Success!

The girls had a great party!!!!!! We played, ate some cake and opened presents! We luaued it down until well...naptime for the kiddos. (Is luaued a word??) We still have Adam's parents here tonight so we are opting to spend some time with them instead of spending time doing schoolwork, writing blogs, or any of that other "stuff" that we normally do. Sometimes you just need to enjoy the moment with the people who are with you. Know what I mean?

Birthday Party Eve

Exhaustion. Pure exhaustion. The house is pretty clean...food is prepared. We have some last minute cleaning to do...but all is ready for the Luau party tomorrow. Pools are filled, balls are blown up (not like that you sick minded person), and kids toys are already begging to be played with. I hope that they are quiet enough so we can get some restful sleep tonight.

First big girl bath...and co sister bath!

Jealousy of a different type

Today, I witnessed something that I never thought I would see. Riley was jealous of Bree's g tube and pump. Really. She was.

Bree has been being fed on her pump for the past few days. She is just getting too big and active to gavage feed her. (Gavage feed refers to us having the formula in a big syringe and letting gravity feed it into her tummy. This takes about 10-15 minutes) She kicks and moves and ends up pulling the tube from her g tube and spilling formula and stomach juices everywhere. ICK!

So, we have been feeding her on her pump while she sits in her high chair. We spoon feed her some puree foods while it is going so she can learn to associate the "I put something in my mouth, and my tummy feels full" feeling. However, that does not have much to do with the story. (just a small fact of our life) So, Bree's pump and feeding bag goes in this little black backpack that sits next to her high chair. Today, I found Riley holding the backpack trying to push the extra tubing onto her stomach. Mind you, it is still attached to Bree and actively feeding her.

After a mild freak out, (okay, so more medium instead of mild), I get it taken away from Riley and Riley starts throwing a fit saying "Riley turn! Riley turn! Not BREE'S! RILEY'S!!!!!!" I managed to get her calmed down and tried to explain that Bree can't eat with her mouth, so she uses her machine and her tube to eat. What did I get from that you ask? Riley answered "Okay, Riley tube!" and tried to get the backpack. After much more explaining, I don't think Riley accepted it any better, but she stopped trying to steal the backpack. For today at least.

Kaw Kaw POO!

The long awaited time has come....in Riley's language Kaw kaw poo means.............



CHOCOLATE PUDDING!!!



Since we only had two 'guesses'...you both can win! I will get Riley working on warming up her hand to autograph those pictures...maybe we'll throw in a picture of Bree for a bonus!

**Mommy Peters** I know I had your address a long time ago (okay so it's only been 9 months or so) but I seem to have misplaced it. Can I get it from you? My email is tnkrbll53@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Just call her Picasso

Being an artist is such hard work...and dirty work! (and it is embarrassing when your Mom won't stop taking pictures of you all messy!)

 

  

  

  

 

The best kind of weekend

We had one of those not so memorable, but absolutely perfect weekends. You know, the ones that are filled with hanging at home,a little running around, and maybe a special trip mixed in? Yup, we had one of those. Saturday morning found us at the zoo, where Riley enjoyed it like she never has before. She asked what the animals were, would repeat their names and say hello and goodbye to each one. She did not want to sit in her stroller, or hold our hands to walk...she wanted to do it herself! After two hours of the zoo it was getting too warm so we headed home. The afternoon found me at the library doing schoolwork while Adam lucked out by having both girls napping at the same time...so he took a snooze himself.

Sunday morning we headed to Lowe's to check out all the fun (expensive) stuff we'll need for the house if all goes through. We need fans in each bedrooms, lights everywhere (they've all been stripped out), blinds for the house, and  a refrigerator. That's only the necessary stuff....we also looked at all the fun "planning and dreaming" stuff like paint colors for all the rooms, backyard designing and planting, wood flooring for the house, and a lovely screen door that I have absolutely fallen in love with! (In case anyone was wondering, we are accepting Lowe's cards for Christmas presents this year...hee hee) Isn't it fun to dream and plan?

The rest of Sunday we hung around the house and did some small projects. Riley and I scrubbed the walls and lower cabinets, Adam and I cleaned our bedroom (it was much needed!), and we have been working on laundry, laundry and more laundry. This was for sure one of the best weekends we have had in a long time. Ordinary, common, but...one of the best!