So this time last week, we were eating dinner in Las Vegas; waking up on Saturday to swim in a nice pool on a hot day. Aahhhhhh, so nice.  This was a busy week, and kind of weird with regard to sleeping.  Owen and Liam have been sleeping late - like past 8 am and going on 9 am.  Unfortunately that is because they are waking up at night.  On Tuesday Owen missed school because we didn't even wake up until 9 am (school starts at 9, we have to leave the house by 8:20).  I hope last night was the culmination of the midnight wakings; Liam was up for over two hours last night.  Fingers crossed!  TGIF!  We are going to a Dodgers game tomorrow and I have us all outfitted.  Mommy got a hat, Owen got a hat and a sweatshirt, Daddy got a tshirt, and Liam has a cute Dodgers outfit.  Of course there'll be pictures so look for them.  xoxo

 

las vegas here we come

We are off on a mini vacation to LV.   Nothing big but we are looking forward to spending time by the pool, and taking Owen to see the sights.  We are going to Circus Circus and Mirage to see the animals.  Hopefully he'll like it.  I don't know if he's maybe too young.  This is our first time taking Liam to a hotel.  Until now we reserved one king size bed and slept with Owen.  Now we are going to try two double beds and each take a boy.  I haven't slept with Liam so I don't know how that will go.  We have been strong and kept him in his own bed.  Actually we just moved Liam to his crib about two weeks ago.  He's doing great sleeping (mostly) through the night.  So wish us luck in ol' Vegas

After the party

Anyone who knows us knows our parties.  We have big parties for just about any reason, and they are always a lot of fun.  One of the best things about parties is the day after the party.  That's when you get to sit around and "recover" by eating cake and snack mix, make fruit smoothies, and just sit around.  Usually Emily and Donny are here so Owen gets to play with his cousins which keeps him entertained and happy.  I even get to take a nice, long nap.  By dinnertime I'm not even hungry because I've been snacking all day.  It's just a nice, lazy day.  I guess you can say, "I like the nightlife.  I like to party.  And I like the day after-rrrrrrr".   The biggest thing we did today was put together Liam's crib.  And when I say "we", I mean Loren put it together while I watched, surfed the internet, and typed this blog.   But now he's done and so it's my turn to decorate.  TTYL

Who else hates low rise jeans??!!!  I have a pair of jeans that I really like.  They're a good, uniformly dark rinse (no whiskering to highlight my hips) and the length is perfect for wearing with sneakers or flip flops.  Too bad that whenever I bend over, sit down, or squat down, my jeans ride so low that it's almost indecent.  As a mommy of a toddler, I am often sitting on the floor or squatting down.  When I'm in public I have to keep pulling my shirt down or my jeans up to avoid showing my undies.  It's such a pain.  No wonder they them "mom jeans".  We have to wear those ugly high-waisters in order to function.  Today I was at the park with my new moms group and I had to tuck my tshirt into my pants. I bought a cute pair of khakis the other day, only to find out that they are butt show-ers.  Aarrggghh!  It's so frustrating to try to dress cute.  I don't wear sweatsuits, leggings, capris, or shorts (unless it's really hot outside) so all that's left is jeans and khakis.  I wish someone would make normal pants with normal waists.  Who likes the stupid low rise style anyway?  And don't even get me started on ultra low rise  (I saw these at Old Navy).  

Terrible Threes

I don't know why they call it the terrible twos.  Owen had a great first and second year.  This year, his third year, is the trying one.  He is great for the most part but sometimes he pulls some doozies.  Yesterday he unraveled a roll of toilet paper and threw all of it into the toilet.  Luckily I got there before he flushed it.  (This also explained why the toilet was clogged last week).  If he's unsupervised, and quiet, it's a good bet he's up to no good.  Today I was changing Liam, and Owen was suspiciously quiet.  I found him "brushing his teeth" with about a pound of Winnie-the-Pooh toothpaste and Daddy's toothbrush.  I laugh after the fact, but it doesn't seem so funny at the time.  Like when I he showed me how he packed his suitcase:  he took ALL of his clothes out of his dresser and stuffed it into his Thomas the Tank Engine suitcase.  Even that wasn't so bad the first time; it was the third and fourth time he did it that started taxing my patience.  Almost every night Loren and I laugh about the crazy things Owen has done or said that day.  I wish we had cameras going all the time so we could save these years.  They are sometimes manic, most often sweet, and sadly, quickly forgotten.  I think I will remember these times forever, but that's not how it works. 

hideous guilty pleasure

I watch "The Real Housewives of New York City". There. I've said it and now it's out in the open. That is one thing I probably would not have told anyone, but I had to tell. It's gruesome. These women are vapid. Actually they're worse than that because they think they aren't airheads. I've been thinking about why I watch this show. I don't normally like reality t.v. (does "Dancing with the Stars" count as reality t.v.?) but i watched the Housewives of NY show once and now whenever I'm flipping through the channels, if I find it I watch it. I try to have an excuse, like I'm feeding Liam and therefore can't change the channel (lol). But mainly I watch it because it's like people watching. I love people watching. I love to get coffee and sit and stare. The most important accessory is dark sunglasses. If you don't have sunglasses then it's not worth doing...because you can't really watch people. They'll see you looking and wonder why you're staring at them. Watching the Housewives of NY is like people watching, only I don't have to wear sunglasses.

some of my favorite things:

1.  My two angels: Sugarface and Angelface, aka Little Bear and Baby Bear

2.  Uggs on a cold night, while sitting around the firepit outside

3.  Madeira from the V. Sattui winery in Napa (Loren brought some home last summer and I had to wait until Thanksgiving to open it.  Even now I can only have a glass here and there)

4.  Getting newsy emails

5.  The caramel apple muffins from Costco

6.  The new Canon Rebel digital camera (which I am hoping to get for Christmas this year)

7.  My new, fancy iPod Touch.  It's only 8 gigs but that's enough for me.  I kind of want the iPhone but am ok with the Touch for now.

8.  The Manic Mommies podcast.  It's cute and they have some interesting guests.

9.  Knitting (and I'm going to finish my scarf before summer :-)

10.  Making lists