Monday, December 29, 2008
I now live with an old guy
Yesterday Derek turned 40! Since I'm still in my 30s for a couple more years I get to tease him about it for a while. I don't think he really cares though. He got to have carrot cake for breakfast and I took him to the GLI Hockey Tournament as a birthday present. Pretty low key day but I hope he had fun. I mean as much fun as an old guy can have. Love ya Babe!
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Merry Christmas from our family to yours
Luke 2:1-20
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ[a] the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, 18and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Christmas Past Winner
The Winner of the Christmas past contest is non other than
Erica from Kirk Haven
It's rather fitting since she inspired the contest. Congrats to all you got the correct answers or made some attempt. The year was 2003, Kaylee was 7, Nate was 2.
The hint that it was not Max in the picture was a big hint since Max is now 2- the same age as Nate in the picture. Then once you guessed that Nate was 2 you could figure that the year was 2003. Kaylee's birthday is in the Meet the Characters- The Ballerina post. So using her birthday as a guide you could figure her age in the photo- she was 7, almost 8.
BTW, for those wondering how the winner was chosen it was a random drawing. Everyone who entered or commented on the post was put in the drawing.
Erica from Kirk Haven
It's rather fitting since she inspired the contest. Congrats to all you got the correct answers or made some attempt. The year was 2003, Kaylee was 7, Nate was 2.
The hint that it was not Max in the picture was a big hint since Max is now 2- the same age as Nate in the picture. Then once you guessed that Nate was 2 you could figure that the year was 2003. Kaylee's birthday is in the Meet the Characters- The Ballerina post. So using her birthday as a guide you could figure her age in the photo- she was 7, almost 8.
BTW, for those wondering how the winner was chosen it was a random drawing. Everyone who entered or commented on the post was put in the drawing.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Nate's super power
In kids' church on Sunday mornings, Karen likes to give the kids a warm up question. They go around in a circle and give their names and their answer. Last week, the question was "What super power would you like and why?"
Here's Nate's answer.
"Mind control over my parents so Malachi can come over and we can eat junk food downstairs and watch TV all day."
I guess it could be worse. But if his eyes start spinning and someone notices us slipping, please help us.
Here's Nate's answer.
"Mind control over my parents so Malachi can come over and we can eat junk food downstairs and watch TV all day."
I guess it could be worse. But if his eyes start spinning and someone notices us slipping, please help us.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Christmas past
I've been inspired by Erica over at Kirk Haven to hold a little contest. I'll follow a similar format with the same prize. (Starbucks!) My questions are what year is this and what are the kids ages?
There are some clues (like the kids birthdays) somewhere in this blog but to some extent its just guessing. (I'll give you another hint- that's Nate not Max!) All the correct guesses will go in a drawing and the winner will be posted on Sunday. Good Luck! You can email your answers to kcat1971@yahoo
There are some clues (like the kids birthdays) somewhere in this blog but to some extent its just guessing. (I'll give you another hint- that's Nate not Max!) All the correct guesses will go in a drawing and the winner will be posted on Sunday. Good Luck! You can email your answers to kcat1971@yahoo
Saturday, December 13, 2008
25 Christmas Questions
Becky Jo posted these 25 Christmas Questions on her blog and tagged her readers to do the same. Here are my answers. If you have a blog, I invite you to play along.
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate with a shot of peppermint!
2.Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? No Santa here- we celebrate CHRISTmas.
3. Colored lights on house/tree or white? Colored blinking lights on the tree. White iciles on the house if Derek hangs them up. (He really doesn't like to do it.)
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope
5.When do you put your decorations up? We usually do the tree on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend but this year we were a little late. We put it up on Friday.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Cranberry Stuffing
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? I remember staying up really late (like 4:30am) with my brother when we were about 14 & 12 to "prove" Santa didn't exist. We had paper routes and the papers came so we ended up not getting any sleep- instead we delivered our papers opened our presents then went to bed. Kind of a goofy memory but remembering the harmony my brother & I had gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. It was a good time in our relationship.
8.When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't remember exactly but I didn't believe at 14 (see above).
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We usually opened 1. Now my kids usually get PJs on Christmas eve.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? A mixture of heirlooms, fun cheap ornaments and expensive crystal ones. But after Nate broke 3 ornaments in a row this year (luckily the cheap ones) I decided not to get out the special ones.
11. Snow. Love it or dread it? Mostly love it- but I eventually get sick of it.
12. Can you ice skate? Yes
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I kept the teddy bear that I got for my first Christmas for 30-some years. I think it might still be in storage in my crawl space.
14. What is the most important thing about the holidays to you? Celebrating the birth of Christ. We read the Christmas story from Luke first thing on Christmas morning and we look at the holidays as an opportunity to make sure that the people around us know what our faith is.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Grandma VanZuese's Christmas Fudge but I haven't had any in at least 5 years. Second best is Buckeyes.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Stuffing Stockings
17. What tops your Christmas tree? A sad little angel made from a white sheet and a foam ball that Kaylee made when she was 4.
18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving but I don't like to be forgotten on the receiving end.
19. What is your favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night
20. Candy Canes. Yum or Yuck? YUM
21. What do you want for Christmas? I'd like a new lens for the Camera but I already got a Caribbean Cruise and that was delightful.
22. Do you attend an annual Christmas party? Not really, Derek's old job had one that was a big semi-formal deal. It was fun bk (before kids). My work has a luncheon during the work day- not really a big deal.
23. Do you dress up for Christmas Eve or wear PJ's? Dress up for church, then new PJ's for bed!
24. Do you own a Santa hat? Yes but we don't do much with it.
25. Who do you normally spend Christmas with? Christmas Eve with the Timms- then usually Christmas Day on our own.
1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot Chocolate with a shot of peppermint!
2.Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? No Santa here- we celebrate CHRISTmas.
3. Colored lights on house/tree or white? Colored blinking lights on the tree. White iciles on the house if Derek hangs them up. (He really doesn't like to do it.)
4. Do you hang mistletoe? Nope
5.When do you put your decorations up? We usually do the tree on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend but this year we were a little late. We put it up on Friday.
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Cranberry Stuffing
7. Favorite holiday memory as a child? I remember staying up really late (like 4:30am) with my brother when we were about 14 & 12 to "prove" Santa didn't exist. We had paper routes and the papers came so we ended up not getting any sleep- instead we delivered our papers opened our presents then went to bed. Kind of a goofy memory but remembering the harmony my brother & I had gives me a warm fuzzy feeling. It was a good time in our relationship.
8.When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't remember exactly but I didn't believe at 14 (see above).
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We usually opened 1. Now my kids usually get PJs on Christmas eve.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? A mixture of heirlooms, fun cheap ornaments and expensive crystal ones. But after Nate broke 3 ornaments in a row this year (luckily the cheap ones) I decided not to get out the special ones.
11. Snow. Love it or dread it? Mostly love it- but I eventually get sick of it.
12. Can you ice skate? Yes
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I kept the teddy bear that I got for my first Christmas for 30-some years. I think it might still be in storage in my crawl space.
14. What is the most important thing about the holidays to you? Celebrating the birth of Christ. We read the Christmas story from Luke first thing on Christmas morning and we look at the holidays as an opportunity to make sure that the people around us know what our faith is.
15. What is your favorite holiday dessert? Grandma VanZuese's Christmas Fudge but I haven't had any in at least 5 years. Second best is Buckeyes.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Stuffing Stockings
17. What tops your Christmas tree? A sad little angel made from a white sheet and a foam ball that Kaylee made when she was 4.
18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Giving but I don't like to be forgotten on the receiving end.
19. What is your favorite Christmas song? O Holy Night
20. Candy Canes. Yum or Yuck? YUM
21. What do you want for Christmas? I'd like a new lens for the Camera but I already got a Caribbean Cruise and that was delightful.
22. Do you attend an annual Christmas party? Not really, Derek's old job had one that was a big semi-formal deal. It was fun bk (before kids). My work has a luncheon during the work day- not really a big deal.
23. Do you dress up for Christmas Eve or wear PJ's? Dress up for church, then new PJ's for bed!
24. Do you own a Santa hat? Yes but we don't do much with it.
25. Who do you normally spend Christmas with? Christmas Eve with the Timms- then usually Christmas Day on our own.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Caribbean
Since its my 100th post- I figured I'd tell you 100 things about our vacation but that got too long so here are some random things plus some pictures.
We had an awesome time! I highly recommend a caribbean vacation in December. Leave your kids with great friends and they'll have fun too. (Thanks Mandy & Edward & Becky!) It's worth missing the "Black Friday" sales to get up early to go to the airport. Getting a friend to drive you to the airport makes life a lot easier. (Thanks Mark!)
San Juan is a really neat place! I'm very glad we got to spend some extra time there before & after the cruise. El Younque Rainforest is beautiful. We discovered that when walking up the mountain its better to take the trail rather than the service drive. The trail looks longer but its much easier and much more scenic.
We really enjoyed visiting the historic sites in Old San Juan after the cruise.
Ox Head Point in Dorado, PR has some amazing waves crashing into the rocks.
In Dorado, if you meet Pee Wee in the grocery store & he invites you to his restaurant go- it was good food. Be sure to take the correct gate opener to the townhouse because that barbed wire is dangerous!
St. Thomas is touristy- but fun. We did the tourist thing of stopping at the jewlery stores for the free bracelets. Here are some tips for the rest of St. Thomas:
Save money by hiring the same taxi driver for the whole day and tip him with a turkey sandwich. Pick a taxi driver with a taxi that looks save and reliable- breaking down a mile from the ship can cause stress. Coki Beach is a great place to snorkle and play in the water- just avoid the questionable smoke near the locals.
Every night the food is good but formal nights are even better. You can order as many appetizers, entrees & desserts as you want- you already paid for them!
Celebrating birthdays, anniversaries & graduations on board the ship is a little silly. Getting Free cake is kind of redundant. But it's worth celebrating events just to hear the waiters sing.
Champagne Reef in Dominica is ranked #5 in the world for snorkling. The island is volcanic so bubbles arise from the bottom of the ocean making it look like swimming through champange bubbles. The reef had lots of amazing things to see- a coral snake, squid, octopus, lots of fish. Kelli did not see them due to an encounter with fire coral .
Grenada is a great place to get cheap spices. But it is the only island that didn't feel very safe. The locals were fairly agressive in soliciting and begging. We even saw a local brawl.
We saw dolphins from our balcony in Bonaire. Bonaire is flatter than the other islands, and is famous for flamingos & donkeys. (Go figure!) There was good snorkling at Donkey Beach. Sorobon Beach is great for swimming. It has a 3/4 mile sand bar to play on and at the end of the sand bar is a reef- its a long walk/swim out to it. Once you get to the reef- watch out for the "GreenPeace Police" they will chastise you for destroying the envirnoment by being there. If you aren't careful you could end up as "fish food." (No kidding that is what he said!) Next to Sorobon Beach is a nudist colony. The nudist colony shouldn't be allowed to rent kayaks. (But they do!). At Sorobon Beach the guys tried to learn to windsurf on their own.
There are lots of funny/silly things to do on a cruise. We tried to line dance and ended up on the ship's dvd (only $29.99 at the end of the cruise). Mark & Andy also ended up in comdey routines. Mark was volunteered and Andy was picked because the comedian liked Denise. (Word to the wise don't sit in the front row of the theatre unless you enjoy wearing a wig and swinging balls on a string.)
Several of us also test out the decorative saddle in front of the steakhouse.
Snorkling is rumored to be good in Aruba, but not this time. Paul rented a boat and several went to see a shipwreck and a lighthouse instead of snorkling.
Aruba is beautiful, but lots of the things they sell in the open markets are made in china. We did buy the boys flutes and maracas- yes we are a little bit crazy.
We have a lot more funny stories but some we can't share because "what happens on the ship stays on the ship." Next time you should come with us!
We had an awesome time! I highly recommend a caribbean vacation in December. Leave your kids with great friends and they'll have fun too. (Thanks Mandy & Edward & Becky!) It's worth missing the "Black Friday" sales to get up early to go to the airport. Getting a friend to drive you to the airport makes life a lot easier. (Thanks Mark!)
San Juan is a really neat place! I'm very glad we got to spend some extra time there before & after the cruise. El Younque Rainforest is beautiful. We discovered that when walking up the mountain its better to take the trail rather than the service drive. The trail looks longer but its much easier and much more scenic.
We really enjoyed visiting the historic sites in Old San Juan after the cruise.
Ox Head Point in Dorado, PR has some amazing waves crashing into the rocks.
In Dorado, if you meet Pee Wee in the grocery store & he invites you to his restaurant go- it was good food. Be sure to take the correct gate opener to the townhouse because that barbed wire is dangerous!
St. Thomas is touristy- but fun. We did the tourist thing of stopping at the jewlery stores for the free bracelets. Here are some tips for the rest of St. Thomas:
Save money by hiring the same taxi driver for the whole day and tip him with a turkey sandwich. Pick a taxi driver with a taxi that looks save and reliable- breaking down a mile from the ship can cause stress. Coki Beach is a great place to snorkle and play in the water- just avoid the questionable smoke near the locals.
Every night the food is good but formal nights are even better. You can order as many appetizers, entrees & desserts as you want- you already paid for them!
Celebrating birthdays, anniversaries & graduations on board the ship is a little silly. Getting Free cake is kind of redundant. But it's worth celebrating events just to hear the waiters sing.
Champagne Reef in Dominica is ranked #5 in the world for snorkling. The island is volcanic so bubbles arise from the bottom of the ocean making it look like swimming through champange bubbles. The reef had lots of amazing things to see- a coral snake, squid, octopus, lots of fish. Kelli did not see them due to an encounter with fire coral .
Grenada is a great place to get cheap spices. But it is the only island that didn't feel very safe. The locals were fairly agressive in soliciting and begging. We even saw a local brawl.
We saw dolphins from our balcony in Bonaire. Bonaire is flatter than the other islands, and is famous for flamingos & donkeys. (Go figure!) There was good snorkling at Donkey Beach. Sorobon Beach is great for swimming. It has a 3/4 mile sand bar to play on and at the end of the sand bar is a reef- its a long walk/swim out to it. Once you get to the reef- watch out for the "GreenPeace Police" they will chastise you for destroying the envirnoment by being there. If you aren't careful you could end up as "fish food." (No kidding that is what he said!) Next to Sorobon Beach is a nudist colony. The nudist colony shouldn't be allowed to rent kayaks. (But they do!). At Sorobon Beach the guys tried to learn to windsurf on their own.
There are lots of funny/silly things to do on a cruise. We tried to line dance and ended up on the ship's dvd (only $29.99 at the end of the cruise). Mark & Andy also ended up in comdey routines. Mark was volunteered and Andy was picked because the comedian liked Denise. (Word to the wise don't sit in the front row of the theatre unless you enjoy wearing a wig and swinging balls on a string.)
Several of us also test out the decorative saddle in front of the steakhouse.
Snorkling is rumored to be good in Aruba, but not this time. Paul rented a boat and several went to see a shipwreck and a lighthouse instead of snorkling.
Aruba is beautiful, but lots of the things they sell in the open markets are made in china. We did buy the boys flutes and maracas- yes we are a little bit crazy.
We have a lot more funny stories but some we can't share because "what happens on the ship stays on the ship." Next time you should come with us!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Vacation Time
We are on our way to the airport. Hopefully we didn't forget anything. Derek says we only need a swim suit and flip-flops anyway. (And actually, he's not sure about the flip-flops). We'll be in sunny San Juan by 3pm.
The kids started their vacation at Casa de la Mandy last night. What a great friend! I know my kids will be safe, loved and have an awesome time while Derek & I get some much needed together time.
In honor of Mandy- there's a new counter to the right.
Click Here for Time Until We Return
The kids started their vacation at Casa de la Mandy last night. What a great friend! I know my kids will be safe, loved and have an awesome time while Derek & I get some much needed together time.
In honor of Mandy- there's a new counter to the right.
Click Here for Time Until We Return
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Chocolate Milk
I love the two year old stage. Really, I know they say its terrible, but, I enjoy it. They are such complex little people, just trying to figure life out. I've noticed for the last few weeks that Max teeters back and forth between being extremely polite and down-right rude. For example, he frequently answers "no, thank you" when he doesn't want to do something. Like, I'll say, Max its time for a nap and he'll say, quite sincerely "no, thank you". But other times he's down-right rude. Like today at lunch. He had been requesting chocolate milk since right after church finished. Derek got him some water to drink while we were chatting with our friends. (I'll admit we tend to talk for a while and it must seem like it takes forever to a two year old). On the way to the restaurant, Max reminded us several times that he wanted chocolate milk and I assured him we'd get some soon. Once we were at the restaurant, we had to wait a few minutes for a server and I heard him quietly chanting, "I want chocolate milk, I want chocolate milk." I was quite relieved when the waitress took our drink orders. But then she disappeared for a while. Another waitress came over to help and innocently asked if we needed anything at which point my sweet little two year old stood up in his chair and shoved his sippy cup in her face and said:
I WANT CHOCOLATE MILK!!!!!
I could have crawled under the table from embarrassment but Andy & Denise thought it was hysterical. What's even funnier is later I discovered this shirt in Max's drawer. How appropriate. Good thing we weren't wearing it today.
I WANT CHOCOLATE MILK!!!!!
I could have crawled under the table from embarrassment but Andy & Denise thought it was hysterical. What's even funnier is later I discovered this shirt in Max's drawer. How appropriate. Good thing we weren't wearing it today.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
DA Talent Show
Kaylee's shirt says "I performed in the 1st ever Destiny Academy Talent Show and lived to tell about it."
Today was, as you might have guessed, the first ever Destiny Academy Talent Show. Destiny Academy is the home-school co-op that our kids attend. Destiny Academy is designed to give home-schooled students opportunities to experience school-like activities. The talent show has been something they've wanted to do for a couple years but haven't quite had the parents and kids to pull off. In fact 2 years ago they tried to have one and only Kaylee and one other kid signed up. This year 27 kids performed 18 acts (there were several duets and an entire class performed a dance). The parents did a great job keeping the show moving and one of the Dads did an awesome job running the sound. They even had those great t-shirt made up for each of the participants. The talent show was a huge success and I'm sure will be come a regular part of the yearly schedule.
Kaylee performed a lyrical dance and Nate performed a short song, a capella. I'm extremely proud of both of them. For Kaylee, it was her first dance solo and she choreographed it herself (and learned how hard that is- I think she'll have a new appreciation for her dance teachers). For Nate, just getting up on his own and singing in front of a crowd was a huge accomplishment.
I'm trying to load the video of Kaylee's dance to you tube to share. I'll add a link if I can get it to work. Unfortunately, we hadn't quite figured out the video feature on the camera for Nate's performance so all we have of that is him walking off stage to applause. Talent Show Videos
Free Chocolate!
This post is for all my friends that just stay home all day and eat bon-bons. You know who you are.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Bath?
Just when you think there is nothing to blog about....
Nate volunteered to help Max take a bath this evening. Neither boy really needed a bath but they like playing in the water so its fine with me. Good thing neither needed to actually get clean because this is what I found when I checked up on them.
No need for strategically placed stars in this bath photo . You can't see anything!
But the boys played together for 15 minutes and didn't completely flood the house so its good.
For the record, Nate says he was just trying to make the water purple but he added too many of the little color tabs and then decided to add yellow to the blue & red to see what color it would make.
Nate volunteered to help Max take a bath this evening. Neither boy really needed a bath but they like playing in the water so its fine with me. Good thing neither needed to actually get clean because this is what I found when I checked up on them.
No need for strategically placed stars in this bath photo . You can't see anything!
But the boys played together for 15 minutes and didn't completely flood the house so its good.
For the record, Nate says he was just trying to make the water purple but he added too many of the little color tabs and then decided to add yellow to the blue & red to see what color it would make.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Happy Thursday to Max
When Max says "happy birthday" its sounds a lot more like "happy thursday" so all morning Kaylee & Nate have been wishing Max a "happy thursday" just for fun.
My mom called from Florida this morning around 8am and since I have to work and the kids have co-op we decided to have Max open his presents right away. We put Grandma on speaker phone so she could hear what was going on.
First Max opened Grandma & Grandpa's present. As soon as he saw a bit of yellow he grinned and said "MY Mickey!" You see, last February Grandpa bought Nate a Mickey Mouse at Disney World, and ever since then Max has been trying to claim it. Max & Mommy are both glad that Max now has his own Mickey.
See the look he's giving his brother?
Thanks Grandpa & Grandma!
Max has also been asking for a bike so this was the big present from Mommy & Daddy. November isn't the best month for getting a new bike but I'm sure he'll still get a little use in the garage or basement during the winter. Best thing about this bike is I got it on clearance for $5.99 over a year ago! I've just been waiting for Max to be big enough for it.
So far I think Max has had a "happy thursday!" We'll have the Elmo Cake and blow out candles tonight after Dance & Swim Practice are over (around 8pm) and of course we'll sing "Happy Birthday" (correctly).
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Cake Wreck
It's a good thing Max is only turning two or I might have to explain why Elmo's head is cracked in half.
Thing is-- I have no idea why this happened to my cake. Oh well, add more sprinkles and the plastic Elmo face & call it good. After all he's only 2.
If I were a professional you could submit my cake to the Cake Wrecks blog. You should check it out. One of my favorite humor blogs!
Thing is-- I have no idea why this happened to my cake. Oh well, add more sprinkles and the plastic Elmo face & call it good. After all he's only 2.
If I were a professional you could submit my cake to the Cake Wrecks blog. You should check it out. One of my favorite humor blogs!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Oh brother!
This falls into the "he'll kill me for this later" category. But I'm not sure which one will get me first.
Will it be Max? The one that got out of the shower this morning and then ran into the computer room to stand on a chair right next to his big brother, to watch his big brother playing computer games?
Or will it be Nate? The big brother who was so sweetly and innocently playing computer games when out of the blue- he got pee'd on by his little brother standing on the chair next to him?
Yep. You read that correctly. Max stood on a chair and peed on his brother. Then they took a shower together. I guess that's what being brothers is all about.
Will it be Max? The one that got out of the shower this morning and then ran into the computer room to stand on a chair right next to his big brother, to watch his big brother playing computer games?
Or will it be Nate? The big brother who was so sweetly and innocently playing computer games when out of the blue- he got pee'd on by his little brother standing on the chair next to him?
Yep. You read that correctly. Max stood on a chair and peed on his brother. Then they took a shower together. I guess that's what being brothers is all about.
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Max's Message
Due to my job,by law I'm not allowed to engage in political activity. But Max has a message for you.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Halloween Highlights
We had a busy Halloween weekend. Here are some highlights.
Thursday Afternoon- Halloween Party at the Homeschool co-op. Mommy got to pick the costumes for this event so I picked the Chronicles of Narina. Unfortunately this is the best group picture of the three of them. Individually they are fairly photogenic but together- not so much so.
Max didn't really like the party. I helped out in his classrom and he threw an absolute fit any time I tried to help another child. He also decided he hated the knight costume and it had to come off. Needless to say I didn't get a good picture of him.
But then they served cupcakes and the world got a whole lot better.
On Friday, Kaylee had a sleep over and went Trick or Treating with a bunch of friends. She dressed as a "spy girl" complete with trench coat and brief case. The rest of us went to a Halloween Party at another friend's house. The boys were happy to Trick or Treat with several of their friends. Nate chose to be spiderman and Max chose Elmo.
Thursday Afternoon- Halloween Party at the Homeschool co-op. Mommy got to pick the costumes for this event so I picked the Chronicles of Narina. Unfortunately this is the best group picture of the three of them. Individually they are fairly photogenic but together- not so much so.
Max didn't really like the party. I helped out in his classrom and he threw an absolute fit any time I tried to help another child. He also decided he hated the knight costume and it had to come off. Needless to say I didn't get a good picture of him.
But then they served cupcakes and the world got a whole lot better.
On Friday, Kaylee had a sleep over and went Trick or Treating with a bunch of friends. She dressed as a "spy girl" complete with trench coat and brief case. The rest of us went to a Halloween Party at another friend's house. The boys were happy to Trick or Treat with several of their friends. Nate chose to be spiderman and Max chose Elmo.
Swim Meet Results
Nate's particpated in his second swim meet on Saturday morning. It was in Grand Blanc and warm up started at 8am so we had to get up around 6:30. That's just not right for a Saturday.
Anyway Nate did great and had a great time.
25 Free- 28.17- improved time & finished 12th
50 Free- 1.12.77- improved time, awesome flip turn & finished 7th
25 Back- 29.76- finished 9th
Today was his "Marlin Marathon." Each swimmer gets assigned a certain number of laps and they get pledges for those laps as a fundraiser.
Nate was assigned 30 lengths. He swam 85. I think he's hooked on this swimming thing.
Anyway Nate did great and had a great time.
25 Free- 28.17- improved time & finished 12th
50 Free- 1.12.77- improved time, awesome flip turn & finished 7th
25 Back- 29.76- finished 9th
Today was his "Marlin Marathon." Each swimmer gets assigned a certain number of laps and they get pledges for those laps as a fundraiser.
Nate was assigned 30 lengths. He swam 85. I think he's hooked on this swimming thing.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Big Boy Bed
So you remember a few weeks ago I posted that Max had figured out how to mountain climb out of the crib? Well, yesterday, Danger Boy Junior figured out how to get out of the crib without any equipment! So the crib came down and the big boy fire truck bed went up. Max slept in it for the first time last night.
Isn't it an adorable bed? (Hooray to Denise for finding it at a garage sale this summer.) Now we get to re-do his room.
Isn't it an adorable bed? (Hooray to Denise for finding it at a garage sale this summer.) Now we get to re-do his room.
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