Here are a couple of videos of Eben. The first one was taken not too long before we left Fargo. It is of his "singing" he does periodically. The second one was taken this week. He just started using the lion walker and he absolutely loves it. He started out pretty clumsy on it, but now he is walking like a champ. It is crazy to think we may have a walker in no time!
(FYI - now that we have moved, there will be more videos on here...for those who can't see Eben in person anymore.)
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Wagon and Swimming
Eben got this awesome wagon from Grandma and Grandpa Breker and he loves it! It is nice to have the option to go for walks with the stroller or the wagon to mix things up a little.
The home we moved into is part of a small community. This community has a pool which is funded by our monthly association dues. It is a great pool and we are so thankful to have it...especially since we STILL don't have air conditioning and it has been pretty warm this past week. We got Eben one of these floaties with some of his birthday money and it is awesome. He loves it and we love it. I strongly recommend it to all parents of little ones.
We gave Eben these fish to play with and for the first 10 minutes or so of pool time he just sat there sucking and chewing on them...very little expressions...just enjoying his fish.
So I took the fish away for a while so he would splash and laugh a little.
But he quickly got those fish back to continue eating them.
The home we moved into is part of a small community. This community has a pool which is funded by our monthly association dues. It is a great pool and we are so thankful to have it...especially since we STILL don't have air conditioning and it has been pretty warm this past week. We got Eben one of these floaties with some of his birthday money and it is awesome. He loves it and we love it. I strongly recommend it to all parents of little ones.
But he quickly got those fish back to continue eating them.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Pepsi Pics
My dad works for Pepsi and there is currently a contest for Pepsi photos of any kind. He asked that I take some pics of Eben with something Pepsi, so of course I jumped at the opportunity. I can't decide which picture is the best to submit, so I am basically putting these on my blog so that my dad has access to these pictures for his opinion (now that we live so far away I can't just run over to his house to get his opinion...sad). Here are my favorites, so, Dad, let me know! (Notice Eben's leg raised up in many of the pictures...he doesn't like the feeling of grass on his skin...too funny.)
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
First Birthday Party
Eben is 1 already!....???? Well, he has had his first birthday party already! Dane's family really wanted to throw us a going away party and have a joint birthday party for Eben and his cousin Logan, so they planned all three into one party. It was very fun and many people came. Eben was only 10 1/2 months old, but it was great. Dane and I will celebrate with just the 3 of us on his actual birthday, but I am glad he got to experience a first birthday party (and he got awesome toys)!
It's my party and I can cry if I want to...
Loves his Grandpa...
Our going away cake.
Eben did not dig in...he just poked at it with his right index finger.
Logan, on the other hand, destroyed his cake!
Eventually Eben got a little messy.
Eben avoiding the gift opening.
Logan, on the other hand, destroyed his cake!
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We are now Michigan-ians...(?)
We have moved...and my blog posts are WAY overdue. I have quite a few pictures to add from before we left ND, so expect some out of order posts in the next couple of days. Anyway, some of you are probably wondering how our move to the city of Ann Arbor went...pretty well.
Dane's parents drove most of our stuff in a trailer and pickup, my dad loaded his small SUV to the brim driving by himself, and Dane followed my mom, Eben, and me on our way to MI. So it took 4 cars and 7 people to make this move successful and I honestly do not know what we would have done without them! Dane's parents stayed a couple of nights in Ann Arbor, helping us with odds and ends and enjoying some time in our new city. My parents stayed 6 nights. My dad found many projects in our home and was Dane's homeowner teacher the entire time. My mom's specialty is gardening, so she planted bushes and plants that are very easy to take care of (I am not much of a gardener, but wanted something out there!) We can never thank our parents enough for all that they have done for us, not only during the move, but throughout our lives. We are very fortunate. Many tears were shed when we had to finally say goodbye to them.
The 14 hour drive with Eben in the back seat (my mom as back seat entertainer and feeder) went better than expected. Eben had a few fits, unfortunately one started as we began our way through the center of Chicago...so in a panic outside of Chicago, I stopped in Gary, Indiana...and not the good part of town...it was the part of town that had bars on all windows and nowhere in site was a safe place to simply change Eben's diaper...Dane was not impressed with my quick decision to exit there.
We have moved into our new home. This home has been completely remodeled (floors, windows, walls, hardware, appliances...literally everything above the basement)...this is due to the previous owner burning the place up (she was a hoarder and an elderly woman who has dementia). You would think that a home that has been redone would have few things to worry about when you move in...wrong. She took such poor care of this home that the air conditioner broke within hours of moving in (thank you home warranty), the gas line that runs the dryer was not functional (so $400 later for plumbing work and now we have a working dryer), one of our phone jacks for internet is busted, and the landscaping of our home is nonexistent and destroyed. On top of that, the remodeling that was done was done so cheap that some things have already broke. We have also run into issues with many of the things we have bought, bringing us back to the stores to replace things. We have been running around like crazy, working with repair and service men, and trying to find a cheaper way to have someone else paint our walls so Dane and I don't kill each other trying to do it ourselves. (Our walls are all white and I hate white walls).
Don't get me wrong, we really like our home and with a lot of money and some hard work, we will have a fantastic home to sell in a few years when we move back to ND. We have barely found time to breathe since last Friday...we hope to find time to go swimming in the pool that our housing community has either tomorrow or Friday. Also, once we get everything put together and painted, I will post pics of our new home :)
Dane's parents drove most of our stuff in a trailer and pickup, my dad loaded his small SUV to the brim driving by himself, and Dane followed my mom, Eben, and me on our way to MI. So it took 4 cars and 7 people to make this move successful and I honestly do not know what we would have done without them! Dane's parents stayed a couple of nights in Ann Arbor, helping us with odds and ends and enjoying some time in our new city. My parents stayed 6 nights. My dad found many projects in our home and was Dane's homeowner teacher the entire time. My mom's specialty is gardening, so she planted bushes and plants that are very easy to take care of (I am not much of a gardener, but wanted something out there!) We can never thank our parents enough for all that they have done for us, not only during the move, but throughout our lives. We are very fortunate. Many tears were shed when we had to finally say goodbye to them.
The 14 hour drive with Eben in the back seat (my mom as back seat entertainer and feeder) went better than expected. Eben had a few fits, unfortunately one started as we began our way through the center of Chicago...so in a panic outside of Chicago, I stopped in Gary, Indiana...and not the good part of town...it was the part of town that had bars on all windows and nowhere in site was a safe place to simply change Eben's diaper...Dane was not impressed with my quick decision to exit there.
We have moved into our new home. This home has been completely remodeled (floors, windows, walls, hardware, appliances...literally everything above the basement)...this is due to the previous owner burning the place up (she was a hoarder and an elderly woman who has dementia). You would think that a home that has been redone would have few things to worry about when you move in...wrong. She took such poor care of this home that the air conditioner broke within hours of moving in (thank you home warranty), the gas line that runs the dryer was not functional (so $400 later for plumbing work and now we have a working dryer), one of our phone jacks for internet is busted, and the landscaping of our home is nonexistent and destroyed. On top of that, the remodeling that was done was done so cheap that some things have already broke. We have also run into issues with many of the things we have bought, bringing us back to the stores to replace things. We have been running around like crazy, working with repair and service men, and trying to find a cheaper way to have someone else paint our walls so Dane and I don't kill each other trying to do it ourselves. (Our walls are all white and I hate white walls).
Don't get me wrong, we really like our home and with a lot of money and some hard work, we will have a fantastic home to sell in a few years when we move back to ND. We have barely found time to breathe since last Friday...we hope to find time to go swimming in the pool that our housing community has either tomorrow or Friday. Also, once we get everything put together and painted, I will post pics of our new home :)
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Sticks at the Depot
I took Eben on a walk today and we decided to visit the train depot downtown. He was so tired, to my surprise, and overwhelmed with all of the stimulation around us that all he did the whole time was play with sticks and ignore Mommy. It was pretty funny....completely disregarding me, as if he was all by himself. It was so cute watching him play with the sticks he found on the ground...he was fascinated by them.
I think you need a hair trim...getting pretty shaggy!
Don't worry, I quickly intervened on this one :)
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