15month checkup, golf and a vist from Grandma, Bumpa and Doc.

It was time for Jenna's 15 month check up. Blaah.. I hate those appts. We did find out she is climbing up on the weight scale. 80% percent for weight now and 30% for height. Not bad! We are delaying her MMR until she is 2 but she did get 2 of the 4 shots that are due for her. We are choosing to space it out for her rather than overload her body with too many shots at once.

Jenna is quite the little princess. She now does not mind having her hair done so I take advantage of that. This day she had used oatmeal as hair gel so I had to be creative as to how I put her hair up. This is what it ended up like.

Jackson and Jenna went cruzing around in his car. They are having fun and getting into some trouble at Uncle Ryan and Daddys new shop.

Grandma and Bumpa and Uncle Doc came to visit. They are going to steam thrashers reunion to see the old tractors. We went last year but it is too hot and dirty and HUGE for two kids who NEED NAPS. We are finding out that when Jenna doesn't get the sleep she needs, she is a crab!! YEP... we are going through some two's stuff already. I don't get how in our house we don't hit, spank etc.. but our kids think they can hit. GRR! :) Jackson has been practicing his golfing. He really has his swing down and can WACK those balls good!!

The evidence from Jacksons golf practices. He has to make spots for the tee's... sigh.. my grass is not liking this.

Jackson has really been liking this "contractor" stuff lately (do you think dad is walking around proud or what) and LOVES tape measures. He "weights" everything.. ok.. he is learning. Anyway, one day he was getting ready for work and got his phone like dad and hung it on his hip. Then he got his dads tape and was ready for work. Prior to this picture he even had his pencil behind his ear. Dad surprised him with his very own tape measure this weekend. We put his name on it and he loves it. I had to share this conversation I had with Jackson . Jackson "Mom, did you know that Jesus puts garbage on the earth when people are bad". Mom "No Jackson.. I think the Devil does bad things like that". Oh.. yah. Where he got that I still don't know. But now when we see litter, he says. . yep.. the devil did that because people are bad. That kid!! Jenna is now saying the sounds of almost any animal you can think of. I am trying to upload a video of her doing it.

I am BAAAAAAAACK..

Ok.. hang in here. I have more pictures to post but have to get them off my camera. I finally got my computer back and am trying to get caught up around here. So here are just a few pictures to catch you up!

Jenna LOVES Jacksons Fisher Price FP3 Player.. listens to it all the time. She even knows what buttons to push.
A visit to the zoo with the cousins and Nana.

Jackson showing me how big he is compared to the eagle. I will be MAD if they ever get rid of this.. this is our yearly thing that we do.
DA DA DA DUM!! Jackson is now wearing BIG BOY UNDERWARE at NIGHT! He did wear nighttime diapers just in case, but since he has not had a bedtime accident in MONTHS... we decided to go with big boy undies all the time. Jackson was SOOO proud! He is wearing Transformers undies!
Jacksons project from last week. Jungle Theme Projects. When our week was up Jackson told me that the Elephant does not live in the desert.. they live in the SAVANNA. Ok... soon he will be giving ME weekly lessons.

My two monkeys at the zoo. Jackson loves to give Jenna a ride!
My favorite Duck. I just love it!
Jenna loved my nails and kept going and touching them. I grabbed the bottle and actually painted Jenna's nails. She got squirmy the last two toes but did great and we looked soo cute.. our little piggy toes!
She wore these around for soo long one day. I swear if any of our kids are going to walk in their daddys construction footsteps.. it will be this one!

Jenna and Mommy playing outside while Jackson naps.. oh, Daisy was playing with us too.

Computers at the Doctors

I apologize to all of you who I email on a daily basis or check in with. My computer has been at the "doctors" for 3 days now. I cannot access my emails for one of my email addresses.. and I can get onto my husbands computer but have had a garage sale yesterday and today we have an open house from 5:30-7:30. It has been crazy. Hopefully get my computer back tomorrow and I can get back to my normal coorespondence. Anyway.. just wanted to say that I am still alive!!

Wilkin County Fair...

Jenna doing what she does best.. .eat eat eat!! It was a HOT day so chocolate chip rice cakes kept her happy. The next picture is of Jackson riding on one of the rides. This was the LAMEST fair that I have EVER been to.. but the kids had fun with the 6 rides that they did have. Although three rides cost $9.75.. YIKES.


The kids that were with us (11?? We were with my sisters daycare) most went on the ferris wheel. A LITTLE scary being the conditions these rides were in. When it came time for Jackson and his cousin Carter to go the guy called me up there. Kids under 6 need to go with a parent.. WHAT.. I had to go on that rickity thing. I asked about weight limits but he laughed.. told me you would be surprised at the people who go on this ride... hmm. didn't make me feel any better. Anyway... I bravely went on the ride with these two cutie patuties!!! The other picture is from WAAAAY up high... a little nervous.



Jackson petting piggies... they were pretty cute!
Jackson and Jenna!!! Aren't they cute! The boys showing off their tattoos.


Jenna showing off her tattoo... We like to start our kids out early getting tats! Then there is Jackson and Hunter playing in this half blown up game.














That was it.. it did suck... excuse my language but it did suck. It was a lot better in previous years. Oh well. We made the most of it and did have some fun!!! Blessings!

Random stuff and a dog that belches!

YUUUM!! This is what I have been eating for the last few days. Onions from Bumpa's garden, a tomato from my garden, and farm fresh beef that we butchered ourselfs... mixed with BBQ sauce.. DELICIOUS! The next pictures are of the kids hanging out together..











So I am curious. Have you ever heard of a dog that belches... yep.. belches. I am taking videos of my dog and am seriously turning them into the funniest pet videos. Take a peek!

Jenna's baby video... and a fuzzy hat.

We watched the "Jenna and Jackson" video yesterday... over and over. I was bawling the first time I watched it. It is soo hard to believe that it was a year ago (and a few months) that Jenna was born. What an amazing blessing she has been to our family. Jackson will be 5 in November.. 5??????? Where did the time go. The next few pictures are of Jenna watching herself on the video. It was funny. Jenna was watching it and saw her "Papa" on the video and said. PAPA...PAPA.. It was too cute!!! In the second picture you will see the picture of her Papa holding Jenna when she was born.


I am getting ready for a garage sale (YUCK) and came across this cute hat... but it won't fit her this winter so it is going in the garage sale. It is VERY cute on her.. and she kept it on for quite a while during our tea party.


More pictures tomorrow. We are flooding out here.. Our street is full of water right now and coming up our driveway almost to my husbands pickup. STUPID people are plowing down the street and the water is up to their bumpers. Breaking out the arm floaters!!! STAY TUNED.

Jacksons Ocean Project and Jenna's time out.

Today is our first PROJECT PARTY DAY!!! Really has not been much of a party.. but you can make a party out of anything.. it is just the way you look at it. We compiled all of our projects for the week and put it up. Barry will be soo surprised when he gets home. :) At the end of the post you will see a video that Jackson took... it is hillarious!! I don't know what he is doing... but just listening to him is soo funny. He is very proud of his project.. not quite what I envisioned... but it was a great week for him. We need to figure out what we are going to do next week.

Mommy being a shark...
Jackson being a shark.
This is Jenna sitting in a time out. YES... we do time outs with her. It is really just starting to show her right from wrong. She is hitting and we will make her sit here if she does that. Then she proceeds to go over to who she hit and does soft hands... sometimes. I thought little girls were supposed to be sugar and spice and everything nice... not smacking and screaming and throwing tantrums :) Sigh! She still had her corn though!
This is Jacksons video of his project... not sure what all the goofyness is about.. oh yah.. that is Jackson for you!

Jenna... did you know that is upside down?

Jenna has this thing with putting things in her mouth upside down. I find it cute since I did the same thing with my binkie. Here she is even drinking from her sippy cup upside down. I love this outfit on her!!


Barry got some super sweet corn from a customer of his... MAN.. it is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good.. Jenna thought so too. She cried and screamed until she got her piece then she proceeded to put her feet up on the table and sat there eating her corn for 15 minutes. I got her down and she would NOT let go of that corn. So we let her walk around with it and eat it. AN HOUR LATER she was still eating it and actually got ALL the corn off of it. I took it away since we were getting REALLY close to bedtime but BOY did I get chewed out! :) Dad refused to take it from her... now I know why. Today we went to the pool and we are planning on visiting there every day this week as long as the weather holds out. Friday I will post pictures of Jacksons projects for the week once we do our "presentation" for dad.

So, what does a person do on her first day as a work at home mom??

Well, here is a run down!

Wake up at 5:15 and exercise,

check emails/make coffee,

get in shower and get ready,

(sounds a lot like my "working days")

start making breakfast for my two monkeys.... wait... it is 7am.. where are they??

Do a little work on the computer,

check on my monkeys... is it seriously 7:15 and they are sleeping...

eat a bowl of oatmeal while checking my blogs,

go back up and finish work on computer.... welcome a big hug from Jackson,

get Jackson pottied and dressed... head downstairs,

get our gluten free breadmaker bread going,

hear my little peanut up in bed singing,

get big kisses from Jenna....

sang the good morning song to both the kids with an oncore by Jackson,

8:30 made monkeys breakfast,

got a phone call that our showing was moved UP to 9:15.... FREAK OUT!

clean, dust, vaccume, pick up, put things away, finish getting ready, get kids cleaned up and out the door... all in 15 minutes... yep.... that sucked!

Deposits, bank run, copies and library visit to get books for our assignment!!! Yep, Jackson chose under the sea as our assignment for the week. Fridays we have big parties to show off our work for the week. He loves parties.. why not incorporate learning and a good week with a fun ending!

Get home, make grilled cheese sandwiches with our gluten free bread.. HOLY CRAP.. that stuff is good! Made seconds for Jackson. Jenna wakes up and wants to eat.

Jackson down for nap,

Jenna and mommy play... (see peek a boo pictures at beginning of post)

Daddy calls and needs me ASAP to bring them materials to a job 20 miles away. Get Jackson out of bed (he had not fallen asleep yet) and get to lumber yard.

Drive to job site, hand off materials in nick of time,

to Zoo to drop off time slips for Ryan who is heading up the crew there,

home and Jenna to BED.. THANK GOODNESS! The princess was tired.

Outside to play with Jackson. Started with making our "ocean"... and somehow turned into a water fight! We ended up playing with water ballons. Still not sure who had more fun or who was more wet. Went inside to make spagetti,

ate supper, (yep... ate that YUMMY bread again.. don't even need to TOAST this bread... can you tell I am excited)

went for a walk to the gas station to drop off the mail,

walked home,

read another ocean book along with a clifford book,

put kids to bed,

worked on invoices for Burchill Construction,

started signing us up for our HSA but can't find kids SS#'s,

got distracted and here I am... phew!

It was a fun wonderful day!!! I love being with them to see everything they do... Jenna is now saying. ONE.... when you ask her how old she is. Holds up one finger too.. VERY CUTE! We danced, laughed, hugged, kissed, played and just spent time together.... it was a great day!!!! I am blessed!