and play pooh sticks, of course!
Friday, June 26, 2009
Big Boy!
Preston is getting too big too fast for me! Why do kids have to grow so fast? He has advanced to the kitchen sink for his baths now. He's about 12 lbs now, just too big for the bathroom sink anymore!
Here he is in his bumbo seat, I love this thing, and so does he!
And now for some big news....he is creeping and rolling! He actually first rolled over on his 2 month mark, and now he has been doing it all the time. And he is getting too good at creeping, he can go a few feet before getting tired of it. What a tough kid!
I was actually kind of hoping that he wouldn't be mobile so soon. All my kids have walked between 7 1/2 -9 months, so I thought it would be kinda nice to have this baby walk around the average 12 months or so, but, it doesn't seem likely. I'm still holding out hope though, but I am just very thankful that he is strong and healthy!
Here he is in his bumbo seat, I love this thing, and so does he!
And now for some big news....he is creeping and rolling! He actually first rolled over on his 2 month mark, and now he has been doing it all the time. And he is getting too good at creeping, he can go a few feet before getting tired of it. What a tough kid!
I was actually kind of hoping that he wouldn't be mobile so soon. All my kids have walked between 7 1/2 -9 months, so I thought it would be kinda nice to have this baby walk around the average 12 months or so, but, it doesn't seem likely. I'm still holding out hope though, but I am just very thankful that he is strong and healthy!
Monday, June 22, 2009
Snakes and Toads
Toads have been hopping up from the ditch in our backyard lately. I remember the day we moved into this house, WesLee found a teeny tiny little one who was a lucky little toad and got to take a swim in our brand new 'garden tub' even before we did!
This was a very interesting ugly fellow that Jacob found...
At the library the other day we went to see a "Snakes Alive" program, where Snakehead Ed brought dozens of snakes to teach all the kids about. They thought it was pretty cool!
This was a very interesting ugly fellow that Jacob found...
At the library the other day we went to see a "Snakes Alive" program, where Snakehead Ed brought dozens of snakes to teach all the kids about. They thought it was pretty cool!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Happy Father's Day to the father of my children...
Thank-you for all you do for our family each and every day. Thank you for playing with our children and loving them and reading to them and tucking them in at night. Thankyou for when you show them wrong from right. I love you so much.
And so do all our babies!
Thank-you for all you do for our family each and every day. Thank you for playing with our children and loving them and reading to them and tucking them in at night. Thankyou for when you show them wrong from right. I love you so much.
And so do all our babies!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Delicious!
Matt did this for me the other day, I don't know if any of you have ever tried it, because I had never heard of doing this before, but it is SO delicious! He dipped strawberries into 'hard-shell' chocolate coating and put them on wax paper in the fridge for a few minutes, and voila: mess-free chocolate covered strawberries!
Yes we had dipped strawberries into chocolate before, but it gets quite messy that way (fondue). With this, it is so easy to eat without anything dripping! I think it could be done with lots of different kinds of fruits, I hope to try some other ones soon.
You should try it!
Yes we had dipped strawberries into chocolate before, but it gets quite messy that way (fondue). With this, it is so easy to eat without anything dripping! I think it could be done with lots of different kinds of fruits, I hope to try some other ones soon.
You should try it!
What will I find next time?
While sorting laundry, I often find very funny things in the kids' pockets, as I'm sure lots of moms do.
CONTENTS:
*the butt of a pencil after the eraser was gone
*a popsicle stick
*a tiny green ball
*a bag of crushed snack crackers(Wes started saving these from school lunches to share with me when I had morning sickness, how cute, huh?)
*a piece of a brown crayon
*an almost flat rock (I think he was saving this to try to skip it the next time we go to the river)
*a dried up weed, with root intact! (When the kids were helping me weed a little garden spot, I told them to try to get the root out, and they kept saying "Oh darn, I missed that root!" So maybe he saved this in his pocket so he could show me that he got the root that time.
I thought I'd take a picture to remember the silliness of it!
CONTENTS:
*the butt of a pencil after the eraser was gone
*a popsicle stick
*a tiny green ball
*a bag of crushed snack crackers(Wes started saving these from school lunches to share with me when I had morning sickness, how cute, huh?)
*a piece of a brown crayon
*an almost flat rock (I think he was saving this to try to skip it the next time we go to the river)
*a dried up weed, with root intact! (When the kids were helping me weed a little garden spot, I told them to try to get the root out, and they kept saying "Oh darn, I missed that root!" So maybe he saved this in his pocket so he could show me that he got the root that time.
I thought I'd take a picture to remember the silliness of it!
Monday, June 8, 2009
Good Times
We had the pleasure of having Matt's parents come to visit us, and to meet Preston. It was great to be with them. The kids had a blast, Meme and Pepe sure bring out the fun and silliness in them!
They read, colored, did crafts, baked cupcakes, planted seeds, rode bikes, played a ton, even had a water fight in the backyard with the kids. They took Jacob, WesLee and Faith to a movie, and also got to see the boys play soccer and go to Faith's dance class. Faith was a bit out of practice because she had missed a couple weeks but it is still always fun to go watch. Also, they got to come to WesLee's kindergarten graduation, which I wanted to post pictures of, but unfortunetly those pictures are stuck on the cell phone for now. Way to go Wes and Jacob! They both had awesome report cards throughout the entire year.
We went to the zoo, this picture was taken before the Dolphin Show-
Faith convinced Pepe to sit in the Splash Zone with her while Matt and I sat with Preston out of range of any water and Meme sat with Jacob and WesLee at the very, very top of the stadium, per WesLee's request. Matt said he didn't remember his dad ever being willing to sit in splash areas with Matt and his sister, so I thought that was pretty cute that he was willing to do that for Faith!
One of the guys who sometimes narrates the Dolphin Show offered to take our picture with Preston, so this is our picture of Preston's first time at a zoo, sleeping at that moment:)
Some of the highlights for the kids at the zoo were-
Getting to show Meme her favorite animal in the whole world, penguins:
Riding the horses-
The Butterfly Garden, very cool place, even though there weren't as many butterflies out as usual. This is the case where the butterlies emerge from their cocoons-
I had to sneak a picture at the park when Meme and Pepe got on the teeter-totter with Faith!
They bought Preston a swing, when they heard we haven't been able to find all the parts for our other baby swing. He really likes it!
The kids are hoping, hoping, hoping that Meme and Pepe will come back and visit again in the winter when it snows!
They read, colored, did crafts, baked cupcakes, planted seeds, rode bikes, played a ton, even had a water fight in the backyard with the kids. They took Jacob, WesLee and Faith to a movie, and also got to see the boys play soccer and go to Faith's dance class. Faith was a bit out of practice because she had missed a couple weeks but it is still always fun to go watch. Also, they got to come to WesLee's kindergarten graduation, which I wanted to post pictures of, but unfortunetly those pictures are stuck on the cell phone for now. Way to go Wes and Jacob! They both had awesome report cards throughout the entire year.
We went to the zoo, this picture was taken before the Dolphin Show-
Faith convinced Pepe to sit in the Splash Zone with her while Matt and I sat with Preston out of range of any water and Meme sat with Jacob and WesLee at the very, very top of the stadium, per WesLee's request. Matt said he didn't remember his dad ever being willing to sit in splash areas with Matt and his sister, so I thought that was pretty cute that he was willing to do that for Faith!
One of the guys who sometimes narrates the Dolphin Show offered to take our picture with Preston, so this is our picture of Preston's first time at a zoo, sleeping at that moment:)
Some of the highlights for the kids at the zoo were-
Getting to show Meme her favorite animal in the whole world, penguins:
Riding the horses-
The Butterfly Garden, very cool place, even though there weren't as many butterflies out as usual. This is the case where the butterlies emerge from their cocoons-
I had to sneak a picture at the park when Meme and Pepe got on the teeter-totter with Faith!
They bought Preston a swing, when they heard we haven't been able to find all the parts for our other baby swing. He really likes it!
The kids are hoping, hoping, hoping that Meme and Pepe will come back and visit again in the winter when it snows!
Friday, June 5, 2009
A Mess in the Kitchen...
We got this play kitchen for free a couple weeks ago from someone who didn't need it anymore and it has been outside waiting for me to hose off and scrub down. Well as you can see, a little cook has found it to be useful for her mud pies as well as some other original recipes.
Here she is with even her face and arms all covered in 'flour' from being so busy in her kitchen.
A makeshift stirrer in a makeshift mixing bowl:
I'm sure all the cooking practice will pay off in the long run!
Green Dragons
We signed Jacob and WesLee up for soccer this year! This is their first year, and Matt volunteered to be the assistant to the coach. The team named themselves the 'Green Dragons'! For the most part, they've enjoyed it, they feel good when they do their best. The team was SO happy when they played the second game against the Blackhawks, a team that is considered the best in their league, and the Green Dragons won! They went to Dairy Queen to celebrate afterwards!
Here's some pictures of the boys in uniform:
I thought I'd include this funny picture down below- this is Matt's VERY OLD soccer ball, which he just can't bring himself to throw away, even though it gets flat after it's pumped up everytime. He played soccer for many years and he's had this ball since he was a teenager! Makes me laugh!
Faith being herself
Sometime since Preston was born, Faith started trying to get attention in ways that she never did before, she hasn't been bad, I would just say she has been 'feisty'. A little bossy, with a touch of obnoxiousness here and there.
These pictures are to remind me that she is still the same fun, sweet, cute girl that makes me laugh and smile. Right now she is just trying to adjust to some big changes. I hope she'll be back to her old self for good soon!
This picture is when Matt got some tools at Lowes for fixing something, and while he was doing that, instead of me being able to read stories and tuck the kids in like usual, I had to feed Preston, but being so close to bedtime, we wouldn't let the kids get any toys out. Instead of sulking, Faith decided to have a fashion show with the plastic Lowes bags. (I know, I know, bags aren't supposed to be used as toys, sorry!)
These pictures are to remind me that she is still the same fun, sweet, cute girl that makes me laugh and smile. Right now she is just trying to adjust to some big changes. I hope she'll be back to her old self for good soon!
This picture is when Matt got some tools at Lowes for fixing something, and while he was doing that, instead of me being able to read stories and tuck the kids in like usual, I had to feed Preston, but being so close to bedtime, we wouldn't let the kids get any toys out. Instead of sulking, Faith decided to have a fashion show with the plastic Lowes bags. (I know, I know, bags aren't supposed to be used as toys, sorry!)
The other morning, I told Faith she needed to change out of her jammies and into some clothes, which I used to always help her with. She says "Oh, I already got dressed" but all I see is her jammies. Then she proceeds to unzip her jammies to reveal that she had on her clothes from the day before still. Funny girl! The clothes were clean enough, so she kept them on!
Today, I was walking past Faith's door and saw that she'd made a little bed on the floor for her and a teddy. I had to take a picture because I thought it was so cute that she even put one of her own nightgowns on the teddy bear!
I love this little girl!
Love Note
Jacob gave our family a message yesterday.
It was so sweet when he came to show it to me and left me with a kiss!
I love when he's like that!
It was so sweet when he came to show it to me and left me with a kiss!
I love when he's like that!
It may be kind of hard to see on one side, so I'll type out the interpretation:"To: The family
from: Jacob
The family is great.
I love the family.
It is the love family.
This home is so fun.
It is a good family.
Jacob loves
me [referring to himself]
Faith
Wes
and Dad
and Mom
and Preston [he wrote Preston's name in yellow really big on the bottom, because he was running out of room]
Dad can work hard.
Mom is sweet.
Wes is nice.
Faith has fun.
Preston is cute.
I love everybody!
Love
Love"
We love you too Jacob!
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