So, my day was fun-filled. I left Chip with the kids, went to a doctor's appointment for my toe, had minor surgery, came home and Chip made me sit down and put my foot up and he fixed dinner for all of us. Here is a video of what was going on while I was away.
Now we plan to go snatch Chip from Vegas for a little change of pace from his unpacking duties --we have some cleaning that needs to be done here and some yard work.
***this is my 1st mobile post (mopo, Vanessa?) so parden me if the pic is missing or this looks like it was typed by a 1st grader.
Here's Laney with her favorite thing to do at the park. (Be forewarned that I kind of yell at the end of the video clip. Sorry!)
Seven years ago this month... somewhere near Iraq -- I had just 1 month left before I got to go home to Ang & a blonde-haired crawling 6-month old Laney! My how time crawled that month. Like all old people say, "seems like yesterday."
Scott built some shelves, Gib drew a picture, the kids went to bed...oh and Sadie tried walking (with some assistance). All in a day's work.
Here's the frankenbike you get when you mix a spiderman bike with a princess bike. Stylin' for sure.
And...
A YEAR AGO TODAY...
Playing in the backyard in AK with Tim, Logan, & our kids. There's Tim being trailed by his permanent lil buddy.
So, I had a little scare tonight. Gib runs up to me crying that his body hurt. For some that don't know, he says this a lot and it could mean anything from hunger to dry skin. But this time he had tears and was almost doubled over. He pointed to a place right above his tummy and just kept saying it hurt. I was thinking about what my next move might be -- loading up the kids, which ER to go to. Well, I had picked him up and was trying to comfort him when he let out a large burp. This made me stop and think. I had split an A & W between the three of them for dinner and since Mya didn't get much I had opened a new can, given her a little and set it down on the table. I asked Gib if he had had the remaining root beer. He said yes but that it was so he would grow bigger. This was followed by a few more burps and when I asked if he felt better he said, "No...well, attually yes, I do." My prayers of gratitude were quickly given and everything returned to normal (except my blood pressure, of course.)
And, on a totally different note, I am reporting to all that Gib no longer has his pacifier and, drumroll please, Mya no longer has a purple blanket! Yes, as of a few days ago they are both sleeping through the night without the aid of boppy or blanket. For those of you who thought Mya would leave for college with blanket in tow, I must admit I am shocked too. It wasn't planned, forced or even plotted. "and we know that all things work together for good..." amen
And finally, here are some pics -- three from this cool park we went to and one from lego building time.
Here's the winner of the X-games best FMX trick, Kyle Loza. Not only was this his first X-games ever, but he's doin' big airs for Christ.
"How cool is that?!"
Man, that was a dramatic game but we won and we're now in FIRST PLACE in the NL CENTRAL division!!! Go Cubbies!!! YEAH!!!
