Kiddos in Action

Since I’ve neglected this blog so much lately, I figured I might as well add a couple videos to make up for it!

lol, these say so much about the little personalities of these two…

In this one, Syd was just minding her own business and then apparently the fish were invading her space…this clip also illustrates one of her favorite (er…her FAVORITE) word: NO!

 

This is out little goobster in action – papa is playing the recorder and owen is dancing along – he is also chewing gum, and flapping his hands, and sticking out his tongue…this just shows what a funny little kiddo he is – especially at the end! (nevermind my CRAZED laugh!)

 

First Haircut

All of a sudden, I heard “yucky, mama, yucky” as Owen started walking toward me with a little ‘tuft’ of hair between his finger and thumb….

From a distance I just figured he found a clump of Murph fur, but then…to my horror…i noticed the scissors in his other hand….(which we had neglected to put back in their place after ‘project night’ for preschool from the night before, where we had to cut out items from a magazine that started with a “B”)….

I learned my lesson!

It took a bit before I could gain my composure and work up the courage to check out the damage on Syd’s head.

It really wasn’t that bad…he cut it right off the top, and you wouldn’t even notice it, unless you were looking for it.

What a little stinker…i think its almost inevitable though; for one of the kids to have an unintended haircut !

:)

Labor Day Weekend

So, in keeping with a theme of the last couple posts, why not throw in another….we spent the labor day weekend where else?! At the cottage! :)

The weekend was full of events….we played ‘Baby burrito’ – where we roll the kids up in blankets and then unroll them across the floor…they think this is the greatest thing ever…..

we made forts out of said blankets…another big hit!

Blankets were also used as a fun way of transportation….

And blankets also came in handy for lots of cuddling…

I got in lotsa cuddling with both of my kiddos!

Syd really took advantage of the cuddling because she got up super early every morning – her and i would just lay for about an hour and a half each morn together wrapped in a blanket on the couch….so sweet! maybe she got up so early because she took such long naps….4.5 hours one afternoon!!!! cottage life is so hard, ya know!

The kiddos thought they were big stuff eating together at the table one morning!

We kept pretty busy all weekend, but of course there were times when they just needed something fun to do….so thanks to Grandma – who always is prepared – she got out her secret weapon – the popup tent – which was also quite a source of entertainment!

We also ate lots of yummy food! We grilled out one night and had cedar plank-salmon – with some salmon scott had caught earlier in the summer….yum yum yum!

And of course there was lots of fishing! The big boys went out fishing and weren’t really successful, but grandma and i accompanied owen down on the dock and within 30 seconds of casting his line in, he had a huge large mouth bass – we couldn’t believe it! then he casted in again and had a rock bass on within seconds again! Crazy fisherman dude! He way outfished his papa and grandpa!

Scott and I took the kiddos out on the paddle boat for a little fishing too – syd liked to be our little ‘hood ornament’ and perch right up on front of the boat…owen took to fishing off the back and just about every time he would cast, i almost got my ear ripped off – or had a worm in my hair! syd at one point, wondered what was in the little container with the worms in it and when i showed her she made a crazy noice ‘aaaaaaaaackkkkkkkkkkkk” with her tongue sticking out…crazy kiddo!

we also ventured out to the state park and took a fun little hike around…owen went on a little jog with papa

and checked out some fish with grandpa and grandma…

we also saw a little deer

and some turtles

we had to visit the little foot bridge (which was where scott and i got engaged…although they’ve rebuilt it since then)

syd loved hangin out in her stroller and taking in the scenery

and owen loved getting to goof off!

and who doesn’t love a shoulder ride! :) – do you like his hand/arm rest?

And after all that fun, we had a couple of tired kiddos on our hands!

the rest of the weekend was spent playing together….

and i love the shot taken seconds later where owen is getting ready to hit the pillow, syd is ticked off, because she doesn’t like it and scott has had quite enough! :)

and then even seconds after that, little miss was hammin it up….i guess lesson learned…don’t get caught up in the negative, jump right up and just enjoy yourself! :)

sweetness.

cute little kiddos checkin out the lake

it was a great weekend spent together! :) we’re so blessed to have such a great place to get away – thanks grandma and grandpa!

Friends in Ludington

At the beginning of Sept, we spent the weekend with a total of six adults and 5 kids who were three and under at the cottage! 

it was a great weekend! beautiful weather and lots of fun! :) 

We got up there on fri night and owen had to head right for the lake for some fishing…notice the life jacket underneath his coat and the crazy face he’s making?  such a goof!

 

Sat morn, we headed to the state park and took a little walk and waited for Kelly, Steve and Julia to meet us ! 

So cute!

The whole gang…

the kiddos eating on the deck           

some of the girls just relaxing

Kelly, Al and I got to go out shopping during naps on Saturday and when we got home, this is what we found! The dads chillin with their kiddos… 

We took the whole clan out on the pontoon for a cruise through the channels…

doin the wave

awww some cuddle time

We also headed to the park and the kids had a great time! 

Owen thought this statue was real…

trying to steal his bat

This pic is just priceless…owen and his ‘noc-u-los’

the adults spent the evening saturday night hanging out by the campfire and watching some crazy people in a pontoon plow through the stumps not once but twice…we had some smores and discovered an awesome variation of making them with peanut butter cups opposed to hershey bars…mmm….

sunday morning Owen and Julia were partners in crime….julia grabbed the goldfish off the counter and hauled them into the living room, but couldn’t get them opened, so owen came to the rescue and opened the carton up….

soon all the kids realized that a fishy free-for-all was going on and they all joined in! 

crazy kiddo!

 

we went out to the state park for another walk on sunday and it was a crazy-foggy morning….made for some fun pics…

we spent the afternoon fishing….owen was so proud of his catch he had to give it a smooch!

al joined in on the fun and had the prized catch of the day!

owen posing with his fish

syd watching from the sidelines

and Kelly was bound and determined to catch a fish and finally she did – look closely and you’ll see it! :)  we had a great time being master anglers!

Though crazy and chaotic at times – it was a great weekend!