Work is crazy busy at the moment, so not a lot of time for updates or pictures, but things are good.
Monday, May 24, 2010
New furniture
Our new sofas were delivered on Saturday. We're still playing around with the tables so the room looks a little bare, but the sofas are in and we love them!
Work is crazy busy at the moment, so not a lot of time for updates or pictures, but things are good.
Work is crazy busy at the moment, so not a lot of time for updates or pictures, but things are good.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Pictures and updates
Life (mostly work) has been very busy lately so I haven't made time to post. The kids are doing great! I drove for one of Will's field trips last week - my first time ever. He was great! We went to story time at a local community center and then to McDonald's playland. 10 kids - yikes! They were great, though, and it was really fun seeing Will in that environment. He essentially ignored me -- that may be a preview of years to come.
The weather has been unseasonably cool, but we've gotten to go on lots of walks and play outside. The kids in the neighborhood are out in full force. Will loves playing with the 5 and 6 year-olds next door, and they seem to like playing with him, too. We've had storms today and Will said on the way home, "Lightning McQueen, that's enough flashin' your lights! Go away!" He was scared of the lightning and thunder until we convinced him it was a big Lightning McQueen flashing his lights and racing. Miraculously, now it's all ok.
We had a lovely Mother's Day. Grandma, Mom, Link, and Casie came over for lunch. Will entertained them all with his non-stop commentary. Elle found a good friend in Great-Grandma. And I think Great-Grandma enjoyed it, too!
The rest of these pictures are just cute snapshots of what we've been up to lately.
Will has been busy fixing our table and making dinner.
Eleanor loves to play peek-a-boo and she found a new place to hang out. Reminds me of her Aunt Casie who always used to hide and play in the smallest of places.
Get me outta here! (And can you tell she's teething? Chewing on everything in sight!)
I love the little curl in her hair right now!
And the rest are just too cute not to post!
The weather has been unseasonably cool, but we've gotten to go on lots of walks and play outside. The kids in the neighborhood are out in full force. Will loves playing with the 5 and 6 year-olds next door, and they seem to like playing with him, too. We've had storms today and Will said on the way home, "Lightning McQueen, that's enough flashin' your lights! Go away!" He was scared of the lightning and thunder until we convinced him it was a big Lightning McQueen flashing his lights and racing. Miraculously, now it's all ok.
We had a lovely Mother's Day. Grandma, Mom, Link, and Casie came over for lunch. Will entertained them all with his non-stop commentary. Elle found a good friend in Great-Grandma. And I think Great-Grandma enjoyed it, too!
The rest of these pictures are just cute snapshots of what we've been up to lately.
Will has been busy fixing our table and making dinner.
Eleanor loves to play peek-a-boo and she found a new place to hang out. Reminds me of her Aunt Casie who always used to hide and play in the smallest of places.
Get me outta here! (And can you tell she's teething? Chewing on everything in sight!)
I love the little curl in her hair right now!
And the rest are just too cute not to post!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Fun & games
This is just a quick post and a few pictures highlighting the fun we've been having at home lately.
Elle is getting bigger all the time and learning new things. She & Will have been interacting a lot more, which is really fun (though Will might disagree).
By Will's choice, we've had family band night lately. I joined them on the guitar. We're pretty awesome.
Will also loves to play hide and seek. We're working with him to be a better hider. Too often he just sits on the couch and curls up, while remaining in plain view. At least this time I put a blanket over him. Elle wanted to play, too, though, and that made it a little easier for Daddy to figure out where Will was.
Last weekend Eleanor learned to climb the stairs. This is her new favorite adventure. She loves to see how far up she can get without one of us noticing (usually only one stair) and then she squeals with delight when we get there. She climbs all the way to the top and does a pretty good job. She just gets distracted occasionally and doesn't realize she'll fall backwards down a flight of stairs. So, we stay close behind.
Elle is getting bigger all the time and learning new things. She & Will have been interacting a lot more, which is really fun (though Will might disagree).
By Will's choice, we've had family band night lately. I joined them on the guitar. We're pretty awesome.
Will also loves to play hide and seek. We're working with him to be a better hider. Too often he just sits on the couch and curls up, while remaining in plain view. At least this time I put a blanket over him. Elle wanted to play, too, though, and that made it a little easier for Daddy to figure out where Will was.
Last weekend Eleanor learned to climb the stairs. This is her new favorite adventure. She loves to see how far up she can get without one of us noticing (usually only one stair) and then she squeals with delight when we get there. She climbs all the way to the top and does a pretty good job. She just gets distracted occasionally and doesn't realize she'll fall backwards down a flight of stairs. So, we stay close behind.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Blowouts, bags, and bunnies
Fair warning - this will be a very random post. This is just a compilation of some of the funny things that have been happening in our house recently.
The other night Will picked up his sister's toy purse and carried it around forever - taking breaks to put on pretend chapstick. He announced to me, "I'm Tarla. I'm a boy. This is my purse." Whatever floats your boat, kiddo! He's been very into role playing lately. We've played "house" several times. I've gotten to be the brother, the mommy, the cat, and the dog. Oh what an imagination!
We apparently have some wild rabbits living near us. We've seen them in the yard from time to time. The other night, Will had so much fun watching one of them out the window. He squealed with delight every time the bunny moved and he could hardly contain himself when the bunny was nibbling on the grass. Will thought it was fantastic. Later when he was out eating on the patio, I hear Will shouting and pounding on the door, "Mommy, mommy, I see the Easter bunny!" I tried to explain that these were probably just friends of the Easter bunny, but not the actual Easter bunny. Will was amazed at how fast Botchie could run after the bunny. Poor old Botch doesn't move that fast very often anymore! Now Will wants to leave carrots for the bunnies...I'm not sure that will be happening. I don't know how much we want to encourage these return visitors.
Warning that this may be too much information for some of you, but it's a reality of life, so I'm posting it. CRO - stop reading :)
Poor Elle has been struggling with all the meds she's been on. It's wreaking havoc on her tummy. She has not been interested in eating much the last few days, so we just get her to take whatever she can. Last night's dinner was yogurt and a few crackers. She went through 3 outfits on two different days at day care this week. After seeing them, I couldn't believe she even had a diaper on! Gross! Last night as we were finishing dinner she made quite a mess. Thankfully, she was on the hardwoods and not the new carpet. I ended up just having to put her straight into the bath. Hopefully we'll be done with all of this soon!
And one last funny from Will: as Justin was complaining about getting the wrong order from dinner the other night, Will appropriately chimed in "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit!" One of my favorite sayings :)
The other night Will picked up his sister's toy purse and carried it around forever - taking breaks to put on pretend chapstick. He announced to me, "I'm Tarla. I'm a boy. This is my purse." Whatever floats your boat, kiddo! He's been very into role playing lately. We've played "house" several times. I've gotten to be the brother, the mommy, the cat, and the dog. Oh what an imagination!
We apparently have some wild rabbits living near us. We've seen them in the yard from time to time. The other night, Will had so much fun watching one of them out the window. He squealed with delight every time the bunny moved and he could hardly contain himself when the bunny was nibbling on the grass. Will thought it was fantastic. Later when he was out eating on the patio, I hear Will shouting and pounding on the door, "Mommy, mommy, I see the Easter bunny!" I tried to explain that these were probably just friends of the Easter bunny, but not the actual Easter bunny. Will was amazed at how fast Botchie could run after the bunny. Poor old Botch doesn't move that fast very often anymore! Now Will wants to leave carrots for the bunnies...I'm not sure that will be happening. I don't know how much we want to encourage these return visitors.
Warning that this may be too much information for some of you, but it's a reality of life, so I'm posting it. CRO - stop reading :)
Poor Elle has been struggling with all the meds she's been on. It's wreaking havoc on her tummy. She has not been interested in eating much the last few days, so we just get her to take whatever she can. Last night's dinner was yogurt and a few crackers. She went through 3 outfits on two different days at day care this week. After seeing them, I couldn't believe she even had a diaper on! Gross! Last night as we were finishing dinner she made quite a mess. Thankfully, she was on the hardwoods and not the new carpet. I ended up just having to put her straight into the bath. Hopefully we'll be done with all of this soon!
And one last funny from Will: as Justin was complaining about getting the wrong order from dinner the other night, Will appropriately chimed in "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit!" One of my favorite sayings :)
Monday, April 12, 2010
Spring fun and pictures
It has been a bit of an emotional week and I've been doing a lot of reflecting. We are so very blessed to have these two amazing children. What a gift!
As the weather is warming up, I thought I'd take some pictures of us just having fun. As you can see, Will thinks it is time for the swimming pool. Notice the tennis shoes - he originally had sandals on, but the grass was touching his feet - it's gonna be a long summer if that keeps up! I know our neighbors thought we were loony, but Will insisted on wearing this and playing outside. And really, who can blame him? It was really nice!
She's going to hate me for it some day, but I had to take this picture of Eleanor's chubby baby thighs - they're just too cute!
Eleanor was very interested in what I was doing outside.
And this series of pictures gives you an idea of how mobility has enhanced her exploration. She's into everything!
She's not exactly graceful, but she sure is cute!
As the weather is warming up, I thought I'd take some pictures of us just having fun. As you can see, Will thinks it is time for the swimming pool. Notice the tennis shoes - he originally had sandals on, but the grass was touching his feet - it's gonna be a long summer if that keeps up! I know our neighbors thought we were loony, but Will insisted on wearing this and playing outside. And really, who can blame him? It was really nice!
She's going to hate me for it some day, but I had to take this picture of Eleanor's chubby baby thighs - they're just too cute!
Eleanor was very interested in what I was doing outside.
And this series of pictures gives you an idea of how mobility has enhanced her exploration. She's into everything!
She's not exactly graceful, but she sure is cute!
Easter 2010
I'm a little slow getting around to posting these, but we had a wonderful Easter weekend! The weather was nice and kids were in good moods had lots of fun hunting for eggs. Saturday we went to a really fun Easter egg hunt at a friend's house. There were lots of kids and Will had a blast finding eggs!
It was a little muddy, so the fireman boots were a necessity.
On Sunday morning, the Easter bunny came while we were at church. He left the kids' baskets outside their doors and hid eggs in the playroom. Needless to say, Will was a bit more interested than Eleanor. Just wait til next year!
Then we had a great lunch and afternoon at Mom's celebrating Easter and Grandma joining the church.
I love this picture of Elle. She made a beeline for Will's basket when he was off getting another egg.
And finally, we ended the day with a quick hunt at Grammy & Grandpa's. What a fun-filled day! Here is Ellie loving her baby that Grammy & Grandpa gave her.
It was a little muddy, so the fireman boots were a necessity.
On Sunday morning, the Easter bunny came while we were at church. He left the kids' baskets outside their doors and hid eggs in the playroom. Needless to say, Will was a bit more interested than Eleanor. Just wait til next year!
Then we had a great lunch and afternoon at Mom's celebrating Easter and Grandma joining the church.
I love this picture of Elle. She made a beeline for Will's basket when he was off getting another egg.
And finally, we ended the day with a quick hunt at Grammy & Grandpa's. What a fun-filled day! Here is Ellie loving her baby that Grammy & Grandpa gave her.
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