So last week I bought Becca some Elmo underware. When we are home, we're putting her in real undies, and when we go out or go to bed she is still wearing the pull ups. This is a big step for us!
So this morning Becca wakes up and asks me (excuse the Becca spelling/talking)....
"Momma...who Daddy doh?" I proceeded to tell her that Daddy went to work. So then she says, " Yeah..Daddy wort wit Emmo undies on? "
Ha...she thought Tim was going to work with elmo undies on! Cracked me up! Just the mental image of Tim with Elmo undies was enough to bring tears to my eyes. After seeing me with tears in my eyes and laughing so hard..she says..." Silly Daddy!"
Oh. This child makes my world spin!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sunday, July 27, 2008
No title today
Last week I started talking with Cody's girlfriend. I'm loving that! Its only been through text and email so far, but I'm anxious to get together with her. She'll be helping plan the party that we are having for Cody when he comes home. I know that she means the world to Cody, and that he is crazy for this girl. We have a feeling that she will be around for a long time. We all want whats best for Cody, and knowing whats important to him is part of that. He's told us over and over that Steph is good for him. We believe that may be true, and can't wait to get to know her more!
Becca spent the day with my Mom and Dad on Saturday so that Tim and I could complete the deck! It looks great. We're still needing to build the steps, but I think that can be completed another weekend! I'm quite proud of the job we did, and that we completed it in just 2 weekends. Yay us! But how pathetic is it to be sooo soar? I'm so out of shape!
Today, Becca was without nap, so we spent the afternoon running errands while Tim spent some time with his friends. I'm on the hunt for some large clearanced out...or inexpensive pots for the deck/patio. But I think my timing is off. Either they aren't clearanced out at the super stores (lowes, homedepot) or they've been put away already to make room for school supplies (Target and Walmart).
Tim and I are doing pretty well on our "better choices" eating. Neither of us feel deprived yet. Thats my goal, is to make better choices MOST of the times, so that when I have the craving for something not so good...I don't feel as bad about it. I can never deprive myself of the sweets. But I can limit them and balance it all out with healthier eating the rest of the time. And with this, we've found some new recipes! So far everything is a keeper!
Becca spent the day with my Mom and Dad on Saturday so that Tim and I could complete the deck! It looks great. We're still needing to build the steps, but I think that can be completed another weekend! I'm quite proud of the job we did, and that we completed it in just 2 weekends. Yay us! But how pathetic is it to be sooo soar? I'm so out of shape!
Today, Becca was without nap, so we spent the afternoon running errands while Tim spent some time with his friends. I'm on the hunt for some large clearanced out...or inexpensive pots for the deck/patio. But I think my timing is off. Either they aren't clearanced out at the super stores (lowes, homedepot) or they've been put away already to make room for school supplies (Target and Walmart).
Tim and I are doing pretty well on our "better choices" eating. Neither of us feel deprived yet. Thats my goal, is to make better choices MOST of the times, so that when I have the craving for something not so good...I don't feel as bad about it. I can never deprive myself of the sweets. But I can limit them and balance it all out with healthier eating the rest of the time. And with this, we've found some new recipes! So far everything is a keeper!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Hereeeeee fishy fishy!
Daddy got out the Dora fishing pole he bought Becca this spring, and took her our on her very first fishing experience! She had a blast...and caught 2 little bluegill all by herself! Yay Becca! We are so proud of you!
It was a short trip. All of about 30 minutes fishing! But we quit before she got bored, so that she'll be anxious to go again!
Monday, July 21, 2008
Becca can count!
Tim and I did a happy dance tonight! We are sooo proud of our Becca!
For the longest time, her counting consisted of 2.4.9.13.
Then last week it progressed and she would say 1.2.3.8.9.10.
Today finally, for the first time, without help...it was 1-10 perfectly! And she did it 3 times tonight! So it wasn't just a fluke!
Yay Becca! You are becoming such a big girl! Where has the time gone?
For the longest time, her counting consisted of 2.4.9.13.
Then last week it progressed and she would say 1.2.3.8.9.10.
Today finally, for the first time, without help...it was 1-10 perfectly! And she did it 3 times tonight! So it wasn't just a fluke!
Yay Becca! You are becoming such a big girl! Where has the time gone?
Sunday, July 20, 2008
New habits. New deck.
I can't believe its been a week since I posted last! This week has not been too incredibly busy until this weekend anyway! The last week I think was mostly being lazy and trying to get into the groove of changing our eating habits.
Tim made his way to 6 months being SMOKE-FREE last weekend! We are soo proud of him. He will even tell you that it seems like such a distant memory, that he can't even imagine lighting up anymore! Can you believe it? I never though I would see the day. I hoped and prayed for it, but never thought I would see it!
So, making it over the hurdle...he's decided to join me (again....) in the effort to better our eating habits. I need to stop being lazy and falling off the wagon. Maybe with him working with me on this, we'll be able to do it together. But he's a stickler!
We started tearing apart and resurfacing the deck this weekend. UGH! Hot and humid...it was horrible! But we've got it 1/2 done. *Thank you Wendy for keeping Becca for us so we could accomplish this task without constant questions and breaks to find out where she was and what she was getting into!* Next weekend (hopefully) we will complete the 2nd half and move on to building the steps to the back door. Praying for less humid weather.
Saturday night we went to a department BBQ for my work. It was nice to get away and do something different. Too bad the weather switched up on us. I think everyone was scared away by the approaching storms and headed home. In fact...we got caught in it on the way home.
I've never been so scared! I honest to God...believed that we were about to be sucked up in a tornado and flipped in the car. We had to pull over on
HWY 63 across from the Dogtrack, because we couldn't see 2 ft infront of us because the rain was so hard. We pulled over, and sat on the side of the road for about 5 minutes. Those 5 mintues will forever be etched in my mind. The rain was absolutely, no question about it...going horizontal. The wind was so crazy, that the trees in the ditch on my right were bent over. We couldn't see anything infront of us because the rain and wind was so hard. The car shook and moved and felt like it was being lifted on the drivers side. I had the hold of my door bar and Tim's wrist. Becca was frozen in her car seat. All I could think of was " when the car flips and lands upside down in this ditch beside me...how am I going to be able to get to the back and unbuckle Becca when she is upside-down? ". I was terrified. Then hail started, and it was coming in horizontal also. I think Tim was afraid that it would break the windows on the drivers side and attempted to put the car in reverse to get under the HWY 20 overpass...but we just couldn't see behind us to know if there was another car pulled over behind our car. At that point, Tim just floored it and made it back onto the roadway and down the road. By the time we made it to the Ridgeway/63 intersection, the rain had subsided just a bit, but enough for us to see infront of the car.
I didn't let go of the door handle, until we got into the garage!
It was then, under the coaching of Tim, that Becca said.... " No-No Thunder " and shook her finger at the sky!
All I have to say to that is, Amen!
Tim made his way to 6 months being SMOKE-FREE last weekend! We are soo proud of him. He will even tell you that it seems like such a distant memory, that he can't even imagine lighting up anymore! Can you believe it? I never though I would see the day. I hoped and prayed for it, but never thought I would see it!
So, making it over the hurdle...he's decided to join me (again....) in the effort to better our eating habits. I need to stop being lazy and falling off the wagon. Maybe with him working with me on this, we'll be able to do it together. But he's a stickler!
We started tearing apart and resurfacing the deck this weekend. UGH! Hot and humid...it was horrible! But we've got it 1/2 done. *Thank you Wendy for keeping Becca for us so we could accomplish this task without constant questions and breaks to find out where she was and what she was getting into!* Next weekend (hopefully) we will complete the 2nd half and move on to building the steps to the back door. Praying for less humid weather.
Saturday night we went to a department BBQ for my work. It was nice to get away and do something different. Too bad the weather switched up on us. I think everyone was scared away by the approaching storms and headed home. In fact...we got caught in it on the way home.
I've never been so scared! I honest to God...believed that we were about to be sucked up in a tornado and flipped in the car. We had to pull over on
HWY 63 across from the Dogtrack, because we couldn't see 2 ft infront of us because the rain was so hard. We pulled over, and sat on the side of the road for about 5 minutes. Those 5 mintues will forever be etched in my mind. The rain was absolutely, no question about it...going horizontal. The wind was so crazy, that the trees in the ditch on my right were bent over. We couldn't see anything infront of us because the rain and wind was so hard. The car shook and moved and felt like it was being lifted on the drivers side. I had the hold of my door bar and Tim's wrist. Becca was frozen in her car seat. All I could think of was " when the car flips and lands upside down in this ditch beside me...how am I going to be able to get to the back and unbuckle Becca when she is upside-down? ". I was terrified. Then hail started, and it was coming in horizontal also. I think Tim was afraid that it would break the windows on the drivers side and attempted to put the car in reverse to get under the HWY 20 overpass...but we just couldn't see behind us to know if there was another car pulled over behind our car. At that point, Tim just floored it and made it back onto the roadway and down the road. By the time we made it to the Ridgeway/63 intersection, the rain had subsided just a bit, but enough for us to see infront of the car.
I didn't let go of the door handle, until we got into the garage!
It was then, under the coaching of Tim, that Becca said.... " No-No Thunder " and shook her finger at the sky!
All I have to say to that is, Amen!
Monday, July 14, 2008
Fun and Family all weekend long!
This was a full weekend for us!
Friday night after an evening of swimming for Tim and Becca, I went to a going away party for my friend Chubby. He worked with me at Grainger, and we became pretty good friends. He and his little family are moving back "home" to Kentucky. He will be greatly missed. Because I decided against having a drink, and it was incredibly warm inside the bar, i decided to make it an early night and was home at 9.
Saturday, we spent time at home playing and tim made a great London Broil and grilled veggies on the new grill! It was awesome! I went to church and the we all met at Wendy's for a bonfire and s'mores! mmmmmmm. Xavier spent the weekend with Wendy this week, since he's with his Dad this July. It was great to see him, and Becca loved playing with him again. Those too are comical when they get together.
Sunday, we slept in a bit and went to a family dinner at my Aunt Lynda and Uncle Duane's house. My mom's cousin Scott and his wife Melissa were in town from Los Angeles. It was good to see them again. The last time I saw them, I was in Junior High. Always good times when the family gets together, but Scott had some great stories! It was a fun time to hear my mom and her siblings reminense about when they were kids, and the funny stories that went along with it. A lot of laughs were had.
I will never get sick of spending time with family!
Friday night after an evening of swimming for Tim and Becca, I went to a going away party for my friend Chubby. He worked with me at Grainger, and we became pretty good friends. He and his little family are moving back "home" to Kentucky. He will be greatly missed. Because I decided against having a drink, and it was incredibly warm inside the bar, i decided to make it an early night and was home at 9.
Saturday, we spent time at home playing and tim made a great London Broil and grilled veggies on the new grill! It was awesome! I went to church and the we all met at Wendy's for a bonfire and s'mores! mmmmmmm. Xavier spent the weekend with Wendy this week, since he's with his Dad this July. It was great to see him, and Becca loved playing with him again. Those too are comical when they get together.
Sunday, we slept in a bit and went to a family dinner at my Aunt Lynda and Uncle Duane's house. My mom's cousin Scott and his wife Melissa were in town from Los Angeles. It was good to see them again. The last time I saw them, I was in Junior High. Always good times when the family gets together, but Scott had some great stories! It was a fun time to hear my mom and her siblings reminense about when they were kids, and the funny stories that went along with it. A lot of laughs were had.
I will never get sick of spending time with family!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Back to Reality
Well, after a wonderful week off with Becca, and Tim enjoying a fishing vacation last week, we're back to reality! *sigh*
Becca was sad to go back to school Tuesday morning. She cried(this is not the first time) when she asked if we were going to Gaga's house. She loves going to play there on Mondays and Fridays!
Well, I told you I would share her photos when we had them scanned in. Sorry its taken longer than expected. Our scanner is on the outs at home, but Tim managed to scan them at work! Here is our favorite! This is the one that the studio wants to use in house for advertising! Go Becca!
Tim is supposed to send me the close up shot this afternoon too. I'll edit the post and add it once I recieve it too!
Becca was sad to go back to school Tuesday morning. She cried(this is not the first time) when she asked if we were going to Gaga's house. She loves going to play there on Mondays and Fridays!
Well, I told you I would share her photos when we had them scanned in. Sorry its taken longer than expected. Our scanner is on the outs at home, but Tim managed to scan them at work! Here is our favorite! This is the one that the studio wants to use in house for advertising! Go Becca!
Tim is supposed to send me the close up shot this afternoon too. I'll edit the post and add it once I recieve it too!
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Thursday already?
This week off has just flown by! We've been just busy enough without being too busy to enjoy our time at home this week!
Monday and Tuesday, Becca spent her days at Grandma's house and at Daycare, so that I could get closets cleaned out and errands run. I was glad I took that time! I think she needed the time away from me to play with the kids, and I needed time to get my work done so I didn't feel guilty having fun the rest of the week with her having a messy house to return to!
Wednesday we took a trip to the Coral Ridge Mall in Iowa City and met Grandma Kathy there for lunch, shopping and of course, ice cream before we came home! It was a great day! Grandma Kathy spoiled Becca with some new outfits and lots and lots of attention. in fact...I'm not sure who gave who more attention. They were both pretty smitten with each other. Becca and I stopped at a Scrapbooking store in Coralville (Memories on 5th) before we headed home. She was absolutely done with shopping by that point, but was patient enough to let me grab a couple of things I probably didn't need, but felt I couldn't leave without!
Today we got Becca's 2 yr old pictures taken! They are adorable. As soon as I get my scanner working, I'll try to post them. Otherwise, some of you will be receiving your own anyway! I'm very proud of her today. She never has taken the best professional pictures....but I've chalked that up to her age and the lack of enthusiasm in the past photographers that we went to. We went to Portrait Innovations today. They are new in waterloo...but I'm liking them already! Very inexpensive, but very good!
One of the pics is in her red/white/blue dress on a white background. They handed her a little flag, and she stood up on her own, and held it way above her head, then looked up at it. PERFECTION! When he showed it to me, I knew right away we had to have it! Harvey (the little dude that shot the pics) called over the other photographers later, then they asked me if they could use it for advertising, or to put it up in the store! They even had some of the customer's coming over and looking at it on the big screen because they heard the fuss the photographers were making over it! Can't wait to share them!
Monday and Tuesday, Becca spent her days at Grandma's house and at Daycare, so that I could get closets cleaned out and errands run. I was glad I took that time! I think she needed the time away from me to play with the kids, and I needed time to get my work done so I didn't feel guilty having fun the rest of the week with her having a messy house to return to!
Wednesday we took a trip to the Coral Ridge Mall in Iowa City and met Grandma Kathy there for lunch, shopping and of course, ice cream before we came home! It was a great day! Grandma Kathy spoiled Becca with some new outfits and lots and lots of attention. in fact...I'm not sure who gave who more attention. They were both pretty smitten with each other. Becca and I stopped at a Scrapbooking store in Coralville (Memories on 5th) before we headed home. She was absolutely done with shopping by that point, but was patient enough to let me grab a couple of things I probably didn't need, but felt I couldn't leave without!
Today we got Becca's 2 yr old pictures taken! They are adorable. As soon as I get my scanner working, I'll try to post them. Otherwise, some of you will be receiving your own anyway! I'm very proud of her today. She never has taken the best professional pictures....but I've chalked that up to her age and the lack of enthusiasm in the past photographers that we went to. We went to Portrait Innovations today. They are new in waterloo...but I'm liking them already! Very inexpensive, but very good!
One of the pics is in her red/white/blue dress on a white background. They handed her a little flag, and she stood up on her own, and held it way above her head, then looked up at it. PERFECTION! When he showed it to me, I knew right away we had to have it! Harvey (the little dude that shot the pics) called over the other photographers later, then they asked me if they could use it for advertising, or to put it up in the store! They even had some of the customer's coming over and looking at it on the big screen because they heard the fuss the photographers were making over it! Can't wait to share them!
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