After a laid back day with lots of coloring (including charlie's legs and toes) and heather tracing her hand to draw in the blue fingernail polish that she is currently wearing (thanks grandma easter bunny!) I took Heather to her first soccer practice. She was so excited to put on her shin guards, new shoes (wal-mart) and bring her red star ball. Then we got there and started walking to where her team (the 5 kids and 2 coaches) was stretching out. We got to the fence and she dug her heels in and cried and cried that she did not want to play soccer anymore and she wanted to go back to the car. I calmed her down enough to watch what they were doing (running around the field and jumping up and down) and managed to walk to the bleachers so she could actually see and hear what they were doing. She watched the whole practice and about 20 minutes into it was so interested that she stopped clinging to my arm like I might vanish. We watched teh rest of the practice and then she helped the coach pick up a ball and had cake for one of the boys birthdays and popped bubbles with the kids on her team...better luck next week...so my new saying is...all the stuff we got for heather to play soccer...sitting on teh bench for teh first practice WITH Heather priceless...
in her defense Jeff had said that he was going to come and help coach--of course he got an "urgent" call from his commander and got to sit out the practice waiting for him to get out of a meeting...she also thought that she would know one of the girls on the team who was not there...maybe next week ;-)
Monday, March 24, 2008
Sunday, March 23, 2008
happy easter!
The story of the last few days for the kids has been egg hunt, egg hunt, egg hunt...double that and that's how many they've done! Two big ones in the community and on base, 1 easter bunny hunt around the house and at least 3 set up by each other, friends, or dad with no candy but the joy of finding the eggs :-). This morning the kids eggs were "color coded" charlie had yellow and orange and Heather had pink and purple but they seemed to find more of each others than their own and delighted in "hinting" to the other where their egg was. Sometimes subtly, sometimes, "Charlie the egg is RIGHT here!" It was really fun to watch and we were cracking up.
We got Heather all set up for soccer with wal-mart cleats (she needed shoes to wear in the mud/etc. anyway), shin guards and long socks. I was going through the cost of each thing and ended with, "heather lasting 15 minutes at practice before she never wants to play again...priceless" First practice tomorrow and we'll see how it goes...
We got Heather all set up for soccer with wal-mart cleats (she needed shoes to wear in the mud/etc. anyway), shin guards and long socks. I was going through the cost of each thing and ended with, "heather lasting 15 minutes at practice before she never wants to play again...priceless" First practice tomorrow and we'll see how it goes...
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Happy Birthday Heather!
I can't believe Heather's turning 5 today! It doesn't seem like we've had kids that long and at the same time I really don't remember life without them. Today she chose to help decorate some cupcakes, meet up with some friends at the "big" park on base for a picnic, have a friend over (currently), then we'll have her selected dinner--pizza, broccoli, and beets followed by cake which she wants to help decorate when her friend leaves and then watch a movie--with the anticipation of staying up "extra late" since she's five. Since her bedtime varies depending on the day and if she took a nap or not I'm not sure what "late" is...
I haven't posted but not for a lack of activities. We left the first of March for Ohio and spent two weeks at my parents house. We got a heap of snow and did some sledding, snow soccer (with an ice ball), rolling in the snow, and the kids built a snowman with my mom. The kids got to go to two Ohio basketball games and proudly the first word charlie can spell is o-h-i-o and he will do it with the chant with the student section very well. We also got to see Kelly for a weekend and went to her bridal shower which was fun and the kids were REALLY good at. It gives me hope that it will be possible for them to behave at the wedding and reception...The kids got lots of good grandma and grandpa time, walking up the hill, feeding the pets, making zucchini bread, painting birdhouses and more. Heather cried on the way home because she wanted to go back...
the last weekend we went up to Cleveland to see Jeff's family. Everyone was home which was nice and resulted in some sears pictures of the group. Getting four kids to smile was (surprisingly) no problem for the photo lady so if anyone knows of magazine shoots that we can sign up a group (two girls and two boys) we had the right four that day! The kids enjoyed celebrating birthays at each house and loved the time with their cousins.
Now we're back and although I didn't mind leaving the snow on a Sunday and arriving to 75 on Monday evening I didn't enjoy the disaster of the house and back to cooking, etc. that I didn't have to do in OH.
I haven't posted but not for a lack of activities. We left the first of March for Ohio and spent two weeks at my parents house. We got a heap of snow and did some sledding, snow soccer (with an ice ball), rolling in the snow, and the kids built a snowman with my mom. The kids got to go to two Ohio basketball games and proudly the first word charlie can spell is o-h-i-o and he will do it with the chant with the student section very well. We also got to see Kelly for a weekend and went to her bridal shower which was fun and the kids were REALLY good at. It gives me hope that it will be possible for them to behave at the wedding and reception...The kids got lots of good grandma and grandpa time, walking up the hill, feeding the pets, making zucchini bread, painting birdhouses and more. Heather cried on the way home because she wanted to go back...
the last weekend we went up to Cleveland to see Jeff's family. Everyone was home which was nice and resulted in some sears pictures of the group. Getting four kids to smile was (surprisingly) no problem for the photo lady so if anyone knows of magazine shoots that we can sign up a group (two girls and two boys) we had the right four that day! The kids enjoyed celebrating birthays at each house and loved the time with their cousins.
Now we're back and although I didn't mind leaving the snow on a Sunday and arriving to 75 on Monday evening I didn't enjoy the disaster of the house and back to cooking, etc. that I didn't have to do in OH.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
roller skating
It's been a while since I posted...Last Sunday we had a fun afternoon testing out roller skating! One of Charlie's friends turned 3 and we went roller skating with her family. Charlie did pretty well and even ventured on his own for a bit. Heather's skates were REALLY slippery and she was falling all over the place and REFUSED to let go. They also have a little climbing thing that the kids did after about 20 minutes of trying to skate which they had a great time in!! The highlight for the kids of course was cake back at Mirabelle's house...
Monday we had a fun FULL day. We had 9 kids over at our house at one point with 3 adults!! then when Jeff came home for lunch there were 7 and he managed to get lunch out for 6. I'm not sure he will be coming home for lunch for a while...just in case :-)
We're gearing up for a trip to Ohio on Saturday. While Jeff goes to a training for 2 weeks we'll spend time with family, do a bridal shower and some OU basketball games. Should be lots of fun and the kids are really excited. "i just can't wait until we go to grandma's house."
Monday we had a fun FULL day. We had 9 kids over at our house at one point with 3 adults!! then when Jeff came home for lunch there were 7 and he managed to get lunch out for 6. I'm not sure he will be coming home for lunch for a while...just in case :-)
We're gearing up for a trip to Ohio on Saturday. While Jeff goes to a training for 2 weeks we'll spend time with family, do a bridal shower and some OU basketball games. Should be lots of fun and the kids are really excited. "i just can't wait until we go to grandma's house."
Thursday, February 14, 2008
happy valentine's day
We had a nice valentine's day although it didn't go quite as planned. Heather went off to school to have her party and Charlie and I did some decorating and got treats at the grocery store. We all fell asleep after reading books and got a good hour nap in before I wiggled my way out from between the kids. Unfortunately Heather woke up with a fever, which canceled our dinner plans as Jeff's friend had offered to watch the kids. Heather was disappointed but we made it through a very romantic taco dinner and some laid back "family time". Tomorrow we get to "dog sit" for Heather and Charlie's favorite babysitter "Riley". They are very excited and hopefully will be feeling back to normal. Jeff fell asleep reading the kids books so it is a romantic end to valentine's day for the tired parents...
Saturday, February 9, 2008
sick, sick, sick, and awards...
Tuesday night just as the tornado warnings went off at 1:30 in the morning Charlie decided to puke massive amounts of after dinner snack to the point that I was sure when they found us buried underneath the rubble they would see the vomit all over me and him :-(. The rest of the night we spent a good part in the hallway (after the tornado that came through a few weeks ago I'm not messing around with waiting around). Unfortunately the next day the kids and I were sick, fortunately no more vomiting, but fever, body aches, and grumpiness. We watched TV ALL day except for about an hour and I only got off the couch to get them drinks or put in a different movie.
The next day the kids rebounded but unfortunately I did not. Luckily my friend came by with a celebrity magazine, some soup, and ice cream and took the kids for a couple of hours (yeah!!). Most of that day and Friday I spent on the couch--poor jeff came home to no dinner, total disaster, and wound up kids. After he righted the house he headed back in to work...
Today he took the kids for a few hours while I continued my vigil on the couch and then I rallied to go to the annual awards banquet--a semi-formal/mess dress affair. Jeff's co-worker came over to watch the kids with her dog which the kids thought was great! Although I hadn't been on my feet for more than 10 minutes at a time I made it through the hour long cocktail hour, national anthem and blessing before sitting down. There were moments that I thought I would not make it but got through it with minimal coughing and sniffling. Making it worth it was when the speaker talked about heros and the accomplishments of some of the people in the room including one of Jeff's airmen and Jeff winning the COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR award for the wing. It is quite an honor and he was basically selected out of all the 2nd, 1st, Leuitenants and Captains on base. He got a fancy eagle which will have to go to his office b/c it's much to scary to keep at our house :-)
The next day the kids rebounded but unfortunately I did not. Luckily my friend came by with a celebrity magazine, some soup, and ice cream and took the kids for a couple of hours (yeah!!). Most of that day and Friday I spent on the couch--poor jeff came home to no dinner, total disaster, and wound up kids. After he righted the house he headed back in to work...
Today he took the kids for a few hours while I continued my vigil on the couch and then I rallied to go to the annual awards banquet--a semi-formal/mess dress affair. Jeff's co-worker came over to watch the kids with her dog which the kids thought was great! Although I hadn't been on my feet for more than 10 minutes at a time I made it through the hour long cocktail hour, national anthem and blessing before sitting down. There were moments that I thought I would not make it but got through it with minimal coughing and sniffling. Making it worth it was when the speaker talked about heros and the accomplishments of some of the people in the room including one of Jeff's airmen and Jeff winning the COMPANY GRADE OFFICER OF THE YEAR award for the wing. It is quite an honor and he was basically selected out of all the 2nd, 1st, Leuitenants and Captains on base. He got a fancy eagle which will have to go to his office b/c it's much to scary to keep at our house :-)
Sunday, February 3, 2008
February already!
no posts for a while but lots of fun stuff to report!! Last week Jeff got an award for being the flight commander of the quarter for the whole wing (that's our whole base). He's trying to rack up awards as this weekend we'll go see if he wins Company grade officer of the year for the whole wing. It's nice to get to put it on your military resume and gets some recognition from the higher ups for hard work. I'm not sure the little eagle statue was worth the extra hours but it looks nice on Jeff's desk :-)
In other family news Heather had a devestating experience at school when the whole class (all 6 kids that day) ran from the bathroom to the classroom and got their cards turned to yellow. The bad part was at the end of the week when the other kids (who weren't there that eday) got to pick from the treasure box and got "really cool red, heart suckers. I really wanted one. I was so sad." It was a rough life lesson for heather in listening.
Charlie's leatest entertainment is that we told him when he had to go potty he just had to tell himself that he needed to go. so every so often he will stand up and say, "self I have to go potty I told myself" and off he goes. It's hilarious!!
In other family news Heather had a devestating experience at school when the whole class (all 6 kids that day) ran from the bathroom to the classroom and got their cards turned to yellow. The bad part was at the end of the week when the other kids (who weren't there that eday) got to pick from the treasure box and got "really cool red, heart suckers. I really wanted one. I was so sad." It was a rough life lesson for heather in listening.
Charlie's leatest entertainment is that we told him when he had to go potty he just had to tell himself that he needed to go. so every so often he will stand up and say, "self I have to go potty I told myself" and off he goes. It's hilarious!!
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