Here is the slide show I promised. Hope you all enjoy! Gram - if you want to share this with friends & family, simply copy & paste the link into an email and send it.
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
November 2008
November 2008 Online Photo Album
Here's one from the archives! Stephen uncovered when he was looking through the stacks in the basement. Can you name the place?? Because he can't. We know it was February 1978 - it says so on the back of the photo. For those who haven't guessed - the picture depicts a very young Perry clan - Bill, Alice, Mike, Cathy & little Steeeeeeeeeve somewhere in the woods. Well - if anyone wishes to shed light on the story behind this one - who took it, any particular reason why it is on an angle, location, and what was so funny - we'd love to hear it.
November has been a month of big achievements for Miss Jordan. It seems she went right from sitting without support, to crawling, to pulling herself up on anything she can reach - coffee table, crib rail, you name it. She is very determined to keep up with brother and with mom when I move from one end of the house to the other. She does get upset when she can't quite keep up yet, but she tries. When she doesn't have the desire to be on the move, she sits upright and waves her arms in the air like she is conducting an orchestra. She has a lot of fun with that. She is also making progress on solids. It seems it was yesterday she wouldn't eat anything unless it was purreed smooth (oh yeah, it was yesterday!). Now she feeds her self diced pears, diced sweet potatoes, puffs and greed beans.
We celebrated several birthday's this month - Bill Knapp turned 70, Steve turned 39, Grace Green turned 1, Teresa turned 80, Barbara turned 54 , and Michael turned 4! Also, Happy Anniversary to Mom & Dad. Wow - we are really collecting a lot of special occasions in November!
I have just one on my calendar for next month (besides Christ's birthday). Barb Stiles turns 51 on December 13th. Happy Birthday Barb!
Thanksgiving was a blast. We started eating turkey on Nov 22 and as of the date of this post - we are still eating turkey. All was very good and a great reminder of how blessed we really are. We had a great time seeing everyone in WNY. The three boys just wanted to wrestle non-stop. It's a good thing their combined weight is still managable. I can't wait until they sound like a hurd of elephants thundering through the house! We tried every trick in the book to get a decent picture of the 4 of them. Have you ever tried to heard cats? Well, I dare you to try hearding a 7 mo old, 2 yr old, 3 yr old and 4 yr old pack of kids. No dice!
Anyway, Santa is checking his list and checking it twice. Jacob is already asking me if Santa is coming tomorrow? We will be preparing for the festivities over the next several weeks. I am not sending mailed Christmas cards - so consider this your christmas greeting. The cost of postage is outrageous if you ask me. My hope is that this message finds you happy & healthy, and mentally prepared to enjoy the upcoming season. Everyone is dealing with tough economic challenges, and we should all remind ourselves how fortunate we really are. Take care and enjoy those closest to you!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
October Review
October 2008 Online Photo Album
I'm left with wondering where October went. We were busy battening down the hatches in preparation for the long freeze of winter. Stephen secured a load of hay for my gardens, and I was able to pick the last of my tomatoes. The deer took care of the Fall lettuce crop for me, so planting garlic was all I had left to do. Jake & I put 84 cloves in our prime garden location - with hopes of producing our best crop to date so we should be set for next year.
Jordan made great strides this past month - she is sitting strong, as well as up on all fours. She makes a rocking motion which looks like she is training for track at the Olympics. She sings, jabbers and is very adept at feeding herself. I've even broken with tradition and begun giving her toast (with butter even!). She gobbles it up like nobody's business! We are braced for the coming weeks when her curiosity and mobility will give her the ability & ambition to get into everything. A family game of Chutes & ladders is already becoming a challenge with keeping her at bay. She is still very pleasant during the day, and enjoys playing on the floor with her toys. Nights are not always so pleasant. She likes to cuddle with mom, and lets everyone know when she isn't getting what she wants. The three of us are very busy all day long - with baths, play time, nap time, eating time, learning time and more play time. We are going to music class and sometimes to the library. As the weather continues to get cooler, I see our travels becoming fewer and our time at home more.
Jake had his 3 yr check up at the doctor's - he is 44 lbs 6 oz, and 41 1/2" tall. He is as healthy as an ox, and as active as a monkey. He never stops moving or talking. I've even begun telling him that he needs to be quite because my ears are tired. He has also discovered singing. He has always loved music, but now he sings by himself. He even memorized one of the songs from his video, and sings it throughout the house. He is into trains, fire trucks, big rigs and of course tractors. He can spot an Envoy (like Grandma Alice's), and Tundra (like Grandpa Page's) or a Tahoo - a mile away. He spots them as we are driving through parking lots. He'll say, "did you see that Tahoo mommy?" I'll look and sure enough there is a white Tahoo. Same with Envoys and Tundras. How does he do that???
He absolutely loves his tractor - peddling it on the road and zooming down the hill. He makes me push him up the hill, then he zooms ahead of us down the hill. I can hear him giggling as he goes.
Mother nature let us know what is in store for the months to come. Caught us all a little off gaurd. We were actually stuck in downtown Parishville for an hour, because we couldn't make it up the hill with all the snow that had fallen since we left the house 2 hours before. Crazy! We are over it now and likely going to order a brand new plow for the Tahoo because of it. Wait 'till Jake gets a load of that! Hope you enjoy the pics. Love to you all.
Next month means Turkey and cooler weather. Don't over do it with all the holiday preparations. Let us remind each other to be thankful for all we have. To quote Papa Page "Chow for now!"
I'm left with wondering where October went. We were busy battening down the hatches in preparation for the long freeze of winter. Stephen secured a load of hay for my gardens, and I was able to pick the last of my tomatoes. The deer took care of the Fall lettuce crop for me, so planting garlic was all I had left to do. Jake & I put 84 cloves in our prime garden location - with hopes of producing our best crop to date so we should be set for next year.
Jordan made great strides this past month - she is sitting strong, as well as up on all fours. She makes a rocking motion which looks like she is training for track at the Olympics. She sings, jabbers and is very adept at feeding herself. I've even broken with tradition and begun giving her toast (with butter even!). She gobbles it up like nobody's business! We are braced for the coming weeks when her curiosity and mobility will give her the ability & ambition to get into everything. A family game of Chutes & ladders is already becoming a challenge with keeping her at bay. She is still very pleasant during the day, and enjoys playing on the floor with her toys. Nights are not always so pleasant. She likes to cuddle with mom, and lets everyone know when she isn't getting what she wants. The three of us are very busy all day long - with baths, play time, nap time, eating time, learning time and more play time. We are going to music class and sometimes to the library. As the weather continues to get cooler, I see our travels becoming fewer and our time at home more.
Jake had his 3 yr check up at the doctor's - he is 44 lbs 6 oz, and 41 1/2" tall. He is as healthy as an ox, and as active as a monkey. He never stops moving or talking. I've even begun telling him that he needs to be quite because my ears are tired. He has also discovered singing. He has always loved music, but now he sings by himself. He even memorized one of the songs from his video, and sings it throughout the house. He is into trains, fire trucks, big rigs and of course tractors. He can spot an Envoy (like Grandma Alice's), and Tundra (like Grandpa Page's) or a Tahoo - a mile away. He spots them as we are driving through parking lots. He'll say, "did you see that Tahoo mommy?" I'll look and sure enough there is a white Tahoo. Same with Envoys and Tundras. How does he do that???
He absolutely loves his tractor - peddling it on the road and zooming down the hill. He makes me push him up the hill, then he zooms ahead of us down the hill. I can hear him giggling as he goes.
Mother nature let us know what is in store for the months to come. Caught us all a little off gaurd. We were actually stuck in downtown Parishville for an hour, because we couldn't make it up the hill with all the snow that had fallen since we left the house 2 hours before. Crazy! We are over it now and likely going to order a brand new plow for the Tahoo because of it. Wait 'till Jake gets a load of that! Hope you enjoy the pics. Love to you all.
Next month means Turkey and cooler weather. Don't over do it with all the holiday preparations. Let us remind each other to be thankful for all we have. To quote Papa Page "Chow for now!"
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