Happy Birthday to Garrett. He turned 1 on November 17th. We had cupcakes and he, well Casey opened presents. He got some great loot from everyone! They both love playing with all his new toys.
Sunday morning (18th), Casey sang in the church choir in front of the congregation. She was great and a bit funny with all her zoning out and yawning. But for the most part, she knew the words and the moves. Check out the videos.
Garrett went for his 1 year old appointment on Monday. He is in the 95th percentile in height at 31.5" and 50th percentile in weight weighing in at 21 lbs 4 oz. He got 3 shots and did great!
Kelly & Bodie drove into town on Tuesday. We all headed to Vail Cascade Resort for the night. A nice swim in the outdoor heated pool, then dinner over at The Ritz where our friends Mark and Amy were staying.
Wednesday, Stan and I went snowboarding in the morning on the 2% that is currently open at Vail. Before leaving the resort, Stan, Kelly and I went and got massages while the kids played in the spa's daycare.
Thanksgiving Day, we all went to Keystone in the morning. Kelly & I took Casey down the bunny hill a few times, which was way too easy for this skiing expert;) She actually seemed a little bored and got a little cranky, so after a nice break inside the lodge with me and Garrett and a lot of snacks, she skied down Schoolmarm, to the bottom. She was awesome. She talked or sang most of the way down. No whining at all!
Sean, Kathy, Dillon and Connor come over for a Thanksgiving Day feast. So yummy!
Friday, Kelly, Kathy and I went to see Breaking Dawn...yes, definitely blog worthy.
Kel left us on Saturday and the rest of the weekend was pretty lax.
Garrett started in the 1 year old Munchkin room today. He did great. Had a great 2 hour and 10 minute afternoon nap, ate all his food and drank none of his milk.
Enjoy video.
November 28, 2012
November 14, 2012
Walks and Signs
Garrett is walking. He is walking way more than crawling. He started at the end of October with a few steps here and there. Then last week he just got it. He is also climbing the stairs, though he seems to know he's not supposed to. He'll climb a couple steps then look back. If we are behind him, he'll try and go real fast up the stairs. He is also starting to use sign language. He claps for "more" and does a 1 handed wave in the air for "all done," and it's usually after we ask a billion times. He also randomly waves when we say "Hello" or "Goodbye."
Casey is a great big sister. She gets very excited when he starts walking, cheering him on, "Come on Garrett," and yelling for us to come look. Friend and Foe...She is also getting a little tired of him getting into all of her stuff. The past couple of days, Casey will be upstairs playing, and I will head up with Garrett and she will get very upset, "I want to be by myself mom." And she'll make her toys say little comments here and there, "We're going to have a party, but little baby boys aren't allowed." When I tell her "that's not nice," she comes back with, "it wasn't me mom, it was my toy..."
Since our last post, we had Halloween. It landed on a Wednesday this year, so both kids wore their costumes to school. Casey's class went trick or treating around the Town of Dillon, then had a Halloween party in the afternoon. We then went trick or treating that night on Frisco Main Street then to dinner at the Boatyard with Sean & Kathy and Sarah & Brian and the kids. Casey was very into it this year, running up to the doors and yelling "Trick or Treat, Thank you!" She got a ton of candy.
The first weekend of November, I hosted book club so we had a bunch of visitors. The ladies went skiing at Abasin in the afternoon then dinner/book club in the evening. Stan took Casey to Connors bday party, where she got to wear her Halloween costume one last time.
Wednesday, the Town of Dillon hosted "Hibernation Hoedown" to celebrate the DC Capitol Christmas tree driving through the Town on the way to DC from Meeker, CO. Casey's class went and got to go on a hayride, visit with Santa, Mrs. Claus and Smoky the Bear and sign the Christmas Tree truck.
Thursday, we headed down to Denver to hang with Amy and Mark for the VT game. Amy's sister babysat while we went out to the Denver Hokie Alumni Tailgate at Jacksons. Casey and Garrett had fun playing with all of Ella and Hanna's toys!
Friday, Casey got one last bike ride in before the snow arrived. She still needs help starting, but she can ride and stop by herself. She doesn't whine much anymore, but she does talk or sing the entire time.
This weekend we got snow both Saturday and Sunday. Much needed and we are hoping for much more! Saturday night, the kids school hosted a Spaghetti dinner fundraiser with a face painter, moonbounce and balloon artist. The kids also performed songs! Casey mostly messed around in the back with her teacher, Miss Shannon, but did sing a little bit!
Tuesday, Casey got the flu mist and 2 shots, leftover from her 4 year old annual visit this past May. I had Garrett with me too, so it was quite an event. I sat in a chair with both kids on my lap and my arms wrapped tightly around both. Casey did great with the flu mist. But once it was shot time, She started screaming. When she started crying it set Garrett off crying. This went on until after the 2nd shot and I was able to get Casey a lollipop and she calmed down. I walked out to the lobby and everyone was staring...another nurse let it be known, "oh yea, we all heard that." Awesome!
Enjoy pix and video...
Casey is a great big sister. She gets very excited when he starts walking, cheering him on, "Come on Garrett," and yelling for us to come look. Friend and Foe...She is also getting a little tired of him getting into all of her stuff. The past couple of days, Casey will be upstairs playing, and I will head up with Garrett and she will get very upset, "I want to be by myself mom." And she'll make her toys say little comments here and there, "We're going to have a party, but little baby boys aren't allowed." When I tell her "that's not nice," she comes back with, "it wasn't me mom, it was my toy..."
Since our last post, we had Halloween. It landed on a Wednesday this year, so both kids wore their costumes to school. Casey's class went trick or treating around the Town of Dillon, then had a Halloween party in the afternoon. We then went trick or treating that night on Frisco Main Street then to dinner at the Boatyard with Sean & Kathy and Sarah & Brian and the kids. Casey was very into it this year, running up to the doors and yelling "Trick or Treat, Thank you!" She got a ton of candy.
The first weekend of November, I hosted book club so we had a bunch of visitors. The ladies went skiing at Abasin in the afternoon then dinner/book club in the evening. Stan took Casey to Connors bday party, where she got to wear her Halloween costume one last time.
Wednesday, the Town of Dillon hosted "Hibernation Hoedown" to celebrate the DC Capitol Christmas tree driving through the Town on the way to DC from Meeker, CO. Casey's class went and got to go on a hayride, visit with Santa, Mrs. Claus and Smoky the Bear and sign the Christmas Tree truck.
Thursday, we headed down to Denver to hang with Amy and Mark for the VT game. Amy's sister babysat while we went out to the Denver Hokie Alumni Tailgate at Jacksons. Casey and Garrett had fun playing with all of Ella and Hanna's toys!
Friday, Casey got one last bike ride in before the snow arrived. She still needs help starting, but she can ride and stop by herself. She doesn't whine much anymore, but she does talk or sing the entire time.
This weekend we got snow both Saturday and Sunday. Much needed and we are hoping for much more! Saturday night, the kids school hosted a Spaghetti dinner fundraiser with a face painter, moonbounce and balloon artist. The kids also performed songs! Casey mostly messed around in the back with her teacher, Miss Shannon, but did sing a little bit!
Tuesday, Casey got the flu mist and 2 shots, leftover from her 4 year old annual visit this past May. I had Garrett with me too, so it was quite an event. I sat in a chair with both kids on my lap and my arms wrapped tightly around both. Casey did great with the flu mist. But once it was shot time, She started screaming. When she started crying it set Garrett off crying. This went on until after the 2nd shot and I was able to get Casey a lollipop and she calmed down. I walked out to the lobby and everyone was staring...another nurse let it be known, "oh yea, we all heard that." Awesome!
Enjoy pix and video...
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| Casey's preschool room getting ready to go trick or treating...she's the pink bat girl |
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| Garrett in his classroom |
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| trick or treat |
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| who is that horse? |
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| relaxing...watching the tube |
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| Casey displaying her sun with a face |
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| sidewalk chalk |
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| hopscotch |
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| probably last day of sandbox til spring |
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