Go Chisholms GO!: October 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Traditions: Notes

Every day for preschool in her John Deere lunch box, Alma gets a note. It always contains pictures of our family, including the pets.

10 Months Old

Chilling with Uncle Brian

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

In no specific order, here are things I love about my husband these days:
• He ends princess fairy tales with “After spending many years together and learning that they shared similar values, interests in the same activities and a shared vision of their future, they decided to marry and live happily ever after.” This drives Alma a little bonkers.
• He has a way of getting our children back to sleep/bed when they wake up too early in the morning.
• Every weekend he makes a great big breakfast, regardless of how busy our schedules are.
• He is excited for James to have ’little boy hair” (a.k.a. longish hair).
• Even though he falls asleep repeatedly while reading to Alma at night, he still insists on that time together and always gets through the books.
• He doesn't have a Facebook account. Moreover, he told me last month, "I don't need a Facebook account. Besides, I probably already have one ... it's like the phone book, right?"
• He still isn’t able to pet our cat because he is allergic to her. But he cares for her and loves her just the same.
• He helped me design the kid’s Halloween costumes.
• He will watch a political debate but keep changing the channel to a sporting event every time a candidate who he doesn’t like is speaking.
• He has slowly convinced me that staying home and being a "home body" is actually pretty enjoyable.
• He looks handsome in any style and changes them often: mutton chops/mustache; business suit/ripped yard work clothes, etc.
• He is starting to warm up to the bread maker.
• He is my favorite person for sharing a burger and a beer, playing tennis, singing made-up songs, and living happily ever after.

This outtake photo was taken back on our anniversary. We sat out back, enjoyed the beautifully cool August evening weather with a bottle of champagne, a plate of cupcakes (vanilla with Hershey's chocolate icing, if you must know) and threw the ball for the dog. I love this smile on Joshua's face.

Happy birthday, Darling!

Monday, October 22, 2012

My Brother's New House

This is the view of their driveway ... so you will believe me when I tell you that the whole place is beyond awesome. There's Alma and her cousin riding scooters through the fall leaves as we visited the other day. They were kind enough to host Joshua's birthday party, complete with lots of coffee, meatball subs, a decadent dessert cake and a bounce house for the kids. Some day I hope to be as thoughtful and generous as my brother and Bridgette. I admire the example they are setting for their children.