Category: Family

Happy Birthday!

Welcome Back!!

I have been such a bad blogger!! There’s really no reason, except, I’ve been a bad blogger. So…here we try…again!

It was this guys birthday on December 8th and the family got together to celebrate him! Such handsome fellows!

My mom and sister made ebelskiver.
What? Puffy Danish pancakes! Yummy!
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Jack loved them with cinnamon and sugar while Sam only ate 15 of them!

I have not made a card in some time, but found the perfect stamp and just had to use it for a birthday card for my dad.

This is SO my dad when on vacation…camera, maps, sunglasses, small camera case, binoculars…classic Jerry!!

Gaming…

Hello!

Jack went off to a friend’s Friday night. Took this picture of him heading out the door…
Yep. He has a TV with him.
Yep. I was “that mom.”

Why a TV. A bunch of boys were getting together to game. Yep. I let him game for an entire Friday night.

Oh…by the way, he also has his Play Station in his backpack!

Mother of the Week award for me!!!

Homecoming

Hello!

Last week was Homecoming week for our side of town and Sam had a great (and very busy) week!

Monday night started with Under the Lights. Basically, it’s field day for the big kids, but it takes place at night…hence “Under the lights.”  Sam was on a team with 12 of his friends and they had a blast! There’s a game that involves pudding and somehow Sam seems to always get covered.

Sam and Isabelle after UTL.

Friday was the Homecoming game and we won!! It was our first win of the season and boy did we need that!  It was so much fun!!! I sell t-shirts at the games, so I get there early to set up, which gives me time to watch the boys warm up and get a picture or two of Sam!

Jake and Sam talking strategy for the game…or where they are going to eat for Homecoming!

Sam asked Isabelle to homecoming by making her a poster, driving to her house, playing “Your Eyes” on his speaker while standing outside his truck..holding up the sign!  So sweet. Jack caught it all on camera!

His inspiration!
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Saturday finally came and that meant Homecoming dance! Sam and Isabelle went with Sam’s great friend, Jake and Isabelle’s friend Morgan. Such a great group of kiddos!

What a fun week for everyone! Now time for a nap!!

Looking Good!

Hello!

While we were in Hilton Head, we enjoyed lots of time in the sun (with Loads of sunscreen) at the beach and at the pool.

As you can see, Jack and Jason worked on their healthy tans!

Sam and I, too, worked on our healthy tans!

Yes, the picture was taken at the same place at the same time AND Sam and I do have lots of color. You must remember, we started out as transparent!

Winter Break…

Hello & Happy New Year!

Break was just what we all needed…a break from everything. I lost track of time and days and enjoyed hanging out with no schedules and ate WAY too much.

Here’s a look of some of the things we did over break…

Christmas with my family.


(We’ve decided that Sam and my dad are twins!)

Played chess and cards and vids!

Henry left and headed back to the North Pole!

When we would drive someplace, someone would fall sound asleep!

Charlie started napping with me. (I said I would never let her on my bed)

But, she doesn’t have a cool nap mask like me!

Charlie loved her first snow!

Popped popcorn in Jason’s new popper. Charlie is ADDICTED to popcorn and every tie she waits patiently for some to fall on the floor!

Cousin Christmas!

Jack had three teeth pulled. He did amazing! The gas made his arms and hands float!

Went to an ISU basketball game.

Celebrated New Years Eve!

Both boys went to friends to celebrate. Jason and I watched a movie!

Sam actually took a nap yesterday! He NEVER naps! NYE must have been a rough one!

Here’s to getting back on schedule and trying to keep those New Years Resolutions! Happy New Year to all of my readers!

 

Freezing Corn

Welcome Back!

Before school started, my mom came over and we froze sweet corn. I have not done that since I was a little girl. I was pleasantly pleased to find out it was super easy…especially since the boys (sam) chipped in to help.

BOTH kiddos did help shuck the corn.

We then headed in to cut the corn, microwave it for about 5 minutes, (my job) cool and then put into freezer bags. Super easy!! Mom used a bunt pan to hold the corn cob, which helped keep the corn from flying all over due to falling right into the cake pan!
Mom showed Sam how to cut the corn, which made the process go just that much faster!

Soon it was all business about cutting corn.

It wasn’t long until we were done! Plenty of corn to get us through the winter. Though, we have already ate two bags this week.
We might have had more, but I love sweet corn and was eating it right out of the pan. I think I ate three months worth…

Practicing…

Hello!

Jack has taken up the saxophone this year. (yea.) He needs to practice every evening. (owie on the ears.) We need to find him a set place to practice because he has a tendency to practice wherever he may be sitting at the time.

This day, he decided to practice by Sam…who was doing his homework. Sam was such a good sport, but every once in a while, Jack would “squawk”a bit and you can tell those times from Sam’s face.
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Jack kept practicing, but everyone in a while, Sam would give me a look. You gotta love it!
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This isn’t the first time Jack had played for us. One night my family was over and Jack did a little solo for us. He forgot to give us a heads up to when he would be starting, so when the first note blew across the air, everyone jumped, I got the giggles and then looked at my dad. The poor guy had his hearing aids in and the sax about blew his eardrums out! This is Jack’s reenactment of poor grandpa.
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Being a good sport, Dad took our his hearing aids, Jack gave a count down to when he would start to play and we all enjoyed a little concert.