I'm really bad at this, aren't I?? LOL
We're wrapping up the school year here. I can't believe my little man is already done with his first year of school. He did great, and is just craving more learning. We'll take a break for a few weeks, then pick up some basic stuff together over the summer.
Ben did get into his big boy bed, in preparation for the bunkbeds to come soon. He's still doing great, and about to turn 2! Yikes! How did my baby get there so quickly???
Probably because he won't be the baby of the family for long....
Aaron is getting ready to leave 1st shift and go back to shift work soon. We're all really excited, as he'll have more time home with us soon!
Chilibowl next weekend...will Aaron defend his title, or will his wife beat him out this year???
Friday, May 16, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
So, what to say after 4 months??
Thanks Jim for the reminder that I completely stink at this blogging thing. How does Erin do it????
We signed an extension of our lease here in the awesome house, so we'll be here until at least next December. I'm more than excited to not have to pack and move anytime soon.
Drew turned 4 the end of January, and is still absolutely loving school. He's really into video games lately, as he got a Nintendo Micro for his birthday, and we recently got a Wii. He is better than me at most games! Even the old NES games like the original Mario Bros.
Ben is now 21 months, and is really getting a handle on speaking. It's still not always english, but he is slowly getting it. He has a ton of words, can put together some sentences, but it's just not always very easy to understand him if you're not always with him. He's a fabulous eater. Nothing like his picky brother. Truly set to be a future football player. He loves to play tackle with Drew, and will do his best to take out just about anyone. He's still in his crib, thankfully. We've debated giving him a big boy bed, but Mom is just not ready for him to have freedom...besides, why mess with what works???
Aaron is on first shift now as a process owner. His opinion of the job changes pretty often, but overall he's happy.
The boys keep me busy. This week is spring break, and I have never been so happy for a break to come. We've all really needed the down time. Drew has asked 2 days in a row now for us to just stay home and do nothing. I'm more than happy to oblige.
Still loving our church, and we've made a very close group of friends down here. Aaron is involved with the sr high youth group, and I'm busy with the women's ministry and mom's group. It's been great.
I'll work on posting some pics, but you can see what my track record is...
We signed an extension of our lease here in the awesome house, so we'll be here until at least next December. I'm more than excited to not have to pack and move anytime soon.
Drew turned 4 the end of January, and is still absolutely loving school. He's really into video games lately, as he got a Nintendo Micro for his birthday, and we recently got a Wii. He is better than me at most games! Even the old NES games like the original Mario Bros.
Ben is now 21 months, and is really getting a handle on speaking. It's still not always english, but he is slowly getting it. He has a ton of words, can put together some sentences, but it's just not always very easy to understand him if you're not always with him. He's a fabulous eater. Nothing like his picky brother. Truly set to be a future football player. He loves to play tackle with Drew, and will do his best to take out just about anyone. He's still in his crib, thankfully. We've debated giving him a big boy bed, but Mom is just not ready for him to have freedom...besides, why mess with what works???
Aaron is on first shift now as a process owner. His opinion of the job changes pretty often, but overall he's happy.
The boys keep me busy. This week is spring break, and I have never been so happy for a break to come. We've all really needed the down time. Drew has asked 2 days in a row now for us to just stay home and do nothing. I'm more than happy to oblige.
Still loving our church, and we've made a very close group of friends down here. Aaron is involved with the sr high youth group, and I'm busy with the women's ministry and mom's group. It's been great.
I'll work on posting some pics, but you can see what my track record is...
Monday, November 26, 2007
Oops! It's almost December!
It's been a wild month here!!
Aaron and I went to Atlanta in November for the National Youth Workers Convention. It was AWESOME!! We had so much fun, and didn't often feel like we were "working." If you're looking for new music, we really liked Fee, Matt Maher, Leeland, and Shane & Shane.
The boys are doing great. Ben did get that first haircut, and now really looks like a little boy. Not my baby anymore. He's learning to communicate more as well. He doesn't have the language ability that Drew had at this age, so he gets frustrated pretty easily. He has learned though to drag us across the house and bring us right to what he's asking for. Once you get there, then you can tell that the word he was saying over and over and over was really "pancake" or "cracker" even though it sounded nothing like it. He's trying really hard though and gets a new word every day.
Drew is continuing to wow us. He can tell you the first letter of words, tell you what other letters he hears, and will argue over letters that sound alike. He's trying to figure out the spelling thing too. He can also write a few letters. I thought he was learning it in school until I looked at his school calendar and realized they hadn't even gotten to some of the letters he can write yet! He has also had to learn the fine art of saying goodbye to friends. We recently had friends move away, and that included his best friend. He was very sad about this, though I don't think the reality has hit him yet.
Aaron and I went to Atlanta in November for the National Youth Workers Convention. It was AWESOME!! We had so much fun, and didn't often feel like we were "working." If you're looking for new music, we really liked Fee, Matt Maher, Leeland, and Shane & Shane.
The boys are doing great. Ben did get that first haircut, and now really looks like a little boy. Not my baby anymore. He's learning to communicate more as well. He doesn't have the language ability that Drew had at this age, so he gets frustrated pretty easily. He has learned though to drag us across the house and bring us right to what he's asking for. Once you get there, then you can tell that the word he was saying over and over and over was really "pancake" or "cracker" even though it sounded nothing like it. He's trying really hard though and gets a new word every day.
Drew is continuing to wow us. He can tell you the first letter of words, tell you what other letters he hears, and will argue over letters that sound alike. He's trying to figure out the spelling thing too. He can also write a few letters. I thought he was learning it in school until I looked at his school calendar and realized they hadn't even gotten to some of the letters he can write yet! He has also had to learn the fine art of saying goodbye to friends. We recently had friends move away, and that included his best friend. He was very sad about this, though I don't think the reality has hit him yet.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
What can I say?
The boys keep me busy!! I have no time to blog it seems.
Drew is in his 2nd month of preschool and just loves it, loves it, loves it. School is just the highlight of his week. It does make things hectic for me sometimes, but it's worth it.
And...Drew ate some french fries!!!! Those of you who know just how deeply we have struggled in the food department with him will appreciate that. He suggested it, and asked for them several times. It's a huge deal here.
Ben is...well, he's Ben. He's growing much too fast, is quite the talker. He is learning the finer art of tackling football-style. It's no wonder other kids his age are afraid of him. He takes Drew out with little effort sometimes! I'll have to get the video posted from this morning. He's bordering a first real haircut too. I agreed to get his sides and bangs trimmed, then we'll see from there. His curls are too precious to cut right now. It's ok that he's 16 months and still hasn't had a real haircut right???
Drew is in his 2nd month of preschool and just loves it, loves it, loves it. School is just the highlight of his week. It does make things hectic for me sometimes, but it's worth it.
And...Drew ate some french fries!!!! Those of you who know just how deeply we have struggled in the food department with him will appreciate that. He suggested it, and asked for them several times. It's a huge deal here.
Ben is...well, he's Ben. He's growing much too fast, is quite the talker. He is learning the finer art of tackling football-style. It's no wonder other kids his age are afraid of him. He takes Drew out with little effort sometimes! I'll have to get the video posted from this morning. He's bordering a first real haircut too. I agreed to get his sides and bangs trimmed, then we'll see from there. His curls are too precious to cut right now. It's ok that he's 16 months and still hasn't had a real haircut right???
Friday, September 21, 2007
Working cars and healing...
The truck is fixed!! Woohoo!!!! Aaron worked hard and got it done. Yay! My wipers are fixed too, and that horrible rattle in the rear sliding door? Gone! Sure makes driving nicer when there isn't something shaking behind your head.
Drew is doing much better. The cut gets smaller each day as it heals, and the glue has started to peel away a bit. He just loves showing off his battle wound to anyone who will listen to him though!!
Drew is doing much better. The cut gets smaller each day as it heals, and the glue has started to peel away a bit. He just loves showing off his battle wound to anyone who will listen to him though!!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Ahh...the joys of boys...
We had a super-duper fun morning!!
8am, kids are playing with daddy. I walk downstairs, ready to get them dressed. Put their clothes on, no problems. Drew goes running to get Aaron, slips, falls... (do you see where this is going???)...He meets the coffee table in a most intimate way with his eyebrow.
And 2 hours later we're in the ER because the gash through his eyebrow STILL hasn't stopped bleeding but has stopped enough for me to see that it's deep. And 1/2" long. He got dermabond because the dr felt it would be far more traumatic for him to get the stitches. Umm...it's almost a hard call. He was hysterical the whole time because it was scary to him.
Mom fixed it up right though. When we were discharged, I took him to Friendly's. All is now right with the world. LOL
8am, kids are playing with daddy. I walk downstairs, ready to get them dressed. Put their clothes on, no problems. Drew goes running to get Aaron, slips, falls... (do you see where this is going???)...He meets the coffee table in a most intimate way with his eyebrow.
And 2 hours later we're in the ER because the gash through his eyebrow STILL hasn't stopped bleeding but has stopped enough for me to see that it's deep. And 1/2" long. He got dermabond because the dr felt it would be far more traumatic for him to get the stitches. Umm...it's almost a hard call. He was hysterical the whole time because it was scary to him.
Mom fixed it up right though. When we were discharged, I took him to Friendly's. All is now right with the world. LOL
Saturday, September 15, 2007
The pitfalls of cars & motorcycles; another praise too
Gotta love how things work out. It was raining this morning as Aaron got ready for work, so I told him "No worries, take the van. I'm not going anywhere today anyhow." Well, except for one little problem we have with the van. The wipers quit working!!! Praise God, it stopped raining right as Aaron walked out the door, so he should make it to work without too much trouble.
Why not take the truck? Well, the brake lines are still busted. One kinda needs break lines. He's making it a priority now to fix that while he's off shift this week.
Aaron came home with the news last night that they have hired his replacement engineer! He has to train her, but then he'll move to first shift. So, hopefully within a month or so, we'll have a truly "normal" schedule. Bittersweet though, I really enjoy having him home 3-4 days each week. The boys do too. But they'll definitely grow to love having more consistent time with dad every day instead of a few stolen moments on the days he works.
Why not take the truck? Well, the brake lines are still busted. One kinda needs break lines. He's making it a priority now to fix that while he's off shift this week.
Aaron came home with the news last night that they have hired his replacement engineer! He has to train her, but then he'll move to first shift. So, hopefully within a month or so, we'll have a truly "normal" schedule. Bittersweet though, I really enjoy having him home 3-4 days each week. The boys do too. But they'll definitely grow to love having more consistent time with dad every day instead of a few stolen moments on the days he works.
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