Sunday, March 16, 2008

Eli at work


Dillon had to work this weekend and with Isaac and his chickenpox, the kids and I were pretty much home bound. So, Dillon decided to take Eli along with him to supervise the crane jump. (I am pretty sure that means they are making it taller.) I'll have to let Dillon fill in the details but I couldn't resist posting this picture. Hard hat, safety glasses, safety vest, not just props!

Friday, March 14, 2008

CHICKEN POX!

I know, I can't believe it. I always kind of assumed that chicken pox was a disease that moms of other generations told stories about and that my kids would never get it. Wrong! So far Isaac is doing well. He is a little trooper and hardly complains. Eli has had the vaccine and so he will be all right. It is so hard to see the little blisters all over and not be able to help him out. We'll just cross our fingers that it won't get any worse before the week is out!

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Dillon's work site in Seattle

Can you see the space needle in the background? That is Dillon on top of the tower crane at his job site. He has been working incredibly long hours lately because part of his scope, the steel, is now going in. You can see that process in the last photo. Its a stressful job and has made Dillon stretch in a million ways but he does seem satisfied at the end of a work day.



Tuesday, March 4, 2008

The only snow we got this year

We were outside by 8:30 in the morning. Good thing too because the snow was gone by early afternoon.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Isaac tidbits


My little Isaac. The look he is giving in this picture reflects a part of his personality I love: a little reserved, patient, and always paying attention. A sweet little sideways glance. Honestly, most of the time he presents himself as a rough and tough little wiggle worm. This photo was taken when he was seven months old. He is now ten months old, crawling, clapping enthusiastically, and he even stood on his own for about four seconds. Thanks to Grandma Conway. The best thing, though, is that little "Howie" is now sleeping through the night. All parents know what a blessing that is.
He has always been good at falling to sleep on his own, he just liked to do most of his nursing at night which was hard on Mommy! But I finally had had enough and let him cry it out. The time was right and now I just need to retrain myself to sleep a solid eight hours without waking up to listen for baby. A few more cute details--when Isaac falls asleep, he plays with the hair on the top of his head, pulling it through his fingers. Also, Isaac hates to be fed from a spoon, especially if its baby food. He keeps me on my toes, constantly demanding carrot sticks and tortilla chips. Dangerous! He is a do-it-myself kid already. And none of that baby stuff if you please!

Family Photo '07




I love this picture of our little family. Aren't our boys a good mix of both me and Dillon?

I hate myspace

Ok, so I don't hate it, exactly. I just realize that it isn't set up for families. It is the way to go for single people but since I am not trying to advertise all of my good qualities, nor do I want to have any actual advertisements on my page, I am going to try the blogging thing. We'll see how it goes. Right now it is 4:00pm and my baby is crying in his crib because he is too tired to sleep, I have to make dinner and clean the house by 6 so that I can take Eli to his swim class at 6:15 and be back by 7:30 when the missionaries are coming over for dinner. Why am I creating a blog at this moment in time? Because I hate house work and I can't hardly function while listening to my baby cry. But hey, he just stopped! Off I go!