May 9, 2012, at 9:39 pm | I am not a fan of bugs. I can tolerate them outside, but I cannot tolerate them inside. So, with varying degrees of success, I’ve repeatedly coached my girls on the importance of keeping the screen door closed in warm weather. No matter how many times they run in and out, I constantly remind them to close the door behind them. For the most part, they remember, and my house stays bug-free.
However, we’ve run into a problem.
Jimmy can’t open the screen door by himself, and he likes to follow his big sisters on their errands in and outside. And since his sisters and I aren’t always responsive to his incessant cries for us to open the door for him, he takes matters into his own hands…er, head. He just buts his head against the screen door until one of us notices and complies.
Well, today the weather was drizzly but warm, so I had sliding glass door open to let the breeze in. Jimmy decided he wanted to go outside. So he bumped his head against the screen door, and out he went. Without my help. The screen door just ripped. When I looked over and saw what had happened, I was at first dismayed. My screen door is broken, after all. But then I wondered if he hadn’t stumbled (or head-butted) upon some kind of perfect solution. Now, he can enter and exit at will, and the screen door simply flaps closed behind him. It’s like a Jimmy-sized doggy door.
We’ll have to see how this works in practice (especially whether it’s still effective at bug screening), and how long the rest of the screen door holds up. In the meantime, Jimmy is mighty pleased with this new arrangement!
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May 6, 2012, at 10:16 pm | We had Jimmy’s first birthday party yesterday and he was quite the party animal! He loved all the people, balloons, toys, and food. Come to think of it, so did the I! We all had a wonderful time, and it was really exciting to have my mom and sister here to celebrate with us. Here are a few pictures of our fun evening (featuring lots of cake!):
Jimmy and his beloved Aunt Angie:
The girls made sure Jimmy’s toys got plenty of attention while he played with Pappy’s keys:
The “Cake Boss” I’m not!:
Yum! Cake and friends – our two favorite things!:
My big boy:
He wasn’t sure about his party hat:
But he sure liked the cake:
And the big kids:
Here are the videos!
May 3, 2012, at 11:44 pm | I’ve never claimed to be a good photographer, or even an OK photographer. The whole art and science of photography is a mystery to me; I just point and shoot! Therefore, I am perfectly comfortable turning my camera over to others – even if they only stand three feet tall and can’t quite color inside the lines yet!
Here are my daughters’ initial offerings (I’m sparing you the dozen other pictures that feature close-ups of fingers or fuzzy feet):
Susie took this picture of a bed-headed Becky and I showing off a cardboard box that the girls decorated with crayons:
By reasons of deduction, I am assuming Becky took this portrait of her smiley sister:
And I’m not sure which girl took this last one, but I’m glad Jimmy stayed still long enough for a quick portrait!
May 2, 2012, at 9:57 pm | Grammie and Aunt Angie have arrived! We already put Aunt Angie to work “selling” pretend ice cream out of a tent. Good thing Jimmy was in there to lend a hand!
May 1, 2012, at 11:11 pm | The girls were very interested in knowing what states we were visiting during our recent trip to Pennsylvania. In an effort to have them not be as geographically clueless as me, I figured I better show them a map. When we got home, I printed outlines of the United States of America for them and pointed out where we live, where we had visited, and where their relatives live. After the girls colored in those states, they proceeded to quiz me on the identity of every single other state in the union.
I didn’t do very well.
I’m ashamed to say I had to cheat and pull up an online map to refresh my memory as the girls eagerly colored their way through the states.
Maybe by the time the girls are in middle school I’ll have re-learned all those states sandwiched in between California and Connecticut. They’re so tricky!
April 30, 2012, at 10:30 pm | We spent a wonderful weekend visiting friends and family in Pennsylvania for a church conference. The girls especially loved the trip, as they got to spend nearly every waking minute surrounded by a gaggle of “big kids.” Everywhere the girls turned, there was someone new to play with, to walk with, to chase, or to hug (including their cousin Alli, who flew out especially for the conference – we’re so glad you came, Alli!)
Jimmy loved all the attention too, and he got plenty of it thanks to a dapper three-piece suit and tie from my in-laws. I didn’t get a great picture of it, but you can kind of see it below as he was trying to escape from a photo shoot:
Looking good is very exhausting for my little man (but it just comes naturally to his grandpa)!
April 29, 2012, at 11:17 pm | Peek-a-boo!
I see you!
And you!
And you!
Click here to see the pictures from the last time the girls played peek-a-boo at this park. Where does the time go?
April 27, 2012, at 9:47 pm | It’s a little tough to change the sheets on my bed when my helpers get sleepy…
…and silly!
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ABOUT US I'm blessed to be saved by the grace of God, loved by my wonderful husband Jim, and embraced by my twin girls, Rebecca Faith and Susanna Joy and my sons Jimmy and Danny. I started this blog in May 2008 when I was hospitalized for pre-term labor at 24 weeks gestation. The Lord allowed me to keep the girls inside until they were 34 weeks along, and on July 27th, Rebecca made her debut, followed by Susanna, five minutes later, on July 28th. We ecstatically welcomed Jimmy into our lives on April 25th, 2011, and Danny on August 31, 2012. This blog has been a personal journal of faith and motherhood and the only way I can remember which child did what and when. Thanks for stopping by to share in my Faith and Joy! Feel free to e-mail me at: [email protected]. |
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