Why isn't everyone running out to visit us right now?
This is our neighbor's tree. We see it everytime we walk up our stairs, out the landing window. The colors are really starting to come out right now. Anyone care to see them?
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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Why isn't everyone running out to visit us right now?
This is our neighbor's tree. We see it everytime we walk up our stairs, out the landing window. The colors are really starting to come out right now. Anyone care to see them?
Stuff
I feel like life has been weird around here lately. Jonathan is working in the oral surgery clinic right now, but, there are only 2 of them there to take call (this whole month). Which means that he's on call every other night. And the nights he's not on doesn't mean he gets to come home at 5pm. It's still usually either right before the kids go to bed or not until 11pm. It's a tiring schedule and we don't get to see him much. So I feel like I've just been surviving. My hat is off to all those single parents out there. It's hard being the only person there for your kids emotionally, physically etc. I'm just drained by the end of the day.
We try to make the most of our time with Jonathan when he is around. But it's tricky when there's so much work to do around the house. So Saturday (Jon was actually on call) we worked out in the yard ALL DAY! We were lucky enough that Jon didn't have to go in until the evening. The boys loved it. Running around "helping", which actually means moving piles of branches from one area to another. Not really helpful, but it kept them busy and made them feel important. At the end of the day I asked Jackson, "Wasn't that fun playing outside all day?" To which he replied, "We weren't playing Mom! We were working. And it was HARD work."
While Jonathan was mowing the lawn that evening, Jackson disappeared for awhile. When he came back outside he was dressed like this.
This picture was actually taken the day after. So minus the fact that he's wearing PJ's in the picture, this was what he looked like. He had put on his backpack, found that white tube and put one end in the backpack and the other in his mouth. He came up to me and said, "Mom look, I'm a fireman. And this is my breathing tube so I can go into the fire." He then acquired my gardening gloves and a batman face mask also. (sorry I didn't get a picture with those on) He ran around playing fireman the rest of the evening. The vacuum hose was later added by me to give Cooper something cool too, but he wasn't diggin it, so Jackson happily snatched it up. I have to say, the outfit's beginning to look eerily like Ghostbuster's.
This next picture is a tribute to my wonderful, loving, hardworking husband. Believe it or not, I don't think he'd even been home for 20 min. He sat down to check his email and this was how he ended up. We love you Jonathan/Daddy!! We miss you, but are so glad you work so hard to make our lives better. Some day we'll get normal sleep, and then we'll wonder how we got to be so boring. :) Here's to making lots of fun memories during this once in a lifetime experience!
We try to make the most of our time with Jonathan when he is around. But it's tricky when there's so much work to do around the house. So Saturday (Jon was actually on call) we worked out in the yard ALL DAY! We were lucky enough that Jon didn't have to go in until the evening. The boys loved it. Running around "helping", which actually means moving piles of branches from one area to another. Not really helpful, but it kept them busy and made them feel important. At the end of the day I asked Jackson, "Wasn't that fun playing outside all day?" To which he replied, "We weren't playing Mom! We were working. And it was HARD work."
While Jonathan was mowing the lawn that evening, Jackson disappeared for awhile. When he came back outside he was dressed like this.
This picture was actually taken the day after. So minus the fact that he's wearing PJ's in the picture, this was what he looked like. He had put on his backpack, found that white tube and put one end in the backpack and the other in his mouth. He came up to me and said, "Mom look, I'm a fireman. And this is my breathing tube so I can go into the fire." He then acquired my gardening gloves and a batman face mask also. (sorry I didn't get a picture with those on) He ran around playing fireman the rest of the evening. The vacuum hose was later added by me to give Cooper something cool too, but he wasn't diggin it, so Jackson happily snatched it up. I have to say, the outfit's beginning to look eerily like Ghostbuster's.
This next picture is a tribute to my wonderful, loving, hardworking husband. Believe it or not, I don't think he'd even been home for 20 min. He sat down to check his email and this was how he ended up. We love you Jonathan/Daddy!! We miss you, but are so glad you work so hard to make our lives better. Some day we'll get normal sleep, and then we'll wonder how we got to be so boring. :) Here's to making lots of fun memories during this once in a lifetime experience!
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Bathroom
So here's the bathroom before and after shots. We're still trying to decided what to do with the pink tile. But we think it looks and feels much better already.
Friday, October 3, 2008
Douglas in motion
My mom had wanted to see video of Douglas crawling and moving around. Thought you might want to see it too.
Love you all!
Heidi Mae
Love you all!
Heidi Mae
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Kids listen
I had been out running errands for most of the afternoon. On our way back home both the baby and Cooper fell asleep. So I drove to the school and let them nap while we waited for Jackson to get out.
Now napping for Cooper is a double edge sword. He usually needs one every few days, but the problem with that is that he's a BEAR when he wakes up. And I mean, EVERYTIME he wakes up from a nap there's screaming and wailing and gnashing of teeth. This day was no different. By the time we had pulled into the driveway he was screaming. Jackson asks me "What's Cooper's problem?"
me: "Oh I don't know. It must be the end of the world or something."
Jackson: "No mom. When we die and then Jesus comes to the earth again and we're all resurrected, THAT'S the end of the world."
me: stunned...."um that's right Jackson..."
He hopped out of the car and goes in the house leaving me sitting with my mouth wide open.
Now napping for Cooper is a double edge sword. He usually needs one every few days, but the problem with that is that he's a BEAR when he wakes up. And I mean, EVERYTIME he wakes up from a nap there's screaming and wailing and gnashing of teeth. This day was no different. By the time we had pulled into the driveway he was screaming. Jackson asks me "What's Cooper's problem?"
me: "Oh I don't know. It must be the end of the world or something."
Jackson: "No mom. When we die and then Jesus comes to the earth again and we're all resurrected, THAT'S the end of the world."
me: stunned...."um that's right Jackson..."
He hopped out of the car and goes in the house leaving me sitting with my mouth wide open.
A lesson for life (by Douglas)
Occasionally I do house work. Ha ha ha...let me start over. I have a (almost) one year old. He loves to get into any and everything around him. He's curious. He's a pain in the the neck sometimes because of this fact. So trying to get house work done around here is becoming harder and harder since I always have to have one eye on him. On one particular day in the very recent past I decided that I had to atleast get the dishwasher unloaded and then reload it with the dishes that had accumulated throughout the day. So with Douglas looking very interested in some of his brother's toys on the lvrm floor I ran into the kitchen and started working. I fully expected him (Douglas) to be joining me shortly since he has this sixth sense of the best way to always be in the way. But alas he never comes. I say a short prayer of thanks that I was able to get the dishes done fairly quickly without having to pull Douglas off the dishwasher 20 times. Then I walk into the lvrm feeling like I've taken a step forward in actually accomplishing something for the day. Well that was until I looked down and found this...
One step forward, one step back. Man I'm back where I stared.
The moral of the story is...never do the dishes. I like that.
One step forward, one step back. Man I'm back where I stared.
The moral of the story is...never do the dishes. I like that.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Look what's in our backyard
Batman lives in my backyard!!!
Jackson put on his Batman outfit the other day and then went outside to play. I had the camera with me and thought he looked so cute swinging so I wanted a picture. This is the conversation that followed.
Mom: "Hey Jackson, smile."
Jackson doesn't smile.
Mom: "Hey Jackson, smile."
Jackson: "I can't smile mom. Batman doesn't smile."
So this is a picture of Batman, not smiling, on the swing.
Watch out Christian Bale, this kids gonna give you a run for your money.
As some may remember, or maybe not, we have a cemetery right behind our house. We've had mixed feelings from friends and what not when they find this fact out.
"Isn't that creepy?"
"At least your neighbors are quiet" (Dad would appreciate the cemetery humor)
"That's weird"
Well just so you all know, I don't mind one bit that there are a bunch of dead people behind my back fence. I actually think it's kind of cool and enjoy the open view from our upstairs windows. I've seen a few funerals and people who come to visit graves and actually there are quiet a few people that use it for walking their dogs and exercising. As a family, we've walking around in there, and Jackson likes us to read him the different names. We've seen some really old ones from the earlier-mid 1800's. From our kitchen sink you can see through a section of the fence where the bushes don't grow. The view right through that section is a white tombstone with a flag infront of it. I see it every day, but haven't ever gone outside to see if I could read the stone. While I was out back with the kids the other day I remembered to look at the stone and this is what I saw.
In case you can't see it in the picture, the man served in the Civil War!
I love our windows here at the house. (atleast until the winter comes and the draft is felt) Anyway, they're old looking and I love the wood frames, the fact that some are impossibly hard to open, and there are even a few that have to be propped open with wood pieces or they fall right back down. Hey they have character!! But we've decided (for the sake of our winter heating bill) that the first thing to do to the house is get new windows. So the charming wood framed, slightly distorting glass will soon be replaced by white plastic. I wanted something to remember our old character filled windows by, so I snapped a few pictures. This was my willing model.
Yum! Last week was a long week. Jonathan didn't get to see the kids all week, which means mommy was very worn out. Friday night I decided we needed to do something fun. So we went to McDonald's and got hot fudge sundaes. The boys loved them, and I loved the circle of hot fudge it left on Cooper's face.
What about me Mom!!!
Jackson put on his Batman outfit the other day and then went outside to play. I had the camera with me and thought he looked so cute swinging so I wanted a picture. This is the conversation that followed.
Mom: "Hey Jackson, smile."
Jackson doesn't smile.
Mom: "Hey Jackson, smile."
Jackson: "I can't smile mom. Batman doesn't smile."
So this is a picture of Batman, not smiling, on the swing.
Watch out Christian Bale, this kids gonna give you a run for your money.
As some may remember, or maybe not, we have a cemetery right behind our house. We've had mixed feelings from friends and what not when they find this fact out.
"Isn't that creepy?"
"At least your neighbors are quiet" (Dad would appreciate the cemetery humor)
"That's weird"
Well just so you all know, I don't mind one bit that there are a bunch of dead people behind my back fence. I actually think it's kind of cool and enjoy the open view from our upstairs windows. I've seen a few funerals and people who come to visit graves and actually there are quiet a few people that use it for walking their dogs and exercising. As a family, we've walking around in there, and Jackson likes us to read him the different names. We've seen some really old ones from the earlier-mid 1800's. From our kitchen sink you can see through a section of the fence where the bushes don't grow. The view right through that section is a white tombstone with a flag infront of it. I see it every day, but haven't ever gone outside to see if I could read the stone. While I was out back with the kids the other day I remembered to look at the stone and this is what I saw.
In case you can't see it in the picture, the man served in the Civil War!
I love our windows here at the house. (atleast until the winter comes and the draft is felt) Anyway, they're old looking and I love the wood frames, the fact that some are impossibly hard to open, and there are even a few that have to be propped open with wood pieces or they fall right back down. Hey they have character!! But we've decided (for the sake of our winter heating bill) that the first thing to do to the house is get new windows. So the charming wood framed, slightly distorting glass will soon be replaced by white plastic. I wanted something to remember our old character filled windows by, so I snapped a few pictures. This was my willing model.
Yum! Last week was a long week. Jonathan didn't get to see the kids all week, which means mommy was very worn out. Friday night I decided we needed to do something fun. So we went to McDonald's and got hot fudge sundaes. The boys loved them, and I loved the circle of hot fudge it left on Cooper's face.
What about me Mom!!!
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