I thought I'd show you what our little man is up to these days. He's crawling everywhere and pulling up on everything. Look out world, here he comes!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
My day
Today was my birthday. I received many wonderful birthday wishes from family and friends both near and far. It was neat to hear from hometown and childhood friends, as well as those who are miles and miles away. And although I didn't get a lot of time to relax as many well-wishers told me to do, I still had a wonderful day.
My birthday gift to myself was actually attending a scrapbooking event last weekend. It was nice to catch up with friends and with our family books. I spent all of Saturday journaling about family events in 2006 I'd already scrapbooked. But I also feel energized to keep working on more albums. An aside: Friday night MJ and I worked on books together (we gave her one for her birthday). It was neat to see her pick out the paper and photos for each page. She then added her boxes to journal about each picture. Jayten stayed with Nana last weekend. His first overnight trip away from us and he did great. Josh was gone to a cattle sale all weekend. The girls had a fun time with our friend Shane who stayed with them Saturday. Sunday night we stopped by M&C's to visit and exchange bday gifts with Carla.
Another little gift was a night "in" with my girlfriends last night. I don't know what I'd do without these women in my life; they have been my rocks, as well as providing a source of laughter and joy as we roll through this journey of motherhood together. L, D, R and C-love you girls!
Yesterday and today, I got to babysit my sweet little niece. She's three months old and such a darling baby. And even though she shed some tears, she also had lots of smiles for her Aunt Maggie. I think she must have forgiven me for not knowing exactly what she needed when she needed it.
Today, I sat with E and she sang songs to me (Twinkle, Twinkle and Happy Birthday). It was absolutely precious. She wanted to be very helpful today with baby Mya. And even though I had cleaned up many messes before our day even really began this morning, I was grateful all day for the time I spent with my three-year-old.
I watched my baby boy move from the rocking chair to the end table by taking a few steps. Every time I look at him he beams me the biggest grin. It's awesome. I could stare at his chubby little face all day long.
I listened to MJ tell me about another great day at Kindergarten. She is so enthusiastic about school and I love to hear her share her excitement at the end of each day.
J and MJ went to town tonight and brought back dinner. They also surprised me with a Red Velvet cake, Chocolate Brownie ice cream and presents!
It was a great birthday. I can't think of any place I'd rather be than here with my family being a wife and a mother. Thank you God for my many blessings!
My birthday gift to myself was actually attending a scrapbooking event last weekend. It was nice to catch up with friends and with our family books. I spent all of Saturday journaling about family events in 2006 I'd already scrapbooked. But I also feel energized to keep working on more albums. An aside: Friday night MJ and I worked on books together (we gave her one for her birthday). It was neat to see her pick out the paper and photos for each page. She then added her boxes to journal about each picture. Jayten stayed with Nana last weekend. His first overnight trip away from us and he did great. Josh was gone to a cattle sale all weekend. The girls had a fun time with our friend Shane who stayed with them Saturday. Sunday night we stopped by M&C's to visit and exchange bday gifts with Carla.
Another little gift was a night "in" with my girlfriends last night. I don't know what I'd do without these women in my life; they have been my rocks, as well as providing a source of laughter and joy as we roll through this journey of motherhood together. L, D, R and C-love you girls!
Yesterday and today, I got to babysit my sweet little niece. She's three months old and such a darling baby. And even though she shed some tears, she also had lots of smiles for her Aunt Maggie. I think she must have forgiven me for not knowing exactly what she needed when she needed it.
Today, I sat with E and she sang songs to me (Twinkle, Twinkle and Happy Birthday). It was absolutely precious. She wanted to be very helpful today with baby Mya. And even though I had cleaned up many messes before our day even really began this morning, I was grateful all day for the time I spent with my three-year-old.
I watched my baby boy move from the rocking chair to the end table by taking a few steps. Every time I look at him he beams me the biggest grin. It's awesome. I could stare at his chubby little face all day long.
I listened to MJ tell me about another great day at Kindergarten. She is so enthusiastic about school and I love to hear her share her excitement at the end of each day.
J and MJ went to town tonight and brought back dinner. They also surprised me with a Red Velvet cake, Chocolate Brownie ice cream and presents!
It was a great birthday. I can't think of any place I'd rather be than here with my family being a wife and a mother. Thank you God for my many blessings!
Monday, October 19, 2009
One month ago today
One month ago today, my first baby girl celebrated her 6th birthday. It seems crazy it's already been a month. She had a great weekend. On Saturday, we had planned to go to dinner with family, but that morning as she came and snuggled with us, she asked if we could just have dinner at home. So, we had Josh's mom and brothers over for a little BBQs and we made some brownies together and added Reese's pieces candies. The next afternoon we met her friends at the park for a little party. It worked out great--the kids loved having all the equipment to play on, we had some food and cake and ice cream of course. MJ wanted a strawberry cake with strawberry icing. She also picked out a no. 6 candle to blow out. She received some fun gifts including Barbies, art stuff and books.
Dear Mack Jo,
We love you so much and can hardly believe you've turned 6 years old. You seem to just more grown up all the time. You are a great big sister to both E and J. You and E have been playing so well together and you are really protective of both of them. You're always a great help to Mom and Dad. You are doing very well in school, soaking up all the lessons, making friends and just enjoying a little more independence and responsibility that comes with getting older. No matter what you'll always be our first baby. We love you so much and are very proud of you.
Happy Birthday (one month later) Sweet Girl!
Love, Mom and Dad
Saturday, October 17, 2009
J's found a toy on the fridge. He loves to make the music play or he rips it off and pounds on it. Such a boy!
Another favorite of his-crawling into the bathroom and pulling up at the tub. He just stands there and pounds on the edge.
Early this month, I picked up some corn from Purdum's to make freezer corn. The girls were a great help and shucked it for me. I remember in the summers growing up my Dad would have big trash cans full of sweet corn and all us kids and our visiting cousins would stand in the back of the pickup and shuck corn.
Uncle Joe surprised MJ with lots of candy and treats for her birthday.
Some things in September
In September we attended the wedding of a friend. At his younger sister's wedding in April 2005, MJ danced the entire time. She was about 18 months old. It was so cute seeing her out there moving and grooving. By the end, she was just walking around the dance floor she was so tired, but she didn't want to leave! This time we had two little girls who love to dance. They had a lot of fun. I think I'll have to pull this photo out in a few year (hopefully many, many years) for when MJ and Josh have their father/daughter dance at her wedding.
Uncle Joe turned 30 this year. M&C had a BBQ for friends and family. Jayten was checking him out that night.
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