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
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Pumpkin Patch
We made our trip to the pumpkin patch already this year on Sunday. I think I have more fun and enjoy it more than the kids do. At least the picking out of pumpkins part. Madi of course loved the slides and play things but once she got her pumpkin picked out, she was done, and back to playing. She doesn't have the thrill of the hunt and finding all the neat and different pumpkins and gourds yet.
Evan seemed to like it. At least he was awake for it this year. He too liked the big slide and he liked petting the cow. He also really enjoyed the hay rack ride pulled by two big horses. And he enjoyed petting them. Next year will be great because he will be running around and able to play and explore on his own.
Hay rack ride.
Big pumpkins!
Cutest little farmers there!!
Saturday was the Smoky Hill Street Fair (aka Santa Fe Days). Chris and Dan rode in the parade. Madi opted to watch and collect candy this time. She got lots of candy and was happy (and on a sugar high the rest of the day). Evan liked the school marching bands. But he is really getting into music and dancing right now. So it was cute to watch him start dancing with the music. After the parade the guys drove their tractors over to Orscheln's and set up to sell tickets for the give-away tractor. Didn't do so well but this weekend will be our last show in Abilene (Oct 2) . Tickets have sold better at the smaller communities events. And then the following weekend (Oct 9-10) is our show at the Flywheels. We will draw the winner Saturday night during the Pig Roast Dinner. Looking forward to being done with the show tractor. It has been a lot of work. We will get a break and maybe start over again next year.
Evan and I hung out at Mom and Dad's house for awhile until the guys were done with the booth. Then I picked Madi up and we went back to Mom and Dad's and had a nice afternoon. When Madi was a baby we did a lot of that on the weekends while Chris worked. So it was nice to hang out there and let the kids play and visit. While we were playing, Chris was at home working. He went out and finished picking all the corn we had planted. Once we got home, the kids and I helped with the last of the picking and then went back to the house to shell. Madi enjoyed helping Daddy throw the ears in and even Evan helped!
Old crank sheller.
Evan helping!!
We have really enjoyed the weather the last several days. I am so ready for fall and it has been great to have the cooler weather and able to get outside and play. In the past it seems we haven't had very good in between weather. It's hot and then freezing cold with nothing in between. So I am hoping that this will last for at least a month (or until after Oct 9 and 10th) give our a/c a break and our wallet!!
Not much change with the kids. Evan is "talking" and getting a little more vocal with his wants and dislikes. Still not walking but getting better and better with standing alone. Hopefully not much longer. He had his first try with spaghetti this week. Which is always fun to watch. He absolutely loved it!! But he had to go straight to the tub, what a mess!!
I need to do a Madi post soon and a post with pics from the birthday party. Stay tuned. Kids are up and I need to get busy. Have a great rest of the week and enjoy the great weather!!!
Love, Amy
Evan seemed to like it. At least he was awake for it this year. He too liked the big slide and he liked petting the cow. He also really enjoyed the hay rack ride pulled by two big horses. And he enjoyed petting them. Next year will be great because he will be running around and able to play and explore on his own.
Hay rack ride.
Big pumpkins!
Cutest little farmers there!!
Saturday was the Smoky Hill Street Fair (aka Santa Fe Days). Chris and Dan rode in the parade. Madi opted to watch and collect candy this time. She got lots of candy and was happy (and on a sugar high the rest of the day). Evan liked the school marching bands. But he is really getting into music and dancing right now. So it was cute to watch him start dancing with the music. After the parade the guys drove their tractors over to Orscheln's and set up to sell tickets for the give-away tractor. Didn't do so well but this weekend will be our last show in Abilene (Oct 2) . Tickets have sold better at the smaller communities events. And then the following weekend (Oct 9-10) is our show at the Flywheels. We will draw the winner Saturday night during the Pig Roast Dinner. Looking forward to being done with the show tractor. It has been a lot of work. We will get a break and maybe start over again next year.
Evan and I hung out at Mom and Dad's house for awhile until the guys were done with the booth. Then I picked Madi up and we went back to Mom and Dad's and had a nice afternoon. When Madi was a baby we did a lot of that on the weekends while Chris worked. So it was nice to hang out there and let the kids play and visit. While we were playing, Chris was at home working. He went out and finished picking all the corn we had planted. Once we got home, the kids and I helped with the last of the picking and then went back to the house to shell. Madi enjoyed helping Daddy throw the ears in and even Evan helped!
Old crank sheller.
Evan helping!!
We have really enjoyed the weather the last several days. I am so ready for fall and it has been great to have the cooler weather and able to get outside and play. In the past it seems we haven't had very good in between weather. It's hot and then freezing cold with nothing in between. So I am hoping that this will last for at least a month (or until after Oct 9 and 10th) give our a/c a break and our wallet!!
Not much change with the kids. Evan is "talking" and getting a little more vocal with his wants and dislikes. Still not walking but getting better and better with standing alone. Hopefully not much longer. He had his first try with spaghetti this week. Which is always fun to watch. He absolutely loved it!! But he had to go straight to the tub, what a mess!!
I need to do a Madi post soon and a post with pics from the birthday party. Stay tuned. Kids are up and I need to get busy. Have a great rest of the week and enjoy the great weather!!!
Love, Amy
Saturday, September 11, 2010
One Year Old
It doesn't even seem possible that my baby boy is one! Why does time have to go so fast when they are so little and cute and cuddly? Well, here he is. The collection of photos from each month from this last year. Enjoy!!
September 11, 2009 Born at 3:51 pm,
7lbs. 4 oz, 19 1/2 inches long.
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September 11, 2010
What an amazing little guy! He is such a happy boy with a smile on his face all the time. He loves playing with his big sister, he loves to eat, take baths (or anything to do with water), having his picture taken, and tractors. He still isn't talking or walking, but he is getting closer everyday. His new things are playing patty cake and clapping, ask him how big he is and he raises his arms in the air with a big smile. He is also really enjoying playing with all the new trucks and tractors and boy toys that he got for his birthday. I am looking forward to seeing him continue to grow and change and so blessed that I get to spend every day with him.
I love you Evan!
Mommy
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Monday 9/13/10
Evan had his one year check up today. He is growing great and is right on target. He is 31.5 in. long (92%) and 23 lbs. (54%). We get to switch over to regular milk and increase his table foods as he is able to (only 7 little teeth in there, still having a little trouble with a lot of table foods). His doctor was very pleased with his progress.
September 11, 2009 Born at 3:51 pm,
7lbs. 4 oz, 19 1/2 inches long.
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September 11, 2010
What an amazing little guy! He is such a happy boy with a smile on his face all the time. He loves playing with his big sister, he loves to eat, take baths (or anything to do with water), having his picture taken, and tractors. He still isn't talking or walking, but he is getting closer everyday. His new things are playing patty cake and clapping, ask him how big he is and he raises his arms in the air with a big smile. He is also really enjoying playing with all the new trucks and tractors and boy toys that he got for his birthday. I am looking forward to seeing him continue to grow and change and so blessed that I get to spend every day with him.
I love you Evan!
Mommy
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Monday 9/13/10
Evan had his one year check up today. He is growing great and is right on target. He is 31.5 in. long (92%) and 23 lbs. (54%). We get to switch over to regular milk and increase his table foods as he is able to (only 7 little teeth in there, still having a little trouble with a lot of table foods). His doctor was very pleased with his progress.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
1st Day of School
Another school year has begun! I love that Madi is able to go back to the same school, same teachers, and some of the same classmates as last year. There was no apprehension this morning and I didn't even have to walk her into her class, but I did anyways. :)
I hope she always has a love of going to school, but I could do without the meltdowns when she has to leave!
I hope she always has a love of going to school, but I could do without the meltdowns when she has to leave!
Have a great year my Madi girl!!!
Love, Momma
Monday, August 23, 2010
First Haircut
This will be a quick post with some pictures from this last week. I have so much to do and to get ready for **drumroll** our VACATION!! That's right, I finally wore Chris down and he surprised me Thursday night by coming home and saying we are out of here!! (Friday that is)
Actually, the conversation went like this:
Chris: "Pack up we are going on vacation."
Me: "Please, I could only wish"
Chris: "No, seriously, pack up we are going on vacation"
Me: "Yeah right, don't tease me"
Chris: "Really, we are going to Yellowstone next Friday"
Me: "YES!!!" stress and panic hit me like a ton of bricks
This couldn't be the worst timing ever. We have show meetings, school meetings, I have TRB training, family pictures are scheduled at the church, I signed up to make desserts for the auction at church, not to mention all the planning and prep for Evan's birthday. But, I have been harping at Chris forever about taking time away from work and getting away. So, I better not complain, it might be another 4 years before we get to do this again!
Back to my post. Friday Evan got his 1st haircut!!! It was hanging over his ears and getting long in the back and he just needed to have it trimmed up and not look so shabby. But he now looks so much more grown up. I can't believe how much it aged him. He is so stinking cute and I really don't want him to turn 1!! Why do they have to grow up so fast. And the second child feels like it is going faster than the first :( Just not fair.
He sat in the chair all by himself like a big boy! He didn't want to wear the cape so he was covered in hair.
So sweet!
I love this one. Lounging and hanging out!!
Just this last week Evan has become quite the little monkey. He wants to climb on everything. And it was so cute, when we got home from haircuts, I was folding laundry and as soon as the basket of clothes came out, he was climbing in. And he just sat there on top of my laundry. I had to yank everything out from underneath him. Once the basket was empty, he climbed back out and found something else to play with.
But he must get from his sister, as you can tell, she also likes to play with the baskets!
Madi also got her haircut Friday. Getting all these things done before school starts in a couple weeks.
"Madi, smile so I can get a picture of your new haircut."
"Huh?"
"No, smile so I can have a nice picture."
That's better!
Then she steals the camera and I download a dozen (mostly blurry) of her making silly faces.
Saturday we went over to Ellsworth with Chris' cousin Mike and Gina and Kenley and Caleb to their Cowtown Days. What an outstanding event. So family and kid friendly. We all had so much fun. They blocked off the whole downtown area down to the Cowtown Museum. They had a parade, a sand pile filled with coins that the kids dug around in and collected, pedal tractor pull, inflatables, water balloon races and games, bob for apples, floating boat races, barrel train ride, a carousel and so much more. The food vendors had really reasonably priced food, they had people strolling around handing out free water, they had a ping pong ball grab. That was really fun. A lineman got up in his bucket truck about two stories up and dropped a box of ping pong balls down onto the kids below. Each ball had $1 or $.50 written on it. The kids collected as many balls as they could and then cashed them in. (SHHH, don't tell anyone) but Chris helped out our little girls. I'm sure they wouldn't have been able to collect as much as they did without his help. And Madi's favorite part of the whole day, they opened the fire hydrant and put out a fire hose with a sprinkler on the end and everybody got to play in the water. Madi would have been content just doing that the whole day. She was soaked!! But it was nice to get cooled down, it was in the 100's again Saturday.
All that fun, she crashed hard on the way home!!
Must get busy, that turned out longer than I thought it would. We will be back on September 6. Looking forward to the 70 degree weather in Wyoming. I plan on bringing it back with us too. I am ready for fall!!
Love, Amy
Actually, the conversation went like this:
Chris: "Pack up we are going on vacation."
Me: "Please, I could only wish"
Chris: "No, seriously, pack up we are going on vacation"
Me: "Yeah right, don't tease me"
Chris: "Really, we are going to Yellowstone next Friday"
Me: "YES!!!" stress and panic hit me like a ton of bricks
This couldn't be the worst timing ever. We have show meetings, school meetings, I have TRB training, family pictures are scheduled at the church, I signed up to make desserts for the auction at church, not to mention all the planning and prep for Evan's birthday. But, I have been harping at Chris forever about taking time away from work and getting away. So, I better not complain, it might be another 4 years before we get to do this again!
Back to my post. Friday Evan got his 1st haircut!!! It was hanging over his ears and getting long in the back and he just needed to have it trimmed up and not look so shabby. But he now looks so much more grown up. I can't believe how much it aged him. He is so stinking cute and I really don't want him to turn 1!! Why do they have to grow up so fast. And the second child feels like it is going faster than the first :( Just not fair.
He sat in the chair all by himself like a big boy! He didn't want to wear the cape so he was covered in hair.
So sweet!
I love this one. Lounging and hanging out!!
Just this last week Evan has become quite the little monkey. He wants to climb on everything. And it was so cute, when we got home from haircuts, I was folding laundry and as soon as the basket of clothes came out, he was climbing in. And he just sat there on top of my laundry. I had to yank everything out from underneath him. Once the basket was empty, he climbed back out and found something else to play with.
But he must get from his sister, as you can tell, she also likes to play with the baskets!
Madi also got her haircut Friday. Getting all these things done before school starts in a couple weeks.
"Madi, smile so I can get a picture of your new haircut."
"Huh?"
"No, smile so I can have a nice picture."
That's better!
Then she steals the camera and I download a dozen (mostly blurry) of her making silly faces.
Saturday we went over to Ellsworth with Chris' cousin Mike and Gina and Kenley and Caleb to their Cowtown Days. What an outstanding event. So family and kid friendly. We all had so much fun. They blocked off the whole downtown area down to the Cowtown Museum. They had a parade, a sand pile filled with coins that the kids dug around in and collected, pedal tractor pull, inflatables, water balloon races and games, bob for apples, floating boat races, barrel train ride, a carousel and so much more. The food vendors had really reasonably priced food, they had people strolling around handing out free water, they had a ping pong ball grab. That was really fun. A lineman got up in his bucket truck about two stories up and dropped a box of ping pong balls down onto the kids below. Each ball had $1 or $.50 written on it. The kids collected as many balls as they could and then cashed them in. (SHHH, don't tell anyone) but Chris helped out our little girls. I'm sure they wouldn't have been able to collect as much as they did without his help. And Madi's favorite part of the whole day, they opened the fire hydrant and put out a fire hose with a sprinkler on the end and everybody got to play in the water. Madi would have been content just doing that the whole day. She was soaked!! But it was nice to get cooled down, it was in the 100's again Saturday.
All that fun, she crashed hard on the way home!!
Must get busy, that turned out longer than I thought it would. We will be back on September 6. Looking forward to the 70 degree weather in Wyoming. I plan on bringing it back with us too. I am ready for fall!!
Love, Amy
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
11 Months and More
Last week was the fair. We had a lot of fun but it was so very hot. I think I am still trying to catch up, the heat just wipes me out anymore.
Wednesday morning we went down to the fair grounds and entered a drawing that Madi did and I entered canned tomatoes and a jar of our mulberry jam in the open class judging. My ultimate goal is to hopefully get Madi into 4-H. I think it would be a wonderful learning opportunity for her. But you can't start 4-H until 8 years old. So, I thought we would start now with open class categories and get her thinking about these things throughout the year. She loved looking at the garden entries so maybe next summer she will want to help out more in the garden and enter her own home grown veggies. She also liked the flower arrangements. And got really excited when she found flowers entered that we have growing wild out in our field that she loves to pick. But we didn't have enough time to get them entered for this year. It's really neat because they have children's categories for as young as 5 and under. So next year we will probably try and enter more. So far my plan for her to think about things she wants to enter in the fair is working. All week, every picture she draws she says it is for the fair.
Wednesday evening was the parade. Chris drove the show tractor and pulled the wagon behind filled with some very happy kids! There were 6 kids riding. I walked along with my friend Sherry, and Chris' cousins Kristy and Gina and we handed out candy. I bought a lot of candy but we were still almost two blocks short of having enough. The poor kids at the end of the parade didn't look very happy. We must not have been the only ones to run out.
Madi with her cowgirl outfit on. She picked out new pink boots and a pink cowboy hat this year.
Madi, Kenley, Mayci, and Carly. They were all just way too cute!!
We were towards the back of the parade so we were able to sit and watch most of it before hopping into the wagon. The kids were still able to collect candy and not get antsy waiting. Worked out great.
The wagon with the kids waiting.
We went to the fair Thursday night. The kids pedal pull was in the Bi-Center and all three girls participated again this year. Madi was the first kid to go and they didn't have a very good, level surface for the kids to pull on. But Madi got going and kind of veered off the course and once she felt a little resistance, she just stopped pedaling. I am sure she could have gone further but she had fun. Until they handed out prizes. They had trophy's for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Kenley got 3rd and got her trophy and Madi lost it. She was so upset that she didn't get anything. Last year, every participant got a ribbon and it made it seem like everyone won. This year, the kids could clearly see if they won or not. Very disappointing but a good lesson for her to learn even if she didn't want to listen. Check out the video to see how they did!
After the pedal pull we went over to see how we did on our judging. I knew Madi was going to have a ribbon on her drawing. Every participant got a ribbon. So we were excited to go see it and show her that she also won but on something different. We get over there and surprise to all of us, Madi got third on her drawing and won the white ribbon. She was very excited. And not only did Madi get a ribbon, but we placed second on our tomatoes. I was shocked!!
We then spent the evening letting the girls ride the rides and they had a blast. After the rides, Mayci and Kenley came home with us and Madi had a sleep over. They stayed up really late and was up a lot earlier than I was hoping they would be.
I then took the kids back over to the fair grounds so we could wander around and see the animals since we didn't get that done the night before. We went to the petting zoo and the two baby goats were out and running around. The girls got to pet them and the baby ducks and the donkey. Evan also loved the donkey. He pet him and yelled at him and it just stood there and looked at him.
Saturday we went to Goessel for their tractor show. They have a really nice show with lots to see and do. They have a nice kids games and make and take crafts area. I like to go and get ideas for our show. They also have a parade that runs through the whole town. Madi stood on the road and collected candy while Evan and I watched and sweated. It was miserably hot that day and both kids just wanted to go, go, go. Madi did another pedal pull. Again she just stopped so we decided next time we would have to walk with her and keep cheering her on right in front of her. We'll see how that works. She placed third, but just her luck they only had prizes for 1st and 2nd. We left before she figured this out. Just to make it easier on her and us. Chris and Dan and a couple other members of the Flywheels sold tickets for the tractor and had a really good day.
Dan with the show tractor while Madi watches and waits for more candy.
Evan and I watching the parade.
They had these buckets of water so the kids could float their paper boats they build. Evan had a blast just splashing in the water. It cooled him down and was much safer than the corn table, since everything still goes directly into the mouth.
Today Evan is 11 months old. I can't even believe he is almost one. He is such a jabber box right now. All sorts of sounds, but still no words. He is busy exploring everything. And follows his sister around every where. Last night she was playing in her room with her Barbies so he wasn't allowed in. He just totally lit up when she finally came out to play with him about an hour later. The other day she was laying on the couch watching something on tv and not paying attention to him. He crawled up and stood right in front of her and screamed "ahh...ahhh...ahh" until he finally got her attention. It was so cute we just laughed. He loves anything with wheels and is really getting into tractors now. (I wonder why!!) We were reading a picture book and we got to the vehicles page and he saw the tractor. I asked him where is the tractor? He crawled over to his window and moves the curtain and yells towards the shed where the tractors are parked. Such a smarty pants. I was starting to worry because he isn't anywhere near what Madi was doing at this age and also looking at my nephew Jaxson and where he is at. But I think he is quietly taking it all in. And since his sister does everything for him, he doesn't have a chance! I'll stop worrying about it though. He is happy and healthy and so very lovable.
Have a good weekend!
Love, Amy
Wednesday morning we went down to the fair grounds and entered a drawing that Madi did and I entered canned tomatoes and a jar of our mulberry jam in the open class judging. My ultimate goal is to hopefully get Madi into 4-H. I think it would be a wonderful learning opportunity for her. But you can't start 4-H until 8 years old. So, I thought we would start now with open class categories and get her thinking about these things throughout the year. She loved looking at the garden entries so maybe next summer she will want to help out more in the garden and enter her own home grown veggies. She also liked the flower arrangements. And got really excited when she found flowers entered that we have growing wild out in our field that she loves to pick. But we didn't have enough time to get them entered for this year. It's really neat because they have children's categories for as young as 5 and under. So next year we will probably try and enter more. So far my plan for her to think about things she wants to enter in the fair is working. All week, every picture she draws she says it is for the fair.
Wednesday evening was the parade. Chris drove the show tractor and pulled the wagon behind filled with some very happy kids! There were 6 kids riding. I walked along with my friend Sherry, and Chris' cousins Kristy and Gina and we handed out candy. I bought a lot of candy but we were still almost two blocks short of having enough. The poor kids at the end of the parade didn't look very happy. We must not have been the only ones to run out.
Madi with her cowgirl outfit on. She picked out new pink boots and a pink cowboy hat this year.
Madi, Kenley, Mayci, and Carly. They were all just way too cute!!
We were towards the back of the parade so we were able to sit and watch most of it before hopping into the wagon. The kids were still able to collect candy and not get antsy waiting. Worked out great.
The wagon with the kids waiting.
We went to the fair Thursday night. The kids pedal pull was in the Bi-Center and all three girls participated again this year. Madi was the first kid to go and they didn't have a very good, level surface for the kids to pull on. But Madi got going and kind of veered off the course and once she felt a little resistance, she just stopped pedaling. I am sure she could have gone further but she had fun. Until they handed out prizes. They had trophy's for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. Kenley got 3rd and got her trophy and Madi lost it. She was so upset that she didn't get anything. Last year, every participant got a ribbon and it made it seem like everyone won. This year, the kids could clearly see if they won or not. Very disappointing but a good lesson for her to learn even if she didn't want to listen. Check out the video to see how they did!
After the pedal pull we went over to see how we did on our judging. I knew Madi was going to have a ribbon on her drawing. Every participant got a ribbon. So we were excited to go see it and show her that she also won but on something different. We get over there and surprise to all of us, Madi got third on her drawing and won the white ribbon. She was very excited. And not only did Madi get a ribbon, but we placed second on our tomatoes. I was shocked!!
We then spent the evening letting the girls ride the rides and they had a blast. After the rides, Mayci and Kenley came home with us and Madi had a sleep over. They stayed up really late and was up a lot earlier than I was hoping they would be.
I then took the kids back over to the fair grounds so we could wander around and see the animals since we didn't get that done the night before. We went to the petting zoo and the two baby goats were out and running around. The girls got to pet them and the baby ducks and the donkey. Evan also loved the donkey. He pet him and yelled at him and it just stood there and looked at him.
Saturday we went to Goessel for their tractor show. They have a really nice show with lots to see and do. They have a nice kids games and make and take crafts area. I like to go and get ideas for our show. They also have a parade that runs through the whole town. Madi stood on the road and collected candy while Evan and I watched and sweated. It was miserably hot that day and both kids just wanted to go, go, go. Madi did another pedal pull. Again she just stopped so we decided next time we would have to walk with her and keep cheering her on right in front of her. We'll see how that works. She placed third, but just her luck they only had prizes for 1st and 2nd. We left before she figured this out. Just to make it easier on her and us. Chris and Dan and a couple other members of the Flywheels sold tickets for the tractor and had a really good day.
Dan with the show tractor while Madi watches and waits for more candy.
Evan and I watching the parade.
They had these buckets of water so the kids could float their paper boats they build. Evan had a blast just splashing in the water. It cooled him down and was much safer than the corn table, since everything still goes directly into the mouth.
Today Evan is 11 months old. I can't even believe he is almost one. He is such a jabber box right now. All sorts of sounds, but still no words. He is busy exploring everything. And follows his sister around every where. Last night she was playing in her room with her Barbies so he wasn't allowed in. He just totally lit up when she finally came out to play with him about an hour later. The other day she was laying on the couch watching something on tv and not paying attention to him. He crawled up and stood right in front of her and screamed "ahh...ahhh...ahh" until he finally got her attention. It was so cute we just laughed. He loves anything with wheels and is really getting into tractors now. (I wonder why!!) We were reading a picture book and we got to the vehicles page and he saw the tractor. I asked him where is the tractor? He crawled over to his window and moves the curtain and yells towards the shed where the tractors are parked. Such a smarty pants. I was starting to worry because he isn't anywhere near what Madi was doing at this age and also looking at my nephew Jaxson and where he is at. But I think he is quietly taking it all in. And since his sister does everything for him, he doesn't have a chance! I'll stop worrying about it though. He is happy and healthy and so very lovable.
Have a good weekend!
Love, Amy
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