Happy Halloween! And man have we celebrated Halloween this year. Molly’s preschool had a “Trunk or Treat” event where parents drove to the parking lot of the church, decorated their vehicle’s trunks, and handed out candy as the kids walked around and trick or treated just as they would in a neighborhood. Daddy went a little crazy and had quite the setup with cloth that looked like sand, a treasure chest, some fake coins, some treasure maps, a pirate hat, and an eye patch to depict the scene of unearthed treasure. It was fun even if it was a bit cold in the shade. Molly (er, I mean Cinderella) was ever so elegant and Lucy Cat (sporting normal clothes and drawn on whiskers) was cute. Mommy walked around with the kids and Daddy handed out candy witnessing the wide array of pleasantries and not so from patrons of the treasure chest. Molly’s class also had a parade earlier on Friday to showcase all of those who came to school in their costumes.
Saturday we went to the park and played with some of our neighborhood friends. We’re still getting to know everyone but Molly is so good at not being shy. Grandma came over on Saturday, too and was great to have around.
Sunday, on the eve of Halloween, we made it to church as a family, went to the new Kroger (which is awesome) and then after naps headed down to the pumpkin patch held at a nearby YMCA. We went on a hay ride, saw some humongous and alien pumpkins, played in a bounce house, and saw some folks who really got into the trunk or treat festivities with their trucks turned into pirate ships, a castle tower for Rapunzel, and a house for some smurfs.
MONDAY was the day of Halloween and boy did we have fun. We met up with some family friends and walked around the neighborhood with their family. Little Lucy was dragging her candy pail everywhere she went and wouldn't let you touch it unless you were going to pick her up with it. We had one candy meltdown where Lucy wanted a sucker but couldn’t walk with it in her mouth (she’s just not sure enough on her feet for Mommy and Daddy to feel comfortable with that, yet). Lucy’s “Trick or Treat” sounded more like “Chikoh” and her “Thank you” was a very sing-songy “Dakoo!” She called candy for just a little while “Dakoo”. We finished the night waving glow sticks in the back of the Expedition begging for trick or treaters to come by so we could give them our candy. The weather couldn't have been more perfect and good times were had by all. Next year, I think I'll setup my barbecue and cook hot dogs and hamburgers for the parents as they walk by.
Here are some pics from the Trick Or Treat efforts:
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
But... But... I did!!!
So the other morning, Molly woke up a little early and was awake and watching tv before I left for work. In my usual routine when Molly is awake before I leave, I give kisses to the girls, say goodbye and get on my way to work. By the time I was 3 miles down the road, I got a call from my little Molly in tears saying that I didn't say goodbye to her. I didn't know what to say... Thanks to a closely listening mommy to help work Molly through the problem. I'm going to have to brush up on handling these situations me-thinks...
I can't get over how awesome Molly is. She's a ton of fun to hang around and, even when she's having trouble with behaving, she's downright awesome. It's really tough to spend time just me and her with Lucy around because Lucy has become a bit of a Daddy hog, lately. A child has never crawled at such speeds as Lucy when I come home while yelling and screaming all the way: "OOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" Molly is exploring her sense of humor and is really funny at moments. She'll learn when a joke gets too old in time. Mommy and Daddy just need to keep in mind that she's learning... all... the... time.....
Little Lucy is walking more and more now. Her favorite thing in the world right now is a barn swallow that sits on her window sill. The swallows have learned the sounds of our house and are not spooked by the audible excitement produced by Lucy. Lucy (and the rest of the family) can get an up-close look at the swallows that is no more than a foot or two away. Little Lucy now says "bird" and it sounds like "buh". It has become her word to use whenever she wants anything (along with "all done"). Little Lucy is getting harder to hold now as she is getting bigger and feels that she has earned the right to explore anything at any time anywhere.
I can't get over how awesome Molly is. She's a ton of fun to hang around and, even when she's having trouble with behaving, she's downright awesome. It's really tough to spend time just me and her with Lucy around because Lucy has become a bit of a Daddy hog, lately. A child has never crawled at such speeds as Lucy when I come home while yelling and screaming all the way: "OOOOOOOOHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!" Molly is exploring her sense of humor and is really funny at moments. She'll learn when a joke gets too old in time. Mommy and Daddy just need to keep in mind that she's learning... all... the... time.....
Little Lucy is walking more and more now. Her favorite thing in the world right now is a barn swallow that sits on her window sill. The swallows have learned the sounds of our house and are not spooked by the audible excitement produced by Lucy. Lucy (and the rest of the family) can get an up-close look at the swallows that is no more than a foot or two away. Little Lucy now says "bird" and it sounds like "buh". It has become her word to use whenever she wants anything (along with "all done"). Little Lucy is getting harder to hold now as she is getting bigger and feels that she has earned the right to explore anything at any time anywhere.
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Picture catch-up
Here are some pictures from Molly's 3rd birthday that I ran across this morning. Yes, I know it's been 7 months since her 3rd birthday. I kindly ask you not to judge! ;) These pictures are from Uncle Kevin coming to visit. You'll notice that the cake is half eaten when she's blowing out the candle. We had several other occassions for celebrating her birthday and reused the cake for the candle blowing each time.
And now that I've figured out how to post pictures here, we've passed Lucy's birthday as well... Here are pictures from her first.... Warning... These pictures are laced with heavy doses of cute...
And now that I've figured out how to post pictures here, we've passed Lucy's birthday as well... Here are pictures from her first.... Warning... These pictures are laced with heavy doses of cute...
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Wow, what a storm...
This past weekend was a ton of fun. I got to spend time with both my girls while the queen made several public appearances (she rarely gets out of the house so I'm calling them a public appearance). I took Molly to the Erwin Park with a friend and his kids that live close by and we went on an "Adventure" together while we walked the trails in the woods. Molly loved it and is begging for more. We all made it to church on Sunday thanks to a minor shift in Lucy's nap times (that's a win!). We ate outside on the porch on Sunday night as a family (Jack included) and enjoyed the great weather... And then...
Later that night a storm blew through with 90 mph winds and hail reported to be the size of baseballs but confirmed in my yard to be the size of golfballs. This is how it happened inside the Kahlig home:
It was a quiet night to begin with while everyone fell ever so sweetly to sleep after a fun day together as a family. Our master bedroom has 3 large windows that, when the neighbors turn on their lights, it lights up our room. The storm started to roll in with an amazing display of lightening which woke us up. Maria and I had a few minutes to look in awe at the weather in our midnight stupor when we heard a few thuds that sounded like hail. We immediately ran to our kids' rooms. I went to Molly's room and by the time I got there, the hail was coming so hard, fast, and loud that I could see Molly in the dark crying out but I could not hear her.
Now, fully awake, we ran to the safe room in the house as I ran to get flashlights and cut off electronics. We told Molly that this was like God throwing snowballs at us, though I'm not sure how comforting that was for her. 15 minutes later the hail stopped and all was quiet again.
We got the TV going at that point to see what just happened and in a few moments a crash came from outside the front of our house. I stepped outside to see what was going on and all of my neighbors were doing the same! They pointed to my house and said it sounded like glass falling off of MY house... "GLASS????" Well, why not? There was a pile of hail ammunition laying at the front door that was about 2-3 inches deep, so broken glass was a very high possibility. I went back to check out my vehicles and they appeared fine (more on that later) and then saw that we had lost 2 windows on our house. One of them was a half broken window to the office and the other was a completely broken window to Lucy's room.
Lucy will need a new place to sleep. We made a couple of calls since the best option would be the play pen that we didn't have with us but it's tough to find a play pen in the middle of the night though our friends REALLY looked hard. We were all asleep within an hour after the storm hit. I had to tape plastic bags over the windows so our house will look a bit odd for a while. Now, Lucy sleeps in Molly's bed and Molly sleeps with Maria and I sleep on the floor. Molly likes to sleep very close to me and I tend to move a bunch in my sleep, so all we do is drive each other nuts.
So the claims adjuster for the house is coming on Saturday and we've had our vehicles looked at. Maria's vehicle sustained a ton of damage that will result in a new hood and windshield (it's cracked). My car is considered totalled. Only body damage, but enough to consider buying a new vehicle according to the insurance folks. Unreal... Here comes the push to get the vehicles back into the garage ASAP. Not a fun time in our house when that happens because it's considered such a low priority for everyone but me.
On a different note, we have a 5 part story that I'm telling Molly that I'm just making up as I go. It's turning out to be really cute. It's a story about how a ladybug lost his spots. He had 5 spots and now only has 1 left. Molly looks forward to this story every night and I really enjoy telling each part. I'm not sure what I'll think of after I figure out what happened to the ladybug's last spot, but hopefully it will be just as engaging and fun.
Later that night a storm blew through with 90 mph winds and hail reported to be the size of baseballs but confirmed in my yard to be the size of golfballs. This is how it happened inside the Kahlig home:
It was a quiet night to begin with while everyone fell ever so sweetly to sleep after a fun day together as a family. Our master bedroom has 3 large windows that, when the neighbors turn on their lights, it lights up our room. The storm started to roll in with an amazing display of lightening which woke us up. Maria and I had a few minutes to look in awe at the weather in our midnight stupor when we heard a few thuds that sounded like hail. We immediately ran to our kids' rooms. I went to Molly's room and by the time I got there, the hail was coming so hard, fast, and loud that I could see Molly in the dark crying out but I could not hear her.
Now, fully awake, we ran to the safe room in the house as I ran to get flashlights and cut off electronics. We told Molly that this was like God throwing snowballs at us, though I'm not sure how comforting that was for her. 15 minutes later the hail stopped and all was quiet again.
We got the TV going at that point to see what just happened and in a few moments a crash came from outside the front of our house. I stepped outside to see what was going on and all of my neighbors were doing the same! They pointed to my house and said it sounded like glass falling off of MY house... "GLASS????" Well, why not? There was a pile of hail ammunition laying at the front door that was about 2-3 inches deep, so broken glass was a very high possibility. I went back to check out my vehicles and they appeared fine (more on that later) and then saw that we had lost 2 windows on our house. One of them was a half broken window to the office and the other was a completely broken window to Lucy's room.
Lucy will need a new place to sleep. We made a couple of calls since the best option would be the play pen that we didn't have with us but it's tough to find a play pen in the middle of the night though our friends REALLY looked hard. We were all asleep within an hour after the storm hit. I had to tape plastic bags over the windows so our house will look a bit odd for a while. Now, Lucy sleeps in Molly's bed and Molly sleeps with Maria and I sleep on the floor. Molly likes to sleep very close to me and I tend to move a bunch in my sleep, so all we do is drive each other nuts.
So the claims adjuster for the house is coming on Saturday and we've had our vehicles looked at. Maria's vehicle sustained a ton of damage that will result in a new hood and windshield (it's cracked). My car is considered totalled. Only body damage, but enough to consider buying a new vehicle according to the insurance folks. Unreal... Here comes the push to get the vehicles back into the garage ASAP. Not a fun time in our house when that happens because it's considered such a low priority for everyone but me.
On a different note, we have a 5 part story that I'm telling Molly that I'm just making up as I go. It's turning out to be really cute. It's a story about how a ladybug lost his spots. He had 5 spots and now only has 1 left. Molly looks forward to this story every night and I really enjoy telling each part. I'm not sure what I'll think of after I figure out what happened to the ladybug's last spot, but hopefully it will be just as engaging and fun.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Aaaand...
We're back... Whew... Had to do some programming to get the old format to import into this WordPress format. I created an RSS feed from my old Pivot website and imported into this website. Pretty impressed so far with the WordPress. I just can't seem to find an easy way to override the font of the text... Booo.... I'm sure it can be done, and in time it will be. But for now... We're back. And that's good.
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