Ethan and Maxtor

Well, it's been 2 1/2 years since Ethan was first introduced to Max and he screamed at the sight of him (Ethan screamed, that is). They seem to get along a little better now. Ethan has gotten really good at bossing him around, and Max has gotten really good at ignoring his orders. This was a rare instance when they both were pretty calm. Max is pretty good about putting up with stuff, but eventually he just has to leave the room...

RASSLIN'... E-DOG vs. TINY

CHUCK E. CHEESE

Well, Ethan finally got to go to Chuck E. Cheese in Springfield yesterday. It was his first time there, and he had an absolute blast. It had been years since we had been there, so we figured that maybe the pizza had gotten better. Nope. Next time, we are definitely going to pick up Sonic and then just go to play the games!

The boys...

Just wanted to post some recent pictures of the boys. Jack is getting so big so fast. He is doing all the normal 6 month old stuff...rolling over...eating baby food...laughing at his big brother...etc. And Ethan is having a great time being a big brother! He seems to adore Jack and loves to make him laugh. And Kyle and I are just busy trying to keep up with them and thanking God every day for these 2 blessings!

It's Finally Freezing Out!!

Well, the temperature finally reached 32 degrees today, so Ethan and I were able to play outside in the snow for a little while. Ethan is fearless...

Extreme Weather Days 2009

Okay, it has been a little chilly here in Illiniois, so I got to stay home from work for yet another two days. The high temperature yesterday was 0 degrees (that's actual temperature, not wind chill). Apparently last night it got down to -17, with a windchill of around -40 at times. We have a ton of pictures and video clips to put on here from the last month or so, but we haven't quite gotten around to it. I will put a picture of Ethan at the top of this page from our road trip to Georgia (for Christmas). We convinced him to wear the headphones that came with the DVD player in the van for the first time (after 9 months), and of course he picked a movie that we all wanted to hear ("Elf"). Anyway, I couldn't resist taking a picture of him engrossed in the movie and chowing down on a powdered doughnut.

SNOW DAYS 2008

Well, the last three days (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) I got to stay home from school due to the bad weather. The boys and I had a lot of fun, including the first time I got to feed Jack his rice cereal (he just started eating rice cereal this past Sunday and loves it). Wednesday was also Mandy's birthday, so I think she was a little jealous that she had to work while we were all home playing.

Ethan and Jack also had check-ups last week (and a few shots). Jack is now 16 pounds and Ethan is 28 pounds. Apparently Jack is in the 75th percentile in all areas, and Ethan is growing taller every day.

I set up the video camera while I fed Jack his rice cereal, and took some other footage throughout the day...

I love Fridays....

I have been blessed to only have to work 4 days a week. I would love to be able to stay home all the time but since I can't...I'm thrilled to be home with my boys on Fridays. It's our day to do fun things that Mama is too tired to do when she gets home from work....like fingerpainting. Here are some pictures from our day.

Thanksgiving 2008

Boy did we have so much to be thankful for this year!!! God has been good....so very good! Nana, Grandad, Auntie Megan and Beth Anne came for the weekend. We had a great visit and a very nice Thanksgiving. Here are some pictures from our weekend....