Monday, March 21, 2011
Our Vegetable Garden
We were all very excited to plant our first vegetable garden. As you can see poor Rick was the only one who actually "planted the garden." We gave him lots of emotional support from the sidelines! :) We planted lettuce, green onions, parsley, cilantro and green peppers. We will keep you posted on the progress.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Captain Underpants
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Quotes to Remember
"This is humilitating" Dylan
"Excuse myself." Ada
"Remember the honesty book? You are not being honest." Ada (except she meant sharing)
"This booster seat is lame." Ada
"Excuse myself." Ada
"Remember the honesty book? You are not being honest." Ada (except she meant sharing)
"This booster seat is lame." Ada
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Ada's Birthday Celebration at School
Ada's school had us take this candle home to decorate it. They asked the whole family to come into the classroom on Friday so we could light the candle and share some stories about the day that Ada was born. It was really special and a nice celebration for all of us.
You can see some pictures that her teacher took of the celebration.
http://theorchidroom.shutterfly.com/mwfpictures/5381When I went to pick her up that day I was having a conversation with one of her teachers. She said she really couldn't get over the fact that Ada was just turning three. She said she thought for sure that she was 4 years old. She couldn't believe how clearly she speaks, communicates and writes. Not to mention she is also the size of a four year old. The teacher said, "She truly is an exceptional child." Of course Rick and I think that but it was really nice to hear that from someone who is around preschoolers all day. We are so proud of her!
Ada's 3rd Birthday
Yesterday was Ada's 3rd Birthday and we had a really great day. She picked the friends she wanted to invite to her party and it was Vivian, Riley and Ella. Unfortunatley Vivian was sick and couldn't make it but we still had a blast with everyone that was there. Besides her friends (and their families) we also had Beth and Lenny (our nanny when Lauri was working) and Aaron, Maggi and Gwen.
Before the birthday party Ada was taking a nap and Rick was in the shower. The house was quiet and I hear a kissing noise. I turn the corner and see Dylan in front of a poster board that I made with a bunch of pictures of Ada for the party. He was kissing each picture of Ada.
A little later I was putting the finishing touches on Ada's castle cake and Dylan came in the kitchen to see it for the first time. His whole face lit up and he said, "Lauri Nowlan!"
We all had fun at the party. We had a crown pinata and pin the crown on Ariel game. All the girls had several costume changes throughout the evening. The kids mostly played on the trampoline and had a great time.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Worms for Dinner Anyone?
I came into the kitchen to start cooking dinner one night and found a live bowl of worms on my counter. If you look closely you can see two of them slithering across my counter... BOYS!
Ada Starts School
Ada started school on Friday. She was VERY excited to start. Her school takes pictures everyday and I will post them so you can enjoy. She turns three on Saturday.
You can see Ada in the bumble bee costume at the beginning of the day. You can also see how well she does at writing her name now!
http://theorchidroom.shutterfly.com/mwfpictures/5211
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Fun swimming with Papa
Lauri, Dylan and Ada took a last minute trip to Massachusetts. We spent ten days visiting family and friends and had a blast in the sun!
More fun with the neighbors
We all went to see a kids band "Hullabaloo" at the Botanical Gardens. Colby, 7 and Addy, 9 are our neighbors and friends.
Ada's first fashion show
Our 9 year old neighbor Addy asked Ada to be her model for her sewing class final runway competition. Addy made the skirt, sewed the pocket on the t-shirt and even picked out the hair bows, necklace and leggings to match! She didn't win this time but she already asked Ada to be her model for November. Addy and Ada are the best of friends. They play together most afternoons in the neighborhood.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
An Afternoon at EcoBlast
We went to this festival yesterday that was a blast for all of us. Dylan spent over an hour on the big bouncy slide. He was actually doing flips down the slide by the end. Ada was the most intrigued by the stilt walker. I think she was a little scared so she wanted to follow "the birdy" around the whole time. Dylan wanted nothing to do with it. He was freaked out. The other highlight for Dylan was the water balloon battle which Dylan was very excited to be a part of. It was an awesome day. Rick even won a raffle prize for me (an awesome hat!)
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Dylan takes on a 6 year old girl
Dylan started Basketball in January and wasn't a huge fan to start. He could only dribble the ball 2 times without it rolling away. He has practiced so much that he can now dribble a ball over 60 times (believe me, I counted)! He loves practice now and I am so glad he stuck with it. He said he wants to play T ball instead in San Diego.
Toy Puppy Wins
Sage and Dylan were playing with a small plastic toy puppy and a small plastic toy fence and they figured out that they could catapult the puppy off the fence. Dylan figured out that if he used his foot to do it with all his strength the puppy would break on his face. OUCH
Our Police Station Visit
No, it is not what you think. Our friend Dan Gougen (Liz's husband) works at the Chelmsford Police Department so we had our own private tour. Riley is Liz and Dan's 3 year old who kind of looks like a Fultz, don't you think? She has the height AND the light skin. Thanks Dan! We had a blast. Dylan can't believe the prisoners don't get a pillow.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Snow Day!!!
We had a huge storm and since Ada didn't want to go outside we decided to bring the snow to her. There was more eating snow than playing with it but I was able to get a few hours of quiet so it was well worth it.
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