Finally an ordinary day!

We have had a series of events (not fun ones) that have kept us out of the house all day then we had the weekend mixed in there which is never normal. So the today was the first in a while that we have had at home. We also, last week started school back up again. Courtney was so excited. She kept asking to do it again. So today we were able to do school again and she begged me all morning to start. We are going thru all the letters. When she focuses she can recognize alot of them. Just the uppercase ones. I'm doing zoo phonics with her, she likes that because it is motions and letter sounds too and it almost is like a song.

Once Caylee woke up, I worked on putting stuff in away in the girl's room while the girls played. It's so hard getting anything done in there.They make a mess as Im trying to clean up. Then I have to clean up their mess afterwards. I hate that their room is messy, but it always seems like Im transitioning clothes in and out.

We did lunch and Caylee did really well eating table foods. She has not done well with fruits and veggies in the past and today has done so well. It's like she changed over night. She also started saying "wa wa" for water.

We did storytime for Coco before naptime and Caylee was crazy. She kept torturing Romo and attacking Coco and I. It was funny, but I was trying to calm the mood down for Coco's nap. Caylee is now on a new nap schedule so she is up for almost 2 hours while Coco naps. This make doing errands difficult. Our window between naps is pretty narrow. Oh and now I have 2 hours of just Caylee and I, which makes getting housework done a little difficult while she is awake. I think I'm going to have her do playpen time in the afternoon also. She can get around the house really fast now which means she is into everything. Oh and Coco taught her about the Tupperware cabinet today. Huge mess!

After naps, i had to do some vacuuming and so Coco got out her vacuume and she vacuumed right along side me. Then I made dinner while
the Caylee ate and Coco played. We have been invaded by ants lately so I wasn't able to play with the girls like usual. I cleaned up dinner and then I gave the girls baths.

A pretty typical day.

Caylee is 1!

I can't believe it has already been a year since that stressful night followed by a joyous morning. What a fun year we have had raising our Caylee thru the baby months. She is such a sweet baby, just like Courtney was. She has the best smiles and loves waving at people. She gets a lot of attention when we are out in public. I think it's her big blue eyes and her smile that attracts them. I think we are in trouble when she is 12. Caylee started crawling about 3 weeks ago and is all over the place. She is no longer my easy baby. She is into everything, exploring, pulling stuff out, opening drawers and I caught her sticking her little fingers in the electrical outlet. Ugh!! I can no longer just leave her down. This is the part I was dreading. I was enjoying it too much letting her just sit in a blanket with a few toys and being content. She is also becoming more opionioned about what she eats, she was eating everything and now Ll of a sudden she is saying "No" to almost everything.

Daddy's dad "Gak Gak" came to visit Uncle Chris for a few days and so we threw a last minute birthday celebration together and I made dinner and Courtney and I made cupcakes. We invited Uncle Chris, Auntie Beth, Gak Gak and the Mier Family over for some celebrating. Daddy worked late but he got here just in time for her birthday cupcake. She loved it and ate on it for about 45 min. She had cake and frosting everywhere. It was fun to watch her enjoy it. We are doing a joint birthday party with her and Courtney in a few week so, that's when the real party will be.

On Saturday, the day of her birthday, we took her to dinner at Outback and then out for ice cream. This girl loves her sweets! All in all she had a good birthday.

But I'm a little worried about the next few months. I remember all too well how it was with Courtney and I think I'm in for some major baby proofing and some discipline.

Cowboys Game

Daddy is teaching his girls young to not only like watching sports but to like the Cowboys. So last night we had some friend's over for the game, we all wore our jerseys and I made everyone dinner. The girls both look so cute in their pink "Romo" jerseys.The girls both had a blast entertaining everyone between plays and Courtney ended the night by dancing on our coffee table to daddy's music. Caylee knocked our wine rack over and got a big goose egg on her head. That girl is everywhere with her crawling. I can't keep up with her.

I Love Nights Like These

On Friday night Daddy got off a little early, so once the girls were up from their naps we walked them to, Boomers (a local mini gold/arcade place). Daddy needed to work on his batting practice, so the girls and I walked around a bit and watched him. Daddy took Coco on the carousel and then we played some games in the arcade. Coco, once again, had fun collecting tickets and redeeming them for candy. She loves to get the boxes of nerds. We got her a few prizes. Then we walked back toward the house but stopped to get pizza. The girls were really good and we just enjoyed a fun family meal. We talked and laughed and enjoyed good company. Caylee is starting to talk a little more. Just this week she has started saying "Hi" and "ball". She is learning so much. Daddy and Mommy stopped to get a tea before walking home. I love nights like these where we get to walk, spend time together, eat, drink and have well behaved little girls.

7 Years of Marriage

7 years of Marriage
(We made it past the make or break it year, the 7 year itch)


-2,555 Days spent together
-2 beautiful little girls
-3 babies already in Heaven
-2 new cars
-3 meals dining at “Gooky’s” kitchen
-25 trips to Disneyland
-6880 diapers changed
-1 kitty, 3 dogs, 2 birds (Romo is the only surviving dog)
-4 iphones bought
-1,689 Venti Non Fat White Mochas from Starbucks
-22,158 Glances at facebook
-352 renditions of “Happy Day” by Courtney Sue
-25 pairs of designer jeans (8 for Heather and 17 for Ben)
-4 Times each as a Bridesmaid or Groomsmen

-4 Nephews added and 2 Nieces (Total 6 Nephews and 3 Nieces)
-6 New Jobs started
-6 Trips to the Emergency Room
-3 Stays in the hospital
-1,550 Status updates on Facebook
-5 Blood Transfusions
-14 new pairs of Running Shoes
-2,555 Hours spent walking, running or at the gym
-7 Camping Trips (2 Daddy/Coco Trips)
-4 Trips to Palm Springs
-3545 Times one of us sang “I Love You Lord” to put the girls to sleep
-5 Times Ben led worship at church

-85 Softball Games played
-688Friends of Facebook (140 friends in common)
-4 Times snowboarding
-42 Hikes
-6 Tattoos
-43 Episodes of Jersey Shore watched
-334 Sunday mornings spent at church
-Millions of smiles and giggles shared with our two little girls

I did it all by myself! No Mommy.

"I did it all by myself! No Mommy." This is Courtney's claim to fame right now. She loves doing everything herself without Mommy's help. It is kind of nice because I don't have to do everything for her.

Our local bowling alley has free bowling for kids during the summer. We have yet to go. Since we had a pretty slow week, I decided this would be a good morning activity for Friday. I had an errand to do and it's close by, so we let Caylee sleep in the stroller and we walked. I was so happy that Caylee slept and Courtney was good and didn't wake her.

The bowling alley set up the bumpers and a ramp for her. I let Courtney pick out her ball and showed her one time what to do. The rest was history, she wanted to do it all by herself. After every frame she jumped and screamed with delight. It was so fun to see bowling thru the eyes of a two year old. She did really well, listened and had a blast.

We went next door and ate our lunch while watching kids ride the rides at Boomers. Courtney went inside and played every single game in the arcade, yet I didn't spend a dime. All she wants to do it push the buttons and sit on the cars. She had a ton of fun and was sad to go home.

Always the Life of the Party

On Saturday Daddy's supervisor invited us to her birthday party at Dave and Busters. We love going there. If we can get the girls asleep in he stroller then Daddy and I play games and act like kids again. If the girls are awake then Courtney plays the games or so she thinks. Most games we can get away with not paying for or we play and let her collect the tickets. So we were excited to go.

We woke the girls early from their naps and headed over. I was expecting a little party, but this was no little party it looked like a wedding reception. Food, DJ, dance floor and lots of people. We introduced Courtney to Alex, the birthday girl, and Courtney just tagged along with her the entire party. I had to keep asking Courtney to leave her alone. She knew it was her party and wanted to be a part of everything. She even sang her "Happy Birthday" into the microphone in front of the whole party. Though she called her Allison instead of Alex.

We took a break and went to play games for a bit. Daddy was determined to get as many tickets as he could and he did. On one game he got a jack pot and got 100 tickets! Courtney loved pulling out all the tickets. We played lots of games and got over 3000 tickets. We took her to the little store and let her pick anything she wanted. She picked a box of nerds. We grabbed a few more things for her and headed back to the party.

The dancing began and Courtney didn't miss a step joining in. They created a circle and she danced right in the middle of it all. She got the party going and loved all the attention.

A combination of sugar, fun, tired, and late night we had a delirious girl on the way home. She kept screaming "Daddy is so funny and the scream. She kept repeating this over and over. It was pretty fun. My little Courtney always keeps us on our toes, not a shy bone in that little girl.