Daddy's Bikini

It was a bit chilly here so the kids wanted hats on to play outside. L was wearing one of her daddy's beanies and yelled "I have a bikini on! I have my dad's bikini on" after a quick double take - I realized she meant she had her daddy's BEANIE on!!!!

Sick kiddo

L woke up today with a 102 fever. She had no other real "sickie" symptoms but expressed (very loudly!) that she didn't feel good. She pretty much spent the day laying around on the couch. She didn't eat much; snacked on pretzels and got come cereal hand fed by her mama. I pumped Tylenol and Motrin in her all day trying to combat the fever, to no avail. By dinner time, she was wore out, fighting this virus. She asked for a bath and stayed in there for an hour and half. She decided she was hungry so I even fed her soup while she was in the bath. She got such a kick out of this! She went to bed pretty easily. I sure hope the night is restful one for her.

On another note, S helped Daddy Piper replace the brakes on Mommy's van this afternoon/evening. Daddy Piper impressed me with his patience. He really took the time to explain all the questions S was asking. It was so wonderful to hear this exchange between father and son.

Having Neighbors

I didn't grow up with neighbors in the traditional sense. I always wanted to live in a real neighborhood but this evaded me until adulthood. How ironic that we purchased our current home not in a real neighborhood. We have a bit of land, which is very convenient for my husband but no real neighbors. This past summer 2 homes were built in the open lot behind our house and as of Christmas, we have neighbors. I couldn't be more excited! They have kids the same ages as ours and seem to be such nice people. We had an impromptu dinner with one of the families last night (they are brother/sister neighbors, having built on their dad's land). It was what I dreamt about as a child. Now my kids have neighborhood kids to play with. I am so happy with this! Their oldest daughter is the same age as L and they play so well together. I envision many happy memories with these girls as they grow up together! Thanks again Neighbor for the Mexican food to satisfy my cravings!!!!

Being a SAHM

"I am extremely lucky, blessed, and happy. Being a stay at home mom for 23 years has been the best....I DO realize how good I have it, and am not bragging, I am just thankful with all my heart that I am able to do this."

I read this on another blog today and could totally relate to the statement. I do consider myself so lucky to be home with my kids. Thanks Daddy Piper for being a hardworking hubby and make this dream come true possible for me!!

Shik-EN

So S is becoming more and more vocal by the day. His newest word is "Shik-En" which is supposed to be chicken but really sounds more like shit-en. L has him say it over and over because it sounds so funny!

We had playgroup with our mom's group today. These haven't been a common occurrence recently because most of the older kids are in preschool now so it makes it hard to get together. We had such a nice time!!! Also both kids got haircuts. S did so GREAT!!! He didn't cry. He kept telling the stylist "No Cry - Sucker". So when he got done with his haircut, he got his sucker. Of course, Miss L loves getting her haircut so this was fun for her. She also enjoyed a sucker after the haircut. Both kids napped well. Daddy Piper was late coming home from work - 6 o'clock. This is very late for him. The kids and I almost didn't know what to do with ourselves since he is usually home by 2 or 3. We played outside to help occupy the time. Just another nice day for this SAHM!

Nothing New Tuesday

Not much to report on lately. We did get to view our AMAZING pictures on Sunday. I ordered them already. Look for some pictures to be posted soon! Liz had school today. S and I made it to Taco Bell, finally! It hit my craving spot but we won't be back for awhile. Next up on the craving list - SUSHI!!!!

L had her end of soccer party tonight. What fun! The coach brought pizza, the kids got their pictures and wonderful praise from the coach for the great job they did this season!!

Spring Training 2008

We went to a Cubs-Diamondbacks Spring Training game today. It was a lot of fun! We had lawn seats and weren't able to see very much but it was still fun. The atmosphere was so kid-friendly so both L & S enjoyed themselves along with Mom and Dad. This morning was also L's last soccer game of the season. She has improved over the 8 weeks. Hopefully we'll be on the same team next season and we can have even more fun!

Field Trip Tuesday!

L's preschool had a field trip today to a local youth museum. We went as a family. What fun! There was a Jim Hensen exhibit and a Berenstain Bears exhibit. Both kids had a ball playing with all the interactive things. This was such an educational yet thrilling place for both age groups. Then Mommy had a dr. appt to check things out again. Actually just another u/s. Everything looks great! Baby had a strong heartbeat. We are on track for a 10/24 due date. That is the birthday of my honorary goddaughter. What are the chances of this?!!? But because I will have scheduled c-section, we'll go 2 weeks early to deliver. Hopefully anyway :-)

Happy Anniversary to the love of my life!

Today is our 7th wedding anniversary! We have been through many ups and not so many downs and through it all, I couldn't imagine anyone else I would want by my side. I love you Daddy Piper!

Park Fun

We went to the park today with our good friends, the K family. We have been hanging out for the last 2 years. We have watched all our babies grow from the younger 2 being like day old infants to now all 4 of them playing together! We went to a local park to hangout for the first time in a few weeks. We have missed this so much! It was windy when we got to the park and even talked of scrapping the park playdate because we were all cold. We hung in there though and it did warm up quite nicely. Everyone played so well together. We brought our lunch and had a picnic. I think the highlight of the park were the kites that Mama K brought with her. The little kites were very easy for the kids to get up by themselves so they had tons of fun with these! We had so much fun playing together. Both my kids napped for 3 hours after all the fun in the sun of the morning.

Happy Birthday Sis!

Today was my sister's 39th birthday. She lives about 75 miles from us. We don't get to spend as much time together as we'd like to, due to kids, work and the distance between us. I had tinkered with the idea of driving up to see her since today is her actual birthday. Our morning pretty much sucked around here so I thought "Why not?", packed some lunch for the drive, threw the kids in the van and hit the road. I am so happy that we did. It was one of the best times we have spent together in a long time. We totally surprised everyone. We drove up just as she got home and she saw us and said "Hey" and then looked again. She ran to the van and I couldn't get out fast enough. We hugged and cried together for awhile. It was so wonderful to be together again.

We had a great day, just hanging out. The kids all played together. Her babies are now 15 and 10 (time flies!) so my older niece really takes care of my kids when we gather. It's a nice break for me and my niece loves to be with my kids (I think so anyway!). After some awesome, quality time together, the kids and I headed home about 6. I would have stayed longer but it was dark and most of the drive home is mountainous so off we went.

Happy Birthday Sis!! I promise to make more trips like this. Thanks for a great day!!

S and His Keys

So S is OBSESSED with keys these days. He wants to hold them and take them everywhere with him. The minute we shut off the van, he wants the keys. L has never really been attached to anything so this is a new experience for us. I need to get a picture of him holding his keys. It is very cute!

Fun Friday

Today was such a nice day for this SAHM! The kids woke up at 8 (thanks guys!). They were so happy when they awoke today. All smiles and giggles. Such a nice way to start the day!! We had breakfast while we watched Dora. Then we got dressed and headed to grab a few things at Tarjay before meeting our playgroup at the park. Tarjay was fun. Both kids rode in the cart and were rewarded with new shovels and buckets for the summer. I got a coffee (yep, decaf!) and then S started saying "Milk - Milk" so they each got a milk. It was so cute to hear him asking for milk. He is talking so much more these days. Off to the park. We met a couple other moms and their kiddos. We all had so much - after it thinned out a bit. It was so crazy when we got there. I was so nervous because with all the kids, it was hard to keep my eyes on both of mine. We came home about noon to have some lunch followed by much needed naptime, for everyone! Growing babies is hard work.... yep we are PREGNANT with #3!!!!

Today was just a lovin' life kind of day. Thank you God for allowing me to be home with my kids and enjoy this time with them!!!!

Photo Fun

We went to Goldfield Goldmine to have some family pictures taken in honor of S's 2nd birthday. We had so much fun!! It was such a blast walking around with a photographer friend of mine taking our pictures. She was so awesome at having us "pose" and just capturing some natural family time. Daddy Piper was so not happy to join in this photo session but went along with it just to make me happy. I think he had a way better time than he anticipated as well. She always ends her shoots with lollis for the kids. Our kids are way into lollis so this worked out. I have thought her lolli pics are priceless so I am dying to see some of these. Can't wait to post some of the pictures here in the next couple of weeks!!

Otherwise our day was uneventful. I had to have some bloodwork done this am so L went with. She didn't think this was so great to witness. She was watching as they drew the blood and asked with such a concerned look on her face "Does that hurt Mommy?" and I assured it didn't hurt one bit!