Daddy's turn

Here is a survey I saw on Emilie's blog and gave to (K) Kyle age 4, (D) Drew age 6, (J) Julianna age 8 about Daddy age 38.

1.What is something Daddy always says to you?

K- Do you want to come with me to the store?

D- I love you.

J- I love you.

2. What makes Daddy happy?

K- if I do something for him.

D- hugging him and like doing something that’s really good without being asked.

J- When I obey him.

3. What makes Daddy sad?

K- If I don’t do something for him.

D- ignoring him when he asks me something. (interesting... he DOES realize this)

J- When he looses a basketball game. Like the one where he lost the championship. (ouch, but oh so true)

4. How does your Daddy make you laugh?

K- by doing funny things.

D- we wrestle and he tickles me.

J- By doing funny things.

5. What was your Daddy like as a child?

K- I don’t know.

D- a disobeyer, everyone sins. Then in a very sad pitiful voice…Talking about Daddy makes me wish he were here. (you're eating this up aren't you baby?)

J- probably full of great ideas.

6. How old is your Daddy?

K- 22

D- 38

J- 37

7. How tall is your Daddy?

K- 10 feet tall. (we always knew you were his hero!)

D- 7 inches (you think Daddy’s 7 inches?) ok, 8?
J- 4-5 feet?

8. What is his favorite thing to do?

K- go to work.

D- Watch TV.

J- He likes to play with us.

9. What does your Daddy do when you're not around?

K- working on the computer.

D- he does the computer

J- play on the computer

10. If your Daddy becomes famous, what will it be for?

K- I don’t know.

D- because he’s rich. (hahahahahahahahahahahahah)

J- For being a good basketball player

11. What is your Daddy really good at?

K- reading

D- teaching basketball

J- playing basketball

12. What is your Daddy not very good at?

K- if you’re not reading good

D- I never saw him do anything he wasn’t good at. (Todd, did you pay him?)

J- crying

13. What does your Daddy do for his job?

K- he goes to work!

D- he gets money at his work.

J- coach basketball

14. What is your Dad's favorite food?

K- everything!

D- Raisin Bran

J- cereal

15. What makes you proud of your Daddy?

K- When he says thanks for coming to the store with me!

D- I don’t know (that’s ok Todd, he wasn’t proud of me either!)

J- that he loves me and cares for me a lot.

16. If your Daddy were a cartoon character, who would he be?

K- Yoshi or something

D- Curious George

J- Handy Manny (because Daddy fixed the toilet)

17. What do you and your Daddy do together

K- go to the store with each other.

D- we wrestle and play together

J- play Sorry

18. How are you and your Daddy the same?

K- if we wear the same things.

D- our hair

J- we both have brown hair and we are both tall

19. How are you and your Daddy different?

K- if we wear different things.

D- He has those little spikes on his chin (whiskers).

J- I’m a girl and he is a boy. (duh)

20. How do you know your Daddy loves you?

K- he gives me a hug.

D- by telling me he loves me everyday.

J- he says it a lot.

21. What does your Daddy like most about your Mommy?

K- hugging her.

D- the way she looks.

J- that she’s a nice wife and doesn’t yell at him all that much. (again, hahahahahaha!)

22. Where is your Daddy’s favorite place to go?

K- to go to Chick-fil-a with us

D- to go play basketball.

J- basketball practice.

AND THIS IS MY OWN ADDITION TO THIS QUIZ...

What I love most about Todd... (in no particular order)

10- He is committed.

9- Loves Jesus

8- Would rather play with the kids than play basketball contrary to what they say!

7- Doesn't get worked up and emotional like his wife... stays even and calm... like a rock!

6- Reads Bible stories to the kids almost every night.

5- He doesn't give up.

4- (A twist on Dr. Seuss) He means what he says and he says what he meant, my Todd he is faithful 100 percent!

3- He cleans.

2- He cooks.

1- He does the grocery shopping!!!

SORRY YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM, HE IS OURS!!!

The Mommy Quiz

Here is a survey I saw on Facebook and gave to (K) Kyle age 4, (D) Drew age 6, (J) Julianna age 8 and Mommy age 39.

1.What is something Mom always says to you?
K- You’re welcome
D- I love you
J- I love you

2. What makes Mom happy?
K- cleaning the mirror
D- doing something right and making things neat and when I do what I need to do without being asked
J- Running on the treadmill

3. What makes Mom sad?
K- If I don’t do anything for you
D- not doing the right thing or fighting and ending up killing someone. (ok that's a scary answer)
J- When we disobey

4. How does your Mom make you laugh?
K- (giggling hysterically) I don’t know
D- you tickle me
J- By doing funny things

5. What was your Mom like as a child?
K- Hm, that’s hard
D- a disobeyer
J- nice

6. How old is your Mom?
K- 21 (good boy!!)
D- 40 (hey, watch it! Not... yet...)
J- 37? Or 38? 38!!

7. How tall is your Mom?
K- so big
D- Oh come on! I don’t know that answer! How tall are you?
J- 3-4 feet

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
K- read
D- Bible study
J- run on the treadmill

9. What does your Mom do when you're not around?
K- doing scrapbook
D- do the computer
J- Read

10. If your Mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
K- That’s hard
D- I don’t know how you become famous
J- Getting in good shape (awesome!!)

11. What is your Mom really good at?
K- reading
D- exercising
J- Loving me

12. What is your Mom not very good at?
K- if you’re not reading good
D- games (hey!!)
J- Steering a motorboat (uh, ok that’s random)

13. What does your Mom do for her job?
K- work on the computer
D- You look at stuff on the computer like messages
J- watching us

14. What is your Mom's favorite food?
K- cake
D- cake, ice cream (boys, boys, boys- you have me confused with Daddy!)
J- apples

15. What makes you proud of your Mom?
K- the green shirt you wear(green is Kyle’s fav color)
D- I don’t know
J- that you love me

16. If your Mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
K-Peach or Daisy from Mario party
D- Mini Mouse
J- Mini Mouse

17. What do you and your Mom do together
K- play stuff on the computer
D- play games with each other
J- talk

18. How are you and your Mom the same?
K- if I wear the same shirt and the same pants and the same socks
D-dimples
J- we both love to read

19. How are you and your Mom different?
K- if we wear different things
D- the clothes that we wear
J- we have different taste in clothes (oh brother here we go!)

20. How do you know your Mom loves you?
K- cause I’m so cute
D- you tell me so
J- cause you say it

21. What does your Mom like most about your Dad?
K- like hug him and stuff
D- that you love him
J- that he’s a nice husband

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
K- like Chick-fil-a
D- Panera
J- in our basement on our treadmill

Follow-Up

Jake's ears are now fine! Yahoo! I took him to the doctor for a follow up visit this morning and he gave me the "all clear".

AND (because Tiercy asked) Drew only had a virus the last time we took him to the ER. We weren't really sure what the stomach ache was all about... gas maybe? :) After we brought him home he had about a day more of a fever then he was fine (relatively speaking)!

xo

I've got a whole lotta catching up to do!!

Hi there fans! Are you still out there? Wow it's been a long time since I've posted last. So much has happened! Let's start with birthdays!

Julianna turned 8 January 10th.

She enjoyed helping me make her cake.

We had a simple party here at the house for Julianna and all her friends. They had a great time helping our not so little girl turn another year older!

Then in February we had two birthdays and Jake's dedication.

Drew's birthday was on Monday the 9th of February but we celebrated his party with all his friends on Saturday the 7th which was really Jake's first birthday! Got that?

Sunday the 8th of February we dedicated Jake in church.

Yes, it appears that while we were standing up in front of the church and Daddy was reading scripture verses over Jake, Drew took that moment to, for some strange reason, kiss Jake's shoe!

And then when we wanted to take this picture:

Drew was nowhere to be found!

Later that afternoon my family headed to our house for lunch and a family party for our 2 February boys. Here is Jake's first birthday cake! He was so funny eating his first cake. He grabbed the cupcake we gave him and started sucking on it till he fell over on his highchair tray. He was so tired from being up all morning and into the afternoon without a nap.

Monday, February 9th was Drew's 6th birthday. We have a tradition in our family that the birthday boy (or girl) gets cinnamon rolls on the special Celebrate plate on their birthday morning!

So... apparently we are not allowed to have a month in 2009 that is not without its troubles. In January Drew had a high fever for several days. By the evening of the 3rd day he started crying and clutching his lower right abdomen in pain. I called the doctor and they told us to go to the ER to make sure it was not appendicitis.

4 hours later with everything except for severe gas pains ruled out we got to return home. Did I mention that this was a scrap booking night so my friends were scrapping at my house without me? Thankfully they were able to watch the other kids while I took Drew to the hospital. Todd had a basketball game to coach but he left it early to meet us at the hospital.

In the waiting room.

Then in February Drew and Kyle slammed into each other while running around the inside of their cousin's house. Kyle had a little bump on his forehead. Drew had the worst black eye I have ever seen. This picture was taken after it had the chance to calm down for a few days!

And this month... well this month Jake has ear infections that won't seem to go away! The doctors are talking about putting tubes in his ears. We will keep you posted after the next Dr. visit on Monday.

Finally, here is a picture of Jake sporting the sweater Aunt Ellen knitted for him for his first birthday! Thank you Ellen!! We love it! And... how cute is he??!! And yes, Ellen, the hat is a bit too small :) but we know new baby boys we can pass it along to.

I have actually taken up knitting too! However, scarves are about all I have mastered as of yet. Watch it come Christmastime everyone!

Ok I think that brings us more or less up to date.

Talk to you soon!

xo