First Movie

Tonight we took Kristoffer to see his first movie. We went and saw The Lorax since it was at the $3 theater. We didn't want to take him to a theater that had regular prices in case he became too restless we had to leave. He loved that he got popcorn even tho he didn't finish his dinner. Oh well we can bend rules every now and then. Kristoffer sat in his seat most of the movie. He would get up and stand to watch it. We only had to remind him a couple times he had to sit. When he wasn't sitting in his seat he was sitting on mine or Mike's lap. On the way home I asked him if he liked the movie and he said  "YA"! Overall I think he did pretty good for his first movie!

Surprise Ashlyn!

      Today we did a surprise party for my niece Ashlyn! Although it was 2 months early we did it today since she will be living with her mom in Idaho then. When she walked in all the kids yelled "SURPRISE". She just looked at them puzzled. They then yelled "HAPPY BIRTHDAY". She looked even more puzzled. I finally told her it was her early surprise birthday party since she wouldn't be here on her actual birthday. She got all red and gave a funny look to her dad and step mom. I think she will remember this birthday especially the part where we kinda sang Happy Birthday!!! (lets just say it was a youtube moment) She loved all her presents, her cake and her balloons with all her favorite colors. I'm glad we made this birthday special even if it was ahead of schedule!

Abert the Hamster aka Albee

This afternoon I noticed Kristoffer's hamster was hanging out in the corner of his cage curled up in a ball. Normally he sleeps in his hut but today he didn't. I noticed he was just not moving from that corner at all but was still breathing. When Mike got home we noticed the hamster's breathing was getting bad. Even though he is a small creature we didn't want him to suffer so I called the vet. I went to pick him up and he tried to get away. I noticed his back legs were dragging so he did have a stroke sometime early today. Which is one of the 3 causes for hamsters to die. While Kristoffer was occupied we put Albert in a carrier and Mike took him to the vet. This hamster only bit 3x in the 2 years we had him after finding him abandoned in a vacant apartment malnourished and it was out of fear. (Hamsters are known to bite) Now it's off to explain to Kristoffer why his Albee went away. This sucks since just November 30,2011 I had to explain to him why his 7 month old kitten didn't come home.

Calm Saturday!

     Today Kristoffer and I had a quiet Saturday. After having 2 nieces Monday, one niece Monday -Friday and having another niece and nephew Friday too, we were ready for a quiet day! We slept til 7:30 which I was hoping to sleep later since he didn't go to bed til 10:30 last night. Oh well. We watched Dinosaur Train and Cat in the Hat while eating breakfast. Then we turned off the t.v. and left the radio off. I decided to let Kristoffer decide the mornings activities. Which we played whatever game he made up. After playing some we just laid on the couch, relaxed and talked. Kristoffer and I decided that noon was a good time to get dressed for the day. Kristoffer had  lunch and laid down for quiet/nap time.

     I made myself some lunch and found a movie on Lifetime. Kristoffer got up before it was over so we finished my movie then turned the t.v. off. I decided to turn some music on. We loaded some dishes then took out the garbage and recycling. While listening to music Kristoffer had fun with his finger paints. Mike went over to my parent's new place to help them with a couple things after he got off work.When he got home we had some spaghetti for dinner. I then went to the store so Mike and Kristoffer could have alone time. I just wished it didn't rain off and on all day.