Sporting their lemur glasses
The cast of the show
Romantic date
Who doesn't love ice cream?
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Madagascar Live Date Night
For an early (very early) birthday present, one of Conor's best friends, Madelyn, got him tickets to see Madagascar Live. From the time they were in diapers, this has been "their movie". I can still clearly picture the night they were standing on the coffee table in their pajamas dancing their little hearts out to "I Like to Move it, Move it" while we replayed the opening sequence to the movie over and over and over just to see them have so much fun together. So when the live version came to town, we couldn't not take them. They had a blast!! As moms, we felt like we were really chaperoning a little date. Without any prompting, they held hands in the car, and again later while walking into the theater. We stopped to have ice cream before the show and they shared a sundae. They are so stinkin' cute together!!
Sporting their lemur glasses
The cast of the show
Romantic date
Who doesn't love ice cream?
Sporting their lemur glassesThe cast of the showRomantic dateWho doesn't love ice cream?
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
St Patrick's Day
Unlike our usual tradition of going downtown Chicago for the parade and green river, we changed it up this year to support Daddy as he ran his first 5K race in Naperville. It was freezing cold, we had to get up extra early, both kids were hungry, tired, and cold, so it was actually quite miserable. And in the rush to collect enough food, entertainment, and warm clothing, we were a little behind schedule getting out of the house early in the morning, which stressed Daddy out. Needless to say, though Daddy may run the race again, we will be supporting him from home next time!!...and he would prefer it that way as well.
As I juggled the stroller, the Baby Bjorn, 2 kids, snacks, drinks, blankets, mittens, hats, and a camera, I must have looked pretty frazzled and pathetic. I even had a little old lady ask me if I needed help. And just as they started singing the national anthem prior to the race, Conor (bundled up in layers of clothes and blankets, mind you) decides he has to go pee...and can't hold it until after the race starts. So we are hurrying down the street, dragging blankets and dropping mittens to rush to the port-a-potty. I have to keep the door open a little so I can keep an eye on the stroller with the camera and diaper bag with my wallet in it. I stand him on the ledge of the seat and tell him to just go. He can't see below his scarf and hat and feels a bit unsteady up on the ledge, so he wants to hold my hand. While leaning over to help get his pants down without dropping Riley out of the carrier, aiming for him because he has mittens on, I tell him to hold my arm and just trust me and go. I actually could have used that little old lady's help then :) Of course the hand sanitizer hanging from the port-a-potty wall is empty and I am not gonna get to the bottom of the diaper bag anytime soon, so skip that. We hurry out just in time to climb up the grass hill to see Adam round the first corner and wave...he, of course, has no clue the way we spent the previous 10 minutes. He did great in his race, and even finished ahead of his goal. We are so proud of you Daddy!!
Run Daddy Run (this is near the finish line and he passed this guy before the end!!)
Some friends who also ran the race
The family...one proud runner and his proud wife, with two cold, tired, hungry, crabby kids
All bundled up
On the 17th, we, of course, had corned beef and cabbage and we made green pudding for dessert!
As I juggled the stroller, the Baby Bjorn, 2 kids, snacks, drinks, blankets, mittens, hats, and a camera, I must have looked pretty frazzled and pathetic. I even had a little old lady ask me if I needed help. And just as they started singing the national anthem prior to the race, Conor (bundled up in layers of clothes and blankets, mind you) decides he has to go pee...and can't hold it until after the race starts. So we are hurrying down the street, dragging blankets and dropping mittens to rush to the port-a-potty. I have to keep the door open a little so I can keep an eye on the stroller with the camera and diaper bag with my wallet in it. I stand him on the ledge of the seat and tell him to just go. He can't see below his scarf and hat and feels a bit unsteady up on the ledge, so he wants to hold my hand. While leaning over to help get his pants down without dropping Riley out of the carrier, aiming for him because he has mittens on, I tell him to hold my arm and just trust me and go. I actually could have used that little old lady's help then :) Of course the hand sanitizer hanging from the port-a-potty wall is empty and I am not gonna get to the bottom of the diaper bag anytime soon, so skip that. We hurry out just in time to climb up the grass hill to see Adam round the first corner and wave...he, of course, has no clue the way we spent the previous 10 minutes. He did great in his race, and even finished ahead of his goal. We are so proud of you Daddy!!
Run Daddy Run (this is near the finish line and he passed this guy before the end!!)
Some friends who also ran the race
The family...one proud runner and his proud wife, with two cold, tired, hungry, crabby kids
All bundled up
On the 17th, we, of course, had corned beef and cabbage and we made green pudding for dessert!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Recycle Man
As I've written before, Conor's main chore around the house is to take out the recycling. In our best super hero cartoon narrator's voice, we always ask him to be "Recycle Man". Finally got some great pics of him in action.
LOOKING BACK......
The first in a series of long overdue posts looking back on our outings and adventures the past couple of months.
March 16th was the first hint of a warm day we experienced and as we have learned from years past, a little spring fever combined with any degree of a "warm" sunny day means a walk to the park!! Riley enjoyed her first visit there that involved more than a view from the stroller or a slumped-over seat in the swing. She got to try out a few more things this time around. And Conor loves to try out every slide, swing, and bridge he can find within minutes of arriving. He was happy to show his little sister around, and even enjoyed pushing her in the swing.
March 16th was the first hint of a warm day we experienced and as we have learned from years past, a little spring fever combined with any degree of a "warm" sunny day means a walk to the park!! Riley enjoyed her first visit there that involved more than a view from the stroller or a slumped-over seat in the swing. She got to try out a few more things this time around. And Conor loves to try out every slide, swing, and bridge he can find within minutes of arriving. He was happy to show his little sister around, and even enjoyed pushing her in the swing.
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