No More Babies

Today was Emmit's first official hair cut. I can't believe I waited this long, but I didn't want to get those great curls cut off. Gerrit had his at 18 months!

Who would've thought that in February, the boys would be able to ride their bikes to get a hair cut:

Adam had a church meeting so I had Luke come along in case I was needed to help Emmit, he would take the pictures. Luke has his hair cut by the same woman so he knows right where the suckers are:

Emmit enjoyed trying to take it from him! How about that long hair in back???

Emmit wouldn't sit on the booster, even after Gerrit had his hair cut and showed him what to do. So I held him on my lap - my children like to make things difficult for me!

He sat very still and did a great job for her. She worked fast but I think Emmit cooperated better than Gerrit did at his first haircut.

Gerrit didn't get bored waiting for Emmit....he enjoyed posing for the camera:

Gerrit still refuses the clippers so Tara thought we should start Emmit off right and get him use to it! She only needed it a little bit by each ear but at least he knows the noise and sensation. After she was done, Gerrit said he'd let her use them next time (I doubt it!).

And of course, where else do you put your sucker when its time to ride the bike home?

Not the best photo of the new cut, but the best I could do:

We are Blest:

1. For knowing a great dentist who was willing to stay after hours to check Gerrit's tooth out. It is confirmed he has a cavity. After much debate and me refusing to make him come in on Sat. to fix the problem, we will be returning on Friday (only after I convinced him that I do get paid if I take a day off).

2. For have a responsible 6th grader at our disposal for picking up our kids. I called Luke 10 min. before Emmit needed to be picked up and had him watch Emmit so Adam and I could go with Gerrit to the dentist - we weren't sure how Gerrit was going to handle the dentist (even though the dentist is his God father!).

3. For knowing a laid back family doc in town who is always willing to look at our kids! Gerrit complained about his ear hurting at preschool today. We initially thought the pain was the tooth but had him checked for an ear infection, just in case. Sure enough - his ear is 'pink'. Because Gerrit responded to over the counter pain meds, we are monitoring him tonight and John will do a 'house call' tomorrow night and check on his ear again. I think I'll have Emmit's checked too, just in case.

4. For Emmit to be seated in just the right spot at the table tonight during dinner that when he threw up, most of it landed on the table and chair and very little on the rug (we hadn't put the drop cloth back down after house cleaning on Monday). 

5. For a wonderful substitute teacher that is able to fill in for me the next 2 days as I deal with a potential flu-like kid (or a kid who just coughed too hard his dinner came up), potential ear infected kid and a kid who needs some dental work!

**It truly does take a village to raise a family! And we are blest by our 'village' of Zumbrota friends!**

Boo Boo Cover and More

I was getting ready to take a shower and Gerrit grabbed my bra and put it 'on'. I asked him what it was called and he said 'boo boo cover'. So there you go, boo boo covers are not band aids, but bras!
 

Seeing I had the camera handy, I captured Emmit by the stairs too...

Adam picked up a bench for Emmit's room. We bought it from the bike shop - it use to be used in the shoe section of the store and was taking up space in the back room. Seeing it was orange and Nike, we thought it would go perfect in Emmit's redecorated room - sports themed. Adam had just brought it in and Emmit tried to move it to the sink. With help from me, he was able to 'wash' dishes or at least keep himself busy while I finished making homemade meatballs. Everything was going well until he grabbed the liquid soap and drank some! Luckily he was near the sink so the fact that he threw it up made cleaning real easy!

The bench is in his room and will look great when we can replace it with the changing table. 

This One's For Opa

Gerrit had to sing 2 Sundays in a row for church and Preschool so I thought his wardrobe needed a little vamping up.
I had leftover MSU fabric so I thought I'd take a shot at making a tie. It turned out better than I thought too. The only thing I'd do differently is align the pattern better so the block S would show more. But for my 1st one, its not too bad. Gerrit was so excited to wear it - actually to show Opa. So here you go, Opa!

The reason there is a picture of Emmit is because monkey see, monkey do....he saw Gerrit get his picture taken so he needed his too! He threw up on his Sunday clothes so he gets the photo in his sweats!

Busy Little Beaver

I now have a 'babysitting' job....study hall this semester so I'm hoping that I can do a better job of updating the blog during this time. I'm stuck in the cafeteria with only my computer so it will be something for me to do to pass the time!

 I mentioned last week that I was busy organizing etc. Well, I finally took a few pictures of what I was up to:

The top left is a picture of one of the boys' shirts I made for Valentine's day...I'm a sucker, I know. As long as they don't care and will wear them, I'll make them tie t-shirts! The other top 2 pictures are of the cubby in Gerrit's room which we cleared out (it was used for storage) and put many of the boys' toys in there. As you can see in the bottom middle picture, it has been put to good use. They can leave their stuff out in this area and not have to listen to me tell them to pick it up! I think its a win-win situation for everyone! The bottom right is a picture of the cedar chest that use to hold a lot of the toys that are now in the cubby. The living room looks like a living room and less of a play area. Now if only the boys would like to be in the room longer (meaning I don't have to be around).

Emmit is smiling on the left because he loves his new bed! We took the bunks apart and each boy has his own bed in his own room. I'm in the middle of redecorating it and hopefully by summer will have it where I want it. It will help when the changing table is no longer needed (and Emmit is working on that). 

A Busy Start

I know I haven't blogged in a while and it's because I've been on an organizing and crafting kick. I'll take and post pictures of what I am referring too - soon. Until then, here's a little conversation between Gerrit and Adam this week:

Dad: Gerrit, your favorite show is on next.

Gerrit: What show?

Dad: It starts with a "W"....

Gerrit: dah, dah, dah (sounding out 'double u' = W)....(pause) BMX?

I think he's learning something at school....I don't think they've gotten to W yet...(I hope).

The Big E Turns 2!

With our drive home being on Emmit's birthday, we tooks some time on Jan 1 celebrating as a family. We took out his count down candle which Emmit tried to blow out rather than let it burn down through the 2. He loved his new toys and has sort of figured out how to use his 'electric screw driver' to take apart and put together his dump truck. He is a happy kid but has shown signs of the 'terrible twos'. I just keep telling myself that we can do this - get this part of his life over with and move on.... I hope the positive thinking holds up the next 12 months!