We got it

Some very nice man at Staples talked me into a Kodak. Never thought I would buy a Kodak. I had my mind set on a Canon. But Target was out of the one I wanted, so I pushed the kids, in the Target cart, around the shopping center parking lot to Staples.  And there I met the nerdy very nice young man who knew a lot about cameras.  And he convinced me to buy a Kodak - and so far I really like it! So finally we will have more pictures. This is just a test picture to see how it does on the blog. More to come! 

Just another one

Hey all.  We just returned today from a week of training in Atlanta for RUF. We left the kiddos with Michael's parents Monday - Friday and listened to great speakers, met and got to know other campus ministers and their wives and slept at the Ramada. I got out of bed about 7:30 every morning, had stimulating conversation that had NOTHING to do with diapers or whining and never cooked or cleaned a thing.  Needless to say, it was a GREAT week.  Thanks again to Yaya and Big Papa.  We are both pretty excited after a week like that to be meeting more students and doing, well, stuff like that.  I was pretty crabby when we left, just tired of being a mom and spending too much time in my house.  It was nice to have so much time with Michael. I still really like him.  I always remember that when I get him to myself...  

So here's another picture from the Taylors' trip here.  Just thought it was a cute one.  We're buying a camera this week.  I've been shopping and it's down to 2.  Then we'll take LOTS of pictures to experiment.  

The evolution of a snack

Where we've been

Hey everybody. Our friends, Mark, Cora and baby Isak Taylor have been with us all this week from St. Louis. How nice to have a piece of home here in Savannah for a few days! Isak is two weeks older than Elsie but walks around like an 18 month old. Elliot and Buggie both had a great time with him.  We introduced Isak to the beach, which we think he liked, though he was unsure of it at first. By the end of the week Elliot was calling Cora 'other mama' and Isak, 'my baby Isak' - a sure sign of success.  AND THE TAYLORS HAD CUPCAKES WITH US. See? If you come, you will have cupcakes... 

In other news, Michael bought a scooter to replace the one he's been borrowing. The two of us went zooming around Savannah last night on the new and the borrowed scooters. What a great way to see the city. We may do it again tomorrow before we give the borrowed one back. More on that later.   

Day by day

So I'm still taking pictures with my cell phone - hence the blurry pictures.  I thought this might be better than nothing.  You must be perfectly still for my phone, and the kiddos are not, for the most part.  But these pictures are SUCH representations of their personalities.  Wow.  Both had a cookie after dinner.  Here are the results. 

So day by day they're growing, but not very fast.  I took Buggy back to the doctor today because she's been acting like she did during her last ear infection.  Ears - clear.  But she has screamed the last two nights for over an hour before going to sleep. This is not normal for her, poor Bug.  I caved in a couple times and picked her up and rocked her.  I can't figure out if she's playing me or not -she's too cute to be evil! I think to myself.  But I know the real truth. I know her parents... She weighed in at 18 pounds 1 ounce this afternoon.  Still at the 10th %. Just a small Bug.

Elliot has morphed into this multiple personality child.  Lately he will whine uncontrollably and cry like he's dying while lying on the floor, full of drama, because you've made him CHANGE HIS SHORTS.  And then 10 minutes later he may come and give you a completely voluntary kiss and hug.  Is it possible to choose A or B? My mom today said it was not.  There ought to be a pill for this.  Or maybe I should be taking the pill?  ?   ?  

I learned the other day that my cross-dressing neighbor's name is Zoe. A woman came looking for him by his name and I was clueless.  "He dresses like a woman sometimes," she said.  Ah, yes.  I pointed her right to his apartment.  I saw him walk by on the street one day and he seemed shy but smiled at me.  

Michael's out preaching for summer RUF and the children have stopped screaming.  Must be time for ice cream and bed.   Have a good weekend, everyone. 

Fireworks experiment - not so much

So we found much to do yesterday, thanks to Michael.  He can't seem to stay in the house much, which I'm grateful for.  I will just sit in the cave here for hours because I don't want the hassle of getting two little people from place to place.  Not Michael.  He's ready to get out.  So yesterday we walked around downtown and had lunch at an All-American little shop, chili cheese onion dogs and potato chips.  Fabulous.  We saw this monument on the way and decided the square must somehow belong to us, surely. We made our way down to the river front where Elliot got to see the boats again.  He is completely consistent now in telling us that for his birthday he wants to "ride boat".   Here you see him in a big sandbox on the river front made for little people.

So the other story is, I love fireworks.  And I've missed being in a large crowd of excited, partially drunk people watching these things for 3 years now.  I decided this must end.  We put the kids down for bed last night, then woke them up around 9pm, stuck them in the car, parked in our secret parking lot (our church parking lot where Michael has permission to park) and walked the stroller as far down to the river as the crowds allowed.  It was exciting and there was music and smells and lights.  And then the fireworks started.  Buggie caught on quickly - she saw the first flash and locked on.  She loved them.  Elliot, however, whether he was being held or in the stroller told us over and over - 'I no want see pirework.'  Ah, Elliot.  And so, 5 minutes into the show, we turned around and walked back up the hill to the church parking lot.  I watched the finale as Michael put the stroller back in the car.  Elliot reminded us all the way to the car and home, 'I no want see pirework.'  

Maybe next year.  I think it may become a Gordon family rule that you like fireworks.  Or at least tolerate them.  'Cause mama likes them.

Fort Pulaski

So today we ventured out to Fort Pulaski, just this side of the beach.  It did cross my mind on the way, you know, I'm about 4 minutes from the beach.  Why not just go?  I restrained myself and paid the $3 entrance fee to this historic place.  It was pretty cool.  I think most of the meaning was lost on Elliot, as he told me that part of the fort looked like a barn where Farmer Brown keeps his sheep and cows and pigs (see Thomas the Tank Engine, of course).  The cannons were cool and the architecture was beautiful, I thought.  Click here for a little bit about the fort.  I'm not the history buff, but I found it interesting.  Elliot especially liked trying to pick up the cannon balls in the museum.  Buggie liked the keys she got to hold.