Thursday, August 31, 2006
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Put me in coach, I'm ready to play, today
At the Otters game last night (www.evansvilleotters.com), Lauren got to go on the field and "feel the grass" with one of the players and his daughter. I was personally afraid she was going to take off and run the bases. Thankfully, she didn't. She thought she was hot stuff. John and I agree with her. It was really nice of that player to take her out there. John also made her night by taking her to hug Evan the Otter. To top it all off, she got an orange balloon dog from the clowns at the ballpark. Overall, it was a great night.
At the Otters game last night (www.evansvilleotters.com), Lauren got to go on the field and "feel the grass" with one of the players and his daughter. I was personally afraid she was going to take off and run the bases. Thankfully, she didn't. She thought she was hot stuff. John and I agree with her. It was really nice of that player to take her out there. John also made her night by taking her to hug Evan the Otter. To top it all off, she got an orange balloon dog from the clowns at the ballpark. Overall, it was a great night.
Thursday, August 24, 2006
With a bump, bump here and a kick/jab there...
So, Jack is making himself known to more people than just me. John and Lauren have both felt him moving and I can see him moving a lot during the day and feel him most of the night. Does this child ever sleep or is this a prediction of how our life will be come December? No time to think about that right now.
Lauren likes Jack's empty room. It echoes and she goes in it and talks, wears her princess shoes in there since they make cool noises, and she says 'Jessie' is in there making a lot of messes.
Scroll to the bottom of this blog to see a countdown calculator until we expect Jack to appear.
So, Jack is making himself known to more people than just me. John and Lauren have both felt him moving and I can see him moving a lot during the day and feel him most of the night. Does this child ever sleep or is this a prediction of how our life will be come December? No time to think about that right now.
Lauren likes Jack's empty room. It echoes and she goes in it and talks, wears her princess shoes in there since they make cool noises, and she says 'Jessie' is in there making a lot of messes.
Scroll to the bottom of this blog to see a countdown calculator until we expect Jack to appear.
Thursday, August 17, 2006
Sunday, August 13, 2006
Two more examples of how our conversations go:
(After seeing a man with a prosthetic leg)
Lauren: What's on his leg?
Me: Something to help him walk.
Lauren: I think he's part robot
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(While at a family reunion, we were told to quiet down, grace was about to be said)
Me: Lauren, come here. They are going to say a prayer.
Lauren: But I'm not ready for bed.
(After seeing a man with a prosthetic leg)
Lauren: What's on his leg?
Me: Something to help him walk.
Lauren: I think he's part robot
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(While at a family reunion, we were told to quiet down, grace was about to be said)
Me: Lauren, come here. They are going to say a prayer.
Lauren: But I'm not ready for bed.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Monday, August 07, 2006
V-A-C-A-T-I-O-N
It's over. It was great. Lauren, John and I got nice tans, had a lot of fun, loved lake Michigan and highly recommend St. Joseph, MI, specifically Silver Beach (trust me, google a link to this beach. It is fantastic!!) and about 45 minutes north of there, Saugatauk, MI (http://www.saugatuck.com/). All I can say is beautiful.
Just a cute story before I go. We got Lauren a peanut butter sandwich for lunch, but the peanut butter was crunchy. She didn't like the "crumbs" in it, so when I told her it was actually not crumbs but nuts, she said, "Nuts are for squirrels, and I am not a squirrel." Duh!
It's over. It was great. Lauren, John and I got nice tans, had a lot of fun, loved lake Michigan and highly recommend St. Joseph, MI, specifically Silver Beach (trust me, google a link to this beach. It is fantastic!!) and about 45 minutes north of there, Saugatauk, MI (http://www.saugatuck.com/). All I can say is beautiful.
Just a cute story before I go. We got Lauren a peanut butter sandwich for lunch, but the peanut butter was crunchy. She didn't like the "crumbs" in it, so when I told her it was actually not crumbs but nuts, she said, "Nuts are for squirrels, and I am not a squirrel." Duh!
Monday, July 24, 2006
Here we go again
John is gone on a business trip until Thursday, and in case you aren't counting, that's 3 nights. I know to some, this may seem like a minor inconvenience, but to Lauren, it is MAJOR! "Is daddy on his way home? How 'bout now? Now? Now?" and I have to repeat to her how long it will be until he gets home. It's little consolation that when he gets home on Thursday night, he will be spending one night here, and then we are leaving for our beach (in Michigan, on the BIG lake) vacation and that alone is enough to send her into a Tazmanian devil-like swirling fit of excitement. But, without daddy home to watch The Simpson's and eat microwave popcorn with, the beach is only slightly comforting. We are packing (repacking actually), cleaning, straightening up, etc. so we have a somewhat clean home to return to. Wish us luck. It may be a L-O-N-G week...
John is gone on a business trip until Thursday, and in case you aren't counting, that's 3 nights. I know to some, this may seem like a minor inconvenience, but to Lauren, it is MAJOR! "Is daddy on his way home? How 'bout now? Now? Now?" and I have to repeat to her how long it will be until he gets home. It's little consolation that when he gets home on Thursday night, he will be spending one night here, and then we are leaving for our beach (in Michigan, on the BIG lake) vacation and that alone is enough to send her into a Tazmanian devil-like swirling fit of excitement. But, without daddy home to watch The Simpson's and eat microwave popcorn with, the beach is only slightly comforting. We are packing (repacking actually), cleaning, straightening up, etc. so we have a somewhat clean home to return to. Wish us luck. It may be a L-O-N-G week...
Saturday, July 15, 2006
Hello from vacation land!
Click on the flickr badge on the right to see some of our pictures from our vacation in Gatlinburg, TN. Lauren loved it and even on our last day, woke up and asked to go back to the mountains. She also cried because we have to leave our "new house and my Gracie cat" (a rental house we are staying in has a black porcelain cat that she named Gracie since she misses the real one so much!). Back to reality for a couple of weeks...
Click on the flickr badge on the right to see some of our pictures from our vacation in Gatlinburg, TN. Lauren loved it and even on our last day, woke up and asked to go back to the mountains. She also cried because we have to leave our "new house and my Gracie cat" (a rental house we are staying in has a black porcelain cat that she named Gracie since she misses the real one so much!). Back to reality for a couple of weeks...
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