Friday, February 11, 2011

Update..

We have just been hanging out inside lately trying to stay warm.  Paul took his boards last week and became officially certified.  That is a huge relief for him.  He has been either studying or working these past couple of months.  He is enjoying his job and loving the snow!  Mason is doing great in kndergarten.  He goes in the afternoons for half of the day.  He too is loving the snow and asks to play in it every.single.time he gets off the bus.  Haldey is definitely a desert girl and has been in hibernation for the past few months.  Seriously the only time the girl leaves this apartment is to go to church.  She hates the cold and snow!  Kenley is..well...almost 2.  That pretty much sums her up.  Shes all tude and thinks shes the boss!  Oh, and she also is having a hard time giving up her bottles.  Thats a fight everyday!  As for me, I am about done with apartment living!  We cant decide what we are going to do.  On one hand, we love it here and Paul's job is great.  On the other hand, it is bloody expensive to live in New York so we dont know if we should fulfill his 2 year contract and go somewhere cheaper.  Or if we should just settle here and buy a home.  Either way, once our lease is up, I am sooo out of this apartment!  Keeping 3 kids quiet all the time is impossible.  Oh, and I dont love living on the 3rd floor come grocery day!  Thats a total pain!!  My friend Misty taught me a trick when she lived in an apartment, she loaded up her stroller with all of her groceries-GENIOUS!!  I have been doing that too!  Anyways, thats what we have been up to lately.  Oh, and on Monday, we are off to sunny Orlando, Fl.  Disney World, here we come!!

Saturday, January 1, 2011

Snow Much Fun!

Paul came home early from work a couple of days ago, so we decided to take the kids out to go sledding.  I have decided that putting snow gear on children has got to be the most obnoxious task in the world!  While playing out in the snow, I learned that 2/3 of my children are definitely desert people.  Hadley wouldn't get out of the car, and Kenley just cried because she couldnt walk in the deep snow.  Mason on the other hand LOVED it!!  He could play outside all day if we let him!   

 


 See that river there in the middle of the snow on this picture?  Well that is actually the Erie Canal, we live about a quarter of a mile from the Erie Canal!  Cool huh?

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Christmas

We had a great Christmas this year.  This was the first year that we were alone without any family for Christmas, and I must admit, I didnt love it.  I love living here in New York, but having no family around during holidays is a bummer!  Santa, aka my parents brought the kids all new bikes!  They love them and have been riding them all the time...in our apartment!  Its dang cold outside, so they just ride them around in our tiny apartment until the spring when it warms up a little bit.  Hope everyone had a great Christmas!!








Thursday, December 16, 2010

Strong Museum of Play

We heard about this way cool Children's museum in Rochester, so we decided to take the kids a couple weeks ago. It was really neat and the kids loved it. It even has the original Sesame Street set that we got to paly on! We decided to get a year pass so we can go again and again!

This room seriously made me so nauseous! It leans the wrong way so it totally messes with your head. Blah! I had to get out of there!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Today is Hadley's 3rd Birthday! Since we dont really know anyone yet, we just had a little family party. She had a Barbie cake and got lots of Disney Princess toys! Happy birthday Miss Haldey Kay! We love you! A certain little boy just cant seem to keep his hands off of the princess kitchen!

Monday, November 8, 2010

Addiction is no joking matter...

Addiction ruins lives and destroy families. I am hesitant to write about this, because its such a personal battle, but I need to get it out. Someone in our family is struggling with an addiction and has hit rock bottom. I just dont know what to do. Shes constantly strung out. Kenley has been introduced to reddy-whip. Its all she wants. She stands at the fridge door and screams until she get it. She lives for it. Anyone know of a good toddler rehab center?

Monday, October 4, 2010

The Zoo

We took the kids to the zoo the last week. The Syracuse zoo is the perfect size in my opinion! Just enough animals to see, but not too many that it takes all day to walk through. The weather was sooo nice! The zoo is on top of a hill and this is the view. so pretty!