Here's a pic of the kids, very tired, haning out at the new house on the couch while I was unpacking some small stuff!
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
New House
Here's a pic of the kids, very tired, haning out at the new house on the couch while I was unpacking some small stuff!
Playing With Daddy
These two were "Hanging out" during olivia's skating lesson. Notice the matching sweatshirts, jeans, AND SHOES!!!!!
Too Cute!
Olivia's First Time Bowling
Two weekends ago, Olivia was invited to her friend Isabele's fourth birthday party at Brighton Bowl. She was a little scared at first, but warmed up fast! They had a cool new aparatus that the kids just set the ball on and gave it a little push...then the ball flies down this ramp thing and knocks down a bunch of pins. The kids loved the fast action. She's so adorable with her little jeans and jumping:)
Basket Sliders
In my bedroom, the kids have a Kangaroo Climber. Well Olivia discovered that it's much more fun to go down the slide in a laundry basket! And to squeeze your brother in there too....lots of laughter!
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Disney Princesses on Ice
This afternoon I treated my mom and Olivia to the Disney Princesses on Ice show at the Palace. It was a great time. Of course, my mom spoiled us with princesses lights and goodies. Olivia was fasinated by everything. She was so full of questions trying to figure everything out. She would say, "wow that princess is a great singer" every time a new one came out and the recording played with sympony music:) She wanted to know if the spotlights hurt their eyes and how did they see where they were going with it shining on them so bright. She wanted to know where they went once they passed through the curtain offstage and if the princesses were all "friends." Because she didn't know that Cinderella knew Belle and Ariel. But they must be all friends if they sing and dance together.
I even caught her singing some of the songs! She was beaming ear to ear the whole two hours. And the show was fabulous. The costumes were extravagent and so beautiful. The lighting was great. The props looked real. The music and sound took you away. It was so well put on, I would go again in a second! And I can't wait to see if they do it again next year:)
The princesses on ice
This is the best we could get with our little pocket camera tucked into my purse! It was a great show!
Poopey...
The day before yesterday Deagan turned a year and a half old!!!!!! My baby is a full fledged toddler, he's almost two.
Yesterday, DEAGAN POOPED ON THE POTTY FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!!
YEAHHHH, Go Deagan! We were at the new house waiting on our furniture delivery and he came to me and said, "Deaga go poopey." And naturally I thought, great thanks for telling me. But he ran away fast as lightning. Olivia looked at me and said, no momma I think he wants to go on the potty. So we ran screaming with joy, plopped the boy on the potty and off he went!
WOW! It's just fantastic. I hope he trains fast. He's already full well aware of when he does what, now it's just getting him to know to go on the potty.
Now, I'm not jumping ahead of myself with unrealistic expectations, but I am sure celebrating this giant leap!
Yesterday, DEAGAN POOPED ON THE POTTY FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!!!!
YEAHHHH, Go Deagan! We were at the new house waiting on our furniture delivery and he came to me and said, "Deaga go poopey." And naturally I thought, great thanks for telling me. But he ran away fast as lightning. Olivia looked at me and said, no momma I think he wants to go on the potty. So we ran screaming with joy, plopped the boy on the potty and off he went!
WOW! It's just fantastic. I hope he trains fast. He's already full well aware of when he does what, now it's just getting him to know to go on the potty.
Now, I'm not jumping ahead of myself with unrealistic expectations, but I am sure celebrating this giant leap!
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Out of the mouths of three year olds!
Yesterday we were shopping at WalMart. Deagan always makes a point to say goodbye, wave, and blow kisses to the cashier, but Olivia just sits mute. Well, yesterday as we were walking away, the cashier yelled, "bye honey!" Olivia got all excited and yelled, "she knows my name, she knows my name:)"
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
A little update
Oh wow, where do I start. This last week has been a busy one! A crazy one!
Jeff came home for our anniversary weekend:) It was a nice little break from reality. We hadn't seen him since Christmas!!!!! Olivia had been having a hard time without him and breaking down several times a day because she missed her daddy. So we flew him home for a short weekend trip. Since it was President's Day and Fat Tuesday down south, he had a four day weekend.
Friday we took Deagan into his ENT specialist to get his ears checked. Long story short: he's been having serious issues with ear drainage and goopy ears. Our doctor kept blowing me off (that's a whole nother story!). So I took matters in my own hands and went to the big guys. Anyway, one of his tubes had fallen out of place and slipped down INTO his ear canal, behind a ruptured eardrum. And is now trapped behind it, in it's attempts to heal, and is full of nasty infected fluid. The other tube is still intact, but also has an ear infection. You see, tubes are supposed to HELP ears. But Deagan has been a walking ear infection since he got them last may, like one a month.
So the doctor put him on a combo three week antibiotic, the strongest a kid can get, to murder that infection. Plus ear drops, that he loves. We are riding it out until the infection clears up and stays clear. Then he'll probably go in and remove the trapped one and place a new tube in. Plus they FINALLY ordered an immunity pannel to see if he has some underlying issues that are keeping him sick all of the time.
On a lighter note, Jeff and I found a fabulous house to rent. It's a new construction that they guy can't stand to have empty any longer so is giving us a great deal on to rent. We originally thought we'd be buying to cash in on the terrible market right now in Michigan, but we have no idea where we will be and for how long. So for now, we'll rent. All of the jobs Jeff is working on are in the Livonia, Detrioit, Ann Arbor area, so we are going to stay central in the Brighton/Howell area. It's a great house in between the two on Lake Chemung. I'm sure I'll send out cute "we've moved....again!" cards soon with the new address. I will be gradually moving over small things over the next two weeks until Jeff gets home. Then we'll have a huge moving party and invite ya'll over:)
Olivia is sassy as ever. She's not three, she's thirteen. She's flooded with emotions and has a fire cracker temper to match. She was so excited to have Jeff home, but couldn't stop thinking about him having to leave again and that made her mad, so she took it out on him. Great logic, right?!
On a lighter note, she's doing fantastic in her ice skating lessons. The first week was so-so, she was filled with nerves and overwhelmed by all of the kids. The second week something just "clicked" and she totally got it, without a hitch. This week they moved her to level three of her group. She was heads shorter than them all. She was doing great, then she took a hard spill that scared her and she lost it for a little while. But, like a champ, she went back out and did very well. It's exciting to see her so interested in something that SHE decided. We never pushed her, we never even suggested ice skating, she latched onto it and there she went. It's nice to see her developing into her own little person:)
As for me, I'm doing fantastic. I'll be finished with my photography school in about two months. It's very nerve racking to think that I'll be done and out on my own this summer. It's scary. I just don't know where to start and have a lot of planning to do. I have tons of ideas, it's just building it up that will take the time. I'll still take classes here and there, I'd be silly not to take advantage of the amazing facilities at my school!
Last week, I learned a little something that will change the face of my photography and thrust me into my niche that I've been searching for. Just wait, and I'll show it to you soon.
Sorry for not posting pictures lately. Life's been just a little bit busy....but I'm working on putting together a webpage of my photography adventures thus far in school, it's a work in progress.
Thanks for all the love,
Tricia
Jeff came home for our anniversary weekend:) It was a nice little break from reality. We hadn't seen him since Christmas!!!!! Olivia had been having a hard time without him and breaking down several times a day because she missed her daddy. So we flew him home for a short weekend trip. Since it was President's Day and Fat Tuesday down south, he had a four day weekend.
Friday we took Deagan into his ENT specialist to get his ears checked. Long story short: he's been having serious issues with ear drainage and goopy ears. Our doctor kept blowing me off (that's a whole nother story!). So I took matters in my own hands and went to the big guys. Anyway, one of his tubes had fallen out of place and slipped down INTO his ear canal, behind a ruptured eardrum. And is now trapped behind it, in it's attempts to heal, and is full of nasty infected fluid. The other tube is still intact, but also has an ear infection. You see, tubes are supposed to HELP ears. But Deagan has been a walking ear infection since he got them last may, like one a month.
So the doctor put him on a combo three week antibiotic, the strongest a kid can get, to murder that infection. Plus ear drops, that he loves. We are riding it out until the infection clears up and stays clear. Then he'll probably go in and remove the trapped one and place a new tube in. Plus they FINALLY ordered an immunity pannel to see if he has some underlying issues that are keeping him sick all of the time.
On a lighter note, Jeff and I found a fabulous house to rent. It's a new construction that they guy can't stand to have empty any longer so is giving us a great deal on to rent. We originally thought we'd be buying to cash in on the terrible market right now in Michigan, but we have no idea where we will be and for how long. So for now, we'll rent. All of the jobs Jeff is working on are in the Livonia, Detrioit, Ann Arbor area, so we are going to stay central in the Brighton/Howell area. It's a great house in between the two on Lake Chemung. I'm sure I'll send out cute "we've moved....again!" cards soon with the new address. I will be gradually moving over small things over the next two weeks until Jeff gets home. Then we'll have a huge moving party and invite ya'll over:)
Olivia is sassy as ever. She's not three, she's thirteen. She's flooded with emotions and has a fire cracker temper to match. She was so excited to have Jeff home, but couldn't stop thinking about him having to leave again and that made her mad, so she took it out on him. Great logic, right?!
On a lighter note, she's doing fantastic in her ice skating lessons. The first week was so-so, she was filled with nerves and overwhelmed by all of the kids. The second week something just "clicked" and she totally got it, without a hitch. This week they moved her to level three of her group. She was heads shorter than them all. She was doing great, then she took a hard spill that scared her and she lost it for a little while. But, like a champ, she went back out and did very well. It's exciting to see her so interested in something that SHE decided. We never pushed her, we never even suggested ice skating, she latched onto it and there she went. It's nice to see her developing into her own little person:)
As for me, I'm doing fantastic. I'll be finished with my photography school in about two months. It's very nerve racking to think that I'll be done and out on my own this summer. It's scary. I just don't know where to start and have a lot of planning to do. I have tons of ideas, it's just building it up that will take the time. I'll still take classes here and there, I'd be silly not to take advantage of the amazing facilities at my school!
Last week, I learned a little something that will change the face of my photography and thrust me into my niche that I've been searching for. Just wait, and I'll show it to you soon.
Sorry for not posting pictures lately. Life's been just a little bit busy....but I'm working on putting together a webpage of my photography adventures thus far in school, it's a work in progress.
Thanks for all the love,
Tricia
Monday, February 12, 2007
Workin' On It...
I ran four miles today. FOUR. If you know me, you know I HATE running with a passion. Desperately hate it. I wish I loved it, but I don't. I find it hard to understand the enjoyment of it. Maybe someday. As for now, I'll do it. Because it works!
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Our trip to Chicago with Lindsey
Lindsey came home from Virginia to spend a week in Michigan. We were finally able to go dress shopping for bridesmaid dresses on Saturday with Alexis and Olivia. We had a wonderful time out to lunch and running around town trying on dresses. (We found just the perfect one)!
Sunday morning bright and early, we boarded the Amtrak train in Ann Arbor and headed to Chicago. The kids were completely fascinated by the train. They couldn't believe that they were actually riding on a choo-choo. You could say the obsession started very early in Slidell, where the playground butts right up to the railroad track. We've spend countless times standing on the benches waving to the train. And then moving back to Brighton, our favorite little restarant has a train that goes around the inside of the ceiling....Needless to say they love it!
So riding on the train was a huge treat for them:) We went to Chicago just for a night. We scored a great hotel just a block off the Magnificent mile. And only two away from the American Girl Doll Store. That's where we headed first. It was painfully cold and the kids were bundled up in full body snowsuits while we walked the streets. We had to stop every block or so to go into a store and warm up. It's was silly, but fun. As you'll see, Olivia made a hauling!
That night, it was superbowl night, and we ordered pizza from Gino's East. Usually yummy, but oddly not that night.
Monday, we checked out of our hotel and stored our luggage while we went around town again. We went to the shops at the Water Tower and then to the Navy Pier. The kids really enjoyed the fountains upstairs and had some great laughs!
We said goodbye to Aunt Linny as she headed to the airport to go back to Virginia and we headed to the train station to catch another one home. It was a wonderful little get away, even though it was like twenty below zero in the "windy city!" It's always refreshing to spend time with Lindsey and see how much the kids adore her:)
Sunday morning bright and early, we boarded the Amtrak train in Ann Arbor and headed to Chicago. The kids were completely fascinated by the train. They couldn't believe that they were actually riding on a choo-choo. You could say the obsession started very early in Slidell, where the playground butts right up to the railroad track. We've spend countless times standing on the benches waving to the train. And then moving back to Brighton, our favorite little restarant has a train that goes around the inside of the ceiling....Needless to say they love it!
So riding on the train was a huge treat for them:) We went to Chicago just for a night. We scored a great hotel just a block off the Magnificent mile. And only two away from the American Girl Doll Store. That's where we headed first. It was painfully cold and the kids were bundled up in full body snowsuits while we walked the streets. We had to stop every block or so to go into a store and warm up. It's was silly, but fun. As you'll see, Olivia made a hauling!
That night, it was superbowl night, and we ordered pizza from Gino's East. Usually yummy, but oddly not that night.
Monday, we checked out of our hotel and stored our luggage while we went around town again. We went to the shops at the Water Tower and then to the Navy Pier. The kids really enjoyed the fountains upstairs and had some great laughs!
We said goodbye to Aunt Linny as she headed to the airport to go back to Virginia and we headed to the train station to catch another one home. It was a wonderful little get away, even though it was like twenty below zero in the "windy city!" It's always refreshing to spend time with Lindsey and see how much the kids adore her:)
They love their Aunt Linny:)
The kids had a great time with Aunt Linny in the hotel room...flying high:)
Deagan's Dolly Obsession
Deagan had just as much fun at the AmericanGirl Doll Store as any girl did. He enjoyed the bity baby nursery where they had the baby dolls and strollers to push around:)
Meet Kit
Olivia was one little lucky girl....not spoiled at all. Lindsey and I took her (maybe moreso for ourselves;) to the American Girl Doll Store in Chicago. It was a little girl's wonderland. There were walls and walls of clothing and accessories. And beautiful dolls everywhere you turned. It was a whole lot of warm fun on a VERY COLD day:)
Deagan on the choo-choo train:)
I think he was just a little excited:) Every single time the train whistle blew he had to say "shoe-shoe" in his oh so cute way!
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