Had to head to the local Walmart to get some dog food this evening or we would have had a very hungry dog tomorrow. I am not will not ever be a fan of the old Walmart, but convenience wins out... anyway, shopping with the kids is always an adventure. Highlights of the quick Saturday night stop were:
Elise chewed through the block of cheese wrapper while shopping.
Elise ran away while I was checking out. The lady behind me all of a sudden said 'uh, your girl just ran off.....'. I was somewhat oblivious to her since I always have the most well mannered obedient children - hahahahahaha!!! (but the bribery I had just used on Vinny and Addie was working wonders and the checkout was going very smoothly!). I looked and realized I was down one kid - ran off (leaving the other two) to fetch Elise who had already made it to the ride-on Elephant in the amusement area.
Other than that - great trip:)
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Updates
Wow, it has been a long time. Not much chance that I could possibly catch up on what has happened since last spring.
So, now... School started. Vinny started 1st grade. He really likes it. His teacher looped, so he has the same teacher and same classmates as last year. He is very good at math and seems to enjoy it. His reading is really coming along and we are excited to listen to him read to us now. He is in flag football this fall. He had a game this morning. He is doing well and has a blast. It was pretty darn cold to watch today though!
Addie started 4k this year. She was so excited and was not phased at all. She is doing very well. She sat and wrote her name the other night. We have had a hard time getting her to write with us, so this was awesome to see!!! she sings new songs all the time. Memorizing is her thing! She quotes movies and tv shows all the time. She sort of speaks in quotes. We really don't let her watch all that much tv, but man she picks it up fast! She is in gymnastics this fall. She gets very excited for it and does great.
Elise. Well, Elise is 2 1/2. and she is a character. She took school starting this fall pretty hard. She wants to be 4 (or 6) so she can go to school, ride the bus, be in gymnastics. She has been boycotting the booster seat at the table, thinks she needs a big girl bed like Addie and wants to do all things big. She can be the loudest kid I have ever heard, but gives the best hugs and cuddles two minutes later. She has learned that loud will get you attention, but the things she does are very funny! She is not potty trained yet. She is very much physically ready. can hold it for hours, will not go in undies, but is terrified of the potty (all of them) so we end up letting her put a diaper back on. She can pretty much do her own diaper changes (not really a good thing, but is pretty impressive to watch) she gets her new diaper and takes off her old one, sits on the new one. The only tricky part for her is attaching the velcro on the clean one. Last night she decided to do a change for herself on our bed. I walked in and she was bare butt on the bed and the diaper was poopy. ewwwwwww. blanket got a HOT wash - yup, poo on the bed. This morning we tried the undies thing again, but then we had to take Vinny and Addie to their sports stuff. A strong effort on this will occur soon!!
So, now... School started. Vinny started 1st grade. He really likes it. His teacher looped, so he has the same teacher and same classmates as last year. He is very good at math and seems to enjoy it. His reading is really coming along and we are excited to listen to him read to us now. He is in flag football this fall. He had a game this morning. He is doing well and has a blast. It was pretty darn cold to watch today though!
Addie started 4k this year. She was so excited and was not phased at all. She is doing very well. She sat and wrote her name the other night. We have had a hard time getting her to write with us, so this was awesome to see!!! she sings new songs all the time. Memorizing is her thing! She quotes movies and tv shows all the time. She sort of speaks in quotes. We really don't let her watch all that much tv, but man she picks it up fast! She is in gymnastics this fall. She gets very excited for it and does great.
Elise. Well, Elise is 2 1/2. and she is a character. She took school starting this fall pretty hard. She wants to be 4 (or 6) so she can go to school, ride the bus, be in gymnastics. She has been boycotting the booster seat at the table, thinks she needs a big girl bed like Addie and wants to do all things big. She can be the loudest kid I have ever heard, but gives the best hugs and cuddles two minutes later. She has learned that loud will get you attention, but the things she does are very funny! She is not potty trained yet. She is very much physically ready. can hold it for hours, will not go in undies, but is terrified of the potty (all of them) so we end up letting her put a diaper back on. She can pretty much do her own diaper changes (not really a good thing, but is pretty impressive to watch) she gets her new diaper and takes off her old one, sits on the new one. The only tricky part for her is attaching the velcro on the clean one. Last night she decided to do a change for herself on our bed. I walked in and she was bare butt on the bed and the diaper was poopy. ewwwwwww. blanket got a HOT wash - yup, poo on the bed. This morning we tried the undies thing again, but then we had to take Vinny and Addie to their sports stuff. A strong effort on this will occur soon!!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Silver Birthday
I was home with the kids yesterday. Vinny did not have school, so we spent the day just playing around. We went to the park (the 'big park') :) Vinny met some new friends, Addie loved the giant sand area and Elise just loves being outside all the time!
We had a really good time at the park, went out to lunch, and were home for naptime for the girls. Out of the blue after we got home from the park Vinny came up and asked me what a golden birthday was. I explained it to him and I think he was a little disappointed - his golden birthday was when he was one. A couple minutes later he comes up - when is my Silver Birthday?!
Such a cute kid!
We had a really good time at the park, went out to lunch, and were home for naptime for the girls. Out of the blue after we got home from the park Vinny came up and asked me what a golden birthday was. I explained it to him and I think he was a little disappointed - his golden birthday was when he was one. A couple minutes later he comes up - when is my Silver Birthday?!
Such a cute kid!
Friday, March 26, 2010
blankie vs. blanket tidbit...
Elise has become rather formal in referring to her 'blanket'. Last night - well early this morning- she woke and was must have been looking for her blankie. I could hear 'daddy, daddy, blankie… blankie (tiny sob) blankie…oh, blanket – some ramblings I couldn’t make out - blanket' back to sleep she went. Sidebar: We don't go up there unless it gets real loud or someone has a legit reason for a visit from one of us. Daddy often doesn't wake up - I don't always either, but most of the time I wake and listen to the middle of the night inquiries.
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Biggest Show in Town
We all headed out to the Zor Shrine Circus last night. Kids had a ball, we grossly overpaid for everything, successful night overall and hopefully proceeds get put to good use. Funny how taking in a show like that during the week becomes a logistical nightmare. I left work extra early to pick Vinny up from school rather than riding the bus, picked up the girls from daycare, Dave left early and had sandwiches ready for the kids by the time we got home. Kids ate and we were out the door.
Dave got sick this morning - hopefully no one else gets it! I let the girls sleep in and came to work a little late. Vinny has his big kindergarten music performance tonight. Grandma and Grandpa's are planning to come watch. Hopefully Dave is feeling okay. More on that later!
Dave got sick this morning - hopefully no one else gets it! I let the girls sleep in and came to work a little late. Vinny has his big kindergarten music performance tonight. Grandma and Grandpa's are planning to come watch. Hopefully Dave is feeling okay. More on that later!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Vinny's school update...
We had Parent/Teacher conferences for Vinny last night. He is doing a great job at school. He does get himself separated from his best buddy Alex now and then for a little too much talking and playing. He is doing great with all the academic and social aspects.
We wandered around school a bit to find his artwork on the wall. His was of a surfer dude. J we ended up talking with one of his PE teachers (she is from my hometown, so it was more of a little social chat, but we talked about Vinny too) and his music teacher. Vinny wanted to show us his art teacher, but we needed to get going.
I headed off to book club and Dave went home to get the kids fed and do all the nightly tasks. Came home to everything cleaned up. Thanks!!
We wandered around school a bit to find his artwork on the wall. His was of a surfer dude. J we ended up talking with one of his PE teachers (she is from my hometown, so it was more of a little social chat, but we talked about Vinny too) and his music teacher. Vinny wanted to show us his art teacher, but we needed to get going.
I headed off to book club and Dave went home to get the kids fed and do all the nightly tasks. Came home to everything cleaned up. Thanks!!
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