*****Just added some Colin videos I'd forgotten about, so check out 10/10 for a couple of cute ones.*****
Disney pics mostly done. I've got a few more to add, so if you're interested, check the Disney section in a few days--or just watch for this little update. I'll tell you where I am as far as new stuff goes! If you've seen everything since Labor Day & have caught up on the Disney stuff, scroll down to 10/18 & go up from there. All of our Halloween stuff is on now, and we're just about caught up. Phew!
Saturday, November 7, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Freckles, the Class Frog
I completely forgot to include these pictures way back in September (probably b/c I went 6 weeks in-between posts!!), so I'm going to put them in now. William is in the Frog class this year & their mascot is Freckles, the stuffed frog. Every Friday, Freckles gets to go home with one of the students and they are supposed to take care of him & document his stay with pictures to go in his photo album. At the end of the year, they will have a photo journal of everything Freckles has gotten to do during the school year. William was picked to go first! He was SOOOOO excited. He had to make sure Freckles was buckled up in the van on the way home. It was his job to keep Freckles safe, you know ;-)
When we got home, it was time for lunch. William INSISTED I get out the strap-in booster that we keep around for our little friends who come to visit (and for those times when big kids can't sit still at the table!), so that Freckles could sit with us:
Note the food in front of him. William took his plate down to the basement himself to fix Freckles a plate. Did you know Frogs like french fries and potato chips?? And, William had to pour Freckles some "pretend juice" because "he's a pretend frog, Mommy!"
We went on a walk around the neighborhood & I offered Freckles to sit in the stroller next to Colin. William was insulted! It was HIS job to take care of Freckles, so if you look closely, you can see Freckles in his bag tied onto the handle bars of William's scooter:
Later in the day, the boys played in the backyard. I managed to convince my little man that Freckles was tired & wanted to watch from the window. I surely didn't want us to be the first ones to give Freckles a boo-boo:
And, then on Saturday, it was LSU game day! Around here, everyone wears their LSU gear on Saturdays when LSU plays. Colin was nice enough to loan Freckles an LSU outfit to wear:
Freckles yelled louder than anyone for the Tigers!!
On Sunday, Freckles got to go golfing with Daddy, William, Uncle Corey, and Drew. Boy, was Freckles excited!!
VERY proud of his drive:
And, here is my "sweet" little man telling Daddy (in what was a VERY nice and polite way, I'm sure!) that he was done taking pictures!!
Overall, the weekend was a success & William was very happy to return Freckles to school and tell his class about the adventures they had. William got to be the "Star Student" and have his pictures up on the bulletin board, along with lots of fun facts about him. He also got to be the student helper all week long. He was quite proud of what a great job he did helping Mrs. Stricklin and Mrs. McCrave hand out snacks and crafts, watch the weather, and all of the other things they need help with throughout the day.
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| From Big kid pics |
When we got home, it was time for lunch. William INSISTED I get out the strap-in booster that we keep around for our little friends who come to visit (and for those times when big kids can't sit still at the table!), so that Freckles could sit with us:
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| From Big kid pics |
Note the food in front of him. William took his plate down to the basement himself to fix Freckles a plate. Did you know Frogs like french fries and potato chips?? And, William had to pour Freckles some "pretend juice" because "he's a pretend frog, Mommy!"
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| From Big kid pics |
We went on a walk around the neighborhood & I offered Freckles to sit in the stroller next to Colin. William was insulted! It was HIS job to take care of Freckles, so if you look closely, you can see Freckles in his bag tied onto the handle bars of William's scooter:
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| From Big kid pics |
Later in the day, the boys played in the backyard. I managed to convince my little man that Freckles was tired & wanted to watch from the window. I surely didn't want us to be the first ones to give Freckles a boo-boo:
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| From Big kid pics |
And, then on Saturday, it was LSU game day! Around here, everyone wears their LSU gear on Saturdays when LSU plays. Colin was nice enough to loan Freckles an LSU outfit to wear:
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| From Big kid pics |
Freckles yelled louder than anyone for the Tigers!!
On Sunday, Freckles got to go golfing with Daddy, William, Uncle Corey, and Drew. Boy, was Freckles excited!!
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| From Big kid pics |
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| From Big kid pics |
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| From Big kid pics |
VERY proud of his drive:
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| From Big kid pics |
And, here is my "sweet" little man telling Daddy (in what was a VERY nice and polite way, I'm sure!) that he was done taking pictures!!
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| From Big kid pics |
Overall, the weekend was a success & William was very happy to return Freckles to school and tell his class about the adventures they had. William got to be the "Star Student" and have his pictures up on the bulletin board, along with lots of fun facts about him. He also got to be the student helper all week long. He was quite proud of what a great job he did helping Mrs. Stricklin and Mrs. McCrave hand out snacks and crafts, watch the weather, and all of the other things they need help with throughout the day.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Trick or Treat
This year, we had a Spiderman (aka, William) and a Toy Story alien (aka, Daniel) trick or treat with us. We headed over to our friends Chris & Lea's house for a chili dinner & then trick-or-treated in their neighborhood. Purely as a coincidence, Lea's twins were Buzz & Woody, so Daniel & his two best friends were all dressed from the same movie.
Colin went as a very bundled-up baby! It was COLD once the sun went down!! As usual, he was a complete trooper.
We started at Chris & Lea's neighbors' house. Boy, these people put on quite a production!! I was amazed that Daniel bravely went up to all of the scary stuff they had out. At one point, he was dancing with one of their headless monsters! It was priceless. After they got candy, tho, they hurriedly got out of there. One of the motion-sensored skeletons managed to scare the bejeesus out of William.
Another house in their neighborhood had their golf cart dressed up, too! One of the twins, Will, is a bit hesitant, for lack of a better word, about a lot of things. He & Daniel have very similar personalities!! Ironically, it was Will who ran up to the "Batmobile" to have his picture taken while the other three hung back. William eventually got up his courage after he saw Will get up there, but Daniel & Luke wouldn't go near it. Here are a few snaps of the brave boys & Batman and Catwoman:
And, my surprisingly brave boy having a conversation with this "Halloween witch". He's told me at least twice/day since Halloween that Halloween witches AREN'T scary!!!
William loved this house with the crime scene tape & the undercover police car with the real flashing lights! They had a "body" that had been crushed by the garage door. My little thinker was fascinated by it all:
Overall, it was a great success. Daddy missed trick-or-treating again because of a work conference, but we've decided that next year, we're gonna converge on his conference. It's in Orlando!! Mickey's not-so-scary Halloween party, here we come!!
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
Colin went as a very bundled-up baby! It was COLD once the sun went down!! As usual, he was a complete trooper.
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| From Halloween 2009 |
We started at Chris & Lea's neighbors' house. Boy, these people put on quite a production!! I was amazed that Daniel bravely went up to all of the scary stuff they had out. At one point, he was dancing with one of their headless monsters! It was priceless. After they got candy, tho, they hurriedly got out of there. One of the motion-sensored skeletons managed to scare the bejeesus out of William.
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
Another house in their neighborhood had their golf cart dressed up, too! One of the twins, Will, is a bit hesitant, for lack of a better word, about a lot of things. He & Daniel have very similar personalities!! Ironically, it was Will who ran up to the "Batmobile" to have his picture taken while the other three hung back. William eventually got up his courage after he saw Will get up there, but Daniel & Luke wouldn't go near it. Here are a few snaps of the brave boys & Batman and Catwoman:
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
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| From Halloween 2009 |
And, my surprisingly brave boy having a conversation with this "Halloween witch". He's told me at least twice/day since Halloween that Halloween witches AREN'T scary!!!
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| From Halloween 2009 |
William loved this house with the crime scene tape & the undercover police car with the real flashing lights! They had a "body" that had been crushed by the garage door. My little thinker was fascinated by it all:
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| From Halloween 2009 |
Overall, it was a great success. Daddy missed trick-or-treating again because of a work conference, but we've decided that next year, we're gonna converge on his conference. It's in Orlando!! Mickey's not-so-scary Halloween party, here we come!!
Friday, October 30, 2009
Just because it's cute...
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| From Colin pics |
Just because he's such a happy, smiley baby! Colin got all bundled up to watch big brothers and their friends run around the front yard. He LOVES being outside these days & as long as I keep him warm enough (he hates being cold!), he'll stay outside for hours, just watching them!!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
School parties
The school Halloween parties were today. The kids do all kinds of crafts, including making masks and/or hats to decorate themselves & then go around the school for some trick or treating. Then, it's back to the classrooms for snack-making, more craft time, and some games. The boys had a ball!! Here is Daniel in his spider hat during trick or treat:
And having a snack:
And, making his "spider" out of an Oreo cookie, pretzel sticks, and mini-M&Ms:
Mmmmmmmm.....what a YUMMY spider!!
William made an owl mask (look closely--it's on top of his head!!):
Here's his class, waiting for their party to start. William is all the way to the right, peeking around the easel--little imp!!!
At his snack table, waiting to frost his cookie:
A cute pic of poor Shelby, who still wasn't feeling too well:
And, both Simmons girls:
Me and William:
And, a nice shot of William's friend, Hayden, playing "pumpkin bowling". My batteries ran out before it was William's turn :-(
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| From big kid pics |
And having a snack:
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| From big kid pics |
And, making his "spider" out of an Oreo cookie, pretzel sticks, and mini-M&Ms:
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| From big kid pics |
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| From big kid pics |
Mmmmmmmm.....what a YUMMY spider!!
William made an owl mask (look closely--it's on top of his head!!):
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| From big kid pics |
Here's his class, waiting for their party to start. William is all the way to the right, peeking around the easel--little imp!!!
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| From big kid pics |
At his snack table, waiting to frost his cookie:
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| From big kid pics |
A cute pic of poor Shelby, who still wasn't feeling too well:
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| From big kid pics |
And, both Simmons girls:
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| From big kid pics |
Me and William:
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| From big kid pics |
And, a nice shot of William's friend, Hayden, playing "pumpkin bowling". My batteries ran out before it was William's turn :-(
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| From big kid pics |
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Colin's new trick
So, he still hates cereal! It's been 3 days now & I'd hoped to have some progress, but watch as I basically force-feed him because he won't open his mouth, and when I DO manage to get some in there, he's developed a darn-funny way to get it out. Be sure to watch all the way to the end, because he doesn't get cookin' until the last few seconds. My sweet, funny little man!
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| From videos |
Monday, October 26, 2009
And, so it begins......
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| From Colin pics |
We did it. We broke out all the feeding paraphrenalia. Our little guy will be 6 months old tomorrow, so we bought some cereal and started solids. Now, our older two were very excited by this prospect. When they saw the spoon coming toward their little faces, they wiggled and giggled and opened WIDE. Colin, not so much! To say he was underwhelmed would be to put it mildly! Check out how "excited" he is:
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| From Colin pics |
Now, I have to say that his eyes DID light up. Once. He opened his mouth slightly & I managed to get a teensy bit of cereal in. He quickly made a HORRIBLE face, shuddered deeply, and tried to figure out how to get the stuff OUT!
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| From Colin pics |
Note the look of betrayal he shoots Daddy behind the camera. I could almost hear him thinking, "What the heck are you letting her FEED me????"
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| From Colin pics |
Next time, he keeps his lips tightly shut as I try to shove a little cereal between them. Please note sweet big brother Daniel in the background trying to encourage him! Daniel was just adorable trying to get Colin to open up!!
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| From Colin pics |
And, here is how it all ended. Not so much a success, I'd have to say.
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| From Colin pics |
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