A collage of our summer

 

Drew Afternoon Night terror

Good diet, plenty of sleep, and low stress...These are the ingredients for a bed time free of night terrors in children. Unfortunately for Drew, he must have been missing one yesterday afternoon. OF Course, right after I post something about Drew, and his perfect bedtime routine.....he throws a curve ball at us.If you have seen a child wake up(but not really awake) from a night terror, you probably know, that you aren't supposed to try and comfort them, touch them, or wake them up.....because....they will attack you mercilessly... If you didn't know that, learn from our mistake. We spent about 20 minutes yesterday afternoon, watching our son flail, scream ( like he was being tortured), throw himself on the ground, grab, and throw things like a maniac. It was really quite scary. I had no idea what was happening, at one point, Michelle and I looked at each other almost bursting with laughter..........that soon switched to, asking each other if we should take him to a hospital. Have you ever seen The Exorcist? This is what Drew was like....without the head spinning and vomiting. But the crazy talking, starring right through you, and pure anger...just like the movie. Then, all of a sudden, after picking him up from the floor, Drew looked out the window, and went catatonic for about 3 minutes. He was completely limp in my arms. A few seconds later, a friend of Michelle's stopped by with her kids, and Drew went running for the door, waving and saying HI!

Being a parent is insane.

Drew's Favorite Bedtime Story

If you have young kids, and you don't own this book......you need to get it together! Every night, every nap, it's the same thing.....we go through a few books, and then it's time. Time for the dinosaur book. We read it, usually just once, but sometimes twice....rarely three times. Drew pays close attention to every page. Does a dinosaur slam his tail and pout......he shakes his head no. Then we arrive at the page with the bike.....BIKE! he proclaims. Next is the goldfish, in the tiny little tank in the background...Drew makes his lips like a fish, followed with a hilarious sucking noise. We get to the end of the book, the part that goes... No, dinosaurs don't, they don't even try. They give a big kiss( he arches his head back...mouth wide open). They turn out the light..(he points to the lamp) they whisper Goodnight. This is the when Drew points to the crib, to let us know that he is ready for bed. It goes like this, every night. I want to thank my Grandma Charland, for this wonderful book, that has saved us countless hours of battle...OK maybe if we didn't have it, Drew would have picked a different favorite book. But maybe not:)

Getting out of the house for a while

Michelle and I decided to get some work done outside last week, before we get back to the bathroom remodel. I know I am not speaking for myself when I say that I am REALLY missing the washer and dryer right now. Unfortunately, we will not have a laundry room, until I finish the bathroom. This week we are down in Cadillac enjoying some time with Betsy, Loretta, Katie, Molly and Deno. Yesterday we went swimming at the members lounge at their condo. Michelle and I hung out with some of her old friends from High School.....in what could have been a very uncomfortable situation for me, being the only guy hanging with 7 women, but they reminded me alot of the girls I knew in High School, so I was right at home. They were a riot. I got some work done in Big Rapids today, and back to spend the afternoon on the pontoon!

Mother Of All Drew Videos

I have put together a compilation of videos taken over the last two weeks. What a great summer it has been so far. I still have a lot to do, not including my job.....but things should slow down just a little the next two weeks...Im exhausted from the fun:)

Isabelle Jean Hardy born 7/2/09

Strawberry Shortcake Mustache

We have been having a great time the last few days, enjoying our new space in the house. It couldn't have been better timed as we have had rain for the last three days strait. I can't imagine what it would have been like if we were still under construction right now......

Cherry Festival will be starting soon, they have already dropped off the road blocks in my neighbors lawn.... We will have Peter and Melissa joining us tonight, and for the next couple weeks. It should be a great time for everyone. We are ready to have the nice weather back, and looks like we will be getting just that next week.