Turkey Dinner

A video for my bro, Chris

Jessica singing "Turkey Dinner" (you may need to turn up the volume, but watch out for me cheering at the end! its loud!)

Turkey Dinner

Turkey Dinner

Gather 'round

Gather 'round

Who will get the drumstick

Yummy yummy drumstick

All sit down

All sit down

Turkey dinner!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!

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Thankful

For my family

My amazing, sexy, patient, wonderful wonderful husband

My two beautiful, silly, inspiring, giggly daughters

My parents and my brothers, and soon to be sister in law :)

My in-laws

My amazing job

My fabulous friends

My strong, healthy body that will run its first 5K today!

My house and home

Yep, a lot to be thankful for today

Happy Thanksgiving!

xoxo

What Jessica Says

Fun little questionaire I did on Facebook

I asked Jessica a bunch of random questions. I wasn't sure she was even old enough to do it, but I bribed her with some candy and she did pretty well :) Though I had to keep reminding her to not say "I don't know" if she wanted the candy......

1. What is something mom always says to you?
good night

2. What makes mom happy?
sleep

3. What makes mom sad?
i don't know

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
I don’t know

5. What did your mom like to do when she was a child?
go to sleep

6. How old is your mom?
Holds up 4 fingers and says 2

7. How tall is your mom?
big

8. What is her favorite thing to watch on TV?
dora

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
to yoga

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
I don't know

11. What is your mom really good at?
looking at pictures

12. What is your mom not very good at?
um, I don’t know

13. What does your mom do for her job?
you don’t go to work! (she found this very humorous)

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
yogurt

15. What makes you proud of your mom?


16. What do you and your mom do together?
we read books at mommy jessica time

17. How are you and your mom the same?
we have pink hair

18. How are you and your mom different?
I don’t know

19. How do you know your mom loves you?
I love you too


20. What does your mom like most about your dad?
you play with me.

At 6 months....

It was quite the photoshoot. That was probably the best one I got of Izzy sitting still with her puppy!

Picture will be put up soon, as well as her weight & height, soon after her doctor visit

Miss Isabella Post is

Sitting on her own, and starting to crawl her arms forward (am I ready for a crawler???)

She's even reaching for chairs, tables, etc, around her. Wanting to pull up already?? What??

Eating solid foods! So far she's had carrots from Daddy's garden, peas, pumpkin (on Halloween!) pears, bananas, and chicken- all pureed with love by mommy. Yeah, I'm not as paranoid as I was with Jessica and not quite as good at waiting the 3 days before introducing new foods. She's only had solids for about two weeks!

And she is the MESSIEST EATER EVER.

Starting to finally take slightly longer naps. I hope. And hope even more I didn't just jinx that.......

But usually at least an hour, 2 - 3 times a day

Goes to bed at 5

Who knows when she'll get up.

The longest she has slept with out a peep was 14 1/2 hours. Since then she's usually up between 11 & 2, and again around 5am. Some nights its more, some nights less. It needs to be less VERY SOON

Still rocking the cloth dipes, and the solid poops are actually pretty easy to take care of

MUST be teething- she is starting to really REALLY bite hard!

Finally starting to giggle, and its so funny!

Went on her first airplane ride, on her actually 6 month birthday! We flew to Arizona, just Izzy & me, to visit my friend Jackie

Weighs: 18lbs 7 ounces (only gained 4 ounces in 2 months)

Is 26 inches tall (grew one inch)

Loves loves loves her Daddy- always reaches for him

She doesn't reach for anyone besides mommy and daddy (Jessica never reached to Daddy, so he's enjoying this with Izzy!)

Already starting to play games (making mommy & daddy pass her back and forth is a favorite)

Wants to be big like her sister

She likes to make the silliest squeaky noises

loves to observe all those around her

Not sure about her hair. She's pretty freakin bald

Loves when we sing her song

Nurses ALL THE TIME

Actually takes a bottle- its amazing! A whole new world

Still in the same size clothes, 9 - 12 month

The most beautiful baby girl, and is loved by her sister, mommy & daddy so much!

The things we do as mom's.....

So, all mothers have those days where they feel like super woman.

I had one of those days yesterday.

On top of working my 10 hour day (for those who don't know, I have an inhome childcare/preschool- with about 12 kids a day, and I have at least 1 helper a day), and waking up about 4 times with Izzy (2 times when she wakes up to eat, then 2 times when I wake up after nursing her and put her back in her crib)

Up at 6:20

Showered, got ready for the day

did my morning routine of putting away dishes, and in between squeezing in push ups on the counter

juggling my 2 1/2 year old and her tantrums until her buddy Blake arrived to save the day and distract her

All my normal preschool day stuff, and then we made ice cream for the first time. Bit chaotic.

On top of all that work stuff I also:

pureed some pears for Izzy's next food to try (her first fruits!)

folded cloth diapers

did 30 minutes of cardio on my elliptical when everyone was napping

washed & folded a load of our laundry

put away the girls laundry

tried a new baked chicken recipie (and undestimated the time, so we had to wait longer for dinner :( )

some school work while catching up on tv (the benifits, or downfalls, of online classes)

organized my NEW scrapbook space a little bit (post on that soon!)

AND got into bed by a decent hour, after reading 3 chapters in my book.

Just a normal day in my life right now

I don't even know how I do it all

Had to have this list, so one day my girls can see all that I do.

I wish my mom had written a list like this when I was young

Come on moms, I know I'm not the only super one out there.

Write a list of everything you do- and one day you'll look back and get exhausted just reading it ;)

Happy Halloween!!!!!

So, first off, I have to mention that I realize that my blog header still says September 2009. I would change it, but I can no longer do collages in Picasa. Ever since I upgraded to 3.5, my collage thing doesnt' work :( Now I REALLY need to teach myself photoshop! )

We had a really fun Halloween this year!

Here are some highlights- in crazy out of orderness

(thats how I roll these days)

Jessica the witch!

During the parade. Jessica LOVES her stroller

Izzy and one of her BFF's. Yes, she does like chewing on her friends

Who doesnt' find a chicky sucking their thumb adorable?

Izzy and her posse

This picture makes me laugh!

One of the two cutest chicky's EVER. Other one can be found here

Me & my girls!

Awesome shades

pumpkin patch fieldtrip!

so much fun on the swing!

BIG slide. Jessica got stuck going up. So I went up there to help

Dude, it was kinda scary!

love her expression, and the hand in the pocket!

she was a little nervous in the petting zoo

...prefered to be on the outside of the fence

need to figure something to do about the nail biting habit

this was actually taken after trick or treating

checking out our jack o latern

first candy!

she has the bestest friends :)

could they get cuter?

Not Halloween related, except for the fact that they were taken on Halloween day.

Izzy is eating food now! And she wants to feed herself.......

Izzy & I went to meet my friend Jessica's new baby boy

Kyle

so serious

and such a little peanut!

So sweet- Congratulations Jessica! He's beautiful

Anyway, Happy Halloween everyone!