Whew! Whew! (Note the double whew.)The last two weeks have been a wonderful blur! Family, wedding, family, wedding, a bit of Young Women, playtime with Ty, getting the house ready for all the festivities, etc... I'm finally starting to surface before jumping into the balance of this summer's activities which include Stake Young Women Camp and the Stake Youth Conference Trek within a week of each other.
Brief rundown:
July 14 Grandpa Miller arrives after his roadtrip from Texas to our home
July 15
July 16 Michael, Carynn, Jamie and Grandpa Miller bike the Hiawatha trail. Ty and I have lots of fun! Stake Pre-camp activity 7:00 PM that night.
July 17 Carynn and Jamie go to Silverwood. Michael, Grandpa Miller and I have Ty for the day. We had lots more fun. Ty loves playing in the water!
July 18 Michael, his dad, Carynn and Jamie float the Spokane River. They had quite an adventure! Ty and I had lots of fun too!
July 19 Church today.
July 20 Melinda comes to finish packing up her room. She, Carynn and I move the piano out of the rec. room. (Three determined women can accomplish alot--that and using physics principles.)
July 21 My brother Grady's flight gets in from Colorado; My mother, sister Erin and niece Taurie drive in from Selah, WA; my sister Karra and two of her children arrive. Karra finishes up wedding jewelry. Thanks Sis!
July 22 Karra's son Issac arrives in the evening. Melinda goes to the temple. It was wonderful to be there with her and to also have many of the people who care about her in attendance as well.
July 23 Family movie time-Most opt for Harry Potter; we have one for Transformers and two for Up. It was nice to take a break from everything and relax for a few hours. Post movie it was time for a major Costco run (thanks Erin and Taurie for helping!)Karra's husband Carl arrives.
July 24 I finally finished the table runners for the reception. I go with Joann and Margaret to get flowers for the wedding reception. Sun Rentals drops off tables, chairs, linens. Paul Halversen (our Home teacher from church) stops by to help with set-up. Bret and Laura drive in from Utah; Lynette, boyfriend Sam and dog Sammy drive in from Seattle. Barbecue by Fisk's this evening.
July 25 Early Saturday-the marriage and temple sealing for Melinda and Landan was beautiful! Florist (Sabrina) delivers wedding bouquet, etc. to temple. Photographer Marianne and her assistant Mike take loads of pictures of Melinda, Landan and everyone else at temple grounds. It is VERY warm outside. We all disperse. I stay to help Melinda get out of the wedding dress and into her regular clothes. Melinda and Landan take off and are given assignment to be back to our home by 4:00 PM so they can get ready for pictures.
The rest of us crank it up into high gear for the reception. EVERYONE pitches in to help. I'm rushing around trying to finish last-minute things. Thanks to my family for sharing and caring!
Melinda and Landan are a bit late getting here. Photographer is on time. Carynn and Lynette get Melinda ready for pictures. I'm rushing around still. Lynette makes me take some time so that she can do my make-up. I throw on clothes. Time for family pictures. 5:30 PM the first shift of friend helpers arrive. (We have two shifts.) Family and friends are wonderful! Watch next post for more reception details.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
At the Lake Parts 2 and 3
At the Lake Part 2 (July 3 and 4)
Ty LOVES riding in the golf cart round and round our neighborhood at the lake. He lives to drive down to the "Water" which is what he calls the lake and then back up to the cabin again. He LOVES playing in the sand on the beach there. He is a bit more tentative when it comes to actually being IN the lake. To me it seems like he views his sit-in floatie a bit suspiciously. I can almost hear him thinking/asking, "You want me to get in that and do what?" I think it's because lake water is not as warm as pool water...just a theory. He can get a bit concerned when he sees his mama, daddy, papa, etc. actually swimming. He's not quite sure how that works yet. But I know he'll figure it out.
At the Lake Part 3 (July 10, 11, 12)
We took the boat out of the garage and put it into the boat slip. Carynn and Ty had come up with us and Jamie drove up after work. Carynn got Ty all cinched up in his bright orange life jacket and we were off on our first lake cruise of the season. Ty wasn't sure that he liked or even wanted to be part of the cruise at first. I think the rumbling of the boat engine and the feel of riding on the boat was something he couldn't find a reference in his current experiences (he doesn't remember last year it seems) so at the beginning he was holding on tight to his mom.
To help "lighten the mood, I would call out "Weeee!" so he would know that going on the boat was a good time. Carynn did this as well and every now and then Michael pitched in with his own "Weeee!" Talk about the power of positive thinking....for whatever reason it worked! Ty loosened up and actually began to enjoy the ride.
I think he still prefers golf cart rides to boat rides, but he's definitely making progress!
Ty LOVES riding in the golf cart round and round our neighborhood at the lake. He lives to drive down to the "Water" which is what he calls the lake and then back up to the cabin again. He LOVES playing in the sand on the beach there. He is a bit more tentative when it comes to actually being IN the lake. To me it seems like he views his sit-in floatie a bit suspiciously. I can almost hear him thinking/asking, "You want me to get in that and do what?" I think it's because lake water is not as warm as pool water...just a theory. He can get a bit concerned when he sees his mama, daddy, papa, etc. actually swimming. He's not quite sure how that works yet. But I know he'll figure it out.
At the Lake Part 3 (July 10, 11, 12)
We took the boat out of the garage and put it into the boat slip. Carynn and Ty had come up with us and Jamie drove up after work. Carynn got Ty all cinched up in his bright orange life jacket and we were off on our first lake cruise of the season. Ty wasn't sure that he liked or even wanted to be part of the cruise at first. I think the rumbling of the boat engine and the feel of riding on the boat was something he couldn't find a reference in his current experiences (he doesn't remember last year it seems) so at the beginning he was holding on tight to his mom.
To help "lighten the mood, I would call out "Weeee!" so he would know that going on the boat was a good time. Carynn did this as well and every now and then Michael pitched in with his own "Weeee!" Talk about the power of positive thinking....for whatever reason it worked! Ty loosened up and actually began to enjoy the ride.
I think he still prefers golf cart rides to boat rides, but he's definitely making progress!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Traveling Ty
Last Monday Carynn and Ty followed my sister up to her place north of Omak. Karra (my sister) had been at our home the previous weekend to participate in Melinda's bridal shower. Since Jamie had Scout camp last week, and Karra had a major project she wanted help with, Carynn and Ty decided it was time for a road trip. Since Jamie had the big car with the DVD player, Carynn borrowed my portable DVD player to help Ty pass the time. One of my sister's children also rode with them. All went well on the trip up. Carynn worked hard to help my sister achieve her goal of reorganizing her craft room. What a difference! (They sent me pictures via phone to keep me updated.) The Dynamic Duo of Carynn and Ty started their trip home on Thursday, the 25th. We invited them to stop by the cabin to visit us and break up their trip. They thought that was a great idea (Jamie was still at Scout camp) and made the 3 hour drive in good time considering it was just the two of them. (Thank goodness for portable electronics!)I really needed a Ty fix so I was glad they could. Papa was too.
Ty loves riding in the golf cart that we keep at the cabin. As soon as he could, he made his way to the garage and climbed in and waited. He eventually got his ride. Or I should say rides. He played a bit on the beach with Papa, and even got wet, but the water was a bit brisk.
The four of us had a relatively quiet night as we were all tired from our various adventures. Traveling Ty went down for the night at a good time and the rest us stayed up a while longer but were very low key. It's so relaxing just to be at the cabin.
Early the next afternoon it was time to head for home. Traveling Ty and his mom left just before I did. Michael had left an hour and a half earlier as he was riding his bike part way home. All arrived home safely.
More travels to come!
NS
Ty loves riding in the golf cart that we keep at the cabin. As soon as he could, he made his way to the garage and climbed in and waited. He eventually got his ride. Or I should say rides. He played a bit on the beach with Papa, and even got wet, but the water was a bit brisk.
The four of us had a relatively quiet night as we were all tired from our various adventures. Traveling Ty went down for the night at a good time and the rest us stayed up a while longer but were very low key. It's so relaxing just to be at the cabin.
Early the next afternoon it was time to head for home. Traveling Ty and his mom left just before I did. Michael had left an hour and a half earlier as he was riding his bike part way home. All arrived home safely.
More travels to come!
NS
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Negligent Nana
Well, okay I'm not really negligent, just really busy! Ty and I still enjoy playing downstairs with the cars and trucks. Some of the cars have doors. We always pull them out and separate them from the cars that don't have doors. Ty loads up the shopping cart and pushes it down the hallway to the door and then sometimes back again or sometimes not. He occasionally detours to the ping pong table and grabs a ping pong paddle and ping pong ball and attempts to play. He likes to have his bag of "cookies" (cinnamon bagel crisps) near him when he gets the munchies. I still read Brown bear, Brown bear What Do You See to him. He also really enjoys Melinda's old See and Say toys. The one that makes animal sounds is his favorite. The Muppets counting one is a close second.
Carynn and Ty stopped by today. They'd been running errands in our area and we were a good place for a nap stop. :) Ty rode on Papa's lawn tractor and took a little walk. After his nap he and his mommy sat on our front steps while he enjoyed an orange sherbet push pop. Such are the joys of summer!
NS
Carynn and Ty stopped by today. They'd been running errands in our area and we were a good place for a nap stop. :) Ty rode on Papa's lawn tractor and took a little walk. After his nap he and his mommy sat on our front steps while he enjoyed an orange sherbet push pop. Such are the joys of summer!
NS
Monday, June 15, 2009
Happy Birthday to Papa
We had quite a crew here yesterday (Sunday) to celebrate Michael's birthday. Michael's actual birthday (Friday) didn't work out since we were at the cabin, C & J were at the temple and Melinda had work. My mom is here visiting so she helped celebrate. Melinda and Landan came up after church and Bret had driven up by way of our house Saturday for a job interview in Seattle so we were just missing Lynette and Laura to have our family complete.
We gathered after a busy Sunday and enjoyed cheeseburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, chips and lemonade. Michael's favorite is devil's food cake with dark fudge frosting so that's what we had along with chocolate and vanilla ice cream.
Ty's favorite part of the celebration was when Michael opened up one of my gifts (a bag of bing cherries) and you could hear "Happy Birthday to You" from the little electronic chip that was attached to the closure. So what were we to do but to open it again so Ty could hear the song again. He'd look at the open bag and try to figure out where the sound was coming from (cue photo op for Carynn). I don't know that he could place where the sound originated but we obliged him by opening and closing the bag numerous times (to the groans of the rest of the family) so he could enjoy it.
Ty especially enjoyed the vanilla ice cream and kept saying "Peas" for more. I kept giving him just little bites more. After all he was being so polite. It's my job, right?
Have I said how much I enjoy being his Nana?
NS
We gathered after a busy Sunday and enjoyed cheeseburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, chips and lemonade. Michael's favorite is devil's food cake with dark fudge frosting so that's what we had along with chocolate and vanilla ice cream.
Ty's favorite part of the celebration was when Michael opened up one of my gifts (a bag of bing cherries) and you could hear "Happy Birthday to You" from the little electronic chip that was attached to the closure. So what were we to do but to open it again so Ty could hear the song again. He'd look at the open bag and try to figure out where the sound was coming from (cue photo op for Carynn). I don't know that he could place where the sound originated but we obliged him by opening and closing the bag numerous times (to the groans of the rest of the family) so he could enjoy it.
Ty especially enjoyed the vanilla ice cream and kept saying "Peas" for more. I kept giving him just little bites more. After all he was being so polite. It's my job, right?
Have I said how much I enjoy being his Nana?
NS
Eesheesh, bips and tookies
Does the above title confound you? Continue reading and I'll clue you in on the latest in "Ty speak."
Ty is wonderful about trying new words. His mouth might not be able to wrap itself around the phonetics of the word correctly, but he sure gives it a try. He's not above trying three syllable words-applesauce for example, but prefers to take them down to two syllables. By the way applesauce doesn't come out applesauce when he says it, but hey, even attempting it at 19 months I think is pretty fantastic.
So to get to the translation of the title:
Eesheesh is Jesus. Carynn noted that the Primary Nursery Leaders told her that Ty was the only one in Nursery who identified Jesus when they showed his picture. This could also be a reflection of how many times C & J have him out in the hallway looking at the pictures of Jesus during Sacrament Meeting. :)
Bips are chips as in potato chips and anything resembling potato chips
Tookies are cookies and also includes one of his favorite treats-cinnamon bagel crisps.
Truck is truck which is different from bye byes (cars). One of Ty's favorite things to do is to play with the small cars and trucks that we have downstairs.
Papa is Papa
Nana is Nana
Carynn says that when they're coming to our house as soon as they hit the hill he starts saying Papa and Nana nonstop (I love it!)
Mina is Melinda
Bet is Bret
Mama is Mama
Daddy is Daddy
Hope you're able to enjoy some bips and any tookies that come your way!
NS
Ty is wonderful about trying new words. His mouth might not be able to wrap itself around the phonetics of the word correctly, but he sure gives it a try. He's not above trying three syllable words-applesauce for example, but prefers to take them down to two syllables. By the way applesauce doesn't come out applesauce when he says it, but hey, even attempting it at 19 months I think is pretty fantastic.
So to get to the translation of the title:
Eesheesh is Jesus. Carynn noted that the Primary Nursery Leaders told her that Ty was the only one in Nursery who identified Jesus when they showed his picture. This could also be a reflection of how many times C & J have him out in the hallway looking at the pictures of Jesus during Sacrament Meeting. :)
Bips are chips as in potato chips and anything resembling potato chips
Tookies are cookies and also includes one of his favorite treats-cinnamon bagel crisps.
Truck is truck which is different from bye byes (cars). One of Ty's favorite things to do is to play with the small cars and trucks that we have downstairs.
Papa is Papa
Nana is Nana
Carynn says that when they're coming to our house as soon as they hit the hill he starts saying Papa and Nana nonstop (I love it!)
Mina is Melinda
Bet is Bret
Mama is Mama
Daddy is Daddy
Hope you're able to enjoy some bips and any tookies that come your way!
NS
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Can I get an amen?
We went up to the cabin for part of Memorial Day weekend. Carynn, Jamie, and Ty beat us there by just a half an hour. Melinda and Landan came up later Sunday night. Memorial Day (Monday) after half a day of enjoying the lake Michael and I offered to take Ty home with us to spend the night since Jamie had also taken Tuesday off. C & J appreciated our willingness to take their little guy so we got ready and headed home.
We had an uneventful ride home and went downstairs to play with the toys. We lined up the little chairs from Melinda's old Little Tikes doll house and placed the dollhouse family on them. Right after we did that Ty folded his arms and said, "Amen." I didn't think a whole lot about it until later and then I wondered if the little people on the chairs reminded Ty of his Primary nursery class; so I decided to conduct an "experiment."
Tuesday morning before Jamie and Ty came to pick him up we were downstairs playing again. We lined the four little chairs up and sat the dolls on them and Ty did the exact same thing...he folded his arms and said, "Amen." So I think my surmise was right, we were playing Primary Nursery.
He sure is a bright litle guy.
NS
We had an uneventful ride home and went downstairs to play with the toys. We lined up the little chairs from Melinda's old Little Tikes doll house and placed the dollhouse family on them. Right after we did that Ty folded his arms and said, "Amen." I didn't think a whole lot about it until later and then I wondered if the little people on the chairs reminded Ty of his Primary nursery class; so I decided to conduct an "experiment."
Tuesday morning before Jamie and Ty came to pick him up we were downstairs playing again. We lined the four little chairs up and sat the dolls on them and Ty did the exact same thing...he folded his arms and said, "Amen." So I think my surmise was right, we were playing Primary Nursery.
He sure is a bright litle guy.
NS
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