For some reason, I thought it might be fun to join a gym. David and I are trying to go 3-4 nights a week. We get the kids in bed, and then the Wilson's bring Tnaya over to sit at our house for an hour, so the 4 of us can go together.
I have already lost 7 pounds! And we just started last week. We will have to wait and see how long we can keep this up before we wear out our sitter!
Thank you Tnaya for all your help with my kids so I can go work out!!!!!
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Wicked Weekend
AWESOME. That is what I have to say about that play. I had never been to a play like that before. And what an experience it was! THANK YOU STACEY for getting this whole thing set up and THANK YOU GREG for getting us such GREAT seats. We were in the 3rd row back and just shy of being in the center.
We drove down Friday night and went to dinner with Mike and Misti. Then we sat in the hot tub for awhile and went to bed early. Saturday we drove to downtown Portland and walked around until the show started.
I had read the book, so I was a little skeptical about the play. I could NOT see how they could take THAT book and turn it into a funny family friendly play. In fact, last summer, when Stacey told me her parents had seen the play "Wicked" and LOVED it-I was in shock. I had thought that if they had ever made that into a movie it would be rated R. But with much assurance that the play is NOT like the book in that sense, I decided it would be fun to see.
It was worth it. I can't wait to see it again!
(Sorry about being gone on your first birthday Johnny!!!)
We drove down Friday night and went to dinner with Mike and Misti. Then we sat in the hot tub for awhile and went to bed early. Saturday we drove to downtown Portland and walked around until the show started.
I had read the book, so I was a little skeptical about the play. I could NOT see how they could take THAT book and turn it into a funny family friendly play. In fact, last summer, when Stacey told me her parents had seen the play "Wicked" and LOVED it-I was in shock. I had thought that if they had ever made that into a movie it would be rated R. But with much assurance that the play is NOT like the book in that sense, I decided it would be fun to see.
It was worth it. I can't wait to see it again!
(Sorry about being gone on your first birthday Johnny!!!)
Earrings
Yes. It is true. Kylie won. Kylie has been wanting to get her ears pierced for about as long as she has been able to talk. She ALWAYS asks me "When can I wear the poky earrings?" I never had a problem with it.
It was all David. He always told me that if we let Kylie get hers done, then we would have to let Kaden if he wanted to. (Are you kidding me!?!?)
But on Tuesday, March 10 we went to Walla Walla for our hair cuts, as always. But this time Kylie noticed that Aunt Misti had a section in her Salon for ear piercing, and that she had a whole bunch of pretty little poky earrings. She asked me what Aunt Misti did with them. So I told her. Then she asked if she could get hers done. I told her to take it up with her dad.
She found a pair she liked and then walked around the salon holding on to them. David noticed. He asked what she had, she showed him, and when he told her to put them back-she BURST into tears. He looked at me surprised and I told him to go talk to her about it. So he went over to where Kylie was crying and hanging them back up. He sat on the floor. She sat on his lap and put her arm around him and then snuggled up, cheek to cheek. And I KNEW he was done for. She had him.
She was AWESOME about it. She didn't even cry! She got close, but she held strong.
In the car on the way to Uncle Mikes, Kylie said to David: "Dad, since you let me do that, when I really wanted to, then I will do what you tell me to do. I was going to tell you that before, but I thought you would laugh."
Well, it lasted for a little while any way!
David's New Toy
David had been working his butt of for a couple of weeks in February, doing some extra dives, and fixing some stuff for a farm around here. Since he charges $150/hour to do these extra dives, I knew we were in for a little extra money. And I knew EXACTLY which loan we would pay off. Then that all changed....
David's brother invited him to go to Juniper with them and ride dirt bikes. Since Kaden hasn't gotten much of a chance to try his new bike out, David decided that would be a ton of fun. So he took off with Kaden, Kylie and Eli for the afternoon.
When they got back that night the kids came running in to tell me all about how they got to ride on dad's new bike! David came in a little slower and looking very sheepish.
This is what he got...
Eddie turns 2!!
Eddie's birthday was on February 15. And since we had just recently been out of town, I was NOT ready for it. SO being the great mom that I am, we skipped right over it.
Until the next Sunday.
After church, I made him a cake and we wrapped presents while Eddie was taking a nap. Then, that evening after dinner I made David take him on an "errand". Mostly just driving around in the car so that he could get Eddie out of the house.
When he got back, we had streamers and balloons every where. Then we turned out the lights and waited for him to come through the door, when we flipped on the lights and yelled "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!"
He didn't like it. In fact, I think we scared him pretty good. He almost started crying. But after a minute or two to compose himself, he was VERY excited. He ripped open his presents and showed great enthusiasm for all of them.
I think his favorite was his new bedding. He is now in a "big boy" bed with "ighing eqeen" bedding. (Lightning McQueen). He was very excited to crawl into bed that night.
Until the next Sunday.
After church, I made him a cake and we wrapped presents while Eddie was taking a nap. Then, that evening after dinner I made David take him on an "errand". Mostly just driving around in the car so that he could get Eddie out of the house.
When he got back, we had streamers and balloons every where. Then we turned out the lights and waited for him to come through the door, when we flipped on the lights and yelled "HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!"
He didn't like it. In fact, I think we scared him pretty good. He almost started crying. But after a minute or two to compose himself, he was VERY excited. He ripped open his presents and showed great enthusiasm for all of them.
I think his favorite was his new bedding. He is now in a "big boy" bed with "ighing eqeen" bedding. (Lightning McQueen). He was very excited to crawl into bed that night.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Cozumel
David and I went to Cozumel for a week at the beginning of February.
We flew out of Seattle at 11:55 pm on Friday, January 30. After a layover in Houston, we arrived in Cozumel around 10:30 am Saturday morning. As soon as we got there, even before we got our room, David had to jump in the water. I was so tired, that as soon as we got our room, I went to bed. David, being David, had to go do a dive.
And that is pretty much how our week went. I slept and read, and David dove. He got 18 dives in during the week (I got 1). But I did read 5 books!
Sunday was my favorite day there, I think. I got up and ate breakfast with David. He got on the dive boat. I went back to bed, until 10:30, when I heard the cleaning lady next door. I got up, and it was SUNNY!!!!! Hooray! After laying in the sun (and reading) for a couple of hours, David got back from his morning dives, we at lunch, and he went to play in the water some more, while I, yet again, read in the sun. After a little while the sun started to disappear, so I read while swinging in a hammock listening to the sounds of the ocean, (and David, Larry and David I. screaming and jumping into the ocean.) That evening after dinner, we walked into town, to find that everything in Cozumel closes early on Sundays. So went went back to our rooms and went to bed. There were no kids screaming, and yelling and fighting with each other (which there is RIGHT now), there was no dirty dishes or laundry that I had to do. There were no lunches that needed made. Just me, my book and the sun.
The rest of the week was a lot more windy and chilly than I would have liked, but it was a lot warmer than here. Which was nice. The novelty of being able to sit down with a book and read without interruption started to wear off though, and I got pretty sick of David diving ALL day. He was coming back from the morning dives, and then going out for more RIGHT after lunch. So by Wednesday, I was ready for him to give ME a little bit of attention. We decided to hop a ferry with Larry, Kim and David I. and go over to Playa del Carmen. The ride over was...less then enjoyable. We were all feeling pretty sea-sick by the time we arrived. (It didn't help that there were other people throwing up. But, I guess, what do you expect when they start handing out baggies BEFORE the ride even starts!)
After walking around town, and getting a couple of henna tattoos, we decided to head back to the Island. When we got on the ferry we noticed that there were some musical instruments bungeed to the boat. and unfortunately we got the seats right next to them. So for the ride back we got to listen to some very LOAD music. At first I was getting a little annoyed but then I looked up at the people a couple of rows in front of us, and I found myself laughing for the rest of the trip. Apparently the guy in front REALLY enjoyed the music. At first we thought something was wrong with him, b/c of the way his whole body was jerking around. Then we realized that his whole body was jerking around b/c his feet were moving SO fast. When he decided to sing random lines of songs (not the songs that were being sung by the group) and his arms started flying around. I couldn't handle it anymore. I was in tears I was laughing so hard. I think it made the musicians a little nervous. They couldn't figure out why we were laughing at their songs. Then They looked behind them....I think the kicker was that after the ride, the guy actually told the musicians that he was a very popular singer back in the US and....Cuba...!!!???
After that day, time seemed to FLY by. David's birthday was that Friday, the 6th. So we went to Senior Frogs for a fun night out. We had a ton of fun.
Saturday we flew back to Seattle. And I got very anxious to get home to see my kids. Unfortunately we were staying the night in Seattle and driving home on Sunday. We got home at about noon, so the older 3 kids were still at church. Johnny was asleep, but Eddie sure was happy to see us. He wasn't mad at me at all! I was very afraid of that. The kids got home, and they had gotten a little birthday party ready for David while we were gone, so we hung out and had some fun.
We flew out of Seattle at 11:55 pm on Friday, January 30. After a layover in Houston, we arrived in Cozumel around 10:30 am Saturday morning. As soon as we got there, even before we got our room, David had to jump in the water. I was so tired, that as soon as we got our room, I went to bed. David, being David, had to go do a dive.
And that is pretty much how our week went. I slept and read, and David dove. He got 18 dives in during the week (I got 1). But I did read 5 books!
Sunday was my favorite day there, I think. I got up and ate breakfast with David. He got on the dive boat. I went back to bed, until 10:30, when I heard the cleaning lady next door. I got up, and it was SUNNY!!!!! Hooray! After laying in the sun (and reading) for a couple of hours, David got back from his morning dives, we at lunch, and he went to play in the water some more, while I, yet again, read in the sun. After a little while the sun started to disappear, so I read while swinging in a hammock listening to the sounds of the ocean, (and David, Larry and David I. screaming and jumping into the ocean.) That evening after dinner, we walked into town, to find that everything in Cozumel closes early on Sundays. So went went back to our rooms and went to bed. There were no kids screaming, and yelling and fighting with each other (which there is RIGHT now), there was no dirty dishes or laundry that I had to do. There were no lunches that needed made. Just me, my book and the sun.
The rest of the week was a lot more windy and chilly than I would have liked, but it was a lot warmer than here. Which was nice. The novelty of being able to sit down with a book and read without interruption started to wear off though, and I got pretty sick of David diving ALL day. He was coming back from the morning dives, and then going out for more RIGHT after lunch. So by Wednesday, I was ready for him to give ME a little bit of attention. We decided to hop a ferry with Larry, Kim and David I. and go over to Playa del Carmen. The ride over was...less then enjoyable. We were all feeling pretty sea-sick by the time we arrived. (It didn't help that there were other people throwing up. But, I guess, what do you expect when they start handing out baggies BEFORE the ride even starts!)
After walking around town, and getting a couple of henna tattoos, we decided to head back to the Island. When we got on the ferry we noticed that there were some musical instruments bungeed to the boat. and unfortunately we got the seats right next to them. So for the ride back we got to listen to some very LOAD music. At first I was getting a little annoyed but then I looked up at the people a couple of rows in front of us, and I found myself laughing for the rest of the trip. Apparently the guy in front REALLY enjoyed the music. At first we thought something was wrong with him, b/c of the way his whole body was jerking around. Then we realized that his whole body was jerking around b/c his feet were moving SO fast. When he decided to sing random lines of songs (not the songs that were being sung by the group) and his arms started flying around. I couldn't handle it anymore. I was in tears I was laughing so hard. I think it made the musicians a little nervous. They couldn't figure out why we were laughing at their songs. Then They looked behind them....I think the kicker was that after the ride, the guy actually told the musicians that he was a very popular singer back in the US and....Cuba...!!!???
After that day, time seemed to FLY by. David's birthday was that Friday, the 6th. So we went to Senior Frogs for a fun night out. We had a ton of fun.
Saturday we flew back to Seattle. And I got very anxious to get home to see my kids. Unfortunately we were staying the night in Seattle and driving home on Sunday. We got home at about noon, so the older 3 kids were still at church. Johnny was asleep, but Eddie sure was happy to see us. He wasn't mad at me at all! I was very afraid of that. The kids got home, and they had gotten a little birthday party ready for David while we were gone, so we hung out and had some fun.
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