Ben and I started doing a workout program called Insanity on Monday. And yes, it is INSANE! We both really want to get in shape, so we feel better and hopefully lose a little weight too. It's a 60 day workout program that is 6 days a week. Unfortunately Ben started the week sick, and I ended the week sick. Somehow Ben pushed through and completed all 6 days, but I just couldn't muster the strength yesterday, so I'll make up my day tomorrow. Poor Cole has now caught the bug and has a fever and congestion, urgh! I hate being sick but hate it even more when my babies are sick!
Please say a prayer for Cole to tackle this cold quickly and please wish Ben and I luck on our Insane journey to get in shape!
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
New Year, New Blog
I have high hopes this year of keeping up with the blog :0) I know I've said this before (ok, more than once) but my hope is to update this at least once a week. Wow, I can't believe I haven't posted since September! A big part of the reason is because we traveled a ton during the months of October and November, but no excuses :0)
Cole is napping, and has been for almost 2 hours, so if he wakes up I'll have to cut this short and continue this evening. Cole is an amazing child! His personality has really begun to shine through and all of us are enjoying every minute of it! Of course he adores his big brother, and mimics everything he does, which can at times be frustrating when he mimics something that neither of them should be doing, like unraveling all the toliet paper, haha. He is walking, running, and even a few times jumping! He is a climber, and can already climb up on the couch upstairs (it's slightly lower to the ground than our downstairs one). He says mama, dada, more (moe), fish (ish), hot, bye, hi... and babbles up a storm. Cole can eat a ton, but is a bit picky about what he eats. He loves to cuddle and being read to. He will point at books and grunt, and bring them over to me and push them in my face to let me know he wants to be read to. I can not believe that he is almost 14 months old! He is a sweetheart, and even lets his brother push him around without too much complaint :0)
Luke continues to amaze us all, especially with his verbal prowess! He loves to quote movies, sing songs, make up songs, and "read". He doesn't really know how to read, but he will sit down with a familiar book and I hear him reading the story to himself :0) He is a tech guru and knows how to navigate my smart phone, his Nook, the computer and even his Pops ipad. He calls his Nook his ipad, which is pretty cute. He also enjoys playing his Mobigo and the Wii, haha! Although he enjoys his gadgets, he is all boy and also continues to love sports. We are going to try and sign him up for soccer this Spring. He loves hitting golf balls with his dad and has really gotten good at it. He also loves hitting the baseball, playing football and really any other sport there is. He is fully potty trained, woohoo, and is growing up soo fast!
Ben and I are both doing good! Ben continues to like his job and is still working on his Masters, which he will finish in May 2013! Of course he loves living in a golf course community and the warm weather has allowed him to get in quite a bit of golf. He plays with one of our neighbors or will take Luke with him. I am meeting more people and have made a few friends. I even went out on a girls night last Friday!
We are all so blessed and are definitely happy with our decision to move to Charleston, SC. It is such an awesome city, and being so close to the beach, the warm weather, and nice people have made us like it even more! We are looking forward to everything 2012 has to bring! My next post will include pictures :0)
Cole is napping, and has been for almost 2 hours, so if he wakes up I'll have to cut this short and continue this evening. Cole is an amazing child! His personality has really begun to shine through and all of us are enjoying every minute of it! Of course he adores his big brother, and mimics everything he does, which can at times be frustrating when he mimics something that neither of them should be doing, like unraveling all the toliet paper, haha. He is walking, running, and even a few times jumping! He is a climber, and can already climb up on the couch upstairs (it's slightly lower to the ground than our downstairs one). He says mama, dada, more (moe), fish (ish), hot, bye, hi... and babbles up a storm. Cole can eat a ton, but is a bit picky about what he eats. He loves to cuddle and being read to. He will point at books and grunt, and bring them over to me and push them in my face to let me know he wants to be read to. I can not believe that he is almost 14 months old! He is a sweetheart, and even lets his brother push him around without too much complaint :0)
Luke continues to amaze us all, especially with his verbal prowess! He loves to quote movies, sing songs, make up songs, and "read". He doesn't really know how to read, but he will sit down with a familiar book and I hear him reading the story to himself :0) He is a tech guru and knows how to navigate my smart phone, his Nook, the computer and even his Pops ipad. He calls his Nook his ipad, which is pretty cute. He also enjoys playing his Mobigo and the Wii, haha! Although he enjoys his gadgets, he is all boy and also continues to love sports. We are going to try and sign him up for soccer this Spring. He loves hitting golf balls with his dad and has really gotten good at it. He also loves hitting the baseball, playing football and really any other sport there is. He is fully potty trained, woohoo, and is growing up soo fast!
Ben and I are both doing good! Ben continues to like his job and is still working on his Masters, which he will finish in May 2013! Of course he loves living in a golf course community and the warm weather has allowed him to get in quite a bit of golf. He plays with one of our neighbors or will take Luke with him. I am meeting more people and have made a few friends. I even went out on a girls night last Friday!
We are all so blessed and are definitely happy with our decision to move to Charleston, SC. It is such an awesome city, and being so close to the beach, the warm weather, and nice people have made us like it even more! We are looking forward to everything 2012 has to bring! My next post will include pictures :0)
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Monday, August 29, 2011
Life is Good!
Wow, what a crazy two months! We traveled a ton, and in between, moved the rest of our stuff from Christiansburg, and the stuff from our apartment into our new house. In July we spent almost two weeks in Buffalo, came back to SC for 5 days, drove to Christiansburg stayed over night, and then went to Pigeon Forge, TN for a week. We've been living in our new home for a full three weeks now and I am definitely feeling more settled than I've felt in the past 5 months! We had a ton of help moving and unpacking thanks to our families, and I don't know what we would have done without them!
I think everyone has adjusted well, and I am so proud of all my boys! Luke, like always, has been great with the change. The only down side is that he tells me he misses his friends... (so do I) I enrolled him in a gym class and he loves it, but we had to miss today because Luke, Cole and myself all have colds :0( He'll go again on Thursday. Luke is so full of personality, he is smart, witty, and extremely athletic, I'm not biased at all :0) Unfortnately you have to be 3 by Sept. 1 to play soccer, I think they should have try outs, haha :0) Luke is a great big brother, he has his moments now that Cole wants everything that Luke plays with. But for the most part he is gentle and kind.
Cole loves having his own room, as do I! The second night we stayed in our home he slept through the night for the first time in his life! He's been doing so since then! It's been amazing :0) Cole has been crawling, and walking along furniture. He likes to walk with his push toys as well, and pretty much tries to stand up all the time. He has started letting go for a few seconds when he is standing. His favorite thing to say is da, da, da, da, although he babbles all the time. I know he's going to be interrupting his brother in no time. Cole adores Luke! He laughs at him all the time, and again, wants to be doing whatever Luke does. Cole is a cuddler, and loves to give hugs and kisses. He waves, and loves to dance. It is hilarious when music is playing, because he just starts bee-bopping.
Ben and I both are doing well! He is my best friend and I wouldn't want to go through life with anyone else. I'm blessed in so many ways! I will post pictures soon :0)
Oh, I forgot to mention, I haven't been able to use my computer for almost three weeks because my power cord broke. So that is partly why I haven't updated the blog in so long :0)
I think everyone has adjusted well, and I am so proud of all my boys! Luke, like always, has been great with the change. The only down side is that he tells me he misses his friends... (so do I) I enrolled him in a gym class and he loves it, but we had to miss today because Luke, Cole and myself all have colds :0( He'll go again on Thursday. Luke is so full of personality, he is smart, witty, and extremely athletic, I'm not biased at all :0) Unfortnately you have to be 3 by Sept. 1 to play soccer, I think they should have try outs, haha :0) Luke is a great big brother, he has his moments now that Cole wants everything that Luke plays with. But for the most part he is gentle and kind.
Cole loves having his own room, as do I! The second night we stayed in our home he slept through the night for the first time in his life! He's been doing so since then! It's been amazing :0) Cole has been crawling, and walking along furniture. He likes to walk with his push toys as well, and pretty much tries to stand up all the time. He has started letting go for a few seconds when he is standing. His favorite thing to say is da, da, da, da, although he babbles all the time. I know he's going to be interrupting his brother in no time. Cole adores Luke! He laughs at him all the time, and again, wants to be doing whatever Luke does. Cole is a cuddler, and loves to give hugs and kisses. He waves, and loves to dance. It is hilarious when music is playing, because he just starts bee-bopping.
Ben and I both are doing well! He is my best friend and I wouldn't want to go through life with anyone else. I'm blessed in so many ways! I will post pictures soon :0)
Oh, I forgot to mention, I haven't been able to use my computer for almost three weeks because my power cord broke. So that is partly why I haven't updated the blog in so long :0)
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Pictures!
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| Luke and Ben went on their first golf outing on Father's Day! |
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| Luke had a blast! They played nine holes and Ben said he didn't want to stop! |
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| Of course he loved playing in the sand! |
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| Luke took this picture! He loves taking pictures! |
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| Another picture from Luke, we just woke up :0) |
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| Brothers! |
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Summerville
We are officially no longer home owners in VA. The closing went surprisingly smooth! This past Tuesday we put a contract on a house down here. It's in Summerville, SC and is about a 15 minute drive from Ben's work. The schools are good and the house sits in a golf course community (Ben is ecstatic). We have the inspection next Wednesday and a close date of July 29th! I pray that the closing of this home goes as smoothly as the VA house! Here is the link to our new home for those of you who are interested http://www.century21properties.idxco.com/idx/8809/details.php?idxID=146&listingID=1105982
Cole is so close to crawling. He will reach forward towards a toy get on all fours and then sit back down. I love watching him explore. Of course he has a lot more bumps on his head now that he thinks he can lunge at things. He is babbling like crazy with his favorite syllables being "da da da" haha! He is still not sleeping well, but I don't plan on doing anything until he has his own room. Only a few more weeks!
I'm watching Luke and Ben build a castle right now. I love the weekends when we are all together! Luke continues to be a sponge and soaks up everything. He loves counting things, reading books, and asking Why! haha... "why do we have hands, why do we have feet, why do we have mouths" you get the picture.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Cole is so close to crawling. He will reach forward towards a toy get on all fours and then sit back down. I love watching him explore. Of course he has a lot more bumps on his head now that he thinks he can lunge at things. He is babbling like crazy with his favorite syllables being "da da da" haha! He is still not sleeping well, but I don't plan on doing anything until he has his own room. Only a few more weeks!
I'm watching Luke and Ben build a castle right now. I love the weekends when we are all together! Luke continues to be a sponge and soaks up everything. He loves counting things, reading books, and asking Why! haha... "why do we have hands, why do we have feet, why do we have mouths" you get the picture.
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Quick Update turned Long
I started writing this post 2 weeks ago, then tried to finish it a week ago, and am just now working on it again.
Cole had his 6 month check up on Tuesday, May 23 and he is doing great! He weighs 19.8 lbs and is 27.75 inches long. Luke was the exact same height at Cole's age :0) Cole continues to get more and more mobile and rolls all over the floor like a champ. I'm starting to feed him solids and he seems to be enjoying it. Luke also enjoys feeding Cole, he is very patient and sweet. I can not believe that Cole is already 6 months (almost 7 months now), he is getting so big, and is constantly smiling and laughing. The past few days Cole has started pushing himself up on all fours, with space between his belly and floor, so probably only a few more weeks and he'll be crawling! Luke is a fantastic big brother!
Luke is doing great and continues to make me laugh all the time. He is a great problem solver and always thinks of solutions. For example, the other day I was holding Cole, Luke said "he wants to roll around mom" I told him he didn't because he was fussy and wanted to sit up, Luke walks out of the room saying "I'll be right back, I'm getting his bumbo chair". Haha, he is so smart! Today I was getting ready in the bathroom, and I could see in the mirror that he was trying to get something off the dresser. He stood on his tippy toes, then tried to pull himself up, he then walked out and came back with his stool. He stood on the stool and got the golf tees he was trying to reach, and proudly stated "it worked"! haha! I need to start writing down all the funny things that he says, he is hilarious! He will tell you "I crack myself up"!
We had a great visit with Josh and Kim, and then an great trip to Hilton Head for a few days for our friends wedding. Luke and Cole got to spend some time with Nannie and Pop, which they also enjoyed! Hilton Head is beautiful and I would definitely suggest it as a vacation spot.
We have a contract on our VA house with a close date of June 17th, which is only a week away! We feel very blessed that our home sold quickly, a mortgage and a rent payment, along with two electric bills, and two water bills each month is no fun at all! We are continuing to pray that things go smoothly and will feel both relieved and a bit sad to say goodbye to our first home. But I've said it before, as long as I have my boys and Ben, we can make a home anywhere :0) We are meeting with our realtor this evening to start the search for a home down here, with the hopes of moving into a house by early August.
We are planning on having a lot of visitors this summer. Josh and Kim just left, Grandma Sko is coming this weekend, then Nannie, then Grandpa and Mar Mar, then we are going to Buffalo, then Tennessee. I'm sure that Aunt B and Uncle Matt will both visit, and hope that Uncle Joe and Uncle Jamie will also come. I'm sure the summer will move by quickly! We can't wait to spend time with everyone!
Hopefully my next post will come sooner! Love to all!
Cole had his 6 month check up on Tuesday, May 23 and he is doing great! He weighs 19.8 lbs and is 27.75 inches long. Luke was the exact same height at Cole's age :0) Cole continues to get more and more mobile and rolls all over the floor like a champ. I'm starting to feed him solids and he seems to be enjoying it. Luke also enjoys feeding Cole, he is very patient and sweet. I can not believe that Cole is already 6 months (almost 7 months now), he is getting so big, and is constantly smiling and laughing. The past few days Cole has started pushing himself up on all fours, with space between his belly and floor, so probably only a few more weeks and he'll be crawling! Luke is a fantastic big brother!
Luke is doing great and continues to make me laugh all the time. He is a great problem solver and always thinks of solutions. For example, the other day I was holding Cole, Luke said "he wants to roll around mom" I told him he didn't because he was fussy and wanted to sit up, Luke walks out of the room saying "I'll be right back, I'm getting his bumbo chair". Haha, he is so smart! Today I was getting ready in the bathroom, and I could see in the mirror that he was trying to get something off the dresser. He stood on his tippy toes, then tried to pull himself up, he then walked out and came back with his stool. He stood on the stool and got the golf tees he was trying to reach, and proudly stated "it worked"! haha! I need to start writing down all the funny things that he says, he is hilarious! He will tell you "I crack myself up"!
We had a great visit with Josh and Kim, and then an great trip to Hilton Head for a few days for our friends wedding. Luke and Cole got to spend some time with Nannie and Pop, which they also enjoyed! Hilton Head is beautiful and I would definitely suggest it as a vacation spot.
We have a contract on our VA house with a close date of June 17th, which is only a week away! We feel very blessed that our home sold quickly, a mortgage and a rent payment, along with two electric bills, and two water bills each month is no fun at all! We are continuing to pray that things go smoothly and will feel both relieved and a bit sad to say goodbye to our first home. But I've said it before, as long as I have my boys and Ben, we can make a home anywhere :0) We are meeting with our realtor this evening to start the search for a home down here, with the hopes of moving into a house by early August.
We are planning on having a lot of visitors this summer. Josh and Kim just left, Grandma Sko is coming this weekend, then Nannie, then Grandpa and Mar Mar, then we are going to Buffalo, then Tennessee. I'm sure that Aunt B and Uncle Matt will both visit, and hope that Uncle Joe and Uncle Jamie will also come. I'm sure the summer will move by quickly! We can't wait to spend time with everyone!
Hopefully my next post will come sooner! Love to all!
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