Gabriella loses toys as soon as she has played with them. Then she comes and wants one of us to find them for her, usually before she has even tried looking for them. It's incredibly frustrating. For instance...
Example 1. Gabriella sweet-talks her dad into looking for a specific car. She gets busy playing with something else across the room.
Will: Why do I think you're not even going to play with this car, Gabriella?
[Crickets chirping.]
Will: Why do I even look for these things?
Gabriella: Because you like to!
Example 2. Gabriella loses her only Lego girl figure.
Gabriella: I need you to find my girl.
Me: I've got to finish dinner. Did you even look for her?
Gabriella: No.
Me: Well, why don't you look for her first, and then I'll help you?
[Continue making dinner... Turn around to see what she's doing.]
Gabriella, walking in circles: Girl! Where are you? Girl! Where are you?
Example 3. Gabriella comes in to me carrying a leotard, one ballet shoe, and a pair of construction goggles.
"Hello, my name is Gabbywellwa. Will you help me find my other shoe?"
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Friday, February 8, 2013
Monster Trucks
We are knee-deep into monster trucks here. Sometime before Christmas, the boys became infatuated with them and now Gravedigger is a household word. Graham got a pair of tickets to a monster truck show for one of his Christmas presents, and now every one of us can rattle off 10 names without stopping. (Seriously, ask us sometime! Even Gabriella!)
Just so all the rest of you can suffer, I mean, enjoy them along with us, here are some pictures.
This last one is of the 2 boys making their own monster truck jumps and then painting them. They trashed the kitchen, but it occupied them for an entire morning. Gabriella opted for plain old paper.
Just so all the rest of you can suffer, I mean, enjoy them along with us, here are some pictures.
This last one is of the 2 boys making their own monster truck jumps and then painting them. They trashed the kitchen, but it occupied them for an entire morning. Gabriella opted for plain old paper.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Christmas 2012
Like most families I've talked to, our kids had roughly 162 separate Christmas celebrations this year. Here are a few of the highlights...
My mom and dad came for Christmas, and we had a terrific time with them. Here are the kids' Christmas pj's. (Anyone else get the sizes wrong when you buy them a year in advance? Chase looked like a plumber all day long.)
Graham taught GreatGrandpap a few things about tractors, and Chase tossed a pillow with Great Grandma. (Guess it was a throw pillow. haha! Okay, it wasn't funny.)
Gabriella tried to fit into the new baby crib she got from Grandma and Grandpap.
Aunt Gwen helped Chase put together his new Lego set. (She sure has a lot of patience. Thank you!)
Graham struck a pose as he helped Aunt Carolyn by announcing things at the top of his lungs (and rather bossily, I might add.)
Gabriella is smiling because she has just polished off 42 pieces of candy. Before dinner.
After my whiny post from last month, the rest of the month went much better. (And for those of you who have asked, Will's leg is doing pretty well. Thanks for your concern!)
We hope all of you are enjoying the beginning of your new year!
My mom and dad came for Christmas, and we had a terrific time with them. Here are the kids' Christmas pj's. (Anyone else get the sizes wrong when you buy them a year in advance? Chase looked like a plumber all day long.)
Graham taught GreatGrandpap a few things about tractors, and Chase tossed a pillow with Great Grandma. (Guess it was a throw pillow. haha! Okay, it wasn't funny.)
Gabriella tried to fit into the new baby crib she got from Grandma and Grandpap.
Aunt Gwen helped Chase put together his new Lego set. (She sure has a lot of patience. Thank you!)
Graham struck a pose as he helped Aunt Carolyn by announcing things at the top of his lungs (and rather bossily, I might add.)
Gabriella is smiling because she has just polished off 42 pieces of candy. Before dinner.
After my whiny post from last month, the rest of the month went much better. (And for those of you who have asked, Will's leg is doing pretty well. Thanks for your concern!)
We hope all of you are enjoying the beginning of your new year!
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Rough Month
December has been rough. I don't know any other way to put it.
Will tore the ACL and meniscus in his right knee sometime back in early November. He had surgery to repair it on December 7th, and it turned out to be an incredibly painful recovery. Will's parents came out to help me with the kids, and I'm not sure how we would have coped otherwise.
(However, Graham really liked the leg brace and stilts (crutches) that Daddy came home with.)
The day after Will's parents left, Chase got sick and spent the day vomiting. We got through that one, and now Will is sick. As I am typing, he is lying upstairs with a fever of 102 and a stomach bug. And only one reliable leg to get him to the bathroom.
Christmas cards are not going to be sent. The kitchen floor is crunchy when we walk, and the basement floor is covered in dirty laundry. We are subsisting on leftovers and fast food. We watched movies all evening. And I don't feel the least bit guilty about it.
Just wanted to give our family and friends a heads up... We are not quite in the Christmas spirit around here (unless you count the movies we're watching), but we hope that all of you are having a much better end to your year.
Ours is going out with a bang!
Will tore the ACL and meniscus in his right knee sometime back in early November. He had surgery to repair it on December 7th, and it turned out to be an incredibly painful recovery. Will's parents came out to help me with the kids, and I'm not sure how we would have coped otherwise.
(However, Graham really liked the leg brace and stilts (crutches) that Daddy came home with.)
Christmas cards are not going to be sent. The kitchen floor is crunchy when we walk, and the basement floor is covered in dirty laundry. We are subsisting on leftovers and fast food. We watched movies all evening. And I don't feel the least bit guilty about it.
Just wanted to give our family and friends a heads up... We are not quite in the Christmas spirit around here (unless you count the movies we're watching), but we hope that all of you are having a much better end to your year.
Ours is going out with a bang!
Christmas Programs
Within 8 days, our kids were in 3 Christmas programs this year.
The kids were in one at church. Gabriella was "smiling" but it looks painful. Chase spent the program lying on his belly, so it was a surprise when he stood up for the picture. Graham didn't cry this year.
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Chase was also in a program for preschool. He stood up for that one and was actually pretty well-behaved. There were two boys yelling and bullying each other throughout the songs, so they set the bar kind of low.
Graham's school program went well, and this video is worth watching. Graham refused to move when he thought people were laughing at him.
The kids were in one at church. Gabriella was "smiling" but it looks painful. Chase spent the program lying on his belly, so it was a surprise when he stood up for the picture. Graham didn't cry this year.
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Chase was also in a program for preschool. He stood up for that one and was actually pretty well-behaved. There were two boys yelling and bullying each other throughout the songs, so they set the bar kind of low.
Graham's school program went well, and this video is worth watching. Graham refused to move when he thought people were laughing at him.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Good question.
This one's from Gabriella:
"Why do we have to wash my hair? So it won't get cavities?"
"Why do we have to wash my hair? So it won't get cavities?"
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