Thursday, July 02, 2009
Random
Good Lord I've been busy. Worked through lunch twice this week, not because I had to, but because I was so busy I didn't feel right not doing so. We have Friday off around these parts, but in true WTF style, the daycare is closed on Monday and open on Friday. Seriously, WTF? Luckily, Aaron was already taking the day off for one of his furlough days.
Oh, did I mention I am thinking of running a half marathon next year? My cousins just did one, and I am feeling inspired. I have a year to train...
Mr. cutie Patoot
Good Lord I've been busy. Worked through lunch twice this week, not because I had to, but because I was so busy I didn't feel right not doing so. We have Friday off around these parts, but in true WTF style, the daycare is closed on Monday and open on Friday. Seriously, WTF? Luckily, Aaron was already taking the day off for one of his furlough days.
Oh, did I mention I am thinking of running a half marathon next year? My cousins just did one, and I am feeling inspired. I have a year to train...
Mr. cutie Patoot
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
Monday, June 29, 2009
A Letter to Nolan on his 4th Birthday
Dear Nolan,
Happy birthday my big boy! Today you are 4 years old... which completely blows my mind. Particularly when I look back at pictures of you as a baby... I have a hard time imagining such a tall, lanky, boy as a tiny little baby. You are funny, and compassionate, and resourceful, stubborn, and willful and curious. You can put away 3 corn dogs easy peasy, and then try to pilfer some of your dad's. You love cheetos (the puffs more than the regular kind... you call them BIG cheetos). You love popsicles and ice cream and cookies and chocolate pudding. You love cupcakes and cake in general, though you tend to only eat the part that is covered by frosting.
Your favorite song is 'Womanizer' by Britney Spears, Disturbia(Disturvia in Nolanspeak) by Rihanna, and of course Ice Ice Baby (The ice song!) by Vanilla Ice. You are still obsessed with the movie CARS, but have also expanded your movie selection favorites to include Madagascar, Toy Story and Bolt. Your favorite tv shows are Dora, Caillou, and the Penguins of Madagascar. You also enjoy the King of Queens, Friends and like to watch Jon and Kate plus eight every now and then.
You frequently tell me that Sethy is your best friend, and so is Lucas. You love to dress just like your brother, and just last week you warmed our hearts by comforting Seth after he got hurt and told him "it's ok seth, don't cry." You also stick up for your brother when he's in trouble, telling daddy and me 'Leave my brother alone!'... which leads me to believe that we are doing something right.
You and I butt heads frequently... we are so alike in so many ways. You are stubborn like me, and think it's funny to provoke people and situations just like me too... you love vegetables like me, and you would sell your soul for some m&ms. You are cautious like daddy though, and approach new situations and adventures with apprehension. You are also focused like daddy, often having what I call 'tunnel vision' ... unable to concentrate or focus on anything else until you have come to a conclusion about whatever it is you are obsessing over.
You love your stuffed animals. You have a special place in your heart for your care bears and your teeny tiny stuffed animals. You also love cards... decs of cards, cards from the memory game... it doesn't matter. Fridays are your favorite day EVER. On friday mornings we stop to get me a coffee, and to get you and Seth some of those hostess mini donuts. Then, after school, you get to watch a movie (we don't do tv during the week if possible until after dinner). You ask every morning if it is Friday yet.
Daddy tought you that 8:00 is bed time, and that the first number on the clock on the DVR is what you look at to see if it says 8. Every night when we tell you it's bedtime, you run to the DVR and check to see if it's "8 aclock." then you will tell your brother "it's bedtime because my daddy said it's 8aclock."
You love to eat at Old Macdonald's and always want 'Chicken nunnets' when we get there.
1st birthday
2nd Birthday
3rd Birthday
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Look at that NOGGIN!
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probably my favorite video ever
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Dear Nolan,
Happy birthday my big boy! Today you are 4 years old... which completely blows my mind. Particularly when I look back at pictures of you as a baby... I have a hard time imagining such a tall, lanky, boy as a tiny little baby. You are funny, and compassionate, and resourceful, stubborn, and willful and curious. You can put away 3 corn dogs easy peasy, and then try to pilfer some of your dad's. You love cheetos (the puffs more than the regular kind... you call them BIG cheetos). You love popsicles and ice cream and cookies and chocolate pudding. You love cupcakes and cake in general, though you tend to only eat the part that is covered by frosting.
Your favorite song is 'Womanizer' by Britney Spears, Disturbia(Disturvia in Nolanspeak) by Rihanna, and of course Ice Ice Baby (The ice song!) by Vanilla Ice. You are still obsessed with the movie CARS, but have also expanded your movie selection favorites to include Madagascar, Toy Story and Bolt. Your favorite tv shows are Dora, Caillou, and the Penguins of Madagascar. You also enjoy the King of Queens, Friends and like to watch Jon and Kate plus eight every now and then.
You frequently tell me that Sethy is your best friend, and so is Lucas. You love to dress just like your brother, and just last week you warmed our hearts by comforting Seth after he got hurt and told him "it's ok seth, don't cry." You also stick up for your brother when he's in trouble, telling daddy and me 'Leave my brother alone!'... which leads me to believe that we are doing something right.
You and I butt heads frequently... we are so alike in so many ways. You are stubborn like me, and think it's funny to provoke people and situations just like me too... you love vegetables like me, and you would sell your soul for some m&ms. You are cautious like daddy though, and approach new situations and adventures with apprehension. You are also focused like daddy, often having what I call 'tunnel vision' ... unable to concentrate or focus on anything else until you have come to a conclusion about whatever it is you are obsessing over.
You love your stuffed animals. You have a special place in your heart for your care bears and your teeny tiny stuffed animals. You also love cards... decs of cards, cards from the memory game... it doesn't matter. Fridays are your favorite day EVER. On friday mornings we stop to get me a coffee, and to get you and Seth some of those hostess mini donuts. Then, after school, you get to watch a movie (we don't do tv during the week if possible until after dinner). You ask every morning if it is Friday yet.
Daddy tought you that 8:00 is bed time, and that the first number on the clock on the DVR is what you look at to see if it says 8. Every night when we tell you it's bedtime, you run to the DVR and check to see if it's "8 aclock." then you will tell your brother "it's bedtime because my daddy said it's 8aclock."
You love to eat at Old Macdonald's and always want 'Chicken nunnets' when we get there.
1st birthday
2nd Birthday
3rd Birthday
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing
Look at that NOGGIN!
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing
probably my favorite video ever
Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing
Sunday, June 28, 2009
so excited to be in his big boy bed!
Sleepy boy
Taken at 10pm in the dark, he was out. Let's hope he stays that way!
and as an aside, here is daddy putting together the goody bags for Nolan's party tommorrow. I was busy baking cupcakes and wrapping gifts, gotta love leaving stuff to the night before. you think I'd learn!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
BIG changes....
So yeah. Guess who is going to spend his first night in a big boy bed? (It's not like he's turning 4 in TWO days or anything.)
Seth took a turn laying on it while we took the crib down
... Nolan was stoked to say the least. I just wasn't quick enough with the camera to get a pic of him in it at first. I'll update with a pic later tonight after bedtime.
His first night EVER in a big boy bed. Wish us luck.
hold me.
So yeah. Guess who is going to spend his first night in a big boy bed? (It's not like he's turning 4 in TWO days or anything.)
Seth took a turn laying on it while we took the crib down
... Nolan was stoked to say the least. I just wasn't quick enough with the camera to get a pic of him in it at first. I'll update with a pic later tonight after bedtime.
His first night EVER in a big boy bed. Wish us luck.
hold me.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Hum Drum
We went to Heather's baby shower not too long ago, I brought Nolan with me, as it fell during naptime and I like to test him out every now and then to see if he's still needing his naps. (Verdict: yes. Although, on this day he was great!)
He was mesmerized by Julia... at one point she walked by him and he looked at me and said "I like her." Awwww.
Nolan and his future wife Julia
Julia and her mama, who is due to have baby Shane any day now!!
Nolan caught some z's on the way up to Auntie Heather's shower.
We went to Heather's baby shower not too long ago, I brought Nolan with me, as it fell during naptime and I like to test him out every now and then to see if he's still needing his naps. (Verdict: yes. Although, on this day he was great!)
He was mesmerized by Julia... at one point she walked by him and he looked at me and said "I like her." Awwww.
Nolan and his future wife Julia
Julia and her mama, who is due to have baby Shane any day now!!
Nolan caught some z's on the way up to Auntie Heather's shower.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
A Few Others from The Walk
Two of my coworkers, Liz and Angie
Another coworker Martha and her daughter Cassie
Me, E.Beth and Angie
Liz taking our picture
we got these super cool scarves from the Ford Dealer there.
Two of my coworkers, Liz and Angie
Another coworker Martha and her daughter Cassie
Me, E.Beth and Angie
Liz taking our picture
we got these super cool scarves from the Ford Dealer there.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wordless Wednesday (Race for a Cure)
Friday, June 19, 2009
Olympic Game Farm Part 2
This guy kept rubbing his face on the mirror
Seth wasn't totally keen on the big animals at the window... so he went back to his seat for some reading time
We stopped for ice cream on the way home to round out the day
We knew it was going to be a long drive back when we saw this sign
This guy kept rubbing his face on the mirror
Seth wasn't totally keen on the big animals at the window... so he went back to his seat for some reading time
We stopped for ice cream on the way home to round out the day
We knew it was going to be a long drive back when we saw this sign
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Olympic Game Farm Part 1
On Memorial Day, we got a crazy hair, and decided to go over to Sequim, WA to the Olympic Game Farm. It's a sort of zoo that you can drive through... the animals come up to your car and you can feed them bread. It was a 3.5 hour drive there, and because of the Hood Canal Bridge Closure, it was a 5+ hour drive back. The boys did absolutely FANTASTIC. No kidding... I had wondered how they might do w/ the long drive bookending the trip, and how they would react to the big ass buffalo and such coming up to the windows... and they were rock stars. I couldn't have asked for a better day, and two better behaved little boys.
Sign outside the gift shop door
The boys each got a prize... Seth got a 'Bussawhoa' and Nolan got a 'Monkey'... it was actually a mountain lion, but he insists it's a monkey.
To save some dough, we packed a lunch... it ended up working out very well that way, as the shop next to the gift shop was closed. It used to sell food and ice cream back in the day if I remember correctly, but looked like it was being renovated when we were there.
I see woo!
On Memorial Day, we got a crazy hair, and decided to go over to Sequim, WA to the Olympic Game Farm. It's a sort of zoo that you can drive through... the animals come up to your car and you can feed them bread. It was a 3.5 hour drive there, and because of the Hood Canal Bridge Closure, it was a 5+ hour drive back. The boys did absolutely FANTASTIC. No kidding... I had wondered how they might do w/ the long drive bookending the trip, and how they would react to the big ass buffalo and such coming up to the windows... and they were rock stars. I couldn't have asked for a better day, and two better behaved little boys.
Sign outside the gift shop door
The boys each got a prize... Seth got a 'Bussawhoa' and Nolan got a 'Monkey'... it was actually a mountain lion, but he insists it's a monkey.
To save some dough, we packed a lunch... it ended up working out very well that way, as the shop next to the gift shop was closed. It used to sell food and ice cream back in the day if I remember correctly, but looked like it was being renovated when we were there.
I see woo!
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
Monday, June 15, 2009
Last batch of pool pics
My sissy and her mini me
Who Me?
He's gangsta yo.
My sissy and her mini me
Who Me?
He's gangsta yo.
Sunday, June 14, 2009
Nolan vs. Daddy
Friday, June 12, 2009
It's always funner when Uncle Seth gets in on the fun!
Laurie picked up those crayon water shooter toys at the dollar store... best couple of bucks she could have spent.
He is so my child... I am the water fight QUEEN. Or at least, I used to be. I have a feeling I may have met my match in Nolan... I never used to give up on a water fight... didn't matter how wet I got, or how tired everyone else got, I never wanted to give up. Doesn't mean I won them all, but I sure outlasted most people.
Nana showing Nolan how to use the crayon thingy
Not the greatest picture, but I love the exchange between my mom and Nolan
Get him nana!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Wordless Wednesday
