The other day we stopped for pizza on our way through town (we were headed north to camp for the weekend), and B drew this picture. He said it is our family when Archer was still in my tummy. So cute!
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Family Portrait, 2009
I've been blogging on my other blog about living full-time in our RV, but I thought this belonged on this blog.
The other day we stopped for pizza on our way through town (we were headed north to camp for the weekend), and B drew this picture. He said it is our family when Archer was still in my tummy. So cute!
The other day we stopped for pizza on our way through town (we were headed north to camp for the weekend), and B drew this picture. He said it is our family when Archer was still in my tummy. So cute!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Break Time?
This week is "spirit week" at the boys' school. I wasn't too concerned about it until I learned that one day (tomorrow) is costume day. Turns out I just donated a bunch of Halloween costumes and packed the ones that I didn't donate. Spectacular. Thankfully a friend volunteered some costumes for the boys: a fireman and a superhero.
Unfortunately both boys wanted to be the superhero (of course). It was turning into a big ordeal, and then Archer said "Mommy, I feel left out because I don't have a costume!" Well, you can probably guess where this is going...I ended up taking a "break" from packing to make 3 superhero capes and masks. I think they turned out pretty well considering I made them completely spontaneously with stuff that was on hand and easily accessible (in other words, not packed in some random box in the bottom of a stack). We ended up with Batman, "Flash" (although I don't think Flash has a cape, but Preston designed his and called it Flash so that's what we're going with), and Super A (this was going to be Super Why but I didn't have the right color fabric and I wasn't really sure I wanted to attempt a book appliqué).
My superheroes!
Unfortunately both boys wanted to be the superhero (of course). It was turning into a big ordeal, and then Archer said "Mommy, I feel left out because I don't have a costume!" Well, you can probably guess where this is going...I ended up taking a "break" from packing to make 3 superhero capes and masks. I think they turned out pretty well considering I made them completely spontaneously with stuff that was on hand and easily accessible (in other words, not packed in some random box in the bottom of a stack). We ended up with Batman, "Flash" (although I don't think Flash has a cape, but Preston designed his and called it Flash so that's what we're going with), and Super A (this was going to be Super Why but I didn't have the right color fabric and I wasn't really sure I wanted to attempt a book appliqué).
My superheroes!
Monday, May 14, 2012
Mother's Day
We just agreed to move up the closing date on our house to NEXT MONDAY, as in ONE WEEK from now. Seriously. So obviously the bulk of my Mother's Day was spent packing, but here are a few other highlights.
I woke up to little footsteps sneaking downstairs and opening the closet where my present was hidden. Then I heard those footsteps sneak back upstairs and return to bed without disturbing anyone! Definitely a miracle in this house. After everyone was awake, the boys bounced into our room smothering me with hugs and shouting "Happy Mother's Day!" over and over. Of course I had to open my presents immediately (pictures below of the homemade presents), and then Preston asked me what I wanted for breakfast. I said "how about pancakes?" knowing that John and the boys do pretty well with making pancakes...to which Preston replied that he had something better then pancakes for me. He rushed downstairs and was rustling around down there for a few minutes, then he came up and informed me that my breakfast was ready.
At this point I started to get a little nervous. But I went downstairs to my Mother's Day breakfast of...cereal with chocolate syrup on top. I have the sweetest boys in the world. Luckily they wanted me to divide it up between us. :) And they ended up having seconds while John cooked me an egg!
The outside of my card from B!
The inside: a rainbow, teddy bear sticker, and a new house! Love that boy!
Dear Mom Preston (he said that's how I know who it's from, obviously!)
The wrapping paper (that is Preston jumping in case you couldn't tell)
And the gifts. So sweet. B's is on the right, and they used their fingerprints to make the bugs. Preston painted rainbow stripes on his.
I woke up to little footsteps sneaking downstairs and opening the closet where my present was hidden. Then I heard those footsteps sneak back upstairs and return to bed without disturbing anyone! Definitely a miracle in this house. After everyone was awake, the boys bounced into our room smothering me with hugs and shouting "Happy Mother's Day!" over and over. Of course I had to open my presents immediately (pictures below of the homemade presents), and then Preston asked me what I wanted for breakfast. I said "how about pancakes?" knowing that John and the boys do pretty well with making pancakes...to which Preston replied that he had something better then pancakes for me. He rushed downstairs and was rustling around down there for a few minutes, then he came up and informed me that my breakfast was ready.
At this point I started to get a little nervous. But I went downstairs to my Mother's Day breakfast of...cereal with chocolate syrup on top. I have the sweetest boys in the world. Luckily they wanted me to divide it up between us. :) And they ended up having seconds while John cooked me an egg!
The outside of my card from B!
The inside: a rainbow, teddy bear sticker, and a new house! Love that boy!
Dear Mom Preston (he said that's how I know who it's from, obviously!)
The wrapping paper (that is Preston jumping in case you couldn't tell)
And the gifts. So sweet. B's is on the right, and they used their fingerprints to make the bugs. Preston painted rainbow stripes on his.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
New Blog for the Summer
We're moving into a trailer and camping for the next couple of months! I'm planning to document our journey at Trailer Daze of Summer.
Check it out!
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Check it out!
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Oregon
Every year, John goes to a dental conference in Oregon and the boys and I tag along to visit family and friends. This year our trip was quite a bit shorter than usual since John hasn't built up much vacation time yet at the new job (which he loves, by the way). When he first took the new job, we talked about moving but we weren't sure we'd be able to sell our house for a price that we could afford to sell it for. Well, we decided to get it on the market before we left for Oregon (Wednesday) and we had a full price offer before we got back! Seriously crazy. We are set to close June 4th, so that gives us a little extra time to house hunt, but we haven't even seen a house that we would consider a possibility yet. (surprisingly I'm not too panicked yet. I probably should be though...)
So, anyway, Oregon. I got some kid-free shopping time in, spent some time with family, got to go to IKEA with John and got to have a fun date night with some friends (neighbors!) from college - all while my parents ran herd on my crazy children. And just so it doesn't sound like I ignored my children the whole time, we took them to the carousel museum where we got to see all of the carousel animals in various stages of being built/carved/painted. The boys were surprisingly into it, and we spent quite a bit of time there (until Archer threw a gigantic fit because he reallllllly wanted to touch something he wasn't supposed to), and of course they spent a good portion of time tromping around on the farm with Poppa.
Archer in the treehouse (He went shopping at the outlet mall with us)
Carousel museum
On the way home, the boys each got a chalkboard and chalk...not the best idea (for perspective, they were all MUCH messier than this by the time we stopped for a break).
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So, anyway, Oregon. I got some kid-free shopping time in, spent some time with family, got to go to IKEA with John and got to have a fun date night with some friends (neighbors!) from college - all while my parents ran herd on my crazy children. And just so it doesn't sound like I ignored my children the whole time, we took them to the carousel museum where we got to see all of the carousel animals in various stages of being built/carved/painted. The boys were surprisingly into it, and we spent quite a bit of time there (until Archer threw a gigantic fit because he reallllllly wanted to touch something he wasn't supposed to), and of course they spent a good portion of time tromping around on the farm with Poppa.
Archer in the treehouse (He went shopping at the outlet mall with us)
Carousel museum
On the way home, the boys each got a chalkboard and chalk...not the best idea (for perspective, they were all MUCH messier than this by the time we stopped for a break).
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
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