i have to say that i have been very grateful lately for how much these two love eachother. sure, they fight but they are also best friends. now that lily is gone at school every afternoon jackson and asher are having more time to spend with eachother and even though i know it makes jack a little sad to drop her off, he and asher are starting to really have fun together. the boys are starting to be a little more interested in boys things instead of always trying to do what lily wants. it is cute seeing my baby acting like a big boy doing puzzles, playing with light sabers and doing just about everything that jackson is. where does the time go???? so here is to my children loving eachother.
i have to say that i have been very grateful lately for how much these two love eachother. sure, they fight but they are also best friends. now that lily is gone at school every afternoon jackson and asher are having more time to spend with eachother and even though i know it makes jack a little sad to drop her off, he and asher are starting to really have fun together. the boys are starting to be a little more interested in boys things instead of always trying to do what lily wants. it is cute seeing my baby acting like a big boy doing puzzles, playing with light sabers and doing just about everything that jackson is. where does the time go???? so here is to my children loving eachother.
we decided to take the kids to mcdonald’s for a tasty treat on this particularly rainy night. no one would say that they’re the cleanest, but you can’t argue the fact that they sure do enjoy a good ice cream cone. this is one of my favorite videos that i’ve shot using our new canon t1i. i really am pleased with that camera. i have full control over pretty much everything. i shot this using my canon 50mm f1.8 lens. it’s got a great depth of field that seems to work well in these videos. i’m still really trying to get a grasp on shooting video with the t1i, but i’m getting there. anyway, enjoy!
so, we just had our church halloween party. i wasn’t too terribly excited about how most of these pictures turned out as there was pretty poor light most of the evening. we tried to take some back at home but the light there as almost as bad. anyway, here’s what we got.
this is the first tv comedy in a while that has really made me laugh. steven and i watched the pilot episode on our plane flight to san francisco and it totally sucked us in. the following link will take you to the website where you can watch some episodes and see if you agree.
this is the first tv comedy in a while that has really made me laugh. steven and i watched the pilot episode on our plane flight to san francisco and it totally sucked us in. the following link will take you to the website where you can watch some episodes and see if you agree.
while i definitely realize that videos such as these are more for posterity than for your entertainment (grandparents excluded), i still feel it necessary to post them. as is tradition in the heller household, i have a list of fairly standard questions that i ask my children on their birthday. i hope it’s interesting to look back on their answers in a few years. here are the questions (and, more importantly, answers) for jack’s 4th birthday.
(this is how i found him this morning doing his puzzle wearing his optimus prime costume. i thought it was funny because could he really see the puzzle pieces this way?)
well jackson is officially 4. i can’t believe it! it is funny because most of the time i have to remind myself that he is not lily’s age because they are the same size but then when i think back it seems like just yesterday that this loving little boy came to us. here are ten things everyone should know about jackson:
1. he loves to cuddle. 2. he has a very hard head and he doesn’t always know where he is swinging it. everyone who has spent time with him has been knocked by his noggin. 3. he has the best voice. i always said i wanted a child with a scratchy voice and i definitely got one. 4. he is awesome at puzzles. he can do a puzzle with 100 pieces that says it is for 5 years and up. 5. he loves his brother and sister. he would choose to play with them over anyone. 6. his favorite food is a hot dog. i asked him yesterday what he wanted for dinner on his birthday and all he wanted was a hot dog. “i kept saying but you can have anything you want!” hot dogs it is! 7. he hates taking pictures. i try very hard to get pictures of him but most of the time he gets away. 8. he used to be allergic to dairy but now he is not. he will try almost anything and for this i am very grateful since i am constantly struggling to get lily to eat the most basic foods. 9. he is a momma’s boy threw and threw. he would almost always choose me over anyone. 10. this kid has more energy than lily and asher put together but he has always been the best napper. until lily started school last month he was still taking a 2-3 hour nap. unfortunately he has now decided that he doesn’t need one but i still try.
(this is how i found him this morning doing his puzzle wearing his optimus prime costume. i thought it was funny because could he really see the puzzle pieces this way?)
well jackson is officially 4. i can’t believe it! it is funny because most of the time i have to remind myself that he is not lily’s age because they are the same size but then when i think back it seems like just yesterday that this loving little boy came to us. here are ten things everyone should know about jackson:
1. he loves to cuddle. 2. he has a very hard head and he doesn’t always know where he is swinging it. everyone who has spent time with him has been knocked by his noggin. 3. he has the best voice. i always said i wanted a child with a scratchy voice and i definitely got one. 4. he is awesome at puzzles. he can do a puzzle with 100 pieces that says it is for 5 years and up. 5. he loves his brother and sister. he would choose to play with them over anyone. 6. his favorite food is a hot dog. i asked him yesterday what he wanted for dinner on his birthday and all he wanted was a hot dog. “i kept saying but you can have anything you want!” hot dogs it is! 7. he hates taking pictures. i try very hard to get pictures of him but most of the time he gets away. 8. he used to be allergic to dairy but now he is not. he will try almost anything and for this i am very grateful since i am constantly struggling to get lily to eat the most basic foods. 9. he is a momma’s boy threw and threw. he would almost always choose me over anyone. 10. this kid has more energy than lily and asher put together but he has always been the best napper. until lily started school last month he was still taking a 2-3 hour nap. unfortunately he has now decided that he doesn’t need one but i still try.
