We had a fun-filled long weekend for Thanksgiving. We did the standard Thanksgiving meals with Jayson's family on Thursday and my family on Saturday. Friday was fun as well. We went to Lakefront Brewery for a tour and to get their special Black Friday IBA. The girls hadn't been on a brewery tour in a while, so it was long overdue. We got there at about 10:30am and they had sold out by shortly after 9:00am. It was a little disappointing, but it was fine because we still went on the tour and had some of our favorite beers.
Charlie loves smelling things, especially things we're drinking, like coffee. Every time Jayson makes coffee, Charlie insists on smelling the grounds before he brews them. At the brewery, she kept insisting on smelling my beer and I'm sure to everybody around me, as I brought my cup to her nose, it looked like I was about to give my 2 year-old a sip. After she smelled it, she would insist I take a drink. Then she would say, "No, drink it!" and I would say, "I did," and she would say, "No. All of it." Moderation, Charlie!
After the brewery we helped our friends move. The girls loved the fact that they got to watch cable and stay out of our way. Lydia asked, "Mommy? Can we stay until 8:00? Because it looks like there's going to be a special iCarly on." Audrey decided to slap our friend's dad's butt? Then when he told her his name, which is the same as Jayson's sister's dog, she told him she would just call him Ralph.
When we left, Lydia made sure to get some email addresses of the people there because she just started using her email account and wants to email everybody.
Of course, after a long weekend, the girls were wrecks by Sunday afternoon. Audrey throws a huge fit whenever she has to clean up her toys. I told the girls to start cleaning up their toys and she threw her normal fit and wailed, "BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GO!!!!!" So I said all cheerfully, "OK, that's fine. If there's anything that you don't know where it goes, just leave it. You don't even have to clean it up! I'll put it in a box and get rid of it. Because there's nothing worse than toys that don't have a place to go and we don't want toys like that in our house!" Then she got all mad and yelled, "I KNOW WHERE ALL THE TOYS GO!" So I said, "Then get in the toy room right now and put them away." She got really mad and "hmmmph"ed with her arms folded and went and cleaned up her toys. Mommy won that one.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Sunday, November 18, 2012
November
It seems like we were just trick-or-treating, and now Thanksgiving is in four days. This month, Lydia and Audrey started swim lessons again, Lydia started skating lessons again, Lydia learned how to ride a two-wheeler (she taught herself!), Charlie has been making progress with potty training, and Charlie also learned how to ice skate (very slowly and cautiously, and only a couple feet at a time).
Charlie has also given up naps for the most part, much to Jayson's frustration. She doesn't go to bed well either, but it's actually kind of humorous because she sings to herself and tells stories and will randomly yell things, and eventually fades off to sleep.
Yesterday we had a very busy day. Caribou for coffee, Trader Joe's for groceries, Target for some odds and ends, Buy Buy Baby for some missing crib parts (yes, Charlie is still sleeping on a bed frame and we still don't have the correct parts to convert her crib into a bed, and we finally made some headway, but once again got the wrong parts.), Penzey's for some spices, Hockey Haven to sharpen some ice skates, skating at the Pettit for Lydia's lessons and then open skating with the family, Sam's for some pizzas, then our friends came over to eat dinner with us and watch the girls while Jayson and I had our bowling night.
The lack of naps caught up with everybody as evidenced by the breakdowns before we even ate breakfast and the constant arguing. So, after lunch today, it was family nap time. Usually family nap time isn't entirely successful. Usually one kid just isn't into it. Today it was Charlie, of course. But, after a while, she fell asleep too and the whole family was able to catch up on some sleep. The reward was sundaes after dinner.
Charlie has also given up naps for the most part, much to Jayson's frustration. She doesn't go to bed well either, but it's actually kind of humorous because she sings to herself and tells stories and will randomly yell things, and eventually fades off to sleep.
Yesterday we had a very busy day. Caribou for coffee, Trader Joe's for groceries, Target for some odds and ends, Buy Buy Baby for some missing crib parts (yes, Charlie is still sleeping on a bed frame and we still don't have the correct parts to convert her crib into a bed, and we finally made some headway, but once again got the wrong parts.), Penzey's for some spices, Hockey Haven to sharpen some ice skates, skating at the Pettit for Lydia's lessons and then open skating with the family, Sam's for some pizzas, then our friends came over to eat dinner with us and watch the girls while Jayson and I had our bowling night.
The lack of naps caught up with everybody as evidenced by the breakdowns before we even ate breakfast and the constant arguing. So, after lunch today, it was family nap time. Usually family nap time isn't entirely successful. Usually one kid just isn't into it. Today it was Charlie, of course. But, after a while, she fell asleep too and the whole family was able to catch up on some sleep. The reward was sundaes after dinner.
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