I know you're totally signing that title line, right? Well, J and I definitely weren't singing it the other night. After a late day and LOTS of fun, Little Man CRASHED on the way home from a late dinner. It was a quick 15 minute car ride home, but the boy was ZONKED!!! I carry him into the house. (Since he was talking about STAR WARS through the entire meal and party from earlier insisting we watch part of the show, I thought let me see if he wakes up if he wants to continue with the movie night plan.) As we're getting close to the door he wakes up and says "we have to watch Star Wars!" Okay, no getting around it, I tell him to go get into his pajamas and I'll start getting everything ready. I see him hit the third step and turn around to start getting ready for movie night. 5 minutes later...no D. I start calling him...no answer! Getting a little panicked and louder with every call of his name, still nothing. I'm calling his name outside. (Although I know in my head he's not outside because every door and window in our house beeps with the alarm.) I'm freaking out, and boy can Miss A tell too. 5 minutes after I've been looking (though it felt like HOURS) J walks in the door. I don't know if it was my expression or Little Miss A's that tipped him off, but he immediately entered panic mode as well. We are ALL THREE searching the house for FIFTEEN minutes, under beds, in closets, the garage, outside, you name it. (Hi, our house isn't THAT big!)
OMG, we found the boy TOTALLY asleep on the couch in the family room. (His brown Jedi cloak completely matched the leather couches and he was 100% covered.) FREAK OUT!!!! Neither of us saw him, he never flinched. As I am gripping my son as tight as I ever have in my entire life on the verge of tears calling his name right in his ear, the boy still doesn't move a muscle. Now you're probably thinking there's something MAJOR wrong, right? Nope, just dead ASLEEP...SNORING!!!!! What a night! It was apparently quite the impression for Little Miss A...that was the first thing she shared with the class on Monday morning..."Mommy and Daddy lost D!" GREAT!
Double trouble or twice the fun?
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
May The Force Be With You
So, our friend Ms. J (party planner extraordinaire) arranged a Star Wars themed party for our friend J. Let me just say that we are HUGE Star Wars fans over here!!! My kids have seen the PG episodes and absolutely love them. Totally know the whole story line and as you already know D is OBSESSED with light sabers! (I think the fact that Luke and Leia are boy/girl twins helps since the kids play them in dress up A LOT!!!) So for days leading up to the party, A & D were asking if it was Star Wars day.
The big day finally arrived and, as tradition, it was this totally off the hook event!!!! Not a single detail was over looked. The kids began their jedi training in full wardrobe and created a Yoda doll to begin training. Yoda guided them (while riding on their backs) through a physical training obstacle course. After physical training, it was on to using the force by placing the millennium falcan somewhere in the galactic empire. With a bit of light saber training in their back pockets, they headed outside to take on the bad guys. Mr. D was absolutely wailing on Mr. J...sorry about that, but whatcha gonna do...he knows Darth Vader is the bad guy. What a fun day!!!
Mr. D was SO in love with his costume that he refused to take it off when we went to dinner. So here the picture, Olive Garden 7:30ish and there are PLENTY of high school kids dressed up in their hottest digs for prom and Jedi Drew emerges from the vehicle in full regalia...Anekin braid included. (I made him leave the light saber in the car...no weaponry allowed.) Let me just say the kid was a hit. All the high school boys talking and pointing, commenting to him how much they loved his outfit. The boy was on cloud nine. :)
The big day finally arrived and, as tradition, it was this totally off the hook event!!!! Not a single detail was over looked. The kids began their jedi training in full wardrobe and created a Yoda doll to begin training. Yoda guided them (while riding on their backs) through a physical training obstacle course. After physical training, it was on to using the force by placing the millennium falcan somewhere in the galactic empire. With a bit of light saber training in their back pockets, they headed outside to take on the bad guys. Mr. D was absolutely wailing on Mr. J...sorry about that, but whatcha gonna do...he knows Darth Vader is the bad guy. What a fun day!!!
Mr. D was SO in love with his costume that he refused to take it off when we went to dinner. So here the picture, Olive Garden 7:30ish and there are PLENTY of high school kids dressed up in their hottest digs for prom and Jedi Drew emerges from the vehicle in full regalia...Anekin braid included. (I made him leave the light saber in the car...no weaponry allowed.) Let me just say the kid was a hit. All the high school boys talking and pointing, commenting to him how much they loved his outfit. The boy was on cloud nine. :)
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Bye-Bye Nitro
This afternoon marked our last and final swim lesson this year. The kids have both done phenomenally well. Of the 10 stations, A finished out at station 7 and D finished at station 6. I don't think I'll worry about them in the water at all next summer. Okay that's not true, it's me...I'll always worry! ;) Our departure was bittersweet: sad in that the kids were doing really well and I would have loved for them to finish out the stations before we bowed out, but nice to know we'll have our Thursday afternoons back. (Aahh, I can already feel the weight being lifted...one less "thing" to do in the middle of the week after school.) Honestly I don't know how some Mommies do this all year. Already it was a pain with the cooler weather, 62 as we were leaving the parking lot tonight. Doing a TOTAL dry off and re-dress of slightly damp bodies in a crowded locker room...not my idea of a fun time. Not being able to just toss on a hooded towel and hit the car headed for home has it's draw backs...showing me that our swim days are meant for summer.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Catching Up...
Okay so things have been a little crazy this month, but now that things are calming down a bit I thought I'd catch up. (I'm going to apologize for the quality of some of these pics, I was using my phone for the majority of the month since we just recently found our battery chargers for the camera.) Anyway, here goes...
September 22, 2009
Resuming Normalcy...Dance Class Continues
Little Miss A is LOVING her new dance class. She already new several girls in class and is having a blast...almost too much fun at times. :)
September 19, 2009
Six Flags!!
It was with heavy hearts that we accepted the Six Flags tickets from our bffs. With bounce back tickets and season passes for next year,we'll hopefully get to go back and share the fun with them next time. A & D had an amazing time. They were both able to ride the 42" rides this year, unlike last year and the tears and heartache associated with that. Seeing them ride rides that we remember riding when we were kids was beyond priceless. With the settling in and unpacking that has taken over our lives this month, it was a nice distraction. :)
a "real" roller coaster!!!
September 22, 2009
Resuming Normalcy...Dance Class Continues
Little Miss A is LOVING her new dance class. She already new several girls in class and is having a blast...almost too much fun at times. :)
September 19, 2009
Six Flags!!
It was with heavy hearts that we accepted the Six Flags tickets from our bffs. With bounce back tickets and season passes for next year,we'll hopefully get to go back and share the fun with them next time. A & D had an amazing time. They were both able to ride the 42" rides this year, unlike last year and the tears and heartache associated with that. Seeing them ride rides that we remember riding when we were kids was beyond priceless. With the settling in and unpacking that has taken over our lives this month, it was a nice distraction. :)
a "real" roller coaster!!! September 18, 2009
Backyard Fun
Little Miss A and Mr. D discovered a new past time in our own backyard...
Backyard Fun
Little Miss A and Mr. D discovered a new past time in our own backyard...
September 16, 2009
Water Colors
We had our first homework assignment in school. The kids were given paper dolls to decorate and create. The teacher in me had this vision of what they could create, I took them to my classroom after school. Went through all the supply bins that I have and started exploring. Buttons, beads, brads, googlie eyes, fabric, ribbon, yarn, sequins, charms, rocks and of course the traditional school supplies of crayons, markers, colored pencils and paint. Lots of choices right? Endless possibilities...what did the Caswell kids HAVE to do...water color. Not that we haven't done this a thousand times before, but that was what the monkeys insisted on. It took every ounce of self control to not "do" their project for them. (I think I was the only Mommy that didn't give in...A & D's projects are definitely kid created.) Boy were they proud of their dolls and shared them with that same pride on Friday with the class. :)
Water Colors
We had our first homework assignment in school. The kids were given paper dolls to decorate and create. The teacher in me had this vision of what they could create, I took them to my classroom after school. Went through all the supply bins that I have and started exploring. Buttons, beads, brads, googlie eyes, fabric, ribbon, yarn, sequins, charms, rocks and of course the traditional school supplies of crayons, markers, colored pencils and paint. Lots of choices right? Endless possibilities...what did the Caswell kids HAVE to do...water color. Not that we haven't done this a thousand times before, but that was what the monkeys insisted on. It took every ounce of self control to not "do" their project for them. (I think I was the only Mommy that didn't give in...A & D's projects are definitely kid created.) Boy were they proud of their dolls and shared them with that same pride on Friday with the class. :)
September 14, 2009
Field Trip
Our play group had an awesome field trip planned to Petco (where the pets go) to learn about some of the animals in the store and how to care for them. (Grandpa was in town and came with...not sure if he's recovered yet.) A & D LOVED the animals...especially the turtle poop at the end. (Yep, that was my kid that you could hear laughing all the way around the world with that lovey event.) It sure was nice to do something fun with friends!!!!
September 10, 2009
A Visit From Grandpa
Not long after "moving in" we had a visit from Grandpa. With boxes still everywhere, he was a huge help in getting settled in. His visit just happened to be during our Grandparent breakfast (the morning was a disaster, let's just say Dad was a hero!!!) he came to school ate breakfast with the kids and even bought them our s.a.'s of our school mascot. (Little Miss A is holding hers in the picture.) What a great visit.
September 3, 2009
First Commute from the New House...
In the car for just a few minutes, not even long enough for the car to "warm up" we pull into the school parking lot and Little Miss A replies "That was the fastest car ride ever!!!" Yep, isn't it awesome?!?!?
August 31, 2009
Our NEW Home!!!
Moments after closing, I raced to school to pick up the kids and headed to our new house. The kids and I waited for Daddy so we could walk in together as a family. Thankfully our realtor came as well and could snap our first family photo in front of our new home on the very first day!!!
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