Ford has something he wants to show everyone!
Oh, yeah, his Angry Birds shirt!!
Bonus, his brother got one too!
Boo ya!
Rockin' the tucked in look!
Celebratory "brudder" hugs?
Definitely!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Sickness
Seth is sick.
Jed and I spent most of the morning cleaning up puke before he took Evan to school.
The urge to throw up must sneak up on Seth because he never once made it to the toilet, even when sitting right next to it.
On a funny note, Kane is convinced we have to move now. A few days before we moved here Kane was sick at our old house. He's believes that because he threw up in his bed, we moved. Over the last 9ish months he randomly says things like, "I'm so glad that no one has thrown up in this house so we can still live here." Or, "Remember when I threw up on my bed and in the potty at the other house? Where will we live if I do that again?"
I've explained to him that we don't have move too many times to count and he seems to get it yet he still checks in every hour or so, "Mom, is the new house going to be big enough for all of us to fit?"
On and on it goes.
Monday, September 10, 2012
4 Months Old
To celebrate four fabulous months of this girls life, I made her a cute headband!
I think she likes it!
Friday, September 7, 2012
Staycation 2012
We considered doing a little get away for Labor day but in the end decided to stick it out at home.
We planned a few activities, did a few home projects and last but certainly not least rested.
-Went to our first Food Truck Bazaar. I ordered mandarin chicken wraps from the Vietnamese food truck while Jed and the boys ordered empanadas from the Latin food truck, we all tried the cupcake "truck" which was actually a tent. Dinner was yummy, dessert not so much. I am still wrestling with the part of me that feels ripped off having paid about the same to eat out of a truck as we do when we go to a decent restaurant...
We planned a few activities, did a few home projects and last but certainly not least rested.
-Went to our first Food Truck Bazaar. I ordered mandarin chicken wraps from the Vietnamese food truck while Jed and the boys ordered empanadas from the Latin food truck, we all tried the cupcake "truck" which was actually a tent. Dinner was yummy, dessert not so much. I am still wrestling with the part of me that feels ripped off having paid about the same to eat out of a truck as we do when we go to a decent restaurant...
-We took the kids to Flea World. They loved it and we didn't get robbed! Win/win.
-Spent Sunday with Jay and Jamie at their condo on the beach. Evan, Seth and Kane loved the ocean while Fordy had a blast in the pool. We also saw a gopher tortoise wandering around the dunes while eating dinner.
-Most nights we watched movies or caught up on episodes of Parks and Recreation on Netflix. Joy says that my sense of humor reminds her of Ron Swanson. I'm not sure what to think about that.
-We had a plumbing issue. Our drains began to gurgle whenever the toilets were flushed and eventually backed up. My husband is a rock star, without complaining he fixed it. No, trying to find an honest, plumber. No, waiting around all day for him to get there. No, massive bill at the end. Jed you're the best!! And I'm sorry you had to spend part of our staycation doing this but thank you!
-We went to Lowe's a few times. There are so many projects we'd love to do, its hard to decide where to start and which direction to go!
-I hit up Joann Fabrics. I am trying to teach myself to sew (thus the blog silence all week) but I am really challenged in the art of measuring and cutting... and pinning and setting up a sewing machine. I should probably just throw in the towel but I LOVE fabric and homemade stuff. Sigh.
Alright I'm going to publish this before I get distracted again and it's two weeks late instead of one! I leave you with this article.
-Spent Sunday with Jay and Jamie at their condo on the beach. Evan, Seth and Kane loved the ocean while Fordy had a blast in the pool. We also saw a gopher tortoise wandering around the dunes while eating dinner.
-Most nights we watched movies or caught up on episodes of Parks and Recreation on Netflix. Joy says that my sense of humor reminds her of Ron Swanson. I'm not sure what to think about that.
-We had a plumbing issue. Our drains began to gurgle whenever the toilets were flushed and eventually backed up. My husband is a rock star, without complaining he fixed it. No, trying to find an honest, plumber. No, waiting around all day for him to get there. No, massive bill at the end. Jed you're the best!! And I'm sorry you had to spend part of our staycation doing this but thank you!
-We went to Lowe's a few times. There are so many projects we'd love to do, its hard to decide where to start and which direction to go!
-I hit up Joann Fabrics. I am trying to teach myself to sew (thus the blog silence all week) but I am really challenged in the art of measuring and cutting... and pinning and setting up a sewing machine. I should probably just throw in the towel but I LOVE fabric and homemade stuff. Sigh.
Alright I'm going to publish this before I get distracted again and it's two weeks late instead of one! I leave you with this article.
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
A Weekend
Friday we went to the beach! When Jed got home from work we hopped in the car to drive over. Its always windier and colder on the coast so Jed and I weren't up for getting in the water, but nothing could keep the boys out! We didn't leave until all their lips were thoroughly blue!
Side note: Technically it was Isla's first time at the beach but since she was in the bjorn carrier the entire time, never even touching the sand let alone the water, I'm not qualifying it as her first trip. Now I don't have to feel guilty for forgetting to take pictures.
Saturday was less eventful however I did get out my sewing machine, for the first time in years, to fix a small issue we had with the pottery barn sectional we got off of craigslist earlier in the week! A zipper on one of the cushions was busted so I sewed that baby back on and now we have a $3,000+ couch that we bought for less than $300. Yes!
Sunday's weather was amazing thanks to TS Isaac! It was cool with intermittent showers! Glorious. The boys played outside on and off all day and we didn't have to worry about sunburns!
Evan worked on his skateboarding skillz.
Puddles to play in courtesy of Isaac!
Cooler Weather = Pink Leggings!
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I Got a MOM Mountain Bike!!
Somehow 9+ years of marriage have slipped by and neither Jed or I have owned a bicycle. With four very active boys and a little girl sure to follow suit, it was time for us to bike up!
We got both our bikes for a steal on craigslist. All we need now is a trailer for the littles and then our entire family can go for rides this winter!
Oh, and I'll be purchasing a nice new seat with cushions and shocks, ASAP, because I'm old.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Tales of Lunch Duty
Once upon a time, last week, as I was vigilantly watching over the playground a little girl asked for my help in opening her jello cup. Ever so briefly I took my eyes off the children playing to help and when I looked back, there was a 3rd or 4th grade boy scaling a beam above the tire swings. Sigh.
I didn't even know the kid's name so I asked the little girl with the Jello and she, reluctantly pulling herself away from lick the lid of her chocolaty snack, tells me, "Um, uhhhhh, well mmmm, I think, uhhhhhh, he's new, soooo his name might beee, ummm, Nuuuh-ate, maybe."
I jogged over to him while calling out what, may or may not, have been his name. When at last I had his attention he gave me a sheepish look and said, "I shouldn't be up here huh?" I replied, "Sorry, but its not very safe..." (I was going to follow that up with, "please climb down now.") Interrupting me, he lunged off the beam. While his feet may have hit the ground first (debatable) what stands out is how he landed on his stomach with his arms stretched out as if he was doing a belly flop, bouncing once before jumping up and shouting, "Don't worry I'm ok, I jump off of houses all the time!" Then he ran off to play.
It was like looking into Kane's future.
The End.
I didn't even know the kid's name so I asked the little girl with the Jello and she, reluctantly pulling herself away from lick the lid of her chocolaty snack, tells me, "Um, uhhhhh, well mmmm, I think, uhhhhhh, he's new, soooo his name might beee, ummm, Nuuuh-ate, maybe."
I jogged over to him while calling out what, may or may not, have been his name. When at last I had his attention he gave me a sheepish look and said, "I shouldn't be up here huh?" I replied, "Sorry, but its not very safe..." (I was going to follow that up with, "please climb down now.") Interrupting me, he lunged off the beam. While his feet may have hit the ground first (debatable) what stands out is how he landed on his stomach with his arms stretched out as if he was doing a belly flop, bouncing once before jumping up and shouting, "Don't worry I'm ok, I jump off of houses all the time!" Then he ran off to play.
It was like looking into Kane's future.
The End.
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