Mama and her babies.
Easter eggs and chocolate. Jamie's first Easter.
That's my girl!
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Easter
Throwing leaves in the water on Easter. Our first trip of the year to our favorite park.
Mama and her babies.
Easter eggs and chocolate. Jamie's first Easter.
That's my girl!
Mama and her babies.Easter eggs and chocolate. Jamie's first Easter.That's my girl!
Monday, April 5, 2010
Pete Turns 2
Happy birthday to my little man! Two years ago today you were born and my life changed forever. I can't imagine a day without you in it. I am so proud of who you are and the smart, sweet little boy you have grown to be.
As of today you say about 30 words. I am sure you say more but I just haven't figured them out yet. Some of my favorite words you say are mommy, daddy, water (wa-wu), Abby, sissy (i-dee), bike, juice, poop, turtle (tu-tu), and dog (woof woof). You can count to ten but can only say two and nine. You know everything I am saying. You might not say a lot but you know a lot. It is so fun to see you learn more and more every day and I am so proud of how smart you are.
You don't eat a lot of different foods. In fact you are incredibly picky and would probably go all day without eating if I didn't make you eat something. You like fruit, especially frozen blueberries, apples, strawberries and watermelon. You also like peanuts, Goldfish, cheese, Cheerios, waffles, raisins, and anything sweet. Wonder where you got that? You just discovered fruit snacks and are a big fan of those too.
You love to be outside. And you hate to come inside! We got you a tricycle for your birthday and I think you have ridden it every day since we gave it to you. Actually you have ridden it every day since you found it hidden in our closet, little stinker. You love to push, pull and ride anything that moves. You love to walk through leaves and explore rocks on the ground. And you love water. Wa-wu is your heaven.
And last but not least you are a sweet, sweet boy. You are sweet to your mom and dad and you are sweet to your sister and dog. You give the best kisses on my nose. I love holding you and snuggling with you when you wake up from a nap. I love watching you make your sister laugh and am so proud of you when you give your sister one of your toys to play with. I love how much you love your daddy. It is so sweet to see you guys together. You are a really good listener and I am so thankful you listen and obey like you do. Thank you sweet boy.
Thank you sweet boy for making the last two years the best of my life. I love you so much and can't wait for every year we get to spend together in the future.
Here are some pictures of you on your real birthday, today. We didn't do much today but I think you enjoyed your day outside riding your bike and playing in the rain puddles from the stormy night last night.
Oh and you peed in your potty for the first time ever today. I was shocked. And you were so excited. We weren't even potty training yet! 
Last weekend we celebrated your birthday up north with Omi, Opa, Uncle Mike, Katelyn, Krischan and Katie. Here are some pictures of your birthday party. We went to the country club for dinner and they sang you happy birthday and brought you a sundae. You really liked it.
I made you a race car cake this year. You liked it a lot. You showed it off to everyone that would look. Here is a pic of you helping me make it.
The beginning product.
Finishing up.
And you opened a few gifts. You got the game Connect Four, a bag of doctor's equipment (since you are a doctor's office pro with all our trips there lately) and a bag full of McDonald's foods that you and your little sister love to play with.
Sleep well mama's boy. Tomorrow you will be 2 years and a day old. Boy how time flies. Happy birthday to you, the best little boy in the whole world.
As of today you say about 30 words. I am sure you say more but I just haven't figured them out yet. Some of my favorite words you say are mommy, daddy, water (wa-wu), Abby, sissy (i-dee), bike, juice, poop, turtle (tu-tu), and dog (woof woof). You can count to ten but can only say two and nine. You know everything I am saying. You might not say a lot but you know a lot. It is so fun to see you learn more and more every day and I am so proud of how smart you are.
You don't eat a lot of different foods. In fact you are incredibly picky and would probably go all day without eating if I didn't make you eat something. You like fruit, especially frozen blueberries, apples, strawberries and watermelon. You also like peanuts, Goldfish, cheese, Cheerios, waffles, raisins, and anything sweet. Wonder where you got that? You just discovered fruit snacks and are a big fan of those too.
You love to be outside. And you hate to come inside! We got you a tricycle for your birthday and I think you have ridden it every day since we gave it to you. Actually you have ridden it every day since you found it hidden in our closet, little stinker. You love to push, pull and ride anything that moves. You love to walk through leaves and explore rocks on the ground. And you love water. Wa-wu is your heaven.
And last but not least you are a sweet, sweet boy. You are sweet to your mom and dad and you are sweet to your sister and dog. You give the best kisses on my nose. I love holding you and snuggling with you when you wake up from a nap. I love watching you make your sister laugh and am so proud of you when you give your sister one of your toys to play with. I love how much you love your daddy. It is so sweet to see you guys together. You are a really good listener and I am so thankful you listen and obey like you do. Thank you sweet boy.
Thank you sweet boy for making the last two years the best of my life. I love you so much and can't wait for every year we get to spend together in the future.
Here are some pictures of you on your real birthday, today. We didn't do much today but I think you enjoyed your day outside riding your bike and playing in the rain puddles from the stormy night last night.
Oh and you peed in your potty for the first time ever today. I was shocked. And you were so excited. We weren't even potty training yet! 
Last weekend we celebrated your birthday up north with Omi, Opa, Uncle Mike, Katelyn, Krischan and Katie. Here are some pictures of your birthday party. We went to the country club for dinner and they sang you happy birthday and brought you a sundae. You really liked it.
I made you a race car cake this year. You liked it a lot. You showed it off to everyone that would look. Here is a pic of you helping me make it.
The beginning product.
Finishing up.
And you opened a few gifts. You got the game Connect Four, a bag of doctor's equipment (since you are a doctor's office pro with all our trips there lately) and a bag full of McDonald's foods that you and your little sister love to play with. 
Sleep well mama's boy. Tomorrow you will be 2 years and a day old. Boy how time flies. Happy birthday to you, the best little boy in the whole world.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Babies
People have asked me lately if we are done having kids. I think my answer changes every day. Or maybe a couple times a day. If you had asked me in CA in the middle of the worst of it all I would have said absolutely not. Then I look at Pete or Jamie, my sweet beautiful children and think absolutely yes.
Pros: Another perfectly beautiful child from God.
Cons: I started a list, it was too long to post. It included things like morning sickness, no sleep, expensive, etc. But when I reviewed my list I didn't feel any of them, or even all of them put together, outweighed the joy of another baby.
Pros: Another perfectly beautiful child from God.
Cons: I started a list, it was too long to post. It included things like morning sickness, no sleep, expensive, etc. But when I reviewed my list I didn't feel any of them, or even all of them put together, outweighed the joy of another baby.
Travels
Date: Saturday, Feb 20th Getting to CA
At the airport in Grand Rapids doing the double diaper change before getting on the plane.
Jamie's first plane ride. Us and all our stuff.
Pete meets the pilots and touches a few buttons. 
Mama and her girl sitting together. Jamie slept for a few minutes on the way to MN. Pete colored in the Delta magazine.
Us camped out in the MN airport. We were waiting for our long flight to CA. We got a lot of stares. It was weird. Maybe they were checking out how cute our kids were. 
Pete and Jamie asleep with dad. Dad was watching the movie The Invention of Lying. I hope to rent it someday. It looked pretty funny but we only had one set of headphones and I wasn't going to purchase any.
Now anything that looks like headphones Pete puts in his ears. Like the strings on my drawstring pants and hoodies..... I wear a lot of those two things.
How was the flight out there? Long but overall it went well. In fact, better than I expected. The kids did well and like usual, we got a few compliments on how well behaved our kids are. I don't like to fly. I find it stressful and the seats to be incredibly uncomfortable. I just wanted to get there and was very excited to arrive, see my family and get settled. The travels went smoothly and quickly and before we knew it we were saying hi to my dad at the airport in LA.
At the airport in Grand Rapids doing the double diaper change before getting on the plane.
Jamie's first plane ride. Us and all our stuff.
Pete meets the pilots and touches a few buttons. 
Mama and her girl sitting together. Jamie slept for a few minutes on the way to MN. Pete colored in the Delta magazine.
Us camped out in the MN airport. We were waiting for our long flight to CA. We got a lot of stares. It was weird. Maybe they were checking out how cute our kids were. 
Pete and Jamie asleep with dad. Dad was watching the movie The Invention of Lying. I hope to rent it someday. It looked pretty funny but we only had one set of headphones and I wasn't going to purchase any.
Now anything that looks like headphones Pete puts in his ears. Like the strings on my drawstring pants and hoodies..... I wear a lot of those two things.
How was the flight out there? Long but overall it went well. In fact, better than I expected. The kids did well and like usual, we got a few compliments on how well behaved our kids are. I don't like to fly. I find it stressful and the seats to be incredibly uncomfortable. I just wanted to get there and was very excited to arrive, see my family and get settled. The travels went smoothly and quickly and before we knew it we were saying hi to my dad at the airport in LA.
Feet, Yum
Date: Feb 19th, the day before we left for CA.
Was I ever this flexible?
Pete saying hi. No, he is not that tall. He is standing on a large tupperware that holds his clothes. Pete doesn't have a closet in his room. That is one of the goals for our next house. A closet for Pete.
Was I ever this flexible?
Pete saying hi. No, he is not that tall. He is standing on a large tupperware that holds his clothes. Pete doesn't have a closet in his room. That is one of the goals for our next house. A closet for Pete.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Changing Places
Ok so I haven't blogged in ages. I have missed it so much. And when I feel better and the kids are better and I get my life back in order (if I ever get my life back in order) I will blog about our trip to CA. Thinking about it right now just makes me tired. So, I just wanted to let you know I am still alive and the kids are still adorable and here they are.
To eat, Jamie sits in the highchair and Pete, the little man, sits at the table. Where does the time go?
Before we left....
Yesterday.......
Jamie hasn't taken to solids. I am surprised because I thought she was going to be my eater. I think she wants to go straight to the real stuff though. This baby food is boring. I tried to give Jamie green beans yesterday but she kept trying to grab the spoon and wasn't interested in eating at all so I let her have the spoon. It was a mess, but cute.
See you when I return to the land of the living.
To eat, Jamie sits in the highchair and Pete, the little man, sits at the table. Where does the time go?
Before we left....
Yesterday.......
Jamie hasn't taken to solids. I am surprised because I thought she was going to be my eater. I think she wants to go straight to the real stuff though. This baby food is boring. I tried to give Jamie green beans yesterday but she kept trying to grab the spoon and wasn't interested in eating at all so I let her have the spoon. It was a mess, but cute.See you when I return to the land of the living.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Friday, February 19, 2010
Complaining
Ok, I know I said yesterday my kids don't give me much to complain about. But today I am going to complain. I never, ever, ever have a minute to myself. They wake up at the same time, early. Jamie goes down for a nap around 10am, Pete goes down around noon and it's as if Jamie knows and she wakes up. Maybe she doesn't want me to be lonely. Jamie goes down for her second nap and Pete wakes up. It's literally all within a few minutes. Sometimes one will wait 10-15 minutes giving me enough time to maybe have a snack, pee and start to do something productive and boom, awake!
I didn't sleep well last night. Jamie woke up at 5:15am to eat and I couldn't go back to sleep. So, I decided to put Pete down early while Jamie was still down to try to rest so I could make it through the rest of the day. I laid Pete down, turned on the humidifier for background noise, got in bed and Jamie woke up. It was devastating. Ok, maybe not devastating but it felt like it at the time.
Good thing she is so cute or I might be a little upset at her. Speaking of my cutie, back to it. She is on the ground at my feet trying to grab a basketball while blowing bubbles down her face. I am going to join her.
I didn't sleep well last night. Jamie woke up at 5:15am to eat and I couldn't go back to sleep. So, I decided to put Pete down early while Jamie was still down to try to rest so I could make it through the rest of the day. I laid Pete down, turned on the humidifier for background noise, got in bed and Jamie woke up. It was devastating. Ok, maybe not devastating but it felt like it at the time.
Good thing she is so cute or I might be a little upset at her. Speaking of my cutie, back to it. She is on the ground at my feet trying to grab a basketball while blowing bubbles down her face. I am going to join her.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
It's Official
I have the cutest kids in the world. Now, if you are reading this and you have kids then you are allowed to disagree. I understand. But I just have to say, Pete and Jamie just get cuter every day. At almost every stage of Pete's life so far I have said "This is my favorite stage." I can full heartedly say this is my favorite stage, for both my kids right now. Pete is talking and interacting so much. Jamie is smiling, laughing, reaching, grabbing, watching, and learning. Though my days are long and sometimes a little boring and tedious I have to say they are both easy. The kids that is. Neither one of them give me problems that I can really complain about. They are just easy. And it makes doing this every day, all day that much more enjoyable. Here are some pics of the cutest kids in the world (in my eyes). (And their dad's too.)
Monday, February 15, 2010
This and That Since Friday
Tips for cutting Pete's hair. Only took me 22 months to get this right but I think we got it.
1. Wet hair.
2. Sheet.
3. Sucker.
4. Dad. (To help hold sucker since arms are stuck under the sheet.)
Going outside. Remind you of any certain Christmas movie? "I can't put my arms down!"
Cute in brown jammies.
Drooling. Smiling. Playing music.
Me and my man. Valentine's Eve.
Jamie and her Omi.
Our ball poppers. A few times a day it is really loud in the house.
Trying on hats for our trip to CA. Jamie's first Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2010.
Peek-a-boo.
1. Wet hair.
2. Sheet.
3. Sucker.
4. Dad. (To help hold sucker since arms are stuck under the sheet.)
Going outside. Remind you of any certain Christmas movie? "I can't put my arms down!"
Cute in brown jammies.
Drooling. Smiling. Playing music.
Me and my man. Valentine's Eve.
Jamie and her Omi.
Our ball poppers. A few times a day it is really loud in the house.
Trying on hats for our trip to CA. Jamie's first Valentine's Day Feb 14, 2010.
Peek-a-boo.
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