Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Click Clack, Quackity Quack!
Today I put on my brave suit, and took Amanda Joy to the library, for storytime. Let's just say that Amanda isn't the type of child that you can take out in public easily. She's not bad, she's just very spirited, and likes to do things her way. Maybe stubborn and independant is a better description! In addition, she isn't quiet. LOL I figured since this was a storytime for 2 year olds, she wouldn't be the only one to wander around the room, or talk during the story. We met up with Christy and her daughter, Ava, who is a few months older than Amanda. To my surprise, Amanda did REALLY WELL! She stayed by my side the entire time. Seemed to enjoy watching all the other kids, but didn't sing any of the songs herself. Once we were back in the car, however, she started singing, "If you're happy and you know it..." I was pleasantly surprised by her good behavior, and am looking forward to taking her again, next week! She was most proud of the book she got to bring home.. Click Clack, Quackity Quack!
Monday, April 5, 2010
It's been a while..
I've been on blogging hiatus, I guess you could say.. bitten by the Facebook bug that seemed to take over most of my online time. However, lately I have seemed to miss the blog. Thankfully, Blogger didn't delete me, and I am still here.. which, to my delight, saves me a lot of time since I don't need to create a new one. So for now, at least, I am back.
I'm not sure what I will write about. Don't think I will adhear to any certain format, or outline, but instead, think I will write about daily life. Most of the time I feel that life is pretty boring.. same thing day in, and day out, but surely with 3 kids, I will find something to write about. Especially since one of them is an extremely active toddler. Between life with a toddler, life with an almost teenager, and life with a teen, (both of which, play sports), I shouldn't have to dig too deeply to pull out some words. Of course, if words fail me, I always have my pictures... and I take a lot! Bewarned! ;)
I'm not sure what I will write about. Don't think I will adhear to any certain format, or outline, but instead, think I will write about daily life. Most of the time I feel that life is pretty boring.. same thing day in, and day out, but surely with 3 kids, I will find something to write about. Especially since one of them is an extremely active toddler. Between life with a toddler, life with an almost teenager, and life with a teen, (both of which, play sports), I shouldn't have to dig too deeply to pull out some words. Of course, if words fail me, I always have my pictures... and I take a lot! Bewarned! ;)
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Happy New Year 2009!
Happy New Year, everyone! I hope that 2008 was a great one for you, and that 2009 brings even more wonderful things your way. I was a little sad to see 2008 leave us, for it was an awesome year. After all, I did have a baby! I'm very optimistic that this will be a great year.
Seems like I've started a trend of having long absences from here, then showing up, out of the blue. I have to admit, that I've been bitten by a bug.. and obsession of sorts... called Facebook. For those of you who are on Facebook, you know exactly what I'm talking about. You know all about the addiction. All about the periodic checks during the day to see what your friends are up to. You know all about how much fun it can be to catch up with those friends in your past, as well as other people you knew, "way back when." It's a virtual reunion of sorts. It's a lot of fun, and yes, I am addicted. For those of you who are not on Facebook, I highly recommend that you give it a try. Even if you don't want to participate in all the fun little side games that are available. There's always the ignore button.
So we just finished up the holidays. We had a wonderful Christmas. It was pretty low key, compared to past years, and I'm starting to really enjoy that. Even though there's something about some of the craziness that I like, being able to breathe is important. I had every intention of getting all my shopping finished early. I was off to a great start, too. However, the week before Christmas, 4 of the 5 of us fell sick. Hannah was the lucky one who stayed well. Thankfully, we did not have a stomach bug, like many around us, instead it was all cold symptoms. Steve had pnemonia, I had something viral, and Rebecca and Amanda the same. We are all well now.
Christmas Eve we were lucky enough to spend with dear friends of ours. We've come to know this family over the last year and a half, and enjoy them so much. They opened their home to us, and others, for a quaint Christmas Eve gathering. We only stayed for a couple of hours, then we headed home for our traditional Christmas Eve happenings, but enjoyed ourselfs greatly while we were there... even if Amanda Joy did break a wine glass :( Sorry Donna! Christmas Day we spent with Steve's Dad and his wife, and the day after we spent with my family at my Mom's house. The festivities continued on Saturday at my Aunt's. It was wonderful to see the family, for we don't see them nearly as much as we should.
Of course that brought us straight to New Years. We opted to stay home so that Amanda could get to bed at a decent time. I wasn't so sure she would make it to midnight, and was also afraid that she'd be extremely cranky. So we skipped the party and made one here at home. Our friends, Rick and Heidi, came by for a few hours. We always enjoy their company. We rang in 2009 with the Jonas Brothers (on Dick Clark's Rocking NYE).. lol The girls spilled into the street, screaming and blowing horns. Then, we called it a night :) Nice. Next year, watch out! Donna, we're coming!!! ;)
We've had a fun break. Moving at our own pace, instead of that set by school and work. It's been nice. Steve was off for just about 2 weeks. We've worked on our kitchen remodel, TRIED to keep up with housework and laundry, and even have started on Weight Watchers again. To boot, we've pulled our our Wii Fit once again, and are trying to make that a daily part of our lives. The diet is going well so far, though we're both rather hungry! lol Both girls have started their indoor Field Hockey leagues, and are loving them. I'm thinking it's very likely we'll do it again next year.
Next thing on the agenda is Amanda Joy's birthday. Can you believe the little princess is turning a year old already! Crazy! I've got the invites sent, now I just have to work out the planning. She is such a wonderful little baby. I can't believe she's just about a toddler! She's a speedy crawler, can climb our long flight of stairs, is cruising the furniture at record speeds, and can stand on her own. She eats just about anything (thank you God!), and communicates beautifully! She now says, "Mama", "Dada", "BuhBuh" (for Becca), "Haaa" (for Hannah), "Pup Pup" or "Woof" (for puppy), and "BaBa" for 'Bye Bye'. She's got a great sense of humor, as well. I just love her so much! Oh, and did I mention that she's into EVERYTHING! lol
Seems like I've started a trend of having long absences from here, then showing up, out of the blue. I have to admit, that I've been bitten by a bug.. and obsession of sorts... called Facebook. For those of you who are on Facebook, you know exactly what I'm talking about. You know all about the addiction. All about the periodic checks during the day to see what your friends are up to. You know all about how much fun it can be to catch up with those friends in your past, as well as other people you knew, "way back when." It's a virtual reunion of sorts. It's a lot of fun, and yes, I am addicted. For those of you who are not on Facebook, I highly recommend that you give it a try. Even if you don't want to participate in all the fun little side games that are available. There's always the ignore button.
So we just finished up the holidays. We had a wonderful Christmas. It was pretty low key, compared to past years, and I'm starting to really enjoy that. Even though there's something about some of the craziness that I like, being able to breathe is important. I had every intention of getting all my shopping finished early. I was off to a great start, too. However, the week before Christmas, 4 of the 5 of us fell sick. Hannah was the lucky one who stayed well. Thankfully, we did not have a stomach bug, like many around us, instead it was all cold symptoms. Steve had pnemonia, I had something viral, and Rebecca and Amanda the same. We are all well now.
Christmas Eve we were lucky enough to spend with dear friends of ours. We've come to know this family over the last year and a half, and enjoy them so much. They opened their home to us, and others, for a quaint Christmas Eve gathering. We only stayed for a couple of hours, then we headed home for our traditional Christmas Eve happenings, but enjoyed ourselfs greatly while we were there... even if Amanda Joy did break a wine glass :( Sorry Donna! Christmas Day we spent with Steve's Dad and his wife, and the day after we spent with my family at my Mom's house. The festivities continued on Saturday at my Aunt's. It was wonderful to see the family, for we don't see them nearly as much as we should.
Of course that brought us straight to New Years. We opted to stay home so that Amanda could get to bed at a decent time. I wasn't so sure she would make it to midnight, and was also afraid that she'd be extremely cranky. So we skipped the party and made one here at home. Our friends, Rick and Heidi, came by for a few hours. We always enjoy their company. We rang in 2009 with the Jonas Brothers (on Dick Clark's Rocking NYE).. lol The girls spilled into the street, screaming and blowing horns. Then, we called it a night :) Nice. Next year, watch out! Donna, we're coming!!! ;)
We've had a fun break. Moving at our own pace, instead of that set by school and work. It's been nice. Steve was off for just about 2 weeks. We've worked on our kitchen remodel, TRIED to keep up with housework and laundry, and even have started on Weight Watchers again. To boot, we've pulled our our Wii Fit once again, and are trying to make that a daily part of our lives. The diet is going well so far, though we're both rather hungry! lol Both girls have started their indoor Field Hockey leagues, and are loving them. I'm thinking it's very likely we'll do it again next year.
Next thing on the agenda is Amanda Joy's birthday. Can you believe the little princess is turning a year old already! Crazy! I've got the invites sent, now I just have to work out the planning. She is such a wonderful little baby. I can't believe she's just about a toddler! She's a speedy crawler, can climb our long flight of stairs, is cruising the furniture at record speeds, and can stand on her own. She eats just about anything (thank you God!), and communicates beautifully! She now says, "Mama", "Dada", "BuhBuh" (for Becca), "Haaa" (for Hannah), "Pup Pup" or "Woof" (for puppy), and "BaBa" for 'Bye Bye'. She's got a great sense of humor, as well. I just love her so much! Oh, and did I mention that she's into EVERYTHING! lol
Monday, October 13, 2008
Monthly update!
LOL It's been a while (once again) since I posted. I've been bitten by the whole Facebook bug, and spend most of my online time over there, reconnecting (and playing) with old friends. It's been a blast catching up with my old high school friends, not to mention my college buds and sorority sisters!! If you haven't checked it out, you really should!!! And, while you're there, look me up :)
So, what's new around here.. well, we are still in the swing of Field Hockey. Both girls teams are doing incredibly well. In fact, they are both undefeated, and the season is almost over. Hannah's team has had the pleasure to play on the High School turf fields this year. This is a much welcome change from playing on our school fields, that are regular grass. You know the type, overgrown in some areas, and bare in others; with big tuffs that make the ball pop up, off the ground, and harder to hit. The first time Hannah got to play on a turf field, she was amazed at the size. "It looks like a regular football field!" That's because it IS. When playing on a regular grass field, lined very basically, you don't notice just how big it really is. I hope that next year, they will get the same opportunity to play on these fields. Both girls will be playing in an end of season tournament, in a few weeks. Rebecca's team is actually a league lower than Hannah's (due to age), but they are playing in the highest level of that league. They are still winning games with scores like 10-0! So, her coach is entering them in this tournament in Hannah's league. Should be interesting! The two teams could end up playing one another! lol
School is going well for them, too. Though Rebecca was off to a bumpy start. She was bringing home some (let's say) less than pleasing grades, but seems to have gotten herself back on track. She seemed so overwhelmed at the start. We're not sure what was going on there. She will likely not make Principal's honor roll (all A's) for this first semester, but I think Honor Roll is in her sights. I'm very proud of her though.. she's hung in there, done extra credit, and is bringing her grades up. In addition, she's running for Assistant Secretary for the Student Council. She's a bit nervous about it, because she thinks she will lose, but I have told her that it's okay if she doesn't win. All that matters is that she gave it a try! Not everyone does that! Hannah, right now, has all A's (so says her progress reports from her teachers). She even has 100% in several classes. Smarty pants! :) She certainly didn't get that brain from me! hehe At least not the Math portion. ;)
Amanda Joy continues to grow like a weed. She's just about 9 months old now. She's working on the whole crawling thing. It's actually quite funny. She doesn't really crawl forward, but she's got the backwards crawling down to a T. She'll scoot herself backwards, and get herself stuck in the funniest places. She's a champion eater, too. I haven't found one food that she doesn't like. Today, for example, Steve and I went to a buffet for lunch. I had brought a jar of babyfood with us, just in case she was hungry (she ate breakfast late), but instead, she just ate off of my plate. She had (and liked); cottage cheese w/peaches, lima beans, green beans, mac & cheese, roll, mashed potatoes, and black olives. Loved it all! She also likes chicken nuggets, hot dog, cheese, avacado, banana, apple, baby goldfish, peaches, hamburger, rice, oh I could go on and on!
I'll be sure to post some new pics of the girls soon. :)
In other news, our gutters are just about finished!! Hopefully, by this weekend, they will be done. The next project is the kitchen. We are preparing for demolition of the dividing wall between the kitchen and diningroom. I've got a few more things to clear out, then we can break out the hammers, and get to smashin'! We totally forgot to take a before picture!!! We already moved the cabinets that were on the soon-to-be gone wall. But I'll make sure to take pics along the way. I'm not looking forward to the mess in the process, but the outcome will be well worth it!! :)
So, what's new around here.. well, we are still in the swing of Field Hockey. Both girls teams are doing incredibly well. In fact, they are both undefeated, and the season is almost over. Hannah's team has had the pleasure to play on the High School turf fields this year. This is a much welcome change from playing on our school fields, that are regular grass. You know the type, overgrown in some areas, and bare in others; with big tuffs that make the ball pop up, off the ground, and harder to hit. The first time Hannah got to play on a turf field, she was amazed at the size. "It looks like a regular football field!" That's because it IS. When playing on a regular grass field, lined very basically, you don't notice just how big it really is. I hope that next year, they will get the same opportunity to play on these fields. Both girls will be playing in an end of season tournament, in a few weeks. Rebecca's team is actually a league lower than Hannah's (due to age), but they are playing in the highest level of that league. They are still winning games with scores like 10-0! So, her coach is entering them in this tournament in Hannah's league. Should be interesting! The two teams could end up playing one another! lol
School is going well for them, too. Though Rebecca was off to a bumpy start. She was bringing home some (let's say) less than pleasing grades, but seems to have gotten herself back on track. She seemed so overwhelmed at the start. We're not sure what was going on there. She will likely not make Principal's honor roll (all A's) for this first semester, but I think Honor Roll is in her sights. I'm very proud of her though.. she's hung in there, done extra credit, and is bringing her grades up. In addition, she's running for Assistant Secretary for the Student Council. She's a bit nervous about it, because she thinks she will lose, but I have told her that it's okay if she doesn't win. All that matters is that she gave it a try! Not everyone does that! Hannah, right now, has all A's (so says her progress reports from her teachers). She even has 100% in several classes. Smarty pants! :) She certainly didn't get that brain from me! hehe At least not the Math portion. ;)
Amanda Joy continues to grow like a weed. She's just about 9 months old now. She's working on the whole crawling thing. It's actually quite funny. She doesn't really crawl forward, but she's got the backwards crawling down to a T. She'll scoot herself backwards, and get herself stuck in the funniest places. She's a champion eater, too. I haven't found one food that she doesn't like. Today, for example, Steve and I went to a buffet for lunch. I had brought a jar of babyfood with us, just in case she was hungry (she ate breakfast late), but instead, she just ate off of my plate. She had (and liked); cottage cheese w/peaches, lima beans, green beans, mac & cheese, roll, mashed potatoes, and black olives. Loved it all! She also likes chicken nuggets, hot dog, cheese, avacado, banana, apple, baby goldfish, peaches, hamburger, rice, oh I could go on and on!
I'll be sure to post some new pics of the girls soon. :)
In other news, our gutters are just about finished!! Hopefully, by this weekend, they will be done. The next project is the kitchen. We are preparing for demolition of the dividing wall between the kitchen and diningroom. I've got a few more things to clear out, then we can break out the hammers, and get to smashin'! We totally forgot to take a before picture!!! We already moved the cabinets that were on the soon-to-be gone wall. But I'll make sure to take pics along the way. I'm not looking forward to the mess in the process, but the outcome will be well worth it!! :)
Friday, September 19, 2008
Both girls are doing well in school, though Rebecca is finding 4th grade on the challenging side. Luckily, she's got a great teacher, who's very communicative with me, so I can stay on top of how she's doing. I'm hoping that after she adjusts, she'll get back in the swing of it all.
Hannah is really enjoying Middle School. She's made lots of new friends, and likes her teachers. So far, she hasn't had tons of homework, like she thought she'd have, and to be honest, I am quite surprised myself! Let's just hope it continues this way, though I won't hold my breath!
Field Hockey continues to go well for both of them. Both their teams are undefeated!! Rebecca's team has only had one goal scored on them this season, and Hannah's team remains unscored upon! They just had a game last night, and I have to say, it was the most challenging yet. Tomorrow, they play their rival team... Hannah has two friends on that team! Should be interesting!! I hope Hannah's up for playing.. she came home from school early today.. sick. I'm taking her to the doctor this afternoon.
Amanda Joy is now 8 months old!! Little bean is becoming more mobile by the day. She's not crawling yet, and let me tell you, I'm in no hurry for that! I'm enjoying every single day of her. Can she stay this age forever? She scoots herself around, and pushes herself backwards. She gets up on her hands and knees, so I know it's only a matter of time before our world changes again! lol But until that happens, we'll just enjoy watching her try. She waves hi, claps, and sings.. her singing is so cute!! She even pulled herself up in the crib yesterday! Oh boy!
Hannah is really enjoying Middle School. She's made lots of new friends, and likes her teachers. So far, she hasn't had tons of homework, like she thought she'd have, and to be honest, I am quite surprised myself! Let's just hope it continues this way, though I won't hold my breath!
Field Hockey continues to go well for both of them. Both their teams are undefeated!! Rebecca's team has only had one goal scored on them this season, and Hannah's team remains unscored upon! They just had a game last night, and I have to say, it was the most challenging yet. Tomorrow, they play their rival team... Hannah has two friends on that team! Should be interesting!! I hope Hannah's up for playing.. she came home from school early today.. sick. I'm taking her to the doctor this afternoon.
Amanda Joy is now 8 months old!! Little bean is becoming more mobile by the day. She's not crawling yet, and let me tell you, I'm in no hurry for that! I'm enjoying every single day of her. Can she stay this age forever? She scoots herself around, and pushes herself backwards. She gets up on her hands and knees, so I know it's only a matter of time before our world changes again! lol But until that happens, we'll just enjoy watching her try. She waves hi, claps, and sings.. her singing is so cute!! She even pulled herself up in the crib yesterday! Oh boy!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Back in FULL Swing!
We are now in the full swing of the school year, as well as the Field Hockey season. Rebecca had her first game of the season, this past Sunday, and her team did really well. They won their game, 8-0! Way to go Rebecca! If this game was any indication of how their season is going to go, it ought to be a good one! Hannah's got her first game tomorrow night. Here's a picture from Rebecca's game. She's on the right; she's got the ball.
Last night, Rebecca's team had their team and individual photos. Here's one I took..
And here is one with her goofy friends...
Hannah's team had their first game of the season last night. They played really well, and ended up dominating the field, and the game. They won their season opener, 4-0! Hannah scored TWO of those goals! Way to go Hannah!
Hannah with some of her friends, and teammates
And of course, I couldn't compose a blog post w/out some pics of Amanda. She never fails to please me with that darling smile.. she's such a ham!
She reminded me of a little Cupie doll...
Don't you just want to scoop her up!!!???
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
September is here!
Wow. Where did August go? Seems as though this past summer flew by; especially August.
I celebrated my *gulp* 39th birthday this past Sunday. It was odd to have my birthday fall over Labor Day Weekend. I'm sure it's done so before, but I just don't remember it. We spent the weekend hanging out with friends. We were supposed to go to a party at our pool on Friday night, but it was cancelled due to rain. So, we ended up at Fuddruckers! Tammy made an awesome Khalua cake for Heidi and I (Heidi's birthday was last week). It was delicious! Saturday night, we tried the pool party again.. we'd heard that it had been rescheduled. But when we got there, they had again moved it to another night.. Sunday. So we all went over to Donna's, with our beer and snacks in tow. Another good time was had! Sunday evening, we went over to Steve's Father's house for dinner and birthday cake. After that, we finally made it to the pool for the party!! Rebecca missed it, for she was at Jennas.. but swimming, nevertheless!
Yesterday, we had no big plans. Rick and Heidi had invited us to go out on the boat with them, but Steve didn't want to be in the sun all day, after working on the facia board on Saturday. He didn't feel so great most of Sunday. Instead, we headed over to Hooters for lunch. Love their wings! After lunch, Steve went shopping w/Rick (computer stuff), and I took the girls to the pool, for their final swim of the season. So sad to see the pool closing.. especially since the weather is still pretty warm!!
I celebrated my *gulp* 39th birthday this past Sunday. It was odd to have my birthday fall over Labor Day Weekend. I'm sure it's done so before, but I just don't remember it. We spent the weekend hanging out with friends. We were supposed to go to a party at our pool on Friday night, but it was cancelled due to rain. So, we ended up at Fuddruckers! Tammy made an awesome Khalua cake for Heidi and I (Heidi's birthday was last week). It was delicious! Saturday night, we tried the pool party again.. we'd heard that it had been rescheduled. But when we got there, they had again moved it to another night.. Sunday. So we all went over to Donna's, with our beer and snacks in tow. Another good time was had! Sunday evening, we went over to Steve's Father's house for dinner and birthday cake. After that, we finally made it to the pool for the party!! Rebecca missed it, for she was at Jennas.. but swimming, nevertheless!
Yesterday, we had no big plans. Rick and Heidi had invited us to go out on the boat with them, but Steve didn't want to be in the sun all day, after working on the facia board on Saturday. He didn't feel so great most of Sunday. Instead, we headed over to Hooters for lunch. Love their wings! After lunch, Steve went shopping w/Rick (computer stuff), and I took the girls to the pool, for their final swim of the season. So sad to see the pool closing.. especially since the weather is still pretty warm!!
Look at those blue eyes!
Rebecca types on my new laptop!
Ahhh.. Scary Angle!
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