In the last 24 hrs I have.....
-made up 10 bottles
-changed appox. 12 diapers
-given 2 baths to the same child because of two of the above mentioned diaper changes
-washed out 2 sets of clothes (from the same child) also cause of the above mentioned diaper changes
-been to the grocery store 2 times
-gotten soaking wet from another bath, where my eldest decided it would be fun to try and get as much water out of the tub as there was in!
-talked to my mom 4 times
-washed 4 loads of laundry
-ran the dishwasher twice
-spend approx 1 hr putting my eldest back and forth into time out cause of her "independent" spirit
-slept 7hrs
And they say "stay at home" moms don't work!!!!!
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Some Perspective
Today was a hard day.... let me just say this... it took us an hour to eat breakfast cause of about 5 trips to the time out corner. I was seriously tempted to have David call in sick and stay home and help me with my girls!!! But then I read this, a letter written by someone I don't even know to her daughter, who she only got to spend 2. 5 hours with before Jesus took her home. What an amazing women this mother is and as I watch my eldest daughter slowly learn to spread her wings and become independent I will think back on this little girl and thank Jesus for every precious minute I have with my girls... even if they are minutes where I am pulling out my hair and counting down the minutes till bedtime.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Friday, April 04, 2008
Madi's "big girl" blanket
When we had Lily we decided that we were going to wait a bit to take Madi out of her crib and give her a "big girl" bed. We had the craddle that Opa (David's grandpa) built when David's dad was born so we did have a place to put Lily!! And we knew that Madi would be sleeping in a double bed at mom's and dad's in Revelstoke so we weren't worried about rushing it!
I decided that to "help" with the transition from crib to bed that I would make a big deal about making her a new room. I had seen a blog with directions for a rag quilt and figured that it would be a fun project for me to do for Madi. I really played up this new big girl blanket and even let her help me pick out the material. It took me awhile cause I wanted to make it big enough for a twin bed (she is on a double though.. we had the mattress so why buy another be eh!) but I think it turned out pretty good
I decided that to "help" with the transition from crib to bed that I would make a big deal about making her a new room. I had seen a blog with directions for a rag quilt and figured that it would be a fun project for me to do for Madi. I really played up this new big girl blanket and even let her help me pick out the material. It took me awhile cause I wanted to make it big enough for a twin bed (she is on a double though.. we had the mattress so why buy another be eh!) but I think it turned out pretty good
Madi "trying" it out before I was done sewing it!
At home in her "big girl" room!!
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
EUREKA!!!!
A couple weeks back David had to go to Eureka,NU for work. They were flying some equipment for a company that is doing some scientific researtch up there and had to travel with the plane. He was gone for about 6 days and ended up spending most of the time at the weather station cause the company wasn't actually set up for them to fly the equipment yet.
The weather people send off this weather balloons twice a day to collect data and David and the pilots got to watch and even let some of them go!
David by the "customs" office!! They had freezer doors on all the outside doors because they keep the heat in better!!!
The weather people send off this weather balloons twice a day to collect data and David and the pilots got to watch and even let some of them go!
David by the "customs" office!! They had freezer doors on all the outside doors because they keep the heat in better!!!
The last 2 pictures are of some of the sites while they were flying home. David saw a lot of glaciers and really cool pressure cracks in the snow!
My child the artist.....
I know that I am probably a bit biased but come on ....isn't Madison talented!!! She got the MagnaDoodle from Aunt Becky and Uncle Sam for her birthday and LOVES it!!! She will spend literally hours a day doodling on it. Her latest feat is taking a DVD cover ( usually Veggietales ) and holding it in one hand ( sorry Mama Eby...looks like she is right handed!) while "drawing" what she sees in the other. It might look like doodles to you but in the middle is a "Larry the cucumber" with eyes and everything and she also drew "Bob the tomato"....what a talent!
While David was in Eureka ( more to come on that!) I got a few things to help keep Madi entertained, since in the bitter cold its not the easiest to take 2 children out! I picked up some finger paints and a really big pad of paper!! She had so much fun
Very first finger painting attempt. She was a little unsure but then she got into making the hand prints!!
She loves coloring of any kind and the more colors on a page the better!!! She usually wants one of us to color the other page and she will stop and look over at our page and say things like
"oohhh...mama..that gorgeous"
While David was in Eureka ( more to come on that!) I got a few things to help keep Madi entertained, since in the bitter cold its not the easiest to take 2 children out! I picked up some finger paints and a really big pad of paper!! She had so much fun
Very first finger painting attempt. She was a little unsure but then she got into making the hand prints!!
She loves coloring of any kind and the more colors on a page the better!!! She usually wants one of us to color the other page and she will stop and look over at our page and say things like"oohhh...mama..that gorgeous"
"OOhhh... thats amazing"
" Good job daddy"
"That delicious" (not sure about this.. i think she likes the way it sounds!)
All in all she is a talented little artist!
Friday, March 28, 2008
Excuse the mess.... i'm renovating....
You will have to patient as i try to update the look of our blog. Not the easiest to do when you have a toddler that is interested in whatever you are doing when you open the labtop!!! Bear with me... give me a few days... and be wowed!!!
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Snuggle my bean
When we went to the park (see next post) we dressed Lily all nice and snuggly and got some cute pictures..
Love of my life and my little bean
All snuggly in her car seat
Big sister Madison "helping" Lily out of her carseat!
Fun at the park....in -30 weather!!
About a week ago we decided that we were sick of the cold weather and we were going to bundle the girls up and take them outside to play
(ok.. i realize that Lily doesn't exactly "play" but you get my drift!)
Well.. Madi was in heaven. We had discovered this park last summer and frequented it during the nicer months but figured since we have to drive to this park, that in -30 weather it was a bit much to bundle the girls, throw them in the car ( of course not literally!) and drive 10 min to the park, haul them out ( again not literal!) play for the 5 mins ,before Madison freezes to death and then repeat the process back to the house.
Well...after 5 months of hunkering down during the colder weather we decided to brave the cold and see what happened. I honestly believe my beloved stubborn 2yr old would have stayed at this park playing until her limbs actually fell off from being frozen had she been allowed to....
As you can probably tell by the sequence of pics, she loved the slide, and for all of you with children, you will know and understand the level of speed a young child can achieve in a polyester snowsuit on a cold plastic slide!!! It was awesome... had I been 6 months pregnant I probably would have peed my pants laughing at her!! Thank goodness I'm not!!!
(ok.. i realize that Lily doesn't exactly "play" but you get my drift!)
Well.. Madi was in heaven. We had discovered this park last summer and frequented it during the nicer months but figured since we have to drive to this park, that in -30 weather it was a bit much to bundle the girls, throw them in the car ( of course not literally!) and drive 10 min to the park, haul them out ( again not literal!) play for the 5 mins ,before Madison freezes to death and then repeat the process back to the house.
Well...after 5 months of hunkering down during the colder weather we decided to brave the cold and see what happened. I honestly believe my beloved stubborn 2yr old would have stayed at this park playing until her limbs actually fell off from being frozen had she been allowed to....
As you can probably tell by the sequence of pics, she loved the slide, and for all of you with children, you will know and understand the level of speed a young child can achieve in a polyester snowsuit on a cold plastic slide!!! It was awesome... had I been 6 months pregnant I probably would have peed my pants laughing at her!! Thank goodness I'm not!!!
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
What's in a name???.......
I don't think that I have ever posted on why we named our girls what we did... I am always interested in the story of why others name their kids what they do, so I thought I would share our story..
Madison Elizabeth Leona Mobach
MADISON - even before we got pregnant we loved this name. We had heard it somewhere but don't really remember where. It fits our Madi to a t!
ELIZABETH- Davids mom's name and Anne's grandma's name
LEONA- Anne's middle name, Anne's mom's middle name, Anne's greatgrandma's name
Lily Christine Joy Mobach
LILY- a name we just got stuck on and loved. It was actually easier to name Madi than Lily but once we came up with Lily it stuck. We love that its not a common name but cute and slightly old fashioned
CHRISTINE-Aunt Laura's ( Anne's sister) middle name
JOY- Aunt Becky's ( Anne's sister) middle name
So there you have it... our girls and their names!
Madison Elizabeth Leona Mobach
MADISON - even before we got pregnant we loved this name. We had heard it somewhere but don't really remember where. It fits our Madi to a t!
ELIZABETH- Davids mom's name and Anne's grandma's name
LEONA- Anne's middle name, Anne's mom's middle name, Anne's greatgrandma's name
Lily Christine Joy Mobach
LILY- a name we just got stuck on and loved. It was actually easier to name Madi than Lily but once we came up with Lily it stuck. We love that its not a common name but cute and slightly old fashioned
CHRISTINE-Aunt Laura's ( Anne's sister) middle name
JOY- Aunt Becky's ( Anne's sister) middle name
So there you have it... our girls and their names!
Just born.....
These are some pictures of the girls just after they had been born... they show how much of a difference there really is between a 9lb baby (madi) and a 6.5lb baby (lily)!!!
MADISON ELIZABETH LEONA
MADISON ELIZABETH LEONA
LILY CHRISTINE JOY
Madi and Lily
I thought that I would post some pics of the girls at the same age and see the differences and similarities!
MADISON
LILY3 1/2 MONTHS OLD
MADISON 
LILY
Comparisons
Here are 2 pictures of Lily about 3 months apart. She is still a tiny thing but progressing great. We are off to the Dr. for her 4 month check up on friday... WOW.. 4 months already!!
Nov 14, 2007
Feb. 21, 2008Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Success!!!
We have potty success!!! Tonite Madi peed in the potty for the first time!! We made a huge deal about it.. I am sure she thinks we are crazy... she just looked at us and climbed right back into the tub!! She had done her thing and wanted to get back to playing with her water toys!
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
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