Friday, December 12, 2008

what's new

"what's new with us," you ask? well, Abby is having her turn with a stomach bug and the poor little thing was awake almost every 1/2 hour last night vomiting. Please pray that it doesn't pass along to each one of us.
And before it all started yesterday, Ben got a mohawk. The sides are buzzed, the top is not. A true mohawk. I've talked about this before. He's wanted one for awhile. It's only hair, right...
I pick my battles....

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

the birthday boy

Today is Ben's 9th birthday!
I can hardly believe it! Wow! Time has really flown.
Ben is totally our firstborn. He is very particular about many things, as were we when we had him. We were much more neurotic about life with an infant than we are now! I guess with time you learn many things, and with Ben we were learning right along with him!
He is really a delightul kid though. I really enjoy spending time with him. He is kind, funny, smart, compassionate and a joy to be around. He loves all things sports. He likes to read (especially about sports!). He watches SportsCenter every morning and can later recap for Jason or myself. He sometimes 'quizzes' me about what he saw and I never have a clue. He thinks it's funny that I don't know the players that he talks about. He likes football and baseball cards and is constantly rearranging them in different orders. From best to worst, by team, by # of HR, etc....
Parenting him has really been a lot of fun and I look so forward to seeing how God continues to mold him and how He will use Ben someday.
You are a terrific kid B. We are very proud of you and we love you very much.
Happy Birthday! love, Mom
(FYI pause the music on the player at the bottom of the page before watching the video)

Monday, December 1, 2008

a bunch of turkeys




We got into the "thankful" spirit last week and did an art project together-the kids and I. Ben's turkey tells the story of thanksgiving across each feather, which is something he's been reading a lot about...Squanto, Captain John Smith, Pocahontas, etc.. Matthew's and Abby's list things they are thankful for. The kids had a great time, which tells me this is something we should probably do more often.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

the outfit

well, coming up on a year ago now, I was pregnant and had placed an order to Gap for a pair of maternity jeans and a long sleeve t-shirt. When my order arrived, I dumped out the bag onto my bed and the first thing I saw drop out was a clear plastic bag that said 'babyGap' on the outside and contained a hot pink item. My first thought was 'this isn't even my order,' but then the other items fell out, and I saw that they were correct. Next thought was 'Jason's gonna be so bugged at me. He's gonna think I ordered this girl outfit and we don't know what we're having yet. Plus we've got all of Abby's things so the last thing we need is more girl clothes.' (Sara can attest to this, as she now has many of them for little Mya). Next I looked closely at the packing slip, thinking I'd just send it back, but it wasn't even listed on there. My mind started wandering, thinking 'it's not even the right size; but as I processed more I realized it actually would be right since it's 3-6 month and the baby would be 6 months is Dec/Jan. I thought maybe they were just giving bonus baby gifts away with maternity orders, but surely they would have sent a neutral color, right? How could they know? Well, after that I lost all control and started jumping up and down, certain that this must confirm my inclination that the baby is a girl and this was my 'sign.' I referred to the 'mystery girl outfit' throughout the rest of the pregnancy, and boy, am I glad that this accidentally got thrown in my order because she looks so darn cute in it!

Monday, November 17, 2008

daddy's birthday

ok, it's a few days late, but I thought I'd post about it after, you know, with pictures of our fun day and the cake and such. well then I forgot about taking any pictures, but I still needed to write about it and give him his happy birthday post! To commemorate the day, he went for lunch at his favorite spot with his brother and a friend, and then we went to dinner with some other friends whose birthday we were celebrating as well. Topped off by cake and ice cream and a rock-star gift that super surprised him (iPod touch that he's been looking at longingly for several weeks) and call it a good day.

happy birthday honey! we are all so blessed by the husband and daddy that you are. you are loved much.