Wandering with Jack

On Sunday afternoon May 6, Grandma Whittaker was visiting Jack and his mom and dad.

Beth and Matt wanted to do some yard work, so Grandma got to wander with Jack. It was a fun time! Here he is looking at ants. He said, "Oh Wow!"

"Are you coming?"









Balls!!

Then he went over and sat on his Daddy's lap to enjoy some time with him and get some tips on gardening....

Picking dandelions was a great delight, but it was even more fun kicking and stomping on the fuzzy ones!!

The boy and his dog!

Dear Jack and John Deere

When visiting Jack last week, I took a John Deere tractor for him to see and play on. It was too expensive to keep, but it was fun to see him with it. I took LOTS of pictures (of course!! you aren't surprised are you?) Here are a few:

Jack's new quilt and book

These pictures were taken when Jack first got his quilt and book from Grandma:

"Ohhhhhh!"







I have lots more pictures, but these were some of the best ones. It was a fun day!

The Life of Marie

Saturday, February 24, 2007

The Life I Live
Life continues busy for me. On Monday I'll be finishing a Rosemal class that I've been taking. This time we painted a bread board. I'm getting back to my Norwegian roots!! 'Almost ready to start the project I promised Joann for Christmas!
And on Tuesday I teach roses in the cake decorating class I have. There are 12 people taking my classes, and we're all having fun at it. Four more classes to go....
Wednesday and Thursday are my normal days to care for pre-schoolers and kindergarteners for a few hours in the afternoons. I never know how many kids I'll have til I get to the school. This past week I had 6 kids one day and 9 the other. Last week I had 15 kids one day! That was one crazy day!! I was ready to go home and put my feet up after that one!!
Today I've been catching up on some long-overdue cleaning projects. I'll never catch up, though. There's always more to do. I need my daughters to come help me weed out my surplus stuff! I'm ready when you are!!

Like the look!

Hey Beth, looks wonderful! I like the new look a lot.

If you really want to transfer ownership I can tell you how.

OH, I will be posting pics and maybe a video on our site later, but Aaron has taken his first few steps.

A New Look

Due to the disappearance of my ISP, our wonderful photo backdrop was permanently dropped from the internet along with my ability to do my own hosting. Therefore, I have revitalized our family blog and given it a new look. I am also hoping that our venerable parents will start to use this site as their own personal place to keep us informed on their lives. So far, it looks like I will still be the "owner" since I can't seem to transfer it over to them. Let me know if you have any ideas or suggestions.

It's a new year . . .

Thought it time to put something up that reflects the new season - the post-Christmas season (may the spirit of it linger on). Mama and I greatly enjoyed the time with family over the holidays. Now we are enjoying the snow, though not the extra cost to keep the house warm! I tried using up the wood in the back and keep the heat cost down a bit, but unfortunately the fire caused a bit of offensive odor in the house plus some coloration (discoloration?) above the fireplace. So I've been banned from more fires for now. Both smoke detectors went off, though not really much smoke to see . . . oh well. Life goes on.

Mama and I went to see 'Stranger Than Fiction' this evening. Mixed reaction - typical splattering of language and out of marriage relationship, but fun story, very inventive plot. To be honest I liked it, despite what that might say about my spirituality . . . sort of reminded me of The Truman Show in its plot . . .

Hope your new year is starting well! God bless to all (and to all a good night!)