Lampshade: free from Aunt Paula
Scrapbook paper: 12 sheets for $2.99 on sale (double sided though)
Fabric: scraps from my stash
Saturday, October 20, 2012
On my day off from projects...
I wore myself out doing projects getting the house ready for a little party on Thursday, so I decided to take Friday off. I made it until 4:30 pm.
Lampshade: free from Aunt Paula
Scrapbook paper: 12 sheets for $2.99 on sale (double sided though)
Fabric: scraps from my stash
Lampshade: free from Aunt Paula
Scrapbook paper: 12 sheets for $2.99 on sale (double sided though)
Fabric: scraps from my stash
Monday, October 1, 2012
Thursday, September 8, 2011
What's taking so long?
Well, I guess I'll have to finish the boys' week later. Something very exciting happened between last November and now...
Owen got that sister he's been wanting! And Jack? Well, Jack got a sister, but he's not sure it's what he wanted. He keeps asking when she's going to grow up.
She's three weeks old today. Nick and I have happily lost many hours of sleep in the last few weeks taking care of Baby Nora. This is Nora snoozing on her Daddy's shoulder in the middle of the night.
Oh, Baby Nora. You are just so sweet, and we are so happy we get to be your family.
Monday, November 15, 2010
A Wednesday in the Life of Jack and Owen
Bet you thought I'd given up and you'd never know what the boys did the rest of the week! Like I said before, I'm determined! They might be in 3rd and 1st grades when I finish this week, but I will finish! 
"This is where my gum went....down down down to my tummy!" On Wednesdays, I sometimes take Jack to the library for story time. On our way there, Jack reminded me why we have a "No Gum Until You Are Four" Rule.
Before the story...
Jack's craft. The theme of story time was The Farm, so we made a horse hat.
"What's for lunch?"
Working on our centerpiece for dinner.
Leaving for church, Owen got hurt getting into the car and needed an ice pack. I think he hit his hand on the basketball post, but I'm not sure.
At Wednesday night church.
At Chick-fila after church. Milkshakes!
Time to get ready for bed! Owen made that crown in Bible class. He said that he was never going to take it off except for school, baths, and sleeping...he forgot by the next morning.
"This is where my gum went....down down down to my tummy!" On Wednesdays, I sometimes take Jack to the library for story time. On our way there, Jack reminded me why we have a "No Gum Until You Are Four" Rule.Before the story...
Jack's craft. The theme of story time was The Farm, so we made a horse hat."What's for lunch?"Working on our centerpiece for dinner.
Our centerpiece.
Leaving for church, Owen got hurt getting into the car and needed an ice pack. I think he hit his hand on the basketball post, but I'm not sure.At Wednesday night church.At Chick-fila after church. Milkshakes! Time to get ready for bed! Owen made that crown in Bible class. He said that he was never going to take it off except for school, baths, and sleeping...he forgot by the next morning.Monday, October 11, 2010
A Tuesday in the Life of Owen and Jack
I'm determined to finish the week in the life of these boys! Our computer got a virus the week I decided to document, so I'm way behind! But I'm not giving up! After breakfast and getting dressed, I took Owen to school. 
And Jack built a row of sharks!
Jack played on the computer while I worked on organizing the meal for the college students for the next Monday.
The weather was so nice we decided to open up the windows. Jack had fun talking to Jovie from inside the kitchen.
Then it was naptime.
After naptime, I picked up Owen from school.
While I fixed his snack, Owen checked on his sea monkeys. He started out with about six - Pokey, Harry, Baba, Rico, Liner (who has braces), and Pinecone. Then we woke up to about a hundred sea monkeys. We are now down to 6 again (and three new babies). We are sure that the 6 older remaining are the 6 originals...
Because Owen stayed on green at school the week before (mostly), he was rewarded with a family picnic at the park for dinner. While eating our pb&j's, we were interviewed for a news piece on school something or other. It was pretty random and funny. We were very unprepared, as you can see by Jack's Margaritaville shirt. It is an awesome shirt - my dad got it for him on a cruise - I just think it's funny that the campus minister's kid was on the news in a shirt like that!
After our moment of fame (really, Nick did all the talking), we got to play!
And Jack built a row of sharks!Jack played on the computer while I worked on organizing the meal for the college students for the next Monday.The weather was so nice we decided to open up the windows. Jack had fun talking to Jovie from inside the kitchen.Then it was naptime.After naptime, I picked up Owen from school.While I fixed his snack, Owen checked on his sea monkeys. He started out with about six - Pokey, Harry, Baba, Rico, Liner (who has braces), and Pinecone. Then we woke up to about a hundred sea monkeys. We are now down to 6 again (and three new babies). We are sure that the 6 older remaining are the 6 originals...Because Owen stayed on green at school the week before (mostly), he was rewarded with a family picnic at the park for dinner. While eating our pb&j's, we were interviewed for a news piece on school something or other. It was pretty random and funny. We were very unprepared, as you can see by Jack's Margaritaville shirt. It is an awesome shirt - my dad got it for him on a cruise - I just think it's funny that the campus minister's kid was on the news in a shirt like that!After our moment of fame (really, Nick did all the talking), we got to play!
Jack's favorite outdoor activity: dirt anything.Wednesday, September 29, 2010
A Monday in the Life of Owen and Jack
After we got Owen off to school Monday morning, Jack and I spent a few minutes watching some Looney Toons in his room.
On Mondays, Jack and I run errands with Nick for the campus meal. About 60 college students come to the campus house for lunch on Mondays. We go the grocery store and the restaurants to pick up food and supplies, and then we eat lunch with the college students. Jack loves playing with Austin and Ashley (a college couple). They are really good sports and build tents for him out of blankets. They also don't mind when Joey (Jack's stuffed dog) bites them and calls them "stupid" (a very bad word).
On Mondays, Jack and I run errands with Nick for the campus meal. About 60 college students come to the campus house for lunch on Mondays. We go the grocery store and the restaurants to pick up food and supplies, and then we eat lunch with the college students. Jack loves playing with Austin and Ashley (a college couple). They are really good sports and build tents for him out of blankets. They also don't mind when Joey (Jack's stuffed dog) bites them and calls them "stupid" (a very bad word).This Monday we had wings (awesome). Jack licked ranch off of vegetables and ate some chips. He is going through a picky phase with food. He's pretty much on a constant carb load.
After naptime, Jack and I picked up Owen from school. The boys played for a while before it was time for soccer practice.
Owen loves spending time on the computer. He is really getting good at it.
Jack is ready for soccer!
Owen is finishing off a bag of apple slices for his afternoon snack.
Jack's soccer practice is really cute because Nick does it with him. He didn't like soccer practice at first, but that all changed when we started bribing them with suckers!
Jack loves to run during Owen's practice. Sometimes he runs a little too far though. The little white dot just to the right of the girl in the pink shirt is Jack. The tall parent is Nick using gestures to tell him to come back. 
Bribery.
Dinner was peach pancakes and scrambled eggs. Owen requested a hard boiled egg. This was a very special night because we finished off that bottle of syrup. The boys have been looking forward to this for a long time because they wanted that Mrs. Butterworths bottle. 
The boys took baths after dinner, and we did the whole bedtime routine. Mondays are fun but exhausting!
Owen loves spending time on the computer. He is really getting good at it.Jack is ready for soccer!Owen is finishing off a bag of apple slices for his afternoon snack.Jack's soccer practice is really cute because Nick does it with him. He didn't like soccer practice at first, but that all changed when we started bribing them with suckers!Owen's practices are going better too due to an increase in his efforts as well. Again, he is bribed with suckers.
Jack loves to run during Owen's practice. Sometimes he runs a little too far though. The little white dot just to the right of the girl in the pink shirt is Jack. The tall parent is Nick using gestures to tell him to come back. Bribery.Dinner was peach pancakes and scrambled eggs. Owen requested a hard boiled egg. This was a very special night because we finished off that bottle of syrup. The boys have been looking forward to this for a long time because they wanted that Mrs. Butterworths bottle. The boys took baths after dinner, and we did the whole bedtime routine. Mondays are fun but exhausting! Sunday, September 26, 2010
A Sunday in the Life of Owen and Jack
This week I'm going to attempt to document our daily lives. We'll see how this goes! The first thing we did today was go to church. Here are the boys showing the toys they chose to bring in the van. Jack picked his glowing orb thingy that he bought with his allowance, but Owen couldn't bring what he bought (Sea Monkeys) so he brought a truck. 
Moments later, the boys were hypnotized by Curious George on the DVD player.
Here is Jack not wanting to go to Sunday School.
Owen was happy to go to his class today.
During church, the boys drew pictures, colored, and read books that Sophie brought. Jack likes to drive his cars on the map that we drew a while back. He keeps it in his backpack along with crayons, cars and trucks. old bulletins that I shoved in there, and random books from Chick-fil-A.
After church, alot of kids play in the auditorium. The college kids are particularly sweet to our kids. Owen loves them so much that if you ask him what he wants to be when he grows up, he'll say "college student."
We ate lunch at home today which is different because we usually eat out on Sunday. Today we had fish sticks, baked beans, corn, and shortbread cookies. While Jack took his nap, Owen and I flew kites and picked up acorns. Jack gets to do stuff like that with me when Owen is at school during the week, so it was really nice to spend some time with Owen by ourselves.
Nick was a sweet sweet husband and let me take a nap while he hung out with Owen (who usually refuses to nap now that he is a big kid). Soon it was time to get up from our naps and get ready for evening church. Jack was silly and decided to act like he was still sleeping...
...but Owen had fallen asleep! He was so grumpy when he woke up. 
After evening church, we drove to the Copelands' for a cookout. Here is Jack, looking at the fire station on our way there.
Moments later, the boys were hypnotized by Curious George on the DVD player.Here is Jack not wanting to go to Sunday School.Owen was happy to go to his class today.During church, the boys drew pictures, colored, and read books that Sophie brought. Jack likes to drive his cars on the map that we drew a while back. He keeps it in his backpack along with crayons, cars and trucks. old bulletins that I shoved in there, and random books from Chick-fil-A.
After church, alot of kids play in the auditorium. The college kids are particularly sweet to our kids. Owen loves them so much that if you ask him what he wants to be when he grows up, he'll say "college student." We ate lunch at home today which is different because we usually eat out on Sunday. Today we had fish sticks, baked beans, corn, and shortbread cookies. While Jack took his nap, Owen and I flew kites and picked up acorns. Jack gets to do stuff like that with me when Owen is at school during the week, so it was really nice to spend some time with Owen by ourselves.Nick was a sweet sweet husband and let me take a nap while he hung out with Owen (who usually refuses to nap now that he is a big kid). Soon it was time to get up from our naps and get ready for evening church. Jack was silly and decided to act like he was still sleeping......but Owen had fallen asleep! He was so grumpy when he woke up. 
Here is Jack not wanting to go to Bible Hour. Nick had to physically place him in the classroom. Owen's teacher described him as "weepy" tonight...didn't get that nap out.
After evening church, we drove to the Copelands' for a cookout. Here is Jack, looking at the fire station on our way there.
Here are Owen, Jack, and Conner playing soccer at the Copelands'.
Dinnertime!
Babies!
After dinner, everyone went outside and bundled up with quilts for an impromptu singing. It was great to have cool weather finally! Soon, it was time to go home. The boys spent a few minutes snuggling with us on the couch. Then it was time for bed. Our routine is that we read one regular story and one Bible story, and then we make up a story. Then we say our prayer, get tucked in, and the parent who didn't read stories that night comes in and gives the last kisses. Tonight we read What Are Bugs Good For? and the story of Baby Moses. We made up a story about Perry the Prairie Dog, Baby Joey, and Bunny deciding to call Joey stupid. Joey ends up saving Baby Joey's life, so they become friends. Perry and Bunny are still rude though. I was unable to tidy up the ending because the boys were delirious with a bad word like "Stupid" being said. They couldn't stop giggling. Owen said our prayer; the thanked God for everyone...then broke out into more giggling. I'm sure God understands and fully intended for children to do that.
"Take a picture of me fake-sleeping."
"Ready for bed, Mom!"
After dinner, everyone went outside and bundled up with quilts for an impromptu singing. It was great to have cool weather finally! Soon, it was time to go home. The boys spent a few minutes snuggling with us on the couch. Then it was time for bed. Our routine is that we read one regular story and one Bible story, and then we make up a story. Then we say our prayer, get tucked in, and the parent who didn't read stories that night comes in and gives the last kisses. Tonight we read What Are Bugs Good For? and the story of Baby Moses. We made up a story about Perry the Prairie Dog, Baby Joey, and Bunny deciding to call Joey stupid. Joey ends up saving Baby Joey's life, so they become friends. Perry and Bunny are still rude though. I was unable to tidy up the ending because the boys were delirious with a bad word like "Stupid" being said. They couldn't stop giggling. Owen said our prayer; the thanked God for everyone...then broke out into more giggling. I'm sure God understands and fully intended for children to do that.
"Take a picture of me fake-sleeping."
"Ready for bed, Mom!"
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