February 25, 2008 at 2:26 pm (Life Happening)
Originally uploaded by blessed_3.
This was Dan (and Jake) cleaning the nasty iron deposits on the washing machine we got right before the motor went out on it. 
Fortunately the dryer is working great and that is what we purchased them for anyway. Our old washer is now in and the laundry is all in working order again! Yay for clean underwear! 
February 25, 2008 at 2:07 pm (Kid Talk, Life Happening)
Last Monday Evie began to sleep through most of the night. Thursday and Friday she had some trouble and I ended up feeding her, even though I tried not to. Starting last night, we decided that if she woke up, we’d go in to make sure she was fine, but then she was on her own from there as far as going back to sleep. Let me tell you, I am feeling like a million bucks these days! I mean I knew sleep deprivation was affecting me, but man, it was affecting me!
She also got her third tooth on Saturday. That may explain her getting up Thursday and Friday night. I am assuming #4 will be coming through any day now as it seems that is the way things go for most babies.
She also learned how to do a few things this week. The cutest is definitely the waving! She gets very excited and waves to Daddy. Which brings me to the next thing that we think she learned, which is to say “Dada!” This occurs during her waving at Dan, and sounds a bit more like, “Dadadadadadadadada!” She has also started signing “All Done,” and possibly even saying it too. This one comes out as, “AhDah!”
This weekend Dan and I, and Evie, went to a marriage conference in the Amanas. It was a very refreshing time for us, and challenged us in many ways. While we were there, Jake went to play with his favorite friend Luke Hibbing. He has now declared that his favorite color is orange (like Luke) and that he wants to grow up to be like Luke. We’ll see if blue enters back into first place or not.
Speaking of blue… I am now driving a minivan. Specifically a Nissan Quest, but it is blue. Jake had requested we get a blue van, and Dan/God did not disappoint him!
February 15, 2008 at 8:08 pm (Kid Talk)
This morning I left Evie on the floor in the living room, and went into the kitchen for a few minutes. I returned to find this…
February 8, 2008 at 1:44 pm (Kid Talk)
Yesterday, Evie learned how to get her little body to move forward, instead of just going backward. Watch out world! She since has become quite good at it, so I am guessing crawling is going to be coming soon.
Jakob is pretty fun to watch at Tot Time (lots of kids under age 5 playing with toys in a gym.) It seems like every Friday morning, he’ll find some kid that he thinks looks like fun. Then he will follow the kid around and mimic everything they do. Usually the kid will be flattered and laugh at Jake, and then they become friends. Today, Jake first chose a 5-yr-old boy. However, this kid did not appreciate Jake following him around. So, after a heart-breaking scene of the kid making this known, Jake moved on and picked a new kid. This is where it got pretty entertaining. This kid was around 4, and very athletic. They ran around the gym for a long time, hurdling obstacles and going up and down slides. Jake was a little slower, but kept up with him pretty well. The funny part is that I think it took a good 5 minutes for this kid to even realize he was being followed. Then when he noticed, he just went faster and chose harder maneuvers. After another 10 minutes or so, a girl started chasing Jake. The next thing I know, there is a ‘gang’ formed of 4 kids that are running together for about the next 20 minutes.
Jake’s technique of copying people to make friends worries me a little, but overall, it is pretty neat to see his ability to make friends with just about anyone. He is a very social boy, and able to create fun wherever he goes!
