Elena: I want to go outside
Me: Ok lets get your socks, shoes, sweatshirt & coat

put on socks, convince her not to wear her sunday shoes, put on sweatshirt, put on coat, she wants to wear hat, put hat on, put on acceptable outdoor shoes.

Me: Do you want to wear your mittens?
E: no

Me: Are you sure? It’s cold outside
E: NO MITTENS!!

open door, it’s way colder than I imagined. I insist on putting pants on her under her dress, but she doesn’t budge about the mittens. Ok fine, I think, your hands will just freeze, that’s ok. now she wants to take her doll along. ok fine. open door. send her outside into the freezing wind.

Seconds later she’s knocking on the door

Elena: Here mom. Here’s my doll.
Me: Do you want your mittens?
Elena: NO MITTENS!

Ok fine, we shut the door again.
Drat she’s knocking again.

Elena: Where my mittens?

finding mittens putting them on, sending her outside again. seconds later:

Elena: MOM, WANNA COME INSIDE!

come inside. take off shoes. take off socks. take off coat. take off sweatshirt. take off hat. take off mittens. two minutes later

Elena: Mom, wanna go outside!
Me:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaruuuurrrgh

Sometimes I would love to be the bread-winner in the family

  Here’s a picture post.  Right now it seems all I focus on is keeping things running smoothly around our place.  I told Gene it’s amazing how little I get done these days.  To be honest, sometimes I love it! (And to be fair, I have to say sometimes I get really frustrated)  Gene & I decided that we have to say good-bye to a good nights sleep until were in our forties. That’s because Elena decided that she needs to wake up every night as often as the baby, and yes I’m learning that I’m not nearly as patient as I thought I was. Seriously if you have any advice for me, I’d take it. (Not promising I’ll follow it)  So the days are good,  but the nights stink.

Anyway before this turns too boring here’s what we’ve been up to:

Last night Elena wanted us to take a picture of her with a hair clip stuck on her finger. I love the expression on her face, Like “I’m so tough”!  Gene also painted her toenails, and she immediately stuck her toes in her mouth and said “I eat it! It’s yummy!”  Groan..

                       Happy 2nd Birthday!!

             Ok, so he didn’t want to be read to..

Yes, we do things a bit differantly at our house…Like

Reading Daddy to sleep.  BTW… We love this book!

  Poor Daddy gets the baby as soon as he walks in the door!!

(and if not the baby, the other one) He’s a wonderful, unselfish father.

This is me trying to help my girl take her first picture. Baby don’t like it much.

The little guy is doing good, and growing like crazy. It’s crazy how many fewer

pictures I’ve taken of him. Whenever I get the camera out he’s either sleeping or

screaming.  He’s so sweet and cuddly..Gotta love him.

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Here’s another one of the b-day girl. She didnt quite know what to do with

the candles, then I realized she had never been to a birthday party before

and really had no way of knowing.

I leave with one of me being my shy self and the thumbsucking munchkin

now after i went through this post i really dont think it sounds like me speaking. it sounds like

i’m trying to sound like me. orwhatever. but it was me. genuinally. ok gottagocleanupthishousecauseitlookslikeatornatoehit.  Andrea