One of my favorite phases of early childhood is learning to talk! It is obvious that Ethan can understand much of what I am saying to him, "put this on the table"..."go find the stairs"..."where is your brother." And it is also obvious that he is, in turn, trying to communicate with me, but he can't quite find all the words just yet. It's not nearly as cute as hearing it in person, but I thought it would be fun to share some of the things he is saying—or trying to say—at this stage, and in a few months maybe I can report back with an update on his progress ;)
Mommy and Daddy He's got these two mastered of course, but he just started saying them both in the same breath, "Mommy Daddy" (who needs conjunctions anyway?! :)
Shelby This is one of my favorites, it sounds like "Dalby" I'm seriously considering changing Shelby's name to Dalby!
Caleb We're still working on this (and grandma); when prompted to repeat "Caleb." he usually just gives you a blank stare
banana This one has been in the works for a while, but he still just says "nana" or once in a while "nummy nummy!"
ball so far just sounds like "bah"
bike sounds like "bye"—today he saw a couple motorcycles drive by the house and he pointed and shouted "bye!"
bye With a little more emphasis than when he means bike, this sounds like "byeee" and he always says it with a very distinct, energetic wave!
hi He can finally say this too! "hi!"
guy Another easy one "guyee"—in reference to any toy figure—male OR female ;)
outside "eyee? eyee?" If he hears mama say "it's time to go outside," he usually repeats it a couple times—as though he's asking me if that's what I really said?!
eye Obviously he's got this one down. And for some reason, when we look through his Big Book of Animals, if he doesn't know what the animal is, or what sound it makes he usually points at the picture and says "eye?"
cow Another easy one— "cowww" (he likes to hold his vowels for an extra second or two), but it's the subsequent "MOOOO!" that is so stinkin' adorable! And he always moos at the cows on the way to church. Initially, it was a very accurate, low pitched "mooo," but then last week, out of nowhere he screeched "MOOO-OOO!" as though the cow was getting kicked in the groin! From there, it quickly developed into a "mooing" match with Caleb (awesome).
puppy and kitty
Before he could too many other words, all animals were "puh-pees" and I'm not sure why, but at some point we'll have to clarify that a "tih-tee" is not actually a furry critter ;)
fishy usually comes out "ish-ee" and he always says it so adoringly!
sticky or stinky These two sound about the same for now—"stih-ee." Two qualities that are commonly used to describe a messy baby, and therefore very important to learn ;)
And the latest, just today..
nukie This is what we call his pacifier, and when Ethan says it, it sounds like "noo-nee." Can't you just see his cute little lips forming the "ooo" and "eee" sounds?! Aww.
That's all I've got for now. Maybe I can capture a video of some of them soon!
Friday, May 14, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Beautiful Morning
About ten o'clock on Thursday morning we headed to the Seminary to drop off some baked spaghetti for a family who just had a baby girl (there has been a new baby every week this month!). Initially, I was planning to run some errands around town after the drop off, but as soon as we pulled into the school parking lot we spotted the Heinecke clan (remember our little wrestler friend, Malachi?). Not to mention the sun was shining and everyone was outside enjoying the weather.
Once our meal had been delivered, I decided it was much too nice to be in the car all day, so I took the boys out to the courtyard on campus to see the water fountains instead. The boys jolted out the doors and ran from one fountain to the next, bouncing with excitement. "Bubbles!" Ethan kept shouting. "Oh cool—there's three of them!" Caleb exclaimed. We even got to see how the workers cleaned out the leaves with big nets to keep the pumps working.
After a few sprints up and down the sidewalk, we followed the Heinecke boys around the corner of the chapel to observe the construction site where they are expanding the campus library. I fully expected them to be intrigued by the big excavators and spinning cement trucks—I was even a little curious myself. Instead, they spent the next 20 minutes hypnotized by the guy on the lawn mower (really?!).
Despite the excitement of the maintenance crew, it wasn't long before Caleb spotted a big red fire truck driving into the Concordia campus. They didn't appear to be in any kind of a hurry, so I quickly suggested to the boys that we try to get a closer look. It took all of about two seconds for Caleb to jump down from his perch in the courtyard and start running towards the parking lot. He bolted in full force, with the rest of us in tow, until we were all standing directly across the street from the big red fire engine.
Noticing the blatant stares of the four small boys (and two adults), the driver hopped out of the truck and waved us over. It turns out they were waiting for one of their guys to finish inspecting the fire hydrants on campus, so they had time to teach the boys about the different equipment on the truck while they waited. We learned about the jaws of life, the 1000 gallons of water they carry on the truck, and how to crawl on the ground to avoid the smoke inhalation. The bigger boys even got to climb up in the truck and sit in the captain's chair behind the wheel (just don't touch the buttons! ;)
It turned out to be a pretty exciting morning, and I think the boys are glad that we decided to run our errands another day.
Once our meal had been delivered, I decided it was much too nice to be in the car all day, so I took the boys out to the courtyard on campus to see the water fountains instead. The boys jolted out the doors and ran from one fountain to the next, bouncing with excitement. "Bubbles!" Ethan kept shouting. "Oh cool—there's three of them!" Caleb exclaimed. We even got to see how the workers cleaned out the leaves with big nets to keep the pumps working.
After a few sprints up and down the sidewalk, we followed the Heinecke boys around the corner of the chapel to observe the construction site where they are expanding the campus library. I fully expected them to be intrigued by the big excavators and spinning cement trucks—I was even a little curious myself. Instead, they spent the next 20 minutes hypnotized by the guy on the lawn mower (really?!).
Despite the excitement of the maintenance crew, it wasn't long before Caleb spotted a big red fire truck driving into the Concordia campus. They didn't appear to be in any kind of a hurry, so I quickly suggested to the boys that we try to get a closer look. It took all of about two seconds for Caleb to jump down from his perch in the courtyard and start running towards the parking lot. He bolted in full force, with the rest of us in tow, until we were all standing directly across the street from the big red fire engine.
Noticing the blatant stares of the four small boys (and two adults), the driver hopped out of the truck and waved us over. It turns out they were waiting for one of their guys to finish inspecting the fire hydrants on campus, so they had time to teach the boys about the different equipment on the truck while they waited. We learned about the jaws of life, the 1000 gallons of water they carry on the truck, and how to crawl on the ground to avoid the smoke inhalation. The bigger boys even got to climb up in the truck and sit in the captain's chair behind the wheel (just don't touch the buttons! ;)
It turned out to be a pretty exciting morning, and I think the boys are glad that we decided to run our errands another day.
Monday, April 5, 2010
April Showers
Despite the implications of the phrase "April Showers," we really haven't seen too much rainy weather this month. Instead, we are thrilled to report that it has been pouring blessings around here! The most exciting news is the birth of our first niece—Kaylee Grace Marynne Nistler born to Kevin's sister on Monday, March 29 in Bismarck, ND. It's hard to believe that after three boys they actually do have a girl now. The pictures are somewhat convincing, but I think we'll have to visit soon to see for ourselves. Congratulations guys!
Although, we would much rather be on the road to Bismarck, we've been enjoying a week filled with beautiful weather while we're stuck here in Fort Wayne. We visited the biblical-themed playground at the Seminary twice this last week—where you can almost always expect to see someone you know. It's great for both our boys because the equipment accommodates the big kids and the little ones. Just a few days later we discovered an even larger park a few blocks North of our house. This place was PACKED with kids and Caleb spent most of the time weaving under walkways and zipping down slides to dodge his new best buddy Malachi. They were having so much fun, I don't think they noticed the other hundreds of kids that were there. And on several occasions, we had to kindly remind them that it was not okay to wrestle at the park (although it was quite amusing for us).
Ethan seems to love playing outside just as much as Caleb. Every time we let Shelby out the back door to do her business, Ethan is right behind her trying to sneak out to play. Sometimes I just let him go (shoes or not), just to see how far he'll wander and what he'll do. One of this week's ventures was definitely worth my while! Ethan hurriedly climbed into his favorite little car, waved good-bye and I was able to coax him to blow me a kiss—sound effects and all! Whats more, he did it again, and again, and again—at least five times...hop in the car, wave to mommy, say "bye," blow a kiss, giggle and do it all over again! That defining moment was worth a year of stinky diapers alone!
Although Caleb is nearly five years old, I am surprised to find that I am still often captivated by the things he says and does. After one of our trips to the playground, he excitedly asked if we could eat at a restaurant, and I woefully replied "No, not today." Although he was disappointed, he quickly countered with a suggestion to play restaurant at home. We can go to "Mom's Kitchen," he said. And HE was going to be in charge of making the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. So we pulled into the garage and he immediately ran inside to start the preparations...creamy peanut butter, grape jelly, six slices of bread, paper lunch bags and of course a toy for each of our meals. I must say, I highly recommend the PB&J at Mom's Kitchen!
Although, we would much rather be on the road to Bismarck, we've been enjoying a week filled with beautiful weather while we're stuck here in Fort Wayne. We visited the biblical-themed playground at the Seminary twice this last week—where you can almost always expect to see someone you know. It's great for both our boys because the equipment accommodates the big kids and the little ones. Just a few days later we discovered an even larger park a few blocks North of our house. This place was PACKED with kids and Caleb spent most of the time weaving under walkways and zipping down slides to dodge his new best buddy Malachi. They were having so much fun, I don't think they noticed the other hundreds of kids that were there. And on several occasions, we had to kindly remind them that it was not okay to wrestle at the park (although it was quite amusing for us).
Ethan seems to love playing outside just as much as Caleb. Every time we let Shelby out the back door to do her business, Ethan is right behind her trying to sneak out to play. Sometimes I just let him go (shoes or not), just to see how far he'll wander and what he'll do. One of this week's ventures was definitely worth my while! Ethan hurriedly climbed into his favorite little car, waved good-bye and I was able to coax him to blow me a kiss—sound effects and all! Whats more, he did it again, and again, and again—at least five times...hop in the car, wave to mommy, say "bye," blow a kiss, giggle and do it all over again! That defining moment was worth a year of stinky diapers alone!
Although Caleb is nearly five years old, I am surprised to find that I am still often captivated by the things he says and does. After one of our trips to the playground, he excitedly asked if we could eat at a restaurant, and I woefully replied "No, not today." Although he was disappointed, he quickly countered with a suggestion to play restaurant at home. We can go to "Mom's Kitchen," he said. And HE was going to be in charge of making the peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. So we pulled into the garage and he immediately ran inside to start the preparations...creamy peanut butter, grape jelly, six slices of bread, paper lunch bags and of course a toy for each of our meals. I must say, I highly recommend the PB&J at Mom's Kitchen!
Friday, March 19, 2010
The sounds of summer are back!
It's been about 60° here over the last few days and we just can't get enough sunshine! We went out for our first walk of the year last night and I reveled in the sounds of the birds chirping, motorcycle engines revving, dog collars jingling, bicycle pedals turning, baseball bats clanking, and the neighborhood kids shouting with excitement. Our first afternoon in the sun the boys chased each other around the back yard and dug through the shed trying to decide which of the old toys they should dig out first. Since then, Caleb has already broken in his old baseball bats and taken a few laps up and down the block on the good ol' Spiderman bike. Ethan (all too naturally) found the few mud puddles around the yard and is attempting to claim ownership of the kiddie car that has been Caleb's favorite for the last two years. There's nothing but smiles around here this week!
Kevin started his second quarter of classes and the rest of us are remembering what it is like to have a schedule again. The boys and I were very busy this week! We had the Kidz Klub Passion Play on Tuesday, followed by a big play date on Wednesday and another smaller one on Thursday. The Passion Play could've gone better but the kids really had fun. On Wednesday, we met eight other boys, two little girls, and six other seminary wives! It was a lot of people all at once, but we all had a pretty good time. Our last get together of the week got us out of the house by 9 am (okay, we didn't get there until 9:15). The three of us walked the mall with a girl we met at the library last month who has a 21 month old named Ethan (he's almost as cute as ours ;). She's originally from Fort Wayne, so I got some recommendations on doctors and dentists in town—it was nice to visit with someone outside the seminary for a change.
This weekend we look forward to big birthday celebrations (well, I'll be happy if I get a cake anyway :) Then on Sunday we were invited out for pancakes and a Maple Logging tour up by our field work church. I think the boys will have a good time—although the forecast doesn't look so good for Sunday...
Kevin started his second quarter of classes and the rest of us are remembering what it is like to have a schedule again. The boys and I were very busy this week! We had the Kidz Klub Passion Play on Tuesday, followed by a big play date on Wednesday and another smaller one on Thursday. The Passion Play could've gone better but the kids really had fun. On Wednesday, we met eight other boys, two little girls, and six other seminary wives! It was a lot of people all at once, but we all had a pretty good time. Our last get together of the week got us out of the house by 9 am (okay, we didn't get there until 9:15). The three of us walked the mall with a girl we met at the library last month who has a 21 month old named Ethan (he's almost as cute as ours ;). She's originally from Fort Wayne, so I got some recommendations on doctors and dentists in town—it was nice to visit with someone outside the seminary for a change.
This weekend we look forward to big birthday celebrations (well, I'll be happy if I get a cake anyway :) Then on Sunday we were invited out for pancakes and a Maple Logging tour up by our field work church. I think the boys will have a good time—although the forecast doesn't look so good for Sunday...
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Our little Handy Manny
Just the other day—Tuesday I guess it was—I was tinkering around on the computer and the boys were nonchalantly playing with the pack-n-play on the floor behind me. After a quick email check, I turned around to corral the troops for our weekly trip to Prince of Peace and found the pack-n-play tipped on its side with our entire supply of gift wrap spread out over the top in full fort-like fashion. Caleb looked up at me, his big round eyes gleaming, a proud smile on his face, and he inquired with excitement, "How do you like the house I made, Mom?"
Attempting to conceal my disdain for the now unusable gift wrap, I replied with the usual "That's awesome!" and quickly followed up with a suggestion to find alternate building materials. Naturally, inside the brain of a 4-year old, there just isn't anything else suitable for the job in that particular moment. So, in an effort to avoid an untimely uproar, I quickly reassured him that we could find him his very own roll of wrapping paper at the co-op—and thankfully we did that morning, as I would desperately need some leverage for good behavior later that day.
Finally, after four grueling hours of Kidz Klub with Janine, we headed to Peggy's to pick up the boys. I hadn't even gotten both feet in the door, when across the room I heard, "Mom, I was a good boy!" Caleb was wearing that same proud smile he had displayed earlier that morning, and he just wanted me to know that he hadn't stopped thinking about that roll of red snowflake wrapping paper that was waiting for him back home ;)
Unfortunately, we got back too late to start any projects that night, but as soon as we sat down for dinner Caleb couldn't stop talking about all the things he was going to do with his new roll of wrapping paper. The ideas poured out like a roller coaster and at some point he surprised me by noting, "We better make a list of all our ideas!" If it weren't for already having such a long day with no nap, I'm not sure he would have ever gone to sleep that night.
The next day Caleb was dressed and ready to go unusually quick. His first priority, of course, was making a list of all the things we were going to build. (Proud mama sidenote; he wrote that list all by himself, without hesitation; I simply spelled the words aloud to him!) His list was short, as he was anxious to get to work, but it included a ladder and a monkey (I was put in charge of the monkey).
He immediately began contemplating all the supplies he was going to need: a scissors from his craft drawer, some cardboard boxes from the garage and Dad's roll of duct tape. Boy were the wheels in his little head turning!! He had finally collected all his material together when we had to break for a trip to a potential preschool. The actual building process didn't begin until much later when Dad returned from class that afternoon, but Caleb has been working on that project and nothing else ever since!
I'm not sure what happened to the ladder and monkey plan, but Caleb sure is proud of the house he built (is still building?) for Shelby.
Attempting to conceal my disdain for the now unusable gift wrap, I replied with the usual "That's awesome!" and quickly followed up with a suggestion to find alternate building materials. Naturally, inside the brain of a 4-year old, there just isn't anything else suitable for the job in that particular moment. So, in an effort to avoid an untimely uproar, I quickly reassured him that we could find him his very own roll of wrapping paper at the co-op—and thankfully we did that morning, as I would desperately need some leverage for good behavior later that day.
Finally, after four grueling hours of Kidz Klub with Janine, we headed to Peggy's to pick up the boys. I hadn't even gotten both feet in the door, when across the room I heard, "Mom, I was a good boy!" Caleb was wearing that same proud smile he had displayed earlier that morning, and he just wanted me to know that he hadn't stopped thinking about that roll of red snowflake wrapping paper that was waiting for him back home ;)
Unfortunately, we got back too late to start any projects that night, but as soon as we sat down for dinner Caleb couldn't stop talking about all the things he was going to do with his new roll of wrapping paper. The ideas poured out like a roller coaster and at some point he surprised me by noting, "We better make a list of all our ideas!" If it weren't for already having such a long day with no nap, I'm not sure he would have ever gone to sleep that night.
The next day Caleb was dressed and ready to go unusually quick. His first priority, of course, was making a list of all the things we were going to build. (Proud mama sidenote; he wrote that list all by himself, without hesitation; I simply spelled the words aloud to him!) His list was short, as he was anxious to get to work, but it included a ladder and a monkey (I was put in charge of the monkey).
He immediately began contemplating all the supplies he was going to need: a scissors from his craft drawer, some cardboard boxes from the garage and Dad's roll of duct tape. Boy were the wheels in his little head turning!! He had finally collected all his material together when we had to break for a trip to a potential preschool. The actual building process didn't begin until much later when Dad returned from class that afternoon, but Caleb has been working on that project and nothing else ever since!
I'm not sure what happened to the ladder and monkey plan, but Caleb sure is proud of the house he built (is still building?) for Shelby.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Catch up!
Holy smokes! I knew I didn't have the discipline to be blogging every couple days like I had hoped, but seriously—how long has it been?! So where to start now...
Life is becoming busy, busy, busy! Probably the biggest, most recent news to date is that I applied for a production/graphic design job at Vera Bradley! If you haven't heard of them, you should check out their website (www.verabradley.com). It's the first job posting I've seen in three months that I am actually qualified for (other than reception work). The position is very similar to what I was doing for Flint in Fargo, and the majority of the job description was identical to the information I already had included on my résumé! Now I just have do a little research and wait for a call to interview! I think it would be a really fun product to design marketing materials for, but I have to admit...I'm a little torn between working a full time job and staying at home with the boys now??
The last few weeks have really been solidifying our routine, and in effect, helping us coast through the prolonged winter months. The last week in January, I bombed my first Sunday School lesson, teaching the pre-K age kids (I don't think they noticed, fortunately), but the experience was a good precursor to helping with the Kidz Klub activities on Tuesday afternoons. After just two weeks, I feel pretty comfortable delivering an engaging bible lesson, but the greater challenge is maintaining the discipline at the same time! With a little more practice I think there is hope ;)
While I'm helping Janine with Kidz Klub on Tuesdays and Kevin is at school, the boys are staying with a family from our fieldwork church who have a 4 year old girl and a 2 year old boy (Isabella and—I love this—Jon Jon :). The boys' first afternoon with near strangers went surprisingly well—considering their incredibly shy nature, but it probably had something to do with the overwhelming sea of toys in nearly every room! Even Ethan was distracted enough so I could walk away without seeing his little lips quiver in fear—does he really think I'm not coming back?
Speaking of Ethan—while he is at home, safe and secure in his comfort zone—our "baby" is starting to develop some coherent communication skills! Just before Christmas he could say "nana" in reference to bananas and call out "Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!"Although, the latter phrase was often directed at either the Mommy OR the Daddy. And thankfully, he can now properly identify who is the Mommy, and in addition, we have officially recorded his first word as "ball." Which, if I remember correctly, was also Caleb's first word (is that a boy thing or what?).
Caleb, on the other hand, has REALLY been exercising his imagination the last couple weeks! I can't even begin tell you how exciting that is for his right-brained Mama!! I think it all started with his drawing of an umbrella "with rain falling down on it" as seen on "Harold and the Purple Crayon." Since then, he hasn't been able to put down his doodle pad! The other day I even walked in during nap time to find it tucked under his blankets next to him :) Some of our favorite drawing exercises are playing a kind of Pictionary game, trying to identify what the other person has drawn, but often times he just starts drawing and stops to ask, "Mom, what does that look like?" What really surprises me is that is able to draw something that really does look like what he intends it to be!
While life at home carries on in at ever-changing pattern, I think Kevin has FINALLY wrapped up an intense week of midterms at the Seminary. Nothing too out of his grasp, however, as he has been reporting good grades on any papers and exams to date. And as school continues to go well, he is slowly becoming more involved with his fieldwork at Prince of Peace. Last week he battled the youth group in an afternoon of Laser Tag (and was still feeling it four days later!) and today he had his first visit to a member of the congregation in the hospital. One thing we are learning in the process, is the importance in flexibility of our schedules! Thank goodness for Janine to keep us company today!
I better wrap it up for tonight, but don't worry—I'll post some new kid pics in the next couple days!
Life is becoming busy, busy, busy! Probably the biggest, most recent news to date is that I applied for a production/graphic design job at Vera Bradley! If you haven't heard of them, you should check out their website (www.verabradley.com). It's the first job posting I've seen in three months that I am actually qualified for (other than reception work). The position is very similar to what I was doing for Flint in Fargo, and the majority of the job description was identical to the information I already had included on my résumé! Now I just have do a little research and wait for a call to interview! I think it would be a really fun product to design marketing materials for, but I have to admit...I'm a little torn between working a full time job and staying at home with the boys now??
The last few weeks have really been solidifying our routine, and in effect, helping us coast through the prolonged winter months. The last week in January, I bombed my first Sunday School lesson, teaching the pre-K age kids (I don't think they noticed, fortunately), but the experience was a good precursor to helping with the Kidz Klub activities on Tuesday afternoons. After just two weeks, I feel pretty comfortable delivering an engaging bible lesson, but the greater challenge is maintaining the discipline at the same time! With a little more practice I think there is hope ;)
While I'm helping Janine with Kidz Klub on Tuesdays and Kevin is at school, the boys are staying with a family from our fieldwork church who have a 4 year old girl and a 2 year old boy (Isabella and—I love this—Jon Jon :). The boys' first afternoon with near strangers went surprisingly well—considering their incredibly shy nature, but it probably had something to do with the overwhelming sea of toys in nearly every room! Even Ethan was distracted enough so I could walk away without seeing his little lips quiver in fear—does he really think I'm not coming back?
Speaking of Ethan—while he is at home, safe and secure in his comfort zone—our "baby" is starting to develop some coherent communication skills! Just before Christmas he could say "nana" in reference to bananas and call out "Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!"Although, the latter phrase was often directed at either the Mommy OR the Daddy. And thankfully, he can now properly identify who is the Mommy, and in addition, we have officially recorded his first word as "ball." Which, if I remember correctly, was also Caleb's first word (is that a boy thing or what?).
Caleb, on the other hand, has REALLY been exercising his imagination the last couple weeks! I can't even begin tell you how exciting that is for his right-brained Mama!! I think it all started with his drawing of an umbrella "with rain falling down on it" as seen on "Harold and the Purple Crayon." Since then, he hasn't been able to put down his doodle pad! The other day I even walked in during nap time to find it tucked under his blankets next to him :) Some of our favorite drawing exercises are playing a kind of Pictionary game, trying to identify what the other person has drawn, but often times he just starts drawing and stops to ask, "Mom, what does that look like?" What really surprises me is that is able to draw something that really does look like what he intends it to be!
While life at home carries on in at ever-changing pattern, I think Kevin has FINALLY wrapped up an intense week of midterms at the Seminary. Nothing too out of his grasp, however, as he has been reporting good grades on any papers and exams to date. And as school continues to go well, he is slowly becoming more involved with his fieldwork at Prince of Peace. Last week he battled the youth group in an afternoon of Laser Tag (and was still feeling it four days later!) and today he had his first visit to a member of the congregation in the hospital. One thing we are learning in the process, is the importance in flexibility of our schedules! Thank goodness for Janine to keep us company today!
I better wrap it up for tonight, but don't worry—I'll post some new kid pics in the next couple days!
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
A new kind of work
Since I am I still waiting to land that killer design job, I agreed to tag along with the Janine Mallardi to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Tuesday afternoons. Janine has a lot of energy and motivation, which seems to wear me out by the end of the day, but I do enjoy hanging out with her! She has been DCE at Prince of Peace for almost three years, and she is married to a third year seminary student (Rocco), so she has a lot of good stories (and wisdom) to share!
The trip up to the church is a solid 40 minutes, so the boys and I rode up with Janine and her 11 month old, "baby" Caleb. The boys kicked back in their car seats to watch "Harold and the Purple Crayon," while Janine and I gabbed like little old church ladies ;) Once we arrived at the church, Janine set up a barricade to keep the babies out of trouble and I tackled some craft project assembly while Janine prepped for a 3:00 meeting.
As the clock struck three, we began our meeting for the second session of the Kidz Klub program which I volunteered to help out with on Tuesdays. The Kidz Klub is a group of about 11 ladies and the pastor who volunteer from 3:30-5:30 every Tuesday to provide crafts, music and a bible lesson to local K-6th graders after school. I was assigned to work with "Megs" leading the K-1st graders group, which includes learning lines for a "Passion Play" which we will present in April. Hmmm...we'll see how that goes ;)
Luckily, our little ones slept during most of today's meeting and "big" Caleb sat on my lap and quietly drew pictures around all the blank areas of my lesson materials. The meeting wasn’t too intense, and it was good to get to know some of my fellow church ladies, but after the final clean up and wrangling the kids back into the car, I was incredibly exhausted!
So, we finally headed home (on yet a different route than any of the three previous trips to POP with Janine), and she introduced us to the most inexpensive Chinese take-out in Fort Wayne! I think we were all pretty hungry, but you would've thought Caleb hadn't eaten in a WEEK the way he devoured that sweet'n sour chicken!
It was a good end to a good day.
The trip up to the church is a solid 40 minutes, so the boys and I rode up with Janine and her 11 month old, "baby" Caleb. The boys kicked back in their car seats to watch "Harold and the Purple Crayon," while Janine and I gabbed like little old church ladies ;) Once we arrived at the church, Janine set up a barricade to keep the babies out of trouble and I tackled some craft project assembly while Janine prepped for a 3:00 meeting.
As the clock struck three, we began our meeting for the second session of the Kidz Klub program which I volunteered to help out with on Tuesdays. The Kidz Klub is a group of about 11 ladies and the pastor who volunteer from 3:30-5:30 every Tuesday to provide crafts, music and a bible lesson to local K-6th graders after school. I was assigned to work with "Megs" leading the K-1st graders group, which includes learning lines for a "Passion Play" which we will present in April. Hmmm...we'll see how that goes ;)
Luckily, our little ones slept during most of today's meeting and "big" Caleb sat on my lap and quietly drew pictures around all the blank areas of my lesson materials. The meeting wasn’t too intense, and it was good to get to know some of my fellow church ladies, but after the final clean up and wrangling the kids back into the car, I was incredibly exhausted!
So, we finally headed home (on yet a different route than any of the three previous trips to POP with Janine), and she introduced us to the most inexpensive Chinese take-out in Fort Wayne! I think we were all pretty hungry, but you would've thought Caleb hadn't eaten in a WEEK the way he devoured that sweet'n sour chicken!
It was a good end to a good day.
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