Sorry.......since the creation of Facebook I have not been a faithful blogger. But Facebook it giving me issues with posting pictures and videos so I'm Baaaack!
Since it has been awhile....thought I would update everyone on each kiddo. Youngest First!
Jaron is 6 months old now! Eating some veggies and starting to move. He also sits up and bounces his butt to scoot places. He is still the Happiest baby alive...always smiling, well except the 3 days he had CHICKEN POX! Don't know where that came from but, the other kids were vaccinated and did not get it! He is a cuddler,... soo much that he still gets up a every few hours at night to say hi to Mommy...the booger! He is a little video of him banging away!
Halle is 2 and definitely acts her age! She sleeps in a big bed now and is very girlie....loves shoes, "necolaces", spin arounds(dresses), and her babies. She talks very well and screams at her brothers a lot too! She is Daddy's little princess and I think she knows it!
Davis is almost 4 and is totally into Legos. We have the smallest set of Legos thanks to Great Granny from xmass last year and he spends hours putting together and taking apart the few Leogs into different characters or vehicles. He does miss his brother during the day but gets the toys to himself(well mostly until Halle wants to play too then there is a lot of screaming). He still has the cutest smile and killer eyes!
Aidan is 5 and half and in Kindergarten at Daddy's school. He has only made it to his office 2 times! (well and the principle twice too) But he is reading at the 1st grade level and is a wiz in math! He also does a great rap(think Fresh Prince).
He still loves to role play any and every superhero. And his baby brother still looks just like him!
Next weekend is Trick or Treating! And having 4 kids to dress up we did Ninja Turtles! Here is a preview!
Monday, October 26, 2009
Arvold Kiddos Updates
Friday, September 18, 2009
Updates
Monday, June 22, 2009
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Egg Rolls
Overheard tonight at the dinner table, whilst eating Chinese take-out...
Daddy: You know why they're called egg rolls right? The cooks roll eggs down a hill and then when they get to the bottom they look like that.
(Pause as Grandma and Mommy give Aidan the "he's crazy" look)
Aidan: No, that's not how they do it. You have to cook them after they roll down the hill!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Pro Pitcher
Aidan has picked up the man scratch now at home and in public. This weekend, I (C) was playing baseball with the boys in the backyard. Between pitches Aidan would scratch himself and I (for the 100th time) told him to stop it. He replied, "Daddy, I'm a pitcher. When I do that, it means I am ready to pitch."
Friday, May 8, 2009
Bible + Bed Time
Tonight at bedtime we finished one of our three favorite kids' Bibles, The Step-by-Step Bible. Like any good evangelical kids' Bible it includes a summary page and closes with an invitation to ask Jesus to take away your sins.
The third to last paragraph talks about how Jesus was the promised Messiah for Israel to take away their sins. Davis asks, "Why does God take away our sins?" I explain to Davis that unless God takes away our sins we can't be with God in heaven or live with Him on earth. "Oh," Davis replies.
The next paragraph talked about Jesus' life, death and resurrection and how he has sent his Holy Spirit to guide us. Davis asks, "Why does he guide us?" I explain that we need his help and guidance to live with God and please him and that the Holy Spirit does this by living inside of us.
Davis: "Does he live in our stomachs?"
Daddy: "No, he lives in our hearts, but not..."
Aidan (interrupting): "Yeah, he lives right here." (Pointing to the upper left side of his chest)
Davis (With his shirt now pulled up and pointing to the base of his neck below his adam's apple): "Does he live here?"
Daddy: "No, he doesn't live in our bodies, he lives in your spiritual heart, your, ah, soul."
Davis: "Where is our soul?"
Daddy: "It's inside you. You can't see it."
Aidan: "I can see it."
Daddy: "No one can see their soul."
Aidan: "I can. If I cut myself open right here." (Again pointing to his chest)
Daddy: "No, you can't cut yourself open and see your soul."
Davis (Still with his shirt pulled up): "What if I cut here?" (Pointing somewhere between his neck and stomach)
Daddy: "Nope. You can't cut anywhere and see your soul. It's spiritual and so is the Holy Spirit."
Aidan: "What if I cut my adam's apple open?"
Daddy (Now sensing that this conversation is starting to drift from its original location): "Let's get back to the Bible."
Thursday, April 30, 2009
A Couple More...
Aidan: "I can't see him."
Dad: "Well... he's higher than outer space. Heaven is not on earth, in the sky or outerspace."
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Jaron Has Arrived
Jaron Ryan Isaiah
Born: Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 5:18pm
Weight: 8 pounds, 11 ounces
Length: 22in
Hair: Blonde
Eyes: Blue
Jaron as in Aaron
Ryan as in Uncle Ryan
Isaiah as in the OT prophet who was undone by his encounter with a holy God, cleansed of his filthiness and cried out, "Here am I, Lord, send me!"
Saturday, March 28, 2009
"Twinkle, Twinkle"
Our American Idol performs her favorite song, "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star."
And what to the judges have to say?
She is also quite the climber!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
A Couple More for Grammie...
Grammie and Pop Pop were visiting a couple weeks ago and during their stay our boys dropped these...
Davis, when seeing the snow leaving us, "Grammie look, the grass is melting!"
When Grammie got her greek salad at Panera, Aidan saw the cheese on top and said, "No Grammie! You don't put popcorn on salad!"
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Some Catching Up....
Sorry it has been awhile since you have seen new pictures on here. I am going to try to catch you all up on our lives, yes, even the parents.
Christian has been busy with his awesome bball team this year. They have a great record and have won multiple tournaments, got 2nd at the state tourney and are now on their way to the Lutheran Grade School Nationals in IN in 2 weeks.
Kate is getting bigger, this pic was from last Friday! Less than 5 weeks to go!
Aidan is learning lots at school and plays bball whenever he can at home. We need to put a cement patio in our backyard this spring so he can play bball out side. (Anybody want to help?)
Davis is potty training, and doing pretty good. He even stays dry most nights! He also loves his new sleeping bag he got from Granny for his bday! He even takes naps in it.
Halle is turning into a little girl. Talking aaalll the time! She is definitely a fighter when it comes to her brothers pushing her around. She is going to be one tough chick! She also still looks just like her mommy did, and is still determined to sit on mommy's lap (which doesn't exsist anymore). But, she is a Daddy's girl for sure!
We are definitely tired of winter here and loved having a 60 degree day last Friday, we took advantage and went to the zoo. Where a lion surprised Halle by coming to the glass and terrified her! It was a lot of fun!
I think that is it. Maybe more soon! Love you all!
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
A couple funny sayings from Halle and Davis...
Halle has been talking up a storm, now as soon as she learns English we'll all be able to talk to her.
The funniest thing she says, so far, is Davis' name. She can't pronounce the "D", instead it comes out "Gee". She also pronounces the "v" more like a "z", which turns Davis into Jesus. It can get a tad bit comical when she is chasing after or looking for Davis and saying, "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus." It is also a hoot when she points at Davis in pictures and says, "Jesus."
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Meanwhile, Davis has outgrown his pajamas so he is now wearing Aidan's old PJ's. This morning, I was complimenting him on how much he had grown now that he was wearing Aidan's PJ's.
"Yeah," he says. "Aidan wears 5T and I wear 3T 'cause I am too big for my old jammies. When Aidan gets too big for his jammies, he can wear my old jammies."
When I (C) mentioned that Aidan would be too big for his old jammies, Davis says, "Maybe he can wear Mommy's jammies... she wears MT."
Friday, February 6, 2009
....Or What?
Am I a Preschool Boy...or What?
Aidan came home from school today with a dirty shirt and a dirty face! Can you guess where the dirt came from?
He is also giving spelling a try!
Do I like Spiderman....or What?
Davis loves his spiderman...tries to wear the PJs everynight!
Am I a cute receptionist....or what?
Halle saw Mommy working on the phone and wanted to be a Big girl too!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Another Davis Injury
So far it seems like Davis will be our accident child. Christian even signed us up for Aflac! Apparently they pay you to take your kids to the ER! We haven't been there yet, but with Davis in the family it could be any day now.
So, back to the injury. Last Tuesday night, 7:40 pm, Aidan and Davis have PJs on about the go brush teeth, Mommy just caught Halle and is about to put her PJs on, Daddy's not home(basketball game)!
Davis decides to play football, takes a run across the family room trips on some toy and...wham! Hits his head on the corner of a wall (not sure if he hit the trim or the wall) and screams! I look over and see blood poring down the side of his head. Mommy drops Halle on the ground, grabs the nearest soaking up object, and grabs his head (I didn't look at it yet, just want to stop the bleeding). Blood slows down enough to reveal a nice gash in the side of his head. Not sure yet how deep (swelling, blood, hair, etc. in the way). It is now 7:49, Daddy should be on his way home so I called to let him know- he was just leaving the game. Decided to wait and have him look at it before we decided if we need to take him in. Davis finally stops crying at 8:00. Gave him some tylenol. Halle is really upset because she is tired and Mommy is holding Davis instead of her! Daddy gets home at 8:15. We determine it is not that deep and he will be fine! Whewww! Luckily we had some Liquid Bandage stuff, from when he cut his nose, because bandaids don't really work in hair.
Here is a nice picture.
I know I was suppose to be finishing up Christmases and Davis's bday, will get there soon!
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Christmas #2
On Christmas day we went up to Grandma's house and Camp.
We had a lot of fun playing in the snow.
Halle had a Ladybug Christmas to add to her collection!
It was a Transformer Christmas for the boys, complete with a toy, a robe, and PJ's.
Thanks Grandma!
We also went to camp for more winter fun! On Ice! Davis and Halle ran around playing ice soccer and hockey with too big of sticks, most of the time.
Aidan even ice skated for the first time, and was really good at it!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Christmas #1
This year we decided to stay home to have Christmas, then went to visit family, so the kids ended up with many Christmas's. So stay tuned as a post about each "Christmas" in the next few days.
Aidan was in his first Christmas Eve Program at his school. He didn't really sing much, but at least he smiled!
The kids waiting patiently to open their presents.
We all loved the new books we got from Auntie Gail. We have read them all!
The boys were so happy to see Ninja Turtles when they opened their presents from Great Granny!
....and Legos
... and girl toys! Finally Halle gets to play with dolls instead of cars (not that there is anything wrong with that).
Mommy even made the boys Ninja Turtle shells! The boys wore them for 3 days straight! (Over clean clothes of course.)
Thank you so much for the Gifts! We love you!
