Another Day at the Park

J-Man liked going across the monkey bars with Daddy. Several days later I took him back there to play. He was all set to go across the bars w/his mommy UNTIL a couple of 5-6 year olds went across by themselves. J looked at me and said, "I do it by myself when I get bigger." It made me a little sad. :(

This One's for Aunt E

We went to a local Petfest parade on September 1. YES, we were wearing fall clothing b/c it was a might bit chilly (that has since passed and we have been wearing summer clothes again).

Little E is sporting a cute outfit from Aunt E's mom, Judy. I honestly didn't think she'd get to wear it.....nevermind that she's 10 1/2 months old in this pic and the outfit is size 6 months. We wore it the next day, too, just to make sure we got some use out of it. I think this cute outfit will last us through the fall and I'm glad....she's adorable in it!

Computer Savvy!

Two weeks ago Mommy showed J how to use the mouse. Since then, he has "painted" online and played numerous playhousedisney.com and pbskids.org/sesame games. I was amazed at how fast he picked up this new skill and even more amazed at how much he now likes to play with my laptop--he prefers playing on the computer over watching tv.

New House

Welcome to our (almost ours) new abode!

Random pic of pendant light over kitchen sink.

There are 2 more matching ones over the kitchen island.

Because of the living room's layout, we plan to block off the double doors with our entertainment center in the family room and book cases in the study.

Half-wall is necessary b/c there is a step down from the kitchen to the family room.

The pantry boasts 2 of these corner shelves. We plan to replace them with a straight wall-to-wall shelf system, allowing us to use all the space!

I'm thrilled to have a sink and cabinets in the laundry room!

The powder bath has a medicine cabinet/mirror, pedestal sink and nice fixtures. The wallpaper is coming down pronto....the floor tile is up for debate. I think it can stay if we paint the room an oatmeal color and accent with green and blue towels. Man of the house thinks it should go. We'll see!

There are 4 bedrooms upstairs. This is one of the 3 secondary bedrooms. This particular room will be E's and it shares a wall with the master bedroom. Master bath is below.

This is the kids' (& guest) bath. If you look closely, you can see little E's sweet feet.

Catching my breath and catching up!

These are pics from our first week (mid August) in our new hometown. Enjoy!



Our second weekend in town.....we took Daddy to the zoo. 2/3 of participation isn't bad, is it?? :)

Riding the space shuttle at a local mall was a big hit with J.
The outfits change and so does the location, but the stroller is a staple in E's pics.
At the local zoo, snakes are a hit with J. Mommy took the kids to the local zoo our first week in town. We've been to the zoo at least 7 or 8 times and this plastic snake is the only one we've seen!! In J's mind going to the zoo means riding the train, carousel, boat and playing. Eventually we'll get to see all the animals....I think.

Ephesians 6:1

Today I asked J to sit in his seat while I fastened E in her carseat. I had to tell him again and he lost the privilege of going to Toys R Us. After the fussing stopped, I told him that Mommy had asked him to do something and he was supposed to be obedient. He looked at me and said, "Children, obey your parents this is right." He ALMOST got to go to Toys R Us! :)

This is a Scripture we started talking about 2 days ago. Pretty quick, that boy of mine!

Last Night with our Fellow Spadesters! :(

Post-bath J-Man with his best smile!

Pull my finger???

Aunt C and Uncle J came over for playtime, supper and, of course, SPADES!

August Pics

Maybe Penney's wasn't the best place to take a group photo! At least MY friend cooperated!
I took J to the local children's museum for a last playdate before leaving town.

J's room was the first to be packed.
E had the nerve to leave town 2 days before me! Truth be told, I'm glad she left first and I got that good-bye out of the way. It was a hard week! :( I love you, E!!
This is about as much cooperation as I could get out of a toddler and baby! At least SHE got in the pic; I couldn't get J to stand there!
Our last Sunday at our home church. My friend and I laughed for a while---before the tears!
Yes, this OUR son playing in the dirt and having fun. I'm happy to report that J is overcoming his disgust for the dirt and learning to play outside! :)

Dinner with some friends before the big move!

Kids say the.....

The J-Man has been saying the funniest things lately and has been quoting a couple lines out the movie, "The Rookie." If you haven't seen the movie, it's a baseball film (Disney, rated G)..... J has started wearing his baseball cap again and says "bring the heat" all the time. His second favorite movie line is from Dennis Quaid's inspirational talk to the team and, I quote J, "you quit on me and worst you quit on yourselves." Of course it's cuter to hear J say oooo instead of you.

We went to a local metro park today and spent 30 minutes on the hiking trail with the kiddos. We had fun and J shook "hands" with a weed and said "it's a pleasure to meet you." We walked around a large mud puddle and Daddy told J to be on the look out for more, so J yelled, "Mud, where are you?"

I realize I'm speaking about my kid and so this is funnier to me than to you, the reader. BUT, this last one was hilarious no matter who you are. J asked if he could hold Daddy's ball cap in the car on the way home. Daddy obliged and J immediately held it out by the cap's bill and asked for a quarter!!!!! :-) We have no idea where the pan-handling came from..... I offered to give him a quarter if he could tell me where he learned that trick---he said that mommy did it! Ha!