Evan was on travel this week so it was Travis and I having some Mommy and me time. The only time it’s challenging is in the morning when I need help getting his lazybones out of bed. He is not a morning person!
Tuesday evening we went over to Cal and Wendy’s house to carve pumpkins. I didn’t feel confident to hack into a pumpkin by myself when Evan is out of town and knew that Cal would be carving quite a few. For those that don’t know Cal’s favorite day of the year is Halloween and he does this whole haunted yard thing. He totally gets into it. Travis didn’t want to help with the guts portion of the pumpkins-that was my job along with Cal. Actually Cal scooped and I got the seeds out to be roasted. Travis particiipated by helping Cal decide what type of face each pumpkin should have. He had fun picking out eyes, noses etc. They carved 5 pumpkins together and we of course got pictures to prove it!
On Wednesday Travis came to work in the afternoon to do some trick or treating! He loads up! It’s a great thing to see everyone’s kids in costume and having a good time. Travis normally gets more candy at work than he does on actual Halloween. He was Indiana Jones (again) and was the only “Indi” here! He had fun getting and eating the candy and loved listening to the stories in the cafeteria. No shock here but he also enjoyed taking a whack at the piñata! All of the kids seemed to have fun and that is what matters most!
Friday was the Halloween parade and party at school. I got to school at 11:05 (aka 5 minutes late) and missed the entire parade….but I did get a class picture and see them do their class song. They had a nice party afterwards with pizza, cake etc. The plan was for Travis to stay at school for his nap but he begged me to take him home and I folded under the pressure. So we went home and “helped” Cal set up his haunted yard. This basically consisted of Travis asking Cal one million questions while he tried to get things done! Eventually I got him to go inside and take a break.
The actual trick or treating was a blast for everyone it seemed. We set up chairs, tables and a fire pit in the driveway next to Cal’s haunted yard. Evan and I even got into the spirit (per Travis’ request) and got dressed up. I took Travis around with a few other kids/parents from the street. The kids had a blast running from house to house! They were totally getting into it! Once we got back from the hour + of doing that the kids ran around in the driveway while all the adults drank and sat in front of the fire pit-good times! Travis eventually went to bed at 10:30 and I came in after many drinks and logs on the fire at around 1am! I think everyone had fun!
Saturday was our 11th wedding Anniversary. Can you believe it? I can’t……the time has just flown by! We spent it at Amber’s 6th birthday party in the day and at Mike and Erinn’s for dinner in the evening. It was a nice way to spend the day….with friends! Travis and the other kids had a great time at Amber’s party. A bunch of the kids spent a good part of the day catching ladybugs that were spending their time attached to the side of the house. There was a TON of food (as always) and the cake is always the best part according to the under 8 crowd. After we left there we headed over to Mike and Erinn’s. The kids had fun running around, playing Legos, chatting and playing video games! Travis had a blast! We got to hang out with Mike and Erinn and watch a little college football. Later Mike ordered dinner for everyone and it was yummy! It was some local place by them that had just opened up. The kids played until around 9pm and then we had to go-Travis was sleepy!
We celebrated my birthday a day early with my family on Sunday. Everyone had fun and we had some yummy food! You can never go wrong with hot dogs and hamburgers. Travis helped me open the gifts of course and they were great! He loves to help people open their gifts-he kept saying “maybe it’s something for both of us!”. He is also the same way when it comes to the cake. He has to help blow out the candles-it’s really too funny. We all had a great time! What a great way to spend my pre-birthday!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Air and Scare was a zoo but Travis had fun!
Most of the work week was quiet for us. Monday Mom and Dad came over to see Travis and ended up staying for dinner. They had gone to get their flu shots and wanted to swing by! Travis had fun showing them his video games-lol Dad/Grampa also brought his Indiana Jones hat. Travis will be Indiana for Halloween and so I (finally) got a picture of them wearing their Indi hats together! It isn’t the best picture but it will do-lol.
Saturday was the day Evan left for his latest trip to Europe. He is going to Vienna for about the 100th time-not really but it’s up there. We dropped him off and Travis and I headed to the “Air and Scare” at the Dulles Air and Space Museum. Apparently most of NoVa had the same idea since there was a large traffic jam trying to get into the place! Travis enjoyed sitting in the traffic since all of the large jets flew right over the road getting ready to land. He counted 14 jets in the time we were in traffic. If he is amused I am fine with the traffic. The place was a zoo so I told Travis aka Indiana that we were going to get a few treats and find the Star Wars people and get out. He was fine with this as long as we saw all of the Star Wars people. He got his picture taken with Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Jango Fett, R2D2, Obi Wan (I think it was) and some other Stormtrooper that had a different helmet. Travis thought this was the coolest thing he had ever seen! We left and saw miles of cars backed up on rt 28 waiting to get into the place! Wow!
Saturday after the “Air and Scare” we headed over to my parents house for dinner and a sleepover. Travis loves these! We had a yummy dinner of homemade Mac and Cheese and veggies and bread! Yummy! Travis got to watch “Speed Racer” with Grampa-he really liked the racing parts and not so much the talking parts. We all went to bed at a normal time to get ready for the next day!
On Sunday morning Grampa made everyone eggs for breakfast. Travis ate mostly peaches and toast but this is pretty normal for him these days. Then we got ready to head out to the Fall Festival at the Burke Nursery. They have a haunted hayride, carpet slides, moonbounce, pony rides etc. For those in NoVa it is just like Cox Farms but not as crowded! Travis’ favorite parts were the pony, the hayride and playing on the wooden train. Though he enjoyed pretty much everything he did! When we left we all got to pick out a “patch pumpkin” to take home. Now all 4 of those are on our front porch! We went back to Mom and Dad’s for lunch and then a quiet afternoon. Later we went to Glory Days Grill for dinner. Travis watched Spongebob the whole time we were there via the box they put on the table so you can hear it as well. It was nice! He didn’t eat much though since the burgers had grill stuff on them-so he ate the buns with ketchup on them! We got a bath back at Mom and Dad’s and then back home! Great but busy weekend!
Saturday was the day Evan left for his latest trip to Europe. He is going to Vienna for about the 100th time-not really but it’s up there. We dropped him off and Travis and I headed to the “Air and Scare” at the Dulles Air and Space Museum. Apparently most of NoVa had the same idea since there was a large traffic jam trying to get into the place! Travis enjoyed sitting in the traffic since all of the large jets flew right over the road getting ready to land. He counted 14 jets in the time we were in traffic. If he is amused I am fine with the traffic. The place was a zoo so I told Travis aka Indiana that we were going to get a few treats and find the Star Wars people and get out. He was fine with this as long as we saw all of the Star Wars people. He got his picture taken with Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, Jango Fett, R2D2, Obi Wan (I think it was) and some other Stormtrooper that had a different helmet. Travis thought this was the coolest thing he had ever seen! We left and saw miles of cars backed up on rt 28 waiting to get into the place! Wow!
Saturday after the “Air and Scare” we headed over to my parents house for dinner and a sleepover. Travis loves these! We had a yummy dinner of homemade Mac and Cheese and veggies and bread! Yummy! Travis got to watch “Speed Racer” with Grampa-he really liked the racing parts and not so much the talking parts. We all went to bed at a normal time to get ready for the next day!
On Sunday morning Grampa made everyone eggs for breakfast. Travis ate mostly peaches and toast but this is pretty normal for him these days. Then we got ready to head out to the Fall Festival at the Burke Nursery. They have a haunted hayride, carpet slides, moonbounce, pony rides etc. For those in NoVa it is just like Cox Farms but not as crowded! Travis’ favorite parts were the pony, the hayride and playing on the wooden train. Though he enjoyed pretty much everything he did! When we left we all got to pick out a “patch pumpkin” to take home. Now all 4 of those are on our front porch! We went back to Mom and Dad’s for lunch and then a quiet afternoon. Later we went to Glory Days Grill for dinner. Travis watched Spongebob the whole time we were there via the box they put on the table so you can hear it as well. It was nice! He didn’t eat much though since the burgers had grill stuff on them-so he ate the buns with ketchup on them! We got a bath back at Mom and Dad’s and then back home! Great but busy weekend!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Gotta love the school bookfair!
Monday was a holiday for some. Travis’ school was closed as was Evan’s office. Mine however was not so I had to go to work. So daddy day-care was in business for the day! They spent most of the day playing videogames and playing with Legos. Both boys enjoyed themselves so that is what matters most-right? LOL
On Wednesday they had a book fair at school. Travis LOVES books! It is the one thing I will get him if he asks for it. He can beg me for a car and I will say no but if he is begging for a book I will get it for him every time. He loves to be read to and that is a good thing in my opinion. So I told him to pick out 3 books and of course 1 of the books we pretty much already have (Rescue vehicles) but he said it was fine-lol. Then I let him pick out 3 from the list of books to buy for the class. He had fun doing this and they put a sticker inside the book saying that Travis donated it. He thought that was neat! No surprise here but I did end up reading all 3 books at least twice that day!
The weekend was pretty quiet overall. Travis and I went to Dunkin Donuts in the AM and had breakfast there. He loves eating in the shop-he’s too funny. We brought home a donut and coffee for Evan. For some reason Travis didn’t want him to come. He is a momma’s boy right now so I guess that is it. The rest of the day was errands, grocery store etc. We did have lunch at Chili’s on Saturday because I had gotten a gift card at work. Then after that we went to Home Depot-Travis loves to ride the lawnmowers! We chilled for most of the evening…watching TV, books Legos etc.
Sunday I had my monthly investment club meeting. Since the market is so awful it was very interesting-lol. After that I had some time to waste before Jenni’s SLAH party so I went to Reston Town Center to check out the new “Paper Source” store. This place was pretty neat but it seems geared more to the people that are into making cards than scrapbooking. Nothing against making cards but I don’t do it-lol. I did get some cool 12x12 paper to use but it was a pretty small display compared to the size of the store. Not sure if I would make a special trip out there again but you never know. I went to Jenni’s for her SLAH party. The neat thing is that the consultant Michelle went to high school with me and we hadn’t seen each other since graduation! It was as if time hadn’t moved on-I felt like I had talked to her/seen her just yesterday. I had fun catching up with her on her life for the last 10+ years-lol. Of course I found some things to buy….no real shock there I guess. Evan and Travis played video games most of the AM and then played outside some. When I got home he wanted to play Legos so we did that as well. He crashed early-so tired! Cal and Cam came over and played some Rockband with us. Always a good time! Our band is doing well-lol!
On Wednesday they had a book fair at school. Travis LOVES books! It is the one thing I will get him if he asks for it. He can beg me for a car and I will say no but if he is begging for a book I will get it for him every time. He loves to be read to and that is a good thing in my opinion. So I told him to pick out 3 books and of course 1 of the books we pretty much already have (Rescue vehicles) but he said it was fine-lol. Then I let him pick out 3 from the list of books to buy for the class. He had fun doing this and they put a sticker inside the book saying that Travis donated it. He thought that was neat! No surprise here but I did end up reading all 3 books at least twice that day!
The weekend was pretty quiet overall. Travis and I went to Dunkin Donuts in the AM and had breakfast there. He loves eating in the shop-he’s too funny. We brought home a donut and coffee for Evan. For some reason Travis didn’t want him to come. He is a momma’s boy right now so I guess that is it. The rest of the day was errands, grocery store etc. We did have lunch at Chili’s on Saturday because I had gotten a gift card at work. Then after that we went to Home Depot-Travis loves to ride the lawnmowers! We chilled for most of the evening…watching TV, books Legos etc.
Sunday I had my monthly investment club meeting. Since the market is so awful it was very interesting-lol. After that I had some time to waste before Jenni’s SLAH party so I went to Reston Town Center to check out the new “Paper Source” store. This place was pretty neat but it seems geared more to the people that are into making cards than scrapbooking. Nothing against making cards but I don’t do it-lol. I did get some cool 12x12 paper to use but it was a pretty small display compared to the size of the store. Not sure if I would make a special trip out there again but you never know. I went to Jenni’s for her SLAH party. The neat thing is that the consultant Michelle went to high school with me and we hadn’t seen each other since graduation! It was as if time hadn’t moved on-I felt like I had talked to her/seen her just yesterday. I had fun catching up with her on her life for the last 10+ years-lol. Of course I found some things to buy….no real shock there I guess. Evan and Travis played video games most of the AM and then played outside some. When I got home he wanted to play Legos so we did that as well. He crashed early-so tired! Cal and Cam came over and played some Rockband with us. Always a good time! Our band is doing well-lol!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Big Apple circus time!
Travis has been fighting a cold for days now. Well on Tuesday he woke up and sounded terrible. So I took the day off and let him sleep in. Once he got up he seemed to feel ok but still sounded awful-mostly a bad cough and a little rough in his breathing. We spent the day reading books, watching TV and playing with Legos. He never had a fever or anything but the cough and congestion just seemed to be no fun for him. Months ago I bought tickets for Tuesday night for the Big Apple Circus. Thankfully he seemed well enough to go….and he was super excited to boot which was a bonus. He loved taking the bus over to the big top and was taking it all in once we got there. Look at this, look at that…… We had to get the basic box of popcorn (there is a funny picture of this) and cotton candy-he loves circus food! Our seats were in the 4th row on the end which is always good in case you need to scoot out for some reason-that never happens to us-lol. He really enjoyed everything we saw-his favorite parts were the jugglers, the horses and the dogs. Since it’s a 2 hour show and he wasn’t feeling 100% we left soon after the dog act. Though we did have to stop on the way out and buy a sword-lol. He was sooooo tired. Barely made it in bed and through a few books before he crashed.
When I picked him up from school on Wednesday he still wasn’t feeling 100% so I though I would cheer him up. I told him we would go over to Party City to go and get his Halloween costume-you would have thought I told him that is was Saturday every day by how excited he was. He jabbered all the way about what he was getting. We get there and go over to the kids costume section. For those who haven’t been there is basically a big wall of pictures of costumes and you tell the person who works there what number and size you need. So we are standing in front of it looking for what he wanted…..Indiana Jones and we don’t see it. Now Travis is doing a Rainman impression bouncing from foot to foot saying “I don’t see Indiana Jones” over and over again. (all I could think of was…”4 Minutes to Wapner”) Thankfully someone hears this and asks us if we need help. We tell him what we want and he takes us to another section where the scary masks and things are. This is where they were hiding the Indiana Jones stuff! We got the set they had-it includes an Indi shirt, hat and whip and we also bought the Indiana Jones machete. He was so excited and put it on the moment we got home! Pictures were taken of course. LOL!
On Friday I went to a neighborhood crop party. I only knew one person that was there-Cynde and she was the one who invited me. There were 8 other people there (I think) and most of them have kids that attend Lowe’s Island Elementary school. That is the school in the neighborhood that Travis will likely attend for K and up. It was a good time and I love getting a bunch of pages done!
Saturday we went to a local nursery to get a pumpkin. I can never remember the name of it but it’s off route 7 and has a “haunted” school bus on the property. All the way there Travis was saying he wasn’t going to be scared etc-we even have video of him saying this. We get there and he wants nothing to do with this bus. Eventually Evan gets him on the bus only by carrying him and Travis hid his eyes and whimpered the entire time. Don’t worry I got video of this as well. Once he was off the bus he finally uncovered his eyes and said “it was my nightmare” and he was scared of the “dead things” and then he started looking at his arm because he said something bit it in the bus. I got another video of him in the car on the way out of there talking about his nightmares and the dead things. Can’t wait to show this to one of his girlfriends one day! Blackmail is so much fun! Then we had lunch at Cheeburger Cheeburger and Travis played on the outdoor playground there. It was a beautiful day! We went home and played with Kelly and some of the other kids in the neighborhood. Travis passed out on the couch later that evening-it had been a long day!
On Sunday Travis and I went to AC Moore for some things for his class and scrapbooking stuff for me. We were in there for about 30 minutes and he was so good! I rewarded him with a “tube” of knights and dragons-he was so excited! Then we were off to Harris Teeter-I have decided I like this grocery store better than Bloom or Giant and almost as much as Wegman’s! I wish it were closer to the house though-it was in Ashburn and the one in Reston is about the same distance away. Then later in the day we headed over to Mom and Dad’s to celebrate Mandy’s bday! It is actually on Monday but Sunday worked out better since someone (me) has to work on Monday. It’s always good to get everyone together. Travis had fun playing with the new ACC Memory game that Tammy and Sean got him….and he also had fun showing off for everyone-his favorite past time! We had good food and Mandy seemed to enjoy her presents so it was a good time had by all. Travis had a bath before we left and then we headed home for the night! Good times!
When I picked him up from school on Wednesday he still wasn’t feeling 100% so I though I would cheer him up. I told him we would go over to Party City to go and get his Halloween costume-you would have thought I told him that is was Saturday every day by how excited he was. He jabbered all the way about what he was getting. We get there and go over to the kids costume section. For those who haven’t been there is basically a big wall of pictures of costumes and you tell the person who works there what number and size you need. So we are standing in front of it looking for what he wanted…..Indiana Jones and we don’t see it. Now Travis is doing a Rainman impression bouncing from foot to foot saying “I don’t see Indiana Jones” over and over again. (all I could think of was…”4 Minutes to Wapner”) Thankfully someone hears this and asks us if we need help. We tell him what we want and he takes us to another section where the scary masks and things are. This is where they were hiding the Indiana Jones stuff! We got the set they had-it includes an Indi shirt, hat and whip and we also bought the Indiana Jones machete. He was so excited and put it on the moment we got home! Pictures were taken of course. LOL!
On Friday I went to a neighborhood crop party. I only knew one person that was there-Cynde and she was the one who invited me. There were 8 other people there (I think) and most of them have kids that attend Lowe’s Island Elementary school. That is the school in the neighborhood that Travis will likely attend for K and up. It was a good time and I love getting a bunch of pages done!
Saturday we went to a local nursery to get a pumpkin. I can never remember the name of it but it’s off route 7 and has a “haunted” school bus on the property. All the way there Travis was saying he wasn’t going to be scared etc-we even have video of him saying this. We get there and he wants nothing to do with this bus. Eventually Evan gets him on the bus only by carrying him and Travis hid his eyes and whimpered the entire time. Don’t worry I got video of this as well. Once he was off the bus he finally uncovered his eyes and said “it was my nightmare” and he was scared of the “dead things” and then he started looking at his arm because he said something bit it in the bus. I got another video of him in the car on the way out of there talking about his nightmares and the dead things. Can’t wait to show this to one of his girlfriends one day! Blackmail is so much fun! Then we had lunch at Cheeburger Cheeburger and Travis played on the outdoor playground there. It was a beautiful day! We went home and played with Kelly and some of the other kids in the neighborhood. Travis passed out on the couch later that evening-it had been a long day!
On Sunday Travis and I went to AC Moore for some things for his class and scrapbooking stuff for me. We were in there for about 30 minutes and he was so good! I rewarded him with a “tube” of knights and dragons-he was so excited! Then we were off to Harris Teeter-I have decided I like this grocery store better than Bloom or Giant and almost as much as Wegman’s! I wish it were closer to the house though-it was in Ashburn and the one in Reston is about the same distance away. Then later in the day we headed over to Mom and Dad’s to celebrate Mandy’s bday! It is actually on Monday but Sunday worked out better since someone (me) has to work on Monday. It’s always good to get everyone together. Travis had fun playing with the new ACC Memory game that Tammy and Sean got him….and he also had fun showing off for everyone-his favorite past time! We had good food and Mandy seemed to enjoy her presents so it was a good time had by all. Travis had a bath before we left and then we headed home for the night! Good times!
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Another home football game in the books!
Travis and I picked up Evan at the airport on Monday after school. He had a great time on his 24 hour trip to Vegas. He basically came back with the same amount of money that he started with so I would call that a decent trip. Travis liked wondering around the airport while waiting for him. So many “neat” things for a little boy to look at. I was constantly having to “look over there” etc. Travis was allowed to pick a place for us to go to dinner on the way home. Of course he chose Red Robin- he loves it there. I think that he likes the food and I know he LOVES driving in the race car game! He wolfed down his grilled cheese and mandarin oranges and played the game about 3 times. A successful meal out for us!
On Friday we headed to Blacksburg around mid-day. Travis was great in the car which always helps. We got to Skippy’s around 4 ish and unpacked the car. After Travis ran around a bit we all headed downtown to the Hokie House. He loves the Hokie House for one reason only…..they have the hunting game there complete with rifle. So he played that a bunch and we had dinner and hung out. We ran into Jobie who we haven’t seen in years! It was nice to catch up with old friends but Travis wouldn’t talk to people-he was being shy I guess. Eventually we went back to Skippy’s and I put Travis to bed. Evan made the jambalaya in the crockpot for the tailgate and we all crashed around midnight or so.
Saturday morning Evan went to the tailgate spot at 7am. Travis and I left Skippy’s around 9am and went over to Kroger before heading to Lot 8. We dropped off Skippy at the airport lot on our way to Lot 8. Travis had a great time at the tailgate running around etc. There are some funny pictures to come. We headed over to Lot 1 to see my Aunt and Uncle. It turned out one of my other aunts was there as well and 2 of my cousins (one is a student at Tech right now). It was nice to catch up but Travis wasn’t sure about talking to them etc. After hanging out there for a few minutes we headed into the stadium………
Travis had a great time at the game and got really into the “Let’s Go”…”Hokies” part. He has been doing it on and off since then which is really cute. He sat through the whole game for the 2nd time in a row which was nice in the fact that is proved the 1st time wasn’t a farce. At one point he and Evan wandered away to go to the bathroom or something…..they came back with a “Go Hokies” foam finger. Travis thought this was the best thing he had ever seen-waving it around etc. About 20 minutes after he sat down some security person came up and told us he can’t wave it-it’s against ACC rules. Wait…What? He got it HERE IN THE STADIUM and he can’t use it???? Way to crush a 4 year old’s day. Travis didn’t understand why he couldn’t wave it anymore-don’t sell it in the stadium if you can’t use it in the stadium!!!! I did get some cute pics prior to this happening.
On the way out of the stadium Evan and Skippy stopped at the table to see what their BAC was. Evan was a .06 I think and Skippy was a .08? I got a picture of Skippy getting his done while holding Travis on his shoulders-classic picture! Then we tailgated some more until Travis got too punchy. When we got back to Skippy’s Travis got to play a tuba. He thought this was the neatest thing he had ever done-so proud of himself. I have video and pics of this for those who are interested. Then we got Wendy’s for dinner and Travis (literally) passed out on the couch after eating. That night Evan and Skippy went out and hung out with a few people-drank some beer-typical Saturday night in Blacksburg.
We went home early Sunday morning and the rest of the day was the normal stuff. We went to the grocery store and got 2 really nice pumpkins there. Travis spent the rest of the late afternoon playing with Kelly. One of his favorite things to do!
On Friday we headed to Blacksburg around mid-day. Travis was great in the car which always helps. We got to Skippy’s around 4 ish and unpacked the car. After Travis ran around a bit we all headed downtown to the Hokie House. He loves the Hokie House for one reason only…..they have the hunting game there complete with rifle. So he played that a bunch and we had dinner and hung out. We ran into Jobie who we haven’t seen in years! It was nice to catch up with old friends but Travis wouldn’t talk to people-he was being shy I guess. Eventually we went back to Skippy’s and I put Travis to bed. Evan made the jambalaya in the crockpot for the tailgate and we all crashed around midnight or so.
Saturday morning Evan went to the tailgate spot at 7am. Travis and I left Skippy’s around 9am and went over to Kroger before heading to Lot 8. We dropped off Skippy at the airport lot on our way to Lot 8. Travis had a great time at the tailgate running around etc. There are some funny pictures to come. We headed over to Lot 1 to see my Aunt and Uncle. It turned out one of my other aunts was there as well and 2 of my cousins (one is a student at Tech right now). It was nice to catch up but Travis wasn’t sure about talking to them etc. After hanging out there for a few minutes we headed into the stadium………
Travis had a great time at the game and got really into the “Let’s Go”…”Hokies” part. He has been doing it on and off since then which is really cute. He sat through the whole game for the 2nd time in a row which was nice in the fact that is proved the 1st time wasn’t a farce. At one point he and Evan wandered away to go to the bathroom or something…..they came back with a “Go Hokies” foam finger. Travis thought this was the best thing he had ever seen-waving it around etc. About 20 minutes after he sat down some security person came up and told us he can’t wave it-it’s against ACC rules. Wait…What? He got it HERE IN THE STADIUM and he can’t use it???? Way to crush a 4 year old’s day. Travis didn’t understand why he couldn’t wave it anymore-don’t sell it in the stadium if you can’t use it in the stadium!!!! I did get some cute pics prior to this happening.
On the way out of the stadium Evan and Skippy stopped at the table to see what their BAC was. Evan was a .06 I think and Skippy was a .08? I got a picture of Skippy getting his done while holding Travis on his shoulders-classic picture! Then we tailgated some more until Travis got too punchy. When we got back to Skippy’s Travis got to play a tuba. He thought this was the neatest thing he had ever done-so proud of himself. I have video and pics of this for those who are interested. Then we got Wendy’s for dinner and Travis (literally) passed out on the couch after eating. That night Evan and Skippy went out and hung out with a few people-drank some beer-typical Saturday night in Blacksburg.
We went home early Sunday morning and the rest of the day was the normal stuff. We went to the grocery store and got 2 really nice pumpkins there. Travis spent the rest of the late afternoon playing with Kelly. One of his favorite things to do!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Back to school night in Pre-K??? We will take it!
Travis had school pictures on Wednesday. This was a challenge since he doesn’t like shirts with collars, buttons or zippers on them. So this means that he has t shirts and more t shirts to wear. I had been prepping him for days saying he needs to wear what I want him too on that day. He kept agreeing with me but…….when it was Wednesday morning….another story all together. He pitched a fit with the collared shirt I slipped over his head. I got tired of fighting and he ended up wearing a very nice t-shirt. I think it was one of the nice ones my parents bought him at the Pumpkin Patch store. We shall see how the pictures come out. I’m hoping for the best but he has a tendency to make a goofy smile face when it’s time to get a picture taken.
Thursday night was Travis’ 1st back to school night! I had no idea this was done for Pre-K but I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised since this school seems to be leaps and bounds above the last one. We left Travis at Mandy’s house (kids weren’t allowed at BTS night) and Tammy was there-fresh from the airport. I heard they had a great time making/eating dinner and playing cards etc. He was a good boy. We got to school and went to his classroom and had to sit in the little chairs when we got there. This was cute at first but it was soooo hard for my knees to move after being squashed for so long! We both met Mrs. Melendez and she gave everyone a layout of the class, routine etc. She seems like she is going to be very good. Travis really seems to like her! I think he is going to learn a lot this year. He is already learning Spanish, German and sign language! They are going to also learn Italian and French! Wow!
On Friday when we got home there was a package on the front door. IT WAS THE XBOX!!!! Travis was so excited! He gave it a hug and a kiss and told it how much he missed it-it was so cute! He was so excited to get it all hooked back up and start playing the new Batman Lego game! That was pretty much what he did all night…… Later that night Cal and Wendy came over and we christened the new Rockband 2 game…..though we did have to make a new band since it doesn’t seem to let you use your Rockband 1 band etc. It was fun to get back into playing!
Saturday we hung around the house since it was a gray and rainy day. Around 7pm everyone starting showing up for the VT/Nebraska game. Eilynn, Jenni, Glory, Paige, Kristen and Christine came over with their spouses and some of the kids. The kids ran around crazy the whole time but it was really nice for the girls to catch up. We stayed upstairs with most of the kids and the guys went downstairs to try and watch the game in peace. I can’t believe that the kids lasted throughout the whole game! It wasn’t over until around 11 and the kids were still going strong. I was glad the Hokies pulled out a win and had a great time catching up with everyone in the process.
Let’s see…..Sunday we took Evan to the airport since he was going to Vegas for the day. Yes the day. Barry and Paul were there playing poker and Evan had a free flight and a free room so he decided to go for the day. I think it’s a little nutty but he was excited. Travis and I then headed to Mom and Dad’s for a belated bday for Dad. We had a yummy brunch! Then Mandy, Tammy, Sean, Travis and I headed to Ocoquan for the craft fair. Travis really enjoyed looking at all of the wooden cars people had made. Shocker he took home what had to be the largest one……a 7 car –auto carrier! After we got home Travis played for a bit and we stayed for a pizza dinner. Then we headed home since Travis was still tired from the game the night before.
Thursday night was Travis’ 1st back to school night! I had no idea this was done for Pre-K but I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised since this school seems to be leaps and bounds above the last one. We left Travis at Mandy’s house (kids weren’t allowed at BTS night) and Tammy was there-fresh from the airport. I heard they had a great time making/eating dinner and playing cards etc. He was a good boy. We got to school and went to his classroom and had to sit in the little chairs when we got there. This was cute at first but it was soooo hard for my knees to move after being squashed for so long! We both met Mrs. Melendez and she gave everyone a layout of the class, routine etc. She seems like she is going to be very good. Travis really seems to like her! I think he is going to learn a lot this year. He is already learning Spanish, German and sign language! They are going to also learn Italian and French! Wow!
On Friday when we got home there was a package on the front door. IT WAS THE XBOX!!!! Travis was so excited! He gave it a hug and a kiss and told it how much he missed it-it was so cute! He was so excited to get it all hooked back up and start playing the new Batman Lego game! That was pretty much what he did all night…… Later that night Cal and Wendy came over and we christened the new Rockband 2 game…..though we did have to make a new band since it doesn’t seem to let you use your Rockband 1 band etc. It was fun to get back into playing!
Saturday we hung around the house since it was a gray and rainy day. Around 7pm everyone starting showing up for the VT/Nebraska game. Eilynn, Jenni, Glory, Paige, Kristen and Christine came over with their spouses and some of the kids. The kids ran around crazy the whole time but it was really nice for the girls to catch up. We stayed upstairs with most of the kids and the guys went downstairs to try and watch the game in peace. I can’t believe that the kids lasted throughout the whole game! It wasn’t over until around 11 and the kids were still going strong. I was glad the Hokies pulled out a win and had a great time catching up with everyone in the process.
Let’s see…..Sunday we took Evan to the airport since he was going to Vegas for the day. Yes the day. Barry and Paul were there playing poker and Evan had a free flight and a free room so he decided to go for the day. I think it’s a little nutty but he was excited. Travis and I then headed to Mom and Dad’s for a belated bday for Dad. We had a yummy brunch! Then Mandy, Tammy, Sean, Travis and I headed to Ocoquan for the craft fair. Travis really enjoyed looking at all of the wooden cars people had made. Shocker he took home what had to be the largest one……a 7 car –auto carrier! After we got home Travis played for a bit and we stayed for a pizza dinner. Then we headed home since Travis was still tired from the game the night before.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Back to school BBQ and more!
This week Travis was really enjoying school. He really likes it there and is learning a whole lot! He loves to tell me what his “class job” was for the day and that his frog “stayed on green the whole day”. Travis is doing well with the magic tickets system as well. Basically if they are good for class time they get a ticket-when they get 10 tickets they get to pick out a prize. I can’t remember if I have mentioned this before or not but the prizes are things like cars, rings, stickers etc. He is really excited to be close to a prize!
Monday our new fridge and oven were delivered! They look great and thanks to Dad for coming over and helping Evan install them both. I can’t wait to test them out over the holidays when the double oven will really come in handy! For now though we have a fridge and an oven in the garage instead of a car!
Travis got his hair cut on Wednesday in preparation for next week’s school pictures. He was a lot wigglier than normal but as always Suzanna did a great job. Travis enjoyed chatting with her about various things and eating the chocolate from the front desk.
On Thursday Travis’ school had a “Back to School BBQ” with all kids and parents invited. We had to bring a dessert-our part of the alphabet were the dessert bringers. Travis had a blast running around and showing us all the cool stuff. It looks like the highlights for him on the playground are the sandbox and the tricycles. They have these super heavy duty tricycles and a figure 8 track the kids ride on. There is even a designated spot for the kids to stand to wait for their turn! Travis was riding around like a speed demon-shocker. Mel, Dale and their 2 kids Brandon and Mason were there too since Brandon is in the preschool program there. It was nice hanging out with them while chasing Travis at the same time!
Friday I went out to Amy’s house after work for her “Tastefully Simple” party. This is basically an excuse to get girls together for some drinks and to taste a bunch of fun dips. desserts and soups. I got a few things….I can never turn down food! LOL!
On Saturday we hung around the house for the most part and watched the Tech game in the afternoon. Somehow Tech beat UNC! Travis and I were over at Kelly’s house playing so I missed most of the game. Kelly and Travis get along so well it is too cute. Sometimes I wonder how they will be together when they get older. Will they be best buddies? Will they date? I know her Dad has already warned Travis about the dating-LOL!
For some strange reason we decided to clean the garage on Sunday. This is an undertaking and a half. Why did we say we would do this? Crazy! Evan spent his time putting a storage unit on the ceiling and I cleaned out most of the cubes on the shelf. Travis “helped” by moving the piles from place to place. Eventually he wanted to go inside and watch TV so I took him in. Later in the day it was (more or less) done…though we still can’t fit another car in the garage because Travis has so many big toys….Jeep, wagon, car, big wheel, scooter etc. It looks clean though and that is all that matters!
Monday our new fridge and oven were delivered! They look great and thanks to Dad for coming over and helping Evan install them both. I can’t wait to test them out over the holidays when the double oven will really come in handy! For now though we have a fridge and an oven in the garage instead of a car!
Travis got his hair cut on Wednesday in preparation for next week’s school pictures. He was a lot wigglier than normal but as always Suzanna did a great job. Travis enjoyed chatting with her about various things and eating the chocolate from the front desk.
On Thursday Travis’ school had a “Back to School BBQ” with all kids and parents invited. We had to bring a dessert-our part of the alphabet were the dessert bringers. Travis had a blast running around and showing us all the cool stuff. It looks like the highlights for him on the playground are the sandbox and the tricycles. They have these super heavy duty tricycles and a figure 8 track the kids ride on. There is even a designated spot for the kids to stand to wait for their turn! Travis was riding around like a speed demon-shocker. Mel, Dale and their 2 kids Brandon and Mason were there too since Brandon is in the preschool program there. It was nice hanging out with them while chasing Travis at the same time!
Friday I went out to Amy’s house after work for her “Tastefully Simple” party. This is basically an excuse to get girls together for some drinks and to taste a bunch of fun dips. desserts and soups. I got a few things….I can never turn down food! LOL!
On Saturday we hung around the house for the most part and watched the Tech game in the afternoon. Somehow Tech beat UNC! Travis and I were over at Kelly’s house playing so I missed most of the game. Kelly and Travis get along so well it is too cute. Sometimes I wonder how they will be together when they get older. Will they be best buddies? Will they date? I know her Dad has already warned Travis about the dating-LOL!
For some strange reason we decided to clean the garage on Sunday. This is an undertaking and a half. Why did we say we would do this? Crazy! Evan spent his time putting a storage unit on the ceiling and I cleaned out most of the cubes on the shelf. Travis “helped” by moving the piles from place to place. Eventually he wanted to go inside and watch TV so I took him in. Later in the day it was (more or less) done…though we still can’t fit another car in the garage because Travis has so many big toys….Jeep, wagon, car, big wheel, scooter etc. It looks clean though and that is all that matters!
Saturday, September 20, 2008
1st home football game for us!
Travis has been enjoying his new school a lot and they are learning through books. This week began the Curious George section which is one of Travis' favorites. I know a lot of schools do this now but I think it's a really neat concept. One of the things is all of the kids will be bringing in items for a "Me Museum" since they are probably curious about each other. Basically they bring in 3-5 things about them and the other kids can ask questions etc. Travis' turn will be next week.
On Friday we all headed to Blacksburg around lunch time. Skippy rode with us as well since he was up here for a concert the night before. Travis was very excited about heading to Blacksburg again. This was an experiment for the remainder of the season......... When we got into town we dropped all of our stuff at Skippy's house and headed downtown for Happy Hour/dinner at the Hokie House. Travis didn't really want to eat since he found the only videogame in the whole place-I think it was called Buck Hunter or something like that. So that kept him entertained for a long time but he did need a lot of adult assistance with it. Then we left and went to the drillfield to just run around. He watched the Corps get yelled at and have to run around-though he didn't want to get too close-lol. At that point Travis wanted ice cream so we went to the Ben and Jerry's in town. He had a hard time deciding what to get but it was all fine in the end. Then we got back to Skippy's and Travis crashed hard!
Saturday morning Evan went to tailgate spot around 7am while Travis and I hung around Skippy's a little. Eventually we got going and went to Kroger for some tailgate shopping. He and I got to lot #8 at around 9am--now this is impressive since the game wasn't until 3:30pm. Tailgating for us was a lot of running around and applying sunscreen since it was bright and sunny and sooooo HOT! Travis had a blast though and was really tired-this worried us a little since the game hadn't even started. He had been asking us if it was time for the game about every hour all day long. Thankfully it was time to go and he started to get really excited when he saw all of the people and the stadium. He started shouting back "Let's Go Hokies" in the mass of people waiting to get into the stadium. We got to our seats and he got soooo into it! Clapping/screaming when the defense was on the field/high fives for scores etc. He watched the whole game! I was in shock since I was assuming the worst and I might get 1 quarter out of him. After the big victory we went back to the tailgate spot and Travis ran around a little more but it was getting late-8ish and it had been a long day. We took him back to Skippy's and gave him a bath and he was asleep about a minute after he laid down.
Sunday we headed back home in the morning and didn't do a whole lot for the rest of the day. I did clean out the fridge a bit since the new one was getting delivered on Monday.
On Friday we all headed to Blacksburg around lunch time. Skippy rode with us as well since he was up here for a concert the night before. Travis was very excited about heading to Blacksburg again. This was an experiment for the remainder of the season......... When we got into town we dropped all of our stuff at Skippy's house and headed downtown for Happy Hour/dinner at the Hokie House. Travis didn't really want to eat since he found the only videogame in the whole place-I think it was called Buck Hunter or something like that. So that kept him entertained for a long time but he did need a lot of adult assistance with it. Then we left and went to the drillfield to just run around. He watched the Corps get yelled at and have to run around-though he didn't want to get too close-lol. At that point Travis wanted ice cream so we went to the Ben and Jerry's in town. He had a hard time deciding what to get but it was all fine in the end. Then we got back to Skippy's and Travis crashed hard!
Saturday morning Evan went to tailgate spot around 7am while Travis and I hung around Skippy's a little. Eventually we got going and went to Kroger for some tailgate shopping. He and I got to lot #8 at around 9am--now this is impressive since the game wasn't until 3:30pm. Tailgating for us was a lot of running around and applying sunscreen since it was bright and sunny and sooooo HOT! Travis had a blast though and was really tired-this worried us a little since the game hadn't even started. He had been asking us if it was time for the game about every hour all day long. Thankfully it was time to go and he started to get really excited when he saw all of the people and the stadium. He started shouting back "Let's Go Hokies" in the mass of people waiting to get into the stadium. We got to our seats and he got soooo into it! Clapping/screaming when the defense was on the field/high fives for scores etc. He watched the whole game! I was in shock since I was assuming the worst and I might get 1 quarter out of him. After the big victory we went back to the tailgate spot and Travis ran around a little more but it was getting late-8ish and it had been a long day. We took him back to Skippy's and gave him a bath and he was asleep about a minute after he laid down.
Sunday we headed back home in the morning and didn't do a whole lot for the rest of the day. I did clean out the fridge a bit since the new one was getting delivered on Monday.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
1st week of Pre-K!!!!!
Labor day was quiet at our house. Just some errands and getting ready for the week ahead….. Nothing too exciting that I can recall-lol. We did normal activities such as books, Legos, Xbox, cars and scrapbooking (well that was me and not Evan or Travis). Travis was excited to get his stuff ready for his 1st day of Pre-K!
On the 1st day of school Travis was excited but also wanted it to be Saturday so he didn’t have to go-lol. I told him he couldn’t have it both ways but he would be having so much fun when he got there it wouldn’t matter. So we packed his lunch and backpack and off he went! He has really enjoyed getting to know his new friends. Some of the kids were there for the summer camp as well but some are brand new to the school. Most of the kids only stay for the pre-k part of the day so at the end of the day he is in a class with some older and some younger kids. He was very excited about his daily jobs at school…one day he was attendance helper, another he was flag holder, snack helper etc. He thinks these jobs are super cool-definitely not something they did at his old school. That place was more chaos than a school most of the time. They also have these frogs with their names on them that need to stay on “green”. If they act up/don’t listen etc they move to yellow, red etc. I know a lot of elementary schools do this but I like they did it in pre-k too. Travis is so excited to tell me he “has been on green all day-of course”! They are doing the learning with books thing that a lot of school do these days. The 1st two weeks they are doing Curious George-one of Travis’ favorites. So all of the lessons and crafts revolve around the book. It’s a neat concept!
We decided after a small refrigerator mishap that we would get a new one. I wanted the french door kind with the freezer on the bottom but Evan wasn’t a fan so I said the side by side was fine. He thought he would be constantly kicking the freezer door shut which is definitely possible. So they one we got is basically like the one we have except the ice is in the door instead of on the top shelf and going down the chute and the doors are smooth not bumpy like they normally are. The doors are also concave which looked a lot different to me which I liked. Sears was running a special when you buy more appliances-yes I’m aware there is always something like this going on. So the big thing is that I got a DOUBLE OVEN! I am sooooo excited! Every time we have a party/people over I wish I had more than one oven. So they are both getting delivered next week! So excited!
Late in the week we were watching the weather closely since Hurricane Hannah was on its way to the east coast. This was a problem for 2 reasons…..1)there was a Tech game on Saturday and 2) our basement is prone to flooding. We waited until Thursday night to make the decision to stay home and monitor the basement. Thankfully Evan was able to sell our tickets-below face but something is better than nothing!
On Saturday morning the rain started coming down in buckets-we probably got at least 5 inches of rain. Thankfully the basement didn’t flood but I’m sure it would have been if we hadn’t been home. We watched the game on the internet and spent most of the day lazing around the house since we were trapped inside! Though there were times I saw a river on the side of our house and a lake in the front yard! Later that night Tammy, Sean, Mandy and Charlie came over to hang out/play Wii. They saw Travis for about 30 minutes and then it was time for him to go to bed. The rest of the evening was spent playing Wii and laughing at the boys and their Wii abilities!
Sunday was a day full of errands and stuff around the house. Evan fixed his lawn mower, mowed the lawn, tried to fix the hot tub and other things I can’t remember. I was doing other fun things like getting groceries, doing laundry, putting up some fall decoration in the house and entertaining Travis and Kelly.
On the 1st day of school Travis was excited but also wanted it to be Saturday so he didn’t have to go-lol. I told him he couldn’t have it both ways but he would be having so much fun when he got there it wouldn’t matter. So we packed his lunch and backpack and off he went! He has really enjoyed getting to know his new friends. Some of the kids were there for the summer camp as well but some are brand new to the school. Most of the kids only stay for the pre-k part of the day so at the end of the day he is in a class with some older and some younger kids. He was very excited about his daily jobs at school…one day he was attendance helper, another he was flag holder, snack helper etc. He thinks these jobs are super cool-definitely not something they did at his old school. That place was more chaos than a school most of the time. They also have these frogs with their names on them that need to stay on “green”. If they act up/don’t listen etc they move to yellow, red etc. I know a lot of elementary schools do this but I like they did it in pre-k too. Travis is so excited to tell me he “has been on green all day-of course”! They are doing the learning with books thing that a lot of school do these days. The 1st two weeks they are doing Curious George-one of Travis’ favorites. So all of the lessons and crafts revolve around the book. It’s a neat concept!
We decided after a small refrigerator mishap that we would get a new one. I wanted the french door kind with the freezer on the bottom but Evan wasn’t a fan so I said the side by side was fine. He thought he would be constantly kicking the freezer door shut which is definitely possible. So they one we got is basically like the one we have except the ice is in the door instead of on the top shelf and going down the chute and the doors are smooth not bumpy like they normally are. The doors are also concave which looked a lot different to me which I liked. Sears was running a special when you buy more appliances-yes I’m aware there is always something like this going on. So the big thing is that I got a DOUBLE OVEN! I am sooooo excited! Every time we have a party/people over I wish I had more than one oven. So they are both getting delivered next week! So excited!
Late in the week we were watching the weather closely since Hurricane Hannah was on its way to the east coast. This was a problem for 2 reasons…..1)there was a Tech game on Saturday and 2) our basement is prone to flooding. We waited until Thursday night to make the decision to stay home and monitor the basement. Thankfully Evan was able to sell our tickets-below face but something is better than nothing!
On Saturday morning the rain started coming down in buckets-we probably got at least 5 inches of rain. Thankfully the basement didn’t flood but I’m sure it would have been if we hadn’t been home. We watched the game on the internet and spent most of the day lazing around the house since we were trapped inside! Though there were times I saw a river on the side of our house and a lake in the front yard! Later that night Tammy, Sean, Mandy and Charlie came over to hang out/play Wii. They saw Travis for about 30 minutes and then it was time for him to go to bed. The rest of the evening was spent playing Wii and laughing at the boys and their Wii abilities!
Sunday was a day full of errands and stuff around the house. Evan fixed his lawn mower, mowed the lawn, tried to fix the hot tub and other things I can’t remember. I was doing other fun things like getting groceries, doing laundry, putting up some fall decoration in the house and entertaining Travis and Kelly.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
A week with Grammy and Poppy since school is still closed.....
Last week Travis ‘ school was still closed to get ready for the new school year. Evan’s parents came up to watch him during the week so we could go to work etc. They had a lot of fun playing games, Legos, reading books and spending time playing Xbox!
On Thursday Rob and Angie came over for the afternoon/dinner. They had a good time playing with Travis and we liked visiting with them……even though it wasn’t for long. We ordered from the local sushi place up the street-YUMMY! I don’t eat sushi but they have this killer buffalo shrimp and grown ups mac and cheese that has jalapenos and salsa in it! Everyone else had some type of sushi. I think Travis chose to have PB&J! LOL
Friday was the last day of the quarter for me at work. I worked a little late and got home around 7pm. Not too bad considering there have been some quarters where I was here at 2am on the last day! Evan was at his fantasy football draft and ended up not coming home because they played poker until about 4am. Craziness in my opinion!
Saturday morning Evan’s parents got on the road to try and beat some of the holiday traffic. We didn’t do a whole lot during the day other than the normal stuff….legos, books, xbox etc. In the evening we went over to Jenni and Steve’s house for their annual Labor Day BBQ. It was nice to see everyone…Jenni, Steve, Glory, Frank, Mo, Keith, Kerri and Greg…..and of course all of the kids! The kids had a lot of fun playing in the basement and riding bikes in the cul-de-sac. Travis was pretty tired when we got home at around 10pm!
Sunday we had a quiet morning and then Erinn came over around noon to scrapbook with me all day! Woohoo! I love those days where we can do that all day long! Travis and Evan went to the Lego show in Tysons. Travis loved it all and had fun playing with the Legos there and buying some little Lego accessories. Mike and the kids came over for dinner and we had a feast on the grill. The kids played for awhile while Erinn and I scrapped and Evan and Mike chatted. Mike and the kids eventually went home and Evan put Travis to bed. Erinn left around 11:30!
Travis goes back to school next week so stay tuned…..
On Thursday Rob and Angie came over for the afternoon/dinner. They had a good time playing with Travis and we liked visiting with them……even though it wasn’t for long. We ordered from the local sushi place up the street-YUMMY! I don’t eat sushi but they have this killer buffalo shrimp and grown ups mac and cheese that has jalapenos and salsa in it! Everyone else had some type of sushi. I think Travis chose to have PB&J! LOL
Friday was the last day of the quarter for me at work. I worked a little late and got home around 7pm. Not too bad considering there have been some quarters where I was here at 2am on the last day! Evan was at his fantasy football draft and ended up not coming home because they played poker until about 4am. Craziness in my opinion!
Saturday morning Evan’s parents got on the road to try and beat some of the holiday traffic. We didn’t do a whole lot during the day other than the normal stuff….legos, books, xbox etc. In the evening we went over to Jenni and Steve’s house for their annual Labor Day BBQ. It was nice to see everyone…Jenni, Steve, Glory, Frank, Mo, Keith, Kerri and Greg…..and of course all of the kids! The kids had a lot of fun playing in the basement and riding bikes in the cul-de-sac. Travis was pretty tired when we got home at around 10pm!
Sunday we had a quiet morning and then Erinn came over around noon to scrapbook with me all day! Woohoo! I love those days where we can do that all day long! Travis and Evan went to the Lego show in Tysons. Travis loved it all and had fun playing with the Legos there and buying some little Lego accessories. Mike and the kids came over for dinner and we had a feast on the grill. The kids played for awhile while Erinn and I scrapped and Evan and Mike chatted. Mike and the kids eventually went home and Evan put Travis to bed. Erinn left around 11:30!
Travis goes back to school next week so stay tuned…..
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