Monday, June 28, 2010
Bike Riding
Grandma and Grandpa McCoy took this picture of the girls riding on Jocelyn's new tricycle that she got for her birthday (a month early.)
Friday, June 25, 2010
Health Nuts
Last week, Genevieve woke up from her nap and said, "Mom, I don't care much for sugar, I would just like some tomatoes."
Today, while shopping at Costco, Jocelyn turned down every snack, from the hamburgers, to quesadillas, to raviolis. The one snack that she really wanted and LOVED... hearts of palms.
They make their momma proud!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Genevieve's Preschool Graduation
This is about a month overdue...
Genevieve is my quiet, shy, reserved girl that is not comfortable with new things, people, or places. So starting her in Preschool, 2 1/2 hours a day, 3 days a week at only 3 years old, was a big step for her.
She improved so much in one year and I am incredibly proud of her. I believe that she was able to overcome some of her fears because of her wonderful teacher Mrs. Henn.
Her first progress card handed out before Christmas had only 1 specific thing she needed to really work on. Speaking up! And by the end of the year, she was singing songs in class and wasn't glued to Mrs. Henn's leg.
She will be in the 4 year old Preschool class this coming fall, 5 days a week. And right across the hall, Jocelyn will be in Mrs. Henn's 3 year old class. The only difference is, Mrs. Henn wont be asking Jocelyn to speak up...she will be asking her to sit still, shut her mouth, and pay attention! :)
Genevieve is my quiet, shy, reserved girl that is not comfortable with new things, people, or places. So starting her in Preschool, 2 1/2 hours a day, 3 days a week at only 3 years old, was a big step for her.
She improved so much in one year and I am incredibly proud of her. I believe that she was able to overcome some of her fears because of her wonderful teacher Mrs. Henn.
Her first progress card handed out before Christmas had only 1 specific thing she needed to really work on. Speaking up! And by the end of the year, she was singing songs in class and wasn't glued to Mrs. Henn's leg.
She will be in the 4 year old Preschool class this coming fall, 5 days a week. And right across the hall, Jocelyn will be in Mrs. Henn's 3 year old class. The only difference is, Mrs. Henn wont be asking Jocelyn to speak up...she will be asking her to sit still, shut her mouth, and pay attention! :)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
April and May
Wanna know what I have been doing for the last couple of months?
1. I went to a Chris Daughtry concert with my brother, sister, and brother-in-law to celebrate my sister's 35th birthday. Happy Birthday Amy! (and if you were wondering how difficult it is to get 4 people in a picture, taken by yourself...it is difficult. This picture, although Amy and Nate's heads are slightly cut off, was the best...of about 236 we tried taking.)
2. I enjoyed my baby girl's 4th birthday complete with balloons...and a lot of them!
Sometimes, the static just gets the best of you.
Cake and ice cream always brings a smile to this girls face!
Her new ride
And I am pretty sure she liked the Tinkerbell house from Ashlyn. What do you think?
We enjoyed them to the very last drop!
5. We took a little trip to the park.
6. Sam and I hopped on a plane and went to Vegas. We got to see a cirque du soleil show at the Bellagio.
Here is the view from our room.
And this is outside our hotel.
7. And we cuddled with Yia Yia after hitting our head. She seems to make everything better!
1. I went to a Chris Daughtry concert with my brother, sister, and brother-in-law to celebrate my sister's 35th birthday. Happy Birthday Amy! (and if you were wondering how difficult it is to get 4 people in a picture, taken by yourself...it is difficult. This picture, although Amy and Nate's heads are slightly cut off, was the best...of about 236 we tried taking.)
2. I enjoyed my baby girl's 4th birthday complete with balloons...and a lot of them!
Sometimes, the static just gets the best of you.
Cake and ice cream always brings a smile to this girls face!
Her new ride
And I am pretty sure she liked the Tinkerbell house from Ashlyn. What do you think?
3. We also celebrated Sam's 36th birthday on the same day as Genevieve's! Unfortunately, her birthday seems to outweigh his and he gets forgotten when it comes to pictures. Sorry babe!
4. We made "Rainbow cookies" per Genevieve's request to take to school to celebrate her birthday.
We enjoyed them to the very last drop!
5. We took a little trip to the park.
6. Sam and I hopped on a plane and went to Vegas. We got to see a cirque du soleil show at the Bellagio.
Here is the view from our room.
And this is outside our hotel.
7. And we cuddled with Yia Yia after hitting our head. She seems to make everything better!
8. We (as in Genevieve and Jocelyn) got the stomach flu. I decided you probably didn't want to see pictures of that.
And that's what I've been doing.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Leave it to Nate...
He realized that he would never wear this shirt again, so he made some changes to it that were fitting to the day.
You gotta love this guy!Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
The obsession with pajamas
Some girls love their baby dolls. Some love their blankets. Some girls are crazy and love their pajamas. That would be my daughter.
Jocelyn doesn't care what pair it is...she LOVES them. She loves her elephant pajamas that have a red heart on them. She loves her Minnie Mouse ones. She loves her bumble bee ones. She also loves to wear them all day long. She prolongs getting her clothes on each morning until we absolutely have to, and then she questions all morning if its time for her to put them back on.
And at nap time, she begs to wear jammies.
So when she had a melt down one day, Sam coaxed her out of her "attitude" by telling her that if she was good, she could take her jammies to my moms house who has going to be watching her for the day and she could wear them during her nap. She preceded to literally hug and kiss her pajamas (both pieces- the shirt and pants) talking to them, telling them how much she loves them.
We of course for awhile, laughed at this. Now, its not so funny. EVERYTHING revolves around her jammies. Some of the normal questions answered at our house these days are the following: Can I keep them on? Can I lay them out on my bed? Can I wear them when we get home from the store? Can I wear them to church? Can I wear them outside? etc. etc.
Now, Jocelyn has become quite the picky eater. She quite often goes without food, because I refuse to make anything different for her. She can have what we have, or she can have nothing at all. And if she chooses nothing, that's exactly what she gets. No exceptions.
So last night, she would not touch her salad. I told her that she wouldn't get the rest of her dinner until she ate her salad. She choose not to eat at all. So, I decided to offer a date to Dairy Queen for anyone that finished their dinner. Jocelyn was so uninterested that she told me she would not have ice cream. I asked her if it would be sad if Jenna and mommy and daddy ate ice cream cones in front of her to which she replied..."No."
So we went to Dairy Queen and ate ice cream in front of her. She didn't even care. No tears. No breakdowns. No fits. Nothing.
Same thing tonight. She would not touch her salad. And just for the record, it was a delicious Chinese Chicken Salad. Knowing very well that offering ice cream doesn't work, Sam told her that she is not allowed to wear pajamas until she ate her dinner.
She cleaned her plate in less than 10 minutes.
Jocelyn doesn't care what pair it is...she LOVES them. She loves her elephant pajamas that have a red heart on them. She loves her Minnie Mouse ones. She loves her bumble bee ones. She also loves to wear them all day long. She prolongs getting her clothes on each morning until we absolutely have to, and then she questions all morning if its time for her to put them back on.
And at nap time, she begs to wear jammies.
So when she had a melt down one day, Sam coaxed her out of her "attitude" by telling her that if she was good, she could take her jammies to my moms house who has going to be watching her for the day and she could wear them during her nap. She preceded to literally hug and kiss her pajamas (both pieces- the shirt and pants) talking to them, telling them how much she loves them.
We of course for awhile, laughed at this. Now, its not so funny. EVERYTHING revolves around her jammies. Some of the normal questions answered at our house these days are the following: Can I keep them on? Can I lay them out on my bed? Can I wear them when we get home from the store? Can I wear them to church? Can I wear them outside? etc. etc.
Now, Jocelyn has become quite the picky eater. She quite often goes without food, because I refuse to make anything different for her. She can have what we have, or she can have nothing at all. And if she chooses nothing, that's exactly what she gets. No exceptions.
So last night, she would not touch her salad. I told her that she wouldn't get the rest of her dinner until she ate her salad. She choose not to eat at all. So, I decided to offer a date to Dairy Queen for anyone that finished their dinner. Jocelyn was so uninterested that she told me she would not have ice cream. I asked her if it would be sad if Jenna and mommy and daddy ate ice cream cones in front of her to which she replied..."No."
So we went to Dairy Queen and ate ice cream in front of her. She didn't even care. No tears. No breakdowns. No fits. Nothing.
Same thing tonight. She would not touch her salad. And just for the record, it was a delicious Chinese Chicken Salad. Knowing very well that offering ice cream doesn't work, Sam told her that she is not allowed to wear pajamas until she ate her dinner.
She cleaned her plate in less than 10 minutes.
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