Change--it's a comin'

Just a little note to let my readers--I know there are only a handful of you treasured people, but nonetheless--there will be some changes to the way my blog looks in the next week or so. I am getting ready to personalize it more to my style. Hopefully you will approve, and if not, oh well it is my blog not yours! Keep posting comments too please! I like to read them and it let's me know that you are reading it and sharing in my life!

May is almost done! May is almost gone! Through it all we had some fun!

1. It's cold and _chilly in the freezer____.

2. _I love__ tomatoes. Especially in salsa!

3. My favorite health and beauty product is _deodorant____.

4. _I am getting ready for___ a nice long ride (to Minnesota).

5. Well, first of all _my baby will be TWO in eight days--can you believe it. Secondly, it will be a year since I started this blog in 7 days!___.

6. Xander, Chris and myself_; those were the cast of characters in a recent dream and it was _awesome__.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _I think I am going to watch The Goonies_, tomorrow my plans include _going to help out at a yard sale____ and Sunday, I want to _grill and relax w/ the family__!

Happy Memorial Day Weekend and THANKS--to the Men and Women who have served and are serving our country!

1. Moving _sucks____.

2. _Live_ free.

3. My best quality is _being friendly__.

4. __Skip the_ details.

5. In nearly 10 years, _I hope to be raising two happy healthy kids, earning money doing something I love, and celebrating my 20th wedding anniversary with the love of my life (maybe in Hawaii!)___.

6. _A ice cold sweet tea__ is what I need right now!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to seriously I've been saying it for like 3 weeks, but I HAVE to mark yard sales stuff--it's next week!__, tomorrow my plans include _waiting for the dishwasher repair person, grilling kebabs on the new grill and sitting next to the "pool"____ and Sunday, I want to _do some more grilling and sitting next to the pool_!

Now I know my ABC's!

Xander has been working hard on his ABC's lately and he does a pretty good job. He knows them, but sometimes skips a few (as evident in the video). I have also been trying to teach him which state he lives in and where his grandparents are, as we will be heading there in June! Note the look on his face when I ask him what state he lives in! He is done playing my game!

Daddy's Helper

So Daddy and Mommy decided that they would get each other a grill for Mother's and Father's Day gifts (though I'm pretty sure it was all Mommy's idea--she's been clamoring for one for as long as I can remember)! Well, I decided that I had better help Daddy with the assembly...

Here I am handing him a screw driver.

Double checking Daddy's work--you want to make sure that the screws are tight!

They were a little loose, so I am fixing them!

Daddy's almost got it! Needless to say Daddy and I did a superb job on the grill! Now all he needs to do is hook up the propane and grill me a hot dog!

Spring is in the air...but it feels like summer already!

These are springtime quotes--but I chose to do my own thing! Enjoy!

1. If we had no winter _well to be honest our winter was pretty mild--heck I even wore shorts a few times--so it's almost like there was no winter for us! Which I love____.

2. __Xander is _ a perpetual astonishment.

3. If I had my life to live over _I do it pretty much the same--except I would not have had so much credit card debt!____.

4. __I am asleep at least 7___ inside of four and twenty hours.

5. If you've never been thrilled _then your life must really be awful____.

6. To be interested in the changing seasons _means you care about the world around you____.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _not sure yet-for the last few Fridays I've said I needed to ticket yard sale items--I REALLY need to do that!____, tomorrow my plans include _free skin cancer check at a local hospital for Chris and I--and maybe lunch!??!____ and Sunday, I want to __not sure yet--I really need a hair cut___!

I have a life don't I?

I am not sure what my deal is lately, but I have been in a FUNK! Although I am not currently employed in a position outside of the home, I do run a household and take care of and entertain a toddler 24/7. I think I am ready for a vacation...if that sounds silly to you, or you think I am "on vacation" already than you can spend a week in my shoes! Now don't get me wrong I LOVE what I am doing right now, and I wouldn't change it for anything, but for those of you who have never been a stay at home parent than you wouldn't understand. I am "at work" all the time! I don't get time off and sometimes that can be overwhelming and exhausting. I sometimes do not have adult conversations until Chris comes home from work, and then I feel like I am competing with Xander for his attention. So what to do, what to do? Well I have a vacation planned, but not until June when we head to MN. However, I have been turning around some ideas in my head for something that will make me feel like I have an adult life as well as a mommy/wife life! We'll see where that leads, and I'll keep you posted! Thanks for letting me vent--I know I feel a little better!

Thanks hubby and child!

Thank you to my awesome husband and sweet little boy for a wonderful and relaxing Mother's Day! I love you both more than you'll ever know!

Okay!

1. Apples are to oranges as _peas are to carrots____.

2. _My new phone is awesome_ and that's all I have to say about that.

3. I think I hear _the phone ringing____.

4. _Show your American pride and properly display the _ flag.

5. Do what you want to do, but _do it with passion____.

6. _We were out at the lake. Xander was standing near the steps to our cabin,_ and behind him was a Radio Flyer wagon; in the wagon was a bucket filled with _frogs. The boy loves to catch frogs_.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _watching some DVR'd shows, and maybe ticketing yard sale items_, tomorrow my plans include _maybe talking Chris into trying Lupe Tortilla!____ and Sunday, I want to _enjoy my Mother's Day!!

Only one more month til my birthday!

So today is May 6th, 2009. In approximately one month I will be two years old! Yeah!!! I can't wait! I have even been practicing saying "Happy Birthday". It was helpful that my daddy's birthday was last Friday and my Auntie Jessie's and Grandpa Jeff's birthdays are coming up! Mommy and I sang to Daddy on his birthday, it was fun!

I have been very busy learning this last year! I know all my colors, my basic shapes, my numbers up to fifteen in English and ten in Spanish. I am pretty good at identifying animals and as a bonus, I will usually throw in the sound that the animal makes! I have also learned my letters, but sometimes a few of them trick me, especially the N and Y! I know that X-A-N-D-E-R spells Xander, but I cannot spell my name--yet (or maybe I can and just don't want to!!) I have also started singing, but I like to make the motions more and throw in a few key words. Mommy helps me by singing the whole song, or is it that I am helping her sing the song--hard to tell. Nonetheless it is quite fun, and we are pretty good, if I do say so!

I have begun using a lot more two word and three word sentences too! My favorite's are "Is it?", "Is that?", "What letter's this?", "I need!", "Want it!", "Want to!", "Cranky Cano (Volcano)", "Nap time"(though I don't really like nap time), "Like it," and "Swipe It!"

I have become more of a picky eater in my old age! Before I would eat whatever you put in front of me--not so much now. Here are the things I like! Fruit snacks (I'd would eat them all day long if Mommy and Daddy would let me!), fruit (any kind), yogurt, cheese, yoli's (ravioli's), peanut butter crackers, hot dogs, macaroni and cheese, cereal bars, fishies (goldfish crackers), and of course cookies, cake, and ice cream (again, Mommy and Daddy don't let me have these delicious treats nearly enough). Mommy occasionally lets me have corn dogs and french fries which are DELICIOUS, but she says they are not too healthy! Occasionally I will try new things and say "Like it", but usually I am teasing. Although, I did enjoy some yummy chicken nuggets and fish sticks this week, maybe we'll try those again! My favorite beverages are juice and milk, though Daddy tries to get sneaky and offer me "ice water", sometimes I drink it just so he won't feel bad! I also like to pretend I am going to drink their coffee, it really freaks them out! But I'm not interested--to bitter for me! I will not eat veggies (my mom insists on putting them on my plate everyday--what gives?), and I don't really care for eggs or hamburger, though my parents seem to like them!

I still enjoy watching Dora and Diego, and now I even participate when they ask me questions! It's fun! I also like to play "Swipe It"(Thank you Swiper the Fox for teaching me this fun game) with Mommy and Daddy. Though I don't think they have has much fun with it as I do. I also like to pretend there are "Cano's" (Volcano's) around. I still love to play with balls, and ask Mommy for a new one every time we are in Target, she always says no! I also like cars, my "people" (Fisher Price Little People), my drum, and recently trains (Mommy and Daddy don't think I know, but they got me a Thomas Train Track for my birthday--don't worry I'll act surprised!) I also have a friend named Landry who I like to hang out with! His birthday is coming up too, as we are only three days apart! Yesterday, Mommy and I went over to his house and played in his little pool! It was so much fun, that I did not want to leave. Though Mommy said she'd talk to Daddy about us getting a pool like that! I wonder if she has? Anyways, Mommy enjoys spending time with Miss Jennifer, Landry's mommy. So it's win-win for both of us!

This is how I look when I am mad/frustrated. This has been happening more frequently, now that I'm almost two. It's just because I don't know which words to use to express myself appropriately. Mommy and Daddy have mentioned something about the "Terrible Two's", but I feel pretty good, so I am not sure what they are talking about!

I am getting pretty tall too! Mommy tried to measure me the other day, and she came up with a measurement of about 36 and 1/2 inches! Not bad! I weigh about the same, around 32 pounds, but will get the official height and weight when we go to the doctor! Normally I scream like a banshee when I go to the doctor's office, but it had been a few months, so maybe I'll behave! We'll see!

Well it's been nice talking with you, but I've got snacks to eat, and toys to play with!

This isn't the boy you're looking for!

Okay Xander be very still...I don't think they spotted you.

Crap! I think they spotted me! Oh man, they called my name...
what to do, what to do?
Yeah, fake a smile-good idea--they won't know what I'm planning!

They are onto me. I will try to distract them with my mad throwing skills!

Psych! You thought I was going to throw the blue ball! Ha! Now to make my escape, their eyes are on the purple ball--yeah that's right, watch the purple ball!

Quick, make a run for it!

Hello May!

1. The first rule of working in an office and getting along is _always be respectful of others, and never eat your co-workers lunch____.

2. ___Fried__ clams.

3. When I think of carnivals I think of _elementary school____.

4. __tulips/daffodils___ my favorite spring flower.

5. Things on my desk include _pen/pencil holder, computer monitor, paper, notebook and other random junk (my desk is too small)____.

6. __a good song___ makes me wanna __dance___.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _ticketing yard sales items or watching a movie (or both)_, tomorrow my plans include __making Chris a carrot cake and chicken-a-la-king for his birthday __ and Sunday, I want to _hopefully we will be going out on a date (lunch or a matinee) while a friend watches Xander__!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHRIS!!!!!!!

Happy 34th Birthday Baby! I love you!