Friday, June 12, 2009
Thursday, June 4, 2009
May Event Pictures
At Como for Bpa's birthday....
Mother's Day 2009
Church singspiration
Go-kart that I found at a garage sale
Mother's Day 2009
Church singspiration
Go-kart that I found at a garage sale
And another car I couldn't find at a garage sale...oh well. Thank the Lord for Wal-Mart!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
I haven't blogged much lately since Facebook takes over everything, and even that after a while is hard to keep up with! We haven't had time. We have been staying pretty busy, but it's a good thing. We are just gearing up for my brother's wedding in a few weeks along with my two sisters moving out of state and my parents also moving to a different house in the area. We have Chris's family coming, too, which is very exciting! So lots of things are happening all in one timeframe: Father's Day, the wedding in which we are all heavily involved, Chris's 40th birthday, and then our church is having VBS the next week. Matt will be speaking at that and also at church on Sunday morning since our pastor will be out of town and then also at the wedding! That's the way it goes, I guess. We are having the calm before the storm this week and next, and then it will all hit.
I am starting a new job in addition to babysitting. Not really new, but an old one again - processing mortgages from home. So we'll see how that goes. I hope I remember how to do it! I will just take it as it comes as long as Jack is #1. He's my favorite and best "job". He is giving us some challenges lately, but he also gives great joy. One extreme or the other, it seems. He must be 2! Potty training is on hold until he understands a little more. Or at least until after the wedding probably. My favorite thing he says is "Awight". (all right)
I am starting a new job in addition to babysitting. Not really new, but an old one again - processing mortgages from home. So we'll see how that goes. I hope I remember how to do it! I will just take it as it comes as long as Jack is #1. He's my favorite and best "job". He is giving us some challenges lately, but he also gives great joy. One extreme or the other, it seems. He must be 2! Potty training is on hold until he understands a little more. Or at least until after the wedding probably. My favorite thing he says is "Awight". (all right)
Thursday, May 7, 2009
My organized offspring...
Matt said, I think Jack will be organized like you. I said why? Look at the farm- 1 animal in front of each fence all lined up. I couldn't have been prouder! I don't think it's been like that since though...
Jack-isms
There are so many funny things (in my opinion) that Jack says that I thought I should write them down somewhere, and here is as good a place as any. Of course being the mom, I may not be a good judge. But please indulge me for a bit....
Me: "Jack, say thank you to the ladies." (in the nursery)
Jack: "Thank you, a ladies." yelling
Driving in traffic: "Mommy, look! Cars!"
Matt says "Hey Baby" to me every now and then, so Jack gets his manly voice out, "HEY BABA!" (long As)
Sitting with Matt in choir practice: "Daddy, you good songer!"
Playing ball with me: "Good job, Mommy!" or "Almot!" (That means almost. Sometimes Imiss the ball, I guess.) It's a little humiliating when your 2 year old tries to console you for missing the ball!
He's practicing his "Ls" since I have been known to laugh about it to other people. For instance a little girl I babysit whose name is Hailey- he calls her Katie. He heard me telling her mom that yesterday morning, and he tried very hard all day to say Hailey, so now it comes out "Kelly". Oh well. I thought it was cute though that that made him start practicing. See? Smart! HA
Last night while holding him before bed, I went over our day saying, "Didn't we have a great day? We played outside, and...." I was going on and on. His face started mimicking mine getting more and more animated and copying my tone of voice, he said, "I get down!" I laughed hard at that one.
So potty training started this week. No potty going quite yet. At least, he doesn't cry anymore when I sit him on the potty. He likes diapers. So now he gets M&Ms if he sits on the potty, and I read a Bible story. He is learning them, too! I think we've told Noah and Creation several times this week. Oh well, I guess he's not quite ready yet, but any little bit helps.
Trying to break him of saying, "That's my (fill in the blank)!" Slow going!
Matt also decided we should do family devotions every night, and it is so much fun! We read a story and sing songs and then we pray. I really love this time together. Jack always wants one more story. I'm glad he's excited.
We have a good life. I'm grateful for Matt's leadership and for Jack just being Jack.
Well that's about it- busy painting my parent's house this week and last, church stuff, and Mother's Day coming up! Whoo-hoo! I just want the refrigerator to give me filtered water again (and ice)! That's what I asked for.
Me: "Jack, say thank you to the ladies." (in the nursery)
Jack: "Thank you, a ladies." yelling
Driving in traffic: "Mommy, look! Cars!"
Matt says "Hey Baby" to me every now and then, so Jack gets his manly voice out, "HEY BABA!" (long As)
Sitting with Matt in choir practice: "Daddy, you good songer!"
Playing ball with me: "Good job, Mommy!" or "Almot!" (That means almost. Sometimes Imiss the ball, I guess.) It's a little humiliating when your 2 year old tries to console you for missing the ball!
He's practicing his "Ls" since I have been known to laugh about it to other people. For instance a little girl I babysit whose name is Hailey- he calls her Katie. He heard me telling her mom that yesterday morning, and he tried very hard all day to say Hailey, so now it comes out "Kelly". Oh well. I thought it was cute though that that made him start practicing. See? Smart! HA
Last night while holding him before bed, I went over our day saying, "Didn't we have a great day? We played outside, and...." I was going on and on. His face started mimicking mine getting more and more animated and copying my tone of voice, he said, "I get down!" I laughed hard at that one.
So potty training started this week. No potty going quite yet. At least, he doesn't cry anymore when I sit him on the potty. He likes diapers. So now he gets M&Ms if he sits on the potty, and I read a Bible story. He is learning them, too! I think we've told Noah and Creation several times this week. Oh well, I guess he's not quite ready yet, but any little bit helps.
Trying to break him of saying, "That's my (fill in the blank)!" Slow going!
Matt also decided we should do family devotions every night, and it is so much fun! We read a story and sing songs and then we pray. I really love this time together. Jack always wants one more story. I'm glad he's excited.
We have a good life. I'm grateful for Matt's leadership and for Jack just being Jack.
Well that's about it- busy painting my parent's house this week and last, church stuff, and Mother's Day coming up! Whoo-hoo! I just want the refrigerator to give me filtered water again (and ice)! That's what I asked for.
Monday, April 13, 2009
Easter 2009
This will be saved for a possible future wedding....
our Easter bunny
the Hanks girls
The Hanks boys
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