Sunday, October 19, 2008

Our Sports Guy - German

German loves to play sports either by himself with pretend equipment or more especially with his dad.

Friday, October 17, 2008

F.Y.I.

In case anyone is wondering about the future dwelling place of our family - I thought I might make an official announcement, though it be quite uneventful.

We decided that we should stay put in our current apartment complex for the next year and then evaluate what to do next, so no new house for now. The good news is that we're moving to a 1st floor apartment with hard wood floor in the dining area and new carpet everywhere else!

We were hoping that the random shopping cart would still be next to the dumpster - to be our main sourse of transporting our goods. Sadly, it is gone and now we are reduced to neighborhood wagons and strollers. Bring out your cameras this is sure to be a laugh!

Photos of the Week

"German Makes Honey-Popcorn"
German has become such a helper and good cook. Today, when I realized half way through cooking the noodles for mac and cheese that we'd run out of milk, German suggested apple juice or water (next time I think I'll try the juice!) It was also his idea to put honey in our popcorn.

This one I like to call: "Please Don't Tell the Landlord"
Our little Eli loves the dishwasher! Seriously, everytime I open the machine he is right there trying to climb aboard and pull out as much silverware as he can (don't worry, the knives are in the back where he can't reach!).

Thursday, October 2, 2008

Tempe Towne Lake Waterpark



Last week we (a few friends and I) took our kids to the little community waterpark. German had a blast! He was running around and splashing everywhere. He really enjoyed playing with his buddies: Jayden, Dallin, Adam, and Emily. Eli preferred to be held by mom than to be splashed by the kids, but by the end he realized it was just like a huge bath, except better because he could crawl wherever he wanted to!

Call me "Domestic"




My neighbor, Marianne, kindly taught me how to can peaches this week! Things went pretty well - only a few didn't seal, but oh well! Now we can eat peaches like crazy. My kind husband also bought me a new shelving unit at IKEA this week and so I was able to organize our little laundry room and make space for our small food storage. We no longer have refried beans and tomato paste sprawled out on the ground!