Documenting Grambo's "premonition"???

This past Friday, Aja and I went to visit my grandma in Valley, NE at her nursing center. It always brightens her day to see the little one. We got there and, like most days that we come, she was not in her room. So...we head back to the physical therapy room to greet her. Priscilla, about 9 months pregnant I think, is one of the physical therapists. She's very nice and said she'll be using my kleenex box idea for Christmas this year! Anyways, when we walked in the back room, Priscilla greeted us. The next words out of her mouth sent my mind into a confused state. Here were her words: "Sooooo....I hear congratulations are in order." (with a huge smile on her face) For a second I was trying to think of anything that I may have done recently that deserved such a comment??? (hence, the confusion) Finally I had to ask, "for what?" Now the confused look jumped to HER face. We both looked at my grandma. Then Priscilla continued by saying, "Well, your grandma was telling us that you are pregnant with twins!" I didn't know whether to smile or be freaked out or what I was supposed to think? All I could say was, "Grandma, no I'm not!" Then everyone kind of laughed it off. Later when we got back to her room she told me that she had just "figured it out herself." Apparently from a dinner we had with a lot of bathroom breaks that didn't really happen?? So, maybe she dreamt it, but I wanted to document the story in case it was a premonition for the future???? TWINS???? Oh boy!

"I lo...." It's coming...it's almost here!!!

Yay! Just the other day Aja started to repeat the words "I love you", but still lacks the "ve you" part of the equation. Oh well, it's coming and we are so excited! How wonderful it will be to hear those words...it's amazing just with the "I lo"! She also mastered identifying Elmo in the newspaper, so that was pretty exciting too! We had storytime at the library this morning and next Wednesday all the tiny tots get to come in costume! Aja is very much looking forward to hosting her 2nd Halloween party this saturday morning. That's all of our news for now!

The Best Things in Life are Free

The weather today is a little gloomy, so if that puts you in a gloomy mood, maybe these things listed below will cheer you up:

• OUR LITTLE DANCING QUEEN (footage taken a couple of months ago!)
  
• hugs
• popcorn
• warm blankets
• swinging at the park
• talking to a friend
• going on a walk
• a new pair of shoes
• jeans and a sweatshirt
• good hair day
• hot chocolate
• chocolate
• a nice run
• laughing
• movie night
• new episode of HEROES
• cuddling up with a puppy dog
• 20 minute power nap
• family
• raking leaves
• an e-mail from a friend
• drawing on the driveway with chalk
• blowing bubbles
• bubble bath
• smiles
• baked potato
• walking on the sand
• scoring a goal in soccer
• finishing a race or task
• smell of chocolate chip cookies
• fresh laundry
• a child at Christmas
• Halloween candy
• the knocking down of the shed by the Meyers Family
  

Have a great week everyone!

Race for the cure from a stroller

Today marked Aja's first Race for the Cure charity 5K walk. What a trooper she was, let me tell you! Not only did she go to bed late because we were at a Husker Watch Party, but she then woke up at 6:15 a.m. to walk with her mama! She finally crashed at about 1:10 today. So, how was the walk from the eyes of a little girl in a stroller you ask? Well, Aja was surrounded by 13, 500 other participants while sporting her pink nike jogging outfit, with a lovely pink bracelet that Tracy gave her after Aja had motioned to see it. Then, we ventured through the pink crowd into the arena of booths, where Aja received a ribbon-shaped bagel, a skeleton that lit up, an ear piece that is used for reading in the dark, fruit loops and a pink fan with a wooden stick. With all of these new items for her to explore, I thought for sure this 3 mile walk would be a piece of cake with a "not-so-much-a-baby-anymore" little girl. Boy, was I wrong. She did fine for awhile with her new toys, but then it happened...she got antsy!!! Here comes the fun, huh? Fruit loops now dumped in her lap and the fan, along with her water, binky, milk, brown bear book, and dog were thrown from her stroller to the ground at random moments. Luckily I am pretty quick on my toes as I took one swipe towards the ground and didn't really miss a beat to continue the walk. Now what? Well, I guess she needs to stretch a little and get out of the stroller. Tracy to the rescue! She helped push the stroller while I carried Punky Pie. Next? Aja didn't want to walk her first "Race" without actually walking. So, there she was, in the middle of the street, walking amongst the crowd in her little pink outfit!! She got about 20 or so steps, but at that pace, I knew we wouldn't make it to the finish line before dinner time! So, back in the stroller, now content with her 100% juice Capri Sun, she found her next fun in squeezing the juice to see it squirt out! Who invented bibs? Thank you! Soon the finish line approached and we were both pretty happy to be done. All in all, with her lack of sleep, she did a fantastic job for her first race!! Thanks to Tracy and her friend Courtney, who I just met, for their help in pushing the stroller! Definitely an unforgettable 3 miles of walking!

4 years today!

Wow, can you believe that Aaron and I have been married now for 4 years?!!! Remember our rice krispie wedding cake? We are officially out of the "newly wed" stage, or so the teachers I worked with used to tell me: 'you have 3 years to be a newly wed'. So, now that we are at the next stage (let's call it post-newly wed, but not quite oldly wed), let's see what we've learned these past four years. First, no matter how much we argued about which kind of orange juice to buy, we've come to realize that it doesn't really matter which kind, as long as we are taking turns on which to buy! Relationships need to be equal! Or rather, whoever volunteers to go grocery shopping usually wins out! So, that's basically what we've learned, I guess there's not a "second"! To all of you still in the newly wed stage, just remember to love each other and that the HY-VEE Brand O.J. is waaay cheaper than the Simply Orange! Happy Anniversary to us!! Thanks Kim for babysitting tonight!!