ABC's

I would like to thank Sesame Street, pbskids.org, and Wheel of Fortune for helping teach the alphabet to my daughter.  She is really picking up on the letters.  The last two nights I turned on Wheel of Fortune while I got her ready for bed and she loved it!  The other day I was trying to relate things to the first letter they start with:  "A is for apple, acorn, and alligator."  I even drew some pictures.  Later on I heard her say: "A is for crocodile!" (Crocodile/Alligator, they look like the same to me too!) She tries to make that relation, but still doesn't get the concept yet.  We were getting out of the car the other day and in the sky a few jets left their mark with some cloud streaks.  They so happened to be formed in a "X."  Makenzie said, "Look, Mom!  X is for clouds!" Makenzie can even sing the ABC song all by herself.  Again, I don't think she correlates that she is singing about each letter of the alphabet yet, but it's still pretty darn cute!  

Clowning Around

We got out the Easter decorations, which isn't much, so it's combined with the Halloween stuff.
Makenzie was mad that we were putting up bunnies and eggs, instead of the scary stuff. My daughter has a fascination with scary things.... maybe because it really doesn't scare her yet. There is a book called "Just Dessert" which talks about many of those things that would scare a child at bedtime. She LOVES it! Anyways, they also found the Halloween costumes as well. It gave them some entertainment for the afternoon, since we are still experiencing freezing temps here in the mid-west, and are going CRAZY being in the house all day.

Happy Birthday Tyler!

Most of you know that Jordan missed sharing his Daddy's birthday with him by 20 minutes! I was actually glad, because I wanted them each to have their separate days. (Before Jordan, I wanted everyone's birthdays to be in separate months, but that idea was easily shattered!) Anyways, poor Tyler will be up early early to study for his Bio-Chem final. We hope to get a little celebrating in after he puts in a hard day's work! WE LOVE YOU!



Our First Date in High School (Homecoming Dance September 1999)


Mission in Guatemala

Happy 1st Birthday Jordan!!

It was Jordan's 1st birthday today, unbeknownst to him! He was completely unaware that all the hype was for him today. Makenzie enjoyed it more than he did. I made him a basketball cake, with the approval of his Daddy. He didn't dare touch it. Oh well! The poor guy's battle wound has scarred over, so it's pretty obvious. Tomorrow he has a check-up at the doctor's, so I'm not looking forward to what their reaction will be.

Sticker Mania!

Makenzie loves stickers. Grandma Sherman was so kind to make her a laminated book to put all her stickers in. This last week we were at the dollar store and I let her get some of those foam stickers. It was worth one great day of entertainment for her. Unfortunately those foam stickers didn't just go in her sticker book. Before I knew it they were plastered on furniture, clothes, and toys. This is a picture of a poor hippo who got a new look. Notice that it is being stuffed of stickers in it's mouth!

Update!

If I don't take any pictures, I feel like I have nothing to blog about. These past few weeks have been pictureless and somewhat monotonous. I've got to get more creative in what to share from our daily life. I've got some good examples from my blogging friends. I love to see all the updated blogs. So I will try to get better, just for those who check this regularly.

Tyler continues to trudge through the endless amount of studying and test-taking. He's dealing with the male and female organs, which is a little bit akward at times. He learned how to do male and female exams yesterday on paid "patients." How much will you have to be paid to be examined by a brand new med school student? They think $ 30/hr is worth it here!

Our poor little Jordan "bit the dust" yesterday. I went out the back door for a little bit while the kids looked on. Makenzie decided to shut the door, which also pushed Jordan out onto the concrete. No fun!


Our Valentine's Day was small and sweet. We don't need a special day to celebrate and share our love, because we do it everyday! I made pink heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast. Makenzie didn't even notice the difference and just enjoyed her syrup. Jordan on the other hand did and wouldn't touch the odd looking food on his tray. Tyler surprised me with a new workout outfit. I've been going to the gym about 3X a week. I've also decided that I will probably participate in the local triathalon in September. I've always wanted to do a triathalon, but then it hasn't worked out. SO... hopefully with enough ambition, it will happen! (I usually don't like posting pictures of just me, but Tyler is very proud of his purchase, so I had to show it off!)


I took a couple pictures of some decor in our house. The plates and the wreath was bought with some of my birthday money. I wanted to prove to my mom that I didn't spend it on the kids or on frivolous things. I also bought some clothes. Then the "Be Mine" was easily made with a friend. We were bored and she's got a creative mind, so I just went with it!