More Snow and Fred's Video

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Fred & Sandy made this video of 'Blizzard 2010' and i just couldn't resist posting it here. If you have speakers, turn them on... funny stuff.
kaetlyn and craig made our family out of snowmen. they're really cute. fun day at home. today is sunny and 50 degrees. gotta love tx!

snow day

it was snowing this morning when we were getting ready for work / school. i took some pics of the kiddos and the snow and they are located in the perkins family web albums. i tried to get kaetlyn ready really quickly so she could play outside for a few minutes before we left the house. she was really cute. when we got in the car she said, 'i love winter season, mommy. will you turn the christmas music on?' she's a cutie. school closes at 2:45 today, so i'll be picking up the kiddos pretty soon. craig and i are both working from home right now. it's just a-snowin away! it's supposed to continue into the evening. i'm sure i'll have more pictures as the day progresses. :)

only in texas will you swim on sunday and deal with snow on tuesday!

ER

we had a great weekend! we rode 4 wheelers on saturday and sunday. the weather was beautiful sunday afternoon. we went to this guy's house where there were 7 kids between the ages of 2.5 and 6. they had a blast running around, riding bikes and playing. there's a creek on the property and we took the kiddos to stick their toes in. we also got to get dirty and do some riding... great afternoon.

the remainder of sunday evening didn't turn out so hot. we got home, ate dinner, bath time, etc. and everything seemed fine. around midnight cj woke up with that wonderful seal cough... that's right, croup time. he was trying to sleep and gasping for breath and just down right miserable. craig and i kinda freaked out because it came on so quickly; he really had no symptoms all weekend. so i took him to the ER at midnight.... got home at 1:30. very tired. he's doing well... he never had a fever and they gave him an anti inflammatory to help his throat. they said this should stay in his system for the next 48-72 hours, so i'm hoping we get good sleep tonight. he's had croup once before, but it wasn't quite so sudden. really freaked us out. oh, the joys of parenting. :) you love em so much and they scare you to death! wouldn't have it any other way though.

this week will be good i hope. busy at work, that's for sure. i've also started going to the gym again. nice to get some exercise, endorphins, and stress release. this coming weekend is prep-weekend, because march 5th we're off to the races!

snow is forecasted for tomorrow... we'll see if that really happens. until later.

kaetlyn isms

thought i'd quickly jot down a few of kaetlyn's little pronunciations and words:

bisdusting = disgusting... say it out loud. it sounds pretty funny
drips = tears. we have to wipe them out of each others eyes at night so she can go to sleep
toenails = fingernails, toenails or hangnails...'mommy i have a toenail'

its a dreary foggy day here, and i just wanna ride!!!

cowboy day

today is 'cowboy day' at the kids school. here are some pics of kaetlyn. she was very excited. the arms are her 'making muscles like a cowboy'. lol

haircut!!

pictures are in public web album as well. we did it! first haircut was a success. :) she was such a good girl and stood very still. doug was a little nervous as he doesn't normally cut kids hair (and had some bad experiences) and kaeltyn was a little nervous as well. on the way home from school we talked about it and she said, 'i will stand very still, but doug has to be very very very careful with me, ok mommy?' she also asked that i stand with her. no more curls, but we all think it looks very cute. will be much more manageable. she also wanted barrets instead of a headband today!! progress. :)

soccer game follow up

i talked with one of the teachers about 'soccer game' last night when i picked up the kids. he daughter is also in soccer, so she watched part of the class last week. she said that even though the girls are the youngest, they really do quite well... she also said that kaetlyn does a pretty good job.... phew! relief. :)

on a different note, doug is coming over tonight to do my hair... i think i've convinced all of us (craig, kaetlyn, and especially myself) to cut kaetlyn's hair too... her first haircut ever. we'll have to see how that goes. pictures to follow. yes, my heart strings are yanked. tear!

sigh

feeling a little nostalgic, but excited at the same time. yesterday i did a little bit of house cleaning and actually threw away kaetlyn's binky on a string... its been a while since santa repoed the binkies, but we've had them around.... i also removed the shelf out of the pack-n-play which has been cj's bed since birth... he's moved to the bottom now. my babies are growing up quick!


cj is trying to walk... won't be long. he's pushing himself all over the house on walking toys, and of course kaetlyn's kitchen stool. he pushes one thing till he gets it stuck, then crawls to the next thing and pushes that until it gets stuck. i recognize this time around why one of kaetlyn's first words was 'stuck' because i find myself continuously asking him, 'are you stuck?' :) he is even letting go and trying to balance... not too shabby for 8.5 months!! he has also rejected baby food and has moved on to 'real' food... his sister was the same way. can't say i blame him.


kaetlyn and i had a conversation about 'soccer game' last night. she said, 'i'm not very good at it, so i get a stomach ache on purpose.' LOL... don't know how she figured that one out. she said she got upset because she was standing in the goal and the other girls were trying to take the ball from her... i'm not sure she understands the concept of how soccer works... i tried to explain, but am thinking we will need to get a soccer ball and practice with her a bit.


we had a nice dinner for valentine's day last night. i bought kaetlyn an art set thingy for her vday gift. she did her first color by number... i was very impressed.


here's a pic of the kiddos at the grocery store yesterday. i LOVE the shopping cards that hold 2 kiddos side by side. it's the little things. :)

party girl

kaetlyn has been in the party spirit... and when she knows there's a party, she wants to go all out. balloons, party hats... the whole nine. this weekend was remi's 4th birthday and she was prepared to do it in style. party at 2:30 = no nap. here she is ON THE WAY to the party:

proud mommy

this morning it was raining. dropping the kiddos off can be somewhat of a challenge. in between the parking lot and the door to the school there is a gazebo. so i get kaetlyn out first, carry her to the sidewalk and tell her to run to the gazebo and wait for me while i get cj and the rest of the stuff.... there's lots of stuff involved with two babies and daycare. anyway, kaetlyn does as told and runs to the zebo (kaetlyn-speak) and waits. i get the baby and am running to meet her. right by the door of the school i see a mom with two kids talking to kaetlyn encouraging her to come with them. kaetlyn is standing at the edge of the zebo addamently shaking her head 'no' with a very determined look on her face. the mother says to me, 'i told her to come with me but should wouldn't.' i explained that i told kaetlyn to wait for me in the zebo, so that's what she did. the mother stated, 'WOW! she listens really well.'

i am so proud of kaetlyn. maybe the stranger conversation really did pay off. :)

home today

first day of february... wow. cj is 8 months old. wow again. as of today he is 21 lb 14 oz. triple wow. he has accomplished a temperature of 103.4 & and his first ear infection!! sucky. we had a nice weekend in houston, despite cj's getting sick. friday night we arrived and the perkins and this was his first night of discomfort. rough night. saturday his temp stayed around 101. yesterday morning was elevated to 102.8 & ultimately when we got home last night was at its highest. dr called out amoxycillan, so that should help. what a good baby he is though... he really doesn't complain too much. he enjoyed our trip and was a happy boy despite the ear.


kaetlyn had a great time with the family. boy does she LOVE getting to play with her cousin, aidan, and he loves her too. they are quite a pair. in my sleep dep haze i wasn't so great at pulling my camera out (bad mommy!) but i'm sure that theresa will post some pics. after dinner on saturday night, the dads were preoccupied with the babies and the moms were cleaning the kitchen, so the 3 year olds had some time to themselves! they decided to empty the bottom three shelves of pop pop's book case into a gigantic disorderly pile under the dining room table.... it was SO funny....needless to say, pop pop was not thrilled. they helped clean it up while we all laughed. theresa got a picture... i bet she posts it.

kaetlyn was so excited about theresa's birthday party - it was so cute. we just had to buy party hats and balloons. she wanted streamers and the whole nine, but fortunately settled with party hats and balloons. theresa wore her party hat with pride. :) cj and i skipped the boys' baptism due to the fever, but craig and kaetlyn joined the family for the special event.

fun weekend. hopefully cj sleeps a lot today... bless his little heart. i'm so tired, but have a lot of work to get done as well....


here's a couple pics of the kiddos from chik fila (sp?) last tuesday night. there was a clown that painted faces and made balloon things. it was great fun.