weekend fun

On Saturday while the boys went and played frisbee golf us girls went to Balboa Park and rented a surrey. They have a little basket in the front for little kids and Addie LOVED it. We had so much fun! After the surrey ride we enjoyed a yummy ice cream cone and relaxed on the grass and soaked up the wonderful weather.



Addie and Mimi enjoying the ice cream...


Glor took Addie on the carousel twice, she loves it!



Glor was Bird sitting for a friend over the weekend. It's name is Bobo, Addie called him Tweety. She thought he was pretty cool, until he tried to give her a "kiss".




On Monday after Brian left to head home us girls went to one of our favorite parks around here.

Padres Game!

We were lucky enough to go to a San Diego Padres game on Friday night. We had a BLAST! Brian and Kevin got box field seats, a big thanks to Glor. Addie, Glor, and I were wanting to get in the kid area. They told us they were sold out so we just decided to hang out on the lawn area and then hoped that we could get into the kid area at some point. Glor saw a couple leaving the area around the 5th inning, so she asked them if we could have their tickets. They were super nice and handed them over. Addie was free at last to go play in the sand pit. On top of the Padres winning we were able to go on the field and watch fireworks. It was SO awesome to be able to go on the field. I have always wanted to feel the grass on a baseball field. It was pretty much the most amazing grass ever. Me being to weirdo I am I even took a picture of it!

Addie and Glor with the Petco Dog


Addie almost loves cotton candy as much as I do


Us girls loving the game


On the field!!


The beautiful grass



This is video of the view from the field

Apron prices..

I was talking this through with a friend and this is what I have come up with.

Adult and kid apron ( matching or not) $25

Adult apron $17.50

Child Apron $12.50

Two child aprons for $20

If you have colors you like or a theme you would like to match I'd be more then happy to look for something that would work for you or your little one.

I am adding the aprons to my crafty blog carrieskozykreations.blogspot.com
Thanks a bunch!

Aprons, Aprons, Aprons!!!

I am on a apron kick. I may have a chance to put them in a boutique in Scottsdale, I am not holding my breath but it would be great. If anyone is interested in having one made let me know. I have made matching "Mommy and Me" aprons, or just kiddie aprons.

For a boy, helping mom in the kitchen or helping daddy fix something.
The velcro and the little bow to cover the stitching.


April in her cherry apron. I made her daughter a matching one..


The matching child apron.

Yay for aprons! I am finally going to make one for myself tomorrow.

Fun times!

My friend April whom I talk about all the time because she is wonderful invited us to go to a ASU baseball game with her and her family. I was super excited when I found out they were going to be playing the Oregon Ducks. We had a wonderful time! For some reason I only took a few pics. Anyway, here they are.

The tickets...






Brian and Addie...







Yesterday I decided to get out of the house and check out this indoor park thing with little rides, games, and a jungle gym thing. I was really excited to take her, we got there and paid, later to see the sign "sorry our AC is broken". About an hour into the fun we both started to get really warm, it was just muggy cause there was no moving air. We had a good time besides that.

A good laugh!

Alright if you need a good laugh check this website out. http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/ ...this is just a small peek into it.

HELP! Please!

Addie has been having sleeping issues for a few weeks now. She has been waking up between 2-4 a.m. and not going back to sleep for 2-4 hours. After this had been happening for a week or so I decided to try and figure out what her deal was. We were letting her watch a movie in her room while she is going to sleep. I cut that out and now I just play Jim Brickman now. When she wakes up in she always asks to watch a movie, I tell her no and that she needs to go back to sleep. She comes in our room and tells me every reason why she either needs to sleep with us or watch a movie. I know it would make my life easier if I just put a movie in but it hasn't stopped her from waking up night after night, so it can't keep happening.

Have any of you had to deal with this with any of your kids? What did you do?

One of my great friends told me that she put her child in the time out chair when they would wake up and get out of bed. I think I may do that. If she gets out and come in to our room( for nothing important), put the chair in her room, buckle her in, and leave her in it for a bit. At first I thought it was a little much but the more I think about it I think it will work. I think if she learns to know that she needs to stay in her bed as long as it is dark outside or she will be put in the time out chair. You would think staying in her bed would be a lot more fun then going in the chair. What are your thoughts? Thanks so much!!!

Flash Cards

I have been trying to work with Addie for a long while now on her letters, numbers, and colors. For some reason she still gets a little mixed up. I thought it may help to get some flash cards. I googled toddler flash cards and found a bunch of websites where you can just print them off and cut them out for free. I did just that. I think they turned out pretty good for free! I worked with her a bit today on her numbers and colors and she did pretty well. I could tell when she was getting a little overwhelmed cause she just started blurting out a bunch of different answers. I guess in due time it will all click, hopefully before she is 10.

Letters


Numbers


Colors






Addie has found a new fun hiding spot. She thinks if she unzips the love sac cover then puts everything but her head in and hides her face then we some hoe can't see her...she cracks me up!! Can you find her???

Dance, dance!

I got a Mother's Day card from one of my bestest (yes, I know that isn't a real word) friend KP (caw caw) today and I opened it. It was one of those musical cards. Addie LOVES these cards. She started dancing her little heart out when the music started, I grabbed the Flip and started recording...Here is she Dancing away!

If you click on the HD button in the bottom right hand corner of the video it's not so grainy.

Some SD Videos...

For anyone who played Punch Out!!! on the original Nintendo

This video is an instant classic...

SD trip....again!

We headed out to San Diego again for Kevin's graduation from the fire academy.

 We went to the beach and played on Friday, Addie and I had a little too much fun in the water. She loved it! I didn't get any pics of her in the water but here is a few of her playing in the sand..

That night Glor watched Addie and Brian and I got some time away. Addie and Glor are the best of friends. Addie LOVES her Mimi, we came in and they were laying in Glor's bed watching a movie together.

On Saturday we went to Kevin's graduation. He did so well, he was one of the top guys in the class. We are so proud of him and his great accomplishment. He is well on his way to becoming a wonderful fire fighter. Addie just loves her Uncle Kev!

That evening Glor did a little pool party thing. We had a blast hangin out with everyone. For some reason I only took one picture that night. This is Addie and Ryon, a great family friends son.

One of Glor's neighbors let Addie barrow her grandsons super cool bike. Addie LOVED it!!
 

Being a Mom is such a wonderful gift. I also feel is is also the hardest job out there, but well worth all the work. I hope all of you mother's and soon-to-be momma's have a beautiful day!

The heat has officially arrived...

Today it was 102, tomorrow 105, Fri. 104, Sat & Sun 102.  You get the point.  So it looks like we'll be seeing above a hundred degree weather till Sept.  It wouldn't be AS bad if I didn't have to wear pants to work, but that's a killer when its 115 out and your car is a balmy 230,124,807 degrees when you get to it after baking in the heat all day.  But regardless, summer is coming and there's nothing we can do about it other than spend as much time as we can in the A/C or the pool.

Swimming!

As it continues to get warmer and warmer everyday, We have been waiting for our pool by our house to get warm enough to go swimming. This weekend we decided to go. Me being the smart mom I am, I knew it would be a little chilly I just told Addie to just jump in. Sure enough she did. When she came up we asked if it was warm and she said "No, tiny bit cold!" It wasn't cold enough for her to want to get out. We worked with her on her swimming skills, she is doing really well. By the middle-end of the summer I feel she will be able to really swim. She LOVES her goggles even though they make her look pretty special.

Here is a video of her jumping in the pool!

We're all connected...

This video is just another reminder of that. To read more about the background of this video "project" you can read here. Hope you enjoy!

Playing For Change Song Around The World "Stand By Me" from Concord Music Group on Vimeo.