7:00 Drop off. Breakfast - apricot babyfood and waffles.
7:30 Nap.
9:00 Wake up. I was really hoping to go to stroller class today but it was cancelled. Very sad for me, I haven't worked out in 5 days and I'm starting to feel like a slug again.
10:00 So instead, we went to libary store time. Ariel was more wiggly and noisey than usual.
11:00 A quick trip to Michael's, since we were right there, you know. And it only cost me $20 when all I came in for was a $1.20 mat.
11:45 Got home, Ariel was asleep in the car, transfered to crib.
12:35 Got Ariel up to pick up Alex from school.
1:40 Got home. Adam fell asleep in the car and didn't transfer to his bed. Again. So I fed Ariel lunch while he cried. She had pea baby food, string cheese and cheerios.
2:30 Super steller parenting move - put Ariel down for a nap, put the baby monitor on the counter and took a nap on the couch. The boys were watching a video and they picked the one that I really didn't want them too. Wallace and Gromit is their new favorite, and the problem is that you can't play all 3 short movies with one button. When one ends, you have to queue up the next. So twice I had to get up off the couch and start the next movie, but it didn't interrupt my nap too much.
3:45 Ariel and I woke up. Movie over, too.
4:30 Pick up.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Dec. 12, 2006
6:55 Drop off. Yes, I said 6:55. EARLY. I was still hiding in bed, unable to come out and face my children bickering over waffles.
7:00 Breakfast, Ariel had apricot mush and 4 mini-waffles.
7:30 Nap.
9:00 Wake up.
9:30 Go to Crissy's house.
11:00 Snack time. Ariel had some weird bread/cheese thing I found in the diaper bag. Crissy said it looked like it came from Target, and I did point out that Ariel was at Target just yesterday. Hmmmm.
And then, very exciting news at Crissy's house. While we were there, we were playing with Ariel and she started walking between us. We let the space get bigger and moved our hands back and Ariel took real steps! Only a few times looked like the first pass in the video below (which we got by setting up the tripod after the first few passes), more often she was moving her feet as she fell into a lap (like the other passes on the video).
12:00 Ariel found a Marcus toy, a ball filled with gel-stuff and bit into it. The neon yellow NON-TOXIC goop got all over her clothes, though we don't think much got in her mouth. Crissy rinsed the clothes and put some stain remover on them.
1:30 Time to go home. I drove a bit farther than we really needed to and both Adam and Ariel fell asleep.
1:50 Home - Ariel transfered to her bed, Adam did not. Argh!
3:00 Wake up. Ariel had a snack of baby food peas, string cheese and cheerios.
4:00 Ariel had an explosive poopy, which got her spare pants dirty.
4:30 Pick up. After Becky explained that Ariel needed pants to go out to dinner, I found her a pair of 12 month jeans in my closet.
7:00 Breakfast, Ariel had apricot mush and 4 mini-waffles.
7:30 Nap.
9:00 Wake up.
9:30 Go to Crissy's house.
11:00 Snack time. Ariel had some weird bread/cheese thing I found in the diaper bag. Crissy said it looked like it came from Target, and I did point out that Ariel was at Target just yesterday. Hmmmm.
And then, very exciting news at Crissy's house. While we were there, we were playing with Ariel and she started walking between us. We let the space get bigger and moved our hands back and Ariel took real steps! Only a few times looked like the first pass in the video below (which we got by setting up the tripod after the first few passes), more often she was moving her feet as she fell into a lap (like the other passes on the video).
12:00 Ariel found a Marcus toy, a ball filled with gel-stuff and bit into it. The neon yellow NON-TOXIC goop got all over her clothes, though we don't think much got in her mouth. Crissy rinsed the clothes and put some stain remover on them.
1:30 Time to go home. I drove a bit farther than we really needed to and both Adam and Ariel fell asleep.
1:50 Home - Ariel transfered to her bed, Adam did not. Argh!
3:00 Wake up. Ariel had a snack of baby food peas, string cheese and cheerios.
4:00 Ariel had an explosive poopy, which got her spare pants dirty.
4:30 Pick up. After Becky explained that Ariel needed pants to go out to dinner, I found her a pair of 12 month jeans in my closet.
Monday, December 11, 2006
Dec. 11, 2006
Happy Monday everyone.
7:00 Drop off. Breakfast time - apples and blueberry baby food and 2 mini waffles.
7:30 I put Ariel down for a nap but I'm not sure if she ever went to sleep. She occassionally made small noises and I went in a few times to make sure she was laying down, which she always was.
8:15 Ariel definately awake.
8:30 Took Alex to preschool, even though he assured me he was too sick. I disagreed.
9:00 Drop off Alex.
9:15 Drop off Adam and Ariel with Crissy.
9:30 Mini-spa day, er, I mean dentist appointment. Have I mentioned how much I love my dentist? I had the massage chair on and they have a new internet-music service and I could listen to any music so I listened to the Goo-Goo Dolls, which helped elimate conversation with the very nice but chatty hygenist. And the best news is, my gums look really good so I only have to go for cleanings 3 times a year instead of 4 (which Jeremy always claimed was some sort of money making scheme so the dentist could buy a new car).
10:45 Stopped by Starbucks to get Crissy a thank you latte. And not a venti one like she's been sneaking the last few days, just a grande. And I happened to get myself a tall mocha.
11:00 Got to Crissy's. Kids were alive. Apparently Ariel pooped and ate some Cheerios.
11:30 Went home. Ariel fell asleep in the car, transfered to the crib.
12:30 Ariel woke up just in time to go get Alex from preschool.
1:00 Picked up Alex. We drove a very long way home so Adam would fall asleep in the car. I thought my plan wasn't going to work, but just before we pulled into the driveway I looked back and he was asleep. So I drove around the block for good measure.
2:00 Home, put Adam in his bed and he woke up. All that driving for nothing! Ariel had lunch - mixed veggie orange, string cheese and a slice a bread.
2:30 After lunch, we just hung out.
4:30 Pick up.
And I didn't take any pictures today, so you'll just have to enjoy this other baby that I photographed yesterday:
The rest of the album is here:
http://wendysweetphotography.com/lilianna_12_06/
7:00 Drop off. Breakfast time - apples and blueberry baby food and 2 mini waffles.
7:30 I put Ariel down for a nap but I'm not sure if she ever went to sleep. She occassionally made small noises and I went in a few times to make sure she was laying down, which she always was.
8:15 Ariel definately awake.
8:30 Took Alex to preschool, even though he assured me he was too sick. I disagreed.
9:00 Drop off Alex.
9:15 Drop off Adam and Ariel with Crissy.
9:30 Mini-spa day, er, I mean dentist appointment. Have I mentioned how much I love my dentist? I had the massage chair on and they have a new internet-music service and I could listen to any music so I listened to the Goo-Goo Dolls, which helped elimate conversation with the very nice but chatty hygenist. And the best news is, my gums look really good so I only have to go for cleanings 3 times a year instead of 4 (which Jeremy always claimed was some sort of money making scheme so the dentist could buy a new car).
10:45 Stopped by Starbucks to get Crissy a thank you latte. And not a venti one like she's been sneaking the last few days, just a grande. And I happened to get myself a tall mocha.
11:00 Got to Crissy's. Kids were alive. Apparently Ariel pooped and ate some Cheerios.
11:30 Went home. Ariel fell asleep in the car, transfered to the crib.
12:30 Ariel woke up just in time to go get Alex from preschool.
1:00 Picked up Alex. We drove a very long way home so Adam would fall asleep in the car. I thought my plan wasn't going to work, but just before we pulled into the driveway I looked back and he was asleep. So I drove around the block for good measure.
2:00 Home, put Adam in his bed and he woke up. All that driving for nothing! Ariel had lunch - mixed veggie orange, string cheese and a slice a bread.
2:30 After lunch, we just hung out.
4:30 Pick up.
And I didn't take any pictures today, so you'll just have to enjoy this other baby that I photographed yesterday:
The rest of the album is here:
http://wendysweetphotography.com/lilianna_12_06/
Friday, December 8, 2006
Dec. 8, 2006
7:10 Drop off. For breakfast, I gave Ariel some blueberry and apple baby food that I bought last night. I felt like she only ate bread this week and I wanted to get something besides starch inside her. Oh, she also ate 1 1/2 pancakes.
7:30 Nap.
8:15 I went in to wake her and found this:
Alex is sick, he has a cold and lost his voice. He was too sick to go to preschool so Jeremy worked from home this morning so I could do my workout.
8:40 Stroller workout. Not a butt-kicking one like Wednseday, but Alex would have hated it. It involved lots of walking.
10:30 Left the mall. Took longer to get home because the highway was closed (due to a fatal accident, I later found out).
10:45 Got home, Jeremy went to work. Ariel took her nap in the crib.
12:45 Ariel woke up, had lunch. Sweet potato baby food and a piece of bread. See what I mean about starch?
1:30 It was actually warm this afternoon, so I took all the kids over to the new outdoor mall. I saw in USA Weekend (a national insert!) that the mall had some kids/space exihibits. I was hoping that it was more than what Jeremy and I saw when we went the day the mall opened, but it really wasn't. There was nothing to touch or climb on or explore. There were just big things to look at, like big planets half in the ground (that you couldn't touch), a globe fountain (turned off, of course) and a sun-dial that might work when the sun's angle is high enough to be above the mall roof.
The place where Jeremy and I used to work (and met at) donated a rocket. But it's possible the construction behind it was more interesting:
Alex had a lot to say:
Ariel was more excited about bogarting Adam's OJ.
3:30 We met Becky at Target, where we contined on (I got matching sweaters for the boys). Then to Whole Foods to get our fishy dinner. Then home.
And when we got home from our afternoon of fun, Adam put himself in a paper bag, as he is wont to do.
7:30 Nap.
8:15 I went in to wake her and found this:
Alex is sick, he has a cold and lost his voice. He was too sick to go to preschool so Jeremy worked from home this morning so I could do my workout.
8:40 Stroller workout. Not a butt-kicking one like Wednseday, but Alex would have hated it. It involved lots of walking.
10:30 Left the mall. Took longer to get home because the highway was closed (due to a fatal accident, I later found out).
10:45 Got home, Jeremy went to work. Ariel took her nap in the crib.
12:45 Ariel woke up, had lunch. Sweet potato baby food and a piece of bread. See what I mean about starch?
1:30 It was actually warm this afternoon, so I took all the kids over to the new outdoor mall. I saw in USA Weekend (a national insert!) that the mall had some kids/space exihibits. I was hoping that it was more than what Jeremy and I saw when we went the day the mall opened, but it really wasn't. There was nothing to touch or climb on or explore. There were just big things to look at, like big planets half in the ground (that you couldn't touch), a globe fountain (turned off, of course) and a sun-dial that might work when the sun's angle is high enough to be above the mall roof.
The place where Jeremy and I used to work (and met at) donated a rocket. But it's possible the construction behind it was more interesting:
Alex had a lot to say:
Ariel was more excited about bogarting Adam's OJ.
3:30 We met Becky at Target, where we contined on (I got matching sweaters for the boys). Then to Whole Foods to get our fishy dinner. Then home.
And when we got home from our afternoon of fun, Adam put himself in a paper bag, as he is wont to do.
Thursday, December 7, 2006
Dec. 7, 2006
Ok, so it's really December 12th and I'm trying to write this, but I need to put something down or Becky won't remember to pay me.
7:00ish Drop off. Breakfast, nap, yada yada.
10:30 We met Crissy and Gavin at Starbucks. We enjoyed some tasty beverages, then we went to Michaels to pick out frames for Crissy's new Wendy-made photos.
11:45 I said I would take Gavin home with me so Crissy could get some work done. We went home, I made a lunch of soy dogs and clemintines which no one really ate, while Ariel took a nap.
At some point, Ariel woke up and had some sort of lunch. We made chocolate chip cookies. That's all I remember. Gavin went home around 3:15.
4:30ish Pick up.
7:00ish Drop off. Breakfast, nap, yada yada.
10:30 We met Crissy and Gavin at Starbucks. We enjoyed some tasty beverages, then we went to Michaels to pick out frames for Crissy's new Wendy-made photos.
11:45 I said I would take Gavin home with me so Crissy could get some work done. We went home, I made a lunch of soy dogs and clemintines which no one really ate, while Ariel took a nap.
At some point, Ariel woke up and had some sort of lunch. We made chocolate chip cookies. That's all I remember. Gavin went home around 3:15.
4:30ish Pick up.
Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Dec. 5, 2006
7:00 Drop off. I was going to give Ariel some oatmeal, but since Alex hadn't touched his waffles, Ariel got those instead. This family sure likes waffles.
7:30 Nap.
8:45 Wake up, play.
10:00 Go to library for story time.
11:00 After the library, we picked up a CiCi's pizza and brought to Crissy's house for lunch. Ariel did not want to eat pizza today.
1:30 We left, and I drove the long way to get Adam to fall asleep in the car.
2:15 Got home, both Adam and Ariel were asleep and transfered to their beds.
3:00 Ariel woke up.
3:15 I had to wake Adam so we could meet Becky at Target at 3:30.
3:30 Drop off Ariel at Target. Then the boys and I continued on to a baby shower.
7:30 Nap.
8:45 Wake up, play.
10:00 Go to library for story time.
11:00 After the library, we picked up a CiCi's pizza and brought to Crissy's house for lunch. Ariel did not want to eat pizza today.
1:30 We left, and I drove the long way to get Adam to fall asleep in the car.
2:15 Got home, both Adam and Ariel were asleep and transfered to their beds.
3:00 Ariel woke up.
3:15 I had to wake Adam so we could meet Becky at Target at 3:30.
3:30 Drop off Ariel at Target. Then the boys and I continued on to a baby shower.
Monday, December 4, 2006
Dec. 4, 2006
7:15 Drop off. Good thing Becky was late, I had just gotten out of bed.
7:20 Breakfast. Becky, you were right, she did not touch the banana. She did, however, eat nearly 6 mini-waffles.
7:40 Down for nap. I only went in once to lay her back down.
8:15 Wake up call. Ariel had fallen asleep sitting and slumped over her blanket.
8:45 Super hard stroller class involving running up lots of escalators. Adam is really bonding with the instuctor,s 1 1/2 and 4 year old daughters. It's so cute to hear him say he wants to go to the mall to see his friends. Though he's really not that particular, he'll ask anyone old enough to walk, "Are you my friend?"
10:00 I had to go to the market research place to return my hideous air "freshner." They did not ask if I left it plugged in and I still got to walk away with my $25.
10:45 Home, Ariel asleep, transfered to crib. Before I showered, I cleaned both bathrooms. Yay me! Now my house is clean again after my busy weekend of doing Crissy and my holiday pictures and cards.
12:15 Ariel woke up and refused broccoli and soy hot-dog but ate Cheerios.
12:40 Left to pick up Alex.
1:40 After picking up Alex, we went to Crissy's house. She helped me take Ariel's holiday dress pictures.
The good.
The bad.
The ugly.
And the holiday card.
And right after we finished, Crissy changed a diaper. It's possible Ariel got grumpy because she was sitting in poop.
3:30 Becky picked Ariel up from Crissy's house.
7:20 Breakfast. Becky, you were right, she did not touch the banana. She did, however, eat nearly 6 mini-waffles.
7:40 Down for nap. I only went in once to lay her back down.
8:15 Wake up call. Ariel had fallen asleep sitting and slumped over her blanket.
8:45 Super hard stroller class involving running up lots of escalators. Adam is really bonding with the instuctor,s 1 1/2 and 4 year old daughters. It's so cute to hear him say he wants to go to the mall to see his friends. Though he's really not that particular, he'll ask anyone old enough to walk, "Are you my friend?"
10:00 I had to go to the market research place to return my hideous air "freshner." They did not ask if I left it plugged in and I still got to walk away with my $25.
10:45 Home, Ariel asleep, transfered to crib. Before I showered, I cleaned both bathrooms. Yay me! Now my house is clean again after my busy weekend of doing Crissy and my holiday pictures and cards.
12:15 Ariel woke up and refused broccoli and soy hot-dog but ate Cheerios.
12:40 Left to pick up Alex.
1:40 After picking up Alex, we went to Crissy's house. She helped me take Ariel's holiday dress pictures.
The good.
The bad.
The ugly.
And the holiday card.
And right after we finished, Crissy changed a diaper. It's possible Ariel got grumpy because she was sitting in poop.
3:30 Becky picked Ariel up from Crissy's house.
Friday, December 1, 2006
Dec. 1, 2006
So I'm sure you are wondering how Adam's half birthday went.
First, the boys helped me make the cake and frosting:
And here's the one layer cake cut in half to make a half-double layer cake (notice the half candle):
And then we sang, "Happy half-birthday to you..."
7:00 Drop off. Breakfast - I cut up a slice of clemintine, Ariel threw it on the floor. She did eat about 1/4 cup of oatmeal.
7:30 Nap. Played more of that sitting up then crying game.
8:15 Go to stroller class.
8:45 Nice and tough stroller class. Have you ever tried to double legged jump up a flight of stairs with your knees as bent as possible? It is very hard.
10:45 Home, Ariel fell asleep in the car, transfered to crib. I showered.
12:30 Ariel woke up just in time to get her poopy diaper changed before going to pick up Alex from preschool.
1:00 Pick up.
1:20 Quick trip to Whole Foods.
2:00 Home. This time Adam fell asleep in the car and transfered to bed. Ariel ate lunch. Graham bunnies, some of the real mixed veggies (those which she didn't throw on the floor) and an entire cup of kid's yogurt.
3:00 I worked on Mom's project, scanning old pictures for Grannie's calendar.
Here's a pensive Becky:
And a fishing Wendy:
And a retro Laura (check out that guy's swim trunks):
4:00 Pick up.
First, the boys helped me make the cake and frosting:
And here's the one layer cake cut in half to make a half-double layer cake (notice the half candle):
And then we sang, "Happy half-birthday to you..."
7:00 Drop off. Breakfast - I cut up a slice of clemintine, Ariel threw it on the floor. She did eat about 1/4 cup of oatmeal.
7:30 Nap. Played more of that sitting up then crying game.
8:15 Go to stroller class.
8:45 Nice and tough stroller class. Have you ever tried to double legged jump up a flight of stairs with your knees as bent as possible? It is very hard.
10:45 Home, Ariel fell asleep in the car, transfered to crib. I showered.
12:30 Ariel woke up just in time to get her poopy diaper changed before going to pick up Alex from preschool.
1:00 Pick up.
1:20 Quick trip to Whole Foods.
2:00 Home. This time Adam fell asleep in the car and transfered to bed. Ariel ate lunch. Graham bunnies, some of the real mixed veggies (those which she didn't throw on the floor) and an entire cup of kid's yogurt.
3:00 I worked on Mom's project, scanning old pictures for Grannie's calendar.
Here's a pensive Becky:
And a fishing Wendy:
And a retro Laura (check out that guy's swim trunks):
4:00 Pick up.
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Nov 30, 2006
7:00 Drop off. After Becky left, I ran outside to take this picture:
Purty, huh? I thought it was so pretty that I emailed it to the photo editor of the Boulder newspaper. He thought it was pretty too, but didn't need it. He did, however, let me know that if I ever caught an on the spot news-ish picture to send it to him.
I gave Ariel waffles and eggs for breakfast. She ate waffles.
7:30 I put Ariel down for a nap. She decided to play the fun game of sitting up and then crying because she wanted to go to sleep. I watched her sit up, do you know she does a sit up? That girl does everything the hard way.
8:15 Woke up Ariel (yes, she did go asleep) to go to exercise class. Didn't really want to go with all three kids but it was cancelled yesterday (the instructor is a wussy Californian) and I needed to move.
8:45 Exercise class. I don't like the Tuesday/Thursday instructor's style as much. She only has one 18 month old and we do a lot of power walking with the stroller. She did intervals today, so I just parked myself by the escalator and ran up and down, no way I was going to get my heart rate up walking at Alex's speed.
10:30 Left the mall. Ariel fell asleep in the car.
11:00 Ariel napped, I attempted to take Adam's 2 and a half year old pictures:
It was not a very fun experience. Adam is a bit wiggly.
1:00 Ariel woke up and had lunch, 1/2 a banana, 1/4 a piece of string cheese and 3/4 a piece of bread.
While Ariel ate, the boys and I worked on making Adam's 2 and a half year old 1/2 cake. Yes, I halved a cake recipe, made one layer, then cut it in half. Because it's only his half birthday.
2:30 Our friend Tea came over for a playdate.
3:00 Ariel had veggie booty and water. She did not like water today.
3:30 Pick up.
Purty, huh? I thought it was so pretty that I emailed it to the photo editor of the Boulder newspaper. He thought it was pretty too, but didn't need it. He did, however, let me know that if I ever caught an on the spot news-ish picture to send it to him.
I gave Ariel waffles and eggs for breakfast. She ate waffles.
7:30 I put Ariel down for a nap. She decided to play the fun game of sitting up and then crying because she wanted to go to sleep. I watched her sit up, do you know she does a sit up? That girl does everything the hard way.
8:15 Woke up Ariel (yes, she did go asleep) to go to exercise class. Didn't really want to go with all three kids but it was cancelled yesterday (the instructor is a wussy Californian) and I needed to move.
8:45 Exercise class. I don't like the Tuesday/Thursday instructor's style as much. She only has one 18 month old and we do a lot of power walking with the stroller. She did intervals today, so I just parked myself by the escalator and ran up and down, no way I was going to get my heart rate up walking at Alex's speed.
10:30 Left the mall. Ariel fell asleep in the car.
11:00 Ariel napped, I attempted to take Adam's 2 and a half year old pictures:
It was not a very fun experience. Adam is a bit wiggly.
1:00 Ariel woke up and had lunch, 1/2 a banana, 1/4 a piece of string cheese and 3/4 a piece of bread.
While Ariel ate, the boys and I worked on making Adam's 2 and a half year old 1/2 cake. Yes, I halved a cake recipe, made one layer, then cut it in half. Because it's only his half birthday.
2:30 Our friend Tea came over for a playdate.
3:00 Ariel had veggie booty and water. She did not like water today.
3:30 Pick up.
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Nov 28, 2006
7:10 Drop off. Not only was I in my jammies, but I was asleep. Jeremy forgot to wake me up. Only he said it wasn't forgetting, he didn't know Ariel was coming.
7:20 Breakfast. Ariel had 4 mini waffles and nibbled on an apple slice.
7:45 Nap
10:00 Ariel woke up with a poopy.
10:15 We met Crissy and Gavin at the library for story time. Ariel was kept entertained by veggie booty. And Crissy and I kept her safe from an overexuberant 18 month old with a disturbingly strong grip.
11:00 Decided to spend the cold bleak day together at the mall.
11:30 Much mall fun. We went to the dinosaurs, then changed another poopy diaper, then went to California Pizza Kitchen (the pear/gorgonzala pizza is very yummy and Ariel ate a slice of cheese), then the research place (we are doing an air freshner test which pays $25 but also requires plugging in a very foul and smelly air freshner in our house for 5 days, I hope we still get paid if we only leave it in for 2 hours), and then Cinnabon (Ariel still likes cinnamon rolls).
3:00 Home. Adam and Ariel took naps. While they were napping, I updated my website. Check out my Turkey Toe and Butterfly galleries, they are purty.
4:30 Pick up.
7:20 Breakfast. Ariel had 4 mini waffles and nibbled on an apple slice.
7:45 Nap
10:00 Ariel woke up with a poopy.
10:15 We met Crissy and Gavin at the library for story time. Ariel was kept entertained by veggie booty. And Crissy and I kept her safe from an overexuberant 18 month old with a disturbingly strong grip.
11:00 Decided to spend the cold bleak day together at the mall.
11:30 Much mall fun. We went to the dinosaurs, then changed another poopy diaper, then went to California Pizza Kitchen (the pear/gorgonzala pizza is very yummy and Ariel ate a slice of cheese), then the research place (we are doing an air freshner test which pays $25 but also requires plugging in a very foul and smelly air freshner in our house for 5 days, I hope we still get paid if we only leave it in for 2 hours), and then Cinnabon (Ariel still likes cinnamon rolls).
3:00 Home. Adam and Ariel took naps. While they were napping, I updated my website. Check out my Turkey Toe and Butterfly galleries, they are purty.
4:30 Pick up.
Monday, November 27, 2006
Nov 27, 2006
I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving. I was not able to share chocolate cheese cake with Becky, as I spent the holiday with Jeremy's family and friends (here's some pictures: http://wendysweetphotography.com/thanksgiving_2006/). And then Jeremy and I had a wonderful adult weekend skiing/snowboarding. Wonderful! Thanks again, Super Grammie!
7:10 Drop off. Breakfast - I was going to give Ariel waffles, but Adam had the last ones. So I gave her some apple sauce (which she hated, yet how is it different from baby food?) And then she shared my oatmeal and liked it.
7:40 Nap. How she slept during Alex's I-don't-want-to-go-to-preschool tantrum is beyond me, but she did.
8:15 Wake up to go to the mall.
8:45 Mall workout. These workouts really do something. I was much stronger snowboarding this weekend, especially for the first trip of the season.
10:30 Left the mall, Ariel fell asleep in the car.
10:45 Home, Ariel napped in the crib while I showered.
12:30 I had to wake Ariel so we could pick up Alex.
1:00 Pick up Alex.
1:30 Go to Crissy's house. She wasn't back yet from grocery shopping, but we made ourselves right at home. I fed Ariel lunch - she had an entire string cheese, 1/4 of an apple and a piece of bread. Thanks Crissy!
2:30 Crissy shared her cinnamon roll with Ariel. Ariel likes cinnamon rolls.
2:45 Changed a poopy.
3:45 Crissy changed another poopy.
4:05 Dropped Ariel off at Becky's work. Good thing Becky hadn't gone yet, as she didn't get my message that I was coming by.
7:10 Drop off. Breakfast - I was going to give Ariel waffles, but Adam had the last ones. So I gave her some apple sauce (which she hated, yet how is it different from baby food?) And then she shared my oatmeal and liked it.
7:40 Nap. How she slept during Alex's I-don't-want-to-go-to-preschool tantrum is beyond me, but she did.
8:15 Wake up to go to the mall.
8:45 Mall workout. These workouts really do something. I was much stronger snowboarding this weekend, especially for the first trip of the season.
10:30 Left the mall, Ariel fell asleep in the car.
10:45 Home, Ariel napped in the crib while I showered.
12:30 I had to wake Ariel so we could pick up Alex.
1:00 Pick up Alex.
1:30 Go to Crissy's house. She wasn't back yet from grocery shopping, but we made ourselves right at home. I fed Ariel lunch - she had an entire string cheese, 1/4 of an apple and a piece of bread. Thanks Crissy!
2:30 Crissy shared her cinnamon roll with Ariel. Ariel likes cinnamon rolls.
2:45 Changed a poopy.
3:45 Crissy changed another poopy.
4:05 Dropped Ariel off at Becky's work. Good thing Becky hadn't gone yet, as she didn't get my message that I was coming by.
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Nov 21, 2006
7:10 Drop off. Breakfast - something, I'm not recalling. I'm writing this on Wednesday...
7:30 Nap
9:00 Wake up. While we were waiting until it was time to leave, I snapped some pictures.
9:45 Walk over to the library for story time. We had to explain to Miss Judy, the Library Lady that we lost a book she had loaned us from her personal collection. I was able to order the replacement on Amazon and am expecting it next week. And a funny story, 10 hours later I found the book. It was under the office desk. I had looked everywhere in Alex's room for it. Well, I guess we have a copy of The Ugly Truckling now. And we aren't borrowing Miss Judy's books again, and I won't even get into the missing library book saga.
I kept Ariel entertained by feeding her Veggie Booty.
11:00 After the library we walked over to the grocery store to buy Adam his new favorite breakfast food, Worms (or as we like to call it, Veggie Breakfast Sausage). Apparently they make a better utensil for eating ketchup than a spoon. Next we went over to the yarn store. Good think I knew what I wanted, Ariel is not to be trusted in that place. It was all I could do to keep a tight grip on her as she struggled to reach/touch/throw all the skeins of yarn.
12:00 Home. All the baby food is gone, so I made Ariel lunch. She ate part of a bagel while I steamed some broccoli and cubed some cheese (neither of which she would eat), so I put her down for a nap.
While Ariel slept, I worked on the pictures we took this morning.
I call this one "Momentarily Contained"
This one is "Not Another Loopy!"
And Adam at by the wall of our house that I think is going to be a great place to shoot, if only I had some coorporative subjects:
3:00 Ariel woke up. She slowly drank her cup of milk.
3:30 I whipped up a batch of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, which are never as good as what I've been buying at the store. Ariel ate Cheerios.
4:30 Pick up.
7:30 Nap
9:00 Wake up. While we were waiting until it was time to leave, I snapped some pictures.
9:45 Walk over to the library for story time. We had to explain to Miss Judy, the Library Lady that we lost a book she had loaned us from her personal collection. I was able to order the replacement on Amazon and am expecting it next week. And a funny story, 10 hours later I found the book. It was under the office desk. I had looked everywhere in Alex's room for it. Well, I guess we have a copy of The Ugly Truckling now. And we aren't borrowing Miss Judy's books again, and I won't even get into the missing library book saga.
I kept Ariel entertained by feeding her Veggie Booty.
11:00 After the library we walked over to the grocery store to buy Adam his new favorite breakfast food, Worms (or as we like to call it, Veggie Breakfast Sausage). Apparently they make a better utensil for eating ketchup than a spoon. Next we went over to the yarn store. Good think I knew what I wanted, Ariel is not to be trusted in that place. It was all I could do to keep a tight grip on her as she struggled to reach/touch/throw all the skeins of yarn.
12:00 Home. All the baby food is gone, so I made Ariel lunch. She ate part of a bagel while I steamed some broccoli and cubed some cheese (neither of which she would eat), so I put her down for a nap.
While Ariel slept, I worked on the pictures we took this morning.
I call this one "Momentarily Contained"
This one is "Not Another Loopy!"
And Adam at by the wall of our house that I think is going to be a great place to shoot, if only I had some coorporative subjects:
3:00 Ariel woke up. She slowly drank her cup of milk.
3:30 I whipped up a batch of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, which are never as good as what I've been buying at the store. Ariel ate Cheerios.
4:30 Pick up.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Nov 20, 2006
Hey, just wanted to share one of my new favorite pictures that I took this weekend:
That was very difficult to get, Alex has officially decided that he doesn't like having his picture taken. Sigh.
6:55 Drop off. Yes, Early!
7:00 Breakfast.
7:30 Nap
8:15 Wake up to go to the mall.
8:40 Super Fun Stroller work out. This was the hardest class I've done yet. It was fast and relentless. We ran stairs. We did 3 1/2 minutes of wall sits. We did 2 minutes of calf raises. Push ups, tricep dips, the works. And my poor abs don't know what hit them.
The only snack I brought was a banana, which Ariel and Adam shared half of. Ariel took a few bites, then mashed it into her shirt.
10:30 Home, Ariel took a nap.
12:15 Wake up, Lunch.
12:40 Go get Alex from preschool.
1:00 Pick up. The only excitement there, the weekly newsletter said to ask the teachers for my prize if I was reading, which turned out to be chocolate for all of us to share. Yay!
1:15 Stopped by the bank drive through.
1:40 Stopped by Borders to see if they had The Ugly Truckling, which we needed to replace because we lost Libary Lady Miss Judy's copy. They didn't said they could order it for us. Managed to leave without buying anything else.
2:10 Very quick trip to Michael's to buy a frame for Ariel's "Year of Ariel" collage.
2:30 Home.
3:00 Nap
4:15 Wake up, change a poopy.
4:30 Pick up.
That was very difficult to get, Alex has officially decided that he doesn't like having his picture taken. Sigh.
6:55 Drop off. Yes, Early!
7:00 Breakfast.
7:30 Nap
8:15 Wake up to go to the mall.
8:40 Super Fun Stroller work out. This was the hardest class I've done yet. It was fast and relentless. We ran stairs. We did 3 1/2 minutes of wall sits. We did 2 minutes of calf raises. Push ups, tricep dips, the works. And my poor abs don't know what hit them.
The only snack I brought was a banana, which Ariel and Adam shared half of. Ariel took a few bites, then mashed it into her shirt.
10:30 Home, Ariel took a nap.
12:15 Wake up, Lunch.
12:40 Go get Alex from preschool.
1:00 Pick up. The only excitement there, the weekly newsletter said to ask the teachers for my prize if I was reading, which turned out to be chocolate for all of us to share. Yay!
1:15 Stopped by the bank drive through.
1:40 Stopped by Borders to see if they had The Ugly Truckling, which we needed to replace because we lost Libary Lady Miss Judy's copy. They didn't said they could order it for us. Managed to leave without buying anything else.
2:10 Very quick trip to Michael's to buy a frame for Ariel's "Year of Ariel" collage.
2:30 Home.
3:00 Nap
4:15 Wake up, change a poopy.
4:30 Pick up.
Friday, November 17, 2006
Nov 17, 2006
7:10 Drop off. Some sort of breakfast, I can't remember. Oh yes, apricots and mixed fruit. And part of Alex's waffle.
7:30 Nap with bottle. It took her a bit longer to settle down than usual.
8:15 Leave for stroller class.
8:40 Stroller class. Hard as usual. I'm glad I don't have to run up any stairs until Monday.
10:30 Got home. Ariel didn't fall asleep in the car, but she did fall asleep when we got home. I cleaned the bathroom then took a shower.
12:10 Ariel woke up with a poopy.
12:25 Lunch - she was not interested in her mixed veggies. She ate about half the jar. Then she had some of Adam's mac & cheese.
12:40 Left to pick up Alex from school.
1:00 Pick up. Then we went to Target to buy a battery for our DVD remote so that we can watch more than the first episode on a disc. Then we went to Whole Foods to pick up our fish. I shared some of my sample hippy cookie with Ariel and she liked it.
2:30 Get home. Ariel fell asleep in the car and transfered.
3:30 Ariel woke up, had a bottle.
4:10 Change bottle, Becky picked up.
7:30 Nap with bottle. It took her a bit longer to settle down than usual.
8:15 Leave for stroller class.
8:40 Stroller class. Hard as usual. I'm glad I don't have to run up any stairs until Monday.
10:30 Got home. Ariel didn't fall asleep in the car, but she did fall asleep when we got home. I cleaned the bathroom then took a shower.
12:10 Ariel woke up with a poopy.
12:25 Lunch - she was not interested in her mixed veggies. She ate about half the jar. Then she had some of Adam's mac & cheese.
12:40 Left to pick up Alex from school.
1:00 Pick up. Then we went to Target to buy a battery for our DVD remote so that we can watch more than the first episode on a disc. Then we went to Whole Foods to pick up our fish. I shared some of my sample hippy cookie with Ariel and she liked it.
2:30 Get home. Ariel fell asleep in the car and transfered.
3:30 Ariel woke up, had a bottle.
4:10 Change bottle, Becky picked up.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Nov 16, 2006
So Ariel successfully turned one. However, her second portrait session yesterday was not as successful. You can see why here. At least Becky gained some respect for me for getting anything decent on my own.
Ariel birthday party pictures are here. For some reason, they uploaded backwards, so to do it right you should start at the end.
6:55 Drop off. So it was ok that I was still in my jammies.
7:05 Breakfast, apples and cherries and most of the remaining half of Alex's waffle. Alex doesn't eat big waffles, just mini waffles. Sigh.
7:30 Nap with bottle.
8:15 Wake up to go the the mall.
8:40 Yet another super fun mall work out. I think I did about 1/4 of a mile of walking lunges. Ouch. And 50 push-ups, but 45 of them were girly on my knees. As Crissy can now attest (from Tuesday's workout) it is a HARD workout. And I had both boys with me with their mini strollers. The instructor's daughter had her stroller too and they all played together very well.
10:00 Ariel at the end of the workout. See her cute matching red shoes?:
After the workout we hung out a bit and then went to the bathroom so it took some time getting home.
11:00 Home. Ariel had fallen asleep in the car with a bottle. And I showered. See a pattern?
12:30 Ariel woke up. She had sweet peas for lunch, then I offered her some of the bean and noodle chunks from my soup. She dumped them out, mashed them a bit with her bowl and then threw the bowl on the floor. She did not try any chunks, not even the carrots. Of course, Alex wouldn't try the soup either, even though he loved it last year. Adam at least picked at it.
1:15 Changed a poopy.
2:00 Fun errand running. I picked up some pictures, mailed a letter and bought cat food at Pet Smart. Ariel had a bottle in the car.
3:00 Called Crissy from Pet Smart to confirm playdate.
3:15 Crissy's house for a super fun playdate. How's this for a story? Crissy had consolidated all her kid's Halloween candy into a bucket and I managed to eat the two pieces that were labeled for Gavin so that he would agree to said consolidation. What can I say, the kid has good taste in candy. Of course, if I followed Pop-Pop's advice, "If I didn't put it in my mouth, I wouldn't have to take it off my a$$ (aka stroller workout tomorrow)."
4:25 Becky picked up Ariel from Crissy's house.
Ariel birthday party pictures are here. For some reason, they uploaded backwards, so to do it right you should start at the end.
6:55 Drop off. So it was ok that I was still in my jammies.
7:05 Breakfast, apples and cherries and most of the remaining half of Alex's waffle. Alex doesn't eat big waffles, just mini waffles. Sigh.
7:30 Nap with bottle.
8:15 Wake up to go the the mall.
8:40 Yet another super fun mall work out. I think I did about 1/4 of a mile of walking lunges. Ouch. And 50 push-ups, but 45 of them were girly on my knees. As Crissy can now attest (from Tuesday's workout) it is a HARD workout. And I had both boys with me with their mini strollers. The instructor's daughter had her stroller too and they all played together very well.
10:00 Ariel at the end of the workout. See her cute matching red shoes?:
After the workout we hung out a bit and then went to the bathroom so it took some time getting home.
11:00 Home. Ariel had fallen asleep in the car with a bottle. And I showered. See a pattern?
12:30 Ariel woke up. She had sweet peas for lunch, then I offered her some of the bean and noodle chunks from my soup. She dumped them out, mashed them a bit with her bowl and then threw the bowl on the floor. She did not try any chunks, not even the carrots. Of course, Alex wouldn't try the soup either, even though he loved it last year. Adam at least picked at it.
1:15 Changed a poopy.
2:00 Fun errand running. I picked up some pictures, mailed a letter and bought cat food at Pet Smart. Ariel had a bottle in the car.
3:00 Called Crissy from Pet Smart to confirm playdate.
3:15 Crissy's house for a super fun playdate. How's this for a story? Crissy had consolidated all her kid's Halloween candy into a bucket and I managed to eat the two pieces that were labeled for Gavin so that he would agree to said consolidation. What can I say, the kid has good taste in candy. Of course, if I followed Pop-Pop's advice, "If I didn't put it in my mouth, I wouldn't have to take it off my a$$ (aka stroller workout tomorrow)."
4:25 Becky picked up Ariel from Crissy's house.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Nov 13, 2006
7:10 Drop off. Breakfast was some sort of mush fruit. I do not recall.
7:35 Ariel down for a nap with a bottle.
8:10 Woke up Ariel to go to the mall.
8:35 Yet another super fun mall workout. Adam was happy that his "friends," the instructor's children, where there today.
10:00 Ariel ended my super fun mall work out with a big poopy.
10:30 Ariel fell asleep in the car after a bottle.
10:45 Ariel transfered to the crib and I took a shower.
12:40 Ariel woke up just in time to got get Alex from preschool.
1:05 Pick up Alex, slightly late. Again.
1:30 Get home. Ariel had lunch - green beans. I gave her a few of Adam's bunny mac noodles and she wouldn't eat them.
2:00 Ariel's One Year Photoshoot.
She did not want to keep on her oversized shoes.
She did not want to be on her tummy.
She did not want to look at the camera.
She did not want to stand up.
She did not want to take her fingers out of her mouth.
I got a few that were ok.
Becky and I are going to try again on Wednesday. I think she need to be there because I can't keep Ariel still and take her picture at the same time. My arms aren't long enough. It's either that or duct tape, but I have a feeling that would make Ariel cry, too.
3:00 Down for another nap with a bottle.
4:25 Wake up, another poopy.
4:30 Pick up. Becky - remember I need diapers!
And tomorrow is Ariel's birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARIEL!
7:35 Ariel down for a nap with a bottle.
8:10 Woke up Ariel to go to the mall.
8:35 Yet another super fun mall workout. Adam was happy that his "friends," the instructor's children, where there today.
10:00 Ariel ended my super fun mall work out with a big poopy.
10:30 Ariel fell asleep in the car after a bottle.
10:45 Ariel transfered to the crib and I took a shower.
12:40 Ariel woke up just in time to got get Alex from preschool.
1:05 Pick up Alex, slightly late. Again.
1:30 Get home. Ariel had lunch - green beans. I gave her a few of Adam's bunny mac noodles and she wouldn't eat them.
2:00 Ariel's One Year Photoshoot.
She did not want to keep on her oversized shoes.
She did not want to be on her tummy.
She did not want to look at the camera.
She did not want to stand up.
She did not want to take her fingers out of her mouth.
I got a few that were ok.
Becky and I are going to try again on Wednesday. I think she need to be there because I can't keep Ariel still and take her picture at the same time. My arms aren't long enough. It's either that or duct tape, but I have a feeling that would make Ariel cry, too.
3:00 Down for another nap with a bottle.
4:25 Wake up, another poopy.
4:30 Pick up. Becky - remember I need diapers!
And tomorrow is Ariel's birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARIEL!
Friday, November 10, 2006
Nov 10, 2006
Ok, so it's really Monday and I'm trying to write Friday's blog. I think Ariel got to my house a bit after seven. We did the normal breakfast/nap/mall routine. The only difference was that Alex didn't have preschool due to Veteran's Day. The mall workout was fine, and I think we went straight home. Ariel probably napped again, then had lunch. Grammie got to our house a bit after three. I spent an hour organizing photos from my shoots the weekend before that had just come in the mail.
The only story of note was that when Ariel woke up from her afternoon nap, I reached into the diaper cupboard and pulled out an old (piece-of-crap) Huggies diaper. I thought to myself, "Might as well put it on, when it leaks Becky will have to deal with it." Talk about karma biting me in the butt - not 15 minute later Ariel peed and pooped and I notice because I saw a slime trail behind her, much like a slug leaves. Stupid cheap huggies.
Becky picked Ariel up around 4.
The only story of note was that when Ariel woke up from her afternoon nap, I reached into the diaper cupboard and pulled out an old (piece-of-crap) Huggies diaper. I thought to myself, "Might as well put it on, when it leaks Becky will have to deal with it." Talk about karma biting me in the butt - not 15 minute later Ariel peed and pooped and I notice because I saw a slime trail behind her, much like a slug leaves. Stupid cheap huggies.
Becky picked Ariel up around 4.
Thursday, November 9, 2006
Nov 9, 2006
7:00 Drop off. I had actually gotten up at 6:20 and taken a shower but I was not quite ready when Becky got here.
7:20 Breakfast - apples and cherries.
8:00 Nap with bottle
8:30 Crissy (and a mocha!) came over with Gavin for a playdate. After we enjoyed our coffee (very much so, thanks!) I made Crissy critic my new business brochure:
Don't I look like a real live professional photographer? I've also been updating my website.
10:00 Miss Ariel woke up.
Crissy was glad to see Ariel, it's been awhile:
And then Crissy convienced me that I should get Alex's old walker out of the shed and she would wash it for Ariel. Ariel was midly amused:
If you look closely, you can see Ariel's early birthday present, a pair of Robeez shoes. I think it's good I didn't have a girl, I would be broke buying clothes and shoes. I've already bought Ariel 3 pairs!
11:00 Ariel had her lunch, orange (mixed veggies)
12:00 I put Ariel down for another nap with a bottle.
And I have no idea when Crissy and Gavin left. I think it was around noon?
1:00 Ariel woke up and played and did Ariel stuff.
2:30 Ariel was grumpy so she went down for another nap with a bottle.
3:50 Ariel woke up.
4:15 Changed a poopy
4:30 Pick up
And overheard in the car tonight (on the way to pick up our CiCi's pizza):
Alex: I'm Galileo and you are the Jupiter probe.
Adam: Ok, I'm the Jupiter probe
Alex: Ok Jupiter probe, take some pictures of Jupiter!
Adam: I'm taking pictures!
Alex: What do you see, Jupiter Probe?
Adam: Jupiter and stars.
Alex: There are no stars down there, silly Jupiter Probe.
I told Jeremy we discussed the solar system formation today and Jeremy said to let him know when we got to string theory, he would sit that one out, lol. (Ok, is that just funny to astronomy buffs?}
7:20 Breakfast - apples and cherries.
8:00 Nap with bottle
8:30 Crissy (and a mocha!) came over with Gavin for a playdate. After we enjoyed our coffee (very much so, thanks!) I made Crissy critic my new business brochure:
Don't I look like a real live professional photographer? I've also been updating my website.
10:00 Miss Ariel woke up.
Crissy was glad to see Ariel, it's been awhile:
And then Crissy convienced me that I should get Alex's old walker out of the shed and she would wash it for Ariel. Ariel was midly amused:
If you look closely, you can see Ariel's early birthday present, a pair of Robeez shoes. I think it's good I didn't have a girl, I would be broke buying clothes and shoes. I've already bought Ariel 3 pairs!
11:00 Ariel had her lunch, orange (mixed veggies)
12:00 I put Ariel down for another nap with a bottle.
And I have no idea when Crissy and Gavin left. I think it was around noon?
1:00 Ariel woke up and played and did Ariel stuff.
2:30 Ariel was grumpy so she went down for another nap with a bottle.
3:50 Ariel woke up.
4:15 Changed a poopy
4:30 Pick up
And overheard in the car tonight (on the way to pick up our CiCi's pizza):
Alex: I'm Galileo and you are the Jupiter probe.
Adam: Ok, I'm the Jupiter probe
Alex: Ok Jupiter probe, take some pictures of Jupiter!
Adam: I'm taking pictures!
Alex: What do you see, Jupiter Probe?
Adam: Jupiter and stars.
Alex: There are no stars down there, silly Jupiter Probe.
I told Jeremy we discussed the solar system formation today and Jeremy said to let him know when we got to string theory, he would sit that one out, lol. (Ok, is that just funny to astronomy buffs?}
Monday, November 6, 2006
Nov 6, 2006
7:05 Ariel arrived. And for the record, I had actually gotten up at 6:15 today.
7:10 Breakfast - blueberries and something... uh, either apples or pears, and cheerios. She started working on a poopy and I put her down on the floor to finish.
7:30 After changing Ariel's diaper, I put her down for a nap with a bottle.
8:10 I hate waking Ariel, but at least she's not grumpy. We had to leave to go to the mall workout.
8:40 Mall workout. Super fun time. We ran up and down stairs and escalators today. I think we went up 14 times. And then we did lots of resistance training. I really like the M-W-F teacher, no day has been the same yet. Adam had more fun today too. He decided that the instructor's two girls were his friends and he followed them around. Not sure how they felt about him.
10:15 Changed another poopy at the mall. We walked to the other end to use the special family bathroom that has the small potty. As frequently happens, when we got there it was occupied by a single adult. That drives me nuts!
11:00 Got home. Ariel had a bottle in the car and finished in the crib. I took a shower.
12:15 Ariel woke up, had some sweet potatoes for lunch.
12:40 Left to pick up Alex. I did not leave early enough. There is now construction on pretty much every intersection and it takes me an extra 10 minutes to get accross town.
1:20 Went to Jamba Juice :)
1:45 Got home. Everyone pooped, then Adam had a poop-tastrophe. Remember that scene from Daddy Daycare when Eddie Murphy opens the bathroom door and you see him look at the toliet, then the walls, then the ceiling? It was a little like that. Somehow Adam keeps bouncing up to check his progress and then it smears on his legs and then it gets on his hands and... well, you get the picture. I had to strip him and toss him in the shower.
2:30 Got my camera out and took some pictures today.
Alex - who got to see the Mars movie at IMAX with Daddy yesterday. In the car home he was crying because Pathfinder doesn't have a rock grinder like Spirit and Opportunity. He's *really* getting into the space stuff. His class has a field trip to the planitarium next week, I'm so excted for him.
Little Adam, who decided he was a planet today. And not just one planet, I think he was each at some point.
Ariel - after finding Adam's empty Jamba Juice:
And then I changed another poopy diaper.
3:15 Ariel took another nap with a bottle. Blech, I felt slightly sick this afternoon.
4:15 Ariel woke up. With, guess what, another poopy! Becky and I wondered WWDD (what would dad do?). So Dad, what WOULD you do?
4:30 Pick up.
7:10 Breakfast - blueberries and something... uh, either apples or pears, and cheerios. She started working on a poopy and I put her down on the floor to finish.
7:30 After changing Ariel's diaper, I put her down for a nap with a bottle.
8:10 I hate waking Ariel, but at least she's not grumpy. We had to leave to go to the mall workout.
8:40 Mall workout. Super fun time. We ran up and down stairs and escalators today. I think we went up 14 times. And then we did lots of resistance training. I really like the M-W-F teacher, no day has been the same yet. Adam had more fun today too. He decided that the instructor's two girls were his friends and he followed them around. Not sure how they felt about him.
10:15 Changed another poopy at the mall. We walked to the other end to use the special family bathroom that has the small potty. As frequently happens, when we got there it was occupied by a single adult. That drives me nuts!
11:00 Got home. Ariel had a bottle in the car and finished in the crib. I took a shower.
12:15 Ariel woke up, had some sweet potatoes for lunch.
12:40 Left to pick up Alex. I did not leave early enough. There is now construction on pretty much every intersection and it takes me an extra 10 minutes to get accross town.
1:20 Went to Jamba Juice :)
1:45 Got home. Everyone pooped, then Adam had a poop-tastrophe. Remember that scene from Daddy Daycare when Eddie Murphy opens the bathroom door and you see him look at the toliet, then the walls, then the ceiling? It was a little like that. Somehow Adam keeps bouncing up to check his progress and then it smears on his legs and then it gets on his hands and... well, you get the picture. I had to strip him and toss him in the shower.
2:30 Got my camera out and took some pictures today.
Alex - who got to see the Mars movie at IMAX with Daddy yesterday. In the car home he was crying because Pathfinder doesn't have a rock grinder like Spirit and Opportunity. He's *really* getting into the space stuff. His class has a field trip to the planitarium next week, I'm so excted for him.
Little Adam, who decided he was a planet today. And not just one planet, I think he was each at some point.
Ariel - after finding Adam's empty Jamba Juice:
And then I changed another poopy diaper.
3:15 Ariel took another nap with a bottle. Blech, I felt slightly sick this afternoon.
4:15 Ariel woke up. With, guess what, another poopy! Becky and I wondered WWDD (what would dad do?). So Dad, what WOULD you do?
4:30 Pick up.
Friday, November 3, 2006
Nov 3, 2006
7:05 Drop off. Yes, I was still in bed. It was tired in my room.
7:15 Breakfast - squash (you'll have to ask Becky about that).
7:30 Nap with bottle
8:10 Leave for mall
8:40 Super fun mall workout. I have been continuously sore since I started doing this. I guess that's a good thing.
10:00 Workout over. We stopped at Michaels on the way home to buy some magnets.
10:30 Got home. I showered while Ariel napped
12:15 Ariel woke up. She had some sweet potatoes for lunch.
12:40 Left to get Alex from preschool.
1:00 Pick up. Alex's teachers said that his show-and-tell of his space box full of Mars Rover and Galileo spacecraft parts was a big hit. His class is going to do space next week now, Alex is excited.
1:15 Stopped at Whole Foods to get dinner. I picked the Salmon stuffed with crab today (it was not as good as the spinach feta). We were walking around and got a free bread sample of a cranberry/orange bread and Ariel was the only one who liked it.
2:00 Got home. Started our challah. The kids all played. Alex and Adam dumped out both toy baskets, then fought over them (which was why they were on top of the refrigerator when Becky got here). Ariel was pretty excited about all the toys being out.
3:30 Pick up.
And I changed 2 poopy diapers today but I don't remember when. Or was it only one????
Alas, low on pictures today. But here's a picture of our Shabbat table with Alex's new homemade candle sticks, which appear to be made out of plaster of paris:
7:15 Breakfast - squash (you'll have to ask Becky about that).
7:30 Nap with bottle
8:10 Leave for mall
8:40 Super fun mall workout. I have been continuously sore since I started doing this. I guess that's a good thing.
10:00 Workout over. We stopped at Michaels on the way home to buy some magnets.
10:30 Got home. I showered while Ariel napped
12:15 Ariel woke up. She had some sweet potatoes for lunch.
12:40 Left to get Alex from preschool.
1:00 Pick up. Alex's teachers said that his show-and-tell of his space box full of Mars Rover and Galileo spacecraft parts was a big hit. His class is going to do space next week now, Alex is excited.
1:15 Stopped at Whole Foods to get dinner. I picked the Salmon stuffed with crab today (it was not as good as the spinach feta). We were walking around and got a free bread sample of a cranberry/orange bread and Ariel was the only one who liked it.
2:00 Got home. Started our challah. The kids all played. Alex and Adam dumped out both toy baskets, then fought over them (which was why they were on top of the refrigerator when Becky got here). Ariel was pretty excited about all the toys being out.
3:30 Pick up.
And I changed 2 poopy diapers today but I don't remember when. Or was it only one????
Alas, low on pictures today. But here's a picture of our Shabbat table with Alex's new homemade candle sticks, which appear to be made out of plaster of paris:
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