I thought Everett looked so cute in his new overalls. Here he is before we left for the closing. Unfortunately, I never could get him to look at the camera.
Monday, January 29, 2007
We have a new home!
We closed on our new house this morning. There's a lot we'd like to do before we move in ... so it will probably (hopefully) be early March before we get moved in. Oh how I love packing and unpacking ... uhg!
I thought Everett looked so cute in his new overalls. Here he is before we left for the closing. Unfortunately, I never could get him to look at the camera.
I thought Everett looked so cute in his new overalls. Here he is before we left for the closing. Unfortunately, I never could get him to look at the camera.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Dance Revolution
Everett likes the Dance Revolution video game at Planet Pizza. Here he is showing off a few of his moves. If you look carefully, you can catch the John Travolta finger point move!
Brayden's 4th Birthday
We celebrated Brayden's 4th Birthday at Planet Pizza. All the kids had a great time! Here are some of the highlighs. More pictures can be found at www.rankin.shutterfly.com
Monday, January 22, 2007
Our Weekend
We had a very nice weekend. On Saturday, we took Everett to his very first movie at the theater! We saw Flushed Away and Everett seemed to enjoy it. He sat in David's lap through the whole movie and didn't make one single peep! It still amazes me how long his attention span can be!
On Sunday afternoon we headed out to Mark & Helen's to see how they were settling in with the new baby. We were thrilled to finally see the sunshine after so many days of rain!
Hayley was 9 days old on our visit and the family seems to have settled into their new routine quite well. While we were taking turns holding Hayley, Grandad Ray took E outside to play.
What American boy doesn't enjoy sitting on a tractor??
I took quite a few pictures during our visit, but here are some of my favorites.
On Sunday afternoon we headed out to Mark & Helen's to see how they were settling in with the new baby. We were thrilled to finally see the sunshine after so many days of rain!
Hayley was 9 days old on our visit and the family seems to have settled into their new routine quite well. While we were taking turns holding Hayley, Grandad Ray took E outside to play.
What American boy doesn't enjoy sitting on a tractor??
I took quite a few pictures during our visit, but here are some of my favorites.
Karly Visit
Karly came over to visit last Thursday. She's such a happy baby! We enjoyed our visit with her and Everett seems to be less threatened by her these days. In the past, he would get pretty jealous if I held her. He did still want to take her pacifier and after she left, he got in his old bouncy chair where she had been sitting. 
This morning I caught him sitting in the bouncy chair watching "The Price is Right." I think he likes all the bells, clapping and music on the show!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Snow Days
The weather has kept us inside this whole week and Everett and I were both getting a pretty bad case of cabin fever by Wednesday.
Luckily, Elisa & Adam invited us over to play yesterday. So we put on our coats and headed across the street. (Everett's is still a little too big!)
Everett was so excited to play with Adam's toys. He headed straight to a soccer ball before I could even get his coat off.
We sure enjoyed our play date. We are iced in again today, but at least Daddy's home with us too.
Luckily, Elisa & Adam invited us over to play yesterday. So we put on our coats and headed across the street. (Everett's is still a little too big!)
Everett was so excited to play with Adam's toys. He headed straight to a soccer ball before I could even get his coat off.
We sure enjoyed our play date. We are iced in again today, but at least Daddy's home with us too.
What can I fit in?
Friday, January 12, 2007
It's a Girl!!!
Hayley Pearl Rankin was born today at 6:15pm
and weighed in at 6lbs 15ozs.
Oh, what a CUTIE! We are thrilled to have a new niece.
Mom, Dad and baby Hayley are all doing great!
Mom, Dad and baby Hayley are all doing great!
More pictures can be found at www.rankin.shutterfly.com
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
15 month checkup
Everett had his 15 month check up yesterday (which was actually closer to a 16 month checkup). He was much more impatient in the waiting room than he's been in the past. I let him out of his stroller while we waited ... I was really worn out from chasing him by the time we made it to the exam room!
He weighed in at 25.8 lbs (50-75 percentile) and measured 31.75" tall (70th percentile). Dr. Katz said he's growing perfectly. He is still performing a few months ahead of his age and the doc said he was much more cooperative during the exam than most boys his age. (Ha - if he'd seen him in the waiting room!) He now has 7 teeth on top ... I didn't realize he'd gotten in two molars on top ... that explains some recent fussiness ... the doc said those are tough ones since there are 4 prongs on each to break through. He has a 3rd tooth coming in on the bottom.
Dr. Katz said it's time to start implementing some discipline at home. He said this is the age to start using "time-outs". I'll have to pull out the time-out stool from the closet his Aunt Jenny gave him last Christmas. He said to give him one warning, then take him to the time-out spot. I will, of course, have to sit there with him so he'll stay and do this for about 20 seconds. He said to keep doing this ... it will probably take 18 or 20 times ... and eventually he should get bored with this and not do whatever it is he's not supposed to do. It all sounds incredibly exhausting to me ... but I know if we do it now, it will save a lot of frustration in the future. Or could it be that my child is perfect and won't need discipline? Wishful thinking. :)
Everett received three shots - 2 included 3 different vaccines and then he got his flu booster shot. He was pretty upset and there were tears. His bravery was rewarded by the nurse with a plastic squeaky frog and the tears quickly subsided. We got home and both ended up napping most of the afternoon ... I guess the doctor's visit wore us both out!
He weighed in at 25.8 lbs (50-75 percentile) and measured 31.75" tall (70th percentile). Dr. Katz said he's growing perfectly. He is still performing a few months ahead of his age and the doc said he was much more cooperative during the exam than most boys his age. (Ha - if he'd seen him in the waiting room!) He now has 7 teeth on top ... I didn't realize he'd gotten in two molars on top ... that explains some recent fussiness ... the doc said those are tough ones since there are 4 prongs on each to break through. He has a 3rd tooth coming in on the bottom.
Dr. Katz said it's time to start implementing some discipline at home. He said this is the age to start using "time-outs". I'll have to pull out the time-out stool from the closet his Aunt Jenny gave him last Christmas. He said to give him one warning, then take him to the time-out spot. I will, of course, have to sit there with him so he'll stay and do this for about 20 seconds. He said to keep doing this ... it will probably take 18 or 20 times ... and eventually he should get bored with this and not do whatever it is he's not supposed to do. It all sounds incredibly exhausting to me ... but I know if we do it now, it will save a lot of frustration in the future. Or could it be that my child is perfect and won't need discipline? Wishful thinking. :)
Everett received three shots - 2 included 3 different vaccines and then he got his flu booster shot. He was pretty upset and there were tears. His bravery was rewarded by the nurse with a plastic squeaky frog and the tears quickly subsided. We got home and both ended up napping most of the afternoon ... I guess the doctor's visit wore us both out!
New Year's Day 2007
We had a wonderful New Year's Day to kick off 2007. David cooked an incredible spread of food, and we enjoyed visiting with family and friends. Here are a few pictures.
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