Posted on July 22nd, 2008 in
Little,
Of games and good things
Little has taken up video games. Well, not really, she is only two, but she does enjoy “playing” along with Matt. When he gets out his “buttons” (translation: controller), Little has to have her “buttons”, too (aka, a GameCube controller). She’ll sit beside him (or stand in front of the TV in his way) and play.
We’re borrowing Mario Galaxy from friends, and that is Little’s current favorite. Over the weekend, she could be heard saying (loudly) “It’s Maa-eeo tiime!” every time Matt started playing a game – no matter what game he was playing. She also likes to accompany her gameplay with a demonstration of how Mario “jumps silly.”
She’s quite the little gamer.
Thank you all for your “get well” wishes. I am feeling better, but still not 100%; hopefully, it will clear up totally in the next few days.
As I was writing the posts last week about our trip to Granny and Papa’s house, memories kept surfacing of the times we’ve spent there.
The memories for Matt go back to the beginning. He remembers when the land was just that, land, filled with trees and potential. He remembers the steps along the way to completing the house and Granny and Papa making the move out there. He has fond childhood memories of summer visits, playing in the creek, fishing in the pond, and walking in the woods. He always said he wished he could spend the whole summer at Granny and Papa’s instead of only a week.
There are also lots of memories that we’ve made there together. My first visit was just over 10 years ago. Matt and I had only been dating a few months, and he took me to meet his grandparents while we were in town for Spring Break from college. I fell in love with his grandparents and their place immediately and am very thankful that I’m still visiting a decade later and have so many good times to reflect on.
This was the place we were married. In the kitchen we ate chicken salad sandwiches as we waited for time for the ceremony. In Granny’s huge garden we were photographed with our families. Under a rose arbor we pledged our love for each other as we said our vows.
This was the place we made our first home. The first two months of our married life we lived in the little house on Granny and Papa’s property (originally built for Matt’s great-grandmother). We would come home in the evenings to find fresh picked tomatoes sitting on our back porch railing; we would go into the garden to pick corn from the stalk and blueberries straight from the bush. We would go down the driveway every Thursday evening to sit on the screened porch and chat. It was a special season in our life for many reasons, not the least of which was Matt finally getting to spend the whole summer at Granny and Papa’s house.
And now we have memories there with our children. Little standing beside the Christmas tree. A trip to play in the creek with her Daddy. Boo in Papa’s lap. Granny and Papa loving our children like they’ve always loved Matt.
I am thankful for all the memories we’ve created on the farm and especially with Granny and Papa. It is sad to see it go, but it will always hold a special place in our hearts.
Matt and I don’t see movies in the theater. Before kids we made it to a movie about once a year, twice if it was an exceptionally good year for new releases. Since Little was born, I think we’ve been to a theater once, to see the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie. We’re Netflix subscribers so we see plenty of movies, just a few months (or more) after most people. [as an aside, I really like the Netflix service; if we weren’t members, we’d never see movies!]
Last night we decided to watch a movie after the kiddos went to bed. Our movie-on-hand was Juno. We’d seen the previews and heard good things about it, but I wasn’t really prepared for how much I would like this movie. Granted, there are many things in the movie that I don’t condone – teenage pregnancy, divorce, bad language – but I laughed so hard that Matt was laughing at me. I have a bit of an odd sense of humor, and Juno is one of those quirky comedies that fit it perfectly (like The Princess Bride, Monty Python, Rushmore, for other examples).
In fact, I liked it so much that I considered watching it again today before I sent it back to Netflix. I think I might have to add it to our DVD collection.
I’ve been intending to blog everyday this week, but I keep getting sucked into this crazy video game. I actually have things I want to write about and everything. Maybe I can evade the siren song tomorrow during naptime. Stay tuned…
I’ve had this cute little “Babywearing Bloggers” button in my sidebar since before Boo arrived. Now that he’s four weeks old (
really? already? wow!) and I’ve worn him on several occasions, I feel like I’m officially part of the babywearing community.
On the recommendation of Lu, I decided to start my babywearing career with a Sleepy Wrap. I’m so glad I chose this carrier; we both love it! I pop Boo into it and he is usually off to sleep in no time riding along all snug and cozy against my chest where he can hear my heartbeat. It is so nice to have him close and not to carry the huge (and heavy) infant seat everywhere we go. I’ve worn him at the mall, at the park, in church, out to dinner, at the bookstore, and playing outside.
I am officially a babywearing Momma and loving every minute of it!
