Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Pumpkin Patch
On Friday after I got out of work we headed out to the pumpkin patch at Thanksgiving Point. It was a lot of fun. Colin had such a great time. It was so nice to have things be appropriate for his age. There were some things that he couldn't do but we spent 3 hours there on the things he could. He loved it.
This was the cow train
"Driving" the tractor
Audrey just being cute hanging out on a bale of hay
Colin had fun climbing on the pumpkins
Daddy and his kids
Watching the chicken puppet show. Colin really liked the singing chickens
After we climbed to the top of the hay bales
On a wagon ride through the corn field
It really was a bumpy ride
They had a big corn box. Kind of like a sand box. It was really fun. Definitely not as messy as a sand box but I did find a lot of corn when I did laundry the next day.
We were careful to make sure Audrey didn't try to eat the corn
Can you see Audrey on the bus?
I love how excited they both seem in this pic
They had this activity where you pumped the water into the pipes to make the ducks swim. Colin really liked it, we had to come back to this one.
In the corn maze
This was a little slide, they had these set up all over.
Colin liked the "choo choo"
Colin had fun on this Jumpy Pillow....as long as he was the only one on it. When someone else got on and bounced it freaked him out.
They had pig races. Colin loved it. We tried to leave after the first race and he got so upset. We had to stay and watch the whole thing.
There was a big tower with a bunch of slides coming off of it. It was pretty tall so the slides were really fast
They had this "spider tunnel" that Colin had a lot of fun in. Paul went through with him the first time but then I was surprised that Colin went through it a couple times on his own.
This was the cow train
"Driving" the tractor
Audrey just being cute hanging out on a bale of hay
Colin had fun climbing on the pumpkins
Daddy and his kids
Watching the chicken puppet show. Colin really liked the singing chickens
After we climbed to the top of the hay bales
On a wagon ride through the corn field
It really was a bumpy ride
They had a big corn box. Kind of like a sand box. It was really fun. Definitely not as messy as a sand box but I did find a lot of corn when I did laundry the next day.
We were careful to make sure Audrey didn't try to eat the corn
Can you see Audrey on the bus?
I love how excited they both seem in this pic
They had this activity where you pumped the water into the pipes to make the ducks swim. Colin really liked it, we had to come back to this one.
In the corn maze
This was a little slide, they had these set up all over.
Colin liked the "choo choo"
Colin had fun on this Jumpy Pillow....as long as he was the only one on it. When someone else got on and bounced it freaked him out.
They had pig races. Colin loved it. We tried to leave after the first race and he got so upset. We had to stay and watch the whole thing.
There was a big tower with a bunch of slides coming off of it. It was pretty tall so the slides were really fast
They had this "spider tunnel" that Colin had a lot of fun in. Paul went through with him the first time but then I was surprised that Colin went through it a couple times on his own.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
My first golfing trip
I went golfing with my coworkers today. I have never been golfing before in my life. I have barely ever hit a ball further than 20 feet before, and it's been forever since I did that. I did pretty bad, but it was fun anyways. I think I'd like to try to get the chance to go now and then.
Cretia also had never been golfing before
Breck is really good and I thank her for being patient waiting forever for me and giving me pointers
The pretty views at the course we were at
Cretia also had never been golfing before
Breck is really good and I thank her for being patient waiting forever for me and giving me pointers
The pretty views at the course we were at
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Audrey is 6 months old today!
Well....as usual I'm really late in posting this so she was 6 months old last Tuesday. Better late than never though.
Isn't she just the cutest baby girl ever! I can't believe she is half a year old already. It is going by way too fast. She has started wearing her hair in ponytails, pigtails. All thanks to daycare though. They have started putting her hair up, it looks really cute but I haven't done it myself yet. Andrey is in between 3-6 months and 6-9 month clothes. I feel like once she finally fit into the 3-6 month she was outgrowing it already. She has officially moved up to size 3 diapers. She is wearing her first pair of shoes, boots actually that are a size 2, but still pretty big on her.
She is eating a 6 oz(3 breastmilk 3 formula) bottle every 3-4 hrs during the day and has one bottle during the night. She is eating some solid foods for dinner. So far she has had oatmeal, peas and carrots. She is eating it all really well.
She gets up at 630 for daycare. Sometimes she wakes up on her own, other times Paul needs to wake her. Sometimes on the weekend we get lucky and she'll sleep in until 730 or so. She seems to be down to just 2 naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. She doesn't seem to need that last little nap before bed anymore. She goes to bed at 730 and usually sleeps until 4am before wanting to eat. She will sometimes sleep all night. She seems to do it at least once a week. We had one week where she did it 6 nights straight. I thought we had turned a corner but then we were back to her getting up once. She's definitely getting to the point of sleeping all night but I'm tired of her teasing me all the time.
She is at a stage where she is just so fun to play with. She gets the biggest smiles and laughs at you, especially Colin. She loves to watch Colin, no matter what he is doing. Everything he does is so interesting to her. She is also really starting to love Simba. She gets so excited when he comes over and licks her. She absolutely loves her jumperoo. She would be happy in that all day if you let her. Of course we don't let her stay in it all day. However, you take her out and hold her and all she wants to do in your arms is jump, jump, and jump some more. She sits by herself just fine now, she'll only fall over if she reaches too far for something. She loves to sit on the floor and play with her toys. She is starting to stand up better and will stand up to the leap frog music table with some help. She is perfectly happy playing by herself for quite awhile. I don't know if it is because she is a 2nd child and she had to get used to it or what but it is definitely nice when we have such a needy toddler.
She is still a very content baby. She still only cries if she is tired or hungry. The other day I pulled up to daycare and thought I heard her crying as I walked by her room to go get Colin. I wondered to myself if I knew her cry and though that if when I went in her room to get her if she was drinking a bottle then I would know that it was her crying. And I was right, she was drinking a bottle, I recognized her cry, and the only reason she was crying was because she was hungry.
Isn't she just the cutest baby girl ever! I can't believe she is half a year old already. It is going by way too fast. She has started wearing her hair in ponytails, pigtails. All thanks to daycare though. They have started putting her hair up, it looks really cute but I haven't done it myself yet. Andrey is in between 3-6 months and 6-9 month clothes. I feel like once she finally fit into the 3-6 month she was outgrowing it already. She has officially moved up to size 3 diapers. She is wearing her first pair of shoes, boots actually that are a size 2, but still pretty big on her.
She is eating a 6 oz(3 breastmilk 3 formula) bottle every 3-4 hrs during the day and has one bottle during the night. She is eating some solid foods for dinner. So far she has had oatmeal, peas and carrots. She is eating it all really well.
She gets up at 630 for daycare. Sometimes she wakes up on her own, other times Paul needs to wake her. Sometimes on the weekend we get lucky and she'll sleep in until 730 or so. She seems to be down to just 2 naps a day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. She doesn't seem to need that last little nap before bed anymore. She goes to bed at 730 and usually sleeps until 4am before wanting to eat. She will sometimes sleep all night. She seems to do it at least once a week. We had one week where she did it 6 nights straight. I thought we had turned a corner but then we were back to her getting up once. She's definitely getting to the point of sleeping all night but I'm tired of her teasing me all the time.
She is at a stage where she is just so fun to play with. She gets the biggest smiles and laughs at you, especially Colin. She loves to watch Colin, no matter what he is doing. Everything he does is so interesting to her. She is also really starting to love Simba. She gets so excited when he comes over and licks her. She absolutely loves her jumperoo. She would be happy in that all day if you let her. Of course we don't let her stay in it all day. However, you take her out and hold her and all she wants to do in your arms is jump, jump, and jump some more. She sits by herself just fine now, she'll only fall over if she reaches too far for something. She loves to sit on the floor and play with her toys. She is starting to stand up better and will stand up to the leap frog music table with some help. She is perfectly happy playing by herself for quite awhile. I don't know if it is because she is a 2nd child and she had to get used to it or what but it is definitely nice when we have such a needy toddler.
She is still a very content baby. She still only cries if she is tired or hungry. The other day I pulled up to daycare and thought I heard her crying as I walked by her room to go get Colin. I wondered to myself if I knew her cry and though that if when I went in her room to get her if she was drinking a bottle then I would know that it was her crying. And I was right, she was drinking a bottle, I recognized her cry, and the only reason she was crying was because she was hungry.
Monday, October 11, 2010
Practice Pictures
Next weekend we are going to get family pictures taken. The last time we did pictures Audrey was only a few days old. Colin wanted nothing to do with her and we couldn't get a picture of the two of them. I am so nervous that we are spending all of this money on pictures and Colin isn't going to cooperate. So....we've been practicing getting pictures of the two of them. It's been going okay. He at least will sit with her and try to take a picture. The whole getting both of them to look, not having eyes closed...etc....hasn't been going as well.
This was the other day when we went to Gardner Village. I had gone to look for some bows for Audrey and didn't plan on taking pictures(but I always have the camera). This is why the kids are wearing random clothes. I had put these pants on Colin and realized they were too big. However, he wouldn't let me switch them out. He kept on saying "nice pants" and "wear this one". SO, we went out with WAY too big pants on.
I was bribing Colin with animal crackers and you can see his mouth is full in this one.
This was Sunday after church.
This one turned out so cute of Colin....too bad Audrey's eyes are closed.
Hopefully the professional photographer is better at getting pictures of them than I am.
This was the other day when we went to Gardner Village. I had gone to look for some bows for Audrey and didn't plan on taking pictures(but I always have the camera). This is why the kids are wearing random clothes. I had put these pants on Colin and realized they were too big. However, he wouldn't let me switch them out. He kept on saying "nice pants" and "wear this one". SO, we went out with WAY too big pants on.
I was bribing Colin with animal crackers and you can see his mouth is full in this one.
This was Sunday after church.
This one turned out so cute of Colin....too bad Audrey's eyes are closed.
Hopefully the professional photographer is better at getting pictures of them than I am.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Front Door
Last weekend Paul's dad came out to help us put in a new front door. I've had this post ready to put up for a week but kept forgetting to take a picture of the finished front until today.
Playing with Grandpa while he was here
Colin was home with his daddy and two grandpas to keep an eye on him and this still managed to happen. He was outside while they were working on the door and he fell down the stairs.
The door: before. Paul made this video to send to his dad before he got here. I didn't take a "before" picture so the video will have to do.
Taking out the glass
Some pictures of the process
The door is almost done. It is done from the outside, but some things to be finished on the inside. We're really happy with it. The front of the house looks SOO much better. Paul painted it black and we are going to do black shutters to match.
Playing with Grandpa while he was here
Colin was home with his daddy and two grandpas to keep an eye on him and this still managed to happen. He was outside while they were working on the door and he fell down the stairs.
The door: before. Paul made this video to send to his dad before he got here. I didn't take a "before" picture so the video will have to do.
Taking out the glass
Some pictures of the process
The door is almost done. It is done from the outside, but some things to be finished on the inside. We're really happy with it. The front of the house looks SOO much better. Paul painted it black and we are going to do black shutters to match.
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