This ornament has been around a loooong time… It started on Grauntie Marge’s tree in Grayling.
I’m guessing this was 1974, as I wouldn’t have been standing at three months. 🙂
(She LOVED the bear!!! And somehow I missed a pic with Owen?!)
(Somehow I completely missed both of them!)
Owen had to go back to the dentist this morning to get his 6-year molars sealed. Yeah, I didn’t know that was a thing, either.
They also had to take a panoramic of his mouth. They called it his skeleton teeth and he LOVED it.
It was on sale at the Lego store so I told Owen we’d split the cost. He hasn’t built something big in awhile so he was excited!
Katie: Mama, I broke my foot.
Owen: Mom, I told my friends I had two special things today. One, Uncle Rob is coming. Two, I had a ham and cheese croissant.
I’m glad he was that impressed with his hot lunch today.
Dentist: What kind of dog do you have?
Owen: Maggie.
And sharing them, too!
We Skyped with Gramma Jean and Grandpa David today to have the kids open their presents! They loved everything, but the hats seemed to be the big hit!
This is how she came downstairs this morning.
Tom stole a Melissa & Doug painting Kit in the white elephant gift exchange at the party last night since there wasn’t really anything else we needed (or could steal). We knew Katie would love it. (On a side note, who puts a kids gift in an adult exchange? Really?! The other part of the gift was a huge rubber duckie…which the kids also got.)
And the comparison photo from 2012!
The place where the kids have swim lessons (and Owen had his summer activity camp) had an Open House today so people could swim and bounce for free to test it out. The kids have been asking to bounce, so we thought it would be a fun thing today. Owen loved it, but Katie was pretty much a mess. There were A TON of kids there (including a lot of rambunctious and NOT well-behaved ones which made everything worse) and she had a fit on every bounce house because there were “too many people” — except it was mostly her fault because unless she was the only one on the ladder, she would stop wherever she was and then as the kids would try to get past her and she’d get upset (and if she’d just have kept going up the ladder, they would have gone up behind her and things would have been just fine). So…we didn’t stay quite as long as we anticipated.
We got these from Santa about a week or so ago. The kids were very excited to watch them! Do you think they both made the naughty or nice list? The kids LOVE these videos SO much and get SO excited about them it’s worth the $12 I pay to make them. 🙂
Owen – Secret Places
Katie – Tour the Post Office
And surprise! Tonight we got these two new videos! Uncle Rob and daddy were able to watch along with us!
Owen – Movie Star
Katie – Elf House
Every week, 10 students help read a poem during Morning Program. This week was finally Owen’s turn! Daddy didn’t think he was going to be able to make it…but he did! And Uncle Rob was there, too!
We couldn’t hear him, of course, but his lips were moving and he wasn’t crying or hiding so it was all good!
And of course Katie didn’t want to wear PJs on the one day she technically could…
Clutching her purse… 🙂
She still swings the entire time I’m taking my walk (which is about 18-20 minutes). I usually still have to get her started with a big push, but today she started all on her own! She was waiting for me to come push her and was just swinging her legs back and forth…and she started moving. I saw it happening and procrastinated getting over there…and soon she was swinging as high as ever! I love her hair in slo-mo!
With her friend Cayenne.
Another great slo-mo on the slide.
Me: Katie, can you help me put these [dishes] away?
Katie: Of course, my dear!
We were shopping at Marshall’s and testing out a squeaker dog toy.
Me: [squeak squeak]
Katie: MAMA! That’s Maggie’s sound!!
I cracked my neck.
Katie: Mama! Don’t break your bones!
Katie wanted to take a picture of me so I gave her my phone. She backed up, looked to be framing the shot, and took the picture.
Me, looking at it: Good job, Bug!
Katie, smiling proudly: I made sure your head wasn’t cut off!
Seeing a mannequin in lingerie at Kohl’s:
Katie: Mama! She forgot to put clothes on!
She fell asleep on the way home from Woodbridge (and didn’t wake up when we got home!) so I’m sitting in the driveway enjoying the gorgeous day while she naps. This is apparently what happens when she gets up to pee twice at night.
I went into Katie’s room and found this. We have blankets and Bs and doll accessories aplenty, but she used tissues. 🙂
I think the only one you might have trouble figuring out is tastes like…its squishy blueberries. 🙂
Finally! Owen has had his for years and once I had Katie I kept checking but Pottery Barn never had them again! Until this year!
I’ll get better (more seasonal) pics later. 🙂
