Mallory went ice skating for the first time today! Well, really the first time she was on the ice was in February of 2006 when I played hockey before I knew I was pregnant. But today was the first time Mallory went ice skating with her own skates.
She was pretty into getting her skates on (yes, they are figure skates and not hockey skates, settle down, Mello). And she was even able to stand up on them and didn’t look like an anklebender! But the best part is that she got to wear a helmet that looks just like the …
Year: 2008
Cooper doing what dogs are supposed to do
Here is Cooper playing with his Jolly Ball. Apparently you are supposed to get a ball that is just big enough that the dog can’t get his jaw around it. Cooper has still succeeded in almost getting his teeth around it and has also learned how to play soccer with it and chase it around the yard.
You can also see Mallory’s new swing set in this video – she did a bunch of swinging while I raked. And you might be able to see that my piles of leaves aren’t so great…that’s because Mallory walked through all of them. Oh, …
I’m a Big, mama
Mallory has a hard time with some letters and words, and pig is one of them so she usually says “big” instead. So here is our “big” on Halloween tonight:
We went up to Alli’s neighborhood to trick or treat tonight and the girls were HYSTERICAL. They quickly caught on to saying “trick or treat” first, and then “thank you” after, and sometimes threw in the casual “happy halloween!”. They both enjoyed seeing the decorations and spent a bit of time just observing the big kids running through the yards. Both girls were big hits at all the houses and …
Cooper, the goat-dog, Volume XXX
Here is Mallory’s super-adorable shirt (that she got to wear like three times) before:
And here it is after Cooper decided he wanted to eat some of it:
He’s such a dumb ass. This is war.
Colors & Bawettes
This was the view of the lake out our front door a few weeks ago –
who wouldn’t love fall in Michigan? Aren’t those colors gorgeous??
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Mallory has been obsessed with bawettes lately and on Sunday Rick was the unlucky recipient of her demands. This is how she came out of her room (be sure to click on the pictures to make them bigger) – darling, eh?
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I think Mallory is fired up for Halloween tomorrow – she is all about pumpkins and every time she sees one she FREAKS OUT. Tonight she was playing with her …
Mallory, Mallory Quite Contrary
Mallory was acting quite contrary yesterday after school. She just wanted to go straight home, no “drocery dore”, no “singset”, no nothing. So I started to ask her what she did want.
Me: Do you want to take Cooper for a walk in your wagon?
MCB: No!
Me: Do you want to swing on your swing set?
MCB: No!
Me: Do you want to play in your tent?
MCB: No!
Me: Do you want to call Daddy?
MCB: No!
Me: Do you want to read some books?
MCB: No!
Me: Do you want to play with your babies?
MCB: No!
Me: Do you want to take a bath?
MCB: No!
Me: Do you want to …
What Rick does before away games
In case you wondered what Rick did at away games and why he has to go two days early, here is a glimpse. I don’t think he actually makes an appearance on this video but you can get an idea of the super-hard work that goes on.
Warning – there is some foul language very briefly at the end of the video.
The beginning is the carts being wheeled into the stadium and the exchange at the end is what happens when they are testing the headsets and phones between the pressbox and the sidelines.
PS – You’ll be happy to know that …
Funny Mallory-isms
Needed to get these down before I forget:
Yesterday when I was home sick, Rick & Mallory called me from the car shortly after they left the house. Mallory got on the phone and said “Mama…sick…couch” and when I told her I loved her, she said back “Dove you nost, mama”. It made me start to cry, she is so sweet.
Then when we were leaving daycare, she didn’t want to put her coat on (”no want it”, while crossing her arms) but we finally got her dressed and headed outside. I told her that mama still didn’t feel well so we …
Heartburn Sucks
I don’t know for sure that I had the most horrible heartburn ever last night. But I was rolling around in bed moaning & crying from 11p-2a, feeling like I was going to throw up in my mouth. And then I threw up in the toilet for the next five hours. Good times.
The doctor’s diagnosis over the phone is that I have a bug unrelated to pregnancy and heartburn. Blah. What does she know.
Either way, I spent today on the couch and Mallory still went to daycare (even though she told me she wanted to stay home with me on …
My Birthday Coming Up, Mama!
Allison’s 2nd birthday was a few weeks ago and we got together with her & her mommy to celebrate both Mallory & Allison’s birthdays today.
When we were shopping for Alli’s presents, I kept telling Mallory that they were for Alli’s birthday, so she talked about Yaya’s birthday for a few minutes. Then she started saying “My birthday, mama!” so I had to explain that her birthday was a few weeks away, etc. Plus, we have been working on “how old are you” and “how old will you be on your birthday” for a couple of weeks so there has been …