Happy Belated Love Day

I know I'm late but that was a busy day. It was a very good day. I got to talk to Eric which of course made it PERFECT! Jo and I went to Rye's class for a party and got so see Rye's valentine, that's right she had a valentine. His name is Breckin and he's too cute. While everyone else in the class got the store bought fold over valentines Rye got a box of chocolates and some earrings. I think this boy is smitten.

Later that night we got a special delivery from Eric. I got some tulips, Rye gotmore chocolate and Jo got a cuddly bear.It was so thoughtful of Eric and it made us all feel so special. I alsmost started crying when I read the card that came with them. I knew he had that sweet sappy side to him.
While Rye was at school Jo and I had our won lil picture love fest here. She wore this adorable onesie for her valentine.

So that's how our day went. It was fun. We all wish Daddy BIG HUGS AND BIG LOVE!

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Josefine loves to talk and talk and talk. It's so cute.

New Pictures

A pic we took for Daddy

Joey & Me, in my new glassesI love her grin in this picture
Bathtime in the kitchen sink, pictures courtesy of Rye

Flat Stanley

My niece, Sierra, and her class read the book Flat Stanley this year. They're now sending out Flat Stanleys to people they know. When you get Stanley you take pictures of him where he's visiting and send them and a letter back to the class. Jo and I took Stanley to the beach today and he also took a ride on our windy twirly thing (as he was too small to play at the park.) Here are the pics we're sending with Stanley back to Sierras class.

Update

So, yesterday I took a break from cleaning. I watched a couple of movies, went grocery shopping and wrote a letter for Eric. I was back to it today. I went through and got rid of/organzied my clothes. Got all my maternity clothes packed away. My room is arranged back to the way it was before Jo came. I've started moving some of my books from the closet to the shelves in my room (I love having books nearby.) Took Stanley to the beach (post to follow.) Put the books I no longer want/read onto paperback swap. I also got Eric's box together to send out tomorrow. Add to all that the fact that I had to straighten up the living room and dining room again and do dishes and laundry, I'd say I've had a pretty stellar day in the cleaning department.

Today

So update on the Spring cleaning. Yesterday I didn't do much but I got the big job I wanted to accomplish done. I got all the kids DVDs into a book. Whew. I also did some laundry and the dishes. I also went to Walmart and got some stuff out of the way.
So far today I went through Jo's clothes and packed away the "too small" stuff. I vaccumed the living areas and did the dishes. I have some laundry going. I got some stuff put into my car (baby mirror, some sun shades.) The only other major type thing I have left to do is clean off the front porch. I will do that next.
Tomorrow I will start on my room...rearranging, going through clothes, putting the pack n play away. I might try and hit the bathrooms tomorrow too. Some where in there I have to get some stuff from the commissary and get to the post office to send a box to Eric.
So that's it for today. I might upload some pics later today. I got my new glasses so I'll show them off.

Frogger

Here's a pic of Jo and her new buddy, Frogger. Frogger is a new addition to the family. He came into our house as a chew/cuddle toy for the baby and he's being throuoghly enjoyed. Frogger can also be seen in the latest "screeching" video.

She's so close...

She wants so badly to roll over. She's getting closer and closer.

Imitation..

Imitation is supposed to be the best form of flattery, yeah? Not so much when it's your 6 year old having to imitate everything your 3 month old is doing! We all know Rye is big on pretending but we're definitely having to reign it in when it comes to Joey. She's getting over it slowly but every once in a while it creeps back up.

Better Video

Here's a better video of the screeching thing. Picture her doing this into my shoulder while contracting her whole body. It is too funny. You might have to turn it up to hear her.

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Progress

What did I do today? I actually did alot. I did the dishes, wiped down the counters and did some laundry. I decluttered and semi-organized the entry way, the dining room and the scrap/computer area. I need to wipe down a bunch of stuff in those areas though. I feel like I got alot accomplished today (you'd agree with me if you've seen the computer and scrap area, way messy) and I'm hoping to get more done tomorrow. My big project will be to get some (if not all) of our DVDs in some books, try and condense that huge amount into something managable.

My mission, should I choose to accept, and really I have to because my house is a mess, is to do an early spring cleaning. Though it feels more springy here than it prolly does on the mainland. It seems to be warming up here (with the occasional rain shower,) though it's still windy. Starting tomorrow I will systematically be going through the house and giving it a thorough cleaning and organizing. I'm not sure how long this will take me but I have to keep my determination strong. I'm tired of looking at all the clutter. I figure I'll work on it everyday during the day and have the evenings to lounge. The only kink in my plan having a fussy 3 month old who isn't liking naps except in the evenings. I need to figure out how to deal with that but I will get it done. It would be nice to have to only maintain the clean.
Any advice? Keep your fingers crossed for me....

Random Jo

Just some new Joey pics. I got her ears pierced yesterday. I tried to get some shots of them but I can't get any head on because you can only see the tips of her ears from the front...hehehe
These are some pics with her BabyLegs. They're like little leg warmers for baby. So cute. Sometimes it's okay when the 80s resurface.

Art de Rye

I got Rye some new markers the other day (so she'd stop stealing mine) and she's been coloring up a storm. I just wanted to share a couple of them. I love how much more detailed she's getting. Can anyone guess what kind of dinosaur that is? I was wrong when I guessed.

Videos de Jo

Two videos of Joey. The first of is her laughing, it's not that great she does it way better in person. The second is of her "screeching." Again she does it better. When she starts getting tired and I'm holding her at my shoulder she gets crazy. It is sooo funny. I wish I could show you that. It's hilarious.

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Don't mind my icky voice.

Just a fun pic of the two of us...

Finger Lickin' Good

Jo has progressed from knawing on her hands to gumming her cute lil' fingers. Her digits have not replaced the beloved binky but she enjoys them during the waking hours. Here are a few cute pics of her enjoying her latest hobby.

The funny thing is is that she has no problem with it when she's sitting up in my lap. But lately if she's reclining (like in her car or bouncy seat) she feels that she cannot be bothered to raise her chubby arm to her mouth...apparently she feels it's more worth while to try and bring mouth to her hand and then she gets soooo mad when she has trouble. I have tried explaining to her the flaws in her plan but she is uninterested in my opinion. Here she is hard at work.

Don't enV me...

I got a new cell phone today. Woot! It's the LG enV (hence my witty post title). I am totally in love with this phone. I text with my sisters constantly through out the day and my poor RAZR just couldn't keep up with my flyin' fingers. The enV has a full keyboard that is my new best friend. I can tell you that this baby is going to get quite a workout with me as it's owner. That sounded much cleaner in my head....my only regret is that htey don't sell this wonderful phone in PINK, ah well, I can live with the funky orange.

Pictures, Pictures & More Pictures

I took lots of pictures yesterday and this morning. So I thought I'd share. I guess I don't have to worry about Jo getting that feeling that we didn't take enough pictures of her, being the second child. Hehehe. First we have some adorable ones of Joey Rae...

Love the spit bubbles, she does those when she zerbitz...

The last one is her saying, "Mom...I am SO over this!"
Next we have some of the girls together...can't give up a photo op. Rye loves to get up in her face and Jo usually doesn't care one bit. The first one she get a good hold on Rye's hair and surprised her...she's already holding her own against her big sis.
I hope you can see these Eric. We all miss you very, very much. Oh, there are two more new posts below this one...don't miss them.

Citizen...

Rye was chosen for Citizen of the Month for December and January. She was very proud. We had an assembly with juice and cookies afterward. To be the citizen you must show Safety, Responsibility and Respect. I'm very proud of my girl.

Rolling Along...

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books I thought this was too cute not to share. I promise I wasn't pushing her over when my hand shoots out there, we just have a thin carpet on tile floors and I didn't want her to bonk her head off the ground. Enjoy...