Ah, to be four again.
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Showing posts with label backyard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label backyard. Show all posts
Saturday, May 23, 2009
singing in the rain
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Playtime
The kids are having a tea party with bubbles in background.
(Thing 1 in purple, Thing 2 in pink)
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
what does a boogie board and a pizza pan have in common?
As promised, I have videos of Daddy and Curious George enjoying the snow. As I mentioned previously, we don't have any sled. We don't even have proper snow attires, so when we got 6-8 inches of snow yesterday, we had to improvise.
Daddy took his boogie board and wrapped it with a lawn bag and duct tape. After dressing Curious George in 2 pairs of pants, 2 socks, rain boots, and 2 pairs of gloves (his regular fleece gloves and one of my leather gloves over it, that is now trashed), they were off to try the contraption.
Daddy had a hard time here, since Curious George had other ideas. He wanted to shovel the entire backyard, apparently. As you can see, the 'sled' seemed to work OK going up the little hill.
At first it looked like it was going to work, but then again, maybe not. This was funny while I was filming it nice and cozy inside the house. But I tell you, this just gets funnier and funnier every time I watch it!
Then it was the pizza pan's turn. It looks like this was my idea, but really, we have Daddy to thank for it. I just put it into action by handing him the pan. If you're not tearing up laughing hard by this point, you have a serious problem!
Daddy was determined to give Curious George an fun experience and he wasn't going to just give up just because we don't have a sled. Curious George actually had a lot of fun here!
Later that day, I took him out again and tried the cover of the sandbox (thanks to Daddy, again for this ingenious idea), but it still didn't work. The snow was too dry and fluffy and our hill is just too tiny.
Oh, the fun!
Daddy took his boogie board and wrapped it with a lawn bag and duct tape. After dressing Curious George in 2 pairs of pants, 2 socks, rain boots, and 2 pairs of gloves (his regular fleece gloves and one of my leather gloves over it, that is now trashed), they were off to try the contraption.
Daddy had a hard time here, since Curious George had other ideas. He wanted to shovel the entire backyard, apparently. As you can see, the 'sled' seemed to work OK going up the little hill.
At first it looked like it was going to work, but then again, maybe not. This was funny while I was filming it nice and cozy inside the house. But I tell you, this just gets funnier and funnier every time I watch it!
Then it was the pizza pan's turn. It looks like this was my idea, but really, we have Daddy to thank for it. I just put it into action by handing him the pan. If you're not tearing up laughing hard by this point, you have a serious problem!
Daddy was determined to give Curious George an fun experience and he wasn't going to just give up just because we don't have a sled. Curious George actually had a lot of fun here!
Later that day, I took him out again and tried the cover of the sandbox (thanks to Daddy, again for this ingenious idea), but it still didn't work. The snow was too dry and fluffy and our hill is just too tiny.
Oh, the fun!
Monday, March 2, 2009
the twins' first snow experience
We have about 6-8 inches of snow today so the girls got to experience it for the first time. They almost didn't because they don't have any snow outfits or any other water resistant outfits, but thankfully, I still have Curious George's snow suit from 2 winters ago that he never even got to use.
While Curious George and Daddy were outside, I dressed the girls up one at a time. For shoes, I also found Curious George's rain boots which worked just fine.
Thing 2 was first. The way she just stood on the snow and not know what to do is the cutest thing ever. :-) But as soon as I took her back in, she wailed like she's never wailed before.
After a quick exchange of clothes, it was Thing 1's turn. You can hear Thing 2 throwing a fit in the background. Thing 1's snow experience was a bit shorter than Thing 2 since she's been wheezing lately. The cold makes her wheeze more so we had to be super quick.
I have videos of Curious George and Daddy's attempt to sled, but I will have to post that for tomorrow since it's pretty late. I have an 8am physical therapy appointment tomorrow and I must go to bed. Though more than likely, I may have to cancel. It's going to be super cold and being unstable with a bum knee it's not a good idea to be slippin' and slidin'. We'll shall see.
While Curious George and Daddy were outside, I dressed the girls up one at a time. For shoes, I also found Curious George's rain boots which worked just fine.
Thing 2 was first. The way she just stood on the snow and not know what to do is the cutest thing ever. :-) But as soon as I took her back in, she wailed like she's never wailed before.
After a quick exchange of clothes, it was Thing 1's turn. You can hear Thing 2 throwing a fit in the background. Thing 1's snow experience was a bit shorter than Thing 2 since she's been wheezing lately. The cold makes her wheeze more so we had to be super quick.
I have videos of Curious George and Daddy's attempt to sled, but I will have to post that for tomorrow since it's pretty late. I have an 8am physical therapy appointment tomorrow and I must go to bed. Though more than likely, I may have to cancel. It's going to be super cold and being unstable with a bum knee it's not a good idea to be slippin' and slidin'. We'll shall see.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
curiosity
Curious George and a broken bird house.
Thing 1 lines up her rocks.
Thing 2 finds a feather.backyard fun
It's been warm these past few days, the kids are able to have fun in the backyard.
Notice the way Thing 1 calls her daddy to come get her. "Da!," she says.
Thing 2 finds Curious George's bucket of rocks and plays with it. She tries to count, but says letter sounds instead.
Curious George wants to put a bird house on the tree. The problem is, it's broken. But it doesn't matter, I guess. He is in his full "builder" mode, complete with goggles and his very own pint size real hammer.
Thing 1 joins Thing 2 to play with the rocks. I say, "one" and Thing 1 says "two" and Thing 2 says "three". :-)
Notice the way Thing 1 calls her daddy to come get her. "Da!," she says.
Thing 2 finds Curious George's bucket of rocks and plays with it. She tries to count, but says letter sounds instead.
Curious George wants to put a bird house on the tree. The problem is, it's broken. But it doesn't matter, I guess. He is in his full "builder" mode, complete with goggles and his very own pint size real hammer.
Thing 1 joins Thing 2 to play with the rocks. I say, "one" and Thing 1 says "two" and Thing 2 says "three". :-)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
taking advantage of the warmer weather
It's been so cold the past few weeks, we took advantage when it became warmer. We went outside to have some fun, even if it was cloudy.
Curious George was busy loading the jeep that the girls took advantage and hopped on in.
Between the girls, they can make the jeep move. One on the steering wheel, the other on the pedal. It was a little scary to be in front of them taking pictures.
Thing 2 joins Daddy on the steps and wants to sit just like him.
And then Thing 1 joins the fun.
(Please pretend you didn't see the Christmas decoration that is still hanging on the front door, because we're doing the same)
What's going on here? Could it be a foreshadowing of Thing 1's teen-age years? Hmmmm.
Thing 1 decides to go down the steps and join Thing 2. These 2 must always have time together.
I want to be in the shot, but what's with Thing 2's face?
Thing 1 in red, Thing 2 in white.
Curious George was busy loading the jeep that the girls took advantage and hopped on in.
Between the girls, they can make the jeep move. One on the steering wheel, the other on the pedal. It was a little scary to be in front of them taking pictures.
Thing 2 joins Daddy on the steps and wants to sit just like him.
And then Thing 1 joins the fun.(Please pretend you didn't see the Christmas decoration that is still hanging on the front door, because we're doing the same)
What's going on here? Could it be a foreshadowing of Thing 1's teen-age years? Hmmmm.
Thing 1 decides to go down the steps and join Thing 2. These 2 must always have time together.
I want to be in the shot, but what's with Thing 2's face?Monday, June 2, 2008
Memorial Day Picnic
On this video, you can hear Matty asking for a picnic. This is what we promised him: dinner out in the deck and some play time.
We had hotdogs and hamburgers and the twins had veggies and hotdog.
This is after dinner. The poor little ones were suffering from runny nose and cough. You can tell from Jojo's eyes (in the back) that she wasn't felling well.
Big brother shows his "water squirts".
The fight is ON!
We had hotdogs and hamburgers and the twins had veggies and hotdog.
This is after dinner. The poor little ones were suffering from runny nose and cough. You can tell from Jojo's eyes (in the back) that she wasn't felling well.
Big brother shows his "water squirts".
The fight is ON!
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