Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Miscellaneous

I was going through my pictures and found some really cute ones that I meant to post, but didn't. So, you get a whole bunch of random thoughts in one post. But hey, at least the randomness comes with pictures!


Micah with Charlie at the cottage. He thinks he's pretty big when he's the one "holding" Charlie.


I think he loves his cousin. Charlie is trying to figure out why Aunt Janna is snapping so many pictures.

I think we need to be in an advertisement for the Chrysler Stow-n-Go seating. This is just one great use when the seat is up!


I think poor Colin is wondering why everyone thinks this is so funny.


Really, are they adorable, or what? We didn't even plan the color coordination!


After everyone else cleared out of the back of the van, Micah decided it was a good time to make and important phone call.


There were a lot of issues to discuss, but nothing too serious.


Sometimes you just have a lot to say.

Oh, I better go. I think I have a new voice mail.


We went blueberry picking with Jason's parents a few weeks ago. The morning began with a wonderful breakfast and then we went off to scope out the blueberry fields. The one we chose had incredible berries. They were huge and sweet! My favorite!

They had cute buckets for the little kids. It was nice to have something that Micah could manage!


Ethan is actually great at picking blueberries. He had quite a few in his bucket!

Micah didn't quite understand that we only wanted the BLUE blueberries, so we had to sort out the green ones from his bucket.

This was a very common sight while we picked...at least with me and the boys. I have to point fingers and say Jason ate the most, though.

I think that's all my random thoughts for now. I'll have more soon!

A fun jar activity

I probably won't have pictures of all of our Fun Jar activities, but I thought I would try to get at least get pictures for a few of them. Our first draw was "Run through the sprinkler". Thankfully, it was a warm and sunny day, so it was a great pick! (I have to add that it was a well-timed draw because we were reaching the "it's one hour before daddy comes home" meltdown time of day. Hence the draw from the jar).


When he wasn't playing in the water with a stick, Ethan was trying to see how high he could jump over the sprinkler.


Micah just giggled and ran as fast as he could. The water was cold!


Doesn't he look like a macho man?


I love this picture, especially the drop of water on his chin. Don't you just love that little face?

The fun jar, part two

So I had a great thought of doing a Fun Jar at the beginning of the summer. Well, we had a busy month of July and we finally got around to making our Fun Jar in the beginning of August. I know, I should post regularly so that I don't have to backtrack this much, but really, you'll have fun reading a whole bunch of posts at once...right? I digress.

The boys weren't quite sure what to think when I hauled out one of my canning jars and a bunch of tissue paper. However, when they saw the glue they were totally on board with whatever I was planning. I cut a bunch of squares from the tissue paper and they had a great time deciding where to glue their pieces onto the jar. Ethan was pretty good about using the glue, but Micah would grab it and squeeze with all his might and then things got a little messy. It was a fun messy, though!


Our lovely little work table. Just the right size for our project.


Micah was very focused. He only licked the glue on his fingers a few times.


A little sticky, but still having fun!


Once we finished the jar I wrote all of the ideas on slips of paper and we put them in the jar. Ethan was very excited about all of the different ideas on the papers. Micah was...well, he was excited because Ethan was excited, and he got to help with a project.

Another post to follow (soon) with our first fun jar activity!

Monday, August 11, 2008

When the kids go to bed...

I think I've mentioned in previous posts that I like to use coupons to get goods deals on groceries. I also like to use coupons to get treats for my family for little or no cost. That being said, I went out the other night to do my deals. I often put the kids to bed with Jason and then head out by myself (sometimes I need to be able to concentrate!). Anyway, after a particularly successful trip to CVS, Jason and I were laughing at my candy haul. We had pulled everything out of the bags and it was sitting on the living room floor. At that point, Ethan decided to get out of bed and come act like a child who's supposed to be in bed sleeping but really doesn't want to be in bed sleeping. You know, acting like a kid. Well, he walked into the room and saw this:


You know the expression that talks about someone being caught with their hand in the cookie jar? Well, the look on my face and Jason's face reminded me of that. It was all we could do to not burst out laughing. Ethan was looking around like "so this is why they want us in bed".

Now, before you think that we're going to eat all of that candy, know that some of it will go to work with me to treat my coworkers, some of it will be consumed on game night, some of it will be shared with the kids, and a lot of it will be consumed while watching the Olympics (seriously, could the swimming be any more entertaining? I was almost standing up cheering and screaming during the mens 4 x 100 relay last night. Now that's how you win a gold medal).

Are you wondering how much I spent on my candy haul? Well, I set all my purchases together in the pile you see in the picture below so you could get the full effect.

The candy, spices, medication, and cleanser cost me a whopping seventy-seven cents. Thats right, $.77--I even had that in my loose change. Did I mention I love shopping at CVS?

Friday, August 8, 2008

Sleepover

I'm on my own tonight...well, sort of. The house is quiet at least! Since it's a nice, cool August evening (and neither of us have to work tomorrow), Jason decided that it would be a great night to "camp" outside with the boys. So, with one air mattress, three sleeping bags, four pillows, a crew of stuffed animals, one flashlight, and a few blankets (because the mother can't help it) my boys are tucked in for the night. I'll probably wander out the front door and sneak into the backyard in a while to see how quiet it actually is in the tent. I have my doubts about the 2-year-old going to sleep, but Jason is a good dad and wants to give him a chance!


Micah thought he would try hanging out with his brother in Ethan's sleeping bag. I can guarantee that NO sleeping would take place if he stayed in there!

Jason has the pleasure of sleeping in between the two wiggle boxes. I don't think he's too keen on going to bed at 8:30, but I'm sure he'll need the extra sleep because he'll probably be up early!


Ethan's trying to pretend to sleep...but he's too silly to keep a straight face.

One of the cutest parts of the night was when Micah was saying his prayers. He will echo us as we say "Now I lay me...." Tonight he said "Now I lay me...in the tent...." and continued on with the rest of the prayer.

I think Jason will have earned a nap tomorrow. :)