The George Family Journal

Monday, June 16, 2008

The Boy is One!

Sorry for the three updates I’ve just posted like crazy. Anyway, the boy is one and I can’t believe it. Everyone said it would happen fast, but man, during the sleepless nights and the long days, I never thought this year would end. Now instead of a little lump who sits on the couch and just follows you with his eyes, we have a toddler--yes he toddles! He’s now taking up to ten steps at a time. Very slow and very shaky, but steps nonetheless!

Anyway, I guess we’re in for a real treat now when he runs around on his feet instead of crawling.

He loves to look at you when you say no, smile, and then turn right around and do whatever you told him not to.

I’ll make a more detailed entry soon, but lots of things to do and miles to go before I sleep!

Birthday photos:

Oh, look, the cardboard my pressie came in. This is so much more fun than the actual present…

Huh, this football would fit nicely on top of my pressie…

Wow, this box is so much cooler than the pressie that came in it…

And a cupcake montage…

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Family Photos

Here’s an updated photo of the three of us.

Here’s a photo of my sis, her hubby, and JJ.

Here’s my dad and AK. Notice the shirt!! Go Socceroos!

And some of me and the boy and then Grammy and Dub with the two boys!

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Dinner Theater

Hello all, here are some photos I’m trying to get posted before we head down to Oz in JUST A FEW DAYS!!!

Our Dinner Theater this year was The Wizard of Oz You can see a few photos of the cafeteria where people ate, and then a few of the set and kids.

The kids got me that T-shirt that I’m wearing. It says “Don’t Make Me Get My Flying Monkeys!” I guess they think I’m a witch.....

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Countdown

12 days and counting...can’t wait to see you guys! This is the look I’m going to give Alexander if he acts up on the plane!

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Monday, May 12, 2008

mothers day weekend

Just two photos, but we don’t get many of all three of us!

Hope everyone had a great day!

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Saturday, May 03, 2008

Strawberry Festival

Today we went to the Strawberry Festival in Roanoke. We met up with the Wolf Cookies and picked up an injured Beavis, who we hiked with in ‘04, to bring him here to recoup a bit. Had a great time, at $6 strawberry shortcakes and had an...interesting...meal at TGI Fridays, a place I used to love which now serves MSG in everything, including their oreo chocolate cake. You can guess who is getting an angry letter from me!

Anyway, here are some photos:

And, a rarely-seen photo of mommy with Alexander! Yay!

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Vegimite!

The boy had his first sample of Vegimite today. I’m not sure if I’m spelling that correctly or not, so I apologize for my murder of an Aussie staple, but I try to not even look at the jar for fear of throwing up. On the other hand, the boy apparently seems to be Australian, at least in part--because the Vegimite was a success!

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Some new pics

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Monday, April 07, 2008

Mulch!

Well, it’s springtime, and that means time for working outside! Today we got a HUGE load of mulch dumped in the driveway and I began mulching with the help of one of the other members of the George family. Guess which one??

(oh, and check out my new hairdo!)

In other news, we are eager for the little man to get over his cold/virus/cough/teething as soon as he can so we can get some sleep and actually get some things done around the house.

We are planning to tile our bathroom as soon as we can get around to making a big purchase at Lowes--maybe this weekend.

I’m looking forward to my all day trip on Friday with my 7th graders. I’ll be taking them to Baltimore, Maryland to go to the Baltimore Aquarium. They have a special exhibit on Australian animals and everything! We’ll see the dolphin show and the 4-d movie, too. We’ll leave school at (gasp!) 3:45am and return about 11pm. Good thing it’s a Friday and Grammy is babysitting the boy all weekend so I can recoup!

Hope everyone is well!

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Saturday, March 29, 2008

New Photos!

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Friday, March 28, 2008

The Countdown Has Begun!

87 days until we hit the ground running in Oz!

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Thursday, March 20, 2008

Giggles

Its not easy to get Alexander to giggle more than a tiny bit, but here it is!

This will be replaced by the player.

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Monday, March 03, 2008

The new family next door

I brough gwyn in from outside last night, she was going crazy at out new neighbors (but it was pitch black so I couldnt see what she could see)… This morning I took her out and the new family was out as well..

Two foxes running around in the scrub next to our house. I believe they are gray foxes, and because adults are small its hard to say if they are full grown or not..

Anyway, if we start hearing babies scream in the middle of the night, its probably the foxes. At least they might take care of our feral cat population that keeps on spawning in our scrub as well as the ground hog (I dont want him getting into my garden!!).

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