Better late than never, right? Let's see, I'm writing this on Tuesday, trying to remember back 4 days. It's going to be sketchy.
7:00ish - drop off. Some sort of breakfast. With mushed something and probably hot cereal. I think.
8:30 Ariel fell asleep in Toni's lap, went down for a nap.
10:30ish We went to the mall. The play area was really busy so we didn't stay there too long. When we left, we all walked down the mall and Ariel walked with us. She was such a big girl walking with all the other kids. She won't hold hands, but if you herd her in the right direction she does pretty good. We found a couch area that we had all to ourselves and all five kids played bunny house. Well, except Margot was pouty and Ariel didn't understand she was Baby Bunny.
12:00 We had lunch in the food court. Ariel and the boys had mac and cheese. She also traded Margot for some cheese pizza. Afterwards, we all went to DQ and she shared my blizzard.
1:30 Left the mall. Ariel fell asleep in the car.
2:00 Toni stayed with sleeping Ariel and I took Alex, Dagny and Adam to run Shabbat errands.
4:00 Pick up.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Mar. 29, 2007
Hi, I'm back from my fabulous vacation. Last Wednesday I flew to Chicago. My friend Toni picked me up and we stayed at her house that night. The next day, we drove to scenic Waterloo Iowa for a photography convention. The convention was really good. Friday-Monday we went to great workshops and seminars with wonderful speakers. I learned so much I'm not even sure where to start. Monday, we drove back to Chicago, and on Tuesday Toni and her girls flew back to Denver with me.
And while I was gone, I got a new niece. Hannah Elizabeth was born on March 22. She and her mommy came over for pictures yesterday.
I didn't get any candid shots with my boys, but later that night and out of the blue Alex said, "I don't like my new cousin Hannah. She is WAY to small."
So now it's back to your regularly scheduled programming.
7:00 Jeremy woke me up in Alex's bed. I had moved at some point during the night from our temporary futon bed. I think Alex had a bad dream because he kept calling for me between the hours of 2 and 3 am so I finally decided it would just be easier to stay with him. And I should add that Jeremy did try to wake me at 6:30 but I was not ready.
7:05 Ariel arrived.
7:15 Breakfast - apricots and hot cereal. It's a regular waffle factory around here with 4 bigs kids.
7:35 Changed a poopy diaper.
7:40 Ariel, Alex, Adam and I drove Jeremy to work. The original plan was for him to ride with Becky, but he wasn't ready at 7:00.
8:20 Got home. I changed another poopy diaper and then I tried to put Ariel down for a nap but she didn't fall asleep.
10:00 Toni got Margot's car seat loaded in Jeremy's car (hence the reason he couldn't take his car to work) and then Toni and I went to the Butterfly Pavillion.
10:30 Butterfly Pavillion - it was the worst possible combination of spring break and school groups. I've never seen it so busy and it wasn't fun for me. The kids had a good time though. Ariel liked looking at the spiders. I would have let her hold Rosie if there wasn't a huge line for that.
Dagny and Ariel look for Butterflies:
Margot hamming for the camera:
My boys posing:
And "I'm not smiling for you"
12:00 Left the Butterfly Pavillion.
12:30 Home and lunch. Ariel had mushed mixed veggies and string cheese. After lunch I changed her diaper, but it was too late. She had already soaked through her jeans.
1:00 Put Ariel down for a nap. I think it took her a while to fall asleep.
4:00 Ariel finally woke up. She watched a little TV with the big kids while I worked on the blog. I don't think she was watching much, she was having too much fun hanging out.
4:35 Pick up.
And while I was gone, I got a new niece. Hannah Elizabeth was born on March 22. She and her mommy came over for pictures yesterday.
I didn't get any candid shots with my boys, but later that night and out of the blue Alex said, "I don't like my new cousin Hannah. She is WAY to small."
So now it's back to your regularly scheduled programming.
7:00 Jeremy woke me up in Alex's bed. I had moved at some point during the night from our temporary futon bed. I think Alex had a bad dream because he kept calling for me between the hours of 2 and 3 am so I finally decided it would just be easier to stay with him. And I should add that Jeremy did try to wake me at 6:30 but I was not ready.
7:05 Ariel arrived.
7:15 Breakfast - apricots and hot cereal. It's a regular waffle factory around here with 4 bigs kids.
7:35 Changed a poopy diaper.
7:40 Ariel, Alex, Adam and I drove Jeremy to work. The original plan was for him to ride with Becky, but he wasn't ready at 7:00.
8:20 Got home. I changed another poopy diaper and then I tried to put Ariel down for a nap but she didn't fall asleep.
10:00 Toni got Margot's car seat loaded in Jeremy's car (hence the reason he couldn't take his car to work) and then Toni and I went to the Butterfly Pavillion.
10:30 Butterfly Pavillion - it was the worst possible combination of spring break and school groups. I've never seen it so busy and it wasn't fun for me. The kids had a good time though. Ariel liked looking at the spiders. I would have let her hold Rosie if there wasn't a huge line for that.
Dagny and Ariel look for Butterflies:
Margot hamming for the camera:
My boys posing:
And "I'm not smiling for you"
12:00 Left the Butterfly Pavillion.
12:30 Home and lunch. Ariel had mushed mixed veggies and string cheese. After lunch I changed her diaper, but it was too late. She had already soaked through her jeans.
1:00 Put Ariel down for a nap. I think it took her a while to fall asleep.
4:00 Ariel finally woke up. She watched a little TV with the big kids while I worked on the blog. I don't think she was watching much, she was having too much fun hanging out.
4:35 Pick up.
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Mar. 20, 2007
7:10 Drop off. Breakfast - blueberries and hot cereal.
7:50 Changed a poopy.
8:00 So for the last few weeks, Alex has been asking for a hair cut. I figured that if we were at the mall, we could get one there. And other things we could do at the mall would be things like stroller class. So this weekend I decided that I would go back to stroller class on today so the boys could get haircuts. So where was I? Oh yes, we went to stroller class. (And my boys would still not be getting hair cuts there.)
8:30 Super fun stroller class. It would good to see everyone again, but my legs are going to be mad at me tomorrow. Ariel was much more toned down than the last time we went, she didn't have to be walking every second.
10:00 Left right after stroller class so we would get home for my Probably Not Such a Great Idea Plan.
10:30 Home, Ariel was asleep, went right in the crib, I took a shower.
11:15 My Probably Not Such a Great Idea Plan. My neighbor and her 4 week old baby came over for a portrait shoot. The not such a great idea part was that I am leaving on vacation tomorrow and also had 3 kids under my care. And I couldn't get the DVD player to work.
But all things considered, the photo shoot went well. The boys played in Alex's room and Ariel slept. But Quinn was a tough guy. He wouldn't be awake/happy or asleep laying down. I had grand plans for him, but we were only able to get a few of what I envisioned, and even those were not quite there. Definitely a learning experience. Here's a sampling:
I had bought the blanket and bucket at Target yesterday just for this:
12:30 Ariel woke up, had lunch. Squash, string cheese and mac & cheese.
1:00 Now the hard part of the day, trying to proof my pictures and get the kids to leave me alone. Another learning experience - never give a baby a thin mint. They get very messy when licked.
3:00 Finished proofing, Ariel and I went in the backyard while I talked to Crissy.
3:30 Left the house - went to Great Clips to get the boys hair cuts. There was a wait, so we went to Safeway for more cookies (don't worry Becky, Ariel just has a bite or two and then makes a mess).
4:15 Becky picked up Ariel at Great Clips.
7:50 Changed a poopy.
8:00 So for the last few weeks, Alex has been asking for a hair cut. I figured that if we were at the mall, we could get one there. And other things we could do at the mall would be things like stroller class. So this weekend I decided that I would go back to stroller class on today so the boys could get haircuts. So where was I? Oh yes, we went to stroller class. (And my boys would still not be getting hair cuts there.)
8:30 Super fun stroller class. It would good to see everyone again, but my legs are going to be mad at me tomorrow. Ariel was much more toned down than the last time we went, she didn't have to be walking every second.
10:00 Left right after stroller class so we would get home for my Probably Not Such a Great Idea Plan.
10:30 Home, Ariel was asleep, went right in the crib, I took a shower.
11:15 My Probably Not Such a Great Idea Plan. My neighbor and her 4 week old baby came over for a portrait shoot. The not such a great idea part was that I am leaving on vacation tomorrow and also had 3 kids under my care. And I couldn't get the DVD player to work.
But all things considered, the photo shoot went well. The boys played in Alex's room and Ariel slept. But Quinn was a tough guy. He wouldn't be awake/happy or asleep laying down. I had grand plans for him, but we were only able to get a few of what I envisioned, and even those were not quite there. Definitely a learning experience. Here's a sampling:
I had bought the blanket and bucket at Target yesterday just for this:
12:30 Ariel woke up, had lunch. Squash, string cheese and mac & cheese.
1:00 Now the hard part of the day, trying to proof my pictures and get the kids to leave me alone. Another learning experience - never give a baby a thin mint. They get very messy when licked.
3:00 Finished proofing, Ariel and I went in the backyard while I talked to Crissy.
3:30 Left the house - went to Great Clips to get the boys hair cuts. There was a wait, so we went to Safeway for more cookies (don't worry Becky, Ariel just has a bite or two and then makes a mess).
4:15 Becky picked up Ariel at Great Clips.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Mar. 19, 2007
Not much to report from out weekend. We went swimming together as part of family day. I also took a nap and missed the other half of family day. Jeremy went for a bike ride, I took a walk. Speaking of walking, I'm thinking of signing up to do the MS 50 mile walk (again). Anyone else want to do it with me? Becky, maybe?
7:00 Drop off.
7:15 Breakfast, apricots and hot cereal.
7:30 Changed a poopy (the rabbit pellet kind)
7:45 Changed another poopy (more normal)
8:00 Nap.
9:30 Wake up.
10:00 Adam, Ariel and I left for our walk. We walked to Starbucks and the secret post office (where I mailed Crissy her birthday present that she's not to open until her birthday) and the library. Just like old times. I'm so excited for spring and that we can do lots of walks. And Crissy, Dorothy wasn't at Starbucks to say hello to. And they claimed not to have decaf frap base, and right now (4:40) I'm still jittery. Stupid cheap caffeine (i before e except after c... huh?).
11:45 Got home, immediately left for the shoe store.
12:00 Shoe store. Now that it is spring, I'm craving new shoes. Especially a new pair of Keens. But the shoe store did not have the Keens I wanted, so I got some new Teva flip-flops instead. They are the most comfortable flip-flops I've ever worn, but I guess that's what happens when you upgrade from the Old Navy $3 ones.
And I had to order my Keens off the internet. Aren't they totally, like, spiffy? I'm so excited for them that I shipped them to Toni's house so I can have them on Wednesday when I get to Chicago (oh, by the way I'm going to Chicago on Wednesday for a photography conference. I'm going alone! and I won't be back until Tuesday). I only wish I could have them tomorrow, but I was too late placing my order for next day shipping.
12:40 We were going to be early to pick up Alex, so we stopped at Jamba Juice. Then I made the mistake of getting bagels, which too way to long and made us late. And Ariel wasn't that impressed with hers anyway, but Adam ate all of his half.
1:10 Picked up a teary eyed Alex who was sure that I forgot to pick him up.
1:30 Target-ole. I needed to pick up a few things (not $93 of new things, but I digress). And whenever we go to Target, the boys have to look at Bionicles.
Ariel showed Adam some Thomas toys:
Ariel was a vision in orange today (you can't see her matching pinkish-orange barrette):
And Alex pined for all the Bionicles that he can't afford.
2:30 Left Target (and changed another poopy in the car). I ran by the bank on the way home and both Adam and Ariel fell asleep in the car.
3:00 Got home, but only Ariel stayed asleep.
4:30 Becky had to wake a sleeping baby. Bye bye Ariel.
7:00 Drop off.
7:15 Breakfast, apricots and hot cereal.
7:30 Changed a poopy (the rabbit pellet kind)
7:45 Changed another poopy (more normal)
8:00 Nap.
9:30 Wake up.
10:00 Adam, Ariel and I left for our walk. We walked to Starbucks and the secret post office (where I mailed Crissy her birthday present that she's not to open until her birthday) and the library. Just like old times. I'm so excited for spring and that we can do lots of walks. And Crissy, Dorothy wasn't at Starbucks to say hello to. And they claimed not to have decaf frap base, and right now (4:40) I'm still jittery. Stupid cheap caffeine (i before e except after c... huh?).
11:45 Got home, immediately left for the shoe store.
12:00 Shoe store. Now that it is spring, I'm craving new shoes. Especially a new pair of Keens. But the shoe store did not have the Keens I wanted, so I got some new Teva flip-flops instead. They are the most comfortable flip-flops I've ever worn, but I guess that's what happens when you upgrade from the Old Navy $3 ones.
And I had to order my Keens off the internet. Aren't they totally, like, spiffy? I'm so excited for them that I shipped them to Toni's house so I can have them on Wednesday when I get to Chicago (oh, by the way I'm going to Chicago on Wednesday for a photography conference. I'm going alone! and I won't be back until Tuesday). I only wish I could have them tomorrow, but I was too late placing my order for next day shipping.
12:40 We were going to be early to pick up Alex, so we stopped at Jamba Juice. Then I made the mistake of getting bagels, which too way to long and made us late. And Ariel wasn't that impressed with hers anyway, but Adam ate all of his half.
1:10 Picked up a teary eyed Alex who was sure that I forgot to pick him up.
1:30 Target-ole. I needed to pick up a few things (not $93 of new things, but I digress). And whenever we go to Target, the boys have to look at Bionicles.
Ariel showed Adam some Thomas toys:
Ariel was a vision in orange today (you can't see her matching pinkish-orange barrette):
And Alex pined for all the Bionicles that he can't afford.
2:30 Left Target (and changed another poopy in the car). I ran by the bank on the way home and both Adam and Ariel fell asleep in the car.
3:00 Got home, but only Ariel stayed asleep.
4:30 Becky had to wake a sleeping baby. Bye bye Ariel.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Mar. 16, 2007
7:00 Drop off. Yummy breakfast of blueberries and waffles.
8:00 Changed a poopy.
8:40 Left for preschool.
9:00 Dropped Alex off at preschool.
9:30 PALS. Ariel is still a bit hesitant about this group. She enjoyed playing with toys that others left her on the couch, but she didn't want to go out and get her own. I was surprised at that today as it was a small group, just 3 more kids than Adam and Mae.
Here's Mae and Ariel at snack time:
I bought this "Kiss me, I'm Irish" shirt for Alex. Adam wore it too, now it's Ariel's turn. But with the jeans she really was a bit andryogenous-looking (and let me tell you how long it took to figure out how to spell THAT word) so I put the bow in. And, my family is even a bit Irish, my mother's father was from Ireland and that's how my boys ended up with blue eyes :)
And speaking of andryogenous, one of the animals Ariel was chewing on today was a rhinoceros (which I also had to google spell check) and I couldn't figure out how to pronounce it. Ellen may have lost all respect for me (or perhaps she thinks I'm mentally deficient).
And speaking of google spell check (back to andryogenous), but have you ever mangled a word so badly that even google couldn't help you? Dad? (Becky, stop laughing!)
And here's poor Adam, waiting for his challah that never materialized. We take turns bringing it and no one signed up this week. We had cookies instead, but that wasn't good enough for Adam :( And Ariel wouldn't even try her cookie, she threw it on the floor, so I ate it. Floor food doesn't bother me, and there wasn't even any cat hair on it. Ariel settled for a few cheerios, that we picked back of my floor just yesterday.
11:00 Went to lunch. Ariel fell asleep in the car and had a little under the table nap. And we did go back to the breakfast place. Ellen decided that the oatmeal would be a good vegan option and now I'm happy because I heart coffee and breakfast.
12:00 Ariel woke up. I offered her some bananas, oatmeal, toast and potatoes, but she wouldn't eat. I feel like she doesn't eat much on Fridays because of all the activities, but this was definitely (I didn't even know how to spell that word until 2 months ago) all on her.
12:30 Back to school for Shabbat sing. For some reason, Ariel likes the Sing better than PALS, which is very strange because it's as smallish room full of 50 preschoolers. And Adam really loves it, which makes me a bit sad that he won't be going to preschool there next fall.
1:30 Got home. Ariel had lunch, sweet potatoes and string cheese. She just threw the bread right on the floor, she must be on a low carb diet today.
2:00 Changed another poopy.
2:30 We went to the park. Alex tried to dig to the lava but only made it about 8" before he hit clay and gave up. Ariel walked around a bit, and then figured out how to climb up the stairs and go down the slide.
Up:
Down:
I would have video taped that, but the whole process took about 10 minutes of trying to climb back up the slide, realizing that wouldn't work, wandering around to figure out where the stairs were, climbing the stairs, sometimes pausing for minutes on each one, then deciding to go down the slide. But she did do it all by herself.
3:45 Got home.
4:05 Pick up.
8:00 Changed a poopy.
8:40 Left for preschool.
9:00 Dropped Alex off at preschool.
9:30 PALS. Ariel is still a bit hesitant about this group. She enjoyed playing with toys that others left her on the couch, but she didn't want to go out and get her own. I was surprised at that today as it was a small group, just 3 more kids than Adam and Mae.
Here's Mae and Ariel at snack time:
I bought this "Kiss me, I'm Irish" shirt for Alex. Adam wore it too, now it's Ariel's turn. But with the jeans she really was a bit andryogenous-looking (and let me tell you how long it took to figure out how to spell THAT word) so I put the bow in. And, my family is even a bit Irish, my mother's father was from Ireland and that's how my boys ended up with blue eyes :)
And speaking of andryogenous, one of the animals Ariel was chewing on today was a rhinoceros (which I also had to google spell check) and I couldn't figure out how to pronounce it. Ellen may have lost all respect for me (or perhaps she thinks I'm mentally deficient).
And speaking of google spell check (back to andryogenous), but have you ever mangled a word so badly that even google couldn't help you? Dad? (Becky, stop laughing!)
And here's poor Adam, waiting for his challah that never materialized. We take turns bringing it and no one signed up this week. We had cookies instead, but that wasn't good enough for Adam :( And Ariel wouldn't even try her cookie, she threw it on the floor, so I ate it. Floor food doesn't bother me, and there wasn't even any cat hair on it. Ariel settled for a few cheerios, that we picked back of my floor just yesterday.
11:00 Went to lunch. Ariel fell asleep in the car and had a little under the table nap. And we did go back to the breakfast place. Ellen decided that the oatmeal would be a good vegan option and now I'm happy because I heart coffee and breakfast.
12:00 Ariel woke up. I offered her some bananas, oatmeal, toast and potatoes, but she wouldn't eat. I feel like she doesn't eat much on Fridays because of all the activities, but this was definitely (I didn't even know how to spell that word until 2 months ago) all on her.
12:30 Back to school for Shabbat sing. For some reason, Ariel likes the Sing better than PALS, which is very strange because it's as smallish room full of 50 preschoolers. And Adam really loves it, which makes me a bit sad that he won't be going to preschool there next fall.
1:30 Got home. Ariel had lunch, sweet potatoes and string cheese. She just threw the bread right on the floor, she must be on a low carb diet today.
2:00 Changed another poopy.
2:30 We went to the park. Alex tried to dig to the lava but only made it about 8" before he hit clay and gave up. Ariel walked around a bit, and then figured out how to climb up the stairs and go down the slide.
Up:
Down:
I would have video taped that, but the whole process took about 10 minutes of trying to climb back up the slide, realizing that wouldn't work, wandering around to figure out where the stairs were, climbing the stairs, sometimes pausing for minutes on each one, then deciding to go down the slide. But she did do it all by herself.
3:45 Got home.
4:05 Pick up.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Mar. 15, 2007
I was really ready to get up today and shower before Ariel got here. But my dear husband didn't even wake me up until 7:00. So it's really not my fault (or my congressman/woman or God/Godess' fault). Just Jeremy.
7:00 Ariel got here. It was very weird, but the boys were both still sleeping. I think it was because it was cloudy and darker than usual.
7:15 Changed a poopy in my living room (as to not wake up Adam.) I won't be doing that again, on the floor Ariel is much wigglier than on the changing table.
7:20 Breakfast - blueberries and waffles.
7:30 The boys finally woke up.
8:15 Changed another poop.
8:30 Down for a nap. Now when I say "night night" she walks right to the pack-n-play. Of course, she doesn't immediately fall asleep, but she is willing. And I took a shower.
10:00 Ariel woke up and it seemed like a good time to leave the house.
10:30 Starbucks (where else to go on a rainy day?) Adam spilled his hot chocolate all over the floor. Ariel walked around and ate Rice Chex. I tried to enjoy my mocha.
11:00 We stopped by Adam's preschool to pick up all the paperwork that needs to be filled out. And it is A LOT of paperwork.
1:00 Lunch - apricots (I thought it was squash but at least it was orange) and yogurt.
Some pictures of Ariel now that she's 16 months old:
It's like she's not happy about having her picture taken.
And a better view of her new head decor.
Speaking of head decor, we played a fun game today; let's try to keep the barrette in for more than 30 seconds. I think Ariel came out ahead today.
3:00 Put Ariel down for a nap.
3:30 Pick up.
New tricks for Ariel today:
- points to head
- points to nose
- answers a cow says "Moo"
- said "juice"
7:00 Ariel got here. It was very weird, but the boys were both still sleeping. I think it was because it was cloudy and darker than usual.
7:15 Changed a poopy in my living room (as to not wake up Adam.) I won't be doing that again, on the floor Ariel is much wigglier than on the changing table.
7:20 Breakfast - blueberries and waffles.
7:30 The boys finally woke up.
8:15 Changed another poop.
8:30 Down for a nap. Now when I say "night night" she walks right to the pack-n-play. Of course, she doesn't immediately fall asleep, but she is willing. And I took a shower.
10:00 Ariel woke up and it seemed like a good time to leave the house.
10:30 Starbucks (where else to go on a rainy day?) Adam spilled his hot chocolate all over the floor. Ariel walked around and ate Rice Chex. I tried to enjoy my mocha.
11:00 We stopped by Adam's preschool to pick up all the paperwork that needs to be filled out. And it is A LOT of paperwork.
1:00 Lunch - apricots (I thought it was squash but at least it was orange) and yogurt.
Some pictures of Ariel now that she's 16 months old:
It's like she's not happy about having her picture taken.
And a better view of her new head decor.
Speaking of head decor, we played a fun game today; let's try to keep the barrette in for more than 30 seconds. I think Ariel came out ahead today.
3:00 Put Ariel down for a nap.
3:30 Pick up.
New tricks for Ariel today:
- points to head
- points to nose
- answers a cow says "Moo"
- said "juice"
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Mar. 13, 2007
If I had any bit of motivation and I wasn't so gosh darn tired, I would be writing my congressman (or woman) or perhaps God (or Goddess) about this gosh darn time change. I feel like Garfield, I hate mornings!
7:00 Ariel arrived.
7:30 Breakfast - mixed veggies and waffles.
8:30 Down for a nap. I was actually productive during nap time. Alex and Adam were holed up in Alex's room (which is usually off-limits to "little guys"). But this morning Ariel tried to go in and so Alex and Adam became a united front against her. So anyway, I got all the paperwork in order for all of the boys' various summer activities. They have a lot planned, and since Ted will be there for most of it, I think everyone is going to be happy. Alex wants to go to Rocket camp right now, but he's going to have to wait until July.
9:30 Woke up.
9:45 Walked to the library for storytime. Ariel was not happy about her confinement in the stroller, but it was hard enough to keep track of the boys walking.
10:15 Storytime. Ariel is not a huge fan of storytime, either. And I don't blame her, the books are too old for her. But the boys do love it.
11:00 Left the library, stopped by the park on the way home. Now this, Ariel liked.
12:00 We got home and had lunch. Ariel finished her mixed veggies, had one of my yogurts and then ate some mac & cheese. Oh, and she also had 1/2 a slice an apple, that's progress.
12:45 We went back outside so Alex could see if he was big enough to ride his two wheeler, with training wheels. And yes, he finally is. Now we just have to work with Adam on the tricycle. He does not understand that he has to keep pedaling to achieve forward motion. I seem to recall Alex having that problem too, so hopefully Adam will figure it out soon. While this was going on, Ariel was walking around and occasionally pushing a popcorn pusher.
1:10 All that walking made for a tired Ariel, so she went down for a nap.
2:30 Ariel woke up, we all went to Target-ole. Alex decided that he would stop saving for the vicious spider bionicle because he had to have Toa Hewkii RIGHT NOW. He's now getting $2/week for an allowance, so it will take him another 5 weeks to earn another Toa or 12 weeks for the spider. It will be interesting to see if this becomes the money teaching tool it's supposed to be.
I also wanted to get new windshield wipers (I managed to only buy the passenger side one last time) but for the life of me I can't figure out what size the other two are. It's not in my manual and it's not in the guide in the store. Arg! And then I bought sunscreen (yay, it's so nice and sunny!) and some plastic old school barrettes for Miss Ariel. It's too bad I forgot my camera because she looked pretty darn cute. But I have a feeling she'll be showing up with new barrettes every day for quite a while ;)
Oh, I also bought Adam the Dekar bionicle because Adam doesn't get an allowance yet.
3:00 We sat in Target Starbucks and I had a frappachino (ahh, spring) while the boys put together their bionicles. Well, Alex put his together (absolutely no help from me!) and I put Adam's together. And Ariel wandered around and irrationally wanted up or down or this or that.
3:45 Left Target.
4:00 Dropped Ariel off at Becky's work.
I didn't have my camera out all day, but I did get this picture of Alex and Toa Hewkii when we got home. Awww, isn't that sweet?
7:00 Ariel arrived.
7:30 Breakfast - mixed veggies and waffles.
8:30 Down for a nap. I was actually productive during nap time. Alex and Adam were holed up in Alex's room (which is usually off-limits to "little guys"). But this morning Ariel tried to go in and so Alex and Adam became a united front against her. So anyway, I got all the paperwork in order for all of the boys' various summer activities. They have a lot planned, and since Ted will be there for most of it, I think everyone is going to be happy. Alex wants to go to Rocket camp right now, but he's going to have to wait until July.
9:30 Woke up.
9:45 Walked to the library for storytime. Ariel was not happy about her confinement in the stroller, but it was hard enough to keep track of the boys walking.
10:15 Storytime. Ariel is not a huge fan of storytime, either. And I don't blame her, the books are too old for her. But the boys do love it.
11:00 Left the library, stopped by the park on the way home. Now this, Ariel liked.
12:00 We got home and had lunch. Ariel finished her mixed veggies, had one of my yogurts and then ate some mac & cheese. Oh, and she also had 1/2 a slice an apple, that's progress.
12:45 We went back outside so Alex could see if he was big enough to ride his two wheeler, with training wheels. And yes, he finally is. Now we just have to work with Adam on the tricycle. He does not understand that he has to keep pedaling to achieve forward motion. I seem to recall Alex having that problem too, so hopefully Adam will figure it out soon. While this was going on, Ariel was walking around and occasionally pushing a popcorn pusher.
1:10 All that walking made for a tired Ariel, so she went down for a nap.
2:30 Ariel woke up, we all went to Target-ole. Alex decided that he would stop saving for the vicious spider bionicle because he had to have Toa Hewkii RIGHT NOW. He's now getting $2/week for an allowance, so it will take him another 5 weeks to earn another Toa or 12 weeks for the spider. It will be interesting to see if this becomes the money teaching tool it's supposed to be.
I also wanted to get new windshield wipers (I managed to only buy the passenger side one last time) but for the life of me I can't figure out what size the other two are. It's not in my manual and it's not in the guide in the store. Arg! And then I bought sunscreen (yay, it's so nice and sunny!) and some plastic old school barrettes for Miss Ariel. It's too bad I forgot my camera because she looked pretty darn cute. But I have a feeling she'll be showing up with new barrettes every day for quite a while ;)
Oh, I also bought Adam the Dekar bionicle because Adam doesn't get an allowance yet.
3:00 We sat in Target Starbucks and I had a frappachino (ahh, spring) while the boys put together their bionicles. Well, Alex put his together (absolutely no help from me!) and I put Adam's together. And Ariel wandered around and irrationally wanted up or down or this or that.
3:45 Left Target.
4:00 Dropped Ariel off at Becky's work.
I didn't have my camera out all day, but I did get this picture of Alex and Toa Hewkii when we got home. Awww, isn't that sweet?
Monday, March 12, 2007
Mar. 12, 2007
Stupid cheap daylight savings time.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I managed to get up and showered before Ariel got here, but I wasn't HAPPY about it. Catch my drift?
But besides that, we had a very nice weekend. We went up for our (probable) last ski weekend. Super Grammie joined us, so we brought the kids too. Jeremy and I skied Saturday. It was a bit snowy so we left after the Adventure Rabbi Shabbat Service (which Jeremy even went to!)
We put Alex in ski school Sunday. He had fun, though I'm not sure how much progress he made. We only saw him at the end of the day, he looked pretty beat riding the magic carpet:
But he was happy at the end:
And Jeremy and I had a great day. All the snowing Saturday left about 5" of powder. Jeremy took me way up in the back bowls and it was like a whole new resort.
7:00 Ariel arrived. She didn't look to happy either.
7:15 Breakfast - sweet potatoes (which she wasn't too happy about) and hot cereal.
8:40 I had to take Alex to school because Jeremy's car was at his work since he took the bus skiing Friday and hadn't been back.
9:00 Dropped Alex off. Then I put Adam and Ariel in the stroller and went for a walk. We only went about 15 minutes before we found a park and the kids played. Well, Adam played and Ariel walked all over the place.
10:30 Got back to the car, went home.
10:45 Got home, Ariel was asleep.
12:30 Ariel woke up just in time to go back and get Alex. I only had time to give her some milk.
1:00 Pick up Alex. We played outside for a while.
2:00 Stopped by Jamba Juice on the way home. We got cookies too. The man who gave them to us said, "Here are three cookies for three handsome boys." Huh?
3:00 Got home. Ariel had some more milk and string cheese.
Does she look like a boy today?
And here's a cute video. When Ariel gets a hold of a bionicle, she makes growling noises. Ellen first pointed it out, but I noticed today that she always does it. But as you can see, the boys don't let her play for long.
And I do believe that Ariel is growing a nice afro puff just like her mama.
4:30 Pick up
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I managed to get up and showered before Ariel got here, but I wasn't HAPPY about it. Catch my drift?
But besides that, we had a very nice weekend. We went up for our (probable) last ski weekend. Super Grammie joined us, so we brought the kids too. Jeremy and I skied Saturday. It was a bit snowy so we left after the Adventure Rabbi Shabbat Service (which Jeremy even went to!)
We put Alex in ski school Sunday. He had fun, though I'm not sure how much progress he made. We only saw him at the end of the day, he looked pretty beat riding the magic carpet:
But he was happy at the end:
And Jeremy and I had a great day. All the snowing Saturday left about 5" of powder. Jeremy took me way up in the back bowls and it was like a whole new resort.
7:00 Ariel arrived. She didn't look to happy either.
7:15 Breakfast - sweet potatoes (which she wasn't too happy about) and hot cereal.
8:40 I had to take Alex to school because Jeremy's car was at his work since he took the bus skiing Friday and hadn't been back.
9:00 Dropped Alex off. Then I put Adam and Ariel in the stroller and went for a walk. We only went about 15 minutes before we found a park and the kids played. Well, Adam played and Ariel walked all over the place.
10:30 Got back to the car, went home.
10:45 Got home, Ariel was asleep.
12:30 Ariel woke up just in time to go back and get Alex. I only had time to give her some milk.
1:00 Pick up Alex. We played outside for a while.
2:00 Stopped by Jamba Juice on the way home. We got cookies too. The man who gave them to us said, "Here are three cookies for three handsome boys." Huh?
3:00 Got home. Ariel had some more milk and string cheese.
Does she look like a boy today?
And here's a cute video. When Ariel gets a hold of a bionicle, she makes growling noises. Ellen first pointed it out, but I noticed today that she always does it. But as you can see, the boys don't let her play for long.
And I do believe that Ariel is growing a nice afro puff just like her mama.
4:30 Pick up
Friday, March 9, 2007
Mar. 9, 2007
...whimper... "Mommy, daddy isn't here to make me waffles"
And that's how I awoke today. I mean, the second time after I turned off the alarm that Jeremy so kindly set for me. Jeremy left the house early today to go on a work ski trip. He had to take a vacation day and he didn't get a free lift ticket, but his work did hire a bus to drive employees up to Copper Mountain. So Jeremy got to go skiing and I had to make pancakes because we are out of waffles.
7:00 Ariel arrived. She was happy to have squash and then a pancake.
8:45 Left for preschool.
9:10 Got to preschool late because I keep forgetting about the construction. It took me 10 minutes to go 2 blocks. I must retrain my brain to take a different route. Arg!
9:30 PALS - Ariel was a little bit more outgoing today. And it's the cutest thing, she'll say Mae's name now, "Mae-Mae." And I'm pretty sure she says Adam and sorta Alex but she has to be prompted. And she definitely told me "Up" today.
11:00 After PALS, we had our very nice coffee lunch. Ariel didn't nap at the restaurant again, so she ate with us. She had paper:
And then some crayon:
She did not want to eat any of Adam's French toast or my potatoes. But she did have a very big piece of challah at PALS.
12:30 Back to school for Shabbat sing. Ariel is getting less shy about that too. And even tolerates one particularly friendly 2 1/2 year old (Ellen, Sam's friend :) ) .
1:15 Alex decided that he wanted to go to Ted's house for a playdate, and since that was ok with Ellen I gladly let him go.
1:30 Got home, Ariel was asleep. I had to pack for the three of us.
2:30 Ariel woke up and I fed her some yogurt, but she was very grumpy so I put her back to bed.
4:00 Pick up.
And that's how I awoke today. I mean, the second time after I turned off the alarm that Jeremy so kindly set for me. Jeremy left the house early today to go on a work ski trip. He had to take a vacation day and he didn't get a free lift ticket, but his work did hire a bus to drive employees up to Copper Mountain. So Jeremy got to go skiing and I had to make pancakes because we are out of waffles.
7:00 Ariel arrived. She was happy to have squash and then a pancake.
8:45 Left for preschool.
9:10 Got to preschool late because I keep forgetting about the construction. It took me 10 minutes to go 2 blocks. I must retrain my brain to take a different route. Arg!
9:30 PALS - Ariel was a little bit more outgoing today. And it's the cutest thing, she'll say Mae's name now, "Mae-Mae." And I'm pretty sure she says Adam and sorta Alex but she has to be prompted. And she definitely told me "Up" today.
11:00 After PALS, we had our very nice coffee lunch. Ariel didn't nap at the restaurant again, so she ate with us. She had paper:
And then some crayon:
She did not want to eat any of Adam's French toast or my potatoes. But she did have a very big piece of challah at PALS.
12:30 Back to school for Shabbat sing. Ariel is getting less shy about that too. And even tolerates one particularly friendly 2 1/2 year old (Ellen, Sam's friend :) ) .
1:15 Alex decided that he wanted to go to Ted's house for a playdate, and since that was ok with Ellen I gladly let him go.
1:30 Got home, Ariel was asleep. I had to pack for the three of us.
2:30 Ariel woke up and I fed her some yogurt, but she was very grumpy so I put her back to bed.
4:00 Pick up.
Thursday, March 8, 2007
Mar. 8, 2007
So apparently my plea to move morning back an hour backfired, and now I find out that it's moving forward instead. How will I ever survive???
7:10 Drop off. I managed to roll out of bed to greet Ariel.
7:20 Breakfast - apricots and mini waffles.
7:30 I made the conscience decision not to go to stroller class. I've already missed 3 days and I'll miss more at the end of the month, so it doesn't seem worth my money to do this month. Plus, as much as I like the other moms, I'm starting to get bored with it (as I do most exercise programs given enough time). So instead of exercising my body, I exercised my mouth and talked to Crissy for an hour and a half. I'm so glad she has unlimited long distance. We didn't come up with any exercise plans for me, but not for lack of trying. I am difficult.
At some point Ariel pooped, and it was a nice flickable poop. And then I put her down for a nap.
10:30 Ariel woke up right as I was about to get my butt moving into the shower. So I did what I did with my kids at some point or another, I just put Ariel in too. She had a great time and Adam got his second shower of the day. He'll get a bath tonight too:
And I must say, the light in my shower is really good. I do have a window in there, and all the white walls gave a nice reflected light. Maybe I can just have a home studio in my bathroom! Though next time I'll need to use a bigger f/stop so both kids are in focus.
11:00 Lunch - sweet potatoes and string cheese.
11:30 Ellen called and invited us to Jamba Juice. Sounded good to all of us. Unfortunately, I couldn't find Ariel's nuk, so we had to leave without it. Ariel does not like leaving without it.
12:00 Jamba Juice. The kids all split a medium, I got them a strawberry flavor. And I was daring and tried a new flavor (Caribbean something) which was not as good as what I usually get (Strawberry Surf Rider, Berry Lime Sublime or Banana Berry no Banana) so that will teach me to try new things.
12:30 Ted and Ellen invited us to their house so we went. Alex was very excited to see all the Bionicles that Ted got for his birthday. He has all the Toas now!!!
I also changed Ariel's outfit because she had spit up some sweet potatoes and smelled like puke.
2:30 We went home. I immediately found the nuk under one of the small coffee tables. I think the cats stole it and are messing with my head.
3:00 Put Ariel down for a nap. She had to poop first (another good one!), then she fell asleep.
4:30 Pick up.
7:10 Drop off. I managed to roll out of bed to greet Ariel.
7:20 Breakfast - apricots and mini waffles.
7:30 I made the conscience decision not to go to stroller class. I've already missed 3 days and I'll miss more at the end of the month, so it doesn't seem worth my money to do this month. Plus, as much as I like the other moms, I'm starting to get bored with it (as I do most exercise programs given enough time). So instead of exercising my body, I exercised my mouth and talked to Crissy for an hour and a half. I'm so glad she has unlimited long distance. We didn't come up with any exercise plans for me, but not for lack of trying. I am difficult.
At some point Ariel pooped, and it was a nice flickable poop. And then I put her down for a nap.
10:30 Ariel woke up right as I was about to get my butt moving into the shower. So I did what I did with my kids at some point or another, I just put Ariel in too. She had a great time and Adam got his second shower of the day. He'll get a bath tonight too:
And I must say, the light in my shower is really good. I do have a window in there, and all the white walls gave a nice reflected light. Maybe I can just have a home studio in my bathroom! Though next time I'll need to use a bigger f/stop so both kids are in focus.
11:00 Lunch - sweet potatoes and string cheese.
11:30 Ellen called and invited us to Jamba Juice. Sounded good to all of us. Unfortunately, I couldn't find Ariel's nuk, so we had to leave without it. Ariel does not like leaving without it.
12:00 Jamba Juice. The kids all split a medium, I got them a strawberry flavor. And I was daring and tried a new flavor (Caribbean something) which was not as good as what I usually get (Strawberry Surf Rider, Berry Lime Sublime or Banana Berry no Banana) so that will teach me to try new things.
12:30 Ted and Ellen invited us to their house so we went. Alex was very excited to see all the Bionicles that Ted got for his birthday. He has all the Toas now!!!
I also changed Ariel's outfit because she had spit up some sweet potatoes and smelled like puke.
2:30 We went home. I immediately found the nuk under one of the small coffee tables. I think the cats stole it and are messing with my head.
3:00 Put Ariel down for a nap. She had to poop first (another good one!), then she fell asleep.
4:30 Pick up.
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Mar. 7, 2007
So just when you think you know what days Ariel is here, I throw you for a loop. I didn't have Ariel yesterday because in the morning I had a physical (fun!) and Ted's Super Duper 5th Birthday Swimtastic party in the afternoon.
7:00 Drop off. As I told Becky, I think morning is too early. So I'm putting a petition together to get everyone to delay morning an hour. Are you with me?
Breakfast - apricots and yogurt and a couple mini-waffles.
7:45 Poop. Definitely loose but not diarrhea.
7:50 I suddenly remember that it was Alex's turn to bring snack for preschool today. I had not prepared anything. At first I thought I could make some banana bread, but then I discovered that I forgot to write sugar on the grocery list so we didn't have any. So then I went ahead with applesauce muffins, which don't use white sugar at all. And Ellen, they are even vegan :)
8:45 Off to preschool.
9:00 Dropped Alex off.
9:15 While waiting for music class, Adam and his new Bionicle (hasn't left his side since Ted's party) "sliced" a younger brother of one of Alex's classmates. I don't think Adam hurt him at all, but the look that Mom gave me and Adam made me feel pretty darn bad. So I had to take the Bionicle away, which caused Adam to tantrum.
9:30 Well, Ariel enjoyed music. Adam did a bit, but he had to be pouty about the Bionicle too. Ariel walked around and mouthed the scarves and shaker-eggs, that's what I base "enjoyed" on.
10:40 Got home, Ariel fell asleep in the car and transfered.
12:00 Ariel woke up. Lunch - she had some mixed veggies but didn't want anything else.
1:00 Picked up Alex from school. Actually, it was more like 1:10 because of the awful construction.
1:15 Everyone played outside. It was actually 70 degs today!!!
Ariel looked pretty cute, thought the 18 month pants were 3 inches too long:
And Alex had his face painted like a cheetah. I never did get out of him why. He also mentioned that they made green eggs, so I'm thinking it was related to Dr. Seuss' birthday this week:
1:35 Becky met us at the playground to take Ariel home.
2:00 The boys and I went to Target-ole. And FYI Becky, they DO sell windshield wipers. I also picked up a booster seat so that it's easier to give rides to Alex's friends.
7:00 Drop off. As I told Becky, I think morning is too early. So I'm putting a petition together to get everyone to delay morning an hour. Are you with me?
Breakfast - apricots and yogurt and a couple mini-waffles.
7:45 Poop. Definitely loose but not diarrhea.
7:50 I suddenly remember that it was Alex's turn to bring snack for preschool today. I had not prepared anything. At first I thought I could make some banana bread, but then I discovered that I forgot to write sugar on the grocery list so we didn't have any. So then I went ahead with applesauce muffins, which don't use white sugar at all. And Ellen, they are even vegan :)
8:45 Off to preschool.
9:00 Dropped Alex off.
9:15 While waiting for music class, Adam and his new Bionicle (hasn't left his side since Ted's party) "sliced" a younger brother of one of Alex's classmates. I don't think Adam hurt him at all, but the look that Mom gave me and Adam made me feel pretty darn bad. So I had to take the Bionicle away, which caused Adam to tantrum.
9:30 Well, Ariel enjoyed music. Adam did a bit, but he had to be pouty about the Bionicle too. Ariel walked around and mouthed the scarves and shaker-eggs, that's what I base "enjoyed" on.
10:40 Got home, Ariel fell asleep in the car and transfered.
12:00 Ariel woke up. Lunch - she had some mixed veggies but didn't want anything else.
1:00 Picked up Alex from school. Actually, it was more like 1:10 because of the awful construction.
1:15 Everyone played outside. It was actually 70 degs today!!!
Ariel looked pretty cute, thought the 18 month pants were 3 inches too long:
And Alex had his face painted like a cheetah. I never did get out of him why. He also mentioned that they made green eggs, so I'm thinking it was related to Dr. Seuss' birthday this week:
1:35 Becky met us at the playground to take Ariel home.
2:00 The boys and I went to Target-ole. And FYI Becky, they DO sell windshield wipers. I also picked up a booster seat so that it's easier to give rides to Alex's friends.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Mar. 5, 2007
Happy Day-After-Purim. The boys and I did got to a Purim Carnival yesterday, but I don't think anyone had much fun. It was crazy busy and most games were for older kids. We met up with Ted and Ellen, and joined them on their quest to win a cupcake in the cakewalk. Poor Ted was having bad luck until they took pity on him and gave him a second place prize. Then we blew that popsicle stand for Noodles (which, Becky, I wish I could think of without thinking of Sean Connery.) Adam did decorate a mask and play in the jumpy tent, which is more than Alex can say:
Adam had still had plenty of opportunity to explain that he was a not a dinosaur but a MONSTER.
7:20 I was wondering why Becky was so late, and then I found out. Grandpa brought Ariel up today. Breakfast - blueberries and hot cereal.
And here's Dexter enjoying the bear chair (see my crafty cat deterrent?):
I was going to get a picture of Ariel loving on it, but the bear chair is very squishy and unpredictable and she tipped over and bumped her head on the red chair next to it and then she did not want to love on the bear chair anymore.
8:00 Ariel had real diarrhea. The baby kind that looks like green mashed potatoes.
8:30 Nap
9:00 Grandpa came back from his doctor appointment and hung out for a while. Adam enjoyed his company. I cleaned up Alex's room a bit so I could take a picture. Here's what Alex's room looked like two months ago:
When I was at Crissy's house I was inspired by her great decorating of Marcus' room (ocean-themed) to do something with Alex's room. I bought that hanging mobile at IKEA, and then Crissy had the great idea of using Smithsonian postcards in frames for wall decor. The 4 clustered together are planets, and the 4 under the window are shuttle pictures. I found the quilt on eBay. And the big picture is of Jupiter and its moons, which I got when I left JPL and has been hanging in our office. I don't think the room is done quite yet, it's not very cohesive, but that may be as much as I can do for a five year old.
Adam's room is now trucked themed. And with the crib out, there's no more nursery stuff. Makes me sad :(
10:00 Ariel woke up. A bit grumpy.
10:15 Ellen and Mae came over to save us from our boredom. I had thought about taking a walk this morning, but it never was warm enough. Stupid, cheap winter. And a BIG thank you to Ellen for bringing me coffee. I had been craving some ever since my own father showed up at my house with a Starbucks cup for himself and none for me. My own father! And I even fed him breakfast.
Anyway, our impromptu playdate was great for the grown-ups, only so-so for the kids. Ariel was very clingy and Adam sat on Ellen's lap most of the time. I can't wait until it's warm enough to hang out at the park.
12:00 Ariel ate 1/2 string cheese (Mae ate the other).
12:30 Ellen and Mae left.
12:45 We left to get Alex.
1:45 First errand after getting Alex - going to the yarn store to exchange some needles I bought last month. And, of course, buying more yarn. I saw a funny acronynm on the web, SELE (stash exceeds life expectancy) and I wonder if I'm heading in that direction.
Next stop, the grocery store for milk and dinner (cajun shrimp and cheese grits).
3:00 Home. I tried to feed Ariel a late lunch, but she wanted neither the squash or the graham crackers.
3:15 Put Ariel down for nap.
4:30 Pick up.
Adam had still had plenty of opportunity to explain that he was a not a dinosaur but a MONSTER.
7:20 I was wondering why Becky was so late, and then I found out. Grandpa brought Ariel up today. Breakfast - blueberries and hot cereal.
And here's Dexter enjoying the bear chair (see my crafty cat deterrent?):
I was going to get a picture of Ariel loving on it, but the bear chair is very squishy and unpredictable and she tipped over and bumped her head on the red chair next to it and then she did not want to love on the bear chair anymore.
8:00 Ariel had real diarrhea. The baby kind that looks like green mashed potatoes.
8:30 Nap
9:00 Grandpa came back from his doctor appointment and hung out for a while. Adam enjoyed his company. I cleaned up Alex's room a bit so I could take a picture. Here's what Alex's room looked like two months ago:
When I was at Crissy's house I was inspired by her great decorating of Marcus' room (ocean-themed) to do something with Alex's room. I bought that hanging mobile at IKEA, and then Crissy had the great idea of using Smithsonian postcards in frames for wall decor. The 4 clustered together are planets, and the 4 under the window are shuttle pictures. I found the quilt on eBay. And the big picture is of Jupiter and its moons, which I got when I left JPL and has been hanging in our office. I don't think the room is done quite yet, it's not very cohesive, but that may be as much as I can do for a five year old.
Adam's room is now trucked themed. And with the crib out, there's no more nursery stuff. Makes me sad :(
10:00 Ariel woke up. A bit grumpy.
10:15 Ellen and Mae came over to save us from our boredom. I had thought about taking a walk this morning, but it never was warm enough. Stupid, cheap winter. And a BIG thank you to Ellen for bringing me coffee. I had been craving some ever since my own father showed up at my house with a Starbucks cup for himself and none for me. My own father! And I even fed him breakfast.
Anyway, our impromptu playdate was great for the grown-ups, only so-so for the kids. Ariel was very clingy and Adam sat on Ellen's lap most of the time. I can't wait until it's warm enough to hang out at the park.
12:00 Ariel ate 1/2 string cheese (Mae ate the other).
12:30 Ellen and Mae left.
12:45 We left to get Alex.
1:45 First errand after getting Alex - going to the yarn store to exchange some needles I bought last month. And, of course, buying more yarn. I saw a funny acronynm on the web, SELE (stash exceeds life expectancy) and I wonder if I'm heading in that direction.
Next stop, the grocery store for milk and dinner (cajun shrimp and cheese grits).
3:00 Home. I tried to feed Ariel a late lunch, but she wanted neither the squash or the graham crackers.
3:15 Put Ariel down for nap.
4:30 Pick up.
Friday, March 2, 2007
Mar. 2, 2007
I forgot to wish everyone a Happy March. So Happy March, y'all!
7:00 Drop off.
So, I just bought a cute new prop for my newborn sessions. Everyone loves it. Ariel saw it yesterday morning and started loving on it. Even Alex has been known to sit quietly with it. But of course I didn't have my camera for those moments, but I did capture this one this morning:
Now I know I need to put a sheet on it before Abby cats all over it.
7:15 Breakfast - mixed veggies and oatmeal.
8:15 Changed a poopy. And it wasn't liqui-poo!
8:45 Left for preschool.
9:00 Dropped off Alex.
9:30 PALS class. Ariel is still not joining in. She did ask for a play phone today, but mostly she sits and watches and has a snack (today was cheerios). Adam had lots of fun though.
11:00 Brunchy-lunch. And Ellen jinxed us by saying how lucky we were that Ariel sleeps under the table, so of course she didn't today. But Ariel wasn't crabby and ate a piece of french toast. I got my mocha and tried Eggs Benedict Florentine, so it was all good.
12:30 We went back to the preschool for the Purim parade and party. Alex wore his Halloween spider outfit today:
Adam was a monster. Poor guy had to explain ALL day that he was a monster and not a dinosaur or dragon or lizard :(
And Ariel just wore Adam's sweater:
Mae-Mae wore a puppy suit for most of PALS but then didn't want it anymore:
The Purim party was very loud and crazy. Not my cup of tea, but the kids (even Ariel) seemed to enjoy it so whatever.
1:30 We finally left the party. Alex went home with Ted. We'll pick him up tonight when we go over for Shabbat dinner. Too fun!
I drove an extra 15 minutes so that Adam would fall asleep and I could have my afternoon to myself. Once again my evil plan failed. Adam did fall asleep but as soon as I put him on the couch he woke up and wouldn't go back down. Probably for the best, I wouldn't even know what to do with 2 hours of no-kid time. At least Ariel followed the script and napped.
2:30 Adam asked to poop and did so on the first try. Yay!
3:00 I let Adam watch Kipper.
4:00 Pick up.
Oh, and the hat - Ariel got lots of compliments today. Even though Jeremy said it looks like a colander. And speaking of Jeremy, I think he's sad that he can't call Ariel a floor ape anymore.
And Becky, here are the two collages. I'm in a creative rut.
A:
and B:
7:00 Drop off.
So, I just bought a cute new prop for my newborn sessions. Everyone loves it. Ariel saw it yesterday morning and started loving on it. Even Alex has been known to sit quietly with it. But of course I didn't have my camera for those moments, but I did capture this one this morning:
Now I know I need to put a sheet on it before Abby cats all over it.
7:15 Breakfast - mixed veggies and oatmeal.
8:15 Changed a poopy. And it wasn't liqui-poo!
8:45 Left for preschool.
9:00 Dropped off Alex.
9:30 PALS class. Ariel is still not joining in. She did ask for a play phone today, but mostly she sits and watches and has a snack (today was cheerios). Adam had lots of fun though.
11:00 Brunchy-lunch. And Ellen jinxed us by saying how lucky we were that Ariel sleeps under the table, so of course she didn't today. But Ariel wasn't crabby and ate a piece of french toast. I got my mocha and tried Eggs Benedict Florentine, so it was all good.
12:30 We went back to the preschool for the Purim parade and party. Alex wore his Halloween spider outfit today:
Adam was a monster. Poor guy had to explain ALL day that he was a monster and not a dinosaur or dragon or lizard :(
And Ariel just wore Adam's sweater:
Mae-Mae wore a puppy suit for most of PALS but then didn't want it anymore:
The Purim party was very loud and crazy. Not my cup of tea, but the kids (even Ariel) seemed to enjoy it so whatever.
1:30 We finally left the party. Alex went home with Ted. We'll pick him up tonight when we go over for Shabbat dinner. Too fun!
I drove an extra 15 minutes so that Adam would fall asleep and I could have my afternoon to myself. Once again my evil plan failed. Adam did fall asleep but as soon as I put him on the couch he woke up and wouldn't go back down. Probably for the best, I wouldn't even know what to do with 2 hours of no-kid time. At least Ariel followed the script and napped.
2:30 Adam asked to poop and did so on the first try. Yay!
3:00 I let Adam watch Kipper.
4:00 Pick up.
Oh, and the hat - Ariel got lots of compliments today. Even though Jeremy said it looks like a colander. And speaking of Jeremy, I think he's sad that he can't call Ariel a floor ape anymore.
And Becky, here are the two collages. I'm in a creative rut.
A:
and B:
Thursday, March 1, 2007
Mar. 1, 2007
You know those mornings when you really don't want to get out of bed? Yeah, today was like that.
7:00 I got out of bed when Ariel arrived.
7:10 Breakfast - mushed apricots and hot cereal.
7:45 By some strange quirk of the universe, Adam was still sleeping at this point. And I could not see myself getting him and everyone else ready to go to stroller class. So I didn't.
8:30 Ariel had a poopy. Not liqui-poo but not solid either. At least her pants stayed clean.
8:45 Ariel went down for a nap. And I was a good girl and cleaned the bathroom and did a few loads of laundry.
11:00 Ariel woke up. Everyone had lunch - Ariel had mushed peas, yogurt and cheerios.
1:00 Rachel came over to knit again. Last session I taught her how to knit and got her started on a fruit hat. That was some time before I went to Maryland. Today she was up to the green top and needed help with that. I worked on the new hat I started for Ariel. I had started it last night, but I found the pattern on the internet and it wasn't very descriptive of the size. I worked on it for all of 24 and half of Prison Break before I decided it was way to big and I frogged it all. I started over again today.
The knitting is not much fun for the kiddos. Lilliana is only 6 months old. I had the boys watch a video and Ariel did her own thing.
2:00 Ariel had a mushy stealth poop.
2:30 Ariel had an entire banana for snack. She's very hot and cold with bananas, I guess today was a hot day.
3:00 Rachel left, Ariel went down for another nap.
4:10 Ariel woke up.
So here's the new hat I made Ariel:
And a more realistic expression:
4:30 Pick up. I don't think Becky liked the new hat. She said something along the lines that, "It looks like a chemo cap." Hey, it's not my fault that Ariel is still bald!
And poopy update: Adam only had two false alarms sitting on the potty before he poop. And no chocolate bribe. Ah, the sweet smell of progress.
7:00 I got out of bed when Ariel arrived.
7:10 Breakfast - mushed apricots and hot cereal.
7:45 By some strange quirk of the universe, Adam was still sleeping at this point. And I could not see myself getting him and everyone else ready to go to stroller class. So I didn't.
8:30 Ariel had a poopy. Not liqui-poo but not solid either. At least her pants stayed clean.
8:45 Ariel went down for a nap. And I was a good girl and cleaned the bathroom and did a few loads of laundry.
11:00 Ariel woke up. Everyone had lunch - Ariel had mushed peas, yogurt and cheerios.
1:00 Rachel came over to knit again. Last session I taught her how to knit and got her started on a fruit hat. That was some time before I went to Maryland. Today she was up to the green top and needed help with that. I worked on the new hat I started for Ariel. I had started it last night, but I found the pattern on the internet and it wasn't very descriptive of the size. I worked on it for all of 24 and half of Prison Break before I decided it was way to big and I frogged it all. I started over again today.
The knitting is not much fun for the kiddos. Lilliana is only 6 months old. I had the boys watch a video and Ariel did her own thing.
2:00 Ariel had a mushy stealth poop.
2:30 Ariel had an entire banana for snack. She's very hot and cold with bananas, I guess today was a hot day.
3:00 Rachel left, Ariel went down for another nap.
4:10 Ariel woke up.
So here's the new hat I made Ariel:
And a more realistic expression:
4:30 Pick up. I don't think Becky liked the new hat. She said something along the lines that, "It looks like a chemo cap." Hey, it's not my fault that Ariel is still bald!
And poopy update: Adam only had two false alarms sitting on the potty before he poop. And no chocolate bribe. Ah, the sweet smell of progress.
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