Tonight during Jack's bath something funny happened and I laughed right from the belly. He was holding his left foot with his left hand sitting up in the bath tub like all the big boys. He gradually lowers his head closer and closer to the water and the bubbles. This repeats until his the lower part of his face is partially submerge and when he sat back up, looked at Mom, then at Dad, he had a soap bubble goatee. I laughed so hard, and Jack had a great big smile on his face when he heard.
He turned his head back to his bath and again lower his face toward the water until it touched, sat back up, then this time turn his head at a 90 degree angle to see his dad. I laughed so loud again, and Jack gave another great big smile. This repeated easily a dozen times, Jack couldn't get enough of it, and I couldn't either. At first I was laughing because of the fake goatee, that looked hilarious on a 7 month old, but when he kept repeating the steps and looking at my reaction was so cute to watch.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Monday, March 24, 2008
Two visitors
We had some people stop by the house from Church Monday evening. The door bell rang about 6:00PM. Madeline was at our neighbors house while Mom, baby, and I are at the house getting dinner ready. I answered the door and our friends came in to chat for a little while, and the telephone rings. Rather than be rude and ignore our visitors we ignored the phone which just rang and rang. We figured it was Madeline, needing to ask if she could eat dinner at her friend's house.
Soon thereafter our visitors left the house and Mom called to find out what Madeline needed. "Madeline, it's Mom, what did you need?"
"Oh. Yeah. Who was over at the house?" Madeline asked.
I'm asking, "What!?" Who calls to find out who is over at the house?
Soon thereafter our visitors left the house and Mom called to find out what Madeline needed. "Madeline, it's Mom, what did you need?"
"Oh. Yeah. Who was over at the house?" Madeline asked.
I'm asking, "What!?" Who calls to find out who is over at the house?
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Cancelled Plans and New Ones
We weren't able to visit friends of Mom's in Tampa, Florida this spring break. Misty's friend's mom is having some medical issues and so her daughter is spending the break with her mother. We decided not to fly to Tampa, and to post pone the trip abroad.
This was a heart breaking decision, we'd been looking forward to some warm weather for a while. Instead, we booked a room at the Great Wolf Lodge. It is an indoor water park/hotel near Kansas City, KS. Wednesday after work we drove to the hotel and checked into our room. Misty picked up some swim suits before we left.
There is something about a hotel that little kids love. Madeline was excited as soon as we got in the room. It must feel like a sleep over, I think if we just stayed at a hotel with a swimming pool it would have felt like a vacation for Madeline. Maybe it's like an adventure with the sheer size of the hotel, the long hallways, and all the people around.
Before we left for dinner Misty called to see if Madeline's cousins could come to the Lodge and they could. We headed down right after dinner when they arrived, all of us in our bathing suits, including Jack.
We took the stairs from the fourth to the first floor to the entrance of the water park. It's awesome to see so much indoors. There is a water event/pool for everyone. We played with the cousins in the zero entry pool with the water pipes spraying and in the lazy river. The lazy river was so relaxing, Jack fell asleep while riding in the seat of one of the tubes.
Before falling asleep on the lazy river, Jack wasn't opposed to the idea of a water park. However, Jack came to the conclusion quickly that he dislikes it when people splash and the splashes of water land on him. At first, he gave a very dissatisfied look on his face, which turned into angered grunts as time progressed. He did love the 12+ pool. It felt much more like a bath. The temperature in the pool was much higher and there was almost no splashing in this pool. Jack woke up on the lazy river when some rambunctious boys splashed him.
Madeline had so much fun at the lodge. She could do everything there, ride the slides, play the basketball, play on the playground, play with her cousins, and swim in the lazy river. She liked the slides the most. Remember we went from the fourth floor to the first floor to the entrance of the water park; well we climbed from the first floor to the fourth floor to get on the slides, carrying one of the tubes. Two people could sit in a tube, and after getting to the top, you slide down the tube one of the three water slides. It was fast and fun.
This was a heart breaking decision, we'd been looking forward to some warm weather for a while. Instead, we booked a room at the Great Wolf Lodge. It is an indoor water park/hotel near Kansas City, KS. Wednesday after work we drove to the hotel and checked into our room. Misty picked up some swim suits before we left.
There is something about a hotel that little kids love. Madeline was excited as soon as we got in the room. It must feel like a sleep over, I think if we just stayed at a hotel with a swimming pool it would have felt like a vacation for Madeline. Maybe it's like an adventure with the sheer size of the hotel, the long hallways, and all the people around.
Before we left for dinner Misty called to see if Madeline's cousins could come to the Lodge and they could. We headed down right after dinner when they arrived, all of us in our bathing suits, including Jack.
We took the stairs from the fourth to the first floor to the entrance of the water park. It's awesome to see so much indoors. There is a water event/pool for everyone. We played with the cousins in the zero entry pool with the water pipes spraying and in the lazy river. The lazy river was so relaxing, Jack fell asleep while riding in the seat of one of the tubes.
Before falling asleep on the lazy river, Jack wasn't opposed to the idea of a water park. However, Jack came to the conclusion quickly that he dislikes it when people splash and the splashes of water land on him. At first, he gave a very dissatisfied look on his face, which turned into angered grunts as time progressed. He did love the 12+ pool. It felt much more like a bath. The temperature in the pool was much higher and there was almost no splashing in this pool. Jack woke up on the lazy river when some rambunctious boys splashed him.
Madeline had so much fun at the lodge. She could do everything there, ride the slides, play the basketball, play on the playground, play with her cousins, and swim in the lazy river. She liked the slides the most. Remember we went from the fourth floor to the first floor to the entrance of the water park; well we climbed from the first floor to the fourth floor to get on the slides, carrying one of the tubes. Two people could sit in a tube, and after getting to the top, you slide down the tube one of the three water slides. It was fast and fun.
Terra's First Soccer Game
Terra's first soccer game was today at 12:45PM. Madeline was supposed to play with her neighbor friend, but she wasn't allowed to play. I was lacing up my shoes when Madeline asked, "Where are you going?"
"Terra's soccer game", I replied. This was followed immediately by an excited, "Ohhhhh! Can I come?!"
The two of us left at 12:00PM sharp, it was only 40 minutes to the recreation center. Correction, this place is six soccer fields surrounded by mud, that pretends to be a parking lot. Where the mud is, and the parking lot is supposed to be, the county is obviously working pavement.
Before Madeline and I made it to the soccer game we had to find a place to park where people have been parking without any parking lines all morning, then make our way through mud, dirt, gravel, and construction to the fields. It sleeted the night before so when we finally made it to the fields it felt like a huge accomplishment.
With the sleet, it was very cold and nippy, but Madeline and I were in good spirits trying to find Terra's game. I finally spotted her and the team was warming up kicking the ball. I pointed Terra's location to Madeline and we waved, Terra saw us and grinned from ear to ear. She had a skull cap on to keep warm, long windbreaker pants, and her soccer jersey. She was very happy to see us, I could tell.
We setup the chairs, and watched the game. Terra started at right halfback. She ran all over the place, but played her position very well, perhaps a little cautious supporting defense when the ball was on the left side of the field, but the caution was great when the ball was on her side of the field. She was never too far up and the ball almost always came to her. Their team, the "Mean Machines," dominated the opposing players.
Madeline made it almost the whole game, but it was freezing. We went to get some hot chocolate at the refreshment stand. I think walking helped more than the hot chocolate, it warmed her up, and she started laughing again.
The game let out while we waited for the hot chocolate. Terra ran up, still grinning ear to ear. After the game, Madeline and I went to Burger King for a late lunch.
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Jack's a Big Boy Now
Jack loves the bath. He splishes, he splashes, he squeals, screams, he's just giddy at bath time. Mom bought a sponge that he used to lay down on and he would flail his arms, kick the legs, and look up.
That's six month Jack. The seventh month Jack will have no part of lying down in the bath. "Mom! Only babies lie down in the bath tub. I'm a big boy now. I sit on my bottom in the bath tub." He sits up, he leans over reaching towards his feet where his face almost touches the water. He does this because the toys he wants to play with float around in front of him. He does always try to get the toy. When it evades his measured clutches for too long he'll cry.
His favorite toys are noise makers and he loves this old water bottle. I gave it to him, some weeks ago to appease a crying baby. All the water is gone, and the air is mostly out so this thing makes tons of noises and noises are what Jack loves.
Speaking of big boy, Jack finally has two bottom teeth crowning, you can see those suckers coming up when he cries really loud so loud he runs out of breath. He isn't usually a crier, the teeth are obviously hurting.
That's six month Jack. The seventh month Jack will have no part of lying down in the bath. "Mom! Only babies lie down in the bath tub. I'm a big boy now. I sit on my bottom in the bath tub." He sits up, he leans over reaching towards his feet where his face almost touches the water. He does this because the toys he wants to play with float around in front of him. He does always try to get the toy. When it evades his measured clutches for too long he'll cry.
His favorite toys are noise makers and he loves this old water bottle. I gave it to him, some weeks ago to appease a crying baby. All the water is gone, and the air is mostly out so this thing makes tons of noises and noises are what Jack loves.
Speaking of big boy, Jack finally has two bottom teeth crowning, you can see those suckers coming up when he cries really loud so loud he runs out of breath. He isn't usually a crier, the teeth are obviously hurting.
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