I can't get over how old my kids look! It seems like just yesterday I was changing their diapers.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
How time flies ~
I can't get over how old my kids look! It seems like just yesterday I was changing their diapers.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Jackson Time!!!
Last weekend we enjoyed much needed one on one time with Jackson. He was so much fun I can't even begin to tell you! I do, however, sympathized even more now with Shell & Chris. I almost had forgotten how energetic an almost 2 year old is!!! Jackson is definitely on the move 24/7!!! He was such a good boy...laughing and smiling and just plain being goofy!!!
We took him to “Donald’s” on Saturday afternoon for lunch and then to the Bettendorf Museum. He ran all over that place! He sure is a busy little boy! Then it was off to our house to play with Annie & Shelby. He also was able to play a little "real" guitar ~ Tony got two of his guitar's down and hooked them up to the amp...Boy did Jackson love that!!!
Saturday evening we took him out to eat at Golden Corral. We thought this would be a good place for him since it has a variety of foods and there is no waiting.
He went to bed at 8:30pm (a little past his bedtime). He went right down while I rocked him and let him play with my hair. This is something he does when he is tired. He is such a snuggler when he is tired. I enjoyed every minute!
He slept thru the night in the bed with me. He rarely moved! When he woke up at around 6:00am he laid in bed with me and snuggled again…of course all the while he played with my hair again.
When he woke up Sunday morning he had blueberry pancakes and milk. We watched the wiggles (lots of music and singing). He loved it! After all of that, off he went into the tub to get clean for the trip home to see his Mommy & Daddy, whom he was really starting to miss.
We took him to “Donald’s” on Saturday afternoon for lunch and then to the Bettendorf Museum. He ran all over that place! He sure is a busy little boy! Then it was off to our house to play with Annie & Shelby. He also was able to play a little "real" guitar ~ Tony got two of his guitar's down and hooked them up to the amp...Boy did Jackson love that!!!
Saturday evening we took him out to eat at Golden Corral. We thought this would be a good place for him since it has a variety of foods and there is no waiting.
He went to bed at 8:30pm (a little past his bedtime). He went right down while I rocked him and let him play with my hair. This is something he does when he is tired. He is such a snuggler when he is tired. I enjoyed every minute!
He slept thru the night in the bed with me. He rarely moved! When he woke up at around 6:00am he laid in bed with me and snuggled again…of course all the while he played with my hair again.
When he woke up Sunday morning he had blueberry pancakes and milk. We watched the wiggles (lots of music and singing). He loved it! After all of that, off he went into the tub to get clean for the trip home to see his Mommy & Daddy, whom he was really starting to miss.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Busy, Busy, Busy!!!
This weekend was terribly exhausting, but a very happy one. Some of you know that this was the weekend we moved my Grandma to Grand Haven here in Eldridge. She is in what they call independent living. She has all the amenities of home, fridge, stove and microwave. She had a little apprehension leading up to this weekend, but in the end she seems to be really liking her new place.
We had nearly 15 people show up at 9am on Saturday to help move. It took only about an hour to move her from one place to the other. Now that is what you call good help!!! Everyone put in a lot of effort to make this a very smooth transition for my Grandma...And it worked! Thanks everyone!! She already told me this afternoon that she is looking forward to taking part in a few , of the many, activities Grand Haven has to offer. Of course one is the walking club and the other is a bible study. Both of those are near and dear to her heart. Seeing her smiling and happy makes me, and all of my family, very grateful to all who played a part in her move. These people being: Dad, Mom, Tony, Me, Taylor, Kaylee, Shell, Mike, Dale, Nina, Dave, Dylon, Neil, Mary & Dane. Unfortunately I didn't get everyone's picture, but here are a few that I took.
I left Gram's new apartment at 2:30 to go home and get Kaylee over to Tony's Mom's house for an overnight and for seven 12 year olds to have a slumber party. Taylor's birthday is Thursday and she will be 12 years old. Why not have 7 of her closest friends over for a sleepover??? UGH!! They were pretty good...We started the party by doing a craft, at Taylor's request. We made fleece pillows. I did a lot of the pre-cutting of the 16 pieces of fabric previously. All the girls had to do was cut the strips, tie 3 sides, stuff and tie the last side. They all wrote their name on the backside to help them tell which one was theirs. They all decided to sign Taylor's pillow with the sharpie. It went pretty smoothly. After the craft and presents we had Godfather's pizza and a Maggie Moo's calssic Oreo ice cream cake (Taylor's favorite) Enjoy the pictures!!
We had nearly 15 people show up at 9am on Saturday to help move. It took only about an hour to move her from one place to the other. Now that is what you call good help!!! Everyone put in a lot of effort to make this a very smooth transition for my Grandma...And it worked! Thanks everyone!! She already told me this afternoon that she is looking forward to taking part in a few , of the many, activities Grand Haven has to offer. Of course one is the walking club and the other is a bible study. Both of those are near and dear to her heart. Seeing her smiling and happy makes me, and all of my family, very grateful to all who played a part in her move. These people being: Dad, Mom, Tony, Me, Taylor, Kaylee, Shell, Mike, Dale, Nina, Dave, Dylon, Neil, Mary & Dane. Unfortunately I didn't get everyone's picture, but here are a few that I took.
I left Gram's new apartment at 2:30 to go home and get Kaylee over to Tony's Mom's house for an overnight and for seven 12 year olds to have a slumber party. Taylor's birthday is Thursday and she will be 12 years old. Why not have 7 of her closest friends over for a sleepover??? UGH!! They were pretty good...We started the party by doing a craft, at Taylor's request. We made fleece pillows. I did a lot of the pre-cutting of the 16 pieces of fabric previously. All the girls had to do was cut the strips, tie 3 sides, stuff and tie the last side. They all wrote their name on the backside to help them tell which one was theirs. They all decided to sign Taylor's pillow with the sharpie. It went pretty smoothly. After the craft and presents we had Godfather's pizza and a Maggie Moo's calssic Oreo ice cream cake (Taylor's favorite) Enjoy the pictures!!
Friday, January 16, 2009
Meeting Mr. Rohan ~ road trip!!!
Last weekend Dad, Mom, Nana, Me, Taylor and Kaylee all piled into my Explorer and headed for Kirksville, Missouri. We were very excited to meet the new addition to the Syring clan.
We left Eldridge at 6:38am and weathered some really nasty icy roads until sometime after Iowa City. We arrived at Mike and Mara's around 11:30am. I can not begin to tell you how small he was...He reminded me, literally, of a baby doll! He was perfect in every way possible. Unbelievable considering he made his appearance 33 days early! Mara had to leave us for about 3 1/2 hours in the afternoon to take the mock board exam. I truly don't know how she does it. Go Mara!!!
The highlight of my visit has to be the honor of giving Rohan his bath before we left. I swear he just kept getting smaller and smaller as the clothes came off of him. When I did start cleaning him off I found myself having to clean the 3 rolls on his cute little butt because he doesn't have enough fat to fill it out! Did I mention he was tiny!!??
Anyway, we left Mike and Mara's house at 6:38pm arriving back home around 10:45pm. What long day...but well worth it!
A huge "Thank You" goes out to my Dad for driving the entire trip! Hey Dad, watch out for those deer!!!
~side note, my Dad did an excellent job in keeping everyone safe as he saw a deer along the road and yelled "deer"! Dad was able to slow to about 10 miles an hour and about 5 feet from it (no antlers and not too big, Thank God!). What does the deer decide to do??? The dumb thing decides to run into my vehicle! The deer ran along the side of my Explorer and ended up rubbing along the whole passenger side right to the rear tire. Then the deer kept running off. Thanks to Dad I only ended up with some deer hair stuck in my wheel well for a remembrance. No scratch or dings in the vehicle what so ever!!! WOW!!!
ENJOY THE SLIDE SHOW!!!
We left Eldridge at 6:38am and weathered some really nasty icy roads until sometime after Iowa City. We arrived at Mike and Mara's around 11:30am. I can not begin to tell you how small he was...He reminded me, literally, of a baby doll! He was perfect in every way possible. Unbelievable considering he made his appearance 33 days early! Mara had to leave us for about 3 1/2 hours in the afternoon to take the mock board exam. I truly don't know how she does it. Go Mara!!!
The highlight of my visit has to be the honor of giving Rohan his bath before we left. I swear he just kept getting smaller and smaller as the clothes came off of him. When I did start cleaning him off I found myself having to clean the 3 rolls on his cute little butt because he doesn't have enough fat to fill it out! Did I mention he was tiny!!??
Anyway, we left Mike and Mara's house at 6:38pm arriving back home around 10:45pm. What long day...but well worth it!
A huge "Thank You" goes out to my Dad for driving the entire trip! Hey Dad, watch out for those deer!!!
~side note, my Dad did an excellent job in keeping everyone safe as he saw a deer along the road and yelled "deer"! Dad was able to slow to about 10 miles an hour and about 5 feet from it (no antlers and not too big, Thank God!). What does the deer decide to do??? The dumb thing decides to run into my vehicle! The deer ran along the side of my Explorer and ended up rubbing along the whole passenger side right to the rear tire. Then the deer kept running off. Thanks to Dad I only ended up with some deer hair stuck in my wheel well for a remembrance. No scratch or dings in the vehicle what so ever!!! WOW!!!
ENJOY THE SLIDE SHOW!!!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
The Rohan Alexander Syring Shrine
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Welcome to my work shrine of my new nephew, Rohan. I had one of these when Jackson was born too! Isn't that what a crazy Tanta does? We are traveling this weekend to meet the little guy and I can not wait! I even have a nickname for him already, "ROR" pronounced like the sound a lion makes (it's a long story). Anyway, I couldn't wait to show him off to all of my co-workers. They all think he is adorable!
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