"Back to Life Back to Reality..."

"Back to the here and now oh yeah...!" It was a nice break to be on my own for a brief 48 hours. I really enjoyed just relaxing and shopping and chatting with my girlfriends. There was a little bit of drama....! I was driving my friend, Angie's car home on Sunday (she's very pregnant and needed a break). I neglected to pay attention to the gas guage. At some point, Angie looked over and noticed that the gas light was on...of course she wanted to know how long it had been on...um...I had no idea! Of course this all occurred on a stretch of road where there were NO GAS STATIONS for 20 miles!!! We both sat in anxiety filled silence as we scanned the horizon for any signs of gas. Every twitch of the car felt like eminent doom. Fortunately - we made it to a gas station and put 11 gallons of gas in her 10 gallon tank...hum...oops! I don't think anyone would ever let me forget it if I had stranded a pregnant woman on the side of the road! Yes dad, I know...this isn't the first time I would have run out of gas...I guess some of us never learn!!! : )


The girls now roll towards one another on their blanket and interact. This is what I saw when I looked up yesterday from the kitchen. Addie had rolled beneath Jasmine's arm - they were looking at each other and smiling! How cute!


Apparently the new highchairs are very comfortable!!! : )

Oh - and much much much credit is due to Alex! While I was gone, he swept and vacuumed the house, washed all the windows in the house, cleaned/washed out the fridge, got rid of some paint we needed to toss, and loved on and entertained the girls! What a LUCKY girl am I!!! Maybe I should go away more often...... : ) Just kidding!

Husband of the Year

Last Saturday, I was standing in the kitchen in the late afternoon when Alex handed me a card. The card told me I was going on a surprise date and to get myself ready because the babysitter was going to be here in just a half hour! I love surprises - I ruin most of them by discovering them too soon with my abundant curiousity. It was strange just to get in the car and have no idea where we were going! Our mystery destination was to the "One Night Only, Sold-Out, Bill Cosby Show." We had such a good time - and laughed until our faces hurt!!! It was so fun to see Alex laughing - wishing he could stop because he was in pain - but couldn't because it was so funny! Needless to say we had a great time - and I have a wonderful husband who is keeping the romance alive.

Extra bonus points for him as well, because I'm leaving today for a girl's weekend in Kansas City. This will be Alex's first overnight without me! I'm more than confident that he'll be fine - he does just as much work with the girls as I do - if not more some days! I'm looking forward to being on my own schedule just for a few days - not working about napping or feeding times. Should be fun~!

Six Months +

Here's Jasmine showing off her big blue eyes!


I titled this picture, "Here's Trouble!" Addison has abundant energy - hates to be restrained - loves to bang on things, bounce, throw things off her high chair, and roll everywhere! All this energy with a walking Addison could be a little scary!!!


We spend a large portion of our day on a blanket on the floor in the living room. The girls take turns putting various toys in their mouths and rolling over! I'm enjoying these pre-crawling days very much!

Sharing

Just look at Addison's face in the first picture - it clearly says "I want that toy!" Jasmine's response in the next picture, "Emmm...this toy is SOO GOOD...too bad for you!"


Addison has clearly had enough! "I want it and I'm going to take it!" Jasmine doesn't seem too concerned!


"Silly Mom - we're still friends see!"

New Adventures in Sitting

Although Addison looks like she is the one having the better time, Jasmine just LOVED looking at herself in the mirror. She woke up early from her nap and caught me while I was trying to straighten my hair. I thought I'd try the Bumbo seat and see if she could be happy keeping me company while Addison finished napping. The instant I put her in the chair she looked at herself in the mirror and laughed and chatted and looked at me and then looked at me in the mirror and smiled - it was adorable! She went on like that for nearly 10 minutes. By the time Addison woke up and joined us and I thought to get the camera - Jasmine wasn't as impressed! : )



The girls' highchairs also arrived yesterday. It is SOOO much easier to feed them in the highchairs - than the bouncy seats we had been using! The girls have figured out how to bounce themselves by kicking their legs - which made getting a spoonful of cereal into their mouth very challenging! They also loved to pull their bibs up and suck on them - now the highchair trays fit so closely to their bodies they can't get at their bibs - love it!