Yikes, I've been a terrible blogger for the last month. I'll try to make up for that. It's been crazy busy at work and I'm just so exhausted most evenings that the last thing I feel like doing is blogging. Sorry!!! I'll really try to be better, I promise!
Things at work are good ... busy, chaotic but good. First and foremost, I'm just grateful to have a JOB and its a bonus that I actually like it! Secondly, I'm learning so much from this merger with Wells Fargo. I'm spending most of my days in meetings or on conference calls but the bright side is that I'm learning, learning, learning. I've also been studying for my PMP (project management certification) which has also been taking up some of my free time. I plan to take the exam by the end of June so I have a lot of studying to do!!!
Paul is doing great - I've gotten him onto Facebook so he's catching up with old Army buddies and friends from school. We've been scanning old photos from when he was stationed in Germany and sharing them with his old friends. Very cool to see him connecting with all these new people!
The kids are amazing, as always. Growing up so fast. Becoming their own little interesting people. Meighan is a very, very, very social little girl who talks as if she has a motor in her mouth. Constantly!!! She's very much a tomboy (how can she not be with a brother like Alex) but she's also SUCH a girly girl. The other day I asked her why she loves me and she said 'i love you because you have lots of good makeup.' I just cracked up. She's all about makeup, pink, jewelry, and babies. Yet, at the same time, give her some sidewalk chalk and she'll draw for hours. She loves to draw actually, and does quite well. She must get her artistic tendencies from Paul since I can't draw a stick person well! And, Alex, sweet Alex. He's such a boy - he's still all about the Superheros. SpiderMan, IronMan, Bat Man, Wolverine (a new favorite) etc. He is obsessed with Toy Story and Toy Story 2 - he'd watch them all day long if we let him. He's such a wild boy yet has such a sweet, tender side that I just adore. I feel so lucky to get to be with these little ones every day! They are amazing and wacky and wonderful!
We're getting ready for Easter this weekend! We have two cartons of eggs waiting in the fridge for coloring. And I have a bunch of fun stuff planned for them! I think they'll have a blast.
I'll get some photos uploaded and some layouts soon - maybe tonight if I'm feeling industrious. Although I'm still doing the 365 Project, I'm not sure that I have it in me to keep posting them. I seem to be slacking in the processing and posting of them. I'll add some occasionally but no promises that they will all end up on the old blog. More soon ...
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Project 365: Days 66-70
Day 66: The jump rope that Grandma & Grandpa gave her for her birthday was a big hit! We spent awhile helping her figure out how to do it but she had a blast (I have a cool video of that which I'll try to post later).
Day 67: BOWLING! We took the twins bowling at the alley up the street for their birthday. It was their first time bowling and they had a mixed reaction. They were very excited but I think they were a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing. Alex spent most of his time eating popcorn and Meighan was either whining or excited.
Day 68: I spent most of the evening at the dining room table with Meighan, watching her play with PlayDoh. She loves it. And would play it 24/7 if we let her LOL
Day 69: Our beautiful girl ... she loves to dance. All the time. Especially if she has on a dress that she can twirl in!
Day 70: The infamous IronMan toys that Alex got for his birthday and has carried around constantly for days. He loves them and refuses to sleep without them!
Day 67: BOWLING! We took the twins bowling at the alley up the street for their birthday. It was their first time bowling and they had a mixed reaction. They were very excited but I think they were a bit overwhelmed by the whole thing. Alex spent most of his time eating popcorn and Meighan was either whining or excited. 
Day 68: I spent most of the evening at the dining room table with Meighan, watching her play with PlayDoh. She loves it. And would play it 24/7 if we let her LOL
Day 69: Our beautiful girl ... she loves to dance. All the time. Especially if she has on a dress that she can twirl in!
Day 70: The infamous IronMan toys that Alex got for his birthday and has carried around constantly for days. He loves them and refuses to sleep without them!
Project 365: Day 61 - 65
Day 61 - I can't believe I'm posting this terrible photo ... ugggh. But, it does give you a sense of how drastic my hair cut was. It really does look better than this random shot of messy hair but such is life.
Day 62: I wasn't feeling very original so I went with Diet Pepsi. My favorite drink that I drink way too much of but it seems like a good idea to document my love affair with Diet Pepsi. LOL
Day 63: Happy Birthday to Meighan and Alex! I'm officially the mother of 4 year olds! YAY! Although I was not feeling my best, we made the best of it. Alex got a SpiderMan toy that he then used to spray blue silly string all over the house (fun stuff!) and Meighan got PlayDoh which she LOVED. And played with and played with and played with some more. She loves her some PlayDoh! This little kit is really cute and has a lot of fun stuff for her to play with. We had cupcakes and sang happy birthday but it was pretty low key. We did most of our birthday shenanigans over the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa!
Day 64: Movie Night! The kiddos got into their pajamas, we popped popcorn and spend the evening watching a DVD (I believe it was Cinderella???) together. Good times.
Day 65: YAY! Grandma & Grandpa arrive in St. Louis!!!! The kids were beside themselves with excitement. They opened their presents and played all evening, enjoying the visit with Grandma & Grandpa! The big hits in terms of presents were the Toy Story DVD, Meighan's jump rope, Meighan's ballerina doll & Alex's Iron Man toys. (I'll do a whole birthday weekend post with more photos later, I promise).
Day 62: I wasn't feeling very original so I went with Diet Pepsi. My favorite drink that I drink way too much of but it seems like a good idea to document my love affair with Diet Pepsi. LOL
Day 63: Happy Birthday to Meighan and Alex! I'm officially the mother of 4 year olds! YAY! Although I was not feeling my best, we made the best of it. Alex got a SpiderMan toy that he then used to spray blue silly string all over the house (fun stuff!) and Meighan got PlayDoh which she LOVED. And played with and played with and played with some more. She loves her some PlayDoh! This little kit is really cute and has a lot of fun stuff for her to play with. We had cupcakes and sang happy birthday but it was pretty low key. We did most of our birthday shenanigans over the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa!
Day 64: Movie Night! The kiddos got into their pajamas, we popped popcorn and spend the evening watching a DVD (I believe it was Cinderella???) together. Good times.
Day 65: YAY! Grandma & Grandpa arrive in St. Louis!!!! The kids were beside themselves with excitement. They opened their presents and played all evening, enjoying the visit with Grandma & Grandpa! The big hits in terms of presents were the Toy Story DVD, Meighan's jump rope, Meighan's ballerina doll & Alex's Iron Man toys. (I'll do a whole birthday weekend post with more photos later, I promise).
Project 365: Days 56-60
Day 56: Yes, another superhero. It's our life most days. Today was Hulk. He's a bit scary to me but Alex loves him.
Day 57: Alex always sits like this, with his arms behind his head and it never ceases to make me smile. I often go in to check on him before I go to bed and 90% of the time, he's laying on his pillow with his arms behind his head. Too cute.
Day 58: As much as I hate to admit it, I think I've passed along my messy/cluttery/collectory gene to Meighan. This is her headboard ... tons of stuff, tons of mess. No matter how often Paul cleans it up, it ends up a mess. It's just how she (and her mommy) rolls!
Day 59: Another of Alex's sneaky photos but this one's not bad ... my Dell, where I spend almost all my free time at home, surfing the net and creating pages for our albums! I'd just painted Meighan's nails, hence the half open nail polish on the CPU. And you can see the mess below my monitor - Yes, I'm messy. Yes, its a sickness. No, I don't know how to cure it.
Day 60 - Today we all went and got our haircut. Paul was looking like a mountain man out of the 1970s, my hair was CRAZY long, Alex had crazy pieces sticking all over his head and Meighan wanted BANGS! In the end, I had 7 inches cut off of my hair. Alex looks so adorable. Paul looks like my husband again. And, Meighan, is adorable with her bangs.
Day 57: Alex always sits like this, with his arms behind his head and it never ceases to make me smile. I often go in to check on him before I go to bed and 90% of the time, he's laying on his pillow with his arms behind his head. Too cute.
Day 58: As much as I hate to admit it, I think I've passed along my messy/cluttery/collectory gene to Meighan. This is her headboard ... tons of stuff, tons of mess. No matter how often Paul cleans it up, it ends up a mess. It's just how she (and her mommy) rolls!
Day 59: Another of Alex's sneaky photos but this one's not bad ... my Dell, where I spend almost all my free time at home, surfing the net and creating pages for our albums! I'd just painted Meighan's nails, hence the half open nail polish on the CPU. And you can see the mess below my monitor - Yes, I'm messy. Yes, its a sickness. No, I don't know how to cure it.
Day 60 - Today we all went and got our haircut. Paul was looking like a mountain man out of the 1970s, my hair was CRAZY long, Alex had crazy pieces sticking all over his head and Meighan wanted BANGS! In the end, I had 7 inches cut off of my hair. Alex looks so adorable. Paul looks like my husband again. And, Meighan, is adorable with her bangs.
Project 365 - Days 51-55
Day 51: A close up of my boy, crumbs all over his mouth (I'm sure he'd just eaten a bar!) ...
Day 52: Okay, its not the best photo but Meighan was having a blast listening to Daddy's music with headphones. Yes, her white sweater is COVERED in cheese doodles and her face is a mess. I promised these photos would be real ... and there it is, cheese doodle covered mess that it is!
Day 53 - We've been slowing working on decorating Meighan's room. I found these cute little frames in the dollar bin at Target and grabbed them up. Meighan decided that she wanted princesses and flowers in them for her room so we worked together, using my digital supplies to make these cute little framed pieces for her wall. Paul hung them today and they look really cute. I have six more which I haven't figured out what I want to do with them yet. But, her room is coming together.
Day 54: The kids were having a blast playing the Hulk pinball machine that Grandma & Grandpa gave Alex for Christmas.
Day 55: We've also been working on Alex's room and we finally finished the wall of framed photos of his favorite superheros - Hulk, SpiderMan (twice), IronMan (twice), & Batman. It looks really good and he loves it!
Day 52: Okay, its not the best photo but Meighan was having a blast listening to Daddy's music with headphones. Yes, her white sweater is COVERED in cheese doodles and her face is a mess. I promised these photos would be real ... and there it is, cheese doodle covered mess that it is!
Day 53 - We've been slowing working on decorating Meighan's room. I found these cute little frames in the dollar bin at Target and grabbed them up. Meighan decided that she wanted princesses and flowers in them for her room so we worked together, using my digital supplies to make these cute little framed pieces for her wall. Paul hung them today and they look really cute. I have six more which I haven't figured out what I want to do with them yet. But, her room is coming together.
Day 54: The kids were having a blast playing the Hulk pinball machine that Grandma & Grandpa gave Alex for Christmas.
Day 55: We've also been working on Alex's room and we finally finished the wall of framed photos of his favorite superheros - Hulk, SpiderMan (twice), IronMan (twice), & Batman. It looks really good and he loves it!
Project 365: Days 46 - 50
I'm trying to catch up on posting these daily photos ... I've gotten off track & need to get back on board! So, here we go ...
Day 46: Meighan LOVES to look through my scrapbooks, asking all about every page. She particularly loves the book I made about my pregnancy with her and her brother. I love it because this is one of the main reasons that I spend so much time creating pages for our albums!
Day 47: I'm not sure what this is that Alex is showing me but he spent most of that day carrying it around and showing it to all of us at least a hundred times. You can really see in this photo how much he needs a haircut!!!!!
Day 48: Ahhh, the joys of having toddlers in your home. This is actually a photo taken by Alex, on the sly, when he knew he was not supposed to be touching my camera. Oh well, he seemed to enjoy it and he hasn't broken it yet. I find these little gems all the time. LOL
Day 49: Meighan has such an imagination and loves to play! She gets dressed up and plays the part to the hilt. This day she was being a dragon catcher and kept telling me that she needed this outfit to catch the big dragon. LOL I'm not sure why the hat and the makeshift skirt plus a book were important for dragon catching but, hey, how would I know? lol
Day 50: Meighan loves her Barbie dolls (all but a few were originally Sami's so they are that much more special to her - she tells me how lucky she is that Sami gave them to her). She was very proud of herself in this photo because she dressed Barbie all by herself! See her peeking out behind Barbie - too cute!
Day 46: Meighan LOVES to look through my scrapbooks, asking all about every page. She particularly loves the book I made about my pregnancy with her and her brother. I love it because this is one of the main reasons that I spend so much time creating pages for our albums!
Day 47: I'm not sure what this is that Alex is showing me but he spent most of that day carrying it around and showing it to all of us at least a hundred times. You can really see in this photo how much he needs a haircut!!!!!
Day 48: Ahhh, the joys of having toddlers in your home. This is actually a photo taken by Alex, on the sly, when he knew he was not supposed to be touching my camera. Oh well, he seemed to enjoy it and he hasn't broken it yet. I find these little gems all the time. LOL
Day 49: Meighan has such an imagination and loves to play! She gets dressed up and plays the part to the hilt. This day she was being a dragon catcher and kept telling me that she needed this outfit to catch the big dragon. LOL I'm not sure why the hat and the makeshift skirt plus a book were important for dragon catching but, hey, how would I know? lol
Day 50: Meighan loves her Barbie dolls (all but a few were originally Sami's so they are that much more special to her - she tells me how lucky she is that Sami gave them to her). She was very proud of herself in this photo because she dressed Barbie all by herself! See her peeking out behind Barbie - too cute!
Saturday, February 21, 2009
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