Friday Phone Pics

Not to much excitement over here this week. I haven't had all four kids so it's been rather quiet. I started the week not feeling so good. I am still really tired but feeling better. Here are my favorite phone pics from the week.

We made puppets yesterday and IJ was very proud of his. He helped and everything.

Apparently IJ really needed to stand there because he moved the bottom rack off the dishwasher himself...

One night I went in to check on E before I went to bed and this is what was lined up along side his bed. He is so funny.

The weather was nice enough we even got to swing outside for a bit...Ethan spent his time driving his tractor around. He sure loves that thing.

Hope everyone has a great Friday!!

First Time...

Last week for the first time I left Isaac for 26 hours. I had to go to Portland for a quick trip. I left Monday at 630 pm and returned Tuesday at 1030 pm. Jon took off work on Tuesday to stay home with the kids. They both loved having Jon home all day to them self, I don't think I was missed all that much. But that is a good thing.

The trip was ok, I get nervous traveling by my self so my stomach hurt almost the whole trip. I flew on one of those small planes with propellers. On the way there is was a smooth flight but I was sitting right by the propeller so my chair vibrated the whole time. My rear end was numb when I got off lol. On the way back I sat on the last seat of the plane, that was special. At one point it was so bumpy I almost landed in the guys lap next to me. luckily he almost ended up in the isle, so it was okay.

This was my rental car haha. It was so small, my dad is longer than the car. Shoot...I am longer than this car probably. I had to bend down to look out the windows. I went through a large mud puddle on accident and I thought the car was going to drown. It made me laugh every time I thought of the car though. And I drove all over without getting lost (we wont mention I brought our GPS haha). But all in all it was a good trip. I survived.

The boys loved being home with Jon all by themselves. They built trains and Jon took them swimming at the Y. Such a good dad. It was nice to know they were being taken such good care of.

15 Months

It's really hard to believe Isaac is 15 months already. I sure do love this stage though, they are so cute, full of energy and love to learn new things.

• Talking, I thought Ethan was a good talker at this age...so I pulled out his scrapbook and his list is about 1/3 of Isaac's lol. I can't believe how much Isaac communicates. We did more sign language with him so maybe that is it. But we just talk to our kids and have conversations with them, I think that is a lot of it. This is words he says regularly..not words he will try to repeat if you tell him to (because he does that too)

         Words: Momma, Dadda, Bro-bur (Brother), Grandma, Bapa, Maddie, Bubby (Brady), Papa, hot,
         please, thank you, share, no, eat, cheese, milk, water, baby, nanna (banana), ball, help, uh-oh,
        oh-no, amen, Jesus, choo choo, shoes, here go (for here you go), stuck, yucky, football, bye bye,
        wave, bath, hi, all done, sorry and blanket.  That is 38 words!!
 
       Amen and Oh -no and two of the cutest ones.

• He knows where his head, tummy and feet are
• He can give high fives and knuckles
• Loves the water and loves swimming. Bath time is his favorite time of the day.
• Loves to play anything Ethan is, especially trains
• Eats about 5 times a day. (And I mean 5 meals, this doesn't include snacks he sometimes asks for)And if anyone is eating he will join you. He doesn't like to be served different food than anyone else either. He always looks at our plates to make sure we have the same thing. If we don't, they he doesn't eat his food and he wants yours. He tries everything and anything. Nothing like Ethan. He has a sweet tooth and loves desserts. He had his first sucker on valentines day and he is pretty sure he should have one every day.
• Follows directions very very good. He will throw something away if you tell him to, if you tell him to bring something to daddy or mommy he will.
• So very curious, he is into EVERYTHING! Toilets are his favorite, especially if he has time to put toilet paper in the toilet then pull the paper out and smash it on his head or the wall. He throws remotes in the trash, opens every last drawer and cupboard in the house daily and loves to play in the pantry while I am cooking.  Right now he is throwing his basketball in the trash can and saying uh-oh so Ethan will come get it out. :)
• He watches everything we do and amazes us with how he tries to copy. Jon always uses q-tips every morning...now Isaac has to do the same thing.
• Loves to play basketball with Ethan and daddy, especially when daddy lifts him up to put the ball in the hoop.
• He is finally a good sleeper. Only took 13.5 months lol. But now he sleeps about 11 hours. WAHOO!
• Is becomming more and more of a daddy's boy. Loves to have daddy get him up in the morning, I do it all wrong now.
• Loves his bro-bur a lot. I love watching these two play together. 
• Wants to go outside all day long. Even if it's windy and 20 degrees. 
• Must sleep with the same blanket, and asks for it. 
• Still sleeps with a pacifier, but he has to go to bed with one in his mouth and one in each hand.  
• Gives kisses and hugs if you ask for them.

I can't wait to see what kinds of trouble this kid has in store for us. He is smart, quick and sweet.