I’ve moved!

Ok, well, I haven’t moved. But, my blog has.

Please update your favorites and your RSS feeds to point to my new blog.

http://dandeelionsoup.wordpress.com/

Random photos from my phone’s camera

Some new videos

Hi all, I’m sorry I haven’t been posting as often as I used to. I’ve been quite busy with a lot of things. We’ve officially listed our house for sale through a realtor ( had our first open house yesterday) so we’ve been trying to keep the house extra clean, which is impossible with a 1 year old and a 3 year old running around.

I’ve also had some computer issues, and might have lost some very important photos and videos of the kiddies from early 2008 – mid 2009.  My hard drive for my home server is currently at the doctor to see if he can find any of the lost photos or videos.

Also, my typical video editing software, Windows Live Movie Maker, has been acting funky and I can’t get it to create videos where we don’t sound like chipmunks narrating a Japanese film (our mouths don’t movie in sync with the audio).

So, to get you some new content, I’ve relied on my Flip video publishing software, which unfortunately doesn’t let me embed the video in my blog post, but instead provides me with a link to where you can view the videos.

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/11d2ec910cc91efead75a77a74d2b929/video/9881021

Enjoy!

MMM… a spoon

When your TV breaks…

Buy a new one.

Can you see it in there?

It was not fun to install.

Josh did this, while I watched.  And the kids did this…

Coloring on boxes is sooooo much fun!

Sticky things on the ceiling

Do you have fond memories of getting back from the grocery store with your parents in eager anticipation of opening that box of cereal that had those creepy crawly sticky things inside them? 

I do. In fact, I remember being so excited when we successfully stuck them to the wall and the ceiling.

Raleigh is also excited when we allow him to throw things at the wall and ceiling. He gets even more excited when they actually stick!

Here he is patiently waiting for the sticky things to fall from the ceiling.

And here is Leah holding my phone while swaying back and forth to the “TV” that my parents got her for her birthday.  Do you remember these “TVs”?  You wind up one of the dials and the picture rolls across the screen while music plays and no batteries are needed.

$50…and what it can get you

Thanks to an Old Navy store sale that had 50% all clearance items, and a $10 off a purchase of $50 coupon. I got all of this…

…for $50.64

5 shirts for Josh, 2 scarves for me, 5 work shirts for me, 3 tank tops for me, 3 shirts for Leah and 1 pair of pants for Leah

(Non of the little boy stuff appealed to me…Sorry, Raleigh, maybe next time)

Missing my little ones…

My MIL had surgery this morning on her Neck, so Josh and the kids are at his parents’ house this week.  Which means that I miss these two adorable kiddos oh so much.

 

Deb’s surgery went really well, so well that I think she gets to come home a day early from the hospital.

Birthday dinner/Birthday Dessert

  

Happy 1st Birthday My Baby Girl!

1 year ago today, I got the biggest surprise of my life.  A little red-headed baby girl. We named her Leah Lynn.

Happy Birthday my sweet baby girl!

 

New hair all around

I cut Raleigh’s hair the other day.

And yesterday, I put Leah’s hair in a small pony tail on top her head.

 

And today, after waiting 6 months, I got my hair cut.

 

Videos of the kiddies

I am experiencing some issues with my normal video editing software, so I'm relying on the Flip Video e-mails to publish some videos to the web to share with you all.

Click on the link below to see 3 of our latest videos of the kids.

 

http://sharing.theflip.com/session/e140b1e81e43f3c9872c70dad9035224/video/8861966

Happy New Year!

It’s here. 2010. Now, the big question is, “How will we say 2010?”. Will we say “Twenty-Ten”, or will be be formal and say “Two Thousand and Ten” ? What do you prefer? Leave a comment and I’ll tally the total in a few days.

Yes, Leah has eight teeth that we need to keep clean now. And no, we’re not conning Raleigh into brushing her teeth for us. He did this on his own accord. He did, I swear it.

My Sick Child

He’s still trying to smile in the picture even though his head is pounding and his nose is running.

Speaking of running noses…

Me: Raleigh, I’m so sorry that your nose is running.

Raleigh: Yes, my nose IS running. It’s running weally fast.

Me: It is? Where is it going?

Raleigh: No, it’s not going.

Me: Oh, it’s just running really fast?

Raleigh: Yes.

Me: Oh, ok. I’m still sorry.

 

Same day different conversation.

Raleigh: Fish!

Me: Where do you see a fish?

Raleigh: Your face is shaped like a fish (points his finger to my cheek)

Me: My face is shaped like a fish?

Raleigh: Yes.

Me: Well, I guess that’s one I’ve never heard before

Opening Christmas Presents

Christmas in Cohasset

We’ve had such a great time in Cohasset over Christmas! The kids have had fun playing with their cousins, playing in the snow and at the skating rink and we even got to go visit my Grandpa Harry and Grandma Jan. 

I’ll have a few more photos to share after we get back to Fargo, but here are a few to start with.

The kids really enjoyed playing with Jiggs and Rocky’s doggy door.

They also had fun wrestling with Grandpa Wilson.

We drove over to the skating rink on Christmas Eve and Raleigh fell asleep on the way there (it’s probably only 2 miles to get there). He continued to sleep while I put his skates on him. He woke up only when I carried him outside into the cold and set him down on the ice.

Happy Birthday to Me!

Random Pics of the Kiddies

If only I hadn’t cut off half of my face…this could have been a great picture.

These bunny undies were a gift from my Aunt Pam. They were meant for Leah, but guess who found them?