Friday, March 18, 2011

Kids...now and then

Doing Advent...December 2009




Christmas 2007


Family:Now and Then

Now...(2010 Christmas)



Then..( spring/summer 2007)
















Tuesday, March 15, 2011

"Darth-Gator"


Friday, March 11, 2011

The REAL baby VJ.

(L to R)
Noah, Mom, baby VJ, and me


in his little carseat


His baby-shower cake



Mimi and Nana introducing him to one of his toys.






a gurggly little pumpkin

There hasn't really been many pictures to put on, and after posting the post of "baby" VJ in the baby swing, I thought I'd put some real pictures of him as a baby. I can't believe how much he's changed:

He used to not be able to:

eat himself, dress himself, move around well, talk well, and make huge messes ( compared to what he makes now).

Now, he can:

eat himself ( with messes), dress himself ( with an occasional pants on backwards, and mixedmatched socks), move around ( oh, yes), talk well ( totally), make huge messes ( take a look at his room...whew..it's AWFUL!)

"Baby" VJ





The other day, VJ wanted to be in the baby swing. We still have it from when he was little.

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Space Shuttle Discovery's last launch to the Space Station

Discovery ready for lift-off!

pulled-out view


Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)






5-4-3-2-1 : BLAST OFF of Space Shuttle Discovery,
serving the United States faithfully, as has
it's crew. This is Discovery's last mission.
( I made that up..but not the last mission part)





the launch pad after lift off
Dad went to see the Space Shuttle Discovery lift off from the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday. He left on Wednesday, and came back yesterday. To all you folks out there: traveling with no kids is easy...kids slow you down ( and yes, it's true..they got down there to Orlando in one day, and when we went down there it took 2 days). Anyway, they got to see Discovery lift off, and we got to watch it on video Thursday night. Here is a link to see it if you want to:
We've seen it go off once, as a family, but that was at night. I will post a couple of pictures of that launch back in 2008 or whenever it was, in the next post.
Katy


Sunday, February 13, 2011

Homemade Applesause

Here is our picture-and-recipe mix for our homemade applesauce. The ingredients are:
apples (I don't remember how many we used, but I'm guessing about 5-8), cinnamon, and honey.




Cut up the apples ( do it into slices/chunks), and
put them into a pot with some water


Add honey ( I did about a spoonful, but Mom had to add
some later on...just how much you think is enough),
and cinnamon.


Mix well, and put on high


When mixture bubbles, turn down ( we did it to low)
and put a lid on it. Mom checked it a bit later,
and said it was done ( and she also added a bit more
honey). It's probably good to check and taste to make
sure you don't burn it.

Enjoy!
Katy