Finally!!!

I know I have been absent from the blog for a bit. I actually uploaded a lot of pics a few weeks ago but for some reason it would NOT post!! I tried it again last night and they wouldn't post again. Needless to say I was a little TICKED!! But because I have had sooooo many sweet requests I tried again!!

I am going to make it short just to test it out!! :)

Lukas spent a lot of time picking up jobie logs and moving them around the other day!

Haven is sweet beyond words!!! She is finding her voice and it it the cutest thing. She also has found her hands and to gma's DELIGHT.....she has also found her feet. I tried over and over to get her brother to do that!!!! :)

And with that I am getting......grrrr.....this thing will not let me change font size or highlight to change anything!!!

Let's see if it will post!!! :)

This and that!

Just a little this and that to catch up on what has been going on around here!

The other day while bringing up the mail I was keeping my eyes on the trees. We don't see Hootie and/or Blowfish around much this time of year, we hear them but usually farther into the woods. Anyhoooo today I was looking up (sort of a habit the last few years :) looking for them and to the east of the house I was surprised to find they were both sitting hanging on for dear life on a really windy day!!

Gpa and Lukas worked on a little project the other day. I guess Luks wanted to use gpa's drill so they made TREE ART!! I LOVE it. He can remove and replace sticks as he likes. :)

Ok so I put these pictures up about a month ago and had nothing but problems trying to edit the post.......and it ticked me off. Needless to say i got off and haven't tried again, I had had it! Well after a ton of grief from a few people I decided I would try again.... And nope it wants to get me going again. I can't change anything!!

SO on that note I will post this and try again with a whole new one ASAP!

A few weeks ago at lake Michigan!

I took the following pictures that were here when I started typing this and

NOW HAVE DISSAPEARED!!! Trust me they were REALLY pretty!!!

Miss Haven chimes in!!!

Hello!

So, I was informed today that on occasion gma slacks on the blog and it is up to us to fill in.

Well, guess I will give it a try, OH MAN!

Today was my first time to go with big brother to gmas house for the day!!I put on my best "aren't I the sweetiest" face for her!!

I guess this is a toy my brother used to play with when he was my age, sooooo long ago! I will admit it was fun!

After a little of of that I decided that a little snooze was called for! Gma said I am a real cutie .....:) !

After a little refresh it was back to playing!! And just being CUTE!!! Mommy sent along a bunch of really cute clothes for me but gma let me hang out in the jammies all day long!!

Lukas tried to warn me about gma and her camera and he is right....she takes a LOT of pictures and she gets close and that LIGHT is really BRIGHT!!!

Fine I will just try to ignore her until I am able to crawl away!!

When I had enough laying around I decided to sit up for a little while.

(gma side note here, when she is laying in her boppie she lifts her head and pulls up already!!!)

I am really proud of myself!!

Aunt Yayo,...yup that is what I am going to call her...because Lukas has been calling her that lately!! hehehe,..... anyhooo aunt Yayo came by after work so I filled her in on all the things I did today!

And it begins.......this women sure does like moooching on my face!! :) I really LOVE her.

I would ask for some help here but from what I have been told by big brother this is just the way things go here at gmas house!! We get to play and rest, but there is a cost........pictures, pictures, and more pictures....then a whole lot of mooching, smooching, tweeking, and lovin!!

I guess it is all worth it though!! :) :)

Lukas catches up!!

OK, so since gma NEVER seems to blog I guess it is up to me to do it!!!

It really has been busy and I am not happy that gma isn't letting you all in in the action!!

So, enough picking on gma!

Last week it was my daddy's 30Th birthday.

That is right he is the big

3-0 ......whatever that means!! It is something I kept hearing people say! :)

We had a little celebration at the g-rents and I got to pick out the cake!

Cool isn't it!?!?!

Best part was when we got to light the candles.....Holy Moly that is a lot of light!!

Daddy was really surprised!

Then I think it is possible that he was a little scared!!! :)

Because of all the smoke and the threat of FIRE daddy asked me to help him blow out the candles!! Funny thing is some of them kept re-lighting!!
It was a lot of fun...and I got to help throw the candles in a bowl of water!!

Best part is that I got to wear the cool YUCKY spider that decorated the cake!
And of course being able to sing and wish Daddy a VERY Happy Birthday!!!
I REALLY LOVE HIM!!
HE is the VERY BEST daddy any little boy and girl could ask for!!

Anyways right after that weekend the sad news was that it was time for mommy to head back to work. On the other hand that meant I did get to spend time at gmas all by myself for a bit!!
So what happens at gmas is supposed to stay at gmas, but you know me I like to share!! :)
I have been told that I can be a little compulsive when it comes to certain things......like a couple other people I know.....anyhooooo, one of those things is worrying that some of my trains were a little dirty from all the diesel fuel!!!

Gma let me use her bathroom sink to clean them off!
That soap pump thing is really hard work!

After I was done I made sure to dry them off!!

I also made sure to dry my sweatshirt so it would be nice and warm!

It was a lot of work cleaning all those diesel trains....that and when I came to gmas this day I was not feeling very well. In fact by the afternoon I was running a 103.3 degree temp. It felt good to take a little snooze!

And to my surprise when gpa came home he let me cuddle up on his lap!!!!

YUP, I know...SHOCKING isn't it!!???!!??

He really LOVES me!

The next day after a trip to the doctors I headed back up to gmas for some fun!

In case none of you have heard of water gems let me tell you they are FUN! I had her pour them into a couple of containers! Then got some of my diggers out and went to town!!

They are really squishy and lots of fun to roll around...here I put some in a Ziploc and tried to keep them balanced on my knees!

Fun to fell them under your toes!

They bounce too. We played with them in the hall where the light was shining from the skylights and they were cool to move around and look at!!

A little later in the day I sort of dripped a little orange juice on my tag and shirt and gma made me wash it myself!! The nerve !!

Alright.....if I have to be honest it was way too much fun!! I like playing in the sink!

For safety sake I had to make sure all the lint was cleaned out of the dryer!

Then got it all put back together!

Set the timer and got the clothes dried!

Trust me when I tell you that this isn't all that has been going on around here. I will harass gma a little and get her to update her blog and tell you all about my little sissy!! She is really falling down on the job!! :)

See ya all soon!

Prepping!!

Along with raking and blowing leaves fall at the homestead means it is time to prepare for the owls return to the nest box. Although they stay around all winter they rarely return to the box until it is time for mating. To start with Dave made the long climb up the ladder.

Making sure not to breath anything in! This year he decided to make some modification to the box so that next year it will be easier!

It was not an easy chore and Dave did a great job!

Dave searched and searched the Internet for a new type of camera that would hold up and have a better picture. The new one is much bigger so hopefully the owls and owlets will leave it alone!

A picture of the box on the TV as Dave adjusted the camera angle. It is a color camera so I am expecting some interesting viewing from the box around dinner time!!!! We switched over to the box after dark to see how good this camera was.....we are impressed. Not only are we providing shelter but also snacks to tide them over!!! :)

The VERY best part will be sharing it with these two little LOVES!!!

The CUTEST grand babies EVER!!!! xoxoxoxox

Sunny October!!

Let's start this blog with tutu much cuteness....Get it tutu!! I crack me up!!

Wish I had a better picture of Miss Haven in the cute outfit but this will have to do!!

We have been busy with family and fun recently. Haven is growing so quickly and she is loving spending time with everyone! Here she is with Ggma Ward stlyin' in her giraffe leg warmers....too darn cute!!

Ggpa Ward wanted his own special time with her. She was having an in depth conversation about something!!

We had a VERY SPECIAL visitor this last week!!! Great aunt Dianne came to spend some time with all of us. I think she especially liked some cuddle time with Haven!!


I think Haven liked the attention!!!

Isn't she a bright eyed beauty!!!!?

We have had some unusually beautiful weather for October. In fact although the temps have been in the 40's in the morning it has been into the 80's by midday. Perfect for taking the boats out and doing some sailing. We packed up the boats, the kiddo's, some food and headed out for some fun!!!

As you can plainly see Lukas was ready for anything!! :)

We headed out to Yankee Springs for a day of fun and sun!! Lukas took aunt Di down to the shoreline and she pointed out something across the lake!!

They had a lot of fun drawing in the sand together! They became great pals!

Lukas, always the gentleman picked flowers for all the ladies!! He handed them out while we waited for the sailors to head in!
I am pretty sure a couple of hearts melted here!!! :)

Haven had the best seat in the house.....although it did get a little warm and we finally let her out!! heheh

I wish I had gotten a few more pictures of the color. Not sure what I was thinking...The leaves seriously were just starting to turn a week ago and suddenly color was bursting in some areas!

Lukas had other concerns with trees. He found that someone had stuck gum on the bark and it really concerned him!!! He worked very hard to remove it!

The men folk had headed for the lake a few hours before we got there to get in as much sailing as they could. You know their days are numbered!!! They came in for some lunch and then it was time for the family to head out!

Now for tons of cuteness!!! Gpa bought Lukas his own little wetsuit!! OMG!

It may have been a tad snug....but with a few little adjustments....we were all set!:)

Prepping for a show of muscles!!

There you have it....I love the face that goes along with it!!! :)

And what fashion show would be complete with out a little bootie shakin!!!!!

Wetsuit, check...life jacket, check...hat, check....sunglasses, check...let's go sailing!!!

He is quite the little sailor!!

A perfectly beautiful day for enjoying the lake!

Right away Dave put Dianne to work!

Off they went......they had a great time!

Haven and mommy enjoyed some time in the shade...seriously it was the perfect day to be outside and relax!

Enjoying the ride!

We could not have asked for a more beautiful day!!! Everyone got a chance to sail and it was the perfect time to catch up with Dianne.

Lukas got to do a little swimming too. It was a little chilly but he was game for anything.
We packed everything up and headed home for some pizza and more conversation.

We had a great day. It was so awesome to have family here. Jesse, Amy and the kids spend a few nights with us rather than traveling back and forth so I got to see a lot of this face!! :) The best!!

Thanks!!