HOORAY! Today we are taking the kids to their very first Purdue game! I am excited to head back to my old stomping grounds to cheer on the Boilers (they are going all the way this year baby!)
I plan on taking lots of pictures so hope to post them later tonight or tomorrow!
Go Boilers!
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Bonus Days!
We have been so lucky this week to have Ryan home for an extended time. He was supposed to have 2 trips but they were both cancelled! It has been great to reconnect as a family.
Yesterday was a go-go-go kind of day. We had ballet in the morning. Caitlin is really catching on and loves it so much. They are hard at work practicing their routines for the recital. Are you going to come see it? Our little ballerina would LOVE a cheering section! Then, it was back home for some lunch before we headed to basketball. Austin had his first win in "dribble tag" and he was soooooooo excited!!! He also did a great job dribbling around cones and was making baskets left and right. His favorite thing is defense though. My gosh...he puts some serious pressure on the opponent!
We got home around 3:00 and the kids were ready for a snack and a show. Austin stretched out on the couch to read his program from the previous night's Pacers game & fell asleep! A good thing...he doesn't really do too well without a nap. While the kids chilled, I got ready for my big date with my hubby. Yes, we had a date!!!! :)
Aunt Bubbles came to watch the kids (and get them good and tired). Ryan and I went to a benefit for a great organization called World Next Door (click on the link on the right and check it out). It was in a cool office space downtown. We had SUCH a great time...great people, great atmosphere, DELICIOUS food & mixed juices. We wandered around and enjoyed the beautiful photos from around the world, watched an amazing video about a little boy in Ukraine, and took part in our first silent auction. We bid on 2 items and won one...a gift certificate to The Jazz Kitchen -- OH YEAH, another date night for mommy & daddy! :)
Right now the kids are in the basement playing basketball and watching Snow White. Can you guess who is doing what?!?!
Yesterday was a go-go-go kind of day. We had ballet in the morning. Caitlin is really catching on and loves it so much. They are hard at work practicing their routines for the recital. Are you going to come see it? Our little ballerina would LOVE a cheering section! Then, it was back home for some lunch before we headed to basketball. Austin had his first win in "dribble tag" and he was soooooooo excited!!! He also did a great job dribbling around cones and was making baskets left and right. His favorite thing is defense though. My gosh...he puts some serious pressure on the opponent!
We got home around 3:00 and the kids were ready for a snack and a show. Austin stretched out on the couch to read his program from the previous night's Pacers game & fell asleep! A good thing...he doesn't really do too well without a nap. While the kids chilled, I got ready for my big date with my hubby. Yes, we had a date!!!! :)
Aunt Bubbles came to watch the kids (and get them good and tired). Ryan and I went to a benefit for a great organization called World Next Door (click on the link on the right and check it out). It was in a cool office space downtown. We had SUCH a great time...great people, great atmosphere, DELICIOUS food & mixed juices. We wandered around and enjoyed the beautiful photos from around the world, watched an amazing video about a little boy in Ukraine, and took part in our first silent auction. We bid on 2 items and won one...a gift certificate to The Jazz Kitchen -- OH YEAH, another date night for mommy & daddy! :)
Right now the kids are in the basement playing basketball and watching Snow White. Can you guess who is doing what?!?!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Family Time
Yesterday was such a great day! The kids were soooooo excited to see Ryan when they woke up in the morning! Austin ran down the hall shouting, "Daddy's home! Daddy's home!" We took them to school and Ryan and I were able to have a couple hours to go out for breakfast and run errands which was nice. After school we headed home where the kids actually had a NAP!!! Unfortunately, so did I! After naps we picked up Ry's car from the dealership and then went out for dinner and Dairy Queen. When we got home we turned on the Olympics and snuggled in our bed - Caitlin even enjoyed watching because of the figure skating. Austin was loving the bobsled & ski cross. Ry took a short nap.
*We were trying to figure out where to go for dinner...Caitlin's choice was "Rockin' Robin" but we couldn't go there because it was Tuesday and that's one of the days that the "big bird" is there and Austin "doesn't like that big biwd." Austin said, "Let's go to "Peppers"...I like their tortilla chips." We had to think a minute...Peppers? OH YES...CHILI'S! They have the pepper out front. Ry & I found that quite hysterical!
*At dinner Austin & Caitlin decided they wanted to sit together and Mommy & Daddy would sit together on the other side of the booth. We weren't too sure how that would go, but gave it a try. Oh my gosh!!! They were sooooooooo well behaved! It was awesome.
*Caitlin was watching "The Little Mermaid" and said, "If Austin ever watched this movie, he would like it." For some reason he wants nothing to do with it!
*Both kids have been taking there stuffed Eiffel Towers all over the place. They LOVE those things!!! Caitlin was trying to harass Austin & told him they weren't Eiffel Towers...they were "candy corns with legs".
*In addition to the "Invisible Nuggets", Austin also plays basketball against "The Jammers" and "The Stars". He made those up on his own! Whatever team he is playing for is always "the best"!
*During Austin's "big game" in the basement, Caitlin does a nice drum roll and announces, "Hey everybody, it's time for HALF TIME!!!"
*Also, before bath the other day, Austin put his clean undies on his head and was pretending to be a superhero. I said, "Ok, Captain Underpants..." Then he started charging around the room shouting, "Captain Underpants to the rescue!"
*If you say something that Austin deems slightly embarrassing he'll say, "Oh shugs!" Which is "oh shucks!"
*Caitlin is the snuggliest little thing but she is also the wiggliest little girl in the entire world! She will dig her toes and elbows into you as she shifts around and around.
*Austin spends most of the day "playing defense" on everyone in our family, including Hoops! It can get completely annoying!!! So when Caitlin has had enough she yells, "Austin, STOP defensing me!"
*The kids and Ryan were in the basement yesterday watching "This is It"...great.
Hoping to post more later...
*We were trying to figure out where to go for dinner...Caitlin's choice was "Rockin' Robin" but we couldn't go there because it was Tuesday and that's one of the days that the "big bird" is there and Austin "doesn't like that big biwd." Austin said, "Let's go to "Peppers"...I like their tortilla chips." We had to think a minute...Peppers? OH YES...CHILI'S! They have the pepper out front. Ry & I found that quite hysterical!
*At dinner Austin & Caitlin decided they wanted to sit together and Mommy & Daddy would sit together on the other side of the booth. We weren't too sure how that would go, but gave it a try. Oh my gosh!!! They were sooooooooo well behaved! It was awesome.
*Caitlin was watching "The Little Mermaid" and said, "If Austin ever watched this movie, he would like it." For some reason he wants nothing to do with it!
*Both kids have been taking there stuffed Eiffel Towers all over the place. They LOVE those things!!! Caitlin was trying to harass Austin & told him they weren't Eiffel Towers...they were "candy corns with legs".
*In addition to the "Invisible Nuggets", Austin also plays basketball against "The Jammers" and "The Stars". He made those up on his own! Whatever team he is playing for is always "the best"!
*During Austin's "big game" in the basement, Caitlin does a nice drum roll and announces, "Hey everybody, it's time for HALF TIME!!!"
*Also, before bath the other day, Austin put his clean undies on his head and was pretending to be a superhero. I said, "Ok, Captain Underpants..." Then he started charging around the room shouting, "Captain Underpants to the rescue!"
*If you say something that Austin deems slightly embarrassing he'll say, "Oh shugs!" Which is "oh shucks!"
*Caitlin is the snuggliest little thing but she is also the wiggliest little girl in the entire world! She will dig her toes and elbows into you as she shifts around and around.
*Austin spends most of the day "playing defense" on everyone in our family, including Hoops! It can get completely annoying!!! So when Caitlin has had enough she yells, "Austin, STOP defensing me!"
*The kids and Ryan were in the basement yesterday watching "This is It"...great.
Hoping to post more later...
Monday, February 22, 2010
Just Seen...
Caitlin and Austin playing nicely on the living room floor. They are getting Tiana, Sleeping Beauty, Prince Naveen, & Prince Phillip ready for the ball. "Mr. The King" (what Caitlin calls him - hilarious!), the race car must stay asleep in his trailer because he is "sick & groggy" (says Austin). The princesses say, "That's okay because we have to get our dresses on anyway." It is cute to watch them and listen to the fun things they come up with!
We went to speech this morning and Austin had no errors or dysfluencies. So it is looking like maybe we could be done with speech soon. I give 99.9% of the credit to Ms. Katy, his speech teacher from last year. She had a great rapport with him and did an awesome job during one-to-one sessions. We saw remarkable improvements. If we would have only gone with the public school services, I don't think that would have happened. HOORAY for Austin!!!!
Big cleaning day today. Lots of toys to put away...didn't get done last night because it was meltdown city around here!!!!!!! Thankfully we had only one minor incident of night waking at around 4:30 but both kids quickly went back to sleep. Austin woke up around 7:00 and Caitlin slept until close to 8:00! Ah, looks like the girls are the sleepers in this house! :)
We went to speech this morning and Austin had no errors or dysfluencies. So it is looking like maybe we could be done with speech soon. I give 99.9% of the credit to Ms. Katy, his speech teacher from last year. She had a great rapport with him and did an awesome job during one-to-one sessions. We saw remarkable improvements. If we would have only gone with the public school services, I don't think that would have happened. HOORAY for Austin!!!!
Big cleaning day today. Lots of toys to put away...didn't get done last night because it was meltdown city around here!!!!!!! Thankfully we had only one minor incident of night waking at around 4:30 but both kids quickly went back to sleep. Austin woke up around 7:00 and Caitlin slept until close to 8:00! Ah, looks like the girls are the sleepers in this house! :)
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Just Remembered This...
On Groundhog Day Caitlin & Austin came home from school and kept saying, "The hedgehog saw his shadow! Happy Hedgehog Day!" So funny!!!
No Italy stop for Ryan so we get him back late tomorrow night. HOORAY!!!!!!!!! Good thing we have Skype!
No Italy stop for Ryan so we get him back late tomorrow night. HOORAY!!!!!!!!! Good thing we have Skype!
A Visit with "Baby" Ethan
Baby Ethan is not a baby anymore but the kids still love calling him that! Yesterday we had a visit from Ethan, Aunt Courtney, Grandma Junior, & Great Grandma. The kiddos had sooooo much fun running around with Ethan and trying to figure out what he was saying. He was very cute - trying to talk and just going on and on. They all had a good time and the kids were soooooo tired after they left. Hardly any bedtime nonsense.
Austin has been playing with his new "The King" hauler and car constantly. He hasn't let go of it yet this morning and even snuck downstairs to get it when he woke up at 3:30! He hooked Caitlin up by bringing up her new Tiana doll and pony for her to play with as well.
We are having a low key day today. I have a ton of laundry to do and we are all kind of "blah" this morning. Maybe later it will get more exciting...we'll have some basement time or something.
Ryan is enjoying Spain. He says it is beautiful! He may be extending his trip a little with a stop in Italy but that isn't confirmed yet. If not, he'll be home tomorrow. Kind of a whirlwind.
Austin has been playing with his new "The King" hauler and car constantly. He hasn't let go of it yet this morning and even snuck downstairs to get it when he woke up at 3:30! He hooked Caitlin up by bringing up her new Tiana doll and pony for her to play with as well.
We are having a low key day today. I have a ton of laundry to do and we are all kind of "blah" this morning. Maybe later it will get more exciting...we'll have some basement time or something.
Ryan is enjoying Spain. He says it is beautiful! He may be extending his trip a little with a stop in Italy but that isn't confirmed yet. If not, he'll be home tomorrow. Kind of a whirlwind.
Classics
*Yesterday, before bath, Austin & Caitlin decided to keep themselves amused by poking out their stomachs and doing "tummy bumps". They were laughing so hard while they did it too. Very cute.
*Our cat eats curling ribbon so having helium balloons is always a risk around here. The kids each got a balloon for Valentine's Day & despite our best efforts, the cat got to the ribbon! So Austin went into his room the other day to change and yelled down, "Mommy! The cat "frowed up" in my room two times and it's DISGUSTING!"
*Last night was a rough one! The kids woke up at 3:30 and didn't fall back asleep until about 6:00!!! WHY OH WHY do they do this???? They woke up again at about 8:00. When we came down I discovered that Austin got into the chocolates that Grandma Junior brought him. Caitlin ratted him out! Candy wrappers all over the table. Whoops! Should have put it up higher. Now I know.
*Caitlin HATES bugs (she's STILL talking about when she discovered a dead bee in her watering can last July!) She found a spider in the basement and called out, "Austin will you come dead this spider for
me?"
*Austin told me, "I made a valentine for Caitlin. That's how much I love her."
*Our cat eats curling ribbon so having helium balloons is always a risk around here. The kids each got a balloon for Valentine's Day & despite our best efforts, the cat got to the ribbon! So Austin went into his room the other day to change and yelled down, "Mommy! The cat "frowed up" in my room two times and it's DISGUSTING!"
*Last night was a rough one! The kids woke up at 3:30 and didn't fall back asleep until about 6:00!!! WHY OH WHY do they do this???? They woke up again at about 8:00. When we came down I discovered that Austin got into the chocolates that Grandma Junior brought him. Caitlin ratted him out! Candy wrappers all over the table. Whoops! Should have put it up higher. Now I know.
*Caitlin HATES bugs (she's STILL talking about when she discovered a dead bee in her watering can last July!) She found a spider in the basement and called out, "Austin will you come dead this spider for
me?"
*Austin told me, "I made a valentine for Caitlin. That's how much I love her."
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Bedtime Tonight...
I knew it would be a struggle...I just extracted the little man from the party room. He was once again being concealed under the comforter by his little sister. When I pulled the covers away Caitlin says, "Mom, how do you always find him?" HILARIOUS!!!!!!! Then Austin looks up at me and says, "Oh Mom." Like, "Dang. You caught me again."
Funny Thoughts from A&C...
*Austin is playing his "big game" (bball, of course) in the basement against the "Invisible Nuggets". Where does he come up with this stuff?
*The kids love playing with their pirate toys in the bathtub. They call the parrot, "Polly the Cracker" which I find hilarious!
*Austin enjoys the Olympics...he watched snowboarding with me today and I showed him Shaun White's run on-line. He loved how high he flew into the sky!
*Yesterday Caitlin was having so much fun playing in the basement that she had a minor accident. She came upstairs and informed me, "I waited and tinkled a little bit in my underpants. Sorry, but that's okay." Good thing we were heading up for a bath anyway!
*Caitlin's room is the late night "I'm not ready to fall asleep" hangout. The kids really aren't that rowdy...they just snuggle in bed and read books or play with little toys. Last night at about 10:00 p.m. I walked in to find an interesting sight...Caitlin was lounging in bed but she wasn't alone. Oh no...they had a baby carriage & baby swing with the babies buckled in ON TOP of her bed. Also, she was looking rather suspicious with her arm up by her head but still resting on something under the covers. Yep, it was Austin. They had covered him up in an attempt to fool mom. I pulled the covers back and ushered Austin back to bed where, FINALLY, he fell asleep! Nice try kids - score one for the parents!
More later...and in case you were wondering...Ry has heat in his hotel room now and should be sleeping snugly & soundly. HOORAY!
Euro Ry
Ryan is in Serbia...sounds like a very interesting place. He has been telling me some pretty funny tales! He gave me a run down of the menu in business class and the amenities he enjoyed...I loved hearing about the layover in the Paris airport and he picked up some souvenirs for us. Yesterday he had an entire day in Belgrade and was shown around by a local who has been helping him out. He says everybody smokes and has even sent photographic evidence. :) Even has a headache today because of it. This morning Dragan (his Serbian tour guide) drove him through rural Serbia to get to a place called Nis to watch some bball. Ryan will stay overnight in a hotel with no heat - in the middle of winter. He says he has 2 blankets so should be okay...nevertheless I worry. My honey is cold and I am far away. :( I think he is getting a ride back to Belgrade tomorrow though. Then Saturday morning it is on to Bilbao, Spain - Basque country. Fingers crossed that he can beat the snow storm that is heading here the same day his flight arrives back home on Monday!!!
The kids have been so good! They got to Skype daddy yesterday morning and see his hotel room in "Servia" (per Austin). They were so excited to see their little Eiffel Towers from France too. They were very good helpers around the house too...cleaning the basement and living room and putting away their laundry. Today they had school and are now napping (which means a laaaaate night). Hopefully they will run around in the newly cleaned basement and tire themselves out!
Gramma Junior, Great Gramma, Aunt Courtney, & Baby Ethan are coming for a visit on Saturday and I've got some preparations to get underway.
The kids have been so good! They got to Skype daddy yesterday morning and see his hotel room in "Servia" (per Austin). They were so excited to see their little Eiffel Towers from France too. They were very good helpers around the house too...cleaning the basement and living room and putting away their laundry. Today they had school and are now napping (which means a laaaaate night). Hopefully they will run around in the newly cleaned basement and tire themselves out!
Gramma Junior, Great Gramma, Aunt Courtney, & Baby Ethan are coming for a visit on Saturday and I've got some preparations to get underway.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day 2010!
Our kids love a good celebration! Valentine's Day was no exception!!!
The day started off with both kids waking me up with homemade valentines that they did all by themselves. It was the sweetest dang thing in the entire world! Then we waited for Daddy to get home from his trip to do presents. Ry flew home from San Francisco on the red eye just to spend v-day with us! He got home and the kids presented him with his gifts & cards. Then they got to open the first round of treats (a Tag book, an outfit, & some chocolates for each). THEN, they gave each other gifts that they didn't even know they bought! Austin said, "Happy Valentine's Day Cait-lin!" and gave her a little Snow White doll to replace one that got broken when they were fighting one day! Caitlin was pumped. She then gave Austin his with a cheerful, "Happy Valentine's Day!". Austin was thrilled that it was a new Bakugan (in his words, "baa-kee-gahn).
Later in the afternoon the doorbell rang. Did I ever mention that they LOVE getting deliveries? Well, it was the florist with the motherload! Caitlin got a rose in a vase with a balloon attached...she was so sweet and couldn't wait to put it on her dresser! Austin got a cute monkey with a balloon attached. He loved that the monkey made noise & lit up. Mommy got a dozen long stemmed red roses that looked & smelled beautiful.
After all the excitement, 3 of the valentines had a nap. One valentine stayed awake and cleaned the house.
After naps, Daddy and the kids made dessert for our "special Valentine's dinner in the dining room". They made a heart shaped chocolate cake with buttercream icing. YUMMY! They did a great job and it was very cute to watch how happy they were to cook with daddy!
Then I got to work prepping dinner. It was not one of my finer meals. I tried new recipes in an attempt to be healthier. Should have gone with my gut and used Ryan's mom's lasagna recipe! Ah, next year... This time we choked down overly marinated flank steak and homemade skinny scalloped potatoes with a freaky texture. The best part of the meal was the fresh steamed broccoli and the cake. :)
Post dinner there was one more surprise for the kids. A recordable storybook from Hallmark that has a recording of Daddy reading the pages. Now he can "read" to them even when he is on a trip! At first Austin plugged his ears saying it was "too loud" but pretty soon he was sitting there fixated on it.
Soooo, that was the Carr Family Valentine's celebration. Definitely memorable.
Right now we are having a lovely snow storm. Also it was the first time in weeks Austin was able to go to speech (finally we are all healthy). So Ryan took him to the school. He called me & said the parking lot was completely empty.....well, today is President's Day and there's no school! Whoopsie!
Tomorrow Ryan will get to go on his first overseas trip for the Pacers...Belgrade, Serbia & Bilbao, Spain. I am mostly jealous of his layover in Paris. Nevermind he won't be able to even leave the airport, but he'll be on French soil! :) I pray he returns safe and enjoys this new experience. It's pretty dang exciting.
Well, it's naptime for the munchkins! And I have to watch the Olympics while folding laundry! :)
The day started off with both kids waking me up with homemade valentines that they did all by themselves. It was the sweetest dang thing in the entire world! Then we waited for Daddy to get home from his trip to do presents. Ry flew home from San Francisco on the red eye just to spend v-day with us! He got home and the kids presented him with his gifts & cards. Then they got to open the first round of treats (a Tag book, an outfit, & some chocolates for each). THEN, they gave each other gifts that they didn't even know they bought! Austin said, "Happy Valentine's Day Cait-lin!" and gave her a little Snow White doll to replace one that got broken when they were fighting one day! Caitlin was pumped. She then gave Austin his with a cheerful, "Happy Valentine's Day!". Austin was thrilled that it was a new Bakugan (in his words, "baa-kee-gahn).
Later in the afternoon the doorbell rang. Did I ever mention that they LOVE getting deliveries? Well, it was the florist with the motherload! Caitlin got a rose in a vase with a balloon attached...she was so sweet and couldn't wait to put it on her dresser! Austin got a cute monkey with a balloon attached. He loved that the monkey made noise & lit up. Mommy got a dozen long stemmed red roses that looked & smelled beautiful.
After all the excitement, 3 of the valentines had a nap. One valentine stayed awake and cleaned the house.
After naps, Daddy and the kids made dessert for our "special Valentine's dinner in the dining room". They made a heart shaped chocolate cake with buttercream icing. YUMMY! They did a great job and it was very cute to watch how happy they were to cook with daddy!
Then I got to work prepping dinner. It was not one of my finer meals. I tried new recipes in an attempt to be healthier. Should have gone with my gut and used Ryan's mom's lasagna recipe! Ah, next year... This time we choked down overly marinated flank steak and homemade skinny scalloped potatoes with a freaky texture. The best part of the meal was the fresh steamed broccoli and the cake. :)
Post dinner there was one more surprise for the kids. A recordable storybook from Hallmark that has a recording of Daddy reading the pages. Now he can "read" to them even when he is on a trip! At first Austin plugged his ears saying it was "too loud" but pretty soon he was sitting there fixated on it.
Soooo, that was the Carr Family Valentine's celebration. Definitely memorable.
Right now we are having a lovely snow storm. Also it was the first time in weeks Austin was able to go to speech (finally we are all healthy). So Ryan took him to the school. He called me & said the parking lot was completely empty.....well, today is President's Day and there's no school! Whoopsie!
Tomorrow Ryan will get to go on his first overseas trip for the Pacers...Belgrade, Serbia & Bilbao, Spain. I am mostly jealous of his layover in Paris. Nevermind he won't be able to even leave the airport, but he'll be on French soil! :) I pray he returns safe and enjoys this new experience. It's pretty dang exciting.
Well, it's naptime for the munchkins! And I have to watch the Olympics while folding laundry! :)
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