Then: SO happy to be married
Now: My family of 3!
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Apple Picking at Pennings
Every fall we go apple picking. Before Gia was born we went to Maskers in Warwick, NY. Last year, we decided to try something different and ended up at Pennings Orchard. We had so much fun that we went back again this year. They have apple orchards, a country store and a little petting zoo.
We went on a Thursday to avoid the crowds and, let me tell you, it was awesome. We practically had the entire orchard to ourselves.
Gia had a ball running around and eating the apples. She wasn't so sure about picking them off the tree herself, though. She'd tug really hard and the apple would go flying and the branch would bounce back and smack her in the face.
But she did pick a few:
There were 2 goats and of them was really aggressive. He would head butt the other one to get to Gia so he could eat all her food. If she came near the fence with her hand out, he'd jump up and try to kick the fence to get at her food. She wasn't scared at all though. She thought it was hilarious that he was kicking.
Gia had a ball running around and eating the apples. She wasn't so sure about picking them off the tree herself, though. She'd tug really hard and the apple would go flying and the branch would bounce back and smack her in the face.
But she did pick a few:
She had the most fun putting the picked ones into our bag.
After we filled out bag, we headed down to the store and the petting zoo. Gia loved the animals (as usual) and she fed all of them fearlessly.
There were 2 goats and of them was really aggressive. He would head butt the other one to get to Gia so he could eat all her food. If she came near the fence with her hand out, he'd jump up and try to kick the fence to get at her food. She wasn't scared at all though. She thought it was hilarious that he was kicking.
video coming soon!
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Tuesdays are Tough
Tough with a capital T.
I love being a part-time working mom, but man, Tuesday's are not easy for me. I teach from 8-11:40 and then again from 4-4:50. Add in travel time and I'm gone for the better part of the day. When I am home, Gia's napping.
I noticed that bedtime is different on Tuesday nights. Usually we read a book, turn on Gia's Twilight Turtle and then I leave. About 3 minutes later Gia calls me back to fix her covers ("arms in, cover me with lovey AND blankie!") and then I don't hear from her again. She goes to sleep.
But, on Tuesdays my little boss says, "Mommy, LAY DOWN!" So I do. I just lay there till her eyes get heavy and I can slip out.
Tonight I didn't even wait for the demand. I just stayed with her, without her even asking. I know that, in the blink of an eye, she's going to be too big and she's not going to want me to lay down and she's certainly not going to need me to. It made me sad to think about that time and I got all teary-eyed as I watched my baby fall asleep.
I love being a part-time working mom, but man, Tuesday's are not easy for me. I teach from 8-11:40 and then again from 4-4:50. Add in travel time and I'm gone for the better part of the day. When I am home, Gia's napping.
I noticed that bedtime is different on Tuesday nights. Usually we read a book, turn on Gia's Twilight Turtle and then I leave. About 3 minutes later Gia calls me back to fix her covers ("arms in, cover me with lovey AND blankie!") and then I don't hear from her again. She goes to sleep.
But, on Tuesdays my little boss says, "Mommy, LAY DOWN!" So I do. I just lay there till her eyes get heavy and I can slip out.
Tonight I didn't even wait for the demand. I just stayed with her, without her even asking. I know that, in the blink of an eye, she's going to be too big and she's not going to want me to lay down and she's certainly not going to need me to. It made me sad to think about that time and I got all teary-eyed as I watched my baby fall asleep.
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