I couldn't have said it better myself. Happy Birthday Mom!
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
Happy Grandparent's Day!
So, in my last post I said that this post was going to be about our vacation. But apparently, it's going to be about Grandparent's Day instead. : ) The vacation post got back-burnered yesterday because I had an impromptu date with my house and a Mr. Clean eraser. It's amazing where dirt (food, paint, crayons, play-doh) shows up living with a 3-year-old, and a slobber-slinging dog! Yuck! Of course that led to cleaning out the refrigerator and reorganizing Brennan's art cabinet....
But anyway...
Little Man brought these home from school on Wednesday, and now they are on our refrigerator. I would have mailed them, but he only had one set, so I took a picture.
Happy Grandparent's Day Nanny, Poopah, Ha-wee and Gramma Gremba! (That would be Brennan speak for Nana, Papaw, Harry, and Grandma Brenda.) : )
He's so funny.
Some other Brennan-isms of the moment are Hippee, and basketball whoosh. Hippee is a cross between yippee and hooray, usually said when Daddy gets home. Hippee! A basketball whoosh is a basketball hoop. I personally like basketball whoosh better myself.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. We plan on spending lots of time outside enjoying this nice fall-ish weather.
Ahhh. Pretty.
But anyway...
Little Man brought these home from school on Wednesday, and now they are on our refrigerator. I would have mailed them, but he only had one set, so I took a picture.
Happy Grandparent's Day Nanny, Poopah, Ha-wee and Gramma Gremba! (That would be Brennan speak for Nana, Papaw, Harry, and Grandma Brenda.) : )
He's so funny.
Some other Brennan-isms of the moment are Hippee, and basketball whoosh. Hippee is a cross between yippee and hooray, usually said when Daddy gets home. Hippee! A basketball whoosh is a basketball hoop. I personally like basketball whoosh better myself.
I hope everyone has a great weekend. We plan on spending lots of time outside enjoying this nice fall-ish weather.
Ahhh. Pretty.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
So Long Summer
For us, Labor Day weekend signifies the closing of summer. I'm sure a lot of you are the same. I feel a little sad, especially since Utah summers go by so fast. I feel like it just started - and now, whattaya mean it's already over!! - but also excited, because everybody knows autumn is my favorite. My fingers are just itching to start some warm and leafy decorating, but I'll try to tamp down my excitement for another couple of days and give Summer it's due. Especially since it seems inevitable that I take a blogging hiatus when it's hot outside. So much to do, so little time. (Oh, and books to read, too, but I'll talk about my most recent book series obsession another day.)
So yesterday, we went to the farmer's market, and bought some peaches, a watermelon, a bunch of fresh corn on the cob. One last hurrah before our taste buds start craving pumpkin and cinnamon, and all things FALL! (Believe me, I've got a whole file of new fall recipes to try. Mmmmm, fall goodness.) Oops, we were talking about summer. I am going to mourn the loss of good summer strawberries and tomatoes. I found the perfect salad combo this summer, and it has to have strawberries to be perfect - spring lettuce mix, chopped smoked turkey, green olives, strawberries, and Newman's Own Oil and Vinegar Dressing - Yum yum! On the days I don't eat that salad, it's tomatoes, and cottage cheese, and olives. Why yes, we all love olives around here!
Our tomato plants have done really well on the patio. We weren't sure how they would do in pots, but they seem to be fine. Next year we plan on expanding and trying a few more things.
Now this boy...
has spent as much as his summer as he could, covered in dirt, riding his "pedal bike"...
blowing bubbles...
playing with bugs...
and anything that had to do with water...
sending artwork and letters to the grandparents...
climbing trees...
playing at the playground...
making chalk creations...
and playing in his sandbox,
in cowboy gear, of course!
This was the scene on many nights way before bedtime. : )
I think he had a good summer.
Next time, I'll share some pictures from our vacation to Washington.
So yesterday, we went to the farmer's market, and bought some peaches, a watermelon, a bunch of fresh corn on the cob. One last hurrah before our taste buds start craving pumpkin and cinnamon, and all things FALL! (Believe me, I've got a whole file of new fall recipes to try. Mmmmm, fall goodness.) Oops, we were talking about summer. I am going to mourn the loss of good summer strawberries and tomatoes. I found the perfect salad combo this summer, and it has to have strawberries to be perfect - spring lettuce mix, chopped smoked turkey, green olives, strawberries, and Newman's Own Oil and Vinegar Dressing - Yum yum! On the days I don't eat that salad, it's tomatoes, and cottage cheese, and olives. Why yes, we all love olives around here!
Our tomato plants have done really well on the patio. We weren't sure how they would do in pots, but they seem to be fine. Next year we plan on expanding and trying a few more things.
Now this boy...
has spent as much as his summer as he could, covered in dirt, riding his "pedal bike"...
blowing bubbles...
playing with bugs...
and anything that had to do with water...
sending artwork and letters to the grandparents...
climbing trees...
playing at the playground...
making chalk creations...
and playing in his sandbox,
in cowboy gear, of course!
This was the scene on many nights way before bedtime. : )
I think he had a good summer.
Next time, I'll share some pictures from our vacation to Washington.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Back to School
It's that time already! For Brennan that time couldn't come soon enough; he's been wanting to go to school every day this summer.
Brennan has a brand new teacher this year. We had our teacher meet and greet today, and Brennan seems to like her. I hope she's ready for him. : ) There was nothing shy about him this morning. He walked in with his super-confident swagger, and was already acting like he owned the place. They had the class split this morning, but it looks like there might be some boys in his class this year. I hope so!
After school we went shopping and had lunch at McDonald's. Soccer starts in a couple weeks, and we had to get some gear. I'm glad we didn't wait any longer to shop. Target wasn't too bad, but the shoe store was packed with back to school shoppers and there was only one pair of cleats left in Brennan's size. They are now on his feet, along with his shin guards, and soccer socks. He can't wait for Jason to get home tonight so they can play soccer in the front yard. Wish me luck, I can already foresee the drama that is going to be involved in getting him to take his gear off to take a bath tonight.
Hey, I just realized I'm an official soccer mom now. Pray for me. : )
Brennan has a brand new teacher this year. We had our teacher meet and greet today, and Brennan seems to like her. I hope she's ready for him. : ) There was nothing shy about him this morning. He walked in with his super-confident swagger, and was already acting like he owned the place. They had the class split this morning, but it looks like there might be some boys in his class this year. I hope so!
After school we went shopping and had lunch at McDonald's. Soccer starts in a couple weeks, and we had to get some gear. I'm glad we didn't wait any longer to shop. Target wasn't too bad, but the shoe store was packed with back to school shoppers and there was only one pair of cleats left in Brennan's size. They are now on his feet, along with his shin guards, and soccer socks. He can't wait for Jason to get home tonight so they can play soccer in the front yard. Wish me luck, I can already foresee the drama that is going to be involved in getting him to take his gear off to take a bath tonight.
Hey, I just realized I'm an official soccer mom now. Pray for me. : )
Thursday, July 7, 2011
A Great Weekend - Part 2
So let's get to the parade, shall we?
There were so many parades to choose from around here. Seems like each town and city had it's own parade, and they all started at about the same time. We heard on the news that the Provo parade is one of the biggest Fourth of July parades in the country. Like, crazy people camping out overnight big. Since we like to do our camping in the woods, we opted to go to one of the smaller hometown parades in our area.
We left the house about an hour before the parade started, and we found some really good seats that didn't require us to walk a mile to get there.
Waiting for the action to start.
The flyover.
The beginning.
Besides all the candy he was picking up, I think Brennan's favorite part of the parade were all the fire trucks.
Highlands Pipers and Drums
Motorcycles
Floats
Horses
I thought this one was pretty cool. I'd never seen a horse quite like that before.
Big Eagle. Another of Brennan's favorites.
Roller Derby Girls. I've only seen roller derby on TV. We're going to have to go check them out.
Brennan was so cute. He waved the whole time. Well, when he wasn't occupied by picking up candy.
After we got home, Brennan had a candy-induced meltdown and got put in timeout.
While he was there he fell asleep. : ) We just let him sleep, and he ending up taking a nap for almost 3 hours! It worked out pretty well since we were staying up so late for the fireworks.
When he woke up he was back to his normal self.
Always the big helper.
While we were outside grilling, Jason struck his flyswatter edition of the He-Man pose. "I have the power!"
There is a story behind that. Earlier in the week, Brennan told me he had to give Daddy the power. I had no idea what he was talking about, but I said, "OK, go give it to him." He said no, that we had to go upstairs and get it. I still thought he was pretending, and whatever he was going to bring back would be pretend, like when he brings us invisible food to eat, so I just opened the gate and let him get the "power." When he came back down he brought down a bottle of my conditioner. Ha! Jason played along and wielded the conditioner bottle like the He-Man sword. Yesterday, I tried to put the conditioner away. Yeah, that only lasted about an hour. Brennan was pretty upset that I put away Daddy's power! So as of this moment, Moisture Renewal conditioner has become a part of my living room decor. Crazy kid!
Copper seems concerned. He can't handle the power.
Checking out the fireworks.
I just realized there wasn't one single picture of me in this whole batch. Part of being the Mommy, I guess.
One shot of the fireworks.
The fireworks display lasted over a half an hour, but I decided this year I was just going to sit back and enjoy the show in its entirety instead of seeing it through my camera lense. It was a nice change!
And that's that. I still can't believe it's already July. Time just goes by so fast. This weekend we have some more fun on the agenda, as long as the rain doesn't get us. And our vacation is coming up soon!
There were so many parades to choose from around here. Seems like each town and city had it's own parade, and they all started at about the same time. We heard on the news that the Provo parade is one of the biggest Fourth of July parades in the country. Like, crazy people camping out overnight big. Since we like to do our camping in the woods, we opted to go to one of the smaller hometown parades in our area.
We left the house about an hour before the parade started, and we found some really good seats that didn't require us to walk a mile to get there.
Waiting for the action to start.
The flyover.
The beginning.
Besides all the candy he was picking up, I think Brennan's favorite part of the parade were all the fire trucks.
Highlands Pipers and Drums
Motorcycles
Floats
Horses
I thought this one was pretty cool. I'd never seen a horse quite like that before.
Big Eagle. Another of Brennan's favorites.
Roller Derby Girls. I've only seen roller derby on TV. We're going to have to go check them out.
Brennan was so cute. He waved the whole time. Well, when he wasn't occupied by picking up candy.
After we got home, Brennan had a candy-induced meltdown and got put in timeout.
While he was there he fell asleep. : ) We just let him sleep, and he ending up taking a nap for almost 3 hours! It worked out pretty well since we were staying up so late for the fireworks.
When he woke up he was back to his normal self.
Always the big helper.
While we were outside grilling, Jason struck his flyswatter edition of the He-Man pose. "I have the power!"
There is a story behind that. Earlier in the week, Brennan told me he had to give Daddy the power. I had no idea what he was talking about, but I said, "OK, go give it to him." He said no, that we had to go upstairs and get it. I still thought he was pretending, and whatever he was going to bring back would be pretend, like when he brings us invisible food to eat, so I just opened the gate and let him get the "power." When he came back down he brought down a bottle of my conditioner. Ha! Jason played along and wielded the conditioner bottle like the He-Man sword. Yesterday, I tried to put the conditioner away. Yeah, that only lasted about an hour. Brennan was pretty upset that I put away Daddy's power! So as of this moment, Moisture Renewal conditioner has become a part of my living room decor. Crazy kid!
Copper seems concerned. He can't handle the power.
Checking out the fireworks.
I just realized there wasn't one single picture of me in this whole batch. Part of being the Mommy, I guess.
One shot of the fireworks.
The fireworks display lasted over a half an hour, but I decided this year I was just going to sit back and enjoy the show in its entirety instead of seeing it through my camera lense. It was a nice change!
And that's that. I still can't believe it's already July. Time just goes by so fast. This weekend we have some more fun on the agenda, as long as the rain doesn't get us. And our vacation is coming up soon!
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
A Great Weekend - Part 1
We had a great 4th of July weekend. I hope you did, too! We kept it pretty low key and relaxed. It helps that we can see several of the local towns' fireworks displays from our backyard so we didn't have to go anywhere. And since the fireworks didn't start until 10:00 and Jason had to be up bright and early Tuesday for work, it made it all the better.
Friday was a base family day, so our weekend actually started Thursday night. We headed down to the Motor-Vu to see Cars 2 and the new Pirates of the Caribbean. It was Brennan first time at a "big, big movie."
He loved the popcorn. There was about a 1/4 of a bag left at the end of the night, and he ate most of it himself. : )
Brennan stayed awake through all of Cars and was all into there being another movie. Yeah, after the intermission, he didn't even make it through the Pirates previews. Jason and I watched about an hour of the movie, then realized that if Brennan was sleeping so well while we were watching the movie, (that wouldn't be over until 3:30 in the morning) then he was going to be all awake and ready to go at about 6:30, and we were going to be dragging you-know-what. So with that in mind, we headed back to the house, and decided we would just wait to see the rest of the movie when it came out on DVD.
Friday we ran all our our errands and did what work needed to be done around the house so we could have fun all weekend. I went to Walmart and the Commissary (by myself!) in the morning, and then after I got home Jason and Brennan worked on cleaning up the jeep.
We waxed it after it was all done, but I don't have any pictures of that because I was part of the "wax on - wax off" crew. It was all shiny and pretty when we were done!
OK, I said we got all the work done on Friday, but I just remembered Jason had to do the yard work on Saturday morning. He didn't want to throw off his schedule. : )
Brennan didn't mind. It gave him extra time for some big wheelin'.
Look, shiny jeep!
Sunday driving and exploring.
This was part of the Mormon Trail. I wonder what they thought when they got to the top of this ridge?
Sunday night we grilled out, and made s'mores.
Brennan thought the s'mores were pretty tasty.
After bath time, Brennan spotted a fireworks preview.
The normal goofiness around here.
Then it was time for some snugglin'. We were watching the original Cars. Brennan didn't make it 'til the end this time.
Fourth of July!
Our Patriotic Breakfast
I had fun making these. I'm glad there was only three of us though, or everyone's french toast would have been cold!
Brennan is so proud of his flag shirt.
Later that morning we went to the parade, but since since this post has gotten pretty long, and my stomach is telling me it's lunchtime, I'll save the rest of the story for tomorrow.
Friday was a base family day, so our weekend actually started Thursday night. We headed down to the Motor-Vu to see Cars 2 and the new Pirates of the Caribbean. It was Brennan first time at a "big, big movie."
He loved the popcorn. There was about a 1/4 of a bag left at the end of the night, and he ate most of it himself. : )
Brennan stayed awake through all of Cars and was all into there being another movie. Yeah, after the intermission, he didn't even make it through the Pirates previews. Jason and I watched about an hour of the movie, then realized that if Brennan was sleeping so well while we were watching the movie, (that wouldn't be over until 3:30 in the morning) then he was going to be all awake and ready to go at about 6:30, and we were going to be dragging you-know-what. So with that in mind, we headed back to the house, and decided we would just wait to see the rest of the movie when it came out on DVD.
Friday we ran all our our errands and did what work needed to be done around the house so we could have fun all weekend. I went to Walmart and the Commissary (by myself!) in the morning, and then after I got home Jason and Brennan worked on cleaning up the jeep.
We waxed it after it was all done, but I don't have any pictures of that because I was part of the "wax on - wax off" crew. It was all shiny and pretty when we were done!
OK, I said we got all the work done on Friday, but I just remembered Jason had to do the yard work on Saturday morning. He didn't want to throw off his schedule. : )
Brennan didn't mind. It gave him extra time for some big wheelin'.
Look, shiny jeep!
Sunday driving and exploring.
This was part of the Mormon Trail. I wonder what they thought when they got to the top of this ridge?
Sunday night we grilled out, and made s'mores.
Brennan thought the s'mores were pretty tasty.
After bath time, Brennan spotted a fireworks preview.
The normal goofiness around here.
Then it was time for some snugglin'. We were watching the original Cars. Brennan didn't make it 'til the end this time.
Fourth of July!
Our Patriotic Breakfast
I had fun making these. I'm glad there was only three of us though, or everyone's french toast would have been cold!
Brennan is so proud of his flag shirt.
Later that morning we went to the parade, but since since this post has gotten pretty long, and my stomach is telling me it's lunchtime, I'll save the rest of the story for tomorrow.
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