Dexter loves it when I do laundry. He loves to watch the clothes spin round and round, and rushes over whenever I start a new load. Hmmmmm.........life's simple treasures.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Round and Round It Goes!
Dexter loves it when I do laundry. He loves to watch the clothes spin round and round, and rushes over whenever I start a new load. Hmmmmm.........life's simple treasures.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Trip to the U.P.
This last weekend we zipped up to see Ashton's grandparents in Gladstone, MI. They are serving a mission there. We had a lot of fun. It was sooo great to get to see them and spend some time away from home.
Friday: Left at 1am central time. Arrived at 3pm eastern time. Rested and unpacked. Dexter played with his new rocking chair Great Grandma and Great Grandpa gave him for his birthday.
Saturday: The Grands showed us around Escanaba and Gladstone. We hit St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores and scored some great finds. Ties for Ashton, an umbrella stroller, books, Mr. Potato head x3 for $1.50 total, and a suit for Dexter that will fit when he is about 3. Then we played Ripple, hand and foot, and 5 crowns. Ashton and I even beat Grandma and Grandpa at Hand and Foot.
Sunday: We attended church at the Escanaba Branch and had a fun lingerlonger. The branch was small. Relief Society had 7 sisters including me in there, and had only 12 chairs set up. The meeting house was small too. It had 1 large room that served as the chapel, Sunday school rooms, and the cultural hall for the linger longer. Then we played more games.
Monday: Road trip up to Lake Superior. We stopped at Munising Falls, Miner's Falls and Miner's Castle. We stopped and ate at a "hole in the wall" Thia/Chinese restaurant that was really good. Then we drove to Marquette, MI to see the ore docks. On our way we came across Lakenland, a sculpture park. The artist was very talented.
Tuesday: We had lunch at Alta's, a branch member. It ended up being with "Chicago Tom" and all of the missionaries in the district too. After that, Grandma and Grandpa had a district meeting and funeral they needed to attend, so Ashton and I just hung out at their apartment till they were done. We played a good game of hand and foot. Ashton won. Then we ate at the American Legion Center for dinner with another couple from the branch for Taco Tuesday. Afterwards, we took the Grands geocaching (of course).
Wednesday: We left for home. Left at 1:30am eastern time, and arrived home at 12pm central time. We drove through Illinos for about 10 minutes so that I can say I've been to Illinois. We went through 4 different states. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. We almost went across the river into Omaha just so we could say 5 states, but we wanted to be home. Once we were unloaded, Ashton crashed.
We had a great time in UP (Upper Peninsula) with all the "yoopers". They are quite the bunch of people. I loved listening to the speakers in church with their great accent: "owe" sound in place of the "o" sound. And a funny observation, a common male name is Tom and all of it's forms. So when in doubt just ask for Tom. It is beautiful country and looks a lot like the mountains in Idaho, just flat.
Dexter traveled well. He had a hard time on Monday because we were in and out of the car a lot and he was tired of being in his seat. But for the long ride to and from, he did stellar. Of course a large portion of the drive was while he was asleep. Still, even when he was awake, he did wonderfully.
Friday: Left at 1am central time. Arrived at 3pm eastern time. Rested and unpacked. Dexter played with his new rocking chair Great Grandma and Great Grandpa gave him for his birthday.
Saturday: The Grands showed us around Escanaba and Gladstone. We hit St. Vincent de Paul thrift stores and scored some great finds. Ties for Ashton, an umbrella stroller, books, Mr. Potato head x3 for $1.50 total, and a suit for Dexter that will fit when he is about 3. Then we played Ripple, hand and foot, and 5 crowns. Ashton and I even beat Grandma and Grandpa at Hand and Foot.
Sunday: We attended church at the Escanaba Branch and had a fun lingerlonger. The branch was small. Relief Society had 7 sisters including me in there, and had only 12 chairs set up. The meeting house was small too. It had 1 large room that served as the chapel, Sunday school rooms, and the cultural hall for the linger longer. Then we played more games.
Monday: Road trip up to Lake Superior. We stopped at Munising Falls, Miner's Falls and Miner's Castle. We stopped and ate at a "hole in the wall" Thia/Chinese restaurant that was really good. Then we drove to Marquette, MI to see the ore docks. On our way we came across Lakenland, a sculpture park. The artist was very talented.
Tuesday: We had lunch at Alta's, a branch member. It ended up being with "Chicago Tom" and all of the missionaries in the district too. After that, Grandma and Grandpa had a district meeting and funeral they needed to attend, so Ashton and I just hung out at their apartment till they were done. We played a good game of hand and foot. Ashton won. Then we ate at the American Legion Center for dinner with another couple from the branch for Taco Tuesday. Afterwards, we took the Grands geocaching (of course).
Wednesday: We left for home. Left at 1:30am eastern time, and arrived home at 12pm central time. We drove through Illinos for about 10 minutes so that I can say I've been to Illinois. We went through 4 different states. Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. We almost went across the river into Omaha just so we could say 5 states, but we wanted to be home. Once we were unloaded, Ashton crashed.
We had a great time in UP (Upper Peninsula) with all the "yoopers". They are quite the bunch of people. I loved listening to the speakers in church with their great accent: "owe" sound in place of the "o" sound. And a funny observation, a common male name is Tom and all of it's forms. So when in doubt just ask for Tom. It is beautiful country and looks a lot like the mountains in Idaho, just flat.
Dexter traveled well. He had a hard time on Monday because we were in and out of the car a lot and he was tired of being in his seat. But for the long ride to and from, he did stellar. Of course a large portion of the drive was while he was asleep. Still, even when he was awake, he did wonderfully.
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Monday, May 10, 2010
11 Months Old!
Dexter has reached 11 months. Next month he'll be 1 year! This boy loves to be outside. He loves to go for walks, is quite the copy cat, has 3 teeth, and is a social butterfly. There isn't anyone he has met that he doesn't instantly love. He loves watching the airplanes fly above our home, and he is quite the mommas boy. He also loves to "help" me dust. He is just a ton of fun!
Monday, May 3, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
In the Grass
Dexter absolutely loves to be outside. It is a sad, sad day for this boy if he cannot go outside. One day, we went for a short walk, which wasn't long enough for him. He cried when we went inside. What else was there to do but sneak back outside before the rain started. I put him in the grass and he was not sure what to do about it. He kept one foot up the whole time and would switch when his leg got tired...
All the birds and squirrles were out and Dexter enjoyed watching them. He even had to try the grass to see how it tasted. Silly boy. I am so glad that he loves to be outside, and that he loves to see and experience things. It brings so much joy to him.
All the birds and squirrles were out and Dexter enjoyed watching them. He even had to try the grass to see how it tasted. Silly boy. I am so glad that he loves to be outside, and that he loves to see and experience things. It brings so much joy to him.
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