We were watching Owen’s last AfterSchool athletics program and they were playing dodgeball. Of course Katie wanted to run and play with them but she couldn’t. However, she could grab balls that came over by us…
Category Archives: Kids
Us Girls
Katie says she wants to dance, but…
Smiles & Shades
But I actually like this version better.
Acorn Christmas Wreaths
Look familiar, Gramma Jean?!
Each kid got their own wreath. For Katie, I glued the strips and then let her put them on. She was only interested for about eight strips, so we put it away then tried again another time—at which point we got another handful of strips on. I ended up finishing hers for her because I wanted it finished before March. She was, however, more interested in the acorns—she’d tell me where to put the glue then she’d put the acorn on.
Honestly, Owen’s attention span wasn’t much better—it took him two times to get the strips done and then another time for the acorns.
And Owen fixing my wreath by adding an acorn that’s been missing for as long as I can remember:
But, I think it’s time to finally retire the wreath I made in pre-school (age 3)…
She thinks Papa’s cookies are delicious.
Of course she was saying it without prompting before I started recording…but damn this is cute.
Upside Down
Katie loves being upside down and this time, daddy joined her! (This was actually back on November 28! Remember what I said earlier about forgetting to take pictures off the card?!)
Kid Christmas Tree Pic Attempt #1
Not horrendous, but we’ll try again. 🙂
(This was actually back on November 30! I take fewer pictures with my real camera now and I forget to take them off the card!)
Clingy Kids
Grannie Lin sent Christmas window clings in her care package…the kids LOVE them! We don’t have that many windows on the first floor so they’re all covered!
Slide boy
Pizza Cupcakes
The kids love pizza and they love cupcakes, so I thought they’d love pizza cupcakes! And it was a fun little dinner project.
It went pretty well…
After three she was DONE. So it was Owen’s turn!
He wasn’t thrilled. And neither one liked them.
FAIL.
Katieisms 11
I had put all my hair in a clip on top of my head just to get it out of the way.
Katie, noticing it: WOW!! You have crazy hair!
Katie: Mom, I have something to tell you. She touches my slippers. I love your shoes. She touches my sweater. I love your coat. She touches my hair. I love your hair.
Katie and I were grocery shopping. As we were walking to the checkout, she got excited:
Katie: Mama! Potions!
Me: What?
Katie, pointing: Potions!
Me: Looking…looking… AHA!
Thank you, Sofia the First!
Jingle Bells all the way
Katie’s version of Christmas favorites.
Katie loves scissors!
Katie LOVES cutting and if I don’t keep an eye on her, she’ll end up at the table cutting any paper she can get her hands on. Fortunately, she’s not half bad. 🙂
He still sleeps like this.
Owen has been coughing at night so he’s often tired in the morning. I let him sleep in today since we have the time…but at 7:20 (he’s normally up by 6:30) I went in to make sure he was still breathing and I found this.
It brought back memories of how he often slept as a baby…
We just signed Owen up for T-ball this spring!
Owen has been asking about playing baseball again and we told him we’d look into it…so I asked a few parents and got some basic info, but honestly didn’t DO anything. And then today, a flyer got sent home about T-ball/baseball starting up in the spring. Well there we go.
With his age bracket, it’s going to be pretty much like the last time he played (with the special needs group) in that everyone on the roster bats each inning, everyone is in the outfield, there are parents helping on both sides, and there are only three innings. The differences are they spend time learning the rules of the game, the names of the positions, the basic game plays (outs, runs, etc.), and how to catch and hit.
I know he won’t like the T-ball part of it because he can actually hit the ball, but the FAQ said that they will get pitches if the skill test determines he’s ready. So I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
Tom is super excited for this—hoping to help out at games and maybe some practices. I’m somewhat looking forward to it because I know they’ll love it, but all I see right now is $$$ for stuff (registration, equipment, uniforms) and running him to and from practices. Thankfully, most of the practices will be about two miles from the house (and right across from the library, so maybe Katie and I can hang out there during some practices).
It doesn’t start until spring, though, so we all have time to prepare. 🙂
Look who we ran into at the book fair!
Owen had just watched Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (movie #2 where Dobby was introduced) so we thought he’d be really excited.
Nope.
Owen has…we’re not sure.
He’s had a cough for the past month but it’s gotten a lot worse over the past week so today I took him in just in case it was something that could be fixed.
Unfortunately, it wasn’t. The doc said everything sounded fine in his chest and there really wasn’t anything definitive wrong. It was likely just random crud. He advised allergy meds to hopefully dry him out.
So we’ll see. At least he feels okay otherwise.
Pudding face!
Katie loves going to school!
I volunteered in Owen’s classroom today and after awhile Katie wanted to come color with the big kids. Well, I say color but she really just wanted the pencil…and the scissors!
Katie rocked her first trip to the dentist!
I took both kids in tonight—Owen for his regular 6-month checkup and Katie for her first ever visit. She loves brushing her teeth so I didn’t think she’d have any problems with it…but you never know.
They were both excited to go, and it started well with them playing in the waiting room!
Then we had a brief introduction with both the hygienist and dentist in their office and then it was off to the chairs!
Owen was first…
And Katie was intrigued.
And got closer…
I asked if she wanted to hold Owen’s hand and she said yes. 🙂
Owen did REALLY well (which I would hope, as he’s done this about four times), and then it was Katie’s turn!
“Look mama! Clouds!” (There were clouds painted on the wall!)
Glasses and bib—so far, so good.
She didn’t seem nervous but I asked if she wanted Owen to hold her hand and she said yes. 🙂
Katie seeing herself for the first time. I love the look on her face! 🙂
She was a total rock star. They were able to do a full cleaning (as opposed to Owen’s first visit at age four when they only got about three teeth done).
Then they both got seen by the dentist and were told they need to brush twice a day (instead of just once) and start flossing…and Owen NEEDS to stop sucking his thumb as his teeth are already out of place (Katie’s are perfect). She said this is THE time to stop as his bottom two teeth are still coming in and his top two are loose (I bet both will be gone by Christmas—one might be gone by this weekend) so the new ones will come in straight. (We’ve told him and showed him pictures of what can happen and he knows he needs to stop—and even catches himself—but it will still be challenging because he’s still just five years old.) Then they got their goody bags and were SOOOOOO excited about the toothbrush and stickers and toothpaste—and Owen got a toy truck and Katie got a little mermaid! They were in HEAVEN.
So overall they both did AWESOME and I loved the staff—we’ve had nice dental staff before, but you can see a difference in a regular dentist who sees kids vs. a pediatric dentist. 🙂
Wegmans!
We love a good grocery store and have been wanting to go to Wegmans ever since we moved here but just haven’t gotten around to it. Until today, when I was on the hunt for mulling spices (I hadn’t been able to find them at any of our local grocery stores) and found myself a mile away.
Katie saw the car cart immediately and had to ride in it. It was her very first time in one of these and isn’t she damn cute?!
I wasn’t there to do a full shopping trip but I did manage to find one of Tom’s new favorite beers and two bottles of Moscato for me…as well as the aforementioned mulling spices and some sushi. 🙂
I only wish it wasn’t 15 minutes away—granted it’s not that far and we already travel that distance for Costco…but we have three decent grocery stores within two miles!
“This is comfy!”
They begged to go to the playground…
And then, as usual, they do everything except play on the playground stuff.
Helping put up the Christmas tree.
I guess that should be “helping.” 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s our first best attempt at a holiday photo!
And a great one of Tom and the kids:
And a decent one of the kids:
And, of course, classic Owen! 🙂
I’m glad I’m not a turkey!
Owen singing my favorite song from the feast. This makes me smile SO much.
Watching it snow!
It was snowing but not sticking because it was too warm—but Katie was enjoying it.
I want to hide in there!
Katie came whining to me that she couldn’t hide. What?! She made me follow her, pointing at the coat rack and saying “Mama! I want to hide in there!” She couldn’t fit because I had stacked some boxes in there. I moved them and she immediately crawled in with her baby doll.
Katie loves her desk!
