Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Tortellini Time

Today we had Tortellinis for lunch. It's a fun lunch. Not only did we have a great time singing the Tortellini song* while we were waiting the 3 minutes for it to cook, the kids also had a great time making their food into finger ornaments. Don't worry, they ate every piece of food they touched. Check out the photos.


Peter saw what Hannah was doing and decided it was a good idea. It's amazing the stuff they pick up from each other.


Also today I had the kids try on their new swimsuits. We are (hopefully) headed to Hawaii this winter, so I figured I better buy the kids some swimsuits and sandles while the stores still have them in stock. Here's Hannah in her new suit. Gotta love the pose!


And Peter in his new suit & flip flops.





And while I had the camera out I got a video of Peter walking...in his new shoes. This is the first pair of "hard" souled shoes he's worn and he did really well.




In other exciting new, we bought a new chair. This, of course, is not the exciting news. The exciting news is that we now have a large box in our living room. Here's Hannah getting in the picture with Peter.





*Note: For those who are curious, the Tortellini Time song is just my variation on the Peanut Butter Jelly Time song. Not super creative, but a very good distraction for hungry kiddos. :-D

Monday, August 30, 2010

The Fair and the Wedding

I just realized that August is almost over and I still haven't posted the events from our big Montana road trip. So here I go.

Day 1, 2 & 3
Our journey began on Friday afternoon when we hustled down to La Grande for Caleb's 10 year High School Reunion. We were a little late, but that was good because it would have been more awkward to have been on time. Last year I went to my 10 year reunion and it is definitely less awkward to go to someone else's because at least then you're not expected to know people. However, before I went to mine I studied my senior year yearbook, which helped a ton. I highly recommend it! Anyhow, we had a great time. Then Saturday morning we went to the Union County Fair. Here are some pictures of the fun animals we saw.










Then Saturday night we drove to Spokane, spent the night, then drove to Kalispell in the morning. We arrived 30 minutes before the wedding started, which was quite the feat considering 10 minutes before we left Spokane we remembered that we were going to loose an hour because of the time change. Anyhow we made it and had a great time. David, a roommate of Caleb's from college, was getting married. And Ben, Caleb's other roommate, was in the wedding. So it was fun to see both of them and hang out. Here are some pictures:

The wedding was outdoors and the weather cooperated.


The happy couple!


Hannah showing some more of her dance moves. If you missed the video of her dancing, you definitely need to check that out!


Hannah and Sammy hugging. Sammy is the son of Ben & Hannah.


Here's our table. Caleb, Amy (Ben's Mom), Hannah (Ben's wife), Sheri (Hannah's mom), Paul (Ben's Dad), and Ben. It was really fun to catch up with Ben and Hannah and with Ben's parents (who we know really well).

I could have sworn I got a picture of David, Caleb, and Ben, but I must have taken it on someone else's camera. Alas

Stayed tuned for pictures from Glacier & Bozeman. I will hopefully get them posted before September!

Life Around Here

I guess the most exciting news around these parts is that Peter has started walking. Ever since we returned from our big Montana adventure he's been cruising all over the place. The problem is he's pretty hard to catch on film. There are 3 things that tend to happen - 1) I can't get the camera out fast enough, 2) He sees the camera and starts to crawl towards it, 3) Hannah sees the camera and thinks I'm taking a pictures and attacks Peter with a hug so she can be in the pictures as well (see video 2). But anyhow, here is a video where Peter is actually walking. He walked all the way from the end of the kitchen to me, but I didn't get the camera out quick enough, so I only got the tail end of it.



Here's Hannah attacking Peter with a hug.



In other news, Peter loves to climb. He is always climbing onto chairs, stools, couches, boxes, or what ever else is elevated off the ground.


This is one of his favorite chairs to climb into. And he turns around and smiles as if to say, "look at me mom, I'm sitting in the chair just like you and daddy." He's so proud of himself. It's pretty cute...especially since he has an adorable smile!


And, of course, Hannah sees me pull out the camera and she jumps into the pictures. It's still pretty hard to convince Hannah to let you take a picture of her, unless I'm taking a picture of Peter. Then she runs in and says, "cheese," as shown in the previous video.


Peter also loves to play outside. Every time you open the door he'll make a mad dash to get outside and then every time you close the door he'll burst into tears. He's pretty dramatic. So here he is just waiting for Caleb to come in and open the door so he can sneak out.


Here's Hannah talking on the phone - a favorite activity. Last Christmas the guy at the AT&T store gave her an extra model phone and she loves it. She calls people all the time. As a matter of fact, sometime when it's time to take a nap or get dressed she informs me that she can't because she's on the phone. Luckily I always know the person she is on the phone with and can tell her to call them back. :-D


Here we are making banana bread. Hannah is great stirrer. And you'll also notice that Peter has climbed up on the step stool. Luckily he is now able to get down by himself as well.


Climbing again.


Aren't they precious?

Friday, August 20, 2010

Hannah Dancing

Check out these dance moves!



Don't you wish you could groove like that!

Monday, August 16, 2010

We Survived

Last night we returned home from a 10 day road trip. And I am proud to say that we all survived. Our week (plus 2 weekends) included 2 weddings, 1 high school reunion, and some time at Glacier National Park. I will do a separate post for each section of our adventure, but now I will post some stats.

- We drove 2,360 miles

- We were in the car for 50 hrs and 43 min

- We took 936 pictures

Oh, and we are also the proud owners of a new minivan. Well, it's not a 100% new, but it is new to us! Here's a picture. It's cleaner now. This is from our third day in Glacier. Also take note of our new rocketbox.


And here's the inside with our two happy campers. 1/3 of the back seat is folded down, so it that's why it looks a little goofy.