Princess A

I went to check on Ms. A during her nap and found her awake with her carousel on her head. She was so cute, I quickly grabbed the camera while Reed went to see what I was laughing about. I told Reed to ask her to stay laying down, but she wanted to sit up. I quickly snapped the picture and then sat her up. The picture of her sitting up was after her crying. She sat up in the headboard and told me I could take her picture. :)

New Washer

We have been having issues with our washer since we moved. Finally on the 11th, the washer died or rather, it stained our clothes, got stuck during the rinse cycle and I gave up on washing the clothes. It took 4 hours (normally it takes 65 minutes) to do a batch of clothes and that was with me helping. We called our housing representative and asked for assistance. On Friday the technician showed up. I showed him the stained clothes, he looked at the washer and then said "It can't be fixed. Too old!" So we called our rep again and he said he would look into it and call us Monday.

I ended up borrowing a friend's washer (Thanks Sonja!!!!) to wash some items we needed. The email came, after several calls and emails from Reed and I. (I have a difficult time with the relaxed lifestyle here. It stretches my patience and I have a very low patience level.) The landlord purchased the washer and it would arrive Tuesday - then Wednesday - and finally the delivery date was set for Thursday (20th) in the afternoon. After a concerned call from Reed at 1:30pm, we got a call back an hour later. The washer finally arrived. It was installed and is now running! HURRAY!!!

I have to laugh over the whole thing, just because I am repeatedly taught the lesson of patience and I still haven't figured it out. Also, our washer at home broke in November, so Reed and I purchased a new one, used it for two months and then moved. It has all sorts of fun features and I can fit a lot of clothes in it, which I can't here. :) I hope Sara and the kids are enjoying our washer as much as I miss it. :)

My Picasso

Sweet Pea came up to me this morning and asked if she could paint. We put on her painting shirt and I let her express her creativity. She quickly got tired of her paper canvas and decided to try a different canvas, HER!
I caught her painting her hands, fingernails (black) and her arm. She would then use her hands to paint on the paper. When I cleaned up, I found paint on the floor, table and wall. Little splatters were everywhere. When I asked if she had fun, she looked at me with a huge grin and said "YES!"

Sweet Pea's New Friend

We decided to have an easy Saturday, so no sight seeing. Sweet Pea got a little bored, so I decided to do some paper crafting with her. We made a couple of things and then I gave her the glue, scissors, paper and crayon and let her create. In the middle of her creating, I remembered how she loved having me trace her out with sidewalk chalks last summer. I got the idea of making Sweet Pea a 'new friend' using the same technique except we were inside. She was so excited when I told her to lay down on the papers I had taped together. I traced and cut her out. Sweet Pea noticed that 'she' didn't have a birthmark or eyes, so she quickly remedied that problem. She had a wonderful time showing 'Ms. A' all around the apartment. Finally, she laid 'Sweet Pea' in bed for a nap. :)



Naptime :)

Bath Time Revisited

I have discovered the secret of getting Sweet Pea to take a shower.

Step 1: Fill her Magic Tinkerbell wand. (It changes colors when it gets wet. Thanks, Aunt Sara!)
Step 2: Wash her hair VERY FAST!
Step 3: Rinse her hair even faster! She doesn't like water in her eyes or ears and will tell me that "You're suppose to be careful!" if I get water in those places.
Step 4: Give Sweet Pea the shower wand.
Step 5: Wash her body.
Step 6: HaveSweet Pea rinse her body.
Step 7: Let Sweet Pea 'wash' the tub, wand and anything else in the vicinity. :)

Bath Time has become much more enjoyable for both of us. :)

Para-Sailing

Here we are para-sailing. We had a great time 'flying.'
The crying in the background is Ms. A. She wanted to go up as well. :) My adventurous little one.

Reed is in the first 14 seconds and I am in the remaining portion.