I know I have been absent from my blog lately but we have been so busy. I promise an update very soon. Until then I had to post a Kaylyn funny...well kinda.
Kaylyn is not potty trained and actually shows very little interest in it. But this afternoon she decided she wanted to give the potty a try. So she stripped down, not sure why this helps but both of my girls did this during potty training. She actually used the potty and was very proud of herself and so was mommy. She hopped down flushed the potty, this is the best part watching the water swish around. I got her dressed and she was washing her hands when she bumped her binky that was sitting on the counter and it flew into the toilet. Yuck straight to the trash. Now she is almost three and really needs to give up the binky but she is still VERY dependant on it, so I have not pushed the issue. Seriously she will not go to college using a binky ;) Anyway about an hour later she strolls into the living room dragging her blanket and sucking on a binky. Suddenly I start screaming as I realized she had dug the yucky binky out of the trash and it was in her mouth you know the one that took a splash into the toilet. After I finished scrubbing her tongue and teeth with her toothbrush I did not know whether to laugh or hurl for her.
Yup she is my kid....I love my silly girl. But I think it is time to say bye bye to the binkies.
Heather
Sunday, August 23, 2009
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Happy 4th of July
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The girls and I had a wonderful day celebrating the 4th. Our neighborhood had a parade...kids decorated their bikes, scooters, wagons, strollers etc and paraded down the street to the local park. At the park there was a bounce house, Uncle Sam was there giving the kids patriotic stickers and taking pictures. Abba kept forgetting his name was Uncle Sam, she called him Mr. Sam...LOL at least she was using her manners. They had young girls putting temporary tatoos on the little ones, which the girls were very unsure of. Not sure why because they love them at home, I think it had to do with a stranger was apply them. They had hot dogs, cookies and frozen ice pops. The girls were super excited to start their day, Abba asked me no less than 20 times if it was time for the parade before 10 am, LOL it started at 11:00. All and all it was a great day, it could have only been better if daddy would have been with us. He had to work.
And to my Mama, I know you will read this, I missed hearing your EWWW's and Awwww's while watching fireworks. Next year I will be much closer to home and we can celebrate together. I love you!!!
Hope you all had a Safe and Happy 4th!!!
Heather
Sunday, June 28, 2009
May/June Update...
I just thought April and early May were busy. WOW the remainder of May and June have been action packed. In May the weather began getting lovelier by the day. We made our first trip to the zoo and it was wonderful. The girls had a great time and the zoo added a lift ride, you can just sit and see most of the zoo below you.
On June 5th, Abba turned four...oh where is my baby going. I just want her to be little forever. She loves to go to downtown Omaha and every time we go she points out the Quest Center, which is where concerts, etc are held. It is tons of blue neon lights and statues out front so she finds it really exciting. So we decided to buy tickets for the Ringling Brother's Circus at the Quest Center, she was SO excited. We had a great night celebrating her big day and finished it off with a Diego cake.
A few days later, June 7th, we packed the car and the dogs and began our road trip to Texas. This was the first time we had been home in 10 months, we were all very excited. So excited we decided to drive the entire 15 hours in one day. The girls did amazingly well...better than mommy and daddy at times. It was wonderful to see our family and friends. My brother was kind enough to let us stay with him for 10 days. This was the first time the girls had spent extended time with him, so it was fun watching them get to know one another. My brother plays guitar and writes music...this was right up our little rock stars alley. Abba was so excited to get to play a real guitar and even more excited to play drums. She still talks about how much fun she had with her Uncle Daymond. Kaylyn enjoyed it just as much and was a natural on the drums, binky and all.
Abba also had her birthday party in Texas. We did not tell her we planned a party until the morning of the party. I wanted it to be a surprise but she sometimes gets really shy when she gets embarrassed. So we told her and she was beside herself excited. Just as she did last year she had asked for a Cars party...the girl still loves her Cars. Next year I am thinking we will have a 50/50 chance that she will again request Cars. We rented a Cars jumpy house and got a Cars pinata. After you look at the pics...yes we know it was a pull string pinata but the strings kept falling out and you are supposed to wack a pinata not pull a string :) The kids had a blast hitting it but we did eventually have to break it open for them. It made my heart so happy to see the pure joy on Abba's face to play with her friends from Texas. She misses them all so much and had a blast playing with them.
On Wednesday, June 17th, we were packing the car to make the drive back to Omaha the next morning, when Ricky received a dreaded phone call from work. He is being transferred. We have only lived in Omaha for 10 months and we are just now beginning to feel settled. I am sure most of you are thinking we would be happy to leave cold Omaha, but truth is we are very sad to leave. I especially thought I really disliked Omaha, but I realized while visiting Texas that I LOVE Nebraska. I love the laid back mid-western life and the fabulous seasons, how clean everything is and how friendly people are. When we left Nebraska on the 7th it was only 55 degrees, once we arrived in Texas it was 99 degrees. I had forgotten how miserable the heat is at home. So I truly only miss my family and friends.
So we are back in Omaha and dreading this transfer. This time Ricky's job will be in Livonia, Louisiana. We will live in either Baton Rouge area or Lafayette area, who knows. We are not at all excited about moving to Louisiana, we will be back in Hurricane territory, the schools are bad and it will be hot. But together we will get through it and make the best of it. And if all goes well hopefully this job will just as short lived as Ricky's current position. We are very grateful for the opportunity for Ricky to continue moving forward with his career, we are very blessed.
So we have chosen a Realtor and our house now sports a for sale sign. Ricky has not been released from his current job and is unsure when he will leave for Louisiana. The girls and I will stay back and hopefully get this house sold. Keep your fingers crossed for us.
Until next time...
Heather
On June 5th, Abba turned four...oh where is my baby going. I just want her to be little forever. She loves to go to downtown Omaha and every time we go she points out the Quest Center, which is where concerts, etc are held. It is tons of blue neon lights and statues out front so she finds it really exciting. So we decided to buy tickets for the Ringling Brother's Circus at the Quest Center, she was SO excited. We had a great night celebrating her big day and finished it off with a Diego cake.
A few days later, June 7th, we packed the car and the dogs and began our road trip to Texas. This was the first time we had been home in 10 months, we were all very excited. So excited we decided to drive the entire 15 hours in one day. The girls did amazingly well...better than mommy and daddy at times. It was wonderful to see our family and friends. My brother was kind enough to let us stay with him for 10 days. This was the first time the girls had spent extended time with him, so it was fun watching them get to know one another. My brother plays guitar and writes music...this was right up our little rock stars alley. Abba was so excited to get to play a real guitar and even more excited to play drums. She still talks about how much fun she had with her Uncle Daymond. Kaylyn enjoyed it just as much and was a natural on the drums, binky and all.
Abba also had her birthday party in Texas. We did not tell her we planned a party until the morning of the party. I wanted it to be a surprise but she sometimes gets really shy when she gets embarrassed. So we told her and she was beside herself excited. Just as she did last year she had asked for a Cars party...the girl still loves her Cars. Next year I am thinking we will have a 50/50 chance that she will again request Cars. We rented a Cars jumpy house and got a Cars pinata. After you look at the pics...yes we know it was a pull string pinata but the strings kept falling out and you are supposed to wack a pinata not pull a string :) The kids had a blast hitting it but we did eventually have to break it open for them. It made my heart so happy to see the pure joy on Abba's face to play with her friends from Texas. She misses them all so much and had a blast playing with them.
On Wednesday, June 17th, we were packing the car to make the drive back to Omaha the next morning, when Ricky received a dreaded phone call from work. He is being transferred. We have only lived in Omaha for 10 months and we are just now beginning to feel settled. I am sure most of you are thinking we would be happy to leave cold Omaha, but truth is we are very sad to leave. I especially thought I really disliked Omaha, but I realized while visiting Texas that I LOVE Nebraska. I love the laid back mid-western life and the fabulous seasons, how clean everything is and how friendly people are. When we left Nebraska on the 7th it was only 55 degrees, once we arrived in Texas it was 99 degrees. I had forgotten how miserable the heat is at home. So I truly only miss my family and friends.
So we are back in Omaha and dreading this transfer. This time Ricky's job will be in Livonia, Louisiana. We will live in either Baton Rouge area or Lafayette area, who knows. We are not at all excited about moving to Louisiana, we will be back in Hurricane territory, the schools are bad and it will be hot. But together we will get through it and make the best of it. And if all goes well hopefully this job will just as short lived as Ricky's current position. We are very grateful for the opportunity for Ricky to continue moving forward with his career, we are very blessed.
So we have chosen a Realtor and our house now sports a for sale sign. Ricky has not been released from his current job and is unsure when he will leave for Louisiana. The girls and I will stay back and hopefully get this house sold. Keep your fingers crossed for us.
Until next time...
Heather
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Overdue Update...
My apologies for the long overdue update. Life has been so busy since my last post in March.
At the end of March one of my best friends came to visit and she was sporting some extra bling. Just a couple of days before she was scheduled to visit her boy friend of two years, aka Rob, "FINALLY" popped the question. So of course as soon as the plane touched down in Omaha, we hit the streets looking at wedding dresses. Before she visited Wendy and her mother did a little dress shopping themselves and Wendy found one that she really liked. But the dress could not be bought off the rack and would have to be special ordered and would be July/August 2009 before she got the dress. Wendy and Rob are planning a fun wedding in Las Vegas and had hoped to get married immediately. Well plans changed when she realized dress shopping might take a while. With that said Wendy lives in Houston where there is amazing shopping. So when we set out to shop in Omaha it was with hopes to show me a few things she found in Houston. We traveled 45 minutes from my house to Lincoln, Nebraska to a bridal store that carried the dress brand she and her mom found. We pulled probably six dresses for her to try on but wouldn't you know they had the dress she fell in love with in Houston in her exact size and the exact color combination she wanted AND she could buy it off the rack, no special order. When she tried the dress on our eyes filled with tears it was THE dress and it looked beautiful on her. They are now planning an October wedding...Wendy and Rob I cannot wait to celebrate your special day with you.
Wendy~As I sit here thinking of all that you have been through to get to this moment my eyes fill with tears. I walked this long road with you and I cannot express how very happy I am for you. Wishing you a blessed and happy life together ~ Love Ya
Oh if anyone is wondering whether or not she bought the dress in Nebraska, yes she did. So how does one get a wedding dress on the plane. Well, she decided against it...my mom was driving up the following week to visit so she took it back to Houston with her.
Immediately after Wendy left Nana and PopPop came to visit for Easter. The girls loved having them here. Since we have lived in Nebraska every time my mom comes to visit the girls make a cookie house with her, it has become their tradition and Easter was no exception. The girls enjoyed the visit and we were sad to see them leave. Easter was quiet but the girls had fun hunting eggs. Abba did a wonderful job helping her sister find eggs and Kaylyn really could not figure out why we were picking eggs up in the yard. But she was very pleased to open the plastic eggs filled with candy.
At the end of April, we boarded a plane to Florida for our annual reunion with our travel group from Abba's adoption. Our group consisted of five families, all of our girls lived at the same orphange, at the same time. All but one of the girls share June birthdays so at the reunion we celebrate the girls birthdays. We are hoping that our girls will stay in touch over the years and develope an amazing bond. The Stevenson Family always host the reunion at their home and we always have an amazing time. This year was no exception, they were wonderful hosts and their new home in Florida was beautiful and provided a relaxing weekend. Our last day in Florida our family spent the day at Clearwater Beach. The girls loved it but mommy was hot. It was at most 85 degrees but I guess I have gotten used to the cold in Nebraska and the hummity combined with the heat felt like 100 degrees LOL. I don't think I miss Texas as much as I originally thought, I think I just miss my old life, family and friends. Can yall all just move up here :) If I tought Florida was hot in April I will probably pass out this summer when we visit Texas LOL. While we were in Flordia, Ricky's dad flew up and took care of our house and the animals. He stayed for a week with us and the girls had a great time getting to know their Pawpaw.
After PawPaw left life started slowing down a bit. We have had severl big milestones in April and May:
April 15th - Kaylyn joined Abba's big girl gymnastic class.
April 30th -I converted Kaylyn's crib into a toddler bed. I had mentioned before that she had started climbing out of her crib. She started climbing out so much just before we left for Florida that I became afraid that she might fall and break a bone. So Kaylyn helped me convert her crib and was very excited to be able to climb in and out like a "Big Girl". This scared me and I thought on no this cannot be good but come nap time she climbed in and has stayed in it. It is funny its almost like she thinks the crib rail is still there. A couple of days ago she was having a moment not wanting to take her nap and was crying and screaming up mommy. I laughed to my self realizing she did not actually think to just get up....but thank goodness. The big girl bed is working out beautifully and she loves it.
May 2nd - Both girls got new bikes. Up until this point Abba had a tricycle but was not interested in riding it nor could she. Kaylyn on the other hand really wanted to ride. So we got them both new bikes and what do you know they love them and they both just took off.
May 9th - Kaylyn got her first salon hair cut. Her hair is so thin and whispy that I had been cutting it. But it was getting to where I was having a hard time keeping her "Baby Mullet" under control. So I found a girl who is just wonderful with the girls. After the hair cut she paints their nails, puts make up on and sprinkles glitter in their hair. Kaylyn did amazing and LOVED all the girly stuff.
April 30th -I converted Kaylyn's crib into a toddler bed. I had mentioned before that she had started climbing out of her crib. She started climbing out so much just before we left for Florida that I became afraid that she might fall and break a bone. So Kaylyn helped me convert her crib and was very excited to be able to climb in and out like a "Big Girl". This scared me and I thought on no this cannot be good but come nap time she climbed in and has stayed in it. It is funny its almost like she thinks the crib rail is still there. A couple of days ago she was having a moment not wanting to take her nap and was crying and screaming up mommy. I laughed to my self realizing she did not actually think to just get up....but thank goodness. The big girl bed is working out beautifully and she loves it.
May 2nd - Both girls got new bikes. Up until this point Abba had a tricycle but was not interested in riding it nor could she. Kaylyn on the other hand really wanted to ride. So we got them both new bikes and what do you know they love them and they both just took off.
May 9th - Kaylyn got her first salon hair cut. Her hair is so thin and whispy that I had been cutting it. But it was getting to where I was having a hard time keeping her "Baby Mullet" under control. So I found a girl who is just wonderful with the girls. After the hair cut she paints their nails, puts make up on and sprinkles glitter in their hair. Kaylyn did amazing and LOVED all the girly stuff.
May 10th - Mother's Day
May 12th - We pulled Kaylyn from the big girl gymnastic class and rejoined the mommy and me class. She did really well for the first two weeks but the next two weeks were bad. As soon as the instructor touched her she started melting down. The first time it happened I just pulled her from the class. I talked to the instrtuctor and had given her permission to work with Kaylyn if she melted down again. Well, sure enough as soon as Mrs Liz touched her she started melting down. Liz tried holding her in her lap during stretch time to help calm her down but Kaylyn would not have it. This really came as a big shock to us as Kaylyn is a very social child and is always first to jump in and join the fun and quickly say goodbye to mommy. So we decided to rejoin the mommy and me class. Today was the first day back and she was hesitant when we first went in the gym, not sure if I was leaving. But once she figured out I was staying she was all smiles for the entire class. So maybe we are at a new part of attachement or maybe she is just not ready, who knows. But she is happy to have me in class with her and that makes me happy.
Until next time....
Love,
Heather
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