Murphy's Law.
That is the law in our house right now.
It just figures that right before we are supposed to go and enjoy the holidays with family that is 3 hours away... We all get sick.
(Sigh) Murphy's Law.
Actually, Mike (the one who started all this last weekend) is feeling much better. So far Lex and I are faring so-so with runny noses and the like, but no other symptoms. Then there is Tim... Poor baby. He is miserable. He (like Mike) got it bad. (Does that mean that the women in this family have stronger immune systems than the guys?)
So... As of this moment we are trying to figure out what to do. I think we will probably still go, we just may postpone it for a day and leave Saturday instead... We'll see.
Anyway, just wanted to drop a quick post to wish everyone a VERY Merry Christmas.
We probably won't blog now till we get back next week, and then there will be lots of stories and pictures... So till then... Take care and stay well.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Monday, December 19, 2005
For her worth is far above jewels...
Today marks the 30th birthday of my wife, Shannon. I thought I'd share some thoughts of what I know of her:
At the sound of a toddler's thump a mom can be seen and heard moving to his rescue, ensuring that safety is near. Mom will not let him down. Mom will protect him.
When the darkness swallows the world and all is still but the tearful cries of a tiny baby girl, a mom can be seen and heard scaring off the night and restoring comfort to her daughter.
With surmounting, daunting, and sometimes overwhelming work, children who need attention, food, care, and discipline, a mom can be seen and heard diligently working and attending to all while her husband is away at work. He need not be concerned with anything at all—she is there, at that means that all is well.
In the face of the tedious work of cooking and cleaning, in the face of a life that is not glamorous nor respected in the world of the almighty career, a mom can be seen preparing food for her family.
In the presence of monotany, a mom and a wife can be seen pressing on where many would have given up, slacked off, stopped caring. But not this mom. She is a gem. She is gold. She is the incarnation of a jewel encrusted chalice that is filled with the sweetest wine...and those words still fall short of her greatness, for she is a mom. She is a wife. She is a creature loved by God, adored by her husband, cherished by her children, and esteemed for more than she is ever told.
Some women bear the title wife. This one elevates it. Some women receive the honorable title of mother. This one gives the title honor.
Mike
At the sound of a toddler's thump a mom can be seen and heard moving to his rescue, ensuring that safety is near. Mom will not let him down. Mom will protect him.
When the darkness swallows the world and all is still but the tearful cries of a tiny baby girl, a mom can be seen and heard scaring off the night and restoring comfort to her daughter.
With surmounting, daunting, and sometimes overwhelming work, children who need attention, food, care, and discipline, a mom can be seen and heard diligently working and attending to all while her husband is away at work. He need not be concerned with anything at all—she is there, at that means that all is well.
In the face of the tedious work of cooking and cleaning, in the face of a life that is not glamorous nor respected in the world of the almighty career, a mom can be seen preparing food for her family.
In the presence of monotany, a mom and a wife can be seen pressing on where many would have given up, slacked off, stopped caring. But not this mom. She is a gem. She is gold. She is the incarnation of a jewel encrusted chalice that is filled with the sweetest wine...and those words still fall short of her greatness, for she is a mom. She is a wife. She is a creature loved by God, adored by her husband, cherished by her children, and esteemed for more than she is ever told.
Some women bear the title wife. This one elevates it. Some women receive the honorable title of mother. This one gives the title honor.
Mike
Saturday, December 17, 2005
The spirit of Christmas
Well it's definitely getting close to Christmas.
My house is a mess with presents.
My kids are wanting candy canes every day for a snack.
And it finally getting cold in Arizona. (Ha ha to all those who live in places with snow... )
The other day we went to the train park in Scottdsale. It was great. Tim was so thrilled to be ridding on the train. They have the park all decorated, and the whole time he was pointing to things... Santa, the big Polar bear, the lighted elf village, and then after each one he would go "woooow". The people sitting behind us, laughed every time he would do that. But as exciting as that was, for Tim, the big thrill came after the train ride. When we got off there were several kiddy Characters posing and waving to all the families. Tim was so excited to see Elmo. He jumped up and down and ran over to give him a big hug. It was so cute.
As fun as that was, the next night we attended a good friends Christmas open house. The Flocks every year, for as long as anyone can remember (so we are told) have an open house for the holidays... Lots of great food and fellowship. Now, keep in mind when we first started attending this there were no babies in the nursery at our church (that was 7 years ago). Last night there were 6 toddlers and 2 babies. The party was fun, albeit a little tiring, trying to keep them all out of trouble. Tim was into EVERYTHING (as usual) and Lexa was content to play as long as I was in site.
She sure did look so cute dressed in her holiday best.
Now that brings us to today.
Last year Tim was to little to do much as far as helping get ready for Christmas. So when Mike's mom said she wanted to make Christmas cookies with kids, I thought, "he is still to little." But I agreed, figuring that we would be doing most of the work. Boy was I wrong. Tim loved it. He had a blast. He was not much into decorating the cookies, but he sure had fun learning how to roll out the dough, and using the cookie cutters to make shapes (and eating the dough...Lexa liked that part of cookie making too.) He got so excited when he got to cut out a star or a tree.
We even let him move them with the spatula from the mat to the cookie sheet. He did great. He did not make to much of a mess (I say that because we were at my in-laws house and I did not have to clean it up...LOL.) He did manage to get all white, when he played in the flour, but it really was not that bad.
So as you can see the holiday spirit is upon this house... Good times, good friends/family and good food.
Wishing everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. May the spirit be contagious.
My house is a mess with presents.
My kids are wanting candy canes every day for a snack.
And it finally getting cold in Arizona. (Ha ha to all those who live in places with snow... )
The other day we went to the train park in Scottdsale. It was great. Tim was so thrilled to be ridding on the train. They have the park all decorated, and the whole time he was pointing to things... Santa, the big Polar bear, the lighted elf village, and then after each one he would go "woooow". The people sitting behind us, laughed every time he would do that. But as exciting as that was, for Tim, the big thrill came after the train ride. When we got off there were several kiddy Characters posing and waving to all the families. Tim was so excited to see Elmo. He jumped up and down and ran over to give him a big hug. It was so cute.
As fun as that was, the next night we attended a good friends Christmas open house. The Flocks every year, for as long as anyone can remember (so we are told) have an open house for the holidays... Lots of great food and fellowship. Now, keep in mind when we first started attending this there were no babies in the nursery at our church (that was 7 years ago). Last night there were 6 toddlers and 2 babies. The party was fun, albeit a little tiring, trying to keep them all out of trouble. Tim was into EVERYTHING (as usual) and Lexa was content to play as long as I was in site.
She sure did look so cute dressed in her holiday best.
Now that brings us to today.
Last year Tim was to little to do much as far as helping get ready for Christmas. So when Mike's mom said she wanted to make Christmas cookies with kids, I thought, "he is still to little." But I agreed, figuring that we would be doing most of the work. Boy was I wrong. Tim loved it. He had a blast. He was not much into decorating the cookies, but he sure had fun learning how to roll out the dough, and using the cookie cutters to make shapes (and eating the dough...Lexa liked that part of cookie making too.) He got so excited when he got to cut out a star or a tree.
We even let him move them with the spatula from the mat to the cookie sheet. He did great. He did not make to much of a mess (I say that because we were at my in-laws house and I did not have to clean it up...LOL.) He did manage to get all white, when he played in the flour, but it really was not that bad.So as you can see the holiday spirit is upon this house... Good times, good friends/family and good food.
Wishing everyone a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS. May the spirit be contagious.
Sunday, December 11, 2005
Think Pink
Wow where has this year gone? Here it is... Christmas time already. My kids are growing up so fast. Tim is almost 2 and Lex will be a year in Feb.
She is getting so big.
She is also developing quite the personality. She has a shirt that has the phrase "Drama Queen" on it. I always tell people that phrase suits her. LOL.
She likes the attention. (Of course being the ONLY girl in a church nursery full of boys does not help either.... EVERYONE wants to cuddle the little girl).
She is a cutie, that is for sure. I think she must have that girlie instinct... You know what I am talking about. Like when a girl looks her best she can get away with anything. (LOL!) If you have a cookie and she wants it... She will just smile, and take it right from you. Most of the time people do not even know she is doing this. She is a clever one.
Her favorite things to do at the moment are to both torment and bond with her brother. It's quite funny as she tends to do both at the same time. She has to do what ever he is doing.
He loves that, until she gets in his way. Then he seems to get somewhat annoyed. But she tries so hard to be BIG. I gotta give her lots of credit for that.
Her new personality trait is throwing major fits when things do not go her way. I have to bite my tongue not to laugh. She will be 5 feet from me, and instead of crawling to me, she rolls on her back, kicking her legs and flailing her arms like some octopus that has been stranded on dry land. To add to the octopus look she manages to get her round face all bunched up and she turns a kind of purplie, red color. It really is funny to watch.
She will do this for a few minutes... Then she is fine. Go figure.
Anyway, she is trying VERY hard to walk. I am still not looking forward to her being fully mobile, but I know the time is coming.
It's amazing how far they come in such a short time. Sometimes I am glad, and other times I want her to remain little forever... So I can capture that innocence, that something that makes babies so huggable and cuddly.
I love it when she snuggles up with me... I can smell her baby scent, and she is still so tiny, and so warm... I know someday I will look back and cherish those times. (oh wait... I already do.)
She is getting so big.
She is also developing quite the personality. She has a shirt that has the phrase "Drama Queen" on it. I always tell people that phrase suits her. LOL.
She likes the attention. (Of course being the ONLY girl in a church nursery full of boys does not help either.... EVERYONE wants to cuddle the little girl).
She is a cutie, that is for sure. I think she must have that girlie instinct... You know what I am talking about. Like when a girl looks her best she can get away with anything. (LOL!) If you have a cookie and she wants it... She will just smile, and take it right from you. Most of the time people do not even know she is doing this. She is a clever one.Her favorite things to do at the moment are to both torment and bond with her brother. It's quite funny as she tends to do both at the same time. She has to do what ever he is doing.
He loves that, until she gets in his way. Then he seems to get somewhat annoyed. But she tries so hard to be BIG. I gotta give her lots of credit for that.Her new personality trait is throwing major fits when things do not go her way. I have to bite my tongue not to laugh. She will be 5 feet from me, and instead of crawling to me, she rolls on her back, kicking her legs and flailing her arms like some octopus that has been stranded on dry land. To add to the octopus look she manages to get her round face all bunched up and she turns a kind of purplie, red color. It really is funny to watch.
She will do this for a few minutes... Then she is fine. Go figure.
Anyway, she is trying VERY hard to walk. I am still not looking forward to her being fully mobile, but I know the time is coming.
It's amazing how far they come in such a short time. Sometimes I am glad, and other times I want her to remain little forever... So I can capture that innocence, that something that makes babies so huggable and cuddly.
I love it when she snuggles up with me... I can smell her baby scent, and she is still so tiny, and so warm... I know someday I will look back and cherish those times. (oh wait... I already do.)
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