I should just be thankful that it isn't snowing yet I guess.
Oh and these are not outside, just the kids having fun. 
Yes, Pete is also in this picture, his back is under Jamie's head, arm under her hands. And yes, my closet is very messy. 
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Our Days
Fall has been wonderful. The weather is beautiful and we have been able to still be outside pretty much as often as we would like. And "we like", a lot! These fun days playing outside in October make me dread winter even more. What are we going to do with ourselves?????
I should just be thankful that it isn't snowing yet I guess.
Oh and these are not outside, just the kids having fun.
Yes, Pete is also in this picture, his back is under Jamie's head, arm under her hands. And yes, my closet is very messy.
I should just be thankful that it isn't snowing yet I guess.
Oh and these are not outside, just the kids having fun. Yes, Pete is also in this picture, his back is under Jamie's head, arm under her hands. And yes, my closet is very messy.
Jamie
Jamie=sweet and sugary, adorable, delightful, precious, lovable, and undeniable and I am totally smitten with her.
Jamie also=feisty, gutsy, strong-willed, determined, temperamental, spirited, and opinionated and though it makes for some trying times I love her for being herself. 
How different is she than her brother? Let me count the ways. Different doesn't always mean worse though. I used to wonder how I would love another child as much as I loved Pete. I don't wonder anymore.
Jamie also=feisty, gutsy, strong-willed, determined, temperamental, spirited, and opinionated and though it makes for some trying times I love her for being herself. 
How different is she than her brother? Let me count the ways. Different doesn't always mean worse though. I used to wonder how I would love another child as much as I loved Pete. I don't wonder anymore.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Pumpkins
Went to a local pumpkin patch today to grab a few for the kids. Another great time, great day, great kids, great pictures. All around great!
Artprize
Our city has this neat thing called Artprize and we got the courage up to take the kids downtown to check it out. I am glad we did. It was a beautiful night and we all had a great time looking at some pretty amazing art. We didn't see as much as I would have liked but for having the kids along and a giant double stroller I think we did pretty well. The kids did great and now that I look at my pictures that I have a lot more pictures of them than the art. My favorite piece of art was this picture of Grand Rapids made with hundreds of thousands of little balls. See below. Pete loved this piece that played music that you could feel when you sat on the seat, hear the song and see the lights flashing to the music above you.
Outside the Gerald R. Ford Museum.
My favorite. All of the little dots are tiny balls. Amazing.
Pete favorite.
Jamie with some messy blown glass art piece behind her. 
Finally out of the stroller! Yes that is a large pig head behind her.
Taking a break on a bench.
Carousel ride. Jamie LOVED it. Can you tell?
Pete had a good time too and we plan to take him back downtown in the next week or two to ride it again.
The last piece we saw, a wooden piece with a mans face and different animals carved into it. Very, very cool.
Outside the Gerald R. Ford Museum.
My favorite. All of the little dots are tiny balls. Amazing.
Pete favorite.
Jamie with some messy blown glass art piece behind her. 
Finally out of the stroller! Yes that is a large pig head behind her.
Taking a break on a bench.
Carousel ride. Jamie LOVED it. Can you tell?
Pete had a good time too and we plan to take him back downtown in the next week or two to ride it again.
The last piece we saw, a wooden piece with a mans face and different animals carved into it. Very, very cool.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
My Little Man
It's hard to call him my little man these days. He may still be little but he is acting so big. He says the funniest things, is so smart, does big boy things on his own and gets more and more fun every day.
I used to talk about how the current stage of his life was my favorite. I went for a while without feeling that but now I can say, "I love this stage!" I love having a conversation with my son. I love asking him a question and getting a smart or funny answer. I love hearing what is on his mind and in his heart. I love watching him try to figure things out even though most of the time he doesn't have much patience with things. Can't blame that on him though!
Pete is a sweet boy. I know I have said that before but he is really a kind-hearted boy. He loves his mommy, daddy, sisters and dog with all his heart. He thinks about and prays for his grandparents and friends. I am proud of the little boy he has become and have confidence in the good natured, faithful man that he will become.
The other night I got a babysitter so I could go to a jewelry party. I got home and we were sitting outside looking at the stars when I asked him how Jamie did with the sitter. He said, "Not too bad." I had to laugh. Not too bad!
He has many passions, interests, ideas and opinions and I love them all. Here is his current "favorite's" list:
1. Buzz & Woody
2. Bulldozers, Backhoes, Dump Trucks, etc.
3. The moon and stars
4. Thomas the Train and all trains
5. Firetrucks. Sometimes we drive by the fire station just to get a look at the trucks in the garage.
6. Outside. Pete loves to be outside.
7. Chocolate milk.
8. Airplanes. He can find an airplane in the sky anytime, anywhere.
9. Play-doh. This is hard because Jamie loves to eat play-doh.
10. Taking pictures, getting pictures of him taken, looking at the pictures of him and going through old pictures on my computer.
11. Wearing his boots. He wears them everywhere I will let him. He desperately needs new ones, these are way too small for him.
Pete used to be potty trained. Potty trained by 2 years and 3 months was pretty good. Then we went to CO. Pete is no longer potty trained. We are starting the process all over again. I knew we should have waited. It did save us some money in diapers for a while though.
Here are some recent pictures of our handsome boy. He is enjoying the new camera almost as much as I am. I bought this frog costume a couple years ago at a garage sale. He loves it. He wants to sleep in it (we don't let him), eat in it (it's fun to pick up food in the webbed feet) and play in it. How cute is this?
Omi and Opa sent Pete a get well card and $5 after he hurt his tongue. They asked that we take him to the store to get him a "feel better" present from them. We told him about it and that he could get something at Meijer that night. He held his $5 and we spent about 20 minutes in the toy aisles until he found just the right toy and low and behold it was under $5. He paid for it himself and got his change for his Hamm (piggy) bank at home. Here is proud Pete and his Little People bulldozer, driver and rock.
We played outside last night and I captured this fun picture of him. He's hanging off the side of the garden we keep on the porch. What you don't see is his butt crack hanging out because his pants are too big and he didn't have a diaper on. 
And here is my boy this morning. It was cold and most things were covered in frost so we bundled up and put a towel on the wet chair. 
I fully and completely enjoy being Pete's mom. I think God has blessed him with some amazing qualities. I know he has a bright future, will do incredible things and be liked by many people. He is not only my son but he has become my friend and I have fun doing things with him. And right now, I am especially liking that he is asleep. Bye!
I used to talk about how the current stage of his life was my favorite. I went for a while without feeling that but now I can say, "I love this stage!" I love having a conversation with my son. I love asking him a question and getting a smart or funny answer. I love hearing what is on his mind and in his heart. I love watching him try to figure things out even though most of the time he doesn't have much patience with things. Can't blame that on him though!
Pete is a sweet boy. I know I have said that before but he is really a kind-hearted boy. He loves his mommy, daddy, sisters and dog with all his heart. He thinks about and prays for his grandparents and friends. I am proud of the little boy he has become and have confidence in the good natured, faithful man that he will become.
The other night I got a babysitter so I could go to a jewelry party. I got home and we were sitting outside looking at the stars when I asked him how Jamie did with the sitter. He said, "Not too bad." I had to laugh. Not too bad!
He has many passions, interests, ideas and opinions and I love them all. Here is his current "favorite's" list:
1. Buzz & Woody
2. Bulldozers, Backhoes, Dump Trucks, etc.
3. The moon and stars
4. Thomas the Train and all trains
5. Firetrucks. Sometimes we drive by the fire station just to get a look at the trucks in the garage.
6. Outside. Pete loves to be outside.
7. Chocolate milk.
8. Airplanes. He can find an airplane in the sky anytime, anywhere.
9. Play-doh. This is hard because Jamie loves to eat play-doh.
10. Taking pictures, getting pictures of him taken, looking at the pictures of him and going through old pictures on my computer.
11. Wearing his boots. He wears them everywhere I will let him. He desperately needs new ones, these are way too small for him.
Pete used to be potty trained. Potty trained by 2 years and 3 months was pretty good. Then we went to CO. Pete is no longer potty trained. We are starting the process all over again. I knew we should have waited. It did save us some money in diapers for a while though.
Here are some recent pictures of our handsome boy. He is enjoying the new camera almost as much as I am. I bought this frog costume a couple years ago at a garage sale. He loves it. He wants to sleep in it (we don't let him), eat in it (it's fun to pick up food in the webbed feet) and play in it. How cute is this?
Omi and Opa sent Pete a get well card and $5 after he hurt his tongue. They asked that we take him to the store to get him a "feel better" present from them. We told him about it and that he could get something at Meijer that night. He held his $5 and we spent about 20 minutes in the toy aisles until he found just the right toy and low and behold it was under $5. He paid for it himself and got his change for his Hamm (piggy) bank at home. Here is proud Pete and his Little People bulldozer, driver and rock.
We played outside last night and I captured this fun picture of him. He's hanging off the side of the garden we keep on the porch. What you don't see is his butt crack hanging out because his pants are too big and he didn't have a diaper on. 
And here is my boy this morning. It was cold and most things were covered in frost so we bundled up and put a towel on the wet chair. 
I fully and completely enjoy being Pete's mom. I think God has blessed him with some amazing qualities. I know he has a bright future, will do incredible things and be liked by many people. He is not only my son but he has become my friend and I have fun doing things with him. And right now, I am especially liking that he is asleep. Bye!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Playing With My Camera
So, I have been playing with my camera and I love it. And you thought I took a lot of pictures before, just wait! We haven't done anything exciting lately so they are just pics of the kids around the house. Really cute pics of the kids around the house!!!!!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
Rewind
The Saturday before we left for CO we went to Craigs Cruisers, like a Camelot for my CA readers. Miniature golf, go-carts, arcade, etc. ITT does this wonderful staff appreciation day once a year for the staff that includes pizza buffet and rides for 3 hours. We love going and Pete was at a great age to start enjoying more of the activities and games there. Our strategy. Arrive at 3pm, eat everything you can at the buffet. Go play until 5 minutes before your 3 hours are up and go back to the buffet for another round. Leave totally stuffed but really happy.
Me and Sugar before we left. Kind of showing off my new haircut that isn't so new anymore.
This is how Pete plays air hockey.
That's P. and Pete in blue #27. Every time they passed us I saw a huge, but a little frightened, smile on Pete's face.
Bumper boats.
Pizza buffet.
We get to do a lot of fun things. And we have a lot of fun together.
Another update: Pete had a horrible morning but a much better afternoon. When he woke up this morning his sheets were covered in blood from the night. He couldn't talk, eat or drink. I prayed for God to help us through the morning more than once. And He did. It will take some time for Pete's tongue to heal but he will be ok. And we will survive this but I have to say this was one of the harder days of my life. It's so hard to see your child hurting. Especially your sweet, kind, gentle boy that you love more than yourself. We are treating him with a mouthwash prescribed by the doctor and Tylenol. Liquids and soft foods. And lots of loving. Please keep him in your prayers. Jamie up. Later.
Me and Sugar before we left. Kind of showing off my new haircut that isn't so new anymore.
This is how Pete plays air hockey.
That's P. and Pete in blue #27. Every time they passed us I saw a huge, but a little frightened, smile on Pete's face.
Bumper boats.
Pizza buffet.
We get to do a lot of fun things. And we have a lot of fun together. Another update: Pete had a horrible morning but a much better afternoon. When he woke up this morning his sheets were covered in blood from the night. He couldn't talk, eat or drink. I prayed for God to help us through the morning more than once. And He did. It will take some time for Pete's tongue to heal but he will be ok. And we will survive this but I have to say this was one of the harder days of my life. It's so hard to see your child hurting. Especially your sweet, kind, gentle boy that you love more than yourself. We are treating him with a mouthwash prescribed by the doctor and Tylenol. Liquids and soft foods. And lots of loving. Please keep him in your prayers. Jamie up. Later.
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