This is a yearly event for most people... we have missed it for too many years. Now that we have found a way to do it for free, without too big a crowd (by mooching hospital parking garage passes from my Mom ;-D) I think it will be a tradition for us. Well, weather permitting!
Be sure to click slide show! I put captions on some of the photos.
Thunder Over Louisville
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
Joshua can ride his bike!
This is big news, and I can't wait til dh John gets a "round tuit" and decides to upload the video to YouTube. Once that happens, I will edit and add a link, but for now you can just enjoy still photos of the learning process.
Joshua decided he wanted to learn to ride his bike without training wheels. We have been taking family bike rides in the evening, all the way down to Andrew on his little 12 inch bike with training wheels. The boys are so cute in their helmets and Joshua always makes sure to stay way ahead and be the winner, getting home first! After we get home, Joshua has asked for two-wheel lessons. So John obliges and runs up and down the street with a hand on Joshua's hood. But on Tuesday, Joshua LEARNED how to go by HIMSELF! Wooo hooooooo!
Now every day the boys are taking bike rides during recess. I stay afoot so I can keep Andrew out of traffic. (Not that we get a lot on our dead end!)
I will update more another time... I am all excited over our new WinterPromise materials which we will use for our homeschool next fall. I will spread them out and take pictures, as well as tell why they are so exciting to me. Now that I have written that, it obligates me to follow through!
Joshua decided he wanted to learn to ride his bike without training wheels. We have been taking family bike rides in the evening, all the way down to Andrew on his little 12 inch bike with training wheels. The boys are so cute in their helmets and Joshua always makes sure to stay way ahead and be the winner, getting home first! After we get home, Joshua has asked for two-wheel lessons. So John obliges and runs up and down the street with a hand on Joshua's hood. But on Tuesday, Joshua LEARNED how to go by HIMSELF! Wooo hooooooo!
Now every day the boys are taking bike rides during recess. I stay afoot so I can keep Andrew out of traffic. (Not that we get a lot on our dead end!)
I will update more another time... I am all excited over our new WinterPromise materials which we will use for our homeschool next fall. I will spread them out and take pictures, as well as tell why they are so exciting to me. Now that I have written that, it obligates me to follow through!
Monday, April 2, 2007
I finally had Andrew's two-year-old portraits taken.
These were taken at Portrait Innovations. I have found no place cheaper or better. Andrew "ate it up." He kept asking, "More kick-chers?" I realize these are huge, LOL. If you prefer to see all 50 poses in a slideshow, click on the thumbnail below.
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| Andrew's Portraits |
Sunday, March 18, 2007
Grandaddy and Granny Came!
For a time we were worried that Grandaddy and Granny wouldn't get to stay with us, but Andrew got over his bout with that icky virus just in time! Late Wednesday evening, John's folks arrived, just barely past the boys' bedtime. So when Joshua and Andrew awoke Thursday morning, they found Granny in the kitchen!
Granny brought a boatload of treats, as usual. From Easter baskets to Ack-tiffities for the boys to create and a super duper birthday present for Joshua, she kept up her pattern of spoiling all of us beyond all reason. Besides all the presents for the little ones, she also presented us with a huge Bundt style banana bread, a pumpkin pie, and 3 swags of flowers to grace our living room. Thank you, Granny!
We had a wonderful visit, and Stephen and Esther joined us whenever they could. Stephen became an old 26 year old man on Friday, so we had DQ ice cream cake after our lasagna supper on Saturday.
We will miss you, Grandaddy and Granny, but we are glad you get to come back in May or sometime soon!
Here are some pictures of the boys with their Ack-tiffities, then one of Joshua with his Lego Star-Wars Walker (the infamous birthday gift).
Granny brought a boatload of treats, as usual. From Easter baskets to Ack-tiffities for the boys to create and a super duper birthday present for Joshua, she kept up her pattern of spoiling all of us beyond all reason. Besides all the presents for the little ones, she also presented us with a huge Bundt style banana bread, a pumpkin pie, and 3 swags of flowers to grace our living room. Thank you, Granny!
We had a wonderful visit, and Stephen and Esther joined us whenever they could. Stephen became an old 26 year old man on Friday, so we had DQ ice cream cake after our lasagna supper on Saturday.
We will miss you, Grandaddy and Granny, but we are glad you get to come back in May or sometime soon!
Here are some pictures of the boys with their Ack-tiffities, then one of Joshua with his Lego Star-Wars Walker (the infamous birthday gift).
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Hmmm... Can I be a "Blogger"?
I am thinking if I can keep my act together, a blog would be an awesome way to keep my far-flung friends and family updated on our lives. Considering I have broken countless resolutions to journal in the past, it is worth trying one more time!
Right now, life is pretty vanilla bland. Joshua is getting over a virus, poor boy.
This will be our last bland week for a while. John's parents are coming to visit us from Wednesday through Sunday (all the way from Louisiana!), so that will be exciting.
A week from Monday we look forward to seeing my aunts, Marilyn and Gretchen from Ohio. Maybe we will see "Uncle" Norm and his boss Jason that weekend as they speed through to check out the farm equipment show in Louisville.
The last week of March we get to have fun with Nathanael during his spring break (and he gets to sample homeschooing for the week!)
Then April includes Easter and a visit from John's cousins Marcus and Jordan (and Jordan's wife Tiffany). That will be a blast too!
So our life is going from vanilla bland to salsa spicy in a short period. I'm hanging on for the ride!
Right now, life is pretty vanilla bland. Joshua is getting over a virus, poor boy.
This will be our last bland week for a while. John's parents are coming to visit us from Wednesday through Sunday (all the way from Louisiana!), so that will be exciting.
A week from Monday we look forward to seeing my aunts, Marilyn and Gretchen from Ohio. Maybe we will see "Uncle" Norm and his boss Jason that weekend as they speed through to check out the farm equipment show in Louisville.
The last week of March we get to have fun with Nathanael during his spring break (and he gets to sample homeschooing for the week!)
Then April includes Easter and a visit from John's cousins Marcus and Jordan (and Jordan's wife Tiffany). That will be a blast too!
So our life is going from vanilla bland to salsa spicy in a short period. I'm hanging on for the ride!
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