Saving face...and a few bucks

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Gage has a problem

Yes, the poor kid can't keep a pair of pants up to save his life. It doesn't help that he doesn't wear diapers so there is no extra padding for him. Anyhow, we have looked everywhere for a belt for him to no avail. So, as I was digging around in our mess of a storage closet I found some material I had used for straps for a bag I made my mom last summer. After a trip to Michael's (I miss Hobby Lobby) for some D-rings and about two minutes on the sewing machine Gage now owns a belt. So there will be no more of this....

and much more of this...

At the Playground

Thursday, September 3, 2009

What was the name of that little kid band that sang that...

anyways, here is some fun at the playground. Yes it was a whole family occasion!

Update

Okay, my two month break is over. I'll be back posting on here now. Life got crazy. Summer has been crazy and so hence the break. Things are going well. Boyce turns 7 months today. He is such an interesting character. He is the same size as Gage was at 3 months! But he does things developmentally that Gage did at nine months. He got his first tooth this week. He crawls like a madman and sits up by himself. He now even pulls himself up so he is standing. Yikes! Gage turns two this week. I can't believe it. He is such an ornery little boy. He loves laughing and being crazy. He knows all of his letters and can sing a mean ABC as well! He actually loves music and singing. He definitely takes after his dad there. He is going to start gymnastics once the kids go back to school so he can have somewhere that is a little more conducive to his numerous summersaults. Karmen has grown about a foot lately. She has really taken to being a little mother (sometimes helpful, sometimes not so much) Manuel is recovering from his broken arm. He has had his cast off for a couple of weeks now but still is a little weak. We are hoping it didn' t blow his chances of playing football this fall, but are still waiting to hear from a team if he'll be able to play. The kids start school next week. Jake leaves in a week. We are not looking forward to it and know that the next year will be challenging. Please keep us in your prayers as we all have a huge adjustment to deal with.

and now for some more photo posts!

Trip to the Ocean

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Middle of July, hotel with ocean views, grandma in tow for babysitting, prettiest beach town in Washington...sounds like a dream come true, huh? Well here is what a Washington beach in the middle of July looks like

The first day we were there it was cloudy, windy and you couldn't even see the ocean from the beach let alone our hotel room!

Boyce was happy to be inside the car!

Our next day was completely different! This was a new beach with lots of rocks that the waves crashed up on. We also saw a sea lion popping its head out of the water.

This was the same beach as the first day. It was a lot clearer but still pretty cool. The water is amazingly cold. And yet, there were still people in swimsuits that were determined to enjoy their summer vacation!

Kite flying is the thing to do on the beaches there. Gage was absolutely amazed at them all!

Gage is such a sweetheart! ha.

Hawaiian Night

So, I finally have a camera again! If you've wondered about the lack of posts it has to do with having no camera and having a lot less free time lately. But I'm hoping to catch up. Jake had a work deal that was a Hawaiian theme and so we joined in the fun. I'm kind of sad that we don't have more Hawaiian things to go to because they all actually look pretty cute in their garb.

A little Summertime

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

We actually had a hot spell for a couple days. We headed to Olympia to a water pod to spend the afternoon. The older kids loved it, Gage wasn't so sure about the whole thing, and Boyce just hung out. We ended the afternoon with a trip to Red Robin, the first and only time we ate out at a restaurant while Jake was gone. Apparently, we were quite the spectacle and everyone pointed, gawked and whispered about the lady who was by herself with four kids who actually went out to eat!

Slacker

Sorry I've been slacking.

Here's what I learned this week, or the last couple weeks

Time is a matter of perspective...the five months that Boyce has been alive have gone really fast, the one month of Jake being gone took forever, the two months before he leaves will fly by and the next year will seem like an eternity.

Boys will be boys, Gage loves tooting, helicopters, planes, and the tv show wipeout. He laughs hysterically at the show.

There are lots of ants in washington, apparently they like to hang out in bathrooms rather than kitchens.

Even though it is July, I need to make sure I bring winter clothes to football games.

Those glow in the dark sticks are $1 at Michael's for 15 of them. It was the best $1 I ever spent and kept my kids entertained the whole time while we waited for fireworks. Probably more fun than the $20 we spent on two rides at the fair.

Collecting specimens of your child's poop and smearing them on cards is not the most fun thing in the world. I"m hoping they turn out to be blood free and that we can figure out what little "B" is allergic to.