Distracted **and an update**

I am sorry, for those of you who like looking at my blog, that I haven't been updating. I have been distracted by many things lately, but mostly re-reading (with Carlos this time) the Twilight books! I thought I would take this opportunity to blog since the two girls at home are still asleep and Carlos took the book to work with him. :)


We have all been doing well. Nothing MAJOR has happened. Miriam loves school and there is a girl that lives a block and a half away, so we have started having her over 2 times a week to play and they love it! They wish they could do it every day, but...she has homework to do and I have decided that friends don't stay past 4. That is when I usually start many of my dinner preparations etc. My wind down time before Daddy gets home! :)


Elaine does her Kiddie Kollege and loves it! She did her math homework in about 1 minute the other day, I was impressed! She is getting so big!!! She loves playing on the computer and outside and with Miriam and her friend.


Laurie is also getting big and gets in to EVERYTHING. She can tear apart the girls room in no time! It is quite funny! She is also still very attached to Mommy. Still won't take a bottle or paci. Even though I was gone for almost 10 hours and Sarah tried to give her a bottle, she wouldn't take it!!! Little stinker! She eats almost everything we do and won't eat baby food. Even when we give her things that are chunks (which she likes), she wants to eat what we are eating and she knows it isn't the same!! hehehe


Carlos is really enjoying the Young Men program and is always busy thinking about them and their activities! He is a good leader to them, I think. He is also busy with work and we are grateful that he does it for us!



**Oct 30-Well I wrote this a while ago and not much has changed. :) We finished all the Twilight books and I liked them even for the second time! I did have my first cake order for someone outside of the family. Carlos had me make some cakes for work and someone ordered one. Of course it isn't my first paid cake ever because I made one for Rose-Marie! :) (I made it in Sept)

Laurie is now standing on her own for several seconds and walking across furniture.

Ok well here is a pic of my cake and maybe some others. I will put up the Halloween pics after tomorrow sometime! :)
Megan (if you don't know, Megan has been one of my best friends since 3rd grade!) was in Chantilly, VA for work and I drove up with Laurie and we visited for the night! It was fun! :) Megan was married on the 24th! Congratulations, wish I could have been there!! (yes I am laughing in the pic)
The cake. Not the prettiest but still fun that I got paid!

Oh dear!

Laurie has finally learned how to climb the stairs! She had done it a few months ago up to the second step and then fell and decided to never try that again. Three days ago I helped her climb all 13 steps and now she is a pro! But you have to watch her, because she will climb them and then sit at the top yelling for you to come get her!! Hehehe. What a silly! She is very smart and demanding and you have to make sure you are really paying attention or you will have a big mess to clean up, or she will have eaten something you don't want her to! Ugh, I am sure all babies this age are the same, it has just been 3 1/2 years since I did this, so I forgot! Oh and she also started giving kisses voluntarily! It is sooo cute! I will give Daddy a kiss goodbye and then she will lean in to give him one as well! So fun! I love my girls!!

All about us!

These might not all be in order but I had a TON of pictures that I hadn't uploaded and so I thought I would just fill everyone in on what has been going on. Life here is pretty centered around Miss Laurie! She is just so darn cute! :)
What a pretty girl am I! (Oct)

9 Mo! September
Looking up-side-down at mommy
Elaine's Kiddie Kollege class. (don't know the other girl)
All us VA girls went to see Papa by the Dulles Airport. They had a LOT of fun in the back while we drove! :)
Papa relating to his grand kids. Oh and see the buttermilk? :)

10 Mo!!!

Republican Roundup! Yummy BBQ!

Evoly really liked the pony! Kept trying to touch it. General Conference glasses! hehehe

Fun

I found this on my friend Deborah's blog.

1.Did you date someone from your school? Yes I did.
2. What kind of car did you drive? I drove a red Hyundi Excel hatchback. I think. It was great! Except that I was so short I had to practially stand up to hit the clutch!
3. What was the most embarrassing moment of high school? During the beginning of the season pep rally, the gymnastics team was tumbling and I did a front tuck and over rotated and landed sprawled out on the mat…got up and continued but I was pretty embarrassed!!
4. Were you a party animal? Um…No.
5. Were you considered a flirt? I don’t know. No one ever told me that.
6. Were you in band, orchestra, or choir? I was in the band and choir. They were awesome!!
7. Were you a nerd? Don’t think so….
8. Were you on any varsity teams? Yes I was a varsity gymnast.
9. Did you get suspended/expelled? No.
10. Can you still sing the fight song? If someone started it for me maybe…we usually didn’t sing but we did play it in the band and I could probably sing it to you and do the cheerleading dance !:)
11. Who were your favorite teachers? Mr ??, Anat/Phys, genetics and other sciences. Sorry I can’t remember his name!
12. Where did you sit during lunch? Usually at a table until my Senior year and then I got to eat on the ‘Senior carpet’ LOL.
13. What was your school's full name? Priarie High School
14. School mascot? Falcons
15. Did you go to Homecoming and who with? I went to Homecoming 3 times with three different people only one of which I was actually ‘dating’ exlusivly. Not sure I should name them ;)
16. If you could go back and do it again, would you? Yes I believe I would.
17. What do you remember most about graduation? I remember being at the ceremony but I also remember the party after! It was a lot of fun to hang out with friends to celebrate!.
18. Where did you go senior skip day? School I think.…but I did skip on other days ;) with my mom’s permission of course. Never did I do it without her knowledge!
19. Were you in any clubs? Hum. I guess gymnastics is a club.
20. Have you gained some weight since then? Um yeah, I guess having 3 kids does that to ya!
21. Who was your prom date? Jared Cooke
22. Are you planning on going to your 10 year reunion? Obviously this survey doesn’t know how old I am… I was planning on it and I did….anyone know how long ago?
23. Looking back, what advice would you give yourself? Not sure but I know I do this now and I am sure it started then… Don’t be so afraid of what other people think. Have more confidence in yourself. Don’t worry so much!!!!! Work hard!