We visited with Grandma Helen and Uncle Scott for G'ma's birthday today. We baked cupcakes in the morning so that the kids could sing happy birthday - the highlight of their day. At one point, as Jake sat across the table from Scott, he said, "Why you not have any hair?". That was one question that Scott actually didn't have an answer for! Gotta love the honesty of a child.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Nature Boy
Jake has discovered the joy of peeing outside. About a month ago, we were at the park near our house and one of the bigger kids used a tree to relieve himself since there are no restroom facilities at the park. Jake was inspired and the next time he had to go while at the park, he decided to use the tree. I didn't have a problem with this, since he was newly potty-trained. I didn't think he could make it all the way home.
Well, within the last week, he's decided that he's just gonna go out in our yard. I guess he can't be bothered to walk "all the way" into the house.
Megan wanted me to snap a picture of her while doing her "Hannah Montana" pose. Here it is:
One last little story.... I'm not really sure about the beginning of this story, but I think Darin asked Jake something like, "What do you have on your forehead?" And Jake's reply was, "I don't have a forehead. I only have one head."
Well, within the last week, he's decided that he's just gonna go out in our yard. I guess he can't be bothered to walk "all the way" into the house.
Megan wanted me to snap a picture of her while doing her "Hannah Montana" pose. Here it is:
One last little story.... I'm not really sure about the beginning of this story, but I think Darin asked Jake something like, "What do you have on your forehead?" And Jake's reply was, "I don't have a forehead. I only have one head."
Monday, May 11, 2009
It's already May?!
Wow, where does the time go? I had a nice Mother's Day yesterday. I got TWO bouquets of flowers from Darin and the kids, went on a solo a.m. run, went golfing with Darin, and had pizza for dinner!
Megan and Jake have been pretty good about getting along and playing together lately, but like any siblings they certainly have their moments. Their threats to each other are actually quite comical. They say things like, "I'm gonna punch you in the eye tomorrow". Here's a nice moment of friendship:
Sometimes they have some whiny moments and I'll ask Jake ..."Is that crying or whining?". He usually replies, "it's whining". Although sometimes he says, "I not whining. I didn't say anything"....this is usually followed by a toy being thrown. Temper, temper.
Megan got a new bike with training wheels and she's having tons of fun riding it.
Prior to the Wisconsin Marathon last week, I was testing out some polka music to play at the event. I played the first song from the disk, and within 15 seconds of the song playing, Megan said "I LOVE it!". She asks for polka music all the time now.
Jake still says some funny stuff. Instead of saying "I don't know"....he says, "I can't know that".
I was in the car with him and he saw someone walking their dog. He said, "That's a cute dog. I wish I had that dog". He's been wishing for a few dogs around town. Sorry, Jake - not anytime soon.
Megan and Jake have been pretty good about getting along and playing together lately, but like any siblings they certainly have their moments. Their threats to each other are actually quite comical. They say things like, "I'm gonna punch you in the eye tomorrow". Here's a nice moment of friendship:
Sometimes they have some whiny moments and I'll ask Jake ..."Is that crying or whining?". He usually replies, "it's whining". Although sometimes he says, "I not whining. I didn't say anything"....this is usually followed by a toy being thrown. Temper, temper.
Megan got a new bike with training wheels and she's having tons of fun riding it.
Prior to the Wisconsin Marathon last week, I was testing out some polka music to play at the event. I played the first song from the disk, and within 15 seconds of the song playing, Megan said "I LOVE it!". She asks for polka music all the time now.
Jake still says some funny stuff. Instead of saying "I don't know"....he says, "I can't know that".
I was in the car with him and he saw someone walking their dog. He said, "That's a cute dog. I wish I had that dog". He's been wishing for a few dogs around town. Sorry, Jake - not anytime soon.
Friday, April 17, 2009
It's been a while.....
I'm pretty busy at work these days - my new event is coming up in two weeks. For those of you who don't know, we are producing the Inaugural Wisconsin Marathon - the World's Cheesiest Marathon. There are still lots of details to coordinate, so my blog entries have been taking a backseat. So here are the family updates:
Megan had a great time coloring eggs for Easter with Darin. Debbie gave her this cool "bug" egg coloring set. Poor Jake didn't get to participate because he was sick that day. He literally slept the entire day. Papa came over to drop off an Easter basket and he got to color an egg too. Woo hoo!
Our next door neighbor has a baby that's about 8 months old. Megan loves him (she actually loves all babies). Since they're renovating their house, we watched the baby for a couple of hours last Friday to give them a chance to pack (they're moving out for a couple of months). Here's the babysitter in action:
Jake has been taking a tumbling class at the Peterson Park Gymnastics Center and he LOVES it. They get to climb around on the equipment, jump on the trampoline, walk the balance beam, etc. In this particular photo, he's swinging on the "high bar" and kicking the bolster on the other side. The kicking is the best part. Whenever he sees this picture, he asks to go there:
Yesterday, the kids decided they wanted to have breakfast in bed......like Spongebob.
So, Jake is at the age where he says something really funny every day. And, the fact that he is not the least bit shy, makes it even funnier. A few of my latest Jake stories-
I usually take him to the grocery store after we drop Megan off at school and he likes to sit in the basket part of the cart. He pretends to drive the cart and when I turn into an aisle and there's another shopper there, he shouts "Look out!" It tends to take people by surprise. You'd think I was racing around the store in that cart. I then tell him that we shouldn't yell, "look out". We should say "Excuse me". So, now he screams, "Excuse me! Look out!". The old ladies at Jewel love him. Once we pass their cart in the aisle, he proceeds to engage them in conversation. He'll look right at them and say, "Who are you?" When they start to walk in the other direction, he says "where are you going?" Generally, it takes me a while to get through the store since Jake makes so many friends along the way.
The best grocery story I have took place a couple of weeks ago. I was at the check out and Jake had his back to the register, leaning over in the cart to reach something. He turned around, looked at the girl working the register and said, "Are you wooking at my butt?" She couldn't do anything but laugh. She then said, "Did you just say what I thought you said?" And he said, "You wanna see my underpants?" Yep, he showed her.
Oh - did I fail to mention that Jake is potty-trained? He's been out of diapers for about 4 weeks now - even at night. Nice!
Here's the last Jake tale and then I'll take a break. I had the kids at a restaurant for lunch one day. We were seated near the back and a relatively large woman walked past us on her way to her table. It was pretty quiet when Jake said, "She a fat wady". That was uncomfortable. There was no mistaking that one and I couldn't just turn and walk away. Ugh.
Here are some photos from the park yesterday. We're taking advantage of the sunshine!
Until next time.........
Megan had a great time coloring eggs for Easter with Darin. Debbie gave her this cool "bug" egg coloring set. Poor Jake didn't get to participate because he was sick that day. He literally slept the entire day. Papa came over to drop off an Easter basket and he got to color an egg too. Woo hoo!
Our next door neighbor has a baby that's about 8 months old. Megan loves him (she actually loves all babies). Since they're renovating their house, we watched the baby for a couple of hours last Friday to give them a chance to pack (they're moving out for a couple of months). Here's the babysitter in action:
Jake has been taking a tumbling class at the Peterson Park Gymnastics Center and he LOVES it. They get to climb around on the equipment, jump on the trampoline, walk the balance beam, etc. In this particular photo, he's swinging on the "high bar" and kicking the bolster on the other side. The kicking is the best part. Whenever he sees this picture, he asks to go there:
Yesterday, the kids decided they wanted to have breakfast in bed......like Spongebob.
So, Jake is at the age where he says something really funny every day. And, the fact that he is not the least bit shy, makes it even funnier. A few of my latest Jake stories-
I usually take him to the grocery store after we drop Megan off at school and he likes to sit in the basket part of the cart. He pretends to drive the cart and when I turn into an aisle and there's another shopper there, he shouts "Look out!" It tends to take people by surprise. You'd think I was racing around the store in that cart. I then tell him that we shouldn't yell, "look out". We should say "Excuse me". So, now he screams, "Excuse me! Look out!". The old ladies at Jewel love him. Once we pass their cart in the aisle, he proceeds to engage them in conversation. He'll look right at them and say, "Who are you?" When they start to walk in the other direction, he says "where are you going?" Generally, it takes me a while to get through the store since Jake makes so many friends along the way.
The best grocery story I have took place a couple of weeks ago. I was at the check out and Jake had his back to the register, leaning over in the cart to reach something. He turned around, looked at the girl working the register and said, "Are you wooking at my butt?" She couldn't do anything but laugh. She then said, "Did you just say what I thought you said?" And he said, "You wanna see my underpants?" Yep, he showed her.
Oh - did I fail to mention that Jake is potty-trained? He's been out of diapers for about 4 weeks now - even at night. Nice!
Here's the last Jake tale and then I'll take a break. I had the kids at a restaurant for lunch one day. We were seated near the back and a relatively large woman walked past us on her way to her table. It was pretty quiet when Jake said, "She a fat wady". That was uncomfortable. There was no mistaking that one and I couldn't just turn and walk away. Ugh.
Here are some photos from the park yesterday. We're taking advantage of the sunshine!
Until next time.........
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Happy Birthday Aunt Jenny!
The kids were very excited to celebrate Aunt Jenny's birthday. Once they found out that we weren't going to her house for cake tonight, they just got mad. Jenny - you need to move back to Chicago!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Morning Antics
This morning Jake and Megan were eating Froot Loops at the counter. Jake was just shoveling them in by the handful and Megan looked at him with disgust and said, "Jake, eat like a person". He then mumbled something to her and she replied with, "Don't talk with your mouth full. If you have to talk with food in your mouth, do this" (she then covered her mouth with her hand). Jake said, "Look --- aahhh --- my mouf not full. Only a wittle bit". She just looked away.
Etiquette lessons by Megan.
Etiquette lessons by Megan.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Stuck in the tree
The kids were outside watching the construction (of course) while I ran in to wash my hands. I came back out and Megan was stuck in the tree. She was mad that I went back in and got my camera and this picture was a sneak attack. I told her that I had already put it away when she looked in my direction while I snapped the photo. That kid can really hold a grudge. Jake, on the other hand, just continued to talk the entire time -- and he doesn't hold a grudge at all!
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