Parents of the Year

Okay, so a few days ago, we did the unthinkable.  We got home late from a birthday party on a school night.  When we got home Juliana was asleep.  We (Myself, Roger and Wendy - 3 adults all present) placed her in the middle of my bed while we got pajamas and what not.  When you guessed it.  Our non-ambulatory daughter who never sits up by herself gave it a good ole college try, successfully sat up and fell off my bed.  She cried for a second but seemed to be more startled than hurt.  She seemed ok, and then a few days later she doesn't want to walk on her leg and is generally cranky.

So guess who has a fractured tibia. Ugh. But she is the best patient

Tie Die Fun!

Yes, I will admit, I am 37 years old and this is the first time I have every tie died shirts and it was so much fun!  Jonathan (who is somehow not pictured here) came over with his friend Ann and schooled us on tie die!  

 Liv is going to open her own Etsy shop.  Watch out - taking orders soon!

Volleyball Time

So, after trying our hat at tap, gymnastics, ballet, ice skating, gymnastics again, ballet again we decided to try something sporty.  I have to admit I was very excited that she chose volleyball.  I was never all that good at this sport but I always thought it was so much fun and loved playing.  

 Not sure how her legs got twisted.

 Loved watching her play!  Hope she will take after her Auntie Laura.  She was the best server I ever watched!

 And here is her crew.  They were a little bit like the bad news bears, but they had fun and were a great bunch of girls.

Surrounded by Love

This picture makes me happy for so many reasons but here are the top 5:

1. She has a great OT Pam!

2. She has a great ST Shontanise!

3. She has a great nanny Wendy!

4. And she's surrounded by lovely ladies that LOVE her!

5. She's smiling from ear to ear.

Welcome Chloe Bear Brooks

So in case you didn't get the memo, Grace (our dog) moved to El Paso.  Prior to that move, my older brother's dog was adopted by my mom and also moved to El Paso.  So to finish off this inter-family-dog-exchange-trifecta we adopted my nephew dog Chloe.  Jonathan is moving back to Dubai and we rushed at the chance to adopt his baby Chloe.  This is dog we were longing for all that time.  She can be playful when you want her to but mostly she's just the best cuddler EVER!  She just fits in with our family so well, we couldn't be happier.  Don't tell anyone, but I think we made out like bandits in this deal.

And this is an amazing perk - she sleeps in the girls room which makes bedtime so much better and so much less scary!  Not that Chloe would actually get up and defend anyone.  No offense Chloe but she's a lover not a fighter.

Wal-Mart

Ok. Just had the worst experience of my life. This is not for the faint of heart so stop reading if you can't handle it. This will also serve as reason number 534,765 that you don't go to Wal-mart. I'm in Wal-mart with the girls and Ray. Suddenly I feel something on my neck. I reach up to see what it is and there's nothing there. Oh, it must have been necklace or my hair, whatever. I carry on when Ray screams "Kristy!!! DONT MOVE!!!" I immediately know what it is and I am trying so hard to not move but all I want to do is yell and scream. Finally I feel a swat to my back, then another and then a roach the size of Texas comes running off my back. It had wings people. That's all. Discuss.

Movie Time

These are days to remember.  Sometimes it's just the ordinary things in life that become really special moment.  Like cuddling on the couch with your two best girls watching a movie on a Friday night.