This conversation took place last night during the Wake game...S=Seth, M=Mommy:
S: Mommy, you are not a match.
M: Not a match?
S: Your hair is not a match to us. I need a new mommy.
Well, that's the abbreviated version, but you get the idea.
So I didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he seemed really serious about it and I had to leave the room before my feelings got really hurt. Although I have started to consider highlights, I really don't think I'll ever be able to pull off sandy blonde. Nathan gave him a stern talking-to and told him that he loved me and I was staying and that if Seth didn't like it that he would be the one to leave. Which got me a half-hearted apology.
But now today? Today he LOVES me. And it's not just when he wants a snack. Ah, my little Gemini....
Monday, February 23, 2009
Friday, February 20, 2009
Who wears the pants...
...and who wears the hair bows...
Nathan was changing clothes after work on Wednesday and Seth came out of our closet wearing a (clean) pair of khakis...we love how it makes it look like Nathan wears really big pants. Add that day's work shirt and it makes for a whole lot of silliness at our house! We had our first parent-teacher conference yesterday. Seth is doing satisfactory in most areas, and the "needs improvement" and "excellent" areas balance each other out. Surprisingly, he scored excellent in sentence structure, manners, and vocabulary recognition...the boy who one year ago was barely putting three words together. Since he has a summer birthday, we're trying to decide what is best for him next year...what I always thought he'd do and what he ends up doing may be two completely different things. That's life for you!
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Facelift complete!
Our big project, a mini-makeover for the front of the house, is complete. New shutters (now grey, no longer Carolina blue), a few new shingles, a new cap, and new railings for the stairs. Hurray!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Valentine's Visitors
We just had a VERY fun weekend. Seth's celebrating started on Thursday, when his class had their Valentine's party. He put them all up on his closet door. His teacher's valentine included pixie sticks...a little messed up, don't you think?
Saturday morning, Tim, Tiff, and their little guy arrived. We had sooo much fun. Tim and Amelia playing on the floor:
Seth loved having another baby in the house...I guess he's bored with his sister already.
That afternoon the adults snuck out to the Wake Forest-Florida State game...you get to see a lot more of the game if you don't bring the kiddos along!
I'm sure Amelia is going to be on the lighter side when she goes for her next check-up, but she sure looks big next to her new friend (he's 5 months younger).
So cute!
Sunday afternoon we checked out Nathan's new office and all four of us took naps (that never happens!) Uncle Bryan stopped by on his way back to Atlanta. As you can see, the kids loved their surprise visitor.
Saturday morning, Tim, Tiff, and their little guy arrived. We had sooo much fun. Tim and Amelia playing on the floor:Seth loved having another baby in the house...I guess he's bored with his sister already.That afternoon the adults snuck out to the Wake Forest-Florida State game...you get to see a lot more of the game if you don't bring the kiddos along!I'm sure Amelia is going to be on the lighter side when she goes for her next check-up, but she sure looks big next to her new friend (he's 5 months younger).So cute!Sunday afternoon we checked out Nathan's new office and all four of us took naps (that never happens!) Uncle Bryan stopped by on his way back to Atlanta. As you can see, the kids loved their surprise visitor.Monday, February 09, 2009
Freeloader
As always, my living room makes for a dark video, but we wanted to show of how strong Amelia is. This wasn't a one-time occurence, it happend several times on Saturday. Lazy Seth!
a hint of spring
Ah, North Carolina winters. The kids were out of school on Wednesday for bad weather (I guess...we never saw any of it), and Saturday started a nice long stretch of beautiful days. We spent about four hours over the course of the weekend at Tanglewood park. When we got home from Sunday School yesterday, Nathan had some windows opened. Amelia was absolutely fascinated:
I remembered to bring the camera with us to the park on Sunday. I got a lot of good pictures. I may even bore the family with an album of them! Amelia loves to swing. I think Nathan could spend all day pushing her.
I've decided Amelia is 97.5% tomboy. I definitely need to make sure I have plenty of "play clothes" on hand. She crawled all over the playground, and even tried to go head-first down the slide.
Once Amelia realized that Seth was pushing her, she didn't want to turn back forward!
I thought this was my new favorite when it was still on the camera...now I see it's a little blurry, though.
We found the guys playing in a big field beside the playgroud. Here is Seth and his big stick:
Sitting on a bench by Mallard Lake watching the ducks and geese...somebody was getting sleepy (and it wasn't Mommy...)
Seth made a game of throwing rocks in the lake:
I remembered to bring the camera with us to the park on Sunday. I got a lot of good pictures. I may even bore the family with an album of them! Amelia loves to swing. I think Nathan could spend all day pushing her.I've decided Amelia is 97.5% tomboy. I definitely need to make sure I have plenty of "play clothes" on hand. She crawled all over the playground, and even tried to go head-first down the slide.Once Amelia realized that Seth was pushing her, she didn't want to turn back forward!I thought this was my new favorite when it was still on the camera...now I see it's a little blurry, though.We found the guys playing in a big field beside the playgroud. Here is Seth and his big stick:Sitting on a bench by Mallard Lake watching the ducks and geese...somebody was getting sleepy (and it wasn't Mommy...)Seth made a game of throwing rocks in the lake:
Landon is 4!
Last Tuesday the kids and I packed up an overnight bag after preschool and had a sleepover in Cary. We came back just in time to hit Funigans for Landon's birthday party. Actually, we were a little bit early. Seth tested out his skills playing kiddie-bowling prior to the party. He's definitely much better at Wii. It was a good way to make the week go fast!
Thursday, February 05, 2009
just checkin' in...
On the nights I work, I can't go to sleep until I check in on the kids. I have a 99.8% success rate of sneaking in without either of them waking up. Monday night was so comical I had to take pictures. Notice Seth's pillow in the top right corner, as well as Cow and Dog on the right hand side, so you see where Seth is supposed to be:
This has been Amelia's preferred sleep position lately: sideways in the crib. Her little bum was so high in the air, I thought she'd wake up with a neck cramp!
Playing on the floor Tuesday, waiting until it was time to pick Seth up from school...
Seth brought this home today, I had to share (although he won't even try hot chocolate because it starts with the word "hot"):
This has been Amelia's preferred sleep position lately: sideways in the crib. Her little bum was so high in the air, I thought she'd wake up with a neck cramp!
Playing on the floor Tuesday, waiting until it was time to pick Seth up from school...
Seth brought this home today, I had to share (although he won't even try hot chocolate because it starts with the word "hot"):
Tara's shower
We have been waiting a LONG time to have a party for Tara, and last Friday it was time to celebrate Max's arrival (hopefully in early March!). The nursery is yellow and brown with a puppy dog theme, so this is what I came up with for her diaper cake:
Amelia not-so-secretly wishes Lonnie was her mommy. She'd definitely have a lot hipper wardrobe!
Stacey made this diaper wreath:
Fancy cupcakes from the Fancy Pastry in Lexington:
The excited mommy and daddy. Kudos to Chris for hanging out with a bunch of women all morning!
This was definitely one of our best showers. Everyone who could showed up because we all love Tara (everyone should have one of her where they work). There were kids everywhere. And it was a school day! Seth had a bunch of the boys from the 05-06 baby boom to play with, and there were at least four babies there that were younger than Amelia, the youngest being a whoppin' 30 days old. All the little girls were wearing pink and brown, and we didn't even plan it! (Unfortunately we didn't get a picture, but do you really think we would have gotten a good picture even if we had tried?)
Amelia not-so-secretly wishes Lonnie was her mommy. She'd definitely have a lot hipper wardrobe!
Stacey made this diaper wreath:
Fancy cupcakes from the Fancy Pastry in Lexington:
The excited mommy and daddy. Kudos to Chris for hanging out with a bunch of women all morning!
This was definitely one of our best showers. Everyone who could showed up because we all love Tara (everyone should have one of her where they work). There were kids everywhere. And it was a school day! Seth had a bunch of the boys from the 05-06 baby boom to play with, and there were at least four babies there that were younger than Amelia, the youngest being a whoppin' 30 days old. All the little girls were wearing pink and brown, and we didn't even plan it! (Unfortunately we didn't get a picture, but do you really think we would have gotten a good picture even if we had tried?)
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