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I missed October!

2011-11-07T17:34:00.000-08:00

So I am not getting any better at this blogging thing. I actually think that is because I hate getting the pictures off of my camera. And what is the point of blogging about my cute little boys if there are no pictures to go with it.
Let's see......October went by so quickly that I am not even sure what we really did. That is really sad but I can honestly sit here and only think "well, I took them trick or treating and to a library story night". Besides that I have no clue what I did in the month of October.
The boys loved the surprise snow fall we had and loved being outside in it. Jason wants to go outside all the time. Ryan is loving school so much and he can now write his name. It is so cute. They both are learning so much at school. They both go part time, Ryan three days a week and Jason two days a week. It is so nice to drop them off there, knowing how much fun they have.
I will add lots of pictures so that you can have a quick picture update!

The first one is the boys being funny and taking pictures with mommy's camera without her knowing. The next one I just think is cute of Ryan. We held the AT golf tournament at the end of October so I added a picture of Douglas and I.
And The pumpkin patch. We loving going with The Kucera Family each year. It was another great day the kids had a blast. (And something else we did with the kids in October)

We had a nice visit with Mom-Mom and Uncle Matt. My boys think it is so funny to call him Uncle MAC instead, which drives my brother crazy. I kinda like it. My dad was always called Billy MAC, so it goes with the family.
Well I am planning on watching the Eagles for a bit then off to bed. Let's hope we can get a win!!!!

Swim Lessons and More

2011-09-20T17:27:00.000-07:00

The boys have really been enjoying swim lessons. Ryan received his Baby Eagle Patch in the summer so he is not in the same group of Jason. They are working him hard but Ryan loves it. His favorite part is going off the diving board. He just loves it. Jason is doing well too! He loves jumping in and throwing a toy to swim after.
Ryan is asking each morning when he gets to go to school with the big kids. I told him he had to be 5. Well, now each morning he is asking if he is five yet! Too funny! I can only hope he is ready for school like this next year.

Labor Day

2011-09-05T11:10:00.000-07:00

It's been a nice Labor Day weekend. We have had a lot of family time and I think the boys are sick of us, LOL! Today they are pushing every button possible and asking when it is time for school. Not soon enough is my thought! What a nice mom I am! HA
Anyway, Andy and I went to the Sugarland Concert in Allentown on Friday night. We went with some really good friends and had a blast. The boys had a blast at Pop-Pop Bill and Mom-Mom's house. They had so much fun that they were asleep by 7:00 on Saturday. On Sunday we went to hang out with Andy's family. This cousins were in town from North Carolina. The boys had such a blast!!!!!!

The boys had fun at school and are already showing how much they are learning. Jason had a little rough patch with being so sad that Ryan wasn't in his classroom. I think we have made it through that though!

Very hard to get a good picture of even some of the kids. This is Rachel and Meg. They had a blast.
Tomorrow is back to work for me. And we are signing the boys up for swim lessons again

We made it through!

2011-08-23T18:23:00.000-07:00

The boys were very happy to be going to school together. When we got to school we could not find Jason's name on anything in the room we thought he was in. It all worked out quickly and when I left the boys were playing! From what I was told, Jason had big tears quite a few times, not because he missed me, lol, but because Ryan couldn't stay in his class with him. I am the one that asked for school to be that way. They need to be without eachother every now and then. It will be good for them.
And the best part, both boys were in the same clothing I left them in! I thought for sure I would have a load of laudry to do. I am so proud of Jason, the long summer of fights about using the potty seem worth it now!
I didn't get to upload the pictures today or I should say I didn't make time to upload them. Instead, I finished the book The Help. WIth school starting tomorrow, I had a feeling if I didn't finish today, it would be a long time before I did!

First Day of School for the Boys

2011-08-22T18:34:00.000-07:00

Well, tomorrow is the day! Pre-school for both of them. They will be in different classes but will still get to see each other plenty. I just can't believe it's time already. Summer went so fast. I spent many hours working on Potty Training Jason. My dear son likes to work me hard, really hard. Overall he is doing great and will be fine for school. I just can't wait for the day that I do not need to help anyone in the bathroom. AAAAhhhhhhhh, that will be GREAT!
Both boys are really excited for school. I think Ryan is going to make some big gains this year when it comes to numbers and letters. I am hoping that Jason will see that life is much better with no whining, LOL, a mom can hope.
My first day is Wednesday. I have a larger size caseload this year. I am hoping for a great year.
Hopefully I will have time to get on here and post some of our pictures from the morning.

Picture Update!

2011-08-15T10:09:00.000-07:00

Here is the fun we had while at my mom's. I didn't get any pictures with my friend Amy and her family but she took a few!

As you can tell, my children have no fun and are very bored when they go to visit their Mimi and Pop-pop, HA!

A Busy Time

2011-08-11T09:20:00.000-07:00

It was brought to my attention that my summer was just about over and I wanted to scream. Instead, we are making the most of it. My mom and Tom had the boys Saturday into Sunday. Andy and I went to a friends Surprise Party on Lake Meade! It was such a great time and a great way to celebrate 6 years of marriage. Time goes so fast.
I went down to stay at my moms for a few days and got in a lot of visits. I saw a friend whom I have not seen in probably 15 years. It was a blast and my boys were so sad to leave her fun filled out! They keep asking when we are going back. That evening we headed over to Pop-pop Bill and Mom-mom's house. The boys had a blast playing and laughing and acting like Hams infront of my friend Sarah. On Tuesday we had two play dates, one with Stacey and the girls and then one with my Cousin Jenn and her two little ones.
My boys were worn out but enjoyed every moment of it. We came back yesterday and they keep saying "who we going to play with next"? Luckily for them we met a friend at the park this AM and they had another great time. I have to get pictures off of my phone to get up on here! I am hoping to do that today or tonight!

Wow, I stink at this...Summer Update!

2011-08-05T11:25:00.000-07:00

I have not been good with blogging, in fact, I am terrible with it. I thought I would try again, although with school starting in the next two weeks I am not sure this was the best time to start.
I will play a little catch up for just this summer.
We headed to OCMD for a week in June and the boys had a blast. It does get easier as they get older. We were even able to skip naps a few days and stay on the beach all day long.

The baby pool on the beach is a life saver. It keeps the boys happy and they can wash the sand off their hands any time they want.

After the beach came 2 weeks of swim lessons for both boys. Jason was potty trained enough to take the lessons, which was a big worry for me. Both boys did a great job. Ryan even earned his Baby Eagles Patch and then took the plunge off the diving board. I was so proud of him.

We spent some time hanging out with friends and family and then we left for North Carolina! What a great vacation we had. The boys get so much attention from everyone. They are the youngest by 13 years and they gobble up the attention!

While in North Carolina the boys got to go fishing with friends. They had a blast. They didn't get mad when they didn't get to hold the pole or anything but when the fish came in they would jump up and down and scream! Too cute!

Since we have been home from the beach the boys have had play dates, spent time at home and just enjoyed not being on a schedule. All of that will end too soon! Starting the 16th we are back to a full time schedule. I am not looking forward to it but the boys are since they both will be going to pre-school. Ryan will be going 3 days a week and Jason will be going 2 days a week. They will not be in the same class, which is a very good thing. They need to learn to be away from each other!

Hope to be back soon with more!

Potty Training

2010-06-15T19:08:00.000-07:00

Well, We have been working with Ryan on going in the potty. I fight him every hour to get on the potty and once he gets on, he goes. So hopefully he will stop fighting and start telling me he has to go. Today he had on the same pair of underwear all day. I cannot believe it. And I can not take any of the credit. He was at his in home daycare today. She is so awesome. I know I promised pictures so I will put a few up. I broke my camera on Saturday so I am waiting for a new one!!!
These pictures are the boys birthday pictures!!!

We had a great time getting these done. The girl taking our picture did a great job with my boys. Not easy to get both smiling, looking at the camera and not wrestling!!!

Time Flies

2010-06-10T09:48:00.001-07:00

So I am trying this again and hoping that over the summer I get into a good routine of putting information up. We had a good year. Jason has already turned 2 and Ryan will be turning 3 in about a week. They have been keeping us busy. Ryan ended up needing eye surgery this year and it went extremely well. He now wears his glasses without any problems. And although I know I am cursing myself, Ryan has actually had this pair of glasses for over a month. That is a record in this house. Infact, I bet the glasses shop is beginning to miss us. Jason is crazy as normal. He has a lot of energy and loves to be the first one up in the house. Both boys really love Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Jason is in love with Minnie, while Ryan likes Mickey. I need to get pictures up here, hopefully later today!

Cleaning

2009-07-06T18:27:00.000-07:00

I am finding that there is always something that needs to be cleaned. Today we had our carpets cleaned. WOW! They look great and make the house seem so much cleaner. All the toys were loaded in the kitchen so I went through them and cleaned out and organized. These boys have way too many toys!
I took Ryan to My Gym today and he loved it. Each week he gets more and more into it. Today he was doing the motions to the songs they sing each week. This afternoon I took both boys back for a Free Play hour. Jason enjoyed it there today. Daddy met us there and boy did we have fun. It turned out we were the only ones that showed up so we had the place to ourselves. Ryan loves the TRAMPOLINE! Waiting for a turn is something Ryan needs help with. I will try to remember to take some pictures the next time we go.

Wow, long time!

2009-07-02T07:12:00.000-07:00

I almost forgot that I even had a blog. Things get so busy that the last thing I think of doing is writing on here.
Summer has been going well. The boys do miss going to the day care every day so I am trying to get them there 2 days a week. When they are home with me things are good and then they decide to fight over everything. I thought they would be too young for that but I guess I was wrong.
The boys already had one vacation, OCMD. Ryan loved it! The first day or two he wanted to stay far away from the water but by the last day I had a crying child when he was taken away from the water. Jason wanted nothing to do with the beach. In his mind the water and the sand were the main problems. It is hard for me to believe because I am his mother and the beach is the best place on earth! Hopefully he will differently when we go to North Carolina.
We are headed to Exton for the 4th of July weekend. I am pushing the boys in a 5k on Saturday morning while Andy runs a 10k. I find it funny that Andy can run so well but as soon as he would have to push the double jogger, he can't do it. So I am stuck with it. It's okay with me, helps build arm muscles too. I really don't mind it when the boys are getting along. When they fight, I run as fast as possible to get it done!

This is the one smile Jason gave us on the beach, in a week!

Ryan jumping the waves.

On the boardwalk

Forever

2009-04-22T08:17:00.000-07:00

I know it has been forever since I posted on here. Not really sure why except that I am busy. Anyway, things have been good. Ryan got his tonsils out Monday. He was doing really well but today we have taken a few steps backwards. He will NOT he or drink. He spit stuff in my face and says no to all food, which is very unlike him. We will keep trying and I am sure he will give in at some point. I need to get some new pictures up here soon

Dressing the Boys cute!

2009-03-15T16:45:00.000-07:00

This picture is from over a month ago, Valentine's Day! I got some pictures on the computer today so I wanted to post them. I will also try to post a video of Jason. Not sure if I know what I am doing. I love to dress the boys alike because I think they look so cute. Andy does not like this but goes with it, knowing it will happen anyway. I do not do it often since Jason is normally wearing Ryan's hand-me-downs. This weekend we had a great time. We ran some errands Sat. morning, went to a party Sat. night, breakfast this morning and to Target. The boys did great and really had a lot of fun! You have to admit, they do look cute in these matching outfits! Hopefully this is the video of Jason doing the inch worm, he is coming to get the St. Patty's Day necklace!

Time Flies

2009-03-08T17:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry no updates in almost a month. I can't even remember what we have been doing. We did go to visit "home" this weekend which was great. Ryan was not happy to come back to our house. He kept telling me he wanted to go bye-bye. I think he was wishing he was still with his grandparents. Jason has started to army crawl so I am sure he will be moving quickly in no time. I will have to get some pictures of it. I can't believe he is already over 9 months old. We are beginning to think about the summer, the birthday bash for our boys and all the fun things to do in the summer. I know we still have a few months but I love the warm weather and cannot wait to be outside with the boys. I think they will be wearing me out!

4 Day Weekend

2009-02-12T18:14:00.000-08:00

The boys and I have a 4 day weekend and I am gonna love it. I miss spending my days with them. I can't wait to dance and sing and be goofy all day. Not a hard task for me! Ryan's Mimi and Pop-pop Tom are coming for a visit so Ryan will be in his glory.

Ryan loves to get into the babyfood cabinet and empty it onto the floor or onto the table. It keeps him busy for a very long time and as many times as I say no, he ends up winning. The smarty seems to realize when I am changing Jason's diaper I cannot stop him right away. What a smart kid!

Hope you all have a Happy Valentine's Day!

Busy Week

2009-02-10T17:35:00.000-08:00

Ryan was not too sure about the snow. He was still in his PJ's but Jason went down for a nap so I had to make good use of the time. As you can see his boots are actually rain boots. He did not like walking in them and actually cried after being outside for less than 5 minutes. He has gotten use to wearing his boots. He liked playing in the mud this past weekend.

Jason was so tired at dinner the other night, I didn't think he would be able to stay up. But, like his brother, he likes food too much to miss out on a meal for sleep.

Ryan has now started to climb in the toy box and sit and play. It cracks me up. The first time he did it he looked at me waiting for me to tell him no, I just laughed. He is such a goofball!!!!

Last will be a bunch of pictures, Ryan's first haircut. He did well!

Catch Up

2009-02-08T17:39:00.001-08:00

I am now playing catch up. Things here are of course busy, as always. I finally had time to upload some pictures.
So as you can see we are all Eagles fans in this household. Things were not too happy when they played so bad. Ryan loves to say the word "fooBALL" and points to the picture of one in his room every morning. I guess he now has about 6 months to wait to see a game played again!
I can't believe that Jason is already 8 months. He has finally decided to roll to get the toys he wants and now will sit up for a given amount of time. When he is tired of sitting up he just falls back. I hope he quickly learns how to fall without banging his head each time.
As you can see my boys already get the concept of climbing on eachother and "wrestling". Thank goodness it is mostly laughs right now but I am sure that will change as they get older!!!! Promise to post again this week!!!!!!! I do have more pictures all ready to go!!!!

Sunday Night Blues

2009-01-25T16:30:00.001-08:00

Just a quick picture of Andy and I at the Disney Marathon weekend. We were at the Friday night Pasta Dinner for the AT Children's Project. We had a great time and I will get more pictures up soon!
We had a nice weekend, it was busy but we enjoyed it. So I sit here on a Sunday night and wish I could turn back time to start the weekend over. I can't believe how quick the time goes.
I have already been back to work for two weeks. Things are going fine but there is never enough time to get everything done! I know everyone feels that way.

2009-01-12T16:30:00.000-08:00

The Friday before Christmas.

Christmas Eve family picture

Ryan playing with his kitchen that he got for Christmas.

Jason holding his own bottle for the first time, actually holding it and drinking from it, not playing.

First bath together.

I know there are plenty more pictures to share but I will do that later!

I stink at Blogging!

2009-01-12T10:39:00.000-08:00

So I have figured out that I stink at this blogging thing. Not sure what my problem is. I am busy but should be able to get on here a few times a week to blog. I will try to do better. We have been so busy since the last time I was on.
Christmas was wonderful and the boys were spoiled. Andy and I went to a wedding. Then Andy and I headed to Florida for the Marathon Weekend to do our run for the AT Children's Project. It was a quick and tiring few days. Andy did great in the 1/2 marathon, finishing in under 2 and a half hours. Real good for only running twice in the last year, huh? Kinda makes you sick. I had been training and then the cold weather came and life became even more hectic. So training for me stopped at the beginning of November. Not a good idea! Remind me of that next year. I am going to post a bunch of pictures and hope to be on again by the end of the week.

Well, for some reason it is not letting me post pictures, of course!!!!!!!!!
I will try again later!

Cold Day!

2008-12-16T09:49:00.001-08:00

The weather here is no fun. Snow, rain, sleet and COLD! I hate the winter so much. I hate bad weather! I had so many little errands to run today and that is NOT happening.
Jason has decided, once again, that he does not need to sleep in but will be up between 4 and 6am. No fun and we are not sure what his deal is. Here is a few of his 6 month shots. I really like how these pictures turned out. He is such a happy baby and they really show that.
Ryan has been doing well. He dances to every song possible and is repeating everything we have been saying. Some times it is so funny. Jason finds Ryan to be very funny. I am a little nervous that I have a class clown on my hands and my other one is giving him the bad ideas. Well, I will catch up again soon. Things here have been really hectic and the camera doesn't seem to be around when I reach for it. I will make sure plenty of pictures are taken in the next few weeks.

Quick update

2008-12-10T08:39:00.000-08:00

Things here have been so busy and continue to be that way. I thought I would put a quick post out.
Jason had his 6 month appointment. He is 17.3 lbs, he is 27 inches long and his head is in the 90%ile. He is doing just fine but not enjoy all the shots. He gave the doctor and the nurse a hard time.
Ryan has been doing well. Talking a lot more and trying to sing along with certain songs. It is actually very funny.
This is Ryan's Christmas present from Andy and I. He loves it.

For those of you who have heard me talk about the Fickel family, Douglas is in the hospital after being diagnosed with cancer, leaukimia on Friday. The family could use as many prayers as possible at this point. I will keep you all updated. They are like family to us so we have been trying to spend time with them and get other things done for them also. They are the most wonderful people you will ever meet.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-03T09:26:00.000-08:00

Our Thanksgiving was wonderful. Ryan really enjoyed himself and ate more than most adults would, lol. As we were getting ready to go to Andy's Parents Ryan took a tumble and ended up with a black and blue goose egg on his head. You will be able to tell in the pictures. Jason had his first helping of mashed potatoes. He seemed to enjoy them but still loved whatever it was we fed him out of the jar. He is also a big eater, just like Ryan.

Andy had fun playing with the boys also.

Ryan helped his cousin make a gingerbread house. He was really excited but only got to help a little since he likes eating the candy better than putting them on the house.

The next morning my mom and I got up at 4 and went shopping. I think I imagined it would be worse than it was. I got a lot of shopping done over the weekend. I shopped Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I have about 5 gifts left to buy and I am done. Wow, I have never been this far ahead. Don't ask about wrapping though.
On Saturday night Andy threw me a surprise birthday party. He pulled it off well. I was very surprised and did not have a clue about it.
Well, I guess that is it for now!

Cheap Entertainment

2008-11-26T05:26:00.000-08:00

This is the best thing to give Ryan. I got this balloon at the Dollar store. He does everything with this balloon. He holds the string while he runs around. He holds it while watching TV. He holds it with trying to eat. He does everything with this balloon. The best part is hearing Ryan trying to say balloon. There is not even a good way to write it the way it sounds. He is getting better but it cracks me up. I think he is saying "loon" at the end or maybe he is calling me a LOON! Who knows!

Catching Up

2008-11-25T17:58:00.000-08:00

So it was brought to my attention that I have not blogged since the 19th. I think that is someones way of saying "I want to see and hear more about the boys"! I am a slacker. I admit I went to write this often but never had my camera around to get the pictures off of it. Lots has happened so I will do a few short blogs over the next few days and hopefully catch up.

As I celebrated my birthday Ryan enjoyed the ice cream cake. The family all sang happy birthday and Ryan saw everyone was happy. Well, Ryan tried to be happy by clapping and trying to smile but really he was crying and scared. I felt so bad for him but when the cake came he was as happy as could be.

I will get on here tomorrow at some time and do more updates. Not sure if I mentioned on here or not but Jason has gotten his first tooth!

The Weekend

2008-11-19T18:06:00.000-08:00

This past weekend Ryan had a blast. Ryan got to spend a lot of time on Saturday and some time on Sunday with his cousins from Virginia Beach. He had a blast and did his best to keep up with Emma and Alex. He danced his little heart out.

These were the only pictures I could get with all four of them in the same spot. And even these were a challenge.

I have been telling Ryan about his cousins coming back for Thanksgiving. I know he does not understand when but he knows the names and we have really been working on our dance moves.
As for Jason he has been a bit fussy lately. And we know why......he has gotten his first tooth. Now the fun begins, two little ones teething at the same time.

Lots of 1st

2008-11-13T18:15:00.000-08:00

Well, Jason has been trying a lot of things for the first time this week. He is starting to really love the jumping thing he has.

He starts to jump a lot and then stops real quick trying to figure out how he is doing that. Jason has started to sit in the bumbo chair with a tray of toys. Many times Ryan takes the toys but I try to make sure Jason always has something. Ryan never really used the bumbo because his thighs were so thick!

Tonight we put Jason in the highchair for the first time. He still tilts to the side but Andy and I were both able to eat without having a child in our lap. Now that is major in this household. Jason likes to be where everyone else is. He likes to know what is going on. I have no clue where he gets that, lol.

Ryan has been having a lot of fun this week. We hung out in the basement today and played. Ryan is beginning to really get into climbing on his toys
Ryan also had a good time trying on Daddy's shoes today. He thought is was so funny. He tried to walk but was unable to move. He looked like he was trying to jump and was not getting off the ground.

The rest are just pictures I have taken this week. Today Jason wore Daddy and Mommy's favorite outfit from when Ryan was that small. It is hard to believe that Jason is already able to wear it.

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As you can tell I have been having fun with the camera this week.

Weekend

2008-11-09T16:31:00.001-08:00

This weekend went by so quickly. Friday I had to get out there and run so the boys and I were off. This is what they looked like when we got back from the run.

That is right, look closely and you will notice Ryan is missing a shoe. So I had to throw the kids in the car and re-trace my steps. Luckily we found the shoe but Ryan thought the whole situation was funny. He laughed when I told him we had to go look for it, he laughed when I found it and gave it to him. Ryan loved being outside and we stayed outside for a very long time. He walks around the house saying "bubble, bubble, bubble. What cheap entertainment!

On Sunday Ryan went to Molly's house (she lives next door) and had a blast playing with all of her toys. Ryan also went to the diner for breakfast and Chili's for dinner. He ate a great meal both times.
Jason also spent a lot of time outside this weekend. Jason is a blast right now. It is so easy to make him smile. He has a great belly laugh which Ryan can get him to do very easily! Tomorrow we go back to the cold weather and normal routine!

A Tough Day

2008-11-06T18:12:00.000-08:00

My day was one of the toughest days I have ever been through. I won't go into the details but I can tell you what I have learned from it. I will only list a few but know there are many more.
I have learned that people that may not seem like your good friends will pull together for you in a time of need.
I have learned that when life gets tough you need to learn to lean on your closest family and friends.
I have learned that my children bring me the greatest joy, even when they are crying and cranky.
I have learned to value each day.
The boys both went to daycare today. This was Jason's first day and Ryan didn't give him the time of day. I guess Ryan likes his days there and is used to not having a baby brother tagging along. I guess he better learn soon that he will always be having a brother tag along after him, wanting to be with him and probably annoying him. That is the life of siblings!
The weather was beautiful today and is suppose to be even nicer tomorrow. I guess that means I have no excuse not to go for a nice long run!

Update

2008-11-05T05:30:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone! I have finally decided to blog about what is going on with the Hermance's. The boys are keeping Andy and I very busy. Ryan is 16 months and running all around. He loves to dance and play ball. He also likes to be outside. Jason is 5 months old and growing like a weed. He is loving any babyfood we give him. Both boys had a little trouble with the time change which meant Andy and I did too! Ryan seemed to enjoy Halloween this year but he really did not get the concept. He saw other kids picking candy out of our bowl so he did the same. He held onto the same Hershey bar all night long. He was only outside running around about an hour and then it was bedtime. I will have to figure out how to get some pictures on here.

Well, I got the pictures on but do not have time to figure out how to rotate the one of Jason! I will have to learn as I go.