Thursday, July 26, 2012
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Mi Vida Loca
Pretty much I am way behind. Hopefully I can do a quick catch-up and do the past little while some justice.
First off, a huge shout out to the newest 2 year-old of the family: TY! Happy Birthday little buddy! And really, balloons is all this kid could ever hope for for his birthday.
But the birthday fun doesn't end there, oh no. Right behind Ty by only a day is Jacob's birthday! So a shout out to the newest 32 year-old of the family: JACOB! According to Jacob, it's "just another day." Whatever! And really, getting rid of the balloons is all Jacob could ever hope for for his birthday. Perhaps the BEST birthday gift for Jacob was that his special day fell upon the same weekend his brother Ross came down for a visit. He actually was a SAINT (yes Ross, you are a SAINT- did you know that?) and delivered some cattle down to us that he went and picked up in Montana. Jacob was in heaven having a brother down to work with. Poor Ross got worked to death. Not only doing all the farm goodies we (we meaning Jacob) get up to, but also working on the playhouse. Yes, the playhouse:
It seems to get bigger every day. Anyone looked into the price of lumber lately? Ya, we might have a second mortgage just for the playhouse. But hey, it got my parents down here for another visit. Yay! My Mom and Dad came down over the 4th of July where Dad and Jacob spent some more blessed hours on the playhouse:
And I must add that no one fell off said playhouse, as I was quite fearful they might. Hope the kiddos appreciate this!
But of course Dad managed to do some other VERY important work as well:
And looks like Mom got the shaft on pictures this trip, but is much loved nonetheless (insert smiley face).
Let's see where are we on catching up?.....
Oh yes, our experience which qualifies us for parents-of-the-year:
So the Saturday Uncle Ross was here, Lexi and I headed off to do my grocery shopping (which now happens once a week- on Saturday when I can leave the majority off the kids behind) and Jacob and Ross headed off with Ty, Allie, and Kenna to the Home Depot. I had been in town for a good 2 hours when Jacob called to decide where we could meet up to grab a quick bite to eat. After a few groans from Kenna on deciding where to eat he asked me where Allie wanted to go, and I said, "I don't know, why don't you ask her." The reply was, "Well, she's with you." Suddenly I could see my face start to go pale and I asked Jacob to quick teasing me like that. To sum it up, he wasn't teasing. We unfortunately experienced a classic "I thought she was with you" parenting moment. So there I stood, tearing up as I stared at the Cool Whip in the freezer aisle, imagining poor Allie having a come-apart when she realized we all left her. I called a neighbor in tears and asked her to run over and make sure she was okay until I could get home. Can I just add how much I do not like crying in the middle of the grocery store? SO NOT FUN. Nor do I like trying to pretend I'm not crying and end up gushing while on the phone with a neighbor. Embarrassing. I rushed home, ran in the house, and found Allie just as content as could be sitting on the couch watching cartoons. I was crying and swooped her up and gave her a big love.....and she sat there and looked at me like I had lost my marbles. Basically she was happy as a little clam and probably wished I had been gone another hour or so. Uh, okay. I certainly wasn't expecting that reaction! Fortunately she was just fine. Not one of my finest parenting moments.
Moving right along here....
My little ladies had their first opportunity to show an animal a few Saturdays ago. And of course the animal of choice was a goat. Yes, a goat. When Jacob and I were dating, he informed me that goat people are weird. I like to say there are exceptions to every rule....
Here they are in the show ring:
Kenna ended up feeling a bit too far out of her comfort zone and the poor thing stood there crying most of the time. But finally after a while decided it was okay and dried up. Winning $9.00 wasn't a bad deal either! Of course the winnings were by default- they were the only ones in their category. But hey- a winner is a winner!
Now if the goats don't do it for you, perhaps the ponies will?
Yes, two little divas on ponies. Nothing like a leisurely summer Sunday afternoon horse ride, huh? Now me, on the other hand, I prefer to sit in the house and ooh and aah over this:
What a perfect way to end this blog entry, I think.
First off, a huge shout out to the newest 2 year-old of the family: TY! Happy Birthday little buddy! And really, balloons is all this kid could ever hope for for his birthday.
But the birthday fun doesn't end there, oh no. Right behind Ty by only a day is Jacob's birthday! So a shout out to the newest 32 year-old of the family: JACOB! According to Jacob, it's "just another day." Whatever! And really, getting rid of the balloons is all Jacob could ever hope for for his birthday. Perhaps the BEST birthday gift for Jacob was that his special day fell upon the same weekend his brother Ross came down for a visit. He actually was a SAINT (yes Ross, you are a SAINT- did you know that?) and delivered some cattle down to us that he went and picked up in Montana. Jacob was in heaven having a brother down to work with. Poor Ross got worked to death. Not only doing all the farm goodies we (we meaning Jacob) get up to, but also working on the playhouse. Yes, the playhouse:
It seems to get bigger every day. Anyone looked into the price of lumber lately? Ya, we might have a second mortgage just for the playhouse. But hey, it got my parents down here for another visit. Yay! My Mom and Dad came down over the 4th of July where Dad and Jacob spent some more blessed hours on the playhouse:
And I must add that no one fell off said playhouse, as I was quite fearful they might. Hope the kiddos appreciate this!
But of course Dad managed to do some other VERY important work as well:
And looks like Mom got the shaft on pictures this trip, but is much loved nonetheless (insert smiley face).
Let's see where are we on catching up?.....
Oh yes, our experience which qualifies us for parents-of-the-year:
So the Saturday Uncle Ross was here, Lexi and I headed off to do my grocery shopping (which now happens once a week- on Saturday when I can leave the majority off the kids behind) and Jacob and Ross headed off with Ty, Allie, and Kenna to the Home Depot. I had been in town for a good 2 hours when Jacob called to decide where we could meet up to grab a quick bite to eat. After a few groans from Kenna on deciding where to eat he asked me where Allie wanted to go, and I said, "I don't know, why don't you ask her." The reply was, "Well, she's with you." Suddenly I could see my face start to go pale and I asked Jacob to quick teasing me like that. To sum it up, he wasn't teasing. We unfortunately experienced a classic "I thought she was with you" parenting moment. So there I stood, tearing up as I stared at the Cool Whip in the freezer aisle, imagining poor Allie having a come-apart when she realized we all left her. I called a neighbor in tears and asked her to run over and make sure she was okay until I could get home. Can I just add how much I do not like crying in the middle of the grocery store? SO NOT FUN. Nor do I like trying to pretend I'm not crying and end up gushing while on the phone with a neighbor. Embarrassing. I rushed home, ran in the house, and found Allie just as content as could be sitting on the couch watching cartoons. I was crying and swooped her up and gave her a big love.....and she sat there and looked at me like I had lost my marbles. Basically she was happy as a little clam and probably wished I had been gone another hour or so. Uh, okay. I certainly wasn't expecting that reaction! Fortunately she was just fine. Not one of my finest parenting moments.
Moving right along here....
My little ladies had their first opportunity to show an animal a few Saturdays ago. And of course the animal of choice was a goat. Yes, a goat. When Jacob and I were dating, he informed me that goat people are weird. I like to say there are exceptions to every rule....
Here they are in the show ring:
Kenna ended up feeling a bit too far out of her comfort zone and the poor thing stood there crying most of the time. But finally after a while decided it was okay and dried up. Winning $9.00 wasn't a bad deal either! Of course the winnings were by default- they were the only ones in their category. But hey- a winner is a winner!
Now if the goats don't do it for you, perhaps the ponies will?
Yes, two little divas on ponies. Nothing like a leisurely summer Sunday afternoon horse ride, huh? Now me, on the other hand, I prefer to sit in the house and ooh and aah over this:
What a perfect way to end this blog entry, I think.
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