Wednesday, June 23, 2010
the grass is greener
on OUR side of the fence! Woo-hoo, it's done!! I have a BEAUTIFUL new yard! I can't wait until we are able to run and play on it!
Sunday, June 20, 2010
knock knock
Brecken has been working on his knock-knock jokes today. Here are a couple of them.
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Banana.
Banana who?
Banana peel.
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange tree.
Doesn't *quite* get the concept but they make me laugh anyway. :)
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Banana.
Banana who?
Banana peel.
Knock-knock.
Who's there?
Orange.
Orange who?
Orange tree.
Doesn't *quite* get the concept but they make me laugh anyway. :)
Saturday, June 19, 2010
fishio
We had a small gumball machine for Brecken for potty training. Every time went potty, he got a penny or dime to put in the machine for a little gumball. When the gumballs were all gone (there were maybe 25 in there), he got to take the money out and spend it on whatever he wanted. Last Saturday while in Casper, this is what he picked out:
His name is Fishio. And B loves him. At first, he couldn't understand why we wouldn't let him get Fishio out to play with, but he understands now. He tells Fishio good night, good morning, and remembers to feed him. It's a pretty cute little relationship. :)
His name is Fishio. And B loves him. At first, he couldn't understand why we wouldn't let him get Fishio out to play with, but he understands now. He tells Fishio good night, good morning, and remembers to feed him. It's a pretty cute little relationship. :)
Friday, June 18, 2010
loco
I'm sad to report that I cannot write about our beautiful new back yard today. They thought they might be able to lay sod today, but nobody came. Perhaps on Monday!
We've had other lawn drama this week though- in the front yard. Long story short, the city needed to put in a new water meter and that included tearing out my BRAND NEW flower bed that Josh built for me, digging 9 feet into the ground, and deciding that was the wrong spot so they had to do the same thing in my yard, next to the planter (that was no longer there). I was so mad. I cried- Josh put a lot of time into that planter! Brecken cried too because his flowers weren't going to grow now. :(
After they got done digging up my yard, they sent a crew over to fix my planter. They did such a nice job on it. They ran out of bricks even, so I think my planter is a bit bigger than it used to be! HA! They worked really hard though- made sure it was level, made sure each brick was perfectly straight, etc. I made sure to give them a HUGE thank you before they left. Most of the crew only spoke Spanish but the head guy knew English. I had to laugh while I listened to them talk while they worked- all I could decipher was "loco". I sure hope they weren't calling us "crazy"- though I wouldn't blame them in the least for thinking that- they probably heard stories of me yelling very angrily at the guy who told me that ruining my beautiful planter because they didn't take 5 seconds to double check water line placement was "not a big deal". :) No yelling at the crew that put it back together though- they did beautiful work.
Here's a bad cell phone picture of the flower bed earlier this week, and then Brecken helping his Daddy put mulch in the planter today. He's wearing his basketball sweatband for some reason.
I've given up on flowers for this year. (though a few of the sunflowers Brecken planted survived- they are still sprouting at the back of the planter- the 3 inches that wasn't ruined!)
We've had other lawn drama this week though- in the front yard. Long story short, the city needed to put in a new water meter and that included tearing out my BRAND NEW flower bed that Josh built for me, digging 9 feet into the ground, and deciding that was the wrong spot so they had to do the same thing in my yard, next to the planter (that was no longer there). I was so mad. I cried- Josh put a lot of time into that planter! Brecken cried too because his flowers weren't going to grow now. :(
After they got done digging up my yard, they sent a crew over to fix my planter. They did such a nice job on it. They ran out of bricks even, so I think my planter is a bit bigger than it used to be! HA! They worked really hard though- made sure it was level, made sure each brick was perfectly straight, etc. I made sure to give them a HUGE thank you before they left. Most of the crew only spoke Spanish but the head guy knew English. I had to laugh while I listened to them talk while they worked- all I could decipher was "loco". I sure hope they weren't calling us "crazy"- though I wouldn't blame them in the least for thinking that- they probably heard stories of me yelling very angrily at the guy who told me that ruining my beautiful planter because they didn't take 5 seconds to double check water line placement was "not a big deal". :) No yelling at the crew that put it back together though- they did beautiful work.
Here's a bad cell phone picture of the flower bed earlier this week, and then Brecken helping his Daddy put mulch in the planter today. He's wearing his basketball sweatband for some reason.
I've given up on flowers for this year. (though a few of the sunflowers Brecken planted survived- they are still sprouting at the back of the planter- the 3 inches that wasn't ruined!)
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
landscape
We're getting our back yard re-landscaped! I'm so excited. It was all dead before. I took pictures of it in the true "before" stage, but I accidentally deleted them off my card before I put them on my computer. So here are some "during" ones. I'll post the "after" when they get done with it- hopefully on Friday!! We got a sprinker system installed (in the front yard too!) this past weekend, so we're all set to go!
Here is the side of our house- Josh wants to take the shed out and put in a cement pad for basketball!
The oter side of the house- the junk pile. It is now part of the dog kennel- we extended the kennel so they have from one side of the patio, to around the corner and side of the house. Much more room to run when they have to be in the kennel. They can also get into the garage to get out of weather elements. Don't worry- we'll be picking up all the junk. :)
The upper level of the yard. Picture ugly, dead crab grass growing wildly, and three dead pine trees along the fence line. Those were removed. The tree on the right is a chokecherry tree.
Looking at the lower level from the patio
Here is the side of our house- Josh wants to take the shed out and put in a cement pad for basketball!
The oter side of the house- the junk pile. It is now part of the dog kennel- we extended the kennel so they have from one side of the patio, to around the corner and side of the house. Much more room to run when they have to be in the kennel. They can also get into the garage to get out of weather elements. Don't worry- we'll be picking up all the junk. :)
The upper level of the yard. Picture ugly, dead crab grass growing wildly, and three dead pine trees along the fence line. Those were removed. The tree on the right is a chokecherry tree.
Looking at the lower level from the patio
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Sunday, June 06, 2010
what's the bzzz
I recently decided to sign up with Bzz Agent. Bzz Agent is a place where you can try product samples and then tell everyone you know your review on the samples. I've gotten two so far, and think they're worthy of telling you dry-climate girls about them!
The first one I tried is Dove Insensive Repair Daily Treatment Conditioner.
To be honest, I'm not in love with this product. It made my hair feel like there was something on it, which I really dislike. I like my hair to be touchable, not like there's gunk in it. However, that very well may be because I used it on my wet hair, blew it dry, and then used it again before using my flat iron. Next time I actually do my hair, I'll just use it once and see if I can feel a difference. I will say though, that my hair was much flatter with this product in it, not nearly as frizzy after straightening it, which was lovely!
If you want coupons or samples of any of these, let me know, because I have some to hand out! I'll even mail them! :)
The first one I tried is Dove Insensive Repair Daily Treatment Conditioner.
The next thing I got to try was Got2Be Smooth Operator. It's a product to use on wet or dry hair to prevent flyaways and make styling easier. It also is supposed to protect your hair against heat when you use your curling iron or flat iron or whatever it is you use.
To be honest, I'm not in love with this product. It made my hair feel like there was something on it, which I really dislike. I like my hair to be touchable, not like there's gunk in it. However, that very well may be because I used it on my wet hair, blew it dry, and then used it again before using my flat iron. Next time I actually do my hair, I'll just use it once and see if I can feel a difference. I will say though, that my hair was much flatter with this product in it, not nearly as frizzy after straightening it, which was lovely!If you want coupons or samples of any of these, let me know, because I have some to hand out! I'll even mail them! :)
finally! summer!
We finally have a warm day! First one since school got out! Thank goodness, because I was getting tired of long sleeved shirts.
Here's our apple tree out front- it smells incredibly delicious. And it's so pretty!
Here's our apple tree out front- it smells incredibly delicious. And it's so pretty!
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
super mom
That's what you can call me from now on. :)
Friday: Target day, has been for MONTHS, the day we take away the pull-ups. Last pre-school event was Thursday, so Friday was the day for underwear since I was done with school also. Unfortunately, Josh was gone this weekend and I was a little afraid of doing it by myself, but I am quite proud of myself (and I'm not afraid to admit it!). :)
Friday: Two accidents. I had to put B's small potty chair out in the living room to get him used to it, since he was totally terrified. He ended up sitting on it all afternoon, which was fine with me. Started asking if he could go to bed at 5:00 that evening since he knew he got a pull-up for bed. :)
Saturday: Two accidents, both outside. No big deal! Potty chair got put back in the bathroom because he decided it was too small and wanted to use the big toilets. Sweet! He did not want to go to bed that night, even though he got a pull-up!
Sunday: One accident!!! Again, outside.
Monday- Two accidents- one outside again, and one RIGHT in front of the toilet- he just couldn't make it there in time, despite running down the hallway.
Today- ZERO ACCIDENTS! *knock on wood since we have an hour left until bedtime...* B even went with Josh up to the school to pick up something, and they were gone for an hour- no accidents! Woo-hoo!!
SOOOO proud of my little man!
Friday: Target day, has been for MONTHS, the day we take away the pull-ups. Last pre-school event was Thursday, so Friday was the day for underwear since I was done with school also. Unfortunately, Josh was gone this weekend and I was a little afraid of doing it by myself, but I am quite proud of myself (and I'm not afraid to admit it!). :)
Friday: Two accidents. I had to put B's small potty chair out in the living room to get him used to it, since he was totally terrified. He ended up sitting on it all afternoon, which was fine with me. Started asking if he could go to bed at 5:00 that evening since he knew he got a pull-up for bed. :)
Saturday: Two accidents, both outside. No big deal! Potty chair got put back in the bathroom because he decided it was too small and wanted to use the big toilets. Sweet! He did not want to go to bed that night, even though he got a pull-up!
Sunday: One accident!!! Again, outside.
Monday- Two accidents- one outside again, and one RIGHT in front of the toilet- he just couldn't make it there in time, despite running down the hallway.
Today- ZERO ACCIDENTS! *knock on wood since we have an hour left until bedtime...* B even went with Josh up to the school to pick up something, and they were gone for an hour- no accidents! Woo-hoo!!
SOOOO proud of my little man!
Saturday, May 29, 2010
six
Six years ago today, I was running around getting ready for our wedding. I woke up so excited and stayed that way the whole day. The girls headed over to my friend Erin's house where we did our hair and makeup and headed over to the church. We ate lunch at the church and then got dressed. We took pictures before the wedding and I had so much fun. We split up after pictures and waited for the ceremony to start. I never once got nervous. I was nothing but excited. I remember my dad not letting us go down the aisle until a certain point in the Wedding March, his reasoning being that we didn't want to get down to the end of the aisle and have to stand there for a while. I couldn't wait though, I practically dragged my dad to get going. :)
Today, I am running around after a 3 1/2 year old, getting him potty trained. I'm also doing my darndest to add to our family, not being successful and trying to come to terms with the fact that I might be the mother of an only child. I'm almost to the point where I'm OK with that. (How silly of me to think that we'd get pregnant as soon as we wanted!) Life is so much different now than it was six years ago. And despite that, I would not trade the past six years for anything. They've been the best six years of my life! I have the most amazing husband. He's been there for me every step of the way. This past year has been a doozy, and he's never once quit being strong for me when I couldn't be strong for myself.
You, Josh, are my best friend and I can't thank you enough for being there for me every single day. Thanks for asking me to marry you. :)
Today, I am running around after a 3 1/2 year old, getting him potty trained. I'm also doing my darndest to add to our family, not being successful and trying to come to terms with the fact that I might be the mother of an only child. I'm almost to the point where I'm OK with that. (How silly of me to think that we'd get pregnant as soon as we wanted!) Life is so much different now than it was six years ago. And despite that, I would not trade the past six years for anything. They've been the best six years of my life! I have the most amazing husband. He's been there for me every step of the way. This past year has been a doozy, and he's never once quit being strong for me when I couldn't be strong for myself.
You, Josh, are my best friend and I can't thank you enough for being there for me every single day. Thanks for asking me to marry you. :)
Friday, May 28, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
last day
Brecken picked these flowers out at the greenhouse the other day, and last night he helped me plant them into these cups. He gave them to his teachers at school today, as today was his last day of preschool for the school year! Tomorrow we get to go to a preschool picnic, but today was the last day of actual school. He loves his teachers so much, I know he will miss them when he moves on to the 4 year old class next year! He has learned so much this year, it's been amazing to watch. He's quite the smart little boy, that's for sure!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
the garden
We got a huge dump truck full of dirt delivered to our driveway yesterday. We had ordered dirt to fill the flower bed that Josh re-did for me this spring. I freaked out though- we certainly did NOT need a whole dump truck full! Luckily he only emptied about 1/4 of it into our planter. It snowed yesterday (can you believe it?!), so we couldn't spread it out, but Josh and Brecken did that today. After it was all spread, Brecken and I tossed the new flower seeds into it. I can't wait until they grow and bloom!
We also planted tomato plants into a hanging tomato planter that I'm going to try this year... we'll see if I can get anything to grow from it!
After the snow yesterday, the 50 degrees and sun felt WONDERFUL today!
We also planted tomato plants into a hanging tomato planter that I'm going to try this year... we'll see if I can get anything to grow from it!
After the snow yesterday, the 50 degrees and sun felt WONDERFUL today!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Brecken LOVES to get mail. If we go to the post office and there's something for him in the mail box, it totally makes his whole day. He squeals with excitement and can't wait to open it. It's too bad he doesn't get mail very often. :) He did get mail today though- his grandma sent him an envelope and in it was a whole dollar!! He is so proud of that dollar. I asked if he wanted to call Grandma and tell her thank you, but he said, "No, I think I will email her instead. So here is the email he sent her, complete with the word-for-word translation- I didn't make any of this up- he really told me this is what it said, exactly!
jnbvcxzfasdfghjkl;;'5547/*--------------------------mnbvcxzaasdfghjklqwertyu
iop
Thank you for giving me mail, Grandma. It was very nice. Will you send
me another mail tomorrow?
bccccccccccccccccccccsrekenn
(And he typed the letters in his name. They aren't in the right order, but they are the right letters. :) He even picked them out on the keyboard by himself! )
jnbvcxzfasdfghjkl;;'5547/*--------------------------mnbvcxzaasdfghjklqwertyu
iop
Thank you for giving me mail, Grandma. It was very nice. Will you send
me another mail tomorrow?
bccccccccccccccccccccsrekenn
(And he typed the letters in his name. They aren't in the right order, but they are the right letters. :) He even picked them out on the keyboard by himself! )
Monday, May 17, 2010
a talk
Brecken to me this afternoon: Mommy, we need to have a little talk.
Me: Ok... (wondering what is going to come out of his mouth...)
B: If you don't like bugs, I will tell them to go away.
Me: OK! Thanks, bud!
B: You're welcome. I'm glad we had that little talk.
Me: Ok... (wondering what is going to come out of his mouth...)
B: If you don't like bugs, I will tell them to go away.
Me: OK! Thanks, bud!
B: You're welcome. I'm glad we had that little talk.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
party animal
I have been quite the party animal this weekend. :) I went to a Mary Kay party on Thursday night, my secret friend reveal party on Friday night, last night we all went to a "bachelor" party at a friend's house (more about that in a minute), and today we're going to Enc for a retirement party for our school counselor. Phew- I've never gone to so many parties in a row! :)
Here is what I got for my secret friend for her final gift. She ended up not having any idea I was her secret friend- I was shocked! Anyway, I took all these pictures and had it matted and framed. And she cried, she liked it so much. Hooray! :) It spells her last name.
Last night we went to a friend's house for a "bachelor" party for our 6th grade teacher at work. I say "bachelor" because there were more women than men, and two 3 year olds too, to join in on the fun. :) Jordan was quite the sport and even let the 3 year olds play games with him! Brecken's friend Sophie was the other 3 year old and they ran and ran and ran until 10:00 last night. They had a blast. Sophie gave Brecken his first kiss from a girl (on the cheek) and he proceeded to wipe it off.
7 more days of school for me!! Brecken has 8, and Josh has 9. I'm kind of excited that I'm the one with the fewest number. :)
Here is what I got for my secret friend for her final gift. She ended up not having any idea I was her secret friend- I was shocked! Anyway, I took all these pictures and had it matted and framed. And she cried, she liked it so much. Hooray! :) It spells her last name.
Last night we went to a friend's house for a "bachelor" party for our 6th grade teacher at work. I say "bachelor" because there were more women than men, and two 3 year olds too, to join in on the fun. :) Jordan was quite the sport and even let the 3 year olds play games with him! Brecken's friend Sophie was the other 3 year old and they ran and ran and ran until 10:00 last night. They had a blast. Sophie gave Brecken his first kiss from a girl (on the cheek) and he proceeded to wipe it off.
7 more days of school for me!! Brecken has 8, and Josh has 9. I'm kind of excited that I'm the one with the fewest number. :)
Monday, May 10, 2010
self-diagnosis
Said to me tonight, COMPLETELY out of the blue and he was very serious:
"Mom, I just feel like I'm allergic to bears."
Umm....
"Mom, I just feel like I'm allergic to bears."
Umm....
Sunday, May 09, 2010
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
hand in hand
Brecken made something for me for Mother's Day at preschool and couldn't wait to show me- and it's wonderful! When he told me "I figured you would LOVE this, Mommy!" I told him he was right- I DO love it! Back at his Parent-Teacher conference, Miss Melody asked if I would leave my hand prints in paint. I forgot I even did that, until I saw my hand prints on my Mother's Day present! I love love love the X's and O's he drew on he hearts. :)
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
new address
This blog is getting a new address very, very shortly. If you would like the new address, leave a comment here with your email address and I will email you the new address when we put it into effect. Hopefully this will solve a problem I encountered today and won't make me have to make the blog go private- I don't '*want* to do that but will if I need to- I will see how the new web address works first.
I have to approve all comments, so once I get your comment with your email address in it, I'll delete it so it's not posted on the web! :) As soon as the new address goes into effect, I'll send you the new info.
I have to approve all comments, so once I get your comment with your email address in it, I'll delete it so it's not posted on the web! :) As soon as the new address goes into effect, I'll send you the new info.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
rhyme time
We took a drive this evening so I could find an "N" to finish up a photo project I've been working on. We drove out in the country and saw lots of cows. Brecken asked what cows eat- here is the rest of the conversation:
Me: Cows eat grass.
B: So do deer!
(a short time later...)
B: HEY! Cows and deer RHYME!
Me: Um, no, not quite. Rhyming means two words sound the same, like Cow and Pow.
B: No, Mommy. Cow and deer.
Me: No, like pear and tear.
B: NO! Those don't rhyme! Grass and sky rhyme!
Josh: No, buddy. It would be like sky and pie.
B: DADDY! NO! Car and house.
Boy, was he getting mad that we had "no idea" how rhyming works. HA! :)
Me: Cows eat grass.
B: So do deer!
(a short time later...)
B: HEY! Cows and deer RHYME!
Me: Um, no, not quite. Rhyming means two words sound the same, like Cow and Pow.
B: No, Mommy. Cow and deer.
Me: No, like pear and tear.
B: NO! Those don't rhyme! Grass and sky rhyme!
Josh: No, buddy. It would be like sky and pie.
B: DADDY! NO! Car and house.
Boy, was he getting mad that we had "no idea" how rhyming works. HA! :)
party like a rockstar
What a great weekend! We had all of the Sandlian family over to celebrate Bryell's 1st birthday. What a fun time we had. Brecken had a BLAST playing with all his cousins. He is still talking about all the great times tonight! We had a wonderful time with everyone over.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
sports and music
So many kids think they have to choose between sports and music.
My 3 year old son, however, already knows that he can do both at the same time.
He just told me, "If I sing while I run, it helps me run really fast!" And demonstrated by running around the house while singing the "ABC" song.
It's just one of the advantages of having a coach-dad and a music-mom, I guess. :)
My 3 year old son, however, already knows that he can do both at the same time.
He just told me, "If I sing while I run, it helps me run really fast!" And demonstrated by running around the house while singing the "ABC" song.
It's just one of the advantages of having a coach-dad and a music-mom, I guess. :)
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
planting a seed in a child's mind
I got this little garden thing for Brecken while we were in Chicago. He is always wanting to plant seeds (we have plenty of popcorn seeds in the snow...) and loves Curious George, so I thought this was perfect! We must check 12 times a day to see if anything has grown. I sure hope it does grow, because if not, I'll have one seriously sad little boy!
chicago
A few quick stories and a few pictures from our trip!
My grandma was put in the hospital a couple days before we flew out to Chicago. That was a bummer, because we didn't get to see her new apartment in the assisted living place she's in, and we didn't get to take her outside. :( We did visit her every day we were in Chicago though, which was good. It's been too long since we've seen her! I'm glad we were able to visit every day.
We traveled most of Tuesday. Our hotel was in the greatest location EVER- right downtown, a block off Michigan Avenue! We walked around Tuesday afternoon/evening and everything we wanted to eat was right there. :)
Wednesday we got up and went to the aquarium. It was a rainy day, and we got to the aquarium and about died at the size of the line. It was about a mile long, no joke. Luckily, they had an "accessible line" for strollers and wheelchairs, and boy, am I glad we brought the stroller that day. Even waiting in that much shorter line, it took us an hour to get in the aquarium! We didn't mind though, after we got to the ticket counter. It was going to cost us about $85 for the three of us to get in, but Josh asked if they had an educator discount and showed our teacher ID cards and all THREE of us got in for FREE! I was shocked. And very glad, because the aquarium was soooo crowded that day that I felt we didn't get $85 out of it! We had fun while we were there though. Brecken loves aquariums.
Thursday was a super fun day. We went to the children's museum! We were able to walk there from our hotel, and it only took about a half hour. Brecken had a blast while we were there. They had the most amazing rooms- a "move!" room where you could climb and rock and balance and feel and touch and run and jump. It was an occupational therapist's dream room! There was a water room where all you did was play with water items, a room to dig for dinosaur bones, an inventing room, an area to plaly checkers, bowl, make things out of clay, anything you could imagine. A few of the rooms were closed due to a school field trip occupying them, but we had PLENTY to see still!
Thursday night, we met up with my cousin Catie and went to a Bulls game! I've never been to an NBA game before. We had a great time! Thank you, Uncle Pudge, for letting us have your company's season tickets for the night! We had a great time!!! Catie, it was so great to see you!
My grandma was put in the hospital a couple days before we flew out to Chicago. That was a bummer, because we didn't get to see her new apartment in the assisted living place she's in, and we didn't get to take her outside. :( We did visit her every day we were in Chicago though, which was good. It's been too long since we've seen her! I'm glad we were able to visit every day.
We traveled most of Tuesday. Our hotel was in the greatest location EVER- right downtown, a block off Michigan Avenue! We walked around Tuesday afternoon/evening and everything we wanted to eat was right there. :)Wednesday we got up and went to the aquarium. It was a rainy day, and we got to the aquarium and about died at the size of the line. It was about a mile long, no joke. Luckily, they had an "accessible line" for strollers and wheelchairs, and boy, am I glad we brought the stroller that day. Even waiting in that much shorter line, it took us an hour to get in the aquarium! We didn't mind though, after we got to the ticket counter. It was going to cost us about $85 for the three of us to get in, but Josh asked if they had an educator discount and showed our teacher ID cards and all THREE of us got in for FREE! I was shocked. And very glad, because the aquarium was soooo crowded that day that I felt we didn't get $85 out of it! We had fun while we were there though. Brecken loves aquariums.
Thursday was a super fun day. We went to the children's museum! We were able to walk there from our hotel, and it only took about a half hour. Brecken had a blast while we were there. They had the most amazing rooms- a "move!" room where you could climb and rock and balance and feel and touch and run and jump. It was an occupational therapist's dream room! There was a water room where all you did was play with water items, a room to dig for dinosaur bones, an inventing room, an area to plaly checkers, bowl, make things out of clay, anything you could imagine. A few of the rooms were closed due to a school field trip occupying them, but we had PLENTY to see still!
Thursday night, we met up with my cousin Catie and went to a Bulls game! I've never been to an NBA game before. We had a great time! Thank you, Uncle Pudge, for letting us have your company's season tickets for the night! We had a great time!!! Catie, it was so great to see you!
Brecken cheering hard:
#16 is a Cheyenne East graduate!
#16 is a Cheyenne East graduate!
Friday morning, Brecken woke up and the first thing he said was "What do we get to do today?" :) We didn't have anything too exciting planned, but we took him to lunch at the Rainforest Cafe and just did sightseeing and shopping all day.
Saturday was GORGEOUS outside! Our plane didn't leave until the evening so we packed up the car and took off on foot. We walked to the other end of Michigan Avenue, across the Chicago River, and up to Millennium Park.
Our reflection in the "Bean" sculpture- I had to take quite a few pictures to get us in the frame! :)
It was so nice out that we got Subway and ate a picnic outside at the park! We haven't been able to do that since last summer, so what a nice treat! Then we took our time walking back to the car to get to the airport. We had a great trip, and hopefully it won't be so long before we can go again!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
reality
Back to it. Yuck. I hate the last day of vacation! I'm NOT looking forward to work tomorrow. I wish Josh and I would win the lottery so that our family can just travel and be together all the time- that's when we're at our best!
We had a wonderful time in Chicago and got back at 1:10 this morning. My wonderful husband got us home without falling asleep, which is more than I would have been able to do. I tried so hard to stay awake with him but did a bit of dozing the last 40 or so miles. Brecken was asleep before we got a mile away from the hotel where we had parked our car. :)
We had a great trip. Today after I get myself moving, I'll get some pictures posted, along with some stories.
We had a wonderful time in Chicago and got back at 1:10 this morning. My wonderful husband got us home without falling asleep, which is more than I would have been able to do. I tried so hard to stay awake with him but did a bit of dozing the last 40 or so miles. Brecken was asleep before we got a mile away from the hotel where we had parked our car. :)
We had a great trip. Today after I get myself moving, I'll get some pictures posted, along with some stories.
Saturday, April 03, 2010
a hunting we will go...
Egg hunt day! We had two in Saratoga that we went to. Here's what it looked like outside on the way to the first one:
Wyoming kids grow up tough, since they have to put up with this junk at Easter! :) Luckily, just as the hunt was about to start, the snow went away and the sun came out. It was still gale-force winds, but at least we didn't have the flying snow to contend with, too.
The second one, this afternoon, wasn't much warmer. No blowing snow, but soooo windy still. Brecken had a great time and asked when we can go to the next one. :)
Wyoming kids grow up tough, since they have to put up with this junk at Easter! :) Luckily, just as the hunt was about to start, the snow went away and the sun came out. It was still gale-force winds, but at least we didn't have the flying snow to contend with, too.
The second one, this afternoon, wasn't much warmer. No blowing snow, but soooo windy still. Brecken had a great time and asked when we can go to the next one. :)
Friday, April 02, 2010
perfect day
Brecken was playing with his toy truck and trailer with the cows that go inside it this evening, and all of a sudden the birds started chirping outside. He looked up in surprise and said, "Hey! I hear birds!" Then got that big ol' glint in his eyes (if you know him, you know the one... he can't hide it!) and a grin on his face. He looked down and continued playing, and without looking at Josh and *just* loud enough for Josh to hear, said, "Hmmm... it's the perfect day to go golfing."
I about made my stomach hurt from holding my laughter in.
Never mind the 30 mph winds, the 20 degree air temp, and the blizzard we had this morning. :)
I about made my stomach hurt from holding my laughter in.
Never mind the 30 mph winds, the 20 degree air temp, and the blizzard we had this morning. :)
"aren't they so bootiful??"
That's what the B-man asked while gazing at his wonderful eggs we colored this evening. :)
Sunday, March 28, 2010
soon
"DADDY! The snow melted off the grass and that means it's almost springtime and in springtime we can go GOLFING, and it's almost springtime because the snow is melting so hurry, Daddy, HURRY! Get the golf cart! We can drive it to the golf course because we have to go golfing because the snow melted off the grass and that means it's almost springtime and we can go GOLFING during springtime! Hurry, Daddy, we have to go right now because it will be springtime when we get to the golf course!"
That's what was shouted at our house last night. Too bad it was 7:00 in the evening and we had to tell B that, no, he could not go golfing right this second, and just because we can see our grass does not mean the golf course is ready to be played on yet. The poor boy had his heart broken last night.
Soon, buddy... soon.
(and guess where Daddy and B will be spending all their time this summer? I've already been told: "NO GIRLS ALLOWED, MOMMY. Just me and Daddy.")
That's what was shouted at our house last night. Too bad it was 7:00 in the evening and we had to tell B that, no, he could not go golfing right this second, and just because we can see our grass does not mean the golf course is ready to be played on yet. The poor boy had his heart broken last night.
Soon, buddy... soon.
(and guess where Daddy and B will be spending all their time this summer? I've already been told: "NO GIRLS ALLOWED, MOMMY. Just me and Daddy.")
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
it's because his daddy was valedictorian
We had our first parent/teacher conference as parents today. It was a bit odd to be on the other side of it! I wasn't sure what to expect- B is the youngest in his class so I kind of told myself we'd be hearing about how he's a bit behind.
Quite the opposite! His teacher said he's one of the smartest in his class! What a great thing to hear. She said he's a wonderful student, he never whines or complains, always tries to do his best, is very friendly, and a great kid overall. (And she wasn't lying about being one of the smartest!) She showed us his portfolio of work she has collected over the months and we could see how much he has improved with coloring in the lines and cutting. She had an end of the year evaluation (even though there's still two months of school) and he scored 47/50! I know he could have scored higher because one of the things on there was identifying letters, and I work with him on that at home and he can recognize all but 8 letters when we do it. At school, he only got about half of the letters. Must have been an off day. :) 47/50 is awesome though, and we are very proud of him! He has two more years of preschool; we *could* start him in Kindergarten when he's 4 turning 5 because he beats the cutoff date, but unless he turns out to be a genius, we will keep him out of K until he is 5 turning 6. (I have taught young K's before, and let me tell you- it's not a lot of fun. They just aren't ready to sit all day and listen and learn! K is NOT playtime anymore! It's amazing the demands on such little guys.) So, two more years of preschool. We discussed keeping him in the 3 year old class next year or moving him to the 4 year old class where he will be for two years. His teacher said what I had been thinking- she's afraid he would get too bored in the 3 year old class next year so we will be moving him to the 4 year old class next fall. She said she's rather challenge him in that class, than get bored in the other.
She said she loves having Brecken, and we said we think we got lucky with such a great kid. She said "You may have a bit of luck, but I think it's more that you've done a great job parenting". SA-WEET!
Hopefully the next 15 years of conferences go just as well. :)
Quite the opposite! His teacher said he's one of the smartest in his class! What a great thing to hear. She said he's a wonderful student, he never whines or complains, always tries to do his best, is very friendly, and a great kid overall. (And she wasn't lying about being one of the smartest!) She showed us his portfolio of work she has collected over the months and we could see how much he has improved with coloring in the lines and cutting. She had an end of the year evaluation (even though there's still two months of school) and he scored 47/50! I know he could have scored higher because one of the things on there was identifying letters, and I work with him on that at home and he can recognize all but 8 letters when we do it. At school, he only got about half of the letters. Must have been an off day. :) 47/50 is awesome though, and we are very proud of him! He has two more years of preschool; we *could* start him in Kindergarten when he's 4 turning 5 because he beats the cutoff date, but unless he turns out to be a genius, we will keep him out of K until he is 5 turning 6. (I have taught young K's before, and let me tell you- it's not a lot of fun. They just aren't ready to sit all day and listen and learn! K is NOT playtime anymore! It's amazing the demands on such little guys.) So, two more years of preschool. We discussed keeping him in the 3 year old class next year or moving him to the 4 year old class where he will be for two years. His teacher said what I had been thinking- she's afraid he would get too bored in the 3 year old class next year so we will be moving him to the 4 year old class next fall. She said she's rather challenge him in that class, than get bored in the other.
She said she loves having Brecken, and we said we think we got lucky with such a great kid. She said "You may have a bit of luck, but I think it's more that you've done a great job parenting". SA-WEET!
Hopefully the next 15 years of conferences go just as well. :)
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