Wait? I thought things were slowing down?

We keep a busy schedule here in our family. 2 kids, ballet, soccer, school, Gum-do, yoga, playgroup, pre-school, Mom's Morning Out, and some semblance of a social life! Every once in awhile we hit a point where we have been so busy for so long that we could really use a break. But Wait!!! We see the light at the end of the tunnel!

In the last 2 months we have had on our plate:

-The unexpected death of Big Daddy (more on that later)
-Tying up loose ends related to the unexpected death of Big Daddy
-The wide range of emotions stemming from, again, the unexpected death of Big Daddy
-Family vacation to DisneyWorld
-An Increased workload for Russ
-A request for a paper to submit to a conference for Russ
-Halloween preparations
-The rest of our life

It's okay though, right? Work is slowing down, the paper is submitted, Halloween is over. The light at the end of the tunnel - we have finally reached it!

On my plate today?

-A brunch for a friend who is about to have her 3rd baby
-Hailey's second-to-last soccer game
-Picking up the trophies and team photos at the soccer field, since I am the soccer Team Manager
-Working for 6 hours at the Democratic Campaign Headquarters for Obama and Mark Warner.

So, maybe tomorrow I can veg? Maybe? Please???

This is for you Miss Christy, and you too Mr. Russ

So, I decided to take a short break from the blog. As I am sure you are all familiar, life has a tendency to jump up and get in the way of, well, life.

As a result, I am back. Why? Well, you see, I decided to start this as a way to keep track of the smaller, day-to-day happenings in the life of our family so that we could look back after a period of time and remember all of those things that make life great. Some people scrapbook, some people keep journals, but I never print photos and I type faster than I write. As a result, 3 months of small thing and large things and there is no record!

So, Miss Christy and Mr. Russ who have given me a hard time about not posting....here you go.

Hailey and her Keyboard

So, I finally have a fully functional keyboard, this one attached to my laptop, so I have been able to get rid fo the wireless one I have been using!

Hailey thinks it belongs to her and is walking around with it, and it is kind of funny to hear some of the things that come out of her mouth - I think I need to cut back on my internet time!

"Mommy, how about you can be the big girl, Allie can be the baby, and I can be the Mommy who is working in the other room?"

"Dot Com big girl! You can play a game! Say Yayyyyy!"

"Allie no! That is my dot com!"

To Allie: "Allie, want to come and sit on my lap sweetie? You can play a game on my kempewter"

All the while typing on the keyboard.

Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday was our wedding anniversary - we have been married for 7 years!

We had a great evening - Russ came home from work early, so I was able to get ready in peace, and we went to The Melting Pot for dinner - it was our first time there and SO nice! The food was okay, what I loved was the ability to sit and have a conversation over a long period of time, without feeling like everyone was rushing us! We then went to see Sex and the City, which was a lot funnier than I had expected!

A few years ago, we went to see Star Wars on our anniversary. Russ figured this time he would let me pick the movie, and yes, there were times that even he was laughing!

Plus, we had one of those rare nights out where the sitter comes to our house! Usually we are dropping the girls off somewhere and have to pick them up. It was SO nice to come home and have them already be in bed! That alone makes it worth paying a babysitter!

Today back to a very, very hot and humid day. I think we are going to run through the sprinkler in a bit!

A Day in the Life!

I love that summer is here! The kids are out of school, which means a lot more time to do fun things, and we seem to see a lot more of our friends!

Today was a morning concert with Mr. Knick-Knack. It was hot and humid, but it did not prevent the kids from singing and dancing and having a great time! Followed up by a quick lunch at Panera and then off to another friend's house to run through the sprinkler!

This afternoon A is coming over for a bit, and we have playgroup. Hopefully the rain will hold off so we can get outside, but it isn't looking likely!

Busy, Busy Weekend!

What a crazy couple of days!

Friday morning I hosted the New Member Brunch for the Mom's Club. It was so much fun, we have a great group of new members! That evening we went out for dinner and to run errands, so it was a late night for the girls.

Saturday morning we were up early to go to the farm and pick our strawberries for this week's CSA - luckily we got there early, because as we finished and were waiting for the wagon, it started to rain on us! We headed home, I dropped the berries off and left again to go to work for a few hours.

Normally my job is pretty low-key, but I was there for the end of the month breakdown. It is not my favorite activity, especially since this time we had to scrub the floors. Ugh.

Saturday night we had a party to go to, another late night for the kiddos.

Sunday morning Hailey was up a 8, thank GOD she slept in! We spent the day at home, playing in the backyard, cleaning the kitchen floor, things like that.

The best part? After dinner we were sitting in the backyard and the girls were in their pajamas and we just hung out and sang some lullabies as the sky was growing dark and the neighborhood was SO quiet. I carried Hailey up to bed, and she was asleep before we even got to her room. It is times like tonight that I really can't believe I am a Mommy!

Time for a Big Girl Bed!

A short time ago, I went to get Allie up from her nap, and she was so excited to see me, she stepped up onto her Ocean Wonders Aquarium and hoisted her leg over the side of the crib. She did not get out of her crib, but rather slipped backward, fell on her rear end and whacked her head on the side of the crib.

We removed the Aquarium from the crib, but both of the girls have had them since birth and Allie loves her Aquarium (we call it the "fish tank"). I felt bad taking it away from her, so we decided to convert her crib to a toddler bed.

Now she has the safest bedroom imaginable - no dresser, no toys she can stand on, etc. - and went to bed last night in her big girl bed. She got up this morning, without making a sound and started playing quietly in her bedroom, until we went and retrieved her!

Granted, she was so tired by the time she went to bed last night, I don't think she realized that she was in a big girl bed, so I fear that tonight will be more of a challenge!