This month is going by so quickly! We finally got our truck back on New Year's Eve. We're so thankful to have it back. It is running great and looks even better.
Enjoy the pictures! =o)
Thursday, January 17, 2008
PA Farm Show
Emmie likes her tractors.
Dad can we get one?
Cute chick =o)
Farm shows are exhausting!
The annual butter sculpture. The kids are trying to take a cow on the bus.
Christmas Morning (con't)
Emmie's big gift was a rocking horse. She loves it! She'll climb on and off and on and off and is a pretty proficient rocker. (Please excuse the runny nose. It didn't want to stop all morning. =( )
Christmas Morning
Emmie looking at all the presents. She knew what to do with them as we had already opened gifts at 3 other family functions.
Uh-oh! Spilling her breakfast before we opened gifts.
Emmie's farm set from Aunt Allison and cousin Kaylie.
Chad's gifts (I got him the Transformers movie too).
Friday, December 21, 2007
Merry Christmas to All!
While I still have time before Christmas is upon us, I wanted to make sure to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a happy and blessed New Year! My New Year's resolution is to try and blog a little more frequently. =o) Ok, you can stop laughing at me now. =o) Enjoy the pictures I finally put up (from September). Merry Christmas!
Getting ready for Christmas
"Mom, I think this ornament needs to go up there."
"Perfect!"
This is the way a construction worker puts together his kid's toys.
Yeehaw! Testing out the finished product.
Cousins
Kaylah taking Emmie for a stroll.
Emmie wasn't to interested in taking this picture until she got to hold Carter.
We got to visit cousin Kaylie and Aunt Allison on our trip to Michigan.
Kaylie was great about sharing all her toys with Emmie.
Picture Update #2
Emmie likes to help me do the dishes by asking for "bubus peace."
With her beard so snowy white
Emmie's big into the leg warmers style.
She wasn't too crazy about the snow. She pretty much refused to walk through it.
Photo Updates 1
One of our favorite things to do at the end of September is go to the fair.
Emmie's trying to "honk" the horn on the tractor.
All that tractoring is hard work!
Our big girls! Last year Emmie was only 6 weeks old, Kaylah was only 8 weeks and Abigail was only 5 months.
She fell asleep eating lunch two days in a row. She must have had a busy morning.
Emmie loves going down her slide when we play outside.
Emmie's trying to "honk" the horn on the tractor.
All that tractoring is hard work!
Our big girls! Last year Emmie was only 6 weeks old, Kaylah was only 8 weeks and Abigail was only 5 months.
She fell asleep eating lunch two days in a row. She must have had a busy morning.
Emmie loves going down her slide when we play outside.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Monday, November 19, 2007
Updates all around....
First, Emmie had her 15 month check up complete with 3 shots last week. She is now 22.5 lbs and 30 inches tall. She is doing pretty well but has had a slight cold the last few days and a crazy schedule so her joyful and obedient spirit has taken a slight vacation for the time being which in turn tends to affect her parents' joyful spirits. We're all working on that one though.
We finally go approval last monday to get a rental car after 3 weeks of wheeling and dealing. We now have a pretty cool black Dodge Dakota with a V8 and satellite radio. Normally the insurance would only pay for a regular 4-door deal but since that was the only vehicle they had at the time we went to pick it up they gave it to us for the same price. Lesson to take away from this whole rental fiasco: Make sure you have rental car coverage on your collision policy. That way, no matter whose fault it is, you can get a retal car right away. We found out after the accident that we didn't have the $24 a year rider on our policy that would guarentee rental car coverage. If by chance it had been declared a no-fault accident and we had rented a car thinking the other insurance would assume responsibility, we would have given ourselves a nifty little christmas gift of a hefty rental bill. So make sure your coverage is up to date. =o) Btw, they are repairing our truck and we should have it by the beginning of December.
We finally go approval last monday to get a rental car after 3 weeks of wheeling and dealing. We now have a pretty cool black Dodge Dakota with a V8 and satellite radio. Normally the insurance would only pay for a regular 4-door deal but since that was the only vehicle they had at the time we went to pick it up they gave it to us for the same price. Lesson to take away from this whole rental fiasco: Make sure you have rental car coverage on your collision policy. That way, no matter whose fault it is, you can get a retal car right away. We found out after the accident that we didn't have the $24 a year rider on our policy that would guarentee rental car coverage. If by chance it had been declared a no-fault accident and we had rented a car thinking the other insurance would assume responsibility, we would have given ourselves a nifty little christmas gift of a hefty rental bill. So make sure your coverage is up to date. =o) Btw, they are repairing our truck and we should have it by the beginning of December.
Monday, November 05, 2007
Dancing Queen
Emmie loves to dance. Most recently she found a song on the new Pride and Prejudice Soundtrack that she really enjoys. When she stops dancing in the middle if you look to the side you can see Chad's shadow. He was trying to get her to start dancing again. You may have to double click they play button to make it work.
Thursday, November 01, 2007
Wonderful news
Well, it finally happened, a little bit of a surprise to most of you I know....we finally got cable Internet! Gotcha, didn't I? You had to admit you thought for just a split second I was pregnant again. =o) Anyway, I am very happy now. This might actually lead to me posting more than once a month and maybe I'll even throw in a video or two of Emmie. =o)
In other news, Emmie decided that she really liked the blood aspect of Halloween and proceeded to fall head first into our magazine stand last night right before bed. She ended up with about a half inch long cut (it wasn't quite a gash, the skin just split) on her forehead that of course bled profusely all over her face, clothes, mother, and father. Needless to say she wasn't thrilled with the blood running all over her face and kept trying to wipe it away with her hand and fighting against the paper towel Chad was using to try and stop it. After the bleeding and Emmie calmed down we were able to check the wound and after debating a trip to the emergency room for stitches (it was about 8:30 pm) we opted for some steri-strips and a bandage (we figured that was about what they would do at the ER anyway as the cut wasn't really deep) This morning she was no worse for the wear and playing around like normal.
Another adventure we are in the midst of right now is sorting everything out from an accident we were in on Oct 20th. Chad and I were on our way up to Sight and Sound (A Christian Theater) in PA for an overnight trip to celebrate our anniversary when we had an unexpected turn of events. We were on a two lane road driving towards a construction zone when suddenly a suburban pulled around a stopped truck into our lane. We didn't know what was going on but Chad slammed on the brakes and tried to get as far to the right as he could without plowing into the guardrail. All I remember thinking is ok, we're pretty much stopped. Why isn't he stopping or going around?!! Then CRASH!! the front left corners of our vehicles hit. It was all a little surreal. The airbags didn't go off and thank the Lord, no one was injured. Our truck on the other hand was undrivable (but the engine was still running, Chad had to shut it off, so that was good). We'll probably have to replace the bumper, grill, the lights on that side, the side panel, the hood, the driver side door (Chad had to come out my side because he couldn't get the door open wide enough to get out), the wheel (which looked like it was broken in half) and the tire, not to mention any internal damage that we couldn't see. But also another praise (at least so far) is that the truck is still valuable enough for them to be able to complete the repairs without having to total the vehicle. The repair shop is still working on the estimate so we'll see about that one. Anyway, come to find out, apparently the truck in front of the suburban stopped suddenly (he left the scene after the accident) and the driver of the suburban slammed on the brakes (he didn't have ABS), went into a skid, lost control, and swerved into our lane. You could see his skid marks on the road come from his lane into ours. At first it seemed like it would be pretty cut and dry with the insurance companies but unfortunately, the other driver after finding out that he was going to be found at fault (and not the mystery driver in the truck) has proceeded to lie to his insurance company possibly taking something I had said in speculation after the accident (that the truck may have slammed on his brakes because the lane shift in the construction zone may have made it seem like we were coming towards him) and using it to make it seem like we were at fault too. I'm pretty confident that the insurance companies will get things figured out correctly but it's so difficult knowing that something I said could be potentially casting doubt over our integrity. I hate this feeling and it's killing me not knowing what's going on.
On a bright note, since we were ok, we were able to get a cab and then a rental car and still enjoy the weekend. If any of you are up in the Lancaster area of PA you should really try and catch a show at Sight and Sound. They do an incredible job. =o)
In other news, Emmie decided that she really liked the blood aspect of Halloween and proceeded to fall head first into our magazine stand last night right before bed. She ended up with about a half inch long cut (it wasn't quite a gash, the skin just split) on her forehead that of course bled profusely all over her face, clothes, mother, and father. Needless to say she wasn't thrilled with the blood running all over her face and kept trying to wipe it away with her hand and fighting against the paper towel Chad was using to try and stop it. After the bleeding and Emmie calmed down we were able to check the wound and after debating a trip to the emergency room for stitches (it was about 8:30 pm) we opted for some steri-strips and a bandage (we figured that was about what they would do at the ER anyway as the cut wasn't really deep) This morning she was no worse for the wear and playing around like normal.
Another adventure we are in the midst of right now is sorting everything out from an accident we were in on Oct 20th. Chad and I were on our way up to Sight and Sound (A Christian Theater) in PA for an overnight trip to celebrate our anniversary when we had an unexpected turn of events. We were on a two lane road driving towards a construction zone when suddenly a suburban pulled around a stopped truck into our lane. We didn't know what was going on but Chad slammed on the brakes and tried to get as far to the right as he could without plowing into the guardrail. All I remember thinking is ok, we're pretty much stopped. Why isn't he stopping or going around?!! Then CRASH!! the front left corners of our vehicles hit. It was all a little surreal. The airbags didn't go off and thank the Lord, no one was injured. Our truck on the other hand was undrivable (but the engine was still running, Chad had to shut it off, so that was good). We'll probably have to replace the bumper, grill, the lights on that side, the side panel, the hood, the driver side door (Chad had to come out my side because he couldn't get the door open wide enough to get out), the wheel (which looked like it was broken in half) and the tire, not to mention any internal damage that we couldn't see. But also another praise (at least so far) is that the truck is still valuable enough for them to be able to complete the repairs without having to total the vehicle. The repair shop is still working on the estimate so we'll see about that one. Anyway, come to find out, apparently the truck in front of the suburban stopped suddenly (he left the scene after the accident) and the driver of the suburban slammed on the brakes (he didn't have ABS), went into a skid, lost control, and swerved into our lane. You could see his skid marks on the road come from his lane into ours. At first it seemed like it would be pretty cut and dry with the insurance companies but unfortunately, the other driver after finding out that he was going to be found at fault (and not the mystery driver in the truck) has proceeded to lie to his insurance company possibly taking something I had said in speculation after the accident (that the truck may have slammed on his brakes because the lane shift in the construction zone may have made it seem like we were coming towards him) and using it to make it seem like we were at fault too. I'm pretty confident that the insurance companies will get things figured out correctly but it's so difficult knowing that something I said could be potentially casting doubt over our integrity. I hate this feeling and it's killing me not knowing what's going on.
On a bright note, since we were ok, we were able to get a cab and then a rental car and still enjoy the weekend. If any of you are up in the Lancaster area of PA you should really try and catch a show at Sight and Sound. They do an incredible job. =o)
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Blue Ribbon Winner
If I could brag on my hubby for a minute...Chad's picture of Miguel Tejada (a Baltimore Orioles player) on a rehab assignment playing for the Keys won a blue ribbon at the county fair. =o)
Emmie =o)
Emmie is finally starting to get hair. When she gets warm or it is humid outside she gets little curls around the back of her head. She gets that from her mommy. =o)
Swinging like a big girl
On Thursday night when we were gone, Emmie wore her Maryland jersey so that she could match Chad who was wearing his and watching the game at home. She also liked to "help" my Grandma water her plants. Her MiMi taught her how to do it at home.
Family
My cousin Dan and his girlfriend Kristen drove about 200 miles roundtrip in one day to see us and meet Emmie. (This was a couple days after they finished a cross country road trip from Vancouver to Toronto.) Was that sweet of them or what? =o)
Four Generations...such a special moment
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
We're still alive =o)
After a 2 month hiatus I figured it was time to post again. The past two months have been very busy but fun. Emmie and I took off for a week in September to visit my Grandma in Canada. That was a very fun trip (pictures to follow). It was fun seeing friends in Michigan and showing Emmie the places I went as a little girl. (Not that it made that big of an impression at this point in her life). Emmie did great on her first flight and even got to sit in her own seat for part of the time.
Chad and I are in the midst of starting up our own electrical business so that Chad can take over for his Dad in a couple of months. We're thankful for the opportunity to start things up with several clients already waiting in the wings.
Sorry this is so short but I want to post some pictures too......=o)
Chad and I are in the midst of starting up our own electrical business so that Chad can take over for his Dad in a couple of months. We're thankful for the opportunity to start things up with several clients already waiting in the wings.
Sorry this is so short but I want to post some pictures too......=o)
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