Thank you Alvin and the Chipmunks!

Faye has been walking around the house doing this for about 2 weeks. She slept over at her cousin Ella's house and watched Alvin and the Chipmunks. I have yet to see it, but have heard rave revues (from my daughters anyway). Daphne also picked up a little song... I think from Ella's HSM karaoke CD... What can i say, they were born performers!

Going to bed

This is what bedtime looks like at our house (okay, really, most nights there is a lot of crying, and saying "we don't want to go to bed" etc). But on this night everyone seemed happy. Faye was holding Phoebe as she was saying her prayers and they were both laughing and being cute so i just had to grab my camera.
Daphne was heading to bed, not knowing I had camera in hand, and insisting that "she didn't have to go potty"... you be the judge.

Crooked smile

I love messy face pictures. She has recently discovered ramen noodles and the wonder that is slurping them up! She is also good at her sippy cup finally... what she does is drink until she is about to drown, she panics, and then throws her cup. It's great.

Pictures of the house

I decided to just put a bunch of pictures of our house so everyone could see what we've been up to. I got most of the decorating done the first 2 months... I know I'm obsessed. But I still have rooms I don't know what to do with (like the basement which is not pictured because the whole thing is fluorescent yellow still... we haven't repainted down there yet...I think the people who lived here were crazy), and the loft... I'll get to that eventually. Now I am moving on from the house and trying to plan out the yard. The planning is the fun part... but the hard part is getting Sean to do all the hard labor as I am a weakling. (all my family will agree)

American Idol

I haven't watched American Idol in like 5 years (I think the last one I watched was with Ruben and Clay Aiken), but this year I am totally into it! Partly due to the writers strike, so there was nothing else on. But also, I think this year is so diverse and there are so many singers I really like. Sean even watches it sometimes (though he'd deny it if asked). I put my favorites as my new music. I think overall David Archuleta is the best singer, but he's such a giggle pants. David Cook is probably the most marketable, but my favorite is Jason Castro. I love his voice, and his looks don't hurt either! My sister Nellie pointed out the fact that he looks like John Travolta. I think if he made an album I would actually buy it...if he stuck with the right kind of sound. David Cook is too Daughtry-ish, and I'm not into that kind of soft-rock sound (both are good singers, just not my cup of tea). I also really like Brooke's voice, but I don't think she'll win. I have to admit though, I have never voted... ever. I don't know if that makes me a dork for watching it and not voting, or if I'm a dork for admiting I watch it... Either way, chances are most of YOU watch it too, since it has the highest ratings of any show. I think when it gets down to the last 3 or 4 I will vote... but for now it is when we are usually putting our kids to bed.

I thought this was fun... and I figured most girls/women have read these books

Which Cullen are you most like? My Result: Jasper

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Why we go on dates...

This was too funny not to share and something I want to be able to tell her when she gets older... Faye and Daphne had just finished watching Enchanted (I love this movie I think just as much as them) and we were eating lunch.
I asked Faye "why do boys and girls go out on dates?"
Faye said "Because they are hungry and want to eat dinner."
I said "Well yes, but why do girls go on dates with boys?"
Faye's response "Because girls don't have money."
I was laughing so hard, she didn't know what was so funny about what she had answered. The funniest part about her thinkging "girls don't have money" is that Sean never has the money, I always do, so why she would say that I don't know. I did tell her the real reason people go on dates, but her reason was much better!

Sleeping thru the night... FINALLY!!!

I forgot to add that Phoebe is officially sleeping through the night... yeah!! She has been doing it for about a week and a half. She goes to bed about 9:30 to 10:00, and sleeps until 8 in the morning. It's fabulous.
There is nothing cuter(or more satisfying to a sleep-deprived mom) than a sleeping baby!

Phoebe; Our not-so-good-at-growing child

Phoebe just went to her 9 month old well child check-up, and while she is growing in an upward pattern, it's still not much. She is in the 60% for height (27.5 inches), but she is in the equivalent to the -15% for weight (14 lbs. 6 oz.). Yep, still not on the charts! She has a small head too. I guess it's fair to say she is SKINNY! She is not crawling yet, but she does scoot... barely. She has no teeth yet either, which is fine with me since I am still nursing. As you can see, she hardly has any hair yet either. All in time, I guess. Here are some pictures of her from last week playing with some balloons: (in the second one down her face is so funny!)

Tea Party

I never thought this happened in "real" life. It is always in movies, tv shows and in books. I came upstairs last friday to see what Faye and Daphne were doing (they were being unususally quiet, and if you know our girls they are not quiet...almost always some kind of screaming is going on in our house, whether it's play fun, or outright fighting). To my surprise they were having a little tea party with their stuffed animals. Daphne even showed me the proper way to pat your mouth after you drink tea, and Faye told me "you are supposed to wipe in nice, not like a slob, like a boy." I think this is all due to a sleep over they had with Grandma Pat (sean's mom) last weekend, where I believe they learned some of these lovely new manners.... Thanks Grandma!

Mount Lingwall

We are still awaiting the day our concrete will be done... until then this is what is in our backyard...Behold, Mt. Lingwall!
Sean thought it would be a great idea to keep the dirt they dug out from where the RV pad is going in, so we could build up flower beds we will be adding. I agreed, to be fair, but this is not what I had in mind. It's about 3 times the amount I was expecting, and until our concrete is done (which is taking so long due to our unpredictable weather), we can't really do anthing with our mound. I'm just glad I have prissy girls who say "mom, we don't play in dirt huh?"