As I'm tucking him in bed:
"I don't think these are called bare feet...betause we're not bears."
He has a point...
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Costumes Past
(These are already on Facebook, but wanted to include non-facebookers too.)
Every year our Sunday school class (aka, ABF) has a costume party. Our church has a big Fall Festival for the kids, and the party is when the adults get to get silly. It's always been really fun.
So apparently we enjoy looking really bad at the costume parties.
2005 - nerds
2006 - truck driver and Waffle House waitress
2007 - Thing 1 and Thing 2 (completely ran out of creativity and time on this one - don't even have a pic of us together. But, I look just like Andy. :))
Every year our Sunday school class (aka, ABF) has a costume party. Our church has a big Fall Festival for the kids, and the party is when the adults get to get silly. It's always been really fun.
So apparently we enjoy looking really bad at the costume parties.
2005 - nerds
2006 - truck driver and Waffle House waitress
2007 - Thing 1 and Thing 2 (completely ran out of creativity and time on this one - don't even have a pic of us together. But, I look just like Andy. :))And we do have a plan for this year...we'll see how it goes. Can't wait to see everyone else's costumes!!
Monday, September 22, 2008
I've been reading...
I heard about this on Focus on the Family's radio program a few months ago. This woman, Maria Hirschmann (nickname, Hansi) grew up in a Christian home in Germany, but as a teen was swept away by the Nazi movement before WWI and joined the Hitler Youth program. I heard her speak on the radio (elderly lady then, not sure if she's still alive) -- fascinating story of how she was brainwashed by Hitler, then disillusioned when the war was over, her incredible survival and escape of the labor camps, and finally her return to the Lord. Now she has some kind of ministry...haven't gotten to that part yet.
So unlike me to sit down with an autobiography (I usually stick to books on prayer, marriage, parenting, etc.), but OH! it's been so interesting. Fun when you just want to sit down any free minute and read what happens next! If you're interested, Focus on the Family sells it...
So Literal
We were rushing out the door today to go to work/school. Jake was enthralled in Barney (the most painfully annoying show on earth, but I do like most of the lessons it teaches) and I asked him to turn it off and get in the car. He complied, following some groaning and whining. Our conversation in the car:
J: But, Mom, I wanted to watch Barney.
Me: You know what? I want to eat chocolate and play on the computer, but sometimes we don't get to do what we want to.
(Long silence...)
J: Do you know you can't climb on the computer desk, Mom?
Ten Year High School Reunion
So strange, but fun. Glad I went. It was amazing how easily all the silly, 16-year-old fears would creep back just being in a room with those people! I had to remind myself that I'm a grown woman (who is striving to have more trust in God than fear of people :) )...and then I relaxed and got to love on those old friends. It was at Primo's Tex Mex in Rockwall.
Adrianna, Me, Kari, and Ali
Ellen, Abby, Alissa, Me, Adrianna, Ali & KariSo much fun seeing all those sweet girls and hearing where God has taken them in 10 years. And I was so proud of my Andy too. He had fun talking to other husbands. Fun times. :)
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Jake's Hot Wheels Party!
Whew! I am SO late in posting this...
We had fun in making the cake. We used the Wilton car cake pan:
but the whole VW bug thing wasn't quite "hot-wheelish" enough. So we took it to Andy's chop shop where he cut off the top and added a wedge underneath so that the back was higher than the front. We always get these grand ideas and think it'll be simple. But it was oh! so time-consuming. The night before the party as we were icing (I won't say what time it was) Andy vowed never to put ourselves through the crazy cake thing again...but I know we will. We have too much fun with it. (More than the kids really. Someday they'll join in the fun!)
Thank you to all our sweet family and friends. We love you Jake!
We had fun in making the cake. We used the Wilton car cake pan:
but the whole VW bug thing wasn't quite "hot-wheelish" enough. So we took it to Andy's chop shop where he cut off the top and added a wedge underneath so that the back was higher than the front. We always get these grand ideas and think it'll be simple. But it was oh! so time-consuming. The night before the party as we were icing (I won't say what time it was) Andy vowed never to put ourselves through the crazy cake thing again...but I know we will. We have too much fun with it. (More than the kids really. Someday they'll join in the fun!)
Thank you to all our sweet family and friends. We love you Jake!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Quiz...though I don't know that I agree...?
You Belong in 1980 |
 Wild, over the top, and just a little bit cheesy. You're colorful at night - and successful during the day. |
I do feel comfortable with the 80's and I'm sure I'm occasionally cheesy, but "colorful at night" doesn't sound very nice.
Maybe because I stay up too late watching 80's movies on the weekends...?
It's Official!
Max took steps!!!!!!!
If you know our little scooter, you know this is HUGE! He's almost SIXTEEN months old and happily bottom-scooting/crawling everywhere. We still have a precious occupational therapist (through ECI) come out every other week to work with him.
Well, yesterday she was here and noticing how much more "brave" he's gotten -- cruising on everything, "bridging" big spans between the couch and coffee table, standing for split seconds on his own, and able to walk with someone only holding one hand (for the longest, he had to have both of my hands to feel comfortable enough moving his little feet.)
Just out of nowhere she sat on the floor behind him standing and I was about 3 feet away. She let go of his hands and he walked/ran to me! He loved the big hugs and cheers at my end, and did it about 4 more times!! It was more or less like controlled falling :) but it was the most he had ever done.
THEN huge developments today! He seems to be so much more comfortable with whole walking thing! He was asking for a cookie (a graham cracker - "du-dee"). I got it, stood him up about 4 feet away from me and used the cookie as bait. He stood there grinning (this is COMPLETELY new for him) for about 6 seconds, then he walked toward me and the cookie! It was NOT controlled falling, but more like taking steps, stopping to regain balance and taking more steps. YAY MAX!!!! He's also been standing up randomly in the middle of the floor just for kicks. We all holler and cheer and clap, so he likes it.
I'm sure we still have some time before he fully walks, but I'm beside myself with excitement!
If you know our little scooter, you know this is HUGE! He's almost SIXTEEN months old and happily bottom-scooting/crawling everywhere. We still have a precious occupational therapist (through ECI) come out every other week to work with him.
Well, yesterday she was here and noticing how much more "brave" he's gotten -- cruising on everything, "bridging" big spans between the couch and coffee table, standing for split seconds on his own, and able to walk with someone only holding one hand (for the longest, he had to have both of my hands to feel comfortable enough moving his little feet.)
Just out of nowhere she sat on the floor behind him standing and I was about 3 feet away. She let go of his hands and he walked/ran to me! He loved the big hugs and cheers at my end, and did it about 4 more times!! It was more or less like controlled falling :) but it was the most he had ever done.
THEN huge developments today! He seems to be so much more comfortable with whole walking thing! He was asking for a cookie (a graham cracker - "du-dee"). I got it, stood him up about 4 feet away from me and used the cookie as bait. He stood there grinning (this is COMPLETELY new for him) for about 6 seconds, then he walked toward me and the cookie! It was NOT controlled falling, but more like taking steps, stopping to regain balance and taking more steps. YAY MAX!!!! He's also been standing up randomly in the middle of the floor just for kicks. We all holler and cheer and clap, so he likes it.
I'm sure we still have some time before he fully walks, but I'm beside myself with excitement!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Jake is 4!
Our sweet Jake is now 4 years old. Teary-eyed looking at these old photos. Can't wait to see the man God is making you to be, Jaker! (Actually I CAN wait! Quit growing! At his check-up, he weighs 45 pounds and is 45 inches tall - off the charts. My BIG little boy!) We love you SOOO much Buddy!
(Just added: I plugged Jake's size/age into one of those "how tall will your child be?" calculators...he's predicted to be 6' 4" at age 18. Ha!)
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Accident, We Promise!
My good friend, Deanna, and I showed up at church one day like this...
It's not like it was a subtle black shirt or something... rather, just about the loudest, bright pink shirt out there...and there were 2 of us! So funny -- she got hers at Kohl's and mine at Macy's, but the exact brand and everything. We look pretty cute, huh D? (Thanks, Stephanie, for having your nifty iPhone so handy for the photo...)
Also, sorry for the delay in blogging. Things have been super busy lately with the start of school for the boys (and my going back to work part-time at their preschool) and Jake's 4th birthday party, etc. I have lots to blog about -- it's just still all in my head! Waiting for a good chunk of time...
It's not like it was a subtle black shirt or something... rather, just about the loudest, bright pink shirt out there...and there were 2 of us! So funny -- she got hers at Kohl's and mine at Macy's, but the exact brand and everything. We look pretty cute, huh D? (Thanks, Stephanie, for having your nifty iPhone so handy for the photo...)
Also, sorry for the delay in blogging. Things have been super busy lately with the start of school for the boys (and my going back to work part-time at their preschool) and Jake's 4th birthday party, etc. I have lots to blog about -- it's just still all in my head! Waiting for a good chunk of time...
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