We don't see a lot of snow on the island since the wind off of the water tends to keep us a little warmer than the rest of the sound but every once in a while conditions are just right and we get some. We got between 1-3" this morning much to the kids excitement. It started to melt a bit around 10am when the sun started to break free but as we move into the afternoon the temperature has dropped and it is snowing again. The base is closed so Matt got an unexpected three-day weekend and school is on a two-hour delay. We decided it wasn't worth trying to get Chloe to her 10am class so she got to skip her jump rope and science classes. We will do schoolwork later this afternoon when Aidan goes down for his nap. Since we don't get a lot of snow here there are only a handful of people who can actually drive in it. Which means we only leave the house when we actually have to. So here are some great pictures of all my kids (including the big one) playing in the snow.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Children's Exploits
Aidan is now 18 months of pure boy. He is so busy that I just clean up one of his messes and he has already moved onto the next one. We have bungee cords wrapped around our cabinets and drawers in the kitchen just to keep him out of stuff. I could never find a sippy cup for him because he would get into the drawer and leave cups and lids all over the house. Let me just give you a quick recap of his exploits the past two days.
He decided he needed a bath on Friday and of course that meant in the toilet. Why not? Makes perfect sense right? Yuck!
Bailey was in her kennel Friday night and Aidan decided she looked hungry. So he took the lid off of the dog food and proceeded to feed the dog in her kennel and the entire family room floor.
He hit Chloe with a stuffed animal just so she would chase him around the house. Of course she did and he ran into a wall. He had a nice goose egg from that one.
This evening he ate one of my stamps. Yes I am serious he ate it. Chloe handed me the wooden block so I quickly did the finger in the mouth sweep--Nothing! A minute later Chloe found the rubber part of the stamp on the floor (the part with the image). Apparently that wasn't tasty enough although he did leave a few teeth marks in it. He did manage to eat the foam piece that used to be attached to the rubber though.
Although not to be outdone Chloe has had her share of "smart" ideas lately too.
She was practicing her letters in a wipe-off book. She was finished so I told her to wet a paper towel and wipe it off. A real no brainer, right? Apparently not. Matt found her in the bathroom with a hand towel that was soaking wet with the book sitting on the toilet. I am sure you can all picture the potential disaster.
Are we sure we can handle another one?
He decided he needed a bath on Friday and of course that meant in the toilet. Why not? Makes perfect sense right? Yuck!
Bailey was in her kennel Friday night and Aidan decided she looked hungry. So he took the lid off of the dog food and proceeded to feed the dog in her kennel and the entire family room floor.
He hit Chloe with a stuffed animal just so she would chase him around the house. Of course she did and he ran into a wall. He had a nice goose egg from that one.
This evening he ate one of my stamps. Yes I am serious he ate it. Chloe handed me the wooden block so I quickly did the finger in the mouth sweep--Nothing! A minute later Chloe found the rubber part of the stamp on the floor (the part with the image). Apparently that wasn't tasty enough although he did leave a few teeth marks in it. He did manage to eat the foam piece that used to be attached to the rubber though.
Although not to be outdone Chloe has had her share of "smart" ideas lately too.
She was practicing her letters in a wipe-off book. She was finished so I told her to wet a paper towel and wipe it off. A real no brainer, right? Apparently not. Matt found her in the bathroom with a hand towel that was soaking wet with the book sitting on the toilet. I am sure you can all picture the potential disaster.
Are we sure we can handle another one?
Friday, January 18, 2008
Day-to-Day
Here are some cute pictures of the kids we took last Sundayr. Aidan is helping me make dinner. He got a huge kick out of shaking the chicken for the "Shake-n-Bake". Chloe wasn't to be out done so she showed off her princess attire.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Family Addition
Well as Matt has so nicely put it--"This baby is already a pain and costing me way too much money!" (said with a laugh mind you). We are fortunate to have most of the baby things we need other than clothes, a double stroller, playpen and carseat. Unless it is a girl than we need a little more. Unlike when Aidan was born and we had to buy just about EVERYTHING!! So I guess he can't complain too much about the cost of the baby--until it comes to the cars.
As you all know we have his and her Pathfinders which we both enjoy. They are older but still run good although mine is in need of a little TLC. We love driving SUVs since we are up high and can see what is going on around us. It drives me crazy to go from an SUV to driving Mom's car (not that it isn't a nice car to drive) it is just SO low, especially after being used to sitting up so high. Not to mention how much easier it is to climb into an SUV when you are pregnant. But anyway--Bunny Trail!--Back to the whole car issue. So we love our cars as I said but now we are faced with a dilemma. Our pathfinders can seat five people--two in the front and three in the back-- but they cannot hold three carseats in the back. So begins our search for a new, much bigger car.
While I was off the Island last week I took the opportunity to peruse the car lots outside of our little town. With gas prices being what they are we don't go over that way very often. It was an absolutely miserable day, cloudy, rainy, windy and downright cold. Not the kind of weather anyone wants to be out in, especially a car salesman. So we did drive by car shopping (the best way to do it) where we would cruise the lot until we found what we were looking for. If it was the years we were looking for in either a Yukon XL or a Suburban I would hop out of the car and check it out. If we couldn't find what we wanted we just waited until a salesman ventured out into the cold and asked. If they didn't have it, we drove away. It made car shopping (which can be an awful experience) almost fun.
We stopped at one other dealership on our way back to the Island. My family has bought other cars from this dealer and it has been a great experience. There were two cars there that might work so I figured I would tell Matt about them. I talked to the salesman who said he thought he had another Suburban we might like better. He said he would move it to the lot so we could take a look at it. Much to our surprise he called Sunday morning, he had the car. We test drove it that afternoon and had James and Lisa drive it as well. We immediately fell in love with the car but not the price. Well after attempting to get the car for a steal (which didn't happen) we kept looking.
James found an older Suburban at a dealer in town that was at the price we wanted to spend. So Friday night we checked it out. It turned out to be a lemon that has sat on the lot for almost two years (no one would buy it which is why they lowered the price). It had all sorts of things wrong with it (things that were supposedly fixed). Not to mention how rude the sales personnel was (it was so bad it was insulting). So with so many issues with that car, even though it was a great deal we decided to walk away. So we planned to go car shopping on Saturday. So for those of you who know where we live--DO NOT BUY A CAR HERE!!!!
On our way off the Island yesterday to continue our car quest (Nana had the kids for the day) Matt decided to go back to the first dealership we dealt with and look at the really nice, low-mileage Suburban again. So we went in and made a deal. A little over an hour later we drove away in our brand-new 2000 Chevy Suburban. It is in excellent shape with only 76,000+ miles on it. It seats eight and has the full third row seat (not one of those uncomfortable jump seats) and a large cargo area which is perfect for the stroller, etc. Plus it is so big that Aidan can't reach Chloe in the backseat anymore to pull her hair. He was a bit bummed with that but otherwise loved the car. Chloe loves having a car as big as her "Aunt Lisa's". :) So now we have to finish getting my old pathfinder ready to sell. Joy!
We are all very happy with the new car. Especially Matt who despises car shopping and was not looking forward to wasting all that gas driving off the Island to all the dealerships looking for a car. So enjoy the pictures of our new "baby".
As you all know we have his and her Pathfinders which we both enjoy. They are older but still run good although mine is in need of a little TLC. We love driving SUVs since we are up high and can see what is going on around us. It drives me crazy to go from an SUV to driving Mom's car (not that it isn't a nice car to drive) it is just SO low, especially after being used to sitting up so high. Not to mention how much easier it is to climb into an SUV when you are pregnant. But anyway--Bunny Trail!--Back to the whole car issue. So we love our cars as I said but now we are faced with a dilemma. Our pathfinders can seat five people--two in the front and three in the back-- but they cannot hold three carseats in the back. So begins our search for a new, much bigger car.
While I was off the Island last week I took the opportunity to peruse the car lots outside of our little town. With gas prices being what they are we don't go over that way very often. It was an absolutely miserable day, cloudy, rainy, windy and downright cold. Not the kind of weather anyone wants to be out in, especially a car salesman. So we did drive by car shopping (the best way to do it) where we would cruise the lot until we found what we were looking for. If it was the years we were looking for in either a Yukon XL or a Suburban I would hop out of the car and check it out. If we couldn't find what we wanted we just waited until a salesman ventured out into the cold and asked. If they didn't have it, we drove away. It made car shopping (which can be an awful experience) almost fun.
We stopped at one other dealership on our way back to the Island. My family has bought other cars from this dealer and it has been a great experience. There were two cars there that might work so I figured I would tell Matt about them. I talked to the salesman who said he thought he had another Suburban we might like better. He said he would move it to the lot so we could take a look at it. Much to our surprise he called Sunday morning, he had the car. We test drove it that afternoon and had James and Lisa drive it as well. We immediately fell in love with the car but not the price. Well after attempting to get the car for a steal (which didn't happen) we kept looking.
James found an older Suburban at a dealer in town that was at the price we wanted to spend. So Friday night we checked it out. It turned out to be a lemon that has sat on the lot for almost two years (no one would buy it which is why they lowered the price). It had all sorts of things wrong with it (things that were supposedly fixed). Not to mention how rude the sales personnel was (it was so bad it was insulting). So with so many issues with that car, even though it was a great deal we decided to walk away. So we planned to go car shopping on Saturday. So for those of you who know where we live--DO NOT BUY A CAR HERE!!!!
On our way off the Island yesterday to continue our car quest (Nana had the kids for the day) Matt decided to go back to the first dealership we dealt with and look at the really nice, low-mileage Suburban again. So we went in and made a deal. A little over an hour later we drove away in our brand-new 2000 Chevy Suburban. It is in excellent shape with only 76,000+ miles on it. It seats eight and has the full third row seat (not one of those uncomfortable jump seats) and a large cargo area which is perfect for the stroller, etc. Plus it is so big that Aidan can't reach Chloe in the backseat anymore to pull her hair. He was a bit bummed with that but otherwise loved the car. Chloe loves having a car as big as her "Aunt Lisa's". :) So now we have to finish getting my old pathfinder ready to sell. Joy!
We are all very happy with the new car. Especially Matt who despises car shopping and was not looking forward to wasting all that gas driving off the Island to all the dealerships looking for a car. So enjoy the pictures of our new "baby".
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Jam Packed Saturday
What a busy day! First a trip to the Home Depot Kids Clinic where the kids (with LOTS OF HELP from Mom and Dad) built Castle Banks...
Jam Packed Saturday 2
Than it was off to Costco with Nana. Shopping is such hard work that we had to stop for ice cream...
Friday, January 4, 2008
Good Grief! :)
You would think that you all want to know if its a girl or a boy! With my other two pregnancies it did not seem nearly as important as finding out what the sex is of this baby. Everyday at least two people ask me if I know yet, good grief! I am teasing! I cannot even get a regular OB appointment until the 22nd of January (got to love using military hospitals). Which means I cannot get an ultrasound appointment until after that one. So it looks like it may be February before I can say if the baby is a boy or girl! You will just have to be a little more patient!
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