Little Monkey

Evan is going to be lethal when he gets older.......... he is trouble, but gets away with it because he is so cute and charming!! Watch out ladies........ His new thing is climbing, man this kid can climb!! I walked into the living room the other day and he was standing on the top of the BACK of the boys little recliner, I would have taken a picture but I was a little surprised, plus I didn't want him breaking his neck as I took pictures!

We are going to have to work on his approach with the ladies too, I think he is a bit too forward :)

Happiness Is.........

.......laying in the sun with a sprinkled caramel apple, and not a care in the world!!!

Fish Trivia

So.......for all you avid fisherman & women out there, I have a quiz..........Do you know what kind of fish these are?

Jasen & Jeremy were gone all day Salmon fishing and they only caught 2 Coho. Now, Jasen took the boys to do some REAL fishing off the dock tonight for one hour, and they caught 6 of these mystery fish! Nobody at the dock knew what they were, Becky's guess was Dolly Varden, Jasen also thought some kind of trout.

So, let's hear it!!

Life & Cute Pics!!

Well, we have had a not so great week!! A couple of days after our wonderful trip to Seattle, our family was stricken!!! Jaden got sick, then Leah, then Adam, then Mommy, Daddy, and last but not least little Evan. When you have four runny nosed miserable children, one of whom is throwing up, and two sleep deprived parents it's kinda hard to find time to Blog :)



But I believe we are all on the mend, and in a couple of days, life will be
good again in the Wickert house :) I thought I would post some recent
pictures of the kids, the one with David is courtesy of Becky English!!

A Great Weekend

Well, we came home today after our weekend away in Seattle. We had so much fun, it was great to be foot loose and fancy free :) We went out to eat, stayed up late, slept in late, went to a movie, you know, all those things you do BEFORE children enter the picture.

Our visit with Becky & Stewart was great, and our time with Paul & Wanda was encouraging as always. The concert was great, very entertaining!! Our seats were decent, we were alot closer than it looks in the picture, but a few rows closer to the front would have been nice.

So, now it's back to reality, dirty diapers, cooking dinner, soothing crying kids, and priceless moments like Adam saying "Mommy, I missed you so much, I'm glad you are home.....Daddy too!" I wouldn't trade it for anything.

We're outta here!!

So, Jasen & I are off to Seattle for the weekend!! My wonderful family is helping out with the kids. I know that when Dave & Jenn have kids I am owing some SERIOUS babysitting time!! When my parents get too old to take care of themselves, I am owing some SERIOUS old people sitting time :) But it is all worth it.

We are going to visit with Becky, Stewart and their new baby Petal on Friday morning, meeting up with the Radfords for lunch, then we have some serious time to ourselves.....YAY!!!

On Saturday night we get to go the the American Idols live concert in Tacoma, I know some of you are laughing and thinking it's cheesy......but I don't care, it is going to be very fun.

See you when we get back on Sunday!!

First Day of School

Both boys started school this week!! It is amazing how time has gone, I never thought I'd see the day :) Jaden started Kindergarten, and Adam had his first day in Pre-School.

Jaden loves his new class, and all of the new things he got to do yesterday, a highlight for him was playing soccer with Mr. Miller!!!

Adam did so good, he got 4 stickers on his chart the first day!

As for me, well, I kinda wandered around the house this morning wondering what I should do....it is very different only having the two babies to take care of. I am used to getting things done in the midst of four children, so to only have two to contend with.....piece of cake!!

Maybe now I can finish my book :)

Fashion Statement

This is definately the new look for Fall!

Unexpected Guest

Jasen and I have been talking recently about the need for us to get up earlier in the morning, so we can have a good chunk of time before the kids wake up, so this morning we did just that. I got up and made a cup of tea, and as I was going into our bedroom I noticed something big and black in our yard........

I guess there are all kinds of things wandering around first thing in the morning!!

The Many Moods of Leah Renee (she is such a girl!)

Grandpa!!

Grandpa was feeling a little sad the other day because he never gets to be on our blog, so here ya go a post dedicated soley to him. Grandpa is the best Grandpa in the world, the kids love him and are always excited to spend time with him, maybe it's because he gives them anything and everything they want? Oh well, I guess that's what grandpa's are for right??

Big Kids

Time has gone by so fast! My babies are now sitting up to the table like big kids, they are so proud of themselves too :)

Church Picnic!

Well, we had planned to have our annual church picnic today but because of our typical, unpredictable weather, we had to cancel. It actually turned out to be a fun afternoon, we had an impromptu BBQ at our house after church, everyone bought food, we had a good time.

Young Adults

Last night, our young adults got together again to help finish the painting in the daycare building. It is exciting to see what is happening with this group of people, the fruit of which is shown in their willingness to give of their time to serve and be a blessing to others. I am glad to be a part of it.

CONGRATULATIONS TED!!

Jasen's good friend from college called last night to let us know he was going to propose to his girlfriend!! So, I believe she said "yes" and they are to be married on Dec 16th. Ted is pretty much the only friend from college that Jasen keeps in touch with, and he values the friendship very much :) In past years, everytime he called I would tell Jasen "ask him if he has a girlfriend yet", then after he met Shana, it was "ask him when he's getting married", now I guess I have to think of a new question!! Poor guy you would never guess that I haven't even met Ted yet!! He probably thinks I'm pretty pushy, which, let's be honest, I am!! But one day, we will meet and I'm sure it will be great. Ketchikan would be a great honeymoon location, don't ya think?

PEDO :)

Some of you will be thinking, "what or who is Pedo?" Well let me tell you....pedo is quite a big part of our family. When Jaden was about 18mos old, I gave him some strawberry milk for the first time, of course he loved it and has been having it in the morning and after his nap ever since. Strawberry was too difficult a word for him at the time, and it always came out "pedo". So, when Adam got the the legal "pedo" drinking age, he too made it a part of his everyday life. Well, we are proud to say that both Evan & Leah have recently graduated to drinking a little "pedo" after their afternoon nap. I think Pedo is here to stay!!

Daycare Progress!

In a previous post I mentioned that I am heading up a new daycare center for the church. It has been a lot of work over the past month or so, but we seem to be making headway!! The paperwork and regulations are endless. The daycare will be housed in what has been the schools preschool building. Over the last couple of weeks we have dumped TONNES & TONNES of junk from around the church, to prepare for our opening. Grant, you would love to have seen the stuff we got rid of :)


The Young Adults got together tonight to paint!! The carpet should be going in in the next couple of weeks! I will post more pics as the transformation continues.

Vaction Bible School

This week we have had vaction bible school going on at the church. The boys have both been going and loving it.

Welcome Baby Petal!!

My good friend Becky Reinbold (most know her as Becky Miller) had a beautiful baby girl on Friday evening. I haven't spoken to her yet, but from the pictures it looks like they are doing great. Petal May was born at 9:29pm on Friday night, weighed 6lbs 4oz and was 21" long. Congratulations Stewart & Becky, we will see you in September!!

Little Fishermen :)

Last Saturday, Jasen took the boys fishing off the dock at Knudsen Cove Marina.

They had tonnes of fun, and were so proud of the 13 HUGE fish they caught!! I think Jaden heaviest one weighed "50 and 100 pounds!!" Unfortunately for the fish they just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.......poor little fish. Falling into the hands of two little boys is a very sad thing. They are now fertilizer under my rhody bush!!