Jeremy enjoys watching Caeden play Fortnite, but hadn't tried it due to not being familiar with all the [many!] buttons/joysticks/motions on the Xbox controller. Caeden found a photo explaining all the different parts of the controller and printed it out for him to learn, and they sat down today to play together. It was fun to watch them have that time together.
Friday, August 2, 2019
Sylvia had her friend Lexi over today. They made sidewalk art, made quesadillas for lunch, made chalk and crayon art, and babysat for their band director's little girl while he put up the scaffolding for band camp next week. Good friends, spending a sweet summer day together.
These 2 played a little Minecraft today. I just love to see them doing anything together and having fun--even though they pick on each other relentlessly the entire time.
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
Annah did her favorite puzzle this week.
Caeden played a lot of Xbox and did weird dances and never stopped talking this week.
He also went back for his second and third tries at contacts. Doc got the contacts in his eyes, and he got them out, but he could never get them in. He is done trying for this year.
I had an order for a custom made hat. I also decided to re-evaluate Crafted With Care. Even though I would like to put all my time into making crochet things, I don't have the ability to do craft shows and get my things seen in-person by people who may actually buy them. I've decided to just make things I want and post photos of them on my social media. That way, if people see something they like they can order it, but I won't have something sitting around that I won't use.
The girls and I went to see a free community theatre production of Godspell Friday night. It was a beautiful night for an outdoor show. Sadly, it was literally the worst production of anything I've ever seen. We knew a few of the stage crew, so we stayed to chat with them after. And we knew that even though it was painfully awful, the cast had worked really hard and we stayed out of respect to their efforts.
The girls made edible cookie dough when we got home.
Caeden practicing guitar in the car before his lesson. This summer, he has finally hit the point where he really likes to play, and will pick up one of his guitars several times a day or stay up playing into the night.
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Beautiful view out my bedroom window yesterday morning...
Such goofies, getting ready for school...
Still goofy when they get home from school...
A little friendly Saturday Xbox fun...
So nice to just have a little time at home.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
The elementary school posted this reminder on their Facebook page today, but I texted it to the kids because I feel like teenagers need this reminder just as much! ;)
Play rehearsal is happening behind the curtain this week, as the gym is needed for sports practices. Sometimes it is hard to share.
This group is pretty tight-knit.
I love seeing these guys hanging out together. Jeremy is playing Caeden's new UFC game with him. Caeden may be beating repeatedly him this time, but I'm sure Dad will catch up soon!
We celebrated Caeden's FOURTEENTH birthday this evening!
Biscuits and gravy, his favorite!
Birthday boy in the birthday chair
Dad found him some wild Halloween boxers!
The girls gave Caeden his first real leather wallet. It is to replace the duct tape one Sylvia made him years ago that he's used proudly until this day!
Rocket League--an Xbox game with cars playing soccer
Kinda crazy how excited he was about 2 boxes of ALDI brand Triscuits, but he has been known to eat an entire box by himself in one sitting!
New hooded long-sleeve t-shirt
More Xbox games:
UFC2, Madden 17, Plants vs. Zombies, and Phineas and Ferb
Thank you, Google Photos!
Caeden chose caramel apple slab pie for his birthday "cake."
Dad is the official birthday candle lighter.
Conducting us while we sang happy birthday
Making a wish!
So festive...
VIDEO:
We love you, Caeden! Happy birthday!
Sunday, September 2, 2018
Yesterday was a busy Saturday, with all of us going in different directions. Jeremy rented a truck from Menard's and picked up our new stove from Tracie's house! Tom took such good care of it, that it seems brand new to us. It's a lot like our old one that we bought 18 years ago this weekend when we moved into our first house in Reynoldsburg, and I'd love it if it lasts that long for us. Haha. Seriously, I am so grateful to have this stove!!!
The frustrating part of the day was the fact that even though Jeremy checked on the recycling center's website this morning, it was not open when he showed up with a rented truck full of dead appliances to recycle. So, he had to drive the appliances back home and unload them and then was charged more for the truck rental because it took so long to make an extra trip back home! Grr! And, now we have a bunch of dead appliances in our backyard that need recycled! The garage is clean and spacious now though! Ha!
Annah went with Ryan's family to the ISU game last night!
Jeremy took Sylvia in to town to get a 3-prong cord for the oven, and she drove in Bloomington for the first time!
Some of our neighbors to the west had a big Labor Day party last evening with the most tone-deaf loud karaoke I've ever experienced. It seriously made my stomach upset. It was everything from screamo heavy metal, to screaming rap, to 70's ballads, and lots of really out of tune country. It was horrible, but thankfully it didn't last late into the night.
Today we went to church. The kids had auditions for Steadfast Band. These two played Xbox together for a little bit tonight.
