Sarah's video post

No sound on these movies.

Here's a daylight tour of part of our house from Sarah's perspective.

Me at Grandpa Lando with Grandpa and me acting it out.

Sarah's homeschool adventures

This is me holding up bread on the cutting board. I made it out of my experiement for school (yeast and warm water and sugar). With bruise from falling of the window sill. This is me in the police car on our police field trip.

This is a design. It's made of my pattern blocks. The yellow things are heads and the brown things are hair.

Loads of smiles...

...Jacob is so responsive now and Sarah enjoys putting on shows for him. We can only find one Christmas CD after our move, so currently Sarah is dancing for Jacob and he is watching and giggling when she dances and uses a little high voice to make fun sounds.

I made bean bags for Sarah the other day (shhh) and Andy is planning on making a hole in a board to make a bean bag toss game. :)

Sarah created an idea for a gift for Jacob... a little cardboard 'book' and a paper baby on a spring pops out when you open the book. She's wanted a jack in the box for years and we think it's so single use that we've never got her one. Now we are making something like this for Jacob. :)

Elimination Communication is going great. I went ahead and bought a Baby Bjorn toliet with the inner part that is removeable, so you don't have to wash the entire toliet. It sits in the living room and I don't have to walk down the hallway every time I think he has to go.

Also, today for the first time, he did a trick. After a nap, I found him in the opposite position from which I had laid him down. His head was where his feet were when I laid him down. Wow...sneaky guy. He has rolled over a few times, but I don't know if they were genuine rolls or if it was more gravity working him down from a propped up arm position I had him in.

thankful

At Bevan park with the upstairs friends and neighbors, on my birthday, I think this was. :)

Sarah loves hanging out with these kids. We are thankful for this family to share a house with.

Took this photo maybe beginning of October at a park near our house.

"Cheap stuff"

Hi. Being on a very tight budget at the moment has taken us to the lower priced shampoo and detergents and away from the environmentally unscented stuff. These cheaper soaps have their own hidden cost.





Not meaning to complain, but here are the costs: The shampoo doesn't work very well...leaves me feeling greasy in a day...it's some 2 in 1 ...that could be the problem, but it doesn't say conditioning shampoo on the bottle...just 'strength and fortify, 2 in 1.'





The dishwasher detergent leaves our kitchen and living room (attached) smelling like bleach while it is running.





The new 'mountain rain' laundry soap gives me a bit of a headache (certain hang-to-dry items are in the living room)...hopefully our skin doesn't mind it.



I've been behind on sleep - hard to keep my eyes open at times. I was trying to explain why to Mom A. and it probably has to do with the fact that Sarah has been up the last 2 nights to go to the bathroom and have a snack. Jacob, most nights, sleeps through.



Yummy beet/carrot salad tonight. Shredded beets, carrots plus balsamic and olive oil.

A few pics my Mom took a few weeks ago when she was over. Well, I took the one with her in it.
Sarah got the bad bruise on her chin from sitting on the window sil (sp?) and jumping onto the couch, but the second time she did it she landed on the floor with her chin. I awoke from a rest with a scream. It's all healed up now.

First stroller ride a few weeks ago.

Camping in the Princeton area end of Sept. This lady, Shawn, from Princeton Baptist put on a very thoughful and creative shower for Jacob...what a blessing. She thought of so many neat ideas for the shower. It was a special time.

more random pics

Long gown from Heidi and Josh... Cozy kids when we went camping end of Sept. in Andy's folk's Boler.

Grma A. and Sarah - two peas in a pod I say.

Sarah's post

This is a picture of the baby smiling in a towel (SA). A picture of doll (SA). Grma Kathy sewed this doll for Cara.

This is Sarah by the apples. We went to an apple farm and Sarah got to ride in the apple wagon (SA). This is on Thanksgiving Sunday.

some pics...from a while back

Grandma Lillian with Jacob. Her husband was named Jacob (Jake) Abrahams and we named Jacob after him.

Jacob is wearing a peter rabbit sleeper Grandma K. gave him. Sarah wanted this picture because of his open arms.

Feet on cheeks (SA).

Sarah is giving Jacob a hug before bedtime (SA). While we were still living at Grma and Grpa's house.

This is a family picture (Sarah). This is a picture of Jacob (Sarah).

This is Mommy by the flowers.

Summer pizza dinner at Abrahams. I am in labor...last pregnancy shot of me as well taken that night.

from Sarah

Sarah wanted to say that she has started homeschooling. For homeschool she does 'Math, learning about letters and when we get more books in about apples we will learn about apples.' (Sarah)

I am starting ballet classes today after we go to Grandma Kathy's house. (Sarah)

Sarah wanted to put a video our blog today. This is the day Jacob was born.