Today was such a fun adventure. Ben and I took the kids to the Elgin Christmas Tree Farm to visit the pumpkin patch. We spent a couple of hours there and had a blast. The weather was warmer than I was expecting so we all tired out quicker than expected, but had a blast while there. Before entering the pumpkin patch they have some goats, chickens, pigs, and other animals for the kids to feed hay to. The kids really enjoyed looking at the animals but had no interest in touching them (thank goodness). Next we went through the maze and we let Heidi lead the way. We did go around in circles at one point but finally found our way out.
For days now Heidi has been asking to go to the pumpkin patch so she could go on a hayride. So as soon as entered the actual pumpkin patch the first thing we did was head over to the hayride and a little girl had a big big smile on her face the entire ride. Noah had a great time on the ride too, but had trouble sitting still. He wanted to get up and walk around that ride. Half way through the hayride is a play place, so we got off and let the kids play for a while. They were able to climb the big hay stack, play bean bag toss, play tetherball, climb on the play scape, and run around in all the excitement. After all that play, we jumped back on the hayride and rode back to the front of the pumpkin patch.
We did some more playing, ate lunch, and then finally made our way to the big pile of pumpkins. Noah went crazy. He was so excited to play with the pumpkins. The pile was about 6 feet tall and he had no problem climbing up to the top and climbing all around all the pumpkins. His big sister followed him, but he was definitely the leader in this game. I'm pretty sure Noah was in Heaven with all those pumpkins surrounding him. He kept yelling "pumpan" and smiling big. Once we took lots of pictures and picked out our family pumpkin we let Heidi go pick a small pumpkin to paint. Inside a barn they have tables set up with lots of trays of paint. Heidi worked on her pumpkin very seriously while Noah tried to carry all the small pumpkins in the entire patch. He filled his arms with 3 or 4 pumpkins and said, "more more". The boy likes his pumpkins. Ben let him pick out one small pumpkin to take home. Since being home he has not let go of the pumpkin and keeps yelling, "pumpan".
Both kids had a great time at this year's trip to the pumpkin patch. I love having a family tradition and am already looking forward to the next visit.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Monday, October 11, 2010
Heidi's Birthday Party
Heidi had a great birthday week. Her birthday was on a Tuesday so I decided to spoil her that day. First I took her to get a mani/pedi at the nail salon. She was so cute sitting in the big chair getting her nails and toes painted. The ladies at the salon were so awesome. They painted her toes and put flowers on the big toes. Then they painted her fingers and put a flower on all 10 fingers. Super cute! Next the kids and I went to McDonald's for lunch. It turned out to not be the best decision. Because it was summer there were so many big kids in the play area and Heidi kept getting run over. We stayed in the play area only long enough for her to get a bloody fat lip, but then we got an ice cream cone to share. On the way to sit down, the top of her ice cream fell to the floor. It was like a scene from a movie. As soon as she saw the ice cream was on the ground she burst into tears. Once she calmed down she was able to eat what was left, which was still plenty of ice cream. By the time she left she was much happier and filled with yummy chicken nuggets and ice cream. Finally, for dinner she requested eggs and waffles with syrup. Easy dinner! So I made eggs and put the waffles in the toaster. She was a happy girl with her special birthday dinner. After dinner we let her open two of her gifts, her Leapster and Leapster carrying case. She was so excited about her gifts and started playing that Leapster like a pro.
Later in the week we had birthday party #1, a party with her friends from our playgroup. We had it here at the house and titled it Craft Day Birthday. I put a couple of Heidi's favorite crafts out on little tables for the kids to play with. For this party I made the "ice cream cone" cupcakes. Basically you put the cupcake batter in the cupcake tins and then put an ice cream cone on top, then bake. The cake bakes right into the cone. They are super cute when decorated. All the kids loved them and ate every bite of them.
Finally, on Saturday Heidi had her pool party! She was so excited about her pool party and all of her family that came in to celebrate. We held the party at our neighborhood pool and they have a very large pavilion that we reserved as well. The pavilion had lots of picnic tables and shade for those who didn't swim and was the perfect place to eat lunch and open gifts. It was the perfect setup. As soon as Heidi and Noah arrived at the pool they went right to the water. They love swimming and had a blast. After an hour of swimming all the kids came to the pavilion for lunch, gifts, and cake. Heidi got lots of great gifts and we are very thankful for everything she got. For the cake, this year I made Sandals Cake. I cut the regular size cake in half lengthwise and shaped each like a sandal. Then iced and decorated the cake to look like a cute girlie sandal. A piece of fruit by the foot made the strap of the sandal and it was done. It was a very cute cake and worth all the extra work it took.
The rest of the day Heidi kept asking to go back to her pool party. She had a great birthday week and I enjoyed getting to spoil my little girl a little. Thanks to everyone who made her week so special, especially those who traveled from out of town.
Later in the week we had birthday party #1, a party with her friends from our playgroup. We had it here at the house and titled it Craft Day Birthday. I put a couple of Heidi's favorite crafts out on little tables for the kids to play with. For this party I made the "ice cream cone" cupcakes. Basically you put the cupcake batter in the cupcake tins and then put an ice cream cone on top, then bake. The cake bakes right into the cone. They are super cute when decorated. All the kids loved them and ate every bite of them.
Finally, on Saturday Heidi had her pool party! She was so excited about her pool party and all of her family that came in to celebrate. We held the party at our neighborhood pool and they have a very large pavilion that we reserved as well. The pavilion had lots of picnic tables and shade for those who didn't swim and was the perfect place to eat lunch and open gifts. It was the perfect setup. As soon as Heidi and Noah arrived at the pool they went right to the water. They love swimming and had a blast. After an hour of swimming all the kids came to the pavilion for lunch, gifts, and cake. Heidi got lots of great gifts and we are very thankful for everything she got. For the cake, this year I made Sandals Cake. I cut the regular size cake in half lengthwise and shaped each like a sandal. Then iced and decorated the cake to look like a cute girlie sandal. A piece of fruit by the foot made the strap of the sandal and it was done. It was a very cute cake and worth all the extra work it took.
The rest of the day Heidi kept asking to go back to her pool party. She had a great birthday week and I enjoyed getting to spoil my little girl a little. Thanks to everyone who made her week so special, especially those who traveled from out of town.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Noah's Bday Party
Wow, time flies. Noah had his first birthday party recently. It's crazy to think I have a 1 year old and 2 year old. His birthday party was a success and he had lots of fun. He was a little overwhelmed by the large number of people, so he was clinging on to his mommy most of the time. When it came time to open the presents Heidi had a blast tearing through all the paper and opening, what she thought, were her gifts. She still thinks all the toys are just for her... that's a 2 year old for you. It's so much fun seeing all the different toys and gifts different people bring. Each person gives something so unique that it gives a wide range of activities for the kids.
We actually opened gifts first so all the kids at the party would have fun toys to play with. That was such a good idea, thanks mom! We ended up having the party at our neighborhood amenity center, so there were no toys inside. There was a playscape outside, where Heidi spent almost the entire time there, but nothing for the younger kids to do inside. That's why we opened the gifts early, took all the packaging off, and let the kids play their little hearts out.
By the time we were ready for cupcakes Noah was full from the lasagna he ate. He didn't dive into the cupcake like we wanted to see... but he sure did have fun spreading that green icing all over his face, hair, and clothes. That's the way a 1 year old should play with his food.
We had such a good time at his party. I'm so glad our families and friends could make it. I was so excited my friends from MOPS could make it. Our kids are so close in age it's fun to see them play together. Now that Noah's party is all done with it's time to start thinking about Heidi's birthday coming up this summer!
We actually opened gifts first so all the kids at the party would have fun toys to play with. That was such a good idea, thanks mom! We ended up having the party at our neighborhood amenity center, so there were no toys inside. There was a playscape outside, where Heidi spent almost the entire time there, but nothing for the younger kids to do inside. That's why we opened the gifts early, took all the packaging off, and let the kids play their little hearts out.
By the time we were ready for cupcakes Noah was full from the lasagna he ate. He didn't dive into the cupcake like we wanted to see... but he sure did have fun spreading that green icing all over his face, hair, and clothes. That's the way a 1 year old should play with his food.
We had such a good time at his party. I'm so glad our families and friends could make it. I was so excited my friends from MOPS could make it. Our kids are so close in age it's fun to see them play together. Now that Noah's party is all done with it's time to start thinking about Heidi's birthday coming up this summer!
Monday, December 7, 2009
The innocence of Christmas
This has been my favorite Christmas season ever! Heidi understands what's happening this year and it is so much fun. Anytime she sees a Christmas tree, an ornament, Christmas lights, or Santa she gets this soft voice and says what it is. It's such an innocent tiny voice she uses. It is so much fun to experience Christmas through her this year.
We've been talking about going to see Santa and sitting on his lap to tell him what she wants for Christmas. Saturday at our church is Saturday with Santa, so she'll get a chance to see Santa. She is still convinced that she's not going to sit in his lap, but on the couch to see Santa. I'm not really sure how this is going to happen. Last year at Saturday with Santa she wouldn't even come close to sitting in his lap, in fact, she would not let go of her daddy. I'm hoping things will be different this year since she knows who Santa is and that he brings presents to the good girls and boys.
I really want to take a day to bake cookies with the kids so they can leave them for Santa on Christmas Eve night. I think I'll keep it simple this year and buy the ready to bake cookie dough. Last year I tried to bake gingerbread men and it was just a huge mess. Heidi had a lot of fun using the gingerbread men cookie cutters, but they just didn't taste so great in the end. This year I have my wild Noah walking around everywhere, so I think I'll take the pressure off this year and make some simple cookies. I am going to look for the gingerbread cookie kit I got last year where Heidi was able to paint the icing after they were baked. She had an absolute blast with that last year.
There are still a couple of weeks till Christmas, and I can't wait to see what Heidi learns each day. I really hope she sits in Santa's lap even if it's just for a couple of seconds.
We've been talking about going to see Santa and sitting on his lap to tell him what she wants for Christmas. Saturday at our church is Saturday with Santa, so she'll get a chance to see Santa. She is still convinced that she's not going to sit in his lap, but on the couch to see Santa. I'm not really sure how this is going to happen. Last year at Saturday with Santa she wouldn't even come close to sitting in his lap, in fact, she would not let go of her daddy. I'm hoping things will be different this year since she knows who Santa is and that he brings presents to the good girls and boys.
I really want to take a day to bake cookies with the kids so they can leave them for Santa on Christmas Eve night. I think I'll keep it simple this year and buy the ready to bake cookie dough. Last year I tried to bake gingerbread men and it was just a huge mess. Heidi had a lot of fun using the gingerbread men cookie cutters, but they just didn't taste so great in the end. This year I have my wild Noah walking around everywhere, so I think I'll take the pressure off this year and make some simple cookies. I am going to look for the gingerbread cookie kit I got last year where Heidi was able to paint the icing after they were baked. She had an absolute blast with that last year.
There are still a couple of weeks till Christmas, and I can't wait to see what Heidi learns each day. I really hope she sits in Santa's lap even if it's just for a couple of seconds.
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Trick or Treat
Today was Heidi's first time to go Trick or Treating. She's just over 2 years old so we thought it was time for her to experience her first trick or treating. We were a little surprised when our doorbell rang at 6:30 with the sounds of kids yelling "trick or treat". So we got Heidi dressed in her Pumpkin Princess costume to go score some candy. Before she could leave, I had to get my pictures... after all I am the mommy and it's my right to take as many pictures of her life as I want.
Heidi and her daddy took off to go trick or treat. Noah stayed home with me to pass out candy. Noah and I sat outside and gave out candy as the kids came to the house. Noah was happy sitting in his stroller watching all the kids. We also got to watch Heidi and her daddy walk from house to house. It was adorable and my heart melted as I watched her. After about 30 minutes Noah was done sitting in his stroller. It was his bedtime and his little body was telling him to start fussing. At the same time I saw Heidi and Ben start walking home. It was perfect timing. When the two got home Ben took Noah inside to feed him his bottle and put him to bed. Heidi stayed with me to hand out the rest of the candy.
While handing out candy Heidi dug into her pumpkin to see her treats. She had a few non-candy items so we opened those to eat. She started with fruit snacks and said "this is my favorite snack". Then we opened the pretzels and guess what, "this is my favorite snack". After the pretzels we opened a lollipop. It was her first lollipop. I told her to eat it like a popsicle and she slowly licked the lollipop. She never finished it, just licked it for a while. Eventually she was done and ready for bed. Now both kids are in bed and Ben and I are watching college football. It was a fun Halloween and I can't wait till next year when both kids will be going trick or treating with their daddy.
Heidi and her daddy took off to go trick or treat. Noah stayed home with me to pass out candy. Noah and I sat outside and gave out candy as the kids came to the house. Noah was happy sitting in his stroller watching all the kids. We also got to watch Heidi and her daddy walk from house to house. It was adorable and my heart melted as I watched her. After about 30 minutes Noah was done sitting in his stroller. It was his bedtime and his little body was telling him to start fussing. At the same time I saw Heidi and Ben start walking home. It was perfect timing. When the two got home Ben took Noah inside to feed him his bottle and put him to bed. Heidi stayed with me to hand out the rest of the candy.
While handing out candy Heidi dug into her pumpkin to see her treats. She had a few non-candy items so we opened those to eat. She started with fruit snacks and said "this is my favorite snack". Then we opened the pretzels and guess what, "this is my favorite snack". After the pretzels we opened a lollipop. It was her first lollipop. I told her to eat it like a popsicle and she slowly licked the lollipop. She never finished it, just licked it for a while. Eventually she was done and ready for bed. Now both kids are in bed and Ben and I are watching college football. It was a fun Halloween and I can't wait till next year when both kids will be going trick or treating with their daddy.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Visit to Kingwood
n Friday Ben said he was stressed about all the work that still needed to be done at work before Monday. I asked him if he wanted to work over the weekend and you could see a huge amount of stress just release from his body. He said he would see if the others at work could work over the weekend and if so then he would work and I would take the kids to Kingwood for the weekend. At 1:00 he gave me the final decision and I packed up the kids and off to Kingwood we went.
It turned out to be a perfect weekend to come visit. The weather was absolutely gorgeous all weekend, just perfect for all the outdoor play we do around here. Not much happened on Friday. We got here about 5 and Heidi's "cousins" came over to visit for a few minutes before leaving for Austin's baseball game. Everyone left for the baseball game but I stayed here to feed the kids and put the to bed. Noah fussed for a little while before falling asleep, but once he did fall asleep he slept all night with no problems (love my little 12 hour sleeper).
Saturday started out with lots of fun. We went another one of Austin's baseball game at 9:30 am and Heidi loved cheering for her cousin. His team lost but we got to see Austin get a great hit and make a few good plays. He's only 6 right now, so his team is still learning the basics. It's so cute to watch this age group. Then we came home, had lunch, and put the kids down for their naps. After nap time I woke the kids and dressed Heidi in her Halloween costume to go to a Halloween costume birthday party. The kids had a lot of fun over at someone else's house, with someone else's toys. Noah crawled around in the grass the whole time while Heidi tried out all of Meg's toys. Meg is 3 days younger than Heidi, so her toys were the perfect aged toys for Heidi to occupy herself with. After we came home we had dinner and put the kids to bed.
Sunday was full of fun too. We started off the day by going to the park. My mom stayed home with Noah so he could take a nap while Karen, Tristan, Austin, Heidi, and I went to the park. We stayed there for about 3 hours. After being there for a couple of hours Karen went back to my mom's to pick up lunch and she came back with lunch and my mom and Noah. We all had lunch at the park! Absolutely wonderful! The kids played for a little longer and then we came back home to put the kids down for their nap. While they were napping my friend from college, Tanya, drove to Kingwood to come hang out for a while. My dad made the most awesome BBQ for dinner and we all were stuffed.
We were suppose to leave to go back to Austin this morning, but it is storming like crazy. Instead of driving in this yucky rain we're going to have a relaxing day and hang out at my mom's. I love coming back home for visits, it's so much fun!
It turned out to be a perfect weekend to come visit. The weather was absolutely gorgeous all weekend, just perfect for all the outdoor play we do around here. Not much happened on Friday. We got here about 5 and Heidi's "cousins" came over to visit for a few minutes before leaving for Austin's baseball game. Everyone left for the baseball game but I stayed here to feed the kids and put the to bed. Noah fussed for a little while before falling asleep, but once he did fall asleep he slept all night with no problems (love my little 12 hour sleeper).
Saturday started out with lots of fun. We went another one of Austin's baseball game at 9:30 am and Heidi loved cheering for her cousin. His team lost but we got to see Austin get a great hit and make a few good plays. He's only 6 right now, so his team is still learning the basics. It's so cute to watch this age group. Then we came home, had lunch, and put the kids down for their naps. After nap time I woke the kids and dressed Heidi in her Halloween costume to go to a Halloween costume birthday party. The kids had a lot of fun over at someone else's house, with someone else's toys. Noah crawled around in the grass the whole time while Heidi tried out all of Meg's toys. Meg is 3 days younger than Heidi, so her toys were the perfect aged toys for Heidi to occupy herself with. After we came home we had dinner and put the kids to bed.
Sunday was full of fun too. We started off the day by going to the park. My mom stayed home with Noah so he could take a nap while Karen, Tristan, Austin, Heidi, and I went to the park. We stayed there for about 3 hours. After being there for a couple of hours Karen went back to my mom's to pick up lunch and she came back with lunch and my mom and Noah. We all had lunch at the park! Absolutely wonderful! The kids played for a little longer and then we came back home to put the kids down for their nap. While they were napping my friend from college, Tanya, drove to Kingwood to come hang out for a while. My dad made the most awesome BBQ for dinner and we all were stuffed.
We were suppose to leave to go back to Austin this morning, but it is storming like crazy. Instead of driving in this yucky rain we're going to have a relaxing day and hang out at my mom's. I love coming back home for visits, it's so much fun!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Poor Heidi
My poor little Heidi is a little under the weather today. She's got a stuffy nose and a yucky cough (yes those are technical terms). She's so tired that she's just laying around sucking her thumb. Normally she's running around bossing her little Noah around, but not today. She just doesn't have the energy.
We spent the morning laying in bed watching Dora and Diego shows. Noah spent the morning playing in his exersaucer and then playpen. It's almost his nap time so I decided to let the two play in the playroom for a little while. Noah's crawling around having a good time, but Heidi is just laying on the couch.
Today is definitely a pajama day. Normally I get the kids dressed right after breakfast, but today all 3 of us are still in our pj's. I might look online for some crafts we can do today so Heidi will have something to do that doesn't require a lot of energy besides just watching tv. I'm hoping this will pass quickly and not turn into anything worse.
We spent the morning laying in bed watching Dora and Diego shows. Noah spent the morning playing in his exersaucer and then playpen. It's almost his nap time so I decided to let the two play in the playroom for a little while. Noah's crawling around having a good time, but Heidi is just laying on the couch.
Today is definitely a pajama day. Normally I get the kids dressed right after breakfast, but today all 3 of us are still in our pj's. I might look online for some crafts we can do today so Heidi will have something to do that doesn't require a lot of energy besides just watching tv. I'm hoping this will pass quickly and not turn into anything worse.
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