These top two photos are for my Mom. You see, I have had a bit of a problem getting around to bathing Reid as often as I did the other two when they were little. She is a little appalled by it. It's not like he is walking around caked in dirt, but we don't bathe daily (or .....). So, here is to show you that tonight, all three of them had their first bath together w/o the baby bathtub. They smell so clean!
Yes, Grant had a good grip on Reid so he wouldn't slip although these two pictures aren't very convincing!
Spring Break 2012
1. We had Grant's lovely trampoline collision/six stitches. He was told to take it easy for a week until the stitches came out.
2. Day one of the break, Kyle came down with pink eye. Nothing like visiting the After Hours clinic on Saturday morning with a kid whose eyes are matted shut with eye crusties.
So this picture - it's what they did most of the break. And they might have even worn those same pants for a few of the days...
As a side note, Jason and I have become very aware of the technological era that young kids are growing up in. I read somewhere about the iPaci - it's how so very often, when our children become slightly bored at a store or restaurant (or, heck - even our own homes), we as parents are just tossing them our smartphones to entertain themselves with an Angry Birds swipe of the finger.
Shouldn't society be aware of this? How are our youth going to grow up without knowing simple entertainment from creativity and imaginative play? It worries us. So, we have done a few little things, that, in our eyes, slow this process for our particular household. 1. We have set days of no screen-time/video games (M-Th) and then on F-Sun, we have a 2 hour limit. That's it! The exception is when we have "family movie night" and those hours don't count - but we haven't told the kids that info yet! 2. Even though our cell phone contracts for new phones were up nearly a year ago, we have yet to "upgrade" to avoid the pressure. Likelihood of one of us getting a smartphone when we do is 100%, because we WANT one (such Americans), but we are delaying. What's been fun to find out - several of our really close couple friends are doing the same things! So, I find hope! :)
Thanks, Greg and Linda, for the shirt (and Carrie for shopping with your Mom!)
Three day post-accident picture. Amazing imprint of the net! Thanks, Dr. Tom, for your care!
Spring Break 2012 - Part 2
The timing was perfect. Pink eye had cleared out, and Grant was given the all-clear to play.
So, we loaded up and headed with our friends to their lake house. Our trip was initially going to be couples-only with three couples, but a few things fell through, so it was a family affair. And it was so much more fun to see the joy in their eyes and hear their laughter every day!
The backyard of the lake house.
Yes, Grant had a good grip on Reid so he wouldn't slip although these two pictures aren't very convincing!
Spring Break 20121. We had Grant's lovely trampoline collision/six stitches. He was told to take it easy for a week until the stitches came out.
2. Day one of the break, Kyle came down with pink eye. Nothing like visiting the After Hours clinic on Saturday morning with a kid whose eyes are matted shut with eye crusties.
So this picture - it's what they did most of the break. And they might have even worn those same pants for a few of the days...
As a side note, Jason and I have become very aware of the technological era that young kids are growing up in. I read somewhere about the iPaci - it's how so very often, when our children become slightly bored at a store or restaurant (or, heck - even our own homes), we as parents are just tossing them our smartphones to entertain themselves with an Angry Birds swipe of the finger.Shouldn't society be aware of this? How are our youth going to grow up without knowing simple entertainment from creativity and imaginative play? It worries us. So, we have done a few little things, that, in our eyes, slow this process for our particular household. 1. We have set days of no screen-time/video games (M-Th) and then on F-Sun, we have a 2 hour limit. That's it! The exception is when we have "family movie night" and those hours don't count - but we haven't told the kids that info yet! 2. Even though our cell phone contracts for new phones were up nearly a year ago, we have yet to "upgrade" to avoid the pressure. Likelihood of one of us getting a smartphone when we do is 100%, because we WANT one (such Americans), but we are delaying. What's been fun to find out - several of our really close couple friends are doing the same things! So, I find hope! :)
Thanks, Greg and Linda, for the shirt (and Carrie for shopping with your Mom!)
Three day post-accident picture. Amazing imprint of the net! Thanks, Dr. Tom, for your care!
Spring Break 2012 - Part 2The timing was perfect. Pink eye had cleared out, and Grant was given the all-clear to play.
So, we loaded up and headed with our friends to their lake house. Our trip was initially going to be couples-only with three couples, but a few things fell through, so it was a family affair. And it was so much more fun to see the joy in their eyes and hear their laughter every day!
The backyard of the lake house. 
The big kids took a break at the marina. Pretty good photo opportunity!
Boat ride!
The Moms!
I forgot our camera! Can you believe it?!?! So my friend had hers, and she sent me a link to her Kodak gallery, but it doesn't allow you to download w/o ordering pictures. So.... I was a bit creative and literally went through the slideshow taking pictures of my computer screen of the photos. Quality isn't so great but at least I have the memories digitized!
