the ducks

tonight we went to our local park to feed the ducks! ethan loves the ducks. when we were getting out of the car, i reminded him " we don't touch the ducks right ethan?" he said, " can i talk to them, say quack, quack!" i of course, told him yes. maybe, I am raising the duck whisperer.. :)
so, when you start feeding the ducks they all start heading for you, from all over the pond, it's almost creepy. but today...they started getting out of the water and coming up to us on the sidewalk. i did not like that very much! ducks are dirty...who knows what diseases or germs they are carrying! so, i kept making jamie move to the side with ducks and "protect" us from the ducks. they were definitely some bold ducks in the pond tonight! :)

life is good!

life with a 2-year old!

Today, we at dinner with Elmo. Yes, we have a large Elmo doll that my son received for Christmas ($10 at walmart!). Ethan had been playing with it this afternoon so when it was dinner time he decided Elmo needed to eat also- who can argue with that? Luckily we have 4 chairs at the table and only 3 people. But wait, it gets better...Ethan decided he wanted to share his food with Elmo, which is actually really nice, but after every bite, he would push his bowl of noodles to Elmo and wait for him to "eat". So, I did what any sane mother would do, I got Elmo his own bowl and fork of noodles. And Ethan was happy! I am quite enjoying life with a 2 year old. I feel younger and laugh more than I have in a long time! Thanks Ethan, for dinner with Elmo.

4th of July

4th of July is my absolute favorite holiday! I love it! I love the parade and the picnics and the fireworks. I am one of the sappy Americans who cry at all the Patriotic songs and tributes. My church in Va had a 4th of July service last Sunday and I was near tears for most of it! I am Proud to be an American! :)
So tomorrow a.m. my little family is driving back to Pa to visit my family and celebrate Independence Day! I am very excited. I cannot wait to see my friend Janis- who I miss very much and let Ethan see the family!
I just pray traffic isn't too bad tomorrow! :)

inadequate posts

sometimes i think my posts aren't deep enough! i read some other blogs and then i go to blog and i think..."that is so trivial, why would you actually post that on the internet?!?!" but you know what...that's who i am! and really, no one actually reads this blog anyway...it's more just for me...i haven't even told anyone that i have it! so i'm going to blog about whatever i want...just b/c i can...but i'll start tomorrow b/c today i have to go and clean all the ground up goldfish out of the backseat of my car...it's a mess and i can't take it another day!

thankful

you know, i really don't have anything to blog about today...i played outside with my son on the playground, we took a walk, we had dinner together...when daddy got home we all wrestled on the living room floor...this is the life...i am so thankful...thank you Jesus, thank you for every day and every breath...and thank you for diet coke!

whiney....

do you think God ever gets tired of hearing us whine...i kow i am tired of hearing myself whine...why are we never satisfied? i chose to be grateful and appreciative of all God has given me..

less is more...

we moved over the weekend...and i am exhausted! moving is harder with a 2 year old...sunday morning my husband took my son out and "window" shopped around town so i could get some unpacking done. i am realizing more and more how little we really need to survive. i seriously have too much stuff! i got rid of a bunch when i originally packed it up and now we are getting ready for another yard sale! profit and less clutter....here's to simplifying life :)