J's Jibber Jabber

Kindergarten

2017-09-13T09:37:00.000-07:00

Savannah is officially a Kindergarten student! She is riding the bus, meeting new friends, has recess and lunch with a couple of friends from the YMCA and both days so far she answers that it's is "Great!".

New Friend

2017-07-16T20:30:00.001-07:00

Flynn has finally realized Sara is a good playmate since our older girls aren't as spunky.

https://youtu.be/6ct_ko74nnk

Folding Clothes

2017-05-03T12:11:00.001-07:00

Last weekend I went to Kid 2 Kid and got a bunch of clothes for the kids. When I showed Savannah the bag she was super excited and wanted to look at them all. She sat down on the floor and a couple minutes later I noticed as she went through each piece she was FOLDING them and separating into piles (dress, shirt etc)! I hate laundry so I can't tell you the last time I did any part of it near her. I asked Marc and he said he didn't teach her but she must've picked it up while watching and helping him.

Seems I don't expect enough from her - she already seems to know so much and she knows even more!

https://youtu.be/wIEQCEUwo5Y

Tyler's Rendition of Twinkle Twinkle

2017-04-11T18:19:00.001-07:00

https://youtu.be/YQYrdqv5XnA

Swinging the Day Away

2017-04-02T19:23:00.001-07:00

We had beautiful weather this weekend so we spent most of it outside. While Marc was grilling dinner the kids were playing on the swingset - helping each other! I know, unbelievable! :)

Yesterday morning I took Savannah to Home Depot for a kids workshop. She built a Easter basket with very little help from me.

https://youtu.be/RgqJDnmeths

Wind

2017-03-17T07:36:00.001-07:00

With the weather warming up we've had many days of opening the windows. The kids opened theirs in the car and, well, you'll see what happened..

https://youtu.be/7f-hD0Hskes

Going w Little Stir Crazy

2017-01-05T19:24:00.001-07:00

With all the snow we haven't been outside nearly as much as usual. Thankfully the kidlets have been going to preschool and Nanny Danielle's but at home we've been finding other ways to get out some energy. Today:

https://youtu.be/sFjTrtavz2o

Our First Oregon Snow

2017-01-05T18:10:00.001-07:00

It doesn't snow here they said.. Well, they were definitely wrong! We got about a foot of snow over three days, over 8 inches in 24 hours which came in runner up to the record of 11 inches in 1919!

Savannah loooves it, walking around in it, building a snowman with Daddy and throwing it around. Tyler isn't quite as thrilled - he takes a couple steps in and says "I'm stuck!" even if it's only a couple inches.

We've had the added bonus of beautiful views just from the house let alone while out!

Can't Stop the Feeling!

2017-01-01T15:07:00.001-07:00

Finally signed Savannah up for dance classes again - and it's combined with gymnastics! She starts in February and is practicing daily along with singing.

https://youtu.be/NTypn_rSLp0

Mommy Watch This

2016-11-03T19:42:00.001-07:00

This boy is crazy in the bath. It would be easier at a water park!

https://youtu.be/HH7b42mgn1A

Painting Pumpkins

2016-10-29T16:04:00.001-07:00

We painted pumpkins again this year using old house paint samples I had since it is all I could find so far. Unbelievably there was hardly any mess!

Tyler Loves to Read - Sleep, Not So Much

2016-10-29T16:00:00.001-07:00

We have been reading a lot more lately since there have been a bunch of rainy afternoons. The books that have been unpacked are like new since most haven't been seen since June.

Tyler has gotten really into reading. So much that he changed his bedtime routine on us. We have our normal routine that's been the same since Savannah was born (it just gets repeated for Tyler).

However, after we leave his room his routine starts. First he plays with whatever toy he took to bed - talking to it, pretending it is falling and helping to save it from death, swinging it around like an airplane.. Next he sits up for a couple minutes followed by crawling to the end of his bed and staring into the camera. It's creepy, it's like he sees us or something else. After a minute or two of being a creepy peeper he gets out of bed, turns on the light then grabs a book and sits in his chair to read. Sometimes it's all reading, sometimes he starts rocking in the chair like crazy (depending on the direction there is a lot of banging). It's actually pretty cute when I don't think about how late he's staying up and that he won't sleep in so he'll be grouchy the next day!

Our (Mostly) Fearless Corn Maze Leader

2016-10-09T21:03:00.001-07:00

We went to one of the farms this afternoon to check out the pumpkins. We ended up seeing but not getting any pumpkins :)

We did adventure through a corn maze with Savannah leading the way, play on their Playset, get Savannah a unicorn painted on her face, wander around their store and took a hayride complete with passing three dump trucks which had Tyler squealing in joy.

There are a few more we'll hopefully visit this month and one of these days we'll even remember to get some pumpkins (I hope!).

Fall Leaves!!

2016-10-09T20:59:00.001-07:00

It's really fall up here! We found a huge pile of leaves by the playground at our favorite German restaurant. Savannah started picking some up to play with then I clued her in to what they're really good for - showers! She called her brother over to join and they both went crazy.

I couldn't even get a clear picture they were moving and laughing so much.

Master Builder

2016-09-10T07:48:00.001-07:00

One of Savannah's birthday presents was a set of Magformers. Her set included squares and triangles with magnets on each side that she can build with. First she was just making them in piles (squares vs triangles), messing up her piles then doing it again.

Then I showed her the booklet it came with and she was super excited to build the things shown. Meaning she wanted us to build then for her. We obliged and tried to have her help but she got frosted very easily because they stick to whichever one you get them close to - and it's not always the right place.

This morning she brought them out and wanted me to build again. I told her she should try and I'd help her and gave her the booklet. She got started and after a couple "Oh my gosh, that's not right!" she had the first side of a rocket done. I held up the first two pieces going vertical then showed her if she put the third next to them they'd stay up by themselves (the third was a different direction so it was like a stand for the first two). I let go and she finished all by herself! She was super proud of her rocket as she should be!

Montessori Camp

2016-08-27T23:11:00.001-07:00

Savannah just finished her two week Montessori camp. She had a great time learning about creature under the sea! We were planning on her going to the same place for preschool but she had been begging me to go back to the Y the whole two weeks so I enrolled her for preschool there instead.

Here are a few pics from Ms Dina of their adventures under the sea.

Backpacks

2016-08-27T23:09:00.001-07:00

Savannah has been using the backpack Lexy gave her for camp. After a couple days, Tyler decided he needed one too so he adopted her old one our previous neighbors gave us. He will not leave the house without it! Thankfully he always knows where it is..

Her Name is Scout

2016-08-07T00:12:00.001-07:00

Nanny Danielle brought birthday presents for the kids the other day. Savannah's was a little dog (dog she says, not puppy) that jumps around and talks. Here is her with her new dog "Scout". So far Melanie is not jealous however she is scared..

https://youtu.be/1rdF9d9d724

The Kidlets and Thomas

2016-06-29T08:48:00.001-07:00

https://youtu.be/Ivr9M6nkVlc

Quesadilla and Enchiladas

2016-06-23T17:33:00.001-07:00

https://youtu.be/2oqbjibkq7s

Waking up from Nap

2016-06-21T15:44:00.001-07:00

Love how happy he is after nap - a lot of times he's in his crib playing for 20 minutes having a grand ol' time!

https://youtu.be/cI9Y_buglxo

Bubbles and Fishing

2016-06-18T11:51:00.001-07:00

Enjoying the backyard - they caught enough fish to eat for a month. Also in their adventures they caught a shark and a whale!

https://youtu.be/tPynDfoavbk

Mother's Day

2016-05-12T08:29:00.001-07:00

Had a great mother's day with our AZ family!

My 5th Birthday Dress.. On My 3 Year Old!

2016-05-03T11:35:00.000-07:00

Phone Dump

2016-04-23T09:20:00.001-07:00

Mom reminded me I haven't posted in a while so here is some random pictures from my phone.