Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Worth It
Being a mom makes me tired. Today and yesterday felt like mess after mess after mess. Now, instead of collapsing (or doing the dinner dishes) I'm heading out the door to my last knitting class. Thought I'd post these real quick first. They're leftovers from Arts Fest.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Shenanigans
Here's what paraded into the family room shortly after I posted my last entry.
These two are a crack up.
Friday night the two clowns went to stay with their grandparents so Pete and I could go to a Phish concert. The show was in Bridgeview, at Toyota Park where the Chicago Fire play soccer. I've been wanting to go to a soccer match, but the concert was pretty great too.
We searched online for an interesting place to eat before the show and found a place called Grand Dukes. It was Lithuanian and we thought we might also catch a World Cup game, but none were on at the time. The food was interesting and delicious, as was the beer. For the record I did have a green salad in addition to this plate of beige food.
We left our camera in the car, but took this parking lot photo before the show. The parking lot was the typical scene before a Phish show, but it did seem that, since the last time we've been to a show- several years ago, the car quality has improved. I suspect the median fan age is older and that most are now employed.
Pete did take this picture with his iphone. By the beginning of the encore the 2nd hand smoke was getting to me, and maybe the stadium Mai Tai that I drank as well... So we ducked out a little early. This made for a nice, quick exit.
All in all I'm pleased to know that I'm not too old for a Phish show!
These two are a crack up.
Friday night the two clowns went to stay with their grandparents so Pete and I could go to a Phish concert. The show was in Bridgeview, at Toyota Park where the Chicago Fire play soccer. I've been wanting to go to a soccer match, but the concert was pretty great too.We searched online for an interesting place to eat before the show and found a place called Grand Dukes. It was Lithuanian and we thought we might also catch a World Cup game, but none were on at the time. The food was interesting and delicious, as was the beer. For the record I did have a green salad in addition to this plate of beige food.
We left our camera in the car, but took this parking lot photo before the show. The parking lot was the typical scene before a Phish show, but it did seem that, since the last time we've been to a show- several years ago, the car quality has improved. I suspect the median fan age is older and that most are now employed.
Pete did take this picture with his iphone. By the beginning of the encore the 2nd hand smoke was getting to me, and maybe the stadium Mai Tai that I drank as well... So we ducked out a little early. This made for a nice, quick exit.
All in all I'm pleased to know that I'm not too old for a Phish show!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Last Day!
This big guy had his last day at day care/pre-school this week. Raise your hand if you can't believe he'll be at kindergarten in the fall.
Do you think the two would let me get a good picture?
Just one, where they're both looking at the camera and not showing off their underthings?
Maybe over by the tree?
Wait, there's a stick...
Sticks are fun.
How about a couple of cheesy smiles?
Finally we gave up and drove to school. Henry's best pal Ryan was on his way inside too, so we got a picture with him.
We tried for another one with Clara. Granted, it was a little sunny in their faces...
Here's Henry in his classroom.
Here he is in his cubby.
And pointing to the crayons and legos.
I love the look on his face here.
And finally, standing by his cot, which probably did not see a lot of Henry with closed eyes.
In other "growing up" news, Clara made her first poop on the toilet this morning!!!!
Do you think the two would let me get a good picture?
Just one, where they're both looking at the camera and not showing off their underthings?
Maybe over by the tree?
Wait, there's a stick...
Sticks are fun.
How about a couple of cheesy smiles?
Finally we gave up and drove to school. Henry's best pal Ryan was on his way inside too, so we got a picture with him.
We tried for another one with Clara. Granted, it was a little sunny in their faces...
Here's Henry in his classroom.
Here he is in his cubby.
And pointing to the crayons and legos.
I love the look on his face here.
And finally, standing by his cot, which probably did not see a lot of Henry with closed eyes.
In other "growing up" news, Clara made her first poop on the toilet this morning!!!!
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Swamped
We're still here, just feeling a little swamped. The end of school means working a full week for me (I know, shocking, how could I even survive?) and alternate arrangements for the kids. We've also had lots of social occasions, spending time with neighbors and Sharon and the girls returning. We moved Clara to a big-girl bed and that's made bedtime more challenging and drawn-out. We went to IC for the weekend for Arts Fest and stayed in Amber and Jeff's basement suite. Now Pete's been out of town for a few nights for work. So everything is great, but by the time I get the kids down and have a seat on the couch I hardly want to look at my computer- and that's also when I'm trying to catch up on the five-or-so knitting projects I have to finish soon! Here are some photos of some of the aforementioned things. And now I have to run off and tidy up the 3rd bedroom for Will to sleep in tonight. Oh and something about dinner.... 
Monday, May 31, 2010
Birds and Water
I snapped a couple of pictures of the baby birds before they flew the nest. Here they are acting like my kids at breakfast time.
This was our view from the bathroom window.
Here are the little guys before they got so camera shy that they wouldn't even look at me. They were already starting to hunker down in their nest when I would come by, though.
I didn't get any pictures of the chickadees that were nesting in our bird house. I hope we didn't disturb them too much with my birthday party last weekend. We also have woodpeckers of some type nesting at a house around the corner from us. I'll try to take a picture of that nest soon. It's kind of an interesting story.
Here's a photo of Saturday's excitement. We had a water main break on the corner. That's not spraying water in the picture, it's just the sun rays. But the water was bubbling up from under the asphalt. It was pretty cool to watch the digger tear the street up. Then we were out of water from about 6 PM until 1 AM. I hope those guys made some good overtime!
Yesterday was pretty hot, especially in the sun. I was trying to think of ways to keep the kids cool and entertained in the shade, so we set up some water play.
The kids had a lot of fun, but then got a little off track when Anna and Sebby came over.
Today is wet with rain, which we're happy to have, but it may interfere with the barbecue we're supposed to go to across the street in a bit. We were kind of excited to be invited over to the new(ish) neighbors' house. Now Henry is up from his nap and wants to sample one of the cookies I made for the barbecue, so I'd better go tend to him.
This was our view from the bathroom window.
Here are the little guys before they got so camera shy that they wouldn't even look at me. They were already starting to hunker down in their nest when I would come by, though.
I didn't get any pictures of the chickadees that were nesting in our bird house. I hope we didn't disturb them too much with my birthday party last weekend. We also have woodpeckers of some type nesting at a house around the corner from us. I'll try to take a picture of that nest soon. It's kind of an interesting story.Here's a photo of Saturday's excitement. We had a water main break on the corner. That's not spraying water in the picture, it's just the sun rays. But the water was bubbling up from under the asphalt. It was pretty cool to watch the digger tear the street up. Then we were out of water from about 6 PM until 1 AM. I hope those guys made some good overtime!
Yesterday was pretty hot, especially in the sun. I was trying to think of ways to keep the kids cool and entertained in the shade, so we set up some water play.
The kids had a lot of fun, but then got a little off track when Anna and Sebby came over.
Today is wet with rain, which we're happy to have, but it may interfere with the barbecue we're supposed to go to across the street in a bit. We were kind of excited to be invited over to the new(ish) neighbors' house. Now Henry is up from his nap and wants to sample one of the cookies I made for the barbecue, so I'd better go tend to him.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Getting Old!
This blog is getting old! 700th post today!
Oh yeah, and me too....35 now. Goodness.
It was a pretty great birthday.
Friday evening we enjoyed some Lou Malnati's and watched Charlotte's Web (2007) because we had just finished reading the book. Around 7:30 Rob and Eleanor arrived. Eleanor was immediately excited to play in the kitchen, while Clara was immediately excited to play host.
Saturday morning came early. Henry woke me with happy birthday wishes at about 5:55. Eleanor is not a sleeper-in either, so we got up and had crepes. Pretty much anything served with strawberries and Nutella promises to be good.
Then we had some gift time. Henry and Clara picked out an awesome pair of lavender Chucks for me, but we need to exchange them for a larger size. Those tricky Converse sizes...
There was lots of nice book-reading time too.
Shortly after lunch Adelaide arrived with Amber and Jeff. The kids all laid down for naps. Henry conked out, Clara napped for about an hour and Adelaide spent her time peeking out the window at us as we tried to set up for the party.
Party set up involved food-prep, chair borrowing, balloons etc.
And then guests started to arrive!! Pete grilled up some meats, Amber and Mary and lots of other people contributed tasty eats too. There was lots of yummy food.
I love this photo for so many reasons.
I think people enjoyed themselves!
Thanks to Mary for taking pictures. Here's proof that I was at my own party.
And so were lots of other great people...
And lots of kids!
Clara was working the crowd for drinks (we had a kid's cooler of juice and chocolate milk). In this picture she has a strawberry dessert cake in her hand.
This one comes with a bit of a story. Henry and his pals had thrown a frisbee over the fence. I led a small army to retrieve it from the yard which backs up to ours, which means we had to go half-way around the block. While we were over there looking for it I heard Pete's voice back in our yard saying "where is she?" I jumped up to look over the fence, only to see that he was out there with the birthday cake and candles lit. So in this picture I'm pointing and saying "I had to run from all the way over there!!"
Here's another fun one. We had a crazy candle that spins around, opens up like a flower, and plays music.
After difficult and late settling down for some kids (mine), we had another fairly early morning. Fortunately the kids were happy to play together quietly for a while before everyone had to hit the road.
Thanks to all for a delightful birthday!
Oh yeah, and me too....35 now. Goodness.
It was a pretty great birthday.
Friday evening we enjoyed some Lou Malnati's and watched Charlotte's Web (2007) because we had just finished reading the book. Around 7:30 Rob and Eleanor arrived. Eleanor was immediately excited to play in the kitchen, while Clara was immediately excited to play host.
Saturday morning came early. Henry woke me with happy birthday wishes at about 5:55. Eleanor is not a sleeper-in either, so we got up and had crepes. Pretty much anything served with strawberries and Nutella promises to be good.
Then we had some gift time. Henry and Clara picked out an awesome pair of lavender Chucks for me, but we need to exchange them for a larger size. Those tricky Converse sizes...
There was lots of nice book-reading time too.
Shortly after lunch Adelaide arrived with Amber and Jeff. The kids all laid down for naps. Henry conked out, Clara napped for about an hour and Adelaide spent her time peeking out the window at us as we tried to set up for the party.
Party set up involved food-prep, chair borrowing, balloons etc.
And then guests started to arrive!! Pete grilled up some meats, Amber and Mary and lots of other people contributed tasty eats too. There was lots of yummy food.
I love this photo for so many reasons.
I think people enjoyed themselves!
Thanks to Mary for taking pictures. Here's proof that I was at my own party.
And so were lots of other great people...
And lots of kids!
Clara was working the crowd for drinks (we had a kid's cooler of juice and chocolate milk). In this picture she has a strawberry dessert cake in her hand.
This one comes with a bit of a story. Henry and his pals had thrown a frisbee over the fence. I led a small army to retrieve it from the yard which backs up to ours, which means we had to go half-way around the block. While we were over there looking for it I heard Pete's voice back in our yard saying "where is she?" I jumped up to look over the fence, only to see that he was out there with the birthday cake and candles lit. So in this picture I'm pointing and saying "I had to run from all the way over there!!"
Here's another fun one. We had a crazy candle that spins around, opens up like a flower, and plays music.
After difficult and late settling down for some kids (mine), we had another fairly early morning. Fortunately the kids were happy to play together quietly for a while before everyone had to hit the road.
Thanks to all for a delightful birthday!
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