We took the girls to Summer Cel yesterday so they could go on rides and play games. We had to park about a block away and walk there. As soon as the first ride came into view Sophie started yelling and jumping up and down. She was so excited! They both had tons of fun, and got to eat an elephant ear, too! Sophie loved all the rides. She even put her hands up in the air on the rollercoasters! The last 'ride' we stopped at was a big bounce house. The Muskegon Chronicle took a lot of pictures of the girls. Below is a link to the two pictures they put online (just copy and paste it). And the picture of Ava they put in today's issue of The Muskegon Chronicle! I have a bunch of pictures I took and will try to post some soon.
http://comment-blog.advance.net/cgi-bin/mte/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=4474&limit=20&index=adv_photo&category=&search=griswold&date_end=20090705&date_start=20090628
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Randomness
Here are a few random pics from the last 5 months. One of Ava wearing cousin Braeden's toolbelt. Sophie and I went to see Playhouse Disney Live. I had a Mickey Mouse pillow dress made for her. She looked so cute, and we had so much fun! Sophie and Ava also had their picture taken at a professional studio for the first time, rather than just Sears. Paris Studios liked one of Sophie so much they put it in their front window. I'm a proud mom of course.
Sophie's 3rd Birthday
Okay, so this is OLD news. She turned 3 back in December, almost 6 months ago. But I'm trying to get the blog caught up. Her party was at Chuck E Cheese - one of her favorite places. We had a pizza theme, and her cake was decorated to look like a pizza. It turned out so cute, and tasted yummy too! Here are some of my favorite pictures from her party.
Getting ready for her party.
The Pizza Cake
Blowing out her candles.
Getting ready for her party.
The Pizza Cake
Blowing out her candles.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Long time no see!
I can't believe I haven't posted a blog since December! So I need to blog about Sophie's 3rd Birthday, Christmas, Ava getting tubes in her ears, our 5 year anniversary, Jeremy joining the Navy, us putting our house up for sale, Jeremy running his 50 mile ultramarathon....did I forget anything? Probably. Oh, I started my weight loss blog again. Here's the link.
http://andmoreveggies.blogspot.com/
I promise I'll do a better job keeping this blog up! Pictures and stories on the above things will come soon!
http://andmoreveggies.blogspot.com/
I promise I'll do a better job keeping this blog up! Pictures and stories on the above things will come soon!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Happy Holidays!
I designed a card to send out, but never got a chance to print and mail them. So here it is. Hope every one had a Merry Christmas! I'll try to send out Valentine's Day cards to makeup for it.
Friday, December 26, 2008
Ava is.....
WALKING! Of course she's been walking with furniture and her toys for months now. I knew it would be soon. I think she could have done it quite some time ago, she just didn't have the confidence yet. But she finally took off on her own Tuesday night. What a good Christmas present! She will be 15 months tomorrow.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Movie Time!
Last weekend Sophie and I went to see Bolt. It was a 3D movie, so they gave us glasses to wear. This wasn't Sophie's first movie (maybe her 3rd or 4th), but it's been awhile since she's been to one. This time went much better than the rest. I think it's the first time we watched the whole thing. AND she sat through the whole thing! She looked so cute wearing her 3D glasses. The glasses are pretty big, almost too big for adults so they looked really big on her. But she looked so cute in them! About 20 minutes into the movie Sophie says "I want that dog! She (referring to the girl in the movie) can have my dog." Poor Minnie, I promise we won't trade you in. LOL.
At the movie. Not the best picture. I keep telling her a natural smile is much better than a fake one, but she doesn't quite understand how to do it yet. :)
Sophie being silly after the movie.
At the movie. Not the best picture. I keep telling her a natural smile is much better than a fake one, but she doesn't quite understand how to do it yet. :)
Sophie being silly after the movie.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Sophie Says....
I wanted to write down some of the funny things Sophie says. Because I know I will most likely not remember them later. And they are just too cute and funny to not remember.
This one happened last Spring, but is still one of my favorites. Sophie recognizes landmarks now, so she knows where different stores and houses are. Everytime we turn on our street she says "Here's our neighborhood". Just preping the story a little. So one day the little girl, Emily, that lives behind us was in our backyard (with her mom) playing with Sophie and Sophie's sidewalk chalk. It was time to go in and make dinner and Emily wanted to take the chalk home. I said she could take a piece. Of course Sophie didn't like that Emily was taking a piece of her chalk. As Emily and her mom turned around to go home, Sophie says "Go home, this is my neighborhood!".
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The other day Jeremy was getting ready to go for a run. As he's about to walk out the door, Sophie says "Look for cars!". Isn't it sweet how she watches out for her dad!
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Ava is going through a phase of screaming, and of course it's a really high pitched, annoying scream. Sophie likes to copy to her, and I'm always telling them not to scream inside, to use quiet voices. Normally I give Sophie time outs when she doesn't listen, and she gets confused as to why Ava keeps screaming and doesn't get a time out. So I explained to ther that Ava is too little for time outs and that when she gets a little bigger she will have them too.
Sophie says, "And I will keep putting her up there, and putting her up there, and tell her time starts over".
Yes, sometimes Sophie likes to get down from her time out chair and we have to put her back and start the time over. So that's where it came from. Too funny!
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This one just happened this morning.
Sophie: I just washed my face.
Mom: How did you wash it?
Sophie: I got toilet paper wet.
Mom: Where did you get the water?
Sophie: From the toilet.
Oh, yes. This was a proud moment. I did of course explain to her that we never use toilet water, it's very very dirty. We only use water from the sink. Still funny though. Grandma Sally - I'm sure you are freaking out reading this one. And no, I cannot bleach Sophie's mouth. Love you! :)
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And here are Sassy Sophie's new lines for when she is upset about not getting her way.
"Don't talk to me" (with arms crossed)
"I don't like you" (with hands on hips) Then I say, "Well I LOOOOVE you". Sophie says, "No, I don't love you". And we go back and forth. It eventually makes her laugh.
"Get out, I don't want you in here" (sitting on the floor in her room)
And when Sophie is pouty (sp?) I say, "Don't smile it will crack your face." It always makes her smile! That is the line my mom used on me when I was little.
She seems too young to be this sassy already!
I know there are more things I'm not thinking of. I will post more when I think of them. I just don't want to forget these precious moments.
This one happened last Spring, but is still one of my favorites. Sophie recognizes landmarks now, so she knows where different stores and houses are. Everytime we turn on our street she says "Here's our neighborhood". Just preping the story a little. So one day the little girl, Emily, that lives behind us was in our backyard (with her mom) playing with Sophie and Sophie's sidewalk chalk. It was time to go in and make dinner and Emily wanted to take the chalk home. I said she could take a piece. Of course Sophie didn't like that Emily was taking a piece of her chalk. As Emily and her mom turned around to go home, Sophie says "Go home, this is my neighborhood!".
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The other day Jeremy was getting ready to go for a run. As he's about to walk out the door, Sophie says "Look for cars!". Isn't it sweet how she watches out for her dad!
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Ava is going through a phase of screaming, and of course it's a really high pitched, annoying scream. Sophie likes to copy to her, and I'm always telling them not to scream inside, to use quiet voices. Normally I give Sophie time outs when she doesn't listen, and she gets confused as to why Ava keeps screaming and doesn't get a time out. So I explained to ther that Ava is too little for time outs and that when she gets a little bigger she will have them too.
Sophie says, "And I will keep putting her up there, and putting her up there, and tell her time starts over".
Yes, sometimes Sophie likes to get down from her time out chair and we have to put her back and start the time over. So that's where it came from. Too funny!
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This one just happened this morning.
Sophie: I just washed my face.
Mom: How did you wash it?
Sophie: I got toilet paper wet.
Mom: Where did you get the water?
Sophie: From the toilet.
Oh, yes. This was a proud moment. I did of course explain to her that we never use toilet water, it's very very dirty. We only use water from the sink. Still funny though. Grandma Sally - I'm sure you are freaking out reading this one. And no, I cannot bleach Sophie's mouth. Love you! :)
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And here are Sassy Sophie's new lines for when she is upset about not getting her way.
"Don't talk to me" (with arms crossed)
"I don't like you" (with hands on hips) Then I say, "Well I LOOOOVE you". Sophie says, "No, I don't love you". And we go back and forth. It eventually makes her laugh.
"Get out, I don't want you in here" (sitting on the floor in her room)
And when Sophie is pouty (sp?) I say, "Don't smile it will crack your face." It always makes her smile! That is the line my mom used on me when I was little.
She seems too young to be this sassy already!
I know there are more things I'm not thinking of. I will post more when I think of them. I just don't want to forget these precious moments.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
A few updates
We usually take the girls to mall's play area a few times a month. Now that it's cold outside I'm sure I'll take them more often. Sophie and Ava both love to play there.
I remember when I first had Ava I thought having two kids was a piece of cake, busier but that's okay. I like busy. Then Ava got mobile and everything changed. Now I spend a good portion of my day pulling them off each other. Ava not quite old enough to "play" with Sophie, but wanting to be by her all the time. Sophie not wanting Ava by her. I hear it's normal, but it gets very frustrating....sigh. BUT, they were actually playing together a little bit yesterday. Sophie was putting her play blood pressure cuff on Ava, and Ava was holding her arm out laughing. It was so cute! I look forward to more of these moments and less fighting.
Sophie put on her snowpants for the first time yesterday to play outside in the snow, even though it's mostly melted now. She loves to eat snow. Right before coming inside she found a clean spot of snow in the center of the yard and made a snowball. Then she brought the snowball in and put it in a bowl so she could eat it. Silly girl!
Ava loves to climb in, under, on or through anything she can. I see her fun personality showing through more everyday. She's still not walking, but that's okay. Sophie started walking around 14 months and Ava is just a few days shy of 14 months. So I imagine it will be soon. Ava does walk around with her stroller and shopping cart. She just hasn't taken off by herself yet. Soon enough, I know. :)
My best friend Danielle (since the 9th grade) is having her first baby. It's a boy! I (along with her sister) hosted her baby shower at my house a few weeks ago. It went great. The nursery will have a puppy dog theme, so that is the theme we used for the shower. Here are a few pics of Danielle and the cute cakes. Melissa - your cakes taste better! I miss having you here already!
I remember when I first had Ava I thought having two kids was a piece of cake, busier but that's okay. I like busy. Then Ava got mobile and everything changed. Now I spend a good portion of my day pulling them off each other. Ava not quite old enough to "play" with Sophie, but wanting to be by her all the time. Sophie not wanting Ava by her. I hear it's normal, but it gets very frustrating....sigh. BUT, they were actually playing together a little bit yesterday. Sophie was putting her play blood pressure cuff on Ava, and Ava was holding her arm out laughing. It was so cute! I look forward to more of these moments and less fighting.
Sophie put on her snowpants for the first time yesterday to play outside in the snow, even though it's mostly melted now. She loves to eat snow. Right before coming inside she found a clean spot of snow in the center of the yard and made a snowball. Then she brought the snowball in and put it in a bowl so she could eat it. Silly girl!
Ava loves to climb in, under, on or through anything she can. I see her fun personality showing through more everyday. She's still not walking, but that's okay. Sophie started walking around 14 months and Ava is just a few days shy of 14 months. So I imagine it will be soon. Ava does walk around with her stroller and shopping cart. She just hasn't taken off by herself yet. Soon enough, I know. :)
My best friend Danielle (since the 9th grade) is having her first baby. It's a boy! I (along with her sister) hosted her baby shower at my house a few weeks ago. It went great. The nursery will have a puppy dog theme, so that is the theme we used for the shower. Here are a few pics of Danielle and the cute cakes. Melissa - your cakes taste better! I miss having you here already!
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