Kaden: What are we having for breakfast?
Mom: Worms and alligator tongues!
K: (the beginnings of a fit) I don't WANT that! I want YOGURT and alligator tongues!
"Mom, if some little Katelyn chewed on this and ruined it, I'd be sooooo sad." -Kaden
Kaden stopped dead in his tracks, looked around...then said "I just forgot myself.... MOM! what was I going to say?" (I think he meant "do")
Kaden: "I found a chocolate chip under the stove. ...sooooo I kinda ate it."
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Friday, December 16, 2011
Just the basics of the last 2 months!
Kaden: "Daddy, when we get home can I have a bath?"
Silence as Daddy considers it (it is already bedtime).
Kaden: same question.
Daddy: "No Kaden, I don't think we're going to do baths tonight."
Kaden: "JUST because I ask you for something DOESN'T mean you always have to say NO!"
Poor kid got a short bath.
The last 2 months have been insanely busy. In November Kaden took 5 weeks of swim lessons with his friend Quincy. He thoroughly enjoyed every second of those lessons! The first day of lessons Kaden convinced his teacher to take him to the deep end afterwards. She didn't know what she was getting into...almost every lesson he begged, pleaded, and otherwise convinced her to spoil him for a few minutes after lessons. He also was the kid who was always in trouble and had to sit on the wall. He wasn't trying to be naughty, but he just loved to be underwater. Apparently going underwater while the teacher is working with other kids is a big no-no. Also, he didn't have the greatest attention span, and loved trying to make the other kids laugh. I was told before we started not to expect him to pass because "they never pass a kid the first time." Well, I'm proud to say he passed! (I do have to wonder if the teacher just wanted to be rid of him!) He was able to hold his breath under water for 3 seconds, push off the wall on both is front and back and glide 2 body lengths, pick up an object off the floor of the pool, and other things like that. He even jumped off the diving board twice! He was one of only 2 kids to pass.
Katelyn and I spent that time either sitting and watching (well, she ate suckers...) or we suited up and walked the "lazy river" together with a friend and her daughter. Walking against the current is harder than it first appears! Katelyn loved getting to be in the water too.
For Thanksgiving we headed to Montana to my parents house (and sadly, we forgot our camera.) We were able to spend Thanksgiving with 3 of my 4 brothers and my Grandparents. The last time I was able to be home for Thanksgiving I was pregnant with Kaden and sick, sick, sick. I don't even remember most of it. It was fun to do all of our traditions: the meal, graham cracker houses, games, and leftovers on already too full stomachs. Kaden still talks about the house he made (which had character! I wish I had a photo!) and has asked Gramma to save it for him at Christmas so he can eat the candy off of it. So fun to share traditions that I enjoyed at his age!
For my birthday my parents offered to keep our kids for the night the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We left around 9am and headed to Billings to shop. It was so weird to drive in silence, and the car felt so empty! We shopped alllll day, then had a nice hotel with heated pool and hot tub. We shopped a little more on Sunday and were able to get much of our Christmas shopping done. We met my parents with the kids at Sams around noon. Katelyn wouldn't even look at me when we met up. She held out, not looking at us, and refusing to come to us until Gramma threatened to put her in the car and take her back home. She practically leaped into my arms! What a stinker! It was a very fun weekend, but it always reminds me how much a part of my life my kids are. I sure do love them. (I just don't love shopping with them!!!!!!)
(I am so thankful for autosave as I accidentally just deleted this entire post. It had autosaved just a few seconds before!!!)
This month has been filled with Christmas Parties, (for MOPS, PCA, Church..), meetings for church, and other holiday fun. Yesterday Kaden and I were laying on the floor by the tree looking into the ornament's reflections and talking about Christmas. He has been asked several times by people what he wants from Santa, which has generated much talk. He is confused between the link between Santa and Baby Jesus. We are talking about how Santa is someone we pretend brings us presents, and Baby Jesus is real, and was born as the son of God. After we talked about that I asked him what he wanted for Christmas and his reply was, "Ummmmmm...some more trains, some more trucks, and something for Katelyn." It melted my heart. A while later, curious as to what he'd say, I asked again. He replied the same exact phrase. So we decided to take him out Christmas shopping for his sister. They each got each other a present and we are talking about how we get presents for each other at Christmas and why. It has been fun to see him question, and put together the pieces that everyone teaches him about Christmas.
This week Luke had an appointment to find out if the mole on his nose was something we needed to be worried about since it was changing in shape/size from year to year. Since he works in the sun many hours all summer long we wanted to make sure it was not going to be something to cause skin cancer, etc... The doctor said that he was fairly confident that it was nothing, but said that it might be best to have it removed just to make sure. It ended up being more than we bargained for. Apparently to make an inscision on the face they have to put you under anesthetic to ensure that you won't move and screw anything up. So 2 days later Luke went in for that surgery. It was not a very fun experience for either of us, but it's over now and we're glad to have it behind us!
In a week we are headed back to Montana to spend Christmas with Luke's family. It's hard to believe it's already that time of year! During that stay I'm hoping to write our Christmas letter (which is actually a new years letter and I don't know why I still call it our Christmas letter and send it in Christmasy envelopes!) We need to take a family picture- I wish I'd thought of that before Luke's surgery! (I bet he wishes that too!)
Silence as Daddy considers it (it is already bedtime).
Kaden: same question.
Daddy: "No Kaden, I don't think we're going to do baths tonight."
Kaden: "JUST because I ask you for something DOESN'T mean you always have to say NO!"
Poor kid got a short bath.
The last 2 months have been insanely busy. In November Kaden took 5 weeks of swim lessons with his friend Quincy. He thoroughly enjoyed every second of those lessons! The first day of lessons Kaden convinced his teacher to take him to the deep end afterwards. She didn't know what she was getting into...almost every lesson he begged, pleaded, and otherwise convinced her to spoil him for a few minutes after lessons. He also was the kid who was always in trouble and had to sit on the wall. He wasn't trying to be naughty, but he just loved to be underwater. Apparently going underwater while the teacher is working with other kids is a big no-no. Also, he didn't have the greatest attention span, and loved trying to make the other kids laugh. I was told before we started not to expect him to pass because "they never pass a kid the first time." Well, I'm proud to say he passed! (I do have to wonder if the teacher just wanted to be rid of him!) He was able to hold his breath under water for 3 seconds, push off the wall on both is front and back and glide 2 body lengths, pick up an object off the floor of the pool, and other things like that. He even jumped off the diving board twice! He was one of only 2 kids to pass.
Katelyn and I spent that time either sitting and watching (well, she ate suckers...) or we suited up and walked the "lazy river" together with a friend and her daughter. Walking against the current is harder than it first appears! Katelyn loved getting to be in the water too.
For Thanksgiving we headed to Montana to my parents house (and sadly, we forgot our camera.) We were able to spend Thanksgiving with 3 of my 4 brothers and my Grandparents. The last time I was able to be home for Thanksgiving I was pregnant with Kaden and sick, sick, sick. I don't even remember most of it. It was fun to do all of our traditions: the meal, graham cracker houses, games, and leftovers on already too full stomachs. Kaden still talks about the house he made (which had character! I wish I had a photo!) and has asked Gramma to save it for him at Christmas so he can eat the candy off of it. So fun to share traditions that I enjoyed at his age!
For my birthday my parents offered to keep our kids for the night the Saturday after Thanksgiving. We left around 9am and headed to Billings to shop. It was so weird to drive in silence, and the car felt so empty! We shopped alllll day, then had a nice hotel with heated pool and hot tub. We shopped a little more on Sunday and were able to get much of our Christmas shopping done. We met my parents with the kids at Sams around noon. Katelyn wouldn't even look at me when we met up. She held out, not looking at us, and refusing to come to us until Gramma threatened to put her in the car and take her back home. She practically leaped into my arms! What a stinker! It was a very fun weekend, but it always reminds me how much a part of my life my kids are. I sure do love them. (I just don't love shopping with them!!!!!!)
(I am so thankful for autosave as I accidentally just deleted this entire post. It had autosaved just a few seconds before!!!)
This month has been filled with Christmas Parties, (for MOPS, PCA, Church..), meetings for church, and other holiday fun. Yesterday Kaden and I were laying on the floor by the tree looking into the ornament's reflections and talking about Christmas. He has been asked several times by people what he wants from Santa, which has generated much talk. He is confused between the link between Santa and Baby Jesus. We are talking about how Santa is someone we pretend brings us presents, and Baby Jesus is real, and was born as the son of God. After we talked about that I asked him what he wanted for Christmas and his reply was, "Ummmmmm...some more trains, some more trucks, and something for Katelyn." It melted my heart. A while later, curious as to what he'd say, I asked again. He replied the same exact phrase. So we decided to take him out Christmas shopping for his sister. They each got each other a present and we are talking about how we get presents for each other at Christmas and why. It has been fun to see him question, and put together the pieces that everyone teaches him about Christmas.
This week Luke had an appointment to find out if the mole on his nose was something we needed to be worried about since it was changing in shape/size from year to year. Since he works in the sun many hours all summer long we wanted to make sure it was not going to be something to cause skin cancer, etc... The doctor said that he was fairly confident that it was nothing, but said that it might be best to have it removed just to make sure. It ended up being more than we bargained for. Apparently to make an inscision on the face they have to put you under anesthetic to ensure that you won't move and screw anything up. So 2 days later Luke went in for that surgery. It was not a very fun experience for either of us, but it's over now and we're glad to have it behind us!
In a week we are headed back to Montana to spend Christmas with Luke's family. It's hard to believe it's already that time of year! During that stay I'm hoping to write our Christmas letter (which is actually a new years letter and I don't know why I still call it our Christmas letter and send it in Christmasy envelopes!) We need to take a family picture- I wish I'd thought of that before Luke's surgery! (I bet he wishes that too!)
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Dining Room...again
My inspiration more...2 years ago. I hated the little tiny mirrors though, wanted simpler crown molding, and to personalize it MY way. There are 2 things left undone...I'll give a prize to the first person to notice which 2 things still need done! (And if you find something that I hadn't noticed, I might have to hurt you!
before...
after...(i really wish I'd shown the crown molding in this picture! UGH!)
Here's one with the crown... the mirror (and in another pic you'll see 3 small orange canvasses) are from Kmart...(i hate Kmart!) the sconces are from ebay. It took me HOURS to find the right ones. The curtains don't match but I bet you'd never notice (and no, that isn't one of the 2 things), one set is from Amazon and one from JC Penny...
Here's another random pic...notice my 2 huge pans hanging between the windows. I was nervous about that idea...i LOVE it. So convenient.
kitchen...(notice my collection of utensils on my countertop has grown exponentially. While I don't like taking counterspace, I do love me some Pampered Chef!!!)
Notice the carpet in this one...
NO MORE CARPET!!!! (also, here are those 3 little canvasses...fake canvasses is what i mean)
anther random...
These last 2 are really hard to get good pictures of with a point and shoot camera...but you can see a big difference still.
before...
All in all, i think I kicked the original inspiration photo's BUTT. Better mirror(didn't know all along what i was gonna do, but since i did do a mirror..it is better...)Better crown. And personalized perfectly "A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen" (even if it does drive me completely nuts!!!) And to finish it off...my hubby used a ceiling pan rack so I could hang my pans in the cupboard. I LOVE it.
My kitchen might not be big, but I think I have the best one.
before...
after...(i really wish I'd shown the crown molding in this picture! UGH!)
Here's one with the crown... the mirror (and in another pic you'll see 3 small orange canvasses) are from Kmart...(i hate Kmart!) the sconces are from ebay. It took me HOURS to find the right ones. The curtains don't match but I bet you'd never notice (and no, that isn't one of the 2 things), one set is from Amazon and one from JC Penny...
Here's another random pic...notice my 2 huge pans hanging between the windows. I was nervous about that idea...i LOVE it. So convenient.
kitchen...(notice my collection of utensils on my countertop has grown exponentially. While I don't like taking counterspace, I do love me some Pampered Chef!!!)
Notice the carpet in this one...
NO MORE CARPET!!!! (also, here are those 3 little canvasses...fake canvasses is what i mean)
anther random...
These last 2 are really hard to get good pictures of with a point and shoot camera...but you can see a big difference still.
before...
All in all, i think I kicked the original inspiration photo's BUTT. Better mirror(didn't know all along what i was gonna do, but since i did do a mirror..it is better...)Better crown. And personalized perfectly "A messy kitchen is a happy kitchen" (even if it does drive me completely nuts!!!) And to finish it off...my hubby used a ceiling pan rack so I could hang my pans in the cupboard. I LOVE it.
My kitchen might not be big, but I think I have the best one.
Before and Afters! (Finally!)
This first picture is just an example of how badly our house needed siding! (For those who think we just had an extra $15,000 sitting there ready to pay for sidding. LOL)
Before...this was literally taken the day before they started tearing the house apart.
after...we need some house numbers!
before...
after....this one shows the great need for shutters!
before...
after...
before...
after...
before...
after...
Now when I'm at the park with friends and they ask which house is mine I can say "The green one!" instead of... "well...it kinda looks like the others..it's the 3rd one in if count starting with the blue one...etc.."
Before...this was literally taken the day before they started tearing the house apart.
after...we need some house numbers!
before...
after....this one shows the great need for shutters!
before...
after...
before...
after...
before...
after...
Now when I'm at the park with friends and they ask which house is mine I can say "The green one!" instead of... "well...it kinda looks like the others..it's the 3rd one in if count starting with the blue one...etc.."
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Kate's Version of Jumping on the Bed
We find Kate doing this quite often. If you happen to find her, then she will be mad if you walk away and don't laugh and applaud her. She thinks she is sooo amazing and funny doing this...as you can tell!
More swimming videos
He had to be able to float unsupported for 3 seconds or 3 body lengths to pass the back float then recover to standing on his own. There were about 25 different abilities (like this, some easier) he had to demonstrate to pass the class. He passed the class after only one time through the class! Apparently that "never" happens. One Proud Momma.
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