November 2011 - -
This week Catherine turns three years old - amazing! I thought before Thursday, November 17th arrived I'd take the opportunity to write about our youngest child and her life right now. : )
Monday, November 14, 2011
Binky Fairy
November 2011 - -
A week ago last night the "Binky Fairy" paid a visit to our house. It was a much anticipated visit and after a bit of deliberation we decided it was kinder to take her paci away from her a week or so before her birthday rather than ON her birthday. We had been talking about the Binky Fairy's upcoming arrival (Jacob too helped remind her) and bless Sesame Street for having an episode dedicated to Elmo (and Curly Bear) giving up their pacis. That evening we put all but two of her pacis in a basket outside her door for the fairy. She knew in exchange there would be a stuffed animal or toy. (In the night the fairy also managed to find and remove the two pacis she took to bed with her as well.) In the morning she had a special new stuffed giraffe and a new pair of pink elephant slippers in the basket. When she roused early that morning and realized she really had no more pacis she cried in my arms for about 20 minutes. She was so sweet with her grief it touched my heart. And since then she has fussed only a few times for it (her most difficult time without it being right after she wakes up from her nap) and has also talked about it openly with her teachers and friends. : ) We are proud of her for being both potty-trained and sans pacifier prior to her 3rd birthday.
Two sweet stories: on Wednesday Catherine and I were at Wal-mart and as we were entering the store she told me she was having a hard time with no pacis and that she needed a puppy (to help cope I suppose.) : ) Now she is wondering if Santa will bring one instead...?
Also, right after the fairy arrived a somewhat sad Jacob kept asking if the Binky Fairy had left him anything... So we decided we should double check his pillows and covers just in case. (The "Binky Fairy" then covertly slipped a small stuffed zoo animal in while we were searching.) : ) He was very happy afterwards.
As a side note it is important that the "Binky Fairy" be quite thorough as she has since found three pacis in her purse! ; )
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Halloween Festivities
October 2011 - -
I let the kids choose their costumes this year with some hesitation only because it seemed they changed their minds on the subject often! However, time was marching on and I was fearful costumes would sell out so in late September Jacob selected Optimus Prime (a "good" transformer) and Catherine choose "Tangled" (Rapunzel.) Before that particular trip to Target, however, Jacob had professed an interest in being Darth Vader while Catherine had planned to be Jessie from Toy Story (a hand-me-down from Cousin Lily.) Here's the funny part - I bought the costumes and they wore them to Zoo Boo, around the house, Jacob wore his to preschool, and for our Halloween party here at home. BUT on Halloween night for trick-or-treating, Catherine wanted to wear the Jessie costume and Jacob in support of his sister wore LAST YEAR'S Buzz Lightyear costume. Made me laugh.
We had a fun month celebrating Halloween. We started our festivities with a trip to "Zoo Boo," which was perhaps slightly over-rated and much too crowded for me as with our membership this year we can go anytime, but it was fun for them to wear their costumes, see the animals eating their food out of pumpkins, and decorate their own mini-pumpkins with paint pens (Catherine LOVED this.) Plus, the new elephant exhibit was open finally which was a huge hit with our pachyderm-loving daughter.
The kid's preschool has a Fall Festival each year and I always try to volunteer to see them in their element. There are games for them to play, a treasure search, crafts, face painting (see Richie) etc. Hopefully you LOVE Catherine's Halloween dress. I bought it second hand and she hated it instantly (apparently she has a strong dislike of polka dots?!) but I couldn't return it and so wanted her to wear it at least once. After doing different bribery activities I was finally successful. : )
And finally we concluded our festivities on Halloween with a party at our house with some preschool friends and then pizza and trick-or-treating (see other post) with the Schubert's around the neighborhood. The kids wore their costumes for the party and in general strewed toys 
about and had a good time... We decorated foam pumpkins with stickers, painted pumpkins with paint pens (idea stolen from zoo), bobbed for apples - (this is always amusing - see Miss Addison), and decorated sugar cookies.
I let the kids choose their costumes this year with some hesitation only because it seemed they changed their minds on the subject often! However, time was marching on and I was fearful costumes would sell out so in late September Jacob selected Optimus Prime (a "good" transformer) and Catherine choose "Tangled" (Rapunzel.) Before that particular trip to Target, however, Jacob had professed an interest in being Darth Vader while Catherine had planned to be Jessie from Toy Story (a hand-me-down from Cousin Lily.) Here's the funny part - I bought the costumes and they wore them to Zoo Boo, around the house, Jacob wore his to preschool, and for our Halloween party here at home. BUT on Halloween night for trick-or-treating, Catherine wanted to wear the Jessie costume and Jacob in support of his sister wore LAST YEAR'S Buzz Lightyear costume. Made me laugh.
We had a fun month celebrating Halloween. We started our festivities with a trip to "Zoo Boo," which was perhaps slightly over-rated and much too crowded for me as with our membership this year we can go anytime, but it was fun for them to wear their costumes, see the animals eating their food out of pumpkins, and decorate their own mini-pumpkins with paint pens (Catherine LOVED this.) Plus, the new elephant exhibit was open finally which was a huge hit with our pachyderm-loving daughter.
The kid's preschool has a Fall Festival each year and I always try to volunteer to see them in their element. There are games for them to play, a treasure search, crafts, face painting (see Richie) etc. Hopefully you LOVE Catherine's Halloween dress. I bought it second hand and she hated it instantly (apparently she has a strong dislike of polka dots?!) but I couldn't return it and so wanted her to wear it at least once. After doing different bribery activities I was finally successful. : )
And finally we concluded our festivities on Halloween with a party at our house with some preschool friends and then pizza and trick-or-treating (see other post) with the Schubert's around the neighborhood. The kids wore their costumes for the party and in general strewed toys 
about and had a good time... We decorated foam pumpkins with stickers, painted pumpkins with paint pens (idea stolen from zoo), bobbed for apples - (this is always amusing - see Miss Addison), and decorated sugar cookies.
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