This morning we went out to get Jon's car... well first we had to go all the way out to Amsterdam to get the paperwork and then drive back to Schenectady to go to the DMV where we sat waiting for oer an hour and a half! UGH! Two cranky kids in a hot very crowded DMV = not all that much fun! The kids and I even ended up running (literally) down the street to KFC to get something for lunch since it took so dang long! Good thing 4 of us can eat on just one combo meal! WOOT! :) Finally we got the License plates and all that and had to drive back out to Amsterdam to get the car and then drive all the way back. We made it back in barely enough time for Jon to get dressed and leave for work!! It all worked out though and it's all good... he will start using the car for work on Wednesday since it was easier today to take the Van since all his parking stuff is on it. He's gotta register the new car with the Parking people at work on Wednesday too.
Kaitlyn started having a panic attack at the DMV after the batteries on her Leapster2 ran out... I just put the dang things in this morning too! Argh! I seriously need to see about getting her some anti-anxiety meds or something! Poor kid, why should she have to go through that??
So today Tyler's trick of the day is to climb up to the top of the back of the couch and jump off on to the couch... he's a brave brave little crazy man!
I think I'm going to bed very early tonight (with the kids) because I'm exhausted and I need to sleep as much as I can since I will be driving all night tomorrow night on the way to Michigan. I downloaded Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand for my iPod to listen to on the way there so I shouldnt have issues falling asleep. Now how i'm going to manage taking a pee during the trip I dont know since I hope the kids will be sleeping the entire time! Ah well... we'll see!
Tomorrow is also Kaitlyn's Open House at PreSchool! We get to see her school and meet the teachers and all that fun stuff... hopefully all goes well. Will update about that tomorrow before we leave!
Monday, August 31, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Boy, Oh, Boy!
Wow... ok who was it who said parenting boys was different than girls? HAHAHAHAHA
Well so far this morning Tyler has not only stolen his sisters bubble wand, climbed on the coffee table, gotten ahold of the tv remote and was trying to buy pay channels, he also decided to climb up and sit on top of the dining room table (we have one of those High tables) and dump a can of Coke that was 3/4 full, eat a red marker and splash his hands in some leftover milk from his sisters Cocoa Krispies bowl. I know I will look back and think this is funny... but right now, yeah, not so much!
Needless to say Tyler got a 2 minute Time Out and has since gone for his nap early.
So far this morning, K has been pretty good with no real behavior issues... I'm hoping she continues to have a good day. She is enjoying blowing bubbles around the house and daddy is pretending to catch them and throw them back to her! :) It's cute!!
So I have a Dr appt to go to in a bit here, got one leg shaved before the razor battery pooped out and I'm waiting for it to charge and hopefully when I get back the craziness that is my house will have dissipated.
Well so far this morning Tyler has not only stolen his sisters bubble wand, climbed on the coffee table, gotten ahold of the tv remote and was trying to buy pay channels, he also decided to climb up and sit on top of the dining room table (we have one of those High tables) and dump a can of Coke that was 3/4 full, eat a red marker and splash his hands in some leftover milk from his sisters Cocoa Krispies bowl. I know I will look back and think this is funny... but right now, yeah, not so much!
Needless to say Tyler got a 2 minute Time Out and has since gone for his nap early.
So far this morning, K has been pretty good with no real behavior issues... I'm hoping she continues to have a good day. She is enjoying blowing bubbles around the house and daddy is pretending to catch them and throw them back to her! :) It's cute!!
So I have a Dr appt to go to in a bit here, got one leg shaved before the razor battery pooped out and I'm waiting for it to charge and hopefully when I get back the craziness that is my house will have dissipated.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Ketchup!
Ok so here goes... updates on where each of us are at this moment in time... if there are questions ask them! LOL :)
Jonathan: Working his ass off at two jobs to make sure we have money to pay all the bills and eat! He's been wonderful and even though he is tired and sometimes doesnt see the kids for a day and half he pushes through because he knows he is providing for him family and giving us his best! I know he feels like he is gone a LOT and misses spending time with us but when he is home we try to get the most out of it - so to speak! Oooo and he just lost 17lbs in about 6 weeks I think... something like that! And I'm very proud of him for working on that too!! I think he has 3 more he wants to drop and he will feel good and happy with himself.
Michele: Weight (Surgery) - I'm still hanging on to about 15-20lbs from when I was pregnant/had Tyler and at least I'm maintaining and not gaining anything. I do wish I could get back down to the 150 I want to be! Other than that I'm working my rear off around the house (most of the time) and being run ragged by two kids. Not really much else about me... I'm just here... being me.
Kaitlyn: Kaitlyn is 4yrs old now and will be starting Pre-K in a couple weeks. She will be taking dance again this year and we added Baton to her dance class so that should be fun and interesting! She is just a wonderful super smart little girl who has a few things that need working out. I've kept Kaitlyn's blog going so that her more specific things an go there and the everyday can go here! Let's see she is riding a two wheel bike (with training wheels) and loves to climb to the top of the swing set out back and enjoys learning about everything!
Tyler: Tyler is going to be 16 months old this weekend!!!! He's such a big boy and all of a sudden all of these things are coming out of him. I could go through and list all the things he did when and when he got his fisrt tooth but, honestly, I dont have the energy... so we're going with the now! He's starting to communicate so much more... he has a few words but he is actually pointing now and tries to show us what he is talking about! It's wonderful... at least for me because I was getting pretty sick of the constant "Grumpy old man" he was pretending to be! I think he is liking that we are understanding him more too! He is the little kissing bandit! He's finally getting the puckered lip kiss down and goes around kissing everyone and everything! Today at Barnes and Noble he wa kissing a 3ft tall stand up cardboard cutout of the monster from "Where the Wild Things Are" it was cute as hell!! He loves running around playng chase with his sister and is still always sitting on her if she is on the floor. He's a nut! He loves the cats and tries kissing them too, or laying on them, or petting them, or chasing them around the house! He LOVES Baseall and even says his own little version of the word Baseball and he constantly wants to play the WiiSports!!! We're finally working him into one nap and so far it's a challenge but we're getting there and he is getting a good chunk of sleep now and just about able to make it to 7:30 or 8pm. He is a wonderful sleeper... you take him to bed, put him in and he goes to sleep on his own (been doing that for a LONG time and I LOVE IT!).
As a Family: We started going to church at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Niskyuna back in Dec/Jan and Kaitlyn had a half of a year of Sunday School and loved it... that starts up again in Sept too! We love going to church and sharing our faith with so many new friends and a wonderful community of people! Our Pastor, Pastor Derek, is one of a kind... he is an amazing man with a crap load of passion and just a heart bigger than anyone I've seen!
We recently went berry picking and picked a ton of Strawberries - even Tyler was picking them so we were all in on the action!! :) We plan to go Apple picking at the Farm this year (it has turned into our family tradition now... we go every year, as well as going to the Apple Festival. Much past that we dont really have a lot planned yet... we will see how this all goes with Kaitlyn going to school and the new routine. We're also looking for a car to buy (without a loan) so that I dont have to walk K back and forth to school with Tyler in any cazy weather! Hopefully we can find something tiny, cheap and good on gas so Jon can just take that back and forth to work to save on some gas cost and then I'll have the Sienna when I need it.
Ok I think that about catches us up for the most part. If I missed anything i'm sure it will come up in other posts! My other blogs are listed on the side of this one if anyone is interested in going back and reading old stuff. I welcome comments and questions and I hope somewhere along the lines here you might laugh a little or cry or whatever with us as we go through this wonderful journey!
Jonathan: Working his ass off at two jobs to make sure we have money to pay all the bills and eat! He's been wonderful and even though he is tired and sometimes doesnt see the kids for a day and half he pushes through because he knows he is providing for him family and giving us his best! I know he feels like he is gone a LOT and misses spending time with us but when he is home we try to get the most out of it - so to speak! Oooo and he just lost 17lbs in about 6 weeks I think... something like that! And I'm very proud of him for working on that too!! I think he has 3 more he wants to drop and he will feel good and happy with himself.
Michele: Weight (Surgery) - I'm still hanging on to about 15-20lbs from when I was pregnant/had Tyler and at least I'm maintaining and not gaining anything. I do wish I could get back down to the 150 I want to be! Other than that I'm working my rear off around the house (most of the time) and being run ragged by two kids. Not really much else about me... I'm just here... being me.
Kaitlyn: Kaitlyn is 4yrs old now and will be starting Pre-K in a couple weeks. She will be taking dance again this year and we added Baton to her dance class so that should be fun and interesting! She is just a wonderful super smart little girl who has a few things that need working out. I've kept Kaitlyn's blog going so that her more specific things an go there and the everyday can go here! Let's see she is riding a two wheel bike (with training wheels) and loves to climb to the top of the swing set out back and enjoys learning about everything!
Tyler: Tyler is going to be 16 months old this weekend!!!! He's such a big boy and all of a sudden all of these things are coming out of him. I could go through and list all the things he did when and when he got his fisrt tooth but, honestly, I dont have the energy... so we're going with the now! He's starting to communicate so much more... he has a few words but he is actually pointing now and tries to show us what he is talking about! It's wonderful... at least for me because I was getting pretty sick of the constant "Grumpy old man" he was pretending to be! I think he is liking that we are understanding him more too! He is the little kissing bandit! He's finally getting the puckered lip kiss down and goes around kissing everyone and everything! Today at Barnes and Noble he wa kissing a 3ft tall stand up cardboard cutout of the monster from "Where the Wild Things Are" it was cute as hell!! He loves running around playng chase with his sister and is still always sitting on her if she is on the floor. He's a nut! He loves the cats and tries kissing them too, or laying on them, or petting them, or chasing them around the house! He LOVES Baseall and even says his own little version of the word Baseball and he constantly wants to play the WiiSports!!! We're finally working him into one nap and so far it's a challenge but we're getting there and he is getting a good chunk of sleep now and just about able to make it to 7:30 or 8pm. He is a wonderful sleeper... you take him to bed, put him in and he goes to sleep on his own (been doing that for a LONG time and I LOVE IT!).
As a Family: We started going to church at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Niskyuna back in Dec/Jan and Kaitlyn had a half of a year of Sunday School and loved it... that starts up again in Sept too! We love going to church and sharing our faith with so many new friends and a wonderful community of people! Our Pastor, Pastor Derek, is one of a kind... he is an amazing man with a crap load of passion and just a heart bigger than anyone I've seen!
We recently went berry picking and picked a ton of Strawberries - even Tyler was picking them so we were all in on the action!! :) We plan to go Apple picking at the Farm this year (it has turned into our family tradition now... we go every year, as well as going to the Apple Festival. Much past that we dont really have a lot planned yet... we will see how this all goes with Kaitlyn going to school and the new routine. We're also looking for a car to buy (without a loan) so that I dont have to walk K back and forth to school with Tyler in any cazy weather! Hopefully we can find something tiny, cheap and good on gas so Jon can just take that back and forth to work to save on some gas cost and then I'll have the Sienna when I need it.
Ok I think that about catches us up for the most part. If I missed anything i'm sure it will come up in other posts! My other blogs are listed on the side of this one if anyone is interested in going back and reading old stuff. I welcome comments and questions and I hope somewhere along the lines here you might laugh a little or cry or whatever with us as we go through this wonderful journey!
Friday, August 7, 2009
I know.... FINALLY, right?!?!?!
Ok So I'm FINALLY getting around to getting a Family blog off and running!! I decided it's time. Kaitlyn is 4 and Tyler is 15months and she has had a blog since my pregnancy with her and Tyler unfairly has had nothing! So here we go! We will all now be updated in one place!! Hip Hip Hooray! :)
I hope you enjoy following my families happenings and life updates!
Looking forward to writing soon!
I hope you enjoy following my families happenings and life updates!
Looking forward to writing soon!
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