12. Brandon's brother, Brett got engaged last month. We will be heading to Cancun in July to celebrate his marriage to Devan. You can check out their website at www.mywedding.com/brettanddevan
11. Brandon has taken on a second job. Okay, really, he's just helping out our friends who own Fun and Games, a local game/costume shop that makes most of their money during the Halloween season. Brandon told Kyle that he work for free and Kyle replied "If I don't give you the money, it's going to wind up in your wife's purse", to which Brandon replied "Ok, give me a check." Ben and Grace are excited to go see Daddy selling and modeling costumes. He will be there most evenings and weekends beginning this week if you are interested as well! Here's our plug "Buy Local! Support Fun and Games!"
10. We have not managed to outsmart the swine flu after all. After spiking a fever of 103 on Sunday, Ben stayed home Monday and Tuesday with what appears to be H1N1 virus. Grace was quick to follow, and she stayed home today and is out tomorrow as well. We're keeping our fingers crossed that Molly is somehow immune to the whole thing.
9. Brandon and his father put a laminate wood floor in the living room. We were so excited to see the old carpet go that we didn't even consider how cool this would be for the kids! Not only do we see Ben and Grace race across the floor in their socks very much like Tom Cruise in Risky Business, but Molly has learned to scoot from one end to the other at an amazing speed.
8. Speaking of Molly, she is beginning to talk. Those of you that hang out with me know that I have been way too concerned about her speech/language development. As a speech pathologist, and as a mom, I had it in my head that Molly MUST be babbling by age 3 to 6 months. Instead of doing that, she focused on motor development and doing things like sitting up, rolling across the floor, and throwing toys. She has been communicating by "turning on her siren", which sounds very much like a tea pot coming to a boil. Thankfully, she is beginning to talk. Babbling? What was I thinking? Molly went straight to imitating whole words. As of today, I think we've heard "boo, ut-oh, hi" and Ben swears he heard her say "Dilly Bar."
7. Ben's soccer team, the KSA Heat, has been battling other premier teams in the KC area. We are currently tied for fourth place but we still have a few games to play. Ben has scored several goals and is really improving. We are HUGE KSA fans, not only because our Ben plays for them, but because their color is ORANGE.
6. Grace earned several badges at Camp Hidden Valley last month. I don't remember receiving badges for roasting hotdogs, but she did! She also learned several new camp songs, including "Hi Ho, Captain Jack, meet me down by the railroad track, With your hiking boots in hand, I'm gonna be your hiking man" and so forth... They're very catchy.
5. Molly began eating baby food. So far, she is not a fan of peas, but she LOVES sweet potatoes.
10. We have not managed to outsmart the swine flu after all. After spiking a fever of 103 on Sunday, Ben stayed home Monday and Tuesday with what appears to be H1N1 virus. Grace was quick to follow, and she stayed home today and is out tomorrow as well. We're keeping our fingers crossed that Molly is somehow immune to the whole thing.
9. Brandon and his father put a laminate wood floor in the living room. We were so excited to see the old carpet go that we didn't even consider how cool this would be for the kids! Not only do we see Ben and Grace race across the floor in their socks very much like Tom Cruise in Risky Business, but Molly has learned to scoot from one end to the other at an amazing speed.
8. Speaking of Molly, she is beginning to talk. Those of you that hang out with me know that I have been way too concerned about her speech/language development. As a speech pathologist, and as a mom, I had it in my head that Molly MUST be babbling by age 3 to 6 months. Instead of doing that, she focused on motor development and doing things like sitting up, rolling across the floor, and throwing toys. She has been communicating by "turning on her siren", which sounds very much like a tea pot coming to a boil. Thankfully, she is beginning to talk. Babbling? What was I thinking? Molly went straight to imitating whole words. As of today, I think we've heard "boo, ut-oh, hi" and Ben swears he heard her say "Dilly Bar."
7. Ben's soccer team, the KSA Heat, has been battling other premier teams in the KC area. We are currently tied for fourth place but we still have a few games to play. Ben has scored several goals and is really improving. We are HUGE KSA fans, not only because our Ben plays for them, but because their color is ORANGE.
6. Grace earned several badges at Camp Hidden Valley last month. I don't remember receiving badges for roasting hotdogs, but she did! She also learned several new camp songs, including "Hi Ho, Captain Jack, meet me down by the railroad track, With your hiking boots in hand, I'm gonna be your hiking man" and so forth... They're very catchy.
5. Molly began eating baby food. So far, she is not a fan of peas, but she LOVES sweet potatoes.
4. Molly had her first trip to the Emergency Room. Fortunately, doctors in Great Bend, Kansas can identify and treat an ear infection. And fortunately, they won't remember us!
3. Grace's soccer team has won no games. Zilch. Nada. None. A few have even gone so far as to be 27 to zero. Oh, but they don't keep score at that age. Here's the thing: parents do.
2. Luna doesn't make the blog much. This week, she's going out of her way to make headlines again. She took Grace's pet chip (yes, I said chip....a tortilla chip with a face drawn on it in crayon) off the top shelf in her room, took a bite out of it, and proceeded to eat its remains right in front of a shrieking Grace. "Luna killed my pet chip!" Need I say more?
1. Brandon and I enjoyed celebrating our anniversary in wine country. We will continue to celebrate until all of this wine has disappeared. We are currently watching Glee and enjoying some Stone Hill Port.
No comments:
Post a Comment