Tuesday, September 25, 2012

1st Boat Ride

Trey and Charlotte went on their first boat ride on Sunday afternoon. Our Sunday School class has tried to be intentional about getting all the girls together and all the guys together every other month for some time to hang out.  With most of us having young kids, it is hard to build relationships together outside of church so girls time and guys time has been something we each look forward to each month(and the other spouse is in charge of the kids!).  So far the girls have done dinner and a movie, pedicures and lunch, and dinner at the Homeplace.  The guys have done hiking, a Salem Red Sox game, and skeet shooting.  Now looking at it the guys events are more active and the girls events all involve food!

Sunday was a girl's day and we were supposed to go on a boat ride around Smith Mountain Lake, but only 3 girls could go, so we decided to bring our families along.  We ate lunch all together at a Mexican restaurant after church.
Both the kids love Mexican food.  Charlotte kept licking the salsa off her chip and dipping the chip back in the bowl.  We gave her her own bowl of salsa. 

Then we headed for the lake.  It was only about 15 minutes from church and Charlotte got in a short nap on the way.  She was kinda sleepy for first part of the ride so she just chilled with her paci and blanket on the boat.  I had to take them away to put on her lifejacket (which she hated!) and then give them back to sooth her because she kept trying to tear the life jacket off.

Charlotte sat in my lap most of the trip, but at the end she kept wanting to walk around the back of the boat and then sit on the seat by herself and hold on. 
Trey didn't get off Jay's lap until we docked, but you can tell he had fun!
Trey was very excited before we got to the lake, but like any new thing it took him a while to feel comfortable and get warmed up.  He also was not a fan of the life jacket at first but it grew on him.  He liked to see the people fishing on the lake and all the other boats on the docks.



Girls Time on the boat ride




Sunday, September 16, 2012

Purses Galore!

Charlotte has three obsessions in life: shoes, purses and talking on the phone.  I don't want to know what she will be like at 15 if this is what she is like at 20 months!   She wants everyone to wear shoes, will bring you shoes, try on any shoes she finds, and constantly wants to put on different shoes when she finds them.  If you are talking on the phone she comes up and yells "me!" until you hand her the phone to talk on.   Her newest love is purses.  She will turn any bag into a purse and wear it around the house.

Talking on the phone with Daddy while Trey plays on his own.  The picture shows my social butterfly and my shy introvert. 

Still talking on the phone but trying to ignore me so I can't get the phone back.

Before church this morning Charlotte gets her bag to carry.  She has to carry her own bag wherever we go.  Usually her hand is holding onto her head or her hair to help her arm stay up!

After naptime she found three purses to carry, well one is really Trey's train basket. 

Charlotte loves her purses!

Monday, September 10, 2012

September Stuff

For the past 2 years my blog has slowed down during the month of September.  It is either because our life is so busy getting back into the fall routine I don't have time to blog, or we are just doing "normal" things every day since we are back into a regular schedule.

Jay and I have had a lot of different meetings due to the start of the school and having to meet with other teachers to set things up.  During one late evening for him, the kids and I baked cookies after dinner.
Trey likes to stir the batter.  I can't turn my back because he will add random things on the counter to the bowl in order to have more stuff to stir in.  We had to talk about why we follow the recipe. 

Charlotte spent most her time just banging on the counter.  But she had to be up on the chair with Trey and when he scooped something into the bowl she would stick her scoop in right after his ready for her turn. 
Saturday was the first day in a while we just stayed at home.  I was able to clean the whole house during a morning cleaning spree and evening cleaning spree.  The kids got out the blue playdoh Nana made for Trey and had a blast.  Charlotte knows exactly what to do with the cookie cutters and it was fun to watch her play and not have to constantly worry about her eating the playdoh.  Although, we did have to fish some out of her mouth at the very end when she was trying to be sneaky! Trey made the playdoh crumbly and said it was snow falling.  I guess he is ready for cooler weather too!




Trey put on his apron and said, "Look Mommy I am a cook like you are!"

Charlotte wanted to make apples.  She kept saying apple over and over again as she made them with the cookie cutter. 
At church the preschool kids have moved up to their next class.  Trey is in a new room with new teachers for Sunday School and choir on Wednesday nights.  At first he was really hesitant to go in when we got to church, but when we got to the room for choir he found his name tag, stuck it on his shirt and walked right in.  I was very proud of him because I was afraid he was going to be clingy and not want to go inside.  On Sunday morning his teachers apologized to Jay because Trey's underwear was on backwards.  They said no matter what they tried to tell him he wouldn't let them turn it around.  Jay just laughed and explained he likes to see the character on the underwear so he wears them backwards.  I hadn't realized how odd that would look to his teachers at church when they take him to the bathroom!

Charlotte hasn't moved up rooms yet.  In her area there is a baby room, crawler room, and a walker room for the one year olds.  Charlotte is still in the crawler room even though she has been walking for quite a while now and is 19 months old.  She loves her teachers and walks right in and plays without crying.  Last week she even carried her bag in all by herself and handed it to them! They move up as the teachers think they are ready for the next class or if one room gets too crowded, but the children's minister told me today she doesn't know if Charlotte's teachers will ever more her up because she is so good in her room. 

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Fantasy Football

Last weekend was Labor Day Weekend and we headed to Richmond for Jay's annual fantasy football draft.  I don't mind because 10 years ago after the draft weekend Jay stopped by my dorm room to give me a college goodie bag my sister in law had given to him to bring to me at Tech.  That was the first time we ever hung out.  He came by to drop off the bag and stayed for four hours.  Thanks Jennifer :)

Anyways, on Saturday we hit the outlets in Williamsburg kid-free.  My parents kept the kids and wore them out shopping and running errands.  My mom took Charlotte shoe shopping and she sat in the chair and let them measure her foot like a big girl! A lot our shopping in Williamsburg was getting fall clothes for the kids.  We like to buy a little bit bigger than they need right now so it will last throughout the winter.  Last year I accidentally bought too small for Charlotte and she wore a couple of shirts like 2 times before they were too tight, so I learned my lesson.

I got these play clothes from Target for Charlotte.  I put them on her to see how they would fit and she wouldn't let me take them off the rest of the evening until bathtime! The tags didn't even seem to bother her. 

These pants are from last year and they still fit Trey great.  I guess all the 4T pants we just bought may have to wait a few months for him to grow into them.  We got this orange vest at Target.  He pulled out these clothes to put on all by himself.  He must know hunting season it coming soon!