Thursday, April 9, 2015
Leia turned 6!
Leia turned 6 and we were so excited to celebrate her. Other than a minor glitch at breakfast when I gave her a #4 candle to blow out (subconscious denial that she is growing up), we had a wonderful time spoiling her. Birthday morning was complete with flowers, donuts, and balloons. We went to dinner at her favorite pizza joint with Aunt Kristi and Cousin Aidan. Instead of a party she requested a full weekend sleepover with her best friend Rylee. There was a great deal of squealing and giggling and even a decent amount of sleeping. We hit the Family Fun Center and let the girls go on rides and play arcade games. They loved it! Happy Birthday to our youngest girl.
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
The Ever Shifting Home
I love to rearrange. It's what I do when I'm stressed, or bored, or feeling uninspired. It happens often. Scott is very supportive as this rarely involves him and keeps me busy. Until it involves the kitchen, then both he and Dagny (one of my very favorite people) both spew words of frustration at me. You know you have found a lifelong friend when they know your home so well that rearranging the kitchen throws them off their game. ;) And yes, that means she cooks for me....and my kids...and Scott...or just for herself.
Now I'm off track, back to rearranging. Whenever Scott is out of town I try to complete some sort of home improvement project. This time it was creating a true desk space for the girls in their rooms. I also like to engage my thrifty side and be creative in how to complete my vision without spending a noticeable amount of money. Ikea was the answer for this project. 8 years ago my MIL bought me cubby shelves for the baby room. These shelves have been moved countless times and been used in so many ways that I would feel lost without them. Now, with the help of some inexpensive hardware and materials, they are the base for the desks I put together.
The addition of a purposeful desk space makes their rooms seem so grown up. There are still plenty of toys to trip over and poke you painfully in the foot in the middle of the night, but the focus of the room is shifting. Part of how the shelves needed to be arranged in Kate's room meant exposing the back side of the shelf. On a whim we grabbed some leftover scrapbook paper and decorated the unattractive backs of the cubbies. I suggested she tape pictures to the papers and she immediately grabbed the school photo of her BFF and stuck it on there. That made it feel like she is even closer to her teenage years.
Kate got to build her first piece of Ikea furniture. She was so happy I finally found a bedside table for her. Shh, don't tell her it's supposed to be a garden table.
Now I'm off track, back to rearranging. Whenever Scott is out of town I try to complete some sort of home improvement project. This time it was creating a true desk space for the girls in their rooms. I also like to engage my thrifty side and be creative in how to complete my vision without spending a noticeable amount of money. Ikea was the answer for this project. 8 years ago my MIL bought me cubby shelves for the baby room. These shelves have been moved countless times and been used in so many ways that I would feel lost without them. Now, with the help of some inexpensive hardware and materials, they are the base for the desks I put together.
The addition of a purposeful desk space makes their rooms seem so grown up. There are still plenty of toys to trip over and poke you painfully in the foot in the middle of the night, but the focus of the room is shifting. Part of how the shelves needed to be arranged in Kate's room meant exposing the back side of the shelf. On a whim we grabbed some leftover scrapbook paper and decorated the unattractive backs of the cubbies. I suggested she tape pictures to the papers and she immediately grabbed the school photo of her BFF and stuck it on there. That made it feel like she is even closer to her teenage years.
Kate got to build her first piece of Ikea furniture. She was so happy I finally found a bedside table for her. Shh, don't tell her it's supposed to be a garden table. Friday, January 16, 2015
Drawer and Spoon. And Pinwheel
Drawer and Spoon
While Scott has been out of town the girls have taken turns sleeping on his side of our bed (i.e. smashed up against me so close they might as well be in utero again). One night on Leia's turn this conversation happend:
Leia: "Mom can we snuggle?"
Me: "Yes"
Leia: "Okay but we should face away from each other so we don't smell each other's breath."
Me:"That sounds wise." "I'll be the big spoon, you be the little spoon."
Leia: "How about you be the drawer and I be the little spoon?"
Me: "Sure kid."
Pinwheel
I have always described sleeping with my youngest daughter as "sleeping with a pinwheel." She does not stay in one place and has an amazing ability to kick me in the chest while dead asleep. My last experience sleeping in a bed with her has led me to a new definition of her pinwheel antics. This time she snuggled up against me so close that once she was fast asleep I moved to Scott's side of the bed to sleep. Like a heat seeking missle, a few hours later she was snuggled up against me again scooting me off the bed and back to where I had begun. On my own side. Now I am the pinwheel. It's exhausting having Scott be away on business!
While Scott has been out of town the girls have taken turns sleeping on his side of our bed (i.e. smashed up against me so close they might as well be in utero again). One night on Leia's turn this conversation happend:
Leia: "Mom can we snuggle?"
Me: "Yes"
Leia: "Okay but we should face away from each other so we don't smell each other's breath."
Me:"That sounds wise." "I'll be the big spoon, you be the little spoon."
Leia: "How about you be the drawer and I be the little spoon?"
Me: "Sure kid."
Pinwheel
I have always described sleeping with my youngest daughter as "sleeping with a pinwheel." She does not stay in one place and has an amazing ability to kick me in the chest while dead asleep. My last experience sleeping in a bed with her has led me to a new definition of her pinwheel antics. This time she snuggled up against me so close that once she was fast asleep I moved to Scott's side of the bed to sleep. Like a heat seeking missle, a few hours later she was snuggled up against me again scooting me off the bed and back to where I had begun. On my own side. Now I am the pinwheel. It's exhausting having Scott be away on business!
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Date Night Sunset
Twice while on vacation we got to go on a date night with Scott's brother Ben and his girlfriend Jessica. We are spoiled by the giving hearts of my in-laws. And appreciate the opportunity to walk along the Malecon (the main oceanside strip) without worrying my children are going to get distracted by the vendors selling glowing light toys and run off to bask in its glow.
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