Monday, July 11, 2011

Rock a bye baby

Woke up this morning to find my baby sound a sleep in the rocking chair.  I have no idea how long he slept there, but the looked pretty comfy.  He even brought his blue blankie and his cousin's soft blankie with him for a little added comfort.
Love the toes hanging out.  

Snuggin' with blankies.

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Tee-ball, Season 2

Luke's second season of tee-ball was great! He really enjoyed playing with his friends this year and learning to run the bases after hitting the ball off the tee. 
Luke's second year of tee-ball.

Luke and his bestfriend, Caelan.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

My baby turns "free"

Jonah's 3rd birthday party was lots of fun.  His excitement over each present was fun to watch and be part of on his special day. 
Present #1...

...a cowboy hat and horse from Grammie LaChapelle!


And a plastic snake...thanks Great Grammie!  

A big-boy car seat just like his big brother Luke's.

And his very own "motorcycle" courtesy of
Grammie Wells and Mr. Terry.

Vrrrrrmmm!!

Our motocross cowboy. Yee-haw!

Blowing out 3 candles on his chocolate, strawberry shortcake.

A big bite for a big boy!

Yum!

Friday, February 11, 2011

Crunchy Pizza Crust vs. Wiggly Tooth

"You lost your first practice tooth!"
It's a Friday night tradition in our family to have pizza, whether home-baked or at 'the pizza place.' Today was shaping up to be a great Friday night pizza night--2 happy kids, 2 happy parents, a pizza and a movie!  As we chewed our delicious dinner and discussed the days events, Luke looks up from his plate and says, "this pizza crust is too crunchy." "Really, why is that?" his dad questioned. "Well, it's too hard to eat with my wiggly tooth."  To that, Mom and Dad look up to find our little boy with a surprised look on his face and a tooth balanced on his lip in a little puddle of blood. "Oh my gosh, your tooth just fell out!" We all laughed out loud to see such a sight! And now to top off the first night of the weekend: banana splits!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Friday Night Fights!

Jonah and Luke begged Steve all through dinner, "Please, Daddy, can we wrestle tonight?" After many replies of "yes, in a little bit," the throwdown began!  While I sat on the couch, a glass of red wine in one hand and my new camera in the other, the 'boys' wrestled on the livingroom floor.  It was a sight to see and hear--giggling, screaming, screeching and pleading was heard from the little ones. 
"Daddy, wets wet-sow!" cries Jonah.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Photos by Abby K.

My niece has a good eye for photography.  She picked up my camera last night and shot some great still life.

 And a couple funny pictures of Jonah and me. Thanks Abby for capturing the silliness in our household!

Remembering

Treasuring memories of my dad and grandpa.

Thursday, December 30, 2010

My hat!

Toy Story 3 was the trendy basis for Christmas presents this year.  Everything from the DVD to legos litered our living room floor on Christmas morning.  By far the most popular of all the toys is the 18-inch Woody that Jonah recieved from his Great Grammie Carole.  He became even more intriguing after we discoverd a new trick--when his hat comes off, he knows it! 
"Hey howdie hey, my name's Woody."

"Woah, ha-ha-ha, I think the wind took my hat!"

"Well, thankya kindly.  A cowboy ain't a cowboy
without his cowboy hat."
And that's just the beginning.  He talks every time his string is pulled, he expresses yet another Cowboy Woody saying.  A big thanks to Disney/Pixar for your creativity! 

Monday, December 27, 2010

My Punky Monkey

I cought Jonah dancing around the livingroom in his undies with Luke's sock-monkey slippers shouting "ho, ho, ho!" in the microphone. 

"Mommy, ta pi-uh my Woody."

I love my Punky Monkey!

Sunday, November 7, 2010

A New Love

Many of you know that when we moved in to our new house in July, we discovered the hard way that our oven didn't work. We had purchased 4 take-n-bake pizzas as a thank you for our friends and family after a miserably hot day of moving.  I spiced up the first pizza with additional toppings and some secret ingredients, tossed it in the oven and set the timer.  The countdown began; we all waited, impatiently as the seconds ticked away.  Twelve minutes later, I opened the oven door as the beeping commenced.  It wasn't done.  Not only was it not done, it was barely cooked.  I checked the temperature setting...right on.  "Hmmm, that's strange" I thought, cranking the temperature up.  Anyway, to make a long story short...we ended up broiling the pizzas in the span of about 2 hours. 

Steve and his brother-in-law, Mark, tried to fix the problem the next day; it didn't work. We tried several things to fix the stove, but nothing worked.  While we were disappointed that we would have to spend our "house money" on a new stove, I could see the sparkle in Steve's eye as he pondered it.  You see, he's always dreamed of having a gas stove.  He has said for many years that he would have some day have one. 

Well, after several months of planning and hardwork, his "some day" has arrived just in time for the holidays!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

In the Lord's Army

We went round and round about Halloween costumes this year.  Luke really wanted to be Iron Man, but we're not real keen on cartoon costumes.  We finally decided on Army Soldiers--complete with flag patches, specially made dog tags and face paint.  Not to mention they each got new pants and a shirt that they can use as play clothes. The boys loved it, and we were happy too! 
Gettin' in the Zone:
Luke Simmons
Lord's Army Soldier
Atlanta, GA 1-10-05

All smiles:
Jonah Simmons
Lord's Army Soldier
Chelan, WA 4-23-08
  
Trick-r-treatin' downtown Chelan.


Too many to choose from!

Knockin' on Great Grammy's door.

Look at all that CANDY!
  
Which one should I eat first???


"Mommy, I can eat this? Really? All of them? Really?"


And the winner is...

Proud recipient of the WILD HAIR award.
Luke was awarded the WILD HAIR award at Frenzy tonight! He was so proud, and so am I.  Putting teeny tiny rubberbands in a boy's hair is very challenging.  We both did a great job and it paid off!

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Punkin Carvin'

Our first pumpkin carving in our new kitchen! The kitchen island was the perfect place to 'gut our gourds.' 

Jonah had no reservations about sticking his hand in the mess!
Look at all those seeds! Too bad we don't have an oven yet.

I have overcome my aversion to slimy things...well, when it comes to pumpkin carving anyway. ;)
"Not all pulp is gross, right Dad?" Luke says as he's cautiously poking through the pumpkins pulp looking for seeds.

  
Two proud little boys.

Final product: two cute-as-a-button pumpkins for our porch.


Thursday, June 10, 2010

Our First Graduation

Luke graduated from Pre-School tonight. 
So proud of his diploma!

Best buds: Caelan and Luke.

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