Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Bag ladies
I'm not sure which is more disturbing...
That we put our children in carry on bags for fun,
or that Emily fits into the same one as Addison...
That we put our children in carry on bags for fun,
or that Emily fits into the same one as Addison...
Labor Day in Kerrville!!
We spent Labor Day at a riverside park in Kerrville, Texas this past weekend. Emily had a great time running around and getting dirty, Addison had fun trying to eat random pieces of grass and flowers, and Allie (yes we brought the dog) was constantly on the alert for pesty squirrels...it's a good thing we have her to protect us :)
We also found The Berenstein Bears treehouse home, Addison and Emily just had to get their pictures taken in it!
Here are some of the highlights!
We also found The Berenstein Bears treehouse home, Addison and Emily just had to get their pictures taken in it!
Here are some of the highlights!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
What I've learned
*NOTE* This post has taken me FOR-EVER, I started this blog on August 8th, it's only taken me about 3 weeks to complete. Anyway, enjoy!
Hello everyone...yes, I know, it's been a while, but we have been out of town recently, so now I get to update you all on our adventures!!
Last week (July 25th), we traveled to New York State, to the sweet little towns of Lakewood, Frewsburg, Jamestown, and Randolph to go to my family reunion (on my mom's side). If you have never been up there, it is just the most beautiful, picturesque setting. With green rolling hills that seem to go on forever, tall trees, farms, and that "small town" feel, you can't help but fall in love with the area. I am a little biased because I went up there every summer as a kid to visit my grandparents...and I always remember the smell of the grass, and the smell of my grandparent's house...nothing has changed. It is just so nostalgic of my childhood and I cherish the times that I get to visit.
It was extra special this year because my mom was also up there with Buppa! So Emily and Addison got to see grandma AND great grandma all in one trip! Emily talked constantly about getting to see Rockabye Nana (aka my mom), and just couldn't wait to get up there!
We had the best time up there, however, there are a few things that Brian and I learned along the way when traveling with 2 toddlers (yes, Addison is walking now):
1. When your 3 year old tells you...in the middle of the Detroit airport...that her tummy hurts and she's going to have diarrrhea...believe her.
2. If you can avoid carrying around a car seat through the airport...DO SO AT ALL COSTS!!!
3. If you're trying to save a buck and put your 12 month old child on your lap for a flight...and you know deep down in your heart that she is anything BUT a lap child, listen to your intuition and pony up the dough for another seat. It will save you the embarrassment of being labeled that "family with the kid who wouldn't stop screaming".
3. When you finally arrive at your destination, and you decide that vacation would be a brilliant time to see how your two children do at sleeping in the same room together for the first time...seriously reconsider.
4. When your daughter is afflicted with "unfiltered toddler mouth" (see previous post), avoid any close contact with women who have very short haircuts. This will help prevent the inevitable question that I heard on several occasions..."mommy, is that a boy?"
...in her defense, there was truly one VERY questionable person we saw
5. When you are on your way home from the airport after almost 12 hours of travel, and you ask your husband how he thought the vacation went...and your children start SCREAMING and SHRIEKING in the back because they are so tired, it's best to just laugh... and table the conversation for another time!
All in all, we had an awesome time. I wanted to post the slideshow of pics that I put together, but I can't figure out how to post an entire slide show on the blogging part of this. Any help would be greatly appreciated from you computer nerds out there who I KNOW can do this!!!
Sincerely, the woman most likely to throw her computer out the window out of frustration :)
Hello everyone...yes, I know, it's been a while, but we have been out of town recently, so now I get to update you all on our adventures!!
Last week (July 25th), we traveled to New York State, to the sweet little towns of Lakewood, Frewsburg, Jamestown, and Randolph to go to my family reunion (on my mom's side). If you have never been up there, it is just the most beautiful, picturesque setting. With green rolling hills that seem to go on forever, tall trees, farms, and that "small town" feel, you can't help but fall in love with the area. I am a little biased because I went up there every summer as a kid to visit my grandparents...and I always remember the smell of the grass, and the smell of my grandparent's house...nothing has changed. It is just so nostalgic of my childhood and I cherish the times that I get to visit.
It was extra special this year because my mom was also up there with Buppa! So Emily and Addison got to see grandma AND great grandma all in one trip! Emily talked constantly about getting to see Rockabye Nana (aka my mom), and just couldn't wait to get up there!
We had the best time up there, however, there are a few things that Brian and I learned along the way when traveling with 2 toddlers (yes, Addison is walking now):
1. When your 3 year old tells you...in the middle of the Detroit airport...that her tummy hurts and she's going to have diarrrhea...believe her.
2. If you can avoid carrying around a car seat through the airport...DO SO AT ALL COSTS!!!
3. If you're trying to save a buck and put your 12 month old child on your lap for a flight...and you know deep down in your heart that she is anything BUT a lap child, listen to your intuition and pony up the dough for another seat. It will save you the embarrassment of being labeled that "family with the kid who wouldn't stop screaming".
3. When you finally arrive at your destination, and you decide that vacation would be a brilliant time to see how your two children do at sleeping in the same room together for the first time...seriously reconsider.
4. When your daughter is afflicted with "unfiltered toddler mouth" (see previous post), avoid any close contact with women who have very short haircuts. This will help prevent the inevitable question that I heard on several occasions..."mommy, is that a boy?"
...in her defense, there was truly one VERY questionable person we saw
5. When you are on your way home from the airport after almost 12 hours of travel, and you ask your husband how he thought the vacation went...and your children start SCREAMING and SHRIEKING in the back because they are so tired, it's best to just laugh... and table the conversation for another time!
All in all, we had an awesome time. I wanted to post the slideshow of pics that I put together, but I can't figure out how to post an entire slide show on the blogging part of this. Any help would be greatly appreciated from you computer nerds out there who I KNOW can do this!!!
Sincerely, the woman most likely to throw her computer out the window out of frustration :)
Monday, July 14, 2008
Happy 4th of July
Just a cute hat pic of Emily
Ok, so it's what, the 14th of July today? I may be a little bit late on this one, but wanted to share some cute pics of the girls on the 4th. We had a fun day out at a friend's house...they live in the Hill Country and have the most INCREDIBLE views!! Afterwards, we drove down to Fiesta Texas and battled the traffic to witness an awesome display of fireworks. The girls were mesmerized, and we had amazing seats! Happy Birthday, America!!
Emily-ism
I have to share this so I don't forget it. I've already told the story to several people, but since these days I forget to simply put underwear on in the morning (this is an exaggeration...I promise), I thought I better share it on the blog, it's a priceless and probably very common toddler story.
We..meaning Emily, Addison, and myself...were recently in a public restroom with several stalls. You probably know where I'm going with this one...
Anyway, the bathroom was crowded, all the stalls were being used, and we had to wait in line for a short time. When we finally got into our stall, Emily was sitting on the potty, and proceeds to inform me very matter of factly AND loudly that "this bathroom is stinky, mommy!"
After deciding that this statement could have definitely been worse, I quietly replied with, "well, honey, it's a bathroom, sometimes that happens". I'm now trying to hurry things along, because there are still ALOT of people in the bathroom, both on either side of us, and more still waiting in line. Actually, I was hurrying things along because I had the sinking feeling that our conversation about the odor in the bathroom was not over by any means...I was right.
Get ready for it...
"Mommy, I think someone is going poo poo."
...there are just no words...
We..meaning Emily, Addison, and myself...were recently in a public restroom with several stalls. You probably know where I'm going with this one...
Anyway, the bathroom was crowded, all the stalls were being used, and we had to wait in line for a short time. When we finally got into our stall, Emily was sitting on the potty, and proceeds to inform me very matter of factly AND loudly that "this bathroom is stinky, mommy!"
After deciding that this statement could have definitely been worse, I quietly replied with, "well, honey, it's a bathroom, sometimes that happens". I'm now trying to hurry things along, because there are still ALOT of people in the bathroom, both on either side of us, and more still waiting in line. Actually, I was hurrying things along because I had the sinking feeling that our conversation about the odor in the bathroom was not over by any means...I was right.
Get ready for it...
"Mommy, I think someone is going poo poo."
...there are just no words...
Saturday, July 5, 2008
The 3rd birthday party
When Emily turned one, I had myself convinced that we were going to do nothing more than just have some family over for cake and cookies. Nothing big, you know, just simple, sweet and to the point.
We ended up with at least 7 of Emily's "closest" friends...who were also around the one year old age...at the house with food, fun and MESS! Actually, it really was fun, just more work that I wanted to deal with for a one year old birthday. But that's what you do when it's your first child!
So when Emily turned two, I convinced myself...again...that there would only be TWO other kids invited (because that's what ALL the books tell you to do, invite only the same number of kids as the age of the birthday girl...by the way, does that mean when I turn 99, that I get to invite 99 people to my party???). But I digress...anyway, her two year old party turned out to be another busy day, with around 8 more TWO year olds, parents, friends, neighbors, etc...you get the picture. Still a fun day, just busy!
SO, when preparing for Emily's 3rd birthday, Brian and I debated back and forth about what to do. Keep it simple? Host it at a place like McDonalds or Chuck E. Cheese? Have it at the park? Again, we wanted something EASY, and we had convinced ourselves at one point that having it at the house would NOT accomplish that. So what did we do?
We had it at our house.
But we had a blast, and so did Emily and her friends. It was a sprinkler party, complete with big blow up pools, Elmo sprinklers, a bouncy castle (courtesy of Nana and Papa :), balloons, cake, bubbles, and PRESENTS!!! Emily woke up every morning for about 2 weeks before the party and would ask, "is it my happy birthday party yet?" It was priceless to see how excited she was about her special day, and she was SUCH a good girl! I had in my mind the terribly embarrassing scenario where MY kid is the one crying and throwing fits and not sharing at her own party. We seemed to escape that this year...I'll let you know what happens next year!!
The birthday girl!!
Toddler heaven
Watering the dead lawn
SUGAR!!!
A fun day for everyone
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