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Move Over Campbell's

here comes the Althof's.......

Wyatt and I put our skills and tastes together last night and made tomato juice! Wyatt really is into gardening tomatoes and I really like look at recipes and we both like tomato juice, so what better than to try it! However, this summer put a little damper on Wyatt's tomato plants, so with a little help from the Fletcher boys, we were able to have enough tomatoes to try out our new canning project. My mom gave Wyatt a juicer for MY kitchenaid at Christmas, so we have been patiently waiting to juice some tomatoes. Last night we cut, boiled and happily juiced our tomatoes and can out with several quarts of juice. It was like Christmas all over again. Nothing is better than the satisfaction that we were able to complete the tasty task. It may not be Campbell's but we are certainly thrilled with our end product!

Creativity

Do you ever have those days when you feel super creative??? You think that you can make anything out of everything?? You can just whip out whatever on a sewing machine (yet you have no idea how to put in the bobbin)??? Then you may know what I was thinking. I have it in my mind that I can whip out a few curtains,  a bed skirt and a crib sheet out of this.

Stay tuned, I counted that I have 50 days to turn this fabric into something remarkable. Let's see if I can do it. I might even take some pictures along the way. Could be fun!!!!

Bring on the tooth fairy!!!

It just amazes me how fast time flies! My baby boy is growing up way to fast. Leave it to a tooth to make this mom tear up a bit! 

Haden has had a loose tooth for a little while now. I will NOT touch it, look at it or obviously pull it out for him. I am just not that mom! It makes me freak out just a little! We were at a friends house the other day going through little girl clothes, and he came up and wanted me to look at his tooth. It was barely hanging in his mouth. YUCK!! I told him that my friend loves to pull teeth out and would do it for him. He did not want to because he wanted to show it to his dad. We get home later that day, he shows his tooth to Wyatt. Wyatt told Haden to go wash his hands and then just give it a pull. again.........YUCK!!! Haden comes barreling inside, up the stairs and gets the funniest look on his face. He was wiggling that thing all the way in, and it fell out. I have always known that Haden is just like Wyatt, but never realized just how much! He is thrilled about this new part of his life, however, you would never know it. He is so laid back and easy going about the whole thing. When I asked him what was up, he just looks at me and says, "Yeah, I just lost my tooth. Pretty cool, huh. I think I need to put it in a bag." There was more jumping up and down from his mother!!!!! Wyatt and Haden both were very laid back about it and very much matter of fact. You lose a tooth, the tooth fairy comes, you grow a new tooth. End of story. 

 Haden at 10 months. Still does not have any teeth!!! 

Haden at 6 years and missing his very first tooth!!!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Summer has officially started at the Althof house! To kick off our summer, the boys and I have Vacation Bible School again. But most importantly, TBall has started!!! This summer I have only one player...Brody. I gave Haden the option to play and he chose not to play. I was not surprised as I think batting makes him nervous. That is 24 kids, coaches, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles all focusing on the one person trying to focus on the ball. It makes me nervous thinking about it! I figured he gave it two years and had the same reaction to tball both years, so we retired his glove.

Then there is Brody! He seems to really like it! He does not seem intimidated at all when it comes time to bat! He has even hit the ball with out the T a few times! His mom was quite proud! The learning process for tball is quite confusing for him, but I think he might have it. It took him a while to understand that you don't go after the ball when you hit it but you do when you have your glove on. He is also learning that you have to touch the bases when you run them, but not when you are out in the field except when you are a baseman and you have caught the ball. But really, it all is kind of confusing!!

The best part of watching Brody play, is that he ALWAYS has a smile on his face!!!

 Meet Team Lions!!!! Ferocious crew, aren't they!!

 

Is he not the cutest little tball player!! (I can only say that now, because he is 4. I can't when he is 14!)

 He just made a good hit without using the T!!! GO BRODY!! (Take note that this was before he realized that he needed to go to first base and NOT go get his own ball!)

He was getting prepared to "man" his section on the field. (Either that or he and his buddy have gotten separated after she kept talking to him and sprinkling dirt on his head! But, he was having fun!!)

It's a........

I think it is safe to safe that Wyatt and I lead a very BORING life!!! We get up, get dressed, go to school/work/daycare and then come home eat dinner, do homework, go to bed, wash and repeat. The boys have started soccer and both are on different teams. This did cause some issues with Brody but he has since gotten over it. He does like Coach Justin which has helped! Haden has gotten much more aggressive with soccer and is actually kicking the ball! This is a huge step since he just ran along the pack in the fall. Brody is the littlest kiddo on his team, so he most of the time he is just trying to keep up! He did not get the Althof limbs! In other news, we have never made the official announcement, so here it is!!! We are expecting baby #3! This has been exciting for everyone of us!!! Brody is probably the most excited!! He had/has lots of questions and insights about having a baby in the house! It is actually quite funny. My favorite was when he was trying to convince me it was a really good idea to have 2 babies. Um....no not really!! He has also been very persistent with wanting a sister. I have been worried about what would happen if he got another bother instead. Yesterday was the BIG day. Wyatt and I went off to the doctor's office yesterday to have the routine 20 week sonogram and appointment. It is hard to believe that I am already half way through this pregnancy! We got to check out the baby and see that it really likes to keep hands on the face and feet above the head. Does not seem all that comfy to me! The baby also moved NONSTOP. I mean CONSTANTLY!!! If it was not moving a hand or a foot it was rolling back and forth. Is that a sign of things to come??? This will be a fun time for us as we adjust to life with three children, with on of those children being a GIRL!!!!!

Winter Sports

The other day I was thinking about how my mom and dad would make me do things that I did not want to do. I can remember thinking, why are they doing this. Well....I have officially started doing this to Haden. He is a kindergartener of a mother and grandmother that works for the school system. That gave him the opportunity to be a part of the Winter Sports ceremony for the Holton High School. This was a BIG deal.....to me and my mother! For Haden, not so much!!! He refused to talk about until he went to practice. He decided that maybe it would not be so bad. THEN we got to the game that night. He immediately grabbed tight on my arm and started to cry and asking me to not leave him. I left him with the other kids where he promptly stopped crying once I left his sight. He ended up doing a great job during the ceremony. I might add that once he spotted me, his eyes never left me. He got to carry the flowers for the girls. Only once did I think he was going to bust out into tears and run off the basketball court, but we pulled himself together and finished up. I am more than positive that he was thinking, "why is my mom making me do this!"

I will point out that I did not get a close up picture of him all dressed up, but he looked very handsome and grown up!!! Once we got home he promptly undressed. I think that he was completely done with the experience. He did get a gift for participating, a basketball, which he does love! Something good did come out of the experience!

My pictures are not the best, but still wanted to share!









On a side note, I found this picture. Brody was trying to help me wrap Christmas presents.
Isn't this how you like to watch TV?