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No Training Wheels

June 4, 2009 in Chance, Family, Motherhood with 11 Comments

For a little boy, this would be the most important rite of passage.

Chance had Brian take the training wheels off his bike today and this is what happened.

This was also before Micah fell and cut his forehead.

The Bromance Comes To Town

May 19, 2009 in Family, Friends, Photography with 3 Comments

Brent and Josh came into town early this week.

First of all, it was a BLAST to have them here. It’s nice having REAL friends that you can just be authentic around. No need for masks… no need to cover things up. It was also nice to learn a few things about how to take better photos from Josh. Brian and I are thankful for them.

Here are the pictures from their 48 hours here. Some were taken by me, some by Brian, some by Brent and some by Josh:

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Potty-Training… Check

May 18, 2009 in Chance, Family, Motherhood with 4 Comments

potty trained

Chance is FULLY potty trained now. He hasn’t messed his pants for the past 2 weeks or so. He’s no longer afraid of the toilet and actually GOES to take care of business on his own.

I am BEYOND excited.

I thought I’d put a date to it for future reference. Though the date is not totally exact… it’s close enough, right?

And yes… he’s wearing his shield on his BACK. I guess he’s more concerned about who or what may come up behind him than the monsters he’s fighting in front of him.

Smart kid!

12345 Song

April 6, 2009 in Chance, Family, Motherhood, Music with 19 Comments

I captured video of Chance singing during dinner tonight. It’s cute and it makes me SO proud of him.

So… enjoy!

Here are the lyrics, since Jason was thinking he was singing about StarWars. WTH???

1, 2, 3, 4, 5… Once I caught a fish alive
6, 7, 8, 9, 10… Then I let it go again
1 2 3 4 5… 6 7 8 9 10
Why did you let it go? Because it bit my finger so.
Which finger did it bite? This little pinky on the right.

Oh.. yeah… and sorry about some of the chewed up food in his mouth.

Gross… I know. Sorry.

Floating Thought

April 6, 2009 in Chance, Family, Floating Thoughts, Friends, Home, Ministry, Motherhood, Paxton, Personal Entries, twitter with 8 Comments

It’s that time again… you know… when I can’t seem to gather all my thoughts into one comprehensive post, so I’ll just bullet point and type ALMOST exactly what my mind gathers!

I just received free albums from Kari Jobe & Joel Ruge (promo items for churches). The bum deal is I just BOUGHT Kari Jobe’s album. Glad I supported her. Sad I spent money where I didn’t need to.
I love that my cutie patootie hubby, Brian, is blogging and twittering a lot more than before. I like sharing this world with him.
Chance has a ridiculously large vocabulary for being 3, but he still says a few things incorrectly and I think it’s WAY to cute to correct him just yet. Here are just 4 of his words (I’ll write a whole post about it someday):

“cric-crocs” = flip flops

“peeks” = keeps

“perfeck” = perfect

“liveberry” = library

Paxton is getting some seriously chubby thighs and I just LOVE that. He also rarely cries, and you can always stop his crying just by singing to him. When he smiles, my whole world melts for him.
At this time last year, I would have NEVER thought I’d life, for me, would look the way it does today.
How is it possible to just stop loving someone you said you would always love?
Life as a stay-at-home Mom can get really lonely if I’m not careful.
Good: The weather is crazy beautiful right now in Portland. Bad: That means allergies are going to attack me soon. Boooo!!!
We got rid of cable a month ago… I don’t think I’ve even missed it.
Looking at a possible new home. I’ll update soon… if there’s anything to update.
I’m so sick of moving!!!
We are going on our annual beach trip with our closest friends in two weeks. I can’t wait ‘cuz I miss having THOSE friends around.
In THREE weeks, Matt, Brian and I (with Paxton in tow) will be in Florida for a week for the Exponential Conference. This is exciting because I haven’t been to a conference in a few years AND this will be the first NON-worship or Youth Ministry conference I’ve attended. This will be for church planters. I *heart* learning.
I love lemons.
I had a dream that I was in a home that was disorganized and full of cats. I woke up sweaty and so tense, it took me 10 full minutes till I could move again.
The memory foam pad we got for our old bed helps us A LOT… but I still think we need a new bed.
It’s time for Chance to move out of his toddler bed and it’s time for us to find a big boy bed for him. Anyone getting rid of a twin bed? Bunk beds maybe?
I still have a box of thin mints in my freezer

Quick!!!

Tell me the first three things in your head RIGHT NOW!

Flashback Friday

March 27, 2009 in Chance, Family, Motherhood, Paxton with 7 Comments

My boys are growing up… a little too fast, actually.

I took this photo of Paxton yesterday:

Here’s Chance in the same outfit just a few years ago:

I think Chance is a bit younger here… maybe 3 months. It’s crazy… I remember putting Chance in this outfit and placing him in this seat to take his photo. And now… he’s speaking whole sentences to me and negotiating his bedtime.

I LOVE being their Mom. My boys are so sweet.