Charger Girls, it’s GAME TIME!! Yesterday, the Chargers took home another win… and I have to say, it’s probably because of these two cuties! Thanks Nam for the custom Charger gear for the girls! They do love their tu-tus and look so adorable in them!!
Today Scotty and I took the girls to the movie theater for the very first time. We saw the new movie Big Hero 6. Prior to now, we were a little concerned about Kloey being able to sit in a chair for over an hour. Turns out, she was more than capable…. all she needed was her own box (yes, BOX!) of popcorn!! She ate the whole thing and washed it all down with ice cream treats! Both girls did great and enjoyed the movie!
This was a week of firsts for Kloey. On Monday she had her first dentist appointment. I have to say I had my reservations about this experience. Would she be compliant? Would she melt down? Would she even set foot in the office? And I’m proud to announce that she passed with flying colors!! When we got there (a little early, which can be problematic because she isn’t always very patient!), she played in the structure until it was her turn. She went with the hygienist and laid down willingly on the table to have her teeth looked at. It might have helped a little that there was a TV on the ceiling and she was wearing headphones to tune out the adults and tune in to the TV! She was fine with the multiple instruments going in and out of her mouth. She did absolutely amazing! Her teeth are healthy and she passed with flying colors!!
Kayden also had an appointment and had her first set of X-rays. She too passed with flying colors. Her teeth are healthy and beautiful!
Next up was hair cut time! I have been ‘encouraged’ lately to take Kloey for a ‘little trim’. I was always of the mind that she doesn’t get a hair cut until she gets real hair. The other day at the park I looked at her and her mismatched outfit, dirty face, and crazy hair and felt she looked a little too homeless for my liking. So I got on the phone and made an appointment for the next day. Again, I was a little apprehensive about the experience. But again, I knew this place was kid-centered and conveniently had a TV for each client! Another success, Kloey did perfect! The lady doing her hair was absolutely in love with Kloey. I think if I turned my back long enough, she might have walked off with her. She was so impressed with how still she sat and how willing she was to have her hair not only cut, but styled!! The pictures don’t truly show what her new cut looks like, but the lady kept calling it an ‘a-frame’ cut. She looks absolutely adorable!!
Yesterday we threw our third annual Hatcher Halloween Bash! I have to say, it was quite the success! We got a bounce house for the kiddos and they went nuts jumping, climbing, sliding, squealing, and repeat! They swung on the swings and ate just a few treats. 😉 The adults got to have some adult time while chasing the little ones around the yard.
Here are some candid shots of the kids. Trying to get 8 kids, ages 1-4, to take a picture was quite the challenge! We had a Spider Girl, Belle, Leopard, Snow White, Transformer, Bat Man, Ariel, and Carter (got his costume dirty pre-party) to corral. It was a challenge, but we did it… sorta!!
Thanks South O friends for celebrating another Halloween at Hatcher Park!!
Last week Kayden’s teacher, Ms. Ashley, gave us all a project of building a bridge. The theme for the school year is traveling around the world. Each week they go to a new place. We are starting out local and hitting up big cities in the US. Eventually they’ll be traveling to new countries! So this week the kiddos are traveling to San Fransisco. The teacher thought it would be a great project for the kid’s to construct a bridge with their families- no directions other than the kiddos had to help. At first I was thinking, ‘wait, ONE week to build a bridge?!’ Luckily, I have a husband who loves to build things and assured me that we could get it done. Unfortunately, I know nothing about building anything, so sending me to a craft store to get supplies ended up perhaps differently than Scotty was expecting. He said to get color, so I got color!! Kayden loved doing this project with her daddy. I have to say, it was so sweet to watch them bond over this project. She asked questions, he taught her measuring and the importance of making a jig (I still have no idea what a jig is!), and they worked on it together. Unfortunately for both of them, I did some work on the bridge by myself and added the necessary flair!!
Here they are working together–
