Dormant

I've decided to quit blogging for a while.  I just can't seem to find the time often enough.  I'm on facebook and if you know me, you know how to find me!  Otherwise I will send pics to Grandma and she sends them on to everyone she knows.  So one way or another you can keep in touch.  

ttfn, it's been fun!

I admit it....

I'm a lame blogger.  It's really a time thing.  I blog in my head everyday.  See things that would make great photos and stories but I'm just short on time.  I do enjoy following a few blogs and when you search you can sit for hours going from blog to blog.  So internally I think I really am a blogger - I just can't get my posts done.  

Anyways - here are a few recent pics that I think are do very cute - do you agree??

Have a great week.

it's the little things...

 A few pics from our trip to the park this week.  She gave the "BIG slide" a try for the first time...

Picnic time with her cousin whom she adores!

A few funny things I've noticed around the house....

Randomly placed empty drink boxes

(oops posted this sideways!)  little shoes on tables.

burnt out night lights and tub toys by the kitchen sink.

Random items on the kitchen counter.

A creme egg waiting to be stepped on.

Stickers on my still new fridge....

Little cups and party bags hanging around.

Ain't life grand!?!?!?

10 days

have again passed since my last post.  Should I give this up??  

Here's what the kids were up to this morning.  My girl is well for now but the baby boy has a yucky cold & cough.  So pitiful to hear a little one with congestion.  Do you see a pattern here or is it just me?  How can one or the other of my kids be sick constantly?  I try so hard to feed them well.  Maybe I need to bump up the junk and see if that helps!!

She took a tumble down a couple steps at the Grandparents house (under my watch!) a week ago.  She's all healed up now though.

Have had a busy weekend of birthday parties.  Pool parties for 3 & 4 year olds.  I'm the nervous, overprotective one at the pool parties.  Is it just me or is the idea of a bunch of 3 & 4 year olds in the pool for a birthday party a bad idea?  Maybe it's just me, both passed without an incident....

No school this week, hoping to squeeze some fun activities in over the next few days.  Hope you do too!!

Cute stuff

I'm becoming a lame blogger again.  I just log back on and I cannot believe so much time has passed since my last post.  Anyways it's late but I wanted to share a couple things...

He loves pumpkin!!

She can WRITE HER NAME!!!

I love my babies!!

What's new

Well since my last post we've had a few things going on around here.  Most exciting was celebration the little girl's 3rd birthday.  We had 2 very fun parties, one for family and one for little friends!  We are still trying to beat this cold.  The baby boy got it, of course, but only has an infrequent runny nose.  My girl on the other hand has been left with a nasty cough.  Doesn't seem to bother her much, but it bugs me.  Since preschool started we have only been cold-free for one month out of the five so far - November.....   ARGHHHH.

Just tracked the last of the Super Bowl on the internet.  Must've been a pretty exciting game there towards the end.  We are a cable/satteliteless family and have been for over 3.5 years now.  I can't believe it!  I miss it at times, but thus far, not enough to cave.  We have plenty of tv as it is with ITunes (mostly for my girl) and weekend movie rentals.  Still, I must say now that I've thought of it, I don't know a single other family off the top of my head who doesn't have either cable or satellite.  When I do get a chance to watch it, my favorite shows are on the Food Network:  Everyday Italian and Barefoot Contessa.  I think EI may have changed to Giada at Home...

Well I hear that my hubby just arrived from a weekend off-island so I must sign off.  

ttfn

lysol, hand washing, airborne....

Here we go again.  My girl started sneezing in the early hours of today.  She had breakfast before 6am and is now happily watching Dora on her ipod.  Her nose has been running with regularity since she got up.  Just in time for her birthday celebrations we have planned for tomorrow & Saturday.  ARGHHHHH.  Somehow I knew this was coming.

I'm starting to feel the delirium of 4 1/2 hours of sleep.

On a funny note, my girl is talking about guinea pigs all the time and what they do and do not do.  For example, she will ask me for some yogurt and then tell me that guinea pigs don't eat yogurt.  She likes to slip these comments in most when she is doing something she isn't supposed to be doing.  This is actually very effective as it distracts me from the issue at hand and usually makes me giggle.

Well I can see that the delirium is setting in on her now too - she just told me that Ming-Ming is nuts.  A comment that those with young children may understand.

The Ipod is no longer entertaining - so I better sign off.

Praying that I get through today.......

Yep, he can already stand up in the crib!

laundry day

I've got some new pics and videos to get on my computer then I will have some fun things to post.  For now I'm catching up on laundry.  It's a rainy day here which is nice for a change, we need the rain!  Hope you all are having a great week.  Hoping to get the pics posted by the end of the week.

ttfn!

quick one

Well my babies are asleep and my computer has 17% battery left so this one will be quick!

We are getting back into our regular routine.  My girl is enjoying being back at school.  My boy has a new tooth and is really getting around!  One of his many nicknames is Scooter and it suits him perfectly.  

Here's a really cute recent photo of my kids and their cousins.  Guess who didn't want their picture taken??  She IS a girl!

ttfn

Happy 2009!

This is so exciting!

The one thing she asked for - a snowglobe!

Whew - well the holidays are over.  Now it's time to pack away all the decorations - anyone want to help?  That's getting to be more of a chore every year.

We had a great Christmas and a very quiet New Year - I was the only one awake at midnight.  

Here are a few holiday photos to share.  

Here's to a great year!!

This and that

Happy Holidays!  About a week to go - we are nearly ready.  

Not much new around here.  My girl is sick - hoping that the baby boy & I steer clear of it.  I don't want a sick family on Christmas.  I hope she doesn't have to miss Santa at school on Friday, but it looks like that's probable at this point.  :( 

Here are a few recent pics...  ok I started 

this last night.  Going to find a few pics to post and get this 

done before I get interrupted!! 

Good night.

...I was interrupted so here we go again.  Finally I will add some new photos.  I will go ahead and say Merry Christmas, because chances are - this will be my last post before then.  Hope to have some great Christmas pics with t

he kids to post later next week. ttfn

A new tasty treat!

Look what I found!  I LOVE my toes :)

Catch up

Well - I know it's been a while.  First there was the week without internet, then my camera went missing and now it's just hard to find a few minutes when both of my kids are asleep at the same time.  As I wrote that my baby boy woke up....  

Getting into the Christmas spirit around here.  We have our tree up, just waiting on my husband to put the tree topper on.  I will post some tree pics soon.  

Here are a few recent pics of the kids.  BTW if any

one out there has some secrets to getting a 4 month old to sleep soundly through the night, please let me know :)  Good thing he's so cute...

Sorry Christie, I know you've already seen these but I promise to try and post some others soon!!

ttfn

Tiny post

No new pics on the computer yet.  I will get some new ones on this week.  I got a brand new computer (I'm so thrilled) then I was without internet for about a week and I was going crazy.  All is back to normal now so I've got some catching up to do....

Happy Tuesday!

Halloween & November

Wanted to share a few Halloween pics with you....
Preparing the pumpkin

Our jack-o-lantern. She wanted a happy one! Like her shirt? It was made by me.

Just love this witchy look! She wasn't a very happy witch...

Hugging the jack-o-lantern.

My sweet little plumpkin.

The cutest flower fairy - I wish you could see her shoes better!!

Happy November - I can't believe it's here ALREADY.

October 28, 1979

On this date 29 years ago a very special boy was born. I can still remember sitting on the couch with my Grandma watching the headlights leave the carport outside as my parents left for the hospital. How I miss that kid! Happy Birthday Little Brother.

2006

Little Update

Well no new photos to post at the moment. I am pleased to report that the family is nearly all healthy again. My girl is going back to school tomorrow so let's see how long it lasts!

We have a few fun things scheduled this week and of course Friday is Halloween so we should have some great new pics to post soon.

Have a great week!

Defending the neighborhood

My girl and her daddy driving around the neighborhood in Uncle Dooley's Defender... That's her little hand waving at me :) She's still sick, but getting better little by little. All that's left is a pesky cough.

My boy is getting very good at putting his thumb in his mouth. It's really cute for now... He'll be 3 months old tomorrow! Might try to post a 3 mo pic of him tomorrow.

Nighty night-

Fever, AGAIN!!!

Sheesh - this preschool thing might do my head in. My girl has a fever AGAIN. Low yesterday and again today but it seems to be creeping up a bit today. She just fell asleep in my arms which she never does unless she isn't well. AGHHHH.

My little guy has decided to take catnaps the past couple days. Last night bedtime was a nightmare - I finally got a very restless baby down and turned out the light at 1:21 am at which time I was beginning to question my sanity. It's amazing what a few hours sleep can do for you because I felt mostly back to normal (term used very loosely!) at 7am when he woke to eat. I think he was out of sorts because he was so over tired. It's been catnaps again today but he's sleeping now so we will see how it goes. Wish me luck, pray for me, whatever it is that you do. I can't handle many more nights like last night!

No photos to post today, my husband has relocated my computer so that he can access the internet on his PS3. My photo storage (external drive) hasn't been relocated as yet and I'm too lazy to go and get it right now.

BTW - since I've been blogging again I haven't received one single comment on my blog. So if you are reading this, please send me a comment now and then.

ttfn :)

Ahhhhhhh, October....

Our rainy month has arrived. For me, it is a welcome break from sweltering summer days. I can sit inside, turn the air down and imagine a cool fall day outside! Usually when the rain is over and November rolls around, the intense heat is gone and the nice island breeze returns. Then we can once again enjoy the outdoors here....without having to be at the beach.

Our Halloween decorations are out and our little girl is THRILLED! She loves "her Halloween stuff"! I've kept the decorations confined to our dining room. Normally they are scattered throughout the house, but the oranges and blacks and purples seem to clash with the soothing pale aqua that the rest of the house is painted.

Happy Fall!