By amy on September 29, 2008
Howdy, mah name’s slim…though most calls me shorty. Life here in these parts is tough, makes men outta boys…if they survive that is. Ya larn quick to wipe yore grin offen yer mug and take things serious like.
This here’s ma pony, ‘ol paint. We hit the trail before sunup and rarely stop fer nothin’ ‘cept grub. When a purty woman rustles up the chuck you’d best be shore and eat – never knowed where the next meal will find you.
A feller’s hat is his pride. Ya wear it right and there ain’t no one that’ll stand up to ya. The bigger the better.
Wahl….I heer ma maw callin’ fer me, so I’d best mosey along. So long pardner.
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By amy on September 25, 2008
Here’s a little bit of what has happened the last two weeks….
Today Lance got to try his first “real” food – squash! He looked a bit surprised but sucked it down like everything else we give him. I don’ think he’s going to be a picky eater.
Beautiful weather inspired a picnic with friends! Lance enjoyed the trees while Matthew made sure he didn’t steal any goldfish crackers.
Playtime is becoming a lot more fun now that he can sit up – yes they’re the same toys, but they look different from this angle…
Lance loves to cook with Mommy – everything fascinates him and with the help of my ergo carrier he can get off the cabinet and get in the action! His favorite is to watch bubbling pots (from a safe distance of course).
We’re also experimenting with infant potty training – the way I heard it explained seems doable without spending hours in the bathroom. We had four successful attempts today – probably saved me two diaper changes (sometimes the diaper is already wet when we try but he goes anyhow).
His days are so full that sometimes sleep comes before he’s ready. Here he was playing during supper and slowly nodded off.
He’s also picked up a new sleeping position – kind of on his side. I think that secretly it’s his protest for naptime but somehow sleep always gets the better of him.
We have good times together laughing over laundry, listening to Spanish tapes or quietly doing our own things. But best of all is when Daddy comes home – both of our faces break out into a smile and we serve up the supper that we made together. Lance is a great little buddy to have around.
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.
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By amy on September 18, 2008
This is Brian, one year ago, off to his first day at the new job.
Two raises, one promotion and a lot of hard work later his job description has changed a little…
Actually, you might say Brian has received two promotions – one at work and one to being a dad.
Looking through pictures from last year I did find something that hasn’t changed,,,bathroom drawers.
All joking aside, a lot has happened in one year. Brian has done very well at his job and gained much valuable experience. I am constantly wowed when he comes home and explains what he’s done each day. I love watching the way his brain solves problems and seeing his constant readiness to take action on a solution. He loves doing a job the right way and doing it well – he takes the time to test and troubleshoots in order to turn out a project that benefits others. He is also constantly researching and expanding his knowledge in an effort to keep up with the changing technology. He’s always willing to help out his fellow workers and has proved himself a valuable employee.
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By amy on September 16, 2008
My Dad (aka “Papa”) is here for a few days so I thought I’d take advantage of the extra help. 🙂
(this picture was taken for Grammy’s benefit 🙂 )
Actually it was fun watching him with Lance and thinking of how he did this with each of us kiddos as we came along. We did, however, use his visit to take a little impromptu date. God’s timing worked out perfect by having dad here to “watch Lance” while I accompanied Brian on a late night work project. We put Lance down for bed, went for a run while dad made some phone calls and watched a little bit of a movie with dad while we waited until it was time to go. About the time Dad was ready to settle down for the night, we headed out the door for the data center to swap out a switch. We read on the way there, did our work and were on the way back when we found we needed to do something else to help a coworker out so we went back and swapped out something else. All went well but it was past midnight when we were done and I was hungry. We completed our “date” at the McDonalds drive thru – ordering hamburgers and french fries at 1:00am! It was so much fun to go and work alongside my husband – holding things, screwing, switching cables, we’re a team.
Here are my two guys being silly before bedtime. Lance has taken to sticking his tongue out and making strange noises. It sure beats the gagging noises he learned how to make last week – talk about jumpy Mommy and false alarms!
I sure do love all my guys – it’s been fun having them all around.
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By amy on September 13, 2008
Lance is a very disciplined and ambitious young man. Eager to keep up with his parents (who possess similar qualities) he has determined to join in their activities with good enthusiasm. Hearing of plans to rise early and beat the hurricane on today’s training run and not wanting to miss out on the action, he set his alarm for 3:55 – 5 minutes before his parents were due to arise. Lance fueled up while his parents downed some bananas and graham crackers with peanut butter, he was snugly strapped into his training stroller and they were off – on a 14 mile endeavor!
The highlight of today’s run was a tour of Texas Stadium! The red trail shows about a mile of our course, coming in from the left and heading home out the back of the stadium.
Back at home Lance filled his depleted energy stores by eating a double helping of rice cereal and his new food – oatmeal! Not one to take things easy he then helped with house cleaning….by making messes to be cleaned up.
Lance also helped make lunch by watching the popcorn as it popped.
After naptime (where mommy got most of her work done) Lance worked on his letters.
He is now typing up this blog report and will then read with Mommy or kick back for a little break on his play mat.
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