We had a great time getting to see everyone over Thanksgiving. The kids really enjoyed all their birthday gifts!!! I'm sure everyone was surprised how much they have grown in the last month or so. Its so hard to believe Christmas is just around the corner....what to buy for the kids when they seem to have so much already!
Here are some ideas for anyone else who is having trouble -
Sophia -
Ducky bathroom accessories from Target (may have mentioned it to Sarah)
She has a Leapster2 - so anything that looks cute. Its a bit big for her
but they usually have a drawing program in the game.
*Check with us on videos
Aidan -
Thomas the Train - its a given that he'll like it
Diego Toys - he has the Helicopter and the Truck w/plane and boat
Diego videos - we only have one.
I'll add some more if they show interest in anything else.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Pictures Finally
We have been sooo delinquent in adding new photos to Wal-Mart. Chris is trying to upload some right now. I will attempt to attach a few here of the kids.
We will be celebrating Aidan's 2nd birthday on Sunday!!! What a big boy!! He's already started counting to 10. Mommy is taking him some cupcakes to school and treat bags for his friends. We did the same for Sophia at this age.
Sophia's birthday is coming up soon, and we are planning a Chuck E Cheese party for her and her friends. We're hoping we won't have to do this many more times, since the pizza is gross and the place is a madhouse. She loves it and that's all that matters.
Take care!
We will be celebrating Aidan's 2nd birthday on Sunday!!! What a big boy!! He's already started counting to 10. Mommy is taking him some cupcakes to school and treat bags for his friends. We did the same for Sophia at this age.
Sophia's birthday is coming up soon, and we are planning a Chuck E Cheese party for her and her friends. We're hoping we won't have to do this many more times, since the pizza is gross and the place is a madhouse. She loves it and that's all that matters.
Take care!
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Lost Cell Phone
As many of you may know, I lost my cell phone 2 weeks ago. We are pretty convinced little man threw it in the trash....he's been doing that a lot we've recently noticed. I do have another (thank goodness for Ebay). Please resend me your phone numbers or give me a call sometime at 843-709-1368. I appreciate it!
The kids are doing really well. Aidan's birthday is coming up soon. We'll be taking him cupcakes to school for his special day. We're planning to do some kind of birthday when we come home for Thanksgiving for both of the kids with everyone. We haven't quite decided on what to do for Sophia's birthday down here...she has a lot of little girlfriends at her new school that I'm sure she wants to squeal and eat cake with. If anyone wants to know what the kids are into at the moment (for birthdays or Christmas), here is a list that should help:
Sophia -
5T clothing, size 11 1/2 tennis shoes
*Needs jeans/pants and long, sleeve cotton shirts (we have plenty of kahki pants)
Learning videos - Word World, Leap Frog
Flash cards with pictures and ABCs on them (teacher store's are great)
Anything Wall-E related shirts, coloring books (we have most of the toys )
Crayola has a whole creative section in Wal-Marts/Targets with coloring books, neat pen sets
*She's not really shown intereset in princesses or Barbie's lately.
Aidan -
3T clothing, size 8 tennis shoes (will double check)
*Needs some pants and long, sleeve cotton shirts
Thomas the Train (we don't have much yet)
Diego (from Dora the Explorer)
Not particular at this age
I have a lot of success with buying them jeans at Children's place, usually running a sale and they lost a long time. I typically buy them shirts for school at Target, because we do have quite a few that will get stained. Hope this helps!
The kids are doing really well. Aidan's birthday is coming up soon. We'll be taking him cupcakes to school for his special day. We're planning to do some kind of birthday when we come home for Thanksgiving for both of the kids with everyone. We haven't quite decided on what to do for Sophia's birthday down here...she has a lot of little girlfriends at her new school that I'm sure she wants to squeal and eat cake with. If anyone wants to know what the kids are into at the moment (for birthdays or Christmas), here is a list that should help:
Sophia -
5T clothing, size 11 1/2 tennis shoes
*Needs jeans/pants and long, sleeve cotton shirts (we have plenty of kahki pants)
Learning videos - Word World, Leap Frog
Flash cards with pictures and ABCs on them (teacher store's are great)
Anything Wall-E related shirts, coloring books (we have most of the toys )
Crayola has a whole creative section in Wal-Marts/Targets with coloring books, neat pen sets
*She's not really shown intereset in princesses or Barbie's lately.
Aidan -
3T clothing, size 8 tennis shoes (will double check)
*Needs some pants and long, sleeve cotton shirts
Thomas the Train (we don't have much yet)
Diego (from Dora the Explorer)
Not particular at this age
I have a lot of success with buying them jeans at Children's place, usually running a sale and they lost a long time. I typically buy them shirts for school at Target, because we do have quite a few that will get stained. Hope this helps!
Thursday, August 28, 2008
We Are Coming Home for Labor Day
This is me attempting to keep everyone informed about what we are doing for Labor Day. So far, we are leaving tonight to come home for the weekend. It will definitely be too short, but we'll do our best to visit with everyone. Here is the 'schedule' - yes, this is what it has come to! : )
Thurs - Driving to WV
Fri: morning - Mama Smith's house
lunch - kids napping, Missie visiting Pepsi friends
evening - Grandma Pollitt's house
Sat: morning - Nana's house
lunch - kids napping
evening - Going to the Regatta, see Papa Jim and Winnie
Sun: morning - Meeting Mama Cheryl and Aunt Mindy
lunch - kids napping
evening - open - maybe visit Sophia and Aidan's best friends (or Sat evening)
night - Driving home
**I haven't forgot about Chris, he's going to be spending his time doing some house repairs to our place at 300 Andover. We have a few things to do from the inspection, nothing major. And he will be working on the black Corvette.
This will give us 3 full days with the family and one full day to recover on Monday before going back to school. We are very excited to see you guys! Aidan is anxious to show off his new mohawk. Sophia (I swear I just wrote Sarah) got her hair cut to her shoulders, it was getting long and she was fussing that it hurt to comb it.
Take care and we'll see you all soon! xoxoxo
Thurs - Driving to WV
Fri: morning - Mama Smith's house
lunch - kids napping, Missie visiting Pepsi friends
evening - Grandma Pollitt's house
Sat: morning - Nana's house
lunch - kids napping
evening - Going to the Regatta, see Papa Jim and Winnie
Sun: morning - Meeting Mama Cheryl and Aunt Mindy
lunch - kids napping
evening - open - maybe visit Sophia and Aidan's best friends (or Sat evening)
night - Driving home
**I haven't forgot about Chris, he's going to be spending his time doing some house repairs to our place at 300 Andover. We have a few things to do from the inspection, nothing major. And he will be working on the black Corvette.
This will give us 3 full days with the family and one full day to recover on Monday before going back to school. We are very excited to see you guys! Aidan is anxious to show off his new mohawk. Sophia (I swear I just wrote Sarah) got her hair cut to her shoulders, it was getting long and she was fussing that it hurt to comb it.
Take care and we'll see you all soon! xoxoxo
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Calm Weekend at Home in SC
We had a very laid back weekend. We went to a county waterpark about 10 miles from the house, which Sophia and Aidan absolutely love! They both are not afraid of getting splashed by the water. They played for a couple of hours...made some little friends while they were there.
They both take such long naps on the weekends - about 3 hours or so. It makes us think the heat just really wears them out. Its VERY hot down here. You step out into the garage and immediately your skin starts to feel tacky. This is probably the worst time of the year, so I expect the temperature to get better but not the humidity. I only really mind it between 10 - 3 at the hotest part of the day.
We are fortunate to live about 1/2 mile or so from the development's pool and playground. So, we can go down there as often as we want. Chris bought us bikes with kid seats on the back to be able to take them on rides in the evenings. Aidan didn't get a chance to try it out but Sophia really loved it.
We are doing fine. Aidan of course got hurt the other day. He lost his footing and hit our glass table (its really thick) and got himself a black-eye. Poor kid doesn't realize he's not made of steel. He's talking more and more. Sophia is growing up and becoming more mature all the time. She's been a little more emotional this weekend then we would like but no worse than any other little girl her age. We just love them!!!
Take care and xoxoxoxo, Miss
They both take such long naps on the weekends - about 3 hours or so. It makes us think the heat just really wears them out. Its VERY hot down here. You step out into the garage and immediately your skin starts to feel tacky. This is probably the worst time of the year, so I expect the temperature to get better but not the humidity. I only really mind it between 10 - 3 at the hotest part of the day.
We are fortunate to live about 1/2 mile or so from the development's pool and playground. So, we can go down there as often as we want. Chris bought us bikes with kid seats on the back to be able to take them on rides in the evenings. Aidan didn't get a chance to try it out but Sophia really loved it.
We are doing fine. Aidan of course got hurt the other day. He lost his footing and hit our glass table (its really thick) and got himself a black-eye. Poor kid doesn't realize he's not made of steel. He's talking more and more. Sophia is growing up and becoming more mature all the time. She's been a little more emotional this weekend then we would like but no worse than any other little girl her age. We just love them!!!
Take care and xoxoxoxo, Miss
Friday, July 25, 2008
Moved into the new home
Just a quick note to let everyone know we are actually moved into the new home. The closing went very smooth, and we are happy to say we are getting settled in. Nana has been graciously unpacking all our things - big help! I have been working a lot of hours getting settled into the new job. In fact, I have to work this Saturday! Chris's job is keeping him busy but he is home every day usually by 5:30 or so. He picks up the kids to ensure he has to come home earlier. : )
The kids are doing great! They are adjusting very well to daycare. Aidan is really starting to talk - FINALLY!! He will say Daddy, Car, Train, Mama, Nana, Wall-e, and more.
Here is our new contact information:
4204 Magnolia Ct
North Charleston, SC 29420
Melissa cell: 843.709.1368
Chris cell: 843.709.1369
*Our cell phones are now with Alltell, because AT&T's service was sooooo awful! We'd prefer to stay with them but we dropped calls every 30 seconds we were talking.
We hope all is well with everyone
The kids are doing great! They are adjusting very well to daycare. Aidan is really starting to talk - FINALLY!! He will say Daddy, Car, Train, Mama, Nana, Wall-e, and more.
Here is our new contact information:
4204 Magnolia Ct
North Charleston, SC 29420
Melissa cell: 843.709.1368
Chris cell: 843.709.1369
*Our cell phones are now with Alltell, because AT&T's service was sooooo awful! We'd prefer to stay with them but we dropped calls every 30 seconds we were talking.
We hope all is well with everyone
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Welcome to our Blogspot!
Hello! I am testing out using this blogspot as a way to keep our friends and family in touch with us now that we are away. It will be a simple way for me to post little things that I might forget when I talk with each of you! I have a bad habit of thinking I've told each of you about something, and invariably I leave someone out.
Chris will still be sending most of our pictures on Wal-Mart.com. So keep an eye out for that. We hate that we are not with all of you now, so we'll do our best to keep everyone informed of what's going on until we can be together again! Please give me some feedback if you guys already know a lot about using this.
Much love, Miss
Chris will still be sending most of our pictures on Wal-Mart.com. So keep an eye out for that. We hate that we are not with all of you now, so we'll do our best to keep everyone informed of what's going on until we can be together again! Please give me some feedback if you guys already know a lot about using this.
Much love, Miss
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