Monday, February 15, 2010
Congratulations Baby Sister
You are going to make one beautiful bride. We are so excited for you guys. Love you.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
Today
Today
Audrey
is 4 years, 5 months and 29 days.
She:
*loves school
*loves her Dad, brother, and most of the time, me
*asks for a baby sister constantly (no, this is not an announcement)
*loves all things pink, twirly, sparkly and anything to do with cosmetics
*is such a sweet little girl
*says the cutest things. The other day we were walking into Walmart and I said to her, "Audrey, I love grocery shopping with you". (And I really do. It is so much easier to do it with her than without her. She is such a big help with Joshua and she brings her little "list" and will check things off as we go along.) She said back to me, "Mom, I don't really love grocery shopping, but I do love being with you." Melted my heart. I wish I could freeze time forever at this stage.
*on Groundhog Day, I told her what day it was and she said, "Ahhh! Groundhog Day? Does that mean I get to go visit my groundhog?" She had a very confused look on her face, and then said, "My Grandpa?"
*loves to watch movies and listen to music. Her favorite movie right now is, "Fairytopia" and her favorite song is "Party At the USA", she means "Party In the USA". She loves Taylor Swith (Swift) and yes, Miley Cyrus.
*has an amazing memory. She will ask me if I remember something I will have to have her tell me all about it before I remember the specific memory she is talking about.
*is her Daddy's girl and my whole world.
Today
Joshua
is 1 year 10 months and 28 days.
He:
*doesn't like to sit still for very long (hence the fuzzy picture).
*loves balls, bikes, his boots, and Audrey's dressups
*loves his binki and must have two at all times. One in his mouth and one in his hand. He switches them every 15 seconds or so. Even in his sleep. I have watched it happen many times.
*isn't speaking quite yet. Audrey's school was giving free speech assessments and I took Joshua in to make sure everything was okay. Audrey didn't have school that day so she came with us. The speech therapist took one look (or should I say listen) to Audrey and said not to worry. Joshua is the little brother to a very talkative little girl, and not to worry one bit. And so I don't.
*we play charades a lot around here. He will point to something, or even better, act it out until I finally figure out what he wants and when I get it right he will say, "Uhhhhh huhhhhh." Darling.
*says, "Oh" (but it sounds like "hhhhoe") after I say things and it makes me laugh. "Joshua, it's time for bed." "Hhhhhhoe." or "Joshua, your mom loves you." "Hhhhhhoe."
*loves his football. He will run around the house throwing it and he calls it his "hu hi" (hut hike). He wants to wear his "hu hi" sweatshirt all the time (he is wearing it in this picture).
*loves Curious George. To let me know he wants to watch it he will squawk like a monkey until I say, "Do you want to watch the monkey show?" and then he says, "Uhhhhhh huhhhhhhh."
*loves the tub. He and Audrey will play forever in the tub. I just finished reading The Hunger Games and Catching Fire and while I read it they played in the tub for two hours one day while I read on the bathroom floor. Heavenly.
*is my sweet, sweet, boy and his daddy's pride and joy.
Today
I am 29 years, 7 months and 12 days.
I:
*am recovering from a horrible weekend when all four of us had the stomach flu. Not.fun.
*haven't left the house all day.
*am up to my eyeballs in laundry.
*miss my family. I wish I could be there for my Mom who has to have surgery on her leg and my sister who is about to have a baby.
*just got dinner delivered to me by sweet Megan (THANK YOU!) We missed the Couples Valentines Day Party (we were puking) and she was kind enough to bring me some of the yummy dinner they had.
*am grateful for my support group here in Texas.
*feel so blessed to have good health. Nothing like being sick to make me realize how good I have it.
*am so so so grateful for Dave. The flu hit me about 12 hours after everyone else and it was a tender mercy I was able to be sick on a Saturday so Dave could be home. While I slept and puked all day, he cleaned up the previous nights puke that happened all over Audrey's bed, scrubbed the kitchen, and did the laundry. I am one lucky girl.
This was me on Saturday afternoon. Dave had tubbied the kids and I was in bed and they came to snuggle me.
Audrey
She:
*loves school
*loves her Dad, brother, and most of the time, me
*asks for a baby sister constantly (no, this is not an announcement)
*loves all things pink, twirly, sparkly and anything to do with cosmetics
*is such a sweet little girl
*says the cutest things. The other day we were walking into Walmart and I said to her, "Audrey, I love grocery shopping with you". (And I really do. It is so much easier to do it with her than without her. She is such a big help with Joshua and she brings her little "list" and will check things off as we go along.) She said back to me, "Mom, I don't really love grocery shopping, but I do love being with you." Melted my heart. I wish I could freeze time forever at this stage.
*on Groundhog Day, I told her what day it was and she said, "Ahhh! Groundhog Day? Does that mean I get to go visit my groundhog?" She had a very confused look on her face, and then said, "My Grandpa?"
*loves to watch movies and listen to music. Her favorite movie right now is, "Fairytopia" and her favorite song is "Party At the USA", she means "Party In the USA". She loves Taylor Swith (Swift) and yes, Miley Cyrus.
*has an amazing memory. She will ask me if I remember something I will have to have her tell me all about it before I remember the specific memory she is talking about.
*is her Daddy's girl and my whole world.
Today
Joshua
He:
*doesn't like to sit still for very long (hence the fuzzy picture).
*loves balls, bikes, his boots, and Audrey's dressups
*loves his binki and must have two at all times. One in his mouth and one in his hand. He switches them every 15 seconds or so. Even in his sleep. I have watched it happen many times.
*isn't speaking quite yet. Audrey's school was giving free speech assessments and I took Joshua in to make sure everything was okay. Audrey didn't have school that day so she came with us. The speech therapist took one look (or should I say listen) to Audrey and said not to worry. Joshua is the little brother to a very talkative little girl, and not to worry one bit. And so I don't.
*we play charades a lot around here. He will point to something, or even better, act it out until I finally figure out what he wants and when I get it right he will say, "Uhhhhh huhhhhh." Darling.
*says, "Oh" (but it sounds like "hhhhoe") after I say things and it makes me laugh. "Joshua, it's time for bed." "Hhhhhhoe." or "Joshua, your mom loves you." "Hhhhhhoe."
*loves his football. He will run around the house throwing it and he calls it his "hu hi" (hut hike). He wants to wear his "hu hi" sweatshirt all the time (he is wearing it in this picture).
*loves Curious George. To let me know he wants to watch it he will squawk like a monkey until I say, "Do you want to watch the monkey show?" and then he says, "Uhhhhhh huhhhhhhh."
*loves the tub. He and Audrey will play forever in the tub. I just finished reading The Hunger Games and Catching Fire and while I read it they played in the tub for two hours one day while I read on the bathroom floor. Heavenly.
*is my sweet, sweet, boy and his daddy's pride and joy.
Today
I am 29 years, 7 months and 12 days.
I:
*am recovering from a horrible weekend when all four of us had the stomach flu. Not.fun.
*haven't left the house all day.
*am up to my eyeballs in laundry.
*miss my family. I wish I could be there for my Mom who has to have surgery on her leg and my sister who is about to have a baby.
*just got dinner delivered to me by sweet Megan (THANK YOU!) We missed the Couples Valentines Day Party (we were puking) and she was kind enough to bring me some of the yummy dinner they had.
*am grateful for my support group here in Texas.
*feel so blessed to have good health. Nothing like being sick to make me realize how good I have it.
*am so so so grateful for Dave. The flu hit me about 12 hours after everyone else and it was a tender mercy I was able to be sick on a Saturday so Dave could be home. While I slept and puked all day, he cleaned up the previous nights puke that happened all over Audrey's bed, scrubbed the kitchen, and did the laundry. I am one lucky girl.
Friday, February 5, 2010
Visit from Grande and D
My parents came last weekend and we loved every second of their visit. Thank you for spoiling us, reading to the kids...
and for the tickle wars.
We love you so much. Joshua even loves Grande enough to share his beloved binki with him. That is a seriously display of affection, believe me.
and for the tickle wars.
We love you so much. Joshua even loves Grande enough to share his beloved binki with him. That is a seriously display of affection, believe me.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Peek A Boo
Peek a boo, version 1
Peek a boo, version 2
Peek a boo, version 3
Peek a boo, version 4
Peek a boo, I love love love you
Notice how tan the bottom half of his arms are. These pictures were taken in August.
Peek a boo, version 2
Peek a boo, version 3
Peek a boo, version 4
Monday, February 1, 2010
Reason #925 I Love My Husband...
Nothing like a little tea party on a Friday night to recover from a long week.
And reason # 926
Tea party followed by some serious wrestling and tickling makes it a perfect evening.
And reason # 926
Tea party followed by some serious wrestling and tickling makes it a perfect evening.
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Dave's (and Audrey's) School Break
Two weeks. Two fabulous weeks. Two weeks filled with staying up really late and taking turns sleeping in, watching season five of Lost (can't wait for Feb 2!), lots of movies, lots of relaxing cuddle time, spending time with friends, getting a babysitter to go Christmas shopping together, drive through for dinner (it was my break too), and lots of quality time together that made me fall in love with my husband all over again. For the 2,232,5928th time.
We did have a list of things to accomplish.
1) Turn guest bedroom into toy room (sorry guests, you will now be sleeping next to the toys, but it makes the kids happy) and play for hours with Joshua in the princess tent. Check. Yes, that is Dave's foot coming out. Dave was Joshua's favorite guest. And yes, that is an outta control jumbo sized Audrey on our wall. The people from Pottery Barn Kids were so nice to give her poster to us. Hope it doesn't scare our guests when they roll over in the middle of the night and see a daring, ginormous bumble bee.
2. Go on bike rides. Check.
3. Take Dave to the Arboretum. Check.
They had over 500 different nativities from all over the world set up. I loved this one.
4. Go to the zoo. Check.
Audrey did not like the noises that were played in the "cave section"...bats and rattle snakes.
5. Get a little teary on that dreaded Monday morning when I woke up at 7 am and Dave was long gone back to school. Check.
We did have a list of things to accomplish.
1) Turn guest bedroom into toy room (sorry guests, you will now be sleeping next to the toys, but it makes the kids happy) and play for hours with Joshua in the princess tent. Check. Yes, that is Dave's foot coming out. Dave was Joshua's favorite guest. And yes, that is an outta control jumbo sized Audrey on our wall. The people from Pottery Barn Kids were so nice to give her poster to us. Hope it doesn't scare our guests when they roll over in the middle of the night and see a daring, ginormous bumble bee.
2. Go on bike rides. Check.
3. Take Dave to the Arboretum. Check.
They had over 500 different nativities from all over the world set up. I loved this one.
4. Go to the zoo. Check.
Audrey did not like the noises that were played in the "cave section"...bats and rattle snakes.
5. Get a little teary on that dreaded Monday morning when I woke up at 7 am and Dave was long gone back to school. Check.
Friday, January 22, 2010
New Years Eve
***I feel loved. Thank you for leaving your comment. It was fun to live in the past for a minute when people I knew from when I was a little girl, high school and college left a comment and it was fun to meet new people and new blogging friends. Thanks for reading!***
New Years Eve Day, 2009:
Went to the Temple.
Went to lunch at an Italian place with the kids.
Stuffed our faces with lots of yummy, rich, high fat content kinda food. Starting 2010 we are going to (try to) eat more healthy. Blah.
That night we went to Chris and Megan's who were so nice to host a really fun New Years Eve party. At 9:00 we did a practice run with the kids. I asked them, "What comes after 2009?" To which Audrey responded, "Easter!" Close.
All these lovely kids were so good to lay here and watch a movie while the adults played an intense game of Mafia (I do not have very good poker face!). Not one of them fell asleep, but who cares!? They had a great time and so did the mommies and daddies.
Happy New Year! May 2010 be a year full of love, laughs, new adventures and more debt!
New Years Eve Day, 2009:
Went to the Temple.
Went to lunch at an Italian place with the kids.
Stuffed our faces with lots of yummy, rich, high fat content kinda food. Starting 2010 we are going to (try to) eat more healthy. Blah.
That night we went to Chris and Megan's who were so nice to host a really fun New Years Eve party. At 9:00 we did a practice run with the kids. I asked them, "What comes after 2009?" To which Audrey responded, "Easter!" Close.
All these lovely kids were so good to lay here and watch a movie while the adults played an intense game of Mafia (I do not have very good poker face!). Not one of them fell asleep, but who cares!? They had a great time and so did the mommies and daddies.
Happy New Year! May 2010 be a year full of love, laughs, new adventures and more debt!
Monday, January 18, 2010
Just Curious
It was delurking day last week, and I am very curious who reads this little blog of ours. My SiteMeter lists places where I don't know anybody, but I would love to know who found our blog through somebody else, or just through blog hopping. If you read, please leave a comment, even if I know you. Be brave! I am guilty of reading lots of blogs of people I don't necessarily know. Happy delurking!
Thanks Jocelyn for the idea.
Thanks Jocelyn for the idea.
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