Once Upon an Army Wife

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Sequence Saturday

funny pics on the morning of my birthday

Friday, June 7, 2013

The twins first year of preschool ended last week. Ms. Ami was a great first teacher and they loved going each week. When i first signed up for just one day a week, the preschool director said that many times that was not a good idea for kids in the 2's class because if they had any attachment/drop-off issues they would never get used to it. I wasn't too worried about the twins for they have never been hard to leave places--and school was no different. Not only was each and every drop-off easy, they never looked back. School was fun and they loved playing with their friends. It was a great first year and we are all looking forward to 2 days a week next year in the 3's class.

lead teacher: Ms. Ami

teacher's assistant: Ms. Giselle

The end of the year ceremony was much better and a lot less hectic than the Christmas program (thankfully). Daddy was even able to take off work and be there. Davis kept pretty quiet throughout the program--as long as we kept food in his mouth!

waving to the parents

the Pledge of Allegiance

Holden was with a group of particular "squirrelly" kids--it was hard to see him at times

the sweet little graduates...i can't believe i'll be looking at my little ones in the outfit one day!

best buds

family photo

during the program, the little kids sang a series of songs. in true fashion, Nora did everything perfectly...all the motions and words, taking it all very seriously. Holden on the other hand would have nothing to do with it...at least he wasn't helping rip the cord off the ground. Later when i asked him why he didn't sing, he told me that "sister sings, mom. i just wanna look at the fish." funny sweet boy.

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Little D's Nursery

I realized when taking D's latest pics that i never posted the finished nursery. I still don't have a good floor lamp for the changing table and i have yet to get his newborn pics framed and up on the wall...but he's 8 months old... so i guess i'll go ahead and post the nursery pics without the "finishing touches".

view from the door

simple bed this time...no bumpers, i just got a cute airplane blanket and lined the bottom of the crib with matching ribbon

To save a little money i painted all of D's artwork. I'm no artist, i just copy things i see pretty well.

modified mobile

Airplanes and Animals...boys favorite things :)

and a video camera/sound machine, which is mom and dad's favorite things!

baby and his room

Shelf of things

Changing Table, Diapers and Toys

and the best craigslist find ever! we gave up the overhead light for this gem, but i love it. basically it was all the right colors, we just painted orange over what was originally red. perfect!

Saturday, June 1, 2013

Sequence Saturday

Sink baths are the best...

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

8 Months Big

At eight months this baby is big, Big, BIG!

he's all over the place--army crawling mostly, occasionally up on his knees. he sits himself up from laying down, and is trying hard to pull up...sometimes successfully. He is in constant motion and he's incredibly hard to keep up with. For sure, he keeps all 4 of us on our toes! At least i have two extra sets of eyes to help me out :)

he's also been teething hard, and not too happy about it. the top 2-4 teeth have been giving him the worst time. he's shed many tears and been incredibly cranky. i'll be glad to see them finally out.

Davis eats like crazy. i swear more than the twins ever did combined. i can hardly keep enough food for him around the house and during meal times it's almost impossible to keep enough food in front of him. He literally devours everything. It's impressive and comical. His favorite foods right now are peaches, pears, blackberries, meat (chicken, sausage, hamburger), broccoli, grean beans, black beans and sweet potatoes.

He is also full of personality. He laughs and smiles so big and wins everyone's heart. Although he can be such a sweetie, I wouldn't exactly call Little D an "easy" baby. He is very "opinionated" and has a short fuse. He knows what he wants and gets angry in a second if it's not right. He doesn't sleep well anywhere outside of his crib in his room...as much as i've carted him around, he refuses to sleep in the carseat for more than maybe 30 mins if i'm really, really lucky and he never does well in pack-n-plays.

With all of his movement and exploring, he's quickly learning the word 'No'. He understands and listens pretty well for now and almost always stops when we ask--but man oh man you should see the "fit" he throws while he stops. Also pretty comical--for now.

He loves Holden and Nora more than anything and it is the sweetest thing ever. The twins are also great with him. Holden especially is very helpful and loving with Davis. I love watching them together. Holden plays with and looks after Davis all the time--because he wants to. When Davis is tired and irritated at Mike and I, sometimes he'll calm down and be happy with Holden for a little while longer. I hope their relationship is always this sweet.

We certainly do love this funny #3 AND I just love taking pictures of his expressive face! Enjoy.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Sharing My Birthday

if you didn't see this video on facebook...

We celebrated a little early with my mom...i wanted a chocolate eclair, which mom made me, but since that isn't technically a cake...she got one of those too. N and H were both happy though...there was brown and pink (both of their faves).