New Words!

Jeff says "hot" and he has "john"...aren't those some strange first words? It's really cute though, whenever you put food on his tray he looks at you and says, hot? Then of course he LOVES his Uncle John, so no surprise that he is saying that now, but come on Jeff, how about saying mom or dad!!!

Long Weekend = End of Summer

The summer is over, well not technically over, but in my eyes it is. The lake was bustling this weekend, boats and waverunners all over, family get togethers...people enjoying the last little bit of summer. Yesterday you saw people taking out their boats and docks...it's always a sad time. But at the same time I just try and remember that in 9 short months it will be Memorial Day and the lake season will just be beginning!

Oh where should I even start, we had a fun filled weekend for sure!!!! Nick had to work Friday and Saturday night, so Jeff & I headed up to the lake with Mom & Dad. Steph & John arrived shortly their after, with all of the new mattress on the trailor...thus the adventures of Friday night begin! Mom & Dad were at dinner, so it was John, Steph, & me...along with baby Jeff...need I say more? We started moving around 830 and finished around 11! We had some great laughs, and we sweated a lot, but now we have no more full size beds at the lake...mom & dad have a king, Steph & John have a king, Nick & I have a queen, and then the guest room downstairs has a queen too. It was wonderful getting it all put together, and Jeff was really good too. He spent some time helping Uncle John, as Steph & I were hulling mattresses out!

Saturday was just a picture, perfect day! Besides my son being awake for 3 hours in the middle of the night, everything turned out okay. Jeff got to take a boat ride with Grandpa, Grandma, and Aunt Teppie, so I snuck off and went running by myself, which was great. By the time I got back, the guys already had mattresses loaded on John's truck and were headed to the dump, and Steph was getting ready to lay Jeff down for a nap. Alexanders were coming up by 12, so us girls took off into town so we could get some finishing touches for our beds...it was fun. By the time we got back, we had lunch and sat around and gabbed with everyone for a long time. It was great to catch up with Ben, since he is just getting home from New Zealand, it's fun to listen to him talk, since he's caught some of "their" lingo. Saturday night was a blast! Our next door neighboor puts on a concert for everyone in our section. It's great to talk to everyone and listen to music...great times!!!!! Even Jeff was dancing all over the place, he LOVED it! Oh and FYI...Jeff says "John!" He said it all Saturday morning, but really hasn't said it to much since.

Uncle John, Jeff (grabbing sunglasses), & Aunt Steph at the concert!

Jeff pointing and showing me Uncle John's truck!

Jeff checking out his football...

I LOVED this picture of him...he was just sitting nicely

Was being goofy with his ball...not sure what he was trying to accomplish

Let's see we had big news on Sunday...Jeff slept in his bed all night Saturday!!!! This is a huge accomplishment because normally he'll wake up in the middle of the night, when we are at the lake, and want to come in my bed. It was so nice to sleep by myself! But anyway, we got up and went running while everyone else was at church. Felt great to run off all of the alcohol I drank the night before!!!! Nick got to the lake around 10:30, Jeff was so cute running to Nick, you could tell that his missed his playmate! Ray & Rosie also came for a visit, so it was nice they were able to see Jeff show his "true" colors. Other then that we spent Sunday relaxing and hanging out in the water. It was great!!!

Jeff & Dad burying Olin's football

Jeff enjoying splashing in the water

I LOVED this picture I took...he looks so serious and like he's on a mission.

Steph & I enjoying some laughs...

The boys working on the fire

Back From Our Mini Vacation!

I'm sad to be back at work this morning! It was wonderful having Monday & Tuesday off of work and to be able to spend some quality time by ourselves at the lake. It was so peaceful and relaxing. We really didn't do to much of anything, just hung out by the sandbox with Jeff, but it was the point that we didn't have to be on a schedule that made all of the difference!

The weekend was great! Nick's friends, Justin and Pat, and Bethany, Pat's girlfriend were up for the weekend. It was so nice for Nick to get to see everyone and have fun together. I didn't really get to spend to much time with them, I was always cooking or cleaning up the cottage, but it was still great to see them. They were wonderful with Jeff too. We have some new habits we need to break now, but it's nice to see 26 year olds excited to see a 19 month old.

Saturday I had to take Jeff to the LaGrange ER. He was walking on the dock and then all of a sudden he wasn't putting any weight on his foot and was screaming. Nick & I sat and looked at it and his ankle looked swollen and puffy, so we decided we should go have it looked at, just in case. I got there and wouldn't you know the problem was a stupid splitner in his foot. I was so upset that I had to bring my child in for a splinter. The worst part was Nick & I even looked at his foot for that, but of course we didn't see it. Live & Learn...right???

Sunday we spent a good couple of hours tubing! Oh my lord it was hilarious and so much fun, I haven't laughed like that in a long time. Nick & Pat went together, Pat & Bethany...the air and waves that they got were great! You had to be there, but it was just a riot. Jeff even enjoyed the boat ride as well.

The Waterfight began!

Pat & Nick...the ride is only beginning...

Nick tried to jump on the tube, only to fall off!!!

Monday, Jeff decided to wake up at 5am!!!! Hello kiddo, it's vacation, you sleep in. I got him up and brought him in bed with us and he ended up sleeping until around 7 or so. Jeff & I went running around the lake, I just love running up there, it's so peaceful, but for a Monday there were a few people out and about. Truthfully though, Monday was spend vegging. Jeff played with Brooke, I saw in the sun, and while Jeff took his nap, we just watched tv. It was nice not to have to rush here or there. We had an awesome dinner on the grill and then we went to Lucy's and got some ice-cream, it was just a great day.

Jeff & Brooke...the smiles on their faces say it all!

He was so proud!

Tuesday we knew we had to come home by a decent time, so I got up ran again and then we started cleaning. Jeff was so tired he went down for a morning nap, and Nick and I got to work. Luckily I had done some cleaning on Sunday so I didn't have a ton to do, but it took all morning. By 12 we were in the car heading home. Mom took me down to see Steph's classroom which was fun since I hadn't seen it yet. She looks so grown up in there, I'm so happy that she got a job and is doing what she loves, you can tell she really enjoys it! Other then that, Nick went off to work for the evening and Jeff and I headed to the library for books...our lives are just so exciting, aren't they?

One minute he looks like this!

Honestly 2 seconds later, he looks like this!

Back to School

I decided in May that I needed to go back to school to finish my degree. I needed to prove to myself that I could do this, but most of all I wanted to do this. Well the time has come for school to actually start, and while I'm looking forward to it, I think it's going to be a huge undertaking that I really didn't think all the way through! It's going to be hard to get my work done and take care of Jeff, especially when Nick is working his other job, but I think I can handle it. I'll let you know for sure in a few weeks, fair enough? For now though, I'm glad I only need 43 hours...well 34 after this semester, and then I'll graduate!

Nick's New Job

Well tonight is Nick's first night working at Dominos'. I hope everything goes well for him. I hate him having to go to work after being gone all day, but we need the money so we can pay off debt and move out of Mom & Dad's, and this is the only solution we have. It's going to be hard, epsecially with me working and going to school along with taking care of Jeff, but I hope it all works out okay!

Back on Track

I have been horrible about blogging. I'm hoping that next week I can get back on track and keep up with everything that's going on!

Shopping!!!!

I love shopping, but I've had to cut back on things since having Jeff. Well yesterday when mom dropped Jeff off, we headed to Levis Commons to look for a few things. Turns out Steph was there too getting things for school, since she was extremely warm in long pants during the open house. I walked into the Loft and found my trouser jeans on clearance for $35.99....it was an awesome deal so I snagged them. I also found a cute green shirt, but figured I didn't need to spend that kind of money so I just bought the jeans, but man did it feel great to SHOP!