Yesterday and today I went to my friend's house to get a quick run in after work. These are the friends that I blogged about earlier saying how wonderful it was to not pay a gym membership and all the benefits I get. Well, yesterday the 3rd grader joined me in the work out room which meant no Oprah, yes Disney channel! Oh, and in the background was the 3rd grader making dirk bike noises as he was riding his scooter! I was looking forward to running and watching Oprah and the beginning of the news uninterrupted. Instead I watched something about Zach and Cody and Derek's House??? Guess this was a taste for what is to come.
Today I started out watching Disney then was able to watch Oprah and the news as the 3rd grader went across the street to shovel! Finally!
I can't complain because I grateful to be able to run inside. What was I thinking - training for a 1/2 marathon in the middle of the winter!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Welcome Winter!
No snow day today here in MN but if we lived in MI I bet there would have been one today. I knew it was going to be cold so I wore my poofy coat (I hate wearing it b/c it is so big but on really cold days, I bust it out) and put Gerrit's fleece hat on him b/c it covers more of his head than my cute knitted ones. He wore his mittens as did I because my car read -4 (actual temp)! As I drove further north, the temp continued to drop! Yikes. The sun did shine which seemed to make it 'feel' warmer. The wind chill was -30s and this lasted for 2 days so far. It is now snowing and is suppose to get balmy warm 20s later this week! This will feel like a heat wave and I think I will be able to switch to my thinner coat once again. How much longer before spring?
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Practicing Already!
Today we made the trek to Sibley to watch a student of mine play basketball. She's in 7th grade playing on the 10th grade team (the team I use to coach a few years back). I went to her JV volleyball game too this fall as her honoree favorite teacher. Adam and Gerrit came with me and we made an afternoon out of it. The only bummer is she must have been sick b/c she wasn't there! We stayed and watched the 1st half of the game and then went to our favorite restaurant for lunch...PUNCH! yum!
Gerrit loved climbing the bleachers, once he figured out how. There was plenty of room for him to roam and he took full advantage of it. At one point he noticed the little basketball I had in his diaper bag and grabbed it. We thought he was going to throw it on the court so Adam took him to the side of the bleachers and let him play there while I watched the game. The side that he took him too had a hoop by it too. Gerrit immediately grabbed the ball and pointed to the hoop. So Adam would lift him up and let him shoot. He even tried shooting from the ground and of course came no where near making it! Adam didn't even show him the hoop, he knew what to do and wanted to shoot.
I'll try and get to a game in which she's actually playing later this season. It was nice to have Adam and Gerrit there to keep me company and fun to watch Gerrit's reaction.
Gerrit loved climbing the bleachers, once he figured out how. There was plenty of room for him to roam and he took full advantage of it. At one point he noticed the little basketball I had in his diaper bag and grabbed it. We thought he was going to throw it on the court so Adam took him to the side of the bleachers and let him play there while I watched the game. The side that he took him too had a hoop by it too. Gerrit immediately grabbed the ball and pointed to the hoop. So Adam would lift him up and let him shoot. He even tried shooting from the ground and of course came no where near making it! Adam didn't even show him the hoop, he knew what to do and wanted to shoot.
I'll try and get to a game in which she's actually playing later this season. It was nice to have Adam and Gerrit there to keep me company and fun to watch Gerrit's reaction.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Routine
Since getting our tree, Gerrit has a new routine when we come home. He runs to the tree and looks at the ornaments. Personally, I think he's trying to find a ball and/or bicycle. He will often point to an ornament and start talking (which I have no clue what he's saying). He will check out others' trees too and studies their ornaments as well.
PS - he has added a few words to his vocabulary today...hot dog and bye. Granted, he's only said them a few times but none the less, the words have come out of his mouth! If only he'd use his words more than his grunts we might get somewhere.
PS - he has added a few words to his vocabulary today...hot dog and bye. Granted, he's only said them a few times but none the less, the words have come out of his mouth! If only he'd use his words more than his grunts we might get somewhere.
Big Boy Helper
This morning when it was time for breakfast, Gerrit ran into the dining room and got himself up on the chair (not his high chair). I decided to see how he would do eating there instead of his normal routine of being strapped into his high chair. Things were going well until he climbed on the table! Then he moved to the high chair! However at dinner he again went right for a grown up chair and refused to sit in his high chair. I at least grabbed his portable booster seat which he sat in during dinner. I think it is time to clean the high chair and put it to sleep, we're moving on up!
Following dinner we had to empty the dishwasher before we could load it with the dinner dishes. Gerrit loves to help unload. He'll put all of the dishes on the counter for us and even try to put the tops of his sippy cups on the bottoms! At random times during the day he will take all of his kid silverware out of the drawer and set it on the counter. We have started a bad habit of allowing him to sit on the counter and watch me prepare breakfast. This is when he gets his first gulp of milk in the am as well as his banana. He sits fine and has slipped off only once. Anyways, because he likes to see what's going on I bought him the little step stool that he is standing on in the picture. Little did I know it would assist me in getting the dishwasher emptied! I would've bought one a long time ago had I know that!
Following dinner we had to empty the dishwasher before we could load it with the dinner dishes. Gerrit loves to help unload. He'll put all of the dishes on the counter for us and even try to put the tops of his sippy cups on the bottoms! At random times during the day he will take all of his kid silverware out of the drawer and set it on the counter. We have started a bad habit of allowing him to sit on the counter and watch me prepare breakfast. This is when he gets his first gulp of milk in the am as well as his banana. He sits fine and has slipped off only once. Anyways, because he likes to see what's going on I bought him the little step stool that he is standing on in the picture. Little did I know it would assist me in getting the dishwasher emptied! I would've bought one a long time ago had I know that!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Go FISH
Tonight we headed to Fairbault to the Go Fish concert. It wasn't far of a drive and we didn't have to deal with the traffic and hassle of the Target Center in Minn. (we did that before). Adam and I agree, we like the small venue - especially for kids!
A few pics of the concert. My camera doesn't do well in the dark, but these didn't turn out too bad. You get the idea of the concert:
Stars in the background during Mary Did You Know:
my favorite is the encore - Little Drummer Boy. Jamie gets the chance to jam to his hearts content:
Always a good concert - not quite the same with a toddler. Gerrit sat for the first 15 min. and clapped appropriately then wanted to run around. Adam and I took turns chasing him in the back, luckily it wasn't sold out so we had plenty of room. Gerrit did calm down and sat with Adam at the end. It was a late night but was worth it. We put him in his jammies so he could sleep and transfer to his bed easily. We stuck around long enough to say hi to the guys and wish them well the next few weeks.
The weird part of the night was we didn't have to sell merch! Actually, I missed not selling merch...it feels weird not to when I go to a concert. I could've handled tonight's crowd with 1 hand tied behind my back too....it was a tame crowd.
The best part of the night was figuring out the delayed start feature on my oven. I wanted to bake a cheesecake for tomorrow's potluck and the recipe I use takes 4 hrs (start to finish). So I was able to assemble it before we left, put it in the oven and had it bake while we were gone. When we came home it smelled like cheesecake and was ready to be taken out! How sweet was that? Oh, and its a really good cheesecake recipe - real healthy for you too with 5 packs of cream cheese, 5 eggs, and sour cream! :)
Adam and Gerrit before the show:
Gerrit checking out the seats:
Gerrit checking out the seats:
A few pics of the concert. My camera doesn't do well in the dark, but these didn't turn out too bad. You get the idea of the concert:Its snowing while they sing White Christmas
Stars in the background during Mary Did You Know:
my favorite is the encore - Little Drummer Boy. Jamie gets the chance to jam to his hearts content:
Always a good concert - not quite the same with a toddler. Gerrit sat for the first 15 min. and clapped appropriately then wanted to run around. Adam and I took turns chasing him in the back, luckily it wasn't sold out so we had plenty of room. Gerrit did calm down and sat with Adam at the end. It was a late night but was worth it. We put him in his jammies so he could sleep and transfer to his bed easily. We stuck around long enough to say hi to the guys and wish them well the next few weeks.
The weird part of the night was we didn't have to sell merch! Actually, I missed not selling merch...it feels weird not to when I go to a concert. I could've handled tonight's crowd with 1 hand tied behind my back too....it was a tame crowd.
The best part of the night was figuring out the delayed start feature on my oven. I wanted to bake a cheesecake for tomorrow's potluck and the recipe I use takes 4 hrs (start to finish). So I was able to assemble it before we left, put it in the oven and had it bake while we were gone. When we came home it smelled like cheesecake and was ready to be taken out! How sweet was that? Oh, and its a really good cheesecake recipe - real healthy for you too with 5 packs of cream cheese, 5 eggs, and sour cream! :)
Santa Came Early
You know you've been married a long time when this is your Christmas present to each other:
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