Lori and Bryan came into town for a visit on July 20th. They took Matthew to the waterpark on Friday with Bryan's nieces that are identical twins. Matthew had a blast and spent the night at their house. He has been talking about Emma and Sofie for a while now. He says "one of them is bossy". He kept getting them confused so he would say "that girl".
More pics to come.
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Happy Birthday Mama!
My birthday was on a Monday, July 16th. Andy and Matthew went to the mall to buy a special present. I asked if Matthew cooperated and Andy admitted that Matthew was doing snow angels on the floor at some point. I was surprised that Matthew kept a secret and didn't tell me the gift. Although he mentioned it was a blue box but I didn't say anything to Andy.
On Sunday, we went to a friend's house for a backyard party with lots of other kids. Matthew had a blast - jumping on the trampoline, swimming in the baby pool, and following the big kids around. Audrey also enjoyed playing with the other kids, especially the other kid's toys.
On Friday, July 13th, I took Audrey to the doctor for her 18 month appointment. Her stats are the following:
Weight 23 lbs 12 oz 59%
Height 31 1/2 inches 27%
Head Circum 18 3/4 in 83%
The doctor mentioned that the 18 month visit is the hardest. She did fine but I can definitely tell that she is in a difficult stage. She has a strong will and she cries and throws a fit when she doesn't get her way. I told Andy the other day that the lows are low where she will scream very loudly if something is wrong but the highs are high where she will give you the biggest belly laughs and giggles. She is definitely more playful with Matthew and he enjoys playing with her. She runs around the house and squeals with delight if you chase her.
On Sunday, we went to a friend's house for a backyard party with lots of other kids. Matthew had a blast - jumping on the trampoline, swimming in the baby pool, and following the big kids around. Audrey also enjoyed playing with the other kids, especially the other kid's toys.
On Friday, July 13th, I took Audrey to the doctor for her 18 month appointment. Her stats are the following:
Weight 23 lbs 12 oz 59%
Height 31 1/2 inches 27%
Head Circum 18 3/4 in 83%
The doctor mentioned that the 18 month visit is the hardest. She did fine but I can definitely tell that she is in a difficult stage. She has a strong will and she cries and throws a fit when she doesn't get her way. I told Andy the other day that the lows are low where she will scream very loudly if something is wrong but the highs are high where she will give you the biggest belly laughs and giggles. She is definitely more playful with Matthew and he enjoys playing with her. She runs around the house and squeals with delight if you chase her.
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Monday, July 9, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Audrey's First Haircut
On Saturday, I took Audrey to get her first haircut. She doesn't have much hair but it was getting shaggy and getting in her eyes in the front with a little duck tail in the back. She was fussy because of some teeth that are cutting through. Plus, she was not sure about the salon room since it was a new environment. I held her during the cut and she did pretty well. She was a little scared of the scissors but didn't cry. She only cried when I put her in the chair so I could take a picture. So this looks worse than what actually happened!
Happy Fathers Day
Happy Fathers Day! I appreciate my Dad and everything that Andy does for the family. It's not easy being the head of the household, disciplinarian, and a fun loving guy all at the same time.
Matthew had a nice skit for Daddy on Friday afternoon where they wore mustaches and sombreros. Andy thought it was hilarious.
It was a relaxing weekend. We ate breakfast together and then Andy worked out and went shopping for some new clothes. He was grinning ear-to-ear afterwards. He needed some new ties, shirts, etc...
We went to church on Sat night and Andy went into the kid room with Matthew because he was shy- what a good daddy! The sermon was about fathers staying active in their kids lives and showing love. If there was a sermon to miss, this would be the one because Andy does these things already.
Audrey loves her daddy, too. We have been getting in the pool regularly and she likes to swim with Daddy. She likes to act like a big girl sometimes but then she likes her bottle, too. She enjoys the bath time and playing "super ducky" with Daddy. Audrey and Matthew will wear hooded towels as a duck and frog. They will yell for Daddy on the top of the stairs. Then Andy will come up and say "where's my wolf hound (Rusty)? Let's go duck hunting" and the kids run and squeal. They end up on the bed in a pillow fight. That's our nightly routine!
Here are some of my favorite pictures of the Dad's over the past year:
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Matthew had a nice skit for Daddy on Friday afternoon where they wore mustaches and sombreros. Andy thought it was hilarious.
It was a relaxing weekend. We ate breakfast together and then Andy worked out and went shopping for some new clothes. He was grinning ear-to-ear afterwards. He needed some new ties, shirts, etc...
We went to church on Sat night and Andy went into the kid room with Matthew because he was shy- what a good daddy! The sermon was about fathers staying active in their kids lives and showing love. If there was a sermon to miss, this would be the one because Andy does these things already.
Audrey loves her daddy, too. We have been getting in the pool regularly and she likes to swim with Daddy. She likes to act like a big girl sometimes but then she likes her bottle, too. She enjoys the bath time and playing "super ducky" with Daddy. Audrey and Matthew will wear hooded towels as a duck and frog. They will yell for Daddy on the top of the stairs. Then Andy will come up and say "where's my wolf hound (Rusty)? Let's go duck hunting" and the kids run and squeal. They end up on the bed in a pillow fight. That's our nightly routine!
Father's Day skit
Here are some of my favorite pictures of the Dad's over the past year:
Sunday, June 10, 2012
June is here
While it is not officially summer, it sure feels like it. Matthew's school year ended in terms of curriculum but he has the same teacher. Several of his friends (boys) left the class due to their parents jobs moving to other areas. But 3 friends joined his class: Reese (Matthew has been in the same daycare together since they were 18 months old), Avery (Matthew knows from his music class), and Macie (Matthew's BFF). Matthew is so happy to play with Macie that I don't think he misses his buddies that left. We hope they will be together in the fall once Matthew moves up a level. The weather has been hot and we get in the pool pretty regularly.
On Memorial day, Audrey started acting sick with a sinus cold. It turned into a nasty cold and ear infection where she couldn't breathe out of her nose. I stayed home from work with her 3 days and I felt so sorry for her because she was trying so hard to breathe. She was fussy because of the lack of sleep. I drove around town thinking that she would fall asleep in the car seat and breathe better since it kept her upright. But she would wake up frustrated after a short time so that really didn't work as well as I thought. We went to the mall to keep her distracted and ran some errands. I was ready to get back to work. It is so hard to care for little ones when they are feeling that miserable. She started feeling back to her normal self over the weekend.
Last Friday, Matthew had a music recital and Andy went to see it. Matthew was so excited to see Daddy there. Andy took Matthew back to his office afterwards to finish a few things and Matthew loved seeing where Daddy works. When Matthew is in a good mood, he gets real chatty. It's funny to listen to him talk about everything.
On Memorial day, Audrey started acting sick with a sinus cold. It turned into a nasty cold and ear infection where she couldn't breathe out of her nose. I stayed home from work with her 3 days and I felt so sorry for her because she was trying so hard to breathe. She was fussy because of the lack of sleep. I drove around town thinking that she would fall asleep in the car seat and breathe better since it kept her upright. But she would wake up frustrated after a short time so that really didn't work as well as I thought. We went to the mall to keep her distracted and ran some errands. I was ready to get back to work. It is so hard to care for little ones when they are feeling that miserable. She started feeling back to her normal self over the weekend.
Last Friday, Matthew had a music recital and Andy went to see it. Matthew was so excited to see Daddy there. Andy took Matthew back to his office afterwards to finish a few things and Matthew loved seeing where Daddy works. When Matthew is in a good mood, he gets real chatty. It's funny to listen to him talk about everything.
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