March 2014 – Our Family Adventure

Weekend fun

This was a relaxing weekend. A much needed relaxing weekend.

On Saturday we met my parent’s near Weberville and they took Ajax up north to pick up my cousin and her horse for the week. Because they were doing horse work, Noomi was a bit too young to go with them. That was ok as Noomi and I also had plans. We went to a baby shower and Noomi had so much fun. There were lots of little kids present and Noomi got an entire bowl of blueberries to herself. I was worried she was going to make herself sick she ate so many. She has had a major break through lately and has been repeating everything- Hi, bye, wall, thank you, please. Too cute. After the shower we swung home and picked up Mr. Dave and then we decided to try a restaurant in our new little town. We chose a pub style restaurant downtown and it was delicious. I cannot wait to go back, it was that good.

On Sunday we cleaned the house and did laundry and then drove to Brooklyn to pick up Ajax. When we got there we all headed outside so that Ajax could show us all the work he’d done on the farm. Apparently he dug many holes, moved rocks and gravel, and picked up lots of poop. He is such a good worker. My parents said he did wonderful and was such a help. We stayed for dinner and then gave the kids bathes before loading them up and heading home. They were both so tired they passed out for the entire drive.

The kids have also been having a little too much fun playing in our closet. They’ve been trying on all my shoes and Noomi has taken to taking my shirts (the ones on hangers) and walking around with them. She has one silky work shirt that she particularly likes. It’s black and white and it seems whenever I turn around I find her walking around the house with it sucking her thumb and holding it like a silkie. Today she also insisted on sitting on the potty. Dave sat in there with her for about 20 minutes and she did finally pee (though she kept telling Dave she had to poop). She was so proud of herself and then kept wanting to go back and sit on the potty. lol.

I have more pictures from the farm but Dropbox is being funny. I’ll get them up tomorrow.

Pancakes

Did you know that you can use your same old pancakes recipe, pour it onto a jelly pan and bake it at 425 degrees for 10 minutes and have tasty oven baked pancakes without standing at a griddle while certain family members demand hot cakes otherwise they’ll die of hunger?

Yep, we’re getting a bit creative in our household as Mr. Dave is still out of commission with the whole broken leg thing. Luckily we’ve still had family around to help us out. Grandma Dara and Papa took the kids up north for part of last week and they all came down on Saturday. We ended up having a wonderful and relaxing weekend, just hanging around the house. As the kids didn’t get home till Saturday afternoon Dave and I were able to get 16 meals into the freezer! Yea freezer cookin’. On Sunday we all headed to Auburn Hills for cousin Henry’s two year birthday. The party was held at one of those inflatable bounce house type places, where kids and adults got to enjoy the fun. Ajax loved it and ran around nonstop. Noomi took a bit more coaching, but once she started having fun, there was no stopping her either. All the adults got a good workout as well and it was very nice seeing Dave’s cousins.

This week we’re getting back into our routine, which has been off track for a month now, but understandably so with the move, etc. Both kids are so tired when they get home it’s ridiculous, as school and learning take a lot of work. On Wednesday, I took Ajax to his new school and registered him. He was so cute. He was a little nervous and shy headed in, but when we were in the library filling out paperwork, he was comfortable enough to explore and look around. He also took his vision and hearing tests and did very well, passing both. We won’t know his teacher until late summer and they will also be calling us with his bus schedule! I cannot believe he’ll be taking the bus in the morning.

Noomi seems to have hit a milestone as her language usage and vocabulary are finally accelerating. She will freely repeat you and is now saying mama on a regular basis. She also identifies me as mama, Dave as dada, and Papa as papa (papa is currently her favorite person in the world). She can also identify Ajax, but has for a while now.

Both kids go in soon for doctor’s appointments. Noomi for a late 18 month check up (I dropped the ball on that one) and Ajax for his 5 year appointment. Dave also goes in next week for a final xray and determination of whether or not he can start putting weight on his leg, we’re all hoping that it goes well. Thanks for grandpa Gordy for driving Dave around! Oh, and we also signed Ajax up for Tball which starts in late April. I have to pick up his little outfit and apparently practices are held twice per week (crazy eh?).

Apologizes

Hello there, my apologizes for the lack of updates lately. To rewind a bit, Dave slipped and broke his leg. We saw the Orthopedic surgeon at MSU on a Tuesday and the next day, Wednesday (March 4th), Dave was at the hospital having surgery. Nine pins and one long plate. I cannot believe that a little slip on the ice could do so much damage. Incredible. As Mr. Dave was out of commission with Doctor’s orders to stay off the leg for at least 4 weeks, we were lucky to have family who was able to help us move to the new house so that we were still able to move on March 8th. On March 9th, my sister, her friend, and I cleaned the old house and turned in keys to the landlord, which was nice as that was one less thing to worry about. Our Williamston home is now pretty well organized and mostly put away. The kids seem to enjoy the new house and like that it is only one level. We are all awaiting warmer weather to explore the area, which seems quite nice. Dave goes back to the Doctor this Thursday to have his stiches removed, and at his last appointment the Doctor said everything was looking good. I cannot say how much our families have helped us out over the last few weeks, we are so fortunate that I simply cannot express my appreciation for everything they have done for us. Thank you.