tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43119654172054601522012-01-27T11:52:29.182-06:00A peek into our everyday lives.Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02458132596854110080noreply@blogger.comBlogger1501100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-31434470584801725612012-01-27T11:50:00.000-06:002012-01-27T11:52:29.208-06:00

No coloring on the table. Hard to be mad when she looks so darn cute in time out though!

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Cora got her big girl bed today!! We had planned to get her a bed for her birthday, but since Daddy leaves that week for work Mommy decided an early birthday present was a good idea. That way Daddy doesn't have to miss out on any of the "joy" of the transition. :) We don't have all the bedding for her yet, but she doesn't seem to care! We continued with the big girl theme and rearranged her

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Love that Cora couldn't wait to get washed up from supper so she could go play on her new big girl bed!!

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Nothing like winter in Minnesota!

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Me: Cora!Cora: what?!Me: why is your sock in the toilet?Cora: I don't know...more sock mom (as she goes to her room to put on clean socks)

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What more can I say, she's awesome like her auntie!! :)

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Happy New Year!We spent New Year's at home this year, party of 4. We ordered pizza, baked the new year a birthday cake and set the clocks ahead 3 hours so the kids could stay up until "midnight". We spent the night playing games. We did take a break so the kids could toast with some sparkling grape juice, and you can tell we drink a little wine around here because when I pulled the bottle out

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Sled dog by 4 yr old

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Sled dog by 23 month old

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Beau got a letter from Santa AND Rudolph yesterday…all the way from the North Pole! We had one star struck and very well behaved boy all last night!

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Nov 22nd: I'm thankful for all of my daycare families. It is because of them that I'm able to stay home with my own kids, and I can't think of a better gift than that!Nov 23rd: I'm thankful for Luke helping out in the kitchen while I roll and roll and roll lefse. I'm also thankful that it's "lefse season"!Nov 24: I'm thankful for all of the many blessings in my life. Most of all each and

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Nov 20th: I am thankful for gamesNov 21: Today I'm thankful for the short work week!!

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Today I'm thankful for family road trips…had fun at lights of bluff valley tonight!

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Not as scary now :)

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Nov 17th: I'm grateful for Beau's preschool. I love hearing about all the little friends he's making, the Christian focus, and that his teachers connect with him on a personal level.Nov 18th: Today I'm grateful it's Friday, I'm ready for the weekend to begin!

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Winter…bring it on!

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Nov 16: Today I'm thankful for coffee …and my hubby who made it for me!

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Nov 15: Today I'm thankful for kids that woke up happy and stayed that way all day...sure makes my day a lot easier!!

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Nov 13: I'm thankful for silliness and laughterNov 14: Today I'm thankful that I'm able to be home with my kids each day and don't have to miss any of the priceless things they say and do.

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Nov 12: Today I'm thankful for early bedtimes!

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Nov 11: Today I'm thankful for our freedom and all the men and women who have served, are serving, or will serve our country. Thank you!

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Nov 10th. Today I'm thankful my husband is back home!!

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Nov 9th: Today I'm thankful for my kids... even on the most challenging days there is no greater blessing.Sent from my iPhone

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Nov 8th: Today I'm thankful that each one of my days ends with snuggles and a bedtime story.Sent from my iPhone

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I've been inspired by all of the Thankful posts going around on Facebook this month. I'm not a big Facebook poster so I'm going to play along on the blog instead.Here's my weekend gratitude:November 5th: I'm thankful for our families and that we live close enough to be able to pop in for visits.November 6th: I'm thankful for the quality time I was able to spend with my sister.November 7th:

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I'll get my own water thank you!

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So glad she finds random items of clothing to dress herself in....Beau's Lightning McQueen jammie shorts turned into a very fashionable mini skirt don't ya think!?

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Photo screen saver.....this is why I take pictures :)

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Last night of summer vacation requires DQ don't ya think? Preschool orientation tomorrow and off to school on Monday!

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I was going through an old filled up notebook this week before I threw it away. I found a sheet where I had been jotting things down about the kids and thought I should transfer it to a place where it wouldn't get lost in the shuffle. I thought it was interesting because they are all from almost exactly a year ago. 8/16/2010-Beau @ Sweet Corn Days parade "candy please" to every float, followed

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Cora was playing with the sliding door and finally i said Cora no no or you're going to get a time out....this is what she did...

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Eating breakfast outside is fun!

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How 'bout a little Happy Dance to get you through your Thursday.... usually there's a full circle spin that goes with the crazy feet but you get the idea :)Sorry I don't know how to turn it, you'll have to tilt your head :)

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Potty pals.... Cora has slowed in her potty progress. Tonight she stood up to pee on the floor in front of the potty.

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Beau: "Mom, why is Cora crying?"Me: "because i didn't give her her pacifier"Beau: "you gave her a bath of fire?!"5 min of hysterical laughter...from me because he's funny, and from him because I'm laughing and he doesn't know why.Beau: "all that laughing gave me the burps!" AKA...he had the hiccups.

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We need friends to keep us cool today

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Superhero morning

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This is from yesterday's Target run...we can't make it out of the store without checking out the action figure aisle anymore. So far we haven't had any whining about the fact that nothing is allowed in the cart. So as long as that's the case I'm good with a little detour :)

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CAUTION: This post contains much talk of bodily fluids :)Beau had another great day at swimming lessons yesterday. It was pretty chilly and rainy, but he didn't seem to mind. He was under the water as much as he was above it. Dunking his head is his new favorite thing to to. He even opens his eyes under water because shortly after he got in he shouts over to me "Mom, I can see everyone's feet!!"

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Beau had his first swimming lessons today. He did SO well!! I was amazed watching him. I made sure to sit way back where it would be hard for him to see me. I knew if I didn't there would be a lot of "hey mom watch this" "mom look at me" etc....fine for me but not so great for his teacher!! He got right in and did everything the teacher asked. His face went in the water right away. He even put

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This one is just so Beau....

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The only thing on our agenda today was church this morning (where Cora decided the dress she had on was NOT acceptable and proceeded to take it off herself...I'm sure the people behind us were much more amused than I was). Since we had an event free day at home we dug out the slip-n-slide and kiddie pool to cool off in this afternoon. Beau starts his first day of swimming lessons tomorrow so he

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New goggles...need I say more.....??

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I hope everyone had a good 4th of July. We stayed around home and had a pretty mellow weekend. On Sunday night we headed down to Spring Valley to watch their fireworks. The kids loved them. Cora stared in amazement through the whole show, although she wanted to make sure she stuck pretty close to us. For Beau it was the louder the better!The 4th's festivities didn't go quite as smoothly. We had

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We stopped at the fair in Cresco yesterday afternoon. It was Beau's first time having a wristband and it was definitely worth it for him this year. He loved the rides and couldn't get enough of them....there was NO stopping for a break! He rode the Go Gator coaster, horses, cars, motorcycles, Dizzy Dragons, Fun House, Ferris Wheel, and Bumper Cars (all multiple times). I think his favorite was

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We went over to the river for a pontoon ride this afternoon...Cora's first. Both kids loved it. Cora really liked being up so she could watch the water even though her life jacket practically strangled her! They both helped Grandpa drive the boat and we stopped to do some fishing before heading in. Beau looks a little different from the last time we were out on the pontoon. See for yourself here

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Here we are eating our very nutritious supper on food row.Cora got a sucker handed to her and loved it!And here she is keeping track of the parade line up for us.

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We ate and watched the parade at Rochester fest last night. Gyros, corndogs, mini donuts and ice cream were the foods of choice...ugh no wonder I have a food hangover today! Here's Beau with his blue goo ice cream choice. Both kids were big fans of the LONG parade(it started at 6:15 and we left just before it ended and that was shortly after 9!). We sat towards the end so candy was pretty

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We can pretend there's sunshine!

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Last night was Beau's first "real" night of t-ball. We had a meet the team and practice last week, but tonight was his first game. It went pretty well. They started with pictures and then a practice followed by the game. When he was practicing he kept yelling across the field "I almost caught it Mom!" His biggest challenge is definitely paying attention and staying focused. He pretty well when

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test post

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I've been meaning to do this for awhile now and finally got around to it today. I put together a list of questions to ask Beau, to get a little peek at who he is right now, in his own words. A lot of his answers were the first thing that came to his mind type answers, or reflect what we had just been talking about. But his answers are unprompted, unedited Beau, exactly who he is right now.*

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Here's a recap of the the Birthday weekend! FridayOn Friday Cora rode for the first time in her big girl car seat. She loves being turned around, and we love all the extra "cheese faces" we get when we turn around to take a peek at her!SaturdayOn Saturday we got some things ready for Cora's 1st Birthday party. Beau and I went to Rochester in the morning to fill up the balloons we ordered. When

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I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! We certainly did around here. We spent Christmas Eve day at home decorating cookies. It was kind of funny because I was talking to Beau about how we were decorating cookies for Santa. His response was "Mom, we can't give them all to Santa!" Now if you know Beau you are probably thinking the same thing I was at the time...that he wanted to make sure he got

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Wow, September....I haven't been much of a poster this fall! Today is December 1st, which means the Christmas season is in full swing. We got all of our Christmas decorations and trees up last weekend, so we're looking pretty festive around here. The kids are starting to get excited for Christmas, and I'm trying to focus on giving with them this year. Beau may need some work in the surprise

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Well looking back at my last post I can't BELIEVE how much Cora has grown! So I'll give you a little update on her, she continues to amaze us with all she does daily. At almost 7 1/2 months Cora is:-saying "dada" (Aug 15th)-saying "mama" (Aug 24th)-crawling on her hands and knees (Aug 24th ....that was a big day for her!). She amazed us by starting the army crawl and scooting all over way back

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At 5 months you.....Laugh...you've been laughing when we tickle you for awhile, but now you've started laughing when we make silly faces or noises at youRoll over both waysCan't sit by yourself yet, but can balance for a few second before toppling overScoot around in a circle, but can't get yourself to move forward after something you wantHave been trying cereal at night, but are still working on

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-14237357571555790802010-06-21T20:36:00.005-05:002010-06-21T20:57:31.451-05:00

Beau FINALLY got to try out his new Lightning McQueen slip-n-slide yesterday. He had a blast. There were a few times he tried to run down it and slipped, he got really upset and I would say "should we turn the water off and go inside?" to which he exclaimed "NO!" Back up the hill to try again. The best was when Luke would throw him down and he would splash at the bottom and then go scooting right

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-75714607039046611042010-06-21T18:34:00.006-05:002010-06-21T21:02:28.880-05:00

We had a fun visitor today! I'll start by filling you in with the story. After we had Cora our neighbor came over and asked us if we knew that there is another Cora Johnson living in Racine. WHAT! How crazy is that, that in a little town of 300 people there is another person with the exact same name?! She then elaborated that the other Cora Johnson is 84 years old. But wait, it gets better. The

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-85064042468995169312010-06-20T09:37:00.004-05:002010-06-20T13:26:48.332-05:00

Here's Luke and his little helper fixing the dryer.Happy Father's Day to all you Dad's reading!(and yes this is the final post for the day.......I think)

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-21974736002396689502010-06-20T09:36:00.004-05:002010-06-20T13:26:05.324-05:00

7.5 MonthsToday (Just shy of 3 years)

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-82717601668809459292010-06-20T09:32:00.006-05:002010-06-20T13:25:41.089-05:00

So our garden is actually sprouting up! The kids like to keep an eye on it and keep it watered. Hopefully we will end up getting some veggies out of it, but so far it is looking pertty good (much better than I expected anyway!).

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-57752325444066250232010-06-20T09:24:00.008-05:002010-06-20T13:26:23.278-05:00

Ok, so she's not REALLY sitting, since she kind of has the whole ape pose going on, but she is definitely getting close...and she was balancing all by herself! Cora is growing up WAY too fast. She got to try rice cereal for the first time yesterday. She liked it much better than her brother, but her tongue was kind of working against her when it came to keeping it in her mouth. As soon as it

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-1581873880341040732010-06-15T07:18:00.001-05:002010-06-15T07:19:52.673-05:00

Well I seem to continually underestimate how long it takes me to upload photos, but our family photos are now up on our shutterfly site.

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-18461629137627544952010-06-14T17:42:00.010-05:002010-06-14T19:48:29.958-05:00

We got our family photos back today and I couldn't be happier with them! They were taken by Kathy Wendt and she did a great job, and I would definitely recommend her to anyone needing some photos taken. You can find her at http://www.freshclickphotography.blogspot.com. I posted a couple of my favorites, but you'll be able to find the rest of them over on our shutterfly site later tonight.

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-23831868726251006612010-06-13T21:15:00.008-05:002010-06-14T06:09:13.234-05:00

We had a wedding up in Kerkhoven, Mn and Beau was the ring bearer AKA "ring bear" . He did a really good job, and was much more cooperative than I expected!He did really well all day, even without a nap. He smiled and cooperated with most of the pictures (sometimes a cheesy smile, but beggars can't be choosers I guess). He looked so handsome in his little tux.Here he is getting readyHe told me

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-28383940740491558402010-05-28T21:35:00.004-05:002010-05-28T21:59:39.706-05:00

Can you believe Cora is already 4 months old?? She had her 4 month check this week, she's doing great and growing like a little weed! She weighed in at 14 lbs 1 oz, and is 24 3/4" long...that's 2 lbs and 2 inches in two months!!! Beau is doing his best to keep our little garden alive. We planted some tomato and pepper plants, but nothing else has sprouted up yet. We're off to the Como Zoo

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-15996382562939501552010-05-23T21:33:00.009-05:002010-05-23T22:08:50.839-05:00

We spent a lot of time outside today working on our new square foot garden. We planted cucumbers, summer squash, peas, carrots, beans, onions, parsley, and cilantro...plus we're picking up tomatoes and peppers this week. We really have no clue what we're doing, but with only a few square feet to work with we're definitely going to have to go vertical.Beau helped to mix up the soilplanted the

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-55269736773253497062010-05-16T21:46:00.006-05:002010-05-18T14:35:32.299-05:00

Well I hope everyone's week is going well...here's a belated update from our weekend.We spent Saturday morning at Oxbow Park. Beau thought the animals were pretty cool. MY favorite was the black bear...it was so cool to see it only a few feet away! Beau's liked the deer though. Just as he was about to have a complete meltdown a deer walked right up to the fence that we were walking by. All the

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-49389892510406681492010-05-13T20:53:00.005-05:002010-05-13T21:10:37.843-05:00

Our little sleeping beauty is all tuckered out from ROLLING OVER today! She's been rolling up on to her side for weeks, but never quite made it all the way over...until today!!! Beau and I went to sign up for swimming lessons and to the library and she was rolling over for Luke the whole time we were gone.Yeah Cora Mae!

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-56220427774857390362010-05-12T21:02:00.007-05:002010-05-12T21:46:01.058-05:00

My Etsy purchases have been arriving over the past few days, it's been like Christmas around here! I ordered wall decals I ordered for the kids' rooms and we put them up tonight...they turned out really well. The whole time Luke and I were putting Beau's up Beau kept jumping on the bed saying "I'm so exciting!" And here is the necklace I ordered myself for Mother's Day.

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-84144617809761322222010-05-03T21:38:00.005-05:002010-05-03T22:10:02.859-05:00

Well, Cora turned 3 months last week. It's crazy to look back on my last post to see how much she has grown and changed since then. I can't believe how fast the time has flown by. She is doing well, and Beau still adores her. She is sleeping through the night (LUCKY US), jabbering up a storm, and trying her hardest to do that first roll over. She gets up onto her side with her leg kicked over,

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-24191771733704502162010-01-26T15:09:00.003-06:002010-01-26T15:29:01.211-06:00

Cora Mae Johnson arrived on January 23rd at 12:31 AM. We all came home late Sunday morning. She had her first check up visit back at the doctor's today and she is doing great. She is already back up to her birth weight which was 9lbs 4 oz!! We are all adjusting and doing well. Beau is getting used to his sister being here all the time and has been such a good big brother to her. He's always

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-86129881263235863242010-01-22T18:16:00.002-06:002010-01-22T18:20:57.959-06:00

Just a quick update, Luke and I are at the hospital waiting for baby to arrive. I went in for a non stress test this afternoon and they decided that I was progressed along far enough to keep me here. Turns out I was 5 cm so my doctor was reluctant to send me home when we live a half hour away. Now I'm just trying to keep myself distracted and Luke awake (hehe...jk!). Hopefully she doesn't

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-24683037421893183362010-01-19T08:10:00.002-06:002010-01-19T08:21:28.643-06:00

Well this is a picture of me as of yesterday (and trust me I still look like this today, well probably bigger!). Still pregnant and playing the waiting game around here. I'm officially now 2 days PAST my due date. We are all doing our best to be patient, and I'm trying not to dwell on the fact that I will probably be giving birth to a 12 pound toddler!We'll keep you posted!!

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-84319572256874928672009-12-09T12:52:00.003-06:002009-12-09T13:21:29.789-06:00

We're all snowed in here today. It started snowing and blowing like crazy last night and hasn't stopped since. Luke got up early and plowed out the driveway, but the plows in Racine aren't out so the end of our driveway is as far as we can get. None of my daycare kids made it today either. We spent the morning writing a letter to Santa and playing some games. I heard a lot of:"My friends can't

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-78252093978450598892009-11-12T13:26:00.004-06:002009-11-12T14:02:57.917-06:00

I'm thankful for little moments like these on days where I have had to remind myself to just breathe and count to 10 more times than I care to remember.We're all up everyday long before the sun, but today I realized that I have never paid attention to the sunrise. Beau made sure that changed today. Somewhere between the tantrum because he didn't want to go potty and put on big boy underwear and

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-87888272846163683202009-10-31T22:24:00.005-05:002009-10-31T22:44:27.246-05:00

I hope everyone had a Spooktacular Halloween today! We had a pretty relaxed day (weekly grocery and library trips), followed by some trick or treating tonight. Beau was a tiger and we even painted his face so it looked like he had a tiger nose, which he thought was pretty cool. He did pretty well saying Trick or Treat at all the houses we went to....we had a little trouble with the "thank you's"

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-58551410104988083172009-10-18T20:07:00.006-05:002009-10-18T20:47:49.394-05:00

So this fall I put baking an apple pie from scratch on my to do list...I just thought it was something I should be able to do and say that I've done at least once. But, after my apple butter failed (it went from a chunky watery consistency to a chunky burnt consistency) I wasn't really feeling the Little House on the Prairie vibe anymore....after all, they sell these things on grocery store

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-1504486904906101032009-10-17T16:27:00.003-05:002009-10-17T16:40:50.997-05:00

We finally got to make our trip to Tweites today! I was worried it would be a little chilly, but once the sun came out and we were moving around it was actually really nice. We had a great time, there is so much to see and do! We could have definitely spent another couple hours there but it was well past nap time and we were all losing a little bit of steam. Beau loved all the little houses to

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-25180249422850012802009-10-12T13:23:00.003-05:002009-10-12T13:41:02.275-05:00

Is anybody else feeling a little cheated out of fall? I've had 4 kids GLUED to the windows today watching the SNOW! Aren't we supposed to be watching the leaves change color and going to apple orchards and pumpkin patches?? I'm feeling very thankful that I'm working at home and don't have to go out in this sloppy mess! I do have to keep fighting the urge to turn on the Christmas music however. I

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-38687591874234453802009-10-08T18:52:00.002-05:002009-10-08T19:10:45.993-05:00

Mealtimes seem to be a constant struggle for us to keep Beau from making an unnecessary mess. He really likes to use his silverware to play in his milk. After repeated warnings today at lunch he continued to slop around in his milk until half the glass was laying all over the table. Needless to say he ended up in time out. When his time out was over as usual I got down on his level and asked

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-72111019229337880792009-10-07T13:59:00.002-05:002009-10-07T14:13:12.947-05:00

Happy Anniversary Babe!

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-51564665643614444322009-10-04T20:54:00.003-05:002009-10-04T21:18:15.704-05:00

So we finally got to go apple and pumpkin picking today. The weather wasn't real cooperative, but we decided to go anyway. Beau was really excited about the apples, especially after he figured out that he got to EAT as we picked. Well actually he didn't do much picking, any time he pulled one off the tree he had to immediately take a bite! We got a bunch of pumpkins too, Beau helped pick out the

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-83425793556979669582009-10-01T15:05:00.003-05:002009-10-01T17:47:18.736-05:00

Don't adjust your monitors, the picture is blurry. Just thought it was a cute way to capture the way Beau brushes his teeth. He has gotten much better about doing it on his own and then Luke or I "check" them when he is done.....but instead of moving the toothbrush, he moves his whole head.Beau Quote:Last night I was chasing Beau into the bathroom for his bath on my hands and knees. He ran away

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-75586457739744190642009-09-29T14:24:00.004-05:002009-09-29T15:04:23.221-05:00

We put together our Halloween Trick or Treat bags last night (that candy had to go into sealed bags or it would have never survived to Halloween). Beau was such a great helper. I asked him if he wanted to help me put Halloween bags together and of course his response was "I don't want the scary one!" Ever since we strolled through the Halloween decorations at Target last weekend any mention of

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-36088015823528209702009-07-08T21:29:00.002-05:002009-07-08T21:36:14.294-05:00

Nothing much to report today, just a cute little Beau story...Like many people we have a scale in our bathroom. From time to time Beau will step on it and I'll say "Holy cow 27 pounds!" or something to that effect. Tonight I was giving him his bath and when he got out he ran over to the scale and jumped on. He looks down and goes "Holy Pounds!" I was like huh?...again "Holy Pounds!" That

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-68694423776736932962009-07-06T13:34:00.010-05:002009-07-06T14:52:47.686-05:00

Hello again everyone! Well so much has happened since I last posted that I'm not even going to attempt to give you a play by play, but I'll give you some of the highlights.-Probably the most exciting is that I started doing daycare. I started at the end of April and have 5 kiddos that I watch (including Beau). They are all really great kids so they make it pretty easy on me (most of the time ;).

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-88323440670944983652009-04-17T08:55:00.004-05:002009-04-17T09:09:49.878-05:00

Ean North was born on April 16th around 9am. He is 7lbs and 19" long. Mommy and Baby are doing well. Beau has been calling him "E". We can't wait to meet him!!Congrats Megan and Curt!!!!

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-63233093210549763992009-02-15T20:26:00.004-06:002009-02-15T20:40:39.853-06:00

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day! Here are some picture's I've been meaning to blog for awhile. We were all sitting in the living room and Beau's nose was running, so I told him to go get a kleenex. He always gets all excited when we tell him to go get a kleenex, he runs in the bathroom gets the kleenex, and runs back out all excited. Well as you can see on this particular night he

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-38756576980286595242009-01-18T21:24:00.013-06:002009-01-18T22:25:11.872-06:00

It's Pajama Time! Jamma, jamma, jamma, jamma P.J.! That's a line from one of the books we read at bedtime, and what I said to Beau last night around 7:30 (our pajama time). He gets up and runs in to the bedroom. I thought "wow, that was easy". I followed him into the room and realized he wasn't waiting to get his pajamas on he was looking for a book....the Pajama Time book. I chuckled when I

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-56883408197139365752009-01-05T11:23:00.010-06:002009-01-05T22:31:42.167-06:00

Happy Monday everyone, going back to work is such fun isn't it? Beau finally got to try out his sled this weekend, and he loved it. Actually, once he was on he wouldn't get off of it.... not to walk around in the snow, not to play with the neighbor kids that came over, and definitely NOT to go inside! It was pretty cold though, so we had to make it quick, but he loved it all the same. This

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-82227159382428905952009-01-01T23:17:00.005-06:002009-01-01T23:59:07.663-06:00

Hello everyone, it's been awhile! But, it's a new year and I'm back with the blog posts. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year. As much as I love the Christmas season it feels good to start getting settled back in to a more "normal" routine. Beau was so much fun this Christmas. He loved opening his presents and our living room is now FULL of new toys. He was so funny for

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-76371102708828730852008-12-21T10:23:00.003-06:002008-12-21T10:32:02.697-06:00

Well we can't say we didn't try... Beau liked Santa from afar but as we moved up in line to see him he kept backing further and further up between Luke's legs. When it was his turn Luke tried to put him on Santa's lap, but as you can see that didn't go over too well! Oh well, there's always next year.

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-24046708789950839472008-12-16T11:25:00.010-06:002008-12-17T22:32:47.854-06:00

Alright, so I need to get back on the ball with the blog posting! Here's some pictures from the weekend. We were staying over in Austin for the annual Roske/Brown Christmas. There are 4 little kiddos all born within a few weeks of Beau. It was so much fun to see them all interact and play together, they definitely kept us on our toes a little more this year! Click here to see how much they've

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-13953165748029740202008-12-09T21:53:00.007-06:002008-12-09T22:10:38.326-06:00

Beau and I spent Sunday baking up a storm. We made Christmas cut out cookies. He thought it was pretty cool that we got to throw flour all over the table, and helped me push down the cookie cutters. He even put some of the cut out shapes on the cookie sheet for me. They ended up a little deformed but that's ok! I did most of the cookie frosting while he napped but I did save a few for when he

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-75735640244362088432008-12-09T10:27:00.002-06:002008-12-09T10:33:10.170-06:00

Just a quick note to say I am so thankful to Ellen for making me a Christmas CD last year that includes the Chipmunk song. Beau loves it, and on those days (like this morning) that he really does not want to be squished and crammed into his car seat that song always brings a smile (and quiet). This morning each time the song ended I got a little whine from the backseat and the "more" sign. So

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-58322059670561482132008-12-05T23:23:00.009-06:002008-12-06T00:12:07.993-06:00

Beau actually ate all of his supper tonight. As you can see bananas aren't one of the foods we have trouble getting him to eat!! He's loved them ever since he started eating baby food. Actually it was the first baby food we were actually able to get him to keep in his mouth!I spent the evening working on my December Daily album. If you're interested you can find out more about it here. Kind of a

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311965417205460152.post-15049397777097002292008-12-04T21:22:00.004-06:002008-12-04T22:34:38.924-06:00

Today was a snowy day...well the morning anyway. Lots of big fluffy flakes when we left for work and daycare this morning. I love how Beau's eyes light up when he sees the sky full of snowflakes. When we got home tonight Beau decided everything needed to go on the couch. He wanted to play with the laundry basket...on the couch, wanted to sit in his chair...on the couch, wanted to play with his

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