The weather has been awesome this week! I love having the windows open, feeling the cool air, and... kicking the boys outside to play!! That's right - I kick my boys outside (after snack time, of course) and let them play pretty much until it gets dark outside (stupid time change!). And the games they play are hilarious!
First you have the all-time favorite, tag. This is basically the boys running around each other, sometimes running into each other. It's a fun time had by all!
They also sometimes add a bit of hide-and-seek. It's hilarious listening to Colin count, "one, two... one, two..." he hasn't quite learned the rest of the numbers, but he "counts" the best he can - it's so cute!!
And, finally, they play in the dirt. And they get dirty!!! Sometimes they pour dirt on each other, sometimes they throw dirt at each other (despite my many warnings not to), luckily they haven't eaten any dirt... yet!
Today they added "picnic" to their games... but for some reason they wanted to have real food at their fake picnic. They were coming in and out of the house getting their picnic supplies (fake plates, fake food, etc), Tre came in and got some real juice (he got a juice box, I figured it wasn't that big of a deal). But at some point one of the boys also pulled out of the refrigerator the baby carrots and ranch dressing. I looked outside the sliding door and saw the ranch bottle sitting on the patio, and Tre putting the carrots on each of the fake plates! I asked him why they had food out, and he reminded me, "but mom, we're having a picnic!" I replied, "But you're having a fake picnic, you can't have real food at a fake picnic." Ah... boys!
This Saturday is the first Saturday in two months we don't have to be anywhere (now that soccer is over!!) So who knows what kind of trouble they'll get into then!!
- Jo
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
Halloween!!!
We had a great Halloween day! We started off a little rocky... Tre was pretty cranky and not sure if he wanted to play at his last soccer game, but once he got there he played great!! He actually engaged in the action and had an assist!! His coach kept him in the entire second half! I think the coach read my mind, cause I really needed Tre to be sleepy so he could take a nap and prepare for the festivities that night!! At the end of the soccer game he received a "trophy" - it's really a bobble-head, not sure if you can call that a trophy, but it's pretty darn cute!!
After naps and watching some of the Gator game, the kids got into their costumes! Tre was Peter Pan, Colin was Pooh Bear, and Emma was Tinkerbell. We went to our church where they had a fall festival, and Tre played games and we all watched a really good puppet show. Getting candy at first was a bit difficult: you had to play the games to be able to get any candy. But once the puppet show was going on, all the games started cleaning up... and since the youth were the workers for the games, they brought their leftover candy to TJ (who then put it all into Colin's or Tre's bucket!!) So we ended up with a lot of candy!!! Here are the pictures
After naps and watching some of the Gator game, the kids got into their costumes! Tre was Peter Pan, Colin was Pooh Bear, and Emma was Tinkerbell. We went to our church where they had a fall festival, and Tre played games and we all watched a really good puppet show. Getting candy at first was a bit difficult: you had to play the games to be able to get any candy. But once the puppet show was going on, all the games started cleaning up... and since the youth were the workers for the games, they brought their leftover candy to TJ (who then put it all into Colin's or Tre's bucket!!) So we ended up with a lot of candy!!! Here are the pictures
Friday, October 30, 2009
"I'm Gonna Take a Shower"
"I'm gonna take a shower. I'm gonna take a shower." Now imagine Tre chanting this while he's in the bathroom waiting for his very first shower. It was hilarious! Tre got to take a shower tonight because he wasn't here for normal bathtime. He and TJ were out at a football game, and they didn't get home until after 8! At first TJ told him that he wouldn't take a bath because of how late it was, then I suggested a shower. I wasn't sure how he would react... but it turns out, Tre loved the idea! Thus, the chanting! And the actual shower went well too! He's now a shower boy!
Tomorrow's Halloween... pictures will be posted! I promise!!
- Jo
Tomorrow's Halloween... pictures will be posted! I promise!!
- Jo
Friday, October 23, 2009
Carving Pumpkins... and a Watermelon?!
Getting into the Halloween Spirit!!
Carving Pumpkins... and a Watermelon?!
Yes, we carved a watermelon! About a month ago my parents brought up a watermelon and as it sat on our counter I began to wonder... why couldn't you make a jack-o-lantern out of a watermelon?! So we decided to give it a try! We also carved
Tre's little pumpkin that he brought home from his field trip about a month ago! You can see the finished products!
In other yellow-house related news: the kids are doing great. Colin has been bitten by a hugging bug cause lately he gives just about everybody a hug! Case in point: yesterday TJ took Colin to see a co-worker, Steve, to talk about audio stuff. As they were leaving, Steve got a hug! As they were picking up Tre a little girl said good-bye to Tre, she got a hug too!! And, if you know Colin, at bedtime you don't just get a kiss and a hug, you get noggin, pounds, high fives, park-it, and another hug and a kiss, and maybe one more pound. He's such a sweet boy!!
Little Miss Em is going through three or four outfit changes a day. But that's just due to her diapers not fitting (she gets to graduate to the next size as soon as she uses up all of these) - but still, I'm hoping this isn't going to become a norm for her!
So, yeah... that's about it! Blog soon!
- Jo
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
I Can Take a Hint!
My sister-in-law, who is a wonderful person, likes to drop not-so-subtle hints about this blog! She sent me a text today asking about what's going on in the yellow house - needless to say, I got the hint!!
My reply to Heather's text was haircuts and lunch, which I later thought might sound a little weird. But that's really what was going on - the boys got their haircuts (Tre's picture day is tomorrow!) and then we had lunch! I love being able to cut the boys hair at home... but I'm pretty sure we're not going to be able to take that approach when Emma needs a haircut!! :o)
Last Friday Tre and I had a Mommy Day: we had lunch together and then took a trip to the Art Museum! But in between those two locations we went to one of the greatest stores ever: Best Buy!! Tre had seen the store while we were at lunch and when I told him that they sold video games there, he wanted to go! I told him we could go as long as we didn't buy anything. And it's a good thing we made that deal, because Tre and I could have done some damage in Best Buy! We looked at all the movies, video games, computers, and made our way to the TVs. Tre's face was awesome as we walked through all the TVs, and then he said, "I wish they had a couch here!" I told him that if they did have a couch people would never leave. Then I turned around, and saw two plush seats sitting in front of the largest TV in the store... Tre was ecstatic! So we sat for about a minute, and then made our way to the museum - where, believe it or not, we had more fun there than at Best Buy!
Not much else has been going on, but we have a pretty busy next couple of weeks. As I mentioned before, Tre's picture day is tomorrow. Then next week we have fall parties at the boys' school. Four out of the five days we'll be having some sort of fall party that the boys need to take food in for - yeah, that's fun! Then, of course, Halloween! Tre is gonna do a repeat on his Peter Pan costume, we're pulling out Tre's old Pooh Bear costume for Colin to wear, and Little Miss Em will most likely be Tinkerbell (if the USPS can deliver the costume on time!) So, yea... that's about it. I'll blog again when Heather drops another hint!! :o)
- Jo
My reply to Heather's text was haircuts and lunch, which I later thought might sound a little weird. But that's really what was going on - the boys got their haircuts (Tre's picture day is tomorrow!) and then we had lunch! I love being able to cut the boys hair at home... but I'm pretty sure we're not going to be able to take that approach when Emma needs a haircut!! :o)
Last Friday Tre and I had a Mommy Day: we had lunch together and then took a trip to the Art Museum! But in between those two locations we went to one of the greatest stores ever: Best Buy!! Tre had seen the store while we were at lunch and when I told him that they sold video games there, he wanted to go! I told him we could go as long as we didn't buy anything. And it's a good thing we made that deal, because Tre and I could have done some damage in Best Buy! We looked at all the movies, video games, computers, and made our way to the TVs. Tre's face was awesome as we walked through all the TVs, and then he said, "I wish they had a couch here!" I told him that if they did have a couch people would never leave. Then I turned around, and saw two plush seats sitting in front of the largest TV in the store... Tre was ecstatic! So we sat for about a minute, and then made our way to the museum - where, believe it or not, we had more fun there than at Best Buy!
Not much else has been going on, but we have a pretty busy next couple of weeks. As I mentioned before, Tre's picture day is tomorrow. Then next week we have fall parties at the boys' school. Four out of the five days we'll be having some sort of fall party that the boys need to take food in for - yeah, that's fun! Then, of course, Halloween! Tre is gonna do a repeat on his Peter Pan costume, we're pulling out Tre's old Pooh Bear costume for Colin to wear, and Little Miss Em will most likely be Tinkerbell (if the USPS can deliver the costume on time!) So, yea... that's about it. I'll blog again when Heather drops another hint!! :o)
- Jo
Friday, October 9, 2009
Week in Review
We had a pretty good week in the yellow house!
Emma got her first tooth in!! Which is good 'cause it was giving her some trouble; she had a fever and wasn't going to sleep all that great (once asleep she did fine, but getting her there was hard). So, yeah!!! It's finally in!!
On Wednesday Tre went to the Pumpkin Patch on a field trip with his school. He had lots of fun, and brought home a small pumpkin as a souvenir! But... picky eater that he is... he didn't have a lunch that day. Not that he wasn't able to, the lunch that we paid for was offered (hot dog, chips, and juice) - he just decided that he wouldn't eat a hot dog in the bun, and therefore didn't eat at all. Poor kid was starving by the time TJ picked him up from school - a full six hours after he had eaten breakfast! Hopefully one of these days he'll learn how to problem solve food issues... until then I'll continue to worry about him eating when I'm not there (boo!)
And Colin has found a new... how do I say this... hobby. Yea - that's what I'll call it, a hobby. He likes to empty the entire contents of his dresser. Every drawer. Every piece of clothing. On the floor. He's done it twice now. I really hope he tires of this hobby soon cause I really don't like folding clothes!!
So, yea... that's pretty much what's new around here! This weekend we have another soccer game, and TJ will be working lots as he's running lights for Junior Miss (beauty pageant) - but I'll update again next week with more craziness from the yellow house!!
- Jo
Emma got her first tooth in!! Which is good 'cause it was giving her some trouble; she had a fever and wasn't going to sleep all that great (once asleep she did fine, but getting her there was hard). So, yeah!!! It's finally in!!
On Wednesday Tre went to the Pumpkin Patch on a field trip with his school. He had lots of fun, and brought home a small pumpkin as a souvenir! But... picky eater that he is... he didn't have a lunch that day. Not that he wasn't able to, the lunch that we paid for was offered (hot dog, chips, and juice) - he just decided that he wouldn't eat a hot dog in the bun, and therefore didn't eat at all. Poor kid was starving by the time TJ picked him up from school - a full six hours after he had eaten breakfast! Hopefully one of these days he'll learn how to problem solve food issues... until then I'll continue to worry about him eating when I'm not there (boo!)
And Colin has found a new... how do I say this... hobby. Yea - that's what I'll call it, a hobby. He likes to empty the entire contents of his dresser. Every drawer. Every piece of clothing. On the floor. He's done it twice now. I really hope he tires of this hobby soon cause I really don't like folding clothes!!
So, yea... that's pretty much what's new around here! This weekend we have another soccer game, and TJ will be working lots as he's running lights for Junior Miss (beauty pageant) - but I'll update again next week with more craziness from the yellow house!!
- Jo
Sunday, October 4, 2009
An Update!
It was brought to my attention that I haven't updated since September 9. "Really?" I asked... wow, now I have a month to catch you all up on!! Luckily, most of you that actually read the blog have been here!! So you've gotten to experience the craziness of the yellow house firsthand!
In mid-September my cousin, Lorie, was here! She was in Alabama for other family reasons, and decided to stop by for a 24 hour visit! We had lots of fun playing trains and blocks, and by about 4 in the afternoon we had tired her out!! The last weekend of September my mom and dad came up to see Tre play soccer and celebrate Colin's 2nd birthday (which was on October 1). We got to go swimming at the hotel they were staying in, play Hungry, Hungry Hippos (mom's first time ever!), and introduced my dad to the Wii (which he now wants one of his very own!!). And this past weekend TJ's mom and sister, Heather, were up to see Tre play soccer. They had to endure some pretty frantic travel "bumps in the road" - including a canceled flight and two rental cars - so we were really glad that they went through all that just to come visit us!!
As for the kids - Colin is officially two and has the tantrums to prove it! But mostly he's still jumping off things and running around the house - same ol', same ol'!! Tre is pushing his limits to see what he can get away with - I know it's just to see how independent he really is - but, yeah... not so much fun. But he is doing GREAT at school! He knows his color names, vowels, and gets to go the pumpkin patch this week on a field trip!! Emma has been teething lately and not feeling so great; but she's sitting up so well, and is already getting up on her knees trying to crawl!! We are all doing great! And I promise I'll try to do better updating the blog!!
- Jodi
In mid-September my cousin, Lorie, was here! She was in Alabama for other family reasons, and decided to stop by for a 24 hour visit! We had lots of fun playing trains and blocks, and by about 4 in the afternoon we had tired her out!! The last weekend of September my mom and dad came up to see Tre play soccer and celebrate Colin's 2nd birthday (which was on October 1). We got to go swimming at the hotel they were staying in, play Hungry, Hungry Hippos (mom's first time ever!), and introduced my dad to the Wii (which he now wants one of his very own!!). And this past weekend TJ's mom and sister, Heather, were up to see Tre play soccer. They had to endure some pretty frantic travel "bumps in the road" - including a canceled flight and two rental cars - so we were really glad that they went through all that just to come visit us!!
As for the kids - Colin is officially two and has the tantrums to prove it! But mostly he's still jumping off things and running around the house - same ol', same ol'!! Tre is pushing his limits to see what he can get away with - I know it's just to see how independent he really is - but, yeah... not so much fun. But he is doing GREAT at school! He knows his color names, vowels, and gets to go the pumpkin patch this week on a field trip!! Emma has been teething lately and not feeling so great; but she's sitting up so well, and is already getting up on her knees trying to crawl!! We are all doing great! And I promise I'll try to do better updating the blog!!
- Jodi
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