Thursday, November 19, 2009

50, 50, 50!


Lane Ryan cracks us up with the things he says... He's beginning to act an awful lot like his Uncle Shawn! Definitely likes to get laughs. So here is something he's been chanting all day. You know the Hefty Garbage Bags commercials? Here's Dig's interpretation...


"stinky, stinky, stinky...FIFTY, FIFTY, FIFTY!!!"


He says the stinky really high-pitched and the 50 really deep and loud. I don't have the heart to tell him it should be "Hefty, Hefty, Hefty!" What a goof!


Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Happy Veteran's Day

Thank you to all of the men & women who serve or have served our country...







Especially my Grandpa Harold, Ryan's Grandpa Ray, Ryan's Dad, Arnie, several Great-Uncles and many other friends & family members!
We're off to the Veteran's Day Program this morning...and I have my very own "Red, White and Blue Singer!" I'll be sure to post a picture of her, if I can get one!



Friday, November 06, 2009

Morning Parade

It started the same day as Kindergarten. DD would try and skip stall getting to school. She'd ask every morning if we could drive by Nanny & Pa's house to see how the siding was coming along. Then we'd drive down Grandma Mary's road to do the same. We live in the middle. From our backyard we can see Nan & Pa's front yard. From our front yard, we can see Grandma "Mair's" backyard. Well, after a week of our siding inspections, we let my parents and grandma know we had been driving by their homes every morning before school. And to our surprise the next morning, we had WAVERS!

And EVERY morning since, Nanny & Pa (and sometimes Uncle Shawn) will be at the window waving good morning to DD & Dig. When Great Uncle Jim, Uncle Steve & Cousin Joey were here, they too took part in the morning parade.

As you can see...this Momma doesn't "get ready" before taking DD to school. And this brother doesn't even get out of his jammers!

We never miss Great-Grandma Mary's house either. She's always on the front step waving and yelling, "Have a good day!" to the kids. It's kind of a neat way of checking in on her, making sure she's doing ok.



I can't help but think our "Morning Parade" and the smiles that come with it are a great way to start the day, not only for the kids & I...but for the 'wavers' waiting for us to cruise on by!


Tuesday, November 03, 2009

My Budder

That's how Drue used to say 'brother'..." I love my budder!" Drue & Lane are exactly the same age apart as Steve and I are, 19 months...so it's fun to come across pictures we've taken at the same ages...for example,









Then came Shawn. My own real-life 'baby-doll.' Sorry, DD, you won't be getting one of those.