Getting excited about the upcoming summer theater season.
Eric has been researching patterns and designs for a new screen. The queen size sheet we have used the last two years is due to be replaced. I am happy that so far his patterns are all things that i can sew. His fabric choices are not too worry-some as long as he does not go with an all spandex screen design. I know any day now, that he will be coming home with a bag full of fabric and be expecting a screen to come from it. I hope i am up to the challenge.
There is something infinitely fun about watching a movie outside. Grass between your toes, hot coco in your cup, popcorn in a bowl, and kids free to run and play or snuggle and watch. I love our backyard summer theater.
We are hoping to have a Harry Potter Movie Marathon leading up to the new Harry Potter movie due out this summer. Eric is thinking one movie a weekend, while i am leaning more towards one movie a night. We will just have to wait and see, July 15th is still a long way off yet.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Friday, April 24, 2009
Kaitlyn's big dentist appointment!
We are home and Kaitlyn is relaxing with a Scooby movie and Popsicles.
She did wonderfully. All of the nurses and doctors said she was just an angel.
As far as her teeth go, her back ones were a little worse than we thought and her front ones were better than we thought. She ended up needing three baby root canals instead of the one. Only 5 of her 8 molars needed crowns, the other three received small fillings instead of all 8 getting crowns. So good and bad news there. Her front teeth we thought were either going to have such big cavities that they would end up with crowns as well or be ground down to be noticeably smaller teeth. She actually ended up with small fillings on the tongue side of all eight front teeth. Wonderful news there.
She is suppose to be slightly uncoordinated the rest of the day and drink lots of fluids. She hasn't had anything to eat yet today. I have a jello & pudding dinner planned for her. We will be relaxing and and eating Popsicles the rest of today and maybe tomorrow too. We will see.
She did wonderfully. All of the nurses and doctors said she was just an angel.
As far as her teeth go, her back ones were a little worse than we thought and her front ones were better than we thought. She ended up needing three baby root canals instead of the one. Only 5 of her 8 molars needed crowns, the other three received small fillings instead of all 8 getting crowns. So good and bad news there. Her front teeth we thought were either going to have such big cavities that they would end up with crowns as well or be ground down to be noticeably smaller teeth. She actually ended up with small fillings on the tongue side of all eight front teeth. Wonderful news there.
She is suppose to be slightly uncoordinated the rest of the day and drink lots of fluids. She hasn't had anything to eat yet today. I have a jello & pudding dinner planned for her. We will be relaxing and and eating Popsicles the rest of today and maybe tomorrow too. We will see.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
tommorrow is the big day
OK folks, tomorrow is the big day. Kaitlyn has her big dentist appointment tomorrow.
Tomorrow at 6:30 am we will be arriving at the hospital. We will get all checked in, Kaitlyn will change into her special pajamas, they will take her temp & blood pressure, the anesthesiologist will talk to us, the dentist will talk to us, then Kaitlyn will go into the OR. Once inside Kaitlyn will pick out the flavor of her gas that she will breath through a mask until she is asleep. Once asleep she will get an IV and they will do the dental work. An hour to an hour and 1/2 later she will be done and taken to the OR recovery room. As soon as she starts to wake up the nurse will come and get me and i will gladly be reunited with my baby. Once fully awake she will be moved to a general room. She will stay there for 20 mins to an hour and then we will get to go home.
I have fully stocked our house with pudding, jello, ice cream, popsicles, mashed potatoes, stuffing, bananas, yogurt, applesauce, pop tarts, every noodle soup on the shelf and juice. Hopefully i didn't forget anything soft that my baby may want.
I will tweet our progress while at the hospital.
Wish us luck and keep us in your thoughts.
Tomorrow at 6:30 am we will be arriving at the hospital. We will get all checked in, Kaitlyn will change into her special pajamas, they will take her temp & blood pressure, the anesthesiologist will talk to us, the dentist will talk to us, then Kaitlyn will go into the OR. Once inside Kaitlyn will pick out the flavor of her gas that she will breath through a mask until she is asleep. Once asleep she will get an IV and they will do the dental work. An hour to an hour and 1/2 later she will be done and taken to the OR recovery room. As soon as she starts to wake up the nurse will come and get me and i will gladly be reunited with my baby. Once fully awake she will be moved to a general room. She will stay there for 20 mins to an hour and then we will get to go home.
I have fully stocked our house with pudding, jello, ice cream, popsicles, mashed potatoes, stuffing, bananas, yogurt, applesauce, pop tarts, every noodle soup on the shelf and juice. Hopefully i didn't forget anything soft that my baby may want.
I will tweet our progress while at the hospital.
Wish us luck and keep us in your thoughts.
Top of the mountain
Our four girls,
Ava, Mya, Samantha, and Kaitlyn at the very tippy top of the giant mountain we climbed.
Easter Dresses
Are they not the cutest girls!
The three of us had such fun shopping for those hats. I think each girl tried on at least 20 hats. I was shocked when they picked out matching ones. Once the hats and dresses were matching i couldn't help my self. Matching gloves, sweaters, frilly socks, and leggings just seemed logical.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Manito
Good day all,
We had a wonderful day yesterday exploring Manito Park. I think we did almost everything. We did all of the formal gardens, the conservatory, and the lower playground. I love that we have something as big and wonderful as Manito Park. Here is the website if you want to take a look. http://www.manitopark.org/
have a great day all
We had a wonderful day yesterday exploring Manito Park. I think we did almost everything. We did all of the formal gardens, the conservatory, and the lower playground. I love that we have something as big and wonderful as Manito Park. Here is the website if you want to take a look. http://www.manitopark.org/
have a great day all
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy easter
Happy Easter all!
we have had a fun day filled with family, candy, food and hunting. Can you believe that it's only half over. Girls and mom are finishing up our naps, some of us finished early. Shortly we will wake up our darling girls to enjoy more Eater fun. We are heading out to Grammy and Pop Pop's house to enjoy family, candy, and food with the Hawker's. If we are very lucky, maybe the Easter bunny left treats there too.
There is just something contagious about the excitement that two 3 year old's and a 41/2 year old have. It's like it sizzles in the air. I had Ava, Mya's sister over on Friday, she will be 3 in August. We climbed a big hill in the park and called it our mountain. When we reached the very tippy top, all four girls were beaming with pride at their achievement. It was just a hill and part of my sneaky plan to wear them out. And still I felt their pride like it was my own. I could almost burst with their shared pride at a job well done. I took like 12 pictures.
Then yesterday with a couple hundred kids chopping at the bit to start an egg hunt. It was cold and windy and it sprinkled on and off the whole time, but the kids didn't care. I felt the cold and the wind waiting outside the bounce castle, at the giant slide, and the fire truck. I however didn't notice a thing while waiting with my girls for the horn to start the hunt.
we have had a fun day filled with family, candy, food and hunting. Can you believe that it's only half over. Girls and mom are finishing up our naps, some of us finished early. Shortly we will wake up our darling girls to enjoy more Eater fun. We are heading out to Grammy and Pop Pop's house to enjoy family, candy, and food with the Hawker's. If we are very lucky, maybe the Easter bunny left treats there too.
There is just something contagious about the excitement that two 3 year old's and a 41/2 year old have. It's like it sizzles in the air. I had Ava, Mya's sister over on Friday, she will be 3 in August. We climbed a big hill in the park and called it our mountain. When we reached the very tippy top, all four girls were beaming with pride at their achievement. It was just a hill and part of my sneaky plan to wear them out. And still I felt their pride like it was my own. I could almost burst with their shared pride at a job well done. I took like 12 pictures.
Then yesterday with a couple hundred kids chopping at the bit to start an egg hunt. It was cold and windy and it sprinkled on and off the whole time, but the kids didn't care. I felt the cold and the wind waiting outside the bounce castle, at the giant slide, and the fire truck. I however didn't notice a thing while waiting with my girls for the horn to start the hunt.
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Samantha's birthday pictures
OK, OK, OK, i know i said i would do it weeks ago, i am sorry i took so long.
I did however just moments ago finish uploading, describing, and tagging all of the pictures that we took in the month of March and just a little bit of February.
It is mostly Samantha's birthday with a bit of Thomas thrown in for good luck.
I have a bunch more pictures that i need to upload. All this sunny weather has been great for picture taking. Hopefully I'll get that done this weekend before Easter. I had better get it done so i can upload all the Easter Egg hunting photos that I know we will take.
Have a great day all. Stop by my flickr account and check out some photos. http://www.flickr.com/photos/senihtak/
I did however just moments ago finish uploading, describing, and tagging all of the pictures that we took in the month of March and just a little bit of February.
It is mostly Samantha's birthday with a bit of Thomas thrown in for good luck.
I have a bunch more pictures that i need to upload. All this sunny weather has been great for picture taking. Hopefully I'll get that done this weekend before Easter. I had better get it done so i can upload all the Easter Egg hunting photos that I know we will take.
Have a great day all. Stop by my flickr account and check out some photos. http://www.flickr.com/photos/senihtak/
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
a nice day
I am very very tired. I will sleep well tonight and hopefully my rascally girls will too.
The girls woke up nice and early today. So early, that we got so busy keeping busy until it was time for story time at the library that we almost missed it. We made it just in time and still got good seats. Then we ran a few Easter errands. We still got home with plenty of time to make lunch and eat it in the park. It was a wonderful first picnic. Afterwards the girls played in the park until nap time. While those girls were sleeping i tackled the kitchen and boiled a dozen eggs for coloring.
We managed to convince Eric that our picnic lunch was so wonderful that we should do it again for dinner. We had a lovely little dinner at Manito park. Afterwards we walked through the Japanese garden and the rose garden. Granted the rose garden was really just a bunch of thorny sticks at this point. It was still wonderfully nice to follow the winding paths as the sun
set.
The girls woke up nice and early today. So early, that we got so busy keeping busy until it was time for story time at the library that we almost missed it. We made it just in time and still got good seats. Then we ran a few Easter errands. We still got home with plenty of time to make lunch and eat it in the park. It was a wonderful first picnic. Afterwards the girls played in the park until nap time. While those girls were sleeping i tackled the kitchen and boiled a dozen eggs for coloring.
We managed to convince Eric that our picnic lunch was so wonderful that we should do it again for dinner. We had a lovely little dinner at Manito park. Afterwards we walked through the Japanese garden and the rose garden. Granted the rose garden was really just a bunch of thorny sticks at this point. It was still wonderfully nice to follow the winding paths as the sun
set.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
What a glorious day!
What a glorious day! My arms are scratched and welted and a little pinker than usual. My hands have at least two blisters and there is dirt under my finger nails. My muscles are a little tired and i am sure that i will be sore tomorrow. Isn't it just WONDERFUL!
I have been doing yard work all day. All of my flower beds have been cleaned up and that lovely winter crusty soil has been all broken up. The large hedge that suffered some snow damage this winter is now 1/2 it's former self. My lilac bushes have all been pruned and the fresh buds look lovely. Snow damaged parts of my rose bushes have been taken care of. As well the over grown, large enough to be a hedge, wild rose bush on the side of the drive way.
My darling husband has been flattening the backyard, helping trim hedges when i was too short, and making sure that his sprinkler systems survived the winter. He is not pink but bright red in parts. I shall be looking for the aloe as soon as i say goodbye. I guess my mostly shady flower beds helped me more than i knew.
Such a good feeling, looking at a full yard waste bin and another pile big enough to make me think "two trips with a truck should take care of that". Flower bed full of tulips stalks and just waiting for more flowers, along with lilac bushes covered in buds, and the stirrings of life in the roses and other bushes soon to be covered in buds. It just makes me think how amazing god is and how blessed i am to see his miracles.
I just saw the husband flinch as he moved his arm. I have to go find that aloe, hold him down, and put it on him no matter how much he doesn't like it. He needs it and it won't get on him any other way. Enjoy the spring folks and don't forget the sunscreen.
I have been doing yard work all day. All of my flower beds have been cleaned up and that lovely winter crusty soil has been all broken up. The large hedge that suffered some snow damage this winter is now 1/2 it's former self. My lilac bushes have all been pruned and the fresh buds look lovely. Snow damaged parts of my rose bushes have been taken care of. As well the over grown, large enough to be a hedge, wild rose bush on the side of the drive way.
My darling husband has been flattening the backyard, helping trim hedges when i was too short, and making sure that his sprinkler systems survived the winter. He is not pink but bright red in parts. I shall be looking for the aloe as soon as i say goodbye. I guess my mostly shady flower beds helped me more than i knew.
Such a good feeling, looking at a full yard waste bin and another pile big enough to make me think "two trips with a truck should take care of that". Flower bed full of tulips stalks and just waiting for more flowers, along with lilac bushes covered in buds, and the stirrings of life in the roses and other bushes soon to be covered in buds. It just makes me think how amazing god is and how blessed i am to see his miracles.
I just saw the husband flinch as he moved his arm. I have to go find that aloe, hold him down, and put it on him no matter how much he doesn't like it. He needs it and it won't get on him any other way. Enjoy the spring folks and don't forget the sunscreen.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Excuse me snow, but isn't it spring
Ok, so i bought some cute new flip flops, totally awesome and cute. I have picked up some more spring/summer dresses for my ever growing darling girls. We planted seeds in our jiffy pot green house. I almost have the girls entire Easter ensemble figured out. I even have a stash of items that the Easter bunny will be leaving. My tulips are getting bigger every day. We played outside every day last week in the glorious sunshine.
So why, oh why did i have to shovel snow off my side walk this morning?
It is April. The calender says that it's spring. All of the retail stores are assured of spring and summer with their swim suits and lack of long sleeved clothes. The tulips think it's spring. I understand that April showers bring May flowers. But that rhyme does not include snow. I know of no rhyme that says, shovel snow in April, eat Slurpee's in July. If there is one I would like to hear it. It can be cold with blue sky's or overcast and raining, but i am so done with the snow.
I have cute flip flops and i'm not afraid to use them.
So why, oh why did i have to shovel snow off my side walk this morning?
It is April. The calender says that it's spring. All of the retail stores are assured of spring and summer with their swim suits and lack of long sleeved clothes. The tulips think it's spring. I understand that April showers bring May flowers. But that rhyme does not include snow. I know of no rhyme that says, shovel snow in April, eat Slurpee's in July. If there is one I would like to hear it. It can be cold with blue sky's or overcast and raining, but i am so done with the snow.
I have cute flip flops and i'm not afraid to use them.
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