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3 years ago
Friday, August 29, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Joel and Marie returned from Minnesota last night. They were gone for 5 days and I missed them something fierce. Joel was kind enough to take lots of photos for me. They visited the Nature Center, got to see a combine cut hay and a baler bale it, climbed on said bales of hay, celebrated Ralph's 60th birthday and Ada's 1st birthday, played in an all-day church softball tournament (which they won), went to church with Aunt Heidi and Uncle Chad, played with cousins, ate donuts, played kickball/golf/tennis/cards/Pictionairy (which Joel tells me was hilarious), and who knows what else! We're talking about the Meehans here. They. Don't. Stop. But they're a lot of fun, and do manage to squeeze in some meaningful conversation between activities!
On Wednesday evening, before the rest of the family arrived, Barb/Ralph/Joel/Marie all went to the Nature Center by their house. Ralph volunteers there, and they have some really pretty walking trails, too.
Ending a long day of travel w/a story courtesy of Grandma Barb.
Marie got to see the combine cut the hay and the baler bale it, which she thought was pretty cool. On Friday while they were watching the Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics ribbon baton twirling, Ralph mentioned how he thought he could move one of the bales of hay. Dan bet him that he couldn't. Well, Dan lost that bet and had to perform a 1.5 minute long rhythmic baton twirling routine. Barb made the baton w/a ribbon and a paper towel roll. Seriously, did nobody video-tape this? Anyway, here are some photos of the bales...
Tim and Isaac
Cousins playing:
Playing Lincoln Logs w/Uncle Chad. That's quite the masterpiece!
Ada is 1!!!
Tim with his three kiddos (and one more on-the-way!) Our neices and nephew are adorable. Isaac is 4 1/2, Naomi is 2 1/2 and Ada is 1 now. Baby #4 due in April!
And, on a side note, my home state of Nebraska just passed a new law making it legal to abandon your children at any hospital, no questions asked, up to the age of 19. Many states have similar laws allowing you to abandon a newborn up to 72 hours after their birth with no penalty, but this is a bit different (I'd say!). You have a rough day with an unruly teenager and you go and drop them off with no penalty to be custody of the state. The point is to prevent parents from doing something irrational, I suppose. I probably wouldn't have lived at my parents house much past the age of 14 if this had been a law when I was in middle school/high school.
On another side note, the girls and I will be traveling to Nebraska next month. Hmmm...interesting.... Haha.
Here's the link to the article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26353351/?GT1=43001
On Wednesday evening, before the rest of the family arrived, Barb/Ralph/Joel/Marie all went to the Nature Center by their house. Ralph volunteers there, and they have some really pretty walking trails, too.
Ending a long day of travel w/a story courtesy of Grandma Barb.
Marie got to see the combine cut the hay and the baler bale it, which she thought was pretty cool. On Friday while they were watching the Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics ribbon baton twirling, Ralph mentioned how he thought he could move one of the bales of hay. Dan bet him that he couldn't. Well, Dan lost that bet and had to perform a 1.5 minute long rhythmic baton twirling routine. Barb made the baton w/a ribbon and a paper towel roll. Seriously, did nobody video-tape this? Anyway, here are some photos of the bales...
Tim and Isaac
Cousins playing:
Playing Lincoln Logs w/Uncle Chad. That's quite the masterpiece!
Ada is 1!!!
Tim with his three kiddos (and one more on-the-way!) Our neices and nephew are adorable. Isaac is 4 1/2, Naomi is 2 1/2 and Ada is 1 now. Baby #4 due in April!
And, on a side note, my home state of Nebraska just passed a new law making it legal to abandon your children at any hospital, no questions asked, up to the age of 19. Many states have similar laws allowing you to abandon a newborn up to 72 hours after their birth with no penalty, but this is a bit different (I'd say!). You have a rough day with an unruly teenager and you go and drop them off with no penalty to be custody of the state. The point is to prevent parents from doing something irrational, I suppose. I probably wouldn't have lived at my parents house much past the age of 14 if this had been a law when I was in middle school/high school.
On another side note, the girls and I will be traveling to Nebraska next month. Hmmm...interesting.... Haha.
Here's the link to the article: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26353351/?GT1=43001
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Joel and Marie have a trip to Minnesota coming up soon - a fun Daddy/Daughter getaway. When Marie was a baby and Joel went out of town, I felt SO stressed out. It's funny how things have changed. I now consider being at home alone with Renee for 4 days verrrry relaxing.
Marie is trying to figure out how the world works, and saying some really funny things along the way. Sorry, I have to kind of give some context otherwise they won't make sense. There are some even funnier ones, but setting them up would take 10 years.
Yesterday we were talking about how Joseph was a carpenter, and taught Jesus his trade. I asked Marie, "Do you know what a carpenter does?" She responded,
"A carpenter cleans carpets!"
When Traci visited us last month we went for a walk around a pretty lake that our family frequents. On that walk, a truck was driving on the path toward us (it apparently had been doing some work at Apex Community Park). Marie has been obsessed with this truck that was driving on the path ever since. She thought it was funny because trucks don't belong on paths. Anyway, last night we went for a walk on that same path and Marie said to us,
"Where is the truck? Is there going to be a truck on the path? TRUUUUUCK! TRUUUCK (shouting for the truck to come)...TRUUUUUCK! I'm going to make it happen!"
And this morning she and a friend were watching Bambi. There's a scene where the owl is telling Thumper, Flower and Bambi about the birds and the bees. They blow him off saying that will never happen to them, and in the next scene they each meet their special lady friends. If you've ever seen it, it's pretty funny. The boy animals pass out, turn red and start acting really ridiculous when they meet the girls. When Bambi met his doe Marie said,
"Mommy, are they going on a date?"
Here's one of the girls playing together yesterday:
Marie is trying to figure out how the world works, and saying some really funny things along the way. Sorry, I have to kind of give some context otherwise they won't make sense. There are some even funnier ones, but setting them up would take 10 years.
Yesterday we were talking about how Joseph was a carpenter, and taught Jesus his trade. I asked Marie, "Do you know what a carpenter does?" She responded,
"A carpenter cleans carpets!"
When Traci visited us last month we went for a walk around a pretty lake that our family frequents. On that walk, a truck was driving on the path toward us (it apparently had been doing some work at Apex Community Park). Marie has been obsessed with this truck that was driving on the path ever since. She thought it was funny because trucks don't belong on paths. Anyway, last night we went for a walk on that same path and Marie said to us,
"Where is the truck? Is there going to be a truck on the path? TRUUUUUCK! TRUUUCK (shouting for the truck to come)...TRUUUUUCK! I'm going to make it happen!"
And this morning she and a friend were watching Bambi. There's a scene where the owl is telling Thumper, Flower and Bambi about the birds and the bees. They blow him off saying that will never happen to them, and in the next scene they each meet their special lady friends. If you've ever seen it, it's pretty funny. The boy animals pass out, turn red and start acting really ridiculous when they meet the girls. When Bambi met his doe Marie said,
"Mommy, are they going on a date?"
Here's one of the girls playing together yesterday:
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
Baby Renee had to get a trim two months ago, but Big Sister Marie had her very first haircut today! Scissors had never touched this curly mess before 6pm this evening. I about had a heart attack when she made her first cut. I think she must have taken off 4 inches or so! It's a bit shorter than we wanted, but hair grows....
BEFORE
The Mop on Top.
The Wet Mop.
AFTER
Marie has started sucking her fingers lately. I think it's partially because Renee does it and she's a little copycat, and partially because she's getting her last molars.
"Night Night!"
BEFORE
The Mop on Top.
The Wet Mop.
AFTER
Marie has started sucking her fingers lately. I think it's partially because Renee does it and she's a little copycat, and partially because she's getting her last molars.
"Night Night!"
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Today, 8/05/08
Renee turned six months old yesterday, so I attempted to take a couple of photos of her. This doesn't happen very often. I think they capture her cute little personality pretty well. She's a goofball.
The next couple are of Marie painting this morning. I read somewhere that you can turn an old box into an easel, so I tried it this a.m. with a box that Renee's new bathtub came in. Works pretty well.
Getting started.
About halfway there. The finished product was pretty much entirely brown, since Marie got really excited and smudged all of the paints together. Then she picked up the paper plate with all of the paint on it and smeared it all over her face. Awesome. Fun, though!
Renee turned six months old yesterday, so I attempted to take a couple of photos of her. This doesn't happen very often. I think they capture her cute little personality pretty well. She's a goofball.
The next couple are of Marie painting this morning. I read somewhere that you can turn an old box into an easel, so I tried it this a.m. with a box that Renee's new bathtub came in. Works pretty well.
Getting started.
About halfway there. The finished product was pretty much entirely brown, since Marie got really excited and smudged all of the paints together. Then she picked up the paper plate with all of the paint on it and smeared it all over her face. Awesome. Fun, though!
Monday, August 04, 2008
A Hodgepodge of Photos...
Having fun with blocks at home.
Play-doh + potato head parts and pieces = weird creatures.
Renee and Daddy. Renee is 6 months old TODAY!
The next few were taken back in June during Tim and Carissa's visit (with Ada), but I forgot to post them until now. Here are the girls
This is our current home in North Carolina. A nice little 3 bedroom townhouse. It is our 4th home since getting married, and we recently celebrated our 4th Anniversary on 7/31/08. Lots of moving!
Uncle Tim and Marie
The girlies showing a little affection.
Having fun with blocks at home.
Play-doh + potato head parts and pieces = weird creatures.
Renee and Daddy. Renee is 6 months old TODAY!
The next few were taken back in June during Tim and Carissa's visit (with Ada), but I forgot to post them until now. Here are the girls
This is our current home in North Carolina. A nice little 3 bedroom townhouse. It is our 4th home since getting married, and we recently celebrated our 4th Anniversary on 7/31/08. Lots of moving!
Uncle Tim and Marie
The girlies showing a little affection.
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