Before our races:
My race:
Tripp's race:
My two favorite guys:
Crankypants* also joined us for the morning:
*we just discovered she has two more teeth coming in, so maybe that could explain her extra crankiness the past few days?
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Macklind Mile
Quiet possibly one of the best races in St. Louis is the Macklind Mile. It's one mile, all down hill and it just super laid back and fun. Although, as my dad says, as soon as you put on a race number and there is a clock, it is impossible not to care or get nervous. And I did both! I wanted to get a good time and run fast. I have been doing speedwork with Big River all summer and it is has been super fun and challenging. So today was a good test of all our hard work! Tripp had such a good time- he has been looking forward to this race for a really long time- he even slept in his shirt last night! I was so proud of him and I love sharing this experience with him!!
Before our races:
Before our races:
Spiders for Breakfast
Tripp really enjoys helping out around the house now, not that we didn't make him before, but now it is not as much a chore as something he volunteers to do. It is super helpful to me and it's fun for him to be able to contribute in tangible ways. The other day, he wanted to make us breakfast. I told him that was fine and that we could make whatever he wanted. He helps me menu plan a lot and does a relatively good job, so I thought this would be similar. However, he had been so excited about a snack that he had at camp last week, he thought that it would make a good breakfast for all of us. He told me what we were having- spiders; what we needed- donuts (and the white kind were ok for this cause apparently the nature lady said that there are white spiders), pretzels and m and ms; and how to make it- first you get a donut, then you count out 8 pretzels. but they have to be the stick kind. then you put them in, and then you get two m and ms. the same color. and then you put those on for eyes.
So this past Friday, we had all had spiders for breakfast.
So this past Friday, we had all had spiders for breakfast.
Chef at work:
Someone had to eat the mismatched m and m's:
Tasty spiders!!
Lily's first haircut
It's been a really long time in the coming, and it finally happened- Lily's first haircut! Her mullet was getting to ridiculous lengths but we had to postpone getting it cut due to scheduling conflicts with our schedule and the haircutting lady's schedule. We all wanted to be there to witness what we knew would be quite the event. It finally worked out last week and it was pretty hilarious. Tripp kept telling Lily that she would do so great, he would be there with her, etc, etc and we just knew that she would probably not want anything to do with it. And of course, that's how it went down. We put her in the chair and Miss Erin (haircutting lady) tried to put the cape on her. She immediately yelled "no!!" and tore it right off. Then she kept saying "no!!" and got out of the chair and tried to run away. Of course we caught her but the only way we could get her back in the chair was if she was sitting on my lap. So she sat facing me (since the back was all that really needed to be cut. Well, her bangs are crazy but I am waiting for those to grow out) and Erin got her hair trimmed in about 2 minutes or less. It was great (and that's why she always gets a big tip!) and her hair looks so much better now! At least the back of it does.
We need her bangs to grow quickly- right now they are very unruly and she will not keep anything in her hair. So sometimes I use a little gel to keep them off to the side. Otherwise they are in her eyes, but I figure it's her fault so I am not going to worry about that (how's that for great parenting). I tried, she just says no and pulls out any bow, clip, rubber band, etc. Totally her fault!
All silly Lily-ness aside, it was a great first haircut, and we will just have to work on making progress to her sitting by herself and wearing the cape! Baby steps...
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Happy Father's Day (at least so far)!
We have had a great day so far! It started with what was quite possibly the best breakfast I have had in a long while. Nelson loves a good breakfast and while I would be happy with an egg mcmuffin each day for the rest of my life, I figured I would try and make something special for him. But seeing as I am not completely unselfish, I tried to find a recipe that I would like as well. And find it I sure did. We enjoyed some egg casserole and cinnamon roll waffles. You can be sure we will be having both of these again- soon and often.
Lily "helping" in the kitchen:
Tripp working on some drawings for Nelson:
Yum!!!
More yum!!
Happy Father's Day!!!
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Virtual Baby Book
In true second child fashion, Lily's baby book is almost completely empty. Thankfully, I have somewhat inconsistently been updating my blog so we have some record of her existence. One day I really would love to print it out in hard copy form. But until then, I will keep updating important information here so I have it for future reference!
They both had big check ups about a month ago- Tripp's four year old appointment and Lily's 18 month appt. They of course are perfect in every way.
Tripp's stats:
Weight: 44.2 lbs, 94 percentile
Height: 44 inches, 99 percentile
BMI: 64% (not really any clue what that means?!?)
BP: 96/56, very normal of course
Lily's stats:
Weight: 27 lbs, 3.2 ozs, 91 percentile and almost all of it is located in her belly :)
Height: 34 inches, 97 percentile
Head Circ: 19 inches, 91 percentile (and a genius of course).
Well, besides the fact that they are perfect, here's a little run down on them both.
Tripp: Caring, sensitive, hates meat, cries and throws a temper tantrum if you try to make him eat a turkey sandwich (which I do on days when I am feeling strong!), loves his sister, talkative, loving friend, super hero obsessed, fruit hoarder, independent dresser, great chore do-er, and silly of course! He and Lily love to be together except they may or may not fight all the time and I may or may not get really annoyed by this!! I think that this phase (that will apparently last for a very long time) of sibling rivalry, fighting, etc is the hardest. I tend to get super frustrated and find myself saying things in my head "Well you totally deserved that" or "just get over yourself" but have so far refrained from saying too many inappropriate things out loud (or at least within earshot). It is so fun though to do things, go places and experience life with Tripp. He understands things, gets excited about things and loves to learn so it is such a privilege to be his mom and try to teach him things! I am certainly looking forward to this up coming year!
Lily: I look at her face and my heart just swells up with love. That blonde hair and her blue eyes are adorable and she gets more and more fun every day. She just wants to be independent so I try to foster that independence in healthy ways each day. She takes great pride in the fact that she does by herself: feed the dog, set and clear the table, and put away her laundry. We are working on dressing herself (she picks out her own clothes and shoes), and getting buckled in her car seat. She hates being carried and only wants to walk, hates her food cut up any smaller than Tripp's, gets very sad if Tripp is not around, kisses our dog before nap and bedtime, greets her first thing in the morning, and usually is found throughout the day laying down next to Padme either reading or just hanging out. Her current word list includes: mommy, daddy, doggie, nonny, papa, cheese, hi, no, wawa (water), pease (please with no "l"), and probably some others that I can't think of right now. She is one tough cookie and knows how to turn on the charm. I can't bring myself to get her hair cut quite yet, so the mullet and out of control bangs continue. And of course, she basically refuses to wear a bow or a pony tail holder so her hair closely resembles a horse's mane.
They both had big check ups about a month ago- Tripp's four year old appointment and Lily's 18 month appt. They of course are perfect in every way.
Tripp's stats:
Weight: 44.2 lbs, 94 percentile
Height: 44 inches, 99 percentile
BMI: 64% (not really any clue what that means?!?)
BP: 96/56, very normal of course
Lily's stats:
Weight: 27 lbs, 3.2 ozs, 91 percentile and almost all of it is located in her belly :)
Height: 34 inches, 97 percentile
Head Circ: 19 inches, 91 percentile (and a genius of course).
Well, besides the fact that they are perfect, here's a little run down on them both.
Tripp: Caring, sensitive, hates meat, cries and throws a temper tantrum if you try to make him eat a turkey sandwich (which I do on days when I am feeling strong!), loves his sister, talkative, loving friend, super hero obsessed, fruit hoarder, independent dresser, great chore do-er, and silly of course! He and Lily love to be together except they may or may not fight all the time and I may or may not get really annoyed by this!! I think that this phase (that will apparently last for a very long time) of sibling rivalry, fighting, etc is the hardest. I tend to get super frustrated and find myself saying things in my head "Well you totally deserved that" or "just get over yourself" but have so far refrained from saying too many inappropriate things out loud (or at least within earshot). It is so fun though to do things, go places and experience life with Tripp. He understands things, gets excited about things and loves to learn so it is such a privilege to be his mom and try to teach him things! I am certainly looking forward to this up coming year!
Lily: I look at her face and my heart just swells up with love. That blonde hair and her blue eyes are adorable and she gets more and more fun every day. She just wants to be independent so I try to foster that independence in healthy ways each day. She takes great pride in the fact that she does by herself: feed the dog, set and clear the table, and put away her laundry. We are working on dressing herself (she picks out her own clothes and shoes), and getting buckled in her car seat. She hates being carried and only wants to walk, hates her food cut up any smaller than Tripp's, gets very sad if Tripp is not around, kisses our dog before nap and bedtime, greets her first thing in the morning, and usually is found throughout the day laying down next to Padme either reading or just hanging out. Her current word list includes: mommy, daddy, doggie, nonny, papa, cheese, hi, no, wawa (water), pease (please with no "l"), and probably some others that I can't think of right now. She is one tough cookie and knows how to turn on the charm. I can't bring myself to get her hair cut quite yet, so the mullet and out of control bangs continue. And of course, she basically refuses to wear a bow or a pony tail holder so her hair closely resembles a horse's mane.
I am so incredibly thankful for these two beautiful, tangible gifts from God!
Happy Baby!
Here's her little profile:
We got to celebrate this weekend by having a shower for Steph-
The men in the family had to make their appearance as well:
I can't wait for October so I can meet Baby Kling!
Come ye weary...
Come, ye weary, heavy laden,
bruised and broken by the fall,
if you tarry till you're better
you will never come at all
And that folks, just about sums it up. It is how I have felt lately, coupled with the fact that I find myself believing that God isn't big enough or powerful enough to solve my problems. And let's face it- I have lots of them, and some days they feel overwhelming. But today in church our pastor challenged us to examine ourselves and see if we really believe that God's kingdom is at hand- that He is in fact here working in our midst. And is all-powerful.
The hymn continues:
Not the righteous, not the righteous
sinners Jesus came to call
So, instead of trying to get it all together myself (my tendency when I feel like God is not answering my prayers), I can kneel at the throne of Jesus and take comfort in the fact that He has already conquered the world, my sin and He is working in my life every day!
bruised and broken by the fall,
if you tarry till you're better
you will never come at all
And that folks, just about sums it up. It is how I have felt lately, coupled with the fact that I find myself believing that God isn't big enough or powerful enough to solve my problems. And let's face it- I have lots of them, and some days they feel overwhelming. But today in church our pastor challenged us to examine ourselves and see if we really believe that God's kingdom is at hand- that He is in fact here working in our midst. And is all-powerful.
The hymn continues:
Not the righteous, not the righteous
sinners Jesus came to call
So, instead of trying to get it all together myself (my tendency when I feel like God is not answering my prayers), I can kneel at the throne of Jesus and take comfort in the fact that He has already conquered the world, my sin and He is working in my life every day!
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