January 27th, 2012
Gracie is 8 months today. She crawls but army crawls when she wants to be fast. She starting pulling herself up on things this week. She eats regular food in baby sized pieces. She has no teeth but more hair than Max had at a this point. She started sleeping through the night again about 2-3 weeks ago, which is heaven! She is a mommas girl but loves her daddy. Her brother is her best friend. She loves watching him, I can only imagine how much she is learning from him. She can wave "hi" and "bye". And I think she gets signing all done but hasn't figured out how to twist her wrists yet so it looks like a double wave. She mumbles mama-mama and is pretty good with saying ba. Even though I have seen this once before it amazes me how these tiny being put all this together so quickly.
Max is 3 years and 2months. He says the funniest things. His imagination is endless. He recently, although I still confused to how he found, is enamored red with monster truck and want to go to a "show". "grave digger, grave digger, grave digger" it's all I've heard today! You have got to love goggle and you tube! He other passion has been zamboni's since the wild game we went to thanksgiving weekend. He has made up his own song and knows the complete first verse of Martin Zellars Zamboni song. " I went down to the mocha marina ( local arena) and asked to see the manager man. He came from his office said on can I help you. I looked at him and said yes, you can. I want to drive the zamboni, I want to drive the zam-Bon-i...." If you can't tell it's a hit!
He just finished his fourth ECFE semester and we are enrolled for a mixed ge class to include Gracie starting next Tuesday! Max knows most of his letters and numbers 1-10. He can say the numbers and show you on his had or with toys. I say toys I mean cars or dogs! Something's don't change!
Robb set up a little " grocery store" and he has had lots of fun shopping, ringing out, bagging up and driving his bag home in his cozy coupe. I hope to video tape it. He is such a grown up. He told me yesterday that to make Gracie's oatmeal " you just pour it in a bowl, put milk in it and stir it up and give it to her" then I asked what else he knew how to make. He said toast. " you go to the store, buy bread, come home and eat it!" genius, really!
One of our favorite quotes Robb told me about was getting Max dressed and Robb asked him if he wanted to wear the Hamm's shirt, that Robb made. He looked at Robb incredulously and said " no dad, that's a Hamm's shirt, it's for sleeping'". So funny, I use all my Hamm's shits as sleep shirts!
He is so good with logo cognition. He knows Jimmy John's, Potbelly, target... Okay so maybe we go these places a bit.
He still love to run and we are back to playing 'cops and robbers' in the basement, which is really running round and sometimes chasing each other.
Seriously, my kids are growing up. I love my time with them. Probably because I get go to work. I get away and come home to appreciate how good I have it. A great husband, who is not perfect, yet perfect for me. Healthy, happy, beautiful babies. I gush, but I want to remember all this and at the rate we are going who has time to commit it to memory. We just keep going!
Happy 8 months, little! We celebrated by getting new big girl car seats! She has been at the limit of the" bucket" now for a few weeks! It was time!
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Early Dalbec-Akerson Christmas
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Friday started out a little rough for us. Grace had been to the Md on Monday for her first ear infection and a cough that started to have a wheeze to it. Actually, I brought her in for the wheeze and the Md caught the ear infection when looking in her ears. Poor baby! We have been doing news for the wheeze and let me tell you what a joy doing news with a 6 month old is! You would think its the worst torture you could possible do.
So naturally Max needed to go to the Md for an ear infection. Man those ear infections hurt. He woke up not feeling so well, but I was hoping it was just a cold. After his 30 minute nap, and he doesn't nap anymore, he woke up screaming. Once I got him calmed downi enough to understand what he was saying he said his ear hurt. We stopped at urgent care but the waiting room was plump full of people so I called Metro Peds and they could get us in in 20 minutes. It was a risky choice with it being close to rush hour but they are so good there and we were In and out with medicine in about 20-25 minutes. Of course, max found a new puppy named Frank ( a wiener dog) in the pharmacy store that he got his biohazard hands all over before I could say no. But, the whole trip was quick and Grace slept through it all and we were on our way home again.
On the way home Max finally got in a nap, the cars were moving pretty well for 4:30 and I got to coordinate the evening with Robb. Very productive!
Each year my mom, step dad, sister and brother celebrate Christmas early. With me working every other year, my dads side celebrating in Hayward every other year and Robb's family celebrating in up north we just have too much on the actual Christmas days. I, personally, really like it. It makes the season last soooo much longer and we get to actually spend time there without worrying about making it to the next place.
Our tradition has been to celebrate one of the first weekends in December, which ever one I don't work. Friday, we gather at the Dalbec Residence for dinner, usually crab legs and steak with other yummy fixings. Then we play games ( Santa Bingo and the dice game), look at Christmas lights throughout the neighborhood, listen to festive music and open presents. Then we play with the presents.
It is so nice to hang out as a family. This year, as like most, we were terrifically spoiled. The kids made a haul. Really it's overwhelming. Especially for Max, who just got royally spoiled for his birthday. We are so blessed. This year, because of my flub, Robb got his present early. My mom and I went in together to buy Robb an amateur screen printing lab. He loves it and has been using it since our anniversary since I bought it on a Labor day sale and had it sent to our house with my moms name on it! Oops! :-( It would have been a great surprise. But the truly great surprise was for me. Robb, mr. Sneaky-sneaky, planned a trip to Chicago for me and my mom. I am so excited to get away and Chicago will be so fun. It will be fun to go with my mom, too. My other best friend!
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Friday started out a little rough for us. Grace had been to the Md on Monday for her first ear infection and a cough that started to have a wheeze to it. Actually, I brought her in for the wheeze and the Md caught the ear infection when looking in her ears. Poor baby! We have been doing news for the wheeze and let me tell you what a joy doing news with a 6 month old is! You would think its the worst torture you could possible do.
So naturally Max needed to go to the Md for an ear infection. Man those ear infections hurt. He woke up not feeling so well, but I was hoping it was just a cold. After his 30 minute nap, and he doesn't nap anymore, he woke up screaming. Once I got him calmed downi enough to understand what he was saying he said his ear hurt. We stopped at urgent care but the waiting room was plump full of people so I called Metro Peds and they could get us in in 20 minutes. It was a risky choice with it being close to rush hour but they are so good there and we were In and out with medicine in about 20-25 minutes. Of course, max found a new puppy named Frank ( a wiener dog) in the pharmacy store that he got his biohazard hands all over before I could say no. But, the whole trip was quick and Grace slept through it all and we were on our way home again.
On the way home Max finally got in a nap, the cars were moving pretty well for 4:30 and I got to coordinate the evening with Robb. Very productive!
Each year my mom, step dad, sister and brother celebrate Christmas early. With me working every other year, my dads side celebrating in Hayward every other year and Robb's family celebrating in up north we just have too much on the actual Christmas days. I, personally, really like it. It makes the season last soooo much longer and we get to actually spend time there without worrying about making it to the next place.
Our tradition has been to celebrate one of the first weekends in December, which ever one I don't work. Friday, we gather at the Dalbec Residence for dinner, usually crab legs and steak with other yummy fixings. Then we play games ( Santa Bingo and the dice game), look at Christmas lights throughout the neighborhood, listen to festive music and open presents. Then we play with the presents.
It is so nice to hang out as a family. This year, as like most, we were terrifically spoiled. The kids made a haul. Really it's overwhelming. Especially for Max, who just got royally spoiled for his birthday. We are so blessed. This year, because of my flub, Robb got his present early. My mom and I went in together to buy Robb an amateur screen printing lab. He loves it and has been using it since our anniversary since I bought it on a Labor day sale and had it sent to our house with my moms name on it! Oops! :-( It would have been a great surprise. But the truly great surprise was for me. Robb, mr. Sneaky-sneaky, planned a trip to Chicago for me and my mom. I am so excited to get away and Chicago will be so fun. It will be fun to go with my mom, too. My other best friend!
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Hooray! Max is 3 today!
11-23-11
If there is one thing to pull me out of blogging retirement, it's my baby's birthday that does the trick! My Maxwell turned 3 today! 3 years ago I met him on the outside for the first time. What an amazing thing! Now he has been here for 3 whole years! I am a proud mama!
Max at three: potty trained this past week, right in time for his big day. Still loves to play cars, LOVES his stuffed puppy dogs, thinks his sister is okay, sleeps in a toddler bed (about 10-12 hrs), goes to ECFE( alphabet zoo and numbers, too with mom) on Tuesday's, took a sports class and thought soccer was great, still squeezes into his cozy coupe, likes play dough and painting. He has run 3 races and will "run" his first 5k tomorrow! He is a pretty good eater, is 39" by mom's calculations, and close to 40 lbs. He is shy around new people and "revs" his engine instead of talking to them. He loves to pretend his is a race car or a puppy/kitty. He loves his bedtime books. He knows his colors and shapes. He can count to 12 most times and can recognize numbers to 10. And he continues to have great curly blonde hair! So much more to him...
Today we, as a family, went to the original pancake house for his favorite breakfast food.. pancakes! Then, Max, Grace and mom headed to the Maple Grove community center to swim while dad headed to work. I am happy to say everyone had fun and it wasn't as bad as my preconceived notions lead me to believe!! On the drive home Max says to me. "mom, i'm happy i'm three, are you happy?" Then we came home for a special cupcake with a #3 candle to blow out. Grace had great timing and took a 4 hour nap and I got to spend some quality time with my favorite little man. We played outside most of the time. Colored and he helped me clean the floors for his birthday party on Friday. He is a great helper with the swifter and cleaning toilets! Gracie woke up about 3:15, she ate and nana Mary came to hang out with the little one so mom and dad could take Max to the movie theater to see the Muppet movie that came out today! He liked it! We liked it! Then we headed to my mom's to retrieve the little one and Max got some birthday presents! It was an all around great day with so much to be insanely grateful for. A wonderful feeling heading into Thanksgiving! We are blessed!
Have a Terrific turkey day!
If there is one thing to pull me out of blogging retirement, it's my baby's birthday that does the trick! My Maxwell turned 3 today! 3 years ago I met him on the outside for the first time. What an amazing thing! Now he has been here for 3 whole years! I am a proud mama!
Max at three: potty trained this past week, right in time for his big day. Still loves to play cars, LOVES his stuffed puppy dogs, thinks his sister is okay, sleeps in a toddler bed (about 10-12 hrs), goes to ECFE( alphabet zoo and numbers, too with mom) on Tuesday's, took a sports class and thought soccer was great, still squeezes into his cozy coupe, likes play dough and painting. He has run 3 races and will "run" his first 5k tomorrow! He is a pretty good eater, is 39" by mom's calculations, and close to 40 lbs. He is shy around new people and "revs" his engine instead of talking to them. He loves to pretend his is a race car or a puppy/kitty. He loves his bedtime books. He knows his colors and shapes. He can count to 12 most times and can recognize numbers to 10. And he continues to have great curly blonde hair! So much more to him...
Today we, as a family, went to the original pancake house for his favorite breakfast food.. pancakes! Then, Max, Grace and mom headed to the Maple Grove community center to swim while dad headed to work. I am happy to say everyone had fun and it wasn't as bad as my preconceived notions lead me to believe!! On the drive home Max says to me. "mom, i'm happy i'm three, are you happy?" Then we came home for a special cupcake with a #3 candle to blow out. Grace had great timing and took a 4 hour nap and I got to spend some quality time with my favorite little man. We played outside most of the time. Colored and he helped me clean the floors for his birthday party on Friday. He is a great helper with the swifter and cleaning toilets! Gracie woke up about 3:15, she ate and nana Mary came to hang out with the little one so mom and dad could take Max to the movie theater to see the Muppet movie that came out today! He liked it! We liked it! Then we headed to my mom's to retrieve the little one and Max got some birthday presents! It was an all around great day with so much to be insanely grateful for. A wonderful feeling heading into Thanksgiving! We are blessed!
Have a Terrific turkey day!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Our garden 2011
-This year we grew strawberries, cucumbers and sugar snap peas in the circles by the house. The cukes have been plentiful!
We have had a great crop of raspberries. Our best year yet! Thanks to my friend, Nancy from work! And even our blueberries produced a handful!
In the main garden we had/have carrots, lettuce, cantaloupe, watermelon, magic purple beans( thanks again to Nancy), mini pumpkins, broccoli, tomatoes ( best tasting ones I've ever eaten!), squash that I never produced, giant pumpkins that never produced, a few pepper plants, spearmint and peppermint and basil!
We have never taken advantage of eating this much out of the garden! Lots of fresh salads, cucumber waters with fresh mint, I froze a few meals worth if beans tonight and we are going to can some tomato sauce tomorrow! For the first time we even have both melons producing! They both have a bit bigger than softball sized fruit right now!
The really exciting part is that I brought my mini pumpkins and ome purple beans to the MN stare fair this year! I am not sure what happened with the beans ( i dropped them off but Robb said he didn't see them there today when we went with work) but
my pumpkins took FIRST place! I am pretty excited! Thanks to Jen who told me and my mom for sending me some pictures!
The pirates of the Whitefish chain!
Circa July 2011
- what started out as a fun idea turned into a reality for these three boys! The imagination of my husband and his dad grew into a pirate ship...
With flags that we sewed out of old t-shirts....costumes compliments of my amazing mother-in-law's handiwork! They even hand swords and eye patches!
A treasure map that the boys followed ( and Robb got poison sumac from hiding the flags) and a hidden treasure. Candies, monies and cars!
Aarrrrrr! Matey!
- what started out as a fun idea turned into a reality for these three boys! The imagination of my husband and his dad grew into a pirate ship...
With flags that we sewed out of old t-shirts....costumes compliments of my amazing mother-in-law's handiwork! They even hand swords and eye patches!
A treasure map that the boys followed ( and Robb got poison sumac from hiding the flags) and a hidden treasure. Candies, monies and cars!
Aarrrrrr! Matey!
Elm creek swimming lake
We have been here a hand full of times this summer. We load up the "buggy" our burley and bike up to the beach.
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It's especially fun when we pack a picnic and play at the newly remodeled park!
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It's especially fun when we pack a picnic and play at the newly remodeled park!
Max and his puppies
-This is my son Max! These are his puppy friends ( all 15 of them!) and two kitties!
They are his best friends and constant companions!
From R to L: Mitty, Mitty kitty, Bulldoggy, Blue ( from blues clues), Pink Dots, Blue Dots, Buster, Bella, Clifford ( aka Cliffy), Blu, Lucky, Bogie, the Christmas pooch, Taco, Cody, Brownie, and I am not sure the Ty beanie has a name!
He is happiest when they are all in his bed with him! You can find him having them talk to one another, give puppy smooches or lick us!
My sweet boy!
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