Growing bigger with L-O-V-E

Sangye is saying more and more words these days. Let's see what we have here in our repertoire: airplane, choo choo, car, gar (garbage truck), more, eat, puppa (dog), meow meow (kittay!), hot, bath, drink, tweet tweet (bird!), hug, yup, hat, mil (milk), Tejan (not quite but close), maMA, daddy, ball, etc. I am sure there are several I can't think of. And each day now it seems like he gains a new ability or word and tries something new. They are growing up fast, these two. Tejan goes to the Medieval Faire tomorrow with her class and she's excited to see how people dressed in "the old times". Those dark ages. 

When I picked Tejan up from school today, Sangye was sleeping next to her. She leaned over and felt his arm with love, rubbed her cheek on it and looked at his angelic face. Then she said, "Mommy, I love how my brother feels. I love him." This is what I imagined for my children in having each other, love. 

Christian's B-day at Busch Gardens

We spent last Saturday at Busch Gardens enjoying the roller coasters, the Land of the Dragons, and the general splendor of it all. 

We saw elephants.

         

Here is a picture of Chris and Sangye in awe of their majesty. 

And Sangye just can't get enough of his winged friends. 

      

All the kids got to pet a beautiful Clydesdale horse...

The mamas and children waited patiently as Christian and our friend Jay waited in line for the front row of the Montu. It was a long wait, but worth it. The kiddos occupied their time in "Egypt", playing near a crazy wall and wallowing in some sand. See below for the craziness.

      

  

And by the end of the day, we checked out...

Time to Celebrate!

Tomorrow, the Jorns are treking down to Largo, FL to see our beloved friends, the Gordons. Then Saturday we will head out to Busch Gardens in honor of Christian's 29th birthday! Tejan is so thrilled and Sangye would be too if he knew what was going on. This is a picture of the Gordon and Jorn kids. And the love you see in this picture is only a fraction of the love that emanates when they are together in person. These four kids are bonded in such a special way and their parents aren't too bad either... :) 

Tejan made a funny...

Tonight, Christian went to bed early after an exhausting day of work, so I took it upon myself to put Tejan to bed for him. We read What Eats What? If that isn't funny enough, when it came to the forest, Tejan looked at the woodpecker and said, "The woodpecker eats (pointing to the grubs) the NERBS." This is when I began to laugh my @$$ off. She thought it was pretty hilarious herself when I mentioned that they were, in fact, grubs instead of nerbs. We both decided that nerbs was a better word for them and "grubs" have now been offically renamed. She also called a manantee a mammoth, but this is only because we went to the museum of naturaly history today and saw one. Not as funny, but got us rolling again. These are times I love. 

Waiting for Tejan

Sangye and I had a nice day together, especially since yesterday was right out of hell. He had a fever that was not kidding around and I was like an island for his hot little body. We literally just SAT ALL DAY LONG. So this morning, after his fever broke, he greeted us with happy chattering and all kinds of crazy new schemes. We spent lots of time outside running around, chasing garbage trucks, and finding new animal friends. So at the end of our solo time, we waited for Tejan in the car (hence the pic) because it was raining and the temp was dropping fast. Fun times. :)

I look good.

Hey! Mommy gave me this awesome haircut....Everybody, come see how good I look!

Now revealing...the SuperCut.

Here is the long awaited picture of Sangye's new do! Well, whaddaya think? Pretty sassy if I say so myself. It wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it might be. He doesn't seem to notice the shortage of hair either. It's easier to deal with and I think he feesl perkier. I give this haircut a two thumbs up. And by the way, it wasn't really emotional for any of us, he's getting bigger and we like it that way. :)

The Final Straw.

Well, I have been thinking about making that first dreaded haircut on Sangye. And today while we were playing at the park with some great friends, a little girl came by and said "Hi baby" to Sangye and then looked at me and said, "Is that a girl?" That was the last straw. So tonight he got his first homemade haircut. I did a pretty fine job, unfortunately I have no proof. The picture will be posted as soon as I find my camera.  Not only does he look older (like 3 and 1/2) he also looks even cuter, as if that were possible. Again, take my word for it and i'll prove it to you later. :)

Hold on to your pants!

Oh! So our favorite new activity for every single day???? Laying, swinging, falling out of the hammock. It's a blast and if you don't have one, it comes highly recommended. Tejan, one day, reminded us that we had one, so Christian boldly put it up and I had forgotten how relaxing and meditative it is to be supported like that in the air. It's a new family fun time and I feel grateful for it.

Uh.....it's great to be a Florida GATOR!

Yeah, so, you already know this but they TOTALLY won! Sorry to any of my beloved Sooner relatives that may, at some point, read this. (I do have love in my heart for OU baby.) It was a sweet and exciting game and the Gators rocked it hard. :) Sangye represented for our neighborhood all day. And after the game the middle school boys in the area lit up the night sky with some fireworks. Sa-weeeeeeet! Fortunately all babies were sleeping by then, thus, the bloggin commenced.

The new bike.

Forgive me if you have already seen this, but here is Tejan's first go on the bike she got for Christmas! Enjoy..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN4dqRLbWkQ

A Fond Farwell

We had to say goodbye to our sweet Mocha cat at the turn of the New Year. She was a wonderful friend and a beautiful being. She is missed and we know she is in a better existence now. Love you Mo.

What's in a blog?

This is my first time blogging. Like a true first time, it's kind of awkward, and I'm not sure if I'm doing it right. But it couldn't be more user-friendly! So, here it is. It's another stunning day in Gainesville, the weather is cool and the sky is bright blue. :) I'll let you know more as the day unfolds. Right now it's all about the grapes.