Kid's Gym

The kids and I have fallen back into our Monday morning routine, after all of the summer fun activities have ended. We go to the YMCA every Monday at 9. Mac goes to Kids In Motion (a little class where they do an art project then some sort of movement activity), Adeline goes to Child Watch and usually just watches the babies or sits and eats her snack, and I exercise. It is a fabulous way to begin the week. At 10, Addie and I join Mac in his classroom, and there is 'open gym' time for the kids. They love it! Adeline spends almost all her time on the trampoline or walking on the foam abstacle course (different every week). Mac likes to jump off the big stack of cushions onto the big foam cushion. They are sweaty and happy, and I feel so much better having gotten some exercise.

Enjoy the videos!

Crazy kids = crazy nights.

A little peek into our nighttime routine.

Addie has decided that she doesn't want to miss the good times in Mac's room that usually happen after we put her in bed. She's been teething, trying to walk and trying to switch to one nap, so her nights have been messed up. The past two nights, she's slept for an hour at 7, then been up with Curt and I until we go to bed at 9:30. Crazy girl.

Mac is really into making faces these days: see below for evidence.

Quote of the week: (after playing at the park with some of his school friends)

Mac: "Mom, 'Sara' bites me."

me: "yes, 'Sara' bit you last year in school."

Mac: "I don't want 'Sara' to bite me."

me: "Well, 'Sara' is older now, and so are you,

so maybe you can talk to each other and she won't bite you."

Mac: "Mom, she can't talk to me if her mouth is on my arm biting me!"

Good point, Mac.

Addie and her rocking chair. My mom gave Addie this chair for her birthday, following a tradition that started when my Grandma and Grandpa Degner gave me a rocking chair for my first birthday. Mac now has that chair.

Addie loves her rocking chair! She has learned how to climb in, can almost turn around and sit by herself, and then can turn and crawl out! She works many hours a day at climbing in and out of her chair!reading a book
Addie in her rocking chair, Mac in the big rocking chair.

climbing out.

I did it!

Eating toast. A favorite food.