Fun weekend

We love the trampoline!




Here comes the ball grandpa!


Where'd it go??


CHEERS!

Sunday June 17 @ 2:38AM

Early this morning (or late last night...) I had woken up to go the bathroom when all of sudden I heard a load ROOOOARRRR! It even woke kevin up which is pretty amazing. SO I go in Sam's room and say, "Are you okay?" His response: "There was a big spider coming at me so I roared it away!"

Yea, it is kind of funny, although when I think about this two much I realize that:- it was probably from watching Toy Story (the scary toy kind of looks like a spider) AND instead of my child crying when he is scared he chooses to ROARRRR!

It's a great day to be alive...

More fun times at the gardens!

Haitcuts and twins ??

Josh- age 20 months after his haircut:



Sam age 24 months with his haircut:


Josh age 20 months before haircut:


Sam age 20 months:

Catch up!

Sorry it has been awhile since I posted. We have had a lot going on with family and friends. I also have been working an extra day a week while Kel is on maternity leave. Soooo...here are some things that have been going on: I am not the only one who has been enjoying the new washing machine! The boys love playing outside and Sam is GREAT on his big boy bike. Finally, we had family in town May 19 when Nicholas graduated from Calvin. The family stayed at a hotel and the boys loved swimming. We don't swim much so it was a real treat- and they are doing great with learning how to swim on their own!

I pray for you and wish I could do more,
But more I cannot do from far away.
Like leaves before the wind we cannot stay,
Ripped dancing, dancing to the forest floor.
I wish I could your ailing health restore
And bring you to the strength of yesterday,
But all we mortal souls can do is pray
That God might alter what we have in store.
The beauty in our fragile life is love,
The only thing that makes the moment matter,
The golden thread that binds us all in light.
I wish, I wish I could your pain remove,
But like a wall the truth my will must shatter,
And so I send my prayers into the night.

Tulip Time

Yes we did manage to make it one night to downtown Holland. We watched Jaclyn dutch dance and than just walked around. It was a good time- Josh really enjoyed throwing sticks into the little ponds, and Sam loved running around in the gazebo with daddy, grandpa, and Missy.

Sickness

Last week- Monday through Saturday- Joshy was sick. Vomiting, diarrhea, and very lethargic. No one else ever got sick, but it is tiring taking care of a sick child especially when he looks so pitiful with those big brown eyes! Sam was great and would give Joshy hugs and listened to us even though Josh was getting tons of attention. Now...back to normal....sort of. Remember what it was like to be sick as a kid and you got everything you wanted? Especially lots of TV and your mommy caring you everywhere? Well, even though he is better Josh wants to watch "show" and he screams (VERY loudly) when I won't carry him around the house...and of course, the boys are playing together again, which naturally leads to fighting. I shouldn't complain. It is great to have my Joshy back and his goofiness. He lost quite a bit of weight and now is ALWAYS hungry. He had a bowl of cereal and two waffles for breakfast! Anyway...that is what is happening at the VanSchepen's!

Hockey Net

We were fortunate enough to receive several "old" toys from Aunt Wilma and Uncle Rob (they have two older boys) . By far, the favorite is the hockey net. Sam has been playing with it for hours! We have had VanSchepen's over and they enjoyed it, and last week even the Knoesters all played some hockey!

Grandma Knoester

Akke Knoester January 19, 1922 to April 21, 2007. "Mom was God's gift to us, and now we must give her back to God."

This picture was taken back in September of 2003, Sam is just a few weeks old!

If you haven't seen here are some cute pics!

Some Cute and Funny pics

Differences

Most of you know that my boys are very different. Where Sammy is outgoing and outspoken, Joshy is clingy and quiet. They are very different in their looks- blond and brunnette, dimples and no dimples, even their eyes, butts, and legs are completely different! So I thought I would show you the above two pictures- Josh at almost 18 months and Sam at almost 18 months. Josh weighing 26 pounds and almost 31 inches tall; Sam is almost 29 pounds and 32 inches tall.

18 Months - almost

Josh had his 18 months appointment on March 19. (He'll be 18 months on the 30th) and the appointment went....well, let's just say Joshy crying in nursery every week times 10! he just screamed when the nurse or doctor got near him. But, we did learn that he is 26 pounds. They said he was just below the 50th percentile in height, and just above it in weight. Short and chubby! But really, he is average. I talked ot the doctor too about his speech. Josh only says about 15 to 20 words, and when Sam was his age he was talking A LOT. But the doctor said 15 words was about right for an 18 month old and he said that we really didn't have anything to worry about, just give him time. He said if we really really wanted to have him evaluated we could take him to Ken O Shaw because they do evalutations for free. But he felt like it wasn't needed. wish was nice to hear! Basically, at our church there are four boys that were born in September of '05, one of them is a first born and he talks up a storm, the other three (including Josh) are all second borns and they hardly say anything! Of course, Josh is always crying in nursery....but Dr. Joseph said 18 months is the peak of stranger anxiety and not to worry about the anxiety (yet...) I took him to get his picture today--same thing. He screamed when the lady got anywhere near him....Sam on the other hand was great and took some awesome pictures! (Even though we weren't even going to take his picture...!) We'll just have to keep trying to take good pics at home!

Great weekend!

What a fun weekend! The Martin's came for a visit and we had a house full of boys! It was lots of fun, (especially when the kids were sleeping and we could play games...)Anyway, Saturday was really fun! Emily, Noah, and Seth met us all at the GArden so we could see the butterfly's and play in the children's area. Everyone had a great time..,of course, it is always fun to let 7 little boys run off energy! We tried to line all the boys up on the bridge for a picture...but it just didn't work. Hope you like these crazy pics! (I am hoping that someday one of us will have a little girl!)

Back Home

As some of you may know, we were in Woodstock (Canada) this past weekend for the funeral of cousin Andrew. Due to the funeral and visitation we spent a lot of time driving around Aylmer and Woodstock, and for the most part the roads were fine. However, this is what we arrived home to today! About a foot of snow! Kevin cleared a path so the boys and I could get into the house. Than he right away stared shoveling...I wasn't the only one who felt bad for him! Our neighbors, the Rodriguez's came out and offered the use of his snowblower. Kevin was very grateful- after such a long weekend, shoveling snow is not what he felt like doing!