Green and Gold

We started a new tradition this year and it might be one of my favorites yet.  In August the Green Bay Packers have a family night.  Tickets are $10 each and they do a scrimmage.  They also have tailgating, face painting and some other activities depending on how into it you want to get.  It was our first time, so we kept it simple.  It was a blast!  It was fun to be in the stadium with the crowd and just enjoy the show. 

The night started off with some Army paratroopers parachuting into the stadium.  Then the players played a scrimmage and had a field goal kicking competition. The night was capped off with fireworks. Other than a few minor glitches, it was a really fun night.   The kids favorite part was the wave. Some lessons we learned for next time: 

• The stadium is really loud.  We should have brought ear plugs for the kids.  We ended up using wadded up tissue. 
• There are no drinking fountains at Lambeau Field.  Not a one.  We learned this after a long, long walk around the stadium.  Definitely the low point of the night. 
• We should have gone a little bit earlier so the kids could get their tattoos and faces painted and made their necklaces (would have been easier to park as well).  We missed some of the game while Samantha finished up her necklace and missed the tattoos.  Boo. 
• Adam is a champion sleeper when he wants to be.  He fell asleep on the walk to the stadium and slept through the entire thing.  He woke up again when we put him in the car seat afterwards.  We figured that since we were going to be getting back so late, we may as well just get a hotel room that night.  I’m so glad we did.  The next morning we headed back up to Green Bay to Bay Beach.  It’s this cute little amusement park.  Most rides are one ticket.  One ticket costs $.25.  The kids had a blast.  They rode every single ride and we still had a boat load of tickets left over. 

I will definitely be using this one as blackmail one day…It started raining that afternoon.  Most of the rides kept going though.  These crazies thought it would be fun to ride the train in the rain.  Until there was lightening and they stopped the train mid-ride.  Everyone had to walk back.  We took shelter and ate some lunch.  By the time we were ready to leave, it looked like this.  Luckily for us, the tickets are good forever!  We’ll hope for better weather next time. 

Time Flies…

When you have 4 kids.  I can’t believe how long it’s been since I posted.  I’ve meant to many times – I even uploaded pictures.  But something always happens and I get distracted.  I’m not going to lie (and I’m not looking for a pity party here), having 4 kids is hard.  Really hard.  At least for me.  I know things will get better when Adam gets a little older and is sleeping better, but right now I feel like I am always playing catch up.  I folded and put away 15 loads of laundry yesterday.  And most likely there are already 2 more loads downstairs waiting for me.  My house looks like a tornado hit and as soon as I get one room cleaned the kids get home from school and it’s back to square one.  I keep telling myself that there will come a day when the kids will all be in school or moved out and I will have plenty of time to clean then.  So, I’m doing my best to suppress my OCD tendencies and just enjoy being a mom.  It’s much easier said than done.  Anyways, that’s the reason the blog has been so neglected.  But, I do have things to post and lots of pictures, so here we go!

Adam is 4 months old as of yesterday.  We went to the pediatrician to celebrate.  He weighs 13 lb 15 oz. (20%) and is 26” long (95%).  His head is 42 cm (50%).  Basically he’s tall and skinny with average brains.   I’m not sure where the tall and skinny genes came from.  I’m assuming he’ll out grow those.  He is obviously growing really well.

He’s usually very happy, as long as he’s fed and has slept.  We’ve struggled with the sleep thing, but I think we are finally figuring things out.  He still has a hard time going down for the night before 10 or 11.  I put him down between 7-8, but he wakes up every half hour or so until 10-11 when he usually will go down.  He’s not a great napper, but we’re working on that too.  

He rolls both ways, but is much better at back to tummy. 

He has a great smile and such a cute laugh.  He’s ticklish and it really doesn’t take much to make him laugh. 

He loves watching the other kids.  He’s got super strong abs because whenever we lay him in his seat he tries to sit up to see more of what’s going on around him.

He’s been sick this past week or so.  Just a cold, but he’s been pretty miserable.  I’m really hoping he gets over it soon.

The other night, Mike introduced him to a new friend. Adam sat and looked at that doll forever. And then he made his move.  Apparently Mike forgot to explain first date etiquette. A little privacy here?!? (Horrible lighting, I know)

And here are the other pictures of him that I meant to post:

2 Months: I really love this one. Tummy time! 3 Months

 

Well that’s about enough of Adam.  He’s a cute kid and we love his guts!