My little Pumpkins

Go Chargers!

Last week was Trinity's homecoming football game.  We went for the first half and Mary wore a cheerleading uniform loaned to us by a friend.

 

 Mary's version of a cheer!

This is how she sat when I told her I wanted to take her picture.  (They just had pictures taken at school and this is how they had to sit)

Eating Spaghetti, a scientific process!

Last night a friend brought us dinner.  Mary's favorite, Spaghetti!  Eating it has become a scientific endeavor.  We must look carefully at each noodles length before slurping it up into our mouth!  See images below for reference:

When I grow up...

I wonder if Mary will be a reading teacher like her mommy and grandmother? 

Black Tie Affair!

We were invited to a wedding last weekend that was black tie!  Kevin bought a tuxedo a few years ago because of all the things we had to go to that required them.  I, however, had nothing that would work!  Everything I own that is dressy is more for winter or is maternity! Fortunately I found a dress, two actually.  Unfortunately, no one in my family could agree on which one they liked.  Fortunately, I took them back and found another.  Unfortunately, the zipper on the new one decided to break as I was trying it on for Kevin Saturday morning before the wedding.  Fortunately my almost 90 year old great aunt who is visiting and grandmother are talented seamstresses and bought a new zipper to replace what my grandmother referred to as an "inferior zipper!"  I didn't even get to try on the dress till it was time to go to the wedding, but I think it turned out okay!  The wedding was probably the fanciest and most interesting wedding I will ever see.  The bridal procession was to bongo drums, the bridesmaids wore turquoise, Duke Ellington's Heaven was sung during the ceremony, the reception venue included daybeds for couches, and there were more hydrangeas than I have ever seen in one place!

Yadda yadda yadda!!!

Mary surprises me everyday with how much she is talking!  One night this week Kevin sat down at the table to eat his dinner.  Mary looked at him and asked "Is it good, Daddy?" (she is asked this every night). 

Last night as she was waiting for me to bring her her dinner, she started quoting one of her new favorite books, No David!  She said, "Sit down David!  No Yelling, No Hitting, and No Running in the Hall!" 

Then today I went to daycare to pick her up and told her we were going to the doctor.   This is our conversation:

Me: Mary, we are going to the doctor. 
Mary: Dr. Wolbert!
Me: No, Dr. Patel.
Mary: No.  Dr. Wolbert.  Dr. Wolbert.
Me: No we are going to see Dr. Patel.  Dr. Wolbert is for your allergies. 

Mary:  NO!  Dr. Wolbert.  He look in my ears!

 Then all the way to the doctor's office she shouted happily, Dr. Wolbert! Dr. Wolbert!  Apparently she is getting over her fear of doctors.  Thank you Dr. Wolbert!  Thankfully, she acted more than happy to see Dr. Patel, who informed us we have an ear infection (which we already knew).  Unfortunately, we may be on our way to a second set of tubes and a possible removal of adenoids...


She also knows many songs, to which she constantly mixes up the words, changes the words, or transitions between.  She may get her ability to memorize song lyrics from her mommy (I know every single word to Copacabanna!).  Her repertoire includes:

• Twinkle Twinkle
• The Alphabet Song
• The Wheels on the Bus
• Frère Jacques (Are You Sleeping, but we sub Ashlin Jane for Brother John)
• Old McDonald
• OweeOwee (don't know really how to spell it, it is an Irish song Kevin sings to her)
• Jingle Bells (must be working on Carols at daycare)
• The Clean-Up song (my personal favorite)
• A Bushel and A Peck and a Hug around the Neck

She also still loves to read.  Kevin started reading her this book, The Listening Walk, that I used to read to my second graders.  She can fill in the blank on almost any word you leave out!  She also has Brown Bear Brown Bear and Goodnight Moon completely memorized! 

Here is a recent pic from Septemberfest, and her new friend the Goat.

We are Growing!!!

I cannot believe how time flies!  Ashlin had her 4month check up 2 weeks ago and Mary was 23 months old on the 29th of September. Ashlin now weighs 16 pound and 5 ounces (95th percentile and she is getting really heavy in that car seat/carrier).  She is also in the 70th percentile on head circumference and 50th percentile on height.  Ashlin can (but won't) roll over.  She also started solid foods.  So far we have had rice cereal, oatmeal, peas, green beans, and spinach. 

 And yes, she wants to feed herself!