Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Construction!
Almost done with our upstairs constructions - I CAN'T WAIT!!!! House has been torn apart for over a month. Two walls up, walls painted and now just waiting on the carpets. I think I know three little boys that will be sad to see it end though. Liam slept with a carpet sample last night. Haha!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Jan 10 Updates at the O House
We are under construction! Baby O will have his own room come May...we are currently building a wall/hallway from Jons office to our master bedroom. The office is now the nursery (sorry Jon!) and it looks awesome!! Also getting rid of our emerald green and ruby red rugs and other shades up there too...SO EXCITED as those colors are making me dizzy and I hate them!!
Of course mid-project, outside hits 0 degrees and our pipes burst...water everywhere in our bedroom and leaked down into the garage. Lovely, just what we needed. It was so stressful but its fixed and thank God this happened before we did our rugs over.
We have about 100 feet of snow outside, seems like we have a snow day once a week for the last 2 months. Boys are great though, playing outside and entertaining themselves inside while its so cold! The have been riding bikes in the garage, pulled down the Halloween costumes so we have 3 cute super heros running around and just playing with all their toys. The other day I almost cried they were so adorable....they were walking around the house hugging singing "you've got a friend in me" from toy story!!! Then they wanted to go down to the playroom and put their hands in together like "go team" but said "TOGETHER"....they do this all the time now if they are working together. Love love them and all their cuteness:)
Of course mid-project, outside hits 0 degrees and our pipes burst...water everywhere in our bedroom and leaked down into the garage. Lovely, just what we needed. It was so stressful but its fixed and thank God this happened before we did our rugs over.
We have about 100 feet of snow outside, seems like we have a snow day once a week for the last 2 months. Boys are great though, playing outside and entertaining themselves inside while its so cold! The have been riding bikes in the garage, pulled down the Halloween costumes so we have 3 cute super heros running around and just playing with all their toys. The other day I almost cried they were so adorable....they were walking around the house hugging singing "you've got a friend in me" from toy story!!! Then they wanted to go down to the playroom and put their hands in together like "go team" but said "TOGETHER"....they do this all the time now if they are working together. Love love them and all their cuteness:)
Friday, December 31, 2010
Merry Merry Xmas!!
Merry merry xmas!!! Best (well I say that every year, but really - this year was awesome)...CHRISTMAS ever this year. Ages 5 and 3.5 couldn't have been more fun on xmas morning and getting ready for the big day. The boys were all about Santa and Toodie (their elf on the shelf that the looked for every morning and were always saying "watch out, santa and toodie are watching you).
Things my little man were into this XMas:
Jared: the xmas movie ELF, which was so fun cause its one of my favorite xmas movies. Into black spider man and transformers and still Zhu Zhu pets. We are doing over your room and it has a desk with it. You tell everyone you are so excited for your new office. Love you!
Liam: Obsessed with his tools still. After opening all his many many xmas gifts hes still walking around with his tool box which he takes with him everywhere. Grocery store, friends house, car rides, walks - hes always prepared to fix. Loved the movie and SONG frosty the snowman. Also loves the sone Dynomite (not xmas but still made our xmas mix for him:)
Nolan: Is ALL about red spider man. Everything is spider man and everything is red. Grammy got you a spider man winter hat with a spider face and eye cut outs. You wear it everywhere and talk about him 24/7. You are also dressing yourself which for you Nolan is scary. The things you put together are so random and crazy - you dance to the beat of your own drum and I love that about you.
BABY O'CONNELL: We found out on 12/18 that you are a BOY!!! People expect for me to be dissappointed that you are not a girl but I am so not. Girls would be fun too but I have the most fun w/ my little men and cant wait for another one. So excited to meet you in May sweet boy. My belly is getting large and you are starting to kick like crazy. The boys ask every day if you're tall enough to come out & ask to kiss my belly. They love you already too!!
Things my little man were into this XMas:
Jared: the xmas movie ELF, which was so fun cause its one of my favorite xmas movies. Into black spider man and transformers and still Zhu Zhu pets. We are doing over your room and it has a desk with it. You tell everyone you are so excited for your new office. Love you!
Liam: Obsessed with his tools still. After opening all his many many xmas gifts hes still walking around with his tool box which he takes with him everywhere. Grocery store, friends house, car rides, walks - hes always prepared to fix. Loved the movie and SONG frosty the snowman. Also loves the sone Dynomite (not xmas but still made our xmas mix for him:)
Nolan: Is ALL about red spider man. Everything is spider man and everything is red. Grammy got you a spider man winter hat with a spider face and eye cut outs. You wear it everywhere and talk about him 24/7. You are also dressing yourself which for you Nolan is scary. The things you put together are so random and crazy - you dance to the beat of your own drum and I love that about you.
BABY O'CONNELL: We found out on 12/18 that you are a BOY!!! People expect for me to be dissappointed that you are not a girl but I am so not. Girls would be fun too but I have the most fun w/ my little men and cant wait for another one. So excited to meet you in May sweet boy. My belly is getting large and you are starting to kick like crazy. The boys ask every day if you're tall enough to come out & ask to kiss my belly. They love you already too!!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thankful Thanksgiving:)
So much to be thankful for this year. My amazing husband, parents who I adore, brother and sister and brother in laws, inlaws who couldn't be better and my amazing, lovable, funny, squeezable boys!! My heart is so full -- and the thought of being so lucky to be getting one more just melts my heart.
The boys have a lot to be thankful for.
Liam "I'm thankful for my moster truck bedroom"
Nolan "I'm thanful for mommy and daddy and my trucks" and later that day....ME: "Nolan I'm so lucky you are my little boy" NOLAN: "Mommy, I"m so thankful for chocolate cake". Haha!!
Jared "I'm thankful for my new office (cracking me up cause he thinks he's going to have an office now that his new bedroom set has a desk!)"
Later that day "I'm thankful for my brothers - I really love them"
How lucky am I?! So thankful for our health and for each amazing member of our family. XO
The boys have a lot to be thankful for.
Liam "I'm thankful for my moster truck bedroom"
Nolan "I'm thanful for mommy and daddy and my trucks" and later that day....ME: "Nolan I'm so lucky you are my little boy" NOLAN: "Mommy, I"m so thankful for chocolate cake". Haha!!
Jared "I'm thankful for my new office (cracking me up cause he thinks he's going to have an office now that his new bedroom set has a desk!)"
Later that day "I'm thankful for my brothers - I really love them"
How lucky am I?! So thankful for our health and for each amazing member of our family. XO
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Potty Training...O'Connell Boy Style
Just jotting this down...just in case J, L or N has a boy one day and that cute little boy gives them the same problems mine gave me. Peeing...no problem. They all were peeing like champs by 3 years old. They love to pee and especially love to pee outdoors. Maybe its my fault but it was so easy to potty train during the summer when they were outside and only had a bathing suit on or naked (yes, you adore being naked) in the pool. Just last week we were at Grammy and Papa's and we couldn't find you until we looked out the door and saw three naked bums lined up with pants down...peeing in the drive way. Now I'm trying to drill it into L & N's heads that they CAN'T pee outside when school starts.
As for #2...haha...Jared was over 4.5 when he finally stopped hiding and started going on the toilet. The only way I got him to go was when he did go in his pants...I made him clean himself up. What a mean mother I am. Nolan...you are amazing at this and love going on the toilet. Yeah Nolie Pie!!! As for Liam...you are like clock work. I put a pull up on you every day at nap/noon and every day you go in your pants and ask me to come change you. Since I know you know when you are going - I put an end to it yesterday. You were cracking me up!!! I told you htere were no more diapers in the house at naptime and you said "mommy, I think we have just one more & why don't you go get some at the store" Haha!! I stood in the hall way and you kept asking for one. Finally...you started shaking the door like you were crazy person...then when I walk in I find you rummaging through your closet - desperate to find a diaper. I plopped you down on the toilet and you finally went....hoping this is it for diapers!!!
As for #2...haha...Jared was over 4.5 when he finally stopped hiding and started going on the toilet. The only way I got him to go was when he did go in his pants...I made him clean himself up. What a mean mother I am. Nolan...you are amazing at this and love going on the toilet. Yeah Nolie Pie!!! As for Liam...you are like clock work. I put a pull up on you every day at nap/noon and every day you go in your pants and ask me to come change you. Since I know you know when you are going - I put an end to it yesterday. You were cracking me up!!! I told you htere were no more diapers in the house at naptime and you said "mommy, I think we have just one more & why don't you go get some at the store" Haha!! I stood in the hall way and you kept asking for one. Finally...you started shaking the door like you were crazy person...then when I walk in I find you rummaging through your closet - desperate to find a diaper. I plopped you down on the toilet and you finally went....hoping this is it for diapers!!!
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Cute bum:)
Liam looking at Nolan not wearing a stich of clothing..."Nolan, HONEY, WHAT happened to your hienie (spelling? but he meant bum)"...
Nolan "It's a boo boo and I got it at the heinie store".
Haha!!
Nolan "It's a boo boo and I got it at the heinie store".
Haha!!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Wells Maine Vacation...Manfredi Style!
We had the BEST week away with Mom and Dad and Jay and Kris David and Mia came up for 4 days. The house my mom found was litterally sitting on the beach. It had a big deck on the front of the house and a smaller porch - on the ocean. The boys were in their glory (and so were Jon and I), digging in the sand, jumping in the waves and playing with their cousins - all DAY long. I could get used to beach life...enjoying lobster, coctails on the deck every night. Such a blast. Loved being with everyone for a weeks straight and already can't wait till next year.
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