I've been working hard on this video montage of our trip. I will eventually add more pics and music, but for now this will do. Hope you all enjoy it. Remember to turn off my music at the bottom of my blog page by pressing pause on the sonific songspot!
We're doing well but tired. We think Ava may have an ear infection from being congested on the flight over. Poor thing just isn't herself lately. So tomorrow I will take our first trip to the doctor. Sleep is short and not often enough but we're hangin' in there. We've been able to tag team which has been nice. It just kills me not being able to make her feel better. Tears at the heart. But hopefully tomorrow we will turn a corner.
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Jack shares an easter egg he finds with Wade
All the girls having tea at The Grand Floridian Hotel
Brian and Claire, in the new costume she got for Christmas that morning, play gameboy
...and a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1
The Pumpkins Pose for a Pretty Picture
Another conversation with Jack
Jack: "Ava keeps staring at me."
Me: "Maybe she thinks you're handsome."
Jack: "But I don't have on my handsome clothes."
Me: "Maybe she thinks you look handsome in your pj's."
Jack: "I feel handsome."
Me: "And that's half the battle!"
Jack: "I know."
Me: "Maybe she thinks you're handsome."
Jack: "But I don't have on my handsome clothes."
Me: "Maybe she thinks you look handsome in your pj's."
Jack: "I feel handsome."
Me: "And that's half the battle!"
Jack: "I know."
Finally Together
An Easter Memory
Jack shares an easter egg he finds with Wade
A Disney Memory
All the girls having tea at The Grand Floridian Hotel
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY
Brian and Claire, in the new costume she got for Christmas that morning, play gameboy
Things I Love About Christmas
Christmas music
I love the decorations in all the stores
Hung up stockings with a fire in the fireplace below
Christmas movies
Christmas cookies
The Singing Christmas Tree
Unwrapping the Christmas decorations at home that bring back memories
Knowing that we'll get to see family a lot
Going to New York
Christmas lights I see as I drive along at night
The smell of pine and cedar
The anticipation the whole season brings
Thinking about the greatest Gift ever
Reliving through conversation and laughter memories of Christmases past
Uh, the food, of course!
Christmas parties with friends
I love the decorations in all the stores
Hung up stockings with a fire in the fireplace below
Christmas movies
Christmas cookies
The Singing Christmas Tree
Unwrapping the Christmas decorations at home that bring back memories
Knowing that we'll get to see family a lot
Going to New York
Christmas lights I see as I drive along at night
The smell of pine and cedar
The anticipation the whole season brings
Thinking about the greatest Gift ever
Reliving through conversation and laughter memories of Christmases past
Uh, the food, of course!
Christmas parties with friends
Funny Quotes From Funny Kids I Love
Brian to Silas: "oh brother!" Silas: "I've got an oh brother for ya!"
Claire to me: "You want to see my muscles? Here's one and here's two (pointing at her muscles). It's from doing cartwheels. I have a habit."
Some of Silas' baby words:
"Dagar"--thankyou
"Lackert"--Tractor
"3,2, ready, Buzz!" (say 'buth') He would say this and then jump from the coffee table to the sofa.
"Bynan"--Brian
Some of Jack's baby words:
"muck"--yogurt
"yay yay"--orange popsicle
"warsh"--water
Claire about homeschooling: "It's like vacation. Except we get to see mom all the time."
Claire to Papa: "When people turn evil, do they all look like Darth Vader?"
Jack after I left their house: "I smell Jan." ( I hope that was a good thing!)
Jack and I were discussing babies one day and he said," One day I'll have a baby." I said "yes, you may." He says, "But who's it gonna be?" I said, "Well, we don't know yet." He says with his nose scrunched up," Is it gonna be Wanda?"!!! We still don't know who Wanda is.
Courtney, Claire and I were eating ice cream together and Claire said, "Well, dad got $40 today!". Courtney asked "What do you mean?" and Claire said, "Well, I heard him say to mommy, 'I got $40 today'. I was glad to hear that!". (She didn't know John had just gone to the ATM machine for Jen!)
I was feeding the twins their lunch one day and Eli had only eaten cheese. I told him he needed to eat his chicken and he says, "I can't. It too heavy!"
Jack to Brian: "Brian, do you want to play tackle or something? And then we can play handbells and then...we'll do our hair."
Me to Jack his first day at Disneyworld: "Jack, can you believe you're here? Your dreams came true!" He says, "This is a dream?" I said "No. This is real." Jack says, "This is a REAL dream?!?".
Claire to me: "You want to see my muscles? Here's one and here's two (pointing at her muscles). It's from doing cartwheels. I have a habit."
Some of Silas' baby words:
"Dagar"--thankyou
"Lackert"--Tractor
"3,2, ready, Buzz!" (say 'buth') He would say this and then jump from the coffee table to the sofa.
"Bynan"--Brian
Some of Jack's baby words:
"muck"--yogurt
"yay yay"--orange popsicle
"warsh"--water
Claire about homeschooling: "It's like vacation. Except we get to see mom all the time."
Claire to Papa: "When people turn evil, do they all look like Darth Vader?"
Jack after I left their house: "I smell Jan." ( I hope that was a good thing!)
Jack and I were discussing babies one day and he said," One day I'll have a baby." I said "yes, you may." He says, "But who's it gonna be?" I said, "Well, we don't know yet." He says with his nose scrunched up," Is it gonna be Wanda?"!!! We still don't know who Wanda is.
Courtney, Claire and I were eating ice cream together and Claire said, "Well, dad got $40 today!". Courtney asked "What do you mean?" and Claire said, "Well, I heard him say to mommy, 'I got $40 today'. I was glad to hear that!". (She didn't know John had just gone to the ATM machine for Jen!)
I was feeding the twins their lunch one day and Eli had only eaten cheese. I told him he needed to eat his chicken and he says, "I can't. It too heavy!"
Jack to Brian: "Brian, do you want to play tackle or something? And then we can play handbells and then...we'll do our hair."
Me to Jack his first day at Disneyworld: "Jack, can you believe you're here? Your dreams came true!" He says, "This is a dream?" I said "No. This is real." Jack says, "This is a REAL dream?!?".
Movies I Love
- National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
- Signs
- Beauty and the Beast
- White Christmas
- Home Alone
- Star Wars Trilogy
- Lord of the Rings Trilogy
- Beyond the Gates of Splendor
- Luther
- Manhattan Murder Mystery
- O Brother, Where Art Thou?
- Steele Magnolias
- The Jerk
- Father of the Bride parts 1and 2
- Tootsie
- Big Business
- What Lies Beneath--Spooky!
- Elf
- Little Women
- Napoleon Dynamite
- Clue
Things I love about Fall
The Gorgeous colors on the trees
The smell of burning leaves
The cool and crisp breeze
Pumpkins!
Pecan pie
Thanksgiving
Christmas is just around the corner!
Fall decorations
The Apple Festival in Ellijay....."It's tradish!"
New school supplies (okay, this is weird, I know.)
Watching the leaves falling from the trees
Our wedding anniversary
Hot apple cider
The smell of burning leaves
The cool and crisp breeze
Pumpkins!
Pecan pie
Thanksgiving
Christmas is just around the corner!
Fall decorations
The Apple Festival in Ellijay....."It's tradish!"
New school supplies (okay, this is weird, I know.)
Watching the leaves falling from the trees
Our wedding anniversary
Hot apple cider
To Everything A Season
4 comments:
Jan, that was so beautiful. Those days are going to seem so far away so soon - you'll be glad that you took the time to make that. The music was perfect. It's bound to make everyone cry happy tears.
I hope Ava feels better soon. If it is an ear infection, the good news is that the medication works very quickly. It is so easy for them to get ear infections when they are congested - it's the dreaded news at our house: "My ears feel funny." HIT THE DECONGESTANTS, GUYS!!!" :)
So I guess it's your formal initiation into parenthood, fun fun! I hope the doctor's visit goes well. Let us know how it goes.
Also let Ashlie know about the shower dates so we can start planning that... I thought about that today.
I love the pictures - I can't wait for a time to look through them all.
Kisses to Ava,
Love to all,
Jen
Jan,
That was so beautiful. SHE is so beautiful. We are so happy for you guys. We have be praying and crying along with you. Congrats. We cannot wait to meet Ava in person. Hope see feels better soon. All our love, Adam and Jessica Peeler
Oh, Jan, that was so precious. It should come with tissues! Beautiful. Daddy will boohoo when he sees it, I know. You did a great job. Ava will love it too, when she is older.
Talk to you later.
Love,
Mom
That was such a wonderful way to tell the story of Ava. Beth warned me about the need for tissues! I had never heard the song before and it goes so beautifully! Thanks! Mom K
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