The Cheering section:
Future player?
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Champions!
Tonight the VK boys won the championships for the basketball league they play in. The team is made up of Jon, 4 of his brothers, one brother-in-law, and one really tall friend. They've been playing for a few years now and just keep on getting better. Way to go guys!!The Cheering section:
Future player?
The Cheering section: Future player?
Mr. Clean
I think I need to buy Owen a white glove. You see, I like to think that I keep my house pretty clean, but I have my own personal pint-sized house inspector named Owen. He likes to find any little crumb or piece of fluff and point it out to me. Here he is this morning pointing out a crumb while saying "dirty" over and over again.
Really, he just won't stop until I get rid of the offending morsel...
Shortly after that, I heard him in the living room kicking around the mega blocks while saying "mess, mess." I went over there to tell him to clean it up if he thinks it's a mess, and so he gave me a thoughtful look, ran down the hall and returned a few seconds later with this:
We call this his "Vacuum." Isn't it obvious that vacuum's clean up messes? What a guy.
Really, he just won't stop until I get rid of the offending morsel...
Shortly after that, I heard him in the living room kicking around the mega blocks while saying "mess, mess." I went over there to tell him to clean it up if he thinks it's a mess, and so he gave me a thoughtful look, ran down the hall and returned a few seconds later with this:We call this his "Vacuum." Isn't it obvious that vacuum's clean up messes? What a guy.Saturday, March 7, 2009
Q&A with Caitlin
I got this idea from facebook, and thought I would post it on my blog. You ask your child questions about you and see what kind of "creative" answers they come up with. So, here is my Q&A with Caitlin:
Q: How old am I?
A: six
Q: What is mommy’s favorite thing to do?
A: Sleep
Q: How do I make you laugh?
A: You tell me funny stuff
Q: What do I do when you are not around?
A: Cry
Q: What is mommy really good at?
A: Making funny faces
Q: What is my favorite food?
A: Water
Q: What is my job?
A: Wash dishes and play and go shopping and stay home and bake and read books to Owen and play games and go on the computer and go outside and get the mail and that’s it.
Q: If I were a cartoon character, which one would I be?
A: Mickey Mouse
Q: How tall am I?
A: Ten
Q: What makes mommy sad?
A: When Owen is being naughty
Q: What is something I always say?
A: "Don’t touch that Owen"
Q: What am I not very good at?
A: Running
And just to play fair, I thought I'd ask her the same questions about Jon:
Q: How old is Daddy?
A: Eight
Q: What is his favorite thing to do?
A: Watch sports
Q: How does daddy make you laugh?
A: Runs after me
Q: What does he do when you are not around?
A: Stay’s home
Q: What is daddy really good at?
A: Running
Q: What is his favorite food?
A: Peas
Q: What is daddy’s job?
A: To work at the office
Q: If daddy were a cartoon character, which one would he be?
A: A monster
Q: How tall is daddy?
A: ten
Q: What makes daddy sad?
A: When Owen cries
Q: What is something he always say?
A: "I’m gonna get you"
Q: What is daddy not very good at?
A: Ring around the Rosie
Q: How old am I?
A: six
Q: What is mommy’s favorite thing to do?
A: Sleep
Q: How do I make you laugh?
A: You tell me funny stuff
Q: What do I do when you are not around?
A: Cry
Q: What is mommy really good at?
A: Making funny faces
Q: What is my favorite food?
A: Water
Q: What is my job?
A: Wash dishes and play and go shopping and stay home and bake and read books to Owen and play games and go on the computer and go outside and get the mail and that’s it.
Q: If I were a cartoon character, which one would I be?
A: Mickey Mouse
Q: How tall am I?
A: Ten
Q: What makes mommy sad?
A: When Owen is being naughty
Q: What is something I always say?
A: "Don’t touch that Owen"
Q: What am I not very good at?
A: Running
And just to play fair, I thought I'd ask her the same questions about Jon:
Q: How old is Daddy?
A: Eight
Q: What is his favorite thing to do?
A: Watch sports
Q: How does daddy make you laugh?
A: Runs after me
Q: What does he do when you are not around?
A: Stay’s home
Q: What is daddy really good at?
A: Running
Q: What is his favorite food?
A: Peas
Q: What is daddy’s job?
A: To work at the office
Q: If daddy were a cartoon character, which one would he be?
A: A monster
Q: How tall is daddy?
A: ten
Q: What makes daddy sad?
A: When Owen cries
Q: What is something he always say?
A: "I’m gonna get you"
Q: What is daddy not very good at?
A: Ring around the Rosie
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Random
Last week while Jon was in Washington D.C making very important speeches (hee hee):
The kids and I spent the time Jon was gone at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I forgot to bring my camera, but we had a good time and even had a chance to go to the wave pool, which the kids loved!
This week we've have just been hanging out at home...
(Owen chillin' in the fort)
(Caitlin reading to her audience of dolls in her closet)
One of the things about our new house is that it has some high ceilings, and although I am not complaining about this fact, today I've been a little annoyed with the tall window in our living room...
Let's zoom in a little to the very top of the window...
Can you see it? the fly AND the bird poop? That fly is driving me crazy today with all its buzzing and banging against the window. We don't have a ladder yet, and so I can't reach it. Nor can I reach the window outside to clean off the bird poop. And I thought that by moving off the farm I wouldn't have to worry about flies and poop anymore...
The kids and I spent the time Jon was gone at Grandma and Grandpa's house. I forgot to bring my camera, but we had a good time and even had a chance to go to the wave pool, which the kids loved!This week we've have just been hanging out at home...
(Owen chillin' in the fort)
(Caitlin reading to her audience of dolls in her closet)One of the things about our new house is that it has some high ceilings, and although I am not complaining about this fact, today I've been a little annoyed with the tall window in our living room...
Let's zoom in a little to the very top of the window...
Can you see it? the fly AND the bird poop? That fly is driving me crazy today with all its buzzing and banging against the window. We don't have a ladder yet, and so I can't reach it. Nor can I reach the window outside to clean off the bird poop. And I thought that by moving off the farm I wouldn't have to worry about flies and poop anymore...Thursday, February 19, 2009
These boots were made for walking
With the weather being so nice this week (for February!) we have been spending a lot of time outside in the afternoons. It's still pretty wet out in our backyard and so Owen's one and only pair of shoes have been getting kind of dirty. So today I thought I would just dig out an old pair of Caitlin's boots for Owen to wear. When I first put them on Owen, he just stood there for a couple of minutes staring down at his feet as if to say "Mom, what are you doing to me?" I was laughing so hard and quickly ran into the house to go get my camera. By the time I returned Caitlin had snapped Owen out of his trance by showing him a ball:
He was very unsteady in the boots, and when he tried to walk in the grass he kept falling down. It didn't take him long to realize it was much easier to walk on the pavement. He was playing quite happily on the patio until...
Uh-oh, the ball rolled onto the grass!! What will he do?? (Well, he first looked sadly at his mom for help...but I was too busy taking pictures and laughing at his predicament...aren't I mean?)
Can't you just see the internal dilemma this boy is going through? He wants the ball so bad, but refuses to take a step onto the grass:
Keep reaching...you're getting so close:
Yes! He got it!
After awhile, Owen got over his fear of walking in the grass with the pink boots:
He was very unsteady in the boots, and when he tried to walk in the grass he kept falling down. It didn't take him long to realize it was much easier to walk on the pavement. He was playing quite happily on the patio until...Uh-oh, the ball rolled onto the grass!! What will he do?? (Well, he first looked sadly at his mom for help...but I was too busy taking pictures and laughing at his predicament...aren't I mean?)Can't you just see the internal dilemma this boy is going through? He wants the ball so bad, but refuses to take a step onto the grass:
Keep reaching...you're getting so close:Yes! He got it!After awhile, Owen got over his fear of walking in the grass with the pink boots:
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
A different view
Remember the other day when I wrote a post about Owen and how he has this blanket that he loves but only holds it when he sleeps? Well, never mind about that. He now loves to have it with him every sleeping, and waking, moment. 
A common view that I have of Owen is of him running away from me with his blanket being pulled behind him:
In other news, I cut Caitlin's hair this morning!! Good-bye long, scraggly hair:
Ah, much better:
Hope you enjoyed these pictures of the back of O and C's heads:)
A common view that I have of Owen is of him running away from me with his blanket being pulled behind him:
In other news, I cut Caitlin's hair this morning!! Good-bye long, scraggly hair:Ah, much better:
Hope you enjoyed these pictures of the back of O and C's heads:)Saturday, February 14, 2009
Valentine's day
My sweet (and brave) sister-in-law invited Caitlin to come over this afternoon to prepare a Valentine's party. So Caitlin and her cousins made valentine crafts, played, and set the table for dinner: 
Jon and I, along with Owen, showed up at dinner time and were treated to a delicious lasagna dinner and scrumptious cheesecake dessert! It was such a treat to have dinner made for us...THANK YOU to Auntie S.!!!
After dinner the kids decorated cookies:
Check out the concentration of Cousin D. and Cousin M. Cousin M. had more "decorations" on her shirt than the actual cookie-she was trying so hard to reach the cookies in the back and ended up leaning right into the cookies that had already been decorated...which probably wasn't so funny to her mommy, but I sure had a good laugh. 
What a fun night!!
Jon and I, along with Owen, showed up at dinner time and were treated to a delicious lasagna dinner and scrumptious cheesecake dessert! It was such a treat to have dinner made for us...THANK YOU to Auntie S.!!!After dinner the kids decorated cookies:Check out the concentration of Cousin D. and Cousin M. Cousin M. had more "decorations" on her shirt than the actual cookie-she was trying so hard to reach the cookies in the back and ended up leaning right into the cookies that had already been decorated...which probably wasn't so funny to her mommy, but I sure had a good laugh. 
What a fun night!!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Caitlin turns four, con't
Caitlin is my sensitive child. She's a girly girl who loves other kids, but is very cautious around adults who she is not very familiar with. She loves books, music, dolls, crafts and games. She loves to shop (!), help Mommy in the kitchen, play with her brother (when she's in the mood), and hang out with her cousins and friends. Caitlin is kind of particular about things and thrives on routine...so don't try to change things up with Caitlin! We always have to remind Caitlin that she is not the boss. Caitlin is smart (at least her mommy thinks so) and she is very excited about going to school one day. Caitlin can play nicely in her room for hours each day, which I love! And she knows how to clean up after herself, which I love even more. Of course there are days when that is not always true.
The following pictures were taken on Sunday, her actual birthday, before we left for church. I straightened her hair for the occasion:
The following pictures were taken on Sunday, her actual birthday, before we left for church. I straightened her hair for the occasion:
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Caitlin turns four
Tomorrow is Caitlin's fourth birthday, but we had her birthday party today. And yesterday we baked her cake and cupcakes:
Caitlin tried really hard to fill up each spot. Every time she would fill one up, she told me who that cupcake was for (If she put a really small spoonful in, that cupcake would be for Owen...A big spoonful was for daddy). After she was done, I had to fill in the rest for her when she wasn't looking.
My mom and sister came down Friday night to help out with everything, including decorating these cupcakes:
And this cake:
This morning Grandma made Caitlin her favorite breakfast, Crepes. Of course Caitlin wanted to help out:
We invited Caitlin's friends/cousins to Jungle Playland for her party:
Opening gifts:
Blowing out her candle:
Licking off all of the frosting:
Her favorite gift was probably this umbrella (or "rain-brella" as Caitlin calls it). As soon as we got home she wanted to go outside with it, and her matching rain boots...even though it was a beautiful, sunny day!
Caitlin tried really hard to fill up each spot. Every time she would fill one up, she told me who that cupcake was for (If she put a really small spoonful in, that cupcake would be for Owen...A big spoonful was for daddy). After she was done, I had to fill in the rest for her when she wasn't looking. My mom and sister came down Friday night to help out with everything, including decorating these cupcakes:
And this cake:This morning Grandma made Caitlin her favorite breakfast, Crepes. Of course Caitlin wanted to help out: We invited Caitlin's friends/cousins to Jungle Playland for her party:Opening gifts:Blowing out her candle:Licking off all of the frosting: Her favorite gift was probably this umbrella (or "rain-brella" as Caitlin calls it). As soon as we got home she wanted to go outside with it, and her matching rain boots...even though it was a beautiful, sunny day!Sunday, February 1, 2009
18 months
Owen is now 18 months old. 
He's a happy, content little boy who loves to drink milk:
In the last couple of months he has developed an attachment to this blanket ("nigh-nigh"), and although he does not drag it around with him all day, he must have it with him at naptime and bedtime:
He is a very sweet, easygoing kid (but, let's be honest...he can sometimes be a bully!) 
And he's growing up so fast that he already needs to shave:
Owen now says many, many words and is constantly copying words that we say. We just need to be careful not to say "juice" around him because if he hears that, he suddenly turns whiney and repeats the word a million times. He likes juice. Alot. Oh, and don't ever say "cookie" around Owen either...unless you are prepared to give him one.
He's a happy, content little boy who loves to drink milk:
In the last couple of months he has developed an attachment to this blanket ("nigh-nigh"), and although he does not drag it around with him all day, he must have it with him at naptime and bedtime:
He is a very sweet, easygoing kid (but, let's be honest...he can sometimes be a bully!) 
And he's growing up so fast that he already needs to shave:
Owen now says many, many words and is constantly copying words that we say. We just need to be careful not to say "juice" around him because if he hears that, he suddenly turns whiney and repeats the word a million times. He likes juice. Alot. Oh, and don't ever say "cookie" around Owen either...unless you are prepared to give him one.
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