Wednesday, April 14, 2010
cutie pie
Got to see this cute guy and his adorable brother this weekend. He is at such a cute age, starting to say more words and really interacting (and asserting his independence) and still likes to be held and to snuggle - LOVE that!
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Sunshine and Happiness
Got back on Sunday from Orlando.....such a great time with family, enjoying sunshine and warmer weather (although it was 90 here today on April 1st!). I always wish that all of our family could live within a couple of hours of each other - love it if everyone lived in the same place....so it's always sad to go home knowing it will most likely be 6 months or so before we see any of them again.
Here are the most important things to know about our trip.....
1. "How many more hours?" or a similar phrase was heard 32 times on the trip down.
2. The iPhone is an ESSENTIAL for Jonica during a road trip of more than 3 hours.
3. The boys are not into negotiating hotel prices after being in a car for almost 12 hours.
4. Seeing Nana and PaPa is super exciting:
5. Being able to leave the door open at Nana's is totally confusing to 5 and 7 year olds......they kept going to the door and shutting it (they have a screened in porch so we could leave the door open to let air in).
6. Never say "I'm not riding Space Mountain ever again" cause you'll probably end up riding it twice because it all of a sudden makes your husband sick to ride it and your children have declared that it's their favorite ride and they HAVE to ride again.
7. Ice cream was eaten EVERYDAY.....and it was so yummy!
8. We had freshly squeezed orange juice every morning thanks to our very thoughtful family.
9. Trying on crazy hats in Downtown Disney with Aunt (they've started calling Aunt Beth just "Aunt") was so much fun. First sleepover at Aunt Beth's and Uncle Rick's, too - they were very excited about this - kept asking if B and I were going to leave, wanting to make sure they were going to get to stay without us.
10. Stepped foot in the Lego Store at Downtown Disney at least 20 times......it's so hard to decide what to spend your money on!
11. Very fun impromptu game of kickball on Nana and Papa's front lawn....B&J vs. Uncle Rick and the boys....must say sorry to PaPa for all of the leaves he's probably raking again this week after the ball kept flying through the trees!
12. Jim, Susan, Christian and McKenzie brought over an Easter basket full of buckets, shovels, a kite, Pez, all kinds of goodies for the beach and just to have fun - so sweet of them to do that! The boys were very excited to fly the kite at the beach!
13. Got to hang out at the beach. Made a sandcastle. Had a picnic. Buried the boys in the sand. Flew the kite. Collected precious seashells. Fun time.
14. I really thought Brian might lose his lunch when Ethan declared that he was a Gators fan during the week. But it was when he asked to go see the stadium where the Gators play that I was sure he was being written out of the will!
So much fun, so little time. Can't wait to go back!
Here are the most important things to know about our trip.....
1. "How many more hours?" or a similar phrase was heard 32 times on the trip down.
2. The iPhone is an ESSENTIAL for Jonica during a road trip of more than 3 hours.
3. The boys are not into negotiating hotel prices after being in a car for almost 12 hours.
4. Seeing Nana and PaPa is super exciting:
6. Never say "I'm not riding Space Mountain ever again" cause you'll probably end up riding it twice because it all of a sudden makes your husband sick to ride it and your children have declared that it's their favorite ride and they HAVE to ride again.
7. Ice cream was eaten EVERYDAY.....and it was so yummy!
8. We had freshly squeezed orange juice every morning thanks to our very thoughtful family.
9. Trying on crazy hats in Downtown Disney with Aunt (they've started calling Aunt Beth just "Aunt") was so much fun. First sleepover at Aunt Beth's and Uncle Rick's, too - they were very excited about this - kept asking if B and I were going to leave, wanting to make sure they were going to get to stay without us.
10. Stepped foot in the Lego Store at Downtown Disney at least 20 times......it's so hard to decide what to spend your money on!
11. Very fun impromptu game of kickball on Nana and Papa's front lawn....B&J vs. Uncle Rick and the boys....must say sorry to PaPa for all of the leaves he's probably raking again this week after the ball kept flying through the trees!
12. Jim, Susan, Christian and McKenzie brought over an Easter basket full of buckets, shovels, a kite, Pez, all kinds of goodies for the beach and just to have fun - so sweet of them to do that! The boys were very excited to fly the kite at the beach!
14. I really thought Brian might lose his lunch when Ethan declared that he was a Gators fan during the week. But it was when he asked to go see the stadium where the Gators play that I was sure he was being written out of the will!
So much fun, so little time. Can't wait to go back!
Monday, March 29, 2010
changes
Ten days ago Elliott looked like this....
When I picked him up from school today he looked like this....
He has been twisting and wiggling that tooth all week, determined for it to come out. Somehow when he left this morning I knew he would be missing a tooth when he came home. We had to leave a note for the Tooth Fairy asking if she would be so kind as to leave the tooth so that he can keep it in this way cool "My First Tooth" silver container that Grandma got him, so hopefully she'll have mercy on us and leave the tooth AND money!
Friday, February 26, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
fresh
This is my go-to word for the time being. I'm feeling a need to make things look fresher in our house, to eat fresh veggies and fruits, to start some things over (fresh). Admittedly, mostly, I want to wake-up our tired-looking house. It looks fine, but I hate the cloudy gloomy wintry mood that comes with this time of year, and the lack of sunshine is spilling over inside also. There's not much sunlight in the house (totally miss that about our old house) so that doesn't help my mood. So I'm trying to counteract that with some fresher, brighter colors here and there. Now, I do LOVE our neutral walls downstairs because that gives me a backdrop that can remain the same while I change out accents, etc. So that will not be changing (much to Brian's relief!).
So, I got some girl time with Amber this past weekend and we happened upon this fresh bright pot at Hobby Lobby. Love it. It's perfect and just needs a tall plant now. I'm thinking I might go get another one for outside, too, since it was looking pretty awesome out there before I brought it in.
So, I got some girl time with Amber this past weekend and we happened upon this fresh bright pot at Hobby Lobby. Love it. It's perfect and just needs a tall plant now. I'm thinking I might go get another one for outside, too, since it was looking pretty awesome out there before I brought it in.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
bald eagles
We went to see the bald eagles in Clarksville this weekend. They come to this part of the country during January - March while the water supply in Canada is frozen. We were fortunate to see a live presentation about them before we went down to the river front to try and spot some with the binoculars that our friends had brought and the telescopes that the Conservation Department had set up. Really neat to see them perched in the trees. I've been telling my class about them this week.....their wingspan can be up to 8 feet long! And their nests are sometimes 8 feet wide and 4 feet deep.....that's a big bird house!
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