Neighborhood tomcat

This is the neighborhood tomcat that we often times find in various parts of our back yard stocking these little ladies...

Well, yesterday I looked outside and saw him up on the bird/squirrel feeder stocking another one of our back yard friends.

Or maybe the squirrel was stocking him..

It looked like a stare off!!!

spring time in Oregon



Some times spring time in Oregon isn't very nice or fun.  Lots of rain!!  We had a couple of nice days this week.  We spent one evening playing in the back yard and I decided to take some picture before it started to rain again.

Here is Milo!!   He will be 14 years old in a few months and his age had been showing lately.  He doesn't run as fast or as long as he used to but he sure had fun chancing the ball on this night.  I was surprised he played for as long as he did. 

  And of course, D!!  Jack was too busy talking to the neighbor over the fence for me to get one of him. Maybe next time.

We need a robot

I just have to write this down quick before I forget.

I was getting D tucked into bed tonight when he mentioned that he doesn't have any sweat pants in his drawer.  I explained that there were 4 loads of laundry in the laundry area waiting for someone to fold them.  I always tease that if Jack would just pay the maid more things would get done around here so I said to D, "Maybe the maid will come fold those clothes tomorrow."  His response, "We need a robot!!"  I said "Yeah, we could just punch in 'laundry' or 'dishes' or 'sweep floors'...".  He interrupted with 'clean D's room!!"  That boy makes me laugh!!

Journaling

Today at church, a woman commented on D's hair style. I explained that he does his own hair most mornings and that he has a name for each do. We all had a good chuckle. She asked me if I was writing the funny things that he does and says down. I had to admit that I am not very good about that so I decide that I need to be better. I did tell her that I do take lots of pictures which she gave me high praises for that. So I decided that I REALLY need to better about writing things down and this blog is a perfect place for journaling. So I am going to recommit to keeping things updated on here.

Here's a few things that have happening with us lately...

D's yummy green breakfast for St Patrick's day. I almost couldn't handle eating green eggs. He on the other had thought it was quite fun.

On St. Patrick's day afternoon, D got to stay with a babysitter (that doesn't happen very often) and Jack and I went with friends to see Wicked. It was so awesome!!!! Jack even liked. Can't wait to go again. We might even take D next time. We have been listening to the sound track in the car and he is always asking me what the songs are about and what is happening in the story during that song.

We spent the day before Easter at the beach. It was warm and sunny with a little bit of wind for flying a kite.

D on Easter morning. We...well mostly me...spent hours making paper eggs to decorate our door with. I had fun!!!!

D has been doing American Karate for about 2 years now and recently earned his blue belt.

Jack had some of his work gear at home for few days because he was on training so D had to try it out. The helmet was so heavy he couldn't wear it for very long because it strained his neck muscles just trying to keep his head up.

Scripture Reading

To go along with this years theme in Primary, the Primary Presidency challenged the children to read their scriptures EVERY day. To encourage them, the children get their own chart for each month and get to add stickers to a large board in the Primary room. At the end of the month, if the kids have read everyday they get to pick a prize out of a prize bucket. D has been REALLY motivated to get something out of that prize bucket so we have made a point of trying to reach this goal of reading every day. So the other night we were reading and D all of the sudden pointed to a verse and said "I can read that!". He preceeded to read about 5 verses. I was so proud of him. He knew most of the words and was willing to sound out the ones that he didn't know. It was awesome considering before he started 1st grade, reading was a bit of a struggle. It is so cool to seem him progessing and becoming more independant. Then tonight as we were going about our bedtime routine, he was quick to remind me that I didn't need to do the reading...that he could do.

Dinner Conversation

D: Melanie, how many words do you know in German?
Me: I used to know a lot but not so many any more.
D: What words do you still know?
Me: Fraulein
D: Fraulein, that means lady
Me: How many German words do you know?
D: hotdog Fraulein
Me: Where did you learn that?
D: from Jonathan (boy in his primary class)
Me: How does Jonathan know German?
I get "The Look"
D: He has a German hat.

Well, duh on me!!!

MeRrY ChRiStMaS

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from our family to yours. May you all have a wonderful holiday season.