Random things heard in my house in the last 24 hours...
"I'm not wearing a shirt because I like to feel the wind rushing through my armpits." ~Q
"Aren't I precious?" ~S
"Can I have a bowl of sugar?" ~H
Showing posts with label N~. Show all posts
Showing posts with label N~. Show all posts
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Bits and Pieces
Writing to remember a few snippets from today...
In random order:
Harper: At dinner, she said, "Mama, do you know you have the best mama smile ever?" I don't know what she's up to, and frankly, I don't care. I'll take it :)
Quinn: This afternoon the kids went door to door looking for work. (Yes we feed them) Surprisingly, a neighbor told them to pick up sticks from the yard and she would pay them $2 each. She went to give them the money beforehand, and Quinn gave it back to her saying that he couldn't take it until she saw the job he had done. I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM!!! I saw a glimmer of the man that I pray for him to be.
Nate: After the kids brought their money home to show us, Ben told them that they now had to pay taxes. Running away upstairs, Nate yelled as he went, "I don't believe in taxes."
Judah: It is so fun to walk hand in hand with Judah. He is so short and his little legs are so chubby, that he has to take five steps for every one of mine. I love it. I looked down at him today as we were walking and felt happiness and sadness at the same time. It is such a precious time, that will be gone all too quickly...
Sonora: Alright, I admit, I saved this one for last. The first words I heard this morning have stuck with me all day...She walked down the stairs, and the first thing out of her mouth was, "What is that ugly smell? Smells like chicken."
In random order:
Harper: At dinner, she said, "Mama, do you know you have the best mama smile ever?" I don't know what she's up to, and frankly, I don't care. I'll take it :)
Quinn: This afternoon the kids went door to door looking for work. (Yes we feed them) Surprisingly, a neighbor told them to pick up sticks from the yard and she would pay them $2 each. She went to give them the money beforehand, and Quinn gave it back to her saying that he couldn't take it until she saw the job he had done. I WAS SO PROUD OF HIM!!! I saw a glimmer of the man that I pray for him to be.
Nate: After the kids brought their money home to show us, Ben told them that they now had to pay taxes. Running away upstairs, Nate yelled as he went, "I don't believe in taxes."
Judah: It is so fun to walk hand in hand with Judah. He is so short and his little legs are so chubby, that he has to take five steps for every one of mine. I love it. I looked down at him today as we were walking and felt happiness and sadness at the same time. It is such a precious time, that will be gone all too quickly...
Sonora: Alright, I admit, I saved this one for last. The first words I heard this morning have stuck with me all day...She walked down the stairs, and the first thing out of her mouth was, "What is that ugly smell? Smells like chicken."
Friday, January 29, 2010
The Game of Life
Well, since I haven't posted since JULY!!!, and I have finally finished updating everything, I think I should finally take back up posting on here. I know that in the 6 months that I have taken off from blogging I have missed the opportunity to chronicle so much.
Last night, we had a sort of family game night. We chose the game of Life and with all six of us playing, it was a looooooooooong game! It was interesting, as things usually are when we are all gathered around the table, and as you can see from the look on Quinn's face, this was a no nonsense game. He was in it to win. At all costs. The little bugger took all my life tiles, but I'm not holding a grudge...
Sonora had a bit of a learning curve.
Nate was all business, and the fact that he was the banker (and a good one at that :) came as no surprise to anyone!
Did I mention that this was a really long game?
The game fare of the evening was butterscotch candies. Thanks to Harper. The entire game Sonora kept asking for one more candy, just one more candy, and at the end of the game as no one was listening to her, she finally gave up...walked over to Harper and said..."HAAARRRRPEEEERRRR, can I PLEASSSSE have a hopscotch?"
And finally, I really have no comment on this image, it speaks for itself. I would however, like to wipe some of those memories from my consciousness.
Quinn walked by just now, and looking at this picture, he said, "Ahhh...those were the times!"
Yes, indeed, these are the times...
Last night, we had a sort of family game night. We chose the game of Life and with all six of us playing, it was a looooooooooong game! It was interesting, as things usually are when we are all gathered around the table, and as you can see from the look on Quinn's face, this was a no nonsense game. He was in it to win. At all costs. The little bugger took all my life tiles, but I'm not holding a grudge...
Sonora had a bit of a learning curve.
Nate was all business, and the fact that he was the banker (and a good one at that :) came as no surprise to anyone!
Did I mention that this was a really long game?
The game fare of the evening was butterscotch candies. Thanks to Harper. The entire game Sonora kept asking for one more candy, just one more candy, and at the end of the game as no one was listening to her, she finally gave up...walked over to Harper and said..."HAAARRRRPEEEERRRR, can I PLEASSSSE have a hopscotch?"
And finally, I really have no comment on this image, it speaks for itself. I would however, like to wipe some of those memories from my consciousness.
Quinn walked by just now, and looking at this picture, he said, "Ahhh...those were the times!"Yes, indeed, these are the times...
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Vacation Bible School 2009
There have been so many funny things said around here lately, and I have been forgetting to jot them down when I hear them :( We have been busy with VBS and now the planning crunch for school, so I'm hoping to blog more in the near future. Until then, here are some cute VBS pictures. The theme was The Boomerang Express (The Australian Outback). The kids had fun!
This year, I helped in Q~ and H~'s class, so most of my pictures are from there, but I did happen to snap this one of N~ up on stage practicing for the family night program.
J~ in the nursery...
Q~ and H~'s Class.
The busiest place in VBS: Crafts
Yes, a kangaroo in diapers. There is something just wrong about that.
Obviously, it rebelled.
At the end of family night, the kids got to throw water balloons at the pastor.
S~ didn't get one.
Not including the lack of water balloons for S~, it was a very fun week!
This year, I helped in Q~ and H~'s class, so most of my pictures are from there, but I did happen to snap this one of N~ up on stage practicing for the family night program.
J~ in the nursery...
Q~ and H~'s Class.
The busiest place in VBS: Crafts
Yes, a kangaroo in diapers. There is something just wrong about that.
Obviously, it rebelled.
At the end of family night, the kids got to throw water balloons at the pastor.
S~ didn't get one.
Not including the lack of water balloons for S~, it was a very fun week!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Naptime
We have been staying up late and sleeping in lately...so goes summer. Today I had this conversation with N~.
I tried to keep a straight face.
However, I think I might be nocturnal too! :))
N~: Hey mama { I think it's so cute that he still calls me this...I know it will end soon :( }, do you know what?
Me: What?
N~: I think I'm nocturnal. I wanted to take a nap today.
I tried to keep a straight face.
However, I think I might be nocturnal too! :))
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Frankie
We are doing Bible Drill at church this summer on Wednesday nights. I LOVE Bible Drill! I loved it as a kid. N~ loves it too. He is very good at it, and I'm really proud to have a chip off the old, I mean really, really young block. He is so competitive, that it is a great fit for his personality.
Q~ and H~ are not quite as thrilled with the program. They don't quite have the order of the books down, so tonight Ben decided to quiz them. He threw out this question to them:
"What book comes between Joel and Obadiah?"
Q~ answers with a question of his own.
"Frankie?"
Yep, Frankie.
Q~ and H~ are not quite as thrilled with the program. They don't quite have the order of the books down, so tonight Ben decided to quiz them. He threw out this question to them:
"What book comes between Joel and Obadiah?"
Q~ answers with a question of his own.
"Frankie?"
Yep, Frankie.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Double Digits
This little tiny 9lb 4oz baby...
Is 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We love you N~!
P.S. This isn't on my profile, but if you would like to see his blog, you can visit him here.
Is 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We love you N~!
P.S. This isn't on my profile, but if you would like to see his blog, you can visit him here.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Oh No!
Watch out world...looks who's mobile...
He's pretty proud of himself...he flips right over the minute you put him down...
Oh man, I'm not ready for this! :)
He's pretty proud of himself...he flips right over the minute you put him down...Oh man, I'm not ready for this! :)
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Wide Eyed
WARNING: Scary post ahead...
Staring contests. Remember those? Well, it seems my kids are now into them. They wish they could beat me. Up til now they couldn't.
That all changed today. At lunch the kids figured out that if they open their eyes REALLLLLY wide, they have a better chance at winning. Not full pr
oof, but better. I would start into the contest, then they would pull their big eye trick and I would start giggling. Nearly got me every time.
N~ did find a way to win everytime...
Like I said, scary...
Staring contests. Remember those? Well, it seems my kids are now into them. They wish they could beat me. Up til now they couldn't.
That all changed today. At lunch the kids figured out that if they open their eyes REALLLLLY wide, they have a better chance at winning. Not full pr
oof, but better. I would start into the contest, then they would pull their big eye trick and I would start giggling. Nearly got me every time.
N~ did find a way to win everytime...
Like I said, scary...
Sunday, April 19, 2009
In the Blink of an Eye
I have been struck lately at how much the kids all seem to be growing. Their childhoods seem to be flying...I put this collage together today with tears in my eyes.
Incredibly thankful this Lord's day...
Incredibly thankful this Lord's day...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Or Something
Man, oh man this week has flown! It seems that I have been so busy. I will try to post some pictures of our semi-finished schoolroom on the homeschool blog tonight. I will try. But, until then, I have to get this down...
We had the cable guy come in yesterday to put in a line upstairs so that I could have 'The Beast' (my lovely nickname for our new printer) close by when I need it. Now, we had company yesterday, my SIL with her two kids. Add that to our five and there were seven kids under the age of 10 in our house when he walks in the door. BUT, not just seven REGULAR kids...we had just hyped the kids up on sugar bread,,,yes the kids call it sugar bread (Amish Friendship Bread,,,very yummy, but verrrry bad for you),,,so there were seven SUGARED UP kids and they were careening through the house. Upstairs, downstairs, outside, back inside, and I'm pretty sure there was at least one crying the entire time the poor man was here. Darn sugar. N~, and Q~ followed him around the entire time asking questions such as...
Sooo.....all that to say this. While he was here he asked me a question of his own...and I quote: "Do you 'like' have a daycare or something?"
Yep, or something:)
We had the cable guy come in yesterday to put in a line upstairs so that I could have 'The Beast' (my lovely nickname for our new printer) close by when I need it. Now, we had company yesterday, my SIL with her two kids. Add that to our five and there were seven kids under the age of 10 in our house when he walks in the door. BUT, not just seven REGULAR kids...we had just hyped the kids up on sugar bread,,,yes the kids call it sugar bread (Amish Friendship Bread,,,very yummy, but verrrry bad for you),,,so there were seven SUGARED UP kids and they were careening through the house. Upstairs, downstairs, outside, back inside, and I'm pretty sure there was at least one crying the entire time the poor man was here. Darn sugar. N~, and Q~ followed him around the entire time asking questions such as...
what are you doing? how does that work? are you using the right drill bit? how do you know that will work? have you done this before? where does that wire go? you better do that right, my daddy's coming home soon...I'm pretty sure I saw the guy roll his eyes...I told myself he must not have any children.
Sooo.....all that to say this. While he was here he asked me a question of his own...and I quote: "Do you 'like' have a daycare or something?"
Yep, or something:)
Monday, April 13, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Happy Easter
This post is for my mom, who won't get to be here to celebrate Easter with us this year. They decided to move away...:( So, Mom, HAPPY EASTER!!!
First we copied all the kids handprints and cut them out. The kids stapled them onto pipe cleaners to make lilies. Here is N~ showing you his lily up next to J~'s lily. Quite the difference!
H~ is showing you the bouquet of handprint lilies that will go into your vase...
The kids made you a picture frame magnet with a picture of the collage header to this blog. S~ is showing you...
Q~ just wanted to say...
Here is today's picture of J~.
And finally, the finished product. This will be waiting for you next time you are in town...and, until then,,,,,,,,,We Love You & Wish You a HAPPY EASTER!!
First we copied all the kids handprints and cut them out. The kids stapled them onto pipe cleaners to make lilies. Here is N~ showing you his lily up next to J~'s lily. Quite the difference!
H~ is showing you the bouquet of handprint lilies that will go into your vase...
The kids made you a picture frame magnet with a picture of the collage header to this blog. S~ is showing you...
Q~ just wanted to say...
Here is today's picture of J~.
And finally, the finished product. This will be waiting for you next time you are in town...and, until then,,,,,,,,,We Love You & Wish You a HAPPY EASTER!!
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