Mags performed in her concert this year. She did great. She mouthed all the words and did all the motions. This is a huge improvement from a year ago. Last year she would not even walk (or let us push/carry/pull her) through the doorway. She made us a beautiful wreath of handprints. She was very proud to show off all the stuff in her room. She also loved being with her Friends. I am loving this year for her.
B also had her show. She proudly walked in her room. She did not bother much to mouth the words, but she did do most of the motions. She too made a beautiful wreath and an ornament for the tree. Very special. We were lucky that Sue could come to Maggie's show and Sue and Tim both came to B's show (my parents were sick). We were also lucky Kerri could make it, as she had a belly bug (that cricket) the day before.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Funny Bridgey!
Our B has grown into quite the comedian. She loves to dance and sing silly songs... if you'll laugh. She loves a good knock, knock joke. Sometimes she is the funniest when she is not trying to be funny at all. Here is a conversation in the car the other day.
Mom: Be nice the Kerri; she is sick.
B: Why is she sick, Mom?
Mom: She caught a little bug in her tummy.
B: Oh, did she swallow one of those crickets from the basement?
Mom: Be nice the Kerri; she is sick.
B: Why is she sick, Mom?
Mom: She caught a little bug in her tummy.
B: Oh, did she swallow one of those crickets from the basement?
Friday, December 10, 2010
Life is Sweet
We just got back from Hershey Park. It was a "birthday gift" for Kerri, but the poor thing got sick and could not go. I felt badly at first, but after going, she was much better off at my parents' warm house, rather than in 30 degree weather shoved... I mean bundled oh so tenderly, in a stroller. We went withe the Smith family, so everyone was very excited. I think B might have been the most excited to have a "sleepover" with Brady, as she has been asking for one for weeks.
It was a fun time, a meltdown or two, but mostly lots of fun, especially considering it was 32degrees outside! When the girls saw Santa they all froze and the only thing they could say they wanted was: Maura: toys; Maggie: toys; Bridget:toys... not very helpful for Mommy elf!
I think swimming in the hotel pool and the breakfast buffets were the biggest hits. Overall, a sweet time was had in the sweetest place on earth!
It was a fun time, a meltdown or two, but mostly lots of fun, especially considering it was 32degrees outside! When the girls saw Santa they all froze and the only thing they could say they wanted was: Maura: toys; Maggie: toys; Bridget:toys... not very helpful for Mommy elf!
I think swimming in the hotel pool and the breakfast buffets were the biggest hits. Overall, a sweet time was had in the sweetest place on earth!
Monday, October 11, 2010
How did that happen?
How did all my girls grow up so much, so fast?
In the last couple of months it seems that each of the girls has really made some great strides.
Kerri is just adding a word or two to her vocabulary everyday. She is running around and doing exactly what her sisters are doing... especially climbing. She loves to play in the play kitchen, all by herself. She especially loves going through the drawers in the bathroom and taking everything out. She wishes she could ride in the booster seat and many times screams and fights with me when I try to put her in her car seat. She loves to put on and take off her shoes, or any one's shoes that happen to be around.
B is singing her little heart out. And she is singing songs like the Barbie themes that Maura sings. It is so cute to see her running around the back yard belting out her tunes. She is taking ballet now, and is just so adorable! She loves to sing the ABC's.
Mags has just blossomed into a great student. She loves to practice her handwriting. She really gets better each week. She also loves doing math now. She is really good at adding and loves to practice it often. She loves to go to school still... and especially loves to go to ballet. One cute Maggie-ism is that she now says she wants to build a square-cwow. I love her little words!
Maura is just really independent. She runs off to school every day happy as can be. She loves to have playdates with her new good friend Sophia. If she could she would every day. Her handwriting has gotten much better too. She does have handwriting homework every night, so that is helping. I do think she is a little bored with some of the stuff she is doing in school, but she has not really complained at all.
I love these girls! I just wish they would stop growing up so darn fast!
In the last couple of months it seems that each of the girls has really made some great strides.
Kerri is just adding a word or two to her vocabulary everyday. She is running around and doing exactly what her sisters are doing... especially climbing. She loves to play in the play kitchen, all by herself. She especially loves going through the drawers in the bathroom and taking everything out. She wishes she could ride in the booster seat and many times screams and fights with me when I try to put her in her car seat. She loves to put on and take off her shoes, or any one's shoes that happen to be around.
B is singing her little heart out. And she is singing songs like the Barbie themes that Maura sings. It is so cute to see her running around the back yard belting out her tunes. She is taking ballet now, and is just so adorable! She loves to sing the ABC's.
Mags has just blossomed into a great student. She loves to practice her handwriting. She really gets better each week. She also loves doing math now. She is really good at adding and loves to practice it often. She loves to go to school still... and especially loves to go to ballet. One cute Maggie-ism is that she now says she wants to build a square-cwow. I love her little words!
Maura is just really independent. She runs off to school every day happy as can be. She loves to have playdates with her new good friend Sophia. If she could she would every day. Her handwriting has gotten much better too. She does have handwriting homework every night, so that is helping. I do think she is a little bored with some of the stuff she is doing in school, but she has not really complained at all.
I love these girls! I just wish they would stop growing up so darn fast!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Happy Birthday Maura!
Dear Maura,
You are six years old. This is a big year for you. You started kindergarten and are playing on your first sports' team (the Snowflakes-soccer). You have met many new people at your school, but always insist that your best friends are still your first friends, Isabel and Maria.
I am really proud of the little girl you are becoming. You are confident. You are basically kind. You are funny. And you are smart. Oh, and I guess you are pretty cute too, although if I call you cute, you will yell at me, because you-do-not-like-the-word-cute!
You are also creative. Sometimes, maybe a little too creative. You are great at weaving a tale, even when you really should not be. We always take what you say a little less than literally.
You can really make me laugh. And sometimes, you can even drive me crazy. You get easily distracted and could spend hours, doing "nothing" at all. Of course to you, it really is something.
You love to be the center of attention when it is not planned. You can keep a room laughing for an hour. However, when I asked you if you wanted to take a theater class at the Y you said no, because you get stage fright.
You love to dance around the house and sing. You can really hold a tune. I am always impressed by that ability... one I wish I had.
i really love watching you grow up. I love watching you run around on the soccer field... and score goals and get to to do the special high five... your favorite part! I love that you love you daddy and spend special nights with him at soccer where he coaches you. I love that you answer people confidently and look them right in the eye. I love that you are not afraid to take a class or go to a party where you don't know anyone.. because, as you say, you'll meet them. I just love the little, well bigger, girl you are becoming and I look forward to watching you grow and change (but not too much!)
Love,
Mommy
You are six years old. This is a big year for you. You started kindergarten and are playing on your first sports' team (the Snowflakes-soccer). You have met many new people at your school, but always insist that your best friends are still your first friends, Isabel and Maria.
I am really proud of the little girl you are becoming. You are confident. You are basically kind. You are funny. And you are smart. Oh, and I guess you are pretty cute too, although if I call you cute, you will yell at me, because you-do-not-like-the-word-cute!
You are also creative. Sometimes, maybe a little too creative. You are great at weaving a tale, even when you really should not be. We always take what you say a little less than literally.
You can really make me laugh. And sometimes, you can even drive me crazy. You get easily distracted and could spend hours, doing "nothing" at all. Of course to you, it really is something.
You love to be the center of attention when it is not planned. You can keep a room laughing for an hour. However, when I asked you if you wanted to take a theater class at the Y you said no, because you get stage fright.
You love to dance around the house and sing. You can really hold a tune. I am always impressed by that ability... one I wish I had.
i really love watching you grow up. I love watching you run around on the soccer field... and score goals and get to to do the special high five... your favorite part! I love that you love you daddy and spend special nights with him at soccer where he coaches you. I love that you answer people confidently and look them right in the eye. I love that you are not afraid to take a class or go to a party where you don't know anyone.. because, as you say, you'll meet them. I just love the little, well bigger, girl you are becoming and I look forward to watching you grow and change (but not too much!)
Love,
Mommy
A whole new year
Yes, in our house, we do new years in September. I mean the change of date is cool in January, but that really is the only thing that changes. August to September, that is a whole new ball game.
August was crazy, in a lazy sort of way. We were away for three weeks!! Yes, three weeks of vacation... how lucky is that. We did one week in Hilton Head with the Shorts and two weeks in Avalon with the O'Reillys. All three weeks were very fun and very busy. I was planning to do a lot of running to "train" for my half marathon in September, but I think I ran all of 3 times on vacation. It may be vacation, but apparently you still have to watch your kids.
We came back three days before Kindergarten started. I am not sure why, but I WAS A WRECK. not, I cried a little, or a lot. I mean a total wreck. I had serious stomach issues from Sunday until Thursday. I was not able to sleep more than three hours a night, and the sleep I did get, I dreamed about forgetting to pick a kid up from school or screwing up the carpool line. Luckily, through the help of a lot of friends and family, Sean and I were both able to go to everything important leading up to school starting. And Sean was able to walk Maura to school with me on her first day. She could not have been more excited. She literally was pulling us to the car. We dropped her off at the entrance and she walked right in, no turning back, until the nice lady at the door reminded her to wave goodbye to Mom and Dad. That was a mistake because I was already sobbing at that point. But I put on a smile and waved through the tears.
I then had to take Mags to her Life Stories at preschool... which is basically a meet the teacher. I am not exaggerating when I say, I sobbed to the teacher. So much so that I was not able to even apologize for sobbing. Luckily the teacher knows me. I then picked Maura up from school, ran home and dropped her off (my mom was still there from the morning) took B to her Life Stories (only a few tear ups this time). Came home, picked up Mags, took her to ballet. Came home, fed the girls a quick dinner and got Maura ready for soccer practice. So, after typing this, I am pretty sure the stomach un-easiness was not only about M's first day of kindergarten, but my anxiety about having to be in two places at once.
Pick up for Maura is at 11:40 and pickup for mags and B is at 11:45. And they are not less than 3 minutes apart. However, once again as a result of wonderful friends and the wonderful world of carpooling... it is all working out. I am sleeping again. And my stomach is back to normal.
All the girls are loving everything this year. B and Mags are taking ballet... absolutely adorable. Maura is tearing up the soccer field- 4 goals to date, and a game ball to boot. They love going to school every morning. As a matter of fact we are often too early for school because they are so excited to get out of the door. I am so happy for Mags, after a not great, (not bad, but not great) year last year, she really seems to be in her element this year.
Life is still crazy. They still whine and complain. They even fight and yell at each other (and me). But overall, everyone seems happy. I ran my half marathon to my shock, and now I am back to working out, so that even makes me happy. Sean is doing great. He is super busy at work. A good thing in this economy, and taking classes at Villanova on Monday nights. He really has stepped up his husband of the year game, and been very helpful and supportive lately. Not that he always wasn't, but the word VERY is stressed.
B and I are heading to Arkansas this weekend. I am really excited to see everyone out there. It is always so fun to get together with family. I can't wait.
August was crazy, in a lazy sort of way. We were away for three weeks!! Yes, three weeks of vacation... how lucky is that. We did one week in Hilton Head with the Shorts and two weeks in Avalon with the O'Reillys. All three weeks were very fun and very busy. I was planning to do a lot of running to "train" for my half marathon in September, but I think I ran all of 3 times on vacation. It may be vacation, but apparently you still have to watch your kids.
We came back three days before Kindergarten started. I am not sure why, but I WAS A WRECK. not, I cried a little, or a lot. I mean a total wreck. I had serious stomach issues from Sunday until Thursday. I was not able to sleep more than three hours a night, and the sleep I did get, I dreamed about forgetting to pick a kid up from school or screwing up the carpool line. Luckily, through the help of a lot of friends and family, Sean and I were both able to go to everything important leading up to school starting. And Sean was able to walk Maura to school with me on her first day. She could not have been more excited. She literally was pulling us to the car. We dropped her off at the entrance and she walked right in, no turning back, until the nice lady at the door reminded her to wave goodbye to Mom and Dad. That was a mistake because I was already sobbing at that point. But I put on a smile and waved through the tears.
I then had to take Mags to her Life Stories at preschool... which is basically a meet the teacher. I am not exaggerating when I say, I sobbed to the teacher. So much so that I was not able to even apologize for sobbing. Luckily the teacher knows me. I then picked Maura up from school, ran home and dropped her off (my mom was still there from the morning) took B to her Life Stories (only a few tear ups this time). Came home, picked up Mags, took her to ballet. Came home, fed the girls a quick dinner and got Maura ready for soccer practice. So, after typing this, I am pretty sure the stomach un-easiness was not only about M's first day of kindergarten, but my anxiety about having to be in two places at once.
Pick up for Maura is at 11:40 and pickup for mags and B is at 11:45. And they are not less than 3 minutes apart. However, once again as a result of wonderful friends and the wonderful world of carpooling... it is all working out. I am sleeping again. And my stomach is back to normal.
All the girls are loving everything this year. B and Mags are taking ballet... absolutely adorable. Maura is tearing up the soccer field- 4 goals to date, and a game ball to boot. They love going to school every morning. As a matter of fact we are often too early for school because they are so excited to get out of the door. I am so happy for Mags, after a not great, (not bad, but not great) year last year, she really seems to be in her element this year.
Life is still crazy. They still whine and complain. They even fight and yell at each other (and me). But overall, everyone seems happy. I ran my half marathon to my shock, and now I am back to working out, so that even makes me happy. Sean is doing great. He is super busy at work. A good thing in this economy, and taking classes at Villanova on Monday nights. He really has stepped up his husband of the year game, and been very helpful and supportive lately. Not that he always wasn't, but the word VERY is stressed.
B and I are heading to Arkansas this weekend. I am really excited to see everyone out there. It is always so fun to get together with family. I can't wait.
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Ugh, August already!?!?!
I can't believe that it is August. August 3rd to be exact. Where has my summer gone? It has been a hot one, not just a little hot, but HOT. Like 10 days in a row over 90 with 100% humidity and many of those days hitting 100! I am feeling guilty that we have not been outside enough, but it has been unbearable.
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