Thursday, December 24, 2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Playing in the Snow
While Ken finished shoveling the driveway the second time the boys decided to play in the snow.
I taped plastic bags over Chris's gloves so they wouldn't get cold and wet so quick. It worked because they stayed outside for about an hour!
Being the good mom that I am I stood in the garage the entire time taking pictures. Then just before Ken finished the driveway the boys asked if they could go sledding. Ken took a break from shoveling. I then went into the house and took pictures from our bathroom window.
If the kids want we are going to take them to a bigger hill to sled tomorrow since school is canceled again.
I taped plastic bags over Chris's gloves so they wouldn't get cold and wet so quick. It worked because they stayed outside for about an hour!
Being the good mom that I am I stood in the garage the entire time taking pictures. Then just before Ken finished the driveway the boys asked if they could go sledding. Ken took a break from shoveling. I then went into the house and took pictures from our bathroom window.
If the kids want we are going to take them to a bigger hill to sled tomorrow since school is canceled again.
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Snowed In
We are officially snowed in. Our county is currently in a State of Emergency! It started snowing last night around 11:00 and hasn't stopped yet!
The boys were excited this morning. Daddy went outside to start shoveling the driveway and the boys got ready to begin playing. Here is Ryan getting ready to go out! I wish the picture came out better, but you get the idea.
I had to take a picture of Ken shoveling the driveway.
He went outside to start shoveling at 11:30. The two neighbor men came out and the boys had their little shoveling party. They all helped shovel the three driveways. Ken didn't return to the house until 4:00!
About an hour and a half later Ken called me to the window. It had snowed so much that our driveway didn't even look like it was shoveled at all. He went back out and shoveled about a third of the driveway before giving up. Here is how much snow has fallen in about the last 5 hours.
This is my neighbors lawn. The deer's legs are completely covered!
Here is a picture of our sliding glass door.
Now back to the boys. Once they returned from playing outside Chris decided he needed a bath to warm up. Ryan was going too. Well, before they actually got in the bath they came downstairs asking if they could use my bathtub. This is how they decided to bathe!
Can you tell from this picture there is a snow storm and they will not be going swimming? I tell you...my boys really are crazy!
The boys were excited this morning. Daddy went outside to start shoveling the driveway and the boys got ready to begin playing. Here is Ryan getting ready to go out! I wish the picture came out better, but you get the idea.
I had to take a picture of Ken shoveling the driveway.
He went outside to start shoveling at 11:30. The two neighbor men came out and the boys had their little shoveling party. They all helped shovel the three driveways. Ken didn't return to the house until 4:00!
About an hour and a half later Ken called me to the window. It had snowed so much that our driveway didn't even look like it was shoveled at all. He went back out and shoveled about a third of the driveway before giving up. Here is how much snow has fallen in about the last 5 hours.
This is my neighbors lawn. The deer's legs are completely covered!
Here is a picture of our sliding glass door.
Now back to the boys. Once they returned from playing outside Chris decided he needed a bath to warm up. Ryan was going too. Well, before they actually got in the bath they came downstairs asking if they could use my bathtub. This is how they decided to bathe!
Can you tell from this picture there is a snow storm and they will not be going swimming? I tell you...my boys really are crazy!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
My Love Bugs
Three days ago Chris informed me that someone was living in our attic. I told him what the attic was like and that it did not have a floor. He gave up on his theory of someone living up there.
Two nights ago both boys came downstairs after I put them to bed claiming that someone was knocking on the wall. Since Ryan had moved to the guest bedroom I told them it was each other knocking on the wall. Chris wanted to argue so I just sent them back to bed. When I went to check on them I found them both in the guest bedroom.
Tonight I went up to check on them and I found them both in Chris's bed.
Crazy kids!
Two nights ago both boys came downstairs after I put them to bed claiming that someone was knocking on the wall. Since Ryan had moved to the guest bedroom I told them it was each other knocking on the wall. Chris wanted to argue so I just sent them back to bed. When I went to check on them I found them both in the guest bedroom.
Tonight I went up to check on them and I found them both in Chris's bed.
Crazy kids!
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Little Hands
Last year for my birthday my mother-in-law bought me this roller coaster.
It is Ryan's absolutely favorite Christmas decoration. It may not look like a Christmas decoration but it is. It plays Christmas music.
Last year my boys little hands could not stop touching the carts on the roller coaster causing one of the carts to not work at all. I told the boys this year if I catch any little hands on the roller coaster it would be put on top of the TV where they can not reach it or see it. Unfortunately, that hasn't stopped Ryan's little hands from touching it.
This year Ken was able to somewhat fix the cart that was broken. Well, today Ryan asked to have the roller coaster turned on and none of the carts would work properly. I was upset but knew it was my fault for not moving the decoration the first time I saw Ryan's little hands on it.
Just a few minutes ago Ken came over and gave me two replacement carts for the roller coaster! He had gone to the store that sells it in our area and they told him the roller coaster was no longer being made and the roller coaster they had on display wasn't working so well so he could have the carts from the display....for free! Awesome!
I think I will just pack up the new carts for a few years until the little hands turn into medium size hands and won't break the new carts!
I am so excited that I now have a working roller coaster again!
It is Ryan's absolutely favorite Christmas decoration. It may not look like a Christmas decoration but it is. It plays Christmas music.
Last year my boys little hands could not stop touching the carts on the roller coaster causing one of the carts to not work at all. I told the boys this year if I catch any little hands on the roller coaster it would be put on top of the TV where they can not reach it or see it. Unfortunately, that hasn't stopped Ryan's little hands from touching it.
This year Ken was able to somewhat fix the cart that was broken. Well, today Ryan asked to have the roller coaster turned on and none of the carts would work properly. I was upset but knew it was my fault for not moving the decoration the first time I saw Ryan's little hands on it.
Just a few minutes ago Ken came over and gave me two replacement carts for the roller coaster! He had gone to the store that sells it in our area and they told him the roller coaster was no longer being made and the roller coaster they had on display wasn't working so well so he could have the carts from the display....for free! Awesome!
I think I will just pack up the new carts for a few years until the little hands turn into medium size hands and won't break the new carts!
I am so excited that I now have a working roller coaster again!
Friday, December 11, 2009
That Great Picture
Chris asked my Mother-In-Law for feet pajamas like his brothers. Being the wonderful women she is, she sent him the pajamas right away. He loves them and we honestly have to peel them off his body because he wants to wear they every night, clean or dirty!
Anyhow, this morning I caught him walking though the kitchen in a state of wonder holding his bear, by the arm, at his side. It was SOOOOO cute. I wanted a picture. However, in my family the minute I get out my camera my kids turn into picture mode (meaning I am not going to let anyone take a decent picture of me.)
So this is the picture I got (mid you it was supposed to be a great enough picture for Norman Rockwell to paint.)
Anyhow, this morning I caught him walking though the kitchen in a state of wonder holding his bear, by the arm, at his side. It was SOOOOO cute. I wanted a picture. However, in my family the minute I get out my camera my kids turn into picture mode (meaning I am not going to let anyone take a decent picture of me.)
So this is the picture I got (mid you it was supposed to be a great enough picture for Norman Rockwell to paint.)
Lightening McQueen
Anita bought an activity kit for our boys. It was a make your own Lightening McQueen plate. She forgot to bring it to our house for the boys to do so she mailed it to us. However, keeping it until the next time she visits was not an option. My boys asked to make and paint the plate everyday for two weeks! Finally this week we made the plates with Anita's permission and unfortunately without her boys.
Unfortunately, the box was on the shelf too long or Anita had it in her possession long enogh that the paints dried up. The boys had limited paints to work with.
Regardless, the loved painting the plates. I honestly thought this was going to be an activity they begged to do and then wound up quitting before they finished. However that was not the case at all!
Unfortunately, the box was on the shelf too long or Anita had it in her possession long enogh that the paints dried up. The boys had limited paints to work with.
Regardless, the loved painting the plates. I honestly thought this was going to be an activity they begged to do and then wound up quitting before they finished. However that was not the case at all!
Christmas Came to Our House
Last weekend we told Chris we could put the Christmas decorations out. He was so excited that the moment he woke up on Saturday he asked to bring the boxes up. I have to say that I was impressed with Chris's enthusiasm. As I took all our everyday decorations down he took all the decorations out of the boxes.
Finally once most of the decorations were up it was time to decorate the tree. I figured this would be an activity I did by myself, even though I wanted the family to participate, especially after I found Ken hiding behind the tree!
However that was not the case at all. Both boys helped put up almost all the decorations on the tree.
However, before we finished it was time for bed. I wanted a picture of the family in front of the tree but the camera died after this picture was taken. It happens to be my favorite picture that was taken of the day!
Finally once most of the decorations were up it was time to decorate the tree. I figured this would be an activity I did by myself, even though I wanted the family to participate, especially after I found Ken hiding behind the tree!
However that was not the case at all. Both boys helped put up almost all the decorations on the tree.
However, before we finished it was time for bed. I wanted a picture of the family in front of the tree but the camera died after this picture was taken. It happens to be my favorite picture that was taken of the day!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Turkey Recipe
For all of you out there looking for a turkey recipe...Chris has come to the rescue. Here is his very own delicious recipe.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Cape Henlopen
We decided we wanted to take the kids for a bike ride today since Ryan has become a great bike rider. This afternoon we decided to go to Cape Henlopen and the boys would ride their bikes while Ken and I rollerbladed.
We arrived and knew that they had a 3.5 mile bike loop that we wanted to do. However we really couldn't figure out where we were on the map. So we just found a path and went. We went up a couple hills found a nice lookout point and found Ft. Miles. We explored Ft. Miles a little bit but couldn't do much because Ken and I were on rollerblades.
We returned to our car and I looked at the map. I eventually figured out the route we took. (It is outlined in yellow)
Since we didn't know just on the other side of the bend was where our car was when we decided to return we turned and went back the way we came! We figured the boys rode about 4 miles today! Can you believe that? Ryan just learned to ride his bike a week ago! Not once did either boy complain. They both said they had a great time.
Well, before we left we wanted to figure out where we were on the map. We drove around in our car and found this look out tower, which is part of Ft. Miles.
We all made it to the top. Ken had to carry Ryan down. However before we even started our decent down Chris decided that he was going down and coming right back up. So Chris and I made the journey up the stairs again. It was amazing how high the tower actually was and how many stairs there were. It didn't seem like their were enough stairs to actually get to the top of where we were.
It turned out to be a wonderful day. I can't wait to return and explore the park a little more. It seems like a great place to camp and spend the weekend!
We arrived and knew that they had a 3.5 mile bike loop that we wanted to do. However we really couldn't figure out where we were on the map. So we just found a path and went. We went up a couple hills found a nice lookout point and found Ft. Miles. We explored Ft. Miles a little bit but couldn't do much because Ken and I were on rollerblades.
We returned to our car and I looked at the map. I eventually figured out the route we took. (It is outlined in yellow)
Since we didn't know just on the other side of the bend was where our car was when we decided to return we turned and went back the way we came! We figured the boys rode about 4 miles today! Can you believe that? Ryan just learned to ride his bike a week ago! Not once did either boy complain. They both said they had a great time.
Well, before we left we wanted to figure out where we were on the map. We drove around in our car and found this look out tower, which is part of Ft. Miles.
We all made it to the top. Ken had to carry Ryan down. However before we even started our decent down Chris decided that he was going down and coming right back up. So Chris and I made the journey up the stairs again. It was amazing how high the tower actually was and how many stairs there were. It didn't seem like their were enough stairs to actually get to the top of where we were.
It turned out to be a wonderful day. I can't wait to return and explore the park a little more. It seems like a great place to camp and spend the weekend!
Toy Story
Yesterday we decided to have a movie night. The kids and I never saw the movie Toy Story. I wanted to see the movie and thought the kids would enjoy it.
We put our table cloth on the floor and all had dinner while watching the movie.
Chris said he did not like the movie after it was over. However, he kept jumping up and standing in front of the TV while it was on. We must have told him 15 times that we couldn't see. Silly boy, I know he enjoyed the movie.
We put our table cloth on the floor and all had dinner while watching the movie.
Chris said he did not like the movie after it was over. However, he kept jumping up and standing in front of the TV while it was on. We must have told him 15 times that we couldn't see. Silly boy, I know he enjoyed the movie.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Ryan's Birthday
Ryan celebrated his 3rd birthday last week. Actually, he celebrated it for about 2 weeks. The week before we went to my parents house for his birthday. I took pictures with my Dad's camera and didn't upload them before I left.
Anyhow, here is Ryan's face when he woke up in the morning. He saw his bike with the balloons all around it.
Ryan had to leave the bike in the house because we had such bad rain that day and the next.
However on Sunday it cleared up and Dad was able to take Ryan outside to show him how to peddle his bike. Ryan got it very quickly. I was amazed because as we were trying bikes out in the store he could not figure out how to peddle them and also the days the bike stayed in the house Ryan could not figure out how to make it move. However, now he is an expert!
Happy Belated Birthday Ryan!
Anyhow, here is Ryan's face when he woke up in the morning. He saw his bike with the balloons all around it.
Ryan had to leave the bike in the house because we had such bad rain that day and the next.
However on Sunday it cleared up and Dad was able to take Ryan outside to show him how to peddle his bike. Ryan got it very quickly. I was amazed because as we were trying bikes out in the store he could not figure out how to peddle them and also the days the bike stayed in the house Ryan could not figure out how to make it move. However, now he is an expert!
Happy Belated Birthday Ryan!
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
He Finally Gets It
We started our day off today by heading the Urgent Care to have Chris's hand looked at. It turned out to be fine and the doctor declared it was just sprained. She gave him a brace and sent him on his merry way. One cool thing about the visit was that the x-ray technician gave Chris a copy of his x-rays! Chris asked for a copy and we thought she was just going to print them on an 8x10 piece of paper. I have to say that it is pretty cool. Of course Chris can't wait for his next special day at school to show all the kids in his class.
We then headed to the mall to get lunch. Walden Books has a table set up in the middle of the mall with cheaper books. As we were walking by I saw this
Remembering my mom told me these were great books to learn to read I picked it up. Chris read the first couple pages to me and I bought the book.
After dinner we sat down and read the first book in our compilation.
I love the book. The words constantly repeat themselves and the words in the book were the same words Chris is learning in school. But the best thing about the book is the pictures. Chris and I laughed and laughed at the pictures. The book kept his interest, he was excited to turn the page and he wanted to read more and more. Sounds to me like a good book. What more could a 6 year old want from a book?
We then headed to the mall to get lunch. Walden Books has a table set up in the middle of the mall with cheaper books. As we were walking by I saw this
Remembering my mom told me these were great books to learn to read I picked it up. Chris read the first couple pages to me and I bought the book.
After dinner we sat down and read the first book in our compilation.
I love the book. The words constantly repeat themselves and the words in the book were the same words Chris is learning in school. But the best thing about the book is the pictures. Chris and I laughed and laughed at the pictures. The book kept his interest, he was excited to turn the page and he wanted to read more and more. Sounds to me like a good book. What more could a 6 year old want from a book?
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Last Day of Baseball
Today was the last day of baseball.
Even though this season was controlled chaos Chris still improved.
(This is just a helmet on backwards. I wish I had a picture of the kid that had Chris in a headlock during the game or all the kids piled up on each other every time a ball was hit)
Anyhow, just look at this swing!
I was so excited that I actually got Chris hitting a great ball. The ball flew in the air to the outfield. It was the best hit he has had thus far in his baseball career. When I returned to see the picture I realized that unfortunately I snapped the picture too quick.
I went back to get another picture his next time at bat. First I have to set the scene for you. The other team only had 5 people show up. When Chris got to bat the coach did the usual "This is the kid that can hit everyone back up."
He left the pitcher on the pictures mound and moved all the other kids into the outfield. (This is because in a previous game Chris hit the ball and the ball hit some kid in the stomach.) So Chris winds up, swings and...
hits the tee. The ball went right in the air and landed dead between home plate and the pitchers mound. It was funny because all the kids were waiting in the outfield for the ball.
All in all it turned out to be a fun season.
Even though this season was controlled chaos Chris still improved.
(This is just a helmet on backwards. I wish I had a picture of the kid that had Chris in a headlock during the game or all the kids piled up on each other every time a ball was hit)
Anyhow, just look at this swing!
I was so excited that I actually got Chris hitting a great ball. The ball flew in the air to the outfield. It was the best hit he has had thus far in his baseball career. When I returned to see the picture I realized that unfortunately I snapped the picture too quick.
I went back to get another picture his next time at bat. First I have to set the scene for you. The other team only had 5 people show up. When Chris got to bat the coach did the usual "This is the kid that can hit everyone back up."
He left the pitcher on the pictures mound and moved all the other kids into the outfield. (This is because in a previous game Chris hit the ball and the ball hit some kid in the stomach.) So Chris winds up, swings and...
hits the tee. The ball went right in the air and landed dead between home plate and the pitchers mound. It was funny because all the kids were waiting in the outfield for the ball.
All in all it turned out to be a fun season.
Playing
Last weekend Ken took the boys Trick or Treating at the local park and then let them play on the playground. He forgot to take any pictures of the boys trick or treating. Too bad because this was the only time Ryan wore his costume. He decided to wear his Pooh costume from last year every other time.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Chris's Funny Sayings
Since Chris was a baby I would tell him to raise his hand and say teacher. As soon as he would do it I would tickle his arm pit. We got into different sayings like "point to the ceiling." We have a blast.
The other night I was laying in his bed about to start reading books. We had been tickling each other and were just starting to relax. I looked at the wall and pointed to nothing asking him what was on his wall. Since he couldn't see anything I told him to touch it. When he did I tickled his arm pit. He started laughing and in between his laughs said "It was a tickle trap."
I just about died laughing because no one in our house has ever called our games a tickle trap.
Then this weekend the boys went trick or treating at the Agriculture Museum. On the way home they were trading candy. Chris has about 5 dum dum lollipops in his hand and one lollipop that was in a clear wrapper. He looks at his brother and says "I will trade you this bank lollipop for one of your lollipops."
Ken and I just looked at each other, shook our heads and laughed. It is true the banks often offer that kind of lollipop to the kids. However, I can count on one hand how many times we have actually stepped into a bank since we have moved to Delaware.
The other night I was laying in his bed about to start reading books. We had been tickling each other and were just starting to relax. I looked at the wall and pointed to nothing asking him what was on his wall. Since he couldn't see anything I told him to touch it. When he did I tickled his arm pit. He started laughing and in between his laughs said "It was a tickle trap."
I just about died laughing because no one in our house has ever called our games a tickle trap.
Then this weekend the boys went trick or treating at the Agriculture Museum. On the way home they were trading candy. Chris has about 5 dum dum lollipops in his hand and one lollipop that was in a clear wrapper. He looks at his brother and says "I will trade you this bank lollipop for one of your lollipops."
Ken and I just looked at each other, shook our heads and laughed. It is true the banks often offer that kind of lollipop to the kids. However, I can count on one hand how many times we have actually stepped into a bank since we have moved to Delaware.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
My Mother-in-Law
My MIL is a comedian. I bet most of you didn't know that! She also is *gasp* a fan of the football team I dislike the most. Anyhow, this is her latest stunt (and she even posted it on the internet):
Feel free to leave her comments here about how much we all love Philly teams but be easy on her at the same time...it is her birthday tomorrow.
So with that picture and a big GO PHILLY...Happy Birthday Karen!
Feel free to leave her comments here about how much we all love Philly teams but be easy on her at the same time...it is her birthday tomorrow.
So with that picture and a big GO PHILLY...Happy Birthday Karen!
Care Bears from Hell
With Halloween coming up I keep thinking about one of the best Halloween stories I have. This is a re-post so some of you have read it before and most of you have heard the story but I still think it is worth sharing again.
Chris and Eddie went out trick or treating together in 2006. Here they are:
Well, let me tell you that they may look cute but they really were the Care Bears from Hell.
At one house someone left candy on the porch in a bowl for the kids to take and all the candy was gone. Chris was running all around their front yard with the bowl on his head. No one could do anything because everyone was laughing so hard. Of course it only encouraged him so for about 5 minutes we had a Care Bear running like a mad man with someones bowl on his head.
At another house Chris decided to take a break in one of their lawn chairs. His buddy went to the house to get candy. When his buddy came back Chris asked him to share the candy and when his buddy wouldn't Chris walked up to the door, banged on it and screamed "I want some candy!"
One house had a blow up Winnie the Pooh in their yard. The boys used it as a punching bag. Along the same lines, a bunch of houses had graves with body parts sticking out of the ground. Yeah, my son pulled the decorations out of the ground.
Let's not forget, every Jack-o-Lantern Chris saw he tried to blow out the candle. He didn't want to get to close to the flame so he never succeeded. But he still tried at every house.
The last quarter of the adventure Chris was not into getting candy anymore and just wanted to wrestle. So every few minutes you would see the Care Bears wrestling around or fighting on the ground. Inevitably my son wound up crying most of the time.
Now for the best activity of the night. Some poor people didn't know they were going to get a visit from the Care Bears From Hell and I feel a little bad for them. Anyone from Washington knows that we have lots and lots of very tall trees. That means raking in our lives is not a one time deal. Raking is a season in it's own. Anyhow, you get the point. So the people raked their ENTIRE yard into a giant pile and I am guessing that they ran out of room in their bin for the rest of the leaves. Well, the Care Bears got their candy and then proceeded to run and jump in the leaves. The leaves were successfully scattered everywhere!
The end. We came home and all I can do is laugh about the night. I have to say this had to be one of the best Halloweens ever.
Chris and Eddie went out trick or treating together in 2006. Here they are:
Well, let me tell you that they may look cute but they really were the Care Bears from Hell.
At one house someone left candy on the porch in a bowl for the kids to take and all the candy was gone. Chris was running all around their front yard with the bowl on his head. No one could do anything because everyone was laughing so hard. Of course it only encouraged him so for about 5 minutes we had a Care Bear running like a mad man with someones bowl on his head.
At another house Chris decided to take a break in one of their lawn chairs. His buddy went to the house to get candy. When his buddy came back Chris asked him to share the candy and when his buddy wouldn't Chris walked up to the door, banged on it and screamed "I want some candy!"
One house had a blow up Winnie the Pooh in their yard. The boys used it as a punching bag. Along the same lines, a bunch of houses had graves with body parts sticking out of the ground. Yeah, my son pulled the decorations out of the ground.
Let's not forget, every Jack-o-Lantern Chris saw he tried to blow out the candle. He didn't want to get to close to the flame so he never succeeded. But he still tried at every house.
The last quarter of the adventure Chris was not into getting candy anymore and just wanted to wrestle. So every few minutes you would see the Care Bears wrestling around or fighting on the ground. Inevitably my son wound up crying most of the time.
Now for the best activity of the night. Some poor people didn't know they were going to get a visit from the Care Bears From Hell and I feel a little bad for them. Anyone from Washington knows that we have lots and lots of very tall trees. That means raking in our lives is not a one time deal. Raking is a season in it's own. Anyhow, you get the point. So the people raked their ENTIRE yard into a giant pile and I am guessing that they ran out of room in their bin for the rest of the leaves. Well, the Care Bears got their candy and then proceeded to run and jump in the leaves. The leaves were successfully scattered everywhere!
The end. We came home and all I can do is laugh about the night. I have to say this had to be one of the best Halloweens ever.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Day #41
We made it! Ken arrived home around 7:45 tonight. The boys had their Halloween costumes on and scared him when he walked in the door. It was so cute. Chris jumped out from the corner screaming boo. Then he quickly took his mask off so his Dad would know that it was him and not a monster. Then Ryan ran out from the family room and said boo. He also took his hood off so his Dad would know it was him and not a monster. Ryan was very concerned about not scaring his Daddy.
Chris got to tell Daddy about his loose tooth and is excited to show Daddy how good he can hit the baseball tomorrow. Now lets just hope the ran holds out for the game.
Chris got to tell Daddy about his loose tooth and is excited to show Daddy how good he can hit the baseball tomorrow. Now lets just hope the ran holds out for the game.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Day #40
Ken returns home tomorrow. The boys are excited to see Ken and to see what presents he got for them.
The other big news of the day is that Chris has his first loose tooth. He didn't even know it. During dinner somehow we got into talking about it and I asked him to open his mouth. I could tell that he was getting ready to lose some teeth because his mouth is getting bigger and he has spaces in between his teeth. He asked me if any of his teeth were loose and I felt the bottom ones, since I know those fall out first, and sure enough it was loose. He was a good sport about it letting me wiggle his tooth and even letting Ryan stick his hand in to try and wiggle the tooth.
Well, the time has come and I have decided what pictures of Ryan to get. I decided on the one with the gray background. I really like his smile. Also I decided not to get an 8x10. I decided to go with the sheet that has the two 5x7's. I thought I could get a double picture frame and put both the boys school pictures in it.
Thank you to the people who clicked which picture they liked better. The gray background won out by 1 vote and it was also the picture that I decided I liked better too.
The other big news of the day is that Chris has his first loose tooth. He didn't even know it. During dinner somehow we got into talking about it and I asked him to open his mouth. I could tell that he was getting ready to lose some teeth because his mouth is getting bigger and he has spaces in between his teeth. He asked me if any of his teeth were loose and I felt the bottom ones, since I know those fall out first, and sure enough it was loose. He was a good sport about it letting me wiggle his tooth and even letting Ryan stick his hand in to try and wiggle the tooth.
Well, the time has come and I have decided what pictures of Ryan to get. I decided on the one with the gray background. I really like his smile. Also I decided not to get an 8x10. I decided to go with the sheet that has the two 5x7's. I thought I could get a double picture frame and put both the boys school pictures in it.
Thank you to the people who clicked which picture they liked better. The gray background won out by 1 vote and it was also the picture that I decided I liked better too.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Day #38
Today was an emotional day. We found out that Chris's buddy and a friend of mine moved away without being able to say bye. When I told Chris he broke down. With all our moves and many of his friends moving away I didn't expect him to take it so hard. However, this was the first time he wasn't able to prepare and to say bye.
He did have an idea that his friend moved. His friend mentioned something to him beforehand and Chris asked someone in his friend's class what happened. I guess it really hit home though when I confirmed what had happened.
I feel so bad for Chris. However, his friend and family are in a much better place then they were here. We wish them nothing but the best and look forward to being Pen Pals.
He did have an idea that his friend moved. His friend mentioned something to him beforehand and Chris asked someone in his friend's class what happened. I guess it really hit home though when I confirmed what had happened.
I feel so bad for Chris. However, his friend and family are in a much better place then they were here. We wish them nothing but the best and look forward to being Pen Pals.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Day #36
I knew today was going to be a hard day. Last night I got off the computer just before 10:00 and Chris was laying on the couch wide awake. I knew that also meant an early morning especially since today was Chris's day to play video games.
I have to say though I was impressed with Chris this morning. He couldn't beat a part of his video game and instead of getting frustrated he turned the game off and waited a little while before trying again. When he went back he still could not beat the same part so he turned it off again to try later. Awesome job by him because I usually hear a scream of frustration and then see him get upset.
Well, I had to go grocery shopping since we ran out of milk. I just realized today that I almost always do my grocery shopping the day we run out of milk! Isn't that funny? Two gallons usually last the three of us about one week. It works out fine.
After running an errand before grocery shopping the kids started asking about lunch. We headed to the mall to have Subway for lunch and pick up some shirts for Ryan. During the mall trip the kids were kids. Ryan ran off with Chris chasing him (read: encouraging him to run throughout the department store). After a few more incidents I took the TV away from Ryan and the video games away from Chris for the rest of the day. I knew it was going to be horrible while cooking dinner!
On our way home I didn't feel like going shopping at the Commissary so I figured I would hit Acme and just get the essentials until Tuesday. (The Commissary is closed on Mondays.) Of course, I forgot the milk!
Anyhow we got home and instead of the kids going crazy, like normal, Chris asks to put the Halloween decorations up. I get them for him and let him go to town. He put a ghost decoration in the food pantry and told me that the ghosts like to hide so they can't be in places that people can see.
What surprised me most about the night is that after Chris put up the decorations instead of going crazy he sat at the table and made his own Halloween ghosts. Ryan, of course followed suit. It made for a wonderful and peaceful night (that was of course after the boys were rolling on the ground fighting over a Mario figurine and Chris bloodied Ryan's nose.) But hey, if that is all that happened and the kids were calm it was a great night in my house!
I have to say though I was impressed with Chris this morning. He couldn't beat a part of his video game and instead of getting frustrated he turned the game off and waited a little while before trying again. When he went back he still could not beat the same part so he turned it off again to try later. Awesome job by him because I usually hear a scream of frustration and then see him get upset.
Well, I had to go grocery shopping since we ran out of milk. I just realized today that I almost always do my grocery shopping the day we run out of milk! Isn't that funny? Two gallons usually last the three of us about one week. It works out fine.
After running an errand before grocery shopping the kids started asking about lunch. We headed to the mall to have Subway for lunch and pick up some shirts for Ryan. During the mall trip the kids were kids. Ryan ran off with Chris chasing him (read: encouraging him to run throughout the department store). After a few more incidents I took the TV away from Ryan and the video games away from Chris for the rest of the day. I knew it was going to be horrible while cooking dinner!
On our way home I didn't feel like going shopping at the Commissary so I figured I would hit Acme and just get the essentials until Tuesday. (The Commissary is closed on Mondays.) Of course, I forgot the milk!
Anyhow we got home and instead of the kids going crazy, like normal, Chris asks to put the Halloween decorations up. I get them for him and let him go to town. He put a ghost decoration in the food pantry and told me that the ghosts like to hide so they can't be in places that people can see.
What surprised me most about the night is that after Chris put up the decorations instead of going crazy he sat at the table and made his own Halloween ghosts. Ryan, of course followed suit. It made for a wonderful and peaceful night (that was of course after the boys were rolling on the ground fighting over a Mario figurine and Chris bloodied Ryan's nose.) But hey, if that is all that happened and the kids were calm it was a great night in my house!
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Day #35
Last night I went upstairs to check on the boys. I previously heard a lot of noises and doors closing. Earlier this week I found Ryan sleeping in our guest bedroom so I figured it was him deciding where to sleep since I left him on the floor of my room in a sleeping bag. So went I went up stairs this is what I found in MY bed!
The lens on my camera didn't open all the way and I thought it was a cool picture. Notice that Chris is sleeping with a kickball under his arm. He won it last night at the Family Fun Night we went to. I had to take another picture though because the way Ryan was sleeping was pretty funny.
This morning Ryan slept until 8:15 and I had to wake Chris up around 8:45 because he had a concert this morning for Caesar Rodney Pride Day. It was a little annoying because I didn't know anything about this concert until I got a phone call on Thursday from school! Can you believe that? Then I asked Chris if he knew the words to the songs they were singing and he didn't. He told me that it wasn't like The Little School where they went over the songs and made sure everyone knew them, they only sang the songs a couple times. He even told me that they never sang "America the Beautiful." That was one of the songs they were supposed to sing too!
Anyhow, the kids basically stood on stage and didn't know the words to the songs. It was a bit upsetting. All the parents said "what do you expect from 5 and 6 year olds?" However, I have been to two chorus concerts and I saw kids much younger sounding much better.
Well, Chris was nervous the entire time up there...which is strange. He usually loves this stuff. He played with the buttons on his shirt the entire time and only sang the parts he knew of The Alma Mater.
By the way...Chris is the one in the white shirt right under his name.
The lens on my camera didn't open all the way and I thought it was a cool picture. Notice that Chris is sleeping with a kickball under his arm. He won it last night at the Family Fun Night we went to. I had to take another picture though because the way Ryan was sleeping was pretty funny.
This morning Ryan slept until 8:15 and I had to wake Chris up around 8:45 because he had a concert this morning for Caesar Rodney Pride Day. It was a little annoying because I didn't know anything about this concert until I got a phone call on Thursday from school! Can you believe that? Then I asked Chris if he knew the words to the songs they were singing and he didn't. He told me that it wasn't like The Little School where they went over the songs and made sure everyone knew them, they only sang the songs a couple times. He even told me that they never sang "America the Beautiful." That was one of the songs they were supposed to sing too!
Anyhow, the kids basically stood on stage and didn't know the words to the songs. It was a bit upsetting. All the parents said "what do you expect from 5 and 6 year olds?" However, I have been to two chorus concerts and I saw kids much younger sounding much better.
Well, Chris was nervous the entire time up there...which is strange. He usually loves this stuff. He played with the buttons on his shirt the entire time and only sang the parts he knew of The Alma Mater.
By the way...Chris is the one in the white shirt right under his name.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Day #34
Ryan got his school pictures back today. I am torn on which one I should buy. See, since we are not made of money I am only buying one 8x10. They want $12.50 for each sheet of pictures! There were three different poses but the third pose he is not even looking at the camera so that one is not in the running. So I am asking for help to determine which one to get. I put a poll on the side of my blog. Click the one that you like better.
Here are the pictures. Picture #1 (the line down the side is from my scanner)
Picture #2
So click on the poll on the side. Don't be afraid. I know about 5 people check my blog regularly...so I will be looking for 5 votes!
On a different note Chris comes home everyday with a book to read from school. Sometimes it is the same book as the day before and sometimes it is different. This week he has brought home a different book each day. I wanted to see how much Chris could actually read and how much he was just memorizing the books so I wrote down a few sentences and he read them all correctly without a problem.
1. I see my cat.
2. I like my cat.
3. I see the cat.
4. I see a cat.
5. We can see a cat.
6. I like my mom.
I have to say that I was impressed.
Here are the pictures. Picture #1 (the line down the side is from my scanner)
Picture #2
So click on the poll on the side. Don't be afraid. I know about 5 people check my blog regularly...so I will be looking for 5 votes!
On a different note Chris comes home everyday with a book to read from school. Sometimes it is the same book as the day before and sometimes it is different. This week he has brought home a different book each day. I wanted to see how much Chris could actually read and how much he was just memorizing the books so I wrote down a few sentences and he read them all correctly without a problem.
1. I see my cat.
2. I like my cat.
3. I see the cat.
4. I see a cat.
5. We can see a cat.
6. I like my mom.
I have to say that I was impressed.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Day #33
Today was cold and rainy all day. I don't think it stopped raining at all! Last thing I wanted was to be sitting in the house all day.
So Ryan and I had an eventful day. I picked him up from school and took him to get his hair cut. He was so excited because they always give him lollipops. There were about 4 people waiting in front of us and by the time the women was ready for Ryan he had decided he no longer wanted to get his hair cut. Crazy kid. So I did what every mother would do...picked him up and plopped him right in the seat. He was mad at me for a brief second but forgave me quickly and let the women cut his hair, especially since she promised him a lollipop.
After the hair cut we decided to go bowling. Ryan and I were defiantly not on top of our game today. I didn't break 100 and Ryan was about 20 points behind me. Most frames Ryan only knocked 1 or 2 pins down. That shows how low our scores were!
So after having some fun at the bowling alley I took Ryan over to get his flu shot. He was such a brave little boy and didn't even cry. Chris was the same way with shots until he got his school age shots. Every since then he freaks out thinking about getting shots.
We came home, picked up Chris and then had fun watching ourselves on the internet. Here you go...click here
So Ryan and I had an eventful day. I picked him up from school and took him to get his hair cut. He was so excited because they always give him lollipops. There were about 4 people waiting in front of us and by the time the women was ready for Ryan he had decided he no longer wanted to get his hair cut. Crazy kid. So I did what every mother would do...picked him up and plopped him right in the seat. He was mad at me for a brief second but forgave me quickly and let the women cut his hair, especially since she promised him a lollipop.
After the hair cut we decided to go bowling. Ryan and I were defiantly not on top of our game today. I didn't break 100 and Ryan was about 20 points behind me. Most frames Ryan only knocked 1 or 2 pins down. That shows how low our scores were!
So after having some fun at the bowling alley I took Ryan over to get his flu shot. He was such a brave little boy and didn't even cry. Chris was the same way with shots until he got his school age shots. Every since then he freaks out thinking about getting shots.
We came home, picked up Chris and then had fun watching ourselves on the internet. Here you go...click here
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Day #32
Wish there was much to report...however laundry and recovering from camping is not interesting.
Chris did have baseball today. The coaches wife asked me while the kids were in the field if Chris ever stopped moving....I looked her straight in the eyes and told her "no."
However I thought about the question a little bit when I came home. Chris is the model student when he is in school. In the two years and a few months that he has a red light program he has never come home with anything other then a green day. He prides himself on this and strives for a green day every day.
That leaves me with all the energy he has kept inside to deal with his energy after school....fine. I have realized this and dealt with his pent up energy.
Thinking about the question more I realized that when Chris has his braces on he is less active. The minute his braces are off he his bouncing off the walls. So he has the best of both worlds at baseball....he is being active while having his braces off. It really makes me think about leaving his braces on most of the day as we have been. I really don't want him to loose any of his activity level even if there are more hectic days then good days at home. I want him active.
What to do, what to do....I know the correct decision will eventually come.
Chris did have baseball today. The coaches wife asked me while the kids were in the field if Chris ever stopped moving....I looked her straight in the eyes and told her "no."
However I thought about the question a little bit when I came home. Chris is the model student when he is in school. In the two years and a few months that he has a red light program he has never come home with anything other then a green day. He prides himself on this and strives for a green day every day.
That leaves me with all the energy he has kept inside to deal with his energy after school....fine. I have realized this and dealt with his pent up energy.
Thinking about the question more I realized that when Chris has his braces on he is less active. The minute his braces are off he his bouncing off the walls. So he has the best of both worlds at baseball....he is being active while having his braces off. It really makes me think about leaving his braces on most of the day as we have been. I really don't want him to loose any of his activity level even if there are more hectic days then good days at home. I want him active.
What to do, what to do....I know the correct decision will eventually come.
Day #30
We packed up and left the campsite this morning. We had one last picture taken before we left.
I was amazed because not once while camping did I feel the least bit tired. Not even a little yawn during the day. However, about 45 minutes into the car ride home when I started warming up a bit I felt exhausted. I wound up falling asleep at my parents house for about 2 hours. I figured that I was going to be awake all night because I didn't get up from the nap until 5:00. I was wrong...I was still exhausted when I got home and had no problem falling right asleep.
Camping really wore me out, but I enjoyed every minute of it and can't wait to go again.
I was amazed because not once while camping did I feel the least bit tired. Not even a little yawn during the day. However, about 45 minutes into the car ride home when I started warming up a bit I felt exhausted. I wound up falling asleep at my parents house for about 2 hours. I figured that I was going to be awake all night because I didn't get up from the nap until 5:00. I was wrong...I was still exhausted when I got home and had no problem falling right asleep.
Camping really wore me out, but I enjoyed every minute of it and can't wait to go again.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Day #29
We started this day wanting to visit the prison where the Molly Maguire hangings took place.
The prison is the last building on the right. What you don't see in this picture is the crowd. There was a festival going on and we had to park about a mile and a half away.
The jail is most famous because Alexander Campbell was found guilty of accessory to murder. He proclaimed his innocence. The day of his hanging he put his hand in the mud and said that his hand print will forever stay on the wall to let everyone know of his innocence. They have painted the wall and re plastered the wall but the hand print continues to return....according to the legend.
After the prison we did a little shopping in the town of Jim Thorpe and then got a bite to eat. Upon our walk back to our car we found this incredible slide. It was so much fun!
It was a prefect end to our day.
The prison is the last building on the right. What you don't see in this picture is the crowd. There was a festival going on and we had to park about a mile and a half away.
The jail is most famous because Alexander Campbell was found guilty of accessory to murder. He proclaimed his innocence. The day of his hanging he put his hand in the mud and said that his hand print will forever stay on the wall to let everyone know of his innocence. They have painted the wall and re plastered the wall but the hand print continues to return....according to the legend.
After the prison we did a little shopping in the town of Jim Thorpe and then got a bite to eat. Upon our walk back to our car we found this incredible slide. It was so much fun!
It was a prefect end to our day.
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