Mission Accomplished

CONGRATULATIONS to MJ on his first official teaching job! As of 9:02 this evening MJ will be teaching 4th graders!

It is hard to believe that just 2 1/2 years ago we started the journey to this day and now it is officially here! Michael, I am so very proud of you and happy for you that you set this goal and achieved it in such a short time and with a job VERY well done. You are an amazing man, husband, father and now teacher too!!! Way to go Michael, way to go!!!

Pure Joy

Here is the show I had the pleasure of watching while getting lunch ready today. Keep in mind that it took me almost a full minute to realize what was going on and that my phone was handy to record the event:

It is moments like this that I LOVE life and being a mom!!

Stationery Card

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Happy 2nd Bday Abigail!

I just can't believe that Abby is two already! The time is just flying by.





We started Abby's Birthday Extravaganza with some Burger King breakfast. She loves their eggs, can devour their pancakes and enjoys dipping the hash-browns in catsup. Not really the healthiest meal, but hey, you only turn two once!

After breakfast it was time for a LONG overdue bath, the first since getting her cast off! Yeah!! Then we packed up and headed to the zoo for lunch and some fun.

We had a GREAT time and I think Abby did too ;)

Then it was off to dinner with some good friends.....



Then then back home for some cake

and Ice Cream!!!

Pee-pee Fun!

Emily sent us home with a potty chair and Abby is putting it to use already...


And she successfully put some pee-pee in the potty!! I'm not sure what she enjoyed more, the success of her efforts or the treat that followed. But the fun ended after the M&M was gone and her happy dance got away from her and landed her hand in the potty!! She was grossed out, as was mom!

And the potty fun begins!

Story Time

Bed time has been rough for Mommy and Abby for a few months now--anytime I am in her room she REFUSES to go to sleep because she knows I will leave. So, MJ has been in charge of bedtime duties. But Abby has slowly found her way to our bed each night, or should I say morning as in 4 am, warm and snug as a bug! But this morning I decided enough is enough. And the fight begins...

I spent about 25 minutes in her room, fighting to keep her in bed and trying to get her to lie down. About the third round of crazy screams MJ tagged himself in. And stayed in there for the rest of the morning after two failed escapes.

Guess we "won" on keeping her in her own bed ;)

So tonight I went in to start the process...determined to get her over her issue of mommy putting her to bed. As we were reading our goodnight book that we have not read in a few months b/c I don't put her to bed she would finish the sentence when I paused: "find pajamas big and...." "small" replied Abby. "And when the moon is on the rise they all go up...." "to exercise!!" said Abby. "the day is done they say "goodnight" and somebody turns off the..." "light!" she peeps in. I just can't believe that she remembers all of that! It is crazy just how much of a sponge she was even all those months ago.

Moral of the story to other parents....careful, they ARE watching!

Not Yet

I refuse to believe that my little Peanut will be two next week...it just can't be true! I don't think MJ understands my denial, but I think all the other mothers out there just might. Can I get an Amen???

Veggies

So I can't get Abby to eat her veggies but she is really is enjoying this:





Yup, that is an orange pepper
she eating like an apple. I'll take what I can get!!