Dinner at Virgs'

Tonight we went to a new place for dinner. It's this home style place called Virg's. They have all sorts of really good food. I've seen the place from the freeway a million times and never thought to try it. My husband got a couple chili Verde burritos and I got a bacon cheeseburger and we got Grace a plain cheeseburger. The food was HUGE! And really good too! We couldn't help but crack up as we watched Grace chow down on her food. Her burger was easily twice as big as a normal burger we would get her. We were amazed that she ate most of it and fries! I had to get my phone out and take a video of her chomping her down.

I also took a video of my little boy (while I was waiting for Grace to finish chewing a bite) and he was giving me great smiles.

Lately he has been really showing his personality. He has been cooing a lot and I mimic him and he loves it. He also does sort of a little scream when he coos as well and it just cracks me up. He is getting so big and he has his 4 month check up on Monday.

We got back from dinner and promptly put on How to Train Your Dragon for Grace. She has been dying to watch a "show". So we finally got to the end of the week and let her stay up late to watch it. We put it on and she was like, "Show Time, Show Time". What a hoot. Oh and another thing that she did that was so funny today. Whenever she misbehaves (what? Grace misbehaving...no way...) she has to sit against the door to the garage for a 2 minute time out. Then she has to say sorry and then we hug and kiss after we talked about why she was on a time out. She is so funny so today she went on time out for something and there happen to be one of her little dollhouse dolls next to her. It was the Grandma doll. She kept saying Mam-ma Mout. (Grandma Time out) and then she was sitting her propped up against the door. Monkey See Monkey Do! Anyway, time to jet, enjoy the videos they are fun!

Doe A Deer....

I mentioned in last nights post that my husband had hit a deer on his drive home from CO late last night. I should clarify... the deer hit him. Really. After dodging previous deer this one was in a dead run (pun intended) towards the highway. Unfortunately my husband did not see it until it was too late and its head was in the head light.


This morning I went out to see the damage and took some pictures. See that white part in the middle that looks kinda like scratches? That is actually deer fur. Gross. Yes the headlight is totally gone.

You can kinda see that the door is bent at the top and doesn't close properly. Thanks deer.

Yeah so that is the story with the deer. We got it to a place to get it fixed this morning and the company is taking care of the rental so that is good. Crazy huh? Well I just wanted to share our drama! Time go watch American Idol

Painting

For Christmas my sweet husband got me a giant canvas and I have been thinking and thinking about what I would paint on it. I finally decided to stop thinking about what I would paint exactly and just paint something after all nothing would ever be perfect. I kept thinking that it had to be perfect because I didn't want to waste the canvas. Imagine that...

So Monday of this week I actually had some free time when both Grace and Aaron were napping at the same time (Yay!) and busted open the paint colors I had chosen and did this painting. Basically had no real design. I wanted to do something abstract that was peaceful because I was going to hang it in our room. I just love color! What do you all think??






The camouflage boy is not part of the decor! And I wasn't purposefully trying to camouflage him either... LOL!

Grace has found a new fun hobby and that is climbing all over our bed. We rotate our mattress and when its rotated like it is now she can climb up way easier.

I did it!

After she plops down to the floor she says, "I fall!" she totally landed on her feet! When she follows me up the stairs she goes, "I following!"

Today we went to our first play group. It wasn't close to us and I got a little lost, oh well but we did make it! There were to mom's there. One has a little boy who is 20 months and the other had a little boy who is 11 months. Grace had fun and she loved the fact that they had a tiny slide when we walked in. "Shide!!!!"

I just love listening to Grace and the things she says. This week it's "Alone me!" (When she wants us to leave her alone or not play with her hair or tickle her or something like that)

One the way home from play group and the other day we were driving somewhere and she was just singing along. I mean singing! Of course no real words but really loud that's for sure! I said, "Grace are you singin?" I look in the mirror and she is nodding. What a hoot!

After we got back from play group at 1pm we had lunch and then naps. Aaron also woke, ate and went down for a nap as well and he had a good one! I think I am going to try to make sure it is dark in his "room" for naps. That may have been the problem in our room. That thought occur ed to me today and so I put a blanket over his little cradle and he slept real good for his nap. So we will see!

Daddy is on his way home tonight, in bad weather. He should be home within the next few hours or anytime I would assume. I talked with him briefly and he said he was OK but he hit a deer and the truck is busted on one side. He was going to be calling the insurance after he got off the phone with me. I am just glad he is ok. I can't believe the week is just flying by!

I have to go and try to pump before it gets later!

frog, lil brother, drawings and what we have been up to...

I had to get out my camera today when I realized that I wasn't taking as many pictures of my sweet little boy as I had with Grace. It was really good light in the front room this afternoon and so I was able to get some pictures without blinding the kids too much!

Hey Frog! I see you!
Grace is such a great big sister. I tell her, "Grace go smile at Aaron he is fussing!" And she will go play with him a little bit and spin the frog, or spin his chair to look at something else.

I love this picture of her drawing, such vivid blue. She matched a painting I did recently.

It's hard to get actual smiles from Grace these days because she just loves saying cheese. So this was a good one to get.

I think this picture is hilarious because I just happen to catch her with her tongue out!

My boy! He looks so much like his daddy.

Look at those arms going! He was cracking me up today, because he was laughing and screaming so much. I have to get daddy to video it while I tickle him. What a love!

Tomorrow we are going to a play group we signed up with our church. Grace is so cute. We have been going to The Roch Church and on Sunday I said, "Are you excited to go to church?" And then she replied, "CHURCH!!!!" She really likes going. Daddy and I have signed up for a small group to try and get connected and we are excited to see how that goes.

Also my "step-cousin" ( ha ha) moved to Salt Lake last summer with her husband and daughter and we have gotten together a couple of times and let the girls play. We really have had a good time and talked the hours away.

Daddy is out of town again this week and hopefully he will be coming home late tomorrow night although possibly Thursday day.

I have been checking the junk mail for coupons lately and found this cool lil newspaper we get. It has some good articles about coupon collecting and grocery savings along with some fun free stuff to do with kids and grown up entertainment as well. So we might check out an art thing that is free this Saturday.

We had a great SuperBowl party/ birthday party for hubby's mom and aunt and enjoyed the yummiest Red Velvet Cake from Costco and our family's company. We made Chicken Tortilla Soup and it was a hit, I think everyone had a great time.

Valentines Day is coming soon and I have to think of something cool to do for Daddy! I have a sort of idea in the works we will see if it is doable.

Hope every one's week is going good, mine is!

xoxo

A trip to Costco and one cool girl..

I grabbed up the kids late this afternoon after Aaron was done nursing and hauled them off to Costco. It wasn't a big deal I was only there to get diapers for Grace. Today the coupon was effective and saving six bucks was alright with me. Grace had my sunglasses and was cracking me up! She had them up on her head first and was like, "Helllooo, How YOU doing??" Anyways so I grabbed the phone and started videoing. All along trying not to run into other people! Hope you enjoy!

Just one cutie pie

I love how Grace is all about her babies these days. She has three. This one here. And two small ones. One her Nana gave her and the other her Yia Yia sent her. She is always tucking her babies into Aaron's cradle (with her blankies) or now into his exersaucer or sitting them at her little table. She also sets the table for them like a real tea party. We got her one of those bottles that the juice or milk disappears when you turn it upside down. Yet she doesn't play pretend with it with her babies, probably because Aaron doesn't take a bottle. Although I haven't seen her pretend nurse either! She does tell me when I need to nurse Aaron though, so bossy.

Oh I just remembered, I am not sure if I told this story about Grace but I will again in case I didn't. So during December I moved our "buffet" from where it was next to the fireplace to the other side of the room in front of the window in the dining area. Basically behind the kitchen table. I did that so I could make room for the Christmas tree. Well long after the Christmas tree was gone the buffet was still behind the table. Every night when we would eat dinner Grace would sit across from herself and make faces and just look at herself the whole time! We would try not to laugh and encourage her vain little self! I finally moved it back on Monday, when I did the floors.

I am still working on my cleaning schedule. I have been implementing it slowly, seeing what works and what doesn't. I have changed from doing laundry on the weekends to Thursday & Friday depending on what I need to wash. Mondays I try to do the floors and I dusted a little bit today and hung some pictures. Oh and I also organized under my bathroom cabinets and our master bath and love how it turned out.

This weekend we are having a SuperBowl Party and celebrating Grandma Janeen's birthday as well. I think I am going to be making a big ole pot of Chicken Tortilla Soup and so we are looking forward to that.

Anybody else having a party? And good party ideas?

Movie Night

It's a movie night here at our house and us girls are sitting in our chairs bundled up with our babies. Daddy is out of town this week and we miss him already. Today Grace had her 2 year check up, a lil late. She weighs 27.8 lbs right in the middle of where she should be. Her height is on target too at the 80 percentile. She did very well when she got her shot and she got 2 stickers. Nemo and Thomas The Train (choo choo). Aaron actually had better night last night! Well when he finally got to sleep. Thanks Daddy! He slept from about 8:30 till 1am. Then from about 1:40 till 6:3o and then Daddy left and Aaron slept till 9! So did Grace. So I felt like I wanted to sleep more this morning, but in a normal un sleep deprived way! Ha! So I am praying that I get a repeat of that tonight! Isn't he so cute!

We watched the Land Before Time tonight which I hadn't seen in forever. Aaron wasn't having it. I am not sure what was upsetting him, maybe he gets overtired easily, because he doesn't nap very well during the day. He was fussing while he nursed.

Tomorrow we have a family friend coming over in the morning and we are going to take Grace to McDonalds to play in the play gym.