Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Any Room for Sleeping?
My urge to blog this evening is prompted by Teagan's blood-curdling screaming...still going on as I type. It's 8pm and all the kids were put to bed 15 minutes ago, and Teagan is still screaming. Wow, this girl has a set of lungs!
Now, she's not upset about the act of going to bed. All the kids are very accepting of the bedtime routine and even welcome the idea of going to bed. Teagan loves getting into bed at night with her 2 favorite blankets. However, we have allowed her to develop a bad habit over the past couple weeks. It all started just before Halloween.
She had grown fond of a particular stuffed animal dog...and wanted to take it to bed. Well, we thought that was fine.
A few days pass and she became obsessed with a certain baby-doll. She insisted on bringing it to bed with her.
A couple more days pass....and a couple more animals join in the crib party.
Now we created a problem! She insists on bringing everything to bed.
Tonight the head-count was at: 3 stuffed animals, 2 babies, and 2 blankets. And her screaming fit tonight was because I put my foot down and would not let her sleep with her sippy-cup AND hair-tie she loves so much.
I am laughing so hard! Teagan is so entertaining these days. She sure has a mind of her own and loves to express her feelings. Her brothers bow-down to her and she sure tries to rule the roost.
She also has no fear. Yesterday I found she had moved a diningroom chair across the room to reach for her balloon. Smart and Fearless.
And she loves accessories! Hats are her favorite. This one was a hand-me-down for Cal, but she won't let him wear it.
Now, she's not upset about the act of going to bed. All the kids are very accepting of the bedtime routine and even welcome the idea of going to bed. Teagan loves getting into bed at night with her 2 favorite blankets. However, we have allowed her to develop a bad habit over the past couple weeks. It all started just before Halloween.
She had grown fond of a particular stuffed animal dog...and wanted to take it to bed. Well, we thought that was fine.
A few days pass and she became obsessed with a certain baby-doll. She insisted on bringing it to bed with her.
A couple more days pass....and a couple more animals join in the crib party.
Now we created a problem! She insists on bringing everything to bed.
Tonight the head-count was at: 3 stuffed animals, 2 babies, and 2 blankets. And her screaming fit tonight was because I put my foot down and would not let her sleep with her sippy-cup AND hair-tie she loves so much.
I am laughing so hard! Teagan is so entertaining these days. She sure has a mind of her own and loves to express her feelings. Her brothers bow-down to her and she sure tries to rule the roost.
She also has no fear. Yesterday I found she had moved a diningroom chair across the room to reach for her balloon. Smart and Fearless.And she loves accessories! Hats are her favorite. This one was a hand-me-down for Cal, but she won't let him wear it.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Trick or Treat 09
Happy Halloween 2009! We went all-out this year for our 5th annual Trick or Treat Spooktacular party! The costumes were great, treats and drinks were spooky and everyone had a blast.
Ethan and Nick were pirates, I was a gypsy, Cal was our guard dog and Teagan was a spooky black cat. (In the picture Nick put some extra clothes on just before going out to trick-or-treat)
There were other very impressive costumes: 80's aerobic instructors, SNL's Gilly and the Professor, football players and enough animals to fill a zoo.
Check out the pics...
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