If you follow this link to Dylan and Jessica's blog you can see pics of the newest Nugent boy :D.
http://lovebirdnerds.blogspot.com/
Thursday, February 26, 2009
It's A Boy!
I am the VERY proud uncle of Darby Elias! Born at 5:30 AM 2/26/09. He's 9 lbs 10 Oz and is 21 inches long (yeah he's a big boy). I do not have any pictures yet, but you can be sure that as soon as I do I will be posting them :D.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Guess what I just found out........
Eating a spoonful of Cinnamon really is impossible, enjoy :). Oh, save yourself a sore throat and don't try this...it isn't worth it.
Monday, February 16, 2009
One Crazy Week......
Surprise! Surprise! I am not dead for those of you who are wondering where I have been. Actually I have just been sleeping for the past 48 hours trying to regain the strength I lost while my nephews and niece were here this past week (just kidding). The week was amazingly busy though, so that's the reason I have not been posting, but I am planning on getting you all "up to speed" on all of the weeks happenings ;).
The activities of Elliott and Coleton:
When the kids first arrived there was the usual greetings; you know the "hey sis, good to see ya", "Elliott, you're huge dude!", "Coleton! what's up buddy?", and then the "Hello, Emi", which was returned with a typical two year old response, "No!". Throughout the week Emi started loosening up a little bit, but she still had that lingering two year old girl attitude :D. Anyway after the initial greetings E.J. (Elliott) and Coleton got down to business. Business for E.J. and Cole consists of playing in Dewey and Daniel's room (that's where all the toys are). They especially like to play with Legos, Hess trucks, the slot cars, and just about any other toy that catches their eye. Needless to say Dewey and Daniel's room did not look to great after E.J. and Cole got a hold of it, but E.J. and Cole cleaned up the room every night. They proceeded to wreck it again the next day, but they still were faithful to clean it up every night :). Throughout the week E.J. and Cole felt the need to expand their business realm, which meant......The sand pit. Now, the sandpit is not actually a sand pit, it is actually just a patch of our back yard that is missing grass that E.J. and Cole turned into a sandpit. As their first act as overseers of the sandpit was to incorporate a waterfall/lake in the middle of the pit. The waterfall/lake as you might have guessed was the hose. So, they dug, they saturated, they built, and then they tore down. As a result of this business venture there were certain side affects that were not very welcome, some of them being: A dump truck load of sand being tracked through the house, a bigger amount of wash for Keri to take care of, and the backing up of our septic system from all of the sand washed down our drains (ok the last one didn't really happen). After about a day and a half Keri and I decided that the boys business venture had to come to an end, so Keri (playing the part of party killer) had to tell the boys that the hose had to go and that their sand pit time would be limited from then on. It was a devastating blow for Elliott and Coleton. I am glad to say that their devastation was short lived thanks to the discovery of the skateboards. I am not sure how many hours they spent playing with those things, but I can tell you that they had a blast. Elliott and Cole use skateboards more as street luge boards than anything else. They start at the top of the driveway, lay with their bellies on the boards, and then roll down with their arms out like C-17's (C-17's are the planes that their Dad flies). So, that is a little bit of what E.J. and Cole did this past week.
The activities of Emi:
Emi had a very different experience throughout the week than that of the boys. The first thing Emi and I had to get straightened out was...my name. Yes, sadly, she had forgotten my name. When she first got to our house everyone was either "Dewey" or "Daniel" and that was something I just could not live with. After we got that straightened out I had to help Emi remember that I was her favorite uncle cause, for some reason or another, she forgot (crazy, I know). Anyway, as it turns out there is a VERY good reason why they call the two year old stage the "Terrible Twos". Very soon after arriving I learned that the sweet little girl that I had seen just a few months before was replaced with a little girl who was EXTREMELY strong minded, and whose two favorite words were: "No" and "Mine". Yeah, that is why they call them the "Terrible Twos". Dealing with Emi was not all that bad actually, as long as you did what she wanted, how she wanted, and when she wanted. I learned to abide by those three principles very quickly and found that she is much more agreeable when those are abided by. That aside Emi is still the most adorable human being I know. She enjoys getting into anything and everything she can reach (and even things she "can't" reach). She likes to draw, play in the sand, talk and help mommy with her work, and on special occasions she likes to help do the dishes. Another thing that I find just totally adorable about my little princess is her way of talking. She is still in the stage where some of the syllables and sounds get mixed together or left out so her speech is a little confusing at times. For instance: My name is pronounced "Tater" in Emi language, Owen is pronounced "Own", Dewey is the only one she gets right, and Daniel is pronounced "Danal". We (My brothers and I) did not mind how she pronounced out names, it just adds to her cuteness :).
So, now you have a "small" idea of what went on here at the Nugent's house in the past week. I say small because to give you a BIG idea of what happened would take a LOT longer, so you will just have to be content with this :D. Till Next time..........
The activities of Elliott and Coleton:
When the kids first arrived there was the usual greetings; you know the "hey sis, good to see ya", "Elliott, you're huge dude!", "Coleton! what's up buddy?", and then the "Hello, Emi", which was returned with a typical two year old response, "No!". Throughout the week Emi started loosening up a little bit, but she still had that lingering two year old girl attitude :D. Anyway after the initial greetings E.J. (Elliott) and Coleton got down to business. Business for E.J. and Cole consists of playing in Dewey and Daniel's room (that's where all the toys are). They especially like to play with Legos, Hess trucks, the slot cars, and just about any other toy that catches their eye. Needless to say Dewey and Daniel's room did not look to great after E.J. and Cole got a hold of it, but E.J. and Cole cleaned up the room every night. They proceeded to wreck it again the next day, but they still were faithful to clean it up every night :). Throughout the week E.J. and Cole felt the need to expand their business realm, which meant......The sand pit. Now, the sandpit is not actually a sand pit, it is actually just a patch of our back yard that is missing grass that E.J. and Cole turned into a sandpit. As their first act as overseers of the sandpit was to incorporate a waterfall/lake in the middle of the pit. The waterfall/lake as you might have guessed was the hose. So, they dug, they saturated, they built, and then they tore down. As a result of this business venture there were certain side affects that were not very welcome, some of them being: A dump truck load of sand being tracked through the house, a bigger amount of wash for Keri to take care of, and the backing up of our septic system from all of the sand washed down our drains (ok the last one didn't really happen). After about a day and a half Keri and I decided that the boys business venture had to come to an end, so Keri (playing the part of party killer) had to tell the boys that the hose had to go and that their sand pit time would be limited from then on. It was a devastating blow for Elliott and Coleton. I am glad to say that their devastation was short lived thanks to the discovery of the skateboards. I am not sure how many hours they spent playing with those things, but I can tell you that they had a blast. Elliott and Cole use skateboards more as street luge boards than anything else. They start at the top of the driveway, lay with their bellies on the boards, and then roll down with their arms out like C-17's (C-17's are the planes that their Dad flies). So, that is a little bit of what E.J. and Cole did this past week.
The activities of Emi:
Emi had a very different experience throughout the week than that of the boys. The first thing Emi and I had to get straightened out was...my name. Yes, sadly, she had forgotten my name. When she first got to our house everyone was either "Dewey" or "Daniel" and that was something I just could not live with. After we got that straightened out I had to help Emi remember that I was her favorite uncle cause, for some reason or another, she forgot (crazy, I know). Anyway, as it turns out there is a VERY good reason why they call the two year old stage the "Terrible Twos". Very soon after arriving I learned that the sweet little girl that I had seen just a few months before was replaced with a little girl who was EXTREMELY strong minded, and whose two favorite words were: "No" and "Mine". Yeah, that is why they call them the "Terrible Twos". Dealing with Emi was not all that bad actually, as long as you did what she wanted, how she wanted, and when she wanted. I learned to abide by those three principles very quickly and found that she is much more agreeable when those are abided by. That aside Emi is still the most adorable human being I know. She enjoys getting into anything and everything she can reach (and even things she "can't" reach). She likes to draw, play in the sand, talk and help mommy with her work, and on special occasions she likes to help do the dishes. Another thing that I find just totally adorable about my little princess is her way of talking. She is still in the stage where some of the syllables and sounds get mixed together or left out so her speech is a little confusing at times. For instance: My name is pronounced "Tater" in Emi language, Owen is pronounced "Own", Dewey is the only one she gets right, and Daniel is pronounced "Danal". We (My brothers and I) did not mind how she pronounced out names, it just adds to her cuteness :).
So, now you have a "small" idea of what went on here at the Nugent's house in the past week. I say small because to give you a BIG idea of what happened would take a LOT longer, so you will just have to be content with this :D. Till Next time..........
Sunday, February 8, 2009
My Little Peeps
For the next 5 days my parents will be on a cruise in Mexico so my sister Keri and her sons Elliott, Coleton, and her daughter little Emi are going to be at our house till they get back. Having all of them here adds not only 4 more bodies to our house, but even more energy and activity. Which, if you think about it, is pretty crazy. Now, they are really crazy and they are still little kids so they do make quite a mess sometimes, but I can not think of any other way I would rather spend a week without my parents than with my niece and nephews. Since they are probbaly going to pop up here and there in future blog posts I thought I would give you a little introduction to them and tell you a little bit about them. Elliot is the oldest out of Keri's 3 (soon to be 4) kids. He is blond haired, blue eyed, and he plays soccer (yes laugh all you want Carly). He is the greatest nephew anyone could ask for :). Colton, is the second oldest and he is a handful. Coleton has brown hair and brown eyes. He is notorius for his unbelievable escapes from his mother's custody and for his wild, crazy, and HILARIOUS imagination. Lastly, we have my little princess Emerald (Emi for short). Emi is blond haired, brown eyed, and has the cutest most adorable smile in the whole world...and she knows it. So, if you take all those personalities and throw them all in the same house along with all of their crazy uncles you get a pretty fun week. I will try and get some pics up here of some of the things we do throughout the next week.
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Freezing Fun....
This story does not have anything to do with baseball, but it does give a little insight into what my little brothers are like, so here we go. With the weather like it is (in the 20' s) my little brothers Dewey and Daniel decided they want to do a little "science experiment" (at least that is what they told my mom). At about 5:30 p.m. today they got the brilliant idea to take all kinds of containers, fill them with water, and see how they freeze in different ways overnight. So, we have: A drinking cup, a milk jug, a small water balloon, a medium sized water balloon, a HUGE water balloon, and about ten other items form my mom's kitchen outside filled with water waiting to be frozen. The locations of these items are also important... they range from on the roof of the tree fort in our back yard to tied up in the net of our basketball hoop out front. When they were discussing their plans for their experiment they came to the conclusion that in order for them to get enough "data" they would have to test many different locations with many different containers and record the different results with each different location and container. This way they could cross reference the data they collected with data they collect in the future and use it to show exactly how the location of the water and the container it is held in affects how the water freezes. Yup, they are pretty smart little punks. I will take some pictures of the frozen water specimens tomorrow and post them to show you all how it went. Till next time.......
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