Gymnastics

Like my blog address says...

my life is so busy.  Not in a whining, complaining way, but geesh I'm always exhausted!

We got our new credit card on Wednesday.  Still no debit card, but that should be here next week.

We're in the midst of Hurricane Hanna right now.  Lots of rain all day, and more expected as the night goes on.  Tomorrow I'm doing a ropes course, a 7 hour long ropes course, for work.  For real.  In the freaking mud-soaked mud, because after all we will have had up to 10 inches of rain the day prior.  Woohoo.  I'm thrilled as you can guess.

We're going to go visit Onkteb and Aunt Gail in a few weekends.  Addie is very eagerly looking forward to a "sleep over with Onkteb and Aunt Gail."  They might have a guest in their bed that weekend. :-)

They started gymnastics today!  Lots of fun. It'll be a great thing to look forward to each weekend.  Yes, I have videos and pictures, but my camera is in the car, since I had to carry in a certain 22 month old (OMG, tomorrow=22 months!) since it was pouring.  Hopefully the videos will load this time with no problem.

One quick Addie story from this week:  on Labor Day we went to Muddy and Guppy's house and Addie put on her typical show, on top of the hot tub cover.  While she was busy entertaining us with her ballads, we requested a particular song, to which she quipped, "Sorry, that's not on my cd."  

We survived

and so did MomMom and PopPop!  Brian and I are back from our NYC trip, where we went to the US Open and then to see Wicked on Broadway.  Addie and Ben survived, although each have big booboos on their faces.  I think MomMom and PopPop have had enough Addie and Ben for a while.  

When we got home, their car was in our driveway, so we parked on the street.  In all the excitement to go into the house to see the kids, I forgot I had Brian's wallet on my lap.  I got out of the car, grabbed the bag and went inside.  At some point Brian did ask where his wallet was and I just shook it off and said in the car, I guess.  Well fast forward about 45 minutes and we get a phone call that someone has found Brian's wallet.  "I wasn't looking for nothin," etc.  He went and retrieved it from the person at the apartment complex behind us.  All the cash was gone and his credit cards were in different places.  So, he spent the next hour canceling every card in there. 

It feels really violating, to have someone take that from you.  I was relieved that at least the person called to tell us.  I've found someone's wallet before and called them too, so I guess it was karma.  Still sucks for us, because we have no cards, no cash, etc until all the new cards are issued.

Most common things you'll hear me say

Top 5 things I say on a daily basis:

1. "Benjamin, please don't touch that."
2. "Did you wipe?"
3. Benjamin, please get off of that."
4. "No, we don't eat our boogers."
5. "I love you too"

Highlights of my day...

• Seeing the newly transformed Miss Nay!! OMG, she looks great!! Fantastic! Talk about making a commitment to better ones' self! Way to go Miss Nay!
• When I called for Addie to come get her bath, her direct quote was, "Hold on Mommy. I'm watching Barack Obama."  
• Ben believes he is 2.  He sneaks into the 2's class whenever he can and just blends right in.  He refuses to go back to the toddler class when they call him!  Apparently, he was born in August and not November.
• During bath time, we sang "There is a man for President and Obama is his name-o, O-B-A-M-A, O-B-A-M-A, O-B-A-M-A and Obama is his name-o."  

Some kid things....

Addie started her new "big kid class" yesterday.  Each child has a cubby, with a picture of them on it, on some sort of scenery.  In Ben's class, for instance, they're all on a schoolbus, so you see his face out a window.  In Addie's old class, I forget what the cubby scene was.  Well yesterday, the FIRST thing she said when we walked into her room was, very admantly of course, "Mommy, I don't belong on a farm!"  Apparently, Kinder Care forgot to consult with the resident Diva about her choice of location!

Ben is so stinking cute nowadays.  He says, "hmmm" and puts his index finger to his lip, like he's deep in thought.  He's also really into, "my turn Mommy. My turn." He sings "On top of spaghetti" and when it comes time for the line about "when somebody sneezed," he says "sneezed. Aaaaa-choooo!"  He also sings the ABCs with gusto and if interrupted must start over again, after chastising whoever interrupted with, "my turn!"

Today I experienced one of those dreaded Mommy moments that I knew would happen eventually.  While driving home from daycare, both of them were happily munching away on the crunchy breadsticks that daycare has as a snack for the way home.  They've eaten them daily for over a year now, right?  Well today Ben starting choking.  For real choking.  I am trying to drive, while reaching back to swat his back, while trying to navigate to the shoulder, just to get to the point where there is no shoulder.  I ended up pulling off the road, onto where the sidewalk begins (or ends, I guess, if I asked Shel Silverstein).  I'm talking gravel, debris, rocks, etc.  Ben ended up getting the piece out on his own and was fine.  Meanwhile, I'm worried about backing up and re-entering the roadway, fearing I have flattened all four tires.  Needless to say, the car was fine. Ben was fine.  All is ok with the world. :)

 

Videos still won't load, but here are some pictures...

This is last week when Addie decided she wanted to wear a burka. According to her, she was "Mr. Flower."  In case you're trying to figure out what that is, she has her head through the cap sleeve of a wrap dress of mine.

Ben spent the time watching Addie's graduation ceremony perched atop Brian's shoulders.  He managed to eat a lollipop up there too, and didn't get too much in Daddy's hair!

Showing off their post-chocolate chip cookie faces.  Ben is saying "cheese" in this picture.  Addie was making a Bill Cosby face.

**If you go to www.dropshots.com/ajnben you can see her graduation video.  Password is what it has always been.