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| Grey in her Lady bug outfit |
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| Kent and Wynn |
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| Kristen and Grey |
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| Big brother Smith checks out his Ninja Turtle pancake |
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
BABIES
Here are some pictures from this past weekend of those cute little guys I was writing about yesterday. They're on their way up to spend the night here. In the words of Miss Kaelin, "I SO ESCITED!"
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
TWINS ARE THE BOMB
Literally . . . THE BOMB . . . As in nuclear blast ! These two little angels of nine weeks old are blowing apart their parents world. Kent and Kristen are hanging on by their toe nails and Smith just keeps wondering "What the . . ." ! (I do believe Smith may have picked that up from his parents who are saying "What the . . ." every time Wynn or Grey start to cry. ) And these are GOOD BABIES !
Just the logistics of trying to sooth two screaming babies at the same time is impossible. It cannot be done no matter how you try. Kristen is doing an amazing job feeding the two of them at the same time. She gets one set up propped up on pillows and one in her arms and then gets the bottle in one mouth being held by her foot while the other is held by her remaining free hand. Oh if only we were an octopus. We have seen a lot of the family and are getting some first hand experience at the shear madness that is twins.
The little guys are starting to develop their own personalities. Grey is a diva already and just demands the attention. Wynn is taking after men in the family remaining quiet and thoughtful. They are both smiling, is it gas or a true smile? I know Grey is smiling because she is making her parents nuts and that's what us women do. Big brother Smith thinks these two noisy additions to the family are pretty cute and he is getting braver by the day. At first he wanted no part of these two squirmy, noisy things who disrupted his world but now he is hugging them and helping mom and dad by getting blankets and pacifiers when the twins need them. Smith is even able to blot out the night time hysteria that signals feeding time at the zoo.
Hopefully things are settling down into a bit of a routine and mom and dad will soon return to the land of the living but right now they are prime candidates for the cast of THE WALKING DEAD.
Funny how before the twins were born Kent and Kristen got watching back episodes of that show and were totally hooked on it. Who knew they them selves would soon be zombies?
Just the logistics of trying to sooth two screaming babies at the same time is impossible. It cannot be done no matter how you try. Kristen is doing an amazing job feeding the two of them at the same time. She gets one set up propped up on pillows and one in her arms and then gets the bottle in one mouth being held by her foot while the other is held by her remaining free hand. Oh if only we were an octopus. We have seen a lot of the family and are getting some first hand experience at the shear madness that is twins.
The little guys are starting to develop their own personalities. Grey is a diva already and just demands the attention. Wynn is taking after men in the family remaining quiet and thoughtful. They are both smiling, is it gas or a true smile? I know Grey is smiling because she is making her parents nuts and that's what us women do. Big brother Smith thinks these two noisy additions to the family are pretty cute and he is getting braver by the day. At first he wanted no part of these two squirmy, noisy things who disrupted his world but now he is hugging them and helping mom and dad by getting blankets and pacifiers when the twins need them. Smith is even able to blot out the night time hysteria that signals feeding time at the zoo.
Hopefully things are settling down into a bit of a routine and mom and dad will soon return to the land of the living but right now they are prime candidates for the cast of THE WALKING DEAD.
Funny how before the twins were born Kent and Kristen got watching back episodes of that show and were totally hooked on it. Who knew they them selves would soon be zombies?
Sunday, May 11, 2014
WHAT THE FEATHERS
We had Smith here with us for the weekend. We were trying to give mom and dad a little extra time to sleep since Wynn and Grey are really busting everyone's chops. We picked Smith up on Friday afternoon and he stayed till this afternoon. A FANTASTIC time was had by all. There were some poop issues that even the apple juice didn't fix but that's a whole other story.
Every time we see Smith we never know what to expect. For some time there SCOOBY DOO was all we focused on. Then dinosaurs entered Smiths world and that was the main topic of videos books and play. But all that has taken a back seat to . . . . TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES !
What my son was thinking when he introduced his almost four year old to the world of kicking, fighting, rambunctious turtles is beyond me but Smith now lives and breathes the four stupid turtles. Leonardo, (the blue masked turtle) is his favorite and fondly referred to as Leo . Then there is Donny, short for Donatello, Raffie, short for Raphael, and last but not least Mikey, short for Michelangelo.
We played turtles all weekend. We even made a sewer, (yes, you read that right) to house the turtles. (I had a new bed delivered this past week which came in 6 very large cardboard boxes. When taped end to end it was the perfect sewer for Smith to play in. He was quite upset when mom and dad told him it would not fit in the car so he could not bring it home. Now I get to store this monstrosity till smith's next visit.)
But getting back to the influence of turtles on an almost four year old . . . The first time I heard my grand son exclaim "WHAT THE . . . ." I wasn't sure I heard him right but then five minutes later he once again said, "WHAT THE . . . " and I knew I had indeed heard him correctly. He never put the "F" bomb at the end of his exclamation but I expected it every time. Smith seemed quite comfortable in using this expression, even to the point of occasionally saying, "WHAT THE FEATHERS". I thought at first that he had picked this up from some bigger kids at school, or maybe mom or dad. I even went back through my memory to think if I had said this on occasion but really had no idea where this adorable kid came up with this. Think no further grandma, it seems the Ninja Turtles use this expression so if it's good enough for Leo and "The Guys" it's good enough for Smith!
And as we all know from reading Grand ma's blog, it is apparently good enough for Grand ma.
What next?
Every time we see Smith we never know what to expect. For some time there SCOOBY DOO was all we focused on. Then dinosaurs entered Smiths world and that was the main topic of videos books and play. But all that has taken a back seat to . . . . TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES !
What my son was thinking when he introduced his almost four year old to the world of kicking, fighting, rambunctious turtles is beyond me but Smith now lives and breathes the four stupid turtles. Leonardo, (the blue masked turtle) is his favorite and fondly referred to as Leo . Then there is Donny, short for Donatello, Raffie, short for Raphael, and last but not least Mikey, short for Michelangelo.
We played turtles all weekend. We even made a sewer, (yes, you read that right) to house the turtles. (I had a new bed delivered this past week which came in 6 very large cardboard boxes. When taped end to end it was the perfect sewer for Smith to play in. He was quite upset when mom and dad told him it would not fit in the car so he could not bring it home. Now I get to store this monstrosity till smith's next visit.)
But getting back to the influence of turtles on an almost four year old . . . The first time I heard my grand son exclaim "WHAT THE . . . ." I wasn't sure I heard him right but then five minutes later he once again said, "WHAT THE . . . " and I knew I had indeed heard him correctly. He never put the "F" bomb at the end of his exclamation but I expected it every time. Smith seemed quite comfortable in using this expression, even to the point of occasionally saying, "WHAT THE FEATHERS". I thought at first that he had picked this up from some bigger kids at school, or maybe mom or dad. I even went back through my memory to think if I had said this on occasion but really had no idea where this adorable kid came up with this. Think no further grandma, it seems the Ninja Turtles use this expression so if it's good enough for Leo and "The Guys" it's good enough for Smith!
And as we all know from reading Grand ma's blog, it is apparently good enough for Grand ma.
What next?
Sunday, May 4, 2014
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY
I'm not writing this to make you jealous but I have GOT to tell you about this day today.
The past week has been HOT down here. Summer time hot ! Temperatures near 90, sun and clouds and humidity that is usually only around in the dead of summer. That was O.K. with us because most of the snow birds have left town, the roads, stores and restaurants are so much less crowded so hot and humid doesn't bother me at all.
Then yesterday the summer type monsoon rain came late in the day and nearly drowned us on our way to mass. During mass the rain was pounding on the roof of the church it sounded like elephants stampeding across the heavens. But with the heavy rain came a drop in temperature so that by this morning it was in the very low 70's and cooler outside than in the house. That prompted me to open am the windows and doors to air out the smoke from last nights dinner. (Suffice to say I wasn't paying attention to the toaster oven and the potatoes that were in it. )
Ger and I had breakfast on the lanai and because it was such a beautiful day we didn't move far from there for the whole day. Mid afternoon found us sitting under the awning in the back yard. The pool has reached 89 degrees so I took a swim and life just doesn't get any better than this!
I hear all of you telling yourselves Spring is finally coming up North. It really has stopped snowing, finally. The weather is changing for the better and where you live is just as good as Florida.
Sorry folks, after a day like today there is no place else on this Earth that I would want to be. I DO live in Paradise and I just don't know why you are all still living where you are.
Have a great week !
The past week has been HOT down here. Summer time hot ! Temperatures near 90, sun and clouds and humidity that is usually only around in the dead of summer. That was O.K. with us because most of the snow birds have left town, the roads, stores and restaurants are so much less crowded so hot and humid doesn't bother me at all.
Then yesterday the summer type monsoon rain came late in the day and nearly drowned us on our way to mass. During mass the rain was pounding on the roof of the church it sounded like elephants stampeding across the heavens. But with the heavy rain came a drop in temperature so that by this morning it was in the very low 70's and cooler outside than in the house. That prompted me to open am the windows and doors to air out the smoke from last nights dinner. (Suffice to say I wasn't paying attention to the toaster oven and the potatoes that were in it. )
Ger and I had breakfast on the lanai and because it was such a beautiful day we didn't move far from there for the whole day. Mid afternoon found us sitting under the awning in the back yard. The pool has reached 89 degrees so I took a swim and life just doesn't get any better than this!
I hear all of you telling yourselves Spring is finally coming up North. It really has stopped snowing, finally. The weather is changing for the better and where you live is just as good as Florida.
Sorry folks, after a day like today there is no place else on this Earth that I would want to be. I DO live in Paradise and I just don't know why you are all still living where you are.
Have a great week !
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