Our current goal in soccer is to not run off the field crying every time the other team scores a goal. It is hard to lose when you are five!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Elliot
And in case you are wondering what Elliot is up to these days (Tamarra, this means you), here you go:
Harper Kate Turns 2
This little lady recently turned two.
The day began with Minnie Mouse pancakes.
Which was followed by present opening and Elliot's first soccer game. Harper insisted on wearing her tutu (from Grandma) and leaving the "Minnie bow" on her new scooter. She was quite the site scooting around the field.
Then we finished up with a party with my Grandparents, Aunt Brenda, and Uncle Keith. We were so glad to have family to celebrate with!
A few words about Harper:
Harper is about the cutest, most obnoxious kid around. She is very demanding and has found yelling to be quite to her liking. She loves to sleep (and often asks to go down for a nap) and hates to eat. She has a great sense of humor and is often joking and being silly with us. She loves stuffed animals and soft things so much that Chris is often worried that she is going to suffocate herself with the pile of them she has in her crib. She thinks it is downright unfair that Elliot gets to go to school and she doesn't, so we have instituted "Girl Time." Basically that means that when Elliot leaves in the morning, I look at Harper and say, "Girl time!" and she smiles and says, "no Elliot! No Daddy!" And, generally, we enjoy our girl time.
Harper is strong-willed, sweet, funny, and feisty -- and I am glad she is part of our family!
Which was followed by present opening and Elliot's first soccer game. Harper insisted on wearing her tutu (from Grandma) and leaving the "Minnie bow" on her new scooter. She was quite the site scooting around the field.
Then we finished up with a party with my Grandparents, Aunt Brenda, and Uncle Keith. We were so glad to have family to celebrate with!
A few words about Harper:
Harper is about the cutest, most obnoxious kid around. She is very demanding and has found yelling to be quite to her liking. She loves to sleep (and often asks to go down for a nap) and hates to eat. She has a great sense of humor and is often joking and being silly with us. She loves stuffed animals and soft things so much that Chris is often worried that she is going to suffocate herself with the pile of them she has in her crib. She thinks it is downright unfair that Elliot gets to go to school and she doesn't, so we have instituted "Girl Time." Basically that means that when Elliot leaves in the morning, I look at Harper and say, "Girl time!" and she smiles and says, "no Elliot! No Daddy!" And, generally, we enjoy our girl time.Harper is strong-willed, sweet, funny, and feisty -- and I am glad she is part of our family!
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Our House
For my mom, who hasn't seen pictures yet.
Living Room:
Living Room/Entry:
View from the front door:
My painted thrift store buffet:
Kitchen/Empty Family Room:
Elliot's Not-So-Secret TV post-bedtime watching spot:
Living Room:
Living Room/Entry:
View from the front door:
My painted thrift store buffet:
Kitchen/Empty Family Room:
Elliot's Not-So-Secret TV post-bedtime watching spot:
A Quick Weekend Away
Since Tamarra claimed today that "she was forgetting what my children look like," I thought it might be time to do a quick update on the blog.
First things first: we moved to Texas. So far, we like it. It is surprisingly more cosmopolitan than we expected and we haven't said "ya'll" once yet! Of course, we miss NY (especially the people!) like crazy. But it is safe to say, Elliot has gone native.
We also realized recently that, hey, we have a car now. We can go places! So this weekend we took a quick trip up to San Antonio. Here is how it played out.
Bonding in the hotel room over the iPad. Nothing brings siblings together faster than Apple products.
Feeding the dolphins at Sea World. It is safe to say this is one of the coolest things I've ever done. I was way, WAY more excited about it than the kids.
Waiting in 99 degree heat for the seal and otter show. Totally worth it!
The Alamo
Testing to see if cacti are, in fact, prickly. (They are.)
First things first: we moved to Texas. So far, we like it. It is surprisingly more cosmopolitan than we expected and we haven't said "ya'll" once yet! Of course, we miss NY (especially the people!) like crazy. But it is safe to say, Elliot has gone native.
We also realized recently that, hey, we have a car now. We can go places! So this weekend we took a quick trip up to San Antonio. Here is how it played out.
Bonding in the hotel room over the iPad. Nothing brings siblings together faster than Apple products.
Feeding the dolphins at Sea World. It is safe to say this is one of the coolest things I've ever done. I was way, WAY more excited about it than the kids.
Waiting in 99 degree heat for the seal and otter show. Totally worth it!
The Alamo
Testing to see if cacti are, in fact, prickly. (They are.)
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