We had two firsts here tonight. First, my little KJ went poopy on her big girl potty seat tonight. It took about four trips in and out of the bathroom. On trip number five when her Mimi took her, KJ went. Oh she was so proud of herself, as were the rest of us. Madeline was very excited to have been the one to help Kaitlyn.
Second, my big girl had her first homework assignment from Kindergarten tonight. Her class is starting to learn about letters and the correct way to write them. Each child will be a letter expert. Today was the first day and the first letter was M. (Sadly, Madeline is not the letter expert for M.) For the first assignment, she had to write a capital M and a lower case m on a movie marquee, trace and write both letters two times and color in the picture on the worksheet. It was picture of four mice going to see a movie. Madeline worked very hard on her homework. She wanted everything written nicely and the picture colored in really well. So proud of my girl.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
ABCs of Me
A. Age: 31
B. Bed size: Queen, but I wish so much it was a king.
C. Chore that you hate: Anything bathroom related.
D. Dogs: None right now. Really missing my George. Hopefully in the near future we'll have another dog.
E. Essential start to your day: Kissing my girls.
F. Favorite color: Green!
G. Gold or Silver: Silver
H. Height: 5’1″
I. Instruments you play: None
J. Job title: Mama/wife
K. Kids: Madeline and Kaitlyn
L. Live: Thiensville
M. Mother’s name: Kat
N. Nicknames: I don't really have a nickname anymore. It used to be Doodle (my mom) and Scooter (my dad) when I was younger.
O. Overnight hospital stays: Two. When I had my girls.
P. Pet peeves: Um. Yeah. I have a lot. The biggest one is people chewing with their mouths open. Yuck!
Q. Quote from a movie: Oh goodness. I can't think of one.
R. Right or left handed: Right
S. Siblings: Nada
U. Underwear: FINALLY found some underwear that I like from GapBody. My 50% off discount helps with that.
V. Vegetable you hate: Peas. Gross.
W. What makes you run late: Having to get other little people ready as well as myself.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Teeth. My head. I'm sure I'm forgetting others.
Y. Yummy food that you make: The Marlboro Man sandwich from The Pioneer Woman's website. Madeline says I make the best green beans. Yummy Oreo brownies.
Z. Zoo animal: Like: Tigers and Hippos Dislike: The big goats
B. Bed size: Queen, but I wish so much it was a king.
C. Chore that you hate: Anything bathroom related.
D. Dogs: None right now. Really missing my George. Hopefully in the near future we'll have another dog.
E. Essential start to your day: Kissing my girls.
F. Favorite color: Green!
G. Gold or Silver: Silver
H. Height: 5’1″
I. Instruments you play: None
J. Job title: Mama/wife
K. Kids: Madeline and Kaitlyn
L. Live: Thiensville
M. Mother’s name: Kat
N. Nicknames: I don't really have a nickname anymore. It used to be Doodle (my mom) and Scooter (my dad) when I was younger.
O. Overnight hospital stays: Two. When I had my girls.
P. Pet peeves: Um. Yeah. I have a lot. The biggest one is people chewing with their mouths open. Yuck!
Q. Quote from a movie: Oh goodness. I can't think of one.
R. Right or left handed: Right
S. Siblings: Nada
U. Underwear: FINALLY found some underwear that I like from GapBody. My 50% off discount helps with that.
V. Vegetable you hate: Peas. Gross.
W. What makes you run late: Having to get other little people ready as well as myself.
X. X-Rays you’ve had: Teeth. My head. I'm sure I'm forgetting others.
Y. Yummy food that you make: The Marlboro Man sandwich from The Pioneer Woman's website. Madeline says I make the best green beans. Yummy Oreo brownies.
Z. Zoo animal: Like: Tigers and Hippos Dislike: The big goats
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
My Madeline Started School
Madeline started 'real' school on September 1st this year. That was an equally wonderful and heartbreaking day. I hope to never forget how sweet and excited she was; the way she talked to herself and took deep breaths to calm herself as she was walking into school; watching her cute little self walk down the hallway for the first time; how cute she was hanging up her backpack the hook at her spot; nervously walking into her classroom (Mrs. Smith's class); how attentive and ready to participate she was; going off to her first recess. The list goes on. The nerves finally hit full force when she realized it was time for Joe and I to leave. The tears started falling and it was a battle to hold mine back. We went outside to watch all the kiddos line up and get ready to get on the bus. They had a bus safety lesson and quick ride. When the kids got back, the parents had to be gone. It was painful to watch my baby walk away and up on to the bus. It was pure heartbreak looking at her sad face as she walked away.
That day was a long day. 4:30 could not come fast enough. I needed that bus to bring her home to me. The second greatest sound I heard that day was the sound of the bus coming around the corner. The best sound I heard was "MAMA!" as her bus got close enough for her to be able to see me and Joe waiting for her at the end of the driveway. And oh, that face. Her face coming off the bus was a mixture of so very many emotions. That sweet, sweet girl was beyond relieved to be home. Again, the tears were falling for both her and I. This time they were happy tears. With a few sad Mama tears mixed in.
That day was a long day. 4:30 could not come fast enough. I needed that bus to bring her home to me. The second greatest sound I heard that day was the sound of the bus coming around the corner. The best sound I heard was "MAMA!" as her bus got close enough for her to be able to see me and Joe waiting for her at the end of the driveway. And oh, that face. Her face coming off the bus was a mixture of so very many emotions. That sweet, sweet girl was beyond relieved to be home. Again, the tears were falling for both her and I. This time they were happy tears. With a few sad Mama tears mixed in.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Talkative Girl
I'm listening to Kaitlyn on the monitor right now. She was put to bed about 30 minutes ago. She is just talking away to her Baby. I heard a "Ha ha ha, coooool", "No, baby", "My daddy, my mama", "Ride Daddy's truck" and a bunch of other babbles that I can't quite make out. It's fun listening to her talk when she doesn't realize she's being listened to. She just chats away. Sometimes I wish I could see her in there talking to Baby. And now Joe just went in there to try to calm her down. It's way past her bedtime.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Ummm...
Kaitlyn's new response to a lot of questions I ask is "Ummm..."
It is so cute (and sometimes a bit annoying)!
It is so cute (and sometimes a bit annoying)!
Friday, April 8, 2011
She Really is a Princess
I love that when Madeline is finished playing Princess (or whatever it may be on any given day), she stays in her big poofy princess dress for hours afterwards. She is just as comfortable in a princess gown as she is in her regular clothes. That girl was meant to be a princess.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Sickie
My little KJ is sick. Has been since Friday. High temp that got so high we made a trip to Children's last night. Thankfully, there is no sign of a UTI. Unfortunately, whatever she has appears to be viral. Which means we get to just ride it out and hope whatever it is goes away quickly.
As much as I don't want her to be sick, I have to admit that I have been enjoying the extra snuggle time. Kate is not a snuggly kid. She is an on the move kind of girl. Hugs are quick. Little to no snuggling. These past two days have been filled with lots of snuggles and cuddles. I'm going to soak that up, because as soon as she's better, she'll be on the move again.
Feel better, my sweet girl.
As much as I don't want her to be sick, I have to admit that I have been enjoying the extra snuggle time. Kate is not a snuggly kid. She is an on the move kind of girl. Hugs are quick. Little to no snuggling. These past two days have been filled with lots of snuggles and cuddles. I'm going to soak that up, because as soon as she's better, she'll be on the move again.
Feel better, my sweet girl.
How did she get so big?
The title of this post applies easily to both girls. I took them to the zoo this past Thursday. Going to the zoo on (or close to) to St Patrick's Day has become a tradition. This was our third year in a row going. Madeline and Kaitlyn were both very excited to go. While there, Kaitlyn was in the green stroller and Madeline was walking. Madeline wanted to run, so I let her run ahead to specific spots along the way. As I was watching her, I couldn't help but remember being there with her in fall of 2007 and letting her run on her own for the first time. Before then I always had her in the stroller or holding my hand. There I was 3 1/2 years later with my five year old and almost two year old, trying to figure out how my little toddler Madeline was now a school age 'big' kid. And, on top of that, how it was that I had another little one that is already a toddler (and about the same age as Madeline was on that day back in fall of 2007). Happy and sad tears spring up with all of these thoughts and memories.
My girls had a wonderful time. This is the second time we've been there now where you can tell that Kaitlyn gets it. She knows she's seeing these amazing animals up close. When Madeline asked her what her favorite was, she said "Moo" which obviously means cow. She also seemed to very much enjoy the 'birries' or birdies, the fish, and the 'ah, ah, ahs' otherwise known as monkeys. Madeline was just happy to be at the zoo. That girl loves that place. The end of our trip was a ride on the merry go round. This was KJ's first time on the merry go round. She was a bit nervous at first, but quickly warmed up to the fun of it. I think having her awesome big sister next to her helped quite a bit.
My girls had a wonderful time. This is the second time we've been there now where you can tell that Kaitlyn gets it. She knows she's seeing these amazing animals up close. When Madeline asked her what her favorite was, she said "Moo" which obviously means cow. She also seemed to very much enjoy the 'birries' or birdies, the fish, and the 'ah, ah, ahs' otherwise known as monkeys. Madeline was just happy to be at the zoo. That girl loves that place. The end of our trip was a ride on the merry go round. This was KJ's first time on the merry go round. She was a bit nervous at first, but quickly warmed up to the fun of it. I think having her awesome big sister next to her helped quite a bit.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Sweet Dreams
Last night KJ started making some noise in her sleep two different times, about 1/2 an hour apart. The first time the noises turned into her saying "Mimi, Mimi" a few times and then falling back to sleep. The second time the noises turned into "mil, mil" which is how she says milk. I guess she was dreaming about her favorite things - Mimi and vanilla milk!
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Dancing!
We had a fun little time in the kitchen tonight. Good music playing on the iPod and two happy little girls dancing! Sometimes those girls were dancing together, with their mama, their daddy or all by themselves. It was absolute joy.
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