Baby Quilt

SP with her baby quilt...made with lots of love from Mommy's side of the family. I love this tradition. It's especially nice being the one having the baby so I'm not responsible for a square though I do think I'm read for a break and to make one for someone else now.

OUTTAKE:

(LM taking the same pic I did for SP with his toy camera. ADORABLE!)

Cali Trip part 3

March 23-24, 2009

SNACK TIME (after school and nap)

Monday I cleaned the house (laundry, dishes, and floors for my SIL). She finally let me know how she does her laundry so I could help her. There is so much to do since they have four kids! I really wanted to help her out this week while I'm here. She wants me to have a vacation though which is very sweet of her too. She went and rented us movies (9 of them!) and got us Jamba Juice! We watched "The secret life of Bees." It was really good.

DD has been having so much fun playing in the backyard with her cousin and new friends (my SIL's sister's kids). Though the two fight over the stroller they have fun together. It was nice to soak up some sun too! I'm going to miss this when I get home.

SIL's mom came over again Monday evening and we had tacos again. They were great! I'm in heaven with tacos three nights in a row. They were all so different too! I do think today and tomorrow I will want something different to eat though.

LM's really started to smile Monday! I was across the room and said his name and he looked at me and started smiling so big! I got a few pictures too. Some are not centered though since I was holding the camera out so he could see my face and smile. I just love his smile and cute dimple! It just melts my heart. DD also learned how to really jump yesterday instead of doing her skipping jump. My kids are growing up too fast! It sort of makes me sad.

So Tuesday my SIL and I watched a movie, The Neighbor. It was pretty cute. It's been fun watching movies with her though between all the kids and interruptions it took us 4 hours to get through the movie. I doubt we are going to get through all the movies she picked up for us to watch.

Right before we found out DH was online (Facebook- Thanks K for calling to let me know he was on) LM decided to roll over on the bed. I desperately wanted the camera to video it but didn't want to miss it so I just stayed and watched. I got pictures after the roll though. Not bad for being only 9 weeks old! You can tell he wasn't so happy to by lying on his back waiting for me to get the camera but there's nothing a Binky can't fix!

We were able to go to my sister's again for dinner tonight (I even survived driving in rush hour traffic and new directions!) I am getting better at driving on the freeways from driving to see my sis (and California ones at that which is such an accomplishment for me since I HATE driving from all my car accidents and still experience a little Post Traumatic Stress while driving on the freeway especially where my Jan 2006 accident occurred). We had some yummy pasta with dish (sausage, broccoli, penne noodles with olive oil and garlic).. We all LOVED it. DD loved the meat, noodles, and bread but gave me all the broccoli. I was amazed at all the progress her husband has made on the house since we were there last. He got the painting and crown molding all finished in the Mater Bedroom and was working on laying the hardwood floor (a major jig saw puzzle). DD and I played soccer in the backyard while dinner was being finished and then she ran all around the house chasing her Uncle while he was working and enjoyed watching him cut the wood outside with his big saw (thankfully she know when you say danger or hot to step back and stays away!). Thanks to all the exercise she only fussed for 3 seconds when I put her down that night. DD had fun playing more hide-and-seek along with shutting the front door (my OCD girl). My sister finished the family quilt for LM. It's so wonderful seeing my sister so frequently and for my kids to get to know her and her husband better. I wish we lived closer. I love my family. I'm so glad all of us kids get along and love each other.

The famous family quilt! Thanks everyone for your square and for all the hard work sis! You are the best and we love each and every quilt and all the love that you pour into it as you work on it.

We I got back to my SIL house that night the house was all locked up (every door- even the back door). I hoped the back sliding door would still be open from playing outside earlier. I saw a light still on (the TV) in my SIL room and thought she must still be awake. I worried that I had made her made and she wanted to punish me (silly thoughts I know) but then I realized she wouldn't punish her neice and nephew too. I didn't know what to do. After about 20 calls and ringing the door bell over and over again, knocking on the front and back door, I finally resorted to throwing something at the window like they do in the movies so I tossed up one of the girl's shoes that was outside. After a bunch of misses (trying not to throw it too hard as to break the window) I hit the window. Nothing. So I tried again. And again. Finally my SIL looks out the window and sees me and comes down to let us in. I guess her daughter had locked the front door before heading to bed after my SIL and made sure it was open for me. She had the cell turned off too and had fallen asleep and hadn't heard the door bell. I'm so glad we got in because I didn't have many more diapers for LM and thought of heading to a hotel but had no idea where one would be. What a crazy experience.