Today's stuff

Today's favorite quote from Abby... At the dinner table, Daddy looked at Abby and commented on how fast she's growing. "Thats up to God, Daddy. He made me so its his choice how fast I grow." Huh, shut daddy right up.

And Gigi is trying to jump. She crouches down into a deep knee bend then raises herself up lifting one leg off the ground. She's not quite getting air, but the learning process sure is cute.

Here is a picture we took last night. Abby fell asleep in our bed and someone else did too. If we let her, kitty would smother our sleeping kids. Somehow she snuck into the bedroom:)

Thats all!

Cheers,

From the mouths of babes...

OK, so I'm not a "great" or even "good" blogger. The thought of carving time out of every day, or so, to share with cyber folks is daunting. But, after a really, really, intensive mental exercise - ok, so I was reading another gal's blog, I decided to make this easy on you and ME. I will now be posting short and sweet quotes from my kids. 

Here are a few:

Abby: "I hate foot beards." She saw a caveman exhibit and did not like their long beards. I had a different mental picture.

"So, mom, how does the blue box you put the mail in, know which house to send it to. Are there tubes under the ground going to all the different houses?"

"At ballet today, a girl asked me to be her friend. I said yes."

Mom - "What was her name?"

Abby - "I don't know."

Gigi - "baby" which means baby; "baba" or water; "Owey" - I'm hurt, or cold, or hot, or itchy; "mama" - Mama, or I want (addressed to anyone); "Bubby" - Buddy (Grammy & pappa's dog).

That all for now. See, short and sweet.

Schools out for summer!

Yesterday was Abby's last day of school at Seeds. The kids had a great time painting, glitter, balloons, water balloons, stories, etc. It was bittersweet as half of the kids said "goodbye" earlier this week due to vacation schedules. But the small class size was nice and intimate. We will miss our Seeds friends this summer.

Abby is making father's day cards (I know - we are a little behind the eight ball) to send to Papa and Bobi and Dad. Stickers, Stickers, Stickers. I sure hope the dad's like princessess:).

Gigi is down for her nap - the little cuddler brought me her blankie at 9:30 and laid her head on my shoulder... Hmmm, could you be tired little one? We've been on the go, so I'm sure some early rest will be a good thing.

We're missing the Seeds end of year party at the Zoo today due to nap schedule. BUMMER! I tried, really tried to keep Gigi up, but she crashed early today. I told Ab's we'd have a date night tonight to make up for it. May Kung Fu Panda? I hear its hilarious.

I'm getting ready to go to Tahoe with the girls. We'll be staying with my friend Allison and her daughter Leighton (Abby's best bud). We're going to have a great time!

Hello again

Its been a looong time. So much has happened since last entry. Abby is now 5! Crazy. She is starting to read, which is really exciting. She is such a sweet girl. She recently picked out DVD's for a trip - one for Daddy; one for Mommy; One for Gigi; One for Nanna, etc. But not one for her. Too cute.

We had a great visit at Mom and Dad's place in La Verne. They have a pool in their housing complex. So, Abby and her cousin Kaitlyn had a pool party! They are such good buds.

And Gigi... She's into everything - I mean everything. Right this moment, she's in the cubby of a coffee table:) She's also my little cuddle bug. Very good at loves.

We're having a mellow day... Unpacking, cleaning up, and getting ready for daddy's day:)

Big news! Gigi now 4&1/2, rolled over for the first time yesterday. She is growing so fast. The baby milestones seem to arrive much quicker when you are watching them for a second time. She continues to be a very easy and happy baby. I know its not fair:)

Big sister Abby finished her first week of vacation bible school on Friday and had a blast. She got to stay up late each night - VBS ended at 8:30. Staying up late has long been a dream of Abby's. She often says she wished she could stay up forever.

We had a great weekend. Summer is here. We went to the beach on Saturday as a family and met the Schultz's there. Abby played with Jed and Aaaron - such good kids. We had a great time. Abby played great with the boys. I tried to carry her ino the waves, but she would have none of that. She watched me take Aaron (almost two) into wast high water and thought she would brave the ocean too, but then was a bit spooked when we got wet. So, Ryan dug her a tide pool she splashed around in 6 inches of water:)

And then today, we went to church, napped and then back to the beach for a BBQ with friends. We arrived at 4pm and it was still about 80 degrees and beautiful. The beach was crowded and all picnic areas filled. What a great sight. Abby plays so well with other kids and she is able to self entertain so well. She sat in the sand and occupied herself until she warmed up the other kids (two boys). Then she had a great time. Jack chased her with seaweed... Shewatched the boys throw sand at each other and was amazed that they did not cry or get into trouble. Ahh a boys life.

Abby starts Zoo camp tomorrow. Its a long day, but I think she'll have a good time - and maybe she'll nap well. Her good friend Leighton will be there too. I'm going to try to get some work done. We'll see how it goes. I may have to bring in a "mommy's helper" to HELP.

Time Abby's reading time. More soon.
S

Friday

Another beautiful day. Maybe a day for the beach? Yesterday we had a pool party in the back yard. We bought this great pool at Costco last summer and its really been a hit with the kids this summer. We had 5 kids jumping in and out - on the slide, etc. Super fun!!

But I think today is definately a day for the beach. I've not been since Gigi was tiny, so it will be a little tougher to navigate with a squirmy 4 month old. I'm sure we'll have a great time.

Fridays are the best. I am alway so ready for the weekend. I love being home with the girls, but it wears me out. Weekends are my time to get a little bit of extra rest. Hats off to all working moms (Nicole - thats you). Its a big job being a mommy, but even harder when you add another responsibility into the mix.

I had a tough day yesterday. As I mentioned, I 've been staying up late sewing. Not too smart when sleep is interrupted by a 4 month old:) So, yesterday, I was super crabby and Abby saw it. She is so sensitive to my moods and can sense when mommy is about to melt down. It was so cute, when Ryan came home, I was super sensitive to anything he said and started to break down when Abby said, "she had a rough day." Too cute. She's only four, but is so wise. I love my girl.

Today

Its a beautiful day. The sun is shining and its not even noon yet - no morning fog! Abby's watching Dora and Gianna is sleeping giving me a bit of time to write. Its a good day. Gianna slept for two four hour stretches, which was great. I needed the rest. I've been staying up too late sewing a dress for Abby. I wanted to finish last night and burned the midnight oil to do so. But - she is wearing it right now! Talk about instant gratification!

Gigi is up now - so we are off and running. More later. Chow!