Year: 2013
My little builder
Or at least dressed like one in Owen’s Lowe’s apron and goggles!
Happy Girls
Before I went out to dinner with some friends. Owen refused to be in the picture so it was just us girls!
Stories about French fries
A booby trap!
Mama! I made a booby trap to protect us from the bad guys!
Ninjaman? Superjago?
Half Ninjago, half Superman…plus he’s still loving his new shoes.
My first substitute husband job!
Thank heavens for friends! (I could actually say that a lot, but today it’s about Roger coming to look at the sink.) 🙂
At first he was afraid it was inside the faucet with the hot water lines—which would require a plumber—but then he said “Hey, let me check this quick…”
And bingo! It was the pull-out handle—it was loose and the water was dripping from there. A quick tighten and it’s fixed (and he could find the tool he needed right away thanks to Tom organizing everything before he left!). He also moved the hose to a less-constricted space (away from the dishwasher line) so it’s easier to pull when necessary (and will create less stress on the part).
I never would have thought to check that, but now I know if it happens again!
Phew! I was envisioning $$$ for a plumber and/or $$$ for a new faucet.
And I think it’s pretty good that I didn’t need a fill-in hubby until a month in to the deployment! 🙂
What a morning.
I’ve been up since 6:30 when Katie started screaming.
The cats have barfed three times.
Katie made a terrific mess out of bananas and granola bars.
I discovered my kitchen sink has been leaking for who knows how long and I haven’t the first clue how to fix it (so am hoping a friend can come over). All the towels stored underneath were soaked.
Owen pooped his pants (the first time since the hospital) and then filled the toilet with about a half roll of TP trying to wipe (zero success, BTW).
And Katie won’t stop screaming when I’m out of her sight.
/cry
Owenisms 27
Driving into town, Owen saw a John Deere.
Owen: Gramma Jean has that at her house!
We were talking about babysitters and I asked who his babysitters were.
Owen: I got no idea.
Me: Yes, you do.
Owen: I don’t!
Me: Miss Virginia.
Owen: Yes!
Me: Who else?
Owen: Amy! And Miss Hailey [Amy’s daughter].
Me: You’re right!
I thought we were done, but a few moments later…
Owen: And papa and Grannie!
Watching and responding to Bubble Guppies.
BG: What kind of dinosaur are you?
Owen: I’m an Owen!
Owen: If I break this puppet, Santa will bring me a new one.
Me: Are you sure?
Owen: Yes!
Me: Just because you break a toy doesn’t mean Santa will bring you a new one.
Owen: Then he’ll fix it with his Santa glue.
Owen was playing with his rubber snake. He wrapped it around his eyes.
Owen: She’s my eye cape.
Owen used to love when we’d do serpentine in the car on the way home. (“Serpentine” is from the movie Cars so of course he loved it.) But now?
Me: Owen, do you want me to serpentine?
Owen: No, because you might hit the trees…or the bushes…or the truck…or the boys…or the girls…or the adults. I just want to go home.
After two full plates of strawberries, cheese balls, and cocoa almonds:
Owen: Mama, can I have more snack?
Me: More?
Owen: Yes! My belly is still snoring.
Owen: I love my new shoes! They’re my matchbox shoes!
Me: Matchbox? Like your cars?
Owen: Yes! Because they go fast!
My little Superman!
Since Owen loves dressing up so much—and loves super heroes—I got him this new costume. When he saw it (in the package) he says “Do I have to poop for that?” Hee. Everything he sees that’s for him he asks if he has to poop for it. 🙂 So I said yes! It wasn’t long before he earned it!
He had a little trouble getting it on the first time…
Umbrella and running fun
Owen wanted to play in the front yard and Katie was napping so we went out. He originally wanted to run in his new shoes, but then he saw the umbrella that was on the front porch and got sidetracked.
Then it was off and running!
School, Day 2
They were still lining up from outside play when I got there, and they call in individual kids if their parents arrive (some kids are all-day-ers) so Owen got called in. Then they have to wash their hands.
Waiting his turn:
His turn (I told him he doesn’t really need the stool but he wanted to use it):
Post-school report:
(When he’s talking about the sandcastle, he’s talking about a Bubble Guppies episode.)
By the time we got home he forgot all about it.
First mom school fail
I had my first mom school fail…I read the calendar wrong so Owen didn’t take anything for Show & Tell. But I remembered the About Me page and family pics…so I guess I’m batting .500 (which isn’t too bad, right?).
New shirt and new shoes for Day 2!
I had ordered the Ninjago (Lloyd) tee shirt from Kohl’s on clearance and he needed new tennis shoes…and he was SUPER EXCITED about both. He was running around the living room saying how FAST the shoes were and how good they were at stopping!
There IS a dog under there.
Outfit & Hair & Tantrum…Oh my.
I had saved this outfit of Owen’s…but I don’t have a picture of him in it.
Look at those post-nap curls!
Screaming Katie…
Happy birthday dear daddy!
Just like the dog
Every day…
Patient Dog
Usually it’s a round-robin: Maggie lays down, Katie notices and heads over and gets in, Maggie begrudgingly leaves, Katie gets bored and leaves, Maggie returns, Katie returns, Maggie leaves…
But this morning Maggie stayed. 🙂
Owen’s bedtime storytelling
Owen was telling me stories as he was getting ready for bed, so I turned on the camera. First he’s talking about a Sophia the First episode in which Baileywick (the castle’s butler) gets a red rash and “pumpkin head” from touching Mettlesome Myrtle (though it’s not really a pumpkin head…just very red puffy cheeks):
Then he talks about reading, a new book, two new ideas (the Doc-mobile Tour, from Doc McStuffins), and then Sesame Street talking about Elmo and the word of the day. Phew!
The ending kills me.
Sibling Love
I looked over to see this:
He was kissing her head and rubbing her shoulder:
Someone had a busy day!
Owen’s Official Report
He saw me through the door and I could read his lips: “Mama!” And he was excited to see me. (Yay!) He finished out his turn in the game they were playing and as I was gathering his bag, his teacher said he did just fine—that he’s VERY talkative!
The first thing he said to me? “I love school! School is SOOO fun! When can I come back?” 🙂
On the way home I just started recording him because he kept talking about school and I was afraid he wouldn’t do it once we actually got home…I didn’t want to miss the moment. So that’s why the video is all over the place—I was driving and obviously not watching.
When we got home:
Me: Do you want to tell me more about school?
Owen: No, it’s a secret.
And then he asked for a granola bar and to watch TV.
So I’d say his first day was a success!
This was the form the teacher filled out:
A typical Katie meltdown
This is what I get to listen to off and on all day every day—this is her reaction to me taking something away from her or telling her no. It gets old FAST.
Owen’s first day of school!
After being excited about school being today, he actually started the morning with a mini meltdown because he didn’t want to put clean underwear on because his weren’t dirty (“See? There’s no poop in there!”)—which he was right, there were no poop stains (which is, honestly, fairly new) so I tried explaining that we change our underwear every day but he wasn’t having it. It wasn’t a battle I really cared about, so he got to wear his ninja underwear again.
Then the outfit he had picked out was a little too small. It’s been on the verge for awhile now, and of course this morning was the morning it was too tight…so he wasn’t happy about that and I had to make other outfits look appealing. He wasn’t thrilled, but picked another. While he was getting dressed, he came up to me with sad eyes and said “I don’t want to go to school because I will miss you!” Awwww. I told him he would be so busy and be having so much fun that before he knew it it would be time to come home…and I couldn’t wait to hear ALL about it!
Socks still proved difficult to get on so I had to help with that…and he got frustrated with the tennis shoes, too. Poor kid. But he was still VERY excited for school!
Ready to go!
He was the first one to arrive!
He found his cubby! The poor picture quality is because I only had my phone plus I was holding Katie plus he wouldn’t stand still!
Playing with the other kids before class started.
Then it was time for me to leave so I actually had to get his attention to come over and say goodbye. Yeah, he couldn’t have cared less. 🙂
As I was out in the parking lot talking to another mom friend (from mommy group) asking about our other mom friend, she texted saying she wouldn’t be coming to school because her husband took both sets of keys. I told her I’d be right over (she only lives five minutes away). She’s the one who has volunteered to bring Owen home now and again, so I figured it was karma at work!
Un-bear-ably Cute
Owen’s new backpack!
Owen is very excited about his new pirate backpack! He wore it around the house for a good 30 minutes. 🙂
Owen is 4 years 7 months old today!
Showing off his fresh new-for-school haircut!
Lucky shot!
Katie has no fear about crawling up on the table. Thankfully she’s already pretty good at it and can also get down on her own.
I’m amazed they were both looking at me!