Tonight we had our friends Dave, Susan, and Ethan over for dinner. Dave and Susan are married. Ethan is their son. He's four (almost 5) and taught Elijah how to better play with his toys. After a tasty chicken dinner, we all walked up to the park to use up some energy! Ethan mostly played on the big kid stuff, but Elijah graduated from the smallest slide at the park to the THIRD smallest tonight. Camera phone footage to tell the tale... You can decide if you think he liked it or not!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Brecht Boys
Hey friends, family, loyal acquaintances that follow our blog. I tend not to blog unless we have some adorable pictures to post, but I thought I would do a typing-only blog tonight.
This is my first Wednesday in a long, long, long time where I'm not working at a church. Gail is, however. (That should explain why I'm at a computer blogging and not spending time with her).
This having-no-job business is a bit odd to get used to. I find that my Iowan farmer roots keep me working pretty hard all day, even without a job. Mostly, Elijah and I just hang out. So I wanted to share a typical day. Here was today's rundown:
8:42 - Dad wakes up.
8:43 - Dad comes downstairs to prep breakfast BEFORE getting the boy up.
8:45 - Dad gets Elijah up and we head downstairs for Applesauce and Cheerios, closing the door on our way down so Mama can sleep longer.
9:13 - Gail emerges.
9:13:43 - Elijah smiles at Mama and laughs.
9:15 - Elijah smears Applesauce all over his hair.
9:32 - Dad cleans up breakfast, Elijah and Mama play.
10:16 - Elijah gets cuddly with a blanket.
10:32 - Mama reads him a story and puts him to sleep.
10:32 - Dad sends emails, makes phone calls, check for Xbox game deals, and washes dishes.
11:00 - Gail goes to the YMCA, then to work.
12:04 - Elijah gets up and we have Soup, Sandwich, and a banana for lunch.
12:33 - Clean up lunch. Clean banana out of Elijah's hair.
12:33-2:45 - Play.
2:46 - Go for a walk in the stroller.
2:48 - Get rained on and go home.
2:55 - Elijah and Dad install a new smoke detector.
2:59 - Elijah fake cries for 30 seconds because he wants to play on the stairs instead of help install a smoke detector.
3:30 NAP.
5:15 - Elijah wakes up. Dad gets salad, rice, fish, milk, cheese, and an apple ready for dinner.
5:45 - Two strangers come to the house and give Dad $100 cash.
5:46 - Dad gives two strangers an old crappy guitar.
6:01 - 7:30 Elijah and dad play on and off while dad sometimes sneaks away to learn how to use twitter.
7:47 - Justin Rimbo has a heart attack and explodes because he can't believe Josh is using Twitter.
7:51 - Bath TIME!!!
7:57 - Elijah tries to stand up while dad is getting a towel, slips and hits his head on the bathtub.
7:58 - Elijah cries.
8:00 - Elijah dries off. We read a story, he goes to bed.
8:03 - Dad does laundry.
8:06 - Dad cleans up 78 toys.
8:09 - Dad has a beer and blogs!
Thanks for reading!
This is my first Wednesday in a long, long, long time where I'm not working at a church. Gail is, however. (That should explain why I'm at a computer blogging and not spending time with her).
This having-no-job business is a bit odd to get used to. I find that my Iowan farmer roots keep me working pretty hard all day, even without a job. Mostly, Elijah and I just hang out. So I wanted to share a typical day. Here was today's rundown:
8:42 - Dad wakes up.
8:43 - Dad comes downstairs to prep breakfast BEFORE getting the boy up.
8:45 - Dad gets Elijah up and we head downstairs for Applesauce and Cheerios, closing the door on our way down so Mama can sleep longer.
9:13 - Gail emerges.
9:13:43 - Elijah smiles at Mama and laughs.
9:15 - Elijah smears Applesauce all over his hair.
9:32 - Dad cleans up breakfast, Elijah and Mama play.
10:16 - Elijah gets cuddly with a blanket.
10:32 - Mama reads him a story and puts him to sleep.
10:32 - Dad sends emails, makes phone calls, check for Xbox game deals, and washes dishes.
11:00 - Gail goes to the YMCA, then to work.
12:04 - Elijah gets up and we have Soup, Sandwich, and a banana for lunch.
12:33 - Clean up lunch. Clean banana out of Elijah's hair.
12:33-2:45 - Play.
2:46 - Go for a walk in the stroller.
2:48 - Get rained on and go home.
2:55 - Elijah and Dad install a new smoke detector.
2:59 - Elijah fake cries for 30 seconds because he wants to play on the stairs instead of help install a smoke detector.
3:30 NAP.
5:15 - Elijah wakes up. Dad gets salad, rice, fish, milk, cheese, and an apple ready for dinner.
5:45 - Two strangers come to the house and give Dad $100 cash.
5:46 - Dad gives two strangers an old crappy guitar.
6:01 - 7:30 Elijah and dad play on and off while dad sometimes sneaks away to learn how to use twitter.
7:47 - Justin Rimbo has a heart attack and explodes because he can't believe Josh is using Twitter.
7:51 - Bath TIME!!!
7:57 - Elijah tries to stand up while dad is getting a towel, slips and hits his head on the bathtub.
7:58 - Elijah cries.
8:00 - Elijah dries off. We read a story, he goes to bed.
8:03 - Dad does laundry.
8:06 - Dad cleans up 78 toys.
8:09 - Dad has a beer and blogs!
Thanks for reading!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Friends for Lunch
We had Nate Dorsing over during the day this Monday and Tuesday. He and Elijah played together and had a lovely lunch of bananas and grilled cheese at Casa de Brechtos.
They had a great time making faces at each other and talking about the weather and their favorite toys and music.
They had a great time making faces at each other and talking about the weather and their favorite toys and music.
Elijah smiled and laughed at Nate
who smiled and laughed back!
We had a great time together! Elijah actually cried when Nate left on Tuesday. He was upset that his new friend had to go home.Thursday, April 16, 2009
Big Day at the Park
It was a beautiful spring day, (Spring in MN still means a hat and coat) so we took a nice family walk to the park. Elijah's favorites at the park?
1. Playing with wood chips.
2. Watching other people.
3. The swing.
Since watching other people is either boring.. or weird... for mom and dad, and he tries to eat wood chips, we spent a lot of time on the swing.
We keep swinging anyway!
And here is some riveting video footage of the rest of the action. Slides are our 4th favorite, as long as we don't smack our heads on them.
1. Playing with wood chips.
2. Watching other people.
3. The swing.
Since watching other people is either boring.. or weird... for mom and dad, and he tries to eat wood chips, we spent a lot of time on the swing.
Getting ready...
And we're off!!!
Woah, there's some people over there. What are they doing?
Weeeeee!!!
(It was a bit breezy)
We keep swinging anyway!
And here is some riveting video footage of the rest of the action. Slides are our 4th favorite, as long as we don't smack our heads on them.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter!
For Easter we spent the afternoon with our friends at Fogo De Chao!
We ate glorious meats and salad bar foods, followed by meats! Elijah was more interested in Cheerios, though. It was a great time.
Then we came back to our house to relax and watch the latest Doctor Who before playing music for an evening Easter service. All in all... a pretty great Easter!
The boys being totally engrossed in their Easter baskets and candy!
We ate glorious meats and salad bar foods, followed by meats! Elijah was more interested in Cheerios, though. It was a great time.
Then we came back to our house to relax and watch the latest Doctor Who before playing music for an evening Easter service. All in all... a pretty great Easter!
The boys being totally engrossed in their Easter baskets and candy!
Elijah thinks Easter is GREAT!
Okay. It's true. This is the same Easter gift that Grandma and Grandpa Brecht got him last year, but he was only about 4 days old then, and surprisingly, he didn't remember.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Ever Wonder What One-Year-Olds Do All Day?
Did you ever wonder what one-year olds are like? Are you a grandparent that is asking yourself, "What were MY kids like when they were 1? I have forgotten."
Here are a few samples. More will come.
First, we have the funny faces. He is exploring all the ways he can contort his face to express humor, frustration, or just experiment.
The Goofy Grin:
The Tongue Pose:
The Tongue Crawling Attack of the Tiger:
Elijah LOVES to repeat things that he finds interesting or funny, over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, again. Observe:
Repeat:
He has recently discovered the joy of taking everything out of something.
(We are SOOOO excited that he's now putting everything back IN sometimes!)
A fine example:
Here are a few samples. More will come.
First, we have the funny faces. He is exploring all the ways he can contort his face to express humor, frustration, or just experiment.
The Goofy Grin:
The Tongue Pose:
The Tongue Crawling Attack of the Tiger:
Elijah LOVES to repeat things that he finds interesting or funny, over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over, again. Observe:
Repeat:
He has recently discovered the joy of taking everything out of something.
(We are SOOOO excited that he's now putting everything back IN sometimes!)
A fine example:
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