Wrap up of the week...

Sorry for the delay in posts- it was a busy week in our house.
Kaitlyn really wanted to try and use the camera in this picture:
"Mommy, Kaitlyn's crawling towards the newspaper basket again. I'll move it!":
How tall is BB?
How tall is daddy?
Playing football with Uncle Ryan and Lauren when they were visiting last Sunday:



Kaitlyn and her Uncle Ry hanging out (the Eli jersey somehow was put on while Lauren and I were out shopping...hmmm....)

Look mom- I got myself up!
And, I'm even in the same outfit (this picture was taken prior to 7am... ;)

Giants Gameday and Kaitlyn on the move...

Today was daddy's first Sunday of football season- here is a recap of his attempts to get the rest of us into the spirit.
Paul after a trip to 7-11 ("the donut store") where he sampled some of the pink donut on the way home- in his Giants shirt, of course.
Kaitlyn getting warmed up- in the Eli Manning Jersey.
Kaitlyn moving a little too much for the parents' liking (she almost refuses to sit down!). Note the spread hands holding onto the couch and the puddle of drool left on the couch- she went through 6 bibs today.
The two fans on the couch (although Paul wasn't quite as interested in the game as his daddy may have liked...).
Kaitlyn and Daddy on the couch (note that Kaitlyn's face is still a bit orange from her dinner- it was a much needed bath night for both kids!).
And the blooper picture of the day- Kaitlyn's hat fell down, Daddy's eyes are closed and Paul is trying to reach the hat off Kate (and wearing the "base" for his halloween costume, which is under construction):

Getting ready for the game...

In case you don't live in our house, you might not have known that the Giants are playing in a NFL playoff game today. Daddy, mommy and Paul went to Perkins for breakfast (this became a playoff game ritual for daddy and Paul last year and they decided it was okay to bring mommy today) and then we stopped at WalMart so that Paul could pick out a 'new' football (a little foam one)- although the child-sized John Deere Gator (just like BB's) was of much stronger interest to Paul!

When we got home, daddy decided it was important to teach Paul how to play another important aspect of the pre-game ritual: Madden. Mommy went upstairs for a few minutes and this is what she returned to find...

Reading and the Giants

Paul has been doing a lot of reading lately. One of this favorite things to do is to grab a book and have you read it to him. Here are a few pictures from the past week. He is also starting to enjoy looking at the books himself or reading to Cookie Monster. You can also see us getting ready to cheer on the Giants tonight!

Let's Go Giants!

In case you didn't know, it's daddy's favorite time of year- football season! He and Paul were ready for the Giants' season-opener last Thursday. Paul wore his Eli Manning jersey to school, of course, and daddy changed into his the minute he got home.
Paul has been trying very hard to give "thumbs up" but, as you can see, his pointer finger seems to want to join in on the fun.

The Giants won the Superbowl!

After several long days of trying to get rid of daddy's excess energy and excitement around the Superbowl, we got to watch the Giants win on Sunday night!! Although I was in bed just after kickoff, I could hear daddy and Gram Bennett cheering from the living room in the last quarter (they actually stayed relatively quiet- mommy was impressed).Daddy and mommy had a few friends over and I even got to play with their sons- 2 older friends from school, Gabe (a little over 3) and Jack (almost 4). Okay, play "with" may not be the right word, but I showed them all around my house. We still have all of our Giants signs up (thanks, Grandma Redfern!) and I had to wear my Giants jersey to daycare on Monday- again! Mommy washed my jersey three times over the weekend so I could wear it on Friday, Sunday and Monday.

Chili and Uncle Chris

Sorry for not updating everyone recently- mommy and daddy will try to get more posts in the next few weeks. I've been very playful the past few weeks so mommy and daddy have been enjoying my good spirits rather than grabbing the camera :) Uncle Chris was here this weekend and I had tons of fun with him. I showed him how much chili I could get on my face at lunch today and showed off my new game with daddy where I go for a ride on the kitchen floor (mommy thanked me for helping to clean it for her with my pants!).

Good news from my ear tubes, we think- I've had a cold for a bit and the past few days I've had lots of goop draining from my ears (especially the left one when I wake up). Mommy takes me back to the ENT doctor tomorrow for my post-op visit so we're thinking this is good news and all the goop that used to cause my ear infections is now able to drain out. Did you ever think that ear goop would be good?!

Let's Go Giants!

Daddy and Paul had a fun weekend together and cheered on the Giants Sunday afternoon-Paul even woke up extra early from his nap to "watch" the game (which wasn't good news for mommy who had just gotten back from a trip to see her girlfriends in NYC and was hoping to catch a nap herself!). Daddy and Paul even went out for a pre-game breakfast at Perkins that morning.... although they sat next to some Steelers fans!

What a week

Little Paul started the week with a double ear infection. Mommy and Daddy tried their best to make him happy but to no avail at times. Then we found out on Thursday that the medicine he was taking was making him sick as well. So we are on to better medicine and Paul III had a good day at daycare. Here is a picture of Paul playing with the pots in his new Giants gear and walking in his Mets uniform.

NFL Draft

Daddy and Paul are spending the day watching the NFL Draft on ESPN. We couldn't believe Miami didn't take Mommy's favorite player Brady Quinn. You can see we are wearing our Giants gear. Hopefully the G-Men have a good draft.