Saturday, May 03, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
a Caroline update
Ok. I am finally getting around to writing some updates on Caroline. As you may have noticed, I haven't been keeping up real great. :) I actually have a couple sets of pictures to put up, but I wanted to get this update in first.
Caroline doesn't do too much talking on a regular basis, but she is understanding lots of things. She has added a few words to her repertoire, however. She says:
apple - app le
octopus - oc puh
Nathan - nae nah
She is doing a great job following instructions. She doesn't always want to do what she is told, but she DOES understand. I can tell her to take something to her room and she'll do it. She helps clean up pretty well at night, too. Of course, we often have to tell her one item at a time to take care of...but...she does do it...eventually. I think she has already decided that she doesn't like cleaning up at night. She does have an affinity for putting things where they go, though...at least when she wants to.
Caroline loves to dance. She can often be caught dancing to music in stores or restaurants. She also likes to play the music on the sit-n-spin and dance to it. She has a very particular dance style. I will try to get a video up here at some point. However, our little digital camera has died, so it will take more effort now.
She is still a hungry hungry hippo most of the time. She knows where to find food and drink, too. If she's after food, she will go and pull on the pantry cabinet doors. If she's thirsty, she will pull at the refrigerator door. It's a clear sign, at least, of what she wants. She has a preference for juice over milk and doesn't really care for water. She'll drink water if there's just no other option and she's really thirsty.
She also eats lots of things outside. I have to keep a good eye on her because she'll pick up most anything and head to her mouth...acorns, weed flowers, dirt...just about anything. I caught her eating a clump of dirt one day. I thought I had gotten it mostly out, but she started drooling muddy stuff. Yuck! Last week, she picked up something little in the living room and put it in her mouth. I knew that it probably wasn't even a crumb of food since we don't eat in there much. I quickly had her spit it out. To my disgust, I found that it was a smooshed bug. I don't know what it was, but it had a small body and long legs. Gross!! At least she hadn't had time to bite into it!
Very unlike her brother, Caroline has no fear. She can do something and get hurt and be back to the same activity very soon. Of course, she makes a dramatic scene out of the initial problem, but once that is over, she's off. She also has no problem wondering off by herself. One day, we were at the library and she just headed off to talk to the other little kids. Not once did she look back to see where I was. Not once. Oh...I fear we are in for some trouble!
Just two more quick things that I can think of at the moment...toward the beginning of April, Caroline's 7th tooth came in. The 8th finally broke through last weekend. And last but not least...Caroline loves her brother! She loves to follow him around, play with the things he likes, and generally just spend time with him. It's very sweet when they play well together!
Late addition: Caroline is moving rather quickly these days. It's almost a run. And a quick story from today (May 1st)...This morning, I put a bow in Caroline's hair. Later, I noticed that she had taken it out. I told her that we needed to find her bow so we could put it back in. Well, she quickly headed down the hall and to her room. I figured that she thought that I meant that we needed to get something out of the drawer to fix her hair. Well, she went right over and reached up at the drawer where the hair things are kept. I asked her "did you put it in here?" while really thinking that she was just thinking we needed to get something. Low and behold, however, there in the drawer was the bow I had earlier put in her hair. Not only had she put it up where it went, but she knew just what I was wanting and took me to it. What a smart (and tidy) girl!
Caroline doesn't do too much talking on a regular basis, but she is understanding lots of things. She has added a few words to her repertoire, however. She says:
apple - app le
octopus - oc puh
Nathan - nae nah
She is doing a great job following instructions. She doesn't always want to do what she is told, but she DOES understand. I can tell her to take something to her room and she'll do it. She helps clean up pretty well at night, too. Of course, we often have to tell her one item at a time to take care of...but...she does do it...eventually. I think she has already decided that she doesn't like cleaning up at night. She does have an affinity for putting things where they go, though...at least when she wants to.
Caroline loves to dance. She can often be caught dancing to music in stores or restaurants. She also likes to play the music on the sit-n-spin and dance to it. She has a very particular dance style. I will try to get a video up here at some point. However, our little digital camera has died, so it will take more effort now.
She is still a hungry hungry hippo most of the time. She knows where to find food and drink, too. If she's after food, she will go and pull on the pantry cabinet doors. If she's thirsty, she will pull at the refrigerator door. It's a clear sign, at least, of what she wants. She has a preference for juice over milk and doesn't really care for water. She'll drink water if there's just no other option and she's really thirsty.
She also eats lots of things outside. I have to keep a good eye on her because she'll pick up most anything and head to her mouth...acorns, weed flowers, dirt...just about anything. I caught her eating a clump of dirt one day. I thought I had gotten it mostly out, but she started drooling muddy stuff. Yuck! Last week, she picked up something little in the living room and put it in her mouth. I knew that it probably wasn't even a crumb of food since we don't eat in there much. I quickly had her spit it out. To my disgust, I found that it was a smooshed bug. I don't know what it was, but it had a small body and long legs. Gross!! At least she hadn't had time to bite into it!
Very unlike her brother, Caroline has no fear. She can do something and get hurt and be back to the same activity very soon. Of course, she makes a dramatic scene out of the initial problem, but once that is over, she's off. She also has no problem wondering off by herself. One day, we were at the library and she just headed off to talk to the other little kids. Not once did she look back to see where I was. Not once. Oh...I fear we are in for some trouble!
Just two more quick things that I can think of at the moment...toward the beginning of April, Caroline's 7th tooth came in. The 8th finally broke through last weekend. And last but not least...Caroline loves her brother! She loves to follow him around, play with the things he likes, and generally just spend time with him. It's very sweet when they play well together!
Late addition: Caroline is moving rather quickly these days. It's almost a run. And a quick story from today (May 1st)...This morning, I put a bow in Caroline's hair. Later, I noticed that she had taken it out. I told her that we needed to find her bow so we could put it back in. Well, she quickly headed down the hall and to her room. I figured that she thought that I meant that we needed to get something out of the drawer to fix her hair. Well, she went right over and reached up at the drawer where the hair things are kept. I asked her "did you put it in here?" while really thinking that she was just thinking we needed to get something. Low and behold, however, there in the drawer was the bow I had earlier put in her hair. Not only had she put it up where it went, but she knew just what I was wanting and took me to it. What a smart (and tidy) girl!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
a Nathan update
Well, I think it's about time for updates...written updates...on the kids. I'm going to start with Nathan...for no other reason than that he's older.
The biggest thing going on in Nathan's life right now is reading and spelling. Much of his time is occupied by one of these two activities. The one thing that these two have in common is words. No really, I'm serious. Nathan is picking up words SO SO fast. It continuously amazes me. I really shouldn't be that surprised, though. He has his father's memory. Nathan spends much of the time that he has alone writing and drawing. He draws pictures and labels them with some of the people or objects in them. We are burning through notebook paper around here!
He can read a ton these days. While driving around town, he often reads signs and such. One day, he said "Do...not...block...what Mommy". To which I replied "Intersection". He now knows what those signs say and reads them regularly. On Thursday I heard him reading a book in his room during his down time. I listened for a minute and discovered that it was a book that I had not read with him in a very long time. Once he got up (at 3:00 on the dot, as always), he asked if I could help him read it. I take that back. He asked about reading it AFTER watching Curious George...which comes on at 3:00. So, here's the book:
I only had to help him with a handful (or two) of words. He knew all the rest...or had figured them out. He's actually pretty good at sounding out words. I am definitely a fan of phonics! He has even gotten confident enough to write words on his own by sounding them out. (If you know Nathan and his hesitancy to do anything before he really has it down, you know that this is a big deal.) He doesn't always spell things right, but he at least gets close. For example, the other day he made a picture and wrote "WATERORING KANN". That's pretty good, I think.
One day, while we were running errands, Nathan said "P-I-C-K spells 'pick'". I gave a little affirmation and then asked him how you would spell "sick". He proceeded to sound out the beginning "sss...sss...S-I-C-K". So I asked some more... "lick"..."llll...L-I-C-K"... "stick"...a little more thought here...(me)"how do you spell the 'st' sound?"..."S-T-I-C-K". Anyway, you get the idea. I was quite impressed. In case you are wondering, Nathan knows several letter combinations. He has mostly learned them watching Word World on PBS. He knows "st" and "ch" and several endings like "ing" and "s".
On a completely unrelated note, the other day, I asked Nathan to get the food out for lunch. When he came back, I asked if he had gotten all the food out and he said that he had. Then, I asked if he had gotten a knife out (a butter knife...for the mustard). He made some sound and then went to get it. Almost immediately, he returned and said "But Mommy, a knife isn't food." Smarty!
The biggest thing going on in Nathan's life right now is reading and spelling. Much of his time is occupied by one of these two activities. The one thing that these two have in common is words. No really, I'm serious. Nathan is picking up words SO SO fast. It continuously amazes me. I really shouldn't be that surprised, though. He has his father's memory. Nathan spends much of the time that he has alone writing and drawing. He draws pictures and labels them with some of the people or objects in them. We are burning through notebook paper around here!
He can read a ton these days. While driving around town, he often reads signs and such. One day, he said "Do...not...block...what Mommy". To which I replied "Intersection". He now knows what those signs say and reads them regularly. On Thursday I heard him reading a book in his room during his down time. I listened for a minute and discovered that it was a book that I had not read with him in a very long time. Once he got up (at 3:00 on the dot, as always), he asked if I could help him read it. I take that back. He asked about reading it AFTER watching Curious George...which comes on at 3:00. So, here's the book:
I only had to help him with a handful (or two) of words. He knew all the rest...or had figured them out. He's actually pretty good at sounding out words. I am definitely a fan of phonics! He has even gotten confident enough to write words on his own by sounding them out. (If you know Nathan and his hesitancy to do anything before he really has it down, you know that this is a big deal.) He doesn't always spell things right, but he at least gets close. For example, the other day he made a picture and wrote "WATERORING KANN". That's pretty good, I think.
One day, while we were running errands, Nathan said "P-I-C-K spells 'pick'". I gave a little affirmation and then asked him how you would spell "sick". He proceeded to sound out the beginning "sss...sss...S-I-C-K". So I asked some more... "lick"..."llll...L-I-C-K"... "stick"...a little more thought here...(me)"how do you spell the 'st' sound?"..."S-T-I-C-K". Anyway, you get the idea. I was quite impressed. In case you are wondering, Nathan knows several letter combinations. He has mostly learned them watching Word World on PBS. He knows "st" and "ch" and several endings like "ing" and "s".
On a completely unrelated note, the other day, I asked Nathan to get the food out for lunch. When he came back, I asked if he had gotten all the food out and he said that he had. Then, I asked if he had gotten a knife out (a butter knife...for the mustard). He made some sound and then went to get it. Almost immediately, he returned and said "But Mommy, a knife isn't food." Smarty!
Monday, April 21, 2008
more pictures
When they choose to do so, Nathan and Caroline play well together.
They both had a good time playing the piano.
On Thursday, Nathan and I were fixing supper when I heard a funny sound behind me. I turned around to find Caroline eating the apple (core) that Nathan had earlier thrown in the trash can. I had not previously thought that I wanted to let her eat an apple whole, but I decided to let her try. I didn't think the one from the trash was a good choice, however. So, I got her a new apple. I started it for her, and she seemed to do pretty well for her first whole apple.
They both had a good time playing the piano.
On Thursday, Nathan and I were fixing supper when I heard a funny sound behind me. I turned around to find Caroline eating the apple (core) that Nathan had earlier thrown in the trash can. I had not previously thought that I wanted to let her eat an apple whole, but I decided to let her try. I didn't think the one from the trash was a good choice, however. So, I got her a new apple. I started it for her, and she seemed to do pretty well for her first whole apple.
a few pictures
Caroline is not a big fan of sitting and being read to. However, she can regularly be found with a book in hand.
While playing the other night, Nathan took to an activity that used to be very common. He was wrapping "presents" for Daddy. He used to wrap "presents" for most everybody. His "presents" are generally some kind of toy...occasionally lots of toys. They are always wrapped in blankets.
While playing, Caroline decided that she wanted to wear Nathan's train hat. I think we're going to have to buy her some more hats. She seems to like them!
And last but not least, here's a cute picture of Nathan with his Daddy (and William).
While playing the other night, Nathan took to an activity that used to be very common. He was wrapping "presents" for Daddy. He used to wrap "presents" for most everybody. His "presents" are generally some kind of toy...occasionally lots of toys. They are always wrapped in blankets.
While playing, Caroline decided that she wanted to wear Nathan's train hat. I think we're going to have to buy her some more hats. She seems to like them!
And last but not least, here's a cute picture of Nathan with his Daddy (and William).
Thursday, April 17, 2008
injuries
Last week, while waiting on Matt to come home, Caroline fell off the front porch. Now, the drop is only about 6 or 8 inches, but she fell onto the sidewalk. She got a kinda yucky looking scrape, but it wasn't too bad. However, I have been wanting to take the kids to have a picture made together...and I don't want a scratched up head picture.
Well, that injury was almost well when, earlier in the week, she fell again. Again we were out waiting on Matt to come home. This time, though, I was pulling some weeds and the kids were playing a little. I think Caroline was trying to catch Nathan (who was running around the car). How she managed to pull off this injury, I don't know.
Well, I guess it will be another couple weeks before we make it to have a picture made...hopefully...
Well, that injury was almost well when, earlier in the week, she fell again. Again we were out waiting on Matt to come home. This time, though, I was pulling some weeds and the kids were playing a little. I think Caroline was trying to catch Nathan (who was running around the car). How she managed to pull off this injury, I don't know.
Well, I guess it will be another couple weeks before we make it to have a picture made...hopefully...
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
the second floor
Yesterday, we stopped by the Sears at the Macon Mall. We walked in from the parking lot and proceeded to look for some great deals on clothes (75% off the already reduced clearance price). As we were looking, we passed the elevator and Nathan asked if we could ride it. A little while later, he told me that the ceiling of our level was the floor of the other level. Now, this in itself, is a concept that seems like it should be hard for a 4 year old. But it gets better. I told him that he wasn't right. The other level wasn't above us, it was below us. He then proceeded to ask me how that could be since we walked in from the parking lot. The other level, he reasoned, had to be on top since it would be below the ground otherwise. How crazy is that? Not only can he understand the concept, but he came up with it on his own. He continually surprises me. As a matter of explanation, the lower level is partially below ground...you can walk in at both levels.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Thursday, April 10, 2008
starting school
It's official. Next August, Nathan will start school. We decided a while back that it would really be best for him to have somewhere to go and something regular to do during the week. School seemed the natural choice. After weighing the options, we decided to send him to a church school. As much as anything, we didn't think the change from being home all the time to gone all day every day would be best. It's also a hard thing to turn your child over to people who you don't know. Anyway, as of right now, he will be going three days a week just for the mornings. If a spot opens up, he'll go five days a week. Our church has school for 2 through 5 year olds, but we decided that he needed a change in venue. Everything he has done to this point has been at church and mostly with the same kids. We thought it would be good for him to go to a different place and be around different kids. So...that's the plan.
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
words
Nathan has a funny word that he often uses. It is "bahk" and means "oh no, I did so-and-so wrong" or "oh no, I forgot". He also still mispronounces some words.
Joseph - Joviss
Granddad - Gran-grad
Granddaddy - Gran-graddy
We know there are more, but we haven't thought of them yet. Maybe I'll add to this list if we catch any more in the next couple days. He also still pronounces beginning "l"'s as "w".
Here is Caroline's word list:
uh-oh
bah bah - bye bye - not used in a long time
da da
ma ma
ush - look at that, I want that (pronounced like the "oo" in "book")
dee doo - peek a boo
shoosh - shoes
??? - thank you (she doesn't say it often so I don't know how it's pronounced)
baluh-daluh-daluh - banana (to pronounce it right, your tongue has to come out of your mouth with each section of the word)
She also makes sounds for planes, cars, and animals. She only has one consistent animal sound. It started as her dog sound and sounds like a bark. However, she has expanded it's use to pointing out all animals/birds. She does occasionally try to imitate other sounds that people make. She will even imitate singing...me or Nathan.
Joseph - Joviss
Granddad - Gran-grad
Granddaddy - Gran-graddy
We know there are more, but we haven't thought of them yet. Maybe I'll add to this list if we catch any more in the next couple days. He also still pronounces beginning "l"'s as "w".
Here is Caroline's word list:
uh-oh
bah bah - bye bye - not used in a long time
da da
ma ma
ush - look at that, I want that (pronounced like the "oo" in "book")
dee doo - peek a boo
shoosh - shoes
??? - thank you (she doesn't say it often so I don't know how it's pronounced)
baluh-daluh-daluh - banana (to pronounce it right, your tongue has to come out of your mouth with each section of the word)
She also makes sounds for planes, cars, and animals. She only has one consistent animal sound. It started as her dog sound and sounds like a bark. However, she has expanded it's use to pointing out all animals/birds. She does occasionally try to imitate other sounds that people make. She will even imitate singing...me or Nathan.
our first death
We have now experienced our first death. Tonight (this was originally written Saturday), we found an ant carcass in the ant farm. We know that eventually they will all die, but this is the first. The carcass was at the top...where the surface of the gel originally was. After looking around a little more, her head was spotted at the very bottom. Her legs were nearby and appeared to actually be down in the gel. I had read in the little brochure that the ants often take the dead ones to the surface to keep disease from down in the tunnels. At times, they even bury the dead. We'll have to see tomorrow if they have done anything else with the dead ant's parts. (Update: They did move the head to the top and eventually put it with the rest of the body.)
On a lighter note, here is a recent picture of the ant farm and all the tunnels. I think they must be done because nothing has changed in a couple weeks now.
On a lighter note, here is a recent picture of the ant farm and all the tunnels. I think they must be done because nothing has changed in a couple weeks now.
Monday, April 07, 2008
quick pics
Here are a couple quick pics. There are "real" posts on the way, but I just have to take some time to get them written.
We were going to take a couple quick pictures of Caroline in her sailor clothes (while at church) and Nathan wanted to get in on the action.
Nathan wanted to try the uncooked corn that we were shucking and decided that he liked it. Whatever works for him, I guess.
We were going to take a couple quick pictures of Caroline in her sailor clothes (while at church) and Nathan wanted to get in on the action.
Nathan wanted to try the uncooked corn that we were shucking and decided that he liked it. Whatever works for him, I guess.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
egg hunting
So, on Sunday after naps, we let the kids hunt for Easter eggs. We only did one round, though, since Nathan wasn't feeling too good. I think that was enough for them, though. Since Caroline was itty bitty last year, this was her first Easter egg hunt. She caught on quickly and did very well.
(Grandma and Granddad were very nice and left one area of high weeds in the yard - great for hiding Easter eggs in!)
(Grandma and Granddad were very nice and left one area of high weeds in the yard - great for hiding Easter eggs in!)
Sunday, March 23, 2008
all dressed up
Today, of course, is Easter. And what would Easter be without getting dressed up for church? Well, the kids had some nice Easter gear so we took lots of pictures. After getting Caroline dressed this morning, she found the basket of Easter eggs (plastic) and sat down to play. This picture is from that photo shoot.
And just in case their clothes didn't make it through church because of some unfortunate mess, we got a picture on the way out the door. Nathan had to be woken up this morning so his hair was still wet from his morning bath.
We did, however, get a few this afternoon before lunch. I'm sure there will be more of all of these to view over on Dropshots.
And last but not least, a family shot. (No, Matt isn't wearing a blue suit with a green shirt. It's really black. Odd reflection, I guess.)
And just in case their clothes didn't make it through church because of some unfortunate mess, we got a picture on the way out the door. Nathan had to be woken up this morning so his hair was still wet from his morning bath.
We did, however, get a few this afternoon before lunch. I'm sure there will be more of all of these to view over on Dropshots.
And last but not least, a family shot. (No, Matt isn't wearing a blue suit with a green shirt. It's really black. Odd reflection, I guess.)
Friday, March 21, 2008
getting out
With the nice weather lately, we have been trying to get out for walks often. Sometimes we walk around the neighborhood. Sometimes we go to the park. Everyone loves to get outside!
painted lady
Mema and Papa gave Nathan a Painted Lady Butterfly caterpillar. Their church gives them to the kids to watch and then lets a bunch of them go on Easter morning. Well, the one Nathan got almost immediately became a chrysalis after he arrived at our house. We've been keeping an eye on it. On Wednesday, we moved it from the little cup it was in to a larger jar where it would have room when it emerged. It wasn't so fond of the move. In the process, it began flinging itself back and forth violently. I was actually a little afraid that I had hurt it. It eventually calmed down. I think it was just "protecting" itself. Anyway, I was hoping that we would be able to watch it emerge, but...last night while we slept, it became a butterfly. Around lunch time, he was fluttering around the jar, so we decided to let him go. He was pretty. Now we're in the process of making pictures to remember it. Kids are funny.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
gimme gimme gimme
I was reminded today that I have not updated on Caroline's eating. The last thing that was posted said that her eating had calmed down. Yeah...well...that only lasted a few days. About the time I posted, she jumped right back in. She eats and eats and eats. It's a wonder that she doesn't weigh 900 pounds!
Monday, March 17, 2008
a duck and run moment
Last Thursday afternoon, the kids and I went on a walk around the neighborhood. As we were nearing the end of our walk, we spotted an older lady walking toward us. Nathan commented that there was a lady walking and I acknowledged his comment. As we got a little closer, Nathan started another comment. I just knew what was likely to come out of his mouth and quickly tried to stop him. Since we were getting within earshot of the lady, I tried to be discrete in my attempt. As you can probably guess, I failed. Next thing I knew, out of Nathan's mouth comes a very innocent statement of a logical observation..."Mommy, maybe that lady is walking because she wants to exercise because she's fat." Sudden embarrassment for Mommy. By this time, we were about to pass the lady and I gave a polite "Hello" as did she. You could tell from our expressions, however, that I was embarrassed and she knew what had been said...but neither of us had to verbally acknowledge it. Thank goodness for that! Once we got out of earshot, I explained to Nathan that he shouldn't say anything about people being fat when they could hear. I acknowledged that he was correct, but explained that nobody wants anybody else to say that they are fat. He didn't really understand. To him, it's just a fact. Some people are fat. No big deal. I think...I hope...that he at least got the point and will be more discrete next time. Here's to hoping!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
a new hairstyle
Caroline's hair is getting pretty long these days. It has really been getting in her eyes. Usually we don't worry about it at home, but we try to put barrettes in her hair when we go out. However, they don't usually last very long. She pulls them out pretty fast. So, we decided that it was time for a new hairstyle. We haven't perfected the look, but she seems more willing to leave them in.
Sunday, March 09, 2008
a trip to see snow
On Friday, Matt emailed me and said "I noticed that it's supposed to snow in North Georgia tonight. It would be fun for the kids to get to play in snow. Maybe we should randomly drive up there tonight and play in the snow in the morning just to do it." So, we did. We spent the night at the Unicoi State Park Lodge. When we headed to breakfast in the morning, it was snowing. Here is a picture of the kids just before we checked out. It's a good illustration of the difference between then. Caroline loves the wind in her face. Nathan can't stand it.
We drove up to Brasstown Bald because Nathan wanted to "climb up a mountain." We figured that we would ride to the top and then maybe let him go down and back up the trail a little bit. Anyway, when we got there, the road up the mountain was closed. So...we headed up to Hiawasee for lunch. Here is a picture of Nathan in the blowing snow while we were waiting on Daddy to get Caroline out of the car.
After lunch, we went over to the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds to play in the snow. It wasn't snowing where we were playing, but it was still snowing in some of the surrounding mountains.
Caroline really wanted to get down and walk around in the snow. Mostly, she just wanted to be free. Well, not 30 seconds after Matt let her get down, I turned around to see the following scene. She had apparently fallen face down in the snow. Part of the problem is that this coat is one that we bought for her for next year and it is WAY too big at the moment.
Nathan had lots of fun making snowballs and throwing them at everyone. Even Caroline was attacked.
It was quite cold when we were playing. There was a good bit of wind where we were. We didn't stay out too long and we did the best we could to stay warm while we were out.
Daddy also did his fair share of snowball throwing. In this case, he was taking one more shot at Nathan...after previously putting a snowball on his head. Nathan was busy sticking little snowballs to the ice on the side of the car.
After playing the snow, we did some more driving through the mountains and looked for a mountain to climb. We never did find one, but we did get to see a waterfall. We headed over to Toccoa Falls. Since it is a very short walk to the falls, it was a good stop. However, while we were there, we discovered (don't ask how) that we had forgotten to change Caroline's diaper all day.
After visiting Toccoa, we headed home. We were going to try to stop and see some family in the Winder area, but Nathan ended up getting sick. We think it was just some motion sickness, but we didn't want to take a chance and get somebody sick. Anyway, we had a good trip. It was nice to just do something spur of the moment and get to have some enjoyable family time. If you're interested, there will be more pictures from our trip over on Dropshots.
We drove up to Brasstown Bald because Nathan wanted to "climb up a mountain." We figured that we would ride to the top and then maybe let him go down and back up the trail a little bit. Anyway, when we got there, the road up the mountain was closed. So...we headed up to Hiawasee for lunch. Here is a picture of Nathan in the blowing snow while we were waiting on Daddy to get Caroline out of the car.
After lunch, we went over to the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds to play in the snow. It wasn't snowing where we were playing, but it was still snowing in some of the surrounding mountains.
Caroline really wanted to get down and walk around in the snow. Mostly, she just wanted to be free. Well, not 30 seconds after Matt let her get down, I turned around to see the following scene. She had apparently fallen face down in the snow. Part of the problem is that this coat is one that we bought for her for next year and it is WAY too big at the moment.
Nathan had lots of fun making snowballs and throwing them at everyone. Even Caroline was attacked.
It was quite cold when we were playing. There was a good bit of wind where we were. We didn't stay out too long and we did the best we could to stay warm while we were out.
Daddy also did his fair share of snowball throwing. In this case, he was taking one more shot at Nathan...after previously putting a snowball on his head. Nathan was busy sticking little snowballs to the ice on the side of the car.
After playing the snow, we did some more driving through the mountains and looked for a mountain to climb. We never did find one, but we did get to see a waterfall. We headed over to Toccoa Falls. Since it is a very short walk to the falls, it was a good stop. However, while we were there, we discovered (don't ask how) that we had forgotten to change Caroline's diaper all day.
After visiting Toccoa, we headed home. We were going to try to stop and see some family in the Winder area, but Nathan ended up getting sick. We think it was just some motion sickness, but we didn't want to take a chance and get somebody sick. Anyway, we had a good trip. It was nice to just do something spur of the moment and get to have some enjoyable family time. If you're interested, there will be more pictures from our trip over on Dropshots.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
yummy cuddles
For a while now, I have been getting lots of yummy cuddles from Caroline. It's so great! She'll climb up in my lap or get me to hold her and then stick her thumb in her mouth and lay her head down. I love it! I try to take as much time as I can to let her cuddle. Nathan was never cuddly and Caroline hasn't been much to this point. I think some of it may be a result of not nursing. I think this may have become somewhat of a substitute for that time. She doesn't really cuddle with anybody else. One of the reasons that I try to take the time to let her cuddle is that I want to foster a loving relationship with her. I know that mothers and daughters can often butt heads. I fully expect that will happen, but maybe some cuddles along the way will keep it to a minimum. :) If nothing else, I enjoy it and Caroline enjoys it, so it's worth it!
Monday, March 03, 2008
don't forget
There are more pictures located on Dropshots. The link is over on the right. Mostly, I just put additional pictures from the sets that are on here, but occasionally there are extras. Just wanted to remind you.
Saturday, March 01, 2008
ant progress - day 9
Well, after several days of not doing much, the ants are back to work. For the last several days, they haven't been doing much digging at all. They mostly just huddled together in the bottom of the tunnels. There were usually a couple moving things around at the very top, though. I was actually a little concerned. Anyway, they decided to get back to work last night. So, here's a new picture of their progress. The new tunnel is the horizontal one across the bottom.
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