I couldn't wait till Tuesday

Ok the blog hop is over and back to my favorite subject, MAISE AND NESSA! This weekend was an awesome way to wrap up my Spring/Summer break whatever you want to call it. We have keep ourselves busy just about every day for the past 2 weeks. This weekend we had back to back out door parties and they really took a toll on the girls. By bedtime last night they were done.

Here are some Splashtastic Pics from Steven's HS Graduation Party!

My Fishie sure loves the water! She had the best time splashing around with Uncle C. Those YMCA lessons really paid off this kid has no fear; check out some video of Maise jumping in and getting tossed like a she was a circus performer.

                                    

                                    

After all the splashing and fun it was time to eat Masie had a blast at the chocolate fountain. I learned that they are messy and a lot of work so we are going to scrap that idea for Nessa's party.

And the fun didn't stop there just as things started to settle down good ol'Uncle C. taught Maise to "HI YAA" and kick. She has been showing Nessa for the past 2 days....I'm going to get you brother! Special thanks to my wonderful cousins Kaitlin and Brittney for entertaining Nessa at the party you are FABULOUS! Also thank you Joanne and Tom for a rocking good time. And CONRATULATIONS Steven hope you enjoy college life!

Check out my hammies after the party in their matching outfits:

Let the good times roll...Sunday we had a 1st Birthday Celebration for our friend Hailey! She was an adorable little princess. My girls had a great time! There was a play pool and bikes, walkers, toys and chalk...woo hoo! The sun was a little hotter that day so we were feeling the "burn", but we made it out not to pink! Thank you Autumn, Jello, and Mom for hosting such a nice party. HAPPY BIRTHDAY Hailey!

And to wrap things up check out our pics of the girls getting ready for Hailey's party. I had to get a picture of Nessa is the Red Cons even if they only were on for a minute. I can't believe we are already in size 4 shoes for her. She has a high arch, I was a little sad because we just skipped right over the 3's and I had so many cute shoes. Oh Nessa!

Have a great week everyone!

Blogs - Media Mayhem Day 3

(Last day of the hop be sure to check in tomorrow for our regularly scheduled blog post.)

On this last day of the 3 day blog hop we are to select 3 blogs to share. I have chosen 3 entirely different blog’s each by women with whom I have met at different points in my journey of life.

The 1st is a blog by my old high school friend who is the next great children's illustrator! Her work is amazing and I am glad that I can say I knew her back then...I am even more grateful that I got to meet up with her again recently.

Melissa T. Liban Illustrations

The 2nd is a blog by a woman I met some years later who does a little photography. She has done many projects that are fantastic including both of my girls’ newborn shots which brought me to tears.

Photography by Dagmara

The 3rd is a blog by a woman I met about three years ago when we were pregnant together with our 2 year olds. She is a mom who blogs about her life with 4 autistic children. I love the way she writes and shares her story.

Mommy's Miracles

Thanks for all that joined me on the blog hop!

Films - Media Mayhem Day 2

(Hi friends of Fish and Pants we will be back to regular blog posts on Tuesday)

I have been thinking so much about songs and movies in preparation for this challenge it has become a blur. Therefore today’s Film challenge I shall give you 3 movies that I picked as favorites based on their soundtracks. How do you like how I piggybacked off yesterdays challenge? I love soundtracks so much! What better opportunity to sample different genres than the collaboration of film and song? Ok I think you get it...I like soundtracks.

The following 3 movies are on my lists of favorites that happen to have pretty awesome soundtracks!

FYI-I follow each movie with the sound track and I highlighted my favorite from each album.

My first example is Forrest Gump.

There was not one thing wrong with this movie it was amazing in every way possible. I could watch it over and over. Imagine to have lived the life portrayed in this movie so many experiences. Forrest Gump rocks; that is all that needs to be said. Check out the amazing soundtrack:

Disc One

1. "Hound Dog" performed by Elvis Presley – 2:16
2. "Rebel Rouser" performed by Duane Eddy – 2:21
3. "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do" performed by Clarence "Frogman" Henry – 2:18
4. "Walk Right In" performed by The Rooftop Singers – 2:33
5. "Land of 1000 Dances" performed by Wilson Pickett – 2:25
6. "Blowin' in the Wind" performed by Joan Baez – 2:36
7. "Fortunate Son" performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival – 2:18
8. "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" performed by The Four Tops – 2:43
9. "Respect" performed by Aretha Franklin – 2:27
10. "Rainy Day Women #12 & 35" performed by Bob Dylan – 4:35
11. "Sloop John B" performed by Beach Boys – 2:56
12. "California Dreamin'" performed by The Mamas & the Papas – 2:39
13. "For What It's Worth" performed by Buffalo Springfield – 2:38
14. "What the World Needs Now Is Love" performed by Jackie DeShannon – 3:13
15. "Break on Through (To the Other Side)" performed by The Doors – 2:27
16. "Mrs. Robinson" performed by Simon & Garfunkel – 3:51

[edit] Disc Two

1. "Volunteers" performed by Jefferson Airplane – 2:04
2. "Let's Get Together" performed by The Youngbloods – 4:36
3. "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" performed by Scott McKenzie – 2:58
4. "Turn! Turn! Turn!" performed by The Byrds – 3:54
5. "Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" performed by The 5th Dimension – 4:48
6. "Everybody's Talkin'" performed by Harry Nilsson – 2:44
7. "Joy to the World" performed by Three Dog Night – 3:16
8. "Stoned Love" performed by The Supremes – 2:59
9. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" performed by B. J. Thomas – 3:00
10. "Mr. President" performed by Randy Newman – 2:46
11. "Sweet Home Alabama" performed by Lynyrd Skynyrd – 4:43
12. "It Keeps You Runnin'" performed by The Doobie Brothers – 4:13
13. "I've Got to Use My Imagination" performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips – 3:30
14. "On the Road Again" performed by Willie Nelson – 2:29
15. "Against the Wind" performed by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band – 5:33
16. "Forrest Gump Suite" composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri – 8:49

My second film is Cruel Intentions

I love this soundtrack soooooooooooo much! I love this movie soooooooooooooooo much! Such a tragic story, I know it starts out so wrong but love happens, people change, temptation, fight, love, and lies. It's got everything! This is my chic flick super rave favorite movie ever!

1. Placebo - "Every You Every Me (Single Mix)"
2. Fatboy Slim - "Praise You (Radio Edit)"
3. Blur - "Coffee & TV"
4. Day One - "Bedroom Dancing (First Recording)"
5. Counting Crows - "Colorblind"
6. Kristen Barry - "Ordinary Life"
7. Marcy Playground - "Comin' Up From Behind"
8. Skunk Anansie - "Secretly"
9. Craig Armstrong (featuring Elizabeth Fraser)- "This Love"
10. Aimee Mann - "You Could Make A Killing"
11. Faithless - "Addictive"
12. Abra Moore - "Trip On Love"
13. Bare, Jr. - "You Blew Me Off"
14. The Verve - "Bitter Sweet Symphony (Album Version)"                                                        THIS IS ALSO MY FAVORITE SONG OF ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL TIME.

And my 3rd is Natural Born Killers

I loved this movie, I was teen when it came out and feel in love with the music. It was so unbelievable what we saw in the theater that night. I think we walked all the way home that night after the show just talking and recalling what we saw. I was blow away! This movie was so like nothing I had seen before. It is so weird that after all these years I can still watch this movie and feel like it's the first time. This was a crazy movie but awesome choice in songs. Quentin Tarantino is amazing with his song selections in his movies. Check out the soundtrack:

1. Leonard Cohen — "Waiting for the Miracle" (Edit)
2. L7 — "Shitlist"
3. Dan Zanes — "Moon over Greene County" (Edit)
4. Patti Smith — "Rock N Roll Nigger" (Flood Remix)
5. Cowboy Junkies — "Sweet Jane" (Edit)
6. Bob Dylan — "You Belong to Me"
7. Duane Eddy — "The Trembler" (Edit)
8. Nine Inch Nails — "Burn"
9. "Route 666"
   

   featuring Robert Downey Jr., and Brian Berdan — "BB Tone"

10. "Totally Hot"
    

    contains an edit of Remmy Ongala And Orchestre Super Matimila — "Kipenda Roho"

11. Patsy Cline — "Back in Baby's Arms"
12. Peter Gabriel And Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan — "Taboo" (Edit)
13. "Sex Is Violent"
    

    contains excerpts of Jane's Addiction — "Ted, Just Admit It..." and Diamanda Galás — "I Put a Spell on You"

14. A.O.S. — "History (Repeats Itself)" (Edit)
15. Nine Inch Nails — "Something I Can Never Have" (Edited And Extended)
16. Russel Means — "I Will Take You Home"
17. The Hollywood Persuaders — "Drums a Go-Go" (Edit)
18. "Hungry Ants"
    

    contains excerpts of Barry Adamson — "Checkpoint Charlie" and "Violation of Expectation"

19. Dr. Dre — "The Day the Niggaz Took Over"
20. Juliette Lewis — "Born Bad"
21. Sergio Cervetti — "Fall of the Rebel Angels" (Edit)
22. Lard — "Forkboy"
23. "Batonga In Batongaville"
    

    contains excerpts of The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra — "A Night on Bare Mountain"

24. Nine Inch Nails — "A Warm Place" (Edit)
25. "Allah, Mohammed, Char, Yaar"
    

    contains excerpts of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party — "Allah, Mohammed, Char, Yaar" and Diamanda Galás — "Judgement Day"

26. Leonard Cohen — "The Future" (Edit)
27. Tha Dogg Pound — "What Would U Do?"

See ya guys tomorrow for the 3rd and final day of the challenge!

Songs - Media Mayhem Day 1

How do you choose three of your favorite songs? For me it is a hard process as I have so many musical interests. I love so many bands, singers, and genre's that my mind has been swirling since signing up for the blog hop. I had to choose a theme for the songs first (which was a challenge in itself)! I have so many lists running around my brain and was going to post some of Maise's favorites but the on the way home last night it hit me as the radio played a song I have not heard in some time. Marilyn Mansons "The Beautiful People", what a great road song, I turned it up and drove home exaggerating the turns as I continued up the road. I love a good road song, one that makes the start of a long drive exciting and fun! So here are 3 of my favorite songs for hitting the road or driving fast to:

This next song was also the opening song for the movie Demon Knight. It was an awesome chase/crash scene and totally makes me feel charged behind the wheel.

And the last one is totally random but still awesome. Totally takes me back to my teen years and learning to drive:

                                  

Ok I chose road music as I have been traveling a lot the past couple of weeks. As great as road music is there is still no place like home! Catch ya guys tomorrow for day 2!

"Media Mayhem" 3 Day Blog Hop

I am going to give another challenge a try! RJR Daydreamer has come up with a great idea for a 3 day blog hop this weekend.  I enjoyed the A-Z challenge but it became a very long one but this sounds like a lot of fun and will only be for 3 days so I think I can swing it! The hop starts this Saturday June 25 and continues to Monday the 27th.  Each day there will be a theme to follow (songs, films, and blogs). Pretty cool...check it out this weekend or join in the fun yourself!

Happy Father's Day from Cincinnati

This past weekend the girls and I took Joe on a road trip for Father’s Day.  We headed out to Cincinnati, Ohio for a Reds v. Blue Jays game.  In our tradition each girl got to go to their 1^st Baseball game on Father’s Day!  I believe both Maise and Nessa had a fantastic time.  They were amazing in the car for the 5/6-ish hours each way and were very cool at the ballpark.  Both girls made friends along the way - such smooth talkers.  Even I got to meet a friend along the way!  My locker partner from high school lives there and we met with her and her crew. It was the best! I loved catching up and meeting two of the cutest little guys in the whole world.   We had a very busy couple of days starting Thursday night with a pre-Father’s Day celebration with my dad and brother (Happy Father’s Day), and then Joe and I got to go to the Cubs v. Yankees game at Wrigley (What? What?), Saturday we headed out early and swam at the hotel (well Daddy and fishie swam), Sunday we were off to the ball park and dinner with friends and Monday a leisurely ride back home where we kicked up our feet and called it a night.

Happy father’s Day All…….

My first Cubs game in years!

Yeah Swimming!

Ok this was actually earlier this week but how cute in my rain monkey?

Caillou on the go! I love my laptop!

Nessa in a King size bed, lol, she was out!

Take me out to a ballgame!

But it wasn't all smiles....

But mostly it was....

How cool was that? SUPERSTAR!

Have a great week!

This song is dedicated to Maise’s new friend Ben Ben!

Mom and the Frat Boys

This past weekend my mom and I took the girls to visit grandma and grandpa. Coming home we were stopped on highway 57 for about an hour. There was a flipped over car about a mile ahead. I have been stopped in traffic but this was a first. People were walking up and down the highway making friends and passing word along. We were lucky enough to have been stopped near a highway patrol officer that just got off work who was giving us a play by play. We were also fortunate it was only an hour and that the weather was so great. It turned a negative situation into a slightly festive one. I felt like I was tailgating in fact we started joking with these college kids and a lady from Georgia. There was a softball team that was late for the game and other kids being bounced on the side of the road. Not one person seemed angry or hostile it was a very jovial experience. My girls were amazing! Nessa fussed only for a bit and Maise sat there singing and chatting the whole time. Maise gets extra points because minutes before we came to a stop I promised her milk and we were out. Check out our highway 57 party!

Have a great week!

9 Months...Already?

Nessa turned 9 months on Wednesday. We took her to get her 9-month pictures on what seemed like the hottest day of the year. It was a crazy adventure, but we got a cute shot and met up with some friends for dinner afterward. Ironically the earrings I ordered for the girls came that same day so Ness kind of got a present. It was an awesome 9-month birthday for Nessa Pants! Although not planned, her 9-month marker turned into quite the celebration!

Vanessa's 9 month stats are:

                                                            21 and 3/4 lbs

                                                            28 inches long
                                                   (Dr. said she's PERFECT!)

Say Cheese!

Nessa's pictures will take a couple weeks to get back but Joe snuck Maise in for an impromptu photo shoot while I was paying. Check it out!

Have a great weekend!

Well Shit!

Disclaimer: You will all be glad that I didn't post pictures!

So yesterday morning the girls and I got up slowly as we didn't have any morning plans.  Joe had left for work and left me my coffee...it was perfect! So relaxing! The girls were sitting together on the floor laughing and playing and I took the opportunity to check a quick email.  Well that's when I heard Maise say "Momma, Nessa Poo Poo."  I tell her I am on the way and seriously I was less than 3 feet away with the door open. But when I walk in I find that Maise was not calling to have me change Nessa she was calling out to inform me that she was changing Nessa.  I thought I had a mess when Maise found the powder - I will spare you details except that Maise had the one diaper off and one on the side and a baby wipe.  Poor Maise might of been alright if Ness was not such a spin and twirl kinda gal.  I give the kid credit she did pretty good.  What a fun Sunday!  

1-2-3-4-5-6 Here I come!

Hiding go seek is Maise's new favorite game. Uncle C taught it to her and she thinks it is the COOLEST. She likes both hiding and seeking but is very demanding about the order. She will run up to you and say count and that means you are on. It is so funny when you are counting because when you start looking for her she runs right out. Guess she doesn't want the searcher to stress. When she counts you better be quick because she only gives ya till 6 or 10 and comes searching. She is pretty good at that part and actually likes a challenge. Maise has really been diggin' (literally) the sand box lately. Mom and dad finally got smart enough to bring our own shovel and bucket to the park.



Vanessa is crawling so well she will follow you from one point of the house to the other. It is awesome having her able to do that. She still is very clingy but I think her new found skills are going to do wonders in the confidence department. Vanessa is also well on her way to being a UFC Champion, THANKS JOE! Yep daddy has been teaching the girls to wrestle and Vanessa seems to be the girl with the upper hand. She has no fear and will go right for Maise when she is ready to play.



This week I learned why I love Ebay and I hate craigslist...well hate is strong but I really became aggravated with craigslist this week. I have done ebay many times for years now and never had the stress that I had last week selling baby items. These people were nuts, wanting pictures of the seams and such. They were calling daily to ask more and more questions. I was so done by Friday that I was ready to drop it all off in one full swoosh to the women’s center near work. But I took a deep breath and wound up making a little bit cash on the items my girls can't use and helped some families that really needed a good deal. I have been in my cleaning/organizing frenzy and was ready to let go. After the irritation with craigslist I went back to ebay and sold everything in record time with only one question..."Will I ship to Brazil?"...sure why the heck not! Clean simple business. I totally heart ebay. I can actually see some floor in my attic...I can't wait to fill it back up. NOT REALLY!



Sorry for the delay this week in posting but I really have a TON of stuff going on. I am looking forward at 2 weeks kind of-off, so that I can get some activities and pictures posted for all of you.



Have a great week!

From A to Z in 10 seconds

So I bet that Nessa would be crawling in two weeks...while the video may not be traditional crawling let's give this girl some credit. I have been waiting for this shot and I am glad to finally be able to share. She has done the "standard" crawl a few times but likes the "snake" much better.  I really doubt we will see her ever doing an "army" crawl. While she still only stands strait when on furniture she does really try to pop up from a seated position to standing...and she almost has it! Nessa did catch a bit of what Maise had; it makes me sad having my 8 month old cough. But she loves her baby fever reducer (yum, grape) so we are on the road to recovery

Nessa lost two earring backs this week and one about a month ago, in all this time that has never happened with Maise. So I am on a hunt for some earring that can survive Miss Nessa. I don't think hoops are cool for a baby but there were these latch things my mom had for me that I think I will look for.

Maise - Maise is so crazy but she really is a help. She is very comforting towards her sick baby sister and has been a great bed side nurse. With Maise only getting over the virus herself she has still been a little off. This weekend she was able to attend her big cousins’ college graduation party and was a peach for the most part but got a little tantrumy (if it is not a word it is now). You got to LOVE when the kids act up in public. Maise is so funny! This week she took a trip with Grandma Janet and Nessa to McDonalds and made a friend. Her friend stopped playing and sat down to eat. Maise came out of the play tubes looking around like where's my pal? When she spotted her new buddy eating with her dad Maise went to the table and said "You eating with your daddy?"...but as Grandma explained she said it in a tone like seriously you are gonna eat? now? while we are playing?...That is so my kid!

For the most part both of my kids are very social and don't mind being passed around. I love that but realize that I don't want them to comfortable with real strangers. Both will clam up a tiny bit when we first get someplace but then accept their surroundings but I feel they are both very high in the levels of social skills for their age.

Speaking of social skills (kinda) I would just like to announce that we have offically booked the Golf Course for Vanessa's big 1 Year Birthday Bash.

SAVE THE DATE - September 9th!

It's gonna be a hippie chic themed party and will be off the charts!

Face painting - tie dye - food - drinks...and I am not crazy, it is not early it is just over 3 months to plan.

Have a great week!

What a week!

Maise has been sicker than she has ever been before. She has been running a fever as high as 103 for a long time now. She was acting a little off and then 3 am Saturday morning the fever appeared. The wild thing is that it keeps going up and down and in some respects has been under control. I took her in to see the doctor yesterday and found out this is a virus that popped up and it was crazy how many people in our area all had the same exact facts to present to the doctor. She was not given any meds, but we can continue the fever reducer. The doctor said it would probably run around 5 more days. I took yesterday off and Joe will be home the next two...let's just hope she beats this quick. And PLEASE keep Nessa healthy.

So the battle of the virus put a few restrictions on this weekends activities. Maise missed her friend Athina's communion but wants to say good job!! Nessa and I went to celebrate but had to turn back around when Maise got a little worse for grandma. Maise was still running a high fever but was doing much better, not well enough to do our walk unfortunately. We have rescheduled and will be Marching For Babies, September 17th in Dixon, Illinois. You know what? We are cool with that because we are a Fall loving kind of family and this will be a fun way to celebrate Joe's birthday. We have never been to Dixon, so chalk it up to new experience.

Nessa went to a birthday party, for her cousins Vito (5) and Rocco (1), on Sunday while Maise stayed home resting with daddy. It was actually kind of nice to have a little mommy and Nessa time, and daddy and Maise time. It is hard to allow for separate bonding so I am very grateful to have at least had one positive from my poor sick babies situation.

I am back to work today, already swamped and behind but pushing forward. My "deadlines" for this evening are complete (BIG SIGH OF RELIEF)! Tomorrow we host the Bulls Game, so I better hit the store for some Bulls gear for the ladies!

Fun fact for the week....Joe and I celebrated 17 years together this past weekend.
                                          17 YEARS! Holy Smokes!!

Have a great week!

Pete Da Butta

This week Maise named her little people; Ciselle, Buddy, Gordy, Goshi, Nicole, and Jo. it is so crazy I don't even know where she got the names from but we were sitting and playing with our friends and I asked what one of the girls name was and she said Ciselle without skipping a beat. We continued and I tested her to see if she remembered. The wild thing is she did remember which one was which and continues to call them by their new names.

Vanessa is rocking on those knees like a crazy girl. She is pushing all over the floor this girl will be full time crawling in less than two weeks. BET! She can already cover some major territory just pushin'...this is going to be one busy summer. She is still working on holding on to couches and such but not really making the effort to walk. When in her exersaucer she looks like she is free standing. Vanessa is a very strong girl; her big trick of the week is gliding off the couch feet first on her belly. It is very cute but the poor kid just can't figure out what to do once she lands.

Mothers Day Maise said "Happy Mommas Day, Mommy" and gave me a big huge. I am such a lucky woman. I was so excited that she did that. Really made my day; I got to wake up and enjoy a slow morning with my family; Joe ran out to grab us coffees and then we cleaned up the yard and planted cherry tomatoes and attempted to plant some flowers. I say attempted because Maise was determined to not let that happen. I had this wonderful idea about planting in her sensory table and she had a better idea...use it AS A SENSORY TABLE...Duh! MOMMA!

Check out our Mother's Day Planting Pictures at The Rainy Day Toddler!

My Mother's Day gift to me is a shiny new laptop. I am so excited I have never owned one. I feel like such a big girl. I can't wait to go use it in public, lol, look at me working on the go. (Nerd!) After our gardening adventure we ran out to pick it out. Boo Hoo I went home without it. But that was so they could hook it up for me and then as always my schedule got CRAZY and it is still sitting at Staples. I will pick her up tonight...WOO HOO!

This weekend is our MARCH OF DIMES WALK anyone that still wishes to donate can visit my donations page today!! We are almost at our goal, I thank all of those that have already contributed and urge the rest of you to join me in helping save lives!!

Oh yeah some of you may still be wondering what's up with the title of this blog post. Well let me clarify:

In Maise Speak Pete Da Butta means Peanut Butter...I am not normally a fan of baby talk but how cute is that? It is a pretty log word. Also this week we learned a new song - Sticky Sticky Bubble Gum. Cute song but cutter when sung by Maise...Sticky Sticky Bumblebum!

These are some pictures from Mother's Day of Maise washing her ride...

Have a Great Week!

Catching Up with Meatball and Nestle

What an amazing week! I survived the Pancake Breakfast and now I have time with my girls again. The breakfast was a huge success and I would like to thank; my mom, Traci, and Heather for helping out at the bakery table, my mother in law for baking, my brother for coming out to show support and play games, and my cousins Candice, Gary, Eddie, and Heather for serving our guests. This was the most incredible experience! I was able to be part of every aspect of this event and learned so much. I can’t wait to tackle the project again next year. We really went in a positive direction and the results were very happy guests. I worked with a team to prepare for the event and I again am so excited that I was able to be part of something wonderful. For all those that missed it this year you are not going to want to miss next year! My mom won an American girl Doll, I won a family pack to Hollywood Park, Traci won something, and Candice won Cubs tickets…not a bad day.

The girls stayed home with dad on Sunday because the event was a little big for them to deal with at this point. I am excited and looking forward to the next event I can take them to for work because everyone wants to see how big they are getting. The next fundraiser is a small one and it is only a pick up but they will join me Saturday to pass out flowers then in August the will walk with me at the Austin Special Walk A Thon…I hope we can get them shirts in their sizes. Speaking of walks now that the Pancake Breakfast is over we can get back to focusing on our March of Dimes Walk for Babies!!

Our March of Dimes walk was supposed to be this Saturday but due to the plant pick up we had to reschedule for May 15 in McHenry. The girls will still join me and I am still pretty excited for Vanessa to make her first charitable effort. 

Vanessa has added dada, gaga, and caca to her vocabulary but momma is still her most used word.  Vanessa now has two bottom teeth in and Maise thinks that is enough teeth for a PB and J. Poor Joe nearly had a heart attack when he realized that Maise was sharing her sandwich with “Nesle”.

My “Meatball” Maise is a crazy nut she is a sneaky girl always trying to feed her sister. I am getting to the point of needing to separate them. Maise is so ready for preschool, Joe and I have started doing the research and Maise will be in school by Septmeber.  It is bitter sweet because I will miss our Lidia (babysitter) but I know it is best for Maise.

It is time to pack up old clothes again both of my babies are starting to bust at the seems we are getting crazy close to me having to buy clothes…I have been so spoiled by wonderful gifts and donations but they are finally getting out of those sizes. Watch out Visa Momma’s hitting the mall!

Now to catch you all up in photos:

Maise's Pirate Basket

Happy 1st Easter to Vanessa - Christine - and Charlie!!

(These kids are not going to be spoiled at all)

Momma and Vanessa

My sweet little Easter Bunnies!

Baskets For My Girls and their Cousins

The littlest baller

Look who is standing..

                          

                                                                           For Me?

 

Have a graet week everyone!