This is it...
We are at her 5th birthday-eve. Dang. I remember where we were that night and what we did. First, Rebecca and Mother came down to go with me to see Dr. Brown, we decided to induce the next day, we went to the hospital to see Daisie (who up to that point was the most beautiful newborn I had ever seen), went to Kiplee's for supper, came home and went to bed, didn't sleep, was already awake when the alarm went off, listened to WRAY where Rebecca was working and playing all baby-related songs and our wedding song for us (which, by the way, made me teary then and when I think about it now) and the rest is history...WOW!
And what a history it is!!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Saturday, March 15, 2008
She survived, actually, thrived!
She had a ball on her field trip and didn't get lost or separated or even miss me being there ;( I don't really know about that last one, but I bet she didn't mind going without me. She has kindergarten round up coming up in way less than a month and then in a few short months, she will be thrown to the wolves in the real world. With real other (potentially really mean) kids and real (potentially really, really mean) teachers and school lunches (that she probably won't eat) and homework.
Sigh...Didn't we just get home from St. Mary's with her in a blanket and Gymboree sleeper and look in amazement at what we had made? How did we get here???
She had a ball on her field trip and didn't get lost or separated or even miss me being there ;( I don't really know about that last one, but I bet she didn't mind going without me. She has kindergarten round up coming up in way less than a month and then in a few short months, she will be thrown to the wolves in the real world. With real other (potentially really mean) kids and real (potentially really, really mean) teachers and school lunches (that she probably won't eat) and homework.
Sigh...Didn't we just get home from St. Mary's with her in a blanket and Gymboree sleeper and look in amazement at what we had made? How did we get here???
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Sorry for the lack of posts
You know how it is chasing a 15 month old. If you don't, it is BUSY! He is starting to stand up for himself and make himself laugh. Lauren is an amazing big sister and protector, but watch out if he "takes her stuff"! It's war! She yells no and he yells it back. It's almost comical. Almost.
More later...
You know how it is chasing a 15 month old. If you don't, it is BUSY! He is starting to stand up for himself and make himself laugh. Lauren is an amazing big sister and protector, but watch out if he "takes her stuff"! It's war! She yells no and he yells it back. It's almost comical. Almost.
More later...
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Running everywhere
Jack is off to the races! Walking bordering on jogging. He needs a bit longer, but it's not long now...dang it. Lauren can keep up with him, but we barely can and he knows it. He got a temporary reprieve today at Target when he was sprung from the cart. He laughed and "ran" from us for 10 minutes. He is SO darn cute!!!
Jack is off to the races! Walking bordering on jogging. He needs a bit longer, but it's not long now...dang it. Lauren can keep up with him, but we barely can and he knows it. He got a temporary reprieve today at Target when he was sprung from the cart. He laughed and "ran" from us for 10 minutes. He is SO darn cute!!!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
I'm not one to brag, but this IS my blog...
Lauren is a genius! One of the most intelligent in her class (according to her parent/teacher conference) and she is "sparkly"! She counted the highest when asked to count, can hop on each foot, skip, walk backward, copy shapes (pre-writing and pre-math skills), write her name with a capital letter followed by lower case letters, knows her capital letters (and said them as fast as she could) and all of her lower case letters (except for the funny looking 'g' just like that one that she told the teacher did NOT look like a g...) and she has a lot of friends and interacts with them all very well. Her one thing to work on is to wait to talk. "...she is just bursting with information to share and she has a lot to say, but thinking 'is it my turn to talk or my turn to listen?' is something they will be working on for the next 3 mo." I am SO proud of her!!!
Lauren is a genius! One of the most intelligent in her class (according to her parent/teacher conference) and she is "sparkly"! She counted the highest when asked to count, can hop on each foot, skip, walk backward, copy shapes (pre-writing and pre-math skills), write her name with a capital letter followed by lower case letters, knows her capital letters (and said them as fast as she could) and all of her lower case letters (except for the funny looking 'g' just like that one that she told the teacher did NOT look like a g...) and she has a lot of friends and interacts with them all very well. Her one thing to work on is to wait to talk. "...she is just bursting with information to share and she has a lot to say, but thinking 'is it my turn to talk or my turn to listen?' is something they will be working on for the next 3 mo." I am SO proud of her!!!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
I know. It's been a month...sorry
We have had a LONG vacation. It was great, but LONG in case I didn't mention it. We went to the beach, to Mark's wedding (it was beautiful, btw!), and to Walt Disney World. The kids loved it. We did too. 4 is a magical age to go to Disney. 1, not so magical. Bored. He also wanted down A LOT and he is SO strong. We did get to take him on 2 trains, the Carousel of Progress, The Transit Authority and a few others. He did like the fireworks each time, but slept through Fantasmic. Lauren was thrilled to meet Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Pluto, Leo, JoJo, Goliath, June, Cinderella, Prince Charming, the wicked step mother and sisters and WOODY from Toy Story.
Look at my www.flickr.com acct. if you want to see pictures.
We have had a LONG vacation. It was great, but LONG in case I didn't mention it. We went to the beach, to Mark's wedding (it was beautiful, btw!), and to Walt Disney World. The kids loved it. We did too. 4 is a magical age to go to Disney. 1, not so magical. Bored. He also wanted down A LOT and he is SO strong. We did get to take him on 2 trains, the Carousel of Progress, The Transit Authority and a few others. He did like the fireworks each time, but slept through Fantasmic. Lauren was thrilled to meet Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Pluto, Leo, JoJo, Goliath, June, Cinderella, Prince Charming, the wicked step mother and sisters and WOODY from Toy Story.
Look at my www.flickr.com acct. if you want to see pictures.
Sunday, December 16, 2007
The big ONE
So, Jack is now 1. Wow. I swear, time flies when your having fun. Or, when days drag on and on and on and you think the day may never end and then you look and it's been so long you think, "How did we get here?" A friend told me that she was told, "The days are long, but the years are short." No truer words were ever spoken. Happy Birthday little boy!
Love,
Momma
Love,
Momma
Thursday, December 06, 2007
Blue and brown
Aren't they just cute enough to eat? We are getting ready for our trip to FL. We are going to be gone a while. Packing, or just the thought of, is enough to make me shake and sweat. I know we will have fun once we are there, but the trip may be the hardest part. Jack isn't quite the traveler that Lauren always has been. I am taking snacks, bribes, movies, toys etc., but he will just want out of his seat and down on the ground to move around. Not likely. Poor kid. I hope I have it built up to be way worse than it actually will be, but I bet my fears are spot on. Wish us luck! I'll try to post again before Christmas, but if I don't, Merry Christmas to you and yours!
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