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!
Sunday, February 21, 2010
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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