Rhya reminds me of her Auntie Kayla in so many ways...her face shape, her determination and slight sassiness (heehee- don't you agree, Kayla?), and her CLIMBING fetish! This girl can't get enough of heights!
I've heard that Nate was the monkey of the family also...he still gets a rise out of climbing stuff.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Monday, June 6, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Catching Up- LONG POST
I must get a 'last week' post completed before the next weekend comes and goes!!
The daycare kids were only here for Mon-Wed last week, so we had a welcome break!
Thurs. was spend erranding in Hudson and Friday was spent tasking at home!
We had made plans with Aaron 'n Amie to go camping at Mom 'n Dad's all weekend, so despite the drizzle and muck, we packed the Fit plum full and headed on out.
The weather prevented us from setting up our tent so the bed upstairs accompanied us for the night. Aaron 'n Amie braved the weather, though!
Sat. morning welcome breakfast burritos in the woods. Amie and I then hopped on the horses and relived the good ole riding days for quite some time! We explored every last trail on the farm, PLUS some! The horses were very accommodating and humored us as we urged them through non-trail areas of briers, logs, and tight trees. We just CLICK when it comes to riding- thanks for the fun, Amie!!
We tossed around the canoeing idea for a good half hour before deciding the the down pouring rain was a sign of giving up the idea. A trip to Red Wing to feed Mike 'n Kristina's chickens while they were gone as well as a visit to DQ completed our fun day.
Sidenote: Mom 'n Dad took Rhya with them on their graduation outing for the day!! It was the first time I've been away from her for that long since I quit work.
We slept/laid in the tent Sat. night. Rhya slept in the middle of our queen air mattress. At least SHE got a good sleep! Every time Nate or I would wiggle she'd voice her displeasure. The air mattress was kinda low on air, so it gave her a good ride every time we'd move. :-)
We chose pancakes for breakfast on Sunday morning. Aaron and Nate were the cooks. YUM. Off to Charlotte's for morning meeting, then back to Mom 'n Dad's since there was no gospel meeting.
Mom put on a wonderful lunch in honor of Aaron and Amie's FIRST ANNIVERSARY!! We felt honored to spend their special day with them....can't believe it's been a whole year!
We all (including Travis) loaded up our canoes and kayaks and took off for a Kinni River adventure. It never ceases to be anything less than an adventure. Amie and I did the car juggling and then we took off. The river was higher and faster than normal as a result of the recent rains. The rapids resulted in wet kayakers and a canoe that wanted to flop around.
At one point Nate and my canoe got stuck on a rock in some fast rapids. The whole canoe spun sideways, and the force of the water jerked it upside down. I jumped out and landed on my feet. Nate wasn't so lucky. I looked over to see him on his back, flailing his arms and legs. He got a bruised knee, back and hand out of the deal. He claims that he didn't know I was bailing so soon, and he was trying to keep the canoe from landing on him. I maintain that I was quicker than him. haha. :-) Anyway, good thing that everyone else was ahead of us because they retrieved our paddles and goodies that were taking self guided tours.
Despite the excitement and Aaron's frequent attempts to take the scenic route through various waterways, we reached our destination in record time! Nate said, "Where did you put the keys, Darla?" Amie and I looked at each other with panicked eyes and started laughing to hard we couldn't talk. When Amie had locked her phone and wallet in the trunk of her car, I shoved my keys in their also 'so they'd be safe'. We NEVER thought of the fact that her car was at the beginning!! HOW DUMB. The husbands were LESS than impressed.
Thank goodness that Amie's parents live only a mile away, so Amie and I trucked our soggy selves up the steep hill, hopped in her parents' car, and retrieved keys. Insane.
We treated ourselves to pizza at 9pm and slept in the house. :-) Except for the Fonders. They're serious campers. They braved the thunderstorms. Hope they had a grand anniversary!!
Amie and I squeezed one last horse ride in Monday morning. Aaron treated us to kabobs at 11am in the woods, and then we parted ways. Aaron 'n Amie left for home to air out their rain washed camping garb, and the rest of us headed off for Mitch and Collette's graduation party.
Woops, good thing Rhya just woke up cause this was getting long. Sorry for the excessive details, but some things are just not worthy of forgetting.
Now off to get ready for a shower of a very special sister in law and her unborn baby!!
The daycare kids were only here for Mon-Wed last week, so we had a welcome break!
Thurs. was spend erranding in Hudson and Friday was spent tasking at home!
We had made plans with Aaron 'n Amie to go camping at Mom 'n Dad's all weekend, so despite the drizzle and muck, we packed the Fit plum full and headed on out.
The weather prevented us from setting up our tent so the bed upstairs accompanied us for the night. Aaron 'n Amie braved the weather, though!
Sat. morning welcome breakfast burritos in the woods. Amie and I then hopped on the horses and relived the good ole riding days for quite some time! We explored every last trail on the farm, PLUS some! The horses were very accommodating and humored us as we urged them through non-trail areas of briers, logs, and tight trees. We just CLICK when it comes to riding- thanks for the fun, Amie!!
We tossed around the canoeing idea for a good half hour before deciding the the down pouring rain was a sign of giving up the idea. A trip to Red Wing to feed Mike 'n Kristina's chickens while they were gone as well as a visit to DQ completed our fun day.
Sidenote: Mom 'n Dad took Rhya with them on their graduation outing for the day!! It was the first time I've been away from her for that long since I quit work.
We slept/laid in the tent Sat. night. Rhya slept in the middle of our queen air mattress. At least SHE got a good sleep! Every time Nate or I would wiggle she'd voice her displeasure. The air mattress was kinda low on air, so it gave her a good ride every time we'd move. :-)
We chose pancakes for breakfast on Sunday morning. Aaron and Nate were the cooks. YUM. Off to Charlotte's for morning meeting, then back to Mom 'n Dad's since there was no gospel meeting.
Mom put on a wonderful lunch in honor of Aaron and Amie's FIRST ANNIVERSARY!! We felt honored to spend their special day with them....can't believe it's been a whole year!
We all (including Travis) loaded up our canoes and kayaks and took off for a Kinni River adventure. It never ceases to be anything less than an adventure. Amie and I did the car juggling and then we took off. The river was higher and faster than normal as a result of the recent rains. The rapids resulted in wet kayakers and a canoe that wanted to flop around.
At one point Nate and my canoe got stuck on a rock in some fast rapids. The whole canoe spun sideways, and the force of the water jerked it upside down. I jumped out and landed on my feet. Nate wasn't so lucky. I looked over to see him on his back, flailing his arms and legs. He got a bruised knee, back and hand out of the deal. He claims that he didn't know I was bailing so soon, and he was trying to keep the canoe from landing on him. I maintain that I was quicker than him. haha. :-) Anyway, good thing that everyone else was ahead of us because they retrieved our paddles and goodies that were taking self guided tours.
Despite the excitement and Aaron's frequent attempts to take the scenic route through various waterways, we reached our destination in record time! Nate said, "Where did you put the keys, Darla?" Amie and I looked at each other with panicked eyes and started laughing to hard we couldn't talk. When Amie had locked her phone and wallet in the trunk of her car, I shoved my keys in their also 'so they'd be safe'. We NEVER thought of the fact that her car was at the beginning!! HOW DUMB. The husbands were LESS than impressed.
Thank goodness that Amie's parents live only a mile away, so Amie and I trucked our soggy selves up the steep hill, hopped in her parents' car, and retrieved keys. Insane.
We treated ourselves to pizza at 9pm and slept in the house. :-) Except for the Fonders. They're serious campers. They braved the thunderstorms. Hope they had a grand anniversary!!
Amie and I squeezed one last horse ride in Monday morning. Aaron treated us to kabobs at 11am in the woods, and then we parted ways. Aaron 'n Amie left for home to air out their rain washed camping garb, and the rest of us headed off for Mitch and Collette's graduation party.
Woops, good thing Rhya just woke up cause this was getting long. Sorry for the excessive details, but some things are just not worthy of forgetting.
Now off to get ready for a shower of a very special sister in law and her unborn baby!!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Out comes the wit
It is so fun and amazing to watch our cuddlebug turn from an observer to an interactive toddler!
What happened to us being able to talk about stuff without her knowing what we were saying?!?
I'm already having to spell or mouth things out, like 'diaper change'. :-)
Some of the latest:
-Walks to places when asked (like high chair, bedroom for diaper change)
-Calls me Darla (Dahla)- gasp! since she hears it more often than 'mommy' when the daycare kids are around!
- The other day she was super squirmy in the store, so I put her in the big part of the cart. She kept standing up (yes, I realized this would happen), so I taught her how to sit on command. The only problem was that she thought it was a FUN game and would POP up every time she sat down. At least it made many shoppers smile as they watch our popcorn game. We didn't break any time records for shopping as half of our time was spent stopped as a kid laughed her head off doing the sit stand game. Now for a video of the synchronized dog/child sit command.
- Points to her head, ears, hair, toes, teeth, hands, eyes, tummy, and mouth when asked.
- Says lots of words and tries to copy lots of words...eggs, horse, moo, numnum, nono, mama, dada, darla, boom, dog
- Points to people when asked where they are. She has figured out how to point w' her index finger.
- We're still working on the backwards wave thing! Her palm faces herself when she waves. She waves at ANY loud noise. Her hand never stops when we're in a parking lot.
- She has a humongous personal language. Last night we were at Mom 'n Dad's, and Dad was heading out with two red buckets of milk for the calves. She exclaimed over them for a LONG time with tons of expression; pointing at each one, and jabbering up a storm.
- Her preferred mode of transportation is definitely a walk now. She's always in such a hurry that she tumbles a LOT, but then says 'BOOM!', gets back up, and continues on her merry way.
- She knows how to be a stinker! She is an expert at doing things that she knows are naughty and then shaking her head vigorously while saying 'NONO! (like throwing food on the floor, pulling hair, and getting into Sakari's food and water)
Friday, May 27, 2011
Black Australorp
We are in love with our hens! They are now consistently laying one egg per day per hen.
The daycare kids are always wanting to go outside and check for eggs, so I practically know to the minute when the eggs come. It's been 10:30 lately. ;-)
We built their pen around the lilacs, and it's so gorgeous this time of year. The chickens spend their days weaving around the lilac bushes, kicking up mulch, giving themselves dust baths (when Nate saw it for the first time he thought the chicken was dying), clucking like mad to neighbor dogs, and running to the fence in hope of handouts when humans come around.
The daycare kids are always wanting to go outside and check for eggs, so I practically know to the minute when the eggs come. It's been 10:30 lately. ;-)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tempest at the Dentist
Now I know why people are scared of dentists.
2pm: Sit in dentist chair
2:10pm: Get shot with Novocaine for the first time ever. Didn't hurt.
2:20pm: Dentist shoves 4 objects into mouth. One cut into the gum. Another poked my tongue. Another forced my mouth open wider than imaginable. Another ground away at my teeth in a way that gave me constant goosebumps and sent shooting pains down my jaw...cheek felt numb..and that's about it.
The worst part:
I have a tongue. It moves when it wants. I can't really control when it wiggles inside my mouth. I have a throat. It instinctively swallows when it senses liquid rolling down my airway.
The dentist kept telling me to control my tongue. He kept telling me to put it to the back of my mouth. I was TRYING, DUDE! I tried to think of pretty horse ranches and sunny beaches and tell myself that I was going to get shot if I swallowed one more time but then my throat would swallow and I'd get chewed out again.
At one point he said, "Whenever you do that you just make my tool go into your tooth further." I couldn't even attempt a sassy retort (like, "if you give me a break every now 'n then maybe I could actually swallow) because my mouth was clamped open.
I didn't even get a free toothbrush. End of vent.
2pm: Sit in dentist chair
2:10pm: Get shot with Novocaine for the first time ever. Didn't hurt.
2:20pm: Dentist shoves 4 objects into mouth. One cut into the gum. Another poked my tongue. Another forced my mouth open wider than imaginable. Another ground away at my teeth in a way that gave me constant goosebumps and sent shooting pains down my jaw...cheek felt numb..and that's about it.
The worst part:
I have a tongue. It moves when it wants. I can't really control when it wiggles inside my mouth. I have a throat. It instinctively swallows when it senses liquid rolling down my airway.
The dentist kept telling me to control my tongue. He kept telling me to put it to the back of my mouth. I was TRYING, DUDE! I tried to think of pretty horse ranches and sunny beaches and tell myself that I was going to get shot if I swallowed one more time but then my throat would swallow and I'd get chewed out again.
At one point he said, "Whenever you do that you just make my tool go into your tooth further." I couldn't even attempt a sassy retort (like, "if you give me a break every now 'n then maybe I could actually swallow) because my mouth was clamped open.
I didn't even get a free toothbrush. End of vent.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Directions
Do you ever pretend that you know where you are going when you really have no clue? Example:
Friday night we went to Rochester to visit Gma Boyd who was getting some meds checked out at the hospital. We went through Red Wing, which I thought was kinda silly. It took a whole hour. I commented that when I used to go to Rochester for work I went through Hastings and it only took 45 minutes.
I talked Nate into going home through Hastings on the way home. It was dark. I couldn't remember the exit number, just landmarks. Landmarks do no jump out at you in the dark. Every time we came to an exit I'd say, 'just a little further'.
One hour and 30 minutes later we arrived home. At least Rhya was sleeping soundly. At least we were laughing our heads off the whole time we were 'lost'. :-) Gotta love self induced adventures.
To complete our weekend:
A Saturday at home does the body/spirit good! It seems like we are hardly ever home on the weekends, but yesterday was a day of pure Prescott.
It started off with an early morning thanks to our 5:15am early bird. Good thing we got to bed early. ha.
We had a day of cleaning out the cars and garage, writing a letter, getting doughnuts from the new bakery, pulling weeds, mowing lawn (it got super nice and sunny after the morning rains), cleaning the chicken pen and collecting two eggs (they've been laying two a day, and one of the eggs wouldn't even fit in the egg carton yesterday), going for a bike ride w' Rhya in the trailer (Nate), going for a run (the whole family), grilling hot dogs, giving Nate a haircut, and FALLING into bed to wake up fully refreshed on this beautiful Sunday morning.
Friday night we went to Rochester to visit Gma Boyd who was getting some meds checked out at the hospital. We went through Red Wing, which I thought was kinda silly. It took a whole hour. I commented that when I used to go to Rochester for work I went through Hastings and it only took 45 minutes.
I talked Nate into going home through Hastings on the way home. It was dark. I couldn't remember the exit number, just landmarks. Landmarks do no jump out at you in the dark. Every time we came to an exit I'd say, 'just a little further'.
One hour and 30 minutes later we arrived home. At least Rhya was sleeping soundly. At least we were laughing our heads off the whole time we were 'lost'. :-) Gotta love self induced adventures.
To complete our weekend:
A Saturday at home does the body/spirit good! It seems like we are hardly ever home on the weekends, but yesterday was a day of pure Prescott.
It started off with an early morning thanks to our 5:15am early bird. Good thing we got to bed early. ha.
We had a day of cleaning out the cars and garage, writing a letter, getting doughnuts from the new bakery, pulling weeds, mowing lawn (it got super nice and sunny after the morning rains), cleaning the chicken pen and collecting two eggs (they've been laying two a day, and one of the eggs wouldn't even fit in the egg carton yesterday), going for a bike ride w' Rhya in the trailer (Nate), going for a run (the whole family), grilling hot dogs, giving Nate a haircut, and FALLING into bed to wake up fully refreshed on this beautiful Sunday morning.
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