That this is the same cat we took in back in August???
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Jan 20th - a Historic Day....
Regardless of your political affiliations, yesterday was a historic day for our country.... I think my heart burts with pride yesterday afternoon when Katie ran in from daycare all excited- Mommy, Mommy I got to see the new president on TV! Broccoli Obama! Lol, I guess I need to work with her on his first name a little bit! IT was so cute though to see how excited she was over the new president! This morning when I dropped her off I talked to the teacher about it and she said her whole class was so excited to watch it and that she said she has heard every version imaginable of his first name from those 3 and 4 year olds....
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
4 Years Old Today
Our sweet Katie bug is 4 yrs old today. I don't know why exactly but 4 is hitting me hard... Really hard.. I have been so sentimental this past week. Jim and I lay in bed last nite remembering where we were and the events of 1/5/05 and 1/6/05. We were laughing at remembering how my mom kept me walking to keep labor coming. She made me walk the whole store of Wegmans with the pretense of Oh I want to look for such and such.... Then she let me come home only to make me walk over to K-mart and made me walk through the entire store.... I was so pooped but she did not stop there- her and Jim made me do laps through the house since the weather was getting nasty outside....
I did so many laps around the house with Murphy right by my side. He knew something was up and he stayed by my side that nite guarding me.... Around midnite my water broke... I remember crying and my mom asking me what was wrong and I was I think I just peed my pants- and she was like no I think your water broke..... So we called the on call midwife and she told us to come on in.
Poor Jim we had sent him to bed at 10p in case nothing happened and a mere 2 hours later we were waking him up to drive us in an ice storm the 10 minutes to the hospital...
What followed was a very long and laborous birth but at the end I had a beautiful healthy little girl to show for it... At 841pm on January 6, 2005 we welcomed Katherine Lois Folmar into our lives and our hearts....
Happy Birthday Katie!
Love Mommy, Daddy, and Sarah!
I did so many laps around the house with Murphy right by my side. He knew something was up and he stayed by my side that nite guarding me.... Around midnite my water broke... I remember crying and my mom asking me what was wrong and I was I think I just peed my pants- and she was like no I think your water broke..... So we called the on call midwife and she told us to come on in.
Poor Jim we had sent him to bed at 10p in case nothing happened and a mere 2 hours later we were waking him up to drive us in an ice storm the 10 minutes to the hospital...
What followed was a very long and laborous birth but at the end I had a beautiful healthy little girl to show for it... At 841pm on January 6, 2005 we welcomed Katherine Lois Folmar into our lives and our hearts....
Happy Birthday Katie!
Love Mommy, Daddy, and Sarah!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Tis the Season
We have had alot of holiday related events the last few days....Friday nite we took a ride on the Polar Express. This year we did it through the alumni association from Penn college. It was really nice- the college had their own car and they served milk and cookies. they tell the story of the polar express and then conductor comes around and punches your ticket. then it goes to the montoursville airport and picks up Santa. Santa then comes through every car and stops to visit the kids. My kids acted as I expected. Both were shy and I would say Sarah was even a bit scared. Santa also brought some friends of his- the gingerbread boy, frosty and rudolph. Poor Jim. he must have had permanent grooves in his shoulder from Sarah burying her head in to him..... She was not a friend of santas friends! Katie made me laugh out loud. After they went past she grabbed my hand and said Momma- DEMS not real! Dem is costumes!
On Sunday we made christmas cookies.... Yummy....Pictures will follow.. Lets just say Sarah is not a fan of being neat.... But the best part of the day was after we were done and Katie came up and grabbed my leg and hugged it and said Momma I had such fun- thanks so much for making cookies with us..... Moments like that make it all worth it....
Tonite was Katies's pre-school concert. She did great. Aunt Michele got a preview on the phone tonite when she called and she seemed to really enjoy it..... I took lots of pics and will have them to share soon.....Katie was thrilled after the performance because her teacher - Miss Lindsay gave out fruit flavored candy canes ( Miss K is not a fan of mint) and she got her favorite color- blue!
Tomorrow nite is our nite to make our gingerbread house.... should be fun!
On Sunday we made christmas cookies.... Yummy....Pictures will follow.. Lets just say Sarah is not a fan of being neat.... But the best part of the day was after we were done and Katie came up and grabbed my leg and hugged it and said Momma I had such fun- thanks so much for making cookies with us..... Moments like that make it all worth it....
Tonite was Katies's pre-school concert. She did great. Aunt Michele got a preview on the phone tonite when she called and she seemed to really enjoy it..... I took lots of pics and will have them to share soon.....Katie was thrilled after the performance because her teacher - Miss Lindsay gave out fruit flavored candy canes ( Miss K is not a fan of mint) and she got her favorite color- blue!
Tomorrow nite is our nite to make our gingerbread house.... should be fun!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Where did the year go?
It's hard to believe that we are looking at the end of 2008 already. Even harder for me to believe is that my first baby will turn 4 in a few weeks. Where has the time gone? She went from this tiny little baby who didnt like to sleep to this little girl who still fights going to bed :) She is such a character these days. Bear says she needs to go into business selling Real Estate with our friend kim. Why you ask - because she is such a little saleswoman she can talk you into anything! Lol.....
Katie is also very into Christmas this year. She talks about Ho Ho every day and is so excited for Christmas to get here. Yet on Sat we went with Brandon's Jen to Harrisburg for a craft show and she would not get any closer then 5 feet near Santa.....
We go on the Polar Express train ride on Friday nite so it should be interesting to see how both girls do. Last year Sarah would not have anything to do with Santa. Katie talked to him but again- would not get close....
Sarah is really starting to get into Christmas as well. She keeps pointing to every Holiday decoration and going HO HO! She loves the tree and has redecorated it for Mommy and Daddy several times already.....
I am very happy to report that Sarah has moved past her poopy playing problems in school- thank god! Now we are working on staying seated in our chair.....
We have been doing an Avent Calendar with the girls and they are really enjoying it. We got one the end of season last year that is basically a magnetic board and with numbered boxes around it. In each box for each day is a magnetic figure of the navity. Its really nice and has been a great way to try and teach them that the holiday is about more then just getting gifts from Santa.
Last Year dear friends of ours bought Sarah the nativity scene which was Little People. Both girls have a great time playing with it but they also keep rearranging my ceramic nativity scene! Katie told me its because I did not have it right! LOL...
Jim and I are really enjoying seeing the magic of these holidays through the girls eyes.....
Katie is also very into Christmas this year. She talks about Ho Ho every day and is so excited for Christmas to get here. Yet on Sat we went with Brandon's Jen to Harrisburg for a craft show and she would not get any closer then 5 feet near Santa.....
We go on the Polar Express train ride on Friday nite so it should be interesting to see how both girls do. Last year Sarah would not have anything to do with Santa. Katie talked to him but again- would not get close....
Sarah is really starting to get into Christmas as well. She keeps pointing to every Holiday decoration and going HO HO! She loves the tree and has redecorated it for Mommy and Daddy several times already.....
I am very happy to report that Sarah has moved past her poopy playing problems in school- thank god! Now we are working on staying seated in our chair.....
We have been doing an Avent Calendar with the girls and they are really enjoying it. We got one the end of season last year that is basically a magnetic board and with numbered boxes around it. In each box for each day is a magnetic figure of the navity. Its really nice and has been a great way to try and teach them that the holiday is about more then just getting gifts from Santa.
Last Year dear friends of ours bought Sarah the nativity scene which was Little People. Both girls have a great time playing with it but they also keep rearranging my ceramic nativity scene! Katie told me its because I did not have it right! LOL...
Jim and I are really enjoying seeing the magic of these holidays through the girls eyes.....
Monday, November 17, 2008
EWWWWW!!!!
Its official.... I have the grossest kid in daycare.... Today they were short on teachers so Sarah was put back in the 1yr old room for the day. There was a new sub in there and at naptime she thought Sarah was asleep in her sleeping bag because she was so quiet... Nope not Sarah- instead she had done poopies in her pull-up and started to play with it inside her sleeping bag. The inside of the bag was coated and so was Sarah- she had in her hair, her clothes and then had started to paint the wall with it......
Fun times I tell you! She never gives me a dull moment!
Fun times I tell you! She never gives me a dull moment!
Friday, November 14, 2008
Life
Sorry it has been so long since I updated. Life has gotten in the way. So this might get a little long but let me update....
We moved! I would say we are about 75% moved right now.... We still have garage stuff and storage stuff to move but for the most part we are now settled in Bears house. The plan is to continue to move stuff and then do some updating to our house and put it on the market in January. Hopefully the economy and housing market will be a little better then....
The girls seem to really have blossomed since we moved. They are sleeping so well and doing great! They had a great time trick and treating in the new neighborhood....
Sarah is in full potty training mode and is doing awesome. She is in pull ups but goes most of the day using the potty..
Katie is doing great as well and is having a blast in preschool. She is practicing her letters and is doing really well writing her name. She also is drawing better and the other day she made a house and all of our beds and then drew all of us in the house....
We went to a thanks giving feast that the daycare throughs every year and it was too cute. the girls had indian hats on and afterwards Katie brought home a chain of thanks. It said Katie was thankful for Mommy and Daddy, Fifi and Daisy and FOOD and JOE PA. For those not in the know - JOE PA is the head coach of Penn State football and is kinda like Katies imaginary friend..
I also had some sad news that upset me. I am part of an on-line moms message board and over the years have gotten to know some of these women quite well. On these moms had a little boy named Jack. Jack was born with a Congenital Heart Defect or CHD. Jack was quite the fighter but it was with great sadness to be told that Jack lost his battle with this disease just 2 weeks before his 3rd birthday.
Although I never met Jack or his parents Brad and Amy, i felt as if I had come to know them through Amys posts and her pictures. Jack was a sweet boy who loved God and Jesus and loved firefighters and firetrucks...
Jacks death has reminded me not to take my children for granted and to take heart and delight in the small things they do and to most of all thank god that my girls are healthy.
Take Care all
We moved! I would say we are about 75% moved right now.... We still have garage stuff and storage stuff to move but for the most part we are now settled in Bears house. The plan is to continue to move stuff and then do some updating to our house and put it on the market in January. Hopefully the economy and housing market will be a little better then....
The girls seem to really have blossomed since we moved. They are sleeping so well and doing great! They had a great time trick and treating in the new neighborhood....
Sarah is in full potty training mode and is doing awesome. She is in pull ups but goes most of the day using the potty..
Katie is doing great as well and is having a blast in preschool. She is practicing her letters and is doing really well writing her name. She also is drawing better and the other day she made a house and all of our beds and then drew all of us in the house....
We went to a thanks giving feast that the daycare throughs every year and it was too cute. the girls had indian hats on and afterwards Katie brought home a chain of thanks. It said Katie was thankful for Mommy and Daddy, Fifi and Daisy and FOOD and JOE PA. For those not in the know - JOE PA is the head coach of Penn State football and is kinda like Katies imaginary friend..
I also had some sad news that upset me. I am part of an on-line moms message board and over the years have gotten to know some of these women quite well. On these moms had a little boy named Jack. Jack was born with a Congenital Heart Defect or CHD. Jack was quite the fighter but it was with great sadness to be told that Jack lost his battle with this disease just 2 weeks before his 3rd birthday.
Although I never met Jack or his parents Brad and Amy, i felt as if I had come to know them through Amys posts and her pictures. Jack was a sweet boy who loved God and Jesus and loved firefighters and firetrucks...
Jacks death has reminded me not to take my children for granted and to take heart and delight in the small things they do and to most of all thank god that my girls are healthy.
Take Care all
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