Snuggle & Tangled

Ben said that he woke up last night at 2am and noticed that a light was on. He got up and found Linkan lying with Boss and petting him. As soon as she saw daddy, she started crying and said her legs were tangled. That's her way to describe growing pains in her legs. (She also describes a yeast infection as "hippos are biting me".) :-)

I asked her about it today and she said that she was cold so she curled up next to Boss under his blanket. She giggled when she told me that. Made me laugh. 

No matter how many times we've told her that it's ok to come wake us up in the middle of the night, she still won't do it...stating that she thinks we'll get mad at her. We've never told her that we would be mad and never have been mad if she wakes up in the night needing something. Silly girl. :-)

In the end, I'm sure Boss appreciated the extra snuggle time he got from little love. 

Get In My Heart

Written in early Nov. 2013...

We're in Oakley, Kansas with Ben. He has been working with the Nature Converancy on an enormous ranch and we got to tag along with him. It's been a great few days. I left the ranch with the girls after dark and as we were driving back to the hotel, Linkan and I had this conversation...

L: Mom, I don't want to go to Heaven.

M: Why not?

L: Because I don't want to die. When I close my eyes, it's scary. 

M: (after I explained the difference between closing your eyes and dying) 

Dying is a little scary, I agree. Even I am a little afraid of dying. I don't want it to hurt. But I'm not afraid of Heaven. It's where you get to go after you die if you believe in Jesus. And remember who is in Heaven, waiting to see you?

L: Uncle Sammy. Mom, How do you believe in Jesus?

M: You just pray and tell Him that you believe in Him. Then he'll be in your heart forever. 

L: How does He get in your Heart?

M: (long pause...grasping for an explanation that makes sense to a 3 yr old...haha...I've got nothing) Um, that's a good question. Kind of confusing, huh?

L: Yea... (then a little whisper from the back seat) Jesus, I believe in you. Will you get in my heart?

M: *tears*

Men's Underwear

Caught Palmer trying on somebody's underwear... Wonder who it belongs to?? ;-P

I'm Laying Down!

Palmer and Linkan stayed at Gma and Gpa P's in September so we could enjoy our anniversary weekend sans kids. (Thank you Gma and Gpa P!!) A few days after their stay, I received the following email from Gma:

"OK, so here's the story on Palmer. She very carefully laid her blanket on top of the dog pillow in the living room. Then she stood in the middle of it and started twirling around in circles. I asked her what she was doing. She gave me "that look" and said, "I'm laying down." Then she twirled a couple more times and laid down on her blanket. Shades of Boss laying down. I laughed so hard I had tears. She's a very observant little girl. And soaks everything in. Anyway, I thought you might enjoy that. I sure did. Kiss the girls for me."

That's MY girl! ;-)

Leave the Light On

At bedtime, Palmer's way to ask us to leave a light on is, "will you turn off the dark?" Presh! 

Halloween 2013

My alarm was messed up this morning due to a software update on my phone so I woke up at 8:28 a.m. with my hair on fire! I was supposed to have Linkan a dressed in her costume and at school at 9 a.m. Linkan came down the stairs about 5 minutes later. I could have been grumpy from waking up so late but I got such an amazing response from her about my space kitten pants, it turned my frown upside down...and really, made my whole day! She was crazy excited to wear her Ariel wig. Score, mom! Palmer isn't in school but she insisted on wearing her owl costume. So, I got all three of us dressed in our costumes and out the door by 8:55. Can you believe it? Of ALL the days to sleep late! Whew!

I wore my space kitten outfit to jazzercise and it was a hit! Those pants are quite a hot item online. Thanks to some preplanning and Amazon.com, I snagged a pair. My instructor, Amy, sure was jealous! She had tried to buy a pair only to find out that they're sold out EVERYWHERE. ;-) Ben found a great "boy scout" get-up at a local thrift store. He is too much!!! Ha!!

When Palmer put her costume on, Linkan said, "Palmer!! You look AWESOME!" Too cute. They enjoyed trick or treating tonight. I walked up to the house with them (and reminded Linkan every darn time to thank the candy-givers - dang that child!) and daddy pulled Palmer in the wagon to each house. Fun times in the B'Woody neighborhood!

Surprise!

We surprised Great Granny a few weeks ago.  We got her good! It was the Valley Center Fall festival and she was over at the Historical Society giving tours for the day.  Our visit was really cool for two reasons.  We got to see her AND we got to tour the historical society which is none other than Great Granny Pat's childhood home.  What a treat! The girls were fascinated by all the things inside.  They didn't want to leave when it was time.  Their favorite part was trying on cool vintage hats with Great Granny.  The picture of the stove is the very stove that her mother cooked on when she was a child. So cool! Linkan & Palmer's Great Granny is such a doll and so much fun. She just turned 85 in mid-September but you wouldn't know it! We love her so much!

Pearly Whites

The girls had dentist appointments today. They get pretty pumped about going. It's a pediatric dentist office so yea, its a lot of fun in there. :-) They always take your picture on your first visit. For Palmer, that was 6 months ago. Ben and I giggled when I brought the picture home because it was the classic Palmer look. The, "I don't know who you are, lady...or why you're taking my picture this early in the morning but I'm not EVEN going to crack a smile until I've observed you for at least an hour and have deemed that you safe to talk to." Naturally, I put it up on the fridge. :-). It's pretty remarkable how much she has changed physically and personality-wise in just 6 months. The picture says it all. 

That lion had some serious pearly whites after the Postlethwait girls got done with him! 

Deanna Rose Farmstead

We visited the farmstead in Overland Park today with my MOPS group. What a fun place!

7 Years Without Him...

May 17, 1983 - September 16, 2006

Photo taken Christmas 2006

Molly - Panama City Beach, FL

Sammy's favorite beach

13th Wedding Anniversary

Labor Day marked our 13th weddin anniversary. Geez, has it been that long? :-D We celebrated by going on a morning canoe adventure at Clinton Lake. Linkan and Palmer had all sorts of fun finding "treasures" such a clam shells, frogs, snakes, bugs, and cool looking rocks. We got very close to a beautiful bald eagle. The weather was perfect. We had a perfect day hanging out together. I included the last two pics of Link because she was totally naked (swimsuit was making her cold), sitting in the bag seat, eating popcorn and making silly fads with Palmer. They were cracking each other up!

Silly Face!

Ben's Broken Heel

He is the habanero to my vanilla. Life would be so boring without him. :-) Broke his heel while bouldering on the rock wall in the garage the night before Palmer's second birthday. Thankfully, it wasn't a bad break and doc hopes that he will be able to walk on it without assistance in about 6 weeks. 

 

Palmer Turns 2!

Wow, what a fun day we had celebrating my precious baby's 2nd birthday! All of Palmer's favorites were there. Both sets of grandparents, our special friend Jing, Uncle Tim & Aunt Rach and of course, Aunt MoMo. 

Palmer woke up to a room full of balloons and chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast.  We did a loosely-themed-bubble party. She got a bubble machine for her birthday and that was a hit. Uncle Tim made home-made Korean Pho. Yum yum! Everybody loved it. My tummy so happy. I made Palmer's cake and I have to admit that it sure was delish. 

Palmer was given such special and thoughtful gifts by everyone that came. Linkan even got some gifts. What's up with that?!? ;-) (Linkan has been taking the adorable Pony from Jing with her EVERYwhere.) Molly took Grampy's stepstool (it was his as a child), painted it and wrote her name on it. Too cute. The highlight of the day was unveiling the baby cradle that was refurbished and given to Palmer. Grampy fixed up the vintage find, Gramy painted it and our friend Rhonda made a special quilt and bedding to match. So much love put into that special gift for her. Palmer plays with it nearly every day. She also got THE most adorable monkey apron, handmade by Grandma P. She walks around with her apron and monkey bag (also made by Grandma P) like she is hot stuff. 

Palmer had a wonderful day. Quite a contrast from her first birthday (a little overwhelmed!). I love the little person that she is now and is becoming. She is Ben's personality inside my body...so it's easy for me to understand and love her. She makes you work for smiles if you are new to her but once you're in the fold, you're golden. She is feisty. I won't have to worry about whether she will be able to stand up for herself. No doubt. She is an observer. She studies things and is cautious...but once she makes up her mind, she is fearless. Her speech is above the cut. She talks and enunciates so well that I regularly get comments when we are out in public. She loves playing with babies. She loves to ask questions. She loves making us crack up. Recently, she has started telling me randomly through out the day, "I love my daddy." She loves her big sister. 80% of the time, they play well together. Linkan makes up a pretend world and she will

play and go right along with it. The other 20% of the time involves not sharing and shrieking. Haha

At her 2 year check up, she was 7%tile in weight (that is up from the last visit!) and 29% in height. She has grown 2 inches in 6 months! 

She is a blessing, an absolute gem and I love her so.