This pic was taken at one of Collin's favorite places-the river, doing one of his favorite things-throwing rocks and sticks in the water, with one of his very favorite people-his cousin Brylie visiting from NC.
Friday, July 31, 2009
FFF-Favorite Foto Friday
This pic was taken at one of Collin's favorite places-the river, doing one of his favorite things-throwing rocks and sticks in the water, with one of his very favorite people-his cousin Brylie visiting from NC.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Weekend in Review
The weekend started off well because I didn't have to work until 0 dark 30. It seems like I always have overtime on Saturday, which is my Friday, so it sort of messes up the start of the weekend because I am tired and unmotivated-more than usual-LOL!
This weekend we didn't have a lot planned which was nice. It seems our summer has been jam packed with scheduled events. It's nice to have stuff to do but it is also nice to be able to stay home and have some quiet alone time with the family. It seems we are constantly on the go during the week and I really like to have some slow down time to really just hang out with Collin and Wyatt. Although, this weekend Wyatt was sick which doesn't happen very often. So we spent the weekend trying to avoid Daddy so we don't get re-infected!
Sunday we were supposed to go to the CPD Bulldogs baseball game but it was cancelled because the fields were too wet from the rain on Friday but the party was still on! Scott and Lindsay had a reaaly nice party for all of the Bulldog alumni and their families.
Collin was in a very anti-social mood-kind of strange for him so we didn't stay very long. I'm not sure what the problem was but he just kept saying "go home" "go home in Mamas car". We probably spent half an hour just sitting in the car so he would chill out(dad was busy playing poker).
We were home fairly early so we had some time to hang out. We decided to do a little painting outside since it was such a nice day. Nana's birthday is coming up pretty soon and I think she is the only one that doesn't have a CJW original.
Monday was another lay around day for Wyatt so Collin and I just ran errands and visited with Nana, Pops, Brylie and Kahlen. Nothing too exciting!
This weekend we didn't have a lot planned which was nice. It seems our summer has been jam packed with scheduled events. It's nice to have stuff to do but it is also nice to be able to stay home and have some quiet alone time with the family. It seems we are constantly on the go during the week and I really like to have some slow down time to really just hang out with Collin and Wyatt. Although, this weekend Wyatt was sick which doesn't happen very often. So we spent the weekend trying to avoid Daddy so we don't get re-infected!
Sunday we were supposed to go to the CPD Bulldogs baseball game but it was cancelled because the fields were too wet from the rain on Friday but the party was still on! Scott and Lindsay had a reaaly nice party for all of the Bulldog alumni and their families.
Collin was in a very anti-social mood-kind of strange for him so we didn't stay very long. I'm not sure what the problem was but he just kept saying "go home" "go home in Mamas car". We probably spent half an hour just sitting in the car so he would chill out(dad was busy playing poker).
We were home fairly early so we had some time to hang out. We decided to do a little painting outside since it was such a nice day. Nana's birthday is coming up pretty soon and I think she is the only one that doesn't have a CJW original.
Monday was another lay around day for Wyatt so Collin and I just ran errands and visited with Nana, Pops, Brylie and Kahlen. Nothing too exciting!
Sunday, July 26, 2009
397
397...the number of times "The Chicken Dance" has been played according to the Itunes counter.When will it stop?????
Friday, July 24, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Police Picnic 2
Wednesday was Collin's 2nd Police Picnic. I remember being excited to take him last year because it started a tradition for him that I remember fondly growing up. I also like to look back when we have some type of yearly event to compare what he looked like the previous year so I can see how much he has grown. I always hear how small he is but when I compare him to the year before, the changes are obvious. Unfortunately, last year I didn't get many good pictures but here we go...
2008
2009
Okay-maybe the changes aren't that obvious. At least he wasn't wearing the same swimming trunks,although, he still has them!! He can still wear his 6-9 month trunks...hello...31 months!!! Either way we had a really fun time and closed the place down in true Wilson style!
Chillin' in Cabana #5
They've got the rad moves! (Backyardigans reference for those of you who are lucky enough to be cartoon challenged)
Collin and his "sister" Samantha-Isn't she cute!
Collin and Daddy chillaxin on the cement beach-hey what do you expect for Ohio?!?!
Tired kids ready to go home...9 1/2 hours after we got there. What troopers!!
2008
2009
Okay-maybe the changes aren't that obvious. At least he wasn't wearing the same swimming trunks,although, he still has them!! He can still wear his 6-9 month trunks...hello...31 months!!! Either way we had a really fun time and closed the place down in true Wilson style!
Chillin' in Cabana #5
They've got the rad moves! (Backyardigans reference for those of you who are lucky enough to be cartoon challenged)
Collin and his "sister" Samantha-Isn't she cute!
Collin and Daddy chillaxin on the cement beach-hey what do you expect for Ohio?!?!
Tired kids ready to go home...9 1/2 hours after we got there. What troopers!!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Big Weekend
We have had a very big weekend...and it's not over yet! I was completely swamped at work last week and was dying to out get out of here. We headed to exciting Indianapolis which is essentially Columbus except we don't know anyone and we need the GPS to get around. Otherwise-it is the same. Regardless, we were not at home. Several people attempted to draw me back in, but I resisted and enjoyed some quality family time. We headed out on Friday to meet with a group called "A Gathering of Our Hearts". It is a group of adoptive families with kids from Guatemala. I think there were about 13-15 families that attended. We stayed at a Holiday Inn with a water park attached. Collin had been sick so we took our time getting there and arrived a little late. We hit the water park very briefly-Collin didn't seem too impressed and then went to dinner. We were pretty much on our own the first night since we missed the official arrival time. We just hung out in the room and relaxed.
Please mom...let me go play!!
Collin kept us up all night screaming and crying. We felt horrible for whomever had to stay next to us. He does best in his own bed, in his own home. When the comfort level is disrupted, he lets us know. He was very clingy and needy for the entire weekend but he still managed to have some fun. I think since he hadn't been feeling well and we were in a strange place with new people it just threw him off a bit.
On Saturday, FTIA, our adoption agency had a reunion picnic which luckily happened to fall on the same weekend as this gathering so we got a two-fer!! We were late to the picnic, of course. But hey, it was a relaxing family weekend-NO RUSHING! The picnic was very nice. It was really neat to see all of the kids from all over the world here with their families. They had it at a nice park with lots of activities. Collin seemed to enjoy himself.
There was also a train "museum" which we thought was more of a train graveyard. We were glad we got in for free. It was neat but we would have been seriously disappointed if we had paid to get in.
After the picnic it was back to the hotel to get ready for dinner with the group. WOW! What an adventure!! We kind of took over, or should I say the kids took over. They were dancing and playing and having a great time!! It took about 3 hours for all of us to eat-luckily we weren't starving and the alcohol was flowing (it was walking distance from the hotel). But it was nice to finally see everyone that was there and to meet some new friends. There is always a common bond with GuateParents and their kids! We all shared the same amazing adventure but we all have a different story. One thing we all agreed on was how lucky we feel to have our children home and not stuck in the bureaucracy in Guatemala.
We met lots of nice new people and made friends that I am sure we will see for years to come. I like taking Collin to these events even though he doesn't know the difference now he will in the future! After diner we went back to the hotel and hung out in the sports bar of all places with some new friends. The staff at this sports bar were the kid friendliest (is that a word) people ever! They gave the kids free popsicles, let us sit there for hours without ordering much more that a few drinks while the kids took the place over. Collin did stuff in there that I would never allow him to do in a restaurant but they didn't care. They were all about the kids being happy-and the place being empty probably didn't hurt either!
Look at these 2 angels!!
We made plans to meet our new friends for breakfast the next morning at 9:30am.We went back to the room and I set the alarm and checked the time to make sure it was correct. In all my time travelling, I learned to ALWAYS check the alarm clock because the jerk off before you probably thought it was funny to set the alarm clock an hour fast or slow to throw you off. I also learned to call for a wake up call but don't count on it. I attempted to set up a wake up call but no luck. They put 2 phones in a 12 x 20 room and neither of them works!! Back to my travelling days...I have learned a new lesson in my more recent travelling mama days...Monkey see, Monkey do. Don't waste your time checking and rechecking the alarm clock because when you travel with a tiny ninja, he will beat you! I never saw it...somehow the next morning the alarm went off at 7am. Thinking to myself...I certainly didn't set the alarm for 7am to be at breakfast at 9:30am!!! I walk around with snot and food stains on my clothes, I sure as hell am not showering and doing my hair and makeup to go to breakfast and have eggs and jelly smashed in my hair. Mom lesson number 2...shower AFTER the meal when graced with the presence of a crumb cruncher! Anyway, then the phone that doesn't work rings and I think, maybe I did set the alarm for 7am!!WTF!?! I yell at Wyatt to get the phone and it disconnects. Strange?? Now I am a little more awake and I start hearing rowdiness outside the window. A little more rowdiness than one would expect at 7am so I take a gander at my watch. 10:15AM CRAP!! We stood up our new friends for breakfast and we have to check out in 45 minutes-so much for the relaxing vacation. Even better, the guilty ninja wants nothing to do with waking up!! We ran downstairs to get a quick breakfast and end up seeing our friends so it worked out after all. We decided to check out and hit the water park for a short while and then headed home. Of course, as soon as we got home, back to the rat race!!
All in all a great weekend and an exciting week for my international adopting friends. Shawn and Teresa came home with Mali from China.I was lucky enough to be there and see them make the long, emotional walk through the Port Columbus terminal to waiting friends and family dying to meet the newest member of their family.
And Amy received her long awaited referral for a beautiful baby girl in Russia-name TBD but I'm going to go out on a limb and say Alessia. Hope she doesn't mind I am posting her picture! I kind of doubt it, she's a proud mama already!!
It is not over yet-today we had Brylie over and she is spending the night so that we can go to the Police Picnic tomorrow at Zoombezi Bay-a fun water park!Hopefully the rain stays away!!
Please mom...let me go play!!
Collin kept us up all night screaming and crying. We felt horrible for whomever had to stay next to us. He does best in his own bed, in his own home. When the comfort level is disrupted, he lets us know. He was very clingy and needy for the entire weekend but he still managed to have some fun. I think since he hadn't been feeling well and we were in a strange place with new people it just threw him off a bit.
On Saturday, FTIA, our adoption agency had a reunion picnic which luckily happened to fall on the same weekend as this gathering so we got a two-fer!! We were late to the picnic, of course. But hey, it was a relaxing family weekend-NO RUSHING! The picnic was very nice. It was really neat to see all of the kids from all over the world here with their families. They had it at a nice park with lots of activities. Collin seemed to enjoy himself.
There was also a train "museum" which we thought was more of a train graveyard. We were glad we got in for free. It was neat but we would have been seriously disappointed if we had paid to get in.
After the picnic it was back to the hotel to get ready for dinner with the group. WOW! What an adventure!! We kind of took over, or should I say the kids took over. They were dancing and playing and having a great time!! It took about 3 hours for all of us to eat-luckily we weren't starving and the alcohol was flowing (it was walking distance from the hotel). But it was nice to finally see everyone that was there and to meet some new friends. There is always a common bond with GuateParents and their kids! We all shared the same amazing adventure but we all have a different story. One thing we all agreed on was how lucky we feel to have our children home and not stuck in the bureaucracy in Guatemala.
We met lots of nice new people and made friends that I am sure we will see for years to come. I like taking Collin to these events even though he doesn't know the difference now he will in the future! After diner we went back to the hotel and hung out in the sports bar of all places with some new friends. The staff at this sports bar were the kid friendliest (is that a word) people ever! They gave the kids free popsicles, let us sit there for hours without ordering much more that a few drinks while the kids took the place over. Collin did stuff in there that I would never allow him to do in a restaurant but they didn't care. They were all about the kids being happy-and the place being empty probably didn't hurt either!
Look at these 2 angels!!
We made plans to meet our new friends for breakfast the next morning at 9:30am.We went back to the room and I set the alarm and checked the time to make sure it was correct. In all my time travelling, I learned to ALWAYS check the alarm clock because the jerk off before you probably thought it was funny to set the alarm clock an hour fast or slow to throw you off. I also learned to call for a wake up call but don't count on it. I attempted to set up a wake up call but no luck. They put 2 phones in a 12 x 20 room and neither of them works!! Back to my travelling days...I have learned a new lesson in my more recent travelling mama days...Monkey see, Monkey do. Don't waste your time checking and rechecking the alarm clock because when you travel with a tiny ninja, he will beat you! I never saw it...somehow the next morning the alarm went off at 7am. Thinking to myself...I certainly didn't set the alarm for 7am to be at breakfast at 9:30am!!! I walk around with snot and food stains on my clothes, I sure as hell am not showering and doing my hair and makeup to go to breakfast and have eggs and jelly smashed in my hair. Mom lesson number 2...shower AFTER the meal when graced with the presence of a crumb cruncher! Anyway, then the phone that doesn't work rings and I think, maybe I did set the alarm for 7am!!WTF!?! I yell at Wyatt to get the phone and it disconnects. Strange?? Now I am a little more awake and I start hearing rowdiness outside the window. A little more rowdiness than one would expect at 7am so I take a gander at my watch. 10:15AM CRAP!! We stood up our new friends for breakfast and we have to check out in 45 minutes-so much for the relaxing vacation. Even better, the guilty ninja wants nothing to do with waking up!! We ran downstairs to get a quick breakfast and end up seeing our friends so it worked out after all. We decided to check out and hit the water park for a short while and then headed home. Of course, as soon as we got home, back to the rat race!!
All in all a great weekend and an exciting week for my international adopting friends. Shawn and Teresa came home with Mali from China.I was lucky enough to be there and see them make the long, emotional walk through the Port Columbus terminal to waiting friends and family dying to meet the newest member of their family.
And Amy received her long awaited referral for a beautiful baby girl in Russia-name TBD but I'm going to go out on a limb and say Alessia. Hope she doesn't mind I am posting her picture! I kind of doubt it, she's a proud mama already!!
It is not over yet-today we had Brylie over and she is spending the night so that we can go to the Police Picnic tomorrow at Zoombezi Bay-a fun water park!Hopefully the rain stays away!!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Wordless Wednesday-with words
Poor Collin has pink eye in both of his eyes-the kid is a mess! I felt so bad for him when he woke up this morning. I asked him what he wanted for breakfast. In the most pathetic little scratchy voice he squeeked out "tot-tickle" AKA popsicle. Oh alright! Breakfast of champions it is! It's amazing what a popsicle can do to make a kid feel better.Now we have to work on looking better!!
Friday, July 10, 2009
FFF-Red,White and Blue
Check out that big cheezy grin-now if I could just get a real smile out of him!!
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Great Parenting
Our parenting skills never fail to amaze me. On the 4th while Wyatt and I were getting the house ready, Collin was keeping himself busy playing. He would play outside for a bit then come in and play inside. I checked on him every couple of minutes to make sure he was okay. Wyatt was outside and I was inside. I decided it was time to go do the kid check so I went upstairs to peek in his room since that was the last place I saw him. He wasn't there. I checked the rest of the upstairs, then the downstairs, I yelled outside, I went back inside, I yelled at Wyatt to see if he had seen him and he had not. The panic began to set in! I ran back upstairs to check his usual spots again and then headed back outside when I heard him crying! Not a happy cry either! I looked over and saw my new neighbor in his boxer shorts scoop up Collin and start to carry him inside. Yeah-panic level code RED!! I ran over and the neighbors said that they were in the back bedroom and heard a loud noise so they came out to the living room to investigate. Collin had let himself in to their screened porch and then into their house. Their dog had knocked him over and had him on the living room floor licking him. They said they thought he got scared when they came out and he took off running out of the house so the neighbor chased after him to make sure he was okay.I'm sure my neighbor was embarrassed being seen in his boxers but I think I was more embarrassed that my kid had escaped and made it into their house. Thank goodness things worked out the way they did and my little Guatemalan Ninja was back home safe and sound! No thanks to our stellar parenting!
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Our Fun Holiday Weekend
Happy Belated 4th of July to everyone! I know I am behind as usual but we had a very fun and busy weekend so I am just getting around to posting. The 4th is my favorite holiday of the year. My birthday is on the 5th so we usually end up celebrating for at least three days if not more. We usually go to Red, White and Boom a giant fireworks display downtown but Wyatt and I both had to work this year so that didn't happen. Wyatt was off at 9pm so he picked up Collin and I was able to meet them on the outskirts of downtown to watch the fireworks while I was working. We were really far away so it wasn't very impressive-didn't even hear one BOOM! Collin could have cared less and he was up way past bed time so we paid the next day with the messed up sleep crazy kid syndrome.
On the fourth we went to the Doo Dah Parade. Anyone can go to the old hometown parade with marching bands and cub scout troops but this parade is an adventure to say the least! It is pretty much a parade of spoof and parody. Anyone can get in but you have to be funny-no serious stuff allowed. Even if you are a politician you have to do something to embarrass yourself-no dignity here! We sat by the judges so I think we got a really good show! What do you think?
Later in the evening we had a cookout with some friends and family. Pops made fried chicken! Yum!! Collin raided my birthday cake. Then we hit the Hilliard fireworks. We have a great spot that we sit at every year. It's not crowded, it's easy to get in and out and it is VERY CLOSE to the fireworks. After that we came home and had "adult" party time after putting the kids to bed-but this is the story of Collin, not the story of crazy mom an dad that think they are still 20 somethings so that is all I will say about that!!
Sunday morning was a bit rough for Wyatt. But we were having a clam bake for my birthday so we had to get moving. My good friends Amy and Em came over to help celebrate. The food was out of this world-one of my better ideas if I don't say so myself! Not bad for our first clam bake!
Collin hasn't been eating much the last few days so I was a little disappointed when he showed no interest in the lobster, clams and shrimp. We actually bought a lobster for him but he missed out this time! For some reason he always shows an interest in cake no matter how he feels! It was a really nice weekend. We got to know our new neighbors a little better and visit with friends and family-a great American holiday!
On the fourth we went to the Doo Dah Parade. Anyone can go to the old hometown parade with marching bands and cub scout troops but this parade is an adventure to say the least! It is pretty much a parade of spoof and parody. Anyone can get in but you have to be funny-no serious stuff allowed. Even if you are a politician you have to do something to embarrass yourself-no dignity here! We sat by the judges so I think we got a really good show! What do you think?
Later in the evening we had a cookout with some friends and family. Pops made fried chicken! Yum!! Collin raided my birthday cake. Then we hit the Hilliard fireworks. We have a great spot that we sit at every year. It's not crowded, it's easy to get in and out and it is VERY CLOSE to the fireworks. After that we came home and had "adult" party time after putting the kids to bed-but this is the story of Collin, not the story of crazy mom an dad that think they are still 20 somethings so that is all I will say about that!!
Sunday morning was a bit rough for Wyatt. But we were having a clam bake for my birthday so we had to get moving. My good friends Amy and Em came over to help celebrate. The food was out of this world-one of my better ideas if I don't say so myself! Not bad for our first clam bake!
Collin hasn't been eating much the last few days so I was a little disappointed when he showed no interest in the lobster, clams and shrimp. We actually bought a lobster for him but he missed out this time! For some reason he always shows an interest in cake no matter how he feels! It was a really nice weekend. We got to know our new neighbors a little better and visit with friends and family-a great American holiday!
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