Where has the time gone? I feel like I just updated this and realized after downloading all my photos that I really have a lot that I haven't blogged about. March has been a cold, dreary, depressing month. Makes us wonder just why we moved to Washington. So, of course as soon as we had a nice day (meaning no rain and in the high 50s) we - and half of Lakewood - went to the park. We met up with the cousins and the kids ran around like they'd been locked up all winter in the house :)
Somehow, Mom convinced me to take Missy to the park, too. Except I couldn't go into the children's play area with her AND I had to literally pick up her, uh, poo/crap/yuckies and throw them in the nearest trash. So of course within minutes of being in the park she did her business. Lucky me. I was eager to pass her off to one of the girls so I could run into the play area for some photos. I prayed she'd leave them little presents, but unfortunately I was her only recipient.
Here's Missy, for those that don't know her. She's my mom's dog but I sort of love her. Jeremiah states he despises her, probably because she's lazy and spoiled, but so am I, so I guess he can't hate her that much. Or can he?
I woke up Aubrey to take her to the park so I didn't feel like separating baby and binky. They are BFFs when she hasn't had her proper nap, and I didn't want a drama queen on my hands during the nicest day of the year (so far).
During other decent days we've had the cousins over for a playdate. In order to control the chaos of nine kids inside my mom's house, we send them outside for a moment of peace. At least until someone (coughROMANcough) comes in to tattle. My dad built this spinning-around-thingy when we were little girls and it's moved with us from place to place. It could use a paint job and some handle bars, but it has been a source of entertainment (and a few injuries) for years.
For Saint Patrick's Day, we had Alton Brown's Shepherd's Pie, Ina Garten's Chive Biscuits, and a green salad. For dessert, I followed a recipe that Carissa gave me for green smoothies. She calls them "Frog Nog" and they are made with a lot of sweet fruits and a whole bag of spinach!
Hayden also lost his first top tooth the day before. Adam was at the house and offered Hayden a $2 bill if he could pull it out. Hayden complied - this kid will do just about anything for money. Now the other tooth is loose but Hayden is afraid to let it come out because he's afraid it will hurt...and he's demanding $1000 if Adam takes it out. He's really inflated his prices.
This feisty little leprachaun went crazy in Hayden's bedroom, throwing clothes (including Roman's underwear!) and books all over the place. Apparently this little leprechaun felt bad for the mess he made, and left the following box of goodies for each kid:
Hayden's elementary school, Park Lodge, had their first (and probably last) 1st grade choir concert of the year. They sang some cute songs about winter and loose teeth and about America. I was one of those crazy moms who teared up watching my sweet boy up there singing his heart out.
Aubrey wasn't too entertained by the singing. She preferred wearing my work keys around her neck and playing games/texting random people on my phone.
Hayden and Olivia are in the same class, so they were standing next to each other. For photographs, I only got these two, but in the video I got of the concert I got some of Rix. Notice Hayden's tongue out. He's been doing this since he was tiny, and I've noticed the others do it too. Tongue out=concentration.
Park Lodge PTA (which I'm not apart of but sort of adopt myself into whenever I feel like) put on a family movie night. Celeste and Carissa went out to Costco and got a bunch of treats and soda to sell at the event, and we all manned the concession stand while the kids watched "Despicable Me" on the big screen. I think my kids thought it was a free-for-all, so they kept grabbing candy and running back to their blankets with fistfuls of sugar, so I had to keep throwing in quarters and dollar bills into the register just to pay for their five-finger discounts. I finally cut them off from the sugar, explaining anything else they grabbed would come out of their piggy banks. Nothing like threatening that they actually pay for their own treats to keep them from eating more!
The kids were encouraged to wear their pajamas and brings their blankets, which Roman figured also meant his Lovey (of course). The PTA brought out tumbling mats for the kids to lay on.
Hayden was required to complete a science fair project. Of course, I helped him choose something that required a lot of effort (more like frustration, really) instead of something simple. We made electricity out of lemon juice. Luckily Dad works in construction and had most of the supplies we needed. Hayden was able to get some electric currents in lemons, carrots, and apples, with apples having the most electricity. (Side note: I just saw a "Bones" episode where they hooked up a TON of potatoes together using the same method to get enough electric current to charge a cell phone). We only used four of each food and got enough current to power a small LED light, and even that was a stretch :)
I still have to blog about our Harrison Hot Springs trip in February, but besides that I'm pretty sure I'm all caught up. If only we could stop being so busy!!!
Here's Missy, for those that don't know her. She's my mom's dog but I sort of love her. Jeremiah states he despises her, probably because she's lazy and spoiled, but so am I, so I guess he can't hate her that much. Or can he? 
I woke up Aubrey to take her to the park so I didn't feel like separating baby and binky. They are BFFs when she hasn't had her proper nap, and I didn't want a drama queen on my hands during the nicest day of the year (so far). 
During other decent days we've had the cousins over for a playdate. In order to control the chaos of nine kids inside my mom's house, we send them outside for a moment of peace. At least until someone (coughROMANcough) comes in to tattle. My dad built this spinning-around-thingy when we were little girls and it's moved with us from place to place. It could use a paint job and some handle bars, but it has been a source of entertainment (and a few injuries) for years. 
For Saint Patrick's Day, we had Alton Brown's Shepherd's Pie, Ina Garten's Chive Biscuits, and a green salad. For dessert, I followed a recipe that Carissa gave me for green smoothies. She calls them "Frog Nog" and they are made with a lot of sweet fruits and a whole bag of spinach! 
Hayden also lost his first top tooth the day before. Adam was at the house and offered Hayden a $2 bill if he could pull it out. Hayden complied - this kid will do just about anything for money. Now the other tooth is loose but Hayden is afraid to let it come out because he's afraid it will hurt...and he's demanding $1000 if Adam takes it out. He's really inflated his prices. 
This feisty little leprachaun went crazy in Hayden's bedroom, throwing clothes (including Roman's underwear!) and books all over the place. Apparently this little leprechaun felt bad for the mess he made, and left the following box of goodies for each kid: 
Hayden's elementary school, Park Lodge, had their first (and probably last) 1st grade choir concert of the year. They sang some cute songs about winter and loose teeth and about America. I was one of those crazy moms who teared up watching my sweet boy up there singing his heart out. 
Aubrey wasn't too entertained by the singing. She preferred wearing my work keys around her neck and playing games/texting random people on my phone. 
Hayden and Olivia are in the same class, so they were standing next to each other. For photographs, I only got these two, but in the video I got of the concert I got some of Rix. Notice Hayden's tongue out. He's been doing this since he was tiny, and I've noticed the others do it too. Tongue out=concentration. 
Park Lodge PTA (which I'm not apart of but sort of adopt myself into whenever I feel like) put on a family movie night. Celeste and Carissa went out to Costco and got a bunch of treats and soda to sell at the event, and we all manned the concession stand while the kids watched "Despicable Me" on the big screen. I think my kids thought it was a free-for-all, so they kept grabbing candy and running back to their blankets with fistfuls of sugar, so I had to keep throwing in quarters and dollar bills into the register just to pay for their five-finger discounts. I finally cut them off from the sugar, explaining anything else they grabbed would come out of their piggy banks. Nothing like threatening that they actually pay for their own treats to keep them from eating more! 
The kids were encouraged to wear their pajamas and brings their blankets, which Roman figured also meant his Lovey (of course). The PTA brought out tumbling mats for the kids to lay on. 
Hayden was required to complete a science fair project. Of course, I helped him choose something that required a lot of effort (more like frustration, really) instead of something simple. We made electricity out of lemon juice. Luckily Dad works in construction and had most of the supplies we needed. Hayden was able to get some electric currents in lemons, carrots, and apples, with apples having the most electricity. (Side note: I just saw a "Bones" episode where they hooked up a TON of potatoes together using the same method to get enough electric current to charge a cell phone). We only used four of each food and got enough current to power a small LED light, and even that was a stretch :) 
I still have to blog about our Harrison Hot Springs trip in February, but besides that I'm pretty sure I'm all caught up. If only we could stop being so busy!!! 
3 comments:
Cute little St. patty's day fun! I bet the kids were excited about it! :) Aubrey is HUGE ... she's like a little girl now, what a heart breaker she's going to be. Maybe in about 20 years we can hook her and Seth up ...deal? LOL
Um, I didn't take any pictures at the movie night. Oops. Love the update. Now get moving on the Harrison trip! That was over a month ago!
That was quite the update! I love reading about it all though because it makes me feel like we are actually doing things instead of being boring old people! And seriously, you haven't blogged about Harrison yet??
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