She was surprised!
She was even sweet enough to share some of her sandwich with her baby bro...little sandwich, little boy, my always little girl. :)
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Good Things Come in Small Packages
Yesterday Jazz had finals so she was home by 11:45...which is rare around here with her busy high school life. She was able to eat lunch with us and she was hankering a grilled cheese. I just finished baking 5 loves of bread, about 50 rolls and 2 pans of cinnamon rolls this weekend; one batch of rolls I made in mini loaf pans so they were super cute mini breads. So I thought it would be funny to create a mini grilled cheese with bacon. :)
She was surprised!
She was even sweet enough to share some of her sandwich with her baby bro...little sandwich, little boy, my always little girl. :)
She was surprised!
She was even sweet enough to share some of her sandwich with her baby bro...little sandwich, little boy, my always little girl. :)
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Buddies
Gideon and Jocelyn are ultimate buddies this season with Jasmine gone a lot with sports. And let's not forget his Daddy too!
Check out the graffiti Gideon put on Daddy's BBQ!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Me and My Boy
I never seem to get any photos with Gideon and myself...here is a SUPER one my friend Rachel took!
Crazy that I didn't notice our hair color is almost the same; I love this boy!!!
Crazy that I didn't notice our hair color is almost the same; I love this boy!!!
Monday, December 12, 2011
Enjoying December!
Yay! December has been fantastic...shopping is done...cards--not so much...baking--here and there...my beams--DONE! Almost.
Hubby finally bit the bullet and finished my beams for the upstairs living room. We decided we need to add one more across the entry way to the room that's why I say almost...almost will be done tonight! :)
Gideon has been hanging out with his sisters a little more alone. Jazz and him while mom slipped out during his nap to pick up Joce.
1 more week and the girls will be home and Uncle James is coming--YAY!
Hubby finally bit the bullet and finished my beams for the upstairs living room. We decided we need to add one more across the entry way to the room that's why I say almost...almost will be done tonight! :)
Before
During...that's his let me work woman instead of taking photos look. :)
After...doesn't do justice. It looks awesome!
The other side that's been done 5 years...man, waiting 5 years for a project to be finished; that's LOVE! I was thinking the same window thing I did back then now on the other side of the room but I'll ponder a little more.
Gideon has been hanging out with his sisters a little more alone. Jazz and him while mom slipped out during his nap to pick up Joce.
1 more week and the girls will be home and Uncle James is coming--YAY!
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Argh! What Happened to November!?!
November always seems to pass too quick for me...5 birthdays this month between my siblings and parents--geez! It has been a great month!
On the home front Jazz has taken on yet another school project; manager of the freshmen basketball team with another one of her friends. Sooo that means Mama has more running to do, however, one of our neighbors son is on the JV team so we take turns every week picking them up. Not to mention in the last 2 weeks her braces have needed repair twice!
Joce is still a busy bee with NJHS and Student Council...she's had candy grams, school carnival, new student tours, and a neon themed dance-WHEW!
Gideon has had quite the month. He will try to mimic words we say if we ask him..."Gideon" is "yee-on". "Milk" is "mill". "One, two, three"-"un, un, UN"...this one is funny because he does it on his own when play running, jumping or rolling. He has also started playing more imaginative. He has a Little People Drummer Boy set with animals and during the day I will find him moving the animals and talking in his own way. And he is almost potty trained...I say almost because he can't say he needs to go...we just remind him and watch for the poop signs. He runs to sit on his potty and gets up clapping when done. An accident here and there over the course of each week but that's bound to occur and it has been less frequent in the past 2 weeks. He wears a diaper at night but dry as a bone in the morning...we'll keep that for now. We started with diapers and having him go throughout the day and that felt like forever...that was at 16 months. Around 17 months we still kept the diaper up but started getting him used to undies with a little folded cloth diaper in the front--just in case--which was good. If he had an accident he would realize he was wet and I'd rinse/throw it in my diaper bucket (water and clorox) until I washed. And all of a sudden it just clicked at the end of 17 months. In the last week we've ventured without the diaper and he goes while out:) At the zoo he wore a diaper but went in the bathroom there. :) It is a lot of work in the sense of time but was well worth it for me; even if I'm the one whose "potty trained" to some. Thanks mama for reminding me he'd get it...I forgot with the girls being so long ago how to get it going and the time it takes. :)
In other news, we celebrated a birthday at our house since Papa Tom lives down here.
And as I mentioned we ventured out to the zoo with Grandma Debbie who came to visit for Thanksgiving.
Haha...no that puddle isn't from Gideon. :)
And Thanksgiving was wonderful...I cannot believe I didn't snap more than one photo...Gideon helping with the stuffing for the bird at 5:00 am!!! That boy is an early riser on a daily basis. :)
Oh and finally, our garden!
On the home front Jazz has taken on yet another school project; manager of the freshmen basketball team with another one of her friends. Sooo that means Mama has more running to do, however, one of our neighbors son is on the JV team so we take turns every week picking them up. Not to mention in the last 2 weeks her braces have needed repair twice!
Joce is still a busy bee with NJHS and Student Council...she's had candy grams, school carnival, new student tours, and a neon themed dance-WHEW!
Gideon has had quite the month. He will try to mimic words we say if we ask him..."Gideon" is "yee-on". "Milk" is "mill". "One, two, three"-"un, un, UN"...this one is funny because he does it on his own when play running, jumping or rolling. He has also started playing more imaginative. He has a Little People Drummer Boy set with animals and during the day I will find him moving the animals and talking in his own way. And he is almost potty trained...I say almost because he can't say he needs to go...we just remind him and watch for the poop signs. He runs to sit on his potty and gets up clapping when done. An accident here and there over the course of each week but that's bound to occur and it has been less frequent in the past 2 weeks. He wears a diaper at night but dry as a bone in the morning...we'll keep that for now. We started with diapers and having him go throughout the day and that felt like forever...that was at 16 months. Around 17 months we still kept the diaper up but started getting him used to undies with a little folded cloth diaper in the front--just in case--which was good. If he had an accident he would realize he was wet and I'd rinse/throw it in my diaper bucket (water and clorox) until I washed. And all of a sudden it just clicked at the end of 17 months. In the last week we've ventured without the diaper and he goes while out:) At the zoo he wore a diaper but went in the bathroom there. :) It is a lot of work in the sense of time but was well worth it for me; even if I'm the one whose "potty trained" to some. Thanks mama for reminding me he'd get it...I forgot with the girls being so long ago how to get it going and the time it takes. :)
In other news, we celebrated a birthday at our house since Papa Tom lives down here.
And as I mentioned we ventured out to the zoo with Grandma Debbie who came to visit for Thanksgiving.
Haha...no that puddle isn't from Gideon. :)
And Thanksgiving was wonderful...I cannot believe I didn't snap more than one photo...Gideon helping with the stuffing for the bird at 5:00 am!!! That boy is an early riser on a daily basis. :)
Oh and finally, our garden!
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Japanese Friendship Garden
On Friday, Veteran's Day, we decided to take a short trip to the Japanese Friendship Garden
We had a fantastic time and the weather was perfect! We fed the Koi on the bridge and on the edge of the pond...highly suggest buying the Dixie cup full of Koi food in the gift shop for 50 cents...these fish go cRaZy for it! Everyone enjoyed seeing these fish from itsy bitsy to almost 2 feet big.
We even met a pair of ducks, so friendly!
The garden was so beautiful!
Jazz was taking a shot of this bird and he turned and looked right at her. ;) And Papa Tom noticed this hawk on ledge of the building next to the garden on our way out...look how big he looks from far away...the next shot is as close as I could get. So cool!
We all had a fun, relaxing time! Gideon was exhausted!
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