Fall is here!

 

 

(All of the pictures in this post will be poor quality since they were taken with my blackberry)

 

So fall is officially here.  Our pumpkins we planted are all picked.  I haven't decided what we will carve into them yet...



I bought Amelia a Snow White costume on clearance last year to wear this Halloween.  I put it on her and she looked like a boy linebacker in a dress.  This picture actually turned out cute but I was sad.


Mom bought her this cute pirate costume. I thought she looked cute.  So this may be her Halloween costume this year. 


Hayden wanted to be one of the Avengers this Halloween. I got him a Captain America costume at the consignment store for $6.  I don't have a picture of him in it yet.  This is him as a storm trooper the other day...


We also grew Sunflowers this year...only one made it! (Ignore our messy yard, or as our neighbors called it the Kennywood back yard.  I think they were being nice and not calling it the white trash yard).

Amelia was sick one morning and slept with Mike on the couch.  So cute.  Both kids currently have constant runny noses.  And neither likes wearing shoes or socks.  Hayden absolutely hates socks.  It takes 20 minutes to get them on him.  They have to feel perfect or he flips.


The leaves are just starting to change color.  This is one in the front by the driveway.

The kids have to wear coats in the morning because it is chilly.  Amelia loves wearing her coat.  Hayden it depends.  Some days he wears it and won't take it off all day.  Other days its like the socks and I have to threaten him to wear it.


This picture is not really fall related but a shot of Hayden devouring hummus.  He loves that stuff.  It is probably the only healthy thing he willingly eats.  Notice Amelia just standing up on the chair.  She loves to climb everything.  Also notice that they both have their own container of hummus.  Much easier that way.  Hayden also gets his own b/c he literally licks it out of the container and uses his fingers.  No one wants to eat it after him!

And here is a picture of Mike attempting to build a clay oven.  I will let you know how that goes later.

 

 

With fall comes soccer.  The season is half way over and my team is in the middle of the pack.  One day we beat the first place team (with only 10 players due to a red card) and another day we lose bad to a team that was not good at all.  We have lots of injuries this year too.  I haven't had the same line up yet for any games. 

 

More updates later...

 

 

 

 

 

Pirates Game

 

 

 

 We went to the Pirate game one Sunday.  Hayden was super excited.  He couldn't wait to wear his baseball shirt.

 

Sunday's are kids day.  They set up a kid zone outside for a few hours before the game.  They have balloon artists, jumping things, blow up slides, bands, face painting, etc.  It is a little crazy.  The lines are really long.  Most lines were longer then any line we waited at Disney World.  The face painting line was the longest.  They only had one lady doing it and she did some intricate things. 

 

We also got to meet the pierogi from the pierogi race.  Hayden loves pierogis but not life size ones.  Amelia didn't like it either.

 

Hayden loved most of the other things.  The wait for the face painting made Amelia mad.  She really wanted it done.  When it was finally her turn she sat so nice and was so serious. 

 

The kids did pretty well at the game.  Hayden lasted the entire time.  I was very impressed with him.  We were gone from 11:30 until after 6pm.  Amelia struggled most of the time.  She did enjoy stealing twizzlers from Pap and eating his ice cream and drinking his Pepsi.  So she was sugared up!

 

Hayden really enjoyed running the bases.  He looks so cute and so happy here.

 

Amelia started to run but hated when the dirt got in her shoes and had to be carried the rest of the way.

 

Overall we had a great day.  Too bad the Pirates lost.   Hayden is already asking to go to another game. 

 

Here are the rest of the pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Team

 

Here are some pictures of this years team.  The pictures below are in class order.  (I don't know why blogger keeps turning some of them sideways.  They are not like that on my hard drive and it won't let me rotate them on here.  Sorry).  This team is a nice group of girls and I enjoy coaching them.  It is hard being away from the kiddos though.  I think Hayden misses me. 

 

There are also some pictures from our team car wash.  I think we have some articles coming up this week too. 



Hayden is almost 4.

Somethings for me to remember about Hayden at this age:

Is constantly asking why to everything.  And whatever answer you give him is not good enough and is followed by a why.  After awhile he will just say "mommy you are lying to me".  Ugh.

One day I asked Hayden when he was going to be a good boy.  He told me in 30 minutes!

Loves Jake and the Neverland Pirates, OSO, Spongebob, Mickey Mouse Club House, and max and ruby.

Has enjoyed watching the old movie the Lorax.

Is now into the Avengers.  He filled a behavior chart to get an iron man mask.  He also picked captain america for his halloween costume.
 
Still loves yogurt
Also loves pierogis and can eat 10+ in a sitting if I would let him.
Likes hummus a lot too.  He will scoop it out plain with his fingers if I let him. 

His favorite treats are popsicles and plain vanilla ice cream.  and Kit Kats (extra special treats)

Enjoying watching scooby doo when he is at Renee's.  She has all of the old VHS ones so he is happy.

Loved swimming this summer.He swims all day at my sisters house when I am at work and comes home exhausted.

Still likes guns of all kinds.  Mainly dart guns and squirt guns.

Likes to help Mike in the garden and doing yard work.  And any work on cars, tractors, etc.

Likes to read curious george books.

likes baseball and wants to go to a game.

Can spell his name if you ask.  We are working on writing it. Sitting at the table is not hayden's preferred activity.  He also knows his birthday and address.

Loves to go in my ribbon stash and tie things up.  He likes to tie toys up and "set a trap" for Amelia.

Took a gymnastic class this summer.  It is for boys and it has a super hero theme.  He loves it.

I have worked with kids for years now.   i have worked with special need kids.  I have been sent to schools, daycares, etc.  Never have I met a kid that likes to push the limits as Hayden.  He is a tough cookie. 

Terrible threes are in full effect some days.  Full blown tantrums for 20 minutes.  Sometimes I feel bad, some times I get so mad, and sometimes I just laugh.  Its crazy.

Says his best friend is his cousin Regan (who will be a senior this year)

Likes to go to bed wrapped up in his blanket like a burrito.  And with all of his stuffed animals. 

Goes to bed between 8 and 8:30.  (so does amelia).  People seem to be constantly amazed by this??

still only really likes to drink water (and blue powerade as a special treat)

Loves to vacation as much as his mom.  He will ask when we are staying in a hotel again.  Or when can we go to disney again.  He tells me he is saving his money to go to disney world.

size 4t or 5t

is really tan right now.  He doesn't get that from me.

He will beg for things saying "pwetty please"

Still doesn't like my soccer girls.  He can be so shy. 

Likes to get his toe nails painted.  Once asked me to teach him how to use make up (which is funny since I don't wear any).  I am not concerned he is definitely all boy.

He also dressed up in Kennedy's tinkerbell costume once (on Easter) and ran around yelling I am tinkerbell.  I have it on video to use against him one day.  He also was sad at Disneyworld when we met Tinkerbell and he didn't have the dress to wear.  Ha ha.

 

Amelia at 17 months

Here are some things for me to remember about Amelia one day. 

At 17 months:

Amelia Loves blankets. She has 2 that she mostly uses. 

One nap daily but time varies usually by 2pm

Is girly but likes boy toys a lot

can do a somersault

tells hayden his golf instructions "back, follow thru".

when you count and say one, she will say two or three.

likes to brush what little hair she has. Also likes brushing her teeth.

does things the hard/crazy way. Like to get in Haydens bed she has to climb over the bed railing. the rest of the bed is wide open to climb up but she wants to flip herself over the gate. Same with her power wheels bus. There is an opening on each side to get in. She has to climb over the back and fall in.

likes to use the IPAD to play Jake and the Neverland Pirates or Mickey Mouse club house.

Eats all day. Have to avoid kitchen or she freaks out.

18 month clothes or 24 months now b/c sometimes 18 months are not long enough. Wears a 5 shoes. Sometimes a 6 b/c the 5's are too narrow.

Likes to get her shoes for you and hopes she is going somewhere. She LOVES shoes.

Folds her arms for prayer. And is very proud of herself when she does it.

Has the stinkiest, sweatiest feet ever.

You can't say out or outside in front of her or she screams and goes to the door.
if you say "who wants to go to Nee's (aunt renee's) she screams me!


you can't open the stairs to the basement without her coming and running to go down.

Wants whatever hayden has. You can't even give Hayden something on his dinner plate without her begging for more (even when she already has it)

you can't drink pop in front of her or anything with a straw. She wants it really bad.

likes the sandbox and dirt

is a climber. She will climb anything.

loves to sit on potty. She even pooped on the potty three times She pushes so hard!


says ma, daddy, kaycee, mine , hey, my turn, ball, banana, butt nana, doggie, blanky, thanks, please, drink, baby/brady, nay nay, bed, milk, hot, bailey, jake, minnie, fish, shoes, and her own versiton of hayden.

Knows a lot of her body parts -- eyes, ears, nose, tongue, hair, toes, cheeks, feet, etc.

She will bark like a dog too. And make a monkey noise if we read curious george.

can answer yes and no by shaking her head.

is 98th percentile for height. And 50th for weight and head.

loves to run into hayden's room when he is sleeping and scream his name and wake him up. She is so excited to see him every morning.