Most Sunday afternoons we go to grandmommy and granddaddy's house for lunch, naps and general relaxation. When we arrive in the driveway Jeremiah says "house house." One of his favorite things to do at their house is play outside, picking up (small) rocks around the house, checking on the flowers, and watching their new little dog Oscar. I couldn't resist snapping these pictures this afternoon.
No fall decor would be complete without a pumpkin. Since our plans to go to a real pumpkin farm have not come to fruition and since Jeremiah asks for a "nun-nit" (don't ask me why he says it that way) every time we got to the store, I broke down and bought one at Wal-mart. I thought it would be nice to get some cute pictures in the fall leaves, but as you can see Jeremiah didn't really want to sit still. They are not exactly Christmas card material - but they are cute anyway.
It was a welcome beautiful sunny day after the past few days of dreary fog and rain. After our nap today we went outside to play for a little while. This is Jeremiah on his new slide that he has been looking out the window at and waiting patiently to play on. He has decided that he likes to go down the slide on his knees. Go figure.
Our weather forecast says that today should be cool and sunny. A break in the rain. I hope so! The past 3 days have been rainy and gloomy and we have not been able to spend any time outside. Yesterday afternoon I decided to take some pictures of how Jeremiah was amusing himself inside. Notice how almost every single one of his toys is out on the floor! I can't even tell you how many times we have done his puzzles in the past 3 days. While I was making dinner I found that Jeremiah had decided since he couldn't climb around on his slide outside he would climb on his table inside. Yes, climbing is a favorite pass time. As is jumping off the object with great enthousiasm- which we have to keep an eye out for.
One day last week when we went through the bank drive through the envelope containing my deposit slip also had a grape lollypop tucked in it. Up until now we have avoided the lollypop simply because the nice lady who works the drive through has seen that Jeremiah is too young for the treat. I guess this time she thought that he had grown enough and that he was in need of some sugar. We waited until our errands were finished and it was snack time. Now you have to understand that when eating Jeremiah does not understand portion control or how to take bites. Everything goes straight into his mouth until his cheeks are full and he can barely chew. So I tried to show Jeremiah how to lick the lollypop. No dice. After a few prelimanary licks the whole thing went into his mouth causing a cascade of purple colored spit to run down his chin. Then before I knew it he was crunching down. He wanted immediate sugar satisfaction. Needless to say I kept a close watch because I was afraid that he would choke on a chunk.
We had an amazing day yesterday! It was a beautiful fall day, the air was crisp, the sky was blue, and the leaves were just beginning to turn. After dropping Jeremiah off at grandma and grandpa's house we drove to Atlanta, talking and enjoying the scenery. I still had no idea where Aaron was taking me. We made a stop at IKEA and had fun there walking around and dreaming about how we would like to decorate our house if money was not an option. Then we drove to the place that was my surprise - The Melting Pot. Aaron had called ahead for reservations and so a beautiful boquet of flowers was sitting on our table. As far as the food goes - YUM - is the only word to describe it. It was a delicious 3 hour fondue feast: cheese fondue, main meat fondue, and chocolate fondue. All with good conversation and good wine. It was perfect! We then stopped at Caleb & Moni's to pick up some stuff. We enjoyed sitting in front of their fire drinking coffee and catching up. We didn't get home until about 1am - but it was worth it!I feel blessed to have a husband who would go through all the trouble to plan a fun day for us.
On a gorgeous early fall day 6 years ago Aaron and I stood in front of our friends and family and made our vows to love, honor, and cherish each other for the rest of our lives. It was a wonderful day, and thanks to my mom's wise advice to live in each moment I have so many memories of that day. I remember how nervous I was before mom brought Aaron to see me - would he like the dress? would he think I was beautiful? I remember how we laughed when dad and Steve walked into the church wearing the exact same suit, bought in different countries (they didn't want to wear tuxes because they wanted to be individual and original). I remember walking down the aisle toward Aaron and seeing the faces of everyone who came to show their love for us. I remember Aaron stooping to tenderly kiss my hand before kissing me. And yes, I remember our "decorated" car.
| Jeremiah got a new book yesterday. It's about manners. As soon as I got to the page about burping he busted out in his hysterical belly laugh. (I guess this shows he is a true boy - laughing at bodily functions already.) I just had to get it on video to share. Hope it makes you laugh too... | |
| Thought everyone would like to hear the newest additions, frog and bird. We also did donkey - which he says backwards. I have run out of animal sounds to teach him. Guess we should move to our colors or shapes or something. | |
There have been many times when I have looked with envy at mothers out shopping or walking, pushing strollers with peacefully sleeping babies. Jeremiah was always too alert and curious to fall asleep while there was scenery passing by. And so I would be the mother that had to cut my walk or my shopping trip short when he became too exhausted to sit still and cried to be taken home to his bed.
| Jeremiah loves to sit on "papa's" "bike". Thought you would enjoy seeing him on the bike talking away and telling us all about it. | |
Jeremiah loves to sit on papa's motorcycle. I think his facial expressions tell the story!
I love these pictures! Jeremiah wore his first pair of overalls today. Shouldn't every little boy have a pair of overalls? And then Steve & Brenda had put some fall decorations on their front porch so we had to get some of him on the hay bales. Classic.
We have a had a great weekend. The women's retreat was such a blessing to me, even though I didn't go to sleep until 4:30 in the morning. I am definitely too old for that! :-) The weather is absolutely gorgeous and we are spending a lot of time outside.
I leave early Wednesday morning for Gatlinburg to train 4 potential foster/adoptive families. This training session will be a little bit different because two of the families are deaf so we will have a American Sign Language interpreter. Please pray for us. Aaron will be bach-ing it here and I will have Jeremiah with me. He will be the only child there though and his Aunt Cherise is coming to take care of him - so I think he will have a great time!
It seems our 3 day trend of Jeremiah sleeping until past 7am is over. He was up again at 6:15 this morning, although he didn't seem to happy about it. Anyway, we were all feeling a bit groggy and having a hard time getting moving for a number of reasons. First, it was still dark for crying out loud! Second, it was cold ! I came out of our bedroom to find Jeremiah snuggling in a chair with two of his "friends." So incredibly cute! Ok, I know I am his mother but I sometimes have to gush! And since this my blog, I can gush... 
| Jeremiah can turn a summersault, he did right before and right after this video. But this is funny anyway. Aaron has taught Jeremiah to do all kinds of arobatics and and gymnastics on our bed. Mostly they consist of Jeremiah throwing his body around and seeing how he lands. | |
Jeremiah loves water! Today was a big first...his first time helping me do the dishes. Of course you all understand that "help" is a relative term. :-) It was fun for us to do together. Don't we all have these memories of our childhood? 
