Today would be a good day to be a what...?

i used to tell jaden 'today would be a good day to be a... duck (or kite- or whatever)' so one day he said to me 'aunt stephy what would today be a good day to be a what?'

so.....

Today (Wednesday) would be a good day to be a... kite.

The last few days and most of the weekend- would be a good day to be a... duck.

North of here a few days ago- would be a good day to be a... snowman!

anyway i think of that anytime we have some kind of weather that is somewhat extreme- and thought i would share it!

my mom is coming home tonight- i'm going with dad and katie to pick her up in motown around 10pm. i'm know she has had a good time visiting G&G Yeager, her friend Debbie in CA, and all of G&G's friends too- BUT i think she is ready to be home (aka- missing the boys mostly).

hmm well... the end...

Spoiled??? Nah!!!!!

Little Jesse???


He can reach the foot pegs but not the ground.


He was so happy!

The helmet as well as boots, pants, and chest protector come with it.

And so did the training wheels.

he had so much fun- as soon as we got home from picking the bike up (in Bad Axe) he wanted to ride down to grandpa and grandma's to show it off. so we did- jesse and i running next to him all the way- we got down there- NO ONE WAS HOME- we went to the basement to get warmed up then ran back home. on the way down gunner was a little unsure about the throttle (how to work it) but on the way home he had it down! you can control how fast it can go with a screw by the throttle grip- the guy we bought it from had it wide open for his older kids- and we found the screw is missing- so gunner a few times would take right off and jesse had to grab his coat to keep him from getting too far away- and let me tell ya- when you are on foot- that little bike can go a lot faster than you would think it could- so catching him was crucial! this is his birthday present- he doesn't really realize that yet- but i don't think it would do any good to tell him- he wouldn't get it anyway! on the way home from Bad Axe we told him he needed to go to sleep- he was wound! he did finally lay his head back and close his eyes- after a few minutes (just when we thought he was out) he turned his head around to see in the back of the truck so he could see his bike- never said a word- turned back and went to sleep- like he just wanted to make sure it was for real and that it was really back there!

~~FINALLY~~

finally what... ? finally a few things~ one the wedding has happened~ i don't want to say finally it's over because that sounds bad and don't mean it that way~ it went so well and we had so much fun all day~ jamie was a beautiful bride~ not that i had any doubts!!! oh and jim looked good too :) even with all the snow we got on saturday they had a great turn out at both the wedding and the reception~ the entire day played out perfectly! i survived my 6" light up heels! however i did not wear them all night~ in the morning it felt like i had~ and for the next 2 days after as a matter of fact~ but i wouldn't have not wore them. i don't have any pics to post yet~ when i do i get them right up!

and just as exciting to me~ FINALLY~ GUNNER IS USING THE POTTY~!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is only day 2 but he is doing so great with it! everyone says "it will just click one day and then they will do it" ~ well i do (now) believe that ~ however i also believe that a "push" helps too~ so with that said~ thank you to aunt marie for helping push on monday~ i have to believe that was what really did it~ since he "clicked" on tuesday morning :)

well for now that is all...

Not too much to talk about

it's been a while- but i'm not really sure i have anything new to talk about. ohhhh jesse's going to be 30, i guess that might be something to talk about :) no- no surprise parties- he's threaten to kill me if i did that- just dinner at my moms (tomorrow- on his b-day)- we had dinner at his moms yesterday, our SIL karen's b-day is also on Feb. 17th so yesterday was a shared birthday dinner. i got him a new pair of burly's (Alpha Sports- to be specific) and a belt. he hasn't gotten the belt yet but the boots come in on friday- i ordered them off of shoebuy.com yup- another good deal- $70 for what sells (if you could find them) for closer to $90. well so that's about it- the wedding is this weekend- so maybe next monday i will have more talk about.

Long Weekend

well this is a long weekend- hurray!! the plan is to play hockey tonight- jesse is doing something with sam tomorrow (i think)- and then maybe to midland with jamie to take care of some wedding stuff. saturday morning is her bridal shower- should be fun. if i remeber to take pictures i will post them- but don't hold your breath!!!! sunday is super bowl "party" at our house- i don't know that it's going to be much of a party- jim and jamie are coming over- that's our party :)

have a great weekend!!

Oh Allison!!

yes jesse and i have been living a lie- you caught us!!!!!

JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

our friends Jim Bailer and Jamie List are getting married Feb. 21st and we are both in the wedding. so starting this weekend things are going to be getting busy (bridal shower).

allison- i think you just want people to put your name on their blog- you know there are better ways to go about it :) :) :)

be watching mine it will be showing up more ;) are you wondering now- well you should be!!

Thanks!

thanks guys (girls) for letting me know you're out there :)

is anyone else really sick of this weather- the snow was pretty for a while- but now... not so much. i would really like some time away from snow and cold!!! mom is going to AZ the first week and a half of March- maybe i'll hide in her suitcase.

the only bad part about going to warm weather when it's cold at home is that you have to come back some time- and it's still going to be cold- never the less a break from all this would be great- maybe after the wedding is over i can talk jesse into a short vaca- pack gunner in the car and head for something fun.

any suggestions????