Thursday, November 20, 2008
Hot Toy November 2008
I love to buy toys, activities and books for the boys. Some of them are a hit and some are not. I bought these little bead packets for a $1 each at Michael's and I didn't really have high expectations for them. Boy was I wrong! Max sat at the table for thirty minutes carefully following the pattern. He loved it and he did so good! When he finished his owl (or alien), he continued to sit there and make a pattern of colors. Nolen has joined in the fun too. He is making things that altogether will help him tell a story. So far he has a building that will catch on fire (in the story, not for real), a blue triangle (water shooting up to put out the fire), a guy walking, a dot (a guy that has been shot a lot and that is all that is left of his face (gulp)), and a square of stripes that he calls "Goo". I love that he is working so hard to make these pictures and he is really using his imagination, not just the patterns. The boys have spent about an hour each day creating their works of art. Its fun to watch.
Not Much Going On
We haven't been doing too much lately. Here are a few pictures of the kids. I love this one of Max all dressed up for winter! We had a few snow flurries on Tuesday!
Ever since the boys watched Lady and the Tramp they like to play with their spaghetti.
Look at those eyes!
These will make great blackmail photos someday!
Ever since the boys watched Lady and the Tramp they like to play with their spaghetti.
Look at those eyes!
These will make great blackmail photos someday!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Our Adventure Day
So here is a funny story...
I had assumed that we would spend today watching the local Veteran's Day Parade that happens about two blocks from our house and relaxing at home. However, yesterday, Edward emailed me and said we should consider taking a trip to DC for the day. Well, I am usually a big "no" person (thinking of Jim Carrey's new movie) but the other day we were watching Rob and Big, and I noticed something. Well, I noticed a few things, but one thing stood out in particular. Rob is always coming up with these cockamamie schemes and Big always says "yes". Every time.
Rob: I want to go the turtle races.
Big: OK, let's go.
Rob: Let's get a turtle and race it.
Big: OK, let's go.
Rob: I have an idea, let's buy a "Mini Horse" and take it home in my SUV. It can sit in your lap.
Big: OK.
So, I noticied that (a) they have a lot of fun and (b) Big always says yes. (I also noticed that (c) they waste a lot of money and make a lot of bad decisions but we're going to ignore that part for now.) So I told Ed, yes, let's go to DC!
So after a big breakfast, and a little research we were off! We found the correct Metro station this time. Took the train to the Smithsonian had some lunch and visited the Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Natural History. It was a really nice day. It was chilly all day but by about 2 o'clock it was warm enough. I didn't take many pictures as I was schlepping coats and just trying to enjoy the kids.
Max liked the Cessna. He pulled back on the throttle, then got out and inspected the propeller on the front. Then he got back in the plane and pushed the throttle in and got out to check the propeller again and decided it hadn't changed. It was neat that he was looking for it though. I guess if he had checked the aielerons he would have seen those move.
Leave it to my kids to find the only marbles in the whole place to play with!
Nolen's turn to fly.
Here is what a Max looks like after a long day of museuming.
It would have been nice to visit some of the Memorials, especially on Veteran's Day but we didn't plan that well. At least I spent Veteran's Day with my favorite Veteran. And to all of those who have served our country, "Thank You." And to all of the families who have loved ones serving overseas right now, a very special "Thank You."
I had assumed that we would spend today watching the local Veteran's Day Parade that happens about two blocks from our house and relaxing at home. However, yesterday, Edward emailed me and said we should consider taking a trip to DC for the day. Well, I am usually a big "no" person (thinking of Jim Carrey's new movie) but the other day we were watching Rob and Big, and I noticed something. Well, I noticed a few things, but one thing stood out in particular. Rob is always coming up with these cockamamie schemes and Big always says "yes". Every time.
Rob: I want to go the turtle races.
Big: OK, let's go.
Rob: Let's get a turtle and race it.
Big: OK, let's go.
Rob: I have an idea, let's buy a "Mini Horse" and take it home in my SUV. It can sit in your lap.
Big: OK.
So, I noticied that (a) they have a lot of fun and (b) Big always says yes. (I also noticed that (c) they waste a lot of money and make a lot of bad decisions but we're going to ignore that part for now.) So I told Ed, yes, let's go to DC!
So after a big breakfast, and a little research we were off! We found the correct Metro station this time. Took the train to the Smithsonian had some lunch and visited the Air and Space Museum and the Museum of Natural History. It was a really nice day. It was chilly all day but by about 2 o'clock it was warm enough. I didn't take many pictures as I was schlepping coats and just trying to enjoy the kids.
Max liked the Cessna. He pulled back on the throttle, then got out and inspected the propeller on the front. Then he got back in the plane and pushed the throttle in and got out to check the propeller again and decided it hadn't changed. It was neat that he was looking for it though. I guess if he had checked the aielerons he would have seen those move.
Leave it to my kids to find the only marbles in the whole place to play with!
Nolen's turn to fly.
Here is what a Max looks like after a long day of museuming.
It would have been nice to visit some of the Memorials, especially on Veteran's Day but we didn't plan that well. At least I spent Veteran's Day with my favorite Veteran. And to all of those who have served our country, "Thank You." And to all of the families who have loved ones serving overseas right now, a very special "Thank You."
Thursday, November 6, 2008
I Got Tagged! Yippee!
Since I'm pretty vain, and I like to talk about myself, I love getting tagged!
I've been tagged by Lisa...
The rules: Remove 1 question from the list below, and add your own personal question to make it a total of 20 questions. Tag 8 people, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.
1. Who is your favorite SNL personality past or present? Toss up...Sarah Palin and the cheerleaders and the Target lady and the annoying couple who chew gum and anything Will Ferrill did.
2. What color do you like most? Red. I don't know why...I don't really like red rooms or anything but I like red a lot...maybe because I was always a cheerleader for a red team.
3. If you can have a superpower, what would it be? I would totally fly! I would LOVE to fly!
4. If you can travel anywhere in the world, where would you want to go? hmmm...Europe...different enough but not scary. I don't think I'd be brave enough to travel to Asia or Africa.
5. Which part of you do you hate the most? My complexion. I wish I had nicer skin. Maybe I'll try Proactiv.
6. When you get sad, what do you do? Get away...I try to go be by myself. Last night I got sad so I went outside in the dark to "walk the dogs". Don't worry I really did take them with me.
7. What book are you reading now? Doh! I don't think I'm reading anything unless you count People magazine!
8. If you win $1 million, what would you do with the money? Pay off our debts, save for kids college and save for gas and groceries. I think that takes about a million dollars these days.
9. What did you love the most about last year (2007)? I was really proud of myself for getting certified to teach Jazzercise and finding a facility and starting classes.
10. How did you get your name? I think Mom says I'm named after Melissa Gilbert. She is a Little House on the Prairie fan.
11. What is the moment you regret most? hmmm....
12. What type of person do you hate the most? Know-it-alls...especially when they don't really know anything. Drives me crazy!
13. What is your greatest asset? My butt. (we have that in common Lisa!) I think I'm a good mom and I used to be smart, but that was before I had kids!
14. If you had one wish, what would you wish for? I think I would wish for my family (me, Ed and the kids) to be this happy and well adjusted twenty years from now. I feel like as a family gets older, they acquire more and more issues. I hope that we can minimize the bad issues among us.
15. How did you celebrate the New Year? I'm pretty sure I was with you, Lisa! I think it was Lisa and Sara and my family at Val's house and then we all went home before the actual ball dropped.
16. What tv show do you watch that you are embarrassed to tell people about? I guess I have to say The Hills except that I'm not all that embarassed to admit it! ha!
17. It’s 2008. What are you looking forward to this year? I don't know...is that bad?
18. Anything in your life that you wish weren’t so awful? Maybe my mood...but mostly I can't complain about my life...its pretty darn good.
19. What’s the shallowest thing you intend to do this year?Anyone who knows me knows what I will do/say that will be shallow. I'm too ashamed to write it here.
20. Coke or Pepsi? Diet Coke all the way!
I'm not very good at tagging people so if you are reading this, consider yourself tagged...
Tag-you're it!
I've been tagged by Lisa...
The rules: Remove 1 question from the list below, and add your own personal question to make it a total of 20 questions. Tag 8 people, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.
1. Who is your favorite SNL personality past or present? Toss up...Sarah Palin and the cheerleaders and the Target lady and the annoying couple who chew gum and anything Will Ferrill did.
2. What color do you like most? Red. I don't know why...I don't really like red rooms or anything but I like red a lot...maybe because I was always a cheerleader for a red team.
3. If you can have a superpower, what would it be? I would totally fly! I would LOVE to fly!
4. If you can travel anywhere in the world, where would you want to go? hmmm...Europe...different enough but not scary. I don't think I'd be brave enough to travel to Asia or Africa.
5. Which part of you do you hate the most? My complexion. I wish I had nicer skin. Maybe I'll try Proactiv.
6. When you get sad, what do you do? Get away...I try to go be by myself. Last night I got sad so I went outside in the dark to "walk the dogs". Don't worry I really did take them with me.
7. What book are you reading now? Doh! I don't think I'm reading anything unless you count People magazine!
8. If you win $1 million, what would you do with the money? Pay off our debts, save for kids college and save for gas and groceries. I think that takes about a million dollars these days.
9. What did you love the most about last year (2007)? I was really proud of myself for getting certified to teach Jazzercise and finding a facility and starting classes.
10. How did you get your name? I think Mom says I'm named after Melissa Gilbert. She is a Little House on the Prairie fan.
11. What is the moment you regret most? hmmm....
12. What type of person do you hate the most? Know-it-alls...especially when they don't really know anything. Drives me crazy!
13. What is your greatest asset? My butt. (we have that in common Lisa!) I think I'm a good mom and I used to be smart, but that was before I had kids!
14. If you had one wish, what would you wish for? I think I would wish for my family (me, Ed and the kids) to be this happy and well adjusted twenty years from now. I feel like as a family gets older, they acquire more and more issues. I hope that we can minimize the bad issues among us.
15. How did you celebrate the New Year? I'm pretty sure I was with you, Lisa! I think it was Lisa and Sara and my family at Val's house and then we all went home before the actual ball dropped.
16. What tv show do you watch that you are embarrassed to tell people about? I guess I have to say The Hills except that I'm not all that embarassed to admit it! ha!
17. It’s 2008. What are you looking forward to this year? I don't know...is that bad?
18. Anything in your life that you wish weren’t so awful? Maybe my mood...but mostly I can't complain about my life...its pretty darn good.
19. What’s the shallowest thing you intend to do this year?Anyone who knows me knows what I will do/say that will be shallow. I'm too ashamed to write it here.
20. Coke or Pepsi? Diet Coke all the way!
I'm not very good at tagging people so if you are reading this, consider yourself tagged...
Tag-you're it!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Puddle Jumpers
The boys have really enjoyed playing outside in this neighborhood and even though the weather has made it less desirable for the grown-ups to be outside, it hasn't stopped the kids! This is not our first time to play outside on a cold, rainy, Maryland day. I bought some rain boots for the boys last week and they're working out pretty well.
Nolen had more fun spinning his umbrella than jumping in the puddle - although he ended up with just as much water in his boots as Max did!
Saying hi to Logan. I like how Logan is dressed up as if its freezing outside, meanwhile, Max is only wearing a shirt and pants and appears to be trying to swim in the puddle...he fell down in the puddle a few times and didn't seem to be bothered by it! What a nut!
Nolen had more fun spinning his umbrella than jumping in the puddle - although he ended up with just as much water in his boots as Max did!
Saying hi to Logan. I like how Logan is dressed up as if its freezing outside, meanwhile, Max is only wearing a shirt and pants and appears to be trying to swim in the puddle...he fell down in the puddle a few times and didn't seem to be bothered by it! What a nut!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
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