Day 12- OY VEY

Day 12 was just an "oy vey" kind of day!!! It was so busy!! Between work, and kids, and stuff to do to get ready for school, I hardly had time to breathe, let alone write!

Thank goodness school starts tomorrow. I am really pooped. Can't wait to go back to working, for Char to go back to school, for Kate to go back to having my attention during the day...

Tomorrow, school starts, but it's only a tease of a 1 hour, 10 minute day. That's hardly school. It's the same thing on Friday, and then Monday....HALLELUJAH!!! School is back! :)

In other news, Kate is enjoying tummy time a bit more. Look for fun pics of full on head lifting to come soon.

Day 11- Recapping BFBG

Here is a video I made that aired on the Jumbotron of Baby's First Ballgame. Why am I posting this for my Tuesday post, you ask? Baby's First Ballgame was on MONDAY, you say to me....that's kind of like cheating!!!

Well, this Tuesday was so busy that I can't even remember what happened today. Amidst meetings, taking care of two shnoopies, building an office from scratch, and working on the Parent's Association of Charlotte's school...well, needless to say, my head is still spinning.

So, for today, Day 11, just watch this video, and remember that Kerpens Rule!

PH Marathon

Life is so surreal. Paradise Hotel is re-airing on Fox Reality for a Labor Day marathon. I woke up from a post-Baby's-First-Ballgame nap and was flipping channels, and there it was. I've watched this show in full twice...the first time, I was in the process of becoming a single mom and watching my friend Dave. The second time, I was holding my boyfriend Dave's hand as we watched the Reality Revealed version. Now, I just woke up next to my husband Dave and watched the "Charla says she's lonely"/"Dave is seen as whipped" segment. Shoot. Why couldn't I have turned it on during the "Dave kicks butt in tennis" piece? Gotta love reality tv.

I'm happy Dave had the PH experience. But I'm far happier that he's now married to me, with two beautiful daughters, and a very nice life. I love you, Dave...xoxo

My favorite Dave and Carrie pic

I just thought I'd post this since I never use recent pics of me and Dave (plus we are usually with our kids), and I absolutely love this picture. It was taken at our friends Lauren and Rich's wedding. It was our first full day away from Kate, which was hard, but also very nice.

:)

Day 10- Baby's First Ballgame

Well, today marked the first ever "Baby's First Ballgame" at KeySpan Park. And while it was EXTREMELY hot, it was a wonderful event. Tons of families came out with their babies in tow, and there were lots of great giveaways for everyone. Kate, the honoree of the day, slept through almost the entire event. It was so hot that I couldn't keep her out in the stands much, so I didn't get to see a lot of our family and friends, but we were so happy that Everyone seemed to have a wonderful time! I'm way too exhausted to write more today, but look for pics of the diaper derby, family first pitch, and other fun stuff soon!

Day 9- Confessions of a PreSchool Drama Queen

In preparing for Baby's First Ballgame, I've been working a lot with baby pictures. In an effort to make sure I include Charlotte, I've also been using a lot of pics of her as the beautiful, amazing four year old that she is.

Well, today, I was uploading and selecting pictures for a slideshow, and she asks for paper and markers. THIS is what she drew, and taped on the door next to me.

"Mommy," she says very seriously.

"This is my broken heart. It's broken because you aren't using pictures of me."

"But Charlotte," I say, "Here are five pictures of you. Look, here you are with Sandy the Seagull. Here you are at our wedding".

"NO!" she screams... "I want a baby picture of me!"

And so, Miss Broken Hearted girl, here is a pic of you at your first ballgame. It was freezing cold, it was an exhibition game in DC, the first game at the Nationals new stadium. Nationals vs. Mets...and the Mets won. I was freezing and miserable. You were exhilarated and thrilled. You stayed through the whole game, screaming "Let's Go Mets". It was April 2005. You were almost 2. You were, and always will be, an amazing daughter, and, perhaps more importantly, an amazing Mets fan.


We love you, and we hope your heart heals soon.

Day 8- Preparing for BFBG

Well, we're two days away from Baby's First Ballgame, and we've been preparing the promotions, video clips, music, and more. It's really fun putting together a promotion that is directly involved with your family (as opposed to our normal work stuff), and we think this one is going to be really terrific.

Now that I know how to make videos, I've gotten a little video happy lately. I recorded Charlotte as an attempt to make a little in-between innings video welcoming fans to Baby's First Ballgame. I decided it was a bit too much...it was pretty redundant with a lot of the other stuff we're doing. However, she was so proud and worked so hard on it, I had to post it. Plus, I included the outtakes. It's cute.

I have to tell you, school/camp vacation is getting to me. I'm totally exhausted. I'm going to give every stay at home mom of multiple children who are not yet in school HUGE hugs when I see them! I need lessons!