The girls watching TV together. This didn't last very long..
4 days ago
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Ballet!
Today was the final session of Elida's "pre-ballet" class.
It was her first non-parent class. The parents cannot watch the kids-UNTIL TODAY! And this cuteness is what we saw:
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
A glimpse at Easter's past...
Ruby's first Easter, Elida was hospitalized with Rotovirus, so we don't have a lot of photos, in fact, I can't even find any!! We made the best of it, and the Easter bunny brought toys only! Projectile vomiting of peeps would be ugly!
Elida's 2nd Easter will ALWAYS hold a special place in my heart.. it was the weekend that we found out we were expecting Ruby!~ We spent the time in Phoenix with Renee and she was just eight weeks pregnant with Taran. I decided to POAS and voila! Ruby was notifying us of her presence!
Elida's first Easter... Beverly Hills, CA
Happy Happy Easter...
Well, here we are.. time for my favorite holiday again. For some reason the speckled eggs get me everytime and I end up purchasing more home decor in this season than any other. The chocolate brown and pastel combo catches my heart after a long winter.
I've been SO Blessed in the past handful of years, since knowing Jason that I've also gained a great amount of respect for the Holy week as we know it. The traditions, the history, the SIGNIFICANCE. I don't care to make the egg-connection, and I"ll do it for my kids, but the main components of Easter are so great. So very very great.
We've got several church services to attend this week.. which began last Sunday with Palm Sunday. I love the call to be there. I love the ceremoniousness of it all. As a child we never attended these week-day service, Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. Now, we always do. Now as a grown woman I can finally understand what they mean and there isn't any way I would not go! I won't get into considering how much the Lord has done for us, but... it's so much more than just a driving force to sit in a building with other Christians. THis week my heart is heavy bcs of the sacrifices that were made by one Glorious man. Jesus. And I thank my husband for leading me to knowing this. ...without him I might still be stuck in the Easter aisles of Target deciding on the egg wreath or the bunny welcome sign. Seems all too shallow now.
Happy Easter.
I've been SO Blessed in the past handful of years, since knowing Jason that I've also gained a great amount of respect for the Holy week as we know it. The traditions, the history, the SIGNIFICANCE. I don't care to make the egg-connection, and I"ll do it for my kids, but the main components of Easter are so great. So very very great.
We've got several church services to attend this week.. which began last Sunday with Palm Sunday. I love the call to be there. I love the ceremoniousness of it all. As a child we never attended these week-day service, Maundy Thursday or Good Friday. Now, we always do. Now as a grown woman I can finally understand what they mean and there isn't any way I would not go! I won't get into considering how much the Lord has done for us, but... it's so much more than just a driving force to sit in a building with other Christians. THis week my heart is heavy bcs of the sacrifices that were made by one Glorious man. Jesus. And I thank my husband for leading me to knowing this. ...without him I might still be stuck in the Easter aisles of Target deciding on the egg wreath or the bunny welcome sign. Seems all too shallow now.
Happy Easter.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Irons in the fire...
It has been SO.TOO.Long since my last blog. I can hardly believe it. And then I realize that even my last blogs were like a recap of photos. This wasn't what I intended..by any means.
Who has time for thoughts? I get random glimpses of blogs I'd love to pen. And then they fade into the time warp that is my life. Am I really this busy? Can it be?
I remember a time when Elida was small and we were living in Beverly Hills.. before she was born I had visions that while my baby slept I could get chores done, read grand books that would inspire my mind.. and maybe even collect my thoughts. Catch a tivo'd show here and there... ...and then, she was born. And I didn't care for the in-security of her windows in her bedroom. So, we moved her to our room. And then into our bed bcs of her butt sensors (she would awaken and never allow a crib transfer). Then I actually needed rest. So- I slept with her. Almost always. But- if I didn't.. the fear was of her falling off the bed. So I'd be quiet. Listening always. - Oh, also, we didn't have monitors. The monitors we were gifted picked up the baby upstairs along with a ton of interference from other apartments. So.. we.were.screwed. ---
Looking back- I cannot imagine NOT sleeping those nites with her. I cannot imagine if I didn't feel protective of her windows. If I didn't feel like I wanted her near me. I agree with everything we did. ..and everything that we didn't DO or GET because we had her. SHE was ours. The best gift we'd been given. Why would I ever put her down in a spot that was not the best for her? ....
I have read for the 2nd time now- that grown mothers of grown children say that they would have given more hugs. kisses. and told thier children they were good. THey also should have paid less attention to dirt and getting things done.
Okay. I take it. I'll do it. ... I always feel like you can always tweak your lifestyle to be with your children but you can't tweak your children for not having been with them. ....
If I could have a massive family bed, I would. I would love nothing more than wall to wall mattress that noone can fall out of. I only wish we'd gotten creative and cared more about being together and accepting our sleeping situation as it was instead of fighting it for the asthetics of the room!
Okay- so fast fwd a few years and out comes Rubenski. She is the best sleeper ever. In fact, in her early days, like week 2, I called 911 bcs she was unwakeable... Scary. ...but honestly, we're so embedded (no pun) in parenting and the cosleep situation that despite DH's gripes, I'm happily loving it all. Each person I sleep with at nite is cuddly and cozy, even when it's actually him! :) There isn't a place I'd rather be than by Elida's or Ruby's or Jason's side. ...parenting is not as accidental as it sounds in paragraph 1. We do what we do bcs we love and bcs we care.. and bcs we want to make it work.. for us all. .. currently we gave up our 'big'est bedroom for our 2nd to smallest member. Elida. She has a luxurious bedroom bathroom suite that fits her huge double trundle king sized fun bed. It's great.. her toys are contained so I can actually be with her instead of cleaning my living room (can you hear the angels singing?)..
It's unorthodox.. not in any great measure and there are days when I wonder if we're nuts.. cramming our bed into thecomputer room and abandoning any hope of a nite's rest w/o little toes at our backsides, but.. it works. for us. We are not everyone else's family. We aren't any one else's family. We are ours. And our irons are in our fire..
Some of the things we've got going on.. Elida's in ballet. She loves it. She's cute and pink and glorious.
Ruby is loving running away from us.. and laughing in our faces as we hollar for her to STOP. I remember this phase well from her sister... the spit hasn't fallen far from the fire! :)
Daddy is sad to say that his truck is for sale, but he's knee deep in rescuing us from signing leases ever again. :)
Mommy, well, I'm the glue. I do my job as dvd slinger nites and weekends while daddy puts his ever-so-patient personality to work putting not one but TWO little girls to bed when I'm gone.. and often when I'm home too! :)
I'm laughing more then ever, loving more than I'd ever imagined and really just living. Mom'ing. In my own way.. and loving it.:)
Who has time for thoughts? I get random glimpses of blogs I'd love to pen. And then they fade into the time warp that is my life. Am I really this busy? Can it be?
I remember a time when Elida was small and we were living in Beverly Hills.. before she was born I had visions that while my baby slept I could get chores done, read grand books that would inspire my mind.. and maybe even collect my thoughts. Catch a tivo'd show here and there... ...and then, she was born. And I didn't care for the in-security of her windows in her bedroom. So, we moved her to our room. And then into our bed bcs of her butt sensors (she would awaken and never allow a crib transfer). Then I actually needed rest. So- I slept with her. Almost always. But- if I didn't.. the fear was of her falling off the bed. So I'd be quiet. Listening always. - Oh, also, we didn't have monitors. The monitors we were gifted picked up the baby upstairs along with a ton of interference from other apartments. So.. we.were.screwed. ---
Looking back- I cannot imagine NOT sleeping those nites with her. I cannot imagine if I didn't feel protective of her windows. If I didn't feel like I wanted her near me. I agree with everything we did. ..and everything that we didn't DO or GET because we had her. SHE was ours. The best gift we'd been given. Why would I ever put her down in a spot that was not the best for her? ....
I have read for the 2nd time now- that grown mothers of grown children say that they would have given more hugs. kisses. and told thier children they were good. THey also should have paid less attention to dirt and getting things done.
Okay. I take it. I'll do it. ... I always feel like you can always tweak your lifestyle to be with your children but you can't tweak your children for not having been with them. ....
If I could have a massive family bed, I would. I would love nothing more than wall to wall mattress that noone can fall out of. I only wish we'd gotten creative and cared more about being together and accepting our sleeping situation as it was instead of fighting it for the asthetics of the room!
Okay- so fast fwd a few years and out comes Rubenski. She is the best sleeper ever. In fact, in her early days, like week 2, I called 911 bcs she was unwakeable... Scary. ...but honestly, we're so embedded (no pun) in parenting and the cosleep situation that despite DH's gripes, I'm happily loving it all. Each person I sleep with at nite is cuddly and cozy, even when it's actually him! :) There isn't a place I'd rather be than by Elida's or Ruby's or Jason's side. ...parenting is not as accidental as it sounds in paragraph 1. We do what we do bcs we love and bcs we care.. and bcs we want to make it work.. for us all. .. currently we gave up our 'big'est bedroom for our 2nd to smallest member. Elida. She has a luxurious bedroom bathroom suite that fits her huge double trundle king sized fun bed. It's great.. her toys are contained so I can actually be with her instead of cleaning my living room (can you hear the angels singing?)..
It's unorthodox.. not in any great measure and there are days when I wonder if we're nuts.. cramming our bed into thecomputer room and abandoning any hope of a nite's rest w/o little toes at our backsides, but.. it works. for us. We are not everyone else's family. We aren't any one else's family. We are ours. And our irons are in our fire..
Some of the things we've got going on.. Elida's in ballet. She loves it. She's cute and pink and glorious.
Ruby is loving running away from us.. and laughing in our faces as we hollar for her to STOP. I remember this phase well from her sister... the spit hasn't fallen far from the fire! :)
Daddy is sad to say that his truck is for sale, but he's knee deep in rescuing us from signing leases ever again. :)
Mommy, well, I'm the glue. I do my job as dvd slinger nites and weekends while daddy puts his ever-so-patient personality to work putting not one but TWO little girls to bed when I'm gone.. and often when I'm home too! :)
I'm laughing more then ever, loving more than I'd ever imagined and really just living. Mom'ing. In my own way.. and loving it.:)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
for the love of the blog...and the life...
Greetings. It's been a while since my last blog. Time. Where does it go? Facebook: where does it end?
Some new things: Spring. I think it may have sprung.
Ruby's 15 m/o checkup... she holds her place at 99% for height! ....75th for weight and now her head has finally caught up! Her head was like 72% Great.
I'm working, but keeping it real.. Jason continues to amaze me as a father. He's been so awesome with these girls! Putting two to bed is often what he does while I"m at work..and the nites I'm home, it's sad but it's a struggle for me to put Rue to bed. She's a 'daddy's girl'..so I let him do it! :) Works for everyone, but mostly Ru!
God is love and God is good. :) More to come..stay tuned.
Some new things: Spring. I think it may have sprung.
Ruby's 15 m/o checkup... she holds her place at 99% for height! ....75th for weight and now her head has finally caught up! Her head was like 72% Great.
I'm working, but keeping it real.. Jason continues to amaze me as a father. He's been so awesome with these girls! Putting two to bed is often what he does while I"m at work..and the nites I'm home, it's sad but it's a struggle for me to put Rue to bed. She's a 'daddy's girl'..so I let him do it! :) Works for everyone, but mostly Ru!
God is love and God is good. :) More to come..stay tuned.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
the busy season among us...
birthdays birthdays birthdays... this is not my finest writing, but I wanted to post some recent photos in case I have any readers out there!! :) Here's the latest...
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