Kaitlyn has always loved showers. Recently she has become aware that the boys disappear to take showers either right before or right after dinner. Tonight I realized she was missing from the downstairs while I was cooking dinner and had sent the boys to get clean. I went upstairs and found Alex “helping” her into the shower.
Month: February 2016
As I was trying to get a shot of the name tag on her back for her “picture of the day”, I was laying on my stomach and took a moment to focus on my camera settings. When I looked back through the viewfinder, this is what I saw.
Kaitlyn went missing and we found her feeding Madison – again…
It used to be pretty easy to keep track of who ate what. I also used to think Kaitlyn ate pretty well. I put food on her plate and it disappeared. It’s only lately that I’ve come to realize she feeds at least half of it to Madison. She’ll slip a piece on the floor or eat alternating pieces of pineapple (as shown in the picture) while feeding Madison the other half. She has amazing timing in doing this while I am busy with other things.
Teague got Magna tiles for his birthday and has spent most of his waking hours playing with them.
Poor Teague got the short end of the stick today. Both Wade and I were sick and spent the day alternating sleeping. I did get up and get Teague’s requested breakfast of coffee cake and pineapple on the table. (I am going to love to remind Teague someday that his “happy” face was sticking his tongue out and panting like a dog…)
The boys were great about entertaining themselves and Teague is my most chill of children and only asked twice about opening presents or his cupcakes. By late afternoon, we were both feeling better and we were ready to start celebrating!
He was super excited that we had decided to surprise him with a sushi dinner (best idea ever once we ended up sick and cooking would have been a huge ordeal) and the waitress thought he was adorable when he brought his own chopsticks.
We decided to go with a combined birthday party this year. Both boys were excited about a gymnastics party and a dinosaur themed cake and invitations. That made life super easy and we were ready to celebrate!
The party was full of excited kids and plenty of sugar – all you need for a good time. The kids ran wild but stopped long enough for two quick group pictures.
Then we headed home to Kaitlyn (who stayed home with a sitter to nap) and an afternoon of playing with our Milwaukee friends. The older kids played outside until they were chilled to the bone. Crazy kids.
Kaitlyn and I arrived a little early to pick up Teague and found his entire class outside sledding. What an awesome way to have recess! His teachers were nice enough to let me take some additional pictures.
I’ll be the first to admit I love the snow and love snow activities. When my neighbor asked about getting everyone together to sled after school, I immediately said yes. It was another sledding afternoon!