Last week, I decided to teach Graham what to do in case something happened to me and I couldn't help the kids. We practiced how he could unlock the door and run to the neighbor's house, and I told him that if he saw my phone, he could call Daddy. Then I showed him how to dial Will's number on speed dial.
This morning was particularly rough. Gabriella was crying because she wanted to be held constantly. Chase was screaming because he wanted me to fix something, and Graham was asking 100 million times for me to lug the basketball hoop up from the basement. I finally sat down at the table, covered my face with my hands, and said, "Graham, I just need a minute." To my surprise, he left.
I took a deep breath, got up, and went into the kitchen. Graham had the phone up to his ear. When I asked him what he was doing, he said, "I'm calling Daddy. You said if something happened to Mommy I should call Daddy."
Guess the situation must have looked pretty bleak to him.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Fixing the Floor
Here are a couple of pictures from when we put new flooring down. Two days before Christmas. With three kids who tried to help with everything. Here's one of those helpers, who insisted on wearing carpenter jeans and unused eye protection.
Graham got a John Deere computer game from Ben & Tabatha for Christmas (thank you!). Turns out, Will likes it just as much as Graham (if not more). They were playing it "with Chase". I don't think Chase was all that interested.
Graham got a John Deere computer game from Ben & Tabatha for Christmas (thank you!). Turns out, Will likes it just as much as Graham (if not more). They were playing it "with Chase". I don't think Chase was all that interested.
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Fashion Advice
This is Gabriella's favorite way to push her stroller.
Remind me to never ask her whether my outfit looks okay before leaving the house.
Remind me to never ask her whether my outfit looks okay before leaving the house.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Our Little Tasmanian Devil
Chase is a swirling vortex of entropy. This video was supposed to show how the kids like to "slap my cap" (which comes out "slat my cat") like Darby & the Super Sleuths.
However, the end of it reminds me a whole lot more of the Tasmanian Devil.
However, the end of it reminds me a whole lot more of the Tasmanian Devil.
Ahhh... Christmas.
We celebrated Christmas several different times this year. With presents each time. And food. And a lingering sense of guilt over the amount of cheeseball we ate.
Our first round was at the company Christmas party. We stood in line for an hour to see Santa. The kids were obviously not thrilled with any of it.
We went to visit Will's parents the weekend before Christmas, and the kids were in much better moods. Chase got to play Dinosaur Train with Grandma, and Graham tried out his new shovel. He also tried it outside, covering himself and everyone else in mud. Oh well, 'tis the season.
We went to Will's grandparents' house, and Gabriella played in a doll bed that was built by her great-great-great grandfather (at least, I think it was 3 greats).
Two days before Christmas, we decided to rip up our dining room carpet and replace it with laminate flooring. Who does that? It was only a tiny bit stressful.
By the time Christmas morning rolled around, the children had already opened gifts several times, so maybe the thrill had worn off. Whatever it was, they were so difficult that day.
Gabriella went straight for her Dora fruit snacks and was content to ignore the rest of her presents. She also came down with a 104 fever that afternoon. A precursor of things to come.
The next day, we headed to my parents' house. If we had known what we were getting ourselves into, we would have stayed home. Or just poked pencils into our ears. Graham also came down with the 104 fever on the way over. This resulted in a bunch of fussy, whiny, clingy children for the next 4 days. Cousin Madeline was there, and didn't quite know what to think of all the insane noise. Grandma Funk came over for a day, and the two sickos were in particularly awful moods (sorry, Grandma!). We took no pictures that week, hoping to erase the bad parts from our scalded memories. (I'm only partially kidding). We really did enjoy seeing my family, so it was worth it. Just wish the kids had felt better. If you're truly curious, you can read Christina's post here.
We enjoyed seeing everyone over the past few months. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season as well!
Our first round was at the company Christmas party. We stood in line for an hour to see Santa. The kids were obviously not thrilled with any of it.
We went to visit Will's parents the weekend before Christmas, and the kids were in much better moods. Chase got to play Dinosaur Train with Grandma, and Graham tried out his new shovel. He also tried it outside, covering himself and everyone else in mud. Oh well, 'tis the season.
We went to Will's grandparents' house, and Gabriella played in a doll bed that was built by her great-great-great grandfather (at least, I think it was 3 greats).
Two days before Christmas, we decided to rip up our dining room carpet and replace it with laminate flooring. Who does that? It was only a tiny bit stressful.
By the time Christmas morning rolled around, the children had already opened gifts several times, so maybe the thrill had worn off. Whatever it was, they were so difficult that day.
Gabriella went straight for her Dora fruit snacks and was content to ignore the rest of her presents. She also came down with a 104 fever that afternoon. A precursor of things to come.
The next day, we headed to my parents' house. If we had known what we were getting ourselves into, we would have stayed home. Or just poked pencils into our ears. Graham also came down with the 104 fever on the way over. This resulted in a bunch of fussy, whiny, clingy children for the next 4 days. Cousin Madeline was there, and didn't quite know what to think of all the insane noise. Grandma Funk came over for a day, and the two sickos were in particularly awful moods (sorry, Grandma!). We took no pictures that week, hoping to erase the bad parts from our scalded memories. (I'm only partially kidding). We really did enjoy seeing my family, so it was worth it. Just wish the kids had felt better. If you're truly curious, you can read Christina's post here.
We enjoyed seeing everyone over the past few months. Hope you all had a wonderful holiday season as well!
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Off to a slow start
Yes, Mom, I know it's been a month since I've posted anything. Here's something to tide you over until I get the gumption to blog about Christmas.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Christmas Program
Last night was Graham's first Christmas program. His fan club sat on the front row. He walked in with the group promptly at 6:30pm. We smiled and waved at him as he walked in. He stood front and center. Then he had a melt down and began sobbing. Very loudly.
Daddy went over and let him come down off the stage for a few minutes. Graham calmed down after the first song and eventually went back up, but he was not happy about it.
By the end of the program, he was laughing.
Maybe if it had been 10 minutes longer, he would have sung the songs or done the motions. Instead, we got the double nose pick.
Daddy went over and let him come down off the stage for a few minutes. Graham calmed down after the first song and eventually went back up, but he was not happy about it.
By the end of the program, he was laughing.
Maybe if it had been 10 minutes longer, he would have sung the songs or done the motions. Instead, we got the double nose pick.
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