This morning I was watching Joshua and Joy Anna while they were playing outside. All was going well and there were no problems until Joshua walked up to me with his finger stuck up his nose as far as it would go. This didn't look good.
"Uh, Danielle? I have an airsoft bullet up my nose."
"You what?!"
"I stuck an airsoft bullet up my nose."
I couldn't believe what he was saying.
"But I've almost got it out." Here his finger goes almost sideways while still inside his nose.
"You know what, Joshua? Maybe we should tell Mommy about this and see if she has any ideas."
Joshua wasn't so keen on that idea, but I marched him inside where I started to explain the situation to Mom. Just then, Joshua lost his balance and toppled over. The force of his landing sent the airsoft bullet flying out of his nose and rolling across the floor. I saw the bullet and started laughing uncontrollably.
Then Joshua stuck his finger back up his nose and gave me a look of surprise, "It isn't there anymore!"
...this family...
Showing posts with label Joshua. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Birthday & Fair
A post in pictures...
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| Birthday Girl! Grace is now a double digit midget! :) |
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| Grace loves presents, and was thrilled at the size of this one! |
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| Happy Face :) |
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| A doll trunk she can decorate herself! |
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| Joshua wants to help, too. |
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| After opening presents we went to the fair. Nathan's camera took 4th. He was mad the view finder came off and the judges put it back in the wrong place. He fixed it while we were there. |
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| Ultimate Satisfaction - Nathan has been trying to win a first place ribbon in the Lego competition for 8 years. He did it with Kong - and got Best In Show to boot!! |
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| Though Isaac's Captain America shield did not win any prize ribbon, it had AWESOME presence! |
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| We visited he bunnies. Isaac and Promise stole the camera. |
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| Joy Anna loved the animals. She was particularly mesmerized by the pig races! |
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| Joshua and Joy Anna playing outside today. The two of them playing together reminds me so much of Danielle and Nathan. It seems just yesterday it was those two who were my babies. |
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| Joy Anna is a speed demon on the plasma car. She makes me nervous the way she flies down the driveway at break-neck speed. |
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| Joshua had fun trading out riding toys. |
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| Planning strategy... |
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| Went outside tonight and found the boys playing football. Or rather, calling it football. I think it was just an excuse to tackle each other. |
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| I was quite shocked when this vanity plate arrived in the mail. Andy said he couldn't resist... |
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| They spent a lot of time on the ground... |
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| Boys are a different breed. |
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| The girls played nicely on the zip line. :) |
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Reunion Vacation
We are currently in New London, CT, enjoying our stay at a beach house. We came up Thursday for Andy's and my 20th reunion at the Academy. We're sure we aren't old enough to have graduated 20 years ago, but here we are anyway. :)
The weekend was crazy and full. The kids enjoyed meeting other kids out at Stonington Lodge for the class cookout Friday night (Andy and I chuckled - one fourth of the kids out there were ours!). Joshua was the hit of the party. At one point, he came up to our classmate, Dante, and started talking with him. Dante asked him his name. He replied, "Joshua". Wanting to know who this outgoing little bugger belonged to, Dante asked him his last name. Joshua replied, "Wilson". Impressed with his verbal skills, Dante asked him his age. Joshua replied, "Ten". Dante guffawed and hooted, "You're too short to be ten!" To which Joshua replied, "Nah, I'm just joking with you. I'm really four!" Who's kid is that anyway?!
Joshua's antics didn't stop there. Saturday during the football game he skipped sitting with the family in order to squish up next to Pete Gassan. He talked Pete's ear off and kept him laughing. At one point Andy looked over to see Joshua and Pete karate chopping one another. When Pete left, Joshua sidled up next to Matt Stuck and proceeded to keep him entertained throughout the rest of the game.
And his antics still didn't stop there. Sunday Joshua kept our classmate, Karl Robinson, who stayed with us at the beach house (brave soul), entertained whenever he turned around. And then on Monday, while we were getting lunch at a deli in Boston, I turned around from ordering to see Joshua talking to a young pretty woman at the lunch bar. He was seated next to her on a stool and had her ooohing and ahhhing over how cute he was. Oh brother! We will have to keep our eyes on that one! :)
Nathan is working hard trying to earn his drivers license. I told him that our trip to CT was his final exam. He drove up 95 from just north of DC, clear to the beach house. He got to experience the New Jersey Turnpike (which wasn't too bad), an hour of stop and go merging to cross the George Washington Bridge in NY (that was a great experience for him!), the CT slinky (that's what Andy and I call driving in CT - you will be driving down the highway and all of a sudden all the cars will slam on their brakes. Everyone slows way down, then suddenly picks up speed again, for no good reason. Annoying, but great driving practice.). On the way home he requested to not drive through New York, as he wants to look around, so he will pick up after New York so that he can experience driving through DC. Fun for him. :)
He is also trying to earn his license by being extremely good and watching the JJ-PIG's so Andy and I could go out with our classmates. The Friday night cookout was a bit challenging with a tired screaming Joy Anna. Nathan did his best to entertain her, but she finally wanted only Mama. Saturday night was an adults only dinner so Nathan held down the fort until we got home...after midnight! :) Then Sunday several of our classmates were still in town so we went out again and Nathan again watched the kids. Several of our classmates commented at how mature he was and how good he was with all the kids. He certainly is and Andy and I were so grateful for his willingness to serve us by watching his younger siblings.
Monday we took the kids to Boston (again, Nathan got to drive!). We visited the USS Constitution and walked the Freedom Trail to Bunker Hill. Then we drove to Concord and played Pooh Sticks on the Old North Bridge. I think running around and climbing trees at the Old North Bridge was the kids favorite activity. :) On the way home we stopped at a McDonalds (after paying over $50 for small sandwiches at the Deli, we needed something more economical to feed the family). While we were ordering food, Joshua found some old ladies talking together at a table. He proceeded to join their conversation and keep them entertained until Andy showed up at the table with dinner. Don't know who's boy that is...
This morning we finally went to the beach with the JJ-PIG's. Nathan stayed behind to work on school. Though the weather has been cool and rainy, it was fairly pleasant at the beach and the kids had fun playing in the sand...and then the water. They were freezing sandy messes when we came home. We had hoped to visit Rocky Neck State Park this afternoon, but it was raining again so we didn't make it.
In the morning we plan to visit the Nautilus Submarine and museum, then we will go ahead and start heading home. There isn't a good time to leave here in the morning without hitting bad traffic somewhere, so we thought an afternoon departure would be best. We plan to make it to Grammy's house, who will be returning home from a week's vacation herself about the same time we roll in! We will head the rest of the way home Thursday morning.
Well, no pictures for this post, as Nathan hijacked my computer with the photos to work on his debate case. I will post a photo bomb when I get it back.
The weekend was crazy and full. The kids enjoyed meeting other kids out at Stonington Lodge for the class cookout Friday night (Andy and I chuckled - one fourth of the kids out there were ours!). Joshua was the hit of the party. At one point, he came up to our classmate, Dante, and started talking with him. Dante asked him his name. He replied, "Joshua". Wanting to know who this outgoing little bugger belonged to, Dante asked him his last name. Joshua replied, "Wilson". Impressed with his verbal skills, Dante asked him his age. Joshua replied, "Ten". Dante guffawed and hooted, "You're too short to be ten!" To which Joshua replied, "Nah, I'm just joking with you. I'm really four!" Who's kid is that anyway?!
Joshua's antics didn't stop there. Saturday during the football game he skipped sitting with the family in order to squish up next to Pete Gassan. He talked Pete's ear off and kept him laughing. At one point Andy looked over to see Joshua and Pete karate chopping one another. When Pete left, Joshua sidled up next to Matt Stuck and proceeded to keep him entertained throughout the rest of the game.
And his antics still didn't stop there. Sunday Joshua kept our classmate, Karl Robinson, who stayed with us at the beach house (brave soul), entertained whenever he turned around. And then on Monday, while we were getting lunch at a deli in Boston, I turned around from ordering to see Joshua talking to a young pretty woman at the lunch bar. He was seated next to her on a stool and had her ooohing and ahhhing over how cute he was. Oh brother! We will have to keep our eyes on that one! :)
Nathan is working hard trying to earn his drivers license. I told him that our trip to CT was his final exam. He drove up 95 from just north of DC, clear to the beach house. He got to experience the New Jersey Turnpike (which wasn't too bad), an hour of stop and go merging to cross the George Washington Bridge in NY (that was a great experience for him!), the CT slinky (that's what Andy and I call driving in CT - you will be driving down the highway and all of a sudden all the cars will slam on their brakes. Everyone slows way down, then suddenly picks up speed again, for no good reason. Annoying, but great driving practice.). On the way home he requested to not drive through New York, as he wants to look around, so he will pick up after New York so that he can experience driving through DC. Fun for him. :)
He is also trying to earn his license by being extremely good and watching the JJ-PIG's so Andy and I could go out with our classmates. The Friday night cookout was a bit challenging with a tired screaming Joy Anna. Nathan did his best to entertain her, but she finally wanted only Mama. Saturday night was an adults only dinner so Nathan held down the fort until we got home...after midnight! :) Then Sunday several of our classmates were still in town so we went out again and Nathan again watched the kids. Several of our classmates commented at how mature he was and how good he was with all the kids. He certainly is and Andy and I were so grateful for his willingness to serve us by watching his younger siblings.
Monday we took the kids to Boston (again, Nathan got to drive!). We visited the USS Constitution and walked the Freedom Trail to Bunker Hill. Then we drove to Concord and played Pooh Sticks on the Old North Bridge. I think running around and climbing trees at the Old North Bridge was the kids favorite activity. :) On the way home we stopped at a McDonalds (after paying over $50 for small sandwiches at the Deli, we needed something more economical to feed the family). While we were ordering food, Joshua found some old ladies talking together at a table. He proceeded to join their conversation and keep them entertained until Andy showed up at the table with dinner. Don't know who's boy that is...
This morning we finally went to the beach with the JJ-PIG's. Nathan stayed behind to work on school. Though the weather has been cool and rainy, it was fairly pleasant at the beach and the kids had fun playing in the sand...and then the water. They were freezing sandy messes when we came home. We had hoped to visit Rocky Neck State Park this afternoon, but it was raining again so we didn't make it.
In the morning we plan to visit the Nautilus Submarine and museum, then we will go ahead and start heading home. There isn't a good time to leave here in the morning without hitting bad traffic somewhere, so we thought an afternoon departure would be best. We plan to make it to Grammy's house, who will be returning home from a week's vacation herself about the same time we roll in! We will head the rest of the way home Thursday morning.
Well, no pictures for this post, as Nathan hijacked my computer with the photos to work on his debate case. I will post a photo bomb when I get it back.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Hobbits
The cool nights (in the 50's) have finally arrived! What a joy to have the windows open and wake up in the morning...freezing! :) And what fun to have to bundle up in the early hours to get warm. It was during one of these mornings that Andy discovered...hobbits! :)
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| With their cute hoods and toes sticking out, Andy decided Joshua and Joy Anna looked like little hobbits. :) On a side note...my new stove gets delivered today (hallelujah chorus erupts!!!). Andy may install it tonight rather than wait for Sears to come Friday. If so, soup is on the menu - perfect for the cold evenings!!1 Hallelujah! |
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Birthday!
Joshua turned 4! He was thrilled to get to have his birthday...usually when the kids ask me about their birthdays I respond that all birthdays are cancelled. When Joshua asked if his birthday was cancelled I said, "No, we don't stop at three!" :) For his birthday dinner he chose hot dogs, homemade macaroni and cheese, pineapple and for dessert, chocolate cake with white icing and m&m's. Enjoy the pix!
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| The Birthday Boy! |
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| Special treat - Danielle joined us via Skype video for present opening! |
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| Finding the right angle for the computer so that Danielle can also watch. |
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| Joshua gets help from PIG's opening presents and reading cards. |
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| The girls show off Joshua's new clothes. |
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| Joshua LOVED the fancy "J" Nathan made on his present. |
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| Opening his first ever...Lego toy, compliments of Nathan, who said he needed to start Joshua off right! |
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| Fancy "wrapping paper" (i.e. a Walmart bag) from the PIG's - they gave Joshua some of their Playmobiles. |
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| Joshua loved his Spiderman puzzle from Danielle. |
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| Joshua now has his own (educational) computer game. |
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| Nathan spent part of the morning teaching Joshua how to follow Lego directions and putting together his new Lego Avengers' truck. |
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| Chocolate cake, white buttercream icing (note to Danielle - I found an AWESOME frosting recipe. I saved it in the desserts file), and m&m's. |
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| Grace and Promise decorated with the m&m's - think they missed any spots?! :) |
Friday, August 3, 2012
Cuteness!
This morning during our morning worship time, Joshua and Joy Anna were having fun...not singing as the rest of us were, but goofing around on the stairs with the gate. Here are some pictures Andy couldn't resist taking:
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| Really, we are singing! :) |
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| Yea! |
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| Ooops, we are caught! And now maybe for a video: |
ENJOY! :)
Friday, June 15, 2012
Test for Changing the Reins
Yeeek! Mommy does not have time to update blog...however, this may be a good school project fro some PIG's! :) tee hee hee. So we shall see...
A look back 6 months to see how they've grown...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Face Paint!
While Grace and Mom were at testing, I painted the faces of Isaac, Joshua, and Promise. (And in case you're wondering, Joshua's pretending to be a ninja)
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Where Do I Start?...
I've been pretty remiss these days on the blog about what's actually going on in the Wilson home. School started back two weeks ago, and I started a second AP class, so I have been very busy. But hey, it's my LAST SEMESTER OF HIGH SCHOOL!!! *I do a happy dance, Mom cries.* I'll do an update on everyone, youngest first.
Joy Anna has figured out how to get her way. Everyone is wrapped around her little finger. When someone she wants walks into the room, she begins the tear-less cry since she knows they'll look for her and come pick her up. Another thing is she has started solids. We were looking for Zwibak, but apparently that isn't made anymore, so we found something called Baby Mum-Mums, processed rice rusks. She loves them. Her latest exploration is discovering that if she puts enough pressure on the corner of one of them, it'll launch up to five feet. Joy Anna has also discovered the hilariousness of slap-stick humor. For instance, last night we had popcorn. When the popcorn maker finishes, we unplug it and there is a moment of calm. Then one or two of the kernals always explode through the top. Joy Anna thinks that is the funniest thing ever.
Joshua has turned into Rudolph. If you've seen the picture of his face-plant, everything but his nose has heeled. One funny thing about him is he'll repeat himself over and over again until he's acknowledged, like a broken record. It goes like, "Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? MOMMY, WHAT'S FOR DINNER?! MOMMY, WHAT'S FOR DINNER?!" And it repeats until he is answered. Like right now, it's "Daddy, is that sausage? Daddy, is that sausage? Daddy, is that sausage?" You get the point. He's a true boy, getting into everything and screaming at the top of his lungs.
Promise has become the family comedian. She says - or does - something hilarious and everyone starts laughing. Then she'll get offended. It's funny to watch. Recently, she was watching Joy Anna try out some solid food called "Baby Puffs" which were strawberry apple flavored. She had already asked Mom twice if she could taste one and had been denied twice. So she was just sitting next to Joy Anna watching her eat. At one point, she stretched and said enthusiastically, "I can just imagine how good they taste." About a minute later, Joy Anna dropped one on the floor and Promise dove (and I mean dove) for the food. Then she put it in her mouth, chewed, and said, "EW! That's disgusting." These days, the running joke in the family is looking at Promise at meal times and saying, "I can imagine how good they taste." She's a nut.
Isaac has been busy with school and chores. He manages to drag fifteen minute's worth of chores into an hour...Sometimes longer. He loves the zip line and is another family comedian. I love to sneak up on Isaac and poke him when he's not paying attention. The other month, he was standing in the hall with his back to me dancing and singing, totally in his own little world. I snuck up on him and poked him with a "Boo!" He jumped and screamed. Ever since then, he's been looking for a way to get back at me. So far, he hasn't succeeded. Yesterday, he went and was tested for school. He was definitely tired when he got home. Every single pair of pants he owns has a hole in the knee. Go figure.
Grace hasn't changed much except that she has glasses. Sorry, I haven't taken any pictures yet, but when I do, I'll definitely post them for everyone to see. She's really cute in them. Her usual outfit these days is jeans - with holes in the knees - and her Hurricane's sweater. She loves piano and is pretty good at it. In the past year and a half, she's progressed through two lesson books and is about to start her third. She absolutely loves the zip line and is an absolute dare-devil. Basically, she does whatever Nathan does. If Nathan runs and jumps onto the zip line instead of just sitting on it and going, she has to do the same. If Nathan holds onto the handle bars without sitting, Grace has to do the same. She's a tom-boy but loves anything fufu and frilly.
Nathan is no longer playing hockey on a team, which he sorely misses. Hockey is still pretty much his life and he's trying to merge into ice hockey. However, the time for ice hockey is from 11:45am-12:45pm on week days. I don't have time to make that two hour commitment in driving him, so he hasn't played much. Right now, he's working on animating a movie trailer for the book The Foundlings written by his friend, Matthew Christian Harding. So far, he's released the teaser trailer. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYIE6CE80SY&feature=g-all-u&context=G2ccea43FAAAAAAAABAA
I am very busy with school, like I mentioned earlier. On Thursday, I turned 17. We decided to celebrate on Friday with the dinner and dessert of my choice and a family movie. We ate broccoli braid (my favorite!) and for dessert Mom made me the white chocolate peppermint cheese cake from the Southern Living magazine. It was a lot of work, but boy was it worth it! Once I download my photos off the camera, I'll post a picture. After dinner, we watched Dolphin Tale which was a really cute movie.
Grammy came out Thursday night and took me shopping yesterday. Our goal was to find a summer dress that would meet the approval of me, Mommy, and Daddy. I wasn't really expecting to find anything since Mom's rules are that it can't be tight or form-fitting, can't be above the knee or show any part of the knee, and it must have sleeves. It's nearly impossible to find anything with sleeves, and what does have sleeves is six inches above the knee. Dad's rules are that it can't show a lot of chest or draw attention to myself in a way that would cause anyone (especially a boy) to look at me. My rules are that it must be pretty and attractive. I want to look pretty in it and not look like I'm wearing a tent. After about an hour's worth of searching at the mall, Grammy and I found several dresses at Belk that would work. We couldn't decide between two of them. They were both tank-top dresses with cute jackets. One was black and white, was just at the knee, and had a really cute black shrug with ruffles. Mom said that dress was too short since she saw the bottom part of my knee. The other dress had a purple, black, and white pattern and was a little longer. However, the neck was low and I didn't like the jacket too much. However, we decided to keep that one. It's really pretty! ;-D
I know this post was kinda long, but I hope you enjoy reading what we've been up to!
Joy Anna has figured out how to get her way. Everyone is wrapped around her little finger. When someone she wants walks into the room, she begins the tear-less cry since she knows they'll look for her and come pick her up. Another thing is she has started solids. We were looking for Zwibak, but apparently that isn't made anymore, so we found something called Baby Mum-Mums, processed rice rusks. She loves them. Her latest exploration is discovering that if she puts enough pressure on the corner of one of them, it'll launch up to five feet. Joy Anna has also discovered the hilariousness of slap-stick humor. For instance, last night we had popcorn. When the popcorn maker finishes, we unplug it and there is a moment of calm. Then one or two of the kernals always explode through the top. Joy Anna thinks that is the funniest thing ever.
Joshua has turned into Rudolph. If you've seen the picture of his face-plant, everything but his nose has heeled. One funny thing about him is he'll repeat himself over and over again until he's acknowledged, like a broken record. It goes like, "Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? Mommy, what's for dinner? MOMMY, WHAT'S FOR DINNER?! MOMMY, WHAT'S FOR DINNER?!" And it repeats until he is answered. Like right now, it's "Daddy, is that sausage? Daddy, is that sausage? Daddy, is that sausage?" You get the point. He's a true boy, getting into everything and screaming at the top of his lungs.
Promise has become the family comedian. She says - or does - something hilarious and everyone starts laughing. Then she'll get offended. It's funny to watch. Recently, she was watching Joy Anna try out some solid food called "Baby Puffs" which were strawberry apple flavored. She had already asked Mom twice if she could taste one and had been denied twice. So she was just sitting next to Joy Anna watching her eat. At one point, she stretched and said enthusiastically, "I can just imagine how good they taste." About a minute later, Joy Anna dropped one on the floor and Promise dove (and I mean dove) for the food. Then she put it in her mouth, chewed, and said, "EW! That's disgusting." These days, the running joke in the family is looking at Promise at meal times and saying, "I can imagine how good they taste." She's a nut.
Isaac has been busy with school and chores. He manages to drag fifteen minute's worth of chores into an hour...Sometimes longer. He loves the zip line and is another family comedian. I love to sneak up on Isaac and poke him when he's not paying attention. The other month, he was standing in the hall with his back to me dancing and singing, totally in his own little world. I snuck up on him and poked him with a "Boo!" He jumped and screamed. Ever since then, he's been looking for a way to get back at me. So far, he hasn't succeeded. Yesterday, he went and was tested for school. He was definitely tired when he got home. Every single pair of pants he owns has a hole in the knee. Go figure.
Grace hasn't changed much except that she has glasses. Sorry, I haven't taken any pictures yet, but when I do, I'll definitely post them for everyone to see. She's really cute in them. Her usual outfit these days is jeans - with holes in the knees - and her Hurricane's sweater. She loves piano and is pretty good at it. In the past year and a half, she's progressed through two lesson books and is about to start her third. She absolutely loves the zip line and is an absolute dare-devil. Basically, she does whatever Nathan does. If Nathan runs and jumps onto the zip line instead of just sitting on it and going, she has to do the same. If Nathan holds onto the handle bars without sitting, Grace has to do the same. She's a tom-boy but loves anything fufu and frilly.
Nathan is no longer playing hockey on a team, which he sorely misses. Hockey is still pretty much his life and he's trying to merge into ice hockey. However, the time for ice hockey is from 11:45am-12:45pm on week days. I don't have time to make that two hour commitment in driving him, so he hasn't played much. Right now, he's working on animating a movie trailer for the book The Foundlings written by his friend, Matthew Christian Harding. So far, he's released the teaser trailer. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYIE6CE80SY&feature=g-all-u&context=G2ccea43FAAAAAAAABAA
I am very busy with school, like I mentioned earlier. On Thursday, I turned 17. We decided to celebrate on Friday with the dinner and dessert of my choice and a family movie. We ate broccoli braid (my favorite!) and for dessert Mom made me the white chocolate peppermint cheese cake from the Southern Living magazine. It was a lot of work, but boy was it worth it! Once I download my photos off the camera, I'll post a picture. After dinner, we watched Dolphin Tale which was a really cute movie.
Grammy came out Thursday night and took me shopping yesterday. Our goal was to find a summer dress that would meet the approval of me, Mommy, and Daddy. I wasn't really expecting to find anything since Mom's rules are that it can't be tight or form-fitting, can't be above the knee or show any part of the knee, and it must have sleeves. It's nearly impossible to find anything with sleeves, and what does have sleeves is six inches above the knee. Dad's rules are that it can't show a lot of chest or draw attention to myself in a way that would cause anyone (especially a boy) to look at me. My rules are that it must be pretty and attractive. I want to look pretty in it and not look like I'm wearing a tent. After about an hour's worth of searching at the mall, Grammy and I found several dresses at Belk that would work. We couldn't decide between two of them. They were both tank-top dresses with cute jackets. One was black and white, was just at the knee, and had a really cute black shrug with ruffles. Mom said that dress was too short since she saw the bottom part of my knee. The other dress had a purple, black, and white pattern and was a little longer. However, the neck was low and I didn't like the jacket too much. However, we decided to keep that one. It's really pretty! ;-D
I know this post was kinda long, but I hope you enjoy reading what we've been up to!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Best of 2011
I compiled a video from last year's best photos and videos. It's just a quick re-cap of 2011.
I hope you enjoy it!
I hope you enjoy it!
Monday, December 26, 2011
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!!!!!
The night before Christmas, God sent a beautiful sunset, in honor of His Son. I was able to take some pics. Like I said, it was beautiful.
On Christmas, we didn't wake up until 8am... Ha! Gone are the days were everyone was up by 6am! Part of it is because Nathan and I are older and appreciate sleep, and part of it is because the kids stay up until midnight (due to excitement), then crash...
This year, everyone got a big present, except Joy Anna. She got books. (Mom's comment was "Joy Anna needs to start her own library!")
Joshua got a plasma car. It's small and holds up to 250lb. The rider's supposed to sit on it and put their feet in stirrup-type things. Everyone absolutely loves it and rides it as much as Joshua (yes, I've probably ridden it more than he has...) Anyway, his car is cool. The other present he really liked was his harmonica. (Brilliant idea, Mom. Do you hear the sarcasm?)
Promise got lots of doll accessories. She got a doll highchair (it's so cute!), a canopy bed (over 2ft tall! It's gorgeous!), and a doll armoire. She was very happy and I believe all her accessories are "occupied" at the moment.
Isaac got the drum set he's been pining over. Ever since it's been set-up, he's stayed in his bedroom, experimenting and playing. He's in drummer heaven!
Grace got the American Girl doll she's been saving up for. She was excited to find it wrapped and under the tree and still get to keep her money! It's the new Marie Grace, the doll from Louisiana's French Quarter. It's a pretty doll. She loves it.
Nathan got an upgrade to our slow video-editing software. He's very happy. (Sorry, I don't have a pic for that!)
And I got *drum roll* the DSLR I've been wanting for ever!!!!!!!! I'm not good at showing emotion, so when I opened it, I said very composedly, "Oh, wow! Thank you!" Inside, I was dancing, jumping up and down, and screaming for joy. The camera's a Canon EOS Rebel T3 and it came with an 18-55mm lens. I am so happy and absolutely love it! I've already taken over 200 pics with it... *sheepish grin*. Needless to say, I'm in photographer heaven! Most of the pics I'm posting on Picasa (link coming) and this post have been taken with my camera. It's a big upgrade to my Canon Powershot SX20 IS. ;-D I've figured out Manual Focus and absolutely love it. Alright, I should probably stop talking about my camera and move on...
Mom got the brewing bottles she's been wanting. No, she doesn't brew beer, she makes kombucha and water kefir, both of which are very healthy drinks that have to ferment and fizz. She's very happy. I'm happy too since they're a beautiful crystal blue.
Dad got a bunch of chocolate from Mom. I think there were some ulterior motives going on... She bought him two boxes of truffles in case he were to take one to work. Yah, definitely some ulterior motives... :-D
Anyway, that's a quick recap of Christmas morning here! If you want to see more pics, I've put them on a Picasa album: https://picasaweb.google.com/113112312516189518414/Christmas2011?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOf3pci5wOmC6gE&feat=directlink Let me know what you think! :-D
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The night before Christmas, God sent a beautiful sunset, in honor of His Son. I was able to take some pics. Like I said, it was beautiful.
On Christmas, we didn't wake up until 8am... Ha! Gone are the days were everyone was up by 6am! Part of it is because Nathan and I are older and appreciate sleep, and part of it is because the kids stay up until midnight (due to excitement), then crash...
This year, everyone got a big present, except Joy Anna. She got books. (Mom's comment was "Joy Anna needs to start her own library!")
Joshua got a plasma car. It's small and holds up to 250lb. The rider's supposed to sit on it and put their feet in stirrup-type things. Everyone absolutely loves it and rides it as much as Joshua (yes, I've probably ridden it more than he has...) Anyway, his car is cool. The other present he really liked was his harmonica. (Brilliant idea, Mom. Do you hear the sarcasm?)
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| Joshua on his plasma car |
Isaac got the drum set he's been pining over. Ever since it's been set-up, he's stayed in his bedroom, experimenting and playing. He's in drummer heaven!
Grace got the American Girl doll she's been saving up for. She was excited to find it wrapped and under the tree and still get to keep her money! It's the new Marie Grace, the doll from Louisiana's French Quarter. It's a pretty doll. She loves it.
Nathan got an upgrade to our slow video-editing software. He's very happy. (Sorry, I don't have a pic for that!)
And I got *drum roll* the DSLR I've been wanting for ever!!!!!!!! I'm not good at showing emotion, so when I opened it, I said very composedly, "Oh, wow! Thank you!" Inside, I was dancing, jumping up and down, and screaming for joy. The camera's a Canon EOS Rebel T3 and it came with an 18-55mm lens. I am so happy and absolutely love it! I've already taken over 200 pics with it... *sheepish grin*. Needless to say, I'm in photographer heaven! Most of the pics I'm posting on Picasa (link coming) and this post have been taken with my camera. It's a big upgrade to my Canon Powershot SX20 IS. ;-D I've figured out Manual Focus and absolutely love it. Alright, I should probably stop talking about my camera and move on...
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| Pardon the mustache. It was a gift from Nathan. :-D |
Dad got a bunch of chocolate from Mom. I think there were some ulterior motives going on... She bought him two boxes of truffles in case he were to take one to work. Yah, definitely some ulterior motives... :-D
Anyway, that's a quick recap of Christmas morning here! If you want to see more pics, I've put them on a Picasa album: https://picasaweb.google.com/113112312516189518414/Christmas2011?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOf3pci5wOmC6gE&feat=directlink Let me know what you think! :-D
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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