Both girls are saying "Uh oh" when they drop something.
Abby is getting 2 more bottom teeth.
Abby climbed on the Thomas Table by herself last night.
Ally pooped in the tub last night!
Abby starting opening doors today - the doors with the long, sideways handles!
Jack had a great day at school and earned a star.
I spent the weekend in Leavenworth, IN scrapbooking and got 40 pages done...July 4th-Sept 16th! While I was gone, Jeff kept the kids which he thoroughly enjoyed...NOT! Jeff always gives Jack 2 options for meals and snacks, such as "You have 2 choices - pancakes or french toast." Well, while I was gone, Jack got up one morning and said "Daddy, I have 2 choices for breakfast - sprinkles in a cup or ice cream. Which one do I want?"!! Hilarious!!!
Monday, January 29, 2007
Thursday, January 25, 2007
January notes
Well, here it is almost the end of January 2007...times goes by so fast! I'm leaving tomorrow with Amanda Blake to go to a 3 day scrapbooking event at a Bed and Breakfast in Leavenworth, IN. We're excited! Jeff is keeping the kids so he' s not looking forward to it too much!! After this trip, she and I will finish planning the BIG Super Bowl party and then after that...DISNEY WORLD!!! I can't believe we're taking 5 kids that are 5 and under to DW in just 37 days! The girls are only 16 months old...what were we thinking!! Anyway, just wanted to make some notes...
Ally: Says "Jack" constantly. Loves to know where he's at and be around him (although he's not so nice to either one of them). Says "Bye" like she's from Kentucky! Says "Bite" which she hears quite often...whether it be "Do you want a bite?" or "NO bite!". Likes to bite when she's mad or wants something. Still only has 7 teeth but working on her molars. She can do "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" which is so cute.
Abby: Little Bit (as Jeff calls her) just does her own thing. She's soooo extremely busy. She is also a climber. She now gets on the kitchen chairs and then onto the kitchen table. Caught her there more than once. We now keep the chairs on top of the table when we're not sitting in them. She still plays so well by herself and has to fight off Ally taking everything she touches. Still only has 6 teeth and wears 12 month clothes. She's so little. Talks alot but doesn't say many words...basically the only thing she says is "Momma" and she yells that alot!!
Both girls: I've been trying to wean them off of baby food. I know it's better for them than anything I fix but it's expensive and they aren't learning to chew things! They've been eating grilled cheeses, green beans and jelly sandwiches. I'll be glad when they can eat more things. Both girls are walking/running although Ally is still so clumsey. At the beginning of January, they quit taking their evening nap so they are down to 2 - 2 hr naps now...morning and afternoon. Bedtime is between 7:30 and 8:00 and they are usually READY! They give lots of kisses and can play good together sometimes! It's so much fun to watch them interact now.
Jack: Almost completely potty trained. Still wears a diaper at nap and bedtime and still wakes up with a full one. Jeff still has to sit outside his room every night when he goes to bed. He still takes an afternoon nap which probably doesn't help the bedtime situation much. We just got word that Newburgh Baseball is accepting 4 yr olds for t-ball now so we're going to get him signed up for that next month. Favorite saying right now is "What the..." which he totally gets from Papaw. He likes to play with and hurt the girls. He likes to see if he can "pull their heads off" because that's what Devyn does to him. :- He's so funny sometimes but still so innocent. One night, Jeff was reading him a story about fire safety and do's and don't's. He told Jack that you should never play with matches. Confused, Jack said "But Daddy, we always play with matches." Jeff asked him what he was talking about and he said "You know, we turn over the cards and try to get matches!". He's talking about the game Memory...too cute! Still not real sure about school. He cries/whines most mornings when I drop him off. He does well when there but wouldn't go if he didn't have to! He just got his very first report card. I couldn't wait to see what it said! He got...
53 "A's" for "Always" on things such as...
"I speak clearly."
"I follow school rules."
"I know my first and last name."
"I can use crayons and scissors correctly."
4 "B's" which means "Beginning To" in...
"I am not afraid to try new thing."
"I ask questions."
"I can move from one activity to another easily."
"I can print my first name."
1 "S" for "Sometimes" in...
"I know my shapes...Rectangle"
and 2 "N's" for "Not Yet" in...
"I can recognize opposites."
"I can gallop." (he can totally gallop! :-)
Anyway, I guess that's enough for my first posting! Be back soon...
Ally: Says "Jack" constantly. Loves to know where he's at and be around him (although he's not so nice to either one of them). Says "Bye" like she's from Kentucky! Says "Bite" which she hears quite often...whether it be "Do you want a bite?" or "NO bite!". Likes to bite when she's mad or wants something. Still only has 7 teeth but working on her molars. She can do "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" which is so cute.
Abby: Little Bit (as Jeff calls her) just does her own thing. She's soooo extremely busy. She is also a climber. She now gets on the kitchen chairs and then onto the kitchen table. Caught her there more than once. We now keep the chairs on top of the table when we're not sitting in them. She still plays so well by herself and has to fight off Ally taking everything she touches. Still only has 6 teeth and wears 12 month clothes. She's so little. Talks alot but doesn't say many words...basically the only thing she says is "Momma" and she yells that alot!!
Both girls: I've been trying to wean them off of baby food. I know it's better for them than anything I fix but it's expensive and they aren't learning to chew things! They've been eating grilled cheeses, green beans and jelly sandwiches. I'll be glad when they can eat more things. Both girls are walking/running although Ally is still so clumsey. At the beginning of January, they quit taking their evening nap so they are down to 2 - 2 hr naps now...morning and afternoon. Bedtime is between 7:30 and 8:00 and they are usually READY! They give lots of kisses and can play good together sometimes! It's so much fun to watch them interact now.
Jack: Almost completely potty trained. Still wears a diaper at nap and bedtime and still wakes up with a full one. Jeff still has to sit outside his room every night when he goes to bed. He still takes an afternoon nap which probably doesn't help the bedtime situation much. We just got word that Newburgh Baseball is accepting 4 yr olds for t-ball now so we're going to get him signed up for that next month. Favorite saying right now is "What the..." which he totally gets from Papaw. He likes to play with and hurt the girls. He likes to see if he can "pull their heads off" because that's what Devyn does to him. :- He's so funny sometimes but still so innocent. One night, Jeff was reading him a story about fire safety and do's and don't's. He told Jack that you should never play with matches. Confused, Jack said "But Daddy, we always play with matches." Jeff asked him what he was talking about and he said "You know, we turn over the cards and try to get matches!". He's talking about the game Memory...too cute! Still not real sure about school. He cries/whines most mornings when I drop him off. He does well when there but wouldn't go if he didn't have to! He just got his very first report card. I couldn't wait to see what it said! He got...
53 "A's" for "Always" on things such as...
"I speak clearly."
"I follow school rules."
"I know my first and last name."
"I can use crayons and scissors correctly."
4 "B's" which means "Beginning To" in...
"I am not afraid to try new thing."
"I ask questions."
"I can move from one activity to another easily."
"I can print my first name."
1 "S" for "Sometimes" in...
"I know my shapes...Rectangle"
and 2 "N's" for "Not Yet" in...
"I can recognize opposites."
"I can gallop." (he can totally gallop! :-)
Anyway, I guess that's enough for my first posting! Be back soon...
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
"Interception! The Colts are going to the Super Bowl!!!
I've never really been much of a football fan and never really watched many of the games, but Chris Blake took me to a Colts game a couple of months ago and we had an absolute blast and the Colts were undefeated at the time, so I started following them and watching their progress. The coolest thing about it to me was that they let me take all of my camera equipment into the game so I was able to get some great shots using different lenses. Our seats weren't that great, but we could still see all that action very clearly. Colts fans are pretty nice too. Chris warned me that the seats in our section were bench seats with little white lines delineating each "seat" so I was expecting to have to sit between a row of 300 pound linebackers and have to sit on Chris' lap or only be able to get once butt-cheek on the bench. But I guess we got lucky because we had 5 skinny college guys on our right and a skinny high school couple on our left. Heck, after a couple beers, we were even getting a little cocky ourselves and pushing the poor HS kids off their seats a bit!
Anyway, I've been following the Colts since that game and have become quite a fan. We all got together at Chris' house last weekend to watch the AFC Championship game vs. the New England Patriots (Mom's long-time favorite team!) Now there's a HUGE FAN for ya... She called me before the game to talk about it and said she has been so nervous and unable to sleep and has had to take diarrhea medicine all week! Anyway, it was probably one of the best games ever and the Colts got very lucky. Tom Brady and the Patriots definitely out-played the Colts. Manning could not get any completions b/c their defense was swatting all of his passes away. We did not have the lead at all the whole game until our very last touchdown with 1 minute left to play. Peyton handed the ball off to rookie Joseph Addai and he ran it in, almost untouched. I think everyone was expecting a pass from Manning, so he caught them off guard. Well, the Colts were up by 4 with less than a minute to play and New England got the ball. Brady started marching down the field like he had done all game. Our defense just could not stop them! They showed a clip of Manning on the sidelines and he had his face in his hands - he couldn't even watch the game! His arch-rival Tom Brady was about the rob him of another championship! Just then, Tom threw the only interception of the game and one of the Colts defenders caught it and fell down immediately! I'll never forget the excitement in the announcer's voice when he said, "Interception! The Colts are going to the Super Bowl!!!" Missy and I were at home by then and we both jumped up immediately and started screaming and shouting and hugging each other uncontrollably! It was easily one of the most exciting moments of my life!
I guess I'm a fan for life now.
Anyway, I've been following the Colts since that game and have become quite a fan. We all got together at Chris' house last weekend to watch the AFC Championship game vs. the New England Patriots (Mom's long-time favorite team!) Now there's a HUGE FAN for ya... She called me before the game to talk about it and said she has been so nervous and unable to sleep and has had to take diarrhea medicine all week! Anyway, it was probably one of the best games ever and the Colts got very lucky. Tom Brady and the Patriots definitely out-played the Colts. Manning could not get any completions b/c their defense was swatting all of his passes away. We did not have the lead at all the whole game until our very last touchdown with 1 minute left to play. Peyton handed the ball off to rookie Joseph Addai and he ran it in, almost untouched. I think everyone was expecting a pass from Manning, so he caught them off guard. Well, the Colts were up by 4 with less than a minute to play and New England got the ball. Brady started marching down the field like he had done all game. Our defense just could not stop them! They showed a clip of Manning on the sidelines and he had his face in his hands - he couldn't even watch the game! His arch-rival Tom Brady was about the rob him of another championship! Just then, Tom threw the only interception of the game and one of the Colts defenders caught it and fell down immediately! I'll never forget the excitement in the announcer's voice when he said, "Interception! The Colts are going to the Super Bowl!!!" Missy and I were at home by then and we both jumped up immediately and started screaming and shouting and hugging each other uncontrollably! It was easily one of the most exciting moments of my life!
I guess I'm a fan for life now.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Let the blogging begin!
Well, I guess it's about time. I've been a part of the Internet community for almost 12 years now (here's the proof) but I'm just now getting a blog. I've always liked the idea of a semi-daily diary, but like most tech. things, wasn't one of the early adopters of blogging, so I kind'of resisted it. Very similar to the whole Texas Hold'em phenomenon. My buddies and I have been playing poker since Freshman year in high school (almost 20 years) but we never played Hold'em, so we rebelled in a way, figuring we knew more than all these new-comers. Now Hold'em is all we play!
Missy and I are leaving for Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow morning at 6:00am for a little mini-vacation. Marlena is keeping the kids so we know we can relax and enjoy ourselves. Missy's kind'of out of her element on this trip. We have rental car reservations, but that's it! No hotel reservations or anything else. We're just going to get down there and see what we can find! We're going to try and find the house Dad lived in after he graduated from high school. We already have a couple of addresses in Hollywood and some pictures of local landmarks like Dania Beach. The only things I remember about going down there as a kid are the canals behind the houses. I remember seeing an alligator swimming in someone's "backyard" and thought that was sooo cool! We're also going to drive down to South Beach and do a little sight-seeing. Should be interesting!
Anyway, I'll try to update this periodically with some thoughts. Maybe Jack or the girls will get a kick out of this some day.
- Jeff
Missy and I are leaving for Ft. Lauderdale tomorrow morning at 6:00am for a little mini-vacation. Marlena is keeping the kids so we know we can relax and enjoy ourselves. Missy's kind'of out of her element on this trip. We have rental car reservations, but that's it! No hotel reservations or anything else. We're just going to get down there and see what we can find! We're going to try and find the house Dad lived in after he graduated from high school. We already have a couple of addresses in Hollywood and some pictures of local landmarks like Dania Beach. The only things I remember about going down there as a kid are the canals behind the houses. I remember seeing an alligator swimming in someone's "backyard" and thought that was sooo cool! We're also going to drive down to South Beach and do a little sight-seeing. Should be interesting!
Anyway, I'll try to update this periodically with some thoughts. Maybe Jack or the girls will get a kick out of this some day.
- Jeff
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