We're Home... Phewwww!

It was a wonderful week down in California!! We got to see pretty much every family member down there (sans the extended cousins and Chris' brother & fam). But I do have to say that everyday at a new home with two kids is quite overwhelming. That's the first and last time that's going to happen! I always had a rule that we would stay at one house and anyone who wanted to see us would have to visit us there or just meet up for a day excursion. Well, although that sounds really selfish and snobby, I now stand even firmer, that this snobbish plan is the only one that works with kids in tow. I was so surprisingly blessed, though, at how great the kidos were. Super well behaved and pretty content! Tyler is such a helpful and kind big brother - I pray that he continues to be that way towards his little sis for many many years to come.

So now we're at home, the laundry is all done and groceries once again occupy the empty fridge (hard to believe that my fridge could be empty, huh?). Well, you know, it was as empty as any asian fridge, there are always bottles of sauces, garlic, and the other essentials! :) So here are some pics from our trip. Had to do a slide show because there were too many (mom is here, so she's taken over 220 since a week ago!) ha ha ha! Love to you all!

What a week!

I can't believe a whole week has gone by since my last post. Wow, time flies so fast when you're a crazy mommy, I mean, when you're having fun!! Well, I've spent the last week preparing for tomorrow - the day we take off on our first road trip with the little pumpkin. Laundry, house cleaning, errands, etc... has consumed my week and now the day has finally come. You'd think after all that time I'd be ready, of course not!!!! I still have to pack the food and toiletries, but
everything else is loaded up ready to go! My mom is flying in tonight and she, the kids and I are making our way down to Cali!! So. Cal, baby!! Hubby can't take time off of work, so he's "batching" it this week. We'll stop in the East Bay area to visit Steph, then down to my sister-in-law's, to my cousin's, to the Santa Barbara Zoo with my other sisters and kids, to Susan's house (sister), to my mother-in-law's house, then to my aunt's house for a rest time before we head back home on Thursday. What a whirl wind trip, but I wanted to everyone to be able to see Kelsie and the rest of us. It will be a LOOOOOONG time before we make it down again. Anyway, it'll be another week before I'm on again! Love to you all!!

Aaaaahhhh Slime!!

Okay, so I have been trying to be more domestic and do art projects with Tyler since they don't do alot during their 3 hours of Kindergaten. Today was slime day. Our neighbor's daughter comes over once a week after school and I promised them that we could make slime again. Today was the day. I got the recipe off this awesome website (familyfun.com - if you need any fun ideas to do with your kids from Preschool through grade school, it's all themed by seasons and holidays). Anyhoo, we got all the things ready for making the concoction. But, it didn't turn out!! Unfortunately, I was lazy and guestimated on the amount of Borax... needless to say, the slime wasn't slimey, it was like a hard piece of chewed up bazooka gum. Yuck!

So, for all the efforts, it was only a 5 minute blurp of our day. Sigh... what could have been a 30-45 minute play time turned into a failed recipe... Oh well, at least I tried. I guess I'll have to make more next week!! So we scraped our hands and then played with Kelsie a little and now they're off to the yard to stomp in the slush.

Eyes Wide Shut...

There are many days I'm so grateful for technology... today was not one of them! Why is it that day you NEED a nap, the phone rings constantly and there is someone at the door every minute? And the days your dying for some adult interaction, the phone is silent and there is no one at the door? I wish I would have been smart enough to turn the phone off this morning so I could have gotten a little shut eye (baby is in a growth spurt, I think, so she has been waking up through the night.) I've been spoiled since she's been sleeping pretty much through the night for a couple weeks now.

So even now, I'm debating... Do I wash the dishes and pick up the house before I crash or just lie down? I really really want to be lazy and just go to bed right now, after Tyler falls asleep. We'll see what happens. Until then, I will walk around my house with my eyes wide shut like a zombie!