The other night I asked Gabe what he wanted to eat for dinner. We happened to be on the tail end of a 4 hour drive home from Northern VA, so Taco Bell was our restaurant of choice that night. Gabe said..."Not Taco Beelll," with that little whiny emphasis on the 'Bell' that kids somehow learn. I asked him what he wanted instead and he thought for a second before giving a little click of his tongue and listing his menu of choice: "I just want some peppers, and cucumbers and cheese and pretzels and pepperonis and marshmallows." Sooo, I told him that sounded great but we'd just go to Taco Bell first. He must have been hungrier than he thought, because as soon as we pulled through to order, he sounded desperately anxious for a taco of some sort. He got a soft taco and ate half of it before the lettuce started grossing him out (it's funny how I can tell what he is thinking...but really, I can!) and he told me that he would just eat the rest of it at home and watch t.v. Yup. The man has a plan.
Anyway, we got home and I offered him the other half of his taco, which I already knew he would decline. Then, being the sweetly spoiled only-child that he happens to be, I proceeded to cut up some peppers and cheese and line them up on a plate with some pretzels and pepperoni. I set them down at his place at the table and he climbed up into his chair to eat. He looked at his plate, then looked up at me with a happy smile (like I had read his mind or something ;) and he said "Thanks for this dinner, Mom." He then ate each course with such care and enjoyment. First the peppers, then the cheese, then each and every pretzel before polishing off all 6 pieces of pepperoni. Wanna know what dessert was? 10 mini marsmallows. And he shared 3 with me. What a sweetie!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
HaHa!
For all of you naysayers out there...Lookie-here! Leigh is posting again, just for you! And on the tail-end of a crazy weekend, too. January has been jam-packed, and there are still a couple of weeks left in the month. Our weekend was great, though -- full of more visitors and another buddy for Gabe to play with.
Our friends Chris and Shila came down from Northern VA Friday night with their son, who is a few months younger than Gabe. They stayed with us through last night, and we were sad to see them go! Gabe and Braeden got along great and us adults got along all right, too. To complete the party, our friend Bryan came down with his girlfriend, Sarah, and they stayed at the lake with George, Tori and Noah, who also came down for the weekend. We played games, cooked, watched football and reminisced a bit. The group of us used to hang out pretty often when we lived up that way, so it us always nice to be together again.
I'm going to add a couple of pictures tonight and then head to bed so that I can get up to run in the morning. I am training with my friend Lindsey for another half-marathon in March and we need to get on top of things pretty quickly because March will be here in no time! As of now I'm not sure that I will be running the race, but I am excited to train for it either way.
Weelll, I'm going to get to those pictures and then say good night for now!
Our friends Chris and Shila came down from Northern VA Friday night with their son, who is a few months younger than Gabe. They stayed with us through last night, and we were sad to see them go! Gabe and Braeden got along great and us adults got along all right, too. To complete the party, our friend Bryan came down with his girlfriend, Sarah, and they stayed at the lake with George, Tori and Noah, who also came down for the weekend. We played games, cooked, watched football and reminisced a bit. The group of us used to hang out pretty often when we lived up that way, so it us always nice to be together again.
I'm going to add a couple of pictures tonight and then head to bed so that I can get up to run in the morning. I am training with my friend Lindsey for another half-marathon in March and we need to get on top of things pretty quickly because March will be here in no time! As of now I'm not sure that I will be running the race, but I am excited to train for it either way.
Weelll, I'm going to get to those pictures and then say good night for now!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Two Weeks into 2009...
Ok, ok. So the New Year hasn't started out so fresh in the world of Leigh's blog. I am going to state right here right now that I pledge to update the blog, no matter what, once a week from here on out. Wow. That's quite a statement coming from me...But you just wait! You'll get sick and tired of hearing about the mundane and normalcy that is our lives right now. No surgeries to talk about, not even any headaches to report on...What else is there?? I guess we'll soon find out.
That is slightly sarcastic considering that we did have 15 people at our house over Christmas. That is not a normal occurrence, but it was a great one! I think I am still in denial that the holidays are already over and everyone is back at their own houses using their own showers and cooking in their own kitchens. It was crazy around here, but in such a nice way...
Erin, Mark and the kids, as well as Mike, got in Tuesday afternoon, the day before Christmas, after many hours of driving and sightseeing on the way. Christmas Eve and Day were spent with them and Ryan's family. Gabe had a blast opening his many gifts--we had to keep reminding him to keep opening them. There were just so many and so many fun things to play with! He had so much fun with his cousins, too. They all played together really well and I think Gabe felt kind of lost when they left.
Everyone else came in Christmas Day night, so we had our gift exchange on Friday and just enjoyed being together. It was not easy trying to figure out what 15 different people wanted to do and coordinate the whens and hows of it all, but we managed to squeeze in some sightseeing, lots of card-playing, family pictures, a girl's night, some movies, fishing, and even some home projects (the joys of having a handy dad...). I got to run with both my brother, Chris, and his wife, Tiffany, which was really special for me. We also celebrated Chris's 25th birthday, which was Jan. 2nd.
By Jan. 3rd, the house had been empty of my family for about about 5 hours, when Noah and Rachel came to spend the night. It helped to prolong the emptiness of the house for a little bit longer...I guess we didn't have to worry about that too much, though, because Jon moved in to our basement Tuesday night and brought his girlfriend and two of her friends with him (their apartment wasn't quite ready for them). They stayed through Saturday morning, and now I have a couple of days to change the sheets and wash the towels again before some more friends arrive this weekend! Chris, Shila and their son will be here for an after Christmas/New Years gathering with our old gang from Northern VA. Bryan, his girlfriend, Tom, and Noah and Rachel will all be at George and Tori's for the weekend.
Wow, I guess that was a really sarcastic comment about how mundane our lives are...Things don't get boring for long around here. When they do slow down for a bit, it is so out of the ordinary that something seems wrong. It sure makes me wonder what 2009 has in store for us. Hopefully a very uneventful and very healthy year!
All right...time for some pictures and then I'll leave you until next week. Have a great one!
That is slightly sarcastic considering that we did have 15 people at our house over Christmas. That is not a normal occurrence, but it was a great one! I think I am still in denial that the holidays are already over and everyone is back at their own houses using their own showers and cooking in their own kitchens. It was crazy around here, but in such a nice way...
Erin, Mark and the kids, as well as Mike, got in Tuesday afternoon, the day before Christmas, after many hours of driving and sightseeing on the way. Christmas Eve and Day were spent with them and Ryan's family. Gabe had a blast opening his many gifts--we had to keep reminding him to keep opening them. There were just so many and so many fun things to play with! He had so much fun with his cousins, too. They all played together really well and I think Gabe felt kind of lost when they left.
Everyone else came in Christmas Day night, so we had our gift exchange on Friday and just enjoyed being together. It was not easy trying to figure out what 15 different people wanted to do and coordinate the whens and hows of it all, but we managed to squeeze in some sightseeing, lots of card-playing, family pictures, a girl's night, some movies, fishing, and even some home projects (the joys of having a handy dad...). I got to run with both my brother, Chris, and his wife, Tiffany, which was really special for me. We also celebrated Chris's 25th birthday, which was Jan. 2nd.
By Jan. 3rd, the house had been empty of my family for about about 5 hours, when Noah and Rachel came to spend the night. It helped to prolong the emptiness of the house for a little bit longer...I guess we didn't have to worry about that too much, though, because Jon moved in to our basement Tuesday night and brought his girlfriend and two of her friends with him (their apartment wasn't quite ready for them). They stayed through Saturday morning, and now I have a couple of days to change the sheets and wash the towels again before some more friends arrive this weekend! Chris, Shila and their son will be here for an after Christmas/New Years gathering with our old gang from Northern VA. Bryan, his girlfriend, Tom, and Noah and Rachel will all be at George and Tori's for the weekend.
Wow, I guess that was a really sarcastic comment about how mundane our lives are...Things don't get boring for long around here. When they do slow down for a bit, it is so out of the ordinary that something seems wrong. It sure makes me wonder what 2009 has in store for us. Hopefully a very uneventful and very healthy year!
All right...time for some pictures and then I'll leave you until next week. Have a great one!
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