Swim Goggles

Well I have been quite busy as you can tell by my lack of posting. While I wasn't studying or running around like a mad woman. I was playing with my girls.

I am not exactly sure what we were doing here. But, it's somewhere along the lines of. Chenoa and I decided to try leg warmers on Kylee. Some how the swim goggle became the big accesory.. it always does!

Halloween, The Parade

Today was Chenoa's parade for Halloween. After dropping Chenoa off, Kylee hopped in the stroller to watch.


Marc, Kylee and I waited to see Chenoa. Kylee had to make a call. Busy baby, I know ;)


Yah, we see our cute Kitty walking by!


They past by so fast:) Good thing we have more picture time in front of the class.

We love our little Kitty and our Princess too!

Playtime

After a long weekend with a very unhappy baby it was nice to be simple with our playtime. The girls and I didn't go anywhere. We brought out the dress up clothes turned on some music and danced around. The girls were princesses. Today we were very girly;)

Today Went So Well

Wednesday was tough everything seemed difficult. Today, Thursday, went well after a wonderful lab where I seemed to have everything down. I was off to shop around a bit at the local stores. All by myself, it was wonderful. After cleaning up for a while the sitter came over. Marc and I were off to shop, eat, drink, and head to the movies. It was relaxing and enjoyable. On the way home I started receiving calls about my brother getting engaged. I wish the best for both of them(and I am looking forward to the wedding). When we made it home the sitter told us all about the evening her and the girls had. She helped Chenoa finish her homework, fed the girls dinner, and she said the girls went to sleep well. Wow today went so well. I wouldn't have even imagined this yesterday.
Marc and I officially decided I am going to resign from my position at work. I just need that extra time for school, the girls, and myself. I am looking forward to relieving myself of some of the extra work.

Letter To Mom From, Chenoa

Chenoa wrote her first real letter to me today. I am not sure why. I am pretty sure I didn't do any thing extra special. Chenoa is really happy with me today:)
Letter:
I love you mom
from, Chenoa
I love you because you love me
and you have me do lots of activities
I want to do. and you let me do lots
of fun things to.

I had to write down activities for you her but she did a great job. It's amazing what she can do after being back at school for a short time. I had no idea what she was writing. I was not allowed to look. I am impressed with her impromptu writing skills. Isn't that just so cute and nice of her.

Ready for the Week?

Things went so well today I don't want tomorrow to come. The laundry is folded, the lunches are packed, Kylee is back to her happy self. The girls are happy they had playgroup today. We even got Chenoa's Halloween costume today. I am very much looking forward to next weekend. The girls get to wear their costumes at the mommy group pumpkin party. Things are looking good. All I have to do is make it through the school week. I think I can I think I can!!

Closet Cleaner

I was lucky enough to stay home for an extra couple of hours with Kylee. She was exhausted this morning after having another rough night. I didn't have a massage until 2. Now they just called me with a 1. So I am happy to report she is napping. Thank goodness I got that ibuprofen.

When I realized I had extra time at home. I thought I will get some homework done. But the house was a little messy. So I started to clean a bit. I was continuously trying to talk myself out of cleaning to much. I realized I do this often. This made me think of when my girlfriends came over for girls night. Everyone mentioned how really clean my house was. I hadn't expected this. All I could see was all the things I hadn't had time for. Such as wiping down the walls. I explained that Marc likes everything clean. And I did extra cleaning that day. This is what I always tell myself. But now I am starting to realize it's actually me. Marc tried to tell me not to clean the other day and it was to much to hear. And I always clean that much.

I am not sure when I became this closet cleaner. I can remember back when my parents seemed concern and would ask why my house was so clean. I always imagine everyones house like this all the time. So my house has to be this way too. So was I able to hold back from all the cleaning this morning. Well I didn't vacumme, I don't want to disturb Kylee.

Teething Toddler

Thank goodness Thursday was so pleasant and easy for me. Kylee has been teething all day. She practically cried most of the day. I should have know when she woke up at 2am. We had plans of running to the gym and heading to gymboree after taking Chenoa to school. Kylee cried about pretty much everything. Nothing I tried helped. She seemed so tired but she couldn't sleep. I knew she was teething badly. We tried tylenol but the pain was to much. I tried to leave the house but gave up after a tuff tantrum at the car. I even brought out the good old "What to Expect The Toddler Years." Just to make sure I wasn't missing anything.

Finally I told her "We are going to the store to get ibuprofen and we are going to be okay. I will hold you and help you." We got to Target and I gave it to her immediatley. I was able to distract her in Target enough for not to much crying. While in the car on the way to pick up Chenoa, Kylee finally crashed. I called the office and had them send Chenoa out to the loading area when school was out. After Kylee woke up a couple hours later. Kylee cried a lot again. I sat with her rubbed her back and we turned on Jack's Big Music Show. It was a last resort and it worked. She eventually perked up and calmed down enough to have a nice dinner. She even played with Chenoa for a while. Thank goodness I was feeling so bad for Kylee. I am so glad everyone helped me out on Thursday. I was extra patient and ready to take care of a crying baby!

Set's the tone for home

I walk into the house to find a new set of pictures on the wall. They are the first things you see when you open the door. So nice...Set's the tone for home. Playful & Peaceful. Great job Marc:)

I Heart Pictures

Thursday my sister came to visit. I haven't seen her since 4th of July. Though she only lives 45 minutes away she has been traveling non-stop. I would to if I could take the summer off from work. Shelley came with us to pick Chenoa up from school. Then we headed to the park. I love when Shelley visits because she really plays with the girls. There is no holding back. She not afraid to get her hands dirty. She literally got in the sand and dug to find the dinosaur bones at the park. Like a real archaeologist.
Shelley was kind enough to watch the girls and put them to bed while Marc and I headed to the movie's. A western of course. I am waiting for a mushy romantic movie to drag Marc to. I need a movie like the Titanic or the Notebook. I hope something like that will be out soon!
Marc made everyone dinner also. Way to go Marc. He is on a roll. Now that I think of it. I didn't have to do much on Thursday. I even took a nap! Woo Hoo...Thursday rocked.

The Calm

This morning Marc rode his bike, worked on his Camaro, and hung out. After I came home from school with Kylee in tow. Marc picked up Chenoa from school and I was able to study before heading out to my night class. Marc did a great job of taking care of the girls, cleaning up around the house, and helping Chenoa with her homework.
After studying hard it was nice to come home and sit for an hour and do nothing. Thanks Marc for all of your help;) My school week is over tomorrow morning. My sister will visit us midday. Then Marc and I have date night... Woo Hoo! What are we going to do? My guess is dinner and a movie. I know it sounds boring but lately boring is wonderful. It's nice to get out of the house, relax, and not have to worry about anything but hanging out with Marc.

Rocked the 1/2

Early Sunday morning I headed to San Jose to run the Rock and Roll 1/2 Marathon. The half marathon went so well. I couldn't have imagined it going any better. I was thinking I wouldn't be able to run the last couple of miles because I had not trained enough. I did 2 long runs of 6 miles. I wasn't able to squeeze in the longer runs. My mother in law, Pat, and I ran together the whole time. We didn't even find the need to use our ipods. As we ran she told me of her fabulous idea about my speech. Pat thought I should do a speech on time management. I could speak of how I manage my hectic schedule and what tools I use to make it work. I kill to birds with one stone on my run. I planned my speech and I ran 13.1 miles. We might have improved on our time, but, I had to take 4 bathroom breaks. I guess I drank to much water. Last year I didn't have to stop at all. Although, maybe that's why the run did not feel difficult. I was well hydrated. We ran the whole way! When I got home I even rallied the family and we went to Toys R' Us. Truthfully Kylee and Marc seemed more tired than me. Go me, I am feeling good right now. I hope I am not to sore tomorrow.

Wedding

Marc and I were off to a wedding on Saturday night. When we arrived Marc mentioned that this was our third wedding in a year and high fived me. I guess we are keeping track and hoping for more. I had never been to a wedding quite like this before. They had a Catholic priest but it was at a Winery so it wasn't a super long Catholic ceremony. This winery was gorgeous. The sky looked perfect with the sun setting over country and hills in the distance. We sat most of the time. The bride was gorgeous. By the time dinner came I was able to stomach some food after my party night with the girls. We headed home the first chance we could at 9:30. I had to get to bed for my 1/2 marathon in the morning.

Fun Friday

Friday Chenoa was home from school. So after running at the gym. We both took Kylee to Gymboree. The girls that worked there were so nice. They let Chenoa come in and help out. Kylee was a little tired and off from her immunization the day before. So Kylee didn't really want to sing or do circle time. However, Chenoa loved it. In fact on the way home she told me she wanted to work at Gymboree when she is older!

Speech

I mentioned to my teacher that my only idea for my informationl speech is what happens at a half Marathon. She didn't seem to keen on it. She told me if I ask friends and family they usually have good idea's.
Do you have any ideas?