Apple Orchard Time !!

FALL is here !! YAY !! We went to our favorite apple orchard today and picked some yummy honeycrisp apples. They are by far the best apple around !!! We decided since Isaiah was old enough to actually pick the apples it would be fun to pick a peck. (10-12 lbs ) Both the kiddos had a great time pulling apples off the tree, playing in a huge train, climbing a haystack, climbing on a huge green tractor, riding on a hay ride, riding a pony, and watching goats on the roof of the barn. Not to mention the yummy brats, apple cider donuts, apple cider and my favorite the carmel apple. Lots o' fun :)

Apple Orchard Cont.

Trout Lake Camp !!!

Some of the Laides from our church went on a retreat to Trout Lake Camp. It was awesome !!! Our free time was filled with activities like the zip line, rock climbing, pontoon rides, leap of faith ( I passed on this one) and a lot of other fun cool stuff. The worship leader did a great job and the speaker definitely had a love for God and could preach like no other !!! And most importantly my pancreas never exploded and luckily no one ever found my flask !! :):)

A group shot !!

Emily and I climbing !! So fun :):)

Gram and Grandad cont.

Grandad the master griller !!

The MEN !!!

Alan's Uncle Frank, Alan's mom (aka Gram), Alan's Grandmom (aka Woofie), Alan's Uncle Gene, Alan's Aunt Lisa (aka second mom :) Alan's Uncle Bill not pictured.

That's right he loves Ice Cream.

Gram and Grandad

Gam and Isaiah playing with a balloon. He loved making Gram's hair stand up !!

Natalie (Alan's sister), Gram and Alan

Woofie's birthdya cake. She tunred a young 75 !!! We all had a great time helping her celebrate :)

Ru and her cousin Samuel layin' around on the hammock

Visiting Grandpa Dub and Grandma B-Fishing Trip !!

Ru "caught" the first fish with her new PINK fishing rod and with the help of her Grandpa Dub !!!

What can I say?? She loved the worms. Now THAT is my girl !!!! The worms were always my favorite thing as well :)

Such a cute little man :)

Grandma B watching Ru and Grandpa Dub fishin'

Nana and Papaw's Cont.

Isaiah sharing a sour patch kid with Uncle Mike !!!

Nana sharing her birthday cake with Isaiah.

The kiddos "loving" on Nana

Papaw pushing Isaiah on his cool trike.

Nana and Papaw's-SIX FLAGS !!!

This is what kept Isaiah content!!! Soda and lemonade. He had never has soda before that day and will probably not have it again for a LONG LONG time !!!

Jerusha riding her fun roller coaster

Isaiah on his train ride !!!

While my mom and I rode Runaway Mountain, my dad took the kiddos to get a caricature portrait. Notice the drink in Isaiah's hand!!!

Our first event in Texas

YAY!!! Finally my Bro. got married!!! It was rainy and hot the day Mike and Marci got married, hence the umbrellas. Aren't they a cute couple. They have been married for over a month so please excuse the lateness in my entries. I am just starting to get back to normal days. More pictures of our trip in Texas coming soon !!!

DEFINITELY a Sawilowsky !!!

We had T-Bones for dinner tonite and Ru ate all of the filet off of my steak plus some more. She definitely ate way more steak than I did. Then she asked for the bone. Papaw, I am sure you are proud !!!

Gettin' every little bit that she can.

Even Isaiah, who doesn't eat dinner 75% of the time decided to chomp away at his steak. He had the filet from Alan's steak and though you see a couple of pieces left actually ate ALL of it. We have been playing a game where we tell jokingly tell him not to eat his food. He automatically sticks it in his mouth and laughs. Then looks at us with raised eybrows ready for us to tell him not to again. He enjoys the attention !!!

Motorcycle Ride !!!

So, our friend Ashley had her parents in town this past week. They rode from Texas all the way to Minneapolis on this motorcyle. They ended up storing their trailer in our garage for a day. As a treat they let the kiddos sit on the motorcycle. They loved it !!! Especially Isaiah. He didn't want to get off. When I finally pulled him off of it he cried "MINE". Well, he learned a good lesson !! Just because he claims it doesn't mean it is his. They even let Ru and Isaiah put on the morotcyle helmet which of course was no ordinary helmet. This thing played music AND you could communicate with the person on the back of the motorcycle when they were wearing their helmet. Once Ru got off Isaiah sat on the front and started touching every little gadget there was. It was so fun and maybe when they get a little older they can take an actual ride on a motorcyle. Knowing Isaiah, he will end up being the biker "type" Which in Ashley's dad's case, it means an accountant !!!!

Ru is funny

So for dinner yesterday I baked a chicken breast. i just put some garlic powder and some salt on it and stuck it in the toaster oven. I do this a lot but I think I put too much garlic powder on the chicken because Ru takes a bite of it then turns to me, shakes her head in disappointment and says in a low serious voice "Not Good".

Then today after a shopping trip I bought Ru a bag of sour patch kids. It was a pretty big bag because I know Alan likes them as well. So I give some to her and to Isaiah. After Isaiah finished his portion he shouts "MO". I told him it was all gone and Ru knowing it was a big bag goes "YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME !!!".

Hilarious !! Nice to have some comedic relief to such a busy week

Ballet

I decided last minute to sign Ru up for ballet through a Christian dance studio called Sondance. I figured one six week session would give me a good idea if this is something Ru likes. Ru's first class was yesterday night. It was only 30 minutes and I KNOW Ru would have loved to stay longer. She did a great job !! They had a window so the parents could see what the kids were doing. Ru had a huge smile on her face the whole time. I have a feeling this might be a new hobby for her. She listened really well and her teacher Miss. Mariah was wonderful with the girls. There were six girls in class and it was the perfect number. Next time I will bring my camera and take some "action" shots.

Simea and Isaiah

Ok, so I didn't know how to edit this to make it shorter so this movie will probably be too long for everyone minus the grandparents !! Just a warning.

The kind of sharing that pays you back

So the kids did a great job eating their dinners tonight so we broke out some ice cream cones to celebrate. We were sitting outside eating them, Ru had her own and Isaiah and I were sharing. He and I were making short work of ours and soon there was just a small nub left in Isaiah's hand. Ru said to me, "Daddy, you can let Isaiah have the rest of that and I'll share with you". I thought, wow that's sweet! but then it seemed to get even better when Isaiah held up the remainder of the cone to me as if he wanted to share too. Wow, double sweet I thought! Both my kids have hearts that want to share.

But I told Isaiah, "no, that's okay" at which point he became upset. He clearly wanted me to take the cone, so I did. Them he looked over at his sister and reached for her cone. At that point it became clear that he wanted to trade his nub for a half share of an almost complete cone. I had to laugh. Generous he was not, but he did show pretty sharp wits for a 1 and a half year old.

Oh the difference

Believe me, I really am trying to train him to say YES!!!

SHINE Preschool Celebration

Tonight we went to a celebration party for SHINE (Ru Magoo's preschool).  Ru had a great experience here.  We're super bummed that this is the last year for the program.  Check out this cool video Ru and I made! 

MY LITTLE MAN

Yesterday Isaiah turned 1.5 years old. WOO HOO !! I thought I would do a little blog entry about what he is up to these days and about his likes and dislike.
Currently, Isaiah as seen in the picture above LOVES his chupie. We will be trying to wean him down to just naps and night time in the near future.
He loves to rummage through my diaper bag in search of yummy things such as graham crackers and gum. He is a sneaky little thing. I am having to keep a close eye on him.
He is a great sleeper !! He takes a nap from 12 to 4 and then goes to sleep at 7:30 p.m. and wakes up at 8a.m or 8:30 a.m. Does he sleep the whole time?? WHO CARES!!! If not he amuses himself and talks to himself I guess.
He is a very very picky eater. Things he loves are graham crackers, chocolate, pureed prunes, vanilla yogurt, granola bars, raisins, and fruit smoothies. He will tolerate eating chicken, cheese, milk. He absolutely will not eat any veggies. He will TRY any veggie I give him then throws it down or says NOOOOOOOOO!!! He doesn't really like to eat bread or pasta.
He is nothing like his sister. He doesn't dance or show off any new talent he has. He doesn't really thrive off of playing with other kids. In fact, I don't think he notices them at all. Definitely has more of Alan's intense personality. HE does love to cuddle still. I love it !! He will take my hand and put it on his cheek. He also loves to give me kisses and lets me give him kisses on the cheek.
He does not like t.v. or reading books. He does like swinging in his swing and rough housing with his daddy.
Well, I think that about sums up my little man. I could probably go on but I won't. I am excited to continue to figure out his personality.

MOM'S DAY

The bouquet of flowers the kiddos and Alan got me for Mom's day at the Farmers Market

Yes WE are adorable !!!

To celebrate Mother's Day, Alan took me out on a date Friday night. We went to a great Thai place and then to Comedy Sportz and then to the tea garden for some bubble tea. (YUM !) I would definitely recommend Comedy Sportz to anyone who has one in their area. It is a group of people who do improv. They keep the language and content clean and are hilarious. I really enjoyed it and am grateful for a comedy club that keep things PG rated. Then this morning we went to the farmers market for flowers and Brats. We also picked up some locally grown asparagus and corn.(Super YUMMY !!) I told Alan it feels like celebrating mother's day is like my "bonus" for hanging out with my two favorite kiddos all day long.