Hump Day!

Well, it's hard to believe it's already Wednesday! The kiddos have haircuts today - I just love the way Jody is cutting their hair these days! I just LOVE that I was able to take a picture of what I wanted to her, and she cut it EXACTLY like the picture. Will's hair is so thick and seems to take so much longer to cut - the poor little guy starts to get a little squirmy after awhile. Jack's hair seems to take about half the time to trim as Will's! Ali's getting her's trimmed, too - the shorter length looks so "grown up" on her - and makes for much more pleasant hair brushing in the morning!

I'm back!

Well, it's been quite a while since I've posted anything here. I'd like to say I'll post more often, but I can't promise that the next post will be in another 9 months!

We've had a fairly busy summer - occasional swimming at Uncle Brian's house, lots of reading inside on hot, humid days, and a big road trip to Connecticut to visit Eric's relatives. Ali was brave enough to try out water skiing with Pepere - doesn't she look like she's having fun? On our way back, we drove up to Lansing to meet up with Dan - he was thrilled to be able to spend time with the kids, especially Ali.

Pictures? Of Me?

I've been clothes shopping for myself lately - whoa! No way! I wore a skirt to work today with new high heels. By 8:30 a.m., my feet felt as though it was 5:00 p.m.! But I loved the shoes, so I stuck with them all day. I had Eric take my picture on the deck after work to remind myself how great I feel in my new clothes!!

Monday, October 8, 2007

Trying to work on the DT challenge right now for www.scrap-room.com. I'm having a little trouble concentrating, though.

J&W started chattering about 4:40 this morning. Yikes!! I let them talk a little bit and didn't get them out of bed until they started complaining around 5:15. Still quite early little guys! I felt exhausted by the time I got to work!

After work, I stopped at Caribou with the kiddies - only the drive-thru, of course! I'm still waiting for Caribou to come out with a stuffed caribou I can get for Jack for Christmas - when you ask him, "Jack, where's the Caribou?" his eyes light up and he laughs. If he sees the caribou icon on the side of the cup, he REALLY smiles and laughs. It's adorable!

William was very sensitive today - but what else is new? He's so emotional - just saying "no" to him in a stern voice throws him into a tizzy - like when he bit my shoulder (hard enough to leave teeth marks!) today when I was holding him - I put him down and told him "No bite!" I think it's just a phase he's going through - especially as I've cut back on and finally stopped nursing the twins. I've made sure to include extra snuggle time especially for Will - Jack doesn't seem to give two hoots that we're not nursing anymore. It's amazing how different their personalities are - William, my highly emotional, high strung, active little boy, and Jack, my laid back, easy to please, low maintenance, does everything at his own pace and walks to the beat of his own drummer little boy.

Alainna continues to amaze me every day - she's so mature that I think sometimes we forget she is only 3. So, when she ACTS like a three-year-old, we're at a loss - where did our little lady go? She's so smart - it's so beautiful to hear her talk about things and remember things from the not so distant past. She still talks about her Joly relatives she visited this summer in Connecticut. Of course, some of her memories are based on what we have reminded her about since we've been back, but I know some are based on her own experiences. I'm hoping that by scrapbooking I can too keep these memories alive for my children.

Over and out.

Sunday Afternoon

Well, today was pretty crazy. Will and Jack were up around 5 am; pretty early for both of them on a Sunday morning! Alainna followed at a little after 6. I had to cantor at 10:30 am, so I took a little nap after breakfast. I'm glad Eric was able to get the yardwork done yesterday because the weather today is pretty cold and bleak - more of a fall day than yesterday, which hit about 90 degrees!

Eric is watching the Red Sox right now - just about time to start dinner so I should call it a post for now.

Over and Out

Hiatus

Well, here I am, back from a long hiatus!

I look forward to posting more often - at least more than three times a year!

Iowa City retreat

Well, I just spent most of the past week in Iowa City, Iowa. The main purpose of the trip was to attend the State Public Defender's Office seminar. When I wasn't at the seminar, Ali, Mom, Dad, and me spent time together at the condo. Also, Mom and I were able to do some shopping for the twins - Carter's and Osh Kosh at the outlet mall need to restock their shelves this week! I also made a few trips to Reminisce, picking up quite a few scrapbooking supplies! Ali had fun exploring the library, the playground equipment on the ped mall, and chasing the ducks at Morison Park in Coralville! We could not have asked for better weather, either. It was a relaxing trip, for the most part - until Dad's mishap on Friday evening when he ended up at the ER with a broken ankle! But all is well and we are all home safe - quite a relaxing trip!

Father's Day

Had a very nice, relaxing Father's Day yesterday. After Ali and I took Eric out to breakfast at Horizon, we spent the rest of the day mostly at home (with Ali and me both taking about 3 hour naps!!) and then to my folks' house for dinner. Ali played around in her little coupe car, greeted her cement animal friends, and ran around the yard with Brian and Dan, playing football and tag. She really enjoyed it when Grandma brought out chips and dip - but mostly just wanted to lick the french onion dip off of her chips and then hand them to Mommy! Great-Grandma, Mickie and Bill were also at dinner - great steaks, Mom's homemade potato salad and coleslaw - who can ask for anything more? There was a little bit of rain but the storm held off until we left. Ali enjoyed playing outside and in the house with her new jump rope, and I don't think it will be too long before she has the needed coordination! Overall, a wonderful Father's Day - hard to imagine next year the "little guys" will be enjoying it with us!

How can we resist this face?

Tribute to my Father

I don't think I say it enough, Dad, but thanks for everything you do.

For knowing how to read me like a book, I thank you.

For integrating in me a strong work ethic, I thank you.

For giving me a love of reading, and now passing it along to my daughter, I thank you.

For your marriage advice (solicited or otherwise), I thank you.

For the e-mails you send me that brighten my day, I thank you.

For loving my Mother, I thank you.

For teaching me how to handle my emotions, and understanding those emotions yourself, I thank you.

For our fall trips to NYC while I was in college, I thank you.

For giving me roots, I thank you.

For giving me wings, I thank you.

For loving my daughter, and somehow knowing just when we need a break, I thank you.

For your unconditional love, I thank you.

Dad, on this Father's Day, I want you to know how much I appreciate everything you do for me, because I know I don't say it enough. Watching you with Ali makes my heart swell with love and pride - she is learning so much from you, and at such an early age. Thank you for being such an important part of all of our lives. I love you.

Love,
Moj
6/18/06

Welcome!

Well, I've decided to enter the world of blogging! I think this will be a great idea to keep family and friends up to date on our lives, as well as create somewhat of a journal for me to use for scrapbooking purposes!

Please e-mail me with any comments or suggestions!

Those Twos!

The "terrible" and "terrific" twos! Ali is constantly between the two! She has such a roller coaster of emotions at her age. She's really working on consanant sounds right now - I'm convinced she could speak more if she wanted to, but she's just taking her time. Ali doesn't do much of anything she doesn't want to do (I wonder where that comes from?)

She tried to run out of the pew at church tonight - and squirmed around the entire time! I think she wanted to play with the kids next to us - in fact, I think she wanted to do anything but sit still!

Like any child her age, when we get so frustrated and don't know what we're going to do, she'll come up and lean into us to give us hugs. Who can resist that???