More babysitting pictures

Babysitting adventure

We had a very busy day on Saturday. We started the day off by taking 2 trailers full of debris from Bob's garage door project down the the town recycling center. It's amazing how much nicer the yard looks without all that extra brick and garbage in it.
After that we had some breakfast and got ready for our BIG adventure of the weekend....babysitting for John & Tracy's 3 kiddies who are 5, 3 and 1 years old!
Our babysitting adventure started at 10am. We were alittle late arriving. I had Bob stop at a gas station so I could get a cup of Tea.
Tracy was her usual prepared Mom (you go girl) and had a very nice note written with all meal, snack and nap instructions on it. She even had lunches prepared - in the fridge with each child's name on it. I really was impressed.
It's been many years since either both Bob & I have watched young young children. Emily is 5, Andrew is 3 and Adam is 1.
When we first arrived - Emily was out with her Aunt Amy enjoying alittle girl time shopping for dresses. We did however have the 3 and 1 year old to keep up busy. Adam is a very comfortable walker and Andrew was very excited to have his Uncle Bob come and play with him. Adam & I were busy playing with play food and a fun ball game. Bob was kept busy with Andrew playing trains and trucks.
Emily was brought back home around 11:30am by her Aunt Amy.

Lunch was fun! Adam ate all of his lunch - every single piece. Peas, bananas, and a turkey sandwich. Emily & Andrew ate most of their sandwiches but no carrots. They were too busy being silly. It's fun to be silly when Mom & Dad are not home!!!

After lunch was cleaned up we took everyone outside to play. It was a beautiful day so we decided not to waste the warm spring air and bright sunshine. Everyone had a great time!

While Adam & Andrew were resting, Emily was looking for something to do. So - I asked Emily if she wanted her hair braided. She said - Yes. I'm pretty sure Emily was used to having her hair braided. Nothing like shocking a child with two french braids! They looked very nice on her!

After some quick quiet time / nap times, we all played on the living room floor. We had a late afternoon snack and decided to try the TV for a diversion. Bob & I were both taking turns running after Adam and trying to keep Emily & Andrew busy. We found the Disney movie channel and Tarzan was a hit! Hopefully John & Tracy didn't mind them watching Tarzan. It was a 'G' rated movie so we thought we were in the clear.

John & Tracy got home around 4 pm. They offered to have us stay for pizza but we both thought we were ready for some quiet time of our own! :-)

Little children are so much fun! We really had a good time but at the end of the day - we both agreed, we were happy our children were older.

Car all fixed

Bob got his car all fixed up. It took alittle work but he did the repairs. Maybe someday he'll look into a different car but not this week.

Bob's car and the deer

It's been a very bad evening for my honey Bob. He was on his way over to my house (I hate living so far away sometimes!) and he hit a deer. The Audi is not drivable at the moment. Bob said it has so much damage that it's not worth repairing. Big bummer! My heart goes out to him - it sucks when you have to have a car payment after you haven't had one in a while.

Heidi

Bob's new door

A few weeks ago, Bob decided that he wanted to change his basement around alittle. He wanted some space he could work on something alittle larger than a bike. Ok ok....I'll just say it, a snowmobile! He wanted the space to work on things at his house. Not that going to the shop or his father garage was a bad thing - but he liked the idea of working from home.
With this in mind, he did some serious cleaning, hauling, removing and painting in 1/2 of his basement. Soon after, he found a 5' garage door on Craig's List. Once it was purchased - he was on a mission to install it.
He worked every night last week digging out the dirt for the opening. Friday night he worked late and then on Saturday he was ready to cut the hole in the wall. By Sunday afternoon, his door was installed. He still have some trim work to do but hey - atleast the door is installed!!!
Bob did have some helpers for this project. Bruce ( a co-worker) came over Saturday and helped him dig. And his father was over on Saturday & Sunday to help. I know he is grateful for their help.
Congratulations to Bob on a beautiful door. I'm very proud of him.
He does excellent work!

Friday funny

One of the girls I work with gave me a calendar for Christmas.
It's a new page for each day of the year.
The title of my calendar is 'Duh! The dumbest things ever said or done'.
Some are not funny to me and then there are good ones - like today.

"In the 1980's residents in Newfoundland were surprised to find bull moose charging into railroad locomotives. Finally, railroad engineers figured out the problem: Their train whistle sounded too much like the moose mating call. Once they changed the whistle's tone, the bull moose went their own way and do did the trains".

Ok - I have always said I want to see a moose in the wild but - I don't want to see them being goofy and running into trains!

Happy Friday everyone!!
Heidi

More splash pictures

Day 3 of our trip to Splash Lagoon

Our last day of Splash Lagoon was on Monday, March 9th.

We packed up our cars, eat breakfast and then waited for the waterpark to open at 10am.

While we were waiting, Brandon and Rachel decide to snuggle with their Dad. Makayla decided to join them! LOL

Trip to Splash Lagoon - Day 2

On Sunday, we had early splash passes so we got up, had some yummy breakfast and headed over to the water park.

After we spent a day at the park, we decided to go out for dinner. Everyone decided a dinner at 'Quaker Steak and Lube' was the perfect place to go!

After dinner, we ( Bob & I ) decided to NOT get back into the water so - we let the kids enjoy the whirlpool tub in our hotel room.

Pictures are from Splash and our hotel room.

Our trip to Splash Lagoon

On Saturday, March 7th, we (Bob, Rachel, Brandon, Tanner, Makayla and myself) headed to Erie, Pennsylvania for a weekend trip to Splash Lagoon. Splash Lagoon is an indoor waterpark. It's alot of fun! We stayed at the Residence Inn which is connected to Splash Lagoon. Once you enter your hotel, you don't NEED to go back outside for anything.

The first night we didn't go over to Splash we just stayed and played in the hotel pool, hottub and sauna.

Birthday dinner

Tonight we will be having Tanner's birthday dinner.
Yes....I do realize his birthday isn't until the 13th but...we will be out of town this weekend and next weekend he will be at his Dad's house.
I'll be sure and take pictures and post them up later. :-)

Surprise Birthday Party

A few weeks ago, I decided to have a surprise birthday party sleepover for Tanner. I asked 3 of his close friends to come over on the last Friday of winter break. They were Joey Mitchell, RJ Sturtz and Nate Statt. Tanner thought only Nate was coming over at 6pm. Well.....RJ came over around 3:30 and Tanner was totally surprised and shortly after that - Nate arrived followed by Joey.
They boys had a great time playing Playstation. They also decided it would be great idea to sticker Tanner's wall.
Tanner was alittle overwhelmed at first but finally came around.
I learned from the experience that Tanner isn't a big fan of surprises. Next time I'll atleast give him a few hours notice!

Left to right on the picture -
Joey, Nate, RJ and Tanner (notice the wall behind them full of stickers!!!)

Symptoms of Inner Peace

Symptoms of Inner Peace
by Saskia Davis

• A tendancy to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences
• An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment
• A loss of interest in judging other people
• A loss of interest in conflict
• A loss of the ability to worry (this is a very serious symptom)
• Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation
• Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature
• An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen
• Frequent attacks of smiling
  

Crazy week last week!

It was a crazy week last week....sorry I didn't post anything!
I'll post tonight to make up for it! Promise!! :-)

Sunday morning breakfast

Sunday - Feb. 15th we decided to take a trip to the 'Maple Tree Inn' for an early morning breakfast. http://www.cartwrightsmapletreeinn.com/
Bob & I were joined by - Mom & Dad Ledgerwood, Mom & Dad Levan and Todd Sackett ( a friend of the Levan family).
We arrived at the Maple Tree at 7:50 am. Since they don't open until 8 we had to stand in the cold 10 minutes. I had frozen toes!!!
Breakfast was yummy as usual.
After breakfast Bob & I took the very scenic drive home. It was very nice!
We even stopped at the Wizard of Clay on our way home! WooooHooooo.
It was a great day! I got to visit some of my favorite spots - Maple Tree Inn and The Wizard of Clay all while hanging out with my honey!

Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day was a nice day.
Bob cooked us dinner Saturday night. He made Peppercorn Pork Tenderloin, Twice baked potatoes (made with cheese, sour cream, milk, butter, onion, and bacon), peas, and sugar cookies.

We exchanged Valentine's Day cards and some small gifts.

After dinner we enjoyed some quality quiet time.

Friday Night - Feb. 13th

On Friday night - Bob & I went to Ralph and Becky Annechino's house for dinner.
Ralph & Becky live in Naples. It's a beautiful location. The Annechino's have two sweet dogs ~ Maggie and Dudley.
Dudley is brown and Maggie is Black.

We had a great time!
Becky made a yummy dessert. Crescent rolls with Cream cheese rolled in Cinnamon and Sugar.

While we were there - we checked out the concert counter tops that Ralph & Becky made. They look AWESOME!

We always have fun when we visit with our friends. :-)

Heidi's helpers

Late Sunday afternoon, I decided it was time to try and get the ice off the driveway.
Soon after I started, Tanner and Makayla wanted to help. Fine with me! I was not the least bit upset at all.
They worked very hard! The best part- they never once asked for money or favors.
They were extra good kiddies FOR SURE!

Adam's 1st birthday

After the snowmobile show on Saturday, we headed to John & Tracy's for Adam's 1st birthday party. We were alittle late but Adam didn't seem to mind. After dinner - I got the opportunity to hold Adam. He was enjoying his sippy cup of milk and waving to everyone. Between dinner and cake, Adam opened his present. He seemed to be more happy with the tissue paper and bag than the actual toy. Little ones can be so fun to watch!

Great Eastern Whiteout

Saturday Bob & I spent the day at the 'Great Eastern Whiteout Vintage Snowmobile Show'.
The show was held at the Rolling Wheels Racetrack just outside of Auburn.
We arrived around 10am. It was packed. There were lots of people and lots of snowmobiles.
Bob registered his sled, a 1981 ArticCat ElTigre', as a restored muscle sled.
One of the fun things Bob did was ride in a parade of sleds.
We thought we would be smart and dress warm, bring chairs and a game stove so we could boil water and have hot chocolate. We had one problem.....we brought nothing to light the stove with. :-( ooops! We'll be more prepaid next year!
The pictures are of some sleds that Bob liked as well as Bob on his sled.