Thanksgiving 2009

We had a great time in Kansas for Thanksgiving this year. We made it a longer trip because we won't be going back for Christmas. The thought of driving 8 hrs with Breeson in such a short time didn't sound appealing. Although, he did really well on this trip; he slept a lot!!
We spent most of the time in Kansas, but we did make a short trip to Branson to spend time with my brother and sister-in-law.

This bassinet now sits in my mom's (aka Grandma's) play room for the grandkids. They use it for their baby dolls. However, my mom used it for both my older sister and I when we were babies. My sister put Breeson in there one night when she was trying to get him to sleep - it worked!! And the thing is still pretty sturdy too.


Here is Breeson at 6 months.


One of the main reasons we went home at Thanksgiving rather than Christmas is because my Grandma turned 90!! (She's the one in the red sweater sitting down)We threw her a party. It was supposed to be a surprise party, but she found out. We still had fun!!


It was fun being in Branson with my parents, plus Jamie's mom flew in from Mississippi. Breeson got spoiled and was held a lot. We are now paying for it. :(


Breeson did great sitting on Santa's lap. I was actually (secretly) hoping he would scream his head off; it would've been a funnier picture.


We got to see some of my old (K-state) friends and their kiddo's.



See other new post below...

Going Green: Doing our part

We decided to give cloth diapers a try. Although the cost up-front was a lot, it should be worth it in the end. They say on average, a baby who uses Luvs from birth to 2-3 yrs can cost around $2,500. Ouch! The set below was a little around $250. We still need to buy more, but we thought we would try them out first.

The way these work is: there is an outer shell, liners and extra absorbency pads. The liners snap in (essentially they work like a maxi pad, you just snap it in, then take out when it's wet), and you can reuse the outer shell 3-4 times in a day. These diapers even have disposable diapers so when I'm out and about, I can put them inside the shell and then throw them out. The only downside to it is, it gives Breeson a huge pidunka dunk!!

Cousins

Breeson hanging out with his cousins at Grandma and Grandpa Claassen's house in Kansas...

Thanksgiving

This year, I'm thankful for...

-a healthy (and active) son
-a husband who serves Breeson and I EVERY day in big and small ways
-Starbucks new icecream
-a big refund check from the hospital (after paying Breeson's hospital bills, we found out my insurance had already covered it). Praise God!!
-family who loves and supports us
-hard trials in our lives so that it draws us closer to God
-a church family who has been very supportive in the last year
-good health
-close friends who are experiencing life the same way we are (having a new addition in the family)
-living in Colorado!!
-being able to work

If I think of more, I'll add them later. :)

Just a quicky

This is going to be a short summary of what's been going on...

**exciting news will be revealed soon re: Jamie's pursuit in a ministry position

**VERY high stress regarding my job. Several incidents happened last week which has caused a lot of hurt and frustration. Please pray for me, as well as Jamie, who has to deal with an emotional wife

**Breeson's 2nd tooth is coming in

**this Saturday is our 3rd Annual Wine & Cheese Tasting Party. Woot woot! Can't believe we've been doing this for 3 years now!!? Where has the time gone? I'll try and post pic's after the weekend

BIG NEWS

A lone little tooth has broken through!!

updates...

We had some friends visiting from Alabama last week. Here are some pic's to prove it (to prove we have friends, that is!).




Me to Theresa: "are you SURE you have the other child carrier?"
Theresa to Me: "YES, I'm sure" ;-)
**just messin' with you Ter, we still love you.


The snow was crazy weird the day we hiked. It was dry snow, plus it felt and looked (but disappointingly didn't taste like) Dippin' Dots.


Theresa and I goofing off. Don't ask. :-) !?!








Jamie measured our snow drift by our house yesterday - 3 feet!!


Breeson sporting his cool hair due.


Breeson turned 5 months old!
STILL not sleeping through the night, but we have a new agenda. I get up and feed him once before midnight, but then let him cry himself back to sleep during the hours of 12-5 a.m. I was doing this length of time before, but using different hours. Through a suggestion of a coworker, we decided to change the hours so that he can start getting the idea that from 12-5, it's supposed to be sleep time. So we'll see. So far, so good.