The snow was too fluffy today to build a snowman, but maybe we'll try tomorrow after it's settled a little while. We'd like to get one good one in this year! This was fun for make-shift sledding!
Saturday, February 28
The house
Well, I know everyone has been curious about the new place. Here is a picture of the front of the place. We quite like it. It snowed last night and this morning and left us about 3.5 inches to play in! I'll also post a few of those as well.
The snow was too fluffy today to build a snowman, but maybe we'll try tomorrow after it's settled a little while. We'd like to get one good one in this year! This was fun for make-shift sledding!
The snow was too fluffy today to build a snowman, but maybe we'll try tomorrow after it's settled a little while. We'd like to get one good one in this year! This was fun for make-shift sledding!
Saturday, February 21
2-21-09
I know, creative title. I just wanted to get on and write something.
I've just unpacked two or three more boxes. It feels nice to be getting back to normal.
Today has been pretty busy. We had to take the van in to get a new battery at 9(failed the test last week), Jonathan had a basketball game at 10, then we went to pick up the van, had lunch then headed to KC to get something at Mardel, take my phone in to get fixed and load up for the next two weeks at Sam's.
Shopping at Sam's is fun. The kids like the samples and I like knowing that we probably won't run out of these things in the middle of the week, therefore not having a trip to the store alone with three kids looming over my head. I just think it is so fun!
The basketball game was fun today, but some of these kids are getting so serious about it and they are only in 1st and 2nd grades! I felt sorry for the ref too (who we happen to know), so many of the parents and even one of the coaches were yelling at her. Honestly I thought she was doing a great job. She was helping these kids stay within the guidelines and helping them learn the game! It's the first year for a majority of these children and to learn from anyone is great.
Well, unfortunately, my time must end. Please pray for Alex. He is having night terrors right now. We are all handling it well, Adie and Jonathan are sleeping through them and Jeff and I know kind of how to deal with it, but I just feel so sorry for the little tike.
I'll write again when I can. OH, and my cat, Fudge says hi! (She's sitting right here watching everything move on the screen.
Later all!
I've just unpacked two or three more boxes. It feels nice to be getting back to normal.
Today has been pretty busy. We had to take the van in to get a new battery at 9(failed the test last week), Jonathan had a basketball game at 10, then we went to pick up the van, had lunch then headed to KC to get something at Mardel, take my phone in to get fixed and load up for the next two weeks at Sam's.
Shopping at Sam's is fun. The kids like the samples and I like knowing that we probably won't run out of these things in the middle of the week, therefore not having a trip to the store alone with three kids looming over my head. I just think it is so fun!
The basketball game was fun today, but some of these kids are getting so serious about it and they are only in 1st and 2nd grades! I felt sorry for the ref too (who we happen to know), so many of the parents and even one of the coaches were yelling at her. Honestly I thought she was doing a great job. She was helping these kids stay within the guidelines and helping them learn the game! It's the first year for a majority of these children and to learn from anyone is great.
Well, unfortunately, my time must end. Please pray for Alex. He is having night terrors right now. We are all handling it well, Adie and Jonathan are sleeping through them and Jeff and I know kind of how to deal with it, but I just feel so sorry for the little tike.
I'll write again when I can. OH, and my cat, Fudge says hi! (She's sitting right here watching everything move on the screen.
Later all!
Wednesday, February 4
Zoom!
I really shouldn't be writing at this moment in time, but I've got to have an escape. I miss everyone so much! Anyway, instead of getting into some sappy sad, woe is me blog, I'm going to just say what's going on right now.
Jonathan and Adie are out back running around pretending to be horses. That is Adies BIG thing right now, she loves horses and her room is decorated in pink with horses all over! Jonathan loves sports and loves to just play with his sister. Alex is into EVERYTHING! He throws temper tantrums, spits his food out of his mouth (all of it), however he does eat anything (except tomatoes so far). Climbs the furniture, is faster than the speed of light, and he's heading out the back door right now, hang on...
Okay, I'm back...
Wait, he's already back there! AHHH!!!
Okay, now he's playing with some toys...maybe I can keep him occupied! (For a minute)
Anyway, he loves to climb the furniture, stand up in the bath, jump in his crib, climb the stairs whenever the gate is opened. His words right now are: ma, dada, more, cheese (which I'm working on turning into please too)
Oh, he's back at the door!
Oh, he says up (pup), ball, round (for the fan), fan (it comes out in a quick "fa". He meows like our cats, tries to bark like a dog, throws balls, and gets very jealous when anyone is giving me attention of any kind. He won't sit still for a book (maybe one page before it's in our face). He started walking at 12 months and the other two walked at 16! He really keeps me on my toes. Oh, other differences - in food: he loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (the others don't), he only occassionally eats mac-n-cheese (the others want it at every meal - litterally), he likes cheese burgers, raw carrots, shredded cheese, broccoli, salad, grapes, apples, bananas, and LOVES ice cream, and cookies. If it looks interesting he'll try it. And than includes even the non-food! EVERYTHING goes to his mouth (even the floor at one point, but I think we've passed that). He's never still for a diaper change, except for last night when he slept through it. He loves to laugh.
You know, it still amazes me how different he is from his siblings. We know that everyone is different, and no two people are the same. When Adie joined our family, we quickly saw that she was the opposite of everything Jonathan was. Now we say that Alex is the opposite of everything they are! Just as different as the hairs on their heads, is the differences in who they are. Jonathan is our serious child, Adie is our sensitive child, and Alex is our silly child.
Well, I've seriously gone over the time I should have taken to write this. It's just been so long. Wish me luck tonight, I'm going to try and make pretzels with the kids in their Bible class.
Jonathan and Adie are out back running around pretending to be horses. That is Adies BIG thing right now, she loves horses and her room is decorated in pink with horses all over! Jonathan loves sports and loves to just play with his sister. Alex is into EVERYTHING! He throws temper tantrums, spits his food out of his mouth (all of it), however he does eat anything (except tomatoes so far). Climbs the furniture, is faster than the speed of light, and he's heading out the back door right now, hang on...
Okay, I'm back...
Wait, he's already back there! AHHH!!!
Okay, now he's playing with some toys...maybe I can keep him occupied! (For a minute)
Anyway, he loves to climb the furniture, stand up in the bath, jump in his crib, climb the stairs whenever the gate is opened. His words right now are: ma, dada, more, cheese (which I'm working on turning into please too)
Oh, he's back at the door!
Oh, he says up (pup), ball, round (for the fan), fan (it comes out in a quick "fa". He meows like our cats, tries to bark like a dog, throws balls, and gets very jealous when anyone is giving me attention of any kind. He won't sit still for a book (maybe one page before it's in our face). He started walking at 12 months and the other two walked at 16! He really keeps me on my toes. Oh, other differences - in food: he loves peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (the others don't), he only occassionally eats mac-n-cheese (the others want it at every meal - litterally), he likes cheese burgers, raw carrots, shredded cheese, broccoli, salad, grapes, apples, bananas, and LOVES ice cream, and cookies. If it looks interesting he'll try it. And than includes even the non-food! EVERYTHING goes to his mouth (even the floor at one point, but I think we've passed that). He's never still for a diaper change, except for last night when he slept through it. He loves to laugh.
You know, it still amazes me how different he is from his siblings. We know that everyone is different, and no two people are the same. When Adie joined our family, we quickly saw that she was the opposite of everything Jonathan was. Now we say that Alex is the opposite of everything they are! Just as different as the hairs on their heads, is the differences in who they are. Jonathan is our serious child, Adie is our sensitive child, and Alex is our silly child.
Well, I've seriously gone over the time I should have taken to write this. It's just been so long. Wish me luck tonight, I'm going to try and make pretzels with the kids in their Bible class.
Tuesday, January 6
Another New Year!
I honestly love a new year! new bwginnings are so exciting to me. even though we are only movin to a new house in the same town I feel like it's another fresh start. Today the water company is turning on the water, the phone company is transferring all our info to the new address, the owner of the house is finishing up all the pre-move work, and Jonathan has his first lesson of the year. I can't write too much. I'm actually writing from my phone (totally cool!) the computer and internet are switching to the house! I hope you are all having a great year! Have a great day!
Saturday, December 20
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!
This is the most wonderful time of the year!
Receiving cards from friends and family is exciting. (Side note here, we ordered our cards this week - a picture of the kids. They will be here just in time to send them out for the new year!)
Favorite things that have been happening over the last few weeks:
Alex took his first steps at my parents home the day before Thanksgiving! He's still a little wobly but he's coming right along!
Jo is growing up, he's becoming such a big kid.
Adie has really matured. She often asks me what she can clean up. She likes to take those disinfecting wipes and clean in the kitchen. She loves to pretend vaccuuming, and to sweep the kitchen.
Crafts with the kids this year have been extra fun.
We've been making cookies for friends in town.
Constantly telling Alex to take his hands off the tree!
Seeing family at Thanksgiving.
My sister coming here for Christmas.
Watching the first snowflakes of the year.
Listening to Jo play his fiddle and get better every week.
A new house practically dropping in our laps!
~Yes, we will be moving! Long story short:
New neighbors moved in a couple months ago and we'll just say things haven't been easy with them there. Lots of things the kids shouldn't be hearing and lots of smoke coming through the walls.
We kind of looked around, but with little luck. Everything was too expensive or just had a deposit put down. We had decided to just stay, especially since it's looking like we won't be here more than 1.5 - 2 years. Well, after we returned from our trip to NM, we received a call from a man we had contacted a few weeks earlier and he had a house to tell us about. It's closer to work, $50 cheaper than what we're paying now, and a little more living space. It was impossible to pass it up! Oh, and it's a house, not a duplex, NO worries about who we could share a wall with.
So, our tradition continues, we move during the winter.
Still one of my favorite things (now believe that or not)! ;)
To whomever still reads this blog, thanks for stopping by. With the laptop slowly fading out, and the desktop in our room, it's too much for me to write everyday. I rarely check email anymore. But I do think about all of our friends daily!
Well, time has come for me to sign off. Jeff took the kids out this morning and will probably return shortly. I still need to take my shower for the day!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all!
Receiving cards from friends and family is exciting. (Side note here, we ordered our cards this week - a picture of the kids. They will be here just in time to send them out for the new year!)
Favorite things that have been happening over the last few weeks:
Alex took his first steps at my parents home the day before Thanksgiving! He's still a little wobly but he's coming right along!
Jo is growing up, he's becoming such a big kid.
Adie has really matured. She often asks me what she can clean up. She likes to take those disinfecting wipes and clean in the kitchen. She loves to pretend vaccuuming, and to sweep the kitchen.
Crafts with the kids this year have been extra fun.
We've been making cookies for friends in town.
Constantly telling Alex to take his hands off the tree!
Seeing family at Thanksgiving.
My sister coming here for Christmas.
Watching the first snowflakes of the year.
Listening to Jo play his fiddle and get better every week.
A new house practically dropping in our laps!
~Yes, we will be moving! Long story short:
New neighbors moved in a couple months ago and we'll just say things haven't been easy with them there. Lots of things the kids shouldn't be hearing and lots of smoke coming through the walls.
We kind of looked around, but with little luck. Everything was too expensive or just had a deposit put down. We had decided to just stay, especially since it's looking like we won't be here more than 1.5 - 2 years. Well, after we returned from our trip to NM, we received a call from a man we had contacted a few weeks earlier and he had a house to tell us about. It's closer to work, $50 cheaper than what we're paying now, and a little more living space. It was impossible to pass it up! Oh, and it's a house, not a duplex, NO worries about who we could share a wall with.
So, our tradition continues, we move during the winter.
Still one of my favorite things (now believe that or not)! ;)
To whomever still reads this blog, thanks for stopping by. With the laptop slowly fading out, and the desktop in our room, it's too much for me to write everyday. I rarely check email anymore. But I do think about all of our friends daily!
Well, time has come for me to sign off. Jeff took the kids out this morning and will probably return shortly. I still need to take my shower for the day!
MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all!
Wednesday, November 19
Jesus Loves Me
Recently I did a search for as many verses to this song that I could find. My findings were pretty neat, I found seven, five of which I had never heard before.
Then I got an idea! It would be so neat to see how many verses of Jesus Loves Me we can come up with. Leave a comment with one or two verses you know (not including the chorus) and then, I think it would be fun to come up with one original. I'm trying to compile as many verses as possible and would love the help!
THANK YOU! :)
Then I got an idea! It would be so neat to see how many verses of Jesus Loves Me we can come up with. Leave a comment with one or two verses you know (not including the chorus) and then, I think it would be fun to come up with one original. I'm trying to compile as many verses as possible and would love the help!
THANK YOU! :)
Thursday, November 13
Let's Rearrange!
So, Adie definitely has this gene from me!
Late last week, Adie came to the stairs and said, "Mommy, I raranged! Come see!" So I ran up to her room and my adorable little girl had moved her bed over and moved her dresser back to be next to her bed. First of all, the dresser is only 3 drawers high and not heavy at all. I was surprised at first, but if you know me at all, you know how much I rearrange! She was so excited and it looked good so we left it.
Earlier this week, after we had tucked all the kids in bed, she came back to the stairs and said, "Mommy, I can't sleep." So, I went up there and spent a few minutes with her and discovered that she wanted to move things again. Well, I told her we'd work on it the next day. After a few minutes, I left her with a kiss on the forehead and went back downstairs. Ten minutes later, I heard at the top of the stairs, "Mommy, my room is clean!" So, up I went, again. Her room was in deed clean, VERY clean! And she again wanted to "rarange". I eventually got her tucked back into bed with the agreement we'd work on it during the day.
Yesterday, we got her bed moved to the other side of her room and dresser and night stand and bookshelf moved. It is so funny and so cute. She gets so excited to see her "new" room!
I love my little girl and her "rarange" moments! I'm in for years of this and tons of new ways to rarange the room! Yay!
Late last week, Adie came to the stairs and said, "Mommy, I raranged! Come see!" So I ran up to her room and my adorable little girl had moved her bed over and moved her dresser back to be next to her bed. First of all, the dresser is only 3 drawers high and not heavy at all. I was surprised at first, but if you know me at all, you know how much I rearrange! She was so excited and it looked good so we left it.
Earlier this week, after we had tucked all the kids in bed, she came back to the stairs and said, "Mommy, I can't sleep." So, I went up there and spent a few minutes with her and discovered that she wanted to move things again. Well, I told her we'd work on it the next day. After a few minutes, I left her with a kiss on the forehead and went back downstairs. Ten minutes later, I heard at the top of the stairs, "Mommy, my room is clean!" So, up I went, again. Her room was in deed clean, VERY clean! And she again wanted to "rarange". I eventually got her tucked back into bed with the agreement we'd work on it during the day.
Yesterday, we got her bed moved to the other side of her room and dresser and night stand and bookshelf moved. It is so funny and so cute. She gets so excited to see her "new" room!
I love my little girl and her "rarange" moments! I'm in for years of this and tons of new ways to rarange the room! Yay!
Thursday, October 30
Monday, October 20
Our little RED head!
Yes, Alex has red hair! I love it! This is the best picture I could find to prove it!
Good evening.
Okay, I've tried to post something a few times and I'm trying again. I honestly have been aweful at checking email and blogging. It is so hard to believe how long it has been since I last posted and how fast the school year has been going! We love home schooling and I wouldn't go back for anything! All of us are getting so much out of it. If I could only tell you the whole story.
I've got to get much better at journalling our adventures!
We'll see if this post actually makes it!
I've got to get much better at journalling our adventures!
We'll see if this post actually makes it!