Morgan's dance recital. I think my kid was the best dancer in the class. What do you think?
The final bow was quite a sight as well, but I don't want to steal the bandwidth of the universe with one dance recital.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Moxie Says
in English: Dad, drink, cup, dog, up (as in pick me up)
in ASL: milk, drink, dog, more, food/eat, up (as in pick me up), all done
In his own way, he can easily tell me to take him outside by leading me by the hand to the front/back door. If I don't comply, he puts my hand on the knob. If I still don't comply, he screams!
He recognizes his sisters' names and will look for them if we ask where they are. He also smiles hugely first thing in the morning as he crawls over me to hug his "da!" He lights up when he sees Morgan and hugs her - as long as she doesn't hug him too hard.
He plays chase and tickle with Kenna - he likes being the tickler and the ticklee.
in ASL: milk, drink, dog, more, food/eat, up (as in pick me up), all done
In his own way, he can easily tell me to take him outside by leading me by the hand to the front/back door. If I don't comply, he puts my hand on the knob. If I still don't comply, he screams!
He recognizes his sisters' names and will look for them if we ask where they are. He also smiles hugely first thing in the morning as he crawls over me to hug his "da!" He lights up when he sees Morgan and hugs her - as long as she doesn't hug him too hard.
He plays chase and tickle with Kenna - he likes being the tickler and the ticklee.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Spring Time is Here
Peaceful morning, but I'm still wondering how Michael and I even fit on the bed.
A whole new meaning for spooning.
These two beauties found the geocashing with their dad.
It's spring, and time to give you a few more glimpses of my beautiful children.
I hope to post more often and more interesting material this summer when I'm not working, but hopefully Actually, I'm hoping to be too busy playing to post.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Happy Birthday Moxen!
Although this picture is from a few days ago, you can see he's got his own style!
Friday, February 05, 2010
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Dust-to-Dust
My friend in South Carolina, Serenity, recently passed away; however, in her burial she made another statement of who she is and what she believes.
Her USA Today News story.
Her USA Today News story.
Friday, January 29, 2010
This is ridiculous
Ok, I just looked at my blog to see exactly how far behind I am. WOW! I can't believe it has been so long since I posted.
Moxen took 4 steps to me this morning. Last time I posted he couldn't even crawl!
The girls are great and had a good Christmas. I think their favorite gifts were a mini (exercise sized, indoor) trampoline and barbie dolls (courtesy of Mike's brother and sister-in-law).
More at some less chaotic part of our lives.
Moxen took 4 steps to me this morning. Last time I posted he couldn't even crawl!
The girls are great and had a good Christmas. I think their favorite gifts were a mini (exercise sized, indoor) trampoline and barbie dolls (courtesy of Mike's brother and sister-in-law).
More at some less chaotic part of our lives.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Moxen Update
Moxen Eats! - with a little help from his sis.
Moxen Stands! - with a little help from his crib.
(I went into his room the other day when he woke from a nap and he was standing up!)
Moxen (and family) Flies! - with a little help from his Dad.
Moxen Frog (s)! - with a little help from his Mom.
Moxen Moves! -with a little help from his arms.
Moxen Stands! - with a little help from his crib.
(I went into his room the other day when he woke from a nap and he was standing up!)
Moxen (and family) Flies! - with a little help from his Dad.
Moxen Frog (s)! - with a little help from his Mom.
Moxen Moves! -with a little help from his arms.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Slacker
Yes I know I'm a slacker! I need to post pictures of Kenna's birthday, our trip to the grand canyon, and other life events of recent times.
I just don't have time to edit those photos. So, know that Kenna really is 3 and she had a good birthday party with her family at Pizza Hut - even though she threw up several times that morning.
We enjoyed the Grand Canyon as much as you can with three little ones - one who is scared to get close to the edge, one who can't get close enough (because we've got her in a climbing harness with a rope) and one who is so small he doesn't even know that we're miles from home.
It was a good conference in Phoenix, my presentation went well and folks gave it high ratings. I'm also a published author of a journal article! (That doesn't mean much to most of you, but it was a long time coming working with a colleague of mine; so, GLAD it's finally published and we have something to show for the year that we worked on the article.)
Mox is teething and almost has three teeth as of this morning. He'll probably have six teeth total by the end of this week or next. He still can't figure out crawling, but he's damn good at the G.I. Joe scoot with his arms. He signed his first word, which was Milk; so he's a boy after Morgan's own heart. :) For those of you who remember she called me "ma, ma, ma, ma" while signing Milk for a very long time.
That's all for now - back to writing field notes for a research project I'm working on. (I just forgot to bring my notes to lunch to finish typing them!)
I just don't have time to edit those photos. So, know that Kenna really is 3 and she had a good birthday party with her family at Pizza Hut - even though she threw up several times that morning.
We enjoyed the Grand Canyon as much as you can with three little ones - one who is scared to get close to the edge, one who can't get close enough (because we've got her in a climbing harness with a rope) and one who is so small he doesn't even know that we're miles from home.
It was a good conference in Phoenix, my presentation went well and folks gave it high ratings. I'm also a published author of a journal article! (That doesn't mean much to most of you, but it was a long time coming working with a colleague of mine; so, GLAD it's finally published and we have something to show for the year that we worked on the article.)
Mox is teething and almost has three teeth as of this morning. He'll probably have six teeth total by the end of this week or next. He still can't figure out crawling, but he's damn good at the G.I. Joe scoot with his arms. He signed his first word, which was Milk; so he's a boy after Morgan's own heart. :) For those of you who remember she called me "ma, ma, ma, ma" while signing Milk for a very long time.
That's all for now - back to writing field notes for a research project I'm working on. (I just forgot to bring my notes to lunch to finish typing them!)
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The moment you've all been waiting for!
My new bike is here! This bike's first trip out of Mike's Hike and Bike - the retailer of the Madsen bike (bucket or rack) in the southeast!
Me taking my first ride. I'm headed down Main Street to pick up the girls.
Taking her for a spin with the family. After I ride more, I'll give a report of how it rides. But my first reaction is that it's great. The ride is stable (except when the girls are next to each other on the back seat pushing and shoving each other). The hills weren't too bad - although I didn't go up a monster hill like Mike did. He took his 230 (or so) pound brother for a ride up a very steep hill behind the store.
On other notes. We went to the zoo recently. Although the following picture isn't in focus, it is still a great memory of Kenna feeding the giraffe. For those of you who don't know, she has a momma and baby pair of giraffes that she carries around with her quite a bit. She had them in the stroller that day and held them up so they could see the real giraffes.
Just a cute picture of me and my Moxie boy.
He's not crawling yet, but he can maneuver his way around most any room. Of course at this point, he doesn't always go the direction he wants. I walked into the girls' room this evening and he was under Kenna's bed doing pull-ups on the foot board - no I'm not kidding! I wasn't quick enough with the camera. He was all the way under the bed and chewing on the sheet by the time I got back.
All my kids - oh and Michael too.
Me taking my first ride. I'm headed down Main Street to pick up the girls.
Taking her for a spin with the family. After I ride more, I'll give a report of how it rides. But my first reaction is that it's great. The ride is stable (except when the girls are next to each other on the back seat pushing and shoving each other). The hills weren't too bad - although I didn't go up a monster hill like Mike did. He took his 230 (or so) pound brother for a ride up a very steep hill behind the store.
On other notes. We went to the zoo recently. Although the following picture isn't in focus, it is still a great memory of Kenna feeding the giraffe. For those of you who don't know, she has a momma and baby pair of giraffes that she carries around with her quite a bit. She had them in the stroller that day and held them up so they could see the real giraffes.
Just a cute picture of me and my Moxie boy.
He's not crawling yet, but he can maneuver his way around most any room. Of course at this point, he doesn't always go the direction he wants. I walked into the girls' room this evening and he was under Kenna's bed doing pull-ups on the foot board - no I'm not kidding! I wasn't quick enough with the camera. He was all the way under the bed and chewing on the sheet by the time I got back.
All my kids - oh and Michael too.
Firetruck
My mom came to visit the kids last week and she brought them a firetruck that she had refurbished.
Here are some pictures of the kids that day.
Moxen checking out the action.
Morgan's thrilled with the new ride.
Kenna takes a turn at the wheel.
Kenna likes the bell.
What you don't see in the pictures is the fire hose that mom fashioned. You can see it in the picture with Kenna driving and Morgan riding behind. They were quick to take that off and have been spraying everything in site with it.
Here are some pictures of the kids that day.
Moxen checking out the action.
Morgan's thrilled with the new ride.
Kenna takes a turn at the wheel.
Kenna likes the bell.
What you don't see in the pictures is the fire hose that mom fashioned. You can see it in the picture with Kenna driving and Morgan riding behind. They were quick to take that off and have been spraying everything in site with it.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Check out this bike!
Mike is back from Interbike. Check out this bike:
I think it is too cool for words and I might get one. It can hold up to 4 kids! I'm not sure I'm strong enough to haul all of our babes at the moment, but how cool is that bike with the build in place for kids to ride? I'll keep you posted if I get one.
I think it is too cool for words and I might get one. It can hold up to 4 kids! I'm not sure I'm strong enough to haul all of our babes at the moment, but how cool is that bike with the build in place for kids to ride? I'll keep you posted if I get one.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Who has been taking pictures?
Morgan obviously got a hold of the camera sometime while Kenna was hamming it up.
I found the picture above while looking through the ones I downloaded a week or so ago. I had no idea this was there.
Below you'll see my three bathing beauties.
ETA: Deleted photo due to rampant idiocy of folks and pictures of cute kids in baths.
During one of the famous date night treats, Mike and I took all of the kids (7 of them including Moxen) to the Circus! I didn't get many photos of the action, but you can see the kids are enjoying the show high in the sky.
And, if you are wondering how you corral six 2-4 year old children...learn from the best. Use the pre-school teacher trick and give them a rope to hold!
The most exciting part of the circus for the adults was seeing the protesters with signs about protecting the elephants at the gate. This circus was so small, the only animals involved were some exuberant dogs and fat donkeys.
I found the picture above while looking through the ones I downloaded a week or so ago. I had no idea this was there.
Below you'll see my three bathing beauties.
ETA: Deleted photo due to rampant idiocy of folks and pictures of cute kids in baths.
During one of the famous date night treats, Mike and I took all of the kids (7 of them including Moxen) to the Circus! I didn't get many photos of the action, but you can see the kids are enjoying the show high in the sky.
And, if you are wondering how you corral six 2-4 year old children...learn from the best. Use the pre-school teacher trick and give them a rope to hold!
The most exciting part of the circus for the adults was seeing the protesters with signs about protecting the elephants at the gate. This circus was so small, the only animals involved were some exuberant dogs and fat donkeys.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
House Tour
The new entry hall. The artwork will be put on the wall at some point.
The new "office" consists of the beautiful new computer hutch in the dining room and the closet in our room. In case you don't remember out closet runs the entire length of our room. Two shelves are completely full of books and boxes from the previous office.
The new view from the bathroom. What you see below is where our diaper changing station, a large black cabinet, and a nice set of shelves used to be.
Inside of the "closet" across from the bathroom, you find this magnificent set of STAIRS!!! that lead to the basement. Eventually, we will have some shelves in here too.
Below, you'll get a glimpse of the basement. Most likely you've never seen this place. Now it is a functional space complete with futon, school table, school supplies, a bathroom, and toys!
The view from the girls' bedroom. Basically, what you see below is their doorway moved into their room and the extra door that used to be in their room (that connected to to the office) is now in the hall way thanks to a very small L shaped wall in their room (the new purple paint wall).
And, now what you've all been waiting for - ok, not really... But still, the 3rd child has to get something out of this deal, right? Moxen's new room (aka 1/2 of the old office). We still need to finish cleaning the office stuff out of there, paint, and move his things in. (Deborah, we'll be dropping the kids off right on time next Tuesday night for Date Night - We've got a date with paint rollers!)
That's it for the home tour. All of the work is done and we're very pleased with the results. I was thinking that we would have to move in order to have enough space for all of us, but this redeisgn is just what we needed. We feel like we have tons more space (because of the basement) and I don't think I can say how thrilled I am with the easy access to the laundry and the extra bathroom in the basement that was almost never used before. In case anyone is looking to complete a similar project, we used Allen Bradshaw to do the work. He's a customer at Mike's Hike and Bike, and his daughter was in Morgan's class at Burrier last year. I won't post his contact information here ('cuz I didn't ask him), but please let me know if you'd like it. They did great work for a fair price.
The new "office" consists of the beautiful new computer hutch in the dining room and the closet in our room. In case you don't remember out closet runs the entire length of our room. Two shelves are completely full of books and boxes from the previous office.
The new view from the bathroom. What you see below is where our diaper changing station, a large black cabinet, and a nice set of shelves used to be.
Inside of the "closet" across from the bathroom, you find this magnificent set of STAIRS!!! that lead to the basement. Eventually, we will have some shelves in here too.
Below, you'll get a glimpse of the basement. Most likely you've never seen this place. Now it is a functional space complete with futon, school table, school supplies, a bathroom, and toys!
The view from the girls' bedroom. Basically, what you see below is their doorway moved into their room and the extra door that used to be in their room (that connected to to the office) is now in the hall way thanks to a very small L shaped wall in their room (the new purple paint wall).
And, now what you've all been waiting for - ok, not really... But still, the 3rd child has to get something out of this deal, right? Moxen's new room (aka 1/2 of the old office). We still need to finish cleaning the office stuff out of there, paint, and move his things in. (Deborah, we'll be dropping the kids off right on time next Tuesday night for Date Night - We've got a date with paint rollers!)
That's it for the home tour. All of the work is done and we're very pleased with the results. I was thinking that we would have to move in order to have enough space for all of us, but this redeisgn is just what we needed. We feel like we have tons more space (because of the basement) and I don't think I can say how thrilled I am with the easy access to the laundry and the extra bathroom in the basement that was almost never used before. In case anyone is looking to complete a similar project, we used Allen Bradshaw to do the work. He's a customer at Mike's Hike and Bike, and his daughter was in Morgan's class at Burrier last year. I won't post his contact information here ('cuz I didn't ask him), but please let me know if you'd like it. They did great work for a fair price.
Thursday, September 03, 2009
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Life is back in full swing
Not that our lives were not in full swing all summer as well, but the pace has picked up again.
Morgan will be attending a co-op class on Mondays beginning next week. And on Wednesday afternoons she'll be taking a dance class. We kept hoping that she would grow out of the "I want to be a ballerina dancer" phase and move on to something else, but she has been asking for a class for over a year now. We (I) finally gave in and signed her up. I'll keep you posted on how long that lasts.
Kenna will begin her first year at Burrier this year. Because she is a younger student she will go on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. She is super excited to get to go to Morgan's old school. Heck - getting to go to school is how we convinced her to pee and poop on the toilet instead of a diaper!
If you'll notice both girls have their activities on the same days. Yes, life is going to be extremely crazy this semester. Especially so, since I teach on MWF until 2:15.
Moxen is growing like a ....well a well fed Mom's milk baby. He rolls over, sits with fairly good balance, smiles lots, and jabbers all the time. He enjoys hanging out at Mike's Hike and Bike a couple of days a week. Edited to add...Oh, yeah, he also has two bottom teeth!
I would give picture updates of all of this good stuff, but we're remodeling our house right now; which has caused some drawers (i.e. the one with the cord that hooks the camera to the computer) inaccessible.
Pretty simple stuff, really. We're adding a couple of walls to make a room for Moxen, an entry hall, and a closet that will also have stairs to the basement. Have I mentioned how excited I am that someday soon I won't have to go outside, through a gate, and in two doors to get to the washer and dryer? Not to mention that when Mike takes forever sitting on the toilet on cold winter mornings I won't have to freeze my toes off by making a treck outside and down to the basement to go pee!
Once the mess gets settled a bit - hopefully by next weekend the remodel will be done - I'll post some pictures to show off the new redesigned Hale-House.
Wish me luck in getting all of our belongings relocated to their new places!
Morgan will be attending a co-op class on Mondays beginning next week. And on Wednesday afternoons she'll be taking a dance class. We kept hoping that she would grow out of the "I want to be a ballerina dancer" phase and move on to something else, but she has been asking for a class for over a year now. We (I) finally gave in and signed her up. I'll keep you posted on how long that lasts.
Kenna will begin her first year at Burrier this year. Because she is a younger student she will go on Monday and Wednesday afternoons. She is super excited to get to go to Morgan's old school. Heck - getting to go to school is how we convinced her to pee and poop on the toilet instead of a diaper!
If you'll notice both girls have their activities on the same days. Yes, life is going to be extremely crazy this semester. Especially so, since I teach on MWF until 2:15.
Moxen is growing like a ....well a well fed Mom's milk baby. He rolls over, sits with fairly good balance, smiles lots, and jabbers all the time. He enjoys hanging out at Mike's Hike and Bike a couple of days a week. Edited to add...Oh, yeah, he also has two bottom teeth!
I would give picture updates of all of this good stuff, but we're remodeling our house right now; which has caused some drawers (i.e. the one with the cord that hooks the camera to the computer) inaccessible.
Pretty simple stuff, really. We're adding a couple of walls to make a room for Moxen, an entry hall, and a closet that will also have stairs to the basement. Have I mentioned how excited I am that someday soon I won't have to go outside, through a gate, and in two doors to get to the washer and dryer? Not to mention that when Mike takes forever sitting on the toilet on cold winter mornings I won't have to freeze my toes off by making a treck outside and down to the basement to go pee!
Once the mess gets settled a bit - hopefully by next weekend the remodel will be done - I'll post some pictures to show off the new redesigned Hale-House.
Wish me luck in getting all of our belongings relocated to their new places!
Saturday, August 01, 2009
Summer Highlights
The smiling Moxen.
Pirates who don't do anything ... or something like that.
This is what happens when you leave the room to put Kenna to bed!
A still moment with Kenna.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
Photo Update
The family bed!
The kids out playing in the water on a recent camping trip to Kincaid Lake State Park.
Moxen at 6 weeks. He holds his head up much higher now and is working on balance for sitting up.
Morgan on that same camping trip.
Kenna packed up and ready for her first sleep over at her Grandmother's house. Morgan went with her, but it wasn't her first trip. Just first time in a loooooong time.
Hope you enjoyed the update. Too busy for more.
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