Larson loves the water. He loves the swimming pool, he loves the fountain park, he loves the hose in the back yard. Since it is now chilly, and we are no longer going to the pool, Larson practices his swimming in the bathtub. You need to check it out on video...it's hilarious! Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc2Ub1bmxc4
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Scout's Lucky Day
My friend Julie always takes such pity on our dog, Scout, for all that she has to put up with - mainly constant "attention" from Larson. I know that Scout lets Larson sit on her, pull her tail, and chase her around for all of the bits of food that Larson sneaks her way, and, for days like today - when the payoff is BIG....
Saturday, October 28, 2006
No Instruction Manual
I know, because everyone tells you before you have kids, that children don't come with an instruction manual, and "Oh, how we wish they did". What people did not tell me, is that they also don't come with helmets, and "Oh, how I wish they did."
This was from a flying leap, headfirst, at the corner of the couch. Ouch!
Secily, has not yet needed a helmet (thankfully!) She has been busy being a little person in a big world,
She is working on lifting her head up,
And is getting to know Scout a little better!
This was from a flying leap, headfirst, at the corner of the couch. Ouch!
Secily, has not yet needed a helmet (thankfully!) She has been busy being a little person in a big world,
She is working on lifting her head up,
And is getting to know Scout a little better!
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Halloween Festival
Tonight was the Halloween/Fall Festival at church. Ryan will be working on Halloween night, so this was our big night to dress up.
Here is our sweet little bumble bee:
And our cute elephant:
And here they are after the festival.....we had one tired pachyderms!
Here is our sweet little bumble bee:
And our cute elephant:
And here they are after the festival.....we had one tired pachyderms!
Sunday, October 22, 2006
Cleanliness is next to Godliness...
For Larson's sake - let's hope not!
He loved playing in the mud this past week.
Have you ever had the bathtub look like this after only 20 minutes outside? I don't think I ever have.
He loved playing in the mud this past week.
Have you ever had the bathtub look like this after only 20 minutes outside? I don't think I ever have.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Because the Earth is 2/3 water.......
That's right, the O'Brien slogan of the '80s still lives on in our hearts, and we are proud of it!
We had a great afternoon last Saturday on the lake when Bryan & Eraina took us, & Jeff & Chandra, out in their new Air Natique! It is an awesome boat!
The weather was perfect, the lake was calm, we had a wetsuit & a dry suit, a stereo in the boat (that you can hear while riding), food, family.....what more could you ask for!?
Larson LOVED "driving" the boat with Uncle Bryan,
and riding in the bow with Uncle Jeffy,
but was a little uneasy when Ryan was out wakeskating. He kept on saying "Daddy" and then pointing into the boat! Funny!
(Don't Chandra & I look like we are having an interesting conversation!)
It was Secily's first boat ride & she was a champ. Here she is with Aunt E, learning the ways of the water, becoming a young "boat chick".
We had a great afternoon last Saturday on the lake when Bryan & Eraina took us, & Jeff & Chandra, out in their new Air Natique! It is an awesome boat!
The weather was perfect, the lake was calm, we had a wetsuit & a dry suit, a stereo in the boat (that you can hear while riding), food, family.....what more could you ask for!?
Larson LOVED "driving" the boat with Uncle Bryan,
and riding in the bow with Uncle Jeffy,
but was a little uneasy when Ryan was out wakeskating. He kept on saying "Daddy" and then pointing into the boat! Funny!
(Don't Chandra & I look like we are having an interesting conversation!)
It was Secily's first boat ride & she was a champ. Here she is with Aunt E, learning the ways of the water, becoming a young "boat chick".
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Happy Birthday Linda!
Happy Birthday, this October 16th, to my mother-in-law Linda! I have to take a minute and say how much I love my Mother-in -law. As a fairly young married woman, I hear all sorts of stories from my friends, colleagues, and acquaintances of how terrible their M.I.L.s are, how they don't get along, how they have nothing in common, etc, and every time I hear those stories I am so thankful for Linda.
Linda has welcomed me into their family with open arms. She is so fun to be around - (did you know that she knows how to dance...on stilts!?), and has taught me so much already. I am so thankful for how she raised my husband, and for the incredible impact I know she will have on my kids.
So, Happy Birthday Linda! Thank you for being a wonderful Mother-in-law!!!
Friday, October 13, 2006
The True North Strong and Free
Well, we just got back from our 10 days in Canada. We had a GREAT time! Thankfully the kids were terrific on the plane rides both there and back (thanks in part to one of the best purchases that we have ever made...the portable DVD player!)
It was so wonderful to spend time with my parents,
to have Thanksgiving with my Dad's family at the farm,
to see Erik & Yuriko and their adorable puppy Chaco,
play in the leaves,
to visit with my sweet Canadian friends,
and, of course, to stock up on all of the canadian goodies that we can't get down here!
I will have to post more pictures of the Canadian Thanksgiving Day - Larson had his first taste of quad-ing (American Translation: 4 wheeling) and he LOVED it!
It was so wonderful to spend time with my parents,
to have Thanksgiving with my Dad's family at the farm,
to see Erik & Yuriko and their adorable puppy Chaco,
play in the leaves,
to visit with my sweet Canadian friends,
and, of course, to stock up on all of the canadian goodies that we can't get down here!
I will have to post more pictures of the Canadian Thanksgiving Day - Larson had his first taste of quad-ing (American Translation: 4 wheeling) and he LOVED it!
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Happy Birthday Dad!
Happy Birthday Dad!!!
Here is a list of some of the things I love about my Dad:
1. He is a positive person.
2. He makes everyone around him feel loved & cared for.
3. He loves ice cream!
4. He always has time to chat.
5. He likes to try/learn new things - for example, when my brothers were learning to barefoot - he learned too. When we were learning to snowboard, he learned too. When we were learning to do backflips on the trampoline, he learned too. And now, he is learning bits of Chinese, Japenese, and Korean.
6. He is a "Mr. Fix-it" type guy.
7. He makes family time fun. When we were kids he was always making the most boring of things - dinner time, getting ready for bed, family devotions - fun.
8. He knows a ton of random, obscure songs & poems.
9. He likes to laugh.
10. He enjoys life.
Happy Birthday Dad! I love you!!
Here is a list of some of the things I love about my Dad:
1. He is a positive person.
2. He makes everyone around him feel loved & cared for.
3. He loves ice cream!
4. He always has time to chat.
5. He likes to try/learn new things - for example, when my brothers were learning to barefoot - he learned too. When we were learning to snowboard, he learned too. When we were learning to do backflips on the trampoline, he learned too. And now, he is learning bits of Chinese, Japenese, and Korean.
6. He is a "Mr. Fix-it" type guy.
7. He makes family time fun. When we were kids he was always making the most boring of things - dinner time, getting ready for bed, family devotions - fun.
8. He knows a ton of random, obscure songs & poems.
9. He likes to laugh.
10. He enjoys life.
Happy Birthday Dad! I love you!!
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Colonel Mustard, Professor Plum, & Larson Files.
As I was cleaning the kitchen this morning, I realized that there was quiet throughout my house. Not a good thing. I went to investigate. I found that it was:
Larson,
In the bathroom,
With an entire roll of toilet paper, ripped to shreds, and stuffed in the toilet.
I knew that the day would come when I would have to stick my hand down the toilet because of something that my child had put into it. I guess it's good to get the initial "hand in the toilet" over with. Now when it happens again (and I'm sure it will), I will be ready.
In other news:
Larson knows how to climb onto things to get what he wants out of the pantry.
It didn't take him too long to get over the guilt of it all......
Larson,
In the bathroom,
With an entire roll of toilet paper, ripped to shreds, and stuffed in the toilet.
I knew that the day would come when I would have to stick my hand down the toilet because of something that my child had put into it. I guess it's good to get the initial "hand in the toilet" over with. Now when it happens again (and I'm sure it will), I will be ready.
In other news:
Larson knows how to climb onto things to get what he wants out of the pantry.
It didn't take him too long to get over the guilt of it all......
Tuesday, September 26, 2006
Monday, September 25, 2006
Secily Close Up
Secily is growing so much. She is smiling and talking and has these beautiful 'blueberry' eyes- just like her Aunt Lesley! Here are a few close-ups.
Saturday, September 23, 2006
A Larson List
Here are 10 things that Larson is doing these days:
1. Imitating. He will imitate whoever is around. He imitates actions mainly, since he is not really into speaking all that much. Here he is "filling up the lawnmowers" just like Daddy does.
2. Not wanting to get dressed in the morning. For some reason, he is loving just being in his diaper. Actually, he doesn't even like the diaper that much, but thankfully he has not figured how to take it off yet. So, if you stop by our house and my child is not clothed, you will know why.
3. Helping. Larson loves to be a helper to me or to Ryan. Like yesterday for instance, when I was loading the dishwasher he was being a helper and took all of the dirty cutlery and put them into my clean cutlery drawer :) Here he is helping Ryan play the guitar.
4. Elmo. We have started letting him watch Sesame Street on some days. He loves Elmo. He pronounces it "Melmo".
5. Seperation Anxiety. He is not liking getting dropped off in the church nursery. He starts crying when we get to the church parking lot. It's so sad. He settles down really quickly once he is there, and he has a good time, it's just the drop off that is bad.
6. Learning new things quickly. We just learned 'knees', and what a kitty & a cow says, and how to say Secily. He picks up on these things much faster now.
7. Toys that sing. He just got this fridge magnet farm animal thing. You can put the animals in the farm & it sings this little song. He loves playing with it.
8. Climbing. On the coffee table, on his little table, on the kitchen table, on the chairs, on anything he possibly can!
9. Saying "hi" and "bye". He will say it to anyone.
10. Dumping things out. He loves to dump stuff - like his blocks from their bag, or the baskets of toys that are in his room, anything that he can turn upside down, and the stuff inside makes a lot of noise falling out.
1. Imitating. He will imitate whoever is around. He imitates actions mainly, since he is not really into speaking all that much. Here he is "filling up the lawnmowers" just like Daddy does.
2. Not wanting to get dressed in the morning. For some reason, he is loving just being in his diaper. Actually, he doesn't even like the diaper that much, but thankfully he has not figured how to take it off yet. So, if you stop by our house and my child is not clothed, you will know why.
3. Helping. Larson loves to be a helper to me or to Ryan. Like yesterday for instance, when I was loading the dishwasher he was being a helper and took all of the dirty cutlery and put them into my clean cutlery drawer :) Here he is helping Ryan play the guitar.
4. Elmo. We have started letting him watch Sesame Street on some days. He loves Elmo. He pronounces it "Melmo".
5. Seperation Anxiety. He is not liking getting dropped off in the church nursery. He starts crying when we get to the church parking lot. It's so sad. He settles down really quickly once he is there, and he has a good time, it's just the drop off that is bad.
6. Learning new things quickly. We just learned 'knees', and what a kitty & a cow says, and how to say Secily. He picks up on these things much faster now.
7. Toys that sing. He just got this fridge magnet farm animal thing. You can put the animals in the farm & it sings this little song. He loves playing with it.
8. Climbing. On the coffee table, on his little table, on the kitchen table, on the chairs, on anything he possibly can!
9. Saying "hi" and "bye". He will say it to anyone.
10. Dumping things out. He loves to dump stuff - like his blocks from their bag, or the baskets of toys that are in his room, anything that he can turn upside down, and the stuff inside makes a lot of noise falling out.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Pal-ing Around
I was taking pictures of Larson & Secily before bed last night. It is still a total gong show trying to get both kids to look at the camera at once, this is as close as we got!
They look like true siblings though,..... it looks like Secily is going to give Larson a playful punch in the face!
They look like true siblings though,..... it looks like Secily is going to give Larson a playful punch in the face!
Sunday, September 17, 2006
Secily the Superstar!!
Well, it was a great weekend for many reasons, the first one being that:
Secily slept through the night....twice!! Yeah! Here is the superstar with her very happy Mommy.
The weekend was also good because:
***We got to hang out with Bryan & Eriana, Jeff & Chandra, and Garrett & Jen. It was a great Saturday night, complete with football (even though Tech lost...boooo), Trivial Pursuit and Rootbeer floats.
***Bryan & Eraina brought Ryan a gift. It was the piano music to all of the songs in High School Musical. He's been practicing already.
***Our Sunday School class is hilarious. Our lesson today was about Noah & the ark. At one point during the story, I said "The ark was like a floating zoo" to which one of our kids said "What if it had been a floating library instead?" Hmm...I hadn't thought of that before.....
Also, during the story, one of the sweet little girls raises her hand and asks why there had to be 2 of each animal. Uh....ok....I wasn't planning on going there when I was planning the lesson. I think I put together some answer about having a Mommy and a Daddy animal so they could have baby animals.
***Ryan & I joined a Sunday evening class at church. It's a "Walk Through the Bible" type class with our senior pastor. We really like him, so I think we will really like the class.
***I took pictures with both Larson & Secily.
Secily slept through the night....twice!! Yeah! Here is the superstar with her very happy Mommy.
The weekend was also good because:
***We got to hang out with Bryan & Eriana, Jeff & Chandra, and Garrett & Jen. It was a great Saturday night, complete with football (even though Tech lost...boooo), Trivial Pursuit and Rootbeer floats.
***Bryan & Eraina brought Ryan a gift. It was the piano music to all of the songs in High School Musical. He's been practicing already.
***Our Sunday School class is hilarious. Our lesson today was about Noah & the ark. At one point during the story, I said "The ark was like a floating zoo" to which one of our kids said "What if it had been a floating library instead?" Hmm...I hadn't thought of that before.....
Also, during the story, one of the sweet little girls raises her hand and asks why there had to be 2 of each animal. Uh....ok....I wasn't planning on going there when I was planning the lesson. I think I put together some answer about having a Mommy and a Daddy animal so they could have baby animals.
***Ryan & I joined a Sunday evening class at church. It's a "Walk Through the Bible" type class with our senior pastor. We really like him, so I think we will really like the class.
***I took pictures with both Larson & Secily.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Go Huskies!
As of Sept. 6 my Dad switched off of the alumni roster, and re-joined the current students at the University of Saskatchewan! Here is a picture of him on his "first day of school".
Notice he has a different kind of 'notebook' than I did when I went to school! :)
I love it that he and my little brother Erik are now classmates! Way to go Dad!
Notice he has a different kind of 'notebook' than I did when I went to school! :)
I love it that he and my little brother Erik are now classmates! Way to go Dad!
Monday, September 11, 2006
Early Life Lessons
It doesn't take very long on this earth to figure out that You Want to Lick the Beater!!
In addition to making cookies, we also went to the park today...
And Secily was Miss Merry Sunshine in her yellow outfit....
In addition to making cookies, we also went to the park today...
And Secily was Miss Merry Sunshine in her yellow outfit....
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