We leave for Hawaii tomorrow, so I thought I would knock out our Christmas Lists for Santa before we left. Kaden's was pretty cute and was written like this:
Der Santa
I hav bin gud. Smtims I make my sistr Laf. Can U Ples bring Me Wii or Big Bakugan
Luv
Kaden Epstein
PS and a Baby wiv clos
Monday, November 23, 2009
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Filling the Time
Well, Dad has been gone for a few nights now...Cass misses him. It is so sweet. If the sun goes down lately (which it does so early right now)...and Daddy is not home, she goes into an explanation , which goes a little something like this...
"I'm scared of the night sky...I'm not afraid if the sun is out but I don't like the night sky, if Daddy is not here. And Daddy is not here...so I am scared of the night sky".
She is so sweet. Just her way of telling me how comforting Daddy is...so just as usual when he is on a long work trip...I over schedule us. Yesterday afternoon we met all the neighborhood kids for an impromptu ice cream at the park (using all the leftovers from the soccer party). Then we dropped Kaden off at Grandma Mona's and Papa Chick's house for a sleepover. Kaden was eating his favorite Matzah Ball Soup when we said goodbye. I then asked Cass if she was hungry...(I knew she was)...and I said, "Would you like to go to Yamato?"...Her eyes lit up and she started in with..."I'm going to Yamatos..I'm going to Yamatos...(repeat repeat repeat..). She walked in there with a pep in her step... and they quickly squeezed us in ...and we ordered and ate in about 30 minutes..and headed to Old Navy to meet Dana with our 30% additional coupon in hand...(it was my second time there today...different location). Got some cozy clothes for Cass to snuggle with this Winter and headed home for bed.
Today, Cass has her first birthday party that she was invited to w/o Kaden. It is a Princess Tea House thing and she is pretty excited... and then we pick Kaden up and head down to Mission Viejo for some Thurrell time. Tomorrow...Legoland...Monday...school...Monday afternoon...Daddy's home...Filling the time...check!
"I'm scared of the night sky...I'm not afraid if the sun is out but I don't like the night sky, if Daddy is not here. And Daddy is not here...so I am scared of the night sky".
She is so sweet. Just her way of telling me how comforting Daddy is...so just as usual when he is on a long work trip...I over schedule us. Yesterday afternoon we met all the neighborhood kids for an impromptu ice cream at the park (using all the leftovers from the soccer party). Then we dropped Kaden off at Grandma Mona's and Papa Chick's house for a sleepover. Kaden was eating his favorite Matzah Ball Soup when we said goodbye. I then asked Cass if she was hungry...(I knew she was)...and I said, "Would you like to go to Yamato?"...Her eyes lit up and she started in with..."I'm going to Yamatos..I'm going to Yamatos...(repeat repeat repeat..). She walked in there with a pep in her step... and they quickly squeezed us in ...and we ordered and ate in about 30 minutes..and headed to Old Navy to meet Dana with our 30% additional coupon in hand...(it was my second time there today...different location). Got some cozy clothes for Cass to snuggle with this Winter and headed home for bed.
Today, Cass has her first birthday party that she was invited to w/o Kaden. It is a Princess Tea House thing and she is pretty excited... and then we pick Kaden up and head down to Mission Viejo for some Thurrell time. Tomorrow...Legoland...Monday...school...Monday afternoon...Daddy's home...Filling the time...check!
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Odd Party
Well, I just had a strange experience. We just had Kaden's soccer team over for an end of season ice cream party. The house was ready, the ice cream was ready...Kaden and Cassidy were excited... A few kids showed up...and then we waited...and waited ...and waited...and waited. NO COACH!
SERIOUSLY!!! You've got to be kidding! We let the kids play for 45 minutes..and some families had places to go. So we let them dig into the ice cream and and the yummy toppings...still NO COACH! Passed out 2 trophies to kids who had to go and then WAITED some more. Now, this has been a pattern for the entire season. For 90% of the games, the coach was the last to arrive for games...running across the field carrying the banner LATE.
I know I should have expected it, but I just thought he would have the sense to know that the kids would like to get their trophies from the coach. So after a few phone calls from me...and some persuading (can you believe I had to persuade him), he finally showed up at 7:30. I am sure he had a rough day...but if you are going to coach...YOU GOTTA SHOW UP!!!!
Alright...it's official...I'm a soccer Mom!
SERIOUSLY!!! You've got to be kidding! We let the kids play for 45 minutes..and some families had places to go. So we let them dig into the ice cream and and the yummy toppings...still NO COACH! Passed out 2 trophies to kids who had to go and then WAITED some more. Now, this has been a pattern for the entire season. For 90% of the games, the coach was the last to arrive for games...running across the field carrying the banner LATE.
I know I should have expected it, but I just thought he would have the sense to know that the kids would like to get their trophies from the coach. So after a few phone calls from me...and some persuading (can you believe I had to persuade him), he finally showed up at 7:30. I am sure he had a rough day...but if you are going to coach...YOU GOTTA SHOW UP!!!!
Alright...it's official...I'm a soccer Mom!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Family Days
What a nice 24 hours we have had. Knowing that Matty was going to be out of town for work for 5 nights...we made a bit of a vacation out of the first day. We headed towards SD with a quick stop at my moms for dinner. I love a homecooked mea,l NOT prepared by me. The kids played, we ate, and relaxed. About 8:45pm we realized we should probably get going. An hour car ride later, and with two sleeping children, we made our way up to the hotel room. Holding 45 lbs. feels pretty heavy as you're waiting for elevators and trying to unlock hotel door rooms with one hand.
It was just a courtyard Marriot, but once my head hit that pillow...a bed has almost never felt so cozy. Matty got up early, and got to surf a bit. And, besides the comfort of a hotel bed, my other favorite part is "block out shades". Kaden woke at about 6:45 and said, "where are we?" to which I responded, "San Diego". "Oh..." he said, " it sure takes a long time for morning to come here". I LOVE block out shades...and should seriously look into getting them at home!
We had a nice morning together at breakfast and then the beach. Matty took Kaden out boogie boarding and Cassidy and I looked for sea shells. I took pictures, although some were of some other guy surfing, I guess my eyes are not what they once were. The beach was practically empty and quite peaceful. We stopped and got slices of pizza, cleaned up, packed up at the hotel, and headed to the outlets for a bit of shopping.
It was just good to be together!
The kids and I said goodbye to Daddy, and headed back to Grandma Marcia's. It is so comfortable at my moms... Nick helped keep the kiddos busy, the kids used my old teaching stamps and made a few books. Kaden got his homework done and then we all headed back home.
So for now, I have two sleeping children and a very quiet house. Not even Bubba is home! So, I am going to go relax myself...and gear up for 5 days w/o Daddy. We miss him already...but as usual...we are scheduled to be busy!
It was just a courtyard Marriot, but once my head hit that pillow...a bed has almost never felt so cozy. Matty got up early, and got to surf a bit. And, besides the comfort of a hotel bed, my other favorite part is "block out shades". Kaden woke at about 6:45 and said, "where are we?" to which I responded, "San Diego". "Oh..." he said, " it sure takes a long time for morning to come here". I LOVE block out shades...and should seriously look into getting them at home!
We had a nice morning together at breakfast and then the beach. Matty took Kaden out boogie boarding and Cassidy and I looked for sea shells. I took pictures, although some were of some other guy surfing, I guess my eyes are not what they once were. The beach was practically empty and quite peaceful. We stopped and got slices of pizza, cleaned up, packed up at the hotel, and headed to the outlets for a bit of shopping.
It was just good to be together!
The kids and I said goodbye to Daddy, and headed back to Grandma Marcia's. It is so comfortable at my moms... Nick helped keep the kiddos busy, the kids used my old teaching stamps and made a few books. Kaden got his homework done and then we all headed back home.
So for now, I have two sleeping children and a very quiet house. Not even Bubba is home! So, I am going to go relax myself...and gear up for 5 days w/o Daddy. We miss him already...but as usual...we are scheduled to be busy!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Fever Since Saturday
Cassidy has been battling with a fever since Halloween night. She has been cranky, stuffy headed, and a bit "coughy", and refusing to take Motrin. I for sure thought the Epsteins were goners to the swine flu...and I was thinking... this sucks, but we can handle this.
Well, it turns out that she has , (as the Dr. puts it) a raging ear infection in her right ear and another one in her left (but not as bad). I am just glad that some antibiotics will hopefully lift her spirits, get her healthy, and help us all sleep!
Matty has his big work conference next week and I am hoping that he can stay healthy for that...so until we are feeling better, I am signing off!
Katie
Well, it turns out that she has , (as the Dr. puts it) a raging ear infection in her right ear and another one in her left (but not as bad). I am just glad that some antibiotics will hopefully lift her spirits, get her healthy, and help us all sleep!
Matty has his big work conference next week and I am hoping that he can stay healthy for that...so until we are feeling better, I am signing off!
Katie
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