I cannot believe the month of February is basically over. It makes me think about spring, farming and Mark going back to Iowa. He still has another month here so that is a good thing.
We had another fun week with the grandchildren. Mark took Drew to the park and the weather was really unbelievable. We hear about the weather in the midwest and I just cringe for our relatives and friends there. You all really need to come to Phoenix for a visit and get a reprieve from those temperatures!
Tomorrow I am off to a ladies' hike in Cave Creek. Mark is going to the Cubs/White Sox BB spring training game in the afternoon with Andy, Lisa and Erik. Tomorrow night we are babysitting so Megan and Andy can see Aaron's band playing at a bar in Scottsdale.
Drew is insisting he put his own shoes on now....."I do it" is the operative command. :-)
Friday, February 27, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
A good week!
The week went by quickly thanks to good kids and nice weather. We spent time outdoors going to the park and playing in the back yard. Drew loves climbing on the playground equipment and going down the slide. It is good for him because he gets to mingle with children his own age rather than just being around his grumpy old grandparents! :-) He's still very shy around strangers but he's getting better each week. We are going to take him to the park several times each week until it gets too hot to slide!
Kayley is making great progress. She loves solid foods, especially carrots and sweet potatoes. They have some concerns that she might be allergic to certain foods because she gets very red cheeks after certain items. She had a GI specialist appointment this week and they discussed trying several different options with her bottle feeding and eating in general. We are even practicing with a cut out cup trying to eventually eliminate her hated bottle all together. She has made huge strides since entering this world way too early last June and we all marvel at how fortunate we are that she is doing so well. Oh, and did I mention that she is really, really cute and very sweet? :-)
Mark spends time fixing odd things around the house and going to the driving range. We are golfing with Andy this afternoon so we are looking forward to that. Yesterday morning Sharon and I hiked Pinnacle Peak and it was a perfect day to do that hike. In the afternoon we watched Drew and Kayley while Megan and Andy went to see David Copperfield perform and then go out for dinner.
Hope you all had a good week, too!
Video of Drew in action:
Video of Kayley playing outdoors. Can you guess what happened to grandma in this video? All I can say is that it hurt! (Hint: VERY strong tail)
Kayley is making great progress. She loves solid foods, especially carrots and sweet potatoes. They have some concerns that she might be allergic to certain foods because she gets very red cheeks after certain items. She had a GI specialist appointment this week and they discussed trying several different options with her bottle feeding and eating in general. We are even practicing with a cut out cup trying to eventually eliminate her hated bottle all together. She has made huge strides since entering this world way too early last June and we all marvel at how fortunate we are that she is doing so well. Oh, and did I mention that she is really, really cute and very sweet? :-)
Mark spends time fixing odd things around the house and going to the driving range. We are golfing with Andy this afternoon so we are looking forward to that. Yesterday morning Sharon and I hiked Pinnacle Peak and it was a perfect day to do that hike. In the afternoon we watched Drew and Kayley while Megan and Andy went to see David Copperfield perform and then go out for dinner.
Hope you all had a good week, too!
Video of Drew in action:
Video of Kayley playing outdoors. Can you guess what happened to grandma in this video? All I can say is that it hurt! (Hint: VERY strong tail)
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Firday the 13th
Kayley is now eating solid foods every feeding. She does extremely well with them but doesn't care much for her bottle following that squash or sweet potatoes or peas. We mix powdered formula with the solids to get more calories so hopefully that makes up for the lack of wanting that bottle. Personality-wise she is such a happy little gal but will definitely let you know if she is a little bored. :-)
Drew is.....just Drew. Never a dull moment. He is putting together sentences at a rapid rate now. Yesterday he told me that a puzzle piece was "upside-down" and today he mentioned that his "full" bucket of rocks was HEAVY! And to think we wondered if he would ever talk. Ha!
Kayley:
Drew:
Drew is.....just Drew. Never a dull moment. He is putting together sentences at a rapid rate now. Yesterday he told me that a puzzle piece was "upside-down" and today he mentioned that his "full" bucket of rocks was HEAVY! And to think we wondered if he would ever talk. Ha!
Kayley:
Drew:
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Baby it's cold outside
We have all been secluded indoors so far this week. The temps yesterday were in the 50's and Monday was rainy so we haven't been on a walk yet this week. Today looks to be nicer so we will try to get outdoors later this afternoon. Sox needs a walk and so do I!
From the pics below, you can see Drew still loves his thumb when he isn't golfing and Kayley just likes to smile!
From the pics below, you can see Drew still loves his thumb when he isn't golfing and Kayley just likes to smile!
Monday, February 09, 2009
Grandma's day
Rainy days and Mondays......used to get me down. Retirement and Drew and Kayley changed all that. :-)
A typical day for granny and grandpa at the Thiel household.
A typical day for granny and grandpa at the Thiel household.
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Rainy Sunday
We finally have to say goodbye to our 80 degree weather that we have been enjoying for days on end. It rained during the night and is supposed to be rainy most of today. Rain is always a welcome occurrence in AZ so guess that is a good thing. Mark had a good chuckle while watching a local meteorologist last night.....he said we should expect "heavy" rains, anywhere from .25" to .50". That would be considered a drizzle in Iowa! But when you only experience about 8 inches of total rainfall per year, I guess a 1/2 inch in one day IS a downpour. :-)
We had a great hike in the McDowell-Sonoran mountain preserve yesterday. The scenery was beautiful as we made our way to a formation called Balance Rock. It was a guided hike and about 25 people made the walk.
Mark and I went to the PGA Superstore yesterday afternoon in Scottsdale. It is huge and I could have spent all day at that place. I would have been broke, though. Golf equipment and apparel is rather pricey but they did have several racks of 50% off which I enjoyed browsing!
Some pictures from the McDowell Mountains:
We had a great hike in the McDowell-Sonoran mountain preserve yesterday. The scenery was beautiful as we made our way to a formation called Balance Rock. It was a guided hike and about 25 people made the walk.
Mark and I went to the PGA Superstore yesterday afternoon in Scottsdale. It is huge and I could have spent all day at that place. I would have been broke, though. Golf equipment and apparel is rather pricey but they did have several racks of 50% off which I enjoyed browsing!
Some pictures from the McDowell Mountains:
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Saturday
Time for a hike this morning with the ladies. It is going to cool off rapidly this week-end with a good chance of storms but hopefully we will get the hike in before the rain appears.
Kayley and Drew had a very good week. Twice this week Drew had afternoon "power naps" of over four hours! He plays hard and sleeps hard!
Kayley had an appointment yesterday with her developmental doctor. I will let Andy describe the details in her blog but the short version: we are to work on her gaining core strength for future sitting and crawling and she would like us to start more solid foods since she isn't that great of a bottle feeder. When feeding her we are to let Kayley work the food off the spoon rather than the traditional way of scraping it on the roof of her mouth. Seems she doesn't like to use her upper jaw/lip a lot and this should help stimulate that along with some other tricks she suggested. Over all she thought Kayley was doing great. I agree!
Kayley and Drew had a very good week. Twice this week Drew had afternoon "power naps" of over four hours! He plays hard and sleeps hard!
Kayley had an appointment yesterday with her developmental doctor. I will let Andy describe the details in her blog but the short version: we are to work on her gaining core strength for future sitting and crawling and she would like us to start more solid foods since she isn't that great of a bottle feeder. When feeding her we are to let Kayley work the food off the spoon rather than the traditional way of scraping it on the roof of her mouth. Seems she doesn't like to use her upper jaw/lip a lot and this should help stimulate that along with some other tricks she suggested. Over all she thought Kayley was doing great. I agree!
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
A little bit about nothing
It's already Wednesday. Another week of my life flying by! We have had a good one so far......good weather, walks to the park with the grandkids. The only bummer of the week was the Cardinals loss in the Super Bowl on Sunday. They gave it everything they had though, so we cannot complain too loudly.
Andy took us to a Phoenix Suns game on Monday night. It was the first NBA game that Mark and I have ever attended. We had a great time watching Shaq and company.
Andy took us to a Phoenix Suns game on Monday night. It was the first NBA game that Mark and I have ever attended. We had a great time watching Shaq and company.
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