I love that I can leave two little girls dressed in footie pajamas- zipped, snapped, the whole 9 yards- in the living room while I go look up a recipe and come back to find two little girls clad in only their diapers. Since they're happy as two little pigs in a puddle, I'll just leave them alone:)
I also love that twins are a good excuse for having two little girls in their PJs at 4:45 in the afternoon.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Uh OH!
When you're outnumbered, even at just three to two, it's good to have kids that can police them a little.
Yesterday, Bob and I were putting laudry away in the kids' rooms when Delaney zooms in saying, "Uh-oh, UH-oh, UH-OH!". We follow her back across the house through our bedroom and into our bathroom, the whole time hearing "Uh-oh, UH-oh, UH-OH!" Apparently she turned the water on in the tub and couldn't get it shut off! She was so serious- pointing and "uh-oh-ing"- that it seemed like she thought for sure she was in deep trouble.
No harm was done since she came and got us right away. The new handles are easy to turn, but the spout is on the opposite side of the tub and, unless she'd actually been in the tub, she couldn't reach the water. I think we're pretty safe because neither Delany nor Claire is a big fan of the tub since I let them try it out. When I turned on the bubbles for the first time, it scared them and they couldn't get out fast enough. They eventually got back in, but the bubbles, even for Kevin, are a no go.
Yesterday, Bob and I were putting laudry away in the kids' rooms when Delaney zooms in saying, "Uh-oh, UH-oh, UH-OH!". We follow her back across the house through our bedroom and into our bathroom, the whole time hearing "Uh-oh, UH-oh, UH-OH!" Apparently she turned the water on in the tub and couldn't get it shut off! She was so serious- pointing and "uh-oh-ing"- that it seemed like she thought for sure she was in deep trouble.
No harm was done since she came and got us right away. The new handles are easy to turn, but the spout is on the opposite side of the tub and, unless she'd actually been in the tub, she couldn't reach the water. I think we're pretty safe because neither Delany nor Claire is a big fan of the tub since I let them try it out. When I turned on the bubbles for the first time, it scared them and they couldn't get out fast enough. They eventually got back in, but the bubbles, even for Kevin, are a no go.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Whew!
Last week was busybusybusy. I went down to Des Moines on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday for State Wrestling. I haven't driven that much in a year! Trevor wrestled on Wednesday and got pinned in both his matches so he was done pretty quick. He didn't wrestle poorly, but the competition was pretty good. Still, for just starting as a freshman, Trev improved dramatically over 4 years and just qualifying for state was quite an accomplishment. Plus, he's just a good kid overall and what aunt wouldn't be proud of that?
Bob and I took Kevin down on Friday for both sessions and ended up staying overnight at the same hotel with Sharon and the PV bunch. Kevin had a blast running around with Brett at the tournament and then getting to stay at the hotel and swim. We took the boys to PF Chang's and even talked Trevor into testing out a bite of calamari. It didn't kill him, but he only took one bite;) It was pretty fun getting to hang out out with my nephews for a while. Since they've gotten into jr. high and high school and I've been busy with babies, I haven't gotten to do that too often. They're sure way easier to take to a restaurant than the my little bunch!
We went down on Saturday for the finals- we were up in the top level, but we could see everything. Unfortunately, Trevor's teammate Travis lost his bid for back to back championships so it took some of the fun out of the evening. There was still some good wrestling, though, and I'm looking forward to seeing how Kevin likes it.
Bob and I took Kevin down on Friday for both sessions and ended up staying overnight at the same hotel with Sharon and the PV bunch. Kevin had a blast running around with Brett at the tournament and then getting to stay at the hotel and swim. We took the boys to PF Chang's and even talked Trevor into testing out a bite of calamari. It didn't kill him, but he only took one bite;) It was pretty fun getting to hang out out with my nephews for a while. Since they've gotten into jr. high and high school and I've been busy with babies, I haven't gotten to do that too often. They're sure way easier to take to a restaurant than the my little bunch!
We went down on Saturday for the finals- we were up in the top level, but we could see everything. Unfortunately, Trevor's teammate Travis lost his bid for back to back championships so it took some of the fun out of the evening. There was still some good wrestling, though, and I'm looking forward to seeing how Kevin likes it.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Well, that was fun.
I don't know where January went, but let's just move on.
Yesterday was quite a day. Mom and I loaded up Kevin, Delaney, and Claire and headed over to watch my nephew Trevor wrestle at the district tournament for a trip to the state wrestling tournament. Trev's a senior, but had never wrestled before his freshman year and just getting through sectionals to districts was a little bit of an upset. Of the other 3 kids in his bracket at districts, one was ranked #3 in the state, one he'd already lost to 3 times this season- including at sectionals, and one he'd never wrestled before. He lost to the ranked kid, beat the unknown, and ended up in a wrestleback for 2nd place and a trip to State with the one he'd wrestled against before.
He ended up finally beating this kid for the first time! He got a reversal with just a couple seconds left in the match to go to overtime, then got a takedown 13 seconds in to OT for the win.
It was just the best match I'd ever seen:) Claire and Delaney weren't so sure. Sitting in the middle of a bunch of clapping, cheering, screaming fans was a bit scary for them, but once it was over, they were out like a light.
Trevor's state meet starts Wednesday and, unfortunately, Bob has to work, so it'll just be me going to cheer him on. Hopefully he'll still be in by Friday so Bob and I can go down together and watch. Two of Trev's teammates also made it so there'll be plenty of cheering to do!
Yesterday was quite a day. Mom and I loaded up Kevin, Delaney, and Claire and headed over to watch my nephew Trevor wrestle at the district tournament for a trip to the state wrestling tournament. Trev's a senior, but had never wrestled before his freshman year and just getting through sectionals to districts was a little bit of an upset. Of the other 3 kids in his bracket at districts, one was ranked #3 in the state, one he'd already lost to 3 times this season- including at sectionals, and one he'd never wrestled before. He lost to the ranked kid, beat the unknown, and ended up in a wrestleback for 2nd place and a trip to State with the one he'd wrestled against before.
He ended up finally beating this kid for the first time! He got a reversal with just a couple seconds left in the match to go to overtime, then got a takedown 13 seconds in to OT for the win.
It was just the best match I'd ever seen:) Claire and Delaney weren't so sure. Sitting in the middle of a bunch of clapping, cheering, screaming fans was a bit scary for them, but once it was over, they were out like a light.
Trevor's state meet starts Wednesday and, unfortunately, Bob has to work, so it'll just be me going to cheer him on. Hopefully he'll still be in by Friday so Bob and I can go down together and watch. Two of Trev's teammates also made it so there'll be plenty of cheering to do!
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