Sunday, March 27, 2011

over 2 weeks already???

I can't believe it's been over two weeks since i have written.  Longer, really, since the last post was just pictures.....

I feel like we are getting to a place that I can be comfortable with our new home.  It has been a crazy couple of weeks, that's for sure, but (despite this migraine I have at the moment), I feel like our new house is coming together quite well.  There are only a couple of boxes left in the house and a small pile of stuff in the garage that have yet to find homes in the house.  I have most of the wall hangings up and it is definitely feeling more like a home in here. 

We are still having issues with the rental management and I was quickly reminded of WHY I was not looking forward to RENTING as opposed to owning our home.  We have a laundry list of problems that they have yet to address, but we DID finally get our oven cleaned on Wednesday.  I used it today for the first time to heat up left over pizza for my lunch and I am pretty sure that the smell from the cleaners she used is what caused my migraine.  As soon as I turned the oven on, the whole downstairs just started smelling SO strongly of the cleaners that she used on it.  I have been trying to get rid of it for the last hour and a half and it doesn't seem to be working. 

I left last Thursday for San Fransisco to visit my cousin, Trish, her husband, Joseph, and their brand new baby, little Mckinley Grace.  I got to share her 1 month birthday with her while I was there.  I flew down with my mom and the next day, my aunt (my mom's sister) joined us.  My mom and I flew back home Tuesday and my Aunt came back yesterday.  Tuesday night when we got back into town, my mom and I went to 'Menapause The Musical' at the Capital Theatre.  It was quite hilarious.  But I do have to say that I have never seen so much white hair in one place before.... haha.  I am pretty sure I was the youngest one there, by far!  There were SO many older women there, and some of them even dragged their husbands along..... haha.  It was pretty funny.  It was fun to watch all these older women in their groups of friends.  They were just laughing up a storm and slapping each other and gasping and cheering.  Haha.  It was great.  And I can only hope that I will be blessed to have that same sort of group of friends in 40 years! 

San Fransisco was a great time.  I say San Fransisco, but it's technically Alameda.  The last time I went down to visit Trish, she did live in the city, and, in fact, only lived a couple of blocks from Fisherman's Warf and Pier 39.  It was cool.  But I know she is happy to be away from all the tourists and in a nice home (as opposed to her studio apartment) for her new family.  They just bought a new house in Alameda and moved in just a week before we got there.  Joseph was a good man and got SO much unpacking done!  You wouldn't have known that they were only there for a week! 

Little Mckinley was SO cute!  I tried to take some pictures, and got a few good ones, but she is really MUCH cuter in person!  The pictures don't do her justice!  She has such a FULL head of hair!  I don't remember the last time I saw a baby with so much hair! (especially since mine were completely BALD.....hahaha!)  It's so easy to forget how little they start out as and every time I'd go to pick her up, I would think how LIGHT she is!  I am so used to my 22 pounders! (and, yes by the way, they are both the exact same weight..... weighing in at 22.6 lbs....)

I missed my girls SO much while I was gone (and Shawn too........), but can honestly say that I DIDN'T miss waking up several times a night! :) I got caught up on my sleep while I was there, while my mom and my Aunt took the baby shift at night.  I offered, but gladly trotted back upstairs when my Aunt would wave me off.   When I got back home, it was really late on Tuesday night.  I went upstairs to check on the girls, and it was all I could do to keep myself from waking them up with a big hug.  I couldn't believe I had to WAIT till the morning!  Ahhhhh!!!  It couldn't come fast enough.  But it finally came and they were so happy to see me.  Although Hannah looked like she was still dreaming..... haha.  It took her a while to finally accept that I was really here and then she couldn't stay away from me.  Which was fine by me.  I don't think I got anything productive done that day, but I didn't care.  It was great to just spend a fun day with my girls. 

This weekend, Shawn is helping his dad remodel his grandparents' bathroom.  He's pretty excited about it.  He likes to do things like that.  I am still trying to get a few things done around here.  Finish the wall hangings, clean the floors, organize the rest of the office (Shawn got A LOT of it done while I was gone!)..... The list goes on.  In fact, I was making my list today of all the things I need to do, and it is SO long!  I'm well into the second page and it just keeps growing!  Argh.  And Shawn leaves us tomorrow night to go to Yakima.  His (old) boss is going to China for a couple of weeks and Shawn agreed to help with the business while he is away.  I knew he'd never be able to COMPLETELY stay away.  So he will be gone for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this coming week and the week after.  I comptemplated going with him, but have decided not this week.  I probably will the next week though.  But this week I will be attempting to get some stuff done around here. 

Not much else going on around here, that's for sure.  Last night, I had a dream (or I guess it would be a daydream, since I wasn't sleeping??)  that I was on the show "I didn't know I was pregnant".  I woke up with the worst stomach ache ever last night and swore I was having contractions and going into labor!  It definitely brought back some memories.....

Here are a few pictures.  I haven't been so great at taking pictures lately and really need to get better at it.  I also need to get on Shutterfly and finish Hannah's one year book.  Something else that's on my to-do list and I have been procrastinating about.  Enjoy.  And I promise to write again sooner.  ;)



My parents and Konner came up for the day the weekend after we moved.  Sharon, Megan and Shawn's grandma Ward (Sharon's mom) also stopped by for a bit.  Hannah was sure happy to have all the attention!

KaeLee, on the other hand, wasn't feeling so good and did a lot of cuddling.  Mainly with mommy or daddy. 

KaeLee and Hannah were sharing a sweet moment together on the kitchen floor, sharing a snack. How cute. :)

Last Wednesday, Sue, Jon, Alyssa, Christina and Luis came to visit.  Here, Jon and KaeLee playing with toys

Alyssa's turn!  She was home on Spring break from Lawrence and came over to visit the girls and see the new house

KaeLee attached to Christina as usual..... haha

And Hannah got to be loved by Aunt Alyssa

My cousin Trish, Joseph and their new baby, Mckinley Grace!  What a cute family!

Little miss Mckinley! :)  Look at all that hair!

Big yawn!

All the women gather around to make sure baby is happy..... haha. (I'm sure they're going to love this picture too..... haha).... it's my mom, Trish, and my Auntie)

Hannah checking out the new "home" for all the balls (PS: Her first time in a short sleeve shirt in MONTHS and she didn't scratch her arms ONCE!!!  I am SO happy!  Her skin is looking amazing!  She just has a little patch around her mouth, but other than that, it is great!  I'm not sure if it's the cortizone she was prescribed or the benadryl we've been giving her at night.  We are going to try NOT giving her the benadryl tonight and see how she does.  It seems like lately it is just giving her what seems to be a sugar rush and is not going to sleep for a LONG time.  So we are going to try without it.  But at the same time, maybe the benadryl is what is keeping her skin from itching?  I just don't know.  If that's the case, I guess we'll just have to give it to her AFTER she wakes up..... haha

Hannah found the football!!  She was digging through the balls until she got to this one!  Silly girl!

Daddy, here are your shoes!  haha.  That girl and shoes..... I'll tell you what...... she's obsessed!

Daddy likes that she loves the football!

Have a great rest of the weekend! :)

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Lots of Pictures.....!


KaeLee having coloring time with some of her dollies.  What a good mommy she is to them all! :) 

Hannah was playing peek-a-boo with me from behind the laundry room door..... haha.  She's so cute!

Hannah's Birthday Party goodies...

I decided to try and make cake pops.... something new and different....

I think they turned out pretty darn good!  They were pretty tasty too.  But I think they are a bit rich in flavor.  Next time, maybe I will coat them with white chocolate almond bark instead of candy melts.

Hannah's Birthday sign.  I still can't believe she's already one!

Hannah found her gifts and got pretty excited..... haha

Opening gifts with daddy

KaeLee helps too

KaeLee knows exactly where to put the bows....! :)

Hannah has caught on pretty quick about how to rip into her gifts.... haha

Such a happy Hannah!

Opening gifts with Mommy

Me and the girls..... not that they would look at the camera or anything....

What's in there Hannah?

It was a drum! KaeLee sure loves it!  Thanks for the DRUM Linds...... I wish nothing but loud toys for Kalli's birthday......! ;)

The cousins are all playing with the new drum and other musical instruments

The cousins: KaeLee, Jake, Hannah, Layla

the girls' cousin, Layla figured out how to wear the drum around her neck.... how cute!

Hannah loves the little shakers that were in the drum!

Happy Hannah about to get sung to!

She loves all this attention!

"Look at my messy hands, Daddy!"

What a BIG mess.....

Layla trying out Hannah's new car

Kalli joins in on the fun!

KaeLee playing with the balloons

Hannah too!

The next day was MOVING day! Shawn packed the 27' U-Haul pretty good!

Hannah in the new house!

Unpacking the kitchen..... There were SO many boxes for the kitchen! 

KaeLee in the new house!

Hannah waking up on her BIRTHDAY!  Happy Birthday Hannah! (we hadn't quite got the cribs put back together yet!)

Hannah got a new wagon for her birthday! (and loves it....!)

Hannah loves her new dolly

KaeLee being a great big sister and pulling Hannah around in her new wagon with her other new dolly.  Oh, and Megan is doing a great job of spotting! haha.

There they go again!

Hannah can't WAIT to get her hands on THIS cake too!!  haha

Singing Happy Birthday while she tries to grab the candle!

Family Picture

KaeLee loves the cake!

Hannah does too!  She could practically fit her whole fist of cake in her mouth!!

Shawn dishing up cake and ice cream for everyone

Hannah enjoying her cake!  And I couldn't crop KaeLee out of this picture because she just looked so silly.... she was really enjoying that cake!

Hannah playing peek-a-boo with her cake plate....

isn't she SO cute?!?!?! :)

PEEK-A-BOO!! Playing with KaeLee....

Then she decided to put her plate on her head....haha...... Again, I couldn't bear to crop KaeLee out of this picture because she just looked SO silly.... haha.  What a funny girl!


The sugar rush didn't last too long..... haha. 

And I thought she was a mess during her party..... haha

Hi Hannah!

Her shirt was "uncleanable" so I just took it off and let her just hang it all out there.... :)

KaeLee's turn for a ride in the new wagon!

I love that sometimes KaeLee's smiles so big that she closes her eyes, and it's super cute!



Well, we are all moved and have said goodbye to good ole Moxee! We are still unpacking, of course, but have gotten probably 3/4 of it done.  Feeling pretty good about how much we've gotten done. 

Hannah went to the doctor on Thursday.  She and I made the trip back to Yakima Thursday and went to the doctor, got our mail, finally changed our address, and picked up a few last things from the house.  Dr. Simms wasn't available till April when I called and made the appointment, so we saw a different doctor this time.  Dr Ellen. (that's what they call her anyway, since her last name has WAY too many letters....) And I can say that I am happy it turned out this way!  Dr Ellen saw how bad Hannah's skin was and said she was determined to get it under control.  She gave us an even stronger cortizone cream and told us a few other ideas and also allowed us to give her a 1/2 teaspoon of Benadryl at night to hopefully help her sleep better and not wake up scratching so much.  Last night was the first night we gave her some and it worked SO well!  I was SO glad!  Although, this was also the night that KaeLee decided to wake up a few times during..... something she never does!  And tonight she has already woken up twice. 

But I don't think KaeLee is feeling all that great.  She has been very lethargic tonight and very cuddly.  So I am not too sure what's going on with her, but hopefully it passes quickly.  She felt a little warm tonight but didn't have a temperature.....

Hannah was feeling like that all day yesterday, but I think it was just from her shots.  Poor girl had four shots and her little legs were sore all day yesterday (she did NOT like to have her legs lifted to have her diaper changed, NOR did she like walking much...) and she just wanted to lay on our chests all day.  Kind of nice, really..... but not for the right reasons.... :(

Hannah got her car seat turned around today!  I still can't believe she is already one year old!  She's getting so big and is learning so much too!!  She is starting to talk more, saying lots of words and even phrases.  And even sings twinkle twinkle little star!  It's so cute! And she is quickly learning how to annoy KaeLee and how to "get hew back"!  But I HAVE noticed that KaeLee is not pushing her anymore!  Well, maybe just a few times..... but it's amazing how much she has stopped since Hannah has been able to get her back.... haha. 

KaeLee is starting to talk SO much!  It's insane, really.  She repeats everything you say! And she has been talking in not just sentences, but PARAGRAPHS!  It's super cute to try and figure out what she's talking about.  And today, she and I went to the mall for a couple things and she LOVED it, as usual!  She was saying Hi to everyone and saying "how ya doin?!" to everyone.  It was so cute!  And there seemed to be a million babies there and every time she saw one, she would try to guide me down the aisle that the baby was going down (she was holding my hand). 

Anyway, I am writing way to much and this may be the longest blog in my history.  More to tell, but my brain is getting into shut off mode, so I better just head to bed for now.......!  Have a great night and a good Sunday tomorrow!  (My parents and brother are coming up to visit, so I am pretty excited.... and so are the girls!)


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