Evan's walking, YEAH!! It was a long time coming but he finally has it down. And it started so quickly. Wednesday he was still taking about 4 steps max and then be Friday, he is off and going from one room to another. He is so proud of himself and will stop and look for whoever is watching him and give a big smile and start clapping. So very cute. But if he wants something fast it's still back to the knees.
We have a busy weekend planned. Saturday we are heading to Wichita to hang out with my brother and his family. Chris wants to check out a John Deere swap meet. And then Sunday is Halloween!!
Have a safe but fun weekend!!
Love, Amy
Friday, October 29, 2010
Friday, October 22, 2010
I'm playing catch up again :( I can't believe how busy we are and our kids aren't even in sports or other activities yet, it's crazy! Plus I was having internet problems right before our fall show and just didn't have time to mess with it. Finally got my internet back last Friday.
Well, we are finally done with the tractor raffle and shows for the rest of the year. YEAH!!! Not that it hasn't been fun. We have been able to have a lot of family time together and we have fun at the shows. But it was a lot of work, heat of the summer, and away from home. It wasn't always easy with two little ones.
Our show at CKFW turned out awesome this year. Such a turn around from last year. Attendance was great even though we had a lot of competition that weekend. The zoo's huge pumpkin pazoola and the Boy Scouts of America's 100th Anniversary celebration among other things. We were pleasantly surprised at the turn out. Chris worked really hard with the raffle and raised $6000. Which was awesome!! The kids area turned out great. The kids liked the crafts but not as much as the corn pit. The corn pit was packed all weekend, I might have to make another one for next year!! Thanks to Chris and Dan for making it for me.
We also had a great turnout for our Educational Day. Which was Friday before the show. We invited local schools, homeschoolers, etc. to come out and be able to do more hands on and teaching towards the students about turn of the century life. We had about 90 students out and they rotated in 30 minute sessions to 8 stations. The way kids are growing up these days, you wouldn't believe the amount of kids that don't even know that milk comes from a cow or the process involved. It's our goal to get more kids out and teach them how primitive life once was. It really is information that is dying from one generation to another. If you think this is something that your kids or school would be interested in, please let me know and we will make sure we get info out to them. We were targeting 3-4 grade, but even Madi at her age loved going around and watching the sawmill, washing clothes, making a rope, and shelling corn. Anybody and everybody is welcome!!
We are starting up again in January and going to get a head start on next year's show. I'm going to do the kids activities again and also co-chair the educational day. I'm excited!!
Here's my corn pit. I kept Evan away until right before we were leaving Saturday night because I knew he would love it!! But he is still putting everything in his mouth and I couldn't hang out at the corn pit all day Saturday.
Madi won first place in her pedal pull!! We had an awesome turnout with 57 kids! The biggest our show has ever had, it was a lot of fun. While the kids did their pedal pull the guys were doing the antique tractor pull. Chris got 1st place with my tractor and 3rd with his JD. It was the first time he has done a pull and he really enjoyed it. Now he thinks he needs a big beefy tractor just for pulls (he gets so out of hand!)
Some pics:
10-2-10 Abilene's Tractor Show. They have a carousel run off of a steam engine from the early 1900s. It's really neat and the kids loved it.
Last weekend at Clay Center's Pioneer Days and Threshing Bee. Madi looked so cute running around in shorts and cowboy boots. Only kids can get away with that look!
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Evan hit 13 months last Monday!! I was still giving him a bottle right before bed. I was kind of holding on to that for my own selfish reasons. But I stopped on 10-11-10 and he didn't have any problems with it. Still not walking but he is getting really close. Just this week he seems more confident and ready to let go easier. He walked across the living room the other day and was pretty proud of himself. He loves riding around on his little riding toys that he got for his birthday. Actually, Madi and Evan both love it. He got a tractor and a car and they take turns on each one riding them around the house. I can pick out a couple of words here and there. He says "ilk" for milk, "ac" for tractor and "uck" for truck. He doesn't say the whole word but he knows what he is saying and is consistent with it. He does say "bye" and it's so cute because it sounds a little southern and he waves. Loves going outside. We have to hurry in and out because as soon as the door opens he makes a bee line right for the door. And throws the biggest fits when he doesn't get to go out. I keep telling him to start walking and he won't get left behind so much. (Not working so far)
LOVES tractors!! Can't imagine why! But he wakes up from nap or in the morning and straight to the window to see the "ac" outside. He comes into the office and pulls out Chris' tractor books and looks through it at all the pictures. "ac, ac, ac" He looks at a couple of his other books but spends more time and focus on the tractor books than anything. He likes riding on the tractors too. Surprisingly, the noise doesn't bother him at all. That's surprising because he's still deathly afraid of the vacuum cleaner. I don't get it.
Madi is doing great at school and absolutely loves it. They are getting ready for Halloween and she has been singing all the songs she is learning for their program. Only a handful of kids are from her class last year so she is making lots of new friends. And she just adores her teachers. But her teachers are so awesome. Hopefully they all stick around for several more years for Evan. Madi is so into dinosaurs right now. She loves the PBS show Dinosaur Train and has learned so much from it. I am hoping to take her to Hays soon and go to the Sternberg Museum. She has been a little reluctant to take naps and go to bed lately so I had to come up with a reward for staying in bed and doing as she is told. She enjoys getting to do craft projects when she minds. It's helped a lot. Plus it has helped me to keep consistent. Something I can take away or not do and she recognizes that she doesn't get it.
Chris and I have been attending a Sunday school class that is mostly parents with young children. They started a parenting series that has been so helpful and informational. Of course it is geared toward parenting with scripture and family meditation etc. We aren't to that point in our lives but we have taken a lot of information that makes us reflect on what we have been doing wrong or what we need to change to make our lives and our kids lives more loving and nurturing. We missed a couple Sunday's so I am anxious to borrow the DVD and catch up on the sessions we missed.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I am loving this cool weather and being able to have the house open. Feels so refreshing!! I love fall!
Love, Amy
Well, we are finally done with the tractor raffle and shows for the rest of the year. YEAH!!! Not that it hasn't been fun. We have been able to have a lot of family time together and we have fun at the shows. But it was a lot of work, heat of the summer, and away from home. It wasn't always easy with two little ones.
Our show at CKFW turned out awesome this year. Such a turn around from last year. Attendance was great even though we had a lot of competition that weekend. The zoo's huge pumpkin pazoola and the Boy Scouts of America's 100th Anniversary celebration among other things. We were pleasantly surprised at the turn out. Chris worked really hard with the raffle and raised $6000. Which was awesome!! The kids area turned out great. The kids liked the crafts but not as much as the corn pit. The corn pit was packed all weekend, I might have to make another one for next year!! Thanks to Chris and Dan for making it for me.
We also had a great turnout for our Educational Day. Which was Friday before the show. We invited local schools, homeschoolers, etc. to come out and be able to do more hands on and teaching towards the students about turn of the century life. We had about 90 students out and they rotated in 30 minute sessions to 8 stations. The way kids are growing up these days, you wouldn't believe the amount of kids that don't even know that milk comes from a cow or the process involved. It's our goal to get more kids out and teach them how primitive life once was. It really is information that is dying from one generation to another. If you think this is something that your kids or school would be interested in, please let me know and we will make sure we get info out to them. We were targeting 3-4 grade, but even Madi at her age loved going around and watching the sawmill, washing clothes, making a rope, and shelling corn. Anybody and everybody is welcome!!
We are starting up again in January and going to get a head start on next year's show. I'm going to do the kids activities again and also co-chair the educational day. I'm excited!!
Here's my corn pit. I kept Evan away until right before we were leaving Saturday night because I knew he would love it!! But he is still putting everything in his mouth and I couldn't hang out at the corn pit all day Saturday.
Madi won first place in her pedal pull!! We had an awesome turnout with 57 kids! The biggest our show has ever had, it was a lot of fun. While the kids did their pedal pull the guys were doing the antique tractor pull. Chris got 1st place with my tractor and 3rd with his JD. It was the first time he has done a pull and he really enjoyed it. Now he thinks he needs a big beefy tractor just for pulls (he gets so out of hand!)
Some pics:
10-2-10 Abilene's Tractor Show. They have a carousel run off of a steam engine from the early 1900s. It's really neat and the kids loved it.
Last weekend at Clay Center's Pioneer Days and Threshing Bee. Madi looked so cute running around in shorts and cowboy boots. Only kids can get away with that look!
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Evan hit 13 months last Monday!! I was still giving him a bottle right before bed. I was kind of holding on to that for my own selfish reasons. But I stopped on 10-11-10 and he didn't have any problems with it. Still not walking but he is getting really close. Just this week he seems more confident and ready to let go easier. He walked across the living room the other day and was pretty proud of himself. He loves riding around on his little riding toys that he got for his birthday. Actually, Madi and Evan both love it. He got a tractor and a car and they take turns on each one riding them around the house. I can pick out a couple of words here and there. He says "ilk" for milk, "ac" for tractor and "uck" for truck. He doesn't say the whole word but he knows what he is saying and is consistent with it. He does say "bye" and it's so cute because it sounds a little southern and he waves. Loves going outside. We have to hurry in and out because as soon as the door opens he makes a bee line right for the door. And throws the biggest fits when he doesn't get to go out. I keep telling him to start walking and he won't get left behind so much. (Not working so far)
LOVES tractors!! Can't imagine why! But he wakes up from nap or in the morning and straight to the window to see the "ac" outside. He comes into the office and pulls out Chris' tractor books and looks through it at all the pictures. "ac, ac, ac" He looks at a couple of his other books but spends more time and focus on the tractor books than anything. He likes riding on the tractors too. Surprisingly, the noise doesn't bother him at all. That's surprising because he's still deathly afraid of the vacuum cleaner. I don't get it.
Madi is doing great at school and absolutely loves it. They are getting ready for Halloween and she has been singing all the songs she is learning for their program. Only a handful of kids are from her class last year so she is making lots of new friends. And she just adores her teachers. But her teachers are so awesome. Hopefully they all stick around for several more years for Evan. Madi is so into dinosaurs right now. She loves the PBS show Dinosaur Train and has learned so much from it. I am hoping to take her to Hays soon and go to the Sternberg Museum. She has been a little reluctant to take naps and go to bed lately so I had to come up with a reward for staying in bed and doing as she is told. She enjoys getting to do craft projects when she minds. It's helped a lot. Plus it has helped me to keep consistent. Something I can take away or not do and she recognizes that she doesn't get it.
Chris and I have been attending a Sunday school class that is mostly parents with young children. They started a parenting series that has been so helpful and informational. Of course it is geared toward parenting with scripture and family meditation etc. We aren't to that point in our lives but we have taken a lot of information that makes us reflect on what we have been doing wrong or what we need to change to make our lives and our kids lives more loving and nurturing. We missed a couple Sunday's so I am anxious to borrow the DVD and catch up on the sessions we missed.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. I am loving this cool weather and being able to have the house open. Feels so refreshing!! I love fall!
Love, Amy
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