Scott and I were holding hands the other day and Adam came up, grabbed our hands, pulled them apart and said, "Stop holding hands, this isn't a parking lot."
I lit a cheap scented candle in the kitchen the other day. Adam came in, sniffed the air and said, "It smells like fruit snacks in here." Just what I was going for.
Adam was in the other room while I was trying to feed Jane. She knocked the spoon (full of food) clean out of my hands. I must have said something that indicated to Adam what had happened because, from the other room, Adam yelled, "She's a menace!" I guess I need to stop using that word to describe my children...
Friday, November 6, 2009
Thursday, November 5, 2009
What’s That You Say? It’s November??
Then I guess I should probably stop slacking and post our Halloween pictures. I wasn’t planning on having Scott and me dress up. Adam knew exactly what he wanted to be and so I threw the idea of a “family theme” out the window; until Wednesday morning. I was lying in bed thinking about Adam and Jane’s costumes, trying to come up with a theme, and then it came to me. See if you can figure it out. Adam had been reading a book about someone who puts on a bunny costume for Easter and was determined to be a bunny. Luckily a friend had a costume in his exact size:
When Jane was still an infant a friend handed me a what seemed like a pile of satin and sequins and said, “Jane must wear this for Halloween.” After examining it closer, I heartily agreed.
I can’t think of someone who could pull off a belly dancer costume better.
So, that’s what I had to work with while I was trying to think of costumes for Scott and I on the morning of our Trunk or Treat. And here’s what I came up with:
I am a magician, Adam is my rabbit, Scott is my deck of cards. And Jane? Jane is my lovely assistant. And she was lovely indeed.
So we did the Trunk or Treat on Wednesday. Adam loved the candy walk. Unfortunately his ears kept falling in his face, nevertheless, he persevered.
It was fun to see all of the other costumes. This cute little pirate is about 2 1/2 months older than Jane and about 1/2 her size. You may remember her from before:
Adam and his cousin went Trick or Treating on Saturday. Adam had the routine down this year and said his “trick or treat” and “thank you” perfectly. He even threw in a “happy Halloween” occasionally. My favorite moment was when we came to a house where they were handing out pencils instead of candy.
Adam examined it and, on determining it wasn’t edible, said, “this is not a trick or treat”. Smart kid, already separating the wheat from the chaffs.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Potpourri
I realize that, until the vacation posts, I was a total blog slacker. So, here are some highlights of the last month. Or so.
Adam’s swim teacher had an underwater camera. Adam loved being underwater and always wanted us to help him dive for rings at the bottom of the pool. I love these pictures and have plans to have them printed and framed for Adam’s room.
We celebrated Jane’s 3/4 birthday in true Holmes style.
I celebrated my 30th birthday at the beginning of October. It was a great day and Scott made it very special. We went to dinner at Hicks and McCarthy, one of my favorite restaurants, then we picked up some dessert to go at the Cheesecake Factory. After we got our dessert, Scott totally surprised me by pulling into the parking lot of a jewelry store and asking me if I’d like to pick something out. If you know Scott, you know this is very out of character for him. Not because he’s not generous and considerate (he is), but because he’s probably the cheapest man I know. This was a big deal for him and thus a big deal for me. Fortunately, I’m the kind of girl who has a pretty good mental list of things I want, so I knew exactly what I wanted. We looked at the jewelry store and they didn’t have it so we came home and ordered it online. It came while we were on vacation:
It is a charm necklace with my kids’ initials on it (this is a really close shot, each charm is about the size of a pea). A friend has one that I always admired, so when Scott asked me to pick out a piece of jewelry, this is immediately what came to mind. I absolutely love it.
Philly
We spent our last day, Friday, in Philadelphia. It was a two hour drive and after we stopped twice for potty breaks in the first 10 minutes of the trip we had to make sure we really wanted to see Philadelphia. We decided to go for it and we weren’t sorry.
We didn’t waste any time and headed straight into downtown to try two different places who both claim to have the best philly cheesesteak.
It was a tough job, but the research must be done and we decided to buck up and do it.
We all agreed that Pat’s had the best cheesesteak, but Genos’ had better fries.
I thought the sign to order was funny. Even if you don’t use the philly accent when you order, they translate your order. So I said, “I’ll have a cheesesteak with onions and provolone.” Then the cashier called out my order as, “ One ‘wit’ and provolone”.
After the cheesesteaks we headed to Liberty Square to see the sites.
Liberty Bell:
Benjamin Franklin’s Printing Press:
Benjamin Franklin’s grave (they charge $2 to go in, we just looked through the gate):
Independence Hall:
And the big one, the thing all must do who travel to Philadelphia.
IKEA:
There was brief discussion of ditching our car and buying a minivan right then and there to accommodate some purchases. But frugality won out and we limited our purchases to what we could cram under our kids’ feet and between the car seats.
Poconos, Round 2
The Vaiseys left us on Wednesday and were replaced by the R family. The first day they were there we decided to go hiking. Dingman Falls was only a short drive away and the perfect hike for toddler, a pregnant woman (not me) and a woman carrying a large infant (me).
True to her style, the hike exhausted Jane and she had no choice but to sleep. What a life.
Not a true hike, even by the wimpiest standards. But the kids loved it and the adults enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Coming up…Philadelphia and the treasures we discovered there.
Top 10 Things to Do in the Poconos
When we were trying to decide what to do one day Jeff asked, “What are the top 10 things to do in the Poconos?” At the time I was pretty sure there weren’t 10 things to do in the Poconos. Period. But, after having spent a week there, I have come up with a list.
1. Feed the wildlife monster cookies.
2. Hunt. Sort of.
3. Crafts in the resort clubhouse.
4. Throw stuff in the pond.
5. Moon the locals.
5. Game night.
6. Hike. But not Bushkill Falls, where they charge $11/person (ya!). Go to Dingman’s Falls instead. It’s free and stroller accessible.
7. Light stuff on fire.
8. Admire the natural beauty.
9. Feed more of the wildlife.
10. When all else fails, fall asleep reading a good book. We did this several times.
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