And Noah as Captain America was the cutest thing I saw all day.
We are a family of Superheros. Ben is Thor and Emily is Spidergirl.
I love these kids.
Friday, October 28, 2011
Family of Supers
We are going to a Halloween party tonight at our friends house. They always host a great party. The kids are so excited they got dressed up an hour early.
And Noah as Captain America was the cutest thing I saw all day.
We are a family of Superheros. Ben is Thor and Emily is Spidergirl.
I love these kids.
And Noah as Captain America was the cutest thing I saw all day.
We are a family of Superheros. Ben is Thor and Emily is Spidergirl.
I love these kids.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Big Sister
Emily still likes dolls. Having a 2 year old brother is almost just as fun. She's been getting him dressed for us every morning. She changes his diaper, picks out an outfit and puts on his shoes and socks.
Noah thinks it's fun too.
Sometimes, he almost loses an eyeball, but it's all good.
The end result is a dry happy baby and I didn't have to do anything.
Big sisters rule!
Noah thinks it's fun too.
Sometimes, he almost loses an eyeball, but it's all good.
The end result is a dry happy baby and I didn't have to do anything.
Big sisters rule!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Girl Time
My best friend came to visit Saturday. She comes up every few months and we get some girl time in.
We started at Wildflower Bread Company with some yummy lunch. Then, we went to downtown Prescott to walk around and look in stores. We immediately found a cute hat shop and I had to try on this Jesse hat from Toy Story.
And right when we were about to take a picture of me in a chicken hat, this mean employee told us we couldn't take pictures in the store. Or have drinks, which we had 2. Or food, luckily we weren't eating hot dogs or we would have really been in trouble. Pam told him he was no fun and we left.
We found a pig who was more than happy to take a picture with our soda.
Ben likes this picture of Pam.
We found these artistic fire hydrants.
It was just like old times. Walking around downtown somewhere. Pam clueless as to which way was North, laughing, getting in trouble. It's what best friends do.
This is downtown Prescott. It's lovely.
Half the hotels in Prescott are supposedly haunted. So, we went in one. It looks pretty spooky to me. This hallway is right out of The Shining or something.
Room 16 is where a lady and her cat died. Why would a lady be traveling with her cat? I don't know, but we were trying to channel spirits.
This is the only ghost we found on the balcony.
And to top off the afternoon, I found that same chicken hat at another store that didn't care if we took a picture.
Our girl afternoon was over, but there was still fun to be had. Aunt Pam brought all the kids Halloween gifts. They were pretty excited.
Aunt Pam always brings books for every holiday.
But this time, she also brought us all masks.
Oh the Groucho Marx mask is a hit.
Noah is not in this picture because he was too freaked out by all the masks.
Aunt Pam is the best.
Noah finally got used to the mask...a little.
Then, we played Twister and watched baseball.
It was a great weekend with Pam. And I must say that I think I like this look on me.
We started at Wildflower Bread Company with some yummy lunch. Then, we went to downtown Prescott to walk around and look in stores. We immediately found a cute hat shop and I had to try on this Jesse hat from Toy Story.
And right when we were about to take a picture of me in a chicken hat, this mean employee told us we couldn't take pictures in the store. Or have drinks, which we had 2. Or food, luckily we weren't eating hot dogs or we would have really been in trouble. Pam told him he was no fun and we left.
We found a pig who was more than happy to take a picture with our soda.
Ben likes this picture of Pam.
We found these artistic fire hydrants.
It was just like old times. Walking around downtown somewhere. Pam clueless as to which way was North, laughing, getting in trouble. It's what best friends do.
This is downtown Prescott. It's lovely.
Half the hotels in Prescott are supposedly haunted. So, we went in one. It looks pretty spooky to me. This hallway is right out of The Shining or something.
Room 16 is where a lady and her cat died. Why would a lady be traveling with her cat? I don't know, but we were trying to channel spirits.
This is the only ghost we found on the balcony.
And to top off the afternoon, I found that same chicken hat at another store that didn't care if we took a picture.
Our girl afternoon was over, but there was still fun to be had. Aunt Pam brought all the kids Halloween gifts. They were pretty excited.
Aunt Pam always brings books for every holiday.
But this time, she also brought us all masks.
Oh the Groucho Marx mask is a hit.
Noah is not in this picture because he was too freaked out by all the masks.
Aunt Pam is the best.
Noah finally got used to the mask...a little.
Then, we played Twister and watched baseball.
It was a great weekend with Pam. And I must say that I think I like this look on me.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Around Our House
Sometimes, I don't know where the week goes. I just noticed that I wrote almost 300 posts in 2010. I won't even get to 200 this year. Why is that? I don't know. Probably less free time on my part since I have a part time job and couponing is another part time job. In any case, here's what's going on around these parts.
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Ben is doing really well in Kindergarten. I know he's smart, but I wasn't sure how he'd do in full day Kindergarten. He's always enjoyed recess and free play more than actual learning. Come to find out, he's retained a lot of information and has already completed the basic curriculum to graduate Kindergarten.
Ben has a different teacher than Emily did for Kindergarten, but they both use the same concept. A rainbow with 6 colors, each one representing a new skill that needs to be completed. They go over letter recognition (upper and lower case), letter sounds, then 3 sets of site words. I remember Emily's teacher being thrilled that all of her kids had finished the rainbow in April. Emily finished hers the beginning of November. I took a video of her reading her first book here. OMG, she was cute.
Ben's teacher has been sending him home with books from day 1. They were starting to get a little hard. Then, he finished his rainbow and started on this other set of books that is so easy. He was thrilled as it meant less work because there was a whole 10 words in the book. I had to get him on video too.
Now, the site words continue and they just keep adding rings to their rainbow. The books get harder too. Fun, fun!
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Emily is going to start a ballet/tap class in December. There is a big recital in November, so we decided to wait until it was over and start up new. She got tap shoes yesterday and was having a blast. Ben put on a hand me down pair and was having fun too. Noah was trying to join in, but couldn't quite figure out why he wasn't making noise with his feet.
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We graduated Noah up to a booster seat from his high chair. He always tries to sneak up in Ben's, so we thought he should have his own. I also thought he might eat more if he felt more a part of the family. But, nope he still only ate 3 bites of a grilled cheese. He was proud of himself being in a big boy chair though.
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Looking forward to the weekend. My BFF Pam is coming up to spend the night and take me to lunch for my birthday. Can't wait!
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Ben is doing really well in Kindergarten. I know he's smart, but I wasn't sure how he'd do in full day Kindergarten. He's always enjoyed recess and free play more than actual learning. Come to find out, he's retained a lot of information and has already completed the basic curriculum to graduate Kindergarten.
Ben has a different teacher than Emily did for Kindergarten, but they both use the same concept. A rainbow with 6 colors, each one representing a new skill that needs to be completed. They go over letter recognition (upper and lower case), letter sounds, then 3 sets of site words. I remember Emily's teacher being thrilled that all of her kids had finished the rainbow in April. Emily finished hers the beginning of November. I took a video of her reading her first book here. OMG, she was cute.
Ben's teacher has been sending him home with books from day 1. They were starting to get a little hard. Then, he finished his rainbow and started on this other set of books that is so easy. He was thrilled as it meant less work because there was a whole 10 words in the book. I had to get him on video too.
Now, the site words continue and they just keep adding rings to their rainbow. The books get harder too. Fun, fun!
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Emily is going to start a ballet/tap class in December. There is a big recital in November, so we decided to wait until it was over and start up new. She got tap shoes yesterday and was having a blast. Ben put on a hand me down pair and was having fun too. Noah was trying to join in, but couldn't quite figure out why he wasn't making noise with his feet.
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We graduated Noah up to a booster seat from his high chair. He always tries to sneak up in Ben's, so we thought he should have his own. I also thought he might eat more if he felt more a part of the family. But, nope he still only ate 3 bites of a grilled cheese. He was proud of himself being in a big boy chair though.
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Looking forward to the weekend. My BFF Pam is coming up to spend the night and take me to lunch for my birthday. Can't wait!
Monday, October 17, 2011
School Pictures
Sometimes I'm still shocked that I'm a Mom. I have three kids and I have no idea how that happened. Well, I know how it happened, but it still surprises me sometimes. But everything I do every day reminds me of my little peanuts. I went to write down directions for the fall party we went to the other night and all I could find to write with was a purple crayon. Really...I can't find a pen? Nope.
I had an unfortunate incident in California and half of my big toenail is trying to come off. Blood, nastiness, pain. In any case, I'm doing my best to keep a band-aid on it until the meat underneath toughens up. I went to grab another band-aid today and all I had were kid band-aids. Spiderman, Littlest Pet Shop or Transforms. I picked the Pet Shop. Really...I don't have flesh colored band-aids? Nope.
Yesterday, my kids ran out of school with their school pictures.
Ben. (picture by LifeTouch)
Emily. (picture by LifeTouch)
They looked so cute. Really...I have 2 school aged kids? Yep. And I couldn't be more proud to be their Mama.
But, I am buying regular band-aids next time I'm at the store.
I had an unfortunate incident in California and half of my big toenail is trying to come off. Blood, nastiness, pain. In any case, I'm doing my best to keep a band-aid on it until the meat underneath toughens up. I went to grab another band-aid today and all I had were kid band-aids. Spiderman, Littlest Pet Shop or Transforms. I picked the Pet Shop. Really...I don't have flesh colored band-aids? Nope.
Yesterday, my kids ran out of school with their school pictures.
Ben. (picture by LifeTouch)
Emily. (picture by LifeTouch)
They looked so cute. Really...I have 2 school aged kids? Yep. And I couldn't be more proud to be their Mama.
But, I am buying regular band-aids next time I'm at the store.
Fall Party
We went to a fall party at our friends Moms house on Saturday night. They bought a beautiful home on a few acres and they have goats as pets. The kids thought that was cool.
Noah was happy to run all over the place. He's in the light blue shirt...running.
There were yummy fall treats.
Emily tried to take a bite, but couldn't do it with her wiggly front tooth. So, I got the apple. YES!
Noah being cheesy.
David is the best marshmallow roaster. He makes perfect ones. Nice and brown on the outside and ooey gooey inside. He was making me a smore.
Then everyone went for a hayride.
It's been an unusually warm October here. We had a few days where jackets were needed, but as you can see in the pictures, David is wearing shorts!
It was a fun party and a great kick off to fall. Now we just need the weather to join in and it'll start feeling more like fall.
Noah was happy to run all over the place. He's in the light blue shirt...running.
There were yummy fall treats.
Emily tried to take a bite, but couldn't do it with her wiggly front tooth. So, I got the apple. YES!
Noah being cheesy.
David is the best marshmallow roaster. He makes perfect ones. Nice and brown on the outside and ooey gooey inside. He was making me a smore.
Then everyone went for a hayride.
It's been an unusually warm October here. We had a few days where jackets were needed, but as you can see in the pictures, David is wearing shorts!
It was a fun party and a great kick off to fall. Now we just need the weather to join in and it'll start feeling more like fall.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
The Rest of Cali
Our last day of vacation, we split up the day. We spent the first half in Disneyland and the last half at the beach.
I brought my camera to Disney but barely took it out. I did manage to get this photo of the kids and David on Splash Mountain. Ben's face cracks me up.
We did all of our favorite rides again. Our last ride of the day was the Buzz Lightyear ride. Ben's favorite. It broke half way through and we had to be escorted off the ride. Ben was not happy, but I did get this picture with him and Zurge since the ride was not working.
It was getting so hot at Disney. The high was 100. So, we took off for the beach. I did not bring my camera. I just wanted to enjoy our last few hours having fun in the sun and not be trying to get pictures.
I watched my daughter make friends with 2 kids on the beach. She was laughing and screaming jumping in the waves and playing tag with one of the boys. By the way, she never let him tag her. My girl is quick.
I watched Ben and Noah get in a squabble over the sand toys. Noah hit Ben. Ben hit Noah back. David and I laughed. It was hysterical. Then, Noah came over to us crying saying "Ben hit". Yeah buddy, we saw it all. Ben hit you after you hit him. It was a funny exchange and one I may have missed all together if I were looking through a camera.
We stayed until the sun was about to set. Then, we had ice cream for dinner. It was the perfect ending to a wonderful vacation.
We are back to the grind. David is mowing the yard. I'm doing countless loads of laundry. We brought home half the beach and I have sand all of my floor. But it was heaven sleeping in my own bed, not listening to Noah and Emily's cough symphony that went on every night. The poor little lambs have allergies and something in California set them off. They took turns every night coughing and keeping us up. I loved our vacation, but I love coming home. I guess that's a good thing that we have a great life and really every day here at home is wonderful.
The whites are calling...
I brought my camera to Disney but barely took it out. I did manage to get this photo of the kids and David on Splash Mountain. Ben's face cracks me up.
We did all of our favorite rides again. Our last ride of the day was the Buzz Lightyear ride. Ben's favorite. It broke half way through and we had to be escorted off the ride. Ben was not happy, but I did get this picture with him and Zurge since the ride was not working.
It was getting so hot at Disney. The high was 100. So, we took off for the beach. I did not bring my camera. I just wanted to enjoy our last few hours having fun in the sun and not be trying to get pictures.
I watched my daughter make friends with 2 kids on the beach. She was laughing and screaming jumping in the waves and playing tag with one of the boys. By the way, she never let him tag her. My girl is quick.
I watched Ben and Noah get in a squabble over the sand toys. Noah hit Ben. Ben hit Noah back. David and I laughed. It was hysterical. Then, Noah came over to us crying saying "Ben hit". Yeah buddy, we saw it all. Ben hit you after you hit him. It was a funny exchange and one I may have missed all together if I were looking through a camera.
We stayed until the sun was about to set. Then, we had ice cream for dinner. It was the perfect ending to a wonderful vacation.
We are back to the grind. David is mowing the yard. I'm doing countless loads of laundry. We brought home half the beach and I have sand all of my floor. But it was heaven sleeping in my own bed, not listening to Noah and Emily's cough symphony that went on every night. The poor little lambs have allergies and something in California set them off. They took turns every night coughing and keeping us up. I loved our vacation, but I love coming home. I guess that's a good thing that we have a great life and really every day here at home is wonderful.
The whites are calling...
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