We played doll house the other day, well actually we play almost everyday but this day was special. Abigail never ceases to amaze us with her comments. Here's a little clip from this particular dollhouse moment. Daddy, Abigail, and Nathan are played by myself and Abigail is Mommy of course. Here it goes...
Baby Nathan cries, "WaaaaWaaaaWaaa". Mommy (played by Abigail) runs to get Baby.
Abigail wails in pain, "WAAAAAA". Mommy runs to console Abigail.
Daddy cries out, "MOM? MOM? Can you help me a second?"
Playing Mommy and hands spilling over with dollhouse people, Abigail turns to me with a frazzled look and says, "Oh no, there's too many kids!!!"
So here's a tribute to all the mom's out there who see these dollhouse moments on a day to day basis and thrive.
We have just returned home from Texas and I am need of sending out our latest. I hope to get some pics out of our trip soon but just wanted to share just a little video of Nathan from this past week. I remember that Abigail always made her biggest developmental milestones right after she had gotten over a sickness episode. Well, Nathan just finished antibiotics for an ear infection, popped out two more teeth, and I only had to wipe his nose once today. So....yesterday he started taking steps ! He has gotten up to 4 steps thus far but we will continue to practice. World, here he comes! We are so excited for this little guy and just had to share our joy with you. It makes me laugh. Enjoy.
(And yes, that is still Uncle Toby playing Mario Brothers in the background.)
"The 21-year-old North Texas man was arrested last week for trying to cash a $360 billion check, saying he wanted to start a record business. Tellers at the Fort Worth bank were immediately suspicious — perhaps the 10 zeros on a personal check tipped them off. Fuller, of suburban Crowley, was arrested on a forgery charge. He was released after posting $3,750 bail.
Fuller said his girlfriend's mother gave him the check to start a record business. But bank employees who contacted the account's owner said the woman told them she did not give him permission to take or cash the check.
In addition to the forgery count, Fuller was charged with unlawfully carrying a weapon and possessing marijuana. Officers reported finding less than two ounces of marijuana and a .25-caliber handgun and magazine in his pockets."
A good friend of mine, also a father of a little girl, introduced me to this song by Steven Curtis Chapman called Cinderella...
She spins and she sways
to whatever song plays
without a care in the world
and I'm sittin' here wearin'
the weight of the world on my shoulders.
It's been a long day
and there's still work to do.
She's pulling at me saying
Dad, i need you.
There's a ball at the castle and I've been invited.
And I need to practice my dancin'.
Oh please, daddy please.
So I danced with Cinderella
while she is here in my arms.
'Cause I know something the prince never knew.
Oh, I dance with Cinderella.
I don't wanna miss even one song.'
Cause all too soon,
the clock will strike midnight
and she'll be gone.
She says he's a nice guy
and I'd be impressed.
She wants to know if I approve of the dress.
She says, Dad the prom is just one week away
and I need to practice my dancin'
Oh please, daddy please.
So I danced with Cinderella
while she is here in my arms.
'Cause I know something the prince never knew.
I danced with Cinderella
I don't wanna miss even one song.'
Cause all too soon
the clock with strike midnight
and she'll be gone.
Well she came home today
with a ring on her hand
just glowing and telling us all they had planned.
She says,Dad the wedding's still six months away
and I need to practice my dancin'
Oh please, daddy please.
So I danced with Cinderella
while she is here in my arms'
Cause I know something the prince never knew.
I danced with Cinderella
I don't wanna miss even one song'
Cause all too soon
the clock will strike midnight
and she`ll be gone.
Abigail loves the movie Cinderella. She has seen it at least a dozen times. Her favorite part, of course, is the moment when Cinderella dances with the prince at the ball. Without fail she will stand up, turn to me and shout, "Look! She's dancing with her Daddy!" For now, that prince is her daddy, and there is no one on the face of the planet, including myself, that could convince her otherwise, so I'm resolved to remain silent. However, as she grows toward the inevitable realization that somebody else is wearing the prince's crown, I pray that in her daddy, she will have seen the type of God-fearing man that she would have raise her children and lead her home. So remember, all you little aspiring princes out there... you better come prepared... "pack a lunch" as my dad would say... because I hope to leave you some big shoes to fill.
During the past two days we have been showered with rain and snow...and well, you know what that means. Bad road conditions. I got the priviledge of driving home from work in it on Monday night. (A few hours late because the oncoming shift was having trouble getting there.) It was probably more of a blessing because most people had gotten off the roads by the time I left and I was able to do donuts and a little off-roading down the interstate. Not really. I could hardly see because the snow that was hitting my windshield was instantly freezing blocking my vision. I had to stop at one point to re-scrape the windshield. Anyway, with all that said, we are thankful for many things:
1. Uncle Toby's visit this past weekend and that he made it home safely before the bad weather.
Abigail and Uncle Toby played "weebie wabbles".No, I still don't know why they have to get so close to the T.V. to play.
2. "No school" for us means...DADDY'S HOME ALL DAY!!
I'm a little behind on blogging but today I was taken back a few weeks when we had the wonderful priviledge of dog-sitting for some dear friends of ours, the Bishops. Ryan, turned the big 3-0 in January (sorry Ryan, I couldn't pass it up) and his beautiful wife, Kelli, took him on a surprise trip to Carmel, CA. While on this trip they entrusted us with the care of their cocker spaniel, Wally. I must tell you about this dog. He is AMAZING. I had asked Kelli to send me a little bit about the do's and don'ts of Wally world. Kelli emailed back and we got the biggest kick out of what we read. I have copied below a portion of that email so you might see what I am talking about.
From Kelli:
He goes outside to go potty once in the morning and once at night. He’s really good about holding it, so don’t be worried about what time or anything. He gets one scoop of food in the morning and one at night. We try and keep a bowl of water out for him throughout the day. That’s it.
He likes to give kisses or “sugars”, but if you don’t want him to do it, just tell him, “No lick.” Other commands he knows: Off, Sit, Shake, Down (to lay down), Potty, No
Also, it’s up to y’all as to what you’re comfortable with, but at night he likes to get up on the bed with us before we go to sleep. If you decide to let him do this (and don’t feel like you have to at all), just tell him, “Night, Night,” and he’ll get off the bed.
As you may have noticed, Wally loves kids--especially babies. He likes to lick them too, so just tell him no if he tries to lick Nathan or Abig
ail. He doesn’t bite, regardless of how much kids push him, lay on him or pull on his ears.
We’ll bring his crate in case you would feel more comfortable leaving him in it when you leave the house. Just tell him, “Get in your crate,” and he’ll usually do it.
Yep, that's right. And I am not kidding by any means when I say that she was not lying. He did everything exactly like she said he would. Never did I have to clean up a mess, send him outside because he was getting out of hand, wonder if he was getting into something, or wipe his feet on his way back into the house from "potty break". He was wonderful with the kids and they both loved him. Now some of you may be wondering why I am so blown away by this but we have never seen such a thing. Tory and I had dogs growing up and actually had two of our own during the first couple of years in our marriage. None of them quite like this. Anyway, thank you Ryan and Kelli for letting us play with Wally for the weekend. Know that he is always welcome in our home.
We made it back to KY late Saturday night and have unpacked, gotten half way through washing laundry, celebrated the new year with friends, taken Nathan to the doctor, put up Christmas things, dropped and added classes for school, and the kids and I have successfully taken at least a 2 hour nap everyday since our return. So I guess this is why I am just now getting pictures out of the remainder of our trip. Hope that you enjoy seeing a little bit more of home for us. Happy 2008 to all!!!
