All of the kids, their friends and friends' little brothers are obsessed with the prospect of seeing our slithering friend. There are supposed sightings, screaming at the sight of every vine and twig in the yard and the conversation is one topic only: snake. Even Graham is on topic yelling periodically, "snake!"
I am ready for a new topic, maybe the mice will return thus giving the kids and the snake something to focus on.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Monday, May 23, 2011
Shirtless summer
Graham dies nOt like taking his shirt off. He battles each and every change of shirt. It doesn't matter if it is a pj shirt or a favorite shirt or just a plain old tshirt, he wants it on for good. Wet, covered with pizza sauce or mud, whatever he has on is a keeper. So the impending summer shirtless weather is not boding well for our little man. He threw a fit for 20 minutes today when I put swim trunks on him to play out in the baby pool. Until I shut the door to his room and forced him outside to witness his sisters splashing it up did he forget the current favorite turquoise colored polo shirt that now lie on his floor, awaiting his return to dry clothes.
Perhaps it has been the months of asking, "hey Graham, where's your situation?" or the constant squeezing of his muffin top or the calling him chubs, pudge, or piggy that have made him insecure. Or maybe it's just a demonstration of having some control for little man who just simply doesn't get much say around here, being the baby, one year old boy with two older sisters. Either way, let's hope that he gets over his shirt obsession- the pool opens in just days and he's just about the only boy up there that I think can turn heads!
Perhaps it has been the months of asking, "hey Graham, where's your situation?" or the constant squeezing of his muffin top or the calling him chubs, pudge, or piggy that have made him insecure. Or maybe it's just a demonstration of having some control for little man who just simply doesn't get much say around here, being the baby, one year old boy with two older sisters. Either way, let's hope that he gets over his shirt obsession- the pool opens in just days and he's just about the only boy up there that I think can turn heads!
Watch out woodpecker!
They're baaack! The kids and I just watched a very long black rat snake climb about 20-30 feet up the trunk of a tree in the backyard. It disappeared into a woodpecker hole. Not sure if I prefer them living on holes underground or up in the trees.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
I love...
I love...
Lucy- and the fact that when she draws people in her pictures she always draws them naked, and then adds their clothes, just like they are getting dressed in the picture.
Graham- and the way he twists his whole upper body when he runs, leading with one arm so that he looks like a little tornado coming at you, and that he usually does a fair bit of destruction as well.
Harper- and that she honestly thinks that brown and pink striped shorts with a purple fairy tshirt go especially well with pink socks and dirty "red heart" tennis shoes, on the wrong feet, nonetheless, as well as a big white bow in her hair and the "super sparkly hair barrett" she regularly chooses, just to spice up her outfit.
Ian- and the fact that on the way to picking strawberries Lucy proclaimed that she wanted to be called "bandaid elbow girl" for the day and Ian remembered to refer to her as that for the remainder of the day.
Graham, and the fact that when he saw me light a scented candle the other night, he broke into "Happy Birthday" and tried to blow out the candle from across the room.
Harper, and the fact that she wants to keep her bucket of strawberries all to herself, just so she has her own supply.
Lucy, and the fact that when completing her P.E. "homework" of 50 jumps over a line, gets to number 43, loses count, and starts all over again. And did this 3 times!
Lucy- and the fact that when she draws people in her pictures she always draws them naked, and then adds their clothes, just like they are getting dressed in the picture.
Graham- and the way he twists his whole upper body when he runs, leading with one arm so that he looks like a little tornado coming at you, and that he usually does a fair bit of destruction as well.
Harper- and that she honestly thinks that brown and pink striped shorts with a purple fairy tshirt go especially well with pink socks and dirty "red heart" tennis shoes, on the wrong feet, nonetheless, as well as a big white bow in her hair and the "super sparkly hair barrett" she regularly chooses, just to spice up her outfit.
Ian- and the fact that on the way to picking strawberries Lucy proclaimed that she wanted to be called "bandaid elbow girl" for the day and Ian remembered to refer to her as that for the remainder of the day.
Graham, and the fact that when he saw me light a scented candle the other night, he broke into "Happy Birthday" and tried to blow out the candle from across the room.
Harper, and the fact that she wants to keep her bucket of strawberries all to herself, just so she has her own supply.
Lucy, and the fact that when completing her P.E. "homework" of 50 jumps over a line, gets to number 43, loses count, and starts all over again. And did this 3 times!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
3!!!
Harper turned three on Friday, a day she has been (quite literally) counting down for weeks. She woke up jumping up and down, not at all able to contain her excitement. She had cinnamon rolls for her birhday breakfast, wore one of her new birthday gifts from Grandma and Pops - a kitty cat shirt and Gramzie was here so we went to Mt. Vernon, Harper's choice, to see the animals and walk the grounds and have lunch. She opened a few presents every hour or so and was thrilled with each and every one, even clothes (that's my girl!)
Harper has been asking for a teddy bear for months so to surprise her, we went "on a bear hunt" and ended up at Build A Bear where she made a very colorful teddy bear complete with a pink satin dress and hot pink jelly sandals. We then went out to dinner where she and Graham could watch the boats on the river. We ended the night with ice cream and more presents.
Saturday was a day of relative rest in order to ready her for Sunday's big birthday party. While it didn't rain for the party, it had all night long so we moved her "purple horse" party inside until the sun came out and we were able to do a few stick pony races in the front yard. My favorite parts of her party were seeing Graham play musical chairs like a big boy, seeing Harper's friend, Rachel, put her tiny little arm around Harper's waist when the cupcakes were coming out, and seeing Harper and her friends distance themselves from the bigger and littler kids and hang out together by the slide. She really has a friends now and they are so cute together!
I can't believe this little peanut is 3! She acts older, but is still so tiny. It's sort of nice though. We get this grown up girl in such a tiny package, it makes watching her grow up a little bit easier.
Her favorite gifts were a cd player, which she plays nonstop, whether playing music or stories, a Ken doll, her teddy bear, a bubble machine, a cd of stories, a Repunzel tiara and necklace, Tangled the movie, a lego set, and a new baby doll stroller which she uses daily to take her babies for a walk. She also got a new basket and bell for her tricycle, which she is now able to ride by peddling only! 3 brings on so many new adventures.
Harper has been asking for a teddy bear for months so to surprise her, we went "on a bear hunt" and ended up at Build A Bear where she made a very colorful teddy bear complete with a pink satin dress and hot pink jelly sandals. We then went out to dinner where she and Graham could watch the boats on the river. We ended the night with ice cream and more presents.
Saturday was a day of relative rest in order to ready her for Sunday's big birthday party. While it didn't rain for the party, it had all night long so we moved her "purple horse" party inside until the sun came out and we were able to do a few stick pony races in the front yard. My favorite parts of her party were seeing Graham play musical chairs like a big boy, seeing Harper's friend, Rachel, put her tiny little arm around Harper's waist when the cupcakes were coming out, and seeing Harper and her friends distance themselves from the bigger and littler kids and hang out together by the slide. She really has a friends now and they are so cute together!
I can't believe this little peanut is 3! She acts older, but is still so tiny. It's sort of nice though. We get this grown up girl in such a tiny package, it makes watching her grow up a little bit easier.
Her favorite gifts were a cd player, which she plays nonstop, whether playing music or stories, a Ken doll, her teddy bear, a bubble machine, a cd of stories, a Repunzel tiara and necklace, Tangled the movie, a lego set, and a new baby doll stroller which she uses daily to take her babies for a walk. She also got a new basket and bell for her tricycle, which she is now able to ride by peddling only! 3 brings on so many new adventures.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Karaoke at Bon Bon and Grandpa's and Fishing with Pops
Karaoke at Bon Bon and Granpa's
Lucy with the larakeets at the zoo:
The kids went fishing with Pops while in Kentucky, here are some of their catches.
Trial Run
Kentucky in April
I'm a month late and don't even remember the stories since we have had a zillion things going on since our return from Kentucky. I do know the highlights: tea party with the Derby princesses, Bon Bon and my little princesses; Easter bunny train ride with Gramzie, Pop Pop, and Parker; fishing with Pops at Uncle Mark's house; a 30 inch pizza; sleepovers with Bon Bon and then Grandma; lots of tornado watches and warnings; breakfast at Keeneland the morning of the Bluegrass Stakes; bowling with Max and Molly; lunch with Nanny and Pa and lots of ice cream making with Gramzie.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Firework
My kids love Katy Perry's song"firework" but each sings it in his or her own way. Here is my interpretation of each of their renditions.
Lucy- "Baby you're a firework! C'mon show me what your worth!" complete with dramatic hand gestures and a lot of explosive jumping during the chorus.
Harper- "Baby you a fiiiiiyawok c'mon show me where you work!" she also dies some jumping but also twirls and some subtle hand gestures.
Graham- "Baby you a sighawik". His is usually stopped short by one of his sisters mocking him for the way he says firework.
Either way you sing it, we enjoy it word for word!
Lucy- "Baby you're a firework! C'mon show me what your worth!" complete with dramatic hand gestures and a lot of explosive jumping during the chorus.
Harper- "Baby you a fiiiiiyawok c'mon show me where you work!" she also dies some jumping but also twirls and some subtle hand gestures.
Graham- "Baby you a sighawik". His is usually stopped short by one of his sisters mocking him for the way he says firework.
Either way you sing it, we enjoy it word for word!
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