Although I hate the idea of having to change my blog name, it looks like it may be necessary come May.
Chase & Cole were not thrilled when they found out that they were having a sister instead of another brother, and Cole has even suggested that we just "pretend" that the baby is a boy so we can name it "Baby Jesus" like he had planned, but I think they're getting over it. Chase hasn't stopped giggling since I explained how the doctor was able to tell that the baby was a girl (he thought that they were checking to see if the baby had long hair (girl) or short hair (boy), and so I explained the difference, which he promptly repeated to his brother, and they haven't stopped talking -and giggling- about it since).
I, on the other hand, have been vigorously stimulating the economy this past week. I've never been able to shop on the pink side of the store before, and I must say, it's fun.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
New Year's Eve
Chase & Cole had a great time at Nana & Papa's playing outside with all of their Christmas presents. Chase got in plenty of hunting, and Cole did a good bit of yard work on his new Gator.
Christmas "Morning"
Just a few short hours after putting out cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer, Chase woke us up a little after midnight to tell us that Santa had been here. We told him to go to bed, but he kept coming back to our room with one excuse after another (needed to use the bathroom, needed a drink of water, etc.) until about 2:30. At that time, he woke up Cole and got him involved in harrassing us. They watched tv and asked REPEATEDLY if it was morning yet until 6, when we finally gave in and got up.
They got right down to business opening presents and were very pleased with their loot, even though Santa didn't bring them the things they asked for (they asked for anything and everything they saw in a commercial, no matter how useless).
Cole got the most excited when he opened his superhero pajamas with the cape. He immediately took off his dinosaur pajamas and changed into Superman, and then a few minutes later when he opened his Batman pajamas, he changed into those. He wore the Batman pajamas for the rest of the day, and he still changes into them every day after school. When it's just not appropriate to wear superhero pj's, we tell him he has to put on his "Clark Kent's," and he'll grudgingly put on real clothes.
Santa brought Chase a BB gun. He's been "hunting" ever since, and can tell some serious fish stories about his success.
Superman was also pretty excited about his new Leapster. He's been wanting to play with Chase's for a while now, and even though Chase lets him play from time to time, he was thrilled to have one of his own.
We're going to have to work a little harder next year on threatening the kids so that they stay in bed until the sun comes up.
They got right down to business opening presents and were very pleased with their loot, even though Santa didn't bring them the things they asked for (they asked for anything and everything they saw in a commercial, no matter how useless).
Cole got the most excited when he opened his superhero pajamas with the cape. He immediately took off his dinosaur pajamas and changed into Superman, and then a few minutes later when he opened his Batman pajamas, he changed into those. He wore the Batman pajamas for the rest of the day, and he still changes into them every day after school. When it's just not appropriate to wear superhero pj's, we tell him he has to put on his "Clark Kent's," and he'll grudgingly put on real clothes.
Santa brought Chase a BB gun. He's been "hunting" ever since, and can tell some serious fish stories about his success.
Superman was also pretty excited about his new Leapster. He's been wanting to play with Chase's for a while now, and even though Chase lets him play from time to time, he was thrilled to have one of his own.
We're going to have to work a little harder next year on threatening the kids so that they stay in bed until the sun comes up.Friday, January 16, 2009
Hamming it up for the camera
When Santa came to school last month, kids got to have a "dress down" day. Here they are before school:
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Ninjas and Dinos and Dogs, Oh My!
We had a great time for Halloween last night. Logan came over to trick-or-treat (or "trickle treat," according to Cole) with Chase and Cole and the rest of the kids in the neighborhood. Chase rode his scooter, Cole walked, and Logan rode in his wagon. They collected quite a bit of loot.
Here they are getting ready to go:
Our ninja, who was very difficult to keep track of in the dark:
Here they are getting ready to go:
Our ninja, who was very difficult to keep track of in the dark:
The Dinosaur, rear view:
And Cole practicing his dinosaur roar:
And Cole practicing his dinosaur roar:
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Halloweens Past
Since Halloween is coming up and I'll be posting pictures of their new costumes, I thought I'd post a few of Chase & Cole's costumes over the years.
Here's Chase in 2002. He was about 9 months old and loved his cowboy costume.
Since he was a cowboy in 2002, we decided he should be an indian in 2003. He refused to wear the feather on his head, but he did get the hang of saying "Trick or Treat" and collecting candy. He had a fever on Halloween night, but was a good sport anyway.
In 2004, Chase was a clown. We didn't think he'd wear the nose, but he did. The shoes slowed us down considerably, and since I was pregnant with Cole, I couldn't carry him all through the neighborhood, so we didn't make it to too many houses before Trick or Treating was over.
In 2005, Chase wanted to be spiderman, and I chose Mickey Mouse for Cole, who was only about 7 months old. Cole slept through Trick or Treating, but I carried him from house to house and collected candy for him.
In 2006, Chase was Captain Jack Sparrow. He LOVED this costume (and the sword). He actually lost the sword while trick or treating and was devastated, but someone found it in their front yard and returned it the next day.
Cole was a pirate too in 2006, but once again, he slept through the whole thing. We pushed him around in a car Chase won in a contest a few weeks before, so at least we didn't have to carry him that year. As you can see from the bags tied to the back of the car, he still managed to rack up on the candy.
In 2007, Chase was a ninja. The day before Halloween, he put his sword on the back of Charles' truck and it was lost somewhere between home and Charles' office, but he made do with a spare we had around the house and had a great time. He slept in this costume for most of the next year (and regularly scared Cole to death).
This was the first year Cole really got into Halloween. Cole had (and still has) a bit of a dinosaur obsession, and absolutely ADORED his dinosaur costume, despite the fact that it was a size too small and VERY warm for the weather we had. But Mr. Personality made the most of it and collected massive quantities of candy.
So that's it so far. We'll have a ninja and a dinosaur again this year (different costumes, though), and I'll be posting pictures of them soon. They try them on almost every night and are counting down the days until Halloween.
Here's Chase in 2002. He was about 9 months old and loved his cowboy costume.
Since he was a cowboy in 2002, we decided he should be an indian in 2003. He refused to wear the feather on his head, but he did get the hang of saying "Trick or Treat" and collecting candy. He had a fever on Halloween night, but was a good sport anyway.
In 2004, Chase was a clown. We didn't think he'd wear the nose, but he did. The shoes slowed us down considerably, and since I was pregnant with Cole, I couldn't carry him all through the neighborhood, so we didn't make it to too many houses before Trick or Treating was over.
In 2005, Chase wanted to be spiderman, and I chose Mickey Mouse for Cole, who was only about 7 months old. Cole slept through Trick or Treating, but I carried him from house to house and collected candy for him.
In 2006, Chase was Captain Jack Sparrow. He LOVED this costume (and the sword). He actually lost the sword while trick or treating and was devastated, but someone found it in their front yard and returned it the next day.
Cole was a pirate too in 2006, but once again, he slept through the whole thing. We pushed him around in a car Chase won in a contest a few weeks before, so at least we didn't have to carry him that year. As you can see from the bags tied to the back of the car, he still managed to rack up on the candy.
In 2007, Chase was a ninja. The day before Halloween, he put his sword on the back of Charles' truck and it was lost somewhere between home and Charles' office, but he made do with a spare we had around the house and had a great time. He slept in this costume for most of the next year (and regularly scared Cole to death).
This was the first year Cole really got into Halloween. Cole had (and still has) a bit of a dinosaur obsession, and absolutely ADORED his dinosaur costume, despite the fact that it was a size too small and VERY warm for the weather we had. But Mr. Personality made the most of it and collected massive quantities of candy.
So that's it so far. We'll have a ninja and a dinosaur again this year (different costumes, though), and I'll be posting pictures of them soon. They try them on almost every night and are counting down the days until Halloween.
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