Daddy is gone....

On Wednesday, Weston left for elk hunting... he will be gone for a week. The girls are taking his absence very well this time. Usually when Daddy is gone things are good until bedtime... then all hockeysticks break loose. Tears, devistation and sadness erupts... and can only be consoled with a phone call from dear old DAD...I am sure that missing Dad will come into play soon, I just hope we can control the outbreaks and contain the tears!

Wes will be back next Wednesday, we can't wait until he comes home safely!

p.s. I am not sure if I am supposed to hope for him to get an elk or not. We already have a giant bear on our wall...not sure what we would do with a super giant elk... but I am pretty sure I don't want a giant elk on my wall...??? As far as eating an elk goes....?? I guess we could always tell the girls it was dead cow or dead pig!

Ramsey's Baptism

Sunday, September 21st was Ramsey's Baptism. His sponsors are Briana, Bobbi and Brett. We had a great morning in church... and a wonderful celebration at the house. We are very lucky to have such helpful, willing and loving family members. Ramsey is lucky not only to be welcomed in God's family, but OUR families as well. With both Bobbi and Grethe pregnant, everyone is anxious to love babies again. It has been a long time (3 years) since the last cries from a babe were heard in either of our families houses... Abigail is the closest "baby" to Ramsey... and as most of you know, she would make a better firecracker than a baby...

Although Ramsey is only 3 months old, he looks more like a 6 month old. I am sure he is topping the charts at 17 lbs if not more... He is such a happy go lucky young man. He has started to go to bed around 8:30 and then sleep until 4:15 or last night it was 5:30! I feel like I should get up in the middle of the night to pump and store up milk, but that has yet to happen... I am torn... get a good nights sleep, or store milk...?? What is a girl to do?!?

Abigail's First Day of Preschool

Abigail is off to Treasure Box. She is so excited for school, she would like to go everyday! She has the energy, but I am not sure her teacher would want her to be there every day. I think she makes her own rules when it comes to listening skills!

Her backpack is just about as big as she is, and it always comes home jam packed with all kinds of exciting treasures!

Removed Blogs??

OK, so what is the deal? Michelle and Nikki, where are your blogs.... Did you remove them or did they disappear into cyperspace? Or am I just clueless. I was just crying last night reading your blog Nikki... and now I can't find it...

Kalleigh's First Day of Kindergarten

It is official, our 6 year old is officially a Kindergarten student. We have a week under our belt and already her love of learning is expanding. She came home from school on the first day completely wired... Talking a mile a minute. The 2nd day she was more subdued... She wanted to know why they weren't going fast? I asked her what she meant. She said she wanted to learn things faster... She aparently thought she could do more than what they have been doing.

She has been wiped out. I can't imagine if we had sent her to school last year, as a 5 year old...Between school , violin and piano, which will be starting at the end of the month... she will be a busy little beaver... Hopefully school will meet her expecations and she will be challenged to expand her academic knowledge.
We can't wait to watch her grow!

Fun at the Lake

This summer, we haven't had a chance to spend too much time at the lake... But the times we have spent there have been memory making. Camping with our friends. Watching the girls tube with their friends and cousins...Watching Wes teach Kalleigh how to SKI, yes our 6 year old got up on skis this summer and loved every minute of it. The girls and their Dad love to spend time at the lake, and can't wait for the festivities to continue in the NEW FISH HOUSE this winter.

Abigail in Lock MODE

Ever since Abigail has been a tiny infant learning to crawl. she has taken to falling asleep where she lands... When she was a baby, this often meant sleeping under the kitchen table or the chairs, crashing on the tile floor, the gross rugs in front of our doors. Wes and I felt sorry for her, so we would try and pick her up and lovingly move her to her crib or the couch. She would immediately wake up, and nap time would be over. No questions asked... recently, she has crashed in the same way... When we brought Ramsey home from the hospital, she fell asleep coloring a picture with the marker still on the page and her face on the coloring book.

She is such a little weasel, with her own unique traits and mannerisms. It is amazing how different the girls are. They both have their own quirky behaviors that make them unique. Watching them grow has been an amazing adventure and I can wait to take the ride with them!

Ramsey's Stats

It is hard to believe that 2 and a half short months ago we were in the hospital delivering a sweet, beautiful baby boy. Well at least one of us was doing the delivering.... Little Ramsey has blessed our family in so many ways. Here are some stats for our little man...
He likes to go to bed at 8:30 -he wakes up aroun 2 to nurse, and then it is back to sleep. Wakes at 5 to nurse and then has to be woken up to go to Barbs for daycare. His smile can light up a room, and he is free to dish them out to whomever is in the room. He has started to vocalize and he wants to be noticed. HE WEIGHS JUST UNDER 17 lbs. That would put him into the 100th percentile for weight! We like to grow them tough around here!! He is 2 months old, but he is wearing mostly 6-9 month clothes and some 12-18 month clothes... He loves to take a bath and sits in the tub like a fat cat! He will soon outgrow his car seat...and he has woven his way deep into our hearts... and also into the hearts of his little sisters...
Daycare is going great, Barb is taking fabulous care of him and we haven't gotten any super bad reports back.... Both Ramsey and Abigail are adjusting to being back at Barbs...