so, somehow we managed to have an earthquake and a hurricane in the same week!
henry and i were playing in his room on mon, 8/22 when his room started shaking violently. i thought a helicopter was landing on our house but was also very confused - henry didn't seem to notice - i tried to call steve but our cell phones didn't work - a minute later my aunt nan sent me a text "we had an earthquake - we are ok" - then got another one from my mom that she had an earthquake in williamsburg while in a shoe store - turns out that mineral, virginia was the epicenter for a 5.6 magnitude earthquake - first one i have ever felt - very odd feeling!
then 5 days later, hurricane irene hit the outer banks, nc....we lost power for 2 full days and people in our area are STILL waiting for electricity - it damaged our corn maze and pumpkin crop but overall, we faired ok
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
jake's song and kindergarten
jake made up a song about a year ago...i just saw an old facebook post with his lyrics and wanted to save them:
the big, bad wolf (bing, bing)
fell out 'til morn (bing, bing)
wagonride with a cherry pie
also, we just purchased a brand, new mini van and the boys LOVE it - jake likes to move his car seat around and sit in the middle sometimes and in the back other days. they both enjoy the dvd player that is installed in the ceiling - it even has built in video games :) they fight over who gets to push the button to open the auto sliding doors on the van - and we have vowed not to eat in it or drink colored drinks in it for a looong time! we also purchased my dad's old truck and the boys like having poppy's truck to ride in - i like it too :) it still has dad's jethro tull cd in the cd player - will always leave it in....
the big, bad wolf (bing, bing)
fell out 'til morn (bing, bing)
wagonride with a cherry pie
also, we just purchased a brand, new mini van and the boys LOVE it - jake likes to move his car seat around and sit in the middle sometimes and in the back other days. they both enjoy the dvd player that is installed in the ceiling - it even has built in video games :) they fight over who gets to push the button to open the auto sliding doors on the van - and we have vowed not to eat in it or drink colored drinks in it for a looong time! we also purchased my dad's old truck and the boys like having poppy's truck to ride in - i like it too :) it still has dad's jethro tull cd in the cd player - will always leave it in....
jake also started his 1st day of KINDERGARTEN 2 days ago - his teacher is mrs. monahan and he got his first grade today, an E+ (see right) and this is our first year with homework every night :) he has 7 people in his class and likes it so far :) see photo above :) he chose a dragon/knight bookbag and lunch box theme this year :)
Saturday, August 6, 2011
what's new
Henry knows most of his colors now and says his ABC's well. He doesn't like me to sing along and tells me to stop singing so he can sing solo. He also knows Twinkle Twinkle Little Star pretty well, too :)
Also, when we went to the beach again with Sassy, Bizza, and Becca, Henry had a change of heart and decided he actually DOES LIKE the ocean, sand, and the beach in general :) While there at the beach cottage, we got to swim in the inside pool alot and Henry discovered that he can "wim" all by himself with his lifejacket on. He wanted to do it all by himself and didn't want us to help him - he likes to swim to the ladder and climb up and down :) While in the pool, Jake demonstrated his ability to go underwater (he hold his nose)- He also enjoyed trying to "body surf" for the first time while at the beach and found out he likes rice while at dinner one night :) The cottage also had a foos-ball table which Jake really enjoyed and Henry called it "gutter ball" and called the cottage "Becca Boo's Beach House" -
When Jake went to the beach last week with Grandma, Pa, Missy, and Bryan, they played putt-putt and Jake got 2 HOLES IN ONE! Goooooo Jake! Also, the boys both started wearing their very first pairs of flip flops ever (Jake didn't like them up until this summer) - and Henry is different from Jake in that he LOVES to wear hats and sunglasses. Jake just started wearing this recently :)
Also, when we went to the beach again with Sassy, Bizza, and Becca, Henry had a change of heart and decided he actually DOES LIKE the ocean, sand, and the beach in general :) While there at the beach cottage, we got to swim in the inside pool alot and Henry discovered that he can "wim" all by himself with his lifejacket on. He wanted to do it all by himself and didn't want us to help him - he likes to swim to the ladder and climb up and down :) While in the pool, Jake demonstrated his ability to go underwater (he hold his nose)- He also enjoyed trying to "body surf" for the first time while at the beach and found out he likes rice while at dinner one night :) The cottage also had a foos-ball table which Jake really enjoyed and Henry called it "gutter ball" and called the cottage "Becca Boo's Beach House" -
When Jake went to the beach last week with Grandma, Pa, Missy, and Bryan, they played putt-putt and Jake got 2 HOLES IN ONE! Goooooo Jake! Also, the boys both started wearing their very first pairs of flip flops ever (Jake didn't like them up until this summer) - and Henry is different from Jake in that he LOVES to wear hats and sunglasses. Jake just started wearing this recently :)