Saturday, January 15, 2011
Christmas 2010
Once again, I am hopelessly behind in blogging! The easy way out is to try to tell the stories with pictures. We had a great Christmas at home! J's folks came for a few days, but these pics are before they got here. We had our annual Christmas Eve sleepover under the tree. MY spot was right by the fire-lucky ducky!
We painted homemade ornaments!
Reading Luke 2 (yes, Elsie had to have a bow to match her red pj's on Christmas!)
Sorry the picture is flipped, but when you're "hopelessly behind" you can't fix these things. A favorite gift from the cousins was this trampoline!
I have to add my highlight this year was our church's Christmas Eve service. The pastor's daughter sang one of the most gorgeous solos I've ever gotten to hear, O Holy Night. Christ is still among us! Merry Christmas from us 5!
Special thanks to Chris Hauer who made our Christmas greeting card this year!!
We painted homemade ornaments!
Reading Luke 2 (yes, Elsie had to have a bow to match her red pj's on Christmas!)
Sorry the picture is flipped, but when you're "hopelessly behind" you can't fix these things. A favorite gift from the cousins was this trampoline!
I have to add my highlight this year was our church's Christmas Eve service. The pastor's daughter sang one of the most gorgeous solos I've ever gotten to hear, O Holy Night. Christ is still among us! Merry Christmas from us 5!
Special thanks to Chris Hauer who made our Christmas greeting card this year!!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Birthday
My first baby just turned 4! It is hard to believe he was this little practically yesterday! Caedmon is determined (stubborn) and opinionated, and he thrives on routine. He loves his siblings and doesn't want either of them to miss out on any special treats. It is fun that he is old enough to play simple games with now. He likes to help with all the chores: dishes, laundry, cleaning. He is very good at playing by himself, and he has always been a wonderful eater! Next to tackling with Dad I would say his favorite thing to do is have books read to him. Maybe he'll learn to read this year!
He got to be a ring bearer for Aunt Martie and Uncle Rusty's wedding in June! Aunt Sarah made the outfit, of course!
The traditional birthday waffles and tea.
Now that he is four, he thinks he is big stuff! The first thing he said to me on his birthday was, "Now I can crack the eggs!" So for his big party he got to crack the eggs! He also has to leave his blanket in his room now and use the bathroom without ANY help, too. So big!
We invited some friends over, but most of them were sick and couldn't come. Grandpa and Grandma came and some friends from church. We had a great night, but then after Caedmon went to bed, he threw up the rest of the night! Of course we gave all our guests the stomach flu as well. I hope he is not always sick on his birthday every year! Happy Birthday, Caedmon! It is so fun to watch you grow!
He got to be a ring bearer for Aunt Martie and Uncle Rusty's wedding in June! Aunt Sarah made the outfit, of course!
The traditional birthday waffles and tea.
Now that he is four, he thinks he is big stuff! The first thing he said to me on his birthday was, "Now I can crack the eggs!" So for his big party he got to crack the eggs! He also has to leave his blanket in his room now and use the bathroom without ANY help, too. So big!
We invited some friends over, but most of them were sick and couldn't come. Grandpa and Grandma came and some friends from church. We had a great night, but then after Caedmon went to bed, he threw up the rest of the night! Of course we gave all our guests the stomach flu as well. I hope he is not always sick on his birthday every year! Happy Birthday, Caedmon! It is so fun to watch you grow!
Friday, November 19, 2010
Caedmon
Parenting can have the highest highs and the lowest lows. On Sunday Caedmon decided he didn't want to go to his Sunday School class for seemingly no reason. It turned into the biggest parenting challenge/showdown Jason and I have faced yet. Without going into detail, we were befuddled and at our wits' end. Even after discipline and follow-up, we were unsure whether we did the best by him.
All this to say, I have been hyper aware of who he is these days; and I realized that he has grown up in a lot of ways since I last noticed. He is obviously not perfect, but he is a good kid, and he does a lot of things right. He will be 4 in a couple weeks, and I was thinking, he has matured exponentially since this time last year.
Today we were at an open gym at a gymnastics facility. Caedmon was one of the biggest kids there; and within a few minutes, he had a whole string of kids following his every move, jumping on trampolines, jumping into the foam block pit, going on balance beams, racing across the floor. Jonas was in the ranks, of course; he is used to obeying his brother.
This was the first time I have ever seen Caedmon take initiative in an unfamiliar environment like that. Usually he is definitely on the shy/cautious side of things. He doesn't have to be a leader, but I was glad/sad to see him pull away from some apron strings.
Another example: I had told Caedmon not to play with this glitter we have, but to put it away in the other room. Apparentely he couldn't handle himself and opened it on his way to the other room. I wouldn't have found the mess for awhile, but he came up to me and said, "I'm sorry, Mom. I was wrong. I'll clean it up!" YES!
We were at a busy playplace the other day. We have worked very hard on being content and grateful when it's time to leave special places instead of whiny. As we were walking out, WITHOUT prompting, Caedmon loudly said, "Thank you, Mom! That was really fun!" My heart melted with pride.
Caedmon is really excited to go to Carney next weekend for Thanksgiving. Today he said, "I love to go to Carney for pancakes on vacation. Carney is a REALLY good place to eat pancakes!" (Grandma serves pancakes every Saturday and we love the tradition-and the pancakes!)
Every morning we brainstorm 3 people/requests we can pray for. The boys each choose one and I take the leftover. For several weeks now the boys always want to pray for (fight over) Grandpa's go-cart with a broken chain. I suggested maybe Caedmon could pray for a person, so now he says, "Dear God, help Grandpa to go get a chain for the go-cart. I love you, God. Amen."
He is learning to tell time, sort of. He has been good with the o'clocks and the :30's, but Jason was trying to teach him "quarter past" and "quarter to." Now he says, "It's quarterback 3!" Must be football season. His new catch phrase for everything is, "that's crazy!" Love this guy.
All this to say, I have been hyper aware of who he is these days; and I realized that he has grown up in a lot of ways since I last noticed. He is obviously not perfect, but he is a good kid, and he does a lot of things right. He will be 4 in a couple weeks, and I was thinking, he has matured exponentially since this time last year.
Today we were at an open gym at a gymnastics facility. Caedmon was one of the biggest kids there; and within a few minutes, he had a whole string of kids following his every move, jumping on trampolines, jumping into the foam block pit, going on balance beams, racing across the floor. Jonas was in the ranks, of course; he is used to obeying his brother.
This was the first time I have ever seen Caedmon take initiative in an unfamiliar environment like that. Usually he is definitely on the shy/cautious side of things. He doesn't have to be a leader, but I was glad/sad to see him pull away from some apron strings.
Another example: I had told Caedmon not to play with this glitter we have, but to put it away in the other room. Apparentely he couldn't handle himself and opened it on his way to the other room. I wouldn't have found the mess for awhile, but he came up to me and said, "I'm sorry, Mom. I was wrong. I'll clean it up!" YES!
We were at a busy playplace the other day. We have worked very hard on being content and grateful when it's time to leave special places instead of whiny. As we were walking out, WITHOUT prompting, Caedmon loudly said, "Thank you, Mom! That was really fun!" My heart melted with pride.
Caedmon is really excited to go to Carney next weekend for Thanksgiving. Today he said, "I love to go to Carney for pancakes on vacation. Carney is a REALLY good place to eat pancakes!" (Grandma serves pancakes every Saturday and we love the tradition-and the pancakes!)
Every morning we brainstorm 3 people/requests we can pray for. The boys each choose one and I take the leftover. For several weeks now the boys always want to pray for (fight over) Grandpa's go-cart with a broken chain. I suggested maybe Caedmon could pray for a person, so now he says, "Dear God, help Grandpa to go get a chain for the go-cart. I love you, God. Amen."
He is learning to tell time, sort of. He has been good with the o'clocks and the :30's, but Jason was trying to teach him "quarter past" and "quarter to." Now he says, "It's quarterback 3!" Must be football season. His new catch phrase for everything is, "that's crazy!" Love this guy.
Monday, November 15, 2010
3 Months!
She's 3 months old already! Yes, I am sad, but she is SUCH a delight these days! She has started giggling! She loves her naps, her brothers, her dad, anything! She doesn't mind when her diapers leak through or she gets climbed on. Sleeping 11-12 hours, Angel Baby! 
She loves the brothers!
My favorite time with her is early morning. She gets me up at 6:00 and we play games and do devotions together. One of the first times I haven't minded getting up early!
She loves the brothers!
My favorite time with her is early morning. She gets me up at 6:00 and we play games and do devotions together. One of the first times I haven't minded getting up early! 
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Measuring
Anytime we go shopping, Caedmon finds all the little pink things and says, "Oh, that is just too cute!" He certainly adjusted to a little sister quickly!
Caedmon watched a movie recently called "Sid the Science Kid". Since then, he has been measuring anything and everything. Including Elsie. His measurement was, "She's 11 years!" I would say, that is just too cute!
Caedmon watched a movie recently called "Sid the Science Kid". Since then, he has been measuring anything and everything. Including Elsie. His measurement was, "She's 11 years!" I would say, that is just too cute!
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