Addie's big 1st today was preschool, but Gagers also had his 1st "real" wave! He has sort of been waving, but never really at the "right" time without help. Then today, as Cam was taking the kids to my sister's, he was carrying Gage and said, "Say bye to Mommy!" Gage lifted up his little hand and waved to me! It was so fun! We captured this video later in the evening of our little waver.
Monday, August 15, 2011
1st Day of Preschool
Well, it's official. We have a preschooler. Let me preface the rest of this post by saying not only how nervous I was for her (those that know Addie well know that she can be a level 5 leg-clinger), but how nervous I was for myself. There is something so heartbreaking knowing that we have spent so much time together her entire 4 years and this is the beginning of the end of that, so to speak. I definitely had a mini panic attack or two in the weeks leading up to today that she was going to "school".
She's attending the child development center at CAC which has childcare through the Head Start program. We are pretty excited that she is going somewhere so great. She's going 8-12 Monday through Thursday. We got to attend an orientation last week so she could see the classroom and meet the teachers. She was excited all weekend, and was pretty ready to go this morning. She cried before we left home, but that was I think because she was nervous about eating breakfast there (they get breakfast and lunch, hooray!). I let her have a granola bar in the car, and she made me promise to ask the teachers what was for breakfast. Once we found out today was pancakes, she was all about it. She gave us hugs and kisses and went off to wash her hands for breakfast with the other kids. We really couldn't have asked for it to go better and I am so proud of her! I am extra glad she didn't cry because I would not have been able to hold it together. I made it to the parking lot at least before crying. I missed her a lot this morning (Gage too). It was hard not to have her home after always having her there. I'm sure I'll adjust and like having the time to spend with Gage and get some things done around the house, or run errands with only 1 kid in tow, but for now, Mommy is still adjusting. :)
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| Still sleeping... |
She's attending the child development center at CAC which has childcare through the Head Start program. We are pretty excited that she is going somewhere so great. She's going 8-12 Monday through Thursday. We got to attend an orientation last week so she could see the classroom and meet the teachers. She was excited all weekend, and was pretty ready to go this morning. She cried before we left home, but that was I think because she was nervous about eating breakfast there (they get breakfast and lunch, hooray!). I let her have a granola bar in the car, and she made me promise to ask the teachers what was for breakfast. Once we found out today was pancakes, she was all about it. She gave us hugs and kisses and went off to wash her hands for breakfast with the other kids. We really couldn't have asked for it to go better and I am so proud of her! I am extra glad she didn't cry because I would not have been able to hold it together. I made it to the parking lot at least before crying. I missed her a lot this morning (Gage too). It was hard not to have her home after always having her there. I'm sure I'll adjust and like having the time to spend with Gage and get some things done around the house, or run errands with only 1 kid in tow, but for now, Mommy is still adjusting. :)
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| The traditional 1st day of school pic |
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| Inside the classroom |
Friday, August 12, 2011
Little Streaker
We have happily gotten to that stage where Gage will play happily in his crib for awhile in the morning before wanting out. Which is great considering he's decided to get up earlier and earlier these days. Lately, his favorite thing to play with upon waking? His pajama pants. This morning was the 3rd time I've gone into get him and he is sans pants. Luckily, he hasn't started taking the diaper off...yet.
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Anniversaries
Inspired by the post below, every year on our anniversary we try to remember what we did on our previous ones. Hence this list is for posterity, and our terrible memories.
1. San Diego - We did Seaworld, the zoo, and the beach.
2. Las Vegas - Didn't do much gambling, saw a Cirque du Soleil, ate at Top of the World (and consumed an entire bottle of wine in about an hour)
3. The Melting Pot - yummy fondue dinner
4. Dinner and a movie (couldn't tell you what or where)
5. Wicked at Gammage and dinner
6. Dinner and a movie (no idea, again)
7. Gainey Ranch (see here)
1. San Diego - We did Seaworld, the zoo, and the beach.
2. Las Vegas - Didn't do much gambling, saw a Cirque du Soleil, ate at Top of the World (and consumed an entire bottle of wine in about an hour)
3. The Melting Pot - yummy fondue dinner
4. Dinner and a movie (couldn't tell you what or where)
5. Wicked at Gammage and dinner
6. Dinner and a movie (no idea, again)
7. Gainey Ranch (see here)
Swankin' It Up
Last weekend we celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary (July 31st). We haven't gone away or done anything really spectacular the last few years and my awesome husband planned this fab getaway for our Lucky #7. It was all a surprise, and so worth the wait! We left on Friday afternoon for Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale where we were staying at the Hyatt. We started off with a quick tour of Spa Avania (complete with glass of wine) where I excitedly found out we were booked for a couples massage the next day! Then we headed to the hotel bar for the Arizona Wine Challenge wine tasting. They line up 6 wines in front of you, 3 from Arizona and 3 from Italy and you decide what you like best and at the end they tell you which wine is from where. And YUM they had this delicious cheese fondue that we practically inhaled. From there we headed to iPic in the Scottsdale Quarter which was perfect because we love to go to the movies and this was a great way to do that, only with big recliners, food, and sangria. We saw Crazy, Stupid, Love - romantic and funny.
We got to have a nice lazy Saturday morning, and hung out by the pool (and of course went down the waterslide). There were a lot of families and we really starting missing the kids, so we finally just stayed in the adults only pool so as to not get too depressed. :) We headed to the spa for our couples massage which was heavenly. Cam had never had a massage before and his response was, "Woah, shouldn't I have bought her a drink first?" He had also booked a manicure for me, hooray! That night we ate at Alto ristorante in the hotel and they have gondola rides in the evenings on the lake behind the hotel, complete with singing. Everything was so nice that all weekend we kept saying how we were "swankin' it up". Thank goodness for summer deals, restaurants. com, and facebook coupons to make it a fabulous and affordable weekend! :-) We were terrible about taking pictures so we snapped this one right before we checked out.
Sigh, I love my husband.
We got to have a nice lazy Saturday morning, and hung out by the pool (and of course went down the waterslide). There were a lot of families and we really starting missing the kids, so we finally just stayed in the adults only pool so as to not get too depressed. :) We headed to the spa for our couples massage which was heavenly. Cam had never had a massage before and his response was, "Woah, shouldn't I have bought her a drink first?" He had also booked a manicure for me, hooray! That night we ate at Alto ristorante in the hotel and they have gondola rides in the evenings on the lake behind the hotel, complete with singing. Everything was so nice that all weekend we kept saying how we were "swankin' it up". Thank goodness for summer deals, restaurants. com, and facebook coupons to make it a fabulous and affordable weekend! :-) We were terrible about taking pictures so we snapped this one right before we checked out.
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| Sunday morning before back to reality. Ignore Cam's weird "taking this pic myself" face. |
Sigh, I love my husband.
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sleepy reader
Addie fell asleep tonight with a flashlight and The Cat in the Hat. A girl after my own heart. :)
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
O Most Holy One
Before bed the other night (I'm paraphrasing Cam a bit here)-
Addie: What does "amen" mean, Daddy?
Cam: It means I believe.
Addie: What's the Holy Spirit?
Cam: It's the part of God that lives in us and that's always with us.
Addie: Can you see it?
Cam: No.
Addie: So it's pretend?
Cam: No, it's not pretend.
Addie: What's it do?
Cam: God's spirit stays with us to help us do good things.
Addie: What do you mean?
Cam: To help us be nice, to tell the difference between right and wrong...
Addie: What do you mean?
Cam: You know, being nice to others, manners, sharing-
Addie: (interrupts) -oh, the Holy Spirit helps me a lot then, because I am really good at sharing.
Addie: What does "amen" mean, Daddy?
Cam: It means I believe.
Addie: What's the Holy Spirit?
Cam: It's the part of God that lives in us and that's always with us.
Addie: Can you see it?
Cam: No.
Addie: So it's pretend?
Cam: No, it's not pretend.
Addie: What's it do?
Cam: God's spirit stays with us to help us do good things.
Addie: What do you mean?
Cam: To help us be nice, to tell the difference between right and wrong...
Addie: What do you mean?
Cam: You know, being nice to others, manners, sharing-
Addie: (interrupts) -oh, the Holy Spirit helps me a lot then, because I am really good at sharing.
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