Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Four Months!!!

Yep, my baby turned four months old today. Wow, it's going by sooooo fast. And, she's growing and changing so much. She really, really, really wants to crawl and schooches (my new word) across the floor. She makes it four feet or so and then runs into something and starts crying/whining/talking. It's pretty humorous. I've got to get Andrew to bring home the point and shoot so I can get video of it.

She's still a great baby. Wakes with a smile and does almost everything else with a smile, too! Including spit up! I've started calling her Pukey McPukerton because she does it so much lately! I think she's making up for the first few weeks of her life when she only spit up once or twice a week.

She takes a little while to get used to new people and won't do it at all if she's in a crowded or noisy situation. She gets all upset and starts crying and finally gets handed back to me. She'll yell at me for a few seconds to let me know how ticked she was and then boom! back to normal. She also doesn't like strong perfumes/colognes and if you're wearing them while holding her...look out!

The funny thing is, if the person she won't let hold her, puts her on the floor and just makes faces at her and talks to her, she's fine. She'll coo and babble and smile for all she's worth. She's just such a happy girl and so much fun to be around.

She's truly brought happiness and joy to my heart. :)

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Not only do I have a new blog header...

I've got a new wallpaper for my computer!!!



I've been a busy girl! LOL!

ps~stay tuned this week, I may have a new something else to share! (And, if I do, a giveaway will follow!)

We Escaped the Heat!

After two days of 100+ heat and only the barest hint of coolness from a tiny A/C unit, I finally had enough. I am a true, blue (or is that green?) Oregonian and I'm just not that fond of the heat. So, I packed up the babies and off we headed to the Oregon coast. Oh, the bliss of 63 degree weather!!! :D

First stop, Lincoln City and the outlet mall! I drug the kids all over the mall and while we did get some good deals for Mickey and a couple for Audrey, it wasn't exactly the most picturesque stop on our journey. I tried to find a cute sundress for the wedding we went to yesterday but found nothing. Oh, and the colors in Old Navy and the Gap right now are hideous!!! I didn't like the 80's the first time around and I'm soooo not thrilled that they are back! LOL!

Mickey was at the end of his rope, patience-wise so we trecked on down the coast to Depot Bay. We found a great parking spot, I popped Audrey in the Snugli and off we went. First we walked to the bay to see the boats. Mickey was a little spooked as to how high we were so we didn't stop to take pics. Then, under the bridge and to the whale watching center. That was pretty cool. We found a cool vantage point for some pics and then went in the center itself. Mickey found a button to push that lit up a whale skeleton, a puzzle, and...a kid! LOL! Man, that boy of mine is a social butterfly.
We heard that there was a whale just off the coast so we headed out with the crowd to check it out. I finally saw it spout and breach a few times but Mickey just didn't have the patience. Fortunately, I got a few shots so he was able to see it later.

After that, we walked the strip of shops that line the highway and did all the things I wanted to do as a kid. :D We had ice cream (Tillamook chocolate chip cookie dough), watched salt water taffy being made, and bought some for Mickey's Hawaiian cousins to take home. We also sampled a little of it ourselves. Mickey is not a fan. :) Then we found a couple of machines to smash pennies and bought some caramel corn. Mickey is a fan of caramel corn!

All in all, it was a great trip! My sanity was helped by the cool temps, Audrey loved all the time in the Snugli, and Mickey had a lot of fun. I love the coast!

Monday, July 27, 2009

Childhood Experience #387 That My Husband Missed Out On

As child number six out of six, Andrew kind of got the short end of the stick on childhood experiences. They either did once in a lifetime things when he was too young to remember or the older kids just didn't want to do the every once in a while things again.

So, he missed out on all the holiday cartoons, trips to Enchanted Forest and stuff like that. I, however, not only got to do all that stuff the first time around but have done so all my life. I played with Lego's and watched Scooby Doo in college. No shame, here. I am a kid at heart!

This weekend while we were getting ready for a huge family party, I suggested s'mores. We've got a fire pit in the backyard and the kids would love it. He vetoed the idea but a day later, changed his mind. While making a list for the store he said "So, what do we need for the s'mores. Graham crackers, marshmellows...and what kind of syrup do I buy?"

Oh, my stinkin' heck!!!! He seriously had never had them before and thought that syrup was used on them!!

It's reasons like this that he should thank his lucky stars he married me. :D

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Saturday, July 25, 2009

It's been a while!

Sorry 'bout that! We've got something pretty cool in the works and it's taken up a lot of our time! :D

In other news, we're having Andrew's family over this evening for a big family BBQ. Andrew's sister and her family are here from Hawaii so we're celebrating! We've got two kiddie pools set up and a Slip-n-Slide! Oh, yeah! I'm busting out my camera for that! LOL!

Mickey is really looking forward to seeing his cousins and I'm looking forward to hosting a family function. Our old house in Canby was much too small for this sort of thing. Well, the backyard was fine but the inside was very...cozy! :D