Thankful

We had a great Thanksgiving starting off w chili waiting for John&Co to arrive from Alamo. We met the new au pair and Brie got to wrestle and get foot-slappers from Uncle John. Then on Thanksgiving we cooked and baked all day and brought cranberry bread, pumpkin muffins and sweet potato casserole for a chilly evening. The food was good and grandma's new place is a lot bigger than before. On Friday we took a breather and then went out for dinner w Grandpa Mike to an old pizza place in DP while John and Mandy hit up a movie that no one else wanted to see. On Saturday was crazy - we saw Yo Gabba in downtown LA and then raced home for a nap and then went right away to Medieval Times! Our knight won the contest and Anna got the rose for the 2nd time in a row. Brie had a great time and even went pee in the parking lot. Sunday we said goodbye, watched the Broncos beat the Chiefs and fell asleep!

Visit w SANTA

Took Brie to get some photos taken w Santa and all she wants is a Sleeping Beauty dress, an Ariel tale(?) from the Little Mermaid and jellybeans…it was very cute she wasn't afraid of Santa and did a great job. She is her father's child…the other day I caught her peeking up my fireplace trying to figure out the logistics of how he fits through there!

Don't Ya Make My Blue Eyes Green....

I am here to tell you folks. Brie's eyes are turning green. Her father and I overcame!! She was standing in my kitchen tonight (helping me cook fusilli pasta w butter and parm) and the sun showed me they are green green green.

Ear Tubes

Well, after several annoying and painful ear infections, I decided to take Brie to a pediatric ENT doctor and bypass the usual "give her antibiotics" routine. So she's getting ear tubes inserted this month. I am excited but I dont want to put her under so that's the scary part :( but this will give her some much needed relief!!

I'm not Brie, I'm Cinderella

Everyone warned me but the princess phase is in full swing. I am talking about ball gowns, gloves, veils, tiaras, glass slippers and pettycoats. Its very cute to watch and see. I find that eBay and costume stores are great places to get stuff. And now she wants her hair long enough to be in a bun. Stay tuned...not sure what she'll end up being for Halloween but I am guessing it will have something royal about it...

lake tahoe

Brie and I took a little mommmy/daughter trip to LT for a week...it was great minus the smoke from the Rim Fire but as soon as we got to S Shore the wind picked up and we had puffy clouds. Brie loved it up there - playing w Caiden in Truckee who is my Godson and only 9 mo older and then down to Uncle John's mountain house. She watched Star Wars for the 1st time and played air hockey with me. Overall it was a great trip!

our new wknd routine

I feel like there is a glimmer of light at the end of the dark tunnel of never being able to sleep in. Oh, how I envy my girlfriends who tell me that she and her husband take turns on the weekends to see who gets up with the kids. Me..its me all day, every day. But lately I have this new routine that is working out well for both me and Brie. She wakes up early...I'm talking 6am sometimes and crawls into my bed. I then stumble into the kitchen and get her a zippy cup of milk and turn on cartoons. Winning! She snuggles w mama while mama catches some zzz's! Last weekend I was able to sleep in until 7:45! Thanks to Nick Jr, Team Umi Zoomi and Blue's Clues....I am starting to see the light