Summer Time!

This is what we'll be doing this summer.....

Watching magnificent storms (I still haven't convinced Anna that thunder is awesome!)

Exercising at the track. Anna actually ran 1/2 a mile!!!!! She walked a few steps here and there, but she ran most of it...at once! It was amazing. Jacob and I cheered her on all the way around. Aaron has started training for the annual 1/2 marathon!

Jacob doesn't understand why Daddy keeps running past him! But he soon found something to distract him.

My garden is growing by leaps and bounds! I can't wait to start eating from it! This year, I've got 2 tomato plants, zucchini, 4 pepper plants, red onions, green onions, green beans, sugar snap peas, and cilantro. Everything I planted is growing this year! And I hope I've left enough room for my zucchini this time!!!

And playing in the pool. I knew Anna would love it, but I wasn't so sure about Jacob. Oh yeah...he LOVES it. They got in right after it was filled up and stayed in until Jacob's lips were turning blue. Of course, after the storm last night blew the cover off, it got a little dirty and that was NOT acceptable with Little Miss Priss! Good grief.

It should be a fun summer with lots of outside playing! :)

VBS Blast Off!

Anna's VBS program was tonight! She did such a good job with all the songs and actions! She had so much fun and is a little disappointed that there won't be another program tomorrow!!! The pics aren't very good :( The lighting wasn't great and I was at the back of the sanctuary, so my flash didn't do a lot of good. Oh well!

Anna and 2 of her classmates (I think she was the only girl??). Jake was night and day between this morning and tonight. This morning, the kids got up and sang a couple songs during church (Anna refused to go up there). Jake was HILARIOUS! He was so cute and everybody was just rolling. Tears were streaming down my face I was laughing so hard. He was 2 beats late and loud on the words and the actions, he fell down once, and he was just glowing and having so much fun. It was precious to see! Tonight...he just stood there. Didn't sing, didn't do the motions. It was funny.

Best friends! :)



The big kids (and Pastor!) did a hilarious skit at the end. It was quite entertaining! :)

And here's a montage of Anna singing. Sorry it's a little shaky! I had to zoom all the way in, so the tiniest movement seemed like I was shaking the camera! Isn't she just too cute?! ;)

My Montage 6/7/09

Her Faces, Rose Bouquet, Football Corn, Leftie?

Tonight, we had a picnic on the deck. Anna loves picnics. She was being silly...

Seriously Ange--it is genetic! We just can't help but bite our tongues. Tsk tsk tsk :D

I told her "Just look normal. Smile."

So silly.

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My rose bushes are blooming like crazy. Something I've never noticed before (maybe because I hardly ever get store-bought roses??)...Grandma J got 2 rose bouquets for her birthday and she pointed out to me that they really didn't have a fragrance. She was right! They had hardly a scent to them! It was crazy. Now, these roses....they have fragrance and it is LOVELY! Roses are my favorite flower, in case you didn't know :)

They smell so wonderful. I think heaven must be filled with roses :)

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My kids love sweet corn, especially if it's from Iowa (it is so sweet and yummy). Tonight, Jacob was carrying around his corn like a football. So Daddy and Anna started calling it his "football corn". He loved walking around munching on it!

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Such concentration! He's using his left hand a lot recently...I think it would be crazy if he turns out left-handed. I don't think anyone in our immediate families that is a leftie.

What Happens When...

...Mama doesn't pay attention!

Whoops!!! Jacob has discovered the chore board and he loves to draw on it. And evidently, Anna loves to draw on HIM! See his ear? She drew inside his ear!! They're dry erase markers so it wiped right off. Anna had a little on her face, but I'm pretty sure she did that to herself and not Jacob. I was mistaken when I took their silence for so long to mean they were getting along, sharing, and having a great time drawing...on the board!!

They're Growing Up Too Fast!

My babies aren't babies anymore! :( Time just flies by so quickly.

For the last couple weeks, I've been putting Jacob on the potty chair before bath time. Until tonight, nothing has come of it (except some hilarious rounds of Patty Cake!). Tonight, I put him on the big potty with the little seat on top. That seemed to work better for him. Anyway, I went out to get something from the living room, and when I got back I saw the evidence of his accomplishment!! :) I ran (literally!) to get my camera (duh!) and...what else? Skittles! If you're worried about my child starving, just look at the last post! haha

Yea for Jacob! (You see the gap btw the little seat and the big one? Bad spot for a gap!!) I don't think he really knew what he did, but oh well. It's a start. Summer is a great time to potty train!

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This week is VBS at our church. I volunteered for the nursery. Turns out it was just Jacob and the other Anna and our neighbor girl! 3 hours in a very small nursery with three 2 year olds is WAY.TOO.LONG! So I asked the other mamas if they minded me keeping the little tykes at my house for the morning (our church is about 8 mi. outside of town). This morning went MUCH better than yesterday morning! The kids had lots more room to roam and lots more to distract them from missing their mommy! It was a rough start, but it got better quickly and we had lots of fun.


Jacob: Mom, are you serious? Aren't there any BOYS we can have over to play?!
Girls: Hehehe........

My girl is getting so big!!! She's going to VBS this week and is SO.EXCITED!!!!!!! She's having so much fun and just can't wait to go every morning. Last night at supper, she realized she would be going every day. She got so excited!

You mean I get to go EVERY SINGLE DAY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

This pic is from her first day. Too soon I'll be taking her "first day of kindergarten" picture!

It's Fascinating...

...to see how he can spot any kind of a "wheel" from a mile away! I hadn't put the sewing machine away and Jacob spotted the wheel and would not leave it alone. Not to mention all the buttons and knobs!

He found a button he could push in and not get in trouble! :)

Then he found the wheel (is that what it's called?? I'm tired!).

This is his favorite place to sit. When he's too quiet and I can't find him, this is the first place I look. Usually he's sitting there looking at books. This time, he found Anna's basket of baby doll stuff (bottles, brushes, etc) and was actually sitting there "brushing" a baby's hair! It was so cute.

We had spaghetti for supper the other night. This was the easiest way to clean him up!! He loved it. What a belly!!! :)

Who can resist a cute baby bottom picture?! :) He's going to hate me some day! haha

Seriously Funny

Now this is a funny video!

Appropriately titled "Are Women Born This Way?" :)