I also caught her, not once, but twice, just today, sucking maple syrup out of the squeeze bottle in the fridge. And for those of you who buy real pure maple syrup know that this is NOT acceptable!
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Good thing she's cute.
I opened this bottle for Ariella to take a bath, she took one...and wanted bubbles. This is what was left.
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Foley Fun Days Parade
We actually found a parking spot close, sat right where I wanted to sit, and all the bands performed right in front of us! The weather was actually beautiful as well. It started out cloudy, which was a nice barrier from the sun but then about a half hour before the parade the sun came out and it was hot!! But I guess better than rain! The kids loved it and it lasted over 2 hours! Jaeger started out crying bc of the noise from the firetrucks but soon starting enjoying all the music. And he got his parade wave down pat! Instead if a regular wave, he started waving side to side! It was so funny :) The kids were only allowed to have one collective candy bag and they almost filled it! But since we aren't allowing them to have any artificial colors for at least a couple weeks, they'll have to wait to indulge in any of it. Hopefully they'll forget about it before then :)
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Love her.
As I am enjoying my occasional root beer soda...
Ariella: Mom! You shouldn't be drinking that! Babies can't be drinking pop!
Me: You're right honey. Should I drink some water instead?"
Ariella: Yeah.
Me: Could you get me some?
Ariella: Yeah.
After she brings me a glass...
Ariella: Once my baby _______ comes out, then you can drink pop.
Ok, honey :)
.....And, of course, as I'm writing this nice sweet thing about her, she sneaks into the freezer to try to get some frozen cherries which I told her not to eat, and the container of milled flour crashes on the floor, breaking...and flour is everywhere!! Guess I'm off to clean up a rather large mess....
I <3 Wednesdays
I love Wednesday's. Well, I love Wednesday's that I need to go to town...and by myself...which doesn't happen often, but if all the stars line up (bc thats pretty much what needs to happen for the above to take place), I love them because I can get a 16oz vanilla breve at 360 cafe for $1.13. And that, my friends, is fabulous :). If you want to get in on this goodness, get yourself a capital one acct (formerly ING). And if you need a link, just let me know and you'll get $50 in your acct (& ill get $25)...just another perk. But truly the coffee tastes better, especially since that's like a fifth of the price of anywhere else. Just thought I'd pass on the info :) Enjoy your drinks!!
Monday, June 3, 2013
Updates!
(sorry pic are kinda cut off...don't know what's up with that??)
2 months.....how does 2 months go by so incredibly fast?! Well, here is one reason that I hope to blog more often...I've learned that I can make my blog into a book in 2 seconds flat, instead of working hours and hours and hours on it like I've done in the past!! For the last...well...however long I've blogged...5 or 6 years, I've made each year into a hard cover book so we can keep them for memories since I use this more as a journaling and scrapbook for the family. Well, to compile all the posts AND pictures and make it look all cute and pretty takes time...a LOT of time.
Time that I just don't have right now, so honestly, the thought of having to take more time to work on the book, prevented me from posting! Crazy, I know! But thanks to my friend Angel, who's a blogger as well, I've found a site that in one click, it compiles all the post and pics in about 10 seconds into a book. In order. With pictures. Done. Granted it doesn't look as pretty, it's just white pages with black writing...but really, for hours upon hours upon hours of time it saves me, black and white is not all that bad!! So all that to say that printing my book is no longer a problem! So I hope to blog more just because of that :) I'd like to post a quick something each day...or every other day. Some picture or thought...some funny thing said or memory I want to keep. Would y'all still follow?? Might be more interesting than me posting every 2 months :)
So what's been happenin' around our neck of the woods?? Well, what hasn't been happenin around here is the better question!
In May, we had 2 lovely sisters, Haley (20) and Hannah (18) move in with us. They share the guest bedroom downstairs next to the boys' room (lucky them). It's nice to have their help and their company when Nathan is working out of town. (which is often since he is on a job in Sioux Falls currently....but it's hot time so we are trying not to complain...too loudly anyway). The kids love them and to have 4 extra hands come in handy sometimes! The first week they were here, I sat on the front porch (on a very oddly warm day) while Hannah rubbed my back and Haley made supper. Um, yeah, I could get used to that!
In February (I know, long time ago...), we found out that (surprise!) baby #6 is on the way!!! And yes, it was a surprise to us. I was getting comfortable with 5....guess the Lord had 6 planned! We had our mid-way ultrasound this morning and we also found out the sex!! Guesses??? Let's just say that I cried happy tears ;)
This morning before my ultrasound....end of week 19/start of week 20
Update on the kids:
Tiernan: Is both bummed and excited school is out. Still sneaks food from anywhere and in anyway he can....grrr... Is very good at playing baseball with dad. Loved to plant the garden with dad last weekend. Built a big fort in our back trees and will put his lunch and almost everything else he owns in his backpack and sits out there. Losing teeth left and right. Cut his head open at a friends house and while it was getting glued together, the glue dripped down his face and onto his chest, causing it to get stuck and us having to rip the skin off of his neck and face where the glue dripped. yeah, it was lovely. His head healed just fine :)
Caedmon: Did awesome in school this year and is excited about next year already. Loves anything and everything soft. Is always trying to convince me to let him have more stuffed animals. Loves that he made new friends at school, esp with the 'upper graders'.
Brayan: Will start school in the fall. Is getting awesome at reading and sounding out words. Has the biggest and toughest will out of all the kids. Fights with Ariella constantly. Instigates a lot. Likes to play legos while stories are read in the evening.
Ariella: Totally keeps up with the boys and has the sharpest wit out of any 4 year old I know. Can think so fast on her feet. Says the funniest things. One thing in particular she's said recently...A: "When's snack?" Me: "In an hour." A: "That's too long!" and stomps her foot. Me: "Well, now it's in an hour and 10 mins because you stomped." A:....gets real close to my face and in the most stern and serious tone says "I didn't stomp...I was starting a marching band"...and marches "band-like" away from me. Oh boy. What to do with that girl!! She bothers Brayan just as much as he does her. Knows how to spell all the boys' names and writes words constantly.
Jaeger: Does his "scary" face to anyone who asks. And will keep doing it if you laugh. Is 15 months old and does not walk nor stand on his own yet. He can pretty much run behind his push toy but has no sense of balance on his own yet. I don't mind. The slower speed they are, the easier they are to catch! *loves* his "ba-ba" (bottle) and will go down for nap and night time without a peep if he's got it. Says 'yes' by shaking his body instead of his head. Likes playing hide and seek with the kids. Will go up the ladder and down the little tikes slide like it's his job.
Nathan: Loves getting the garden going and can't wait to live back in the country...although I have other thoughts about that. Been having a hard time with his back lately. Is starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel as far as his apprenticeship goes, although he still needs quite a few distribution hours. Just started wearing his wedding ring again after 9 years without it on (he lost it a few months after we got married).
Dawn: Tries to stay on top of housework, although it seems like it's always an uphill battle. Wants to start finanical coaching people as a side job instead of a hobby, although I'd always do it even if I never got paid for it. Listens to Dave Ramsey's radio program throughout the day instead of music. Was so super excited to have my ultrasound done today and to see baby all healthy and strong.
2 months.....how does 2 months go by so incredibly fast?! Well, here is one reason that I hope to blog more often...I've learned that I can make my blog into a book in 2 seconds flat, instead of working hours and hours and hours on it like I've done in the past!! For the last...well...however long I've blogged...5 or 6 years, I've made each year into a hard cover book so we can keep them for memories since I use this more as a journaling and scrapbook for the family. Well, to compile all the posts AND pictures and make it look all cute and pretty takes time...a LOT of time.
Time that I just don't have right now, so honestly, the thought of having to take more time to work on the book, prevented me from posting! Crazy, I know! But thanks to my friend Angel, who's a blogger as well, I've found a site that in one click, it compiles all the post and pics in about 10 seconds into a book. In order. With pictures. Done. Granted it doesn't look as pretty, it's just white pages with black writing...but really, for hours upon hours upon hours of time it saves me, black and white is not all that bad!! So all that to say that printing my book is no longer a problem! So I hope to blog more just because of that :) I'd like to post a quick something each day...or every other day. Some picture or thought...some funny thing said or memory I want to keep. Would y'all still follow?? Might be more interesting than me posting every 2 months :)
So what's been happenin' around our neck of the woods?? Well, what hasn't been happenin around here is the better question!
In May, we had 2 lovely sisters, Haley (20) and Hannah (18) move in with us. They share the guest bedroom downstairs next to the boys' room (lucky them). It's nice to have their help and their company when Nathan is working out of town. (which is often since he is on a job in Sioux Falls currently....but it's hot time so we are trying not to complain...too loudly anyway). The kids love them and to have 4 extra hands come in handy sometimes! The first week they were here, I sat on the front porch (on a very oddly warm day) while Hannah rubbed my back and Haley made supper. Um, yeah, I could get used to that!
In February (I know, long time ago...), we found out that (surprise!) baby #6 is on the way!!! And yes, it was a surprise to us. I was getting comfortable with 5....guess the Lord had 6 planned! We had our mid-way ultrasound this morning and we also found out the sex!! Guesses??? Let's just say that I cried happy tears ;)
This morning before my ultrasound....end of week 19/start of week 20
Update on the kids:
Tiernan: Is both bummed and excited school is out. Still sneaks food from anywhere and in anyway he can....grrr... Is very good at playing baseball with dad. Loved to plant the garden with dad last weekend. Built a big fort in our back trees and will put his lunch and almost everything else he owns in his backpack and sits out there. Losing teeth left and right. Cut his head open at a friends house and while it was getting glued together, the glue dripped down his face and onto his chest, causing it to get stuck and us having to rip the skin off of his neck and face where the glue dripped. yeah, it was lovely. His head healed just fine :)
Caedmon: Did awesome in school this year and is excited about next year already. Loves anything and everything soft. Is always trying to convince me to let him have more stuffed animals. Loves that he made new friends at school, esp with the 'upper graders'.
Brayan: Will start school in the fall. Is getting awesome at reading and sounding out words. Has the biggest and toughest will out of all the kids. Fights with Ariella constantly. Instigates a lot. Likes to play legos while stories are read in the evening.
Ariella: Totally keeps up with the boys and has the sharpest wit out of any 4 year old I know. Can think so fast on her feet. Says the funniest things. One thing in particular she's said recently...A: "When's snack?" Me: "In an hour." A: "That's too long!" and stomps her foot. Me: "Well, now it's in an hour and 10 mins because you stomped." A:....gets real close to my face and in the most stern and serious tone says "I didn't stomp...I was starting a marching band"...and marches "band-like" away from me. Oh boy. What to do with that girl!! She bothers Brayan just as much as he does her. Knows how to spell all the boys' names and writes words constantly.
Dawn: Tries to stay on top of housework, although it seems like it's always an uphill battle. Wants to start finanical coaching people as a side job instead of a hobby, although I'd always do it even if I never got paid for it. Listens to Dave Ramsey's radio program throughout the day instead of music. Was so super excited to have my ultrasound done today and to see baby all healthy and strong.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Boys' Birthday Party
Better late than never, right?
Well, here are some pics from Tiernan and Jaeger's birthday party! Tiernan turned 8 on Feb 23rd and Jaeger turned 1 Feb 18th. To keep up with tradition, our family friend Ana was kind enough to make Tiernan's birthday cake! 2 years ago she made a baseball, last year he requested a football and this year he was asking for a soccer ball...until about 2 week before his birthday, then he changed his mind. He wanted a crocodile cake! (Prob thanks to all the man vs wild episodes he had been watching). Ana agreed to take on the challenge of a crocodile cake and it was amazing! I had no idea how she was going to make it, I thought she might just draw one in frosting on top of a normal cake. But nope! He got a whole crocodile.
Jaeger wasn't as picky and didn't request anything :) So I just said she could make his cake very small and in the shape of the number 1. It was cute and fit him perfectly. He started poking at it and eventually stuck some in his mouth. He held his right arm out to the side of his body the whole time which was kind of funny :) And since I wasn't sure what to expect with the crocodile and didn't exactly know how many people yet to expect at the party, I decided to order a 1/2 sheet cake from Sam's club for everyone to eat as well.
Guests starting arriving about 10:30. First it was Ana and her family, who had to leave shortly bc of other plans. Then gma Barb and gpa Ron, Jonny & Becky & kids, pastor Matthew's wife Susan and 2 boys, and gma & gpa Legatt! First it was lunch, then cake, then presents.
Tiernan was estatic to get a few cool toys, including legos, but the coolest he thought was the remote control helicopter he got from gpa Ron. He's been practicing on his and always asking to fly it, and since he was getting pretty good at it, we all thought it was time he got his own. He loves it!
Well, here are some pics from Tiernan and Jaeger's birthday party! Tiernan turned 8 on Feb 23rd and Jaeger turned 1 Feb 18th. To keep up with tradition, our family friend Ana was kind enough to make Tiernan's birthday cake! 2 years ago she made a baseball, last year he requested a football and this year he was asking for a soccer ball...until about 2 week before his birthday, then he changed his mind. He wanted a crocodile cake! (Prob thanks to all the man vs wild episodes he had been watching). Ana agreed to take on the challenge of a crocodile cake and it was amazing! I had no idea how she was going to make it, I thought she might just draw one in frosting on top of a normal cake. But nope! He got a whole crocodile.
Tiernan was estatic to get a few cool toys, including legos, but the coolest he thought was the remote control helicopter he got from gpa Ron. He's been practicing on his and always asking to fly it, and since he was getting pretty good at it, we all thought it was time he got his own. He loves it!
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