As today is Veterans Day, I want to take the time to thank those who have served our county in the past and those that still do. Your service is all too often unappreciated and unrecognized. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for following your call to serve. We owe our freedom to you.
I have many family members that have served or are now serving in our military: my brother, both grandfathers, two cousins, and former sister-in-law. I appreciate you!
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
He gets it?
Here's a couple conversations we had over the past few weeks:
Me: Hey, Craig, do you want to go get some I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M?
Nolan: I do!
Me: Oh, yeah, Nolan, what do you want to do?
Nolan: You know, A-B-C.
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Me: Hey, Craig, do you want to go for a W-A-L-K after dinner?
Nolan: Yeah.
Me: What's W-A-L-K mean, Nolan?
Nolan: I want to go for a walk.
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Hmmm. I love that Nolan understands that when we're spelling things, we're using letters. On the other hand, maybe our "secret" code talking isn't so secretive anymore! He gets it. Gotta love it!
Me: Hey, Craig, do you want to go get some I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M?
Nolan: I do!
Me: Oh, yeah, Nolan, what do you want to do?
Nolan: You know, A-B-C.
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Me: Hey, Craig, do you want to go for a W-A-L-K after dinner?
Nolan: Yeah.
Me: What's W-A-L-K mean, Nolan?
Nolan: I want to go for a walk.
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Hmmm. I love that Nolan understands that when we're spelling things, we're using letters. On the other hand, maybe our "secret" code talking isn't so secretive anymore! He gets it. Gotta love it!
Monday, October 13, 2008
I'm back!
I'm back with a new look and some new music!
Music is the language of my soul, and I'm hoping to update my playlist more often with music that's currently having an impact on me. The first song listed by MercyMe, I Can Only Imagine, reminds me of my late mother-in-law. I can't put my finger on why I think of Robyn every time I hear that song, but I do. During the last week, there's been some events that have occurred that have brought her to mind even more than usual.
Music is the language of my soul, and I'm hoping to update my playlist more often with music that's currently having an impact on me. The first song listed by MercyMe, I Can Only Imagine, reminds me of my late mother-in-law. I can't put my finger on why I think of Robyn every time I hear that song, but I do. During the last week, there's been some events that have occurred that have brought her to mind even more than usual.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Praises for Nolan
As much as I vow to myself to keep up with my virtual scrapbook for my kids' sake, I just seem to fall further and further behind. I still have a ton of stuff to post regarding our summer months, but that will just have to wait because I have big praises for Nolan right now!
HE IS POTTY TRAINED!!!
Well, let me just say that we've completed a full week, and he's done fabulous! Nolan is about one month shy of officially being a two-and-a-half year old. We've only had a handful of accidents. And, in fact, he's even been doing great during naptime and bedtime, too! I've been brave enough to allow accidents to happen during naptime, expecting, of course, to change the sheets every day. But to my surprise, I haven't had to change naptime sheets once since I decided to brave naptime, which was about five days ago! In addition, he's even been dry three mornings in a row now, and I'm contemplating going diaper-free at bedtime, too. Holy cow, go Nolan!!! This little guy seems to ALWAYS exceed my wildest expectations.
Have I mentioned that I'm proud of him?
I started to think this morning what a chapter we're turning. I was a little sad to see my "baby" really become such a big boy, but then I quickly remembered that paying for two in diapers is really no fun, so I soon got over the "new chapter" thing.
HE IS POTTY TRAINED!!!
Well, let me just say that we've completed a full week, and he's done fabulous! Nolan is about one month shy of officially being a two-and-a-half year old. We've only had a handful of accidents. And, in fact, he's even been doing great during naptime and bedtime, too! I've been brave enough to allow accidents to happen during naptime, expecting, of course, to change the sheets every day. But to my surprise, I haven't had to change naptime sheets once since I decided to brave naptime, which was about five days ago! In addition, he's even been dry three mornings in a row now, and I'm contemplating going diaper-free at bedtime, too. Holy cow, go Nolan!!! This little guy seems to ALWAYS exceed my wildest expectations.
Have I mentioned that I'm proud of him?
I started to think this morning what a chapter we're turning. I was a little sad to see my "baby" really become such a big boy, but then I quickly remembered that paying for two in diapers is really no fun, so I soon got over the "new chapter" thing.
Way to go Nolan! We're so proud of you!!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Ella is Nine Months Old!
What a precious, sweet daughter we have! It's truly hard to believe that Ella is now nine months old. She smiles all the time, giggles often (especially at her brother), and is now on the move! Within the past week, Ella has finally decided that sitting around and watching Nolan play is not near as much fun as getting into the mix of it. She's so proud of herself that she will often stop and clap for herself. She's just too cute for words!
A few things I want to remember about her at this age:
*says Mama all the time!
*eats most anything, including what we're having for dinner (blended up, of course)
*has two bottom teeth, and it looks like there's three more on the way
*sleeps about 10-11 hours at night, takes two naps a day, with the morning nap being shorter than the afternoon nap
*is super flexible with her schedule and is willing to adapt to whatever the day may bring
*she will self-entertain for decent periods of time
*is very alert to her surroundings and wants to be a part of whatever everyone else is doing
*she's quite sensitive and will easily cry if she hears Nolan cry
*sadly, she's had recurring ear infections and sounds like she's congested almost all of the time
*she's still so bald, but bald is beautiful!
*will sign "all done" and "more"
*is simply a joy
*her bright blue eyes are striking
*her smile will light up the room
We thank God for this beautiful blessing!
I caught her crawling a bit at the beginning of the video. Then Nolan decided he needed to be a part of it. I love to watch them interact. Sweet siblings!
Friday, July 4, 2008
4th of July
Happy 4th of July!
So this post isn't catching up from all of the stuff I've failed to post over the past six weeks or so, but in the interest of not falling further behind, here we go...
What was I thinking????
Yesterday I had the bright idea of making a family evening out to see fireworks. (I have such fond memories as a kid of going to a fireworks show with my family.) The City of Arlington had big festivities around the lake, concluding with a firework show. Sounds like fun, huh?
Well, we decided to park at a nearby church that the City was running a shuttle from. Nolan was super excited about riding a school bus!
Once we got there, we kind of checked it out for a bit, listened to music, and then headed to the bounce houses. Craig was a such a sport. Nolan chose a bounce house he was interested in playing in, they waited in line, and just as it was Nolan's turn, he decided he was too scared to jump. (Where did this timid side of my no-fear son come from??? This is a new development lately.) Long story short, they went through this charade about four times, all ending with Nolan never jumping in a single bounce house.
For whatever reason, I figured the fireworks would start as soon as the sun went down. To my surprise, they didn't start until 9:45! Fortunately, both kiddos were doing just fine and enjoying people watching, so we stuck it out.
We didn't have the best view of the fireworks, but that was probably best, seeing as though Nolan was kind of scared by them. (You'll have to see another post I have yet to write about our trip to the baseball game; that explains his fear of fireworks.)
So as soon as the fireworks were over, we packed everyone up, which is no easy thing when you're traveling with a 2-year-old and an 8-month-old! We finally got going, just to stand in line for about 30-45 minutes to catch the shuttle back to our car.
Holy cow! It's about 11:15 before we made it back to our car! What were we thinking??? Nolan and Ella were both such sports and seemed to enjoy our family night out. As soon as we got home, we quickly bathed them and put them to bed. Our babies didn't get to bed until close to midnight, which is ridiculously WAY past our bedtime, especially for two babies!!
I think we'll skip the fireworks show in the future (at least until they're much older), and we'll aim for catching the July 4th parade in the morning. As exhausting as it all was, it turned out to be a pretty enjoyable evening.
So this post isn't catching up from all of the stuff I've failed to post over the past six weeks or so, but in the interest of not falling further behind, here we go...What was I thinking????
Yesterday I had the bright idea of making a family evening out to see fireworks. (I have such fond memories as a kid of going to a fireworks show with my family.) The City of Arlington had big festivities around the lake, concluding with a firework show. Sounds like fun, huh?
Well, we decided to park at a nearby church that the City was running a shuttle from. Nolan was super excited about riding a school bus!
Once we got there, we kind of checked it out for a bit, listened to music, and then headed to the bounce houses. Craig was a such a sport. Nolan chose a bounce house he was interested in playing in, they waited in line, and just as it was Nolan's turn, he decided he was too scared to jump. (Where did this timid side of my no-fear son come from??? This is a new development lately.) Long story short, they went through this charade about four times, all ending with Nolan never jumping in a single bounce house.
For whatever reason, I figured the fireworks would start as soon as the sun went down. To my surprise, they didn't start until 9:45! Fortunately, both kiddos were doing just fine and enjoying people watching, so we stuck it out.
We didn't have the best view of the fireworks, but that was probably best, seeing as though Nolan was kind of scared by them. (You'll have to see another post I have yet to write about our trip to the baseball game; that explains his fear of fireworks.)
So as soon as the fireworks were over, we packed everyone up, which is no easy thing when you're traveling with a 2-year-old and an 8-month-old! We finally got going, just to stand in line for about 30-45 minutes to catch the shuttle back to our car.
Holy cow! It's about 11:15 before we made it back to our car! What were we thinking??? Nolan and Ella were both such sports and seemed to enjoy our family night out. As soon as we got home, we quickly bathed them and put them to bed. Our babies didn't get to bed until close to midnight, which is ridiculously WAY past our bedtime, especially for two babies!!
I think we'll skip the fireworks show in the future (at least until they're much older), and we'll aim for catching the July 4th parade in the morning. As exhausting as it all was, it turned out to be a pretty enjoyable evening.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Where does the time go?
It's July already, and I just can't believe it! I'm so behind in posting, and now that I'm so behind, I'm just overwhelmed with playing catch-up. I'll soon go through the many pictures I've taken since mid-May and take the time to post and document what we've been up to.
I hate to admit it, but this blog really serves as my scrapbook. I love the idea of scrapbooking, but to actually do it just isn't my thing. I love the simplicity of blogging; it's black and white with a few pictures thrown in. Scrapbooking is fun but overwhelming to me. There's just too many choices; fancy scissors, different sizes and colors of paper, stickers, embellishments that I can't even begin to name, etc.
My goal this month: To get everything documented that's documentation-worthy, which is quite a bit, and to stay on top of it!
Until next time,
Julie
I hate to admit it, but this blog really serves as my scrapbook. I love the idea of scrapbooking, but to actually do it just isn't my thing. I love the simplicity of blogging; it's black and white with a few pictures thrown in. Scrapbooking is fun but overwhelming to me. There's just too many choices; fancy scissors, different sizes and colors of paper, stickers, embellishments that I can't even begin to name, etc.
My goal this month: To get everything documented that's documentation-worthy, which is quite a bit, and to stay on top of it!
Until next time,
Julie
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