Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
More Things to Love About Fall
1. Coming home to this on Tuesday.
2. Sophia's Open House and Spaghetti Supper at school. We had so much fun visiting with our friends from her school and getting to see Sophia's classroom - she showed us everything. I'm so proud of her, and it makes me so happy to know she is at the perfect school for her.
3. Amelia's Halloween Party at school yesterday. One thing I love about her school is the awesome hats these kids come home with - I don't know why, I just think they're super adorable. Well, I do know why - because they ARE super adorable!
4. And of course, the pumpkin patch. I know I'm the last blogger in the world to post pumpkin patch pictures, but with my work schedule lately, I didn't have time to take the kids until yesterday. It was a perfect fall day - 60 degrees and sunny. They had a blast!
The only thing Henry didn't like was the corn pit. No matter how much we tried to show him it was fun, it freaked him out.
But he loved the hay ride. He's such a boy. It's still totally crazy to me how an 8 month old boy is so different from an 8 month old girl - just the things he pays attention to, the things he enjoys and doesn't enjoy, there's totally a boy/girl difference even at this age!
I went with no makeup on. And covered myself with hay. I just wanted the full country experience.
It was cute, they had funny scarecrows set up all along the ride - there is an old scarecrow lady with a walker.
The kids got pumpkins (even though we had a TON already, they insisted very persuasively) and I got some yummy jam.
The animals were awesome. I mean, those spooning pigs? LOVE.
2. Sophia's Open House and Spaghetti Supper at school. We had so much fun visiting with our friends from her school and getting to see Sophia's classroom - she showed us everything. I'm so proud of her, and it makes me so happy to know she is at the perfect school for her.
3. Amelia's Halloween Party at school yesterday. One thing I love about her school is the awesome hats these kids come home with - I don't know why, I just think they're super adorable. Well, I do know why - because they ARE super adorable!
4. And of course, the pumpkin patch. I know I'm the last blogger in the world to post pumpkin patch pictures, but with my work schedule lately, I didn't have time to take the kids until yesterday. It was a perfect fall day - 60 degrees and sunny. They had a blast!
The only thing Henry didn't like was the corn pit. No matter how much we tried to show him it was fun, it freaked him out.
But he loved the hay ride. He's such a boy. It's still totally crazy to me how an 8 month old boy is so different from an 8 month old girl - just the things he pays attention to, the things he enjoys and doesn't enjoy, there's totally a boy/girl difference even at this age!
I went with no makeup on. And covered myself with hay. I just wanted the full country experience.
It was cute, they had funny scarecrows set up all along the ride - there is an old scarecrow lady with a walker.
The kids got pumpkins (even though we had a TON already, they insisted very persuasively) and I got some yummy jam.
The animals were awesome. I mean, those spooning pigs? LOVE.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Little Amy Jo
The other morning, I heard Amelia say "Henry spit up in my shoes!" followed immediately by "it's okay, I have socks on." That's the spirit!
I still can't help but smile every single time that girl walks into a room. She's had that affect on me for three years. Her sweet face just makes me happy.
Saturday I wasn't feeling well, and I had planted myself on the couch with my not-feeling-well baby while the girls played by themselves. Then Amelia shimmied into the room with her hands behind her back. She walked sideways so she wouldn't turn her back to me, with this goofy grin on her face - it was the most guilty expression/walk in the history of guilt. As soon as I asked her what she had behind her back, she showed me - a big wad of her hair and a pair of scissors. Ugh!
She's done it before and I was not happy. She got in trouble. But she has the same affect on her sister, and Sophia immediately took pity on her; and I heard Sophia say "it's okay, don't worry, I'll make you into a beautiful princess and no one will notice your hair."
And she did.
I still can't help but smile every single time that girl walks into a room. She's had that affect on me for three years. Her sweet face just makes me happy.
Saturday I wasn't feeling well, and I had planted myself on the couch with my not-feeling-well baby while the girls played by themselves. Then Amelia shimmied into the room with her hands behind her back. She walked sideways so she wouldn't turn her back to me, with this goofy grin on her face - it was the most guilty expression/walk in the history of guilt. As soon as I asked her what she had behind her back, she showed me - a big wad of her hair and a pair of scissors. Ugh!
She's done it before and I was not happy. She got in trouble. But she has the same affect on her sister, and Sophia immediately took pity on her; and I heard Sophia say "it's okay, don't worry, I'll make you into a beautiful princess and no one will notice your hair."
And she did.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tooth-es, Says Amelia
Henry is eight months old. In about a week, he'll be nine months old. On Monday, he popped out his first tooth - YAY!!
I say YAY!! because for days before that, he was so miserable and whiny and clingy and awake and not-fun-to-be-around that I had decided to go back to a breast milk only diet for fear something he was eating must be to blame. I've just never had a colicky kid before, and while Henry is my most needy baby anyway, this was insane. He didn't nap at all for three days, and he was up every couple of hours at night. And then when he was awake, he pretty much screamed unless someone sat down and held him. And even then he wasn't very cheerful. So, YAY!! for a tooth to blame!
So, that's the big newsflash in Henry's life.
Meanwhile, Sophia is still checking desperately for her first loose tooth - constantly. That's all I've been hearing about school lately - who lost a tooth, what they were doing when they lost their tooth, how cool it looks now that they're missing a tooth, what the tooth fairy brought them, etc. Apparently, this is what Kindergarten is really all about. Tooth-es.
I say YAY!! because for days before that, he was so miserable and whiny and clingy and awake and not-fun-to-be-around that I had decided to go back to a breast milk only diet for fear something he was eating must be to blame. I've just never had a colicky kid before, and while Henry is my most needy baby anyway, this was insane. He didn't nap at all for three days, and he was up every couple of hours at night. And then when he was awake, he pretty much screamed unless someone sat down and held him. And even then he wasn't very cheerful. So, YAY!! for a tooth to blame!
So, that's the big newsflash in Henry's life.
Meanwhile, Sophia is still checking desperately for her first loose tooth - constantly. That's all I've been hearing about school lately - who lost a tooth, what they were doing when they lost their tooth, how cool it looks now that they're missing a tooth, what the tooth fairy brought them, etc. Apparently, this is what Kindergarten is really all about. Tooth-es.
Monday, October 25, 2010
A Fall Family Night
I love this season... how could I not?! It's finally cool outside - that splendid fall crispness in the air - even if it took an almost-tornado yesterday to get it that way.
So tonight, we had some amazingly yummy belly-warming soup and rolls for dinner.
and then for Family Night, we carved jack-o-lanterns.
Amelia sang to us, a song about jack-o-lanterns that she must have learned at school. We have no idea what the real words are, but it was pretty cute (and funny).
Sophia's expression the first time she stuck her hands in to grab some pumpkin guts - classic fall hilarity.
The baby almost the size of the pumpkin - I have pictures like this of all three children from their first falls.
And finally, The Jacks
The girls went to bed way too late tonight. Way too late. Sophia gets homework every Monday and she has all week to complete it, but she insists on doing it the first night (how can I argue with that?! maybe she won't be the world's worst procrastinator in college like her mom!) and the girls kept sneaking out to look at the jack-o-lanterns, till Dad finally put the candles to sleep.
Then, finally, it was quiet. And I sat on the porch alone enjoying the cool night. And I made Dad turn the candles back on.
As Sophia says,
So tonight, we had some amazingly yummy belly-warming soup and rolls for dinner.
and then for Family Night, we carved jack-o-lanterns.
Amelia sang to us, a song about jack-o-lanterns that she must have learned at school. We have no idea what the real words are, but it was pretty cute (and funny).
Sophia's expression the first time she stuck her hands in to grab some pumpkin guts - classic fall hilarity.
The baby almost the size of the pumpkin - I have pictures like this of all three children from their first falls.
And finally, The Jacks
The girls went to bed way too late tonight. Way too late. Sophia gets homework every Monday and she has all week to complete it, but she insists on doing it the first night (how can I argue with that?! maybe she won't be the world's worst procrastinator in college like her mom!) and the girls kept sneaking out to look at the jack-o-lanterns, till Dad finally put the candles to sleep.
Then, finally, it was quiet. And I sat on the porch alone enjoying the cool night. And I made Dad turn the candles back on.
As Sophia says,
Good night, sleep tight, don't let the bugs bite at night.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
The Pancake
Ooops, sorry it's been a whole week since I blogged. This past week stretched my ability to juggle work and home life. A situation at work required me to work lots of hours - late nights and last weekend. I missed several dinners (a big no no in our house!) and the pumpkin patch. But I tried to make up for it by sneaking off to pick Amelia up from school to take her to Chick Fil A, and I went to Sophia's Halloween Carnival, and I spent some extra time with Henry in the wee hours of the morning - the timing of the encounter wasn't my choice, but I tried to make the most of it, because I knew my little guy missed me.
(But my real reason for not blogging is that my USB cord for the camera was all tangled up in some other cords, and I didn't have it in me to untangle it. Okay?)
I have searched and searched for the perfect pancake recipe. Every Sunday (usually) I make a giant batch of pancakes, and we eat them all week long. Sophia's family job is to make breakfast, and it's easy for her to take the frozen pancakes and wrap them in paper towels and microwave them. Every week for years, I would try different pancake recipes and play with them to try to improve them. I wanted a pancake that was hearty and yummy, which everyone would love.
And then, one day, I found The Pancake. And I haven't made a different kind since (except sometimes to add pumpkin to it in the fall).
Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes
by Martha Stewart
2 cups flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups milk
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil + more for cooking
In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and 1 cup oats. Pulse to coarsely grind the oats. In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and oil. Add dry ingredients and 1 cup oats and whisk until just combined. Cook in skillet with remaining oil.
(But my real reason for not blogging is that my USB cord for the camera was all tangled up in some other cords, and I didn't have it in me to untangle it. Okay?)
I have searched and searched for the perfect pancake recipe. Every Sunday (usually) I make a giant batch of pancakes, and we eat them all week long. Sophia's family job is to make breakfast, and it's easy for her to take the frozen pancakes and wrap them in paper towels and microwave them. Every week for years, I would try different pancake recipes and play with them to try to improve them. I wanted a pancake that was hearty and yummy, which everyone would love.
And then, one day, I found The Pancake. And I haven't made a different kind since (except sometimes to add pumpkin to it in the fall).
Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes
by Martha Stewart
2 cups flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 Tbsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups milk
2 large eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil + more for cooking
In a food processor, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and 1 cup oats. Pulse to coarsely grind the oats. In a large bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, and oil. Add dry ingredients and 1 cup oats and whisk until just combined. Cook in skillet with remaining oil.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
A Fall Day
We had plans to visit my dad in Louisiana this weekend, but something came up at work, and I have to stick around. So, this afternoon, I took a break and we went to Rendezvous at Pinnacle Mountain. It is gorgeous outside, and the leaves are changing colors - I love Fall!
Sophia took this opportunity to tell us everything she learned on her field trip to the Arkansas Heritage Museum. One of those things, was that "in the 1800s, people used to poop in a bowl," which has been a constant topic of conversation with Amelia ever since.
When we rounded the corner at saw Pinnacle Mountain, Sophia said "oh my gosh! That is the HUGEST mountain I have EVER seen in my WHOLE life!"
Davis and I immediately decided it was time to take a trip to some real mountains SOON!
By the way, that was not the tallest mountain Sophia had seen, in fact, she has been on top of a much higher mountain - but she was only one, and she doesn't remember.
There were lots of fun things to see and do. Bear skins, axe throwing, Indian dancing and tee pees, horses.
When we got thirsty, we stopped by Miss Lucy's Saloon to wet our whistles.
Before leaving, the girls each got to pick out a keepsake. I gave them $5, and Sophia had to figure out what they could afford (there were lots of $2 and $3 items). Sophia chose this recorder
And Amelia got a bracelet.
It was a fun (mostly free - parking is $10, but admission is free) way to spend a lovely Saturday afternoon. I just want to soak up as much of these days as I can. It was so hot all summer, and soon it will be too cold to spend all day outside.
Now we're home, watching the Razorback game (Sophia is predicting an easy victory, I'm biting my nails.) Henry is happy eating train tracks.
Sophia took this opportunity to tell us everything she learned on her field trip to the Arkansas Heritage Museum. One of those things, was that "in the 1800s, people used to poop in a bowl," which has been a constant topic of conversation with Amelia ever since.
When we rounded the corner at saw Pinnacle Mountain, Sophia said "oh my gosh! That is the HUGEST mountain I have EVER seen in my WHOLE life!"
Davis and I immediately decided it was time to take a trip to some real mountains SOON!
By the way, that was not the tallest mountain Sophia had seen, in fact, she has been on top of a much higher mountain - but she was only one, and she doesn't remember.
There were lots of fun things to see and do. Bear skins, axe throwing, Indian dancing and tee pees, horses.
When we got thirsty, we stopped by Miss Lucy's Saloon to wet our whistles.
Before leaving, the girls each got to pick out a keepsake. I gave them $5, and Sophia had to figure out what they could afford (there were lots of $2 and $3 items). Sophia chose this recorder
And Amelia got a bracelet.
It was a fun (mostly free - parking is $10, but admission is free) way to spend a lovely Saturday afternoon. I just want to soak up as much of these days as I can. It was so hot all summer, and soon it will be too cold to spend all day outside.
Now we're home, watching the Razorback game (Sophia is predicting an easy victory, I'm biting my nails.) Henry is happy eating train tracks.
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