I've been thinking for awhile now that I need to get a video of R singing her ABCs and finally captured it a couple of weeks ago. She's slightly distracted by the television but doesn't let me down. :)
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Summer? What Summer?
Ok, ok, I know it's been well over a month since I've posted anything on here. I have lot's of *ahem* excuses, however the most prominent is that we have not stopped since mid-June. To get you all up to speed, since I last posted the following has happened:
Parent & Child Aquatics at UFM, First Baptist Church Pastoral Search Committee meetings, Dodge City to visit cousins...
Lastly, Chad's new J.O.B.! Whew. I'm tired. Is it Fall yet?
Firstly, a little about Chad's new position. He is going to be an 8th grade math teacher at Eisenhower Middle School. No more 40 minute commutes twice a day!!! And he will still get to coach! Needless to say, we are all excited. We are going to miss the FRMS family immensely but feel confident they won't forget about us!
We spent last weekend in Dodge City celebrating the annual event that is Dodge City Days. I wasn't the adament picture-taker that I usually am, but still mustered up a few.
Saturday night we visited Boot Hill for the gunfight and Variety Show (that my uncle directs). Riley had a rip roarin' good time. She was mesmerized by the can can dancers and Miss Kitty.
We left Sunday for Manhattan with R staying in Dodge an extra day. Sunday she finally got a photo with Miss Kitty (and Uncle Doug as "Doc")!
It just so happened to be Chad and I's wedding anniversary, and even though I love my Roo dearly, it was a nice, quiet evening filled with Papa Murphy's pizza and catching up on our tv shows.
I will try not to be such a stranger any more!
A family wedding in Kingfisher...
4th of July...
Kansas City and the zoo...
Saying goodbye to some dear friends, the Yates'...
Riley acquired Pinkeye and the biennial Plummer reunion in Texas (SeaWorld).
Lastly, Chad's new J.O.B.! Whew. I'm tired. Is it Fall yet?
Firstly, a little about Chad's new position. He is going to be an 8th grade math teacher at Eisenhower Middle School. No more 40 minute commutes twice a day!!! And he will still get to coach! Needless to say, we are all excited. We are going to miss the FRMS family immensely but feel confident they won't forget about us!
We spent last weekend in Dodge City celebrating the annual event that is Dodge City Days. I wasn't the adament picture-taker that I usually am, but still mustered up a few.
Parade time! Do you see the police lights yet?
Saturday night we visited Boot Hill for the gunfight and Variety Show (that my uncle directs). Riley had a rip roarin' good time. She was mesmerized by the can can dancers and Miss Kitty.
We left Sunday for Manhattan with R staying in Dodge an extra day. Sunday she finally got a photo with Miss Kitty (and Uncle Doug as "Doc")!
It just so happened to be Chad and I's wedding anniversary, and even though I love my Roo dearly, it was a nice, quiet evening filled with Papa Murphy's pizza and catching up on our tv shows.
I will try not to be such a stranger any more!
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Motor Boatin' and Father's Day
We've been lucky the last of couple weeks. Chad's parents have a tri-toon boat that, unfortunately, was not going to get a lot of use down in Oklahoma this summer since the only nearby lake is waaay under normal levels. Enter us and our 10 minute drive to always-over-flowing Tuttle Creek Lake. :) They are letting us use the boat this summer and it's gotten it's use already.
R's first time on Nana & Papa's boat.
It's maiden voyage included my friends. We had planned to have a "girls day" that day, however after boatin' it turned into a girls "night" by shoving food in our faces, watching the latest "Twilight", and slumbering partying it up at Lachelle's. :)
Our sea captain.
Sharing a Capri Sun with Madeline.
The next weekend brought fun at Milford where Chad's friend Aaron's family was having their annual camping weekend. R was NOT liking my holding Amaia.
Then the rain came. That was our cue to head home for the day. Sunday, Father's Day, we spent the afternoon at Tuttle, just me, R, Chad, and Mom. We had a great time; R got to try out her fishing pole for the very first time.
Chad helped her rig it up.
She was mesmerized by the worms and picked out the one she wanted. Ironically enough, she picked out a monster.
So proud. Unfortunately we did not get a single bite that day. The water was extremely dirty so I'm sure that had something to do with it.
All in all we had a fantastic Father's Day with Chadder doing what he loves best!
Friday, June 7, 2013
A High School Graduation
Mom, Kevin, R, and I spent last weekend in a cool, crisp, beautiful suburb of Houston called Magnolia. Who am I kidding, it was hotter than Hades! These hot-blooded Kansans haven't had the heat to deal with yet and I'm sure all that lived there got sick of us complaining. But we still managed to have a great weekend and watching my cousin, Marshall, graduate was icing on the cake.
Friday night was the "Brochachos Crawfish Boil" (M and his two friends), so in order to prep, R helped Nonny & Grammy with decorations.
Looks absolutely disgusting. But I'm up for trying anything, so I asked Baylee to prepare me one since I had no clue how to go about it. It actually was pretty good, tasted a lot like shrimp.
Then came the swimming. Boy did we have a great time. Allen and Kylie made the trip from Sugar Land, too! (As opposed to Salt Land...badump bump bump...bad joke, I know).
Saturday night we went to another graduation party of some friends of the Smiths. Complete with DJ, dance floor, and zipline (the latter is a regular occurrence in their back yard).
We were talking about age differences at one point and how Marshall and I are 12 years apart. He laughed that I was 30 years old, and I reminded him that in 12 years, he will also be 30 years old. Then he reminded me that I will be 42 years old at that point. You win, Marshall. :)
Friday night was the "Brochachos Crawfish Boil" (M and his two friends), so in order to prep, R helped Nonny & Grammy with decorations.
Baylee's handiwork.
Then came the crawfish.
Looks absolutely disgusting. But I'm up for trying anything, so I asked Baylee to prepare me one since I had no clue how to go about it. It actually was pretty good, tasted a lot like shrimp.
Then came the swimming. Boy did we have a great time. Allen and Kylie made the trip from Sugar Land, too! (As opposed to Salt Land...badump bump bump...bad joke, I know).
Man, Marshall and his "brochachos" must be popular guys.
Baylee, Kylie, Guy, Marshall
The next day brought the ceremon in College Station. At first we thought why in the heck would they hold the ceremony an hour away, but then realized that it was very much air-conditioned unlike the outdoor stadium at Magnolia High School.
Saturday night we went to another graduation party of some friends of the Smiths. Complete with DJ, dance floor, and zipline (the latter is a regular occurrence in their back yard).
Sunday brought much needed pool relaxation.
We were talking about age differences at one point and how Marshall and I are 12 years apart. He laughed that I was 30 years old, and I reminded him that in 12 years, he will also be 30 years old. Then he reminded me that I will be 42 years old at that point. You win, Marshall. :)
Congrats again, buddy!
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
"Airpanes", Ring Around the Rosy, and a toddler bed
Memorial weekend has come and gone and we enjoyed every bit of it, especially since it was a "chill" kind of holiday weekend with no place to go. We started it out with R's 2013 inaugural boating extravanganza. We had no clue how she woud react this year since last year she absolutely despised her lifejacket. Since she's now > 30 lbs., we have moved up on the lifejacket pyramid and have one that seems to be a lot more comfortable (ie, doesn't appear to strangle her like the infant ones). WALLAH!
We were VERY skeptical of the boat at first, but after some prodding and myself also agreeing to put on a lifejacket we made it. I even got to sneak mine back off within the first 5 minutes without her noticing. I remember how bad it sucked having to wear that thing till I was 13, but as I told the fish & game wardens (who gave us a routine boat inspection, it was Memorial weekend after all) I wouldn't have it any other way!
She loved it. Loved the breeze in her hair, loved getting splashed by the water, loved doing the boating "wave", loved looking at the fish, loved endless snacks upon snacks (ha!). When she heard a boat off in the distance she consistently called them "airpanes" for whatever reason. I will have to give her credit though, they do sound similar (sort of?)! Just yesterday she saw the boat and immediately stressed to me how she wanted to go out on it, so I think we've finally won her over.
Chad and Aaron had a pretty successful trip as well, catching their limit in Walleye. Needless to say we had a few people over Saturday night for a little impromptu fish fry.
Which brings us to the never-ending Ring Around the Rosy. The girl could do it for hours. Luckily Miss Madeline was there to keep her happy (I've been told M is the exact same way, so it worked out for both of them).
Sunday night we had a little family grill out, nothing too outrageous but still managed to have fun. ;)
This was the also the day that R decided her toddler bed was indeed "alright alright alright". We got acclimated to it by reading books on it, slept all night in it, and then Monday we did some cleaning so we could move her crib out and replace it with the bed, yaay!
And finally Memorial Day brought water fun with Amaia, chillin' with Uncle Ken & Megan, and Chad's smoked country style ribs. Another great holiday weekend for the books.
BED UPDATE: Monday night the girl fell out of it THREE times. We looked into adding an extra rail, however I remember seeing on Pinterest last year (good ol' Pinterest) how you can put a swimming fun noodle under a sheet to keep kiddos in. We tried this and the rest is history, it has worked perfectly!
We were VERY skeptical of the boat at first, but after some prodding and myself also agreeing to put on a lifejacket we made it. I even got to sneak mine back off within the first 5 minutes without her noticing. I remember how bad it sucked having to wear that thing till I was 13, but as I told the fish & game wardens (who gave us a routine boat inspection, it was Memorial weekend after all) I wouldn't have it any other way!
She loved it. Loved the breeze in her hair, loved getting splashed by the water, loved doing the boating "wave", loved looking at the fish, loved endless snacks upon snacks (ha!). When she heard a boat off in the distance she consistently called them "airpanes" for whatever reason. I will have to give her credit though, they do sound similar (sort of?)! Just yesterday she saw the boat and immediately stressed to me how she wanted to go out on it, so I think we've finally won her over.
Chad and Aaron had a pretty successful trip as well, catching their limit in Walleye. Needless to say we had a few people over Saturday night for a little impromptu fish fry.
Which brings us to the never-ending Ring Around the Rosy. The girl could do it for hours. Luckily Miss Madeline was there to keep her happy (I've been told M is the exact same way, so it worked out for both of them).
Sunday night we had a little family grill out, nothing too outrageous but still managed to have fun. ;)
This was the also the day that R decided her toddler bed was indeed "alright alright alright". We got acclimated to it by reading books on it, slept all night in it, and then Monday we did some cleaning so we could move her crib out and replace it with the bed, yaay!
And finally Memorial Day brought water fun with Amaia, chillin' with Uncle Ken & Megan, and Chad's smoked country style ribs. Another great holiday weekend for the books.
BED UPDATE: Monday night the girl fell out of it THREE times. We looked into adding an extra rail, however I remember seeing on Pinterest last year (good ol' Pinterest) how you can put a swimming fun noodle under a sheet to keep kiddos in. We tried this and the rest is history, it has worked perfectly!
Friday, May 3, 2013
Two: the grand finale
The actual birthday party was this past weekend, and it was a grand affair. Almost more exciting than turning two was that we got to meet our new baby cousin Madelyn (Maddy!). And boy were we excited, we should have gotten this on video. She could not contain her excitement and just wanted to squeeze the bageezes out of her.
The morning of our birthday party we had the amazing Kayla at Capture Photography take our photos. I've seen a couple good ones and will be much surprised if there are any more. She was not cooperative. But show me a 2-year old that does cooperate when you need them to, I suppose. We went immediately to her party after the photoshoot with Kayla even tagging along to get some photos of the party-goers. I will be sure to post when I get them back.
Her party was in the Outlet Park at the Tuttle Creek River Pond. Perfect venue, had the weather been about 10 degrees warmer.
All four of the cousins: Emmy, 5 years; Riley, 2 years; Alex, 21 months; and Maddy, 8 weeks.
The morning of our birthday party we had the amazing Kayla at Capture Photography take our photos. I've seen a couple good ones and will be much surprised if there are any more. She was not cooperative. But show me a 2-year old that does cooperate when you need them to, I suppose. We went immediately to her party after the photoshoot with Kayla even tagging along to get some photos of the party-goers. I will be sure to post when I get them back.
Her party was in the Outlet Park at the Tuttle Creek River Pond. Perfect venue, had the weather been about 10 degrees warmer.
Bubbles were the name of the game!
It was complete with an A-mazing cake that our good friend Jenny made for us.
And wouldn't have been the same without a child who does not like to be the focal point of the "Happy Birthday" song.
We hurriedly opened presents. It was COLD!
Boy what a beautiful afternoon we ended up having! The playing continued well into the evening.
Alex was lovin' this cousin birthday business. And didn't mind if everything was purple and pink.
More Maddy cuddlin'...
More playin'...
It was all topped off with church, La Fiesta (but of course), and an extra day spent with the Smith's who surprised us all the way from Houston. What a great way to kick off a year of being TWO!
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