Wednesday, January 21
Sunday, January 18
I've been published!
My "imaginary" friend (phrase coined by Ben in reference to the fabulous ladies of my online mommy board) Lee runs a great product review blog MySentimentExactly where you can find all sorts of great info on the latest and greatest in mommy and baby/kid products (not to mention chances to win some freebies!). She asked yours truly to pen an article on SIDS which can be read here: http://www.mysentimentexactlee.com/2009/01/facts-about-sids-and-halo-sleepsack.html. Check it out and also enter for a chance to win a HALO SleepSack!
Saturday, January 10
did I forget to mention?
We went for an ultrasound a few days before Christmas (I'm 22 weeks - almost 5 months now) and found out that Alex is getting a...
...baby BROTHER!!! That's right, it's another boy! I swear these Lindstroms should have been royalty with all the male heirs they could produce. Sorry the images aren't so great but I had to take pics of the ultrasound print-outs since our scanner is broken. Here's another one looking at baby straight on -- that's his head/face on the right and body on the left and you can see his little fist up by his head.
I know Alex is going to love his little brother as he's already been practicing on Addie's...
...baby BROTHER!!! That's right, it's another boy! I swear these Lindstroms should have been royalty with all the male heirs they could produce. Sorry the images aren't so great but I had to take pics of the ultrasound print-outs since our scanner is broken. Here's another one looking at baby straight on -- that's his head/face on the right and body on the left and you can see his little fist up by his head.
I know Alex is going to love his little brother as he's already been practicing on Addie's...
Friday, January 9
Cousin Christmas
Last weekend was our I don't know -- umpteenth? -- annual Cousin Christmas. Now that we're all older, a bit more spread out, and having families of our own we've found it works well to just get together after the actual holidays and do a little extended family bonding. There are 5 of us cousins total but us 3 eldest grew up almost like sisters:
Beth, born in June 1978, modeling her new Snuggie (yes, as seen on TV). She keeps things interesting. ;)
Kelly, born December 1978, showing off her latest culinary specialty (yum!). She flew all the way from Thailand for the festivities this year!
And myself, born February 1979, demonstrating my flawless yoga technique on the Wii Fit.
Aunt Debbie even got in on the Wii action!
And a pic of the grammas with their precious grandkids -- my mom with Alex and aunt Debbie with Mason and Caleb (Beth's kids). Not bad with 3 wiggle worms! Aren't they cute?
Beth, born in June 1978, modeling her new Snuggie (yes, as seen on TV). She keeps things interesting. ;)
Kelly, born December 1978, showing off her latest culinary specialty (yum!). She flew all the way from Thailand for the festivities this year!
And myself, born February 1979, demonstrating my flawless yoga technique on the Wii Fit.
Aunt Debbie even got in on the Wii action!
And a pic of the grammas with their precious grandkids -- my mom with Alex and aunt Debbie with Mason and Caleb (Beth's kids). Not bad with 3 wiggle worms! Aren't they cute?
Wednesday, December 31
daddy's new "air-pane"
The other day Alex and I swung by the airport to see daddy. For those of you who don't know, Ben just returned from a 3-week stint at flight school in Wichita where he learned all about flying this magnificent brand new jet. We're very proud of our new Captain!
Alex was very excited to spot a "copter" landing not far away.
Getting a feel for the Captain's seat...
And what's a trip to the airport without stopping to watch a few take-offs and landings?
Alex was very excited to spot a "copter" landing not far away.
Getting a feel for the Captain's seat...
And what's a trip to the airport without stopping to watch a few take-offs and landings?
Monday, December 29
Christmas festivities
I am actually a little embarrassed to even be publishing a Christmas post considering I did a horrible job of capturing the holiday. I really didn't take many [good] pictures at all and from the ones I do have, you'd never know we actually had a nice family celebration at our house that day considering nobody actually appears in any pics besides well, Alex. I need a do-over.
It all started Christmas Eve when we attempted to go to church. We thought it would be fun to take Alex to this ridiculously large church in our old neighborhood because of all the over-the-top festivities they put on. Lo and behold apparently we weren't the only ones with the same idea as we were turned away from the overcrowded sanctuary which holds over 1,000 worshipers. Unfortunately it didn't look like Alex would withstand a 90 minute wait in addition to an hour-long service but he sure did enjoy the cookies, cocoa, petting "zoo", and snow (complete with sledding hill though he didn't go down it). Next time we will make sure to get there earlier!
We came home from our failed attempt at Christmas Eve church and had a delicious homemade pizza dinner, just the 3 of us. The next morning Alex was up before the sun (as usual) and we lounged in bed for as long as he would let us before venturing out to see if Santa had come. I was dying to know what Alex would run to first -- the pint-sized trike complete with airplane helmet and bike bell, Little People airport, or bulging stocking. The winner? His cozy coupe. You know, the one he got for his 1st birthday?
When he finally realized there were goodies to be had what did he go right for? The Little People Airport of course!
He must have played with it for a good 30 minutes before he even thought about moving on to something else. And trust me Ben and I were taunting him like no other. I finally got him interested in his stocking though. Here he is surrounded by all of his stocking loot and where is his attention? The airport.
After much more coaxing and taunting I finally got him to unwrap his first gift (and what would be the first of many, many John Deere items) which he then proceeded to fixate on for another half hour or so (are you seeing a pattern here?).
Anyway, here he is with a few other Christmas favorites -- an actual ride-on tractor from Gramma and Grampa in MN, helping set up a real live choo choo from Great Grampa, and the trike from Santa that he took all day to warm up to.
I hate to break it to those of you who worked hard to give Alex THE Christmas gift but I have to say Great Grampa won that prize by a landslide. Alex went crazy for this thing, chanting "choo choo!" all afternoon and following it around the track. One of these days I'll get the video uploaded and share because it's priceless.
And a couple more from the day after with some of his other newly prized possessions just because they're so cute. Please excuse the aftermath scattered all over our living room.
It all started Christmas Eve when we attempted to go to church. We thought it would be fun to take Alex to this ridiculously large church in our old neighborhood because of all the over-the-top festivities they put on. Lo and behold apparently we weren't the only ones with the same idea as we were turned away from the overcrowded sanctuary which holds over 1,000 worshipers. Unfortunately it didn't look like Alex would withstand a 90 minute wait in addition to an hour-long service but he sure did enjoy the cookies, cocoa, petting "zoo", and snow (complete with sledding hill though he didn't go down it). Next time we will make sure to get there earlier!
We came home from our failed attempt at Christmas Eve church and had a delicious homemade pizza dinner, just the 3 of us. The next morning Alex was up before the sun (as usual) and we lounged in bed for as long as he would let us before venturing out to see if Santa had come. I was dying to know what Alex would run to first -- the pint-sized trike complete with airplane helmet and bike bell, Little People airport, or bulging stocking. The winner? His cozy coupe. You know, the one he got for his 1st birthday?
When he finally realized there were goodies to be had what did he go right for? The Little People Airport of course!
He must have played with it for a good 30 minutes before he even thought about moving on to something else. And trust me Ben and I were taunting him like no other. I finally got him interested in his stocking though. Here he is surrounded by all of his stocking loot and where is his attention? The airport.
After much more coaxing and taunting I finally got him to unwrap his first gift (and what would be the first of many, many John Deere items) which he then proceeded to fixate on for another half hour or so (are you seeing a pattern here?).
Anyway, here he is with a few other Christmas favorites -- an actual ride-on tractor from Gramma and Grampa in MN, helping set up a real live choo choo from Great Grampa, and the trike from Santa that he took all day to warm up to.
I hate to break it to those of you who worked hard to give Alex THE Christmas gift but I have to say Great Grampa won that prize by a landslide. Alex went crazy for this thing, chanting "choo choo!" all afternoon and following it around the track. One of these days I'll get the video uploaded and share because it's priceless.
And a couple more from the day after with some of his other newly prized possessions just because they're so cute. Please excuse the aftermath scattered all over our living room.
Sunday, December 21
santa, take 2
Call me mean or even sadistic but I insisted we take Alex to see Santa at the mall this weekend. After being at a friend's house and seeing 15 or so years of shiny framed 5x7 pics of her kids with Santa through the years I decided I really want to do the same. About 40 minutes into our wait I couldn't help but wonder if maybe I was taking my own selfish desires a bit too far but hey, we were only about 10 people away from the man in red!
Alex was actually really good in line. the soft pretzels he shared with daddy I'm sure helped a bit. not to mention the giant Christmas trees bathed in lights. He was in complete awe as we walked under the tallest of the trees which sits right behind and above Santa. You could actually look up and see the inside of the tree, not to mention the lights flashing around on the walls and floor.
Apparently Ben was pretty impressed as well!
So after about an hour in line, 2 soft pretzels, and $19.99, this is what we got. But don't get me wrong...I couldn't be happier with my glossy 5x7! (Is that bad?)
Alex was actually really good in line. the soft pretzels he shared with daddy I'm sure helped a bit. not to mention the giant Christmas trees bathed in lights. He was in complete awe as we walked under the tallest of the trees which sits right behind and above Santa. You could actually look up and see the inside of the tree, not to mention the lights flashing around on the walls and floor.
Apparently Ben was pretty impressed as well!
So after about an hour in line, 2 soft pretzels, and $19.99, this is what we got. But don't get me wrong...I couldn't be happier with my glossy 5x7! (Is that bad?)
Thursday, December 11
'tis the season
Last weekend was chock full of Christmas fun! We started off Saturday by having breakfast with Santa. It was a pretty cool and very well organized little event put on by the city. We went with the Smith family though you'd never know it since we couldn't get a single decent pic of Alex and Addison together. They were having such a good time (well for the most part -- see below) we could barely keep up with them! Of course Alex loved the breakfast (he's quite the little piggy these days) and his little goody bag, complete with CRAYONS (or co-cohs as he calls them).
However Santa, not so much. We even prepared by reading a Christmas book every night before bed for the whole preceding week. But what can you do? I still love the pics...is that bad? You should see the one they actually snapped us as a souvenir!
He did enjoy the patch of snow they had trucked in. Hey, you take what you can get around here! And of course the kids go nuts.
We also went with some friends to check out the amazing light display at the local LDS (Mormon) Temple. I know the pic is blurry but the flash just didn't do it justice. Those are 3 giant wise men leading camels in the front with the visitor's center right behind that and the temple backlit in the background.
This was a really cool talking nativity scene. The figures stood about 4ft tall.
Alex was in awe!
He and his buddy Peyton loved the live music put on by some very talented choir members.
And what would an Alex post be without a funny story? This pic was snapped seconds after he took a spill into one of the flower beds while attempting to inspect some lights a little more closely. I call this the "what, did I do something wrong?" face.
However Santa, not so much. We even prepared by reading a Christmas book every night before bed for the whole preceding week. But what can you do? I still love the pics...is that bad? You should see the one they actually snapped us as a souvenir!
He did enjoy the patch of snow they had trucked in. Hey, you take what you can get around here! And of course the kids go nuts.
We also went with some friends to check out the amazing light display at the local LDS (Mormon) Temple. I know the pic is blurry but the flash just didn't do it justice. Those are 3 giant wise men leading camels in the front with the visitor's center right behind that and the temple backlit in the background.
This was a really cool talking nativity scene. The figures stood about 4ft tall.
Alex was in awe!
He and his buddy Peyton loved the live music put on by some very talented choir members.
And what would an Alex post be without a funny story? This pic was snapped seconds after he took a spill into one of the flower beds while attempting to inspect some lights a little more closely. I call this the "what, did I do something wrong?" face.
Saturday, December 6
us, tackyfied
Before you say anything, I know it has been forever since I've updated the blog and for that I'm very, very sorry. Ben has been out of town more than he's been in and at this point I'm not sure he's ever coming back. Hopefully he can manage a fly-by for Christmas. Just kidding, he'll be home before Christmas. Anyway, keep scrolling as there are a couple of new posts and pics I've added today.
And just for giggles, here's a rare family shot. Ben and I were headed off to a "tacky" themed birthday party but Alex just had to get in on the photo op. He put the glasses on and stood there all on his own. What a ham!
And just for giggles, here's a rare family shot. Ben and I were headed off to a "tacky" themed birthday party but Alex just had to get in on the photo op. He put the glasses on and stood there all on his own. What a ham!
such a boy
As if we didn't know this already based on his mischievous nature, no-fear attitude, and love of anything and everything motorized, Alex is officially all boy. Well except maybe when he clomps around the house in mommy's shoes... He and daddy spend a lot of time "working on things" outside on the weekends lately. That is when Alex isn't dragging Ben back and forth to the park down the block.
Here they are mowing the lawn...
And Alex's newest hobby -- checking the tire pressure on my car. More like letting all the air out...
Here they are mowing the lawn...
And Alex's newest hobby -- checking the tire pressure on my car. More like letting all the air out...
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