All you Harry Potter fans should enjoy that one.
October 28, 2013
The Professor is in.
Tati decided to wear some of our funny dress up glasses and I just couldn't stop laughing at how much she looked like Professor Tralawney in the younger years.
All you Harry Potter fans should enjoy that one.
All you Harry Potter fans should enjoy that one.
October 26, 2013
3 Mo. Old!
- Big giggles.
- Sucking fingers.
- Looking at you when you talk to him.
- Bobbling his head really hard.
- Anybody holding him.
- Getting rocked to sleep.
- Sleeping with Mommy in her bed while he drinks his milk.
- Being outside.
- Showering.
- When Mommy eats red peppers or broccoli
October 20, 2013
While Mommy's Busy
9/1
There are times when I am really busy with feeding Oliver. Sometimes it can take quite a long time to finish and burp him and change his diaper. I feel a little guilty at how much time I'm not available for my other kids but then I go upstairs and see this:
Tati said they were going to sleep in there. This is what she looks like when she is sleeping, just in case you wanted her to show you.
And what bed is ever complete without a bunch of treasures inside? I think little kids have a lot in common with hoarders. They both love to hold onto their treasures and sleep with them.
There are times when I am really busy with feeding Oliver. Sometimes it can take quite a long time to finish and burp him and change his diaper. I feel a little guilty at how much time I'm not available for my other kids but then I go upstairs and see this:
How's that for an awesome fort? And here is what it looks like inside:
Tati said they were going to sleep in there. This is what she looks like when she is sleeping, just in case you wanted her to show you.
And what bed is ever complete without a bunch of treasures inside? I think little kids have a lot in common with hoarders. They both love to hold onto their treasures and sleep with them.
October 19, 2013
Buffalos Eat Snacks.
Greg's parents were here visiting with us this week. We decided to take them out to our favorite get-away spot and drove over to Elk Island.
It was a bit chillier than normal but the kids didn't seem to mind. Come on. Isn't this beautiful?!
We took their bikes with us this time which we've never done before. Boy, they LOVED riding down the trail. Gavin struggled riding through the leaves so he kept getting off and on his bike and asking somebody to carry it for him. It was fun and cute to watch them on their bikes. The girls would ride on ahead and then turn around and come back when they got too far ahead.
We were glad that they kept coming back to check in because I was worried that they'd run into a buffalo on their way. Little did I know I would be right on the way back.
We were stranded on the path. He was just sitting there having a snack and wouldn't budge even when we tried to scare him off. So I strapped the baby on in the baby carrier and Grandpa had us all bush whack down the ravine and then our plan was to go around the bison. Unfortunately we were right where he was on the path, he finally got scared and he bounded down into the ravine where we were but luckily it was just behind us. Nothing like a near death experience to get your blood pumping!
Once we made it back to the car, we were able to do some more investigations about what had happened. Tati was the first one to get to the buffalo. She said, "I saw him so I stopped." Then she rode back and told Chloe to stop. Then they waited for Grandma and Grandpa to catch up and then us. (We were way behind due to a grasshopper incident with lots of tears.) We were so proud of Tati that she stopped and handled the situation safely and without freaking out. She said she just remembered what we had told them the very first time we went to Elk Island that if you see a buffalo, just stop and slowly walk backwards away from it. I'm just so grateful that she didn't try and pet it or say "hi" because those are both things I would expect from her. **Disclaimer: He looks smaller here than in real life but he is a young male. We figured that made him more dangerous than normal.**
We made a fire this time. Most times we've gone it has been too hot to even have a desire to make a fire so we planned this time to roast some hot dogs and also to roast some marshmallows and make smores. It was really fun and the kids LOVED it! Both Tati and Gavin surprised us by how well they listened to the fire safety rules and how well they roasted their marshmallows--turning and toasting it.
As we were roasting marshmallows and hot dogs, we heard a bunch of "squaking" like crazy. We looked up and saw a bunch of birds that we'd never seen before. We couldn't believe how enormous they were and how noisy they were. Big, and white. It finally hit us and we remembered one time when we were there and ran into a bunch of bird watchers with awesome cameras. They were super excited because they had seen some trumpeter swans. That's what they were. Chloe was reading that book by E.B. White when we were there so it was kind of a big thrill to hear the bird peeps talking about seeing them in real life. She kept looking along the lakeside for them. Never did see them then. So she was really pumped to be able to see them this time. Evidently they are endangered.
Ok so back to the grasshopper incident. Gavin found a grasshopper and wanted to take it home but having a grasshopper required that he use both his hands to keep it from hopping away (poor thing). He also wanted to ride his bike. So I suggested he either ride in the stroller and hold the grasshopper or that the grasshopper ride in the hood of his sweatshirt as he rode his bike. He initially chose to have the grasshopper ride in his hood then the decided he was too tired to ride his bike so wanted to ride in the stroller. That just required us to get the grasshopper out of his hood. That's when we noticed it had lost a leg. Poor thing. But Gavin refused to let him go. He said, "He's ok Mommy. His leg is not hurting." This pic in before he lost his limb in nam. No disrespect to those who have actually been to nam.
He just fell right in love with that thing. Speaking of falling in love. How cute is Gavin here?
Oliver just mostly sad around looking cute or enjoyed people holding him. It's hard to put him down sometimes because he is so cozy and happy and he makes you feel happy.
As we were heading back to the car and recounting our adventurous day at the park, Greg and Gavin had the following conversation:
Greg: "Gavin, do you know what buffalos eat?"
Gavin: "Yeah."
Greg: "What do they eat?"
Gavin: "Snacks."
It was a bit chillier than normal but the kids didn't seem to mind. Come on. Isn't this beautiful?!
We took their bikes with us this time which we've never done before. Boy, they LOVED riding down the trail. Gavin struggled riding through the leaves so he kept getting off and on his bike and asking somebody to carry it for him. It was fun and cute to watch them on their bikes. The girls would ride on ahead and then turn around and come back when they got too far ahead.
We were stranded on the path. He was just sitting there having a snack and wouldn't budge even when we tried to scare him off. So I strapped the baby on in the baby carrier and Grandpa had us all bush whack down the ravine and then our plan was to go around the bison. Unfortunately we were right where he was on the path, he finally got scared and he bounded down into the ravine where we were but luckily it was just behind us. Nothing like a near death experience to get your blood pumping!
Once we made it back to the car, we were able to do some more investigations about what had happened. Tati was the first one to get to the buffalo. She said, "I saw him so I stopped." Then she rode back and told Chloe to stop. Then they waited for Grandma and Grandpa to catch up and then us. (We were way behind due to a grasshopper incident with lots of tears.) We were so proud of Tati that she stopped and handled the situation safely and without freaking out. She said she just remembered what we had told them the very first time we went to Elk Island that if you see a buffalo, just stop and slowly walk backwards away from it. I'm just so grateful that she didn't try and pet it or say "hi" because those are both things I would expect from her. **Disclaimer: He looks smaller here than in real life but he is a young male. We figured that made him more dangerous than normal.**
We made a fire this time. Most times we've gone it has been too hot to even have a desire to make a fire so we planned this time to roast some hot dogs and also to roast some marshmallows and make smores. It was really fun and the kids LOVED it! Both Tati and Gavin surprised us by how well they listened to the fire safety rules and how well they roasted their marshmallows--turning and toasting it.
As we were roasting marshmallows and hot dogs, we heard a bunch of "squaking" like crazy. We looked up and saw a bunch of birds that we'd never seen before. We couldn't believe how enormous they were and how noisy they were. Big, and white. It finally hit us and we remembered one time when we were there and ran into a bunch of bird watchers with awesome cameras. They were super excited because they had seen some trumpeter swans. That's what they were. Chloe was reading that book by E.B. White when we were there so it was kind of a big thrill to hear the bird peeps talking about seeing them in real life. She kept looking along the lakeside for them. Never did see them then. So she was really pumped to be able to see them this time. Evidently they are endangered.
Ok so back to the grasshopper incident. Gavin found a grasshopper and wanted to take it home but having a grasshopper required that he use both his hands to keep it from hopping away (poor thing). He also wanted to ride his bike. So I suggested he either ride in the stroller and hold the grasshopper or that the grasshopper ride in the hood of his sweatshirt as he rode his bike. He initially chose to have the grasshopper ride in his hood then the decided he was too tired to ride his bike so wanted to ride in the stroller. That just required us to get the grasshopper out of his hood. That's when we noticed it had lost a leg. Poor thing. But Gavin refused to let him go. He said, "He's ok Mommy. His leg is not hurting." This pic in before he lost his limb in nam. No disrespect to those who have actually been to nam.
Oliver just mostly sad around looking cute or enjoyed people holding him. It's hard to put him down sometimes because he is so cozy and happy and he makes you feel happy.
As we were heading back to the car and recounting our adventurous day at the park, Greg and Gavin had the following conversation:
Greg: "Gavin, do you know what buffalos eat?"
Gavin: "Yeah."
Greg: "What do they eat?"
Gavin: "Snacks."
October 14, 2013
Selfies
She is 5. She is coo-koo. She loves selfies.
I'm worried about what the teenage years might look like already. We have an old, crappy digital camera that we let the girls use when we go for outings. Tati's shots were basically all her and shots of inside the car or glare on the window. And movies of her talking silly.
I just showed her this collage and she asked me if I could print it for her. Ha, ha.
October 13, 2013
It's Autumn Time, It's Autumn Time!
The leaves are
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a
l
l
i
n
g
down. All around the town. We thought we'd take advantage of the beautiful weather and squeeze in a last minute hike before all the leaves were down and the snow comes. Still no snow yet!
I just strapped on my little "Baby Birdie" as we like to call him or in this case he was a little baby bear, and we were off!
Trying to get a good picture of the kids is like herding cats. Is that the saying? Apparently herding cats would be like taking pictures of my kids.
The kids had a blast. The girls had their cameras and were taking blurry pictures of each other and of leaves and rocks and what not. It was great. We stopped half way and had a snack: seaweed, edamames and granola bars. Greg was here too, he just was behind the camera.
f
a
l
l
i
n
g
down. All around the town. We thought we'd take advantage of the beautiful weather and squeeze in a last minute hike before all the leaves were down and the snow comes. Still no snow yet!
Here's a super cute one of Gavin. Wasn't the lighting great?
Here's a cute, little waterfall that the girls fell in love with.
Trying to get a good picture of the kids is like herding cats. Is that the saying? Apparently herding cats would be like taking pictures of my kids.
The kids had a blast. The girls had their cameras and were taking blurry pictures of each other and of leaves and rocks and what not. It was great. We stopped half way and had a snack: seaweed, edamames and granola bars. Greg was here too, he just was behind the camera.
October 10, 2013
Buzz Cut
Based on peoples' reaction, I'm guessing that we're freaks because we always shave our babies' head. Supposedly if you shave their hair, they will have nicer and thicker hair when they grow up. I don't know how some of these theories are proven but all my kids do have nice hair so there's that. It's not like we do it just to say we shave their heads, it is usually just to even out their hair. With Chloe, she rubbed a bald spot so hard on her head, we had no choice but to even it out. We left the hair on top so that I could glue bows and what not on top. Tati had to get an I.V. in her head when she was hospitalized and they had to shave her head to put the tape around the line so we had no choice. We shaved her with no attachments. She got the shortest haircut of them all. Gavin's hair was rubbing off all over the place so we just basically finished it off faster. With Oliver, his hair has really started to fall out. If you run your fingers through his hair and look at your hand, it will be full of hair. Plus he also had a rubbed off spot on the back of his head. But for the record, he gets the most tummy time of all our kids because by now, we are perfect parents. ;-)
Anyway, let's take a little walk down memory lane, shall we?
Chloe:
Tati:
Gavin:
and now here is Oliver with the worst "After" picture ever.
Anyway, let's take a little walk down memory lane, shall we?
Chloe:
Tati:
Gavin:
and now here is Oliver with the worst "After" picture ever.
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