Swing High

Reilly learned how to pump to swing - he can go pretty high now!

Independence and Poop

So those are the biggest things in Kate's life right now. She wants to do everything HER way and she wants to go on the potty. Shad and I have found that these two things are not to be ignored, it's not in her best interest, and it's surely not in ours. Tonight for example, I was still working, I heard Kate say "I pooped" which usually means she has to go. I thought Shad was taking care of her, and I'm not sure what he thought but... after a couple minutes of her chatter I suspected she was alone in the bathroom about fifteen feet away from me. I went down the hall to find her undressed and discovering her poop.

She is her own person these days - and she found herself up in the bathroom immediately following her discovery.

Shhhhhhhhhhhh....

is what I found myself saying frequently on Sunday morning while we were at Church. I made the mistake of bringing Kate's purse with us that had a mirror in it and many accessories that she likes to "discuss".

In an effort to give her something that would make her less verbal, I gave her a wipe. During the sermon, she proceeded to clean the books, her cup, her hands, her face, her seat and then she squatted down and said "clean GINA" as she wiped between her legs.

Training Wheels

Reilly got a new bike this weekend. Basically, a larger version of the one he already had. When I asked him about his training wheels, this is what he said: "Mom, training wheels are special wheels for four year olds who can not ride with two wheels until they are five."

Ahhhhhh, okay.... I think.... Wait... I'm confused....

Evacuation Plan

Do you have one? I didn't and I don't. I did learn that I'm a terrible packer when a policeman comes to the house and tells me I have five minutes to get across the bridge a mile from the house. I packed two pair of underwear for Reilly, about six diapers for Kate, some dirty sippy cups and a stale box of crackers, my laptop and my camera. Other than being well documented and dry, I'm not sure what my bag would have accomplished. But hey, at least I remembered the kids and the dog!

Live and learn....

The photo on the left is the river that runs along 101 which is normally a ways into the woods. The photo on the right is the same river going under the bridge. We have paddled down this section of the river and we are normally also able to walk right down to the water which is usally at the edge of the bridge.

Nor-Easter

So the weather is pretty bad today and Reilly school is closed for the first time in it's history. One of the local areas has 25,000 ppl without power. I was telling Reilly that 25,000 people were without power - he said "how many" I said "25,000" he said "who are they? and what are there names?".

When waking up

"Mom, I have crumbs in my eyes next to my nose."

Twinkle Twinkle

Little Star must be sung from the floor in our house. Kate doesn't believe it can be sung any other way - and if you are sitting up, you too must assume the position.

"10"

Here is Kate modeling the suit she got for her birthday. It even has BLING on it!

It just takes Lego's

Reilly is totally motivated by Lego's, it can occupy him all afternoon without a problem. He typically likes if you'll play with him, but when you play with him you are not allowed to touch anything. It's his rules.

Geocaching

Today Reilly and his little broken peg took us on a family hike with the gps. He and Dad followed the gps and the clue and Reilly spotted it first! Way to go Rye. We left a JavaOne shaker and didn't take anything.

NOTE: Did you know that a CamelBak can double as a baby backpack? Reilly is demo'ing that for you.