http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife A day in the life of the Whisler family! Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:40:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With Owen's 18-month mark just around the bend (November 17th to be precise), he is growing and developing at an astonishing rate now!  Every time we turn around he's doing or saying something new... we literally can't keep up anymore.  In fact, at dinner a couple of nights ago, as ... http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/10/29/all-boys-here/ Patrick walks through the front door as he arrives home from work. Patrick (to Ayden): Yo Dude! How are you? Ayden: Crackin' like a villain! Patrick: What?.... Oh! You mean, "Chillin' like a villain?" Ayden: Yeah! I'm chillin' like a villain. Patrick: Yes, but you're supposed to say that when I ask, "What's crackin'?" Ayden had ... http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/09/15/september-aydenism/ Ha!  Now you're THIRTY too!  Welcome to the third decade!  We love you SO much!  Here's what you were doing on this day THIRTY YEARS AGO at Willamette Falls Community Hospital in Oregon City!  Happy birthday my Sweet!!! XOXO http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/08/31/happy-birthday-hubby/ I just can't seem to catch my breath this summer!  Every time I stop to look, another month has screamed by and I'm frantic to scribble down some notes before I forget the details!  Sorry folks, it's been a jam-packed summer this 2008!  On to business... A very happy 30th birthday ... http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/08/27/summer-keeps-whizzing-by/ So I've just finished a marathon of photo uploading from the past month, the highlight of which was certainly the nice long visit from Nanna! The photo above was taken at the end of Nanna's visit, the last time all the cousin's were together for a photo op. ... http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/07/26/updating-the-rest/ Time to play catch-up once again!  Sorry folks, consistency is not my forte these days!  Owen turned 14 months old (geez... a week and a half ago already! What kind of mother am I???).  He's still not walking, though really should be.  He has the strength and balance to do ... http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/07/26/family-housekeeping/ Ayden was busying himself with a colorful pile of large Legos in the middle of the rug in the family room. He had used the square lid to the Lego storage tub as a foundation for his current work of art. He had carefully stacked Legos all around ... http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/07/05/on-faucets/ My Ayden Thomas is now THREE YEARS OLD! So hard to believe that three years have flown by already! It is utterly impossible to remember life without our little boys any longer! Ayden's third year has been full of growth, change, fun, excitement, challenge, learning, discovery, wonder, ... http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/07/05/my-big-boy/ So I missed the mark by a few days... what can I say? We've been a busy lot around here! Nanna arrived last Friday to visit and help out with watching the boys while Patrick and I frantically try to gut and update the interior of our rental property out ... http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/06/20/owen-turns-13-months/ As promised, I have finally posted a bunch of photos from Owen's birthday party this past Sunday.  It was an absolutely beautiful day and we had a great turnout with family and friends.  As is tradition in our family, Owen had his first taste of ice cream in the form ... http://www.thewhislerlife.com/thewhislerlife/2008/05/22/owens-birthday-party/