Thanksgiving 2008

I'm a little late with this but...

We had a really nice Thanksgiving. First we made a stop at Grandma & Pop-Pop's house.

Then we went to Aunt Amy & Uncle Steve's house for dinner and dessert. Ryan & Kaylie got to play with their cousins and see their great grandparents and Nana & Pop Pop. Here are some of my favorite pics of the day taken by Bob.

Here's a family picture

and to compare to last year:

Under the Weather

The last two days have been rough in this house.

Thank goodness Grandma happened to come down on Sunday to watch them while I went shopping and had some me time. She ended up staying over and Bob & I went to dinner.
I woke up Monday with a splitting headache and knew I didn't feel quite right....well a few throw ups later I knew it was downhill. So Grandma stayed the day while I pretty much slept all day. Bob came home from work early with the same thing so we were both hit with the bug. The kind where you can't do anything but lay down. This morning Ryan & Kaylie woke up and vomited a few times all over the place. This was a first for them. After their nap, they seemed to be fine the rest of the day eating solids and drinking Pedialyte. Thank goodness for Grandmas is all I can say!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving! We have so much to be thankful for. Enjoy!

Keeping the Kids Entertained

Winter is around the corner. Here are a few ideas to keep your kiddos occupied that I happened to discover by chance.

1. MITTENS--K & R don't want to wear their mittens outside. Instead they would rather wear them inside for about 20 minutes. I don't know what the obsession was but they wanted them on. Novelty I suppose.

2. PAPER---A paper towel can be a fascinating object to a 17 month old and the ripping develops fine motor skills. Only requires a few minutes of clean up time.

3. See how many kids can fit into a box and don't forget to time how long it takes before one gets mad. (I still don't know how they both managed to get in there.)

4. Play Peek a Boo with oven mitts.

Oh and I saw bubbles used indoors on another blog I read so I will be busting them out soon. I remember R & K loved them last winter.

I sort of started out this post as a joke, but then thought about how the activities were really all things that kept my kids busy and they liked. I know you are going to try these ideas out today aren't you? M.O.M.s have to stay sane somehow. Got any tips for me???

Uh-Oh

I went to the food store and returned to find Ryan standing on the couch! Apparently he can get up on his own now and according to Daddy was sitting nicely until I got home. I'm seriously not ready for this. Let's hope the novelty wears off quickly.

A Very Special Visit

I took Ryan & Kaylie to see Santa at the mall by myself! It went well despite my fear of them running off in two directions and tantrums to get back into the stroller. None of that happened. I went super early to avoid the lines and crowds. We were the only ones there so I think that made the difference. Ryan walked right up to Santa and smiled. Santa put him on his lap, so I got Kaylie out of the stroller and plopped her right down. They were both just happy sitting on his lap. No smiles for the pictures however, but what else is new? I have serious kids. Ho! Ho! Ho!

Laughing Duo

Here's a video of Ryan & Kaylie. They didn't know I was filming. Of course they were laughing more before I got the camera. I love giggles.