I can't decide if this makes jack a good big brother or if it makes maddie a good little sister??
Thursday, September 18, 2014
Only at the Friedman House
I'd be surprised if there are many two-year old girls out there willing to light saber fight with big brother at 7:00 in the morning, in a leotard for gymnastics.....it definitely happens around here!
Monday, September 15, 2014
Dishwasher helper....
She really is like another kid....maybe even worse! I'm sure if I looked hard enough I could find a picture of all three kids "helping" do dishes the same way.....
Friday, September 5, 2014
A child's dream come true - A new PUPPY!!
Mike has been on me for a couple years….."The kids need a dog…The kids need a dog…..The kids need a dog." I, agreed, "the kids DID need a dog," I just wasn't quite ready for the mommy responsibilities of a dog quite yet.
I knew what kind of dog we wanted we were ready to pull the trigger, but I just wasn't ready to pull that trigger quite yet. I kept telling the kids, "once Maddie is potty trained, we can talk about it."
About a month ago Jack babysat a lizard for his buddy. We had the lizard for about a week. When the lizard left, Jack cried himself to sleep for two nights because he missed the lizard. Like the kind of cry that ripped the heart right out of his momma's chest. SOOOOOOO, I immediately started making phone calls and finished up my research on these dogs and pulled the trigger. We surprised the kids with a puppy!!!
They love her and we love her!!! She's awesome and so so sweet! The kids fight over who gets to play with her. She loves to chase Jack and Maddie and use them for chew toys. Maddie actually takes it better than Jack. Maddie learned quicker than Jack did, to stop running or she will continue to chase and bite. A lot their clothes have holes with them from Annie's sharp, little teeth. Good thing I don't buy the expensive clothes, or we'd be in trouble.
Annie had a little set back last week. She broke her leg when she was out playing the Peyton. The entire family was devastated but Annie seems to be doing well and is not having any set backs with her cast…..so life is still good.
Annie had a few ROUGH nights in her crate. She cried and cried and cried…..so much, that by the second night we ALL had noise machines in our rooms to drowned out her cries. She's adjusting and doing MUCH better now. I'd say she is 90% house broke. She has even cried at the door a couple times to go out.
Here are tons of pictures of our new family member that we are totally in love with!!!
Meeting two of her family members…..two VERY, VERY excited family members!
Meeting two grandmas….One that will probably love her and one that could probably pass on her…..ha! Sorry Grandma Jeanne!
Playing with her one toy that she got to bring from her mommy.
Moving on and checking out the front yard.
UH-OH….here comes the last new family member. Maddie came down from her nap to a new surprise!!
Sharing her binki!
Pulling weeds is SUPER fun when you are a 9 week old puppy!
My new life….walking a puppy and a baby!
Too cute to not share. Maddie was playing on her slide and Annie was right there with her trying to climb up it. She actually made it further than I thought she would!
Matching hair….where is Maddie and where is Annie???
AND…..here comes the sad, broken leg!!
No cast goes unsigned!
I knew what kind of dog we wanted we were ready to pull the trigger, but I just wasn't ready to pull that trigger quite yet. I kept telling the kids, "once Maddie is potty trained, we can talk about it."
About a month ago Jack babysat a lizard for his buddy. We had the lizard for about a week. When the lizard left, Jack cried himself to sleep for two nights because he missed the lizard. Like the kind of cry that ripped the heart right out of his momma's chest. SOOOOOOO, I immediately started making phone calls and finished up my research on these dogs and pulled the trigger. We surprised the kids with a puppy!!!
They love her and we love her!!! She's awesome and so so sweet! The kids fight over who gets to play with her. She loves to chase Jack and Maddie and use them for chew toys. Maddie actually takes it better than Jack. Maddie learned quicker than Jack did, to stop running or she will continue to chase and bite. A lot their clothes have holes with them from Annie's sharp, little teeth. Good thing I don't buy the expensive clothes, or we'd be in trouble.
Annie had a little set back last week. She broke her leg when she was out playing the Peyton. The entire family was devastated but Annie seems to be doing well and is not having any set backs with her cast…..so life is still good.
Annie had a few ROUGH nights in her crate. She cried and cried and cried…..so much, that by the second night we ALL had noise machines in our rooms to drowned out her cries. She's adjusting and doing MUCH better now. I'd say she is 90% house broke. She has even cried at the door a couple times to go out.
Here are tons of pictures of our new family member that we are totally in love with!!!
Meeting two of her family members…..two VERY, VERY excited family members!
Meeting two grandmas….One that will probably love her and one that could probably pass on her…..ha! Sorry Grandma Jeanne!
Playing with her one toy that she got to bring from her mommy.
Moving on and checking out the front yard.
UH-OH….here comes the last new family member. Maddie came down from her nap to a new surprise!!
Sharing her binki!
Pulling weeds is SUPER fun when you are a 9 week old puppy!
My new life….walking a puppy and a baby!
Too cute to not share. Maddie was playing on her slide and Annie was right there with her trying to climb up it. She actually made it further than I thought she would!
Matching hair….where is Maddie and where is Annie???
AND…..here comes the sad, broken leg!!
No cast goes unsigned!
Let's go truckin'….at the lake!
This picture was taken about a month ago but I just forgot to post it. We have found it hilarious this summer at the lake that the kids are obsessed about riding in papa's old red truck at the lake. They LOVE that thing….it's such an antique that it barely makes it up the hills. But they don't care, they continue to want to ride. When we had our friends and their three kids down to the lake last month, their kids were super pumped to ride in the truck too. It was too funny not to snap and post.
Notice Maddie peeking her head thru the cab. The kids were really shocked when I told them that this was my car when I was 16! ha!!
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Maddie's first Cardinal game
We took the kids to a game last night. The big kids were REALLY into it... Maddie was really into it..... Until her belly was full! Ha! We lasted five innings, however, all but maddie would have loved to stay for more. I love that the big kids are getting of age to understand and enjoy "the game." Next time maddie might get herself a babysitter! :-)
Maddie takes on pre school
She LOVED it! When we picked her up and asked how her day was, she responded, "super d duper!" Well, ok then! I'm sure she will be requesting more than just her one day a week.
She walked in the classroom with the most confidence in the world! I think she was the only one in her room to kiss her momma goodbye with a smile on her face. That's okay... We raise them to be confident individuals.....right??
Sunday, August 31, 2014
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