Look At That Face

WE THINK SHE IS THE CUTEST LITTLE BABY GIRL IN THE WORLD!!

Sleep Over With Cousins

For Tonys birthday Liesl took him on an overnighter. The kids stayed at our house and we loved having them!! Anderson was especially excited to have his cousins here. I even let Anderson watch part of a movie before he went to bed! They watched the BEE movie and loved it. They stayed most of the day today and they all played together very well. Anderson was taking his nap when they left. When he woke up he cried for Pierce and was trying to open the door. I told him Pierce was gone and so he started to cry for his Dad. Poor kid he gets so sick of his Mom! Imagine him as a teenager! Actually lets not I don't even want to think about it!!

Happy Birthday Hong Chow!

Happy birthday Hong Chow. You are officially 30! I spent many years grwoing up wishing I had an older brother. I am so very lucky to have gotten the best big brother in the world. Hong Chow really is a brother, protective and a big tease. Lucky for Justin he was the first and only man that Hong approved of. Well, I guess big brothers know best!! Thanks for being such a great big brother. You are a great husband to my dear sister and a wonderful father to my nephew and niece that I love so very much! I hope that you have a very happy birthday!

Love,

Justin, Maris, Schwinney and Adalayde

A Day In The Life

7:30 Anderson wakes up and call us from his crib. We all wake up including Adalayde. Justin gets up with Anderson and changes his poo diaper. I have Anderson trained so well. I stay in bed and feed Adalayde and pump. Justin feeds Anderson breakfast and I feed Adalayde some cereal and squash. I unload the dishwasher, clean up breakfast and make beds. We all get ready and dressed.

8:40 Out the door. Adaladye and I go to her appointment. Anderson can not come because he screams bloody murder when they give Adalayde her shots. So, Justin takes Anderson to Liesl's. He is thrilled and can't wait to see Piercey.

9:30 I pick up Anderson and we go to playgroup over at the church. Anderson loves going and playing with all the kids.

11:00 We get home. Adalayde is asleep so Anderson and I do puzzzles and shoot baskets. ANDERSON AND I ARE NOT WATCHING T.V DURING THE WEEK! This is a new thing and it is hard but I feel that Anderson behaves better when we don't watch t.v. We listen to music instead and then on the weekend he can watch SIGNING TIME.

12:00 Adalayde wakes up. I nurse her and feed Anderson lunch. He wants to eat peas and apparently I live with an ape. He takes the pods and shreds them with his teeth. He then eats the peas out and throw the pods on the floor. I guess he is not sure how humans behave. So, Off to time out. He gets out and we clean up the mess together. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE DAY. Time out for food throwing!

12:30 We read books and he snuggles up with me and we sing BABY MINE. This and before bed at night when we do the same thing is my very favorite time of day with Anderson. I love holding him close and cuddeling with him!

1:00 Nap time! Anderson loves his bed and when the time comes he waves and tells us bye. I swaddle Adalayde and put her down. The guy who bought our house and his inspector show up. NAP TIME IS WASTED! The buyer asked me a bunch of questions and made small talk for 2 hours. HONESTLY, he is a nice guy but come on!

3:00 Adalayde wakes up. I love this time with Adalayde I nurse her and talk to her and enjoy the time with just the two of us.

4:00 Anderson wakes up and is hungry but, I need to change Adalaydes poo diaper. While I am doing this Anderson figures out a new trick and opens the cupboard. He gets out the cookies and is sitting on the floor eatting them as fast as he possibly can.


It made me laugh so I got out the camera to take pictures. While I was taking pictures Adalayde also had a little trick up her sleeve. She pulled over the tree on the island and was about to eat the dirt.

Ok, my house was all clean for the inspection and dinner was already to go in the oven. My house was about to be destroyed and it was a nice day outside. So, I decided to take the kids on a walk. I had the table set for dinner and turned on the ovem. I had it all planned out. We would walk for 45 minutes. Come home at 5:00 put dinner in the oven. It would be done at 5:30 just as Justin got home.

We leave on our walk and the kids are loving the outdoors. We walk and get home just in time! Just in time to realize, I DON'T HAVE MY KEYS! Thats right locked out with the two kids. Thank goodness it was still pretty warm. I called Justin and told him that he had to come home and let us in. We play outside until he gets home. Anderson is a disaster mud, dirt, runny nose you name it!

5:30 Justin gets home and unlocks the house. I put dinner in the oven, nurse Adalayde and feed Anderson. Again he wants more peas and again he throws a lot of them. Again he goes to time out. Adalayde gets cereal and more squash. She loves it!

6:00 We eat, I clean up and Justin and Anderson go down to shoot baskets and wrestle. I give Adalayde a bath and get Andersons medicine ready.

7:00 I go to Young Women. Justin gives Anderson and bath and takes care of Adalayde while I am gone. He reads books and prays with Anderson. I am always sad on Tuesday night because I don't get to snuggle with Anderson before bed.

7:45 Anderson sleeps

8:00 My phone rings it is Justin and Adalayde she is screaming. Luckily the church is close. I walk in and she hears my voice and stops! Stinker, She loves her mommy. I can't say that I mind! I change yet another poo diaper and nurse her. While I was nursing her she would stop and just look at me and smile and laugh. It was like she was saying thanks for coming home Mom! It is moments like that and when I get to snuggle with Anderson that it is all so worth it. They are so much fun and Justin and I spend so much time laughing and talking about our kids. WHAT WOULD A DAY BE LIKE WITH OUT THEM? WAY TO BORING!

10:00 It is my bed time. I will not be back on duty until 7:30 and then we start over. I am so thankful to have a husband who supports my decision to stay home. I truely enjoy every minute of it!

6 Month Well Child Check

I took Adalayde to the Doctor today for her 6 month check up. The Doctor said that she looks good and is doing great developmentally. She weighted in at a whooping 12 pounds 10 ounces! That puts her right in the 5th percentile! She was 25 inches and that puts her in the 25th percentile. My babies are bitty babies, what can I say. My Doctor asked me today if Justin and I have trouble putting weight on? REALLY, HE SAW ME WHEN I WAS PREGNANT. No, we seem to put weight on with the best of them but, thanks! Bottom line is I can assure my cute kids that they will not always be so low on the weight chart! Adalayde performed beautifully for the Doctor and gave him lots of smiles. I decided not to give her shots because she has a cough. I will take her back for them when her cough is gone.

Happy Birthday Pierce!

Happy Birthday to my sweet nephew Pierce. Five years ago today you totally changed my life! I took one look at you and my heart was melted. You were perfect! As you grew older and older you became even more fun! I looked forward to watching you when your parents would go out which was never enough. I lived with Buffy when you were little and we loved so much when you and your Mom would come to are house. You are such a fun and smart little boy and I love you so very much! I now look forward to Wednesdays when you come to my house and we make cookies. I am so glad that you and Schwinney are " best friends". Both Schwinney and Adalayde are lucky to have you as a cousin! Happy Birthday!

WE ALL LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!

Love,

Poo Dog, Donna, Schwinney and Adalayde

How Big J Gets It Done

First off I have to explain why I am calling Justin Big J. When we went snowshoeing a few weeks ago Justin was pulling the kids. I wanted a turn so I hooked in and off we went. We went down this very little hill and then I tried to pull the kids back up. Well, I fell and could not get up and could not stop laughing. Jutin helped me up and said It's not so easy is it? Now maybe you will appreciate Big J a little more. Well, I do really appreciate Big J! I don't always tell him that but I do really appreciate and love him! Ok enough of the lovey dovey stuff!

The other night Big J was giving Anderson a bath and I needed him to hold Adalayde for a minute. Usually at bath time we perform man on man defense. He gives Anderson a bath and I give Adalayde one. But this night I needed him to hold her while Anderson was in the bath. When I came to get her this is what I found! Adalayde in the sink with a towel looking all around. That is how Big J gets it done!