Higher Expectations

Last night was Open House at the school. We got to go and look at all the progress the girls have made over the year. Harley wrote this in her All About Me book. I cried of course! I might have to be nicer to her for a couple days :P



Chloe wrote about her dad and he was so touched. But then he felt really bad because she wrote she wishes he would play with her more and that he works sooo much. He told her he will make more of an effort.

It's weird how close Harley has become to me lately. We butt heads so much. We are constantly fighting and I think it's because she is so much like me. Chloe is just like her dad. Goofy and always trying to make people laugh. She has her head in the clouds. It is so weird to see two girls that are so alike act so different...

Short but Sweet

Things have been so busy around here (surprise surprise!). But really, I haven't even had time to blog! Things have got to slow down.

I am soooo in love with my new niece. I am going to try to see her again tonight. I haven't seen her in a week! She's probably all grown up into a teen by now. (you know how fast they grow.) I miss her a ton and I am sure she misses me.

On Friday we (as in all 4 of us) had our first field trip. It was so fun! We went to the Wild Animal Park and I had a group of 4 girls from Harley's class and Shawn had a group of 3 girls from Chloe's class. Our class went off on their own so we barely saw Shawn and Chloe the whole day. Which is sad because I had the camera and Shawn didn't take any pics of Chloe on her field trip. We either have to get another camera or stay together!

We were the red team and I would say Hot Red Team and they would all come and do this:



My friend Miss Mary (helped me keep my sanity):



Here was Chloe's group:



Baby Lions: Feeding the Lorikeets:



Class Pic:



That's it for now! I know, so disappointedly short. But I gotta go grocery shopping and pick up the girls and go to this music study tonight where I will get paid $75 for 2 hours of my opinion on which kind of music I want on the radio. I love these studies!

Real Quick

On my way out the door to celebrate my friends 31st bday but I just wanted to put up the pictures of Torianne Rylie. Isn't she adorable! I am the proudest aunt ever.

Bless-ed Day

How could I possibly forget to mention that today April 11, 2008, my brother and his girlfriend are having a baby! They had a c-section scheduled for about a month and up until Wednesday, I forgot. It's on my calendar...but who's looking ahead ;) I called yesterday to see how everything is going and of course...it's not going as planned. But does anything ever go as planned? You have to go with the flow...I've learned that much.
At approximately 8ish this morning I am an aunt to another little baby girl. Well, she's supposed to be a baby girl but unfortunately I forgot what they are naming her. How bad is that!? I know Ann is the middle name or the second part of the first name...
Anyway, pictures of Baby Something-Ann coming soon!

My daughters are little fashion queens. They think everything you have on has to be matching to the tee. Sidenote: I am a total tomboy...I could care less and I have no idea where they got this from. Anyway, Harley's got it down. Even her jacket and hair ties match her outfit.
Chloe on the other hand thinks that as long as it's all the same shade, it goes together. Multiple shades of pink for example were her choice for today. I just had to give you a little background because this morning, Harley was upset because the shoes she wanted to wear to match her outfit were a little torn up. These girls are SO hard on shoes. I remember being the same way and I remember my dad coloring in the toes on the shoes with permanent marker....so I did it. Harley was so impressed. I love impressing my girls.
BeforeAfter

You can't even tell! LOL. It saves a meltdown because I can't go buy a new pair of shoes everytime they need one. If the shoe still fits....make it wearable! Especially with twins!

I wish I could have gotten a pic of the girls skipping to school today holding hands. It was the perfect scrapping sisters pic...but I didn't even have my camera phone on me :(


One of our favorite dinners is called Potato Bake. All it is, is sliced potatos layered with sliced sausage and cheese with cheese soup poured on top. It is delicious and filling. I took this pick because I wanted to remember how the girls suck all the sauce off the sausage and save it for last. Kinda like saving all the marshmallows in Lucky Charms...hey, as long as they eat it all...I don't care how it goes down!


So there you have it...another day in the life of us....are you impressed yet...because I like impressing people ;)

UPDATE: My brother just called at 9:21 a.m. and said the baby was born! She looks like my other niece when she was born but has curly hair! Yeah, she is 7 lbs 13oz and 20 inches. I forgot to ask the name :/ LOL!

Out of the mouth of babes...

We were at CVS picking up yet another prescription and the girls were playing around with these hand massagers. Chloe has hers on her head and she turns to me and says:

I can feel my teeth hibernating.

Such big words for such a little girl...even out of text!

Oh yeah, and then it's that time of the month and I am SO bloated and I say,

Me: My tummy is SO big!

Harley: No it's not Mom, your not fat.

Me: Um, I didn't say I was fat... But what would you call this? (I raise up my shirt and show her my not fat stomach).

Harley: Well, if I told you I would hurt your feelings and you would be sad.

...

I rest my case.

Why moms revolt...

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A week (or two) in Review

My weeks are so busy they all blend in together and I find myself wondering where the time went. Did I already have my birthday and is it almost the middle of April, ALREADY?

I am sick (again) and last night my husband was asking why? Why are you always sick? The only answer I could come up with is that I never stop. I never, as my kids would say, Chillax. I can't say no to birthday parties or get-togethers. If a grandparent demands my presence, I never back down...I just fit it into the hour I had between this and this and the day is full. If people saw my calendar they wouldn't believe it. They would ask, How in the world do you do all this and on top of that, how in the world can my KIDS do all that! Because I am never alone. I drag them around and schedule them for parties for kids they don't even know because it is an old friend of mine. They try to keep up....oh yeah, is that the kid who we met when we were 3? They have the pictures...but don't remember the people. It is so sad. Is it wrong of me? The reason we go to those parties is because that is the only time I see those people all year. So I ask again, is it wrong?

Anywho....here are some pics of people we hadn't seen in a couple years. The girls were very happy to see them again. They happened to be at a birthday party of another set of twins that we only see once a year. These four used to be best friends.

We also got to go to a Padre game this past weekend. My husband got free tickets with really good seats and free parking. We really couldn't pass it up...juggled a couple things on the calendar and we went! It was the first time I was in Petco Park and my girls' first baseball game ever. We were late (of course) and as soon as we sat down, a foul ball fell into my husband's lap, bounced off and I caught it. That was so lucky. It really made the trip.

My husband and I don't really like baseball but thought the experience would be fun for the girls. I mean, isn't baseball America's pasttime?? So catching the ball really got us in the mood. And it was so much fun! I remember sitting bored between innings...now they make it so much fun. The game went by so fast and before we knew it, it was time to go.

On Sunday we went to my friends house to see her little baby. I wore a mask because I was sick. The baby is 2 months old. Her name is Elijah. I videotaped her birth and we watched it (even the girls!) and I did a pretty good job! I was really impressed. She wanted me to videotape the emotion of the moment, not really all the gooey-ness but she didn't mind if I got some of that. So I stood at her shoulder and taped the whole thing and got the baby's birth and the daddy crying and her screaming. The girls were flippin out. Harley never wants to have children. They didn't see much more than a bloody baby but they are convinced...no baby is worth that. LOL.


We did get to go to church this week also. I was so glad...and the sermon was preached directly to me and how I've been feeling lately. Don't you just love that? Makes me feel like even though I haven't been on the exactly correct track lately...God still loves me! I am chosen!

So it's only Tuesday and this weekend is rearing it's ugly busy head to me and I feel it already. I am scared...I'll admit it. I am very lucky that the girls don't get all cranky when they don't get enough sleep. They are as bad as me....when I am sitting at home, I feel like I am missing something out there in the big world. That we could be doing something. I started implementing movie night once a week so daddy can spend time with us too. I tell him, schedule yourself into the calendar...I just get a look from him.

Coming up next:
Friday night sleepover
Saturday Girl Scout Food Fair
Saturday Hannah Montana Bday Party
Sunday Museums with my mom and Grandma (alone!) Daddy will have the girls all day Sunday. Maybe they'll get some sleep!