Campout

Yesterday we went to City Park to take Ad on a boat ride on the lake, but they were closed so we just checked out the park. They have these big ugly concrete frogs, but Addie thought they were the coolest thing ever.


Then we decided it would be fun to have a campout on the back yard. We stayed up reading stories by flashlight and eating snacks. Karl and I were sore and tired in the morning and decided that before we do it again, we need to get a good sleeping pad. Addison had a blast though, so it was worth it. : )

checkered lilies

Karl got me these for my birthday to plant in our garden. I love that man.

Goodbye Cougar

Karl decided since we were moving that it was finally time to sell his beloved cougar.


Random cute picture:

Moving

After two years of planning, plans falling through, talking about it, thinking about it, and finally just doing it, we moved to Ft. Collins, Colorado! Karl works for a software company from home now which makes us free as birds ( I told him we should get a bus and he can work in the back and I can drive us all over the country) so we decided to just go! And we are glad we came. Ft. Collins is a beautiful, fantastic town. It is ranked #2 for most friendly bicycling city in America (right up our alley) has a ton of trees, and great schools. What's not to like? Here are some pictures of our new (old) house.


I love this house. It needs some work for sure (the downstairs potty is pink, which Ad is crazy about) but there are lots of things I love about it. All the trees, the big back yard, and it is two blocks from a fantastic park It is so nice to have a little more room and not be crammed into a postage stamp size apartment. Addison loves the backyard and is out there every day when the weather is good. She calls it her "garden".


But lately the weather has not been so great. Seriously nature, get it together! It's JUNE.

Addison's 3rd Brithday

Ok, I'm going to be a dork and say it. I can't believe my baby is three!!! There. For all of you who think that is annoying, have kids and you will be saying it too. Ad's birthday was celebrated in pieces this year because it fell right when we were moving so it was kinda hectic. I think she liked it though because she got three birthday parties.

Party at the park with the Wilson cousins.


I just love this little series of pictures:




From left to right: Addison 3, Abby 5, Mckenzie 3. One thing is ceratin: Ad didn't get her amazon genes from me.


Party at new house:

Addison got a little pink and purple bike for her birthday from us and she is getting pretty good at it now. I don't have any pictures on hand, but I will post some later. SOOO stinkin cute. My hope is that she will get fast enough that I can jog along side her. She is getting there already.

Tumbling Tots

These pictures are from a while ago, but since the move I finally have some time to catch up on some things. These are with Addie's friend Isaac. They had a ton of fun doing this little class, even though they didn't always do what the teacher wanted them to. : )

As a side note: the pink dress Addie is wearing in this picture was made by her super talented aunt Tamra. Ad calls it her pinaklicous dress and wears it all the time (unless I hide it so her other clothes have a chance) Thanks Tamra! Love you!

They did a little reward ceremony at the end and they both got gold medals. It was super cute. Ad still wears hers around and tells everyone about it.

P.S. Thanks Vanessa, I stole these pics from your blog.

Kid's movies are not for kids

We have a ton of updates- Ad's birthday, we live in a different state now- but all that will have to come later. For now, a short story: I'm making dinner today and Ad suddenly yells out a word. I'm thinking, "Did she say what I thought she said?!" Yep. "Anarchy!!!" Gee thanks, purple kangaroo from Horton Hears a Who. Took me a while to figure that one out.

3 am

Ad does not sleep well when we have company. I can pretty much expect her to wake up in the middle of the night crying. And our house is small, so our guests get to hear it too. Addison's cousins spent the night a couple of days ago, and as expected, she woke up crying. I try to calm her as quickly as possible so she doesn't wake the entire house. She is delirious with exhaustion and is just sobbing. "Addison what do you need?" I am not patient at three am. No answer, just a very sad kiddo. "Honey, you need to go back to bed." More crying. And then she decides on something. . . " Mom, I need to floss with my pink flosser!" What?! "No you don't, just go to bed. We can floss in the morning." The crying gets louder, "Mom, I gotta floss my mouth!" Sigh. Fine.

My vision is blurry with sleepiness. The bathroom light is way too bright. I floss my three year old's teeth at three in the morning. Then I give her a big hug. And she happily goes back to sleep.

note: The pink flosser is a novelty. I fully expect the novelty to wear off . . . soon . . .

Famous quotes by Addison

Addison dropped her Care Bear. Karl picked it up for her. She ran over to him, knocked it out of his hands and yelled, "Dad! There is NO place for you to play with that!"

Ad was taking a shower the other day. She was trying to say something to me and I couldn't hear her very well. "What honey?" She replies, "What's the point!?"

I'm trying to fold laundry. In a whiny voice, "Momma."
Me: "Just a minuet Ad, I need to finish the laundry."
Again, "Momma."
Me: "What's the matter?"
"Momma, I just can't make up my mind."

Easter

We were in Price visiting Karl's family the weekend after Easter. The weather was bad Easter weekend so they did the Easter egg hunt late. The kids didn't mind.

Just thought you all should now that I am now officially a Radiation Therapist! I took my boards today and passed!

Kristin Martineau RT (R)(T) Yeah!!!

Wisdom from an almost three year old

Me: "Addison, who is that a picture of?"

Ad: "That's Jesus!"

Me: "That's right!"

Ad: "And He's my friend! He holds my burrito."

Me: "Uh . . . yeah, OK."

Famous quotes by Addison

This kid has been saying some pretty hilarious stuff lately.

I shut her bedroom door in an effort to encourage her to take a nap. It made her mad, so she started yelling through the door, "Hey Mom!! You are NOT my Mom, OK Mom?!"

I am trying to get her in the stroller. Again, she does not like this, so she says to me, "You are a lousy tipper!" It's from Kung Fu Panda.

Also from Kung Fu Panda: I'm sitting on the floor in her room picking up her toys. She is supposed to be helping me but she runs to the door and says, "You will be gone by morning!" And slams the door. She actually wasn't upset this time. Just acting out what she saw on the movie.

Leaving the house to discover that is has been snowing after a nice warm week. "Welcome to hell." Karl can take all the credit for that one. : )

We are riding in the car silently. All of the sudden, "Mom! Is that a apple pie?" NO idea what she was talking about.

We are in church and I am trying to entertain her by drawing little pictures. I draw a sailboat. She doesn't want a sailboat. "Mom that is impossible! It is not possible!"

She has started several sentences with, "Ju know what? Sometimes, (big sigh here) I feel like . . "
This first time she did this Karl and I started laughing and she didn't finish what she was saying. The next time she ended with, "a biiiig ice cream cone."

I just thought this was a cute picture of Addie blowing bubbles.



Ad and her favorite story teller.




Ad was playing quietly for a few minuets and then started yelling, "Mom, I got you something to eat!" I went into the kitchen and this is what I saw. She set a place for each of us with a little plate with a block on it and a little cup for something to drink. She looks so proud in this picture. Pretty sweet.

Ad made this Valentine card for her Dad and put a chocolate bar in it for a present. Now every time we go to the store and she sees and chocolate bar she wants me to buy it so she can make Dad an other "balentines card" So sweet.

A little while ago I took Addie bowling with my friend Vanessa. Now she is addicted. She loves it and keeps telling everyone that for her birthday she is going to have a bowling party. She likes to do everything herself. She gets the ball, (don't worry it is super light)

puts it on the ramp . . . . is happy about her score . . . .
And then runs over and puts her head over the air blower thingy.

OK folks. Here is the deal. Our mac is old and slow and it takes forever. So I never post anything, cause I get frustrated that it takes a million years. So I decided to come back to this blog. For now, I am just going to post a bunch of pictures to get caught up. Here goes:

This is from Kim's wedding. Ad was the flower girl.

Addie has this book called Pinkalicious. Super cute book. She kept asking me to make pink cupcakes so we finally did and she had a blast.

Time to revive this old blog. More coming soon.

We've moved!

Not physically, but our presence on the web! Visit our new site to see the changes and some updated content. We probably won't be continuing to use this blog, so be sure to bookmark our new page!

Karl

Only a Grandpa would allow this!

International Talk Like a Pirate Day

Arrr mateys, if ye landlubbers han't yet heard, 'tis International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Our crew consulted this pirate name generator and these be our new sea names.

Karl Martineau, your pirate name is
First Mate Samueal the Bloody Leg

Kristin Martineau, your pirate name is
Captain Esmerelda

Addison Martineau, your pirate name is
First Mate Jane
How there be two first mates we're not knowin', but the generator be the only honest one among us so we question it not. Perhaps there be mutiny afoot . . .