This is our new car - 1999 Mazda Protege Lx with 55,000 miles on it. And its a manual, which is what Jared really wanted.




Adam is doctoring Jacob.




It was a very rainy day. The boys were happy to see Daddy was here this morning. After getting ready we headed down the road and took the Metro to the junk yard. At around 10:00 the man came and picked up the Vibe. While he was here we got a call from the car dealership saying things were set with the Mazda and we could come sign papers and get that today. Soon we headed over there. We left there around 12:30. From there Jared went to work and we headed to the bank. The boys ate a packed lunch in the van. Then we stopped at meijer to walk around and also picked up some dog food. The boys had fun looking at all the toys. We got home around 2:30. After reading I tucked Adam in for a nap. Jacob colored while resting. We got a call from Jacob's preschool and he starts on Tuesday. Half his class starts on Mon and the other half starts on Tues. Jacob (and I) was very happy to hear that I get to stay with him on his first day of school. I did a 30 min run. Then Jacob and I went outside for little awhile. I noticed Truman way out in one of our paddocks, but when I called him he continued walking in the opposite direction. Jacob was having a hard time keeping up with me so I carried him as we walked thru the tall grass calling for Truman. Truman went across our neighbors driveway and into the corn field. I don't think he hears as well anymore. He finally did come after we got near the driveway. Jared got home around 4:30. Adam woke up soon after that. The boys played with the cash register. We wanted to take a drive in the new car and Jared suggested we celebrate at Fazoli's. We all had fun riding in the car and enjoyed our dinner out. This evening we played hide and seek in the dark with the boys. Jacob wore his glow in the dark bones shirt and sure was excited about it. We all had so much fun! We had to laugh when Adam kept giving away their hiding spots. When Jared or I would say, "I wonder where Adam... is?" Adam would yell, "I on the big couch, I right here, or I in my bedroom.." The boys were tucked in bed around 9pm. Jared and I made popcorn and watched I Love Lucy.

Jacob weighing himself on the scale.

The boys were up around 8:30. They were pretending to be scary lions while crawling around and roaring loudly. After breakfast and a video we got out the wooden blocks to play with. Jacob built an airplane and said, “This is made from metal. It comes from China cause there’s lots a airports there.” Around 11:00 we went outside. The boys played mostly in the barn with their sticks and the tricycle. We came inside for lunch. After lunch we sat at the counter to color. The boys love their state park coloring books. Jacob said, “Look Mommy. Adam’s trying to stay in the lines. Good job Adam.” When he heard or saw him scribbling he’d say, “Try to stay in the lines, ok Adam.” He also asked Adam, "Do you want me to show you how to stay in the lines." Jacob looked at my picture and said, “Good job Mommy. That looks great. Your amazing! Your BERY (very) talented.” Jacob was proud to show me that he now writes his name using a lower case b rather than a capital. I tucked Adam in for a nap around 2pm. Jacob did some coloring in his book and also drew on the dry erase board while resting. He asked me to draw a tree on the board for him. Basically I drew a circle with two lines down (not very creative). Jacob pointed out his window and said, "Look, them trees don't look like that." He was happy when I made a different tree with branches. He added red leaves to the branches and a pile of leaves under the tree. I did my afternoon run. Jacob asked me if I wanted to hear him sing. He sang the song, "Oh Mr Sun" for me. Then Jacob sat at the table and played with playdoh until it was time to leave. At 3:30 I woke up Adam and we headed over to pick Jared up from work. From there we went to a dealership to look at a car. We test drove it and really like it. Tomorrow the guy is coming to pick up the Vibe. We got home around 6pm. We warmed up chili for dinner. Jacob said, "I like chili. Its heathy for us. Candy is not healthy, but I like candy. What makes us sick?" After dinner we got out the Lincoln logs to build with. Adam also had fun with the soft cars and racetrack. The boys new favorite songs are "Self-control (or as they call it, Once I had a knot in my shoe) and "My heart says I Love you." They were tucked in bed by 9pm.

Boys on their motorcycle.

Following the map to the castle.






The boys woke up around 8:00. They ran to our bedroom to wake up Daddy. We got home from church around 11:00. Jared, Jacob, and I played a game of Wii Bowling. Adam tried the boxing. Jacob played boxing and then golf until lunch was ready. We warmed up chili for lunch. During lunch Jacob told us that he’d had a dream he was bowling, real bowling (not on the Wii). The boys played with the dominos and their cars. Then they put some blankets and the large horse in the toy box and pretended it was their motorcycle. Jacob said they were going to the castle to rescue Emily Elizabeth. They put a pillow behind their motorcycle for me to sit on. Jacob has the book "Where the Wild Things Are" memorized and likes to read it to me. I was surprised at how much of that book Adam also has memorized. I tucked Adam in for a nap around 2:30. Jacob rested while coloring and watching football with Daddy. I did a 30 min run. Jacob told me there was a hailstorm outside. It did hail for a short time. Adam woke up at 5pm. We went outside to take care of the animals. It was cold and the boys wore their winter coats. Jacob also wanted to wear a hat and mittens. Adam fed the cats and Sammy. Jacob, Daddy, and I were playing Frisbee when we looked over to see Adam sitting in the middle of a puddle. After dinner Adam brought over the Wii sports case telling Daddy, “I want you to play this and this and this and this” as he pointed at the different sport pictures. This evening we played some Wii Sports. I made some noodle salad. The boys made a little house and they sat in there looking at books. Jacob set up a book(tv) and asked Adam, "What do you wanna watch. You wanna watch Einstein?" They were tucked in bed by 9:15.

Jacob Wii bowling.




Wii boxing



I got up at 6am to do my exercises. The boys slept until around 8:30. We watched the tractor video during breakfast. Went out for Sat am drinks and donuts. The boys sure are friendly with the “ATM lady.” We also stopped at meijer for groceries. It’s a cool, rainy day. After lunch Jared and I played a few games of Wii Bowling. We've sold our Vibe with the agreement of putting on 4 new tires so we headed into town to get that done. While they worked on the car we went to Target and walked around in there. We got home around 2:30. After reading with the boys I tucked Adam in for a nap. He lay down for about an hour but never did go to sleep. Jacob rested while playing with wooden blocks and then drawing. I did a 30 min run. Jared played some Wii Sport and Mario Kart. The boys played with wooden blocks and then playdoh until dinnertime. We made chili for dinner. After dinner Jared and I played some Wii bowling. After we'd played a couple games Jacob asked if he could try it. He learned the buttons fast and did really well at it. Adam tried it several times too. He really wanted to do it by himself but the buttons were more difficult for him to understand. We played the unlimited bowling where there are not gutters and they add more pins each time. We had lots of fun playing that. Then Jacob also tried boxing and golfing. He said his favorite was the boxing. The boys played in the tub until pj time. They were tucked in bed around 9:30.

Jacob Wii boxing

"Mommy, I have a baby in my belly."


Today was a cold and rainy day. I got up at 6:00 to exercise. Adam was up around 8:00. He kept checking on Jacob to see if he was awake yet. Jacob slept in until almost 9am. We watched Clifford during breakfast. After breakfast the boys sat at the counter and played with playdoh. They had me make them lots of playdoh bricks. Then we got out the mega blocks to build with. After awhile Jacob started putting them all away saying he wanted to get something else out. We had fun building with Lincoln logs until lunchtime. After lunch we went back to playing with the Lincoln logs and some matchbox cars. Then we watched a Raffi concert video. The boys had a good time playing instruments with the music. Jacob especially liked drumming. After a snack and reading I tucked Adam in for a nap. Jacob rested while drawing and then got out the foam blocks to play with. I did my afternoon run and then went in the bedroom to play with Jacob. Jared got home around 4:45 and Adam woke up soon after that. The boys played with playdoh until dinnertime. Jared played some Wii Sports. After dinner Jared and I played several games of Wii Bowling. The boys played with their cars on the play mats. They also liked watching us bowl. Jacob and Adam liked when I hold their feet so they can wheelbarrel across the floor. I then held Daddy’s legs while he went really fast across the room and then down the hallway. The boys ran after us laughing really hard. Then we held their feet as they raced a couple times to touch their chairs. The boys were tucked in bed by 9:15.


Yesterday I showed Jacob how to spell Dad. Today I found this on his desk.

This evening he asked me to teach him how to spell Papa

Pumpkins from our garden.



Coloring.


Adam showing off his artwork.

They had fun with their monkeys.

It was very cold this morning (low 30’s). I got up at 6am and the boys were up around 8:00. We cuddled in my bed for a little while. The boys sat at the little table and drew with markers. Adam gave me one of his drawings saying, "thats for you." As I hung it on the fridge he told me it was lots of roads and two cars. We watched Clifford during breakfast. I took the boys to Circle Time at the library. Both of them really enjoyed that. They then played at the train table for a little while. Though both of them preferred sitting by me as I read books over playing with the trains. We read a lot of books. I’d packed a lunch and we sat at the outdoor picnic table to eat. That is until Jacob saw a bee – he then wanted to finish his lunch in the van. From there we went to the mall and the boys had fun playing in the kids area. Before leaving the mall we walked around the toy section of Target. We got home at 2:30. After a snack and reading I tucked Adam in for a nap. While Jacob rested he drew lots of nice pictures for Daddy and I. He really likes drawing houses and today also made me a barn with a giraffe in it. He made Daddy's barn with a turtle in it saying, "I can put anything in there." I did a 30 min run. Then we got out the playdoh to play with. Jared got home around 4:30 and we went outside to cut pumpkins from the vines. Last nights frost killed what was left of our garden, even what we'd covered. Adam woke up and also came outside for a little while. The boys then played with the Toot and Puddle game until dinner was ready. After dinner Jared played some Wii sports until his class started. The boys had fun building with mega blocks. Then we sat at the table and the boys color the monkeys that they’d gotten at Circle Time. I cut out their monkeys and then they ran around with them. This evening we watched a Baby Einstein video. Daddy got done with his class just as I was about to tuck the boys in bed. He rocked Adam and Jacob rocked in the little rocker next to them. The boys were tucked in bed around 9:30.

Adam's drawing of lots of roads and two cars.


Here are some of Jacob's drawings.