Audrey is going to be 3 on Saturday!!!

I still can't believe that almost 3 years ago my sister and my dad came to visit to see the red sox play philly and then the day they were going home I woke up and was in labor with audrey! so they got to be there (36 hours later) when she was born!

And this weekend we did her class mates at school party at a local place called Romp 'n Roll. It was an hour of play- on a padded room type place and then food and cupcakes. They did all the set up and clean up AND we didn't have to clean the house so I think it was SOOOO worth it. Ethan really enjoyed it too, he is 1-2 years younger than all of the other guests so he didn't follow directions at all and I thought it was funny. He was always the odd one out doing what he wasn't suppose to. Audrey was a little shy-hesitant at first, but warmed up pretty quickly. She had a BALL there. Here are some pictures from the party.

Waiting for guests to arrive

The GYM part

Waiting to go play...see how ethan is not following along :)

Slide!

The Birthday Princess...waiting patiently for a cupcake

He could hang from the bars on his own!

Dance Party to end the Party

On a walk with her new Barbie Cinderella...its really Ariel, but to Audrey everyone should be named Cinderella.

Ethan loves the Princess CD player too :)

Busy Weekend

We were very busy this weekend...we had to eat some Popsicles in the heat

We bought some Adirondack Chairs, unfinished and we put them together and then decided to paint them. I am doing a Syracuse Theme...Ryan is doing Yankees Pinstripes. I think mine is going to look better. I still have to put some orange slats back in the chair but other than that it is ready.

More Popsicle Eating Pictures...Audrey had hers finished before ethan even figured out what to do with it. Audrey finished Ethans later too

Audrey was having a Garden "Pot" Party :)

Survivor: Redemption Island - FINAL RESULTS

BOSTON ROB WINS FINALLY!!! and Faye wins AGAIN! the jury was pretty impressive, I was very surprised by what David said, but completely agreed.


Becky - Andrea & Sarita
Carrie - Natalie & Phillip
Cath - Krista & Matt
Dave - Steve & Russell
Emily - Ralph & David
Faye - Rob & Mike
Junior - Kristina & Francesca
Mike - Ashley & Stephanie
Ryan - Grant & Julie

16 Months

Heeeeyyyyy! I'm 16 months old today and wearing my 80s shorts. Don't I look so cute?

Gotta Go

Time to play with my bucket o Peeps

I've been caught red handed

So serious about playing

Ethan is 16 months old!!
He is talking so much more (i think grammys visit improved this immensely)
He can do sign language for "more" and he just lights up when he does it and I say "more" I love it. I don't think that Audrey ever picked up any of the sign language.
I think going to the chiropractor is finally helping he has had two colds back to back and no fevers and his bm's are getting so much more regular (I know TMI)
I love the faux hawk...it will never get old for me
He gets along pretty well with his sister, she takes almost every toy he has and sometime he just lets her and walks away, other times he squeals, sometimes he attacks for it back :)
He loves to play with anything with wheels, he "drives" them all over.
He has four top teeth and four bottom teeth
Wears size 4 diaper
Wears 12m-18m tops and 9m-12m bottoms.
He makes me smile everyday...such a sweetie!

Survivor: Redemption Island #6

I can't believe Sunday there will be a SOLE SURVIVOR!!! I feel like way too many people are left. i hope they do two people from the ometepe tribe and 1 from redemption island for the jury vote- that would be awesome!

Becky - Andrea & Sarita
Carrie - Natalie & Phillip
Cath - Krista & Matt
Dave - Steve & Russell
Emily - Ralph & David
Faye - Rob & Mike
Junior - Kristina & Francesca
Mike - Ashley & Stephanie
Ryan - Grant & Julie

Survivor: Redemption Island #5

Wow, I was really late on this post, I hope I got everything right...check it out.
I can't believe that Rob's alliance has made it so far- its definitely impressive.
I missed half of this episode because of the storm warnings...but I think I got the gist of it-

Becky - Andrea & Sarita
Carrie - Natalie & Phillip
Cath - Krista & Matt
Dave - Steve & Russell
Emily - Ralph & David
Faye - Rob & Mike
Junior - Kristina & Francesca
Mike - Ashley & Stephanie
Ryan - Grant & Julie

Ukrops Monument 10k 2011

Today I completed the 10k race. I've never done any race of any sort since my sophmore year in highschool at indoor track. and that may have been 200 meters. So this was quite a feat for me. I started training 4 months ago and I vividly remember my first night of training I tried to run the 1.2 mile loop around my neighborhood and I think I made it half way and I had to walk...I was so convinced I would NEVER run the 10k. But I kept training. The next night I was able to run the whole 1.2 mile loop. And today I ran 6.2 miles without stopping to walk. Around mile 4-5 I was running probably slower than I could walk...but I never walked. That was my only goal. Maybe next year I can focus on speed. we will see.

The experience was crazy. 40,000 people sign up for this race. I ran past a guy with a wooden doll house on sticks 4 feet above his head (and he was running) lots of dressed up people, lots of people in black and gold (GO VCU!) Bands at every block on the course which really helped keep you moving.

Here are some pictures

Post Race

Survivor: Redemption Island #4

No one told me that I had it wrong last week, I had Stephanie gone last week. That phillip is pretty ridiculous but he is entertaining. besides the underwear. Matt is invincible on that redemption island.

Becky - Andrea & Sarita
Carrie - Natalie & Phillip
Cath - Krista & Matt
Dave - Steve & Russell
Emily - Ralph & David
Faye - Rob & Mike
Junior - Kristina & Francesca
Mike - Ashley & Stephanie
Ryan - Grant & Julie

Audrey - 33 Months

Grandma came to visit me this month, we watched old macdonald ALOT

Papa came too and I got his nose

I went to Shamrock the Block in Richmond, probably the last time I will go until I am 21 :)

Do you need a tissue?

Happy St Pattys Day!

I love throwing rocks into the Pond, and daddy bought me my first fishing pole, i've gone once but i haven't caught anything. Maybe Grampy can help :)

Ethan - 14 Months in pictures

I hit my sister now, she has trained me well

I love to ride the puppy

I have one new tooth

My Zoolander Pose

Look at my skinny little legs, but i'm moving to size 4 diapers

Happy St Pattys Day!

I've turned into a climber

Survivor: Redemption Island #3

Next week Cath is losing someone.... I'm so glad Russell is gone gone. I thoroughly enjoyed watching him cry. :)

Becky - Andrea & Sarita
Carrie - Natalie & Phillip
Cath - Krista & Matt
Dave - Steve & Russell
Emily - Ralph & David
Faye - Rob & Mike
Junior - Kristina & Francesca
Mike - Ashley & Stephanie
Ryan - Grant & Julie

Survivor: Redemption Island #2

Well, now Francesca is officially off, and I shaded in the two people in Redemption Island. And I could not be happier that Russell was ousted to RI. Even though he is not officially off I am hoping and figuring he will go. oh i really really hope so. That stephanie should be next. she is a crotch.


Becky - Andrea & Sarita
Carrie - Natalie & Phillip
Cath - Krista & Matt
Dave - Steve & Russell
Emily - Ralph & David
Faye - Rob & Mike
Junior - Kristina & Francesca
Mike - Ashley & Stephanie
Ryan - Grant & Julie

ethan laughing.

32 Months

My baby girl is 32 months old- I wish I would do these post every month so I could look back and keep track of all of this stuff. I'm going to try. Audrey has grown up so much lately, being so helpful and listening some of the time. This is what is going on lately:

• You are sleeping so much better, maybe once a week you get up and come into our room at 5am, we pull you into the bed and you sleep the rest of the morning in between us, I love it. We still have to leave the light on and the door open, but we have been able to turn the rain/waves sound on and we close the door when we go up to bed.
• You eat great, starting to get picky about some things you used to eat though. You still don't like onions. your favorite right now is macaroni and cheese and pizza- so healthy :)
• You are such a repeator, You told ethan the other day 'do not crumple that paper, ethan I am not going to tell you again, do not crumple that paper.' Something I know I have told you :)
• We have to spell so many words now, you are too smart
• You are terrified of the dogs again, getting in hysteria sometimes over it. I have no idea what happened recently to prompt this.
• You are in timeout mostly for hitting ethan and us. but you go to time out and then apologize.
• You were 100% potty trained for a while and now all of the sudden you are having accidents again. You still sleep in a diaper for naps and nighttime.
• Dressing you is near impossible, you won't wear anything we pick out, I just open the drawer now and let you pick your own outfits out.
• You hate socks and usually have them off before we even get to school. Summer will be so much easier for that.
• You have been refusing to wear a coat now too.

You make us smile everyday and make us very frustrated most days too :) Its all worth it.

13 Months

I can't believe Ethan is 13 months old already and we still haven't gotten his '1 year' picture taken, well I've tried a few times myself but can't seem to get a good one.  Here are some things you are up to now:

• You have a great appetite lately, you may be 20 lbs by now, you are a little thing thats for sure
• You are the pukiest thing I have ever seen. At least 2 times a week you throw up. Today you did twice. You get all worked up crying and then start coughing and end up puking, its just lovely.
• You love it outside and get terribly upset when we bring you inside (then throw up)
• You are walking like a champ, you have even attempted running a few times too.
• you eat all foods now
• You are drinking your whole milk out of a sippy for everything except your last bottle
• You are in size 3 diapers
• You wear 6-9 month pants and 12 month shirts
• But you still fit some 6 month onesies.
• You get up in the night pretty regularly, not every night, but when you do it doesn't surprise me.
• You have two teeth on the bottom and 3-4 on the top, one popped out but its like it went back up in your gums now.
• You hate to be changed.
• You can say ball and if I tell you to go get your ball you know what I mean and go get a ball.
• You adore Audrey but are starting to get annoyed that she constantly steals your toys and pushes you out of the way. You like to chase her and try to get your toys back though.
• You like to pull hair, especially Audreys.
• You put your hands up in the air real tight against your head when you want us to pick you up, its so cute.
• You still prefer Mommy most of the time, but sometimes its Daddy now.
• You love to play in Murphys cage
• Everyone tells us you are 'all boy' you take a lickin and just keep going- and you are climbing everything

He is such a joy and change to the household, I can't wait to see whats ahead with him, I'm hoping its not the ER :)

Survivor: Redemption Island

After week one, I'm afraid Junior got the bad draw...but who knows it could change. I can't believe Rob and Russell are back AGAIN, they MUST be getting paid for this, like guaranteed $100k or something- cause its probably for ratings (which I guess were horrible) but still. I HATE Russell, can't wait to see him GO!

Becky - Andrea & Sarita
Carrie - Natalie & Phillip
Cath - Krista & Matt
Dave - Steve & Russell
Emily - Ralph & David
Faye - Rob & Mike
Junior - Kristina & Francesca
Mike - Ashley & Stephanie
Ryan - Grant & Julie

Dressing yourself

Audrey now insists on what she is going to wear, if i pick something out, she starts crying no! i want another shirt/pants. so i now open the draw and say what do you want to wear. she has boycotted her jeans and i think its because she need help when going the bathroom in jeans. but it makes me sad because she looks so cute in jeans, but i understand. she thinks it's summer too with the short sleeve shirts. its not worth fighting this fight. but i am going to document this so she knows she choose these outfits, not me :)

Princesses and Pirates...

Today we went to another birthday party for one of audreys classmates, when we walked into the place the birthday girl ran up to Audrey gave her a hug and then another little boy bombarded her with another hug and she burst into tears...i was like 'here we go again...' shes not the most social person so I feel like we need to go to these events to get her used to these situations. but I'll admit at the moment I was worried maybe we shouldn't have come.
There was open play time in the slide room and she wouldn't go in, Ethan was more than willing to roam in. She eventually warmed up and had a blast and didn't want to go home. Pheew, I made the right choice.  There were two little boys who were dressed as pirates, it was so adorable, i think Ethan should be a pirate this coming Halloween now. they gave all the girls pink crowns, bracelets and star wands and the boys got eye patches, pirate hats and swords. they were very nice and even gave Ethan a sword and hat. he also LOVED the cupcake as did Audrey. It was an awesome place in the little eclectic museum part of Richmond. 5 stars to this place so sure.

We first got there audrey was pretty timid, notice ethan was NOT

This was the slide area

Musical Instrument time..audrey was sitting on the couch with me, she can be shy sometimes

She warmed up though

Ahoy Mate!

The pirates eating their cupcakes

The princess eating their cupcakes

Ethan loved it :)