Friday, October 21, 2011
Headed to the mountains for the weekend
We're off to enjoy some brisk mountain air with Grandma and Grandpa Marshall!
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Kayla comes over for dinner
Matt had a business trip this week, so we had Kelly, Ryan and Kayla over for dinner and playtime tonight. The kids had fun running around while the mommies caught up and Ben grilled some BBQ chicken for us all.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Owen's big boy room
We really have no excuse for having put off finishing Owen's big boy room. When it comes to home improvement projects, we tend to drag our feet a bit. But today I had a surge of motivation to get it finished, so when the kids napped, I left Ben in front of the TV watching the Redskins while I ran over to Home Goods to search for a mirror and some prints for the walls.
My mom had picked out the quilt comforter and matching pillows, and yesterday she gave Owen this cool play mat that has a race track and roads on it for his cars, which also matches the car/truck/helicopter theme to his new room. I had to scour the kid's section of HG, but the extra time I took paid off when I found a set of 3 matching transportation prints (car, helicopter, truck) in the perfect colors. I also found a great mirror with a pale green frame which also coordinated really well.
I was so excited to get home and have Ben help me put it together. Owen had just woken up from his nap, Vivi had just had a bottle, and the game was almost over. Unfortunately, the Skins lost. Ben did an awesome job of mounting and leveling the hooks for the mirror, and then I finished putting up the transportation decals on the wall. I found Owen's letters from his nursery and they went up easily above the mirror. I think it came together pretty nicely, if I don't say so myself. And the final touch will be the window treatments Grandma is sewing up this week.
Owen loves his big boy room! :)
My mom had picked out the quilt comforter and matching pillows, and yesterday she gave Owen this cool play mat that has a race track and roads on it for his cars, which also matches the car/truck/helicopter theme to his new room. I had to scour the kid's section of HG, but the extra time I took paid off when I found a set of 3 matching transportation prints (car, helicopter, truck) in the perfect colors. I also found a great mirror with a pale green frame which also coordinated really well.
I was so excited to get home and have Ben help me put it together. Owen had just woken up from his nap, Vivi had just had a bottle, and the game was almost over. Unfortunately, the Skins lost. Ben did an awesome job of mounting and leveling the hooks for the mirror, and then I finished putting up the transportation decals on the wall. I found Owen's letters from his nursery and they went up easily above the mirror. I think it came together pretty nicely, if I don't say so myself. And the final touch will be the window treatments Grandma is sewing up this week.
Owen loves his big boy room! :)
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Visiting Gigi
We stopped by GiGi's house for a quick visit before driving up to New Jersey for Ann & TJ's engagement party. GiGi gave Owen his birthday present - two new books and a Tonka tow truck! Owen was in heaven.
The drive to NJ was going well until we hit bumper-to-bumper traffic near King of Prussia. Luckily, we stopped on the side right near an exit, backed up carefully, and took the exit in order to find a detour. We were over an hour late to the party, but had we kept the course, we probably would have missed it all together.
It was a lovely luncheon honoring my cousin and her fiance. We can't wait for their wedding (they're thinking summer of 2012 after Ann finishes graduate school)! The kids had fun flying paper airplanes through the engagement ring balloon, while Vivi found a metal tub which I turned upside down so she could use it as a walker (sometimes you have to get creative to keep kids entertained!). I didn't get to catch up as much as I would have liked to with every family member since I was chasing Vivi around most of the time we were there, but it was nice to at least see everyone and introduce them to the kids. We'll definitely have more time to catch up at the upcoming nuptials. :)
The drive to NJ was going well until we hit bumper-to-bumper traffic near King of Prussia. Luckily, we stopped on the side right near an exit, backed up carefully, and took the exit in order to find a detour. We were over an hour late to the party, but had we kept the course, we probably would have missed it all together.
It was a lovely luncheon honoring my cousin and her fiance. We can't wait for their wedding (they're thinking summer of 2012 after Ann finishes graduate school)! The kids had fun flying paper airplanes through the engagement ring balloon, while Vivi found a metal tub which I turned upside down so she could use it as a walker (sometimes you have to get creative to keep kids entertained!). I didn't get to catch up as much as I would have liked to with every family member since I was chasing Vivi around most of the time we were there, but it was nice to at least see everyone and introduce them to the kids. We'll definitely have more time to catch up at the upcoming nuptials. :)
Friday, October 14, 2011
Hersheypark in the Dark!
We drove up to Hershey today to spend the night at Grandma & Poppy's before heading to my cousin's engagement party tomorrow. We of course had to visit Hersheypark in the Dark since Owen had so much fun at the park this summer. (It was also a great excuse to put the kids in their costumes for some cute pictures.)
Since it downpoured on the way over to the park from my parent's house, we headed in to Chocolate World to start off the night. They had a couple of trick-or-treating stands set up for the kids to get candy which was fun. Luckily by the time we were done collecting candy, the rain had stopped. We bumped into one of my friends from high school Tina, and she offered to take a picture of us at the entrance which was great.
Owen rode some rides he refused to try this summer, and Ben got in on the action by taking him on the Scrambler and the Ladybugs. :)
Vivian was a trooper. She didn't sleep, despite only taking a short afternoon nap on the way here. But I think she got a kick out of watching Owen go on the rides. She drank her bottle and then was all smiles when we stopped at Chocolate World on the way out for a cookie, even though she didn't get a single bite.
Since it downpoured on the way over to the park from my parent's house, we headed in to Chocolate World to start off the night. They had a couple of trick-or-treating stands set up for the kids to get candy which was fun. Luckily by the time we were done collecting candy, the rain had stopped. We bumped into one of my friends from high school Tina, and she offered to take a picture of us at the entrance which was great.
Owen rode some rides he refused to try this summer, and Ben got in on the action by taking him on the Scrambler and the Ladybugs. :)
Vivian was a trooper. She didn't sleep, despite only taking a short afternoon nap on the way here. But I think she got a kick out of watching Owen go on the rides. She drank her bottle and then was all smiles when we stopped at Chocolate World on the way out for a cookie, even though she didn't get a single bite.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Pumpkinville
Yesterday we met up with two of my old college friends and their boys for a playdate at Pumpkinville (Leesburg Animal Park). The boys reluctantly tried several of the activities we suggested (hay maze, bouncy house, slide) before deciding they had more fun just chasing each other around the table during our picnic lunch. :)
Monday, October 10, 2011
Vivian is 10 months old!
Two more months and she'll no longer be drinking bottles, and most likely will be walking. Unreal. I want to keep her a baby as long as possible! But alas, our baby girl is growing up. FAST. Here is her 10-month summary:
* Wearing 12-mo & 18-mo clothes
* Size 5 diapers
* Drinking 26-28 oz of formula a day
* Starting to eat more "real food" at mealtimes with us
* Still loves her Cheerios and also has grown fond of YoBaby yogurts
* Drinks water from a sippy, but finds it much more entertaining to let the water dribble out of her mouth versus actually drinking it now
* Still sleeping with her paci, sleepy giraffe, and silky blankie
* Starting to laugh more easily for us, especially after meals and in the bath
* Super squirmy most of the time during diaper changes. I decided to try the new Huggies slip-on diapers, but they're not that great. From now on, we're sticking to Pampers via AmazonMom.
* Crawling fast now, going straight to anything that she can pull herself up to standing with
* LOVES pushing her new VTech walker that I picked up at a consignment sale
* Can stand unassisted for 10-15 seconds, and has taken one step forward a few times, but falls back on her bum
* Enjoys walking while holding onto our hands, even giggles sometimes while doing it
* Gives her babydoll kisses - sloppy, wet, open-mouth kisses. Cracks me up!
* Says "da", "ma-ma" and "ba" and is starting to point at things
* Smiles when I use baby sign language with her
* Has fun playing with her big brother. Owen told me today that "we're best friends Mommy". My heart melted.
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