Yesterday I walked in the door from work and Travis and Brenton had just gotten home from the daycare and Brenton ran over to me- grabbed my leg- and squealed "TAG YOU'RE IT!!!!!" and ran off!
My 2 year old has been in daycare with other kids for one week exactly and he has already learned TAG! I love it!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Middle of November...already?!!
I can't believe a countdown to Christmas has begun already! I love Christmas and am so ready to share Christmas with Brenton this year. I plan on starting to listen to Christmas music VERY soon- :)
I had a day off today (yay for bank holidays!) and so did Travis, so we took Brenton on a surprise and it was so fun. I received a couple of passes to Exploration Place recently, so we went there and Brenton loved it. He almost wouldn't come out of the flight simulators....and then played in the Tot Zone for a long time....and the castle....and everywhere he could go. He LOVES to play pretend, so it was right up his alley. He didn't especially like the tornado simulator....but man! you should have seen my hair after that!
On a side note- it was a sort of breakthrough day for us, too- we did not take his bag with us at all today and it was wonderful!! Brenton is doing so great at telling us when he needs to potty and holding it for long periods of time- it is such a nice feeling! I don't want to jinx anything- so I'm going to stop there!!!!
On to babysitter excitement...we are going to be taking Brenton to a new day care starting Monday. Nikole's soccer season is ending which we were looking forward to, but she is now going to be having off-season conditioning in the middle of the afternoons...right when we need her. I think we really lucked out, though, with what we've found and the other kids are all about his age- 20 months, 2 and 3. We are ready for this experience for him!
Gotta run for bed time!
I had a day off today (yay for bank holidays!) and so did Travis, so we took Brenton on a surprise and it was so fun. I received a couple of passes to Exploration Place recently, so we went there and Brenton loved it. He almost wouldn't come out of the flight simulators....and then played in the Tot Zone for a long time....and the castle....and everywhere he could go. He LOVES to play pretend, so it was right up his alley. He didn't especially like the tornado simulator....but man! you should have seen my hair after that!
On a side note- it was a sort of breakthrough day for us, too- we did not take his bag with us at all today and it was wonderful!! Brenton is doing so great at telling us when he needs to potty and holding it for long periods of time- it is such a nice feeling! I don't want to jinx anything- so I'm going to stop there!!!!
On to babysitter excitement...we are going to be taking Brenton to a new day care starting Monday. Nikole's soccer season is ending which we were looking forward to, but she is now going to be having off-season conditioning in the middle of the afternoons...right when we need her. I think we really lucked out, though, with what we've found and the other kids are all about his age- 20 months, 2 and 3. We are ready for this experience for him!
Gotta run for bed time!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Video!
This is Brenton "spinning" Maranda! He was laughing SO HARD- it was so cute! I only caught a short piece of it, but it lasted for a long time! They were both worn out at the end!
Fall!
I hope this finds you all doing well. We are doing well over here, just taking things one day at a time- isn't that all we can ever do? I have been trying to live out my new favorite verse lately and I thought I would share it in case someone else could benefit from it, too: "Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying." Romans 12:12 NLT Sometimes we are not so certain what will come next in our lives-- things certainly never go the way we think they will- but guess what....our hope is a confident hope because our God lasts...He does not fade, He does not ignore us and He still has a plan for us that is better than what we keep trying to plan for ourselves. Please pray for our family as we continue to be faced with struggles each day, each week, each month..."and keep on praying".
Update on us-
We have all been able to stay well through this crazy flu season so far (Praise God for that!). Brenton is growing in so many ways and getting smarter and bigger all the time. Travis is driving his bus and looking continually for a full time opportunity to work out and his finger is healing. I am working and everything is really the same there.
Here are some pictures:
The baby is Brenton's new girlfriend, Jaycee Ehrlich. All of our friends are having baby girls right now, so actually he has several to choose from! ;) The others are all from the Pumpkin Patch, I think. We had a blast this year- Brenton loved it and was SUPER selective about his pumpkin. The one he is holding up in the picture is the one he wanted after searching the whole field. It is tiny and half green and lop-sided, but it is his favorite!
Update on us-
We have all been able to stay well through this crazy flu season so far (Praise God for that!). Brenton is growing in so many ways and getting smarter and bigger all the time. Travis is driving his bus and looking continually for a full time opportunity to work out and his finger is healing. I am working and everything is really the same there.
Here are some pictures:
The baby is Brenton's new girlfriend, Jaycee Ehrlich. All of our friends are having baby girls right now, so actually he has several to choose from! ;) The others are all from the Pumpkin Patch, I think. We had a blast this year- Brenton loved it and was SUPER selective about his pumpkin. The one he is holding up in the picture is the one he wanted after searching the whole field. It is tiny and half green and lop-sided, but it is his favorite!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Good grief-time flies when you're having fun!
I can't believe it was August when I wrote last!! Oops!
Things have been going well....about the same as always. Brenton has been having fun being 2....sometimes I think he has been possessed! 2 is really like they say it's going to be-- I guess I was in denial before now! :) He really pushes us to our limits and challenges everything we say to him, but we are staying consistent and not putting up with all the drama. The phrase "save the drama for your mama" does not fit for this situation....we need a new phrase!!! Otherwise, he is as stinkin' smart as ever- knows his numbers up to...I lost track but I think 12 without help (he will repeat you endlessly), knows his whole alphabet, makes up songs now (especially when he is really focused and in his own world playing) and makes tons of loud noise to get attention (ok- this part is NOT new!). He has been playing with his babysitter, Nikole, from last Spring and he really enjoys that. He actually takes a nap most of the time she is here....but he still tells me huge stories everyday about what they played while she was here! That's another thing he is doing often now-- making up stories about everything!! It is so cute and SO FUNNY sometimes!! Last night he told us that he went to Tulsa on Tuesday and that his birthday is Saturday. hahaha....the other night he also spent like 15 minutes talking about Disneyworld (yes, we have him dreaming early!) and Mickey's house and going to visit him and riding in his car and seeing Pluto and going to the Clubhouse.....and on and on. I video-taped part of it because he seriously was going on forever without us even responding, but I only caught the very tail end of it all. I will try to post but the videos take forever to load! He is really not having any more difficulty with his leg anymore, either, which is a relief for us. After he got out of his cast he was walking extremely awkwardly and was not bending his foot at his ankle and looked really bow-legged. It is all better now- praise God for that!
Travis' finger is healing pretty well- he'll see the doctor again in a couple of weeks. OH! I don't think I've posted since he hurt his finger! Travis "accidentally" got the end of his middle finger, right hand cut off in a lawn mower. You can ask him about that later. He is still driving his school bus and constantly looking for full time work. It seems that he is overqualified for anything outside of Graphic Design and really having a hard time getting into anything inside of Graphic Design. Your prayers are appreciated....we are just clinging to hope.
I am working full time at the bank now at the Central & West St. branch. I took a promotion on August 12 and am now a Personal Banker-- I open accounts and do account maintenance, deal with CDs, IRAs, loans of all types, business accounts, and anything else customers come to my desk with. I still have a flexible schedule but work 36+ hours/week and am off most Saturdays which has been wonderful!
We have been spending our free time hanging out with friends-- welcoming their new little ones into the world seems to be happening a lot lately! Our friends Tom and Mira just had their beautiful daughter, Jaycee, early, early this morning and we are just about to go meet her for the first time! Our friends Jayme and Les had their beautiful daughter about a week ago and we will meet her in a couple of weeks when we head to Tulsa. Fall is officially here now and so we have been enjoying the nice cool weather, too. Brenton just got out of the bath tub a few minutes ago and immediately wanted to go outside and play and I told him no because his hair was wet, etc and he did not understand or like that answer! I think he is going to have a hard time adjusting to indoor activities. We've done Friends' Homecoming, Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Tulsa with the family and we're gearing up for a visit to the good ole' Pumpkin Patch- if you wanna tag along, give us a call! :)
I better start wrapping this up- we've got things to do! Pictures and maybe video to come!
Meagan
Things have been going well....about the same as always. Brenton has been having fun being 2....sometimes I think he has been possessed! 2 is really like they say it's going to be-- I guess I was in denial before now! :) He really pushes us to our limits and challenges everything we say to him, but we are staying consistent and not putting up with all the drama. The phrase "save the drama for your mama" does not fit for this situation....we need a new phrase!!! Otherwise, he is as stinkin' smart as ever- knows his numbers up to...I lost track but I think 12 without help (he will repeat you endlessly), knows his whole alphabet, makes up songs now (especially when he is really focused and in his own world playing) and makes tons of loud noise to get attention (ok- this part is NOT new!). He has been playing with his babysitter, Nikole, from last Spring and he really enjoys that. He actually takes a nap most of the time she is here....but he still tells me huge stories everyday about what they played while she was here! That's another thing he is doing often now-- making up stories about everything!! It is so cute and SO FUNNY sometimes!! Last night he told us that he went to Tulsa on Tuesday and that his birthday is Saturday. hahaha....the other night he also spent like 15 minutes talking about Disneyworld (yes, we have him dreaming early!) and Mickey's house and going to visit him and riding in his car and seeing Pluto and going to the Clubhouse.....and on and on. I video-taped part of it because he seriously was going on forever without us even responding, but I only caught the very tail end of it all. I will try to post but the videos take forever to load! He is really not having any more difficulty with his leg anymore, either, which is a relief for us. After he got out of his cast he was walking extremely awkwardly and was not bending his foot at his ankle and looked really bow-legged. It is all better now- praise God for that!
Travis' finger is healing pretty well- he'll see the doctor again in a couple of weeks. OH! I don't think I've posted since he hurt his finger! Travis "accidentally" got the end of his middle finger, right hand cut off in a lawn mower. You can ask him about that later. He is still driving his school bus and constantly looking for full time work. It seems that he is overqualified for anything outside of Graphic Design and really having a hard time getting into anything inside of Graphic Design. Your prayers are appreciated....we are just clinging to hope.
I am working full time at the bank now at the Central & West St. branch. I took a promotion on August 12 and am now a Personal Banker-- I open accounts and do account maintenance, deal with CDs, IRAs, loans of all types, business accounts, and anything else customers come to my desk with. I still have a flexible schedule but work 36+ hours/week and am off most Saturdays which has been wonderful!
We have been spending our free time hanging out with friends-- welcoming their new little ones into the world seems to be happening a lot lately! Our friends Tom and Mira just had their beautiful daughter, Jaycee, early, early this morning and we are just about to go meet her for the first time! Our friends Jayme and Les had their beautiful daughter about a week ago and we will meet her in a couple of weeks when we head to Tulsa. Fall is officially here now and so we have been enjoying the nice cool weather, too. Brenton just got out of the bath tub a few minutes ago and immediately wanted to go outside and play and I told him no because his hair was wet, etc and he did not understand or like that answer! I think he is going to have a hard time adjusting to indoor activities. We've done Friends' Homecoming, Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Tulsa with the family and we're gearing up for a visit to the good ole' Pumpkin Patch- if you wanna tag along, give us a call! :)
I better start wrapping this up- we've got things to do! Pictures and maybe video to come!
Meagan
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
It seems to be longer between posts than I ever anticipate it being...
We are in AUGUST already! Can you believe it? This year is flying by and we are about to enter "fall" territory which means gearing up for back to school, birthdays, changes in the air (both literal and figurative) and yes, eventually the holidays! But first, let me back up a little and catch you up on our recent happenings.
Brenton continues to astound us with his talking all the time, figuring things out, and newfound abilities every day. We have continued to have a busy summer with a wedding, time with family in Tulsa, and baby showers. Travis and I have friends that were scheduled to be having babies consecutively in August, September, October, November and December!!! To top it all off they are all having baby girls!!! Our August baby jumped the gun and came in July (welcome, beautiful Ellasyn Kate!) so we now have a slight break in August-- but holy cow! Babies, babies everywhere!
On July 4th we spent time at my aunt and uncles in Burns, KS and surprisingly Brenton was scared of the fireworks at first. He warmed up to them, but still was not interested in holding any sparklers or anything this year. He has not ever been afraid....of ANYTHING....so this was new to us! He did really well with it after about 10 minutes, but it was still interesting to see that side of him-- especially when we did not expect it.
On July 5th we had even more excitement as Brenton demonstrated the old philosophy "boys will be boys" for us by breaking his little leg! We were shocked to find that it was broken considering all he was doing was having a pillow fight, but even more shocked as we started realizing all that this silly broken femur would entail.
1 visit to the ER
2 Xrays
1 IV
1 million shocking moments when the doctor explained the procedure and cast that would follow
1 night stay at the hospital
1 experience with anesthesia that came way earlier than expected for me as a mommy
1 giant cast
AND
5 weeks of more fun than we can handle!
(that last one was total sarcasm....just in case you didn't know)
In reality, Brenton has done AMAZING through this whole thing and we are so thankful for his ability to cope and adjust and deal with immobility, etc and the fact that he can communicate with us so well- such a blessing! We are also very, very grateful for all the friends and family members who have visited, helped, cooked, and just sat with Brenton to help us during this time-- and he is thankful for the little presents he has gotten too!
In addition to all of this, my little sister Maranda had surgery on her ear in July and we went to Tulsa to see her one weekend. The operation went better than they had anticipated and we are thankful for that as well.
In work news, Travis is continuing to do small projects here and there for Contemporary Communications and is now gearing up to drive a school bus once again for the Wichita Public Schools. I have spent the past 3 weeks in training at the bank and received a promotion last week and am transferring branches next week. Yes, our lives seem to be eventful all the time! I am so excited for what I will be doing now-- if you would like a business card I will have them soon!!!! and if you would like to come visit me/ bring me some business I will be at the Emprise Bank branch at Central & West St. :) :) :)
On to bigger and better things-- guess who will be 2 on Friday!!!!!!!!! BRENTON MATTHEW WELLS! He is SO excited for his bday and we are excited to. His 2 years of life have been worth millions to us and it just gets better every day! Come celebrate with us on Sunday if you can!
Hope to hear from you all soon!
We are in AUGUST already! Can you believe it? This year is flying by and we are about to enter "fall" territory which means gearing up for back to school, birthdays, changes in the air (both literal and figurative) and yes, eventually the holidays! But first, let me back up a little and catch you up on our recent happenings.
Brenton continues to astound us with his talking all the time, figuring things out, and newfound abilities every day. We have continued to have a busy summer with a wedding, time with family in Tulsa, and baby showers. Travis and I have friends that were scheduled to be having babies consecutively in August, September, October, November and December!!! To top it all off they are all having baby girls!!! Our August baby jumped the gun and came in July (welcome, beautiful Ellasyn Kate!) so we now have a slight break in August-- but holy cow! Babies, babies everywhere!
On July 4th we spent time at my aunt and uncles in Burns, KS and surprisingly Brenton was scared of the fireworks at first. He warmed up to them, but still was not interested in holding any sparklers or anything this year. He has not ever been afraid....of ANYTHING....so this was new to us! He did really well with it after about 10 minutes, but it was still interesting to see that side of him-- especially when we did not expect it.
On July 5th we had even more excitement as Brenton demonstrated the old philosophy "boys will be boys" for us by breaking his little leg! We were shocked to find that it was broken considering all he was doing was having a pillow fight, but even more shocked as we started realizing all that this silly broken femur would entail.
1 visit to the ER
2 Xrays
1 IV
1 million shocking moments when the doctor explained the procedure and cast that would follow
1 night stay at the hospital
1 experience with anesthesia that came way earlier than expected for me as a mommy
1 giant cast
AND
5 weeks of more fun than we can handle!
(that last one was total sarcasm....just in case you didn't know)
In reality, Brenton has done AMAZING through this whole thing and we are so thankful for his ability to cope and adjust and deal with immobility, etc and the fact that he can communicate with us so well- such a blessing! We are also very, very grateful for all the friends and family members who have visited, helped, cooked, and just sat with Brenton to help us during this time-- and he is thankful for the little presents he has gotten too!
In addition to all of this, my little sister Maranda had surgery on her ear in July and we went to Tulsa to see her one weekend. The operation went better than they had anticipated and we are thankful for that as well.
In work news, Travis is continuing to do small projects here and there for Contemporary Communications and is now gearing up to drive a school bus once again for the Wichita Public Schools. I have spent the past 3 weeks in training at the bank and received a promotion last week and am transferring branches next week. Yes, our lives seem to be eventful all the time! I am so excited for what I will be doing now-- if you would like a business card I will have them soon!!!! and if you would like to come visit me/ bring me some business I will be at the Emprise Bank branch at Central & West St. :) :) :)
On to bigger and better things-- guess who will be 2 on Friday!!!!!!!!! BRENTON MATTHEW WELLS! He is SO excited for his bday and we are excited to. His 2 years of life have been worth millions to us and it just gets better every day! Come celebrate with us on Sunday if you can!
Hope to hear from you all soon!
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