Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Riverhouse fun
We had a great visit with Bryan's Aunt Mary and Jim while they were here from Seattle. But, a little work was necessary! Here is Henry and Nate working the blower. 
Cruising with Papa on the golf cart
Going to get the okra from Betty's house
Hanging out with MeMaw
Building a fire with Papa & Jim.
The Pigs Feet that Mama Aiken wanted for dinner. I think she and Papa may have been the only takers!
Bear Doo Doo! How exciting! We had to go look at it 2 times!
Swinging on the tree swing
Cruising with Papa on the golf cart
Going to get the okra from Betty's house
Hanging out with MeMaw
Building a fire with Papa & Jim.
The Pigs Feet that Mama Aiken wanted for dinner. I think she and Papa may have been the only takers!
Bear Doo Doo! How exciting! We had to go look at it 2 times!
Swinging on the tree swing
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Marlowe's visit
Luke & I had the pleasure of taking care of Marlowe today for a few hours. She was just adorable!
When you really know for sure that you're never going to have another baby (which I do), when your own baby is already 2 years old, there is something so beautiful about caring for your next of kin.
While Luke was napping, I rocked Marlowe on my back porch. She talked to me a little bit, fussed at me a little bit, I even got sugar from her neck! Sweet!
Makes you realize how fast they grow up. Makes you realize that all those days you worried about their schedule, all those times you worried that if you gave in they'd be spoiled forever- don't matter so much anymore.
Makes you look back and wish that you'd went ahead and crawled into their beds at bedtime when they wanted you to, ate a little more ice cream together, forget about brushing their teeth just that one night and enjoyed your baby while he was still a baby.
It might seem slow while you're living it, but before you know it he will be in second grade missing several teeth and you wish you could just kiss his neck, one more time.
When you really know for sure that you're never going to have another baby (which I do), when your own baby is already 2 years old, there is something so beautiful about caring for your next of kin.
While Luke was napping, I rocked Marlowe on my back porch. She talked to me a little bit, fussed at me a little bit, I even got sugar from her neck! Sweet!
Makes you realize how fast they grow up. Makes you realize that all those days you worried about their schedule, all those times you worried that if you gave in they'd be spoiled forever- don't matter so much anymore.
Makes you look back and wish that you'd went ahead and crawled into their beds at bedtime when they wanted you to, ate a little more ice cream together, forget about brushing their teeth just that one night and enjoyed your baby while he was still a baby.
It might seem slow while you're living it, but before you know it he will be in second grade missing several teeth and you wish you could just kiss his neck, one more time.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Kindergarten, Homecoming etc.
Henry had a rough first week of kindergarten. A little girl kissed him on the first day, he got really hungry before lunch and he doesn't know anyone in his class except Brianna Gooding. Things seem to be improving, slowly.
Nate has been invited to escort Alyssa to homecoming. (this is rec football players & cheerleaders homecoming) After he said yes, he was invited by another sweet girl, Seana. Unfortunately he can only escort 1, but I'm so glad the girls think he's nice. : )
Luke wants to go to school so bad he can't stand it. He puts on his Elmo backpack and says "Luke go school." I ask "what's in your pack?" because he calls his backpack a "pack" and he replies "homas" which means a Thomas train and "ammer" which is a hammer. (watch out Mrs Leesa!)
Every morning when we drop Henry & Nate off he tells them to "put on your pack enry and nate" then as we drive away he says "me go school?" Well, I don't think he realizes that next Wednesday I will drop him off at Golden Corner Preschool and drive away!!! he thinks he wants to go to school now, not too sure what he's gonna be saying in a week or so! Thank goodness Mrs. Leesa knows that if he cries for more than 5 minutes, she is to call me on the cell and I will come pick him up.
Tomorrow I have the privilege of babysitting Marlowe from 10am til around 1 or so. Luke & I can't wait! The age difference between Luke & Marlowe is about the same at the difference between Nate & Henry. Can't wait to see how they interact when there isn't a crowd around.
Nate has been invited to escort Alyssa to homecoming. (this is rec football players & cheerleaders homecoming) After he said yes, he was invited by another sweet girl, Seana. Unfortunately he can only escort 1, but I'm so glad the girls think he's nice. : )
Luke wants to go to school so bad he can't stand it. He puts on his Elmo backpack and says "Luke go school." I ask "what's in your pack?" because he calls his backpack a "pack" and he replies "homas" which means a Thomas train and "ammer" which is a hammer. (watch out Mrs Leesa!)
Every morning when we drop Henry & Nate off he tells them to "put on your pack enry and nate" then as we drive away he says "me go school?" Well, I don't think he realizes that next Wednesday I will drop him off at Golden Corner Preschool and drive away!!! he thinks he wants to go to school now, not too sure what he's gonna be saying in a week or so! Thank goodness Mrs. Leesa knows that if he cries for more than 5 minutes, she is to call me on the cell and I will come pick him up.
Tomorrow I have the privilege of babysitting Marlowe from 10am til around 1 or so. Luke & I can't wait! The age difference between Luke & Marlowe is about the same at the difference between Nate & Henry. Can't wait to see how they interact when there isn't a crowd around.
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Uncle Cliff goes to Clemson!
My brother Cliff moved on campus last weekend to begin his college career! He is majoring in History and living in the Shoeboxes. The boys and I met him after school today for dinner at Moe's and to check out his dorm. Here is a picture of them downtown after Nate & Henry bought a Clemson jersey. Henry, of course, had to put his on in the store and wear it out. Luke wouldn't leave Uncle Cliff's arms! Whenever I tried to relieve Cliff's arms by carrying Luke, Luke would cry "Cwiff" and reach his arms to him. 
Here we are getting ready to check out Cliff's dorm, Geer! The boys loved it and hope to get to spend the night one day, not sure how that would work out, the dorm's nickname "shoebox" is there for a reason!
Getting ready to leave. They loved the communal bathrooms and Cliff's roommate, whose name is Nathan!
Getting ready to leave. They loved the communal bathrooms and Cliff's roommate, whose name is Nathan!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Happy Birthday Luke
Well, I can't avoid blogging any longer.
Too much going on. Luke turned 2 today and Henry started kindergarten. Nate went to second grade.
I had an experience yesterday and hesitate to type lest I start crying again. I'll sum it up quickly.. Luke's swimming party, he had no float on b/c I ( I is capitalized here) took it off him to sing "happy bday, etc. Big crowd, 25-30 kids, 50+ adults. Everyone was watching Luke, but no one was JUST watching him. He was playing in the cooler of ice with a couple of other toddlers. I was trying to organize pinyata. Being fearless of the water, he apparantly ran and jumped into pool without anyone noticing. Not sure how long he was in there. Somehow he kicked to the top and turned around to grab hold of the side of the pool. I shouldn't say somehow, because I am certain angels were all around him and lifted him up from the water to grab hold.
I looked and noticed I didn't see him so I said "where's Luke" and ran. I saw 2 little hands holding on to the concrete and found my baby screaming. I lifted his limp body up and he was completely terrorized.
I cried until I fell asleep last night. How long had he struggled to get hold of the side? How much longer could he have held on before he'd slipped under? How many close calls do we or our children encounter throughout the day that we don't even know about?
I know I can't keep going over the "what ifs" but I do know this: I want to be a Mom who covers her children with prayer from morning to night. I will not take this responsibility lightly because I believe prayer will change things for my boys. I don't want to just pray without ceasing, but I want them to know that I am praying, so they will learn to pray also.
I thank God that I was able to hold my sweet Luke last night all night long, watching him breathe, rousting him when I kissed his lips and holding him close to me until he woke me up this morning.
Children are a gift from God!
On another note,
I bought a camera! Just haven't taken any pictures yet.
Too much going on. Luke turned 2 today and Henry started kindergarten. Nate went to second grade.
I had an experience yesterday and hesitate to type lest I start crying again. I'll sum it up quickly.. Luke's swimming party, he had no float on b/c I ( I is capitalized here) took it off him to sing "happy bday, etc. Big crowd, 25-30 kids, 50+ adults. Everyone was watching Luke, but no one was JUST watching him. He was playing in the cooler of ice with a couple of other toddlers. I was trying to organize pinyata. Being fearless of the water, he apparantly ran and jumped into pool without anyone noticing. Not sure how long he was in there. Somehow he kicked to the top and turned around to grab hold of the side of the pool. I shouldn't say somehow, because I am certain angels were all around him and lifted him up from the water to grab hold.
I looked and noticed I didn't see him so I said "where's Luke" and ran. I saw 2 little hands holding on to the concrete and found my baby screaming. I lifted his limp body up and he was completely terrorized.
I cried until I fell asleep last night. How long had he struggled to get hold of the side? How much longer could he have held on before he'd slipped under? How many close calls do we or our children encounter throughout the day that we don't even know about?
I know I can't keep going over the "what ifs" but I do know this: I want to be a Mom who covers her children with prayer from morning to night. I will not take this responsibility lightly because I believe prayer will change things for my boys. I don't want to just pray without ceasing, but I want them to know that I am praying, so they will learn to pray also.
I thank God that I was able to hold my sweet Luke last night all night long, watching him breathe, rousting him when I kissed his lips and holding him close to me until he woke me up this morning.
Children are a gift from God!
On another note,
I bought a camera! Just haven't taken any pictures yet.
Friday, August 13, 2010
Salmon Patties
Well since my last blog post I have completely OD'ed on salmon. I have made the boys salmon patties twice. I told them they were homemade fish sticks and they loved them. If you want to make them they are so easy:1 can wild salmon (take big bones out if you want to) and drain.
Put in bowl and mix with 1 egg and a little flour (either plain or self rising). Press into a patty then coat on each side with crushed up saltine crackers (or anything else crunchy). Fry until golden brown & serve with mashed potatoes! Yum!
I have also had grilled salmon and I made some chowder last night (just for me) and poured a can of salmon in it. I do seem to go overboard sometimes.
Last nights Back to School night went great. Nate & Henry can't wait to start on Monday. Henry's teacher better look out, Henry thinks he is hot stuff just because he knows his way around the school and has a brother in second grade.
Tomorrow morning we are taking the Cub Scout pack roller skating, then Sunday is Luke's 2nd birthday party. I'm also getting the boys on a schedule of bed around 7:30 or 8 and waking up around 7 or so. Hope to have a camera soon! Too much going on to miss out on pictures.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Sunday, August 08, 2010
Happy Birthday to Bryan & DeeDee & MeMaw
Today is Bryan's birthday & my Mom's birthday, tomorrow is MeMaw's birthday!
Happy Birthday to all 3 of you! We love you so much!
Still no camera
Still haven't got a camera so I thought I'd post this picture of Henry around Christmas of 2005.
Soccer coaches left yesterday morning, whew! They were so nice but it was a lot of work making sure 6 guys got fed in this house. It was a great experience for us all and I hope to see Liam & Stephen again one day.
One more week until school starts. Last night the boys tried to camp out in the living room in this huge elaborate tent they worked on all day. By 10pm they were still awake lying on the hardwood floor and somehow I convinced them to go to their beds. I'm gonna try to figure out some comfortable way for them to sleep somewhere exciting before school starts.
Sunday, August 01, 2010
Broken camera
The bad news is Henry accidently dropped my camera & now it's broke... very broke. Gonna have to be replaced. It was a Nikon Coolpix and I didn't like it anyway, so it's really for the best.
The good news is that we volunteered to be a host family for the British Soccer Camp that Nate & Henry are attending this coming week. We are excited to have 2 British coaches (one 19 yrs, one 20 yrs.) staying with us for the next 7 days. Stephen Lindsey is a serious soccer guy who is actually in charge of the camps going on this week. He is a health nut & hardworker. Liam is the other coach, his "real" job, when he's not coaching soccer is a breakdancing/hip hop dance instructor. He is also learning trickin', which is a combination of martial arts & gymnastics. He can do a standing back tuck and a back layout! He is funny & outgoing and very attentive to Nate & Henry. Stephen even mentioned letting Luke try the mini soccer camp tomorrow!
Hosting the coaches will be a great experience for Nate & Henry and will make for a fun week for me and Bryan.
Hope I can steal some pictures from a friend to share our new friends with you. 2 weeks until school! Have fun while you can!
The good news is that we volunteered to be a host family for the British Soccer Camp that Nate & Henry are attending this coming week. We are excited to have 2 British coaches (one 19 yrs, one 20 yrs.) staying with us for the next 7 days. Stephen Lindsey is a serious soccer guy who is actually in charge of the camps going on this week. He is a health nut & hardworker. Liam is the other coach, his "real" job, when he's not coaching soccer is a breakdancing/hip hop dance instructor. He is also learning trickin', which is a combination of martial arts & gymnastics. He can do a standing back tuck and a back layout! He is funny & outgoing and very attentive to Nate & Henry. Stephen even mentioned letting Luke try the mini soccer camp tomorrow!
Hosting the coaches will be a great experience for Nate & Henry and will make for a fun week for me and Bryan.
Hope I can steal some pictures from a friend to share our new friends with you. 2 weeks until school! Have fun while you can!
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