What a busy month this has been! With Trevor's surgery at the beginning of summer and his recovery for all of June and most of July we didn't do a whole lot. We tried to cram everything in during the month of August. The weather hasn't been all that great either. We have had to "heat waves" this summer. Other wise it has been rather cold.
This month we have gone to baseball games, camping in our back yard (It was in the 90's and no air conditioner in the house!), VBS, lots of parties, made a few trips to the beach, parks and trying to enjoy the outdoors as much as we can before school starts.
Trevor is very excited about school! I hope he feels this way when he is a teenager :) He has made his teacher crafts and pictures. Tomorrow he gets to meet her and give her all his gifts he has made for her. The day of the girls birthday will be a busy one! That is also the day Trevor starts Kindergarten! That afternoon he will have soccer practice and I have a meeting I am suppose to attend. Trevor's friend Caitlyn will be coming over that morning to ride with Trevor on the bus. She is in 3rd grade, so she is an experienced rider :)
August 31, 2010
July 29, 2010
Zoo Day!
Scott took the day off so we could all go to the zoo. We left early in the morning so we could be there when it opened at 9:30. We got to Shoreline and Trevor said, "Daddy, the babe doesn't like her milk she spit it out." I reached behind me and touched Allie's hand. It was wet and had milk chunks on it. She threw up in her car seat. Of course the only change of clothes I had was a shirt. She had it everywhere! Thank goodness she took off her shoes and socks prior to this happening.
We got to the zoo, at 9:30, but we had to clean Allie up. Of course the sun was not out this morning like it has been the last few weeks so it was a little chilly. We stripped her of her clothes and put the new shirt and a jacket on her. We then got inside of the zoo and headed for the family restroom. We washed the clothes off and dried them with the hand dryer. She was now good to go :)
The kids had a lot of fun at the zoo. They loved the freedom to walk all over and see the animals. The girls kept pushing each other and giggling. Whenever Allie would stop pushing Kara, Kara would put her hand on her back and say "again, again". They were running and giggling and had everyone smiling at them.
After lunch I gave the girls a cookie while they were still in the stroller. They wanted down but I told them they either gave me the cookie and they could get down, or they could finish it then get down. Kara finished hers right away. Allie on the other hand wanted to save hers but did not want to give it up to me. Finally after seeing her sister have some freedom she shoved the cookie in her mouth. I finally let her out. A few minutes later I noticed her mouth was full. I gave her cheeks a little squeeze and out comes some cookie. She held onto the rest like a little chipmunk. 10 minutes later she spits the whole thing out. So not only is she a little smelly from her earlier episode, but now she is dirty from her cookie sitting in her mouth for 20 minutes!
We enjoyed the rest of the day at the zoo. Once we got home we put the girls right into the bath as Allie really needed it after her excellent adventures today. As soon as they got into the bath Kara pooped in the tub! I got them out right away, then Allie proceeded to go to the kitchen and pee on the tile in there. Finally we got them back in the tub and cleaned. Of course they went outside to play in the dirt... What a day!
We got to the zoo, at 9:30, but we had to clean Allie up. Of course the sun was not out this morning like it has been the last few weeks so it was a little chilly. We stripped her of her clothes and put the new shirt and a jacket on her. We then got inside of the zoo and headed for the family restroom. We washed the clothes off and dried them with the hand dryer. She was now good to go :)
The kids had a lot of fun at the zoo. They loved the freedom to walk all over and see the animals. The girls kept pushing each other and giggling. Whenever Allie would stop pushing Kara, Kara would put her hand on her back and say "again, again". They were running and giggling and had everyone smiling at them.
After lunch I gave the girls a cookie while they were still in the stroller. They wanted down but I told them they either gave me the cookie and they could get down, or they could finish it then get down. Kara finished hers right away. Allie on the other hand wanted to save hers but did not want to give it up to me. Finally after seeing her sister have some freedom she shoved the cookie in her mouth. I finally let her out. A few minutes later I noticed her mouth was full. I gave her cheeks a little squeeze and out comes some cookie. She held onto the rest like a little chipmunk. 10 minutes later she spits the whole thing out. So not only is she a little smelly from her earlier episode, but now she is dirty from her cookie sitting in her mouth for 20 minutes!
We enjoyed the rest of the day at the zoo. Once we got home we put the girls right into the bath as Allie really needed it after her excellent adventures today. As soon as they got into the bath Kara pooped in the tub! I got them out right away, then Allie proceeded to go to the kitchen and pee on the tile in there. Finally we got them back in the tub and cleaned. Of course they went outside to play in the dirt... What a day!
July 28, 2010
Extreme Sports... Toddler Style!
For the first event we have the potty chair standoff. Whoever can get their potty chair on the kitchen chair and stand on top of the potty chair wins.
And the winner is... Kara!
Our second event involves a shelving system in the bedroom closet. Whoever can stand on the shelves and reach the books (almost 4' off the ground) and successfully get one book down without being stuck or falling off wins.
And the winner is... Allie!
We are tied at the moment. Stay tuned for more from Extreme Sports... Toddler Style!
***DISCLAIMER*** No toddlers were injured or encouraged to do these stunts. They thought it out all on their own. Potty chairs and books have since been moved to a different location after discovering our talented twins.
The potty chair event happened while I was cooking dinner. Trevor started laughing, "hurry mommy, you have to see this!" When I got to the living room (Where the chairs had been kept do to the girls climbing the table and into their high chairs...) Kara was proudly standing on top of her potty chair which was placed on the kitchen chair. Allie's potty was also on top of the chair, but she was still climbing when I found her.
After removing the chairs and potties I went to finish dinner. The girls went into their room. There isn't much in there for them to get into. Or so I thought until I heard the screams. I went in and Kara was stuck on the shelves and couldn't get down. I grabbed Kara turned around and was comforting her. In the meantime Allie thought it would be a great idea to try and climb the shelves. By the time I seen this and put Kara down Allie had grabbed two books. I removed her and started to remove the books. She tried climbing again... Never a dull moment around here :)
And the winner is... Kara!
Our second event involves a shelving system in the bedroom closet. Whoever can stand on the shelves and reach the books (almost 4' off the ground) and successfully get one book down without being stuck or falling off wins.
And the winner is... Allie!
We are tied at the moment. Stay tuned for more from Extreme Sports... Toddler Style!
***DISCLAIMER*** No toddlers were injured or encouraged to do these stunts. They thought it out all on their own. Potty chairs and books have since been moved to a different location after discovering our talented twins.
The potty chair event happened while I was cooking dinner. Trevor started laughing, "hurry mommy, you have to see this!" When I got to the living room (Where the chairs had been kept do to the girls climbing the table and into their high chairs...) Kara was proudly standing on top of her potty chair which was placed on the kitchen chair. Allie's potty was also on top of the chair, but she was still climbing when I found her.
After removing the chairs and potties I went to finish dinner. The girls went into their room. There isn't much in there for them to get into. Or so I thought until I heard the screams. I went in and Kara was stuck on the shelves and couldn't get down. I grabbed Kara turned around and was comforting her. In the meantime Allie thought it would be a great idea to try and climb the shelves. By the time I seen this and put Kara down Allie had grabbed two books. I removed her and started to remove the books. She tried climbing again... Never a dull moment around here :)
July 26, 2010
Max Bye Bye
Allie has finally said her first two (three) word sentence! She is now saying Max Bye Bye! She pauses about two or three seconds after saying Max then says bye bye right after it! Who knew it would take pet sitting for her to start putting words together :)
July 24, 2010
Bye Bye Max
Max left today. The kids got to hold her one last time before Ryan and Ari took her back home. They spent about 30 minutes holding onto her before we gave her back :) Tonight as I was getting the girls ready for bed they went into Trevor's room chanting, MAX! MAX! But of course she was not in there. They were looking all over the room for her. They are in bed now one of the girls is saying MAX! MAX! while the other one is saying Bye, Bye! They miss her already. Trevor did a great job of feeding and watering her everyday and even helped clean her cage out.
Today I took Trevor bowling for a birthday party. He did so much better than he did last year! He bowled a 116 with no help from me. Of course the bumpers were up :) He got 2 strikes and a spare! He beat most of the older kids too.
We have been busy this summer going to parks, the beach, family night at church, lots of BBQ's. I love this time of year. Soon we'll have to have Trevor start getting to bed a little earlier so he'll be used to it for kindergarten. I hope this next month goes as slow as June did :)
Today I took Trevor bowling for a birthday party. He did so much better than he did last year! He bowled a 116 with no help from me. Of course the bumpers were up :) He got 2 strikes and a spare! He beat most of the older kids too.
We have been busy this summer going to parks, the beach, family night at church, lots of BBQ's. I love this time of year. Soon we'll have to have Trevor start getting to bed a little earlier so he'll be used to it for kindergarten. I hope this next month goes as slow as June did :)
July 23, 2010
So sweet...
This morning after getting Kara ready for the day I let her down so she could go see Max, a guinea pig we are watching for a friend. I was finishing up with Allie and I didn't hear anything from Trevor's room. I went in and checked up on her. She was snuggled in bed with her big brother. They were so cute. Of course as soon as I got the camera she was sitting up. I asked her to lay back down so I could get a picture. Her response... Nuh uh...
Whenever someone is sad Kara and Allie will go up to them and pat them on the back. They are such sweet little girls. :) Yesterday they took that to a whole new level. Allie was hitting her sister in the back as Kara was giggling. They kept this up for about 10 minutes. It was the funniest thing to watch. Of course we do not have that on video either. I think we need to set up cameras through out the house so we can catch all their sweet and funny moments. Or I can try and remember to blog about it on here...
Whenever someone is sad Kara and Allie will go up to them and pat them on the back. They are such sweet little girls. :) Yesterday they took that to a whole new level. Allie was hitting her sister in the back as Kara was giggling. They kept this up for about 10 minutes. It was the funniest thing to watch. Of course we do not have that on video either. I think we need to set up cameras through out the house so we can catch all their sweet and funny moments. Or I can try and remember to blog about it on here...
July 16, 2010
House Guest
A friend of mine asked if we could keep her guinea pig, Max, while on vacation. I said yes. When I told Trevor he was so excited! I let him know that she will be sleeping in his room. He said, "I don't want her in there, she will poop all over my room". I told him that she will sleep in a cage in his room. He thought that was a great idea!
Last night Max came over to spend 9 nights with us. The girls have been squealing with delight! They love to hold her. When she moves it tickles their legs, and the girls giggle :) Trevor has been holding her all the time. While he plays school, reads, watching TV, etc. Trevor is in charge of watering and feeding her every night. He is excited for his new job! He has been telling everyone that he is taking care of his friend Ryan's "hamster"
Poor Max is going to get a complex when she leaves here. The girls call her a bunny and Trevor calls her a hamster. Unless she already has one as her name is Max and she is a girl :) That is what you get when a 5 year old that likes Max and Ruby names his first pet :)
I hope Max is ready and well rested for tomorrow. I'm sure it will be more of the same as today. At least the weather has been nice so I have been able to convince the kids to play outside and give Max a break.
Last night Max came over to spend 9 nights with us. The girls have been squealing with delight! They love to hold her. When she moves it tickles their legs, and the girls giggle :) Trevor has been holding her all the time. While he plays school, reads, watching TV, etc. Trevor is in charge of watering and feeding her every night. He is excited for his new job! He has been telling everyone that he is taking care of his friend Ryan's "hamster"
Poor Max is going to get a complex when she leaves here. The girls call her a bunny and Trevor calls her a hamster. Unless she already has one as her name is Max and she is a girl :) That is what you get when a 5 year old that likes Max and Ruby names his first pet :)
I hope Max is ready and well rested for tomorrow. I'm sure it will be more of the same as today. At least the weather has been nice so I have been able to convince the kids to play outside and give Max a break.
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