McComb Family

So I drop Adam off today like normal, and the ladies who were there this morning asked me if I've been potty training him at home. I tell them that we've been trying, but that he absolutely refuses to do so. Everytime we ask him if he wants to sit on the potty, we get a resounding "No!!". Not only will he not go to the bathroom in it, but he won't even sit on it. Come to find out.....yesterday, he took his diaper off three times to go in and sit on the toilet at school. What?!?! And then they go on to say that he's been doing it quite often lately. Are they kidding me?! So what are we doing wrong at home? Maybe we need shorter toilets. Maybe we need to have him come in the bathroom more often with us when we go. What a turkey!!! Maybe he's just trying to impress his girlfriend. Yes, he does have one. They even kiss each other good-bye everyday. Too cute! Well, I guess it's just one more of those "toddler things". I'm 2 and can do whatever I want!!!

As a side note...we received his picture proofs today. They are so darn cute. It'll be hard to pick our favorite. Look forward to portraits soon!!

Posted in: on Thursday, November 09, 2006 at at 5:46 PM 0 comments  

The kids had a fun Halloween. Briana had a party in her class, then we were off to Adam's school for his Halloween party. They read a story, sang songs, ate lots of yummy foods, and then played some games and activities. You can tell from Adam's face that he really enjoyed the cupcakes with orange frosting!
















Then we were off to Georgetown to trick-or-treat. They close off a couple of blocks and hundreds of people showed up to trick-or-treat on that street. Most of the houses were decked out with all kinds of creepy and scary decorations. I could never buy a house on that street - way too much work!! The businesses on Main Street pass out candy as well. It was the first time we had gone there for Halloween, and it was a lot of fun. I'm sure we'll do it again!

Posted in: on Thursday, November 02, 2006 at at 6:26 PM 2 comments  

Well, I tried this post once before and blogger went down so I lost everything. So....let's try it one more time!!

Jenn and Devin came out earlier this month for a visit. Jenn actually had to work most of the week, so the visit was very short. We did make it up to Apple Hill one day though. We started off with our usual breakfast at Apple Cafe (yum!) and then hit High Hill Ranch (yikes, what a zoo!). The kids still had a great time though. They started off with a pony ride. Devin and Brie wanted to ride the big one, but Adam was content with the little one (that is after he got over his screaming and crying fit about getting on at all!!!).




Then they were off to the pond to watch people fishing. They were actually pulling out fairly big fish.






And the grand finale was getting their faces painted. Briana got a unicorn, Adam got a balloon (or "boon" as he calls it), and Devin got a scarecrow. We didn't eat a single apple while we were there, and I didn't get a picture of them in a pumpkin field like I had wanted to. Oh well....it was still a fun day and nice to see Jenn and Devin again.

Posted in: on Saturday, October 28, 2006 at at 3:10 PM  

Last Thursday I took the day off and went with Briana's class on their big field trip.....to Cool!! They are studying communities, so they went to their local community to see what it is made up of. They went to the post office and got to buy a stamp, post a letter, and mail it. They also got to see the businesses along the "boardwalk" in Cool - the real estate office, general store, deli, feed store, etc. Then we had lunch at Main Street Pizza where they got to go in the back and see their pizza actually being made. Finally (the grand finale) was going to the fire station and being able to spray a real fire hose. Boy did they have fun with that!! It was a great day, and I'm glad I went as a chaperone. Sure beat being in my classroom for the day! : )

Posted in: on Friday, October 13, 2006 at at 3:19 PM 1 comments  

Well, we started off today with Briana's soccer game. She was very proud of herself for scoring a goal. Of course, she didn't want to listen to any suggestions on how she could improve her game. Being as she's being doing this for a month or so now, she must be perfect and way above constructive criticism.

Then we headed to Garden Valley for the Kids Expo. There were various booths set up for kids and everything was free. They went in the bounce house, did artwork, learned about Smoky Bear, played music, and a bunch of other things. Brie even climbed the rock wall. She got about halfway up and burst into tears. She did let go though and came back down. It would have been really bad trying to figure out how to get her back down from way up there!!! I sure wished I had my camera though.

Then we went over to the other house to try and help Bret get the front door in. Here's what is looked like before:

And with the door in:

This is not the real door though, this is the "construction door". That way when the stucco and sheetrock are getting done we don't have to worry about our new door getting covered with "gunk". The new door is still sitting in the box. Can't wait to see it actually installed!

Okay, so here's the real story - what the pictures don't tell you!!! When I went to help Bret with the door, there was about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch lip of shearwall hanging down into the door frame. I asked Bret if he needed to cut it, but before I know it he's caulking and we're lifting the door into place. We move it outside, twisting and turning, get it into place and, what do you know, it's a 1/4 to 1/2 inch too tall. So, we need the saws-all to cut the shearwall out of the way. Of course, it's at home, so Bret goes to find the handsaw while I try to hold the door up. When he finds it and starts cutting he promptly cuts through his thumb nail and pointer finger while trying to trim the wood back. He then has to try and saw with one hand while holding the other one with dripping blood off to the side (I just kept hoping it didn't drip on me!!!). Needless to say, we finally got it into place and hopefully leveled. The real test will be when the actual door is in. We're keeping our fingers crossed!! Oh, the McCombs and their construction stories!!!

Posted in: on Saturday, October 07, 2006 at at 9:55 PM 1 comments  

We've been hanging around the house this weekend trying to get everyone rested and recouped. I ended up taking Brie to the doctor on Friday and sure enough she does have strep throat. Yippee...now we get to do the antibiotic thing for the next 10 days (whoops - we've already missed one dose!). I hope this is not a prelude to what we're in for this winter. We're barely a week into fall and already Bret's been laid up for a week with the flu, Brie's had the flu, Adam's been in the hospital with croup, and now Brie's got strep. Yikes!!! Enough is enough!!!

While we were resting up today, we thought we'd take in the Niners game. Talk about painful!! I think childbirth was easier than watching that game! Just when you think they can only go up, they put on another fine performance like today. Wow - what more can you say!?!

We've finally had a change in weather today. It's cloudy and about 70 degrees right now. We still have all of our windows open because it's been in the 80s and 90s, so it was freezing in here this morning when we got up. It's warmed up some, but the kids came downstairs now too long ago in pants, sweaters, hats, and gloves. I'd say they're not quite accustomed yet to the cooler weather. Ah just give them another month or two - they'll think this is warm!

Well, I'm off to enjoy the rest of the day. Once again the weekend is almost over. I never know how it goes so fast (and I had an extra day!!!).

Posted in: on Sunday, October 01, 2006 at at 1:36 PM 2 comments  

The kids and I are home today and boy is it fun being home on a work day. I almost feel guilty (key word: almost!!). Briana's been complaining of a sore throat for the past two day and last night was running a 102 temp. Her throat looks pretty nasty. Strep?? I don't know. I feel like I should take her to be seen, but then this morning her fever is back down and she seems to be feeling better (throat still looks nasty!). My fear is we drive all the way down there and they say she's fine (of course they're thinking "another idiot mother"). Too bad the doctor isn't just down the street, or even better, if I had a live-in doctor. Then there'd be no problem! Let's see.....Bret got his Chem. Eng. B.S., then his Chem. Eng. PE, then his Gen. Contractor's license, and now his Civil PE. Maybe his next set of initials should be M.D. They always say doctors are the worst patients, and he definitely fits that bill. Hmmm...I'll have to talk to him about this idea.

Anyways, while we've been sitting around (catching up on my shows I've recorded on DVR!!) I thought I'd try and get a couple pictures of Adam and his crazy faces. He has the silliest looks he gives you now. He thinks he's pretty funny when he makes them too. Of course, they're much cuter and hilarious in person, but here's a little preview of some of the faces of Adam.

P.S. Thanks to those of you who have left comments! It's been fun getting this blog going and nice to know that some people are enjoying it! I'm also keeping up on other blogs where some of you have left comments, but not on mine. I'll be keeping an eye on you guys!!! : )

Posted in: on Friday, September 29, 2006 at at 10:55 AM 1 comments  

So, it feels like we've been working on that other house for a lifetime now, but I guess it hasn't been quite that long. Still, there's no foreseeable end in sight. We've finally gotten to the point where it's ready for stucco. It is covered with the foam and chicken wire. It already looks different! From the front:

And the back:

It seems like there are miles of scaffolding - glad we didn't have to set it up! They're all ready to go, just waiting on us to install a front door. We bought it yesterday, so hopefully we'll get that in and back on track this week. I'll post more pictures when there's another change!

Posted in: on Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at at 5:57 PM 1 comments  

Thought we'd share a picture of the kids' new haircuts. Briana decided to make quite a change!

Of course Adam fell asleep right before we got there, so I was trying to wake him up to sit in the chair and get his hair cut. He wasn't too pleased about the whole ordeal until the lady gave him a blue sucker which he contently drooled all over himself while she worked on his hair. Briana's hair dresser recommended to her that she get it cut short so that she wouldn't have to deal with so many tangles anymore. Of course, she thought it was a great idea. So much for all the times I suggested it to her as I was yanking out knots and she was crying and screaming!!! Funny how parents never know anything!

Anyway, she'll be all ready for picture day this Thursday and Adam's looking quite handsome and debonair!!

Posted in: on Sunday, September 24, 2006 at at 5:00 PM 3 comments  

Today we were off to another soccer game. Briana is playing this year on an Under-6 team (she missed the cut-off by a few weeks!), so every Saturday we are now in Georgetown for the big weekly game. It's actually pretty cute. They play 3 on 3 so there's not just one big blob running around the field. They play on a little field and then divide that in half so that there are two games going on at once. With 8 kids on her team, there's one sub per side. Or when everyone's sick, like today, there are no subs and kids from the other team flip their shirts inside out to help out and make it more fun!! You can tell how highly competitive it is!!!! In fact, often the other team helps out by scoring a goal for you. Okay, so they get a little confused and forgot which way to kick the ball!

One of the jobs of the team moms (I'm sharing this job with another mom) is to make the team banner. So I was the unartistic half of that endeavor. Next I'll be driving a mini-van (uh, yeah.....I don't think so!!!).

We're still working on "Soccer is fun even if you don't win", but she's still not too sure about that concept. She thinks it's much more fun when her teaming is scoring all the goals. We'll keep reminding her of that!! Luckily right now I only have one game per Saturday. Wait until Adam is old enough. Oh the fun is just beginning!!!!

Posted in: on Saturday, September 23, 2006 at at 4:04 PM 1 comments