Month: November 2015
Kaitlyn has discovered stickers – which her brothers love to leave out all over the house. (She will also steal them off of papers and boxes.) One of her favorite place to put them is on Madison – who patiently sits and waits for the decorating to end. The funny part is I don’t always realize this is happening and will go to pet Madison after everyone is in bed and find the random sticker in her fur…
For this particular picture, I watched Kaitlyn peel every single sticker Alex had used to decorate an Amazon box (about twenty) and put them on Madison while I finished the last few pages in my book. Thankfully stickers that have been previously used fall off of Madison in due time.
Notice anything? Look closely (at her hands).
Kaitlyn is wearing mittens and not screaming!!
I’ll admit there were tears initially, but when she realized she couldn’t get them off she quickly forgot about them and then didn’t get unhappy because her hands were cold.
Major thanks to these awesome mittens – not only do they keep snow out but prove impossible for Kaitlyn to get off herself.
It’s always a little crazy at Gram’s house on Thanksgiving morning. There’s a parade on TV, cooking in the kitchen, and this year there were new toys for the kids (some of Gram’s friends were cleaning out before Christmas). Kaitlyn was convinced the huge space rover was a ride-on toy for her. The boys were willing to let her ride for awhile and just played around her.
Then Melissa and her crew showed up and the real fun began.
Then we had the Upshaws come by for a visit. If Melissa’s kids hadn’t been so near bedtime it would have been the first time all the toad frogs and elephtans (and their kids) and been together in years and years. Maybe next time.
When I brought the kids to Paducah over the summer, Gram surprised the boys with gift cards Toys R Us. Sometime between going to bed and coming out of their room the next morning, Teague managed to loose his (in the bedroom/playroom). The boys, Gram, and I spent quite a bit of time searching for the card, but we never found it. Alex went ahead and spent his card. Teague wasn’t too upset and never mentioned it again. We’ve since made three trips to Gram’s house and never found the card. We got in to Gram’s tonight and Gram was putting the boys to bed. Suddenly Teague comes running down the stairs so excited. He had found the missing gift card – in a toy that obviously doesn’t get played with very often.
My first thought when we knew we were moving back north was – SNOW. I love snow. Last night’s snowfall didn’t disappoint. We got almost a foot and perfect snow for sledding! Thankfully it was a weekend so Wade was home to enjoy the day with us.
Before anyone was allowed to play in the snow I demanded showers and a family picture – hopefully for Christmas cards. (Funny story – Alex’s glasses were super glued together just for this picture. We put them on for the twenty seconds we took pictures and they fell apart as he was taking them off.)
Obviously the “in” new craft this year was Disguising The Turkey. Both my kids had to do this at different schools. It was a great activity and fun to see where there imagination led them. Teague was a little stuck but finally landed on Ninja Turtles. We worked with what we had (and a traveling Dad who is normally our creative family member). Thankfully this was sent home as a family project. I did the cloth strips, Alex colored the shell, and Teague did the coloring and main cutting.
Kaitlyn still has problems with sitting in her high chair. When we aren’t all sitting at the table or everyone else is done, I often find myself putting her food on the footrest and letting her eat from there. It gets it enough off the floor for Madison to know it’s not hers and let’s Kaitlyn be independent. Problem solved.