Thursday, August 27, 2009
Another funny...
Today in the van the boys were chatting. All of a sudden Noah got a great idea and said, "Hey, Caleb! Let's make up new words for our rear end!" :) Lord, have mercy.
Monday, August 24, 2009
County Fair
Well, last week came and went! We are finally having some consistent summer weather. Although, on Wednesday it POURED rain almost the whole day long! It was amazing...we ended up only having to shop-vac the basement twice...some folks had inches of water in their basements, and we found out later we got 4 inches of rain that day alone. Wowsers.
The boys and I went to the South St. Louis County fair on Saturday - it's small and closeby, so we ventured out. (Jeff needed that day to catch up at church.) I am so glad we did! Kids 12 and under were free, and it only cost $3 for me. They had GREAT barns full of animals and friendly people to tell us all about them, and the petting barn was the best I've ever seen...they had all the typical farm animals, then also camels, llamas, alpacas, and a wallaby! We fed pretty much all of them. :) We also got to see a lumberjack show - those guys are nutso strong! The boys each got to keep a slab of wood that had been used in the show and they had the two main lumberjacks who competed sign them. They did a 'boom log' race...four logs kind of strapped together end to end and they tried to run all the way across them to the other dock and then back. One guy did it!! It was pretty neat. We of course ate some good fair fries and kettle corn. :) We also got to see a Dock Dogs show...they set up a pool that was over 30 feet long that had a long dock on one end, then dogs race down the dock and take flying leaps into the water...it was really fun. A few of the dogs ran right up to the edge, then stopped and hopped in!! LOL Then there were at least two that we saw who each went over 22 feet!! Looked like they were flying. We also played a few games, and the boys even humored me and went in the main exhibit hall - they were DELIGHTED to find out that you can enter lego creations in the fair, and are already busy planning and building the things they want to enter next year. I don't know if any of you have ever seen the 'crazy frog' on youtube, but Noah made a crazy frog that's really good!! We came home happy and tuckered out. Lucas did great - hung in there and just enjoyed looking around from the stroller. We found a person to loan us a folding chair from their booth so I could sit in some shade to nurse him, and the whole day was just really fun.
Friday night Jeff and I went on a date!!! Ronda Thierer watched all three boys and Jeff and I rode the motorcycle downtown and had mexican with some good friends of ours that we hadn't visited with in several months. They are the pastor/wife at a baptist church across town. It was a beautiful night and perfect for riding the motorcycle! We ran out of gas just as we got off the interstate coming home...thankfully there's a gas station right there. I didn't realize it, but the motorcycle doesn't have a gas gauge on it! :) It was a funny way to end the evening. When we came home the house was dark and quiet - Ronda had all three boys in bed sleeping peacefully!!! Ahhhh!!!!
Other than that, we are just busy gearing up for school. I have to order a couple more books for Noah, but we are almost ready. We're going to move some things around in the end of the living room near the bathroom and kind of have that end of things be devoted to school. Going to paint a tall shelf from the garage and bring it in - hopefully we can corral all the school stuff in there. :)
Lucas is three months old now...*sniff sniff* He's back to sleeping 11 hours at night after about a week of getting up in the middle of the night to eat again. Can't get him to take good naps yet, but with good sleep at night I know that will come.
More to come!
The boys and I went to the South St. Louis County fair on Saturday - it's small and closeby, so we ventured out. (Jeff needed that day to catch up at church.) I am so glad we did! Kids 12 and under were free, and it only cost $3 for me. They had GREAT barns full of animals and friendly people to tell us all about them, and the petting barn was the best I've ever seen...they had all the typical farm animals, then also camels, llamas, alpacas, and a wallaby! We fed pretty much all of them. :) We also got to see a lumberjack show - those guys are nutso strong! The boys each got to keep a slab of wood that had been used in the show and they had the two main lumberjacks who competed sign them. They did a 'boom log' race...four logs kind of strapped together end to end and they tried to run all the way across them to the other dock and then back. One guy did it!! It was pretty neat. We of course ate some good fair fries and kettle corn. :) We also got to see a Dock Dogs show...they set up a pool that was over 30 feet long that had a long dock on one end, then dogs race down the dock and take flying leaps into the water...it was really fun. A few of the dogs ran right up to the edge, then stopped and hopped in!! LOL Then there were at least two that we saw who each went over 22 feet!! Looked like they were flying. We also played a few games, and the boys even humored me and went in the main exhibit hall - they were DELIGHTED to find out that you can enter lego creations in the fair, and are already busy planning and building the things they want to enter next year. I don't know if any of you have ever seen the 'crazy frog' on youtube, but Noah made a crazy frog that's really good!! We came home happy and tuckered out. Lucas did great - hung in there and just enjoyed looking around from the stroller. We found a person to loan us a folding chair from their booth so I could sit in some shade to nurse him, and the whole day was just really fun.
Friday night Jeff and I went on a date!!! Ronda Thierer watched all three boys and Jeff and I rode the motorcycle downtown and had mexican with some good friends of ours that we hadn't visited with in several months. They are the pastor/wife at a baptist church across town. It was a beautiful night and perfect for riding the motorcycle! We ran out of gas just as we got off the interstate coming home...thankfully there's a gas station right there. I didn't realize it, but the motorcycle doesn't have a gas gauge on it! :) It was a funny way to end the evening. When we came home the house was dark and quiet - Ronda had all three boys in bed sleeping peacefully!!! Ahhhh!!!!
Other than that, we are just busy gearing up for school. I have to order a couple more books for Noah, but we are almost ready. We're going to move some things around in the end of the living room near the bathroom and kind of have that end of things be devoted to school. Going to paint a tall shelf from the garage and bring it in - hopefully we can corral all the school stuff in there. :)
Lucas is three months old now...*sniff sniff* He's back to sleeping 11 hours at night after about a week of getting up in the middle of the night to eat again. Can't get him to take good naps yet, but with good sleep at night I know that will come.
More to come!
Friday, August 7, 2009
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS!!
Ok - I think everyone knows we are HUGE Extreme Home Makeover fans at our house. I think everyone probably also knows that I vowed if they were ever building a home within a 250 mile radius of us we'd go. Well, they are building a house in South Range, which is just a little bit south of Superior, Wisconsin, and today the boys and I went to the build!!! It was pretty awesome how they orchestrate everything. On my way there I wasn't sure I was still on the right road (think lonely road) and I came to an intersection and saw a van with an EHM logo in the window and a couple of people who I thought were probably traffic directors. So I pulled up behind them, and lo and behold they were shooting some footage of Paige! She was on the other side of the van where we couldn't see her, but the lady I spoke with asked if the boys wanted to get out and speak with her and we were like, "YES!!" We jumped out and made small talk and then I got a great pic of Noah and Paige!!!!! She was very nice and didn't seem to rush us at all - Caleb got a little shy and didn't want his picture taken! Then they pointed us in the direction of the house. After parking in a field nearby we walked over to the house and were told right away by a lady whose hubby was working in the house that Paulie and Ty weren't there today. We were bummed, but after getting to met Paige it didn't really matter. :) We just watched and the boys played with some friends we ran into and had a great time. All of a sudden I realize that off to the side they are shooting footage of Eduardo! So we headed that direction and watched them shoot the same thing at least 6 times. Then he headed over to where we were!! There was a rush of people, so we kind of herded into the group and eventually the boys got up to him and he signed their hats and then told them he liked their hair cuts!! (They both have mohawks again.) He was also very polite and kind - the picture is of him signing Noah's hat and you can see the tippy top of Noah's head in the foreground. The last picture is (as Noah puts it) the boys "freaking out because we got Eduardo's autograph!!!" :)
What a fun, fun day. You all HAVE to go if it's ever near you. :) :)
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Catching Up
wow - it's been a few weeks since I posted last! Not a whole lot new happening here, but wanted to update. Noah and Caleb's latest obsession is Pokemon - they are trading cards that you play games with and each one has a fictional creature on it. They have been checking out Pokemon books at the library for months now and pore over them nearly every day. They have favorite creatures and know all about their 'powers' and weapons, etc. The big find for Noah a week ago at our local grocery store was a Pokemon (cartoon) video for $1.99 - he bought it with his own money and we have watched it more times than I care to count already. :) Then today the boys spent their own money to buy their first sets of Pokemon cards - I have to admit I love Pokemon right now also because they played with the ALL afternoon. :) Happily. :) No fighting. :) My new cry instead of "Calgon, take me away!" will now be "Send Pokemon cards now!!"
Lucas is growing bigger - I should take him in and just get him weighed because I'm curious. Met a gal last week who gave me several larger sized diaper covers and a few more cloth diapers that she had used - what a life saver. I need to make several more of the next size up. :) We love the cloth diapers, though...haven't bought diapers in almost 5 weeks - we even use them on Sundays now. Anyway, Lucas is really smiling and interacting with us now - it's so fun! He continues to sleep great - even did three 10-hr stretches this week at night. He's getting a little better at napping as I have gotten more discplined about laying him down for his naps. :( Hard to do - I'd rather hold him sometimes. Sometimes I still do. :)
I am slowly but surely feeling like we have a new normal routine now. Last week I spent several hours online ordering school materials for the boys - whoo boy. Can't believe it's that time already. Sheesh! Should be a good year and I'm excited to get back into the school routine. We are starting a mom's group (something along the lines of MOPS) at church this year and I'm helping to plan it - pray with us that it will draw the new moms and younger moms into relationship more. We have several young moms who attend regularly who we are trying to 'connect with' more.
Jeff is doing well - had a good trip to Chicago and we're all glad he's back. He has a wedding this Saturday and next and one in September. He seems to be doing better with his neck/shoulder/back pain since we got the new mattress. I'm loving having a QUEEN size bed now! I'm still adjusting to the softness, but I like it a lot. Jeff also worked some more on the finishing work in our bedroom. Mostly painting and attaching the trim (already cut just not attached) and then we're done.
Another week in the life of the Hyatts. :)
Lucas is growing bigger - I should take him in and just get him weighed because I'm curious. Met a gal last week who gave me several larger sized diaper covers and a few more cloth diapers that she had used - what a life saver. I need to make several more of the next size up. :) We love the cloth diapers, though...haven't bought diapers in almost 5 weeks - we even use them on Sundays now. Anyway, Lucas is really smiling and interacting with us now - it's so fun! He continues to sleep great - even did three 10-hr stretches this week at night. He's getting a little better at napping as I have gotten more discplined about laying him down for his naps. :( Hard to do - I'd rather hold him sometimes. Sometimes I still do. :)
I am slowly but surely feeling like we have a new normal routine now. Last week I spent several hours online ordering school materials for the boys - whoo boy. Can't believe it's that time already. Sheesh! Should be a good year and I'm excited to get back into the school routine. We are starting a mom's group (something along the lines of MOPS) at church this year and I'm helping to plan it - pray with us that it will draw the new moms and younger moms into relationship more. We have several young moms who attend regularly who we are trying to 'connect with' more.
Jeff is doing well - had a good trip to Chicago and we're all glad he's back. He has a wedding this Saturday and next and one in September. He seems to be doing better with his neck/shoulder/back pain since we got the new mattress. I'm loving having a QUEEN size bed now! I'm still adjusting to the softness, but I like it a lot. Jeff also worked some more on the finishing work in our bedroom. Mostly painting and attaching the trim (already cut just not attached) and then we're done.
Another week in the life of the Hyatts. :)
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