Dr. visit

Sorry it has been so long since a post. HAd a great mother's day weekend and will write about it later, but right now I am off to get the 3 of us dresses and down to Walter Reed to take Caroline to the Dr. She is not feeling well at all and has had a cough for the past 8 weeks. SO have to get that checked out. LAter

imitating his sister

I know I just posted but Will just did this and it is too cute not to share. He saw Caroline do this while he was enjoying his lunch and since Caroline is still napping he thought he would try it too. He can't move it around like Caroline so there is lots of screeching and saying "oh, no!" I just have to laugh! And yes it is a pink baby doll car seat that he is sitting in.

the not so good sharing

Well, lots of rain today so no biking, and I am surprised that I am saying this but I kinda miss it. On the way home from Walter Reed this I stopped by the commissary for some weekly shopping and after getting back in the car the 3 of us shared a bagel for a snack. Will had eaten all of his and wanted some of Caroline's. Well being the super nice sister that she is she offered him the piece out of her mouth!!!. I had to tell her thanks but give him some you haven't chewed on yet. I am glad they share but sometimes you wonder what in the world were they thinking!

I know that!

Well, I finally made it up the huge hill. Last night I rode again to the gym for a quick upper body work out and some stretching. And I made it up the hill on the way home!!! Yippie!! But I didn't make it this morning after returning from the gym. Oh well, I can try again tomorrow.

Caroline's new thing is to say, "I know that!" about anything Justin and I try to tell her, mainly when we are disciplining her. I guess that is typical 3 year old stuff but I think she is just being to big for her little britches and is about the get in some serious trouble.

It typically happens like this. I will tell her she can't talk to me that way and her reply is, "I know that!" Well if you know that then please don't talk to me that way again.
Or if she picks her brother up (something she is not allowed to do) and I have to tell her or put her in time out then I get the "I know that!" response.

I have asked her not to use that phrase but to no avail because she "knows that" it pushes my buttons.

Oh well, I am hoping this phase doesn't last long but I am afraid that this is how it is going to be for a while.

One less car on the road

Since I missed so many days of posting I decided I would do 2 today for my faithful readers!!

I mentioned in the last post about riding my bike while pulling the kids in the trailer. Well I took Caroline to her school this morning on the bike. It was a 45 minute ride there and a 30 minute ride home. Round trip was less than 10 miles but it felt about 3 times as much pulling 60+ lbs up all the hills around here. It was a great way to start the day and I look forward to riding more and it getting easier because right now I am wishing for more baby gears on my bike for these hills!!

For anybody that has been to our house you know the hill when you turn into our neighbor hood. It is lined with 23 Bradford Pear trees which are beautiful until you are riding you bike up beside them. I didn't make it up the hill but was 9 trees short of the top and could barely breathe. My goal is to be able to make it up the hill to get home and pass all those trees!

I will keep you informed of my progress.

A wild ride of a weekend

This weekend started out really early, like 430am early. Not what I had in mind after putting both kids to bed and having Caroline end up staying awake until 1030 because that is when Justin got home. That left me to get his bag packed for his overnight bike trip, do the dishes, and load the car with his bike and bag.
I desperately needed a shower because I started doing something new on Friday. I have decided that for short trips around town I am going to ride my bike and have the kids in the bike trailer. SO I took Caroline to her dance class and Will and I rode around some of the neighborhoods while she was in class and then we rode home to get dinner. Her dance class isn't far less than 5 miles but up lots of hills. It was fun to do and the kids loved it and all the bumps.
But back to Friday night, I finally got in bed and then Will wakes up and I get him back to sleep and then it is midnight and he wakes up again. Really not what i needed but you got to love your kids at all times right? Saturday was a beautiful day and besides having trouble finding the rest stops so we could meet up with Justin along the way it was good and the nap was perfect. I ended up driving way to much around Montgomery county looking for them before I gave up and just came home for the rest of the day. After naps we drove north to Frederick Community College where the riders were having dinner and spending the night. We were able to have dinner with Justin and play outside some before heading back home for bed. The best part of the weekend was Sunday for sure. We got up and I made pancake and then we all got in the tub to get clean before heading to Gettysburg to meet Justin. I also did some fun shopping at the outlets in Gettysburg before going to the finish spot.
After a late lunch and getting Justin's things in the van we drove the short hour back to Gaithersburg and played outside and then had pizza for dinner.
What a busy but fun weekend and I will look forward to doing it again next year. Anybody is welcome to come and participate in the ride next year too.

Hiding spots and a funny girl

Will is a big snacker. He is constantly going to the pantry and bringing me boxes of cereal so I can give some to him. It doesn't matter if we just finished eating, he will go and bring me cereal. One of his favorite places now to go and take something that he knows he shouldn't have or to do his business is under the kitchen table close to the sliding door. This is not such a great hiding spot as I can easily see him. Caroline on the other hand takes boxes of cereal and goes onto the dining room and hides at the end of the table where it is darker and I can't see her as well. Today after lunch he wasn't asking for more food but he wanted water in a big boy cup. I wasn't going to give it to him because he was out of his high chair. This is where a loving, helpful, big sister says, "Oh, I'll get him some." So Caroline got Will a cup of water from the bathroom. Luckily he didn't spill and I got a great picture of him in his "hiding" spot.



This picture reminds me of cousin Maddie when she was little.