Sunday, January 31, 2010
best 30 dollars
We bought a play gym for Mia this weekend. It is the best 30 I've spent. She hates tummy time and floor time, but I know that she has to do it to start rolling over and all that jazz. She now lays on the floor and plays for her floor time with no problems. I'm so glad.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
On the news
Friday we didn't have school so we headed to a pizza buffet place that has games. It was a family fun outing promised to Donovan. Wehn we got there Fox 2 news had thier cameras out. We got interviewed! We were on the news!!! http://www.fox2now.com/news/ktvi-cabin-fever-incredible-pizza-010810,0,3759896.story
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Merry Christmas all
I just love Christmas! It takes forever to get here and then it is gone in a flash! I wanted to share some of my favorite memories of this Christmas. It is going to be picture heavy, but I have so much to share and remember.
First of all I was so excited when we opened up the box mom sent us this year for Christmas. Mia got this wonderful Ragedy Ann Doll, and I still need to take a picture of Gavin with his Raggedy Andy. He loves it!!!!
Aren't my babies just adorable! They look like angels when they sleep.
Donovan was thrilled when he opened up his remote control car. The smile didn't lst very long. He was rather upset because Santa didn't bring anything he wrote down on his list. Appenrently he wrote a letter to Santa at his mother's house and she didn't tell us. He got a few things after christmas from his list, but they were from us, not Santa. I think he is also on the verge of figuring out who Santa is. He seemed to hint at it a couple times, and he was rather down about it when he figured out that we do a lot of things. It is just hard to hide everything, I forgot to put away the tape and Scott said something about buying stocking stuffers. Donovan was like "I knew it was you"
Gavin loves hats! He also liked his phone. I remember having one of these when I was a kid. It is nice to know the classics stick around!
Gavin loved helping decorate the tree. And undecorating the tree! And decorating the tree again!
Here is a classic Donovan face! He gave this face when he saw his batman car. He really likes it.
This is Christmas morning before we picked up Donovan. Aren't they adorable.
Christmas Eve! I should have done this Christmas Day after they opened up their Christmas PJ's and had all three of them. Hind Sight!!!
Amelia's first experience with cerial. She wasn't sure what she thought of it at first, then she just gobbled it. She loves cerial with green beans. She isn't a fan of bananas though!
Here is the only picture I have of all of them!
First of all I was so excited when we opened up the box mom sent us this year for Christmas. Mia got this wonderful Ragedy Ann Doll, and I still need to take a picture of Gavin with his Raggedy Andy. He loves it!!!!
Aren't my babies just adorable! They look like angels when they sleep.
Donovan was thrilled when he opened up his remote control car. The smile didn't lst very long. He was rather upset because Santa didn't bring anything he wrote down on his list. Appenrently he wrote a letter to Santa at his mother's house and she didn't tell us. He got a few things after christmas from his list, but they were from us, not Santa. I think he is also on the verge of figuring out who Santa is. He seemed to hint at it a couple times, and he was rather down about it when he figured out that we do a lot of things. It is just hard to hide everything, I forgot to put away the tape and Scott said something about buying stocking stuffers. Donovan was like "I knew it was you"
Gavin loves hats! He also liked his phone. I remember having one of these when I was a kid. It is nice to know the classics stick around!
Gavin loved helping decorate the tree. And undecorating the tree! And decorating the tree again!
Here is a classic Donovan face! He gave this face when he saw his batman car. He really likes it.
This is Christmas morning before we picked up Donovan. Aren't they adorable.
Christmas Eve! I should have done this Christmas Day after they opened up their Christmas PJ's and had all three of them. Hind Sight!!!
Amelia's first experience with cerial. She wasn't sure what she thought of it at first, then she just gobbled it. She loves cerial with green beans. She isn't a fan of bananas though!
Here is the only picture I have of all of them!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Good news bad news!
I've got good news and bad news. Which do you want to hear first?
Bad new! Okay!!! Well, I failed the flipping Spanish Praxis for the fourth time. The hardest part is knowing that I did worse, and that it was the same test I took the previous time. You would have thought I would do better, not worse! Once I told the superintendent she basically told me that she would not be offering me a new contract at the end of the school year. Great! Now I get to start looking for a new job.
Good news! I started my masters program. I am doing an online program from Grand Canyon University. I am doing my masters on Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Reading. I got my grade from my first paper. I got 100% and i was sooo excited.
Well, tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I am going to finish wrapping gifts. Oh, last night I was wrapping gifts in between studying. Gavin decided to help me (yeah, I know, he should have been asleep so he didn't see Santa at work!!). He would take the newly wrapped gift and place it under the tree. I think he did a better job then if I had done it!
Bad new! Okay!!! Well, I failed the flipping Spanish Praxis for the fourth time. The hardest part is knowing that I did worse, and that it was the same test I took the previous time. You would have thought I would do better, not worse! Once I told the superintendent she basically told me that she would not be offering me a new contract at the end of the school year. Great! Now I get to start looking for a new job.
Good news! I started my masters program. I am doing an online program from Grand Canyon University. I am doing my masters on Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis on Reading. I got my grade from my first paper. I got 100% and i was sooo excited.
Well, tomorrow is Christmas Eve and I am going to finish wrapping gifts. Oh, last night I was wrapping gifts in between studying. Gavin decided to help me (yeah, I know, he should have been asleep so he didn't see Santa at work!!). He would take the newly wrapped gift and place it under the tree. I think he did a better job then if I had done it!
Thursday, October 29, 2009
No more Grandmom
Mom left to go back to Washington on Tuesday morning. The night before Emily finished painting Mia's room. It is a lovely shade of purple and blue/green. Now all it needs is a chair railing thingy around the room in a dark mahogany to match her furniture. The table in the kitchen reminds me of the kitchen I grew up with, a table top over cabinets. Just smaller. It is awesome, if a bit high. We'll need to get bar stools. We had to tear dwon the paneling in the boys room and in doing so it revealed a bigger problem. We need to do some insulating (it is the COLDEST room in the house) and then we are going to reside the walls and paint. Hopefully that will get done before the boys graduate from college. Mia's room was a much simpler fix!!! The siding on the house has a start. Scott has about 100 days to get it finished. I hope he gets it done. Especially since he has volunteered our house for Christmas this year with his family. I look forward to showing it off, but only if the house is ready. I hope we haven't bitten off more than we can chew (yeah right, I know we did).
Gavin misses his Grandmom and Emma something fearce. He walks around asking for them. It's sad! Mia sleeps with me more nights than not. It is just easier to nurse her and fall asleep then get out of bed and blah blah blah. Donovan had his first report card. He is struggling and we are going to have him tested for adhd. Hopefully that helps.
Gavin misses his Grandmom and Emma something fearce. He walks around asking for them. It's sad! Mia sleeps with me more nights than not. It is just easier to nurse her and fall asleep then get out of bed and blah blah blah. Donovan had his first report card. He is struggling and we are going to have him tested for adhd. Hopefully that helps.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Lots of fun
It has been a crazy couple of weeks. Mom made it into town last Tuesday and immediately came down with pneumonia. She spent 3 days in the hospital. We've dubbed the hospital "the sheritan". It was SWEET!!!! Mom got A+ care. She is out and if Scott can get organized enough to get things done we will have our kitchen cabnets started.
It has been lovely having my sister Emily in town. She calls Amelia Emma (which was to be her nickname until Gavin began calling her Mia). It is cute! Gavin loves his Grandmom and his Aunt Emma. Oh, and lets not forget the doggy zoe!
It has been lovely having my sister Emily in town. She calls Amelia Emma (which was to be her nickname until Gavin began calling her Mia). It is cute! Gavin loves his Grandmom and his Aunt Emma. Oh, and lets not forget the doggy zoe!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Mia's smile
First and for most, Mia is smiling. I gotta share. She started smiling about two weeks ago. She has this sweet little that just makes my heart grin. When she grins like this she often coo's. Gavin never coo'd so the first time she did it completely surprised me. 
Every once in a while when she is completley content and her big brothers are smiling at her she starts to REALLY smile. She als smiles like this when I tickle her chin or pat her tummy. Gavin also likes it when I pat her tummy because he just dies gigglin
Gavin absoluetly loves his little sister. He wants to hold her every chance he can get. Although he does love her he has his jealous moments. If Scott or I are holding Mia he also wants to be held. That is okay, I love holding both my babies.
School is going well. I am enjoying teaching this year. I have a great group of kids. We are settling into our new home. My in-laws are here helping fix the windows and roof. My mom and sister Emily will be here next week to help with painting and siding. Soon we will have a beautiful home.
Every once in a while when she is completley content and her big brothers are smiling at her she starts to REALLY smile. She als smiles like this when I tickle her chin or pat her tummy. Gavin also likes it when I pat her tummy because he just dies gigglin
Gavin absoluetly loves his little sister. He wants to hold her every chance he can get. Although he does love her he has his jealous moments. If Scott or I are holding Mia he also wants to be held. That is okay, I love holding both my babies.
School is going well. I am enjoying teaching this year. I have a great group of kids. We are settling into our new home. My in-laws are here helping fix the windows and roof. My mom and sister Emily will be here next week to help with painting and siding. Soon we will have a beautiful home.
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