families, and picked up trash. It was a lot of fun finding the different items people leave on the beach. Our beaches are very clean so we mostly found little pieces of trash--straws, styrofoam, bottle caps and small pieces of paper or food wrapers. One interesting think Maddie did find was a lobster tail.
When we all met back up at our spot we wound down and packed up and headed home for the evening.
It was a good time and people were cute, saying thank you, for cleaning up the beach.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Manners
This is another story from last night's drive home from school.
James was in the back seat next to a window. For some reason he wanted the window rolled down.
He demanded that Dad roll the window down.
Owen didn't take well to that and said no.
Maddie, who was sitting next to James encouraged James to say "Please, please, please put it down."
James thought this sounded like a good idea, so here's what he said...
"Peas Daddy, Peas Daddy, May you peas make the window go down?"
This was super cute, so Owen gladly rolled the window down.
James thankfully replied, "Tank you Daddy."
James was in the back seat next to a window. For some reason he wanted the window rolled down.
He demanded that Dad roll the window down.
Owen didn't take well to that and said no.
Maddie, who was sitting next to James encouraged James to say "Please, please, please put it down."
James thought this sounded like a good idea, so here's what he said...
"Peas Daddy, Peas Daddy, May you peas make the window go down?"
This was super cute, so Owen gladly rolled the window down.
James thankfully replied, "Tank you Daddy."
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Beautiful Penmanship
Tonight the whole family was in the car driving Maddie home from school. She stays late on Thursday's for a bible study. Anyhow, I was asking her about what they did in biblestudy today and she was showing me her newly decorated folder. Inside the front cover was her name, the school name and grade.
I looked at it and said, "I'm am so proud of you Maddie. It seems like you've really turned a corner with your penmanship because this is beautiful writing. Good job!"
Maddie was in the back seat laughing and I couldn't understand why. As I looked back at her she said, "Are you serious mom?"
I said, "Yes, it looks really nice. I'm so glad to see that you're putting more effort into neat penmanship."
Now she's really cracking up and she says, "MOM! I didn't write that you did!"
I guess I have exceptionally beautiful penmanship and an exceptionally bad memory.
I looked at it and said, "I'm am so proud of you Maddie. It seems like you've really turned a corner with your penmanship because this is beautiful writing. Good job!"
Maddie was in the back seat laughing and I couldn't understand why. As I looked back at her she said, "Are you serious mom?"
I said, "Yes, it looks really nice. I'm so glad to see that you're putting more effort into neat penmanship."
Now she's really cracking up and she says, "MOM! I didn't write that you did!"
I guess I have exceptionally beautiful penmanship and an exceptionally bad memory.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Happy 1st Birthday Matthew
Matthew had a fun birthday celebration in February.
Mom and Maddie brought Grandma Taylor home with them on the day before Matt's birthday. The boys were happy to have grandma visiting.
We had about 6 gifts around the house for Matthew to open so we decided to open one gift every couple of hours throughout the day. He got his first gift shortly after waking up and the last one shortly before bedtime.
Some of the things he received were a book, some toys, a Build a Bear bunny, and a Tonka dump truck.
Uncle John and Auntie Erin came over for most of the day. We had a bbq dinner and cupcakes for dessert.
It was a good day:)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
James in the Box
A lot of days the boys and I spend time playing in their room. We can usually find a few things to keep us busy. Sometimes I stack their mattresses on the floor so they can crawl around on them or slide down them. Other times they play with their toys while I spend time straightening up.
One day in January I was loading up the diapers in their changing table and ended up with an empty diaper box. I thought we could use this box to play a joke on Owen, who was busy working in his office.
I had James crawl in the box and closed the lid. Then I pushed the box to Owen's office door, knocked, and ran back into the boys room. When Owen opened the door he saw the box, bent over and opened it. James popped out and we all got a big laugh.
How amazing that he let me put him in the box and he stayed quiet until Owen opened it up!
One day in January I was loading up the diapers in their changing table and ended up with an empty diaper box. I thought we could use this box to play a joke on Owen, who was busy working in his office.
I had James crawl in the box and closed the lid. Then I pushed the box to Owen's office door, knocked, and ran back into the boys room. When Owen opened the door he saw the box, bent over and opened it. James popped out and we all got a big laugh.
How amazing that he let me put him in the box and he stayed quiet until Owen opened it up!
Monday, March 2, 2009
When Life Give You Lemons...
One of the promises I made to myself when I started this blog was not to blog anything negative.
Since I haven't written since January 17th you can probably figure out my state of mind for the last several weeks.
What is the culprit of this negative attitude?????
The cold and flu season!
We've had three 1-2 week bouts with these nasty viruses since December 31st. Fevers, vomitting, sore throats, ear infections, sinus infections, coughs, asthma attacks, 3 different antibiotics and some really scary diapers!
Now, although I was too tired and grumpy to blog, it doesn't mean that we didn't have some fun times throughout this cold and flu season. After all, I am a believer that when life give you lemons, it's best to make lemonade.
In the next weeks I'll try to remember back and write about some of the fun things that have happened.
Stay tuned....
Since I haven't written since January 17th you can probably figure out my state of mind for the last several weeks.
What is the culprit of this negative attitude?????
The cold and flu season!
We've had three 1-2 week bouts with these nasty viruses since December 31st. Fevers, vomitting, sore throats, ear infections, sinus infections, coughs, asthma attacks, 3 different antibiotics and some really scary diapers!
Now, although I was too tired and grumpy to blog, it doesn't mean that we didn't have some fun times throughout this cold and flu season. After all, I am a believer that when life give you lemons, it's best to make lemonade.
In the next weeks I'll try to remember back and write about some of the fun things that have happened.
Stay tuned....
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Girl Scout Movie Morning
This morning Maddie's Cadette Girl Scout troop hosted a movie showing at a local theater. All of our local Daisy, Brownie and GirlScout troops were invited to attend. The movie was a new release called "Hotel For Dogs."
The other troops were able to purchase tickets ahead of time from our troop. They could choose a movie only ticket or a movie/popcorn/drink ticket. A portion of all tickets sold came back to our troop.
I don't think I've written about this before, but Maddie's troop has a long-term goal of attending a girl scout camp in England. Whenever they do money earning projects they put it in a savings account, which is building up for the big trip.
We all met at the UltraStar Cinemas at 8am to prepare for a very early 9am showing of the new release.
Maddie's troop had a few responsibilites. They had to check in the other troops as they arrived, make sure they had paid their money, serve popcorn to the girls who ordered it and make some pre-movie announcements. Maddie's jobs were handing out popcorn and making the announcement "Remember, we are Girl Scouts and we always leave a place cleaner than we found it."
Our girls did a good job of managing the "controlled chaos" as most of the attendees were 5-8 years old. And the theater was clean at the end----but sadly, not cleaner than when they arrived:)
The other troops were able to purchase tickets ahead of time from our troop. They could choose a movie only ticket or a movie/popcorn/drink ticket. A portion of all tickets sold came back to our troop.
I don't think I've written about this before, but Maddie's troop has a long-term goal of attending a girl scout camp in England. Whenever they do money earning projects they put it in a savings account, which is building up for the big trip.
We all met at the UltraStar Cinemas at 8am to prepare for a very early 9am showing of the new release.
Maddie's troop had a few responsibilites. They had to check in the other troops as they arrived, make sure they had paid their money, serve popcorn to the girls who ordered it and make some pre-movie announcements. Maddie's jobs were handing out popcorn and making the announcement "Remember, we are Girl Scouts and we always leave a place cleaner than we found it."
Our girls did a good job of managing the "controlled chaos" as most of the attendees were 5-8 years old. And the theater was clean at the end----but sadly, not cleaner than when they arrived:)
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The Flintstone Car
This is a picture of a little car that we have in the backyard. (No-it is not our kid in the picture. I had to download one from the ToysRUs webpage.) As a sidenote, ours also has a long handle on the back so parents can push it along.
I call this car the Flintstone car because the kids have to push it along with their feet. Just like Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble.
For the last few days Matthew has been trying and trying to get into the car. This afternoon he finally made it in. Of course, that's because I put him in there. Once he was in he was very happy and content sitting there and holding onto the steering wheel.
Pretty soon James noticed he was in the car and tried to kick him out. Sadly, mom wouldn't let him so he decided to go another route.
James embraced the moment as big brother. He grabbed the handle and decided to take Matthew for a ride. He pushed him all the way around the patio and intermittently pulled down on the handle creating a "wheelie." Matthew was cracking up and James was having a lot of fun being the big brother.
These guys are gonna have lots of fun together.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Random Things
I've been having a hard time getting back into the blog routine, but thought I'd better write some random things that the kids have been doing over the last several weeks.
Matthew's hair began sticking straight up sometime in early December. It's funny looking, but cute at the same time. He gets lots of laughs when we're out and about.
James has developed a hilarious and very "forced" laugh. He knows it makes all of us laugh so he tries even harder to make it funny. He loves to get a laugh, just like Maddie when she was his age.
James has really gotten into truck videos. Owen, Maddie and he go to the library to check out DVD's on monster trucks, work trucks, building trucks--he loves them all!
Buddy has started chasing Maddie's carpool all the way down the street the last two days. I don't know what's gotten into him. We've been carpooling since Sept. and he's always out front with us and has never run off before. Today he almost got hit. We're gonna have to keep him inside from now on.
Matthew is starting to eat more table food. I forgot, even though it's only been a year, how hard it is to switch the kids from formula and baby food over to table food. We're trying lot's of new things. His favorites are cheerios, fruit, cookies and rice crispies.
Maddie is still loving her trampoline. She has also taken up roller blading this week.
Matthew is starting to climb up the play equipment at the park. I have to go up there with him, but he can pretty much crawl all the way up and cruise around on most of the things. Then we go down together on the slide. Sometimes we have a race with James if there are slides right next to eachother. Sometimes we make a train with all three of us and call it the "Thomas train", Yes--like the TV show--isn't Thomas a good name.
Maddie enjoys evenings dancing around the family room to 80's songs. Video Killed the Radio Star, I'm Too Sexy, You Can't Touch This, Ice, Ice Baby, etc. Her routines and facial expresions are priceless. Nikki and Ashley would be so proud!
These are a few of the thing's the kids are up to.
Matthew's hair began sticking straight up sometime in early December. It's funny looking, but cute at the same time. He gets lots of laughs when we're out and about.
James has developed a hilarious and very "forced" laugh. He knows it makes all of us laugh so he tries even harder to make it funny. He loves to get a laugh, just like Maddie when she was his age.
James has really gotten into truck videos. Owen, Maddie and he go to the library to check out DVD's on monster trucks, work trucks, building trucks--he loves them all!
Buddy has started chasing Maddie's carpool all the way down the street the last two days. I don't know what's gotten into him. We've been carpooling since Sept. and he's always out front with us and has never run off before. Today he almost got hit. We're gonna have to keep him inside from now on.
Matthew is starting to eat more table food. I forgot, even though it's only been a year, how hard it is to switch the kids from formula and baby food over to table food. We're trying lot's of new things. His favorites are cheerios, fruit, cookies and rice crispies.
Maddie is still loving her trampoline. She has also taken up roller blading this week.
Matthew is starting to climb up the play equipment at the park. I have to go up there with him, but he can pretty much crawl all the way up and cruise around on most of the things. Then we go down together on the slide. Sometimes we have a race with James if there are slides right next to eachother. Sometimes we make a train with all three of us and call it the "Thomas train", Yes--like the TV show--isn't Thomas a good name.
Maddie enjoys evenings dancing around the family room to 80's songs. Video Killed the Radio Star, I'm Too Sexy, You Can't Touch This, Ice, Ice Baby, etc. Her routines and facial expresions are priceless. Nikki and Ashley would be so proud!
These are a few of the thing's the kids are up to.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Different Personalities
Today we took the kids to the playground at the mall for a little time outside of the house. The play area is in the perfect place for our family. The little guys like it for obvious reasons, but it's also surrounded by a pet store, Payless Shoe Source and a book store which keeps Maddie entertained.
Anyhow I was sitting back watching the boys playing today and I really saw the differences in their personalities. James runs from toy to toy trying to crawl to the top and then jump off, then he moves on to the next obstacle to conquer. Matthew found a little car, took a seat, put one hand on the wheel and one hand on his knee, and sat back "low rider" style. No one was rushing him and he was happy just sitting in his car cruisin'.
Owen's quote of the day....
"Deb, I've gotta run to Target and get another Plasma Car. I want to take a ride, but James is on it and I don't feel right about kicking him off."
If you're not familiar with the Plasma Car go to this link and watch the video http://www.plasmacar.com/store/customer/index.php
Anyhow I was sitting back watching the boys playing today and I really saw the differences in their personalities. James runs from toy to toy trying to crawl to the top and then jump off, then he moves on to the next obstacle to conquer. Matthew found a little car, took a seat, put one hand on the wheel and one hand on his knee, and sat back "low rider" style. No one was rushing him and he was happy just sitting in his car cruisin'.
Owen's quote of the day....
"Deb, I've gotta run to Target and get another Plasma Car. I want to take a ride, but James is on it and I don't feel right about kicking him off."
If you're not familiar with the Plasma Car go to this link and watch the video http://www.plasmacar.com/store/customer/index.php
Saturday, January 3, 2009
icecreamaholic
With the Christmas season in full swing and lots of desserts around the house we happen to be well stocked in the ice cream department. So I've been having a little bowl in the evenings.
We've discovered that Matthew has an ice cream radar. No matter where he is in the house, as soon as I get a bowl of ice cream and sit down, he comes crawling right up to me with his little mouth open and ready for a bite. He'll stand right next to me waiting for more and more. Then, when the bowl is empty, his radar signal tells him to move on and off he goes. It's very cute.
We've discovered that Matthew has an ice cream radar. No matter where he is in the house, as soon as I get a bowl of ice cream and sit down, he comes crawling right up to me with his little mouth open and ready for a bite. He'll stand right next to me waiting for more and more. Then, when the bowl is empty, his radar signal tells him to move on and off he goes. It's very cute.
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