Sunday, May 15, 2011

Getting hotter...

My new constant companion, bottled water even at church services.  Water can be found at the water stations like the one here.  Only I recommend getting it ahead of time and putting it inside.  120 degree water is not that refreshing.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Pogo Stick

Jake made a pogo stick constructed of Trio blocks and imagination.


Weed wackers

Jake and Seth make everything you can think of with their new set of Trio Blocks. Here they are weedwacking (weed whipping). They even stop to fix their trimmers which tells you how cheap our real yard tools are. Also of note, do you think Jake should take a trip to the potty?

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Shoe Nose



Oh yeah, so the medical highlight of our November took place Friday when Seth, who’d been unusually quiet in the car, reported that he’d put a shoe in his nose and that it was stuck. Despite previous warnings from Mom just that morning that raisins don’t belong in orifices, we found that there was indeed a foreign body in Seth’s nose—namely a Polly Pocket shoe. First, there was a debate between Anna and Seth on whether the shoe was pink, or purplish-pink. Then until its removal Jake would intermittently chime in, “I sure am glad I didn’t put a shoe in my nose.” To which Seth would lament, “Its going to be in there forever.” Ben was the only one without an opinion. It took 24 hours, a radiologist, a dentist, a mom, papoose restraints, an otoscope, a flashlight and some well designed dental forceps to remove the said shoe. It was like spelunking on minute scale. Seth somehow attributed the success of the procedure (probably because he was screaming and had his eyes closed) to Cousin Andy, even though Dad was the real extractor. Oh well we’re certain that Andy won’t mind the blessings Seth invoked on his behalf in his prayers last night.
Phew! What will next month bring--or dare we ask!?

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Backyard Adventure

Just in case you thought traffic cones were for directing traffic. Hurry, get in your blast-off chair.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

With reckless abandon


Seth's response to this picture, "Mom, how did I do that!?"