A friend asked me the other day if I ever think that Beckett's spirit is a part of Liv. I always thought that! There is a piece of her that reminds me of him, even though I never met him alive, it is something I feel. An intuition if you will.
There is a very vibrant spark in her. She has got a magnetic smile and most of her day is spent smiling. She can also throw a fit but she is so cute doing it, it is hard to get frustrated. She fake cries and lays herself on the ground, and occasionally she will throw something (that isn't so funny). She has always had a strength that seemed unreal. She displays that strength over and over. She can climb a fence, she can swing from our kitchen table, she can hold herself on the monkey bars for over 30 seconds, she can go down a big kid fire pole at the park with very little assistance. In fact, today at the park she impressed an 8 year old girl with her abilities, as she was struggling herself to do it! She can jump off the back end of the Yukon and land on her two feet and walk away unfazed (this is not encouraged but rather a quick move on her part while in my care).
She is quite agile, quick, and spunky. These are definately mommy tiring qualities, but she keeps me on my toes and makes me watch her with great pleasure. I love to sit there and watch her. When she catches me she always flashes the hugest grin. And usually will follow that by doing something to make me laugh on purpose.
Whenever someone comes over, like gma and gpa, she will pull out all her tricks. She likes to impress with throwing her Elmo chair over her head (no worries it is styrofoam). She also like to take out tons of books and rifle threw them like nobody's business. She loves to have company! When she hears the doorbell tring she always says "OH!" and runs to the door. One time she was so excited and surprised by the bell that she fell off the bed.
She is a rough and tumble girl. Not much time for snuggles. She almost always has a bump or a high 5 for you though!
I definately think there is a little spark of Beckett inside her.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
It has been a while...
It has been a long while since I have made any entries and I am sad for that! We have been having a crazy, busy, hardly any time to spare kind of summer. Things are finally cooling down for us...kind of.
We have had a jam packed summer full of lots of fun. I will have to do a quick recap and add pics at another time. Part of the reason I have not been blogging is because I have not had a proper computer. I have been using my nook for most of my Internet needs. That thing is great but not for typing! We have a plethera of computers but they all seemed to be on the fritz at about the same time. Two got viruses and one you can no longer see the screen...not condusive to blogging. We had got 2 fixed but now my laptop has decided not to turn on anymore? Frustrating. Now I have to wait for Cory to come home so I can use his laptop but the only time I have time to sit down is after 10pm and I am so exhausted I just can't. However, I can lay my head on the pillow and tune in to the "Real Housewives of ______", fill in the blank I am dumb enough to watch them all!
Highlight of the Klinnert's Summer of 2011
1. Couple's golf weekend! Epic time with awesome friends. One highlight that involved me in particular was deciding to have a "rolling down the hill" contest. Ultra competitive Holly reared her head and I was going for gold! It was dusk and we were at a bar on the lake. A few patrons came outside to watch this fantastic event. Had nothing to do with the fact that it was our 4th or 5th stop at the bar. We took off and I was booking it...I heard screams coming from the pontoon. "STOP! LAKE!" I stopped as I felt the higher grass...stood up and tried to put my foot onto the ground, but there was no ground! A fantastic tumble into the lake, completely submerged...fully clothed! I laughed so hard I nearly peed my pants. Cory leaped off the pontoon to save me, fearing I was in distress...my knight! Once her realized that I was a-ok, he was on a frantic hunt for my $2 flip flop that had gone missing. What a blast:)
2. Tobolt golf tournament in Moorhead. Played for a great cause and fabulous friends.
3. Our annual family vacation to the Shuherk resort in St. Michael. Took in a Twins game, caught Alexi Casilla's batting glove (Cory), Valleyfair, movies, tons of fabulous pool time, 4th of July celebration, fireworks, boating. I took Grace and Holden to Valleyfair. They had a fantastic time and were absolute angels! We got there at 10:30 and left at 10p!! After 9 days you'd think the kids would be ready to head home, but they cried big tears because they did not want to leave.
4. Sweet Potato golf tourney at MCC. Our partners were my sister and her husband. Again, another great weekend of laughter and fun!
5. Cousins and Aunt from Colorado came to spend some time with everyone. Kids loved it so much! Again big tears when it was time for them to head home.
6. Holden's baseball team taking 3rd place in the end of the year tourney. Holden had a huge momentum changing solo double play. What a confidence booster for that guy!
7. Our annual trip with friends to Cragun's resort in Brainerd, MN. Always filled with awesome memories. My lovely mother came with to take care of Liv so that we could sit and enjoy the older kids and friends company. She stayed with her for naps and got her to bed for us, entertained her, took her for walks..it was awesome to have her there!!! Liv loved Cragun's! She was so good there. She was actually great about playing on the beach and sleeping in the room. I absolutely love our trip there and can't wait for next year.
8. An odd highlight, was having a weekend off!!! No where to go, nothing to do...we just stayed home and enjoyed the simplicity of that!! We had some work to do but nothing too crazy. After Cragun's we came home to a downed mature tree and our fence. There was a fierce storm while we were away. We are starting to think about what we are going to do to replace it.
I have lots of great pics to share of our summer so far!
Quick update on kids:
Holden: Starting tackle football on Monday, already starting to think about hockey, looking forward to personalizing his room ( he has got some ideas and I am trying to make it look astheically pleasing;), busy hanging out with friends, and not looking forward to the new school year. Although, he is pretty pumped about his new trapper keeper:)
Grace: Is starting to have some successes with her "with holding", her team took 1st place in her Jr. golf tourney (she got a birdie:), lots of swimming, had a great time with cousin Brianna, is looking forward to school, looking forward to dance starting, wants to try figure skating this year and loves her music!
Liv: She is starting to say and use more words, she is mommy's cling on, she is hilarious, she is always trying to make strangers and familiar people laugh, she loves other kids, she loves to run and ride her trikes, her new favorite is playing in the car, she is "crazy", she like to tell us all when she has a stinky in her "bup", we purchased her a potty chair as she seems to become aware of her bodily functions (to be continued...), she is a good helper, she loves food...the list could go on!
Pictures to come...
We have had a jam packed summer full of lots of fun. I will have to do a quick recap and add pics at another time. Part of the reason I have not been blogging is because I have not had a proper computer. I have been using my nook for most of my Internet needs. That thing is great but not for typing! We have a plethera of computers but they all seemed to be on the fritz at about the same time. Two got viruses and one you can no longer see the screen...not condusive to blogging. We had got 2 fixed but now my laptop has decided not to turn on anymore? Frustrating. Now I have to wait for Cory to come home so I can use his laptop but the only time I have time to sit down is after 10pm and I am so exhausted I just can't. However, I can lay my head on the pillow and tune in to the "Real Housewives of ______", fill in the blank I am dumb enough to watch them all!
Highlight of the Klinnert's Summer of 2011
1. Couple's golf weekend! Epic time with awesome friends. One highlight that involved me in particular was deciding to have a "rolling down the hill" contest. Ultra competitive Holly reared her head and I was going for gold! It was dusk and we were at a bar on the lake. A few patrons came outside to watch this fantastic event. Had nothing to do with the fact that it was our 4th or 5th stop at the bar. We took off and I was booking it...I heard screams coming from the pontoon. "STOP! LAKE!" I stopped as I felt the higher grass...stood up and tried to put my foot onto the ground, but there was no ground! A fantastic tumble into the lake, completely submerged...fully clothed! I laughed so hard I nearly peed my pants. Cory leaped off the pontoon to save me, fearing I was in distress...my knight! Once her realized that I was a-ok, he was on a frantic hunt for my $2 flip flop that had gone missing. What a blast:)
2. Tobolt golf tournament in Moorhead. Played for a great cause and fabulous friends.
3. Our annual family vacation to the Shuherk resort in St. Michael. Took in a Twins game, caught Alexi Casilla's batting glove (Cory), Valleyfair, movies, tons of fabulous pool time, 4th of July celebration, fireworks, boating. I took Grace and Holden to Valleyfair. They had a fantastic time and were absolute angels! We got there at 10:30 and left at 10p!! After 9 days you'd think the kids would be ready to head home, but they cried big tears because they did not want to leave.
4. Sweet Potato golf tourney at MCC. Our partners were my sister and her husband. Again, another great weekend of laughter and fun!
5. Cousins and Aunt from Colorado came to spend some time with everyone. Kids loved it so much! Again big tears when it was time for them to head home.
6. Holden's baseball team taking 3rd place in the end of the year tourney. Holden had a huge momentum changing solo double play. What a confidence booster for that guy!
7. Our annual trip with friends to Cragun's resort in Brainerd, MN. Always filled with awesome memories. My lovely mother came with to take care of Liv so that we could sit and enjoy the older kids and friends company. She stayed with her for naps and got her to bed for us, entertained her, took her for walks..it was awesome to have her there!!! Liv loved Cragun's! She was so good there. She was actually great about playing on the beach and sleeping in the room. I absolutely love our trip there and can't wait for next year.
8. An odd highlight, was having a weekend off!!! No where to go, nothing to do...we just stayed home and enjoyed the simplicity of that!! We had some work to do but nothing too crazy. After Cragun's we came home to a downed mature tree and our fence. There was a fierce storm while we were away. We are starting to think about what we are going to do to replace it.
I have lots of great pics to share of our summer so far!
Quick update on kids:
Holden: Starting tackle football on Monday, already starting to think about hockey, looking forward to personalizing his room ( he has got some ideas and I am trying to make it look astheically pleasing;), busy hanging out with friends, and not looking forward to the new school year. Although, he is pretty pumped about his new trapper keeper:)
Grace: Is starting to have some successes with her "with holding", her team took 1st place in her Jr. golf tourney (she got a birdie:), lots of swimming, had a great time with cousin Brianna, is looking forward to school, looking forward to dance starting, wants to try figure skating this year and loves her music!
Liv: She is starting to say and use more words, she is mommy's cling on, she is hilarious, she is always trying to make strangers and familiar people laugh, she loves other kids, she loves to run and ride her trikes, her new favorite is playing in the car, she is "crazy", she like to tell us all when she has a stinky in her "bup", we purchased her a potty chair as she seems to become aware of her bodily functions (to be continued...), she is a good helper, she loves food...the list could go on!
Pictures to come...
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