October Pictures

Molly lost her 2nd tooth today

Really...it just fell out. We've been trying to get her to let Joe pull it out (I have no desire to remove teeth), but she won't let him near her mouth. Anyway...2nd tooth gone.

I'm a pack rat

Admittedly, I'm a keeper...hoarder, really. I can't help it. I'm a "just in case" kinda gal. Ask my friends...if they need something, anything...kitchen utensil, craft supply, laundry item, miscellaneous gadget...I've got it! You never know when the "in case" is going to happen, right? Well, it did happen just the other day and guess what? Apparently my husband had caught me in a weak moment a while back...must have had something to do with sleep deprivation, a newborn, and moving...and I purged. I purged the extra coffee maker that I've been keeping around in case we loose our minds, throw a dinner party and I need to make both caf and decaf coffee at the same time. You know, a whole cubic foot of space in the attic that was gained by my purging that coffee pot, but it was well worth it, right Joe? So...what happened? The other morning as I was getting ready to make coffee? The carafe broke all over the kitchen. Well, I am not only a pack rat, but I'm also pretty creative and pretty handy. This little diddy is what I came up with to solve my caffeine addiction. It took a little longer than normal, but I was able to get my fix and avoid the withdrawal headache! =) My new machine arrive yesterday, so I had a real cup of brewed coffee this morning. Thanks Gevalia!!

Sleepwalking

Well, we've discovered that we have a sleepwalker. For me, this makes it a littler easier to forgive the child who ends up in our bed every single night. We know that she talks in her sleep, and occasionally has night terrors, but we were unaware of the sleep walking. We found Ellery sleeping at the foot of the stairs to the playroom the other night. We were alerted that she wasn't in bed, because we heard some coughing...which sounded more like choking....so Joe ran up and found her face down, sleeping on the floor. I heard him chuckling and had to find out what was so funny. When he woke her, she climbed up the steps and stumbled slowly into the playroom, looking dazed. She had turned around by the time I got up there and I could tell that she was still asleep. This also explains why Ellery navigates through the house every night without the lights on, while Molly has to turn on every light on her way when she joins us in bed.

Singing

The girls LOVE to sing. They sing in the car, they sing at the table, they sing in the playroom, outside, everywhere. That's why I was so surprised that when I asked if they wanted to join the kids choir at the church, they both said no. When they saw their friends doing it though, they jumped right in! Anyway...we were in the car the other day and Ellery was trying to sing a song. Molly kept singing a different song. Finally Ellery had had enough. She turned to Molly and yelled at the top of her lungs, "Stop it Molly...you're making my song go away!!!"

All Boy

In the same way the girls tend to gravitate towards the dolls and dress up clothes, Grady goes for the cars and balls. We have this car wash bath toy set. I was amazed the other night, when Grady (at 15 months) grabs the car, starts driving it on the side of the bathtub (wheels down) making car noises. Where did he learn that? Last night we were outside raking dirt (yes, another home improvement project) and Grady was having a blast running around digging, collecting dirt balls, and even tasting one...but only one. =) I know pretty soon, I'll have all the "Thomas" characters memorized and have a collection of hot wheels to counter the girls "My Little Pony" bin.

Busy, busy, busy

Ok...so I know its been over a month since my last post...I cannot believe that its been that long...but it has. I guess things have been a bit busy here. I've been working on my sister's wedding invitations, which I will post a pic of. I've been organizing the MOPS crafts, which I will post pictures of. I've been landscaping the front yard and planting the back now that the pool is almost complete. I've been being a mom and wife (which includes nurse, taxi, cook, maid, etc...). I guess we've just been....well...busy. So...don't give up on me. I promise, I will get better.

Grady's fist haircut

I finally did it. I had all his cute little curls cut off. It was getting to the point where people were asking me how out "she" was...even though he was obviously dressed in boys clothes. So, I took him in to this cute little kids haircutting place (Kidooz) and watching him scream through the entire thing. Even though Elmo (or something like that) was playing on the TV in front of him, I ended up holding him the last half of the cut. Now he looks like a little boy...no more baby. What is it with mom's delaying their baby's first hair cut??? I did it with Molly (even though she very obviously need a cut after she rubbed off half her hair in random places), Ellery has yet to have a haircut, and now poor Grady had to have long locks before I'd take him in!?!?