Sunday, December 25, 2011
One last entry...wouldn't you know
So Santa, John and I bought Austin lots of presents this year...and what is he playing with at 10:00am on Christmas morning???? cardboard, scissors and tape - he does love to make things. Check out his Christmas loot and then what he had more fun playing with...
Bathroom floor
John is becoming an expert at tiling. His second tiling project is now completed. See the pictures below. We are both loving the improvement to our bathroom. Next project is for him to tile our kitchen backsplash...hopefully tomorrow!
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
New Old Bed
With the happiness of new carpet in our house, comes additional changes. I did not want to put Austin's current bed onto the new carpet because it would have left a large, squished rectangle on our brand new carpet.
When my Grandpa passed away, I was lucky enough to get the twin beds from his house. We had put them in the basement and I had intended to give them to Austin someday. Well, tonight we assembled one of the beds and bought a new mattress set for it. This bed is much higher than his old one, so hopefully he doesn't fall out of it!
He's excited to be sleeping in Grandpa-Great's bed. I'm lovin' it, too! Seeing it everyday will be a great reminder of Grandma and Grandpa and the times spent with them in NY.
(yes that is Ellie UNDER the bed)
When my Grandpa passed away, I was lucky enough to get the twin beds from his house. We had put them in the basement and I had intended to give them to Austin someday. Well, tonight we assembled one of the beds and bought a new mattress set for it. This bed is much higher than his old one, so hopefully he doesn't fall out of it!
He's excited to be sleeping in Grandpa-Great's bed. I'm lovin' it, too! Seeing it everyday will be a great reminder of Grandma and Grandpa and the times spent with them in NY.
(yes that is Ellie UNDER the bed)
Christmas Cookies 2011
This holiday season has been full of excitement around our house. Let's see...Ellie singing at the zoo for school, Ellie singing at church, Austin's basketball games, brand new carpet throughout the house, John tiling our master bath (it looks awesome and I hope to do a blog posting to share the before and after photos...), and oh yes, the regular Christmas fun, like decorating cookies. We squeezed that fun into our day last Saturday. It was lots of fun and now we get to do it again this weekend since the cookies are ALL GONE already! Yum.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
First Basketball Game
Austin played in his first basketball game today. He's had two team practices and today was the first real game. There are 6 players on his team so they rotated in and out so that everyone has a chance to play. Here's a picture of Austin sitting on the bench for the first 10 minutes of the game...
4 out of the 6 players were "pros" as far as 5 and 6 year olds can be. Austin and one other boy were definitely on the beginning of the basketball learning curve. Still, I'm so proud of him. Anything that the coaches asked him to do, he did it. You can see that by him (#5) guarding #2 on the blue team in this video. Well, he did great guarding her until she caught the ball...
I think Austin only touched the ball 3 or four times, but that's pretty good considering it was his first game in his whole life, he is only five years old, and his father doesn't live and breathe basketball like I think some of the other dads obviously do.
So far Austin seems to enjoy playing ball and I hope it continues, because his Mama loves to watch basketball!
Decorating the tree
So, I'm so proud of myself. I let the kids decorate the Christmas tree this year and I let it stay "that way" for at least 3 days. Impressive!
The tree is "fixed" now, but it was fun to let the kids do it themselves this year.
Ellie and I also got out the Nativity set. She didn't remember it, so it was quite fun watching her open all of the figures.
I'm still having a hard time believing that it is Christmas time, but maybe now that my classes are done I'll get in the spirit a bit more...
The tree is "fixed" now, but it was fun to let the kids do it themselves this year.
Ellie and I also got out the Nativity set. She didn't remember it, so it was quite fun watching her open all of the figures.
I'm still having a hard time believing that it is Christmas time, but maybe now that my classes are done I'll get in the spirit a bit more...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Recycling
The other evening, Austin was rubbing his eye because there was something in it. A few minutes later we were upstairs and he was climbing into bed. He stopped to rub his eye again and said, "I have recycling in my eye! It keeps happening over and over and over again!"
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Go Bucks!!
What a surprise! At the last minute we got tickets for all four of us to go to the Buckeye game today. We were supposed to beat IU pretty easily, but it was closer than expected...but the Bucks pulled it out! I feel a bit bad rooting for OSU when IU was on the field, but when you have about 100,000 Buckeye fans around you peer pressure really takes a toll on you and you have to root for the Bucks! O-H-I-O!
Happy Halloween - a bit late
This kids really scored in the candy department this year. I had planned a "no sugar week" at our house, but looking at the Halloween candy bowl, it may be January before we are ready to go without candy...
Nana and Pop spent the second year with the kids during Trick or Treating. The weather was warmer this year than last year, so that was good. Ellie dressed in Mackenzie's Granville cheerleader outfit and Austin was Darth Vader. Nana dressed up as Miss Talulla which added to the fun.
Nana and Pop spent the second year with the kids during Trick or Treating. The weather was warmer this year than last year, so that was good. Ellie dressed in Mackenzie's Granville cheerleader outfit and Austin was Darth Vader. Nana dressed up as Miss Talulla which added to the fun.
Cabin Weekend
We enjoyed a beautiful day in Dresden with lots of family, food and fun. This year, we were happy to have Nana and Pop along for the festivities. Thanks to the bitter cold night-time temperatures, this year did not include sleeping in tents. Yea for me! We still had plenty of fun, though.
Steve took us on an awesome hay ride to some cool rock formations. The kids climbed on the rocks, despite the slick green moss all over them. I tried my best to not worry about them slipping and luckily all worked out just fine. Then we hiked up the hill to another rock. Ellie's legs got scratched by prickers. The fact that her legs were a tiny bit scratched along with the fact that she would have to subject herself to some physical exertion, led to me carrying her most of the way. But, it was fun to be in the woods and exploring!
When we got back to the cabin it was time to eat. Once again, the food was fabulous! The Brownings took it a little easier on the food this year, but thanks to the Littles there was plenty of fancy stuff to eat, including a sausage/vegetable soup, macaroni and cheese, potato soup and also cake pops! My Dad (Pop) can't stop raving about the Texas Sheet Cake that Lori made. I have to say, it was delicious. I'm embarrassed to say I had at least 3 pieces of it!
Thanks to everyone for another FUN cabin trip...enjoy the pictures!
Steve took us on an awesome hay ride to some cool rock formations. The kids climbed on the rocks, despite the slick green moss all over them. I tried my best to not worry about them slipping and luckily all worked out just fine. Then we hiked up the hill to another rock. Ellie's legs got scratched by prickers. The fact that her legs were a tiny bit scratched along with the fact that she would have to subject herself to some physical exertion, led to me carrying her most of the way. But, it was fun to be in the woods and exploring!
When we got back to the cabin it was time to eat. Once again, the food was fabulous! The Brownings took it a little easier on the food this year, but thanks to the Littles there was plenty of fancy stuff to eat, including a sausage/vegetable soup, macaroni and cheese, potato soup and also cake pops! My Dad (Pop) can't stop raving about the Texas Sheet Cake that Lori made. I have to say, it was delicious. I'm embarrassed to say I had at least 3 pieces of it!
Friday, October 7, 2011
Ellie's thoughts
Ellie has said a few interesting things lately that have not only made me giggle inside but also think a bit... A child's mind is so precious.
Several weeks ago, President Obama was speaking on television. Ellie saw him and said something about his "tan skin". She had friends at school of all cultural backgrounds and has never considered any of them different than her. It has been quite amazing to watch her grow up and never once ask about why people have different color skin. But, this day she did say something about Obama's skin. I commented back to her that he was the first president of the United States to have "tan skin".
She said, "how do you know?"
I said, "I just do".
She said, "Does Obama know that?"
I said, "Yes."
She said, "Who told him?"
Speaks for itself, huh?
The next Ellie thought happened last night:
I was putting her to bed and we were talking about Jesus. We were talking about how nice Jesus was and how so many people were lucky to be alive when he was. We talked about how Jesus is coming again someday and she said she hoped it was when she was alive. At some point our conversation turned to the idea of "did Jesus have a pet"? I said that I wondered if he liked cats. Ellie thought for a minute and smiled and then said, "Well, only if he wasn't allergic to them!" We both laughed at that and decided that we were sure that Jesus would not be allergic to cats. Then she said, "What if he's allergic to peanuts?" I said, "well then he couldn't sit next to you at lunch time, then!" (since she eats peanut butter just about everyday for lunch). Again we decided that God would make sure that Jesus wasn't allergic to anything.
But who knows, right?
Several weeks ago, President Obama was speaking on television. Ellie saw him and said something about his "tan skin". She had friends at school of all cultural backgrounds and has never considered any of them different than her. It has been quite amazing to watch her grow up and never once ask about why people have different color skin. But, this day she did say something about Obama's skin. I commented back to her that he was the first president of the United States to have "tan skin".
She said, "how do you know?"
I said, "I just do".
She said, "Does Obama know that?"
I said, "Yes."
She said, "Who told him?"
Speaks for itself, huh?
The next Ellie thought happened last night:
I was putting her to bed and we were talking about Jesus. We were talking about how nice Jesus was and how so many people were lucky to be alive when he was. We talked about how Jesus is coming again someday and she said she hoped it was when she was alive. At some point our conversation turned to the idea of "did Jesus have a pet"? I said that I wondered if he liked cats. Ellie thought for a minute and smiled and then said, "Well, only if he wasn't allergic to them!" We both laughed at that and decided that we were sure that Jesus would not be allergic to cats. Then she said, "What if he's allergic to peanuts?" I said, "well then he couldn't sit next to you at lunch time, then!" (since she eats peanut butter just about everyday for lunch). Again we decided that God would make sure that Jesus wasn't allergic to anything.
But who knows, right?
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Second grader
Here is a picture of Ellie before heading off to school one morning this week. She is quite the fashion diva lately.
Sunflower
Austin helped me plant some sunflower seeds early this summer. We FINALLY are enjoying the blooms!
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Vacation 2011
Ahhh the beach. Our family is beginning to really love the beach. We are big fans of Rehoboth Beach in Delaware. This year I found a small (VERY VERY SMALL) studio condo for us to rent that was 1/4 block from the beach. This condo had a small sitting room with two futons (that turned into our beds for the night), a small kitchenette and a bathroom. I would say that the condo was the size of a small hotel room or even smaller. Check out the pictures below:
The very best part of this condo was the location. It was directly behind a Smoothie shop, next to a breakfast/ice cream parlor, SO close to the beach, and within a short walking distance to everything else. We parked our car on Monday when we got there and didn't move it until we left on Friday.
The weather started out a bit rainy that week but we ended with two full days of sun and sand. The kids had lots of fun in the water and digging in the sand. We spent time at FunLand riding the rides, playing putt putt, eating lots of pizza/fries/ice cream, riding a bicycle that fit the whole family, and lots of other fun. We had a great time and hope you enjoy the pictures.
The very best part of this condo was the location. It was directly behind a Smoothie shop, next to a breakfast/ice cream parlor, SO close to the beach, and within a short walking distance to everything else. We parked our car on Monday when we got there and didn't move it until we left on Friday.
The weather started out a bit rainy that week but we ended with two full days of sun and sand. The kids had lots of fun in the water and digging in the sand. We spent time at FunLand riding the rides, playing putt putt, eating lots of pizza/fries/ice cream, riding a bicycle that fit the whole family, and lots of other fun. We had a great time and hope you enjoy the pictures.
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