Lullaby....

Last night I was getting ready to feed Elise before she went to sleep and Vinny had just gone upstairs to read books with Daddy. Elise was pretty sad so Vinny came down and wanted to sing her a lullaby. awwww, so sweet. He sang her twinkle twinkle and itsy bitsy spider. She loved it as she does whenever big brother or sister talks to her. Somehow I am guessing they won't always be so sweet to one another. I will enjoy it while it lasts.

Rollin'

Elise is officially a roller now! She is moving all over the place (getting her head stuck under various things) and will soon be getting her little paws on things a 6 month old should probably not have. Oh, and her half birthday was yesterday!! She celebrated with squash! She started her veggies on Sunday. She LOVES her squash, I think we will try carrots next:)

Pics from September

I notice that I am WAY behind at putting any photos up. So, here are some from the month - can't believe it is almost October!!!

Rainy days

It is a rainy day here. We are busy doing some crafts aka making a huge mess! ARGH!

We had a pretty good weekend. Friday we were home and just hung out. Saturday I ran a 5 mile run in the morning and we went to help Ron move on Saturday. There was not too much to move so we all went down and got to see his new place and the farm.
Saturday evening we went to celebrate Isaac's 7th birthday. Kids had a good time. We were all pretty tired out after a long day and not much for naps.
Sunday was pretty low-key. Got the kids new shoes - they were SUPER excited about them! We had to put on the new shoes as soon as we got back to the van:)

Puter is sad:(

Well, I think we may have to think about updating our desktop sometime soon. It is feeling very sad these days and is begging for retirement. We have had the same desktop since 2000. In computer years that must be like 120 years old or so.... :) So, that is my excuse right now for lack of photos on here lately. We are working to get all the important info (including photos) off the old machine, so hopefully it lasts through that process!

Weekend with Daddy!

I got to spend this past weekend on my annual girls weekend getaway. I went to the Dells to meet up with some friends. I had a great time and the kids spent the weekend with Dave. They apparently did not miss me too much. I called home Saturday evening since I had not heard from them yet! They got to visit Grandma Schwarz while Dave helped his brother and dad take care of some corn chopping on Saturday.
I am recovering from a lack of sleep. It is way more tiring hanging out and having fun with old friends than chasing three little kids (or it could be that we went to bed obscenely late both nights - ugh!). We had some great times laughing and playing games and cards - what a fun little trip.

Where did my baby go

Seems the big kids get more blog entries. Elise is getting so big. She is such an easy baby these days. She will hang out on the floor for literally an hour and play with a rattle or some other toy. She loves to play on her belly - she looks like she is practicing for a swim team:) She is almost 6 months old already. She is liking her rice cereal. I have to hold her hand out of her mouth to get her to eat though - she LOVES her right hand middle and ring finger!! Sucks them a lot! She has a pretty crazy hair style these days. I will get some new photos up soon.

Shoe crisis!!

With the changing seasons we are having quite the dilemma with the 2 year old! Adelaide can be impossible these days to try to get out of the house. She will not put shoes on. I don't care what shoes she wants to wear, just put SOMETHING on that will at least sort of stay on!! She will rip them off and throw them (at me) and scream. Today I just dragged her out with no shoes on (I had them with). This did not make her happy, but school pick up time is fairly important. I think she is having some major power struggles and is also having a rough time with 2 year molars. Sure hope those come in sooner rather than later - she has her hands in her mouth constantly - yuck!!!
So, her shoes today consisted of 2 pairs of Vinny's old sandals and one of hers - different shoe each time we were outside. Not looking forward to winter!!!!

A is for Adelaide

This post is more of a note so I can remember. Addie turned 2 in July and she knows her letters. She does not seem to know the ABC's, but she can identify pretty much every letter of the alphabet and most numbers. She has been doing this since well before her birthday, but has really perfected this skill. She knew some letters before she knew hardly any words. I think because Vinny was learning his letters - she picked up on them real fast at the same time.
This will hopefully make it into a scrapbook someday - those darn scrapbooks don't do themselves though!!

New Friends

So, Vinny is in his third week of school. He is really enjoying it now and I don't think he misses us anymore:) He used to say it was fun, but he really missed me while he was there. Not anymore I guess. This morning I dropped him off and and Connel came up to give him a hug -awwww!! This is the medium sized boy that he must play with a lot - he even calls him and Ryan by name now.
Addie is seeming to enjoy Vinny being gone less! At first I think she liked it and now she really seems to miss him. She tries to give him big hugs when we pick him up - he is not really a hugger unless he initiates it.

What a differnce.....

two weeks of school makes! Vinny seems to really enjoy school now! He is actually excited to go. Took a couple weeks, but he has adjusted well.
He has changed so much in what he likes to do. He now loves to just sit and draw - he used to like this on occasion, but got so frustrated at not being able to do things 'perfectly' that it was usually pretty short sessions. Now, he sits and practices without even a request to make the eyes look the same:) He has a unique little style the past few days that is very interesting. He will sit with a crayon in each hand and make a symmetrical drawing (head, body, legs). I am pretty sure I can not do that!!

Potty!

Adelaide had a little milestone yesterday. She went pee on the potty!! Vinny and Adelaide were playing outside when we got home from preschool. Vinny proceeded to dump sand down Addie's back and down her diaper, so Addie had to get brought in the house bare bottom:) She wanted to sit on the potty - she often sits on it, but never does anything there. I told her she was done (or she would sit there all day) and I looked and she had gone!! She went again a while later, but has had little interest today. It is a start!! One kid in diapers??? maybe soon?!?!?!

Go Big RED!!

So, last weekend we went to the Badger game! We went with Dave and Sarah - thanks for asking us. It was a great time!! It had been way too long since we had been to a game. The Badgers won big, but they did have a rough start. It was also the first time we left all three kids for a whole day. Gma Schwarz watched them - they had a great time. What a great day!

Sunday we decided to head up and visit my family. It is harder to get away during the week now that Vinny has preschool. Ron also decided that day to make a visit up there too, so we ended up seeing my whole fam this weekend. It was a nice visit and the kids were all tired out after the weekend out and about.

First Day of School

Yesterday was Vinny's first day of preschool. He goes three mornings a week- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Dave took him yesterday for the first day. It all went well and he was pretty happy, but very tired, when I picked him up. Today, I took him to school and he was not thrilled about it one bit. He was pretty sad and there were a few tears. When I picked him up he was a changed little man. He started pointing out his new friends. There is the big boy and the medium sized boy (I am assuming then that he is the small boy). I believe their names are Connal and Ryan. They played a spiderman game and they like superheros too! He says he is excited to go back tomorrow, but then he gets to stay home the next day.

Labor Day Weekend

We had a great Labor Day weekend. We had fun with family and friends and kept busy, but not too busy. Friday night we went to Ethan's birthday party. The kids had a really good time. They always love getting to play with cousin's toys. Saturday we had a brunch with friends. We had such a good time. Our kids are roughly same ages and do really well together. Was great food and great friends! Sunday we went to the Dells and went to the Wilderness waterpark with some friends - what a great time!! The kids got to play with Olivia - Vinny and Olivia do so well together (after a little warm up time). Another great time with friends. Monday we went to Gma and Gpa Schwarz's for a Labor day lunch. Kids got to play with cousins again. They had a sprinkler set up and they all had a good time. After days of fun times, we had to cut it a little short so Addie could get a nap.

Many Thanks

Last night Dave took Vinny up to bed for the normal nighttime ritual of reading books. After the book reading they come down and Vinny goes to the bathroom and brushes his teeth. Then I go up to tuck him in. He told me that Daddy said a prayer for him and wondered if I wanted to hear it. I said sure - thinking it would be regarding his first day of school coming up. So, this is how it went:
Dear God - Thank you for giving Vinny Black-suited Spider Man. Amen.
:)
I asked Dave about it and he claims he had some thanks for family in there too! :)