Toothers
Our sweet little miss has a new tooth! She has been grabbing my fingers and gnawing on them a lot lately. Well, today when she did so, I noticed something sharp on her bottom gums. wouldn’t you know, it’s a tooth!
Tag: Shecklet #3
Cousins
Jake and I got up this morning and went to mass with Ingrid, letting the rest of the house sleep in. My dad was there as well. Afterward, my dad offered to take us to breakfast on main street. Jake told me to go and he would head back to the house to check on the boys. When we walked into the restaurant we found my brother and cousin Jared sitting at a table. We sat down and shortly after, Josh and his girlfriend, Jordan, joined us. My mom eventually joined us as well. Good food and good conversation.
After breakfast Jared took Tony & me to see Josh’s new house and dogs. Then we went back to Jared & Kyla’s to pack up, have lunch, and try to get a few pics of the cousins. Emphasis on try. (You may notice that Lincoln is missing from the little cousins photo – he wasn’t in the photo taking mood.)
I don’t know which group was more challenging to capture, the younger cousins or the older!
Finally, as we left town this afternoon we stopped to say one final goodbye to Uncle Joe. As we were pulling into the cemetery, Lincoln said to me, “Mommy, that sleepover was a blast!” It was really good to be with family.
Goodbye Joe
Saturday morning we got ready for the funeral and again, had the boys stay home with a babysitter. The funeral was a beautiful good-bye to Uncle Joe. My brother, cousin Kerri and I were asked to read the readings during the mass and we were also pall bearers along with Jake, Jared & Kyla, and Josh & Jordan.
After we returned from the cemetery, the church ladies provided us with a wonderful luncheon. We were able to visit with many of our extended relatives, many of whom we had not seen for several years. “Why is it that we only get together at weddings and funerals?” was a question that was asked many times over.
Jake and Jared brought the boys to the church after we were finished eating so we could introduce them to family members who had only seen them in pictures. At that point we also selected a few items of Joe’s to remember him by.
After a long & emotional morning/afternoon, we returned to Jared & Kyla’s for the evening. We had dinner and sat around the table reminiscing and looking at photos.
Uncle Joe ended up having the last laugh tonight. My cousin, Josh, had brought home a humidifier box (after the encouragement of my mom). When he opened it at home that night, he had to drive back to Jared & Kyla’s to show us what he had found. Apparently my mom had used the box to send Joe a care package for his birthday back in what we think must have been 2004! The birthday card and treats inside the box were never opened! Little Debbie cakes were hard as rocks and Hershey Kisses exploded while Hershey Miniatures disintegrated. From what we can figure, Uncle Joe must have thought he was getting a humidifier for his birthday and didn’t even bother to open the box. So funny & yet, not surprising 🙂
Weekend trip to SD
We traveled to SD this weekend to lay my Uncle Joe to rest. It was a sad reason to get together with family, but at the same time, good to be with family. The kids and I rode with my dad (my mom had gone down earlier in the week and Jake and Tony drove together after work.) All 3 kids did quite well in the car. The boys were entertained for a while by good ‘ol Cars. Thank you Pixar.
Once we arrived at my cousin’s house, we had dinner, changed and went to the prayer service for my uncle at the church. Jared & Kyla found a sitter to watch all 4 boys so we could attend the service undistracted. When Kyla and I arrived home, we found the boys here:
They remained up until about 11:30. WWWWWAAAAYYYY past bedtime, but they were having so much fun with each other, how could we put them to bed???
Back to belly
So it’s official.
We have a roller.
I have yet to witness it firsthand, but Grandma Patti did this afternoon. And Jake saw our little girl, post-roll, this evening as he was getting the boys ready for bed. I don’t know if I’m ready for what’s coming next. I’m hoping she’s perfectly content just being on her belly for a while!
Just like Mommy
After putting the boys to bed tonight, Jake and I were talking in our room while I was feeding Ingrid. At one point, he looked across the hall and saw the light on in the boys’ room. Opening the door, he saw Nolan in bed with a Dr. Seuss book. (Thankfully, Lincoln was out to the world.)
Jake: “Nolan, what are you doing?”
Nolan: “I’m reading to relax, like Mommy does.”
Oh what that child observes and retains.
Some kind of berry
Nolan: “Mom, why is she blowing cranberries at me?”
Ingrid has learned how to blow “raspberries” with all of the extra saliva she’s producing in preparation for her new teeth. Today, she blew them at her brother 🙂
Run, boys, run!
Little Miss Ingrid and I went to a friend’s house tonight for a “ladies night.” Just a little out of the house time with my favorite little girl, friends & conversation. While we were there, Jake took the boys to the gym to run. Yes, all 3 of them ran on the track…for a bit. Apparently it was quite a sight and many who were also working out got a chuckle out of it. It’s amazing the boys survived because they were incredibly distracted by all of the action and machines that are located in the center of the track. Jake said that when they finished their 2nd lap, Lincoln requested that he and Nolan go to the childcare room so Jake could get his workout in on the treadmill. Two laps was enough for him. Not bad for little legs like theirs! And when they got home, they crashed! Yes! This may be what we need to do to tire them out until they can resume their (almost) all-day adventures outside when the weather is warmer.
Thumb sucker
And so it is. We have a thumb sucker. The boys both took binks, so this is uncharted territory for us. The one nice thing is, she can’t lose her thumb! (Although in the future, we may wish she could :))
Making muffins
A couple of preschool moms have been picking up and/or dropping Nolan off from preschool while we get adjusted to things at home. I am so thankful for their generosity – it has made my life SO much easier these first few days at home alone with the kids. Today, while Nolan was at school, Lincoln and I made muffins. After putting them in the oven, he watched them to make sure they baked correctly.
Ingrid was pretty tired again, so she slept through the whole process. 🙂
