My Boy Blessings

Thursday, May 06, 2010

Boys can be so much fun!

Look what I can do, Mama!

Wouldn't it be great if we could all relax so easily?

And some days, you're just too worn out to actually lay down!

Tuesday, May 04, 2010

After painting the bedroom in December, it was time to bring the bathroom up to speed. When I told Aaron my parents were coming to help paint the bathroom, I didn't know just how much would be involved in the process. Not only did we add a new coat of paint, but we replaced the toilet, towelbars, vanity light, door knob and shower head.

Before

Dad: Um...Emy. Are you completely sure this is the color you want?

So many days of stuff everywhere was getting to me. It was so bad, I was actually itching to clean the bathrooms, which I HATE doing:)

Ta-da! So fresh and so clean.

Before. Nasty gold light!

After. Hello pretty new light.

Sunday, May 02, 2010

The trouble with learning new things...

I LOVE teaching my boys new things and watching the light bulb come on, but sometimes teaching them new things can also cause trouble too:)

Breven has always been my eater. We've decided that while Noah eats to live, Breven lives to eat.

And with that passion, also comes a frustration that we won't let him eat 24/7. Every night while I'm making dinner, he's at my feet, whining and crying until I take pity on him (or is it me I take pity on?) and give him a small snack in his highchair.

The other day I thought it would be a good idea to teach him that when its time for dinner, he can get his bib off his chair and bring it to me.

Only, now he's bringing it to me every time he wants to eat, or right as I'm beginning to cook and we have half an hour left until dinner is ready.

Guess we'd better start working on patience now, right?:)

Friday, April 30, 2010

Verenika

Breven, can you tell everyone what Verenika is?

Verenika is yummy goodness in a pocket!

But it definitely tastes better if you enjoy it thoroughly

(Editors note: in case its hard to see, he has it up to his forehead)

Great pic of my parents! Love you guys!

Sharing our love of verenika with Lori.

My love...thank you for working so hard to give me a great bathroom! I love you!

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Family, projects and love part 1

We did so much while my parents were here, we often joked that we got 5 years worth of projects done in a matter of days! The days flew by and before we knew it, it was time to say goodbye.:( But we're looking forward to the next time we'll get to see them-hopefully soon!

Educating Papa on the importance of watching Super Why.

Giving the little boy a haircut and having to hogtie him for the process.

And look how much older he got! I think he grew up 6 months in a matter of moments!

So...story time:

I was letting Noah play in the sandbox in the backyard while we were working on projects and when I went back to check on him, this is what I found. And unfortunately, this doesn't begin to show the true damage. The sand was E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E! I made him clean it up and it took quite a while. And let me tell you, it was extremely hard letting him do it and not completely take over...okay, so I took over a little bit. But he still did most of it:)

Okay, everybody. Smile for the camera!

Family, projects and love, part 2

Getting some quality snuggle time in with Papa.

This is as close to the action as B could get. He wasn't quite satisfied, but throw a couple puffs his way and he calmed down:)

Looks like we wore big boy out!

Finished up the shed. Doesn't it look beautiful? Okay, so its only a shed, but if you could have only seen a before picture, you would know just how much this shed has improved. Too bad I don't have a before pic...

Starting work on the sandbox. Originally, Aaron had asked Dad to help out with building the sandbox, but we did so many other projects, it kind of fell to the wayside. They didn't start until late Wednesday night.

So they worked late into the night to try to finish. Thankfully, they were able to finish 3/4 of it and after Aaron finds his garage again, he'll be able to finish it:)

Nonni loved it when B got snuggly

Where did B go?

Hold me, Papa?

And the best part of the week-Breven started saying his first word (ball) and pushed away from the toy to stand all by himself! He's starting to walk all over the place!

And to finish it off, here's the list of all we got accomplished:

- made verenika (69 of them-traditional mennonite dish we love)

- painted laundry room doors

- painted bathroom

- put hinges on the new toybox Papa made for B

- filled holes in entertainment center

- painted garage door

- painted all the house trim

- painted shed

- replaced and painted new shed doors

- painted new shed trim

- painted outside doors

- finished 3/4 of the new sandbox

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

I sense a theme...

Who knew a theme would begin when my parents helped us move into our new house. But as I uploaded the pics from their recent trip, I realized that my mom and I seem to always get a picture taken in the kitchen whenever they are here. It's kind of fun to see the changes that happen and to think about where we were when they were visiting and that we're not always cooking in the pics, although most of the time that's true.:)

Enjoy my trip down memory lane...