Thursday, April 15, 2010
The Quest for the Golden Egg.
Two years ago we went to the Homestead with our family and my parents. We loved it. We went again this year. We loved it again! When we went two years ago, Maura found the Golden Egg at the egg hunt at the Owners Club. She was determined to find it again this year. As we checked in, she told the receptionist, "I am going to get the golden egg." I was nervous. What if she did not find it? I tried to prepare her for it.. you know, all the eggs have treats in them... even if you don't get the golden egg, it can still be fun... there is a silver egg??
Well, no need to worry, she got it. And so did Mags and B. They were thrilled. They got the big Easter basket with toys, candy, books, water bottles... it was the basket of all baskets. While we were "searching" for eggs, standing among all these colored eggs, I said to Mags, why aren't you picking up any eggs? She replied that she was searching for the golden egg. No time to waste picking up all the other ones!! Ryan was not as lucky. His age group was very aggressive and was only able to get 2 eggs!! Wow. That is some competitive egg hunting!
But more importantly, we had a great weekend with family. It was relaxing and fun, exciting and old fashion fun. I loved it. It took a while for me to relax and realize we were on vacation, but once I did, it was great! The kids went swimming every day and loved it. I think that was Ryan's favorite part of the weekend. We played on the playground; we went to the movies, a magic show, church, afternoon tea. We hiked, we hid eggs, went to two hunts, got balloon animals, played hide and seek, "swam" in the hot tub. It was a great Easter weekend. I hope we get to do it again next year, even worth the 7 hour drive!
Well, no need to worry, she got it. And so did Mags and B. They were thrilled. They got the big Easter basket with toys, candy, books, water bottles... it was the basket of all baskets. While we were "searching" for eggs, standing among all these colored eggs, I said to Mags, why aren't you picking up any eggs? She replied that she was searching for the golden egg. No time to waste picking up all the other ones!! Ryan was not as lucky. His age group was very aggressive and was only able to get 2 eggs!! Wow. That is some competitive egg hunting!
But more importantly, we had a great weekend with family. It was relaxing and fun, exciting and old fashion fun. I loved it. It took a while for me to relax and realize we were on vacation, but once I did, it was great! The kids went swimming every day and loved it. I think that was Ryan's favorite part of the weekend. We played on the playground; we went to the movies, a magic show, church, afternoon tea. We hiked, we hid eggs, went to two hunts, got balloon animals, played hide and seek, "swam" in the hot tub. It was a great Easter weekend. I hope we get to do it again next year, even worth the 7 hour drive!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Things I want to remember.
About Maura...
She really is a smart five year old. She is proud of her new beginning skills in reading.
She always asks to "do math... and not easy ones." I ask her addition and subtraction and she does it in her head. (like 8+5 and 12-7)
She loves to help out with Kerri. She even gets her out of her car seat for me.
She could care less about what she wears. Dirty/clean, doesn't matter to her.
She loves to watch the Jetsons and play computer games.
She wants to be a teacher, a farmer, a paleontologist and a cheerleader when she grows up.
She is a daredevil on her bike.
About Maggie...
She starts most words with "be", like I be-member (remember) or be-sider (consider) this
She loves, loves, loves her momma.
She loves her blankie and really needs it to sleep.
She is a great dresser. She likes to change her clothes multiple times throughout the day.
She and B play very nicely together.
She is great at drawing flowers and her family.
She is a great swimmer. She literally floats and/or treads water for hours at a time.
She can write her name and is a great color-er.
About Bridget...
She loves her boyfriends Jimmy (jim jims) and Brady. (and Tory too)
When you ask her who is in her class, she says her two teachers and the two boys in her class.
She loves to watch Dora, and, for a two year old, is way too obsessed with tv.
She would get in the car with anyone... she is always ready to go somewhere.
When we pull into the neighborhood, she says, "No, I don't want to go home."
She loves to push her babies in her stroller, even to the YMCA.
She LOVES he pacifier (Shashi). ALOT
She loves to cuddle. If you are sitting with her, she will rub your arm (or face, or whatever she is near) gently.
She is a mostly a daredevil, but is the most cautious of all my girls.
Her teacher tells stories of her falling off the chairs, alot.
She eats chalk, playdoh, glue, etc.!
About Kerri Jean...
She is mostly happy and content.
when she wakes up in her crib, she just plays in her crib until you come get her.
At nap time she starts crying as you are walking up the steps to get to her room.
She is a great eater. She eats just about anything, but if she doesn't want it, she lets you know. She throws it... far.
She has a great belly laugh and a great belly. We call her Buddha Belly.
She loves swimming and taking a bath, until one of her sisters splashes her.
She thinks her dad is pretty fantastic.
She calls everything and everyone Mama.
She still loves her bottle.
She never took a pacifier.
She really is a smart five year old. She is proud of her new beginning skills in reading.
She always asks to "do math... and not easy ones." I ask her addition and subtraction and she does it in her head. (like 8+5 and 12-7)
She loves to help out with Kerri. She even gets her out of her car seat for me.
She could care less about what she wears. Dirty/clean, doesn't matter to her.
She loves to watch the Jetsons and play computer games.
She wants to be a teacher, a farmer, a paleontologist and a cheerleader when she grows up.
She is a daredevil on her bike.
About Maggie...
She starts most words with "be", like I be-member (remember) or be-sider (consider) this
She loves, loves, loves her momma.
She loves her blankie and really needs it to sleep.
She is a great dresser. She likes to change her clothes multiple times throughout the day.
She and B play very nicely together.
She is great at drawing flowers and her family.
She is a great swimmer. She literally floats and/or treads water for hours at a time.
She can write her name and is a great color-er.
About Bridget...
She loves her boyfriends Jimmy (jim jims) and Brady. (and Tory too)
When you ask her who is in her class, she says her two teachers and the two boys in her class.
She loves to watch Dora, and, for a two year old, is way too obsessed with tv.
She would get in the car with anyone... she is always ready to go somewhere.
When we pull into the neighborhood, she says, "No, I don't want to go home."
She loves to push her babies in her stroller, even to the YMCA.
She LOVES he pacifier (Shashi). ALOT
She loves to cuddle. If you are sitting with her, she will rub your arm (or face, or whatever she is near) gently.
She is a mostly a daredevil, but is the most cautious of all my girls.
Her teacher tells stories of her falling off the chairs, alot.
She eats chalk, playdoh, glue, etc.!
About Kerri Jean...
She is mostly happy and content.
when she wakes up in her crib, she just plays in her crib until you come get her.
At nap time she starts crying as you are walking up the steps to get to her room.
She is a great eater. She eats just about anything, but if she doesn't want it, she lets you know. She throws it... far.
She has a great belly laugh and a great belly. We call her Buddha Belly.
She loves swimming and taking a bath, until one of her sisters splashes her.
She thinks her dad is pretty fantastic.
She calls everything and everyone Mama.
She still loves her bottle.
She never took a pacifier.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Up and Running
Well, walking. Kerri Jean is officially walking. It takes a lot round these part to make it official, but I think after a week of 90% of her time spent on her tootsie toes, we will call her a walker. She is the most cautious walkers I have ever seen (at least in my family). I remember the first day Mags crawled was also the first day she stood, and the first day she climbed a step. Not KJ, she takes it slow and steady. Good for her. I always wanted a "chill" toddler. Haven't had one yet. Maybe it is her! I am so happy for her. She is so proud of herself and can get into so many new things she could not reach before! She can also wear cute dresses now! (I am not a fan of crawling babies in dresses... it just seems cruel!)
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
My Little Martha Stewart
People always comment on how much Mags looks like Sean. Many people, who do not know her well, also assume she is a tom boy. I guess because she looks like Sean. She is so far from a Tom boy.
She loves to clean, set the table, decorate and re-decorate rooms and put together great outfits. She is also really good at it. She has an "eye" for putting outfits together and for creating centerpieces on our dinner table (or the coffee table, or the floor, or her bed, you get the point.)
Well this she gets from her mom, not her dad. Her dad, I am sure, does not even know the color of our bedroom, let alone what pictures are on the wall. I also bet that Mags does.
Well yesterday I was in the shower. K was napping and M, M and B were in my bed watching TV. When I came out, Maggie had gotten a "treat" for all the girls. She had gone into the kitchen, got three cups and filled them with not just milk, chocolate milk! Then she got out two glass dishes and put a variety of choices of snacks on the plates. She had a few pretzels, some Hershey kisses, a handful of conversation hearts, and a few other choices (I would like to say some fruit or veggies, but not so sure). They were sectioned off neatly, and I think she may have even alternated dark and light colors, just like her mom would do. I was so proud I let them eat all that food right there in my bed!
Now Maura looks just like me, but she, like her father would have just brought a bag of chips up. Mags, looks like her dad, but she sure is like her mom in so many ways! I guess we will see what B and k bring!
She loves to clean, set the table, decorate and re-decorate rooms and put together great outfits. She is also really good at it. She has an "eye" for putting outfits together and for creating centerpieces on our dinner table (or the coffee table, or the floor, or her bed, you get the point.)
Well this she gets from her mom, not her dad. Her dad, I am sure, does not even know the color of our bedroom, let alone what pictures are on the wall. I also bet that Mags does.
Well yesterday I was in the shower. K was napping and M, M and B were in my bed watching TV. When I came out, Maggie had gotten a "treat" for all the girls. She had gone into the kitchen, got three cups and filled them with not just milk, chocolate milk! Then she got out two glass dishes and put a variety of choices of snacks on the plates. She had a few pretzels, some Hershey kisses, a handful of conversation hearts, and a few other choices (I would like to say some fruit or veggies, but not so sure). They were sectioned off neatly, and I think she may have even alternated dark and light colors, just like her mom would do. I was so proud I let them eat all that food right there in my bed!
Now Maura looks just like me, but she, like her father would have just brought a bag of chips up. Mags, looks like her dad, but she sure is like her mom in so many ways! I guess we will see what B and k bring!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Holiday recap....really short
We had a great holiday. It is overwhelming to recap it all, because so many things, wonderful things, happened.
We had great times with every member of our immediate families, brothers, sisters, cousins, grandparents. It was so nice to see everyone. We had a great brunch with Santa, a formal dinner out at Aronimink, mass at Saint Norberts (in the front row again), dinner at the Smiths (with a gift exchange thrown in). We woke up Christmas morning to discover that Santa had left tons of gifts under the tree. We tore through them and loved every one. Oba and Grandad, Ryan and Chris then joined us for brunch... and of course, more presents. Mimi, Papa, aunt Colleen, Uncle Dave, and the Arlington O'Reillys came by for an informal dinner. We saw the light show and rode the train. M, M and I went to see the newest Disney Princess movie, The Princess and the Frog. We went to lunch before... at a REAL restaurant, not a kids' restaurant.
We had a fun visit to the Shorts. I love getting together with them, not only because I like Adeline and Elizabeth's parents, but the girls LOVE each other. They don't see each other for months, but when they do they run into each other's arms, hug, and we really do not see them again for hours. That is not to say they aren't up to no good somewhere, but we just don't see them. The Unsers also joined us... so fun to see them after so long.
New years at Aronimink was eventful. B was missing for about 20 minutes. I was really in the panic mode by minute 12. We found her and Chloe up on the second floor in a bathroom up to no good! After that, all was good with face painting, photobooths, balloon making, dancing, eating, drinking (parents not the kids). And to top it off, a count down to 9:00pm, ending in fireworks! Of course I was asleep by 11:00, but woke up a few minutes before midnight and saw the official countdown. Back asleep by 12:01.
As I look back on last year, I feel truly blessed. I mean how lucky am I to have a healthy, relatively happy family. We are safe, well fed, loved, healthy. At night, when the girls are snuggled, and the lights are dimmer, and the fire is roaring, I honestly feel like the luckiest girl around. Thanks 2009. You were great!
We had great times with every member of our immediate families, brothers, sisters, cousins, grandparents. It was so nice to see everyone. We had a great brunch with Santa, a formal dinner out at Aronimink, mass at Saint Norberts (in the front row again), dinner at the Smiths (with a gift exchange thrown in). We woke up Christmas morning to discover that Santa had left tons of gifts under the tree. We tore through them and loved every one. Oba and Grandad, Ryan and Chris then joined us for brunch... and of course, more presents. Mimi, Papa, aunt Colleen, Uncle Dave, and the Arlington O'Reillys came by for an informal dinner. We saw the light show and rode the train. M, M and I went to see the newest Disney Princess movie, The Princess and the Frog. We went to lunch before... at a REAL restaurant, not a kids' restaurant.
We had a fun visit to the Shorts. I love getting together with them, not only because I like Adeline and Elizabeth's parents, but the girls LOVE each other. They don't see each other for months, but when they do they run into each other's arms, hug, and we really do not see them again for hours. That is not to say they aren't up to no good somewhere, but we just don't see them. The Unsers also joined us... so fun to see them after so long.
New years at Aronimink was eventful. B was missing for about 20 minutes. I was really in the panic mode by minute 12. We found her and Chloe up on the second floor in a bathroom up to no good! After that, all was good with face painting, photobooths, balloon making, dancing, eating, drinking (parents not the kids). And to top it off, a count down to 9:00pm, ending in fireworks! Of course I was asleep by 11:00, but woke up a few minutes before midnight and saw the official countdown. Back asleep by 12:01.
As I look back on last year, I feel truly blessed. I mean how lucky am I to have a healthy, relatively happy family. We are safe, well fed, loved, healthy. At night, when the girls are snuggled, and the lights are dimmer, and the fire is roaring, I honestly feel like the luckiest girl around. Thanks 2009. You were great!
Saturday, January 9, 2010
I should be flattered
My girls love me. They really, really do. I should be flattered. I should feel blessed, and don't get me wrong, I do, and I am. But really. You are sitting on my lap. You have your head buried into my chest. I am there. There is no need for you to scream at the top of your lungs "mommy". It would be physically impossible for you to get any closer to me. Unless, of course, you somehow climbed back into my uterus. And I know at least one girl who would willingly do that. Gross, I know.
I have threatened to change my name, but they're smart little buggers. They would figure out my new name and scream that.
Seriously, somethimes they are in the kitchen with Sean, and they come upstairs to the bathroom, while I am in the shower, to ask me to get them a drink. Really?
Maybe they don't love me as much as they use me.
I have threatened to change my name, but they're smart little buggers. They would figure out my new name and scream that.
Seriously, somethimes they are in the kitchen with Sean, and they come upstairs to the bathroom, while I am in the shower, to ask me to get them a drink. Really?
Maybe they don't love me as much as they use me.
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