Thursday, May 21, 2009
Mowing Machine
We hope to have Jonathan at full lawn mowing capacity in short order. He loves to use little mower and was quite proud of the lawn yesterday.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
My Boys are...
growing like crazy and keeping me always on my toes. One of my dear friends commented to me that I seemed weary. I am sleeping about 1-2 hours less per night than I would like to be sleeping (and thinking that this is pretty good considering the ages of my children). Jamie has been very busy in April and May, and I forsee that continuing for a couple of months until the new hire is up and running. There are no "lunch breaks" in this job. But, I have a hard time imagining my life any other way.
Fun things that I wouldn't have missed for the world:
~ This morning we were preparing to leave for a birthday party for one of Jonathan's little friends and he told me that he wanted to write on the card. When I asked him what he wanted to write, he said: "Isaac David White." That was his little friend's name. He "wrote" Isaac's "full name" on the card and was quite proud to give it to him.
~ Jonathan loves to watch the washing machine fill up with water and dump the detergent in the machine. I'm training him to love laundry early. Our washing machine is crazy loud so that may be part of the appeal of it. We hope to have a new one (we can only do laundry when both boys are awake because the thing is so loud it wakes them up no matter how deep the sleep) soon!
~ Caleb is a very strong kid, but has yet to roll over. He'll probably be sitting up before he can roll over. He seems much closer to being able to sit for longer periods of time than he does to rolling over with regularity.
~ Jonathan loves to make homeade granola with me. He grabs pieces of the brown sugar from the bowl and eats them at a rapid rate. He'll say, "I want a big hunka sugar".
~ This may not be blog worthy, but oh well. Jonathan has started kind of fiddling with his nose. I told him the other day that picking our nose was not a good idea. He said, "But Mom, I just have to get that green thing outta there." NICE. I suggested a tissue and have been working hard on encouraging their use.
Happy Friday!
Fun things that I wouldn't have missed for the world:
~ This morning we were preparing to leave for a birthday party for one of Jonathan's little friends and he told me that he wanted to write on the card. When I asked him what he wanted to write, he said: "Isaac David White." That was his little friend's name. He "wrote" Isaac's "full name" on the card and was quite proud to give it to him.
~ Jonathan loves to watch the washing machine fill up with water and dump the detergent in the machine. I'm training him to love laundry early. Our washing machine is crazy loud so that may be part of the appeal of it. We hope to have a new one (we can only do laundry when both boys are awake because the thing is so loud it wakes them up no matter how deep the sleep) soon!
~ Caleb is a very strong kid, but has yet to roll over. He'll probably be sitting up before he can roll over. He seems much closer to being able to sit for longer periods of time than he does to rolling over with regularity.
~ Jonathan loves to make homeade granola with me. He grabs pieces of the brown sugar from the bowl and eats them at a rapid rate. He'll say, "I want a big hunka sugar".
~ This may not be blog worthy, but oh well. Jonathan has started kind of fiddling with his nose. I told him the other day that picking our nose was not a good idea. He said, "But Mom, I just have to get that green thing outta there." NICE. I suggested a tissue and have been working hard on encouraging their use.
Happy Friday!
Hokey Pokey
We visited some friends at the beginning of May, and Jonathan loved playing with their daughter, Anna. Anna has an Elmo doll that does the Hokey Pokey, and this is the video of Anna and Jonathan joining Elmo.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Soul Food
Some might think the title of this post refers to some sort of delectable item for the taste buds. Not for me. My soul food was a wonderful day with my husband and children yesterday. We had a wonderful college student come over and watch the boys while we went on bike ride for a couple of hours. Then, we came home to help with lunch and nap stuff. After all was settled around here we left for another couple of hours for lunch and perusing at the book store.
When we arrived home the boys were just waking up so we enjoyed an afternoon at the park and dinner outside as a family. It couldn't have been more perfect. I needed the reprieve from the daily grind and so did Jamie. I could live that day over and over and over.
When we arrived home the boys were just waking up so we enjoyed an afternoon at the park and dinner outside as a family. It couldn't have been more perfect. I needed the reprieve from the daily grind and so did Jamie. I could live that day over and over and over.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Baptism
Our nephew, Jacob James Lien, was baptized on Saturday night. We were honored to be godparents to the little guy. Nate's dad is a pastor and baptized his grandson and sang a solo for the church service. I wouldn't have chosen to be anywhere else... it was perfect. Jacob was a charmer for all of the people and seemed just delighted with the activity of the weekend. We pray that he will come to know his Lord more and more as he grows.
The Liens with the grandparents
Iverson Family
Nate, Carla and Jacob
The Liens with the grandparents
Iverson Family
Nate, Carla and JacobJust Boys
I just love them... love them, love them, love them! 
The boys, "playing trains"
Easter basket on the head, "Look at my helmet, Mom!"
The boys, "playing trains"
Easter basket on the head, "Look at my helmet, Mom!"Some of you might find it odd to see my five month old "standing" at the train table with. As my father affectionately calls him, "the stiff one" loves to stand. He gets really ticked when required to sit for too long. So, Jamie thought he was ready to watch Jonathan play trains. He loved it. I think he will be clamoring to keep up with whatever his older brother might be doing from now on!
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