Every year we watch the Falmouth fireworks on Cape Cod from Grammy's friend's house who lives right on Falmouth harbor. It's a great spot, without any crowds so we can just let the kids run around without fear of losing them in the masses. As usual, Ethan, Kaitlyn & Kylie had a great time watching the fireworks despite a few bug bites. Emma loved the fireworks too and just stared into the sky with a marveling smile on her face.
Pics to follow soon....
Monday, July 7, 2008
The Not-so Glamorous Life of a Mom.........
This morning I woke up with plans to quietly sneak into the bathroom without the kids hearing me and then head back to bed to nurse Emma, who was sitting quietly in her crib, talking to her dollies.
On the way to the bathroom in a groggy and blind state, I stepped in poop. I then stumbled into the bathroom to find the toilet clogged with toilet paper and no toilet paper left on the roll. On one foot, I managed to unclog the toilet and hop back into the hallway to clean my foot off with a baby wipe. I then headed downstairs to get the carpet cleaner to rub the poop out of the rug.
So much for sneaking back to bed. I turned around in the kitchen to see 3 pairs of eyes greeting me, all wanting breakfast. I managed to get back up to Emma about 20 minutes later. And she was still chatting away with her dollies. She's such an easy and happy baby :) Good thing in this household!
On the way to the bathroom in a groggy and blind state, I stepped in poop. I then stumbled into the bathroom to find the toilet clogged with toilet paper and no toilet paper left on the roll. On one foot, I managed to unclog the toilet and hop back into the hallway to clean my foot off with a baby wipe. I then headed downstairs to get the carpet cleaner to rub the poop out of the rug.
So much for sneaking back to bed. I turned around in the kitchen to see 3 pairs of eyes greeting me, all wanting breakfast. I managed to get back up to Emma about 20 minutes later. And she was still chatting away with her dollies. She's such an easy and happy baby :) Good thing in this household!
A few snip-its of conversation overheard today....
From Kylie:
I was getting out of the shower and heard Kylie yelling "Mother? Mother?" I was waiting for a "whereforth art thou, Mother?" to follow but I guess she's not quite there yet... When I called back that I was upstairs- she replied- "Not you. Katie's my Mother right now". If only I'd known that I had some time off from my mommy duties, I'd have taken a longer shower.
From Kaitlyn to Kylie in the tubby:
"I'm your doctor. Lie down and I'll cut your hair". I peeked in to see her pretending to cut Kylie's ponytail. I guess she figures drs need to provide more services to their patients. Oh you broke your arm? Sit down and I'll put a cast on it for you. While your here, let me trim your hair, too..... That would be service! She may be onto something.
I was getting out of the shower and heard Kylie yelling "Mother? Mother?" I was waiting for a "whereforth art thou, Mother?" to follow but I guess she's not quite there yet... When I called back that I was upstairs- she replied- "Not you. Katie's my Mother right now". If only I'd known that I had some time off from my mommy duties, I'd have taken a longer shower.
From Kaitlyn to Kylie in the tubby:
"I'm your doctor. Lie down and I'll cut your hair". I peeked in to see her pretending to cut Kylie's ponytail. I guess she figures drs need to provide more services to their patients. Oh you broke your arm? Sit down and I'll put a cast on it for you. While your here, let me trim your hair, too..... That would be service! She may be onto something.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
To-Now......
I love how everyday the kids are building up their vocabulary and working on their English grammar. Let's face it- the English language doesn't make the most sense sometimes and to listen to what the kids piece together is so funny.
Ethan likes to know when the next time is that he'll get to watch a movie. Today, tonight, tomorrow? He asks them all and then throws in his own option- "tonow"? As much as we correct him and say the word he's looking for is "now" not "tonow" he refuses to budge. Why should he? All the other descriptions of time that he knows begin with "to" why not add it to now? And don't all 3 year olds want things "tonow"?
On a sweet note. Here's a picture of Ethan & Emma that our photographer took during Emma's 9 month sitting this past Monday. He's such a great big brother!
Ethan likes to know when the next time is that he'll get to watch a movie. Today, tonight, tomorrow? He asks them all and then throws in his own option- "tonow"? As much as we correct him and say the word he's looking for is "now" not "tonow" he refuses to budge. Why should he? All the other descriptions of time that he knows begin with "to" why not add it to now? And don't all 3 year olds want things "tonow"?
On a sweet note. Here's a picture of Ethan & Emma that our photographer took during Emma's 9 month sitting this past Monday. He's such a great big brother!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Ethan's Last Day of School
For the last 5 months, every Monday Ethan has been going to a speech development playgroup (aka "school"). He LOVES it and every week races in to see his friends and his teachers (who he calls his "ladies" in his deep, husky voice- his teacher Mikey is in the left-hand photo). Today Ethan "graduated" from school. We exchanged phone numbers with his friend Alex whom he speaks of often. Hopefully, we'll get the two together for some playdates this summer.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
My Other LIfe.....
I love being a Landscape Architect because every Client and every job is truly unique. This Spring I had the pleasure of working on the planting design for some ornamental planters for a garden wedding which is something I've never had the opportunity to do before. The mother of the bride was a lot of fun to work with. I've always thought that if I could do anything else for a living,it would be a wedding planner. This was a fun mix of the two.
On a "small world" note, a few days before the wedding I was waiting to get my hair done and starting talking with someone else who was waiting. It turns out she was the bride..... It's a small world indeed.
On a "small world" note, a few days before the wedding I was waiting to get my hair done and starting talking with someone else who was waiting. It turns out she was the bride..... It's a small world indeed.
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