Bath Time

Does this picture look familiar Liz?
Playing peekaboo
being a vampire, like max on max & rubys' halloween episode
cheesy grin
jo likes to close her eyes alot...like if she closes them you're not talking to her or you're not there.

12.6

Just a little picture to share what a hottie my hubby is when he goes for a bike ride.  Very Nice!

December Pictures

I'm joining Heather and Beth in a picture a day for December. I think I'm just gonna do some for the first days here since I'm just starting.
I don't have pictures from everyday but I have at least 2 from some days. So I'm just going to share what I've got so far.
12.1 Jo likes to drag Jasper around 
& he likes to jump

Rye got her haircut today too. She's like me...growing it out, cutting it....growing it out, cutting it

12.3 Jo likes to make faces...

...and take weird pictures of us.

12.4 She also likes to take pictures of EVERYTHING in the house. So much so that the batteries in my camera never last very long. Though she does grab some interesting stuff sometimes. This is her 'mailbox'

She also likes taking pics of Jasper, or Jaba as she calls him

12.5 Jo is still obsessed with YGG, here's a shot of Plex

And here they are together, longing for the out of doors. Jasper will whine if someone leaves the house and he doesn't get to go with.

Umm, so it's kind of sad but most of these were not taken by me, but by Joey. Shows you how much she steals my camera. Good think we got her one for Christmas. She's gonna love it.

Birthday Cake

The Cake
Lighted
Singing
I do what now?
Make a wish!
Immediately wanting to play with the toys.  Our friends, Malinda, Chucky & Austin
Icing on the elbow, due to reaching for Toodee
It tastes way better than she's making it look
Gotta play before I eat
Yummy!
Feed me Daddy!
I'm 2!Singing "Happy to you" to her friends
Jo has really come alive since Eric has gotten home.  She has become quite the crazy one.  She's so funny, goofy and silly.  She's putting together a lot more words too.  Some of her favorite phrases are: move dad, my spot, my turn, my toy, tummy hurt, leg hurt, no like it, no wanna.She usually pulls out the 'leg hurt, tummy hurt' when she doesn't want to walk or throw something in the garbage.  It's only slightly amusing.Some of the things she says really amaze me, but to be honest I can't think of any of them right now.  I'll try and be better about writing them down before I forget them. 

Halloweeny 2009

This year we had Yo Gabba Gabba's DJ Joey Rock and a 50s Hop Diva. This girls had fun and we only had to venture down 2 streets before they were ready to come home. Gotta love that. It was so nice having Eric home with us for the fun.

Jazzy Jasper!

This here puppy, named Jasper, will become the newest member of our family later this month. He's come over to visit twice and is much loved already. We can't wait for him to be with us full time.

Random Dad Time!

Coming Home

We have been so blessed with Eric's homecomings. I've heard stories of them being delayed over and over again. His last one he came in right on time, no changes. This time, we were delayed 2 & half hours, then back tracked and hour and a half.
He is home, safe and sound and we could not be more happy.  Here are some pictures.

Putting up the sign last night
Looking for Eric.  when we pulled up the plane was already there and guys were coming off.  I'd have felt horrible if we weren't there when he got off.  Lucky us he was farther back on the plane.
Others homecoming banners 
guys deboarding
hugs and love.  jo was very shy
they're making the same face

this was jo the whole time we were there.  she started warming up in the car and now she's all spazzy around him, very cute.
can't get enough kisses
hanging out, rye chatting dad's ear off
together again

I DID IT!!

With the exception of Jo's costume, which I still have a couple days to take care of, I finished my whole list.  So proud of myself.  Eric will be home in less than 12 hours and I doubt that I'll sleep much tonight.  I can't wait to see his smile.  His smile always gets me.  

A little hiccup, the woman that was going to take some homecoming pictures for us won't be able to make it.  She works during the week and has to save her leave time for when her new little baby arrives.  I totally understand, but I'm a little bummed.  My friend, Malinda, is going to come with her camera and take some pictures for us instead.  They won't be professional quality but I know we'll get some good shots.  I just want to be in some pictures too.  Is that really vain of me?  I 'm hoping we can get one to go in the Christmas card.  

Malinda's husband doesn't come home until next week and she changed her plans to help me out tomorrow.  I really appreciate it.  I'm going to return the favor next week when her husband flies in.

Anyways...I'll share pictures soon and I'm sure Eric will call who he needs to call and we'll have some much deserved family time.  I CAN'T WAIT!  He better appreciate this effin' clean house!  Hehe, I'm kidding...I'm really not....but I really am. :P

This week

I have a lot to do this week, in preparation for "the man's" return.  We are so excited and we have an official meeting tomorrow at 1830 to get the flight times.  Eric already told me what they've been told (I was lucky enough to catch him online on yahoo yesterday) but it will be nice to have it confirmed.  Of course these are estimated times and they often change throughout the week.  But I am looking forward to a good weekend.  I probably won't post much this week, I'll be too busy cleaning and "preparing".  I am going ot post a list of all I have to do this week and cross it off as we go.  Hopefully this will make the week go by faster and my list get shorter, quicker.  So, away we go:

~Kitchen

 dishes

 floors

 counters/appliances

 table

~Living room

  vacuum

 pick up toys

 sofa, vacuum out & wash covers

 clean tv area

~Entryway & Hallway

 shoes away

 de-clutter

~Office Areas

 de-clutter

 file bills away

 trash

 wipe down surfaces

~Laundry Room

~Downstairs Bathroom

 mirrors

 counter/sink

 toilet

 trash

 floor

~Playroom

 toys away (rye)

 de-clutter

 vacuum (rye wants to do this)

~Girls Room

 vacuum

 sheets

 de-clutter

 trash

~Bedroom

 de-clutter

 vacuum

 sheets

 laundry away

~Upstairs Bathroom

 mirrors

 counter/sink

 de-clutter

 toilet

 tub

 floors

 trash

~Finish Banner

~Rye Dentist

~Hang up Banner

~Rye Teacher Conference

~Monday meeting for flight times

~Jo's Costume

~Buy Eric's "stuff"

~Wax Appt?

Saints Alive, that is one long list.  I'll get thru it as well as I can.  Don't want to stress out too much and be a mess when he gets home.  I can't wait.  Yay!!

update: finished the sign, almost. it's gotta dry before i can touch up the boots with a sharpie. what do you think?

More Joey

I can't get enough of how cute this little girl is. I just had to share. I'd have more pics of Rye but she's never in the house. Always outside playing.



In other news...could this be a new tattoo design? Maybe for Mother's Day? Rye drew it for me, isn't it GREAT?!

Craft & Share

So, I've started getting back into knitting and started up crocheting. It's been coming back to me. Here are a few things I've been working on.
These are hats I made for the girls I originally was only making one for Jo because I didn't know how it would go so I just bought one for Rye. But she loved Jo's so much, I made her one too.

This is a Drop Knit Scarf I started.  It's slow going, not as mindless a task as some of the other stuff is.  I really love the yarn it's made of it.  Let me know if you want it when I'm done.  No promises on perfection though. ;)  Sorry the pic is a little blurry.
I bought a Wonder Woman t-shirt to wear for Trick or Treating with the girls.  I thought it would be fun to crochet come WW Cuffs out of silver string.  Mine won't deflect bullets like hers will but they'll work.  And Rye will love playing with them when I'm done.
On another note.  Jo is completely day potty trained.  She basically did this all by herself folks!  There were actually days when I said, "Please just go in your diaper, I'm in the middle of something."  But, no dice!  It's been 3 or 4 days with no wetness in her pull-ups all through the day, not even at nap time.  She even asks to go potty when we're out.  She still wears a diaper to bed, but I have noticed she it's getting less full in the morning.  My baby is getting big.