Saturday, March 31, 2007

Happy Birthday Mom!

I love my pretty mommy!
Cati LOVES to help people blow out the candles on their birthday cake
Poor Christian got in the middle of it all
And here would be Caitlin's 1st shot w/the silly string...it got EVERYWHERE!
Caroline held on to PawPaw throughout the evening
Mom is letting Christian smell her wonderful Bath & Body Works lotion that she got



So today was my darling mother's birthday! She got to do whatever she wanted to...which included sleeping late (I wish!), not getting dressed until noon, and eating a wonderful dinner at Grandma's house. The food was GREAT (what Madge food isn't?) and the strawberry cake and home made ice cream were rockin'! Cati and John decided that since it was Mimi's birthday, we needed to buy silly string to shoot her with. Boy, that was messy! Cati got her pretty good as you can see from the pics!

Friday, March 30, 2007

When the cat's away...

...the mice get extremely bored! Daddy Haskell is in Ft. Worth today doing a skills test for an instructor course he is enrolled in. Many kisses and we hope you do well!
I think he really enjoys his new job, but we have been spoiled to having him home at nights now. Without him here, we really don't know what to do with ourselves! Should we shop? Nope. Should we go play outside? Wish we could, but it's pouring rain. Should we just sleep the day away? That would be nice, but let's stay in reality. I guess we'll have to just sit around and stare at each other, or maybe watch a movie. Hmmmm, so many choices. ;)
I actually got to stay up and sew last night, which is something I haven't done in weeks. Like I said, I enjoy having John home at night, but it sometimes cuts into my "creative time." When he was on shift, I would stay up until 1am sewing and it was fun! The other night, I tried to start a project around 10pm and John was already in bed. He kept fake snoring just so I would get annoyed and quit my sewing---which in turn was annoying him. Jeez, just because he gets up at 5am every morning for work doesn't mean he gets to whine and cry when I want to work---right? Just kidding!

ALERT THE MEDIA!!

We have just had a major breakthrough in the pottytraining! Christian came running through the living room just now, in the process of ripping off his diaper. When I asked him what he was doing, he said, "I need to poop!" He took the diaper off, sat on the potty, and did his business in it ALL BY HIMSELF!! WOOHOO!! We are getting closer to being trained, I can feel it...

More of C3



Caroline is now almost 5 months old, and she is getting SO BIG! She sprouted 2 teeth over the past week and she is a biting monster. ;) Also, she measured 26 inches long at her 4 month checkup...that's much longer than the other 2 C's. They were both only 25.5 inches long at their 6 month checkups! We put her in the walker yesterday and she LOVES it. Her feet are flat on the ground when she's in it--so maybe she'll take off running soon. Just kidding!
Caroline and I went to a jewelry party last night with Jill and Alexis, so I took that opportunity to get an updated picture of the girls.

Monday, March 26, 2007

Play-Doh Fun the Haskell Way

Play-dohbob Hammypants just had to make an appearance
Caroline Sunshine wanted to play too--poor Daddy has drool on his shirt ;)
OOOOHHHH AAAAHHHH....a big green booger

What is a pic without a goofy face now and then
Caitlin and I are suckers for nifty hats


Today was kinda boring...that is until we decided to play with some good ol' play-doh. It's Veggie Tales play-doh in cool colors! Anyway, I have had several mentions that I, the Haskell Momma, am not featured in any blogs yet, so I am including some fun pics w/Caitlin.

Sunday, March 25, 2007

A Swimmin' Kind of Day

John and Christian going 'round and 'round in a swirling pool
Caitlin doing the "good grief I wish my mom would quit taking pictures" wave
Caroline and her wonderful babysitter, Grandma Haskell
And now John coming off of the slide...
Caitlin coming off of the gigantic slide. It looked way cool!
Christian didn't wanna swim alone, so he attached to John's leg and would NOT let go...



Hello again! Today we went to a birthday party for John's cousin's little girl, Ashlee, who turned 8. She had a swimming party at the WT Activities Center, and let me tell you, it was a blast! Of course Mommy and Caroline didn't swim, but we had fun watching from the sidelines. The swimming center has a big lap pool, a baby area, a swirling pool, a lazy river, and a huge twisty slide. It all made for one tiring afternoon.

Saturday, March 24, 2007

C3's Friends!

And here she is w/Miss Phoenix Jade Lindseth. Notice the humongo bows we put on our girls! ;)
Caroline and Alexis Crum who was 4 days old here


There have been a ton of babies born lately that are the same age as Caroline. First there was Brett Reasor born in July (his daddy works w/John), then Laney Baxter born in December (her momma Tasha went to school with me), then Judah Godsey born in January (his daddy is John's good friend), then Phoenix Lindseth born in January (Misty's little girl), then Alexis Crum in February (her daddy works w/John), then Whitaker Tullos born yesterday (his Mimi, Dianne, is my good friend), then my pal Lindsay Shumacher is due in April with Sawyer, and FINALLY best friend Tina Hare is due in September. WOW!!
Anyway, here are some pics of Caroline's friends. More to come!

Miss Sassy Frass

And here she is being a silly goose at a school party
Here she is at her cool bowling birthday party
Here is her school pic for 2nd grade at Arbor Christian Academy


So of course I can't leave out my darling 1st born, Caitlin. Here are a few recent shots of her in action!

Caroline Sunshine is a Model

Last but not least, Caroline modeling Momma's car seat covers for her website
And here is our latest creation...The Bosom Blanket. Makes nursing in public a breeze!
A view from the top
So her she is ladies and gentlemen!



I really enjoy sewing, and I love to sew for the kids! I also have started making hairbows for the girls (they will be featured in a later post). Recently, my friend and partner in crime, Misty, showed me a website that has lists of all kinds of things you can make. Well, I started with these leg warmers for babies called "Babylegs." Very 80's but very trendy! Poor Caroline...she constantly has a camera in her face!

I'm a REAL Firefighter!

John and his buddy turned the hoses on the camera!
Sometimes it really STINKS to be the Lieutenant...that's John on the far side...and the poor guy in the grass is Lt. Tony Dompe
John starting a car fire...again in the blue helmet
Here's John starting a dumpster fire...they have NO IDEA what they are in for when he's allowed to play with fire (he's in the blue helmet)
PowWow...(white shirt) Capt. Jason Clark, (with back to you) Matt Ketlehut, (next to John) Scott Reasor
He's just hanging out being a dork ;)


Here are some really cool pics from a recent fire training day that John had. As most of you know, he is now a Lieutenant (Day Officer) and he works 7-5 Monday thru Friday instead of the 24 hr. shifts he was working. This is the last bit of fun he got to have before switching jobs.

Christian's 3rd Birthday

A very yummy piece of cake!
Blowing out the candles
Still singing...
Everyone is singing "Happy Birthday"
Just about the coolest cake ever made!
Big Sis trying out the Tonka bike Mommy and Daddy bought him
The BEST present of all...a Grandma quilt! He has it on his bed now
And now he wants a closer look...
Caitlin showing off Christian's truck
John helping...
The party guests watching the present-opening show
Caitlin just HAD to help
WooHoo! A scooby doo punching bag...thanks Mimi and PawPaw
And more presents...
Such a hammy smile this boy has!
Presents galor as PawPaw, Caroline, and Caitlin watch
Fun food for everyone!

Here are the party decorations. It was a Thomas the Train party complete w/conductor hats!


So this is the 1st installment of a day in the life of a Haskell. We had a great little family party for Christian for his 3rd birthday. Enjoy!