Midnight Snack

Both the kids were quietly in their beds. We had a busy day so I didn't anticipate either of them getting out. So I figured I'd catch up on some of my DVRed TV while I ran on my treadmill. Even with the high volume of the TV and the sound of my treadmill, I can usually hear them summon me.
What I didn't take into consideration was how sneaky my daughter is. An hour later, I came downstairs to find the pullout pantry open and the package of Fig Newtons opened of the floor. Apparently Camryn had a midnight snack while I was running mine off!!!
I don't know whether I should be more concerned about her late night eating habits or her ability sneak downstairs past my bedroom door undetected!

Literally

Dylan has become quite the little reader. He is to the point where he can pull any book out of his bookcase and read me some of it. He is so proud of himself!!! He reads everything from my emails over my shoulder to signs as we drive around town. I love hearing him read and am his biggest cheerleader when he sounds out a word!!
But he is making some adorable mistakes, that I have to share:

1) Whenever he sees an exclaimation point he reads the word "wow" And no matter how many times I've explained it to him, he insists his teacher told him it's a "wow"

2) we don't come across this one often but when we do I can't help but laugh out loud. When people sign their name with Xoxo (Fancy Nancy is a camryn favorite) he says " ox ox" and then realizing how silly it sounds asks why it says it!

Storytime before bed is a whole new experience. It's amazing that he is already reading to me! I can't help but brag... I'm a proud mom!!!

It's been awhile

I know I haven't posted in a long time but we have been busy!!

Here are a few snapshots of our April vacation:

Roger Williams Zoo

Always time for the trampoline

and the gator

Children's musuem and ice cream with Dylan's friend from school

Dyeing Easter Eggs of course!

Imagination Movers Concert (yeah we're groupies!!!)

Easter at Nana's....complete with egg hunt, bubbles and a friendly game of baseball (I say friendly because my team won)

After a week long fun, we are all exhausted and ready to get back into our routines!!! We got a little taste of summer vacation though and luckily it's right around the corner!

Graffiti

I should have known when I found a permanent marker with the cap missing and no sign of vandalism to my house that I had gotten off too easy.

It wasn't until bath time that I discovered the graffiti:


When I asked Camryn why she drew on herself she replied:

"Because I couldn't reach the paper!"

Prized Possession

Ten days of my entire household having the stomach bug as produced many messy clean ups. On top of it, we are puppy sitting for a not so house broken dog. I'll spare you the gross details, but this particular incident takes the cake and I had to share it.

My new kitchen not only makes me happy but Camryn has gotten much enjoyment out of it as well. Where it provides me with an abundance of storage and working space, Camryn finds places to stash her toys and even a new hiding spot.

The corner cabinet of our island is a curio case. I haven't figured out exactly what pieces I want to showcase yet, so it's currently empty. Well it didn't take Camryn long to figure out it was just her size. She went from simply putting stuff in it to having snacks and inviting her friends over too!

But today, she took it to a whole new level. Look closely:

Yep...now its a self contained living space complete with bathroom (plumbing not included)!!! Wasn't quite what I had in mind when I said I wanted to showcase my prized possessions! You can bet your bottom dollar the shelves are now in place!

Germs

I realize its been a week since my last post but sadly I've had nothing to post! The day after Dylan's pretzel art he got sick. Maybe that's why he was playing with his food rather than eating it!!!

He has had practically every symptom. It started with an extremely high fever, followed by a little vomiting. Then it was low energy and no appetite for a few days accompanied by a cough and runny nose. We thought we were on the mend on Monday so I sent him to school only to have the nurse call me at 10:00. His teacher knew he wasn't himself by his low energy and lack of desire to eat his snack.

I picked him up and went straight to the doctors. They checked for ear infections, strep throat, listened for pneumonia and weren't too concerned about mono. So I left with no more information then what I started with. Dylan was fighting some sort of virus and he needed plenty of fluid and rest.

I kept him home from school again today for some added rest. His energy is better and is appetite seems to getting back to normal. Hopefully, he can make it to school tomorrow....because now I don't feel so hot and mom's don't get sick days!!!

Pretzel Art

It was a beautiful afternoon to jump on the trampoline. We didn't even want to go inside for our after school snack. So we had a picnic on the trampoline instead. And rather then eating his pretzel sticks, this is what Dylan did with his:

School is an amazing thing!