From our house to yours...Happy St. Patty's Day
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
St. Patty's Day Outtakes
" Dad, why can't we get an IPod like everyone else. I'm not getting good reception with these things"
Amelia: "I'm so embarrassed she hasn't figured it out, I can't look"
"Allison, are the neighbors watching, please say they aren't"
The St Patty's Day Troop
Amelia, disappointed upon finding out that the St. Patrick's Day parade was Saturday, abandons her parade entry.
"Oh, great...here they come"
"Whew! Crisis diverted"
"Is this where the bone goes?"
"Escaping Mia? You got room for an old dog like me?
Inserting the penny..."Go horsey go!"
"Wow! That is one BIG tongue"Tuesday, March 16, 2010
This Just In...
TMZ has reported that Allison and Amelia have walked off the photo shoot. Could the family St. Patty's Day photo be in jeopardy? Evidently they stormed off before the stylist could even put their shoes on. Stay tuned to find out further details and to see whether or not the photo was taken.
Friday, March 5, 2010
It Takes a Village
It takes a village to raise a child and sometimes it takes a village to keep a two and half year old company at night. This is Allison's village of friends that hang out in her bed at night.
I always wonder how she can fall asleep in the position and stay asleep. You would think her arms would fall asleep and go numb.
As you can see, Allison is still in her crib. Other than those few times last summer that she tried (successfully) climbing out, she hasn't made any other attempts. I figure as long as she is comfortable in there and likes it, we will leave it up as a crib for a while longer. I think Allison actually likes it as a crib because she can hoard all her friends in there at night. Plus, I have no clue where we are going to store the front side of the crib when we transition it to a toddler bed. Hopefully this spring I can sell lots of baby clothes at a mom-to-mom sale and clear out some space in the garage.
I always wonder how she can fall asleep in the position and stay asleep. You would think her arms would fall asleep and go numb.
As you can see, Allison is still in her crib. Other than those few times last summer that she tried (successfully) climbing out, she hasn't made any other attempts. I figure as long as she is comfortable in there and likes it, we will leave it up as a crib for a while longer. I think Allison actually likes it as a crib because she can hoard all her friends in there at night. Plus, I have no clue where we are going to store the front side of the crib when we transition it to a toddler bed. Hopefully this spring I can sell lots of baby clothes at a mom-to-mom sale and clear out some space in the garage.Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Dress Up
The girls are just starting to get into playing dress-up. The only things we have so far are a couple of tutus, some shoes, and a fairy wand. I have them in the bottom drawer so they can easily get to them. Amelia really likes putting on her tutu.
Allison has some Sesame Street sweatshirts that have been handed down from my sister's kids that she really likes. She wanted Amelia to wear one too, so she gave her Grover (no surprise there). They looked so cute in their hooded sweatshirts.
Ernie and his buddies are hiding in fear that they too may end up on a shirt. For some reason Big Bird really looks nervous.
I guess Big Bird had good reason to be nervous...
Allison has some Sesame Street sweatshirts that have been handed down from my sister's kids that she really likes. She wanted Amelia to wear one too, so she gave her Grover (no surprise there). They looked so cute in their hooded sweatshirts.
Ernie and his buddies are hiding in fear that they too may end up on a shirt. For some reason Big Bird really looks nervous.
I guess Big Bird had good reason to be nervous...Saturday, February 20, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day
I had to work on Valentine's Day so we celebrated on Saturday. In the morning I took the girls to the Meijer Gardens. After that, I picked up our daycare provider's daugthers to babysit the girls for the afternoon. Allison thought it was so cool that they were coming to her house to play with her. She had the biggest grin on her face on the drive back to our house.
Brian and I went to lunch at Yesterdogs. Not the most romantic place, but it has been ages since we have both been there. Their dogs are really messy, so it is not exactly a place I want to bring the girls yet since I don't want to deal with two toddlers while I have chili sauce running down my hands. After lunch, we went shopping and ran some errands. It was nice being able to get in and out of the car quickly without worrying about getting the girls in and out of their car seats.
After we came home, we had our "party" with the girls. Throwing a party for a two and a half year old is really easy - all you have to do is have a few little things out of the ordinary, tell her we are having a party and add a "whoo hoo" at the end of the sentence, and you are good to go.
Allison was super excited that we had Valentine decorations and that we used paper plates for dinner. For some reason she was really excited about that.
Amelia was excited about the fresh fruit we bought that afternoon.
After dinner, we opened our Valentines. The girls were excited to open their mail. They were fascinated with the cards their cousins made them.
After the cards, we opened the presents. Just before Christmas I found some awesome deals for toys on Amazon, so we had a stock pile of gifts in storage. We figured it would be a good time to give them some of these toys. Allison received a Tag Jr. set and Amelia received a baby doll.
You can't have a party without cake, can you? I highly recommend the red velvet cake from Meijer. The cake is only $5.99 this month. Amelia wasn't willing to pose for a picture. All she wanted to do was dig into the cake, so we had to get a little creative for the pictures.
Brian and I went to lunch at Yesterdogs. Not the most romantic place, but it has been ages since we have both been there. Their dogs are really messy, so it is not exactly a place I want to bring the girls yet since I don't want to deal with two toddlers while I have chili sauce running down my hands. After lunch, we went shopping and ran some errands. It was nice being able to get in and out of the car quickly without worrying about getting the girls in and out of their car seats.
After we came home, we had our "party" with the girls. Throwing a party for a two and a half year old is really easy - all you have to do is have a few little things out of the ordinary, tell her we are having a party and add a "whoo hoo" at the end of the sentence, and you are good to go.
Allison was super excited that we had Valentine decorations and that we used paper plates for dinner. For some reason she was really excited about that.
Amelia was excited about the fresh fruit we bought that afternoon.
After dinner, we opened our Valentines. The girls were excited to open their mail. They were fascinated with the cards their cousins made them.
After the cards, we opened the presents. Just before Christmas I found some awesome deals for toys on Amazon, so we had a stock pile of gifts in storage. We figured it would be a good time to give them some of these toys. Allison received a Tag Jr. set and Amelia received a baby doll.
You can't have a party without cake, can you? I highly recommend the red velvet cake from Meijer. The cake is only $5.99 this month. Amelia wasn't willing to pose for a picture. All she wanted to do was dig into the cake, so we had to get a little creative for the pictures.
Overall Allison gave the party, a 2-Heart rating.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Amelia's First Hair Cut
Amelia has been in desperate need of a haircut for a few weeks now. We held off because she gave herself a black eye and then a week later, she got another bruise along her temple. We figured the long bangs covered the bruises. However, after her third bruise on her forehead, we realized we could be waiting an eternity if we waited until she was free and clear of bruises.
A week ago Sunday, I couldn't take it anymore so I decided that it was the day to take the plunge and cut her hair. Brian decided to save money and thought that we (e.g. he) could give her a trim, so we purchased some hair cutting shears.
This was after a few snips. You can see the bruise on her forehead.
Brian, the hairdresser, trying to trim the hair off a moving target. Next time, if we attempt to do this at home again, we will put Dora on for her to watch.
The final product...bangs just a "little" crooked.
Allison was feeling a little left out so she wanted her hair cut too. Brian took one snip and she said "Ow!" (she also says this when I cut her fingernails, so I know it really didn't hurt her) and hopped down from the chair. I don't think this "haircut" will go down in her baby book as a "first haircut."
A week ago Sunday, I couldn't take it anymore so I decided that it was the day to take the plunge and cut her hair. Brian decided to save money and thought that we (e.g. he) could give her a trim, so we purchased some hair cutting shears.
This was after a few snips. You can see the bruise on her forehead.
Brian, the hairdresser, trying to trim the hair off a moving target. Next time, if we attempt to do this at home again, we will put Dora on for her to watch.
The final product...bangs just a "little" crooked.
Allison was feeling a little left out so she wanted her hair cut too. Brian took one snip and she said "Ow!" (she also says this when I cut her fingernails, so I know it really didn't hurt her) and hopped down from the chair. I don't think this "haircut" will go down in her baby book as a "first haircut."
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