my emerson!
this picture is funny... hallie wrote everyone's names normally, but her own name completely mirrored. she said there was no room to write it the other way because she did the "H" too close to the side. interesting!
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
random pics
this picture is funny... hallie wrote everyone's names normally, but her own name completely mirrored. she said there was no room to write it the other way because she did the "H" too close to the side. interesting!
erin's shoot!
pics are posted here because there are a ton! http://new.photos.yahoo.com/halliekai/#page1 (there are 2 pages... for some reason my least fav ones are first... oh well)
i took some pics of my good friend's babe today! what a perfect little model, couldn't have asked for a happier little girl! some of my favorite pics below...
i took some pics of my good friend's babe today! what a perfect little model, couldn't have asked for a happier little girl! some of my favorite pics below...
Sunday, January 07, 2007
some pics....
i love this shot of dominic!
a ncie shot of kai...
the posee... i love this shot
hallie & her friend izabella
izabella, hallie, and dominic
hallie on our walk
emerson!
hallie beauty
a chilly emerson
coloring time... last wednesday i had 7 kids here!
play-doh time!
close up of emerson
pigtails!
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
grrr...
i've been trying all day and i can't upload even just one picture to blogger. anyone else?? the kids got haircuts last night so i wanted to post the before and after pics!
today was a busy day. i had 7 kids here today - yikes! 3 of my own, my FT dayhome girl, and then my friend's 2 kids + another kid who had never come before (long story) but it went well..... just BUSY! we did playdoh, play foam, a walk outside, more playing outside (kids getting soaked since it was so warm!), coloring, playing with toys... lunch... it was non-stop!
tonight i had a dayhome interview for kids who need FT summer care and then before/after school care next fall. i need to figure out my plan for hallie for the fall. which school i'm sending her to... and then once i choose that, i need to figure out AM or PM kindergarten.... and now i'm having these thoughts about homeschooling since the school choosing is stressing me out so much! aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! man i just don't know?!??
tonight i asked hallie if she wanted to go to school or have mommy teach her at home? i told her i could teach her how to read and stuff and we could still go places and she wouldn't be at school all day.... and she picked school. she said otherwise she would miss her friends.... !
thoughts?!??
today was a busy day. i had 7 kids here today - yikes! 3 of my own, my FT dayhome girl, and then my friend's 2 kids + another kid who had never come before (long story) but it went well..... just BUSY! we did playdoh, play foam, a walk outside, more playing outside (kids getting soaked since it was so warm!), coloring, playing with toys... lunch... it was non-stop!
tonight i had a dayhome interview for kids who need FT summer care and then before/after school care next fall. i need to figure out my plan for hallie for the fall. which school i'm sending her to... and then once i choose that, i need to figure out AM or PM kindergarten.... and now i'm having these thoughts about homeschooling since the school choosing is stressing me out so much! aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! man i just don't know?!??
tonight i asked hallie if she wanted to go to school or have mommy teach her at home? i told her i could teach her how to read and stuff and we could still go places and she wouldn't be at school all day.... and she picked school. she said otherwise she would miss her friends.... !
thoughts?!??
Monday, January 01, 2007
chocolate milk update
for those who have asked, i mostly followed through with the "no party" punishment last night. they were just in tears (mostly just hallie, and i felt bad beacuse i think kai did most of the mess!) for their shower and all evening... right before bed i let them have a brownie and some doritos at the table. nice bedtime snack. but nothing else. no special movie with us, no games, nothing else....
then today they woke up asking if the party could be tonight. they don't "get it" but oh well. so far, no one cares that the toys are gone. including me. really, they got way too much stuff for christmas so maybe it's better that a bunch of it is put away for a while.
so more disney developments... trying to choose a hotel. last i heard from my mom she has booked 3, yes 3, hotels for us... we have to choose the one we want. one has a suite type of room with 2 bedrooms + separate living room, 2 bathrooms, sounds nice and big but it's got an indoor pool. something about california and indoor pools -- i think pools should be outside! but i guess it's only a minor issue! LOL
and we're trying to figure out what we'll do each day we are there. i love planning so this is right up my alley. kipp wants to go to universal studios because last time we had to leave early (he was sick) -- however it's not overly great for the kids... so not sure if it's worth the $$. decisions decisions!
my sister is there right now, as a "nanny" with my cousins and their kids... she is helping out. they drove down! she bought the kids some new vans so i can't wait to see them!
today was new year's day... kipp took the kids sledding, i took emerson shopping. it kinda sucked because nothing at south common was open except walmart, superstore, and old navy! not really the stores i was hoping to check out!
happy new year everyone!!
p.s. both kids, yes BOTH, spilled their milk tonight at supper time. maybe there's something in the milk... all of these milk incidents...
then today they woke up asking if the party could be tonight. they don't "get it" but oh well. so far, no one cares that the toys are gone. including me. really, they got way too much stuff for christmas so maybe it's better that a bunch of it is put away for a while.
so more disney developments... trying to choose a hotel. last i heard from my mom she has booked 3, yes 3, hotels for us... we have to choose the one we want. one has a suite type of room with 2 bedrooms + separate living room, 2 bathrooms, sounds nice and big but it's got an indoor pool. something about california and indoor pools -- i think pools should be outside! but i guess it's only a minor issue! LOL
and we're trying to figure out what we'll do each day we are there. i love planning so this is right up my alley. kipp wants to go to universal studios because last time we had to leave early (he was sick) -- however it's not overly great for the kids... so not sure if it's worth the $$. decisions decisions!
my sister is there right now, as a "nanny" with my cousins and their kids... she is helping out. they drove down! she bought the kids some new vans so i can't wait to see them!
today was new year's day... kipp took the kids sledding, i took emerson shopping. it kinda sucked because nothing at south common was open except walmart, superstore, and old navy! not really the stores i was hoping to check out!
happy new year everyone!!
p.s. both kids, yes BOTH, spilled their milk tonight at supper time. maybe there's something in the milk... all of these milk incidents...
Sunday, December 31, 2006
the news i've been waiting all day for!!
ANOTHER HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO SARA AND CAMERON
ON THE BIRTH OF THEIR NEW BUNDLE OF BOY!!!
WELCOME DEXTER THOMAS!
born dec 29th, 8:10pm
6lbs, 9oz
arrived 3 weeks early
YAY! THIS NEWS HAS MADE MY NEW YEAR'S EVE SO MUCH BETTER!
can't wait to meet little dex and i will take some newborn pics to show off!
OH MY! :(
i can't believe what my kids just did. i think i'm still in shock. hallie brought her chocolate milk from supper down to the basement after she was done eating, which she isn't allowed to do. her and kai were playing down there and hallie came up, mentioning something about pouring her milk all over the toys. then she said she was kidding, ha ha. then a few minutes later kai came upstairs with a similar story. this time i went to check.
OH MY GOD! they poured hallie's chocolate milk ALL over the basement... every single toy we own (ok not all but MOST), the carpet, the couch, the stuffed animals, dolls, EVERYTHING! :( they haven't done anything like this before. i am SO SO SO mad. i sent them to their rooms (something that doesn't happen often around here) while i cooled off and so i could attempt cleaning it.
what a mess. i am still so angry about it and it was at least 45 min ago.
for punishment, i put away ALL of the toys that were covered in milk. all into garbage bags (3 bags full) except for emmy's - her toys don't need to go away since she is innocent LOL. i told the kids they can't play with them because they have disrespected them. i also cancelled our new year's eve "party" (just our own familiy anyway since the other family is sick) and they are so so sad. they appologized. hallie said it was kai mostly which i believe. i dont' know if i should give in and still have our special evening tonight or not. i don't feel like it anymore and they don't deserve it. ugh....
i needed to vent.
on top of the day i am having, this was just the icing on the cake....
i'm still wondering what happened with sara..... i want some baby news!!!
OH MY GOD! they poured hallie's chocolate milk ALL over the basement... every single toy we own (ok not all but MOST), the carpet, the couch, the stuffed animals, dolls, EVERYTHING! :( they haven't done anything like this before. i am SO SO SO mad. i sent them to their rooms (something that doesn't happen often around here) while i cooled off and so i could attempt cleaning it.
what a mess. i am still so angry about it and it was at least 45 min ago.
for punishment, i put away ALL of the toys that were covered in milk. all into garbage bags (3 bags full) except for emmy's - her toys don't need to go away since she is innocent LOL. i told the kids they can't play with them because they have disrespected them. i also cancelled our new year's eve "party" (just our own familiy anyway since the other family is sick) and they are so so sad. they appologized. hallie said it was kai mostly which i believe. i dont' know if i should give in and still have our special evening tonight or not. i don't feel like it anymore and they don't deserve it. ugh....
i needed to vent.
on top of the day i am having, this was just the icing on the cake....
i'm still wondering what happened with sara..... i want some baby news!!!
some words now...
to go along with the pics... we had a great christmas! christmas eve was spent with my parents at our house, opening all gifts except santa gifts. we were all spoiled rotten! christmas day we spent at home together, opening the new toys and getting a bit organized for our guests arriving later in the day. it was supposed to be kipp's parents, his sister and her 2 kids, but they were sick so just his parents came. it was nice to see them again, and we also got some boxing day shopping done! i ventured to the children's place, we all went to future shop (i am posting this from my new, much faster computer! yay!!), i made it to a furniture place that i don't remember the name of, but i bought us some new couches for the new house!
yesterday i ventured to IKEA and bought a ton of furniture and stuff for the new house -- it made sense to buy it all at once for delivery purposes. they charge $49 for delivery but then $1 per piece over 8 pieces, so it made sense to get it all at the same time. we got ourselves a new bedroom set (we have had our bed for a few years, but it was second hand when we got it and has some issues LOL!) and we never did have a dresser or proper night stands or anything. we got a new kitchen table and chairs because our current one is tiny and won't fit our family! and what else.... oh, a new TV stand (which i didn't think we needed, but kipp insisted... ugh!!) and some odds and ends for decor... redid the kids' bedrooms (which wasn't needed but this was MY thing to get that wasn't needed i guess LOL -- well i guess we needed a few things since we are going from 2 kids rooms to 3 rooms...)
soooooooooooooo.... more news.... we are going to disneyland!!!!!!!!!!!!! my parents have tons of airmiles (they really know how to rack them up, considering we all used up their balance 3 yrs ago to go to disneyland!) so i've managed to convince them to take us to disneyland! it's going to be our family plus my parents. my sister and her fiance were going to come, but my sister is there right now anyway so she doesn't need to go again so soon and her fiance wasn't interested. so i can't wait!! i've been totally pumping the kids up... we have been watching movie clips of the rides on youtube.com and i've ordered a picture book of the park on ebay for them... we have a vacation planning video made by disney that they ask to watch every day. it's going to be awesome, i can't wait to see their excitement! (not to mention, i am a huge ride fanatic and i love love love disneyland!) offer me a vacation anywhere in the world, or disneyland, and i'll choose disney any day!! THANK YOU MOM AND DAD!!! we still have to scrounge (sp?) up some cash for food, taxes on the flights, park passes, SHOPPING!!!, etc. so wish us luck with that one ;)
ok off to bed, it's 12:30am and if you haven't noticed, i start rambling when it gets late!
hope you all had a great christmas and are doing well! leave me a note so i know you were here!
and sara - any baby yet?!???
yesterday i ventured to IKEA and bought a ton of furniture and stuff for the new house -- it made sense to buy it all at once for delivery purposes. they charge $49 for delivery but then $1 per piece over 8 pieces, so it made sense to get it all at the same time. we got ourselves a new bedroom set (we have had our bed for a few years, but it was second hand when we got it and has some issues LOL!) and we never did have a dresser or proper night stands or anything. we got a new kitchen table and chairs because our current one is tiny and won't fit our family! and what else.... oh, a new TV stand (which i didn't think we needed, but kipp insisted... ugh!!) and some odds and ends for decor... redid the kids' bedrooms (which wasn't needed but this was MY thing to get that wasn't needed i guess LOL -- well i guess we needed a few things since we are going from 2 kids rooms to 3 rooms...)
soooooooooooooo.... more news.... we are going to disneyland!!!!!!!!!!!!! my parents have tons of airmiles (they really know how to rack them up, considering we all used up their balance 3 yrs ago to go to disneyland!) so i've managed to convince them to take us to disneyland! it's going to be our family plus my parents. my sister and her fiance were going to come, but my sister is there right now anyway so she doesn't need to go again so soon and her fiance wasn't interested. so i can't wait!! i've been totally pumping the kids up... we have been watching movie clips of the rides on youtube.com and i've ordered a picture book of the park on ebay for them... we have a vacation planning video made by disney that they ask to watch every day. it's going to be awesome, i can't wait to see their excitement! (not to mention, i am a huge ride fanatic and i love love love disneyland!) offer me a vacation anywhere in the world, or disneyland, and i'll choose disney any day!! THANK YOU MOM AND DAD!!! we still have to scrounge (sp?) up some cash for food, taxes on the flights, park passes, SHOPPING!!!, etc. so wish us luck with that one ;)
ok off to bed, it's 12:30am and if you haven't noticed, i start rambling when it gets late!
hope you all had a great christmas and are doing well! leave me a note so i know you were here!
and sara - any baby yet?!???
pics pics pics
hallie at her playschool christmas concert!
hallie performing... (and that is miss. ella - steve staios' daughter beside her... hehe)
hallie decorating a gingerbread house at kai's christmas concert day at school... because kai wasn't interested...
kai is wearing emmy's sleephugger bag, that used to be his a couple of yrs ago ;)
hallie gathers her siblings up and says, "mom, quick, take a picture!" so cute!
emerson holding my cell phone, like a pro!
kai performing at his christmas concert at playschool!
emerson, cooking us some supper!
kai playing with LEGO, a favorite of his new toys
Saturday, December 30, 2006
christmas pics part 2
i took a pic of myself... ha!
the kids enjoying emmy's new toy... they all seem to like it!
emerson with her piggy bank...
emerson on christmas morning, checking out some santa gifts!
a funny pic of em in her crib...
emerson casually sitting on some gifts...
christmas pictures!
it's been a while, but here are some pictures from christmas!
kai playing his new harmonica from santa
hallie with her harmonica
kipp looking surprised?!
kai's face seeing the gifts santa left him on christmas morning!
kai checking out his santa gifts...
the kids, peeking at the plate of cookies and apple juice they left for santa... only crumbs left!
emerson loves her new toy from grandma and grandpa!
grandpa and emmy on christmas eve
hallie's present from santa -- the barbie she has been asking for since the movie came out...
kai with his new clothes from grandma and grandpa... he actually held them up to himself and was all excited about them... who would've thought?!
hallie's beautiful new dollhouse from grandma and grandpa! it's so cute, she loves it!!
hallie setting the furniture up in her dollhouse... i should mention this is also emerson's dollhouse too... they have to share ;)
emerson tearing apart some wrapping paper! she was thrilled with all of the mess to play in!
grandma and kai, with his new truck
emerson on grandma's walker, each kid has always loved riding up there!
kai opening his new toy story RC car!
hallie with grandpa in the background
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