1. What is something I always say to you? "be careful"
2. What makes me happy? "if you work"
3. What makes me sad? "a giant"
4. How do I make you laugh? "like this "HAHAHAHA" "
5. What do you think I was like as a child? "ME!"
6. How old am I? "ummmmmm, 16" *holding up 6 fingers*
7. How tall am I? *raised hand up high* "This tall"
8. What is my favorite thing to do? "get dressed"
9. What do I do when you're not around? "drive in your car"
10. If I become famous, what will it be for? "FIVE"
11. What am I really good at? "turn your tv on"
12. What am I not really good at? "paper"
13. What is my job? "to put the gate up"
14. What is my favorite food? "tomatoes"
15. What makes you proud of me? "making food"
16. If I were a cartoon character, who would I be? "a watermelon"
17. What do you and I do together? "play games"
18. How are we the same? "two"
19. How are you and I different? "our ears are different"
20. How do you know that I love you? "too much"
21. Where is my favorite place to go? "grocery shopping"
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Date night
I usually try to stay away from blog games but I gave this one a shot & was really happy with the results.
Here's how you play!
1. Go to your 4th folder where you store your photos.**I had to pick the fourth folder in the fourth folder in the fourth folder before getting the 4th picture : )
2. Select your 4th picture (no exceptions)!
3. Post the picture with an explanation
4. Tag 4 people (or as many as you want) to do the same!!
I was very excited with my results. It's extremely rare that I can scroll through my photo files and find ones of Dan & me, especially alone.
This picture was taken in December 2007. I was about 18 weeks pregnant with Audrey, we were at Keith & Marla's house. Dan had worked all morning, then the band had practiced for endless hours and after that we had a Christmas party - full of food, fun & laughter. It was a great time with good friends.
I was even more excited to find this picture as we prepare to have a date night away - way overdue. I can't expose the details on here because I haven't filled Dan in on the events as of yet.
So for now, I leave you with this:
Here's how you play!
1. Go to your 4th folder where you store your photos.**I had to pick the fourth folder in the fourth folder in the fourth folder before getting the 4th picture : )
2. Select your 4th picture (no exceptions)!
3. Post the picture with an explanation
4. Tag 4 people (or as many as you want) to do the same!!
I was very excited with my results. It's extremely rare that I can scroll through my photo files and find ones of Dan & me, especially alone.
This picture was taken in December 2007. I was about 18 weeks pregnant with Audrey, we were at Keith & Marla's house. Dan had worked all morning, then the band had practiced for endless hours and after that we had a Christmas party - full of food, fun & laughter. It was a great time with good friends.
I was even more excited to find this picture as we prepare to have a date night away - way overdue. I can't expose the details on here because I haven't filled Dan in on the events as of yet.
So for now, I leave you with this:
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
March
Not even two weeks after Nathaniel's surgery, he was struck with yet another round of ear infections. Poor guy. Audrey is also recovering from another bout of infections too. She's tricky as she doesn't really show symptoms other than everything that can also be chalked up to teething.
We can't wait for the nice weather to come to get back outside. Poor Audrey's first year of pictures are all going to be from inside the house. Seems like it snows every weekend. We do get out but it's mostly to do laps at the mall, an indoor play place or a restaurant.
Nathaniel can finally officially say his name! He's been referring to himself as Nate because people couldn't understand his version of Nathaniel: Nano. He's getting good at writing letters and is constantly reading letters everywhere we go. He loves to play I Spy, school and other role playing games. He's getting really good on the Wii too with the snowboarding and motor cross games.
Audrey is crawling all over the place and pulling herself up. She's crazy in her walker but not yet really interested in furniture surfing. She's packing away the food but is still a little petite girl. Last week, she weighed in at 17 pounds. I'd say her most favorite activity is bath time now. She gets So excited when we turn the tub on.
They both great together. Nathaniel loves to care for her, he helps every step of the way. With her new mobility, they love to play together - hide & seek is a big hit.
We recently conquered some sleep issues with Nathaniel. He had gotten a little spoiled after Audrey was born and slowly the sleep system had been pretty abused, which was requiring him to have one of us lay down with him in order for him to get to sleep. It took a week, and only two of those nights were really bad, but we've succeeded in him going to bed at 7, not getting up and being much more rested come morning. Super Nanny would be proud.
He got busted playing with my makeup before school
Dinner makes me sleepy too
He loves to read and play school, reading to us and to his stuffed animals.
We can't wait for the nice weather to come to get back outside. Poor Audrey's first year of pictures are all going to be from inside the house. Seems like it snows every weekend. We do get out but it's mostly to do laps at the mall, an indoor play place or a restaurant.
Nathaniel can finally officially say his name! He's been referring to himself as Nate because people couldn't understand his version of Nathaniel: Nano. He's getting good at writing letters and is constantly reading letters everywhere we go. He loves to play I Spy, school and other role playing games. He's getting really good on the Wii too with the snowboarding and motor cross games.
Audrey is crawling all over the place and pulling herself up. She's crazy in her walker but not yet really interested in furniture surfing. She's packing away the food but is still a little petite girl. Last week, she weighed in at 17 pounds. I'd say her most favorite activity is bath time now. She gets So excited when we turn the tub on.
They both great together. Nathaniel loves to care for her, he helps every step of the way. With her new mobility, they love to play together - hide & seek is a big hit.
We recently conquered some sleep issues with Nathaniel. He had gotten a little spoiled after Audrey was born and slowly the sleep system had been pretty abused, which was requiring him to have one of us lay down with him in order for him to get to sleep. It took a week, and only two of those nights were really bad, but we've succeeded in him going to bed at 7, not getting up and being much more rested come morning. Super Nanny would be proud.
He got busted playing with my makeup before school
Dinner makes me sleepy too
He loves to read and play school, reading to us and to his stuffed animals.
Friday, February 13, 2009
The cough before the storm
The day after Nathaniel's surgery, Nathaniel, Audrey & I met up with some of my co-workers for a birthday lunch. Nathaniel had been very sleepy all morning but was doing ok. At lunch, he was very mellow, even put his head down and dozed off a bit.
As soon as we got out to the parking lot he had that weird cough and then proceeded to puke EVERYWHERE! What a mess.
I'm thankful he had the courtesy to us & those around us to hold off till we were outside. Such a considerate young boy.
As soon as we got out to the parking lot he had that weird cough and then proceeded to puke EVERYWHERE! What a mess.
I'm thankful he had the courtesy to us & those around us to hold off till we were outside. Such a considerate young boy.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
the Perfect little Patient
Nathaniel had a huge day today - he had his adenoids removed and tubes put in. We told him the night before that he didn't have to go to school because he had a special appointment at the hospital with the ear doctor.
The first thing he said when he woke up today was asking if he was still going to go see the doctor, when I told him yes, he said "I'm not going to be scared". He was psyched to wear his jammies & slippers outside the house and was sure to tell everyone at Dunkin Donuts that he was 'still sick'.
He picked out orange flavor sleeping scent and they bring a red wagon for him to play in and be wheeled around in. They gave him special driving gloves too. The procedure was fast and he recovered back in the room, sleeping on my lap for another 45 minutes. When he woke up, you'd never know that he had anything done. He asked for a popcicle and juice, then wolfed down a donut.
If he does this well with surgery, imagine what Disney would be like!
The first thing he said when he woke up today was asking if he was still going to go see the doctor, when I told him yes, he said "I'm not going to be scared". He was psyched to wear his jammies & slippers outside the house and was sure to tell everyone at Dunkin Donuts that he was 'still sick'.
He picked out orange flavor sleeping scent and they bring a red wagon for him to play in and be wheeled around in. They gave him special driving gloves too. The procedure was fast and he recovered back in the room, sleeping on my lap for another 45 minutes. When he woke up, you'd never know that he had anything done. He asked for a popcicle and juice, then wolfed down a donut.
If he does this well with surgery, imagine what Disney would be like!
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
eventually we'll get back outside
in the meantime, Nathaniel's come up with creative ways to kill time by trying to teach Audrey how to roll a ball.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
it's been a while
I've really been slacking on any updates here... We've been a little busy Shoveling.
Seems like we're getting dumped on every weekend. Feels like we haven't gone on a family fun weekend since August.
We had a great Christmas, filled with lots of family visits & even more food.
The only thing Nathaniel wanted for Christmas was a forklift with a "real controller". Santa at the mall said in all the thousands of kids he's seen, none have ever asked for that. Audrey made a great impression by grabbing a fist full of beard hair, making Santa's eyes water and making him beg for help.
Audrey is now 8 months old, weighs 16 pounds. She's up to 3 meals a day, teething like crazy. She now says DA DA DA. I tried to work on MA MA MA but she just laughs at me and keeps saying DA DA DA. The first time Nathaniel heard her talk he got so excited.
She's crawling now and starting to pull herself up a little.
She loves her walker.
He really gets her going around the house.
Nathaniel made a bird feeder at school (the pinecone hanging from the tree)
We've introduced PUFFS as an appetizer. She wasn't too thrilled with them
Seriously, snow every weekend. They're really getting good at shoveling
Audrey & I are getting good at staying warm, inside.
Monday, December 22, 2008
it's not always good times
Very disturbing news today,
the engine in my car is dead. needs replacement. will never run again.
This was supposed to be my forever car. I really only drive locally, so the high mileage I took over from Dan driving it was no big deal.
I'm at a loss as to what to do now?
Someday, when I'm in a more jovial mood, maybe I'll post about the five hours I spent today waiting for AAA to help me.
Yes, FIVE.
the engine in my car is dead. needs replacement. will never run again.
This was supposed to be my forever car. I really only drive locally, so the high mileage I took over from Dan driving it was no big deal.
I'm at a loss as to what to do now?
Someday, when I'm in a more jovial mood, maybe I'll post about the five hours I spent today waiting for AAA to help me.
Yes, FIVE.
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