Touch your toes!
Um, Shelly - you're not doing it right...
That's better!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Kids Warming up with Uncle Doug
One of the kids' favorite things is to stretch with Doug while he warms up or cools down before/after a run. It is hilarious to watch. The kids are going to miss him when he goes off to college.
Touch your toes!
Um, Shelly - you're not doing it right...
That's better!
Touch your toes!Um, Shelly - you're not doing it right...That's better!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Down for the Count
Apparently our adventures at the beach wore out Jason. We didn't end up leaving until after 8, and then we were all filthy and needed a bath/shower. The kids didn't end up getting to bed until close to 9 (normal bed time is 7:30). Jason woke up at his normal early time of just before 6, and I have no idea when Shelly got up - I was still asleep! Shelly had a hard spell mid morning and we sent her to a room to rest. Jason was still playing happily by himself, so we left him to play. After a while we noticed we hadn't heard from him in a while and went looking. We didn't have to look very long. At first I thought he was playing... He wasn't. He was fast asleep!
We've decided he's Mark's son. There's no way I could do that! There's about 20 things wrong with this picture that would keep me from ever being asleep right there!
We've decided he's Mark's son. There's no way I could do that! There's about 20 things wrong with this picture that would keep me from ever being asleep right there!
Almost the same as a Corn Roast
Our ward has had a yearly Corn Roast for as long as I can remember. They buy a ton of fresh grown sweet corn from a near-by farm, head to the beach and cook the corn in ocean water. I used to think it was the best corn ever!! Then I married into a farming family who grows their own corn and freezes enough to last the rest of the year. I have now become a corn snob. Who knew? I've since decided that the real reason I thought it was so good wasn't because it was cooked in salt water, but because it was fresh farm corn.
The ward corn roast this year will be while we're planning on being out of town, and I was quite disappointed to miss it! Doug had been planning on going to the beach with some friends to burn some of their old school papers. I'm not quite sure how it happened, but it got decided that we could do our own mini corn roast! Mom went out and bought corn Saturday morning, got everything all ready to head down to the beach to save a fire pit, got there and all the pits were taken. After some searching around for another place to do it, she and Doug decided to put off the adventure until the next weekend. We had fun eating some pretty nummy corn over the next day or two! Fresh corn from the farm is much better than the stuff you buy in the grocery store!! Of course, Mom had bought a case of corn (48 ears) and Mark and I were pretty much the only ones to eat more than one ear, so by the next weekend we still had 35 ears or so sitting in the fridge. This time they were better prepared to save a fire pit and we all ended up going to the beach last night to play in the sand and eat ocean-water-cooked-corn. There was some confusion as to how long we should cook the corn, since they still had the husks on, and how long we should boil the water before we dared consider it sanitary enough to cook in - but it turned out fairly well. Mark and I (self proclaimed 'corn snobs') thought the corn wasn't legendary but it was fine (it had been in our fridge for a week, and parts of mine were over-cooked for me), but everyone else seemed to love it! The kids had a blast paying in the sand and in a huge hole that one of Doug's friends dug. Shelly did a fairly good job cooking marshmallows for smores, and Jason did a pretty good job imitating! He needed to be about 10 feet closer to the heat to be able to actually cook the marshmallow, but he had fun anyways! He kept yelling at anyone who got close to the fire saying 'NO! HA!' (which means 'don't touch that it's hot!') Shelly kept giving everyone 'newspapers' which was really just some wet sand that she had in her bucket.
The hole that Shelly and Jason had fun playing in was quite large. Much of the time while I was sitting in my chair I couldn't see her over the piled up sand on the edges. People would walk by and see Shelly playing in the hole and get this weird look on their face (akin to 'how long has she been digging??') Mom and Dad got pictures of Shelly and Jason being cute, but the pictures are on their phones, and it's a busy day today. I'll have to wait to get them off...
Ok, so I type too much!! I'm sorry!!
The ward corn roast this year will be while we're planning on being out of town, and I was quite disappointed to miss it! Doug had been planning on going to the beach with some friends to burn some of their old school papers. I'm not quite sure how it happened, but it got decided that we could do our own mini corn roast! Mom went out and bought corn Saturday morning, got everything all ready to head down to the beach to save a fire pit, got there and all the pits were taken. After some searching around for another place to do it, she and Doug decided to put off the adventure until the next weekend. We had fun eating some pretty nummy corn over the next day or two! Fresh corn from the farm is much better than the stuff you buy in the grocery store!! Of course, Mom had bought a case of corn (48 ears) and Mark and I were pretty much the only ones to eat more than one ear, so by the next weekend we still had 35 ears or so sitting in the fridge. This time they were better prepared to save a fire pit and we all ended up going to the beach last night to play in the sand and eat ocean-water-cooked-corn. There was some confusion as to how long we should cook the corn, since they still had the husks on, and how long we should boil the water before we dared consider it sanitary enough to cook in - but it turned out fairly well. Mark and I (self proclaimed 'corn snobs') thought the corn wasn't legendary but it was fine (it had been in our fridge for a week, and parts of mine were over-cooked for me), but everyone else seemed to love it! The kids had a blast paying in the sand and in a huge hole that one of Doug's friends dug. Shelly did a fairly good job cooking marshmallows for smores, and Jason did a pretty good job imitating! He needed to be about 10 feet closer to the heat to be able to actually cook the marshmallow, but he had fun anyways! He kept yelling at anyone who got close to the fire saying 'NO! HA!' (which means 'don't touch that it's hot!') Shelly kept giving everyone 'newspapers' which was really just some wet sand that she had in her bucket.
The hole that Shelly and Jason had fun playing in was quite large. Much of the time while I was sitting in my chair I couldn't see her over the piled up sand on the edges. People would walk by and see Shelly playing in the hole and get this weird look on their face (akin to 'how long has she been digging??') Mom and Dad got pictures of Shelly and Jason being cute, but the pictures are on their phones, and it's a busy day today. I'll have to wait to get them off...
Ok, so I type too much!! I'm sorry!!
Adventures in Child Rearing
Anyone else remember that 80's movie 'Adventures in Babysitting'? I found it in the store a while ago and bought it but I haven't watched it since. Maybe that should be a lesson in buying movies... Anyways.......
I was super tired and was resting on the couch while the kids watched a movie. Shelly decided that I looked comfortable and wanted to join me. We barely fit, but it wasn't too bad. About 20 minutes later Jason looked up and decided he wanted to join in. That one was a bit harder to deal with. I had visions of it working out just fine, but Jason decided he wanted to be higher up than I wanted him, and I had no angle to get him back down! It's a good think Mark was there to help - not only take the picture, but save me when I couldn't move Jason. I tried to get him off by myself and couldn't. Shelly went running to go get Daddy and said 'Daddy! Mommy needs you help!' I'm just glad that Mark hadn't quite gotten all the way out the door yet... Poor guy!
Shelly's pretending to be asleep and Jason is trying to watch the movie
Jason playing outside on the porch swing. He looked quite cute and funny about 5 seconds before my camera was ready for him... This will have to work, I guess. :)
I was super tired and was resting on the couch while the kids watched a movie. Shelly decided that I looked comfortable and wanted to join me. We barely fit, but it wasn't too bad. About 20 minutes later Jason looked up and decided he wanted to join in. That one was a bit harder to deal with. I had visions of it working out just fine, but Jason decided he wanted to be higher up than I wanted him, and I had no angle to get him back down! It's a good think Mark was there to help - not only take the picture, but save me when I couldn't move Jason. I tried to get him off by myself and couldn't. Shelly went running to go get Daddy and said 'Daddy! Mommy needs you help!' I'm just glad that Mark hadn't quite gotten all the way out the door yet... Poor guy!
Shelly's pretending to be asleep and Jason is trying to watch the movie
Jason playing outside on the porch swing. He looked quite cute and funny about 5 seconds before my camera was ready for him... This will have to work, I guess. :)Jumping Time!
The kids love to jump. On anything. The bed. The floor. The grass. The couch. From the kid table onto the bean bag chair. From the couch to the cabinets in the family room (this is only Shelly, and she lands on her belly with her feet hanging off and then climbs the rest of the way up. She hasn't done that in quite some time, so don't say that too loud around her, or she might start again!! ssshhhh!!)
I found a cheap used mini tramp for the kids on Craig's List (I love this site! I've gotten some way fun stuff for super cheap!! My other favorite is Freecycle. Same general concept, except free and less selection). I picked it up on my way home from my ultrasound yesterday. Jason was the only kid awake when I got home with it. Once he warmed up to the concept, he had quite a bit of fun 'jumping' on it!
Once Shelly woke up, she wanted a turn!
Forgive the mess. Jason had wanted to play the 'pillow game' and we were on our way out to the beach, so there are shoes everywhere that I had thrown down off the loft that were about to be put on. [Did you notice Mark sleeping in the chair?]
I found a cheap used mini tramp for the kids on Craig's List (I love this site! I've gotten some way fun stuff for super cheap!! My other favorite is Freecycle. Same general concept, except free and less selection). I picked it up on my way home from my ultrasound yesterday. Jason was the only kid awake when I got home with it. Once he warmed up to the concept, he had quite a bit of fun 'jumping' on it!
Once Shelly woke up, she wanted a turn!
Forgive the mess. Jason had wanted to play the 'pillow game' and we were on our way out to the beach, so there are shoes everywhere that I had thrown down off the loft that were about to be put on. [Did you notice Mark sleeping in the chair?]
Friday, June 26, 2009
Day of the Doctor's Appointments
I had 3 dr appts today! The first was an NST and then I went right from there to an actual Dr appt and then an ultrasound later that afternoon. Mark got to come for the first 2! The NST was normal - that baby's heart preformed rather quickly. At the Dr's office (other side of the hall) she did a pelvic exam and I'm dialated to a 2, 90% effaced and the baby's head is at a -1. Then I got to go home for a few hours to awake my 37 week ultrasound. Thanks to Doug I even got to take a bit of a nap!
Ok, so the ultrasound wasn't done until I was 38 weeks along... but you get the idea right? I measured at 38 weeks and 1 day and the baby was 7 lbs 8 ounces. All seemed to be well. The radiologist didn't say whether the measurements meant inducing early (not technically her call - so she wouldn't know anyways), but I would assume it didn't. I'll find out at my next Dr's appt next week. Here's some photo's from it! (be impressed that I actually got these up in a reasonable amount of time!!)
This is supposed to be an upwards shot of the baby's face. Apparently you can see the nose and lips. Anybody see anything that looks close?!? [I almost see nostrils about dead center and the middle black spot I think she said were the lips - I'm glad it made sense to someone!]
I completely forget what this was supposed to be... I have vague memories of her saying something about a fist, but that might have been something she didn't take a picture of. If you can tell what this is, please let me know - I have no idea!!
Ok, so the ultrasound wasn't done until I was 38 weeks along... but you get the idea right? I measured at 38 weeks and 1 day and the baby was 7 lbs 8 ounces. All seemed to be well. The radiologist didn't say whether the measurements meant inducing early (not technically her call - so she wouldn't know anyways), but I would assume it didn't. I'll find out at my next Dr's appt next week. Here's some photo's from it! (be impressed that I actually got these up in a reasonable amount of time!!)
This is supposed to be an upwards shot of the baby's face. Apparently you can see the nose and lips. Anybody see anything that looks close?!? [I almost see nostrils about dead center and the middle black spot I think she said were the lips - I'm glad it made sense to someone!]
I completely forget what this was supposed to be... I have vague memories of her saying something about a fist, but that might have been something she didn't take a picture of. If you can tell what this is, please let me know - I have no idea!!Mark's First Appearance
That's right, I'm contributing to the blog. Well, calling it a contribution might be pushing it, but I changed something just to see if I could and then contemplate what other things I might change or add. Can you tell what has changed? Don't worry, I don't think even Rachel will guess right away :-)
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