Last Friday we took the kids to the "beach" at a nearby lake at our house. They love to play in the water and there is a great playground there too. Afterwards, fish tacos at the Tin Fish, a little take out place on the lake. What a great night!
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Friday afternoon at Lake Calhoun
Last Friday we took the kids to the "beach" at a nearby lake at our house. They love to play in the water and there is a great playground there too. Afterwards, fish tacos at the Tin Fish, a little take out place on the lake. What a great night!
Catching up
Its the middle of June already. I can't believe it. Summer always has a way of sneaking up on us out here. There really isn't much of a spring so it always feels like we jump from winter to summer. Life is so good in the summer. Great weather, fresh food, plenty to do. I can't seem to ever get the boys inside, they just love being outdoors. Here are a few pics from the last few months. Sorry it has taken so long to get them posted.
Baby Jake vs. The Hostas
I think the hostas won. Actually he fell of the back step into the hostas scraping his face on the way down. Its all better now. PS. See my molars back there?
Avery's preschool mother's day program. They sang songs and made us cards and snacks. I cried, it was so dang cute!!
New kicks, too small already, these kids are growing like weeds!
Baby Jake before his big boy haircut
Maybe my favorite picture of all time. Avery riding the race cars at the park at MOA. A year ago they had to stop the ride to let us off, he was so scared of this ride. Now he is big enough to ride on his own and clearly he loves it.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Potty Obsession
A few weeks ago Jake got interested in the potty. I was actually encouraged by this. I thought it could be a sign that he might potty train early (oh how easily we slip back into our old ways). So I enabled it. I started changing his diapers by the potty, letting him pretend to pee in the potty, flush the potty, etc. This mild interest has now turned into an all out obesession.
When I can't find Jake, he is usually doing the one thing I hope he is not doing. These days when I don't know where Jake is, I can't see him or hear him, I usually find him in the bathroom by the potty. He's flushing the toilet over and over again, making his pretend pee sound, tearing off tiny bits of toilet paper until there is nothing left on the roll and throwing it into the potty and flushing some more. Recently I found him brandishing some of his toys over the open potty - a block, a rock, pretty much whatever is nearby. This is when I decided it was time to get the toilet locks.
I couldn't get to Babies R Us to get the locks right away so as a stop gap I put a baby gate on the first floor bathroom. It only works part of the time because Avery never closes it after using the potty and Jake always goes right in there after Avery uses the potty. One day last week I was making lunch and I heard a loud banging in the hallway, I ran out to see what was going on and Jake was trying to crash his car wagon through the gate to get to the potty.
We went to the store on Friday to get the locks. $60 later, screwdriver in hand I set about installing these babies. I had to get a couple of different ones to make sure that Avery could easily open it, so we tested a few and then disassembled the toilet seat. Not too hard. All the while, Jake was standing outside of the bathroom hanging on the gate watching us like his was in his own personal prison. Afterwards we let him in and we has devastated that he could not pry the seat up. He put on an all out temper tantrum on the tiny bathroom floor, it was classic. You would think I took his blankie or binky away for the rest of his life. He just looked at me like, "how could you do this to me?" Since then he has taken to having fits on the floors of public bathrooms, complete with laying his cheek on the floor (or trying to before I scoop him up into my lap while I am trying to pee). Its disgusting really.
I left the gate up on the first floor bathroom. Since becoming a mom my biggest issue is not ever having an privacy during the day, not even being able to go to the bathroom by myself. Somehow this doesn't apply to Kevin, even when it is a daddy day. I finally found a way. By closing the gate and the bathroom door, they can't get in. This doesn't stop them from yelling at me through the door or throwing their toys through the gate at the door, but at least its something.
When I can't find Jake, he is usually doing the one thing I hope he is not doing. These days when I don't know where Jake is, I can't see him or hear him, I usually find him in the bathroom by the potty. He's flushing the toilet over and over again, making his pretend pee sound, tearing off tiny bits of toilet paper until there is nothing left on the roll and throwing it into the potty and flushing some more. Recently I found him brandishing some of his toys over the open potty - a block, a rock, pretty much whatever is nearby. This is when I decided it was time to get the toilet locks.
I couldn't get to Babies R Us to get the locks right away so as a stop gap I put a baby gate on the first floor bathroom. It only works part of the time because Avery never closes it after using the potty and Jake always goes right in there after Avery uses the potty. One day last week I was making lunch and I heard a loud banging in the hallway, I ran out to see what was going on and Jake was trying to crash his car wagon through the gate to get to the potty.
We went to the store on Friday to get the locks. $60 later, screwdriver in hand I set about installing these babies. I had to get a couple of different ones to make sure that Avery could easily open it, so we tested a few and then disassembled the toilet seat. Not too hard. All the while, Jake was standing outside of the bathroom hanging on the gate watching us like his was in his own personal prison. Afterwards we let him in and we has devastated that he could not pry the seat up. He put on an all out temper tantrum on the tiny bathroom floor, it was classic. You would think I took his blankie or binky away for the rest of his life. He just looked at me like, "how could you do this to me?" Since then he has taken to having fits on the floors of public bathrooms, complete with laying his cheek on the floor (or trying to before I scoop him up into my lap while I am trying to pee). Its disgusting really.
I left the gate up on the first floor bathroom. Since becoming a mom my biggest issue is not ever having an privacy during the day, not even being able to go to the bathroom by myself. Somehow this doesn't apply to Kevin, even when it is a daddy day. I finally found a way. By closing the gate and the bathroom door, they can't get in. This doesn't stop them from yelling at me through the door or throwing their toys through the gate at the door, but at least its something.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Friday, May 01, 2009
One and a hundred
Sometimes when I want Avery to sit still somewhere for a few minutes I tell him to count to 100. It usually buys me a few minutes to tend to Jake or whatever I need to do. After he gets to a hundred, instead of saying one hundred and one, one hundred and two, etc. he says one and a hundred, two and hundred, etc.
I guess 100 seems really big to him so now anytime he wants to exaggerate he uses the phrase "one and a hundred."
This morning at the breakfast table:
Me: "Avery, are you hungry?"
Avery: "Yes, I'm really hungry, I'm ONE AND A HUNDRED hungry!"
This afternoon in the bathroom we were talking about hair - body hair, facial hair, hair on your head.
Me: "Men have mustaches and beards, women don't."
Avery: "One time when I was in Texas I saw a gril with a beard."
Me: ????
Avery: "When I get big like my dad, I'm going to have beard. Do you think I can have a beard when I get big like my dad?"
Me: "Sure, honey, I'm sure you'll have a lot of hair when you get big like daddy because daddy has a lot of hair and mommy does too."
Avery: "Daddy has a lot of hair, he has ONE AND A HUNDRED hairs, here (pointing to his head), here (pointing to his body), here, here, here, etc.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Avery's Birthday Pics
Happy Birthday Avery!! We love you buddy!
Waking up to the most awesome T-Rex balloon
T-rex and his friend T-rex
Awesome space shuttle cake from Kathy
birthday photo with Nanny Kathy
Cool new shark book from BB
Playing stomp rockets with Jake and Big Bill (the judge). The rest of the neighborhood kids followed shortly here after.
A walk with his favorite neighborhood dog, Maggie
Perfect way to end a perfect day!
Wisconsin Dells
Last weekend we went to the Wisconsin Dells for Avery's 4th birthday. Apparently the Wisconsin Dells is waterpark capital of the world, actually more like the Jersey Shore of the midwest. It was a super fun weekend for the boys, 3 indoor waterparks, 2 mini gold courses, and arcade, candy shop, etc. etc. It was nice to get away for three straight days of play play play!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter!!
Here are some pics from an egg hunt at nearby park. Avery had a great time collecting eggs. Jake was much more interested in the playground.
Um, yeah, I'd rather play with this soccer ball
Live baby bunnies!!
The hunt is on.
Jake 3, Avery 18!
Checking out the loot!
Saturday, April 04, 2009
6 Months Cancer Free!!
Last weekend we flew to NC to visit with Kevin's family and celebrate Lindsay's 6 months in remission. Lindsay is doing great! She and Avery were so happy to see each other again and were practically inseparable all weekend.
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