And so here we are moved into our eighth home in our short six (almost seven) years of marriage. I feel like I've finally come home. I was really sad at first because I liked our last house and really had planned to stay there for several years, but once we started moving stuff in and I got the first few rooms unpacked it just felt...right. I've decided this house is just like us, mostly awesome with a little quirkiness mixed in lol! First of all it's huge. Well, maybe not huge, but to us it feels that way. We now have a 'school room' where I plan to do a lot of our lessons and computer based learning next year for school, and a craft/office/mostly craft room, a perfect playroom, a gigantic yard, and my very own closet! That's right. I don't have to share! Well I share with Allie, but I don't mind her teeny tiny clothes, it's Jared's smelly socks that I don't miss :)
The one thing about this house that has had us shaking our heads from the beginning is the light switches. We used to tease my dad about the house they built in West Haven and all of the crazy light switches. This house blows that house out of the water! Our main living room has four light switches AND a master switch, so if the master switch is off then the other four don't work. Then last night we had to eat dinner in semi-darkness because we couldn't figure out the combination of switches and pull chains that would turn on the dining room light. There's a fan and a light and they each have two switches on each side of the room, and they each have a pull chain that will also turn it off! But what happened tonight topped it all. We've been using paper plates and cups since the move so I wouldn't have to worry about dishes. Last night I finally made a real dinner so I started fiddling with the dish washer trying to get a load washed. Nothing I was trying was working. It's a dishwasher not rocket science right? I finally gave in and asked Jared. He did all the same things I had to no avail. Finally he randomly flipped a light switch and surprise surprise, it turned on. I was completely astounded. I have a switch to turn on my dish washer. Really!?! Now if we only had a switch to flush the toilet it would officially be the oddest house ever ;) pictures to come soon!
Friday, March 16, 2012
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Melody
Fun pictures of Melody. I'll do a better update on our little mischief maker once we get moved.
Crazy hair day. It was so cute! And it was even better after we took it out!
She was SO proud that she figured out how to climb a tree! (thanks for that grandma Taly :)
Dad doing some more practice with lighting. We're so lucky to have such a talented daddy!
For their 100 day celebration they had to do a 100 project. Melody decided to sew buttons on a shirt. It probably would've been easier to glue them all, (and we did the last twenty or so) but it was a great opportunity to start working on sewing skills. She really did great following instructions and managed to sew most of them on by herself. I'll get a picture of her wearing it once we get it back, right now it's on display in her classroom. It was a frustratingly fun project for the two of us to do together.
She spends every spare second she can playing with Allison. She's such a nurturing little girl and always has been. Even when we brought Katie home and Mellie was only 18 months old she was always trying to take care of her. She's going to be an amazing mother if I don't ruin her before she gets that far :)
We love our sweet little Melody!
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Katie
Since I last talked about Katie she has turned back into the little Katie I once knew and loved. Gone is the monster/alien that tried to replace her. She's this helpful, loving, kind, encouraging little girl and I adore her! She was such a monster while grandmas and grandpas were visiting they might not believe me, but she's definitely gotten past the last crazy phase she was in. Now to soak in the lovelyness while I can!
She really starting to show an interest in letters and numbers. She's finally hit that place where she's ready. She's ready to read, to write, to draw, to create. She's taking everything in and asking questions faster than I can answer them. I'm so glad she does, though, because it's led to some really fun learning experiences. I can't wait to see what happens when we start homeschooling next year (more on that later)
She has the most expressionate (is that even a word?) face! Since she was about four months old she has been making faces that just crack me up. Sometimes when she's mad or sad and crying it's all I can do not to laugh at her! She is just so exaggerated in everything she does! I can't imagine where she might have gotten that from :D
She most definitely made the most of her time while her grandparents were here. I think there wasn't a minute that went by that she wasn't plopped in someones lap, or trying to get someone to play with her. Good thing they all love her so much! It'll be great fun this summer when she gets to see them all at the same time!
So she had a birthday. It was over two months ago. Here's the pictures!! I'm not big on friend parties. I prefer it to be just us making a big deal over this one special person all day long. Katie and I went shopping and she picked out everything for her party. It pretty much ended up being a hodge podge of princesses. She picked the most random cake and had them plop and Ariel on top. We had a tangled table cloth, princess crowns and princess plates. Then we went to Ghatti town for dinner. The day was all about our little Katie and how thankful we are to have her!
She really starting to show an interest in letters and numbers. She's finally hit that place where she's ready. She's ready to read, to write, to draw, to create. She's taking everything in and asking questions faster than I can answer them. I'm so glad she does, though, because it's led to some really fun learning experiences. I can't wait to see what happens when we start homeschooling next year (more on that later)
She has the most expressionate (is that even a word?) face! Since she was about four months old she has been making faces that just crack me up. Sometimes when she's mad or sad and crying it's all I can do not to laugh at her! She is just so exaggerated in everything she does! I can't imagine where she might have gotten that from :D
She most definitely made the most of her time while her grandparents were here. I think there wasn't a minute that went by that she wasn't plopped in someones lap, or trying to get someone to play with her. Good thing they all love her so much! It'll be great fun this summer when she gets to see them all at the same time!
So she had a birthday. It was over two months ago. Here's the pictures!! I'm not big on friend parties. I prefer it to be just us making a big deal over this one special person all day long. Katie and I went shopping and she picked out everything for her party. It pretty much ended up being a hodge podge of princesses. She picked the most random cake and had them plop and Ariel on top. We had a tangled table cloth, princess crowns and princess plates. Then we went to Ghatti town for dinner. The day was all about our little Katie and how thankful we are to have her!
Reading time
Every night after showers we do reading time. I've always enjoyed reading with my girls, but I'm loving it even more lately because we're delving into 'big girl' books. Melody introduced us to Junie B. How have I missed those!? They are hilarious! We've read nearly half of those and just started in on the American Girl series. Those were my favorite when I was younger so sharing them with my girls is so much fun!
disinterested
regaining attention
annnnd we're back!
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