Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Bowling
Amanda and I took the kids bowling this morning! It was a first for all of them and they all had fun(and did I mention it was FREE except for the shoe rental so the mommies thought it was pretty cool too!). The girls played 2 games and C-man made it through 8 frames before deciding to reek havoc on the bowling alley! Meaning, he enjoyed sticking his hands down into the ball return, dropping the other bowling balls on the floor, slipping and sliding down the lanes, etc. You get the point! HA! Thanks to a ramp and some bumpers, the kids were actually able to bowl by themselves!! C needed some help to get his ball on the ramp, but aside from that they were on their own! Gotta work on C's attention span and it could be a nice, cool and relaxing summer activity!
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Haircut for Abby
The kids and I took Abby to get her annual bath/shave!
We were quite a sight walking into PetSmart - I was holding C in one arm, Abby on a leash(as she was PULLING like crazy!!) in the other hand and S was walking beside us constantly telling Abby what to do(and Abby wasn't listening!!). WHEW! We finally got Abby all squared away and dropped off. S asked to go look at the fish so we did! Both kids LOVED watching those fish!!! I think we literally could have stayed there for an hour and they would have been perfectly happy!
It's the little things in life!
And, Abby looks quite cute with her new 'do'!!:)
We were quite a sight walking into PetSmart - I was holding C in one arm, Abby on a leash(as she was PULLING like crazy!!) in the other hand and S was walking beside us constantly telling Abby what to do(and Abby wasn't listening!!). WHEW! We finally got Abby all squared away and dropped off. S asked to go look at the fish so we did! Both kids LOVED watching those fish!!! I think we literally could have stayed there for an hour and they would have been perfectly happy!
It's the little things in life!
And, Abby looks quite cute with her new 'do'!!:)
Monday, May 28, 2012
Memorial Day Weekend
This weekend was spent doing a whole lot of nothing:)
Saturday morning, M took the kids to a tractor show while I cleaned. And I mean I really cleaned - hard core sink scrubbing and deodorizing, inside dish washer, inside oven and scrubbing grout on floors. YUCK! I hate cleaning! Later we took the kids for rides on the articulated truck, picked some potatoes from the garden and ended the day with dinner at Binions in Hendersonville, NC.
Sunday we went to church and spent the afternoon playing outside and grilling out!
Today Michael bush hogged our property in Blue Ridge and I took the kids to let them have rides on the tractor. While he got all that done, the kids and I went to the gym to let us all get some energy out! This afternoon we went back out to the garden, M and the kids did some plowing, we ate Popsicles and S helped with planting some sweet potatoes while I chased the little one around!
Lots of trucks and tractors this weekend br /> Happy Memorial Day!!
Saturday morning, M took the kids to a tractor show while I cleaned. And I mean I really cleaned - hard core sink scrubbing and deodorizing, inside dish washer, inside oven and scrubbing grout on floors. YUCK! I hate cleaning! Later we took the kids for rides on the articulated truck, picked some potatoes from the garden and ended the day with dinner at Binions in Hendersonville, NC.
Sunday we went to church and spent the afternoon playing outside and grilling out!
Today Michael bush hogged our property in Blue Ridge and I took the kids to let them have rides on the tractor. While he got all that done, the kids and I went to the gym to let us all get some energy out! This afternoon we went back out to the garden, M and the kids did some plowing, we ate Popsicles and S helped with planting some sweet potatoes while I chased the little one around!
Lots of trucks and tractors this weekend br /> Happy Memorial Day!!
Friday, May 25, 2012
Random
M's truck bit the dust and he is going to have to get a new one. He's being particular(read 'dragging his feet') and in the mean time is using the new service truck. It is SO LOUD! It literally shook the house! The first morning he had it at the house he started it up and it woke up the boy (mind you, this is 5:15am!). I hate that truck!!
S somehow got poison ivy for the first time - yuck! I think she got it from Abby(that's how I always use to get it too but with the kids now, I don't pay her nearly as much attention as I did pre-kids). Gotta get that dog shaved!
C got to wear his new-to-us tennis shoes. They are size EIGHT!!! I think he is probably more of a 7.5, but there is no explaining that to him! S is a size 8/9. So, either he has very large feet or she has very small feet:)
S informed me a couple weeks ago that her pillow's name is 'Bubbles' and that she is a fish:) She introduced her to me for the first time this week! I love the girl's imagination!!
C-man doesn't really watch much TV. It is on, but he is just not interested!! This may sound like a good thing, but it sure would be nice to be able to cook dinner and not have him right under my feet! Well, I think I've found his first favorite show - Bob the Builder! He seems to like it enough to watch at least half an episode. If I work fast, I can get dinner going in the oven or on the stove before he finds his way back into the kitchen. This has also caused a problem when choosing a show to watch. S is use to watching whatever she wants, but now that C has an opinion about it, things are getting interesting! Things I never thought about!
I took the kids to play Frisbee golf this week. I use to play a lot in high school(I'm a dork!) but haven't played since. S loved loved loved it and so did I! We made it through 10 "holes" before calling it a day! Took us about an hour and we even got to see a train go by up close and personal while there and tractor cutting the grass so C was entertained as well:)
S counted to 39 by herself! Although, it is so frustrating to me that she can count by 10s to 100 but can't seem to put it together to count to 100 as well. It makes me want to pull my hair out when I try over and over to explain it to her! One more reason why I am not a teacher - I do not have patience:)
C is all about all things tractors, trucks and trains! Seeing the real deal is pure joy for him!! He is also getting into "reading" books and is starting to enjoy being read to...must get to the library more!!
S likes to play make believe. She and her friends often imagine they are Jake, Izzy and Cubby from Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Nobody likes to be Cubby, so usually C is dubbed as Cubby and he's just glad to be included in the big kid fun!
This week S went to her last Fridays on the Farm at Roper Mountain...tear! She is in school on Fridays in the fall for k4 and the obviously after that she will be in school for a very long time with no Fridays free. C has to skip this year since he isn't quite old enough and depending on what we do for his school for k3, we'll see if he will be able to participate next year! Times are changing and my babies are growing up!
C's Early Interventionist suggested we work on his eye contact when he is talking. He tends to look down a lot more than he does at you when he is talking. So, we've been doing this for a few weeks and we can tell a difference. Well, this week, he has started to grab our heads(gently!) and turns our faces to look at him when he's talking to us! So sweet!!
S somehow got poison ivy for the first time - yuck! I think she got it from Abby(that's how I always use to get it too but with the kids now, I don't pay her nearly as much attention as I did pre-kids). Gotta get that dog shaved!
C got to wear his new-to-us tennis shoes. They are size EIGHT!!! I think he is probably more of a 7.5, but there is no explaining that to him! S is a size 8/9. So, either he has very large feet or she has very small feet:)
S informed me a couple weeks ago that her pillow's name is 'Bubbles' and that she is a fish:) She introduced her to me for the first time this week! I love the girl's imagination!!
C-man doesn't really watch much TV. It is on, but he is just not interested!! This may sound like a good thing, but it sure would be nice to be able to cook dinner and not have him right under my feet! Well, I think I've found his first favorite show - Bob the Builder! He seems to like it enough to watch at least half an episode. If I work fast, I can get dinner going in the oven or on the stove before he finds his way back into the kitchen. This has also caused a problem when choosing a show to watch. S is use to watching whatever she wants, but now that C has an opinion about it, things are getting interesting! Things I never thought about!
I took the kids to play Frisbee golf this week. I use to play a lot in high school(I'm a dork!) but haven't played since. S loved loved loved it and so did I! We made it through 10 "holes" before calling it a day! Took us about an hour and we even got to see a train go by up close and personal while there and tractor cutting the grass so C was entertained as well:)
S counted to 39 by herself! Although, it is so frustrating to me that she can count by 10s to 100 but can't seem to put it together to count to 100 as well. It makes me want to pull my hair out when I try over and over to explain it to her! One more reason why I am not a teacher - I do not have patience:)
C is all about all things tractors, trucks and trains! Seeing the real deal is pure joy for him!! He is also getting into "reading" books and is starting to enjoy being read to...must get to the library more!!
S likes to play make believe. She and her friends often imagine they are Jake, Izzy and Cubby from Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Nobody likes to be Cubby, so usually C is dubbed as Cubby and he's just glad to be included in the big kid fun!
This week S went to her last Fridays on the Farm at Roper Mountain...tear! She is in school on Fridays in the fall for k4 and the obviously after that she will be in school for a very long time with no Fridays free. C has to skip this year since he isn't quite old enough and depending on what we do for his school for k3, we'll see if he will be able to participate next year! Times are changing and my babies are growing up!
C's Early Interventionist suggested we work on his eye contact when he is talking. He tends to look down a lot more than he does at you when he is talking. So, we've been doing this for a few weeks and we can tell a difference. Well, this week, he has started to grab our heads(gently!) and turns our faces to look at him when he's talking to us! So sweet!!
Thursday, May 24, 2012
End of School Party
At Monkey Joe's!!!
S was in heaven!! She ran, and ran, and ran around with all her friends and didn't stop but one time to take a Mommy mandated potty break:)
C was hesitant at first, but once he got comfortable, he was all over the place too!
For most of the time, I was "that mom" who had NO IDEA where her child was! I couldn't keep up with both of them!
After chasing two kids around for two hours and making multiple trips up and down the big slide, I am pooped and I think the kids are too!!
We are officially ready for summer!:)
S was in heaven!! She ran, and ran, and ran around with all her friends and didn't stop but one time to take a Mommy mandated potty break:)
C was hesitant at first, but once he got comfortable, he was all over the place too!
For most of the time, I was "that mom" who had NO IDEA where her child was! I couldn't keep up with both of them!
After chasing two kids around for two hours and making multiple trips up and down the big slide, I am pooped and I think the kids are too!!
We are officially ready for summer!:)
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
The Princess's Last Day of School
Today was S's last day of school! It felt wierd walking her into K3 for the very last time! We have LOVED our school this year - it was more than we could have asked for:) S has learned so, so, so much and has grown so much not only physically but academically and in maturity as well! She is growing up so quickly!
Popsicles to celebrate!!!!!
Popsicles to celebrate!!!!!
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