The Arnetts: Family Field Trip

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Family Field Trip

Last week after soccer games, we took the kids to the hospital to show them a little of what Gavin does for work.

At least that's what we told them.

Enjoy!

18 comments:

Damaris said...: oh my gosh you are pregnant!!!!!! that's so awesome!!!!! I felt tricked like your kiddos, I should had read the title of your post more carefully, for a sec I thought it was just you guys kidding but then their faces gave it away!!! congrats!; October 3, 2010 at 7:06 PM
Stacey B. said...: Such a cute video! And what a great memory for your family. Congratulations!; October 3, 2010 at 8:52 PM
ChristinaB said...: Congrats! I was pretty scared having the fourth.But it really has been the easiest addition :0) Good luck with your new little one!; October 3, 2010 at 9:16 PM
Amanda said...: Seriously one of the best waysI have ever seen to announce you're expecting. I love it. Congratulations. I love the tears of joys too. And you have it all on camera, even better. What a great family you have, your new baby is very lucky to have all this love waiting for him/her.; October 4, 2010 at 5:16 AM
Kevin and Kristen said...: That is the coolest video I have ever seen! Your kiddos are so cute, and they were so sweet when they saw the baby! Seeing their tears of joy made me cry too! You will definitely have some super helpers and congratulations to all of you!; October 4, 2010 at 11:38 PM
Jamie C. said...: A 33 week pregnant lady should not watch this! I am WAY too emotional right now. You had me crying. And sweet Aubrey...she had me boo-hooing like a baby. That was so sweet. I am so happy for you! Congratulations! I hope you are doing well!
I have seen Sarah look-a-likes everywhere here. It makes me miss you friend. Hope all is well in Washington!; October 5, 2010 at 11:21 AM
Heather said...: "Wow. I'm speechless. You are CrAzY"..... does that sound familiar????? ;)

Actually i'm so happy for you guys,once again we did again together! Good thing it is the last too! i loved the video. Aubrey is so cute. Congrats my sweet friend!!!
See ya next friday!!! :)
xoxo; October 5, 2010 at 3:07 PM
Millers! said...: I LOVE that the kids started crying that was so sweet... how lucky that you could do that and video it for them, cause one day they will complain about the kid crying too much, and you can show them how much they wanted that sweet baby. LOL... so excited for you!; October 7, 2010 at 12:14 AM
Lopez7 said...: That is the sweetest video I have ever seen! What a special memory for you and your children and I just LOVE their reaction!; October 8, 2010 at 10:03 PM
Rachel Smith said...: I love it! What a great idea...I am hoping for a girl!; October 9, 2010 at 5:05 PM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations! that was such a genius way to tell the other children! I will come to you for ideas on that! :); October 10, 2010 at 2:36 PM
April said...: i love that video, and i love that you've been tricking them for years! congratulations sarah!; October 10, 2010 at 7:05 PM
The Seaquist Family said...: You are brilliant as always! Great idea! And congratulations. How sweet the happy tears. How awesome to show baby #4 how happy everyone was to have them come. Priceless. Just wish I was closer. North Carolina is a nice place to live - want to move here? I miss you!; October 12, 2010 at 5:38 AM
Breeana said...: How precious! I'm sitting here in tears. Congratulations, Sarah!; October 18, 2010 at 5:53 PM
The McKinstry Family said...: That is awesome..Congrats!!! I love the video, what a great way to tell your kids. When they started crying I did too.; October 20, 2010 at 7:05 PM
Sara said...: That is such a cute video and very touching....a BIG CONGRATULATIONS to you and your sweet family. I am so excited for you! Miss being able to chat with you. You always put a smile on my face!!; October 20, 2010 at 8:26 PM
Kellie said...: Awesome Video, I Love Lincoln's Reaction. We will miss you guys.; October 21, 2010 at 6:33 PM
April Cobb said...: Awesome! I would have never expected the tears. So wonderful.; December 20, 2010 at 8:51 PM

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Did you just say what I think you said?

Aubrey to me while driving in the car: "Mommy! I just frowed up a little in my mouth and when I swallowed it back down it did NOT taste gooder as the other ones."

Lincoln to Gav: "You are the super-est daddy ever and mommy is the super-est mommy, and Jace is the super-est . . . kid. And dat means that we are a super famawee."

And on a not so super moment after Lincoln recived a swat on his hand, Lincoln says to me: "Mommy, daddy panked me!" I reply, "Why did he spank you, Linc? Did you disobey?" And his rebuttal with a scowl on his face (of course), "No, because he is a wude daddy!"

Aubrey checked out a book about mummies and ancient Egypt from her school library. She has been completely enthralled. If this fascination lasts, maybe she'll be an archealogist when she grows up. At one point while reading, she asked me, "Mommy, why do they call them mummies and not deaddies?" I don't think she knew she was making a pun.

Aubrey asked me what 'CD' meant, so I told her, 'compact disc.' A: Why do they call it a compact disc? Me: Because when mommy was a little girl they had records, which were this big (showing with my hands); then they came out with CDs, which are smaller, so they're called 'compact discs.' A: Oh, mommy, so you lived in the old days.

(What?!? My mom lived in the old days, not me.)

Who wakes up first?

So I'm lying in bed this morning, trying to remember my younger years. As far back as I can remember, my mom was awake before we were. Maybe she never slept. Now that I'm a mom, I'm not nearly as good as she was. Jace wakes up for a bottle (which is when I get up, but I take him back to bed to feed him usually); followed by Lincoln who sees daylight and says it's 'wake-up time' (even though I try to convince him otherwise); then Aubrey moseys on out whenever she has had enough beauty sleep (provided Lincoln hasn't already made too much noise). I wish I could wake up first, but for now, my kids are my alarms.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Family Field Trip

18 comments:

Why Blog?

Our little lovies

The Dreamer

The Shaker

The Baby Mess Maker

This is what happens . . .

Blog Archive

Mirror mirror on the wall . . .

Did you just say what I think you said?

Story Time

By Invitation Only (everyone else is in 'google reader')

Back by Popular Demand . . . (It will take me a while to get them all reloaded)

Sleep away or slave away? When the boys are napping and Aubrey is in school, should Sarah take a quick snooze or do housework?

Who wakes up first?

Who wakes up first in your house?

What should I be looking forward to most on my 4-day hiatus sans kiddos?