...growing
...a little bit munted
...pickin'
...showin'
...enjoyin'
gone!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Thursday, December 17, 2009
How to boast a little about your children: steps 1, 2 & 3.
Step 1. Write an awesome story about your kids. Even if others dont think its awesome, if its awesome to you, thats all that matters.
Like this one.
Our boy is a great mate to our little girl, they are the best of friends. Asher takes such good care of Dallin and Dallin laughs at all of Ashers funny faces. I love it when I catch Asher sharing her sandwich with Dallin so that he doesnt miss out or when I see Dallins face light up when Asher comes home from spending the night at my mums. These kids of mine are honestly so awesome, I, like most parents out there, could brag about them til the cows come home.
Yesterday I took them to the public library to check out the puzzle and game range for Ash. We had been all over town looking for birthday presents for Dallin so it was nice to get out of the heat and into an air conditioned room that was cool and quiet.
On our way down to the childrens section I grabbed some books for me and set our things down by the cozy chair. I took Dallin out of his stroller and sat him on the floor by the building blocks. Asher helped herself to the little red wagon and pulled it over to Dallin to let him take them out one by one the same way he does his own toys from the toy box at home. At this moment, I realised I could just let them play together while I got comfy in the cozy chair. So get comfy I did.
As I sat there and watched my two play I thought about how blessed I am that I can take my little ones to the quietest place in town and not have to worry about them tearing the place up or disturbing the peace and quiet - does this not spell awesome?
I read for a good half an hour, checking over the top of my book every now and again. So far so good. I look up again only to find that Ash is over at the bird cage. Thats funny because she strongly dislikes birds. In fact she dislikes most animals. I think its because they can be unpredictable. Well thats what I think. She stood there and watched the birds though. I think it was because they had their heads tucked up under their wings. And they were locked up. "They're alseep" I whispered to her. I guess she likes animals - provided they're locked up and asleep. Aw.
Once she got tired of the sleeping, locked up birds, Ash picked out some stories and I read them to her. Dallin kept playing on the ground with an old computer keyboard, a bead coaster and a hardcovered book about farm animals. Before I knew it an hour had passed so after a bit of story reading and building wooden towers it was time to head off home for our afternoon naps.
Seeing me there with my well behaved baby and child you'd think the librarian would notice and tell me how adorable they are and how nicely they were playing, but nope. Not in this instance. Thankfully I have this blog so I can put it all out there in the universe that my kids are the best.
Step 2. Post it on the internet.
Step 3. Tell all your friends about it.
And that my friends is how you boast a little about your children.
Like this one.
Our boy is a great mate to our little girl, they are the best of friends. Asher takes such good care of Dallin and Dallin laughs at all of Ashers funny faces. I love it when I catch Asher sharing her sandwich with Dallin so that he doesnt miss out or when I see Dallins face light up when Asher comes home from spending the night at my mums. These kids of mine are honestly so awesome, I, like most parents out there, could brag about them til the cows come home.
Yesterday I took them to the public library to check out the puzzle and game range for Ash. We had been all over town looking for birthday presents for Dallin so it was nice to get out of the heat and into an air conditioned room that was cool and quiet.
On our way down to the childrens section I grabbed some books for me and set our things down by the cozy chair. I took Dallin out of his stroller and sat him on the floor by the building blocks. Asher helped herself to the little red wagon and pulled it over to Dallin to let him take them out one by one the same way he does his own toys from the toy box at home. At this moment, I realised I could just let them play together while I got comfy in the cozy chair. So get comfy I did.
As I sat there and watched my two play I thought about how blessed I am that I can take my little ones to the quietest place in town and not have to worry about them tearing the place up or disturbing the peace and quiet - does this not spell awesome?
I read for a good half an hour, checking over the top of my book every now and again. So far so good. I look up again only to find that Ash is over at the bird cage. Thats funny because she strongly dislikes birds. In fact she dislikes most animals. I think its because they can be unpredictable. Well thats what I think. She stood there and watched the birds though. I think it was because they had their heads tucked up under their wings. And they were locked up. "They're alseep" I whispered to her. I guess she likes animals - provided they're locked up and asleep. Aw.
Once she got tired of the sleeping, locked up birds, Ash picked out some stories and I read them to her. Dallin kept playing on the ground with an old computer keyboard, a bead coaster and a hardcovered book about farm animals. Before I knew it an hour had passed so after a bit of story reading and building wooden towers it was time to head off home for our afternoon naps.
Seeing me there with my well behaved baby and child you'd think the librarian would notice and tell me how adorable they are and how nicely they were playing, but nope. Not in this instance. Thankfully I have this blog so I can put it all out there in the universe that my kids are the best.
Step 2. Post it on the internet.
Step 3. Tell all your friends about it.
And that my friends is how you boast a little about your children.
One fast year
This time last year I was laying up in a hospital bed trying to catch up on some much needed sleep. You see, the night before I was up thinking about how our family was about to go from 3 humans to 4. Dallin was sort of an early christmas gift to our family last year and we have so enjoyed watching him grow and develop throughout 2009.
To date Dallin has 8 teeth. They all came up so fast its hard to even remember that he once had a gummy smile. Dallin has mastered the art of running and manouvering his way around the house in his walker. He can get through all the doorways and will find me if I call out to him from the other end of the house. Other means of transportation include rolling around on the floor and his signature crawl which is a combination of press-ups and yoga stretching. Its so cute to watch.
The little man is also a great little conversationalist. Once he's got your attention you'd better start talking or else he will squawk until you do. And you cant let him go until he decides he's over it. He is actually quite fun to talk to. He will mimic all the sounds you make and try to add a few of his own. He's usually quite generous with his smiles and hugs, provided he knows who you are. If you are a stranger, it might take at least 10 minutes for him to scope you out before you get any Dallin hugs.
Like other members of our family, Dallin is fascinated by the talking picture frame that is our tv, especially when childrens songs start to play, at which point he commences to bob up and down in excitement. He even kicks his little legs and raises his little arms to show he is physically commited to whatever show is on the box.
There are so many things I love about our little fella but the one thing I love the mostest is how close he is to his sister. Even at such a young age I can see the difference between my kids relationship and the relationship I had with my own younger brother when we were little. It was somewhat competitive so it meant we spent a lot of our childhood fighting over toys and trying to be better at sports than the other (I was such a tomboy). Somehow I cant see that happening with my kids, at least not to the same extent, since my little girl is very nurturing towards him and very much a girly girl, two things I was not as a girl.
So Dallin, its been an absolute pleasure helping you to get to know the world and people around you in your first year of life. A common theme at church lately has been that of the love of a parent for their child. When you have your first child, your heart is so full of love for them it is almost impossible to imagine you could expand your heart to love another. I worried about this before Dallin came along but once he came I can honestly say that my heart grew and I love him with all the love a parent has to give, and more! Happy 1st birthday my boy, love mamma. xox
To date Dallin has 8 teeth. They all came up so fast its hard to even remember that he once had a gummy smile. Dallin has mastered the art of running and manouvering his way around the house in his walker. He can get through all the doorways and will find me if I call out to him from the other end of the house. Other means of transportation include rolling around on the floor and his signature crawl which is a combination of press-ups and yoga stretching. Its so cute to watch.
The little man is also a great little conversationalist. Once he's got your attention you'd better start talking or else he will squawk until you do. And you cant let him go until he decides he's over it. He is actually quite fun to talk to. He will mimic all the sounds you make and try to add a few of his own. He's usually quite generous with his smiles and hugs, provided he knows who you are. If you are a stranger, it might take at least 10 minutes for him to scope you out before you get any Dallin hugs.
Like other members of our family, Dallin is fascinated by the talking picture frame that is our tv, especially when childrens songs start to play, at which point he commences to bob up and down in excitement. He even kicks his little legs and raises his little arms to show he is physically commited to whatever show is on the box.
There are so many things I love about our little fella but the one thing I love the mostest is how close he is to his sister. Even at such a young age I can see the difference between my kids relationship and the relationship I had with my own younger brother when we were little. It was somewhat competitive so it meant we spent a lot of our childhood fighting over toys and trying to be better at sports than the other (I was such a tomboy). Somehow I cant see that happening with my kids, at least not to the same extent, since my little girl is very nurturing towards him and very much a girly girl, two things I was not as a girl.
So Dallin, its been an absolute pleasure helping you to get to know the world and people around you in your first year of life. A common theme at church lately has been that of the love of a parent for their child. When you have your first child, your heart is so full of love for them it is almost impossible to imagine you could expand your heart to love another. I worried about this before Dallin came along but once he came I can honestly say that my heart grew and I love him with all the love a parent has to give, and more! Happy 1st birthday my boy, love mamma. xox
Monday, November 30, 2009
Strawbolly update
The strawbolly plants are doing great! Three of the four plants have about 3-4 berries each at the moment with more to come I'm sure, while the lone plant (Dallins plant in its own planter) so far has 2 berries growing. Cute!
Other things growing in Ashers little garden = beef stake tomatoes (still growing, in other words it hasnt died yet) a sun-flower that Asher brought home from kindy and couple different herbs, all growing nicely.
Other things growing in Ashers little garden = beef stake tomatoes (still growing, in other words it hasnt died yet) a sun-flower that Asher brought home from kindy and couple different herbs, all growing nicely.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Strawbollies
I got a phone call this morning from my granny. She asked me if we could get some strawberries for Asher to plant. I was like "yeah sure," so off we went to shop for plants.
So many to choose from, we went with red strawberries (as opposed to pink ones) and a couple different herbs.
At the counter asking about the right kind of soil to buy.
I'm no gardening expert, but here's hoping these will grow.
Asher mucking in.
This is actually quite fun!
Look at how cute!
Well its not much but it has potential. I guess we'll see how these turn out and decide whether or not we'll carry on planting things here and there in the rest of the garden.Tuesday, October 20, 2009
E toru tona pakeke!
Yes, my girl is now 3! And I cant believe it. In fact, not a day goes by that I dont think of how fast my babies are growing up. When we moved into this house we are in, my girl was getting the hang of talking and now shes a full on story teller! She can answer the phone and hold a conversation with the person at the other end. She can buckle her own seat-belt (thankfully she cant unbuckle...yet) and she can count to five-teen. The list of songs she knows the words to (mostly her own interpretations of course) grows by the day but her favorite song by far is "honey honey" from Mamma Mia. She can make her own breakfast and help dry the dishes and tells me when Dallin is crying. Man! This girl is SO wonderful! Call me a proud boastful parent, its almost a sin the amount of pride I have in my little bubbi. She's the best big sister and an even better daughter. Compared to some 3 year olds I know, mine wins when it comes to behaving in sacrament, saying her prayers without being prompted and willingly participating in FHE. What more can I say, we are so blessed! Ash, we love you long time!
Monday, September 14, 2009
Since I've been gone...
A lot has happened since I last posted somethin...
1. We had to postpone our mini-holiday which we were supposed to go on after Ed's work trip to Aucks. Sadly one of my younger cousins passed away so we used our holiday money to make the trip to the funeral. A blessing in disguise really. So we started on our 6 hour drive early Saturday morning and came home early Sunday morning so Ed could catch his plane to Auckland from Welly. Asher stayed on with my mother for four days so I spent the most part of that week alone with Dallin. It was a different feeling having only D to take care of, but I enjoyed our time together. When Eden got back, we got these...
What's that? You want to see what was inside? OK...
OK, now that we've drooled over this lot, we might as well see how they went down with Ash...
That look = very satisfied indeed.
2. As at Sept 29th, Dallin's teeth count = 8. He has also found joy in dancing and singing along to music (particularly with Ellen) and has also reduced his early morning feeds from 2 to 1.
(OK so I missed most of his dancing but he did dance a lot more before I pointed the big black distraction of a camera at him, honest!)
Moving along...
3. I took Asher for her first haircut but she refused to get into the chair. Note to self - try taking her in the morning (our first try was probably too late in the day) to a hairdresser who doesnt look scary and who has a proven method for getting small children into the chair. It really is about time she got her hair cut, these home jobs just arent cutting it anymore.We will be trying our luck again this Thursday so watch this space.
4. Eden is studying again for four exams which have to be all sat by December. Thankfully he has a brain like a sponge so let's hope he can pull them all off because it will take a lot of pressure off of this family of four on a single income.
5. Ed also has a new calling as the ward welfare specialist. Hopefully this will inspire him to look at and work on our own welfare situation...hopefully. No, it WILL-I have faith!
6. I was asked by my brother (via text message) if I was "preggers" to which I replied "why would I be?" His reply was "because mum said you missed church because you were sick and boboi (Dallin) was sucking on his toe!" You see there is an old wives' tale in Maoridom that says when a baby sucks on his feet then his mother is pregnant. Well judging by what I was sick with, I can 100% guarantee that I was not and am not pregnant.
7. My kids are so close! They are the best of friends. I can tell because they both miss eachother when one is not around. If Asher comes home from my mums or my SIL's she'll ask for Dallin right away. And if I come home with Asher and Dallin spots her coming through the door, he'll let out a big "ah-aaaah!" as if to say "yay, big sister is back! I missed you!" It's such a pleasure to watch them laugh and play together, I hope hope hoooooope it carrys on as they grow older.
1. We had to postpone our mini-holiday which we were supposed to go on after Ed's work trip to Aucks. Sadly one of my younger cousins passed away so we used our holiday money to make the trip to the funeral. A blessing in disguise really. So we started on our 6 hour drive early Saturday morning and came home early Sunday morning so Ed could catch his plane to Auckland from Welly. Asher stayed on with my mother for four days so I spent the most part of that week alone with Dallin. It was a different feeling having only D to take care of, but I enjoyed our time together. When Eden got back, we got these...
What's that? You want to see what was inside? OK...
OK, now that we've drooled over this lot, we might as well see how they went down with Ash...
That look = very satisfied indeed.2. As at Sept 29th, Dallin's teeth count = 8. He has also found joy in dancing and singing along to music (particularly with Ellen) and has also reduced his early morning feeds from 2 to 1.
(OK so I missed most of his dancing but he did dance a lot more before I pointed the big black distraction of a camera at him, honest!)
Moving along...
3. I took Asher for her first haircut but she refused to get into the chair. Note to self - try taking her in the morning (our first try was probably too late in the day) to a hairdresser who doesnt look scary and who has a proven method for getting small children into the chair. It really is about time she got her hair cut, these home jobs just arent cutting it anymore.We will be trying our luck again this Thursday so watch this space.
4. Eden is studying again for four exams which have to be all sat by December. Thankfully he has a brain like a sponge so let's hope he can pull them all off because it will take a lot of pressure off of this family of four on a single income.
5. Ed also has a new calling as the ward welfare specialist. Hopefully this will inspire him to look at and work on our own welfare situation...hopefully. No, it WILL-I have faith!
6. I was asked by my brother (via text message) if I was "preggers" to which I replied "why would I be?" His reply was "because mum said you missed church because you were sick and boboi (Dallin) was sucking on his toe!" You see there is an old wives' tale in Maoridom that says when a baby sucks on his feet then his mother is pregnant. Well judging by what I was sick with, I can 100% guarantee that I was not and am not pregnant.
7. My kids are so close! They are the best of friends. I can tell because they both miss eachother when one is not around. If Asher comes home from my mums or my SIL's she'll ask for Dallin right away. And if I come home with Asher and Dallin spots her coming through the door, he'll let out a big "ah-aaaah!" as if to say "yay, big sister is back! I missed you!" It's such a pleasure to watch them laugh and play together, I hope hope hoooooope it carrys on as they grow older.
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