Life 'round here...

Ai, yi, yi. What a month it has been !! I haven't been posting but that certainly doesn't mean that nothing is going on...it seems like every other day we had something going on the in month of December. By the time I put the kids to bed I am so tired I just collapse on the couch or run off to finish laundry, clean a bathroom, or do some dishes. I am REALLY hoping that I can post more in the next few months but here is a little teaser as to what has been going on 'round here:

1. Finn turned 6 months old today!! He is just a dumpling and a doll and is FINALLY starting to sleep a teeny, weeny, bit better. He sits up on his own pretty well and loves to be cuddled and held. He thinks his big sister is just the coolest girl ever... :-)

2. After 8 years we finally got rid of the ol' Pontiac Aztek ( Papa James bought it!) and purchased a used 2007 Nissan Quest ... yes, a minivan. It is quite possibly the best the thing that has every happened to me...if you can love a car that is... :-)

3. Olivia can put on her own shoes. ( You may think this is a small thing, but every little bit helps..)

4. Chad finished his first quarter teaching at UCLA and has had a nice week off before the next quarter starts...

So there ya go...

More to come... I PROMISE!!!

xoxoxo

Quotes of the week

Here are some good ones....


Olivia walks into the living room carrying her stuffed Eyeore toy...( she is usually always carrying it..) Out of the corner of my eye I see the Christmas tree shaking ever so slightly ... she has been told more than once not to touch the ornaments ...

me: "Olivia, are you touching the tree?"

no answer

me: "Olivia, did you touch the tree?"

Olivia: " No momma, Eyeore did kick the tree".

me: (trying desperately not to laugh) " Please tell Eyeore to stop kicking the tree or HE will get a time-out!"

Olivia: " Oh,...ok.... he no likes time-outs. "



I worked this morning so when I came home Chad decided he needed a little nap in the afternoon. Olivia was eating a yogurt at the kitchen table and watched him walk into the bedroom and close the door...

Olivia: "Where dada going?"

me: "Daddy is a little tired so he's going to take a nap"

Olivia: "Yeah, you talked and talked and now he tired"

me: "What?!"

Olivia: "you talked and talked and now he need a nap"

( stunned silence)

Olivia: " he was tired and mad so he take nap".

Apparently I talk too much... *sigh*



Oh, and just a side note... Olivia has taken a new turn with her fashion sense. I WISH I had taken a picture of the outfit she had on today. I took her with me to a quick trip to Trader Joe's and here is what she had on:

1. Orange shirt
2. Brown pants
3. purple socks
4. white shoes
5. Pink Sweatshirt

... and to top it all off

6. Her white frilly wide brimmed Easter hat.

She DID get a lot of compliments. :-)

xoxoxo