Day 83 - Day with the boys

March 24th, 2009



Most days are a "day with the boys", but we usally don't do much. When Dave's working I don't often go out with the boys. Today we went to get adjustments from Dr. Uncle Greg. Then we went to the Goodwill and got some good stuff. I found 3-4 Carter's outfits for Gabriel which looked new for 99cents each. I got a cute little spring dress and a skirt. Liam got a few pairs of knit shorts for summer pjs.

Day 82 - Typical Monday

March 23rd, 2009




Preschool was canceled, we cleaned the church, had small group.

Day 81 - Sunday, Sunday

March 22nd, 2009

No picture. Typical Sunday.

Day 80 - Jag game

March 21st, 2009



We went to watch the Home School Jags play in the championship game today. The girls' a team won !!! woohoo!! Regarding the picture. . .silly boys.

Day 79 - Silent Auction work

March 20th, 2009

picture coming soon

Today Dave and I hit up a bunch of businesses for donations for our upcoming silent auction. We're raising baby money ;-) We went to a lot of places who couldn't do anything at the store level. Some places had us fill out request forms and we have to wait. We went into Gold's Gym and with little info the guy gave us a 3 month membership! It's worth $199. We asked Old Navy with no luck but there was a guy repairing a cash register who over heard us talking to the ON manager. He approached us in the parking lot and asked a ton of questions. He ended up giving us a check for $200. Praise God!

Day 78 - uhhhhh

March 19h, 2009

I didn't get a picture. Today wasn't anything special. Typical Thursday.

Day 77 - Gabriel's 1 year check up

March 18th, 2009



Today we took G to the docs for a check up. My big boy was in the 99th % for head size! eek! He weighed 21lbs 3 3/4 oz and was 30 inches long. He's a happy and healthy boy!

Day 76 - A birthday quilt from Great Grandma

March 17th, 2009



Dave's grandma sent Gabriel a quilt for his birthday. It is adorable. It's the Brown Bear book. We're going to hang it on the wall in Liam's room which will be Gabriel's room eventually too. Gabriel really loved the quilt. I laid it on the floor to get a good picture of it and he kept crawling around on it and then he would just fall on his belly and start rolling. It was pretty cute.

Day 75 - Gabriel's 1st Birthday!!

March 16th, 2009



Today my baby turned 1!!! We celebrated on Friday with friends and family so not much happened today. A friend of mine started a preschool group that will meet every Monday morning. It was the first day so that's where Gabriel spent part of his birthday.

Later in the day we had to clean the church and go to small group. But we did take Gabriel to get ice cream at Dairy Queen. :-)

Day 74 - Girl's Slumber party part 2

March 15th, 2009



This picture is actually from last night but since it was a slumber party I thought I could get away with posting another picture from last night. A few of us girls did facials which was fun. We also played some Wii and Apples to Apples.

Day 73 - Girl's Slumber party part 1

March 14th, 2009



I had my small group over for a slumber party tonight. They're freshmen and sophmores. One of the girls, Lexi, dances with a Celtic group and we went to see her preform tonight. It was really awesome! She's good!

Day 72 - Gabriel's 1st birthday party

March 13th, 2009



So this morning Dave and I went hiking on the monument. It was supposed to be a spring break hike for the high schoolers but only one kid showed up. It was fun regardless. RC is Liam's favorite high school student. So, Liam enjoyed himself.

We came home and I started frosting Gabriel's bear cake. I made it green since his birthday is the day before St. Patrick's Day. We had family over and my friend Alisa and her husband and two boys. Her youngest is two days younger then Gabriel.

It was so much fun watching him with his cake. He kept leaning in to bate the face.

Day 71 - Gabriel

March 12th, 2009




Gabriel's birthday is in 4 days. He'll be 1. Today I baked a stand up bear cake which we'll frost tomorrow. Tomorrow night all my family and a few friends are coming over to celebrate. I gave him a bath in the sick this afternoon in hopes to cut his hair (for the 1st time). We didn't get around to the hair cut, maybe tomorrow. But After the bath I got a ton of cute pictures. I had a tough time choosing one.

Day 70 - Starting the garden early

March 11th, 2009



We went to Walmart and Lowes and got a bunch of seeds, biodegradable pots (for transplating), soil and pots. We started our garden early and indoors to get a head start. After May 1st we will plant them out in our little garden area in the back yard. He did 6 different herbs, sugar snap peas, green beans, okra, sweet peppers, jalapenos, cucumber. I am so excited!

Day 69 - Babysitting my niece and nephew

March 10th, 2009



Today Andrea dropped her kids off for a few hours. It was a chilly day but they wanted to play outside. i put hats on all of them and the dug some holes in our soon to be garden.

Day 68 - Cleaning the Church

March 9th, 2009



Monday = cleaning the church and small group.

Liam found a toy vacuum in the nursery and was "helping" Dave vacuum. I need to find a toy one that actually picks up dirt. That could make my life easier.

Day 67 - Cup cakes

March 8th, 2009



Today I make cupcakes and frosting from scratch. I was pretty proud of myself. They turned out really good. I brought them to youth group tonight and shared them with my group of girls. I love cup cakes or as Liam calls them, Pup cakes.

Day 66 - Babysitting Cora

March 7th, 2009



Today we didn't do much. Our friends had tickets to see a play so we watched their daughter, Cora, for them. She's such a sweet little girl and Liam LOVES her. They are becoming good friends. I love it that they both so willingly posed for this picture.

Day 65 - Ethiopian Food

March 6th, 2009



Today we made some Ethiopian food for the first time. We had some friends over to share the experience with. It was FABULOUS! In the picture is the injera which is like a bread and what they use as silver ware. Then there is Potato Wat with cabbage, Dora Wat with chicken and some Lentil soup Dave wanted to make and I don't know the name. It was all so good.

Day 64 - Dossier Pictures

March 5th, 2009



Today I took a bunch of pictures of our house, inside and outside. We have to send 6 to 10 pictures of our home and family life with our dossier (the paperwork that gets sent to Ethiopia). So, here's one of the pictures. Isn't our back yard cute?! Thanks to Dave.

Day 63 - AfterShock

March 4th, 2009



First Wednesday of the month= Aftershock. We have a Wii now which is a lot of fun not only for us but for the high schoolers that come over. I love watching anyone play the boxing cause their facial expresions are hilarious!

Day 62 - Good Little Son

March 3rd, 2009



Today is Tuesday which is one of Dave's busier days at work. I stayed home with the boys. I've been teaching Liam how to help around the house. He's dressing himself (with a bit of guidance), feeds the animals, takes out the trash and picks up his toys. I just had to brag a picture of him hauling the big bags out the the trash can.

Day 61 - Went to the park

March 2nd, 2009



Liam is feeling a lot better and although Gabriel is still under the weather I decided we NEEDED some fresh air. It was a beautiful day and so I loaded up the boys and we walked to the park. I actually broke into a little wet while walking. It was so nice to be out and breath in the fresh air. After we got back home I opened all the windows and let the house air out.

Day 60 - Stayed home sick

March 1st, 2009



It's Sunday today. Gabriel is still super sick so I stayed home from church this morning and youth group tonight. I hate being so cooped up but what can I do. Gabriel's eyes are puffy and blood-shot. His nose won't stop running. He's got a temperature most of the time. He's tired but won't nap well. I feel so bad for him. This picture shows how sad he is. He wakes in the morning with boogers all over his face and in his hair and his eyes get all goobery and they are sealed shut. Poor little man!

Day 59 - Still sick

February 28th, 2009

Didn't get a picture today. But the boys are still sick and I'm still feeling pretty crappy too. We stayed home while Dave went to clean the church.

Day 58 - Sick Boys

February 27th, 2009



The boys officially have what I was sick with but they got it the worst. They both have coughs, runny noses and temperatures. Poor little guys!

Day 57 - More presents in the mail

February 26th, 2009



Today another big box arrived in the mail. Dave's mom ordered a few toys from Toys R Us. He got a Little People airplane and a truck and a moving dinosaur. He was so excited! He's been taking the airplane with him everywhere. I got some great pictures of Gabriel playing in the box the toys arrived in but posted this one instead.

Day 56 - Liam's birthday with the family

February 25th, 2009



Today my family came over to celebrate Liam's birthday. I spent the day cleaning the house and helping Dave make a couple cakes. I figured Liam's gotten plenty of pictures on here lately with his birthday and all so I thought I would post a picture of Gabriel and his Grandpa.

Day 55 - More of nothing

February 24th, 2009



I have been kinda sick with a bad cold. So we haven't been going anywhere. Boring days but I am trying to rest and recoop.

Day 54 - Nothing

February 23rd, 2009



Typical Monday. . .we hung out at home. Cleaned the church. That's about it.