We made cereal!!

Hey mom look! I can make cereal all by myself cause I'm a care bear. Even made some for mom. Thanks little man....I mean Grumpy bear.

I even got the cheerios out for gentle heart cousin.

A little bit of Heaven

Every once in a while Danny and I will "sleep" with the kids. Ethan will sleep in the big bed with Danny and I'll sleep in Ethan's bed with Aria. So Danny lies on the bed and talks to Ethan while he goes to sleep and I lie on the bed with Aria. Looks like this: Mom and Aria lying face to face whispering to each other about all the people we love and then Aria says "but you don't love spiders cause they crawl on your skin and you don't love bats and you don't love owls"...wait a minute owls are kinda nice so mom says "owls are pretty but they're not very nice" Then she talks about how when she closes her eyes she dreams about ? (didn't really get that part)
She says she doesn't wanna close her eyes and dream about ?. So mom says well why don't you dream about care-a-lot (totally into the care bears right now) Ok. Aria then closes her eyes and mom watches her angel go to sleep.

Poor Ethan was sooooo dead tired this night (from being semi not feeling good the night before and being up half the night) he pretty much fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow. When we went in later to check on him his body was half off the bed and he was still asleep (I wish I had had the camera at that moment but I thought we should rectify his uncomfortableness as soon as possible so I didn't run and get it)
Can't forget the Tuge who I'm sure we'll have the pleasure of sleeping with when she's older

She's a walkin'!

Boy oh boy where does the time go? Walking is now definately the chosen mode of transportation for my little Emma. Oh there's still many plops and flops but she just gets right back up and keeps on tryin'.
The other day we had some music on and she was actually swaying on her feet! It's such a wonder to watch how they develop and improve in balance and discover new things (right now I think the newest discovery is the wonderful sense of smell :))

I guess Moms ARE right sometimes

A couple of days ago I took the kids out for a walk. Ethan and Aria rode their bikes and Emma took the easy ride in the stroller. Ofcourse Aria had to bring her beloved ladybug that she takes just about everywhere she goes (guess its better than a blankie or buppy as I used to call it :)) So we get a little way out, first fall. Mom: "Aria would you like to put ladybug in Emma's stroller" Aria: "No it's ok"
Second fall a few feet later. Mom: "Aria why don't you put your ladybug in the stroller so it doesn't keep falling" "No it's ok" Third fall a few feet later.
Mom: "Aria I think you should put ladybug in the stroller so you don't lose it again" (this ladybug has been lost and searched for umptine times) Aria: "I guess you're right Mom"......Wow! Mom's CAN be right!

We turn the corner of the block and poor Ethan loses the pedal on his bike. Unfortunately the power of mom could not screw it back on his bike without a tool. For the next little way Ethan made a funny attempt to ride his bike with one pedal. I told him he'd just have to walk his bike the rest of the way and he did! I was so surprised.....no whining or nothing just pushed it like a little trooper. Go man!

Online Courses

Last fall I decided to take a couple online courses at the local college here (just you know so my brain doesn't turn to mush because the majority of its stimulation is playhouse disney) Online courses are great. You're pretty much guaranteed full marks on assignments or close to it if you like put forth any sort of intellectual effort at all. So I'm pretty happy to say I got an A- in Anthropology and an A in Sociology. Although I don't know if that just means I made a semi-intellectual attempt at doing the work or if I actually retained any information and learned the material. Looking forward to next semester in which I am taking Psychology (again), and a drug, lifestyle course. Hmmm....should be interesting.

New Year's non-resolutions

New Year's resolutions are kinda stupid. Really....who ever keeps them? After 2 weeks or so they're forgotten. Resolutions should be made all year round to improve upon one's life and family. I mean ofcourse there are things you wanna start doing differently with the start of the new year. I'm trying to resolve to start working out, try to get less frustrated with my children, be more at peace with myself, make a lot of money from a mobile programm application that I am going to MAKE Danny do :), get a second car. Progress is an ongoing thing though. So I'm not against New Year's resolutions just not for them but I am soooooo! looking forward to 2010!! Welcome welcome New Year!

Happy Birthday Baby Girl!

Well my baby is one. I can't believe what a little angel she is. Seriously she is like the best baby in the world (apart from the sleeping thing :)) During the day she practically sleeps like clockwork and when she's awake she just plays so good and if we take her anywhere she is better than gold. You have no idea how good this baby is!! I love you so much little girl. I am honored that you have graced us with your presence for a year and look so forward to many more years with you. Sometimes I honestly don't know why I am so blessed to have such a sweet little angel but I promise to love you with every fiber of my being forever and ever and do everything I can to take care of you and teach you to be a good person.
I gotta say how cute you were on your birthday! You knew something was up....you sharp little thing. You loved your cacke and attacked it! I put you down at about 8 but you didn't really go to sleep and started kinda fussing at 9 so I got you up and you just sat on your dad's lap making funny faces and laughing and knowing it was your special day and pigging out on marshmellows and banana, just being unbelievably incredibly unknowingly the cuteness and preciousness that you are. I love love love you beyond belief!!!!







The afternoon of Emma's birthday her brother and sister helped me with her Polar Express Cake (Ethan decorated the secoond car and the steam puffs all by himself...Aria did a few puffs but mostly ate :))