And today we had yummy popsicles using our new popsicle holders. I got them at Walmart for $2 each. They help the kids hold the popsicles and you don't have half the mess because they catch the drips!
Jamie still made a mess though. :)
Friday, May 13, 2011
Today
Today we colored, can you tell?
And today we had yummy popsicles using our new popsicle holders. I got them at Walmart for $2 each. They help the kids hold the popsicles and you don't have half the mess because they catch the drips!
Jamie still made a mess though. :)
And today we had yummy popsicles using our new popsicle holders. I got them at Walmart for $2 each. They help the kids hold the popsicles and you don't have half the mess because they catch the drips!Jamie still made a mess though. :)
Boat Ride
Went on a boat ride and to Furr's on Wednesday with our "older" friends Dan and Joyce. It was a beautiful night for a cruise on the lake. See baby in tow hooked onto Jamie's life jacket?
Sequence of Events
Today Jamie accidentally hit Pete on the head with a watering can while playing. Pete started to cry and yelled at her. She immediately got up and hugged him. He totally couldn't stay mad....
He looked at me like, now what do I do mom? I can't be mad at her.
So he stopped crying and went back to playing.....
Cutest thing ever.
He looked at me like, now what do I do mom? I can't be mad at her.
So he stopped crying and went back to playing.....
Cutest thing ever.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
MOPS
MOPS (Mother's of Preschoolers) is so great and it blesses my life in a new way every time I go. I am getting to know some of the moms now and it has been so much fun. I am even going to be a team leader next year and can't wait to meet my group and get to know everyone better. I just pray the kids do better next year. They didn't like going to their classes this year and both cried, like screamed and kicked, every time I dropped them off. It was like the worst mom-torture ever and I even considered not going to MOPS anymore because of it. They will be older and hopefully more confident and secure next year so hopefully a lot of prayer this summer will resolve this issue. Our last meeting was yesterday and it was a blast. I am so sad it is over for the summer but we have a few summer activities planned that I am looking forward to. Here are some pics from yesterday's year end luau party.
My table and my new friends.
Me and my totally fun Group Leader.
The kids after class yesterday having snacks I saved for them from our breakfast.
My table and my new friends.
Me and my totally fun Group Leader.
The kids after class yesterday having snacks I saved for them from our breakfast.
Stuff
P. went swimming with the kids the other day. :)
Mother's Day 2011. Didn't do much. Just had our friends Dan and Joyce over for pizza. This was taken after dinner in our backyard.
My and my boy who makes mommy-ing pretty easy and enjoyable.
Tot Town at a local church where they open up their gym, load it with toys and bikes and the kids play while the mom's chat. Great idea, totally fun, will go back again. It's every Monday at 9:30am.
Jamie reading Goodnight Moon, one of her favorite books. She finds the little mouse on each page.
Things seem to be coming together quite nicely these days. For a while there I was a little worried. Moving and starting over is not easy. In fact, it is really hard. But within 4 months I can begin to say things are falling into place. We are on a schedule. We are meeting friends. I am getting involved. We are loving our church. The kids are making friends. We are staying busy, doing fun things, getting invited places, and feel very comfortable and happy in our new home. Life is good.
Mother's Day 2011. Didn't do much. Just had our friends Dan and Joyce over for pizza. This was taken after dinner in our backyard.
My and my boy who makes mommy-ing pretty easy and enjoyable.
Tot Town at a local church where they open up their gym, load it with toys and bikes and the kids play while the mom's chat. Great idea, totally fun, will go back again. It's every Monday at 9:30am.
Jamie reading Goodnight Moon, one of her favorite books. She finds the little mouse on each page.
Things seem to be coming together quite nicely these days. For a while there I was a little worried. Moving and starting over is not easy. In fact, it is really hard. But within 4 months I can begin to say things are falling into place. We are on a schedule. We are meeting friends. I am getting involved. We are loving our church. The kids are making friends. We are staying busy, doing fun things, getting invited places, and feel very comfortable and happy in our new home. Life is good.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Camping
Camping in AZ. Guest post by P. Pete and I went camping for the first time in AZ. Pete has been camping since he was 5 weeks old so this isn't anything new but it was the first time tent camping and the first time it was just the two of us. He did just great and he was so excited. The entire drive out he pointed to the mountains and said "we going there?" Well here it is:
This is the view from our campsite to the White tank mountains.
We hiked the waterfall trail within the park boundaries. Around 500 AD the Hohokam indians settled in this area where the desert and mountains join. Apparently they had an extensive canal system that brought water to their crops. Their main crop was corn. They drew on the rocks these "petroglyths" or symbols which we are unsure of the meanings. When they carved into these rocks it would contrast against the stone. The clearer the marking the older the markings.
The view on the waterfall trail.
Pete found this massive boulder just right for climbing and quickly he scurried to the top and out of my reach. I asked him to come back down and he came back down the rock after I took this picture.
Notice how the granite rocks are "white". This is how the mountains got their name when the rain runoff rushes over them it changed the color to white. At the base of the mountain is a cold pond filled with water, no waterfall trickling down today.
Pete eating his hotdog cooked over the fire.
Pete would throw wood into the fire and say "fireflies". He would call the sparks fireflies. It was a great time for both of us and so memorable.
This is the view from our campsite to the White tank mountains.
We hiked the waterfall trail within the park boundaries. Around 500 AD the Hohokam indians settled in this area where the desert and mountains join. Apparently they had an extensive canal system that brought water to their crops. Their main crop was corn. They drew on the rocks these "petroglyths" or symbols which we are unsure of the meanings. When they carved into these rocks it would contrast against the stone. The clearer the marking the older the markings.
The view on the waterfall trail.
Pete found this massive boulder just right for climbing and quickly he scurried to the top and out of my reach. I asked him to come back down and he came back down the rock after I took this picture.
Notice how the granite rocks are "white". This is how the mountains got their name when the rain runoff rushes over them it changed the color to white. At the base of the mountain is a cold pond filled with water, no waterfall trickling down today.
Pete eating his hotdog cooked over the fire.
Pete would throw wood into the fire and say "fireflies". He would call the sparks fireflies. It was a great time for both of us and so memorable.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Camping
This is not a post about camping but is the post before the camping post. Stay tuned.
Instead just a few cute pics of the kiddos.
Here's Pete and his second fly kill. This one he got with a marker. See it smashed on the window?
Jamie and her dog.
Playing under bar stools and a big blanket.
My big girl in her pretty sun dress.
Instead just a few cute pics of the kiddos.
Here's Pete and his second fly kill. This one he got with a marker. See it smashed on the window?
Jamie and her dog.
Playing under bar stools and a big blanket.
My big girl in her pretty sun dress.
Friday, May 6, 2011
May Fun
We are very blessed, can you tell? The kids have a beautiful life. We all do. We are thankful and grateful for all we have. Especially each other.
We do a lot of things and we have a lot of fun. The kids are so fun these days and it is just getting better and better.
Water will be our best friend for the next....5 months!
I love this handsome picture of Pete.
The warm sun makes Abby so tired..... :)
Look at the sky. That is what it looks like every day. Not a cloud....
My precious Jamie painting.
Kiddos warming up after a dip in the pool.
Pete thought Jamie looked so cute in her dress that he asked me to take a picture of him with her. It was the sweetest thing.
Kids and I riding this train that drives around in the mall.
Splash Pad at Rio Vista Park.
The kids' new friends. God has provided us with some really neat new friends lately.
Kids up from naps now. Gotta go. Happy Mother's day to all of the moms I know. I love you all.
We do a lot of things and we have a lot of fun. The kids are so fun these days and it is just getting better and better.
Water will be our best friend for the next....5 months!
I love this handsome picture of Pete.
The warm sun makes Abby so tired..... :)Look at the sky. That is what it looks like every day. Not a cloud....
My precious Jamie painting.
Kiddos warming up after a dip in the pool.
Pete thought Jamie looked so cute in her dress that he asked me to take a picture of him with her. It was the sweetest thing.
Kids and I riding this train that drives around in the mall. 
Splash Pad at Rio Vista Park.
The kids' new friends. God has provided us with some really neat new friends lately.
Kids up from naps now. Gotta go. Happy Mother's day to all of the moms I know. I love you all.
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