Today

Marco got new underwear today and he loved modeling them for me, but wasn't so keen on sitting on the potty. So, after a little while, he got the diaper back on. Not quite ready for potty training yet. He does love potty humor and when asked anything he answers with "Poopy" at the end of every sentence. For example, "Marco how old are you?" Marco, "Two and a half poopy!" Marco, when's your birthday? Marco, "August 11 poopy!" You get the idea.

Today, Sylvie is 5 months old! I can't believe it, time has flown by! Here are some things about our beautiful Sylvia Rose:

1) She sleeps through the night-sometimes Mommy has to wake her up to feed her because Mommy needs to-otherwise she'll keep on sleeping.

2) She is happy most of the time-loves being on the floor on her back.

3) She is very fair skinned compared to her siblings and her eyes are an interesting greenish color.

4) She loves being out and about, but doesn't like church so much.

5) She is petite-weighs about 13 lbs. maybe.

6) Her family adores her because she is the sweetest thing around!

7) She loves to suck her thumb.

Finally, Lucia got to go on a field trip today with her class to Lowe's Hardwear. I felt bad I didn't get to go (no younger siblings allowed and no babysitter). She had fun building a time capsule, seeing how paint colors are mixed, eating lunch in the "train room", and got her own apron and set of goggles. Sounds like fun, wish I could have gone! We did appreciate Madelyn's dad Tony for taking her with them.

I guess that's all for now! Until next time...

Play Group

So, we've been attending our ward's play group on Tuesday. It's been a lot of fun for the kids to get together and play and for the mom's to socialize. This week we had a yummy lunch to say farewell to a family in our group that's moving away. We had lasagna, salad, garlic bread and cake and cookies.

Here is a picture we took of the group on Tuesday.

Monday Madness

So, I finally got my Christmas present in the mail from Julio-a blog book. It is so cool-he put together a book of my blog posts from the past year. It's so fun to look back and read what happenned and remember the good and bad times. It also reminded me that I need to post more because in a way, this is like a journal.

Mondays are always crazy, trying to get back into the normal routine and get the house back in order. Marco decided this morning, to stack a stool on top of a box and then climb up on it and jump off of it onto Lucia's bed. Well, he missed the bed and whacked his head on the corned wood part of the bed. You can't see it very well in the picture (too much light), but it's a good shiner. Poor Marco, he's a little bit reckless.

Anyway, I also posted a picture of me and Sylvie. She's been wanting to be held today. Some days are like that. Oh, my new food kick is mozzarella, tomato and pesto sandwiches-YUM! I've had one for lunch the past three days. So, I'm just waiting for Lucia to come home and interupt my peace and quiet. Gotta start on dinner too before Sylvie and Marco wake up. Happy Monday!

Food, food, food

So, I feel like I make a lot of food. Three times a day I'm officially in the kitchen preparing something for someone. This week for dinner we've had some variety and it's been pretty good. Monday night we had grilled talapia with homemade salsa, rice and spinach salad. That was a pretty healthy meal. Tuesday we had meatloaf, baked yams, and spinach salad again. Another pretty healthy meal. Then last night I tried something new-mozzarella sticks. They were so yummy, but very fattening. We also had gnocchi with tomato sauce and green beans. I think occasionally I need to write things down so I don't have to think so hard about what to make for dinner all the time! Here are some good back-up meals:
Tostadas with beans, cheese and salsa
Homemade pizza
Hot dogs and potatoes
German pancake
They are all fast and cheap. Anyway, just thought I'd blog about food for once, since it is such a huge part of our daily life.

The search is on!

Julio has been looking for the perfect attorney position. It doesn't seem to exist here in Sacramento. Without experience as an attorney, it's hard to get in. He had an interview today at a bankruptcy firm and they said they start at $3000 (yes, you read that correctly) a month plus $50 for each new client you sign on. Um, I don't think so! We will continue to pray for the right job and I will pray for more patience.
In addition, another thing I learned about Julio's childhood-he would syphon gas through a hose from one of his parents' cars to put into the other car. This was when he was like 7 years old. He said, "It was fun! Don't all kids do that?" (the camera adds 10 lbs. btw)

It's Over!

Yes, I voted for Nader twice! But at least Bush's time in office is comming to an end, his last full day on MLK Day. Did you know that Obama is being sworn in on MLK's 80th Birthday? Let's hope all goes well.

Thinking back...

So, today Julio came home from work and said, "I feel my life is going to change soon" (he has a job interview this week)and it got me to thinking. I thought about how much my life has changed in the past six or seven years. I was talking to my friend Camille today and it made me think about our single years in LA (we were in the same singles ward and lived in the same building). The single life down in LA was so eventful-we would go out to dinner every weekend, go shopping on the Santa Monica Promenade, have picnics on Malibu Beach, go to concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, we traveled, we hung out with "Industry People" (I dated a guy who is in Napoleon Dynamite), go to parties in Bel Air. Seven years ago, Camille and I and some other friends went to Washington DC for a week. Eight years ago, a friend and I went to Europe. Our lives were so glamorous then and we did a lot of fun things, but I was so lonely. I wouldn't go back to that time for anything.It seems like not that long ago, but so much has happenned since then! I love my life now with my husband and children. As challenging and unglamorous as it is, it isn't ever dull and I feel so much love in my life that I didn't have back then. I'm so grateful for all the experiences I've had in my life and what they have taught me. Being single all that time helped me to appreciate my family more and I love them so much!