Damn You Dan Brown!

So I haven't posted much about the everyday of whats been going on out here. Well if you have to blame someone point the finger at Dan Brown. For the last week or so I have spent what little free time I have, and any second Phi will let me reading "Angels and Demons". Now Boo recommended this book ages ago. So I borrowed it from Pops (my Dad) This was well over a year ago because The Phi was not around at the time. I tried reading it and could not get past the first 100 pages, so I put it down. Well with all the recent Da Vinci Code hoopla I picked it up again. And this time I could not put it down. Great read. Although it had more twists and turns the end was a bit hard for me to follow. But what an exciting read. Can anyone tell me if The Da Vinci Code is as good??



Okay funny story. That worm up there. The Phi got is as a gift from her grandpa for her b-day. Well I was messing with it tonite. See it has a function that when you press the letter is makes the letters sound. So I was trying to press "f" and "k" to make it say a bad word. It wouldn't!! Instead it said "f" and when I pressed k for the k sound it said "that tickles, k" I was shocked, had I hit something strange. I tried again and it did it again. So Joey tried "a" "s" and "c" "o" "k", and "d" "i" "k". I know we are horrible, but Leap frog has thought ahead and has programmed this toy so that kids can't accidently make bad words. Or so that parents can't make it say bad words. Way to go Leap Frog!







Well even with my head buried in a book I have still managed to keep The Phi alive and happy. She is sprouting new teeth! She has both her top teeth out of the gums. They are big and white and looks like she may have a gap! I loved front teeth with gaps!! She has also graduated to regular baths in the tub. No more bath chair. She loves it! She loved the splashing and the toys. We even had to by a non-skid mat for the floor. It is a giant pink flip-flop and we bought one of this ducks that stick to the wall that holds the toys. It amazing how much our whole house changes as The Phi gets bigger. She had her 1 year exam with her pediatrian (who we LOVE). The Phi is now a whopping 20 pounds and 1 oz and is 29 3/4 inches long. She feels a lot heavier than that. Her check-up went fine and both Phi and I cried during the 3 shots. When the doc was explaining what shots she was getting she said she was getting a chicken pox immunization! There is now an 80% chance she will not get chicken pox and if she does a very mild case. How awesome! And how old will Joey and I feel when we talk about an illness we had that has now been pretty much abolished by modern technology. It will be like my grandparents talking about polio! Anyways the doc said that 1 was the magic age and Phi could pretty much eat anything and that we needed to get her eating more "people" food. Although these days Phi is more interested in "dog" food. I am constanly moving her away from the dog bowl. So we headed to the grocery store and bought foods we thought would be okay for Phi to try. She is now eating, madarian oranges, regular applesauce, mac & cheese, trying different juices, eating cereal, and drinking whole milk. These transitions have been so freakin' easy for us. When we took the bottle away we just did it. She never complained. This switch to milk has been just as easy. One day I just gave her whole milk instead of formula and she didn't blink an eye. She will eat anything we put in front of her and this is all great. But I have learned the downfall to all this "people" food, "people" smelling dumps!!!" Another new thing for The Phi is how she travels. For the first year she was obviously in a rear-facing car seat (okay obvious to us, but maybe not Britney Spears!). After the doc okayed her weight, we headed to the Highway Patrol office to have a very nice officer re-install the car seat front-facing. Here is the view from a mirror I keep so I can keep an eye on her.

And if all these new developments were not enough, today was a big one. The Phi took her first 3 steps on her own. She was standing in front of her Dad, who was sitting on the couch. She let go of his knee and took 3 little steps. She hasn't done it since, no matter how hard we pled or beg. But this is the beginning people. My kid is going to be a upright homosapian any minute now!


I want to wish my Tata a happy happy birthday. I wish we could have been at your party today, but we send much birthday love from us to you. We love you, we appreciate you, we admire you, and we are very proud to be part of the wonderful legacy that is your family. Love por vida! ~ Joey, Elissa and The Phi

M-A-I-L

Since I have started this blog I have found a whole community of Mom's who blog. There are some really great and funny ones out there. One of my favorites is The Madcap Adventures of Mama Grouch and The Creep. The Creep is one cute kid, and I have to admit the pink boa drew me in. Well not long ago Mama Grouch was complaining of having too many of her home made crafts. I believe she said something about them spilling out the windows. So I emailed and a "swap" was born. In exchange for a crochet blanket for The Creep, Mama Grouch would make Phi a awesome hand-made robot. Click Here to check out Mama Grouch and The Creeps site. You can even see the blanket I made for The Creep. I came home from lunch on Thursday and there it was a postal package on the porch!!! YEA! I excitedly (yes thats a word) went into the house and to my major disappointment The Phi was sleeping and since the package was addressed to her and it is against the law to open someone elses mail, I had to wait until I got home from work to open it. Here it is....

Here is the package. She was home with Dad that day. That explains the hair-do.

The Phi notices the package

Someone is peeking out.

Even the lazy dog was intrigued

The Phi and Creep (we named him in honor of The Creep)

"Freak-a-zoid Robots, please report to the dance floor"

How freakin awesome is this??

THANK YOU MAMA GROUCH AND THE CREEP!!

Check Check Check It Out!!

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The Phi's 1st Birthday Party

Even though it was his birthday too. Dad still had to work the grill.

My Mom was horrified a few weeks ago when she realized that The Phi was scared of grass. She had just never really seen grass. So we are easing her into it.

Rosie, Ouie and the Twins

The presents pile builds

"The Phi!! Are you in there?"

It's George!!

Happy Birthday to You!

(Thanks Aunt Sam for the sugar-free cake!)

Sharing her cake with her cousins

Soul Patrol! Soul Patrol!

He did it! Taylor took it all! He beat that perky annoying Kat! We have been loving Taylor since he auditioned. The man can sing, he has the rad moves and we loved him. In the middle of watchin AI, we had to pause to get dinner and try to get Phi to bed. So a little after 10 Elaine called and I picked up the phone and yelled at her, "DON"T SAY ANYTHING. WE HAVEN"T SEEN THE END!!!". Sorry for yelling! I even had a request from Pat and JZ to text them with the winner. They were headed to the Madonna concert and they needed to know who won asap. It was a pretty exciting night in the "Punk Rock Parents" household. The Phi really wanted to see the end so she was not having her 9pm bedtime. So we let her stay up to watch Taylor win. When Seacrest announced Taylor. Joey held The Phi in the air in celebration.



Oh man! It is over. We can go back to being the normal cool people that we once were. We will no longer be those geeky people so obssesed with AI that we dress our child in home-made t-shirts with Taylors pic on it. We were both pretty shocked at how much we were hooked this season. Neither one of us had ever really been fans of the show. But this year, magic Season 5, it sucked us in and I don't think we missed one episode (thank you Tivo). We are looking forward to returning to our cool punk rock selves. But I will admit this to you........we can't wait for season 6!

The Mandatory Birth Story Post

It has been a whole year. 365 days of motherhood. Today my baby girl turns 1! It was a year ago that that mild stomach ache in the middle of the night, ended up being labor and 19 hours later, we had a Phi and we were a family. I have wanted to tell the story of that day. Infact I have been thinking about it, because I thought I would want to re-live that day. But strangly enough, now that the day is here, I don't. Instead I want to celebrate my baby girl as she is today. And celebrate the end of the baby phase and welcome the toddler phase with open arms. I want to laugh with my baby, and watch her crawl and stand, and babble. All the things she can do now that she is 1!



Of course it has been an amazing year for us. Of course we were not prepared for the amount of emotion she would stir in us. Of course we love her and are so proud of her. My baby girl is 1 today! And today the birthday kids are home together. Yes today my "husband-in- 32-days" is also celebrating. He is 33 today!

Strange Memory

A song by alkaline trio came on my pandora radio. it remined me of warped tour in LA a few years ago. I 'friend' of mine was a big alkaline trio fan and they wanted me to pick up the latest cd from their booth at the warped tour. Of course it is of the first places we hit and I was afraid they would sell-out so I bought the cd. Warped Tour is not the kind of place you want to carry a purse, so I tucked the cd in the back of my jeans and there it stayed ALL DAY! Those who have been to a warped tour or 2 or 3 know how hot and dirty you become after a day of maddness. I remember that warped tour as the best one I have ever been to. New found glory, good charlotte, afi, bad religion, yellowcard on a tiny side stage. I think the erks even played the same stage as yellowcard. Well this cd stayed with me all day and when we finally got to the car, i took the sticky cd out of the back of my pants and it was still in one piece. What is sad, it that today that CD is probably stuck in a box with a bunch of other unplayed cd's. What a sad ending for a cd that began with such a great journey.

Thursday already????

13 reasons it is good to be The Phi

(In honor of my baby turning 1 on Monday)

1. I have my own bed in my own room. Even Mom and Dad have to share

2. I have one older girl cousin, so I am the first to get the hand-me-downs (sorry erwina)

3. Little things, like me sitting on a toilet impresses the heck out of people.

4. No day care for me! It is either Mom or Dad, all the time.

5. My Great Gpa calls me "precious"

6. Laughing at my parents as they try to figure our parenthood

7. Being spoiled by my grandparents, tias, god-parents, great god-parents, and Rosie!

8. The cool t-shirts I get to wear

9. People always smile when they see me

10. Can torture the dog and HE gets in trouble

11. Don't have to pick up my toys or wipe my own butt

12. I get carried everywhere I go

13. Having a Curious George birthday party this weekend!!

Making Friends?

In a waiting room yesterday, The Phi had her first encounter with a kid her own age. After washing some important documents (by accident of course) we were on a mission to replace said documents. While waiting in the office waiting room they had one of those kids tables with little wooden toys attached. There was a little girl about The Phi's age, but walking. Her Mom was being helped and the little girl was left to wander the office on her own. ( who are these parents and why are they allowed to have kids??) The Phi was watching this kid, like she does with all kids. Eventually I put The Phi down and let her stand and play. This little girl came up to the table and began playing with everything. The Phi just kind of stood there and let the little girl walk all over her!!! This kid was like a big ol' Godzilla just stomping on everything around her. The little girl just pushed The Phi as if she wasn't there. Just started playing with the toy The Phi was quietly playing with. even pushed The Phi's hand away. And since The Phi doesn't have the greatest balance I had to pick her up and put her on my lap until the little terror of a kid left. It was my first feeling of "Hey leave my kid alone!" It was awful watching The Phi helplessly being run over by this kid. It made me think about what kind of kid I want The Phi to be. I want her to be considerate of other kids, and place nice, and share. It also made me think of what is in store for The Phi as she gets older and starts to make friends outside of our family. How are we going to react when she comes to us in tears because someone pushed her, teased her, or a group of mean girls didn't let her play with them? Ohh my heart aches just thinking about it. How do parents handle watching thier kids get emotionally stepped on? As much as I wish I could, I will not be able to shelter her from those kinds of situations. These are the things that are going to help shape her personality and it is going to be my job to teach her the best way to react to these kind of bad situations. This Mom job gets more and more complicated daily!

Larry and Erwin(a)

You have to love modern technology. This is my niece and nephew who are currently incubating in my sisters stomach. But thanks to 4-d ultra-sound and cd-rom I can bring you a picture here on my blog. Gotta love it. You know how much I love instant gratification. Now instead of my sisters belly being a constant guessing game (Leaving me stressed and frustrated by questions like, "Is it a boy or a girl?" "Is it twins?" "What do they look like?") I know excalty what they are, how many and what she looks like.

Feed Me Seymour!

Finally got The Phi those bowls with the suction bottom so she can start learning to feed herself. I don't think it went too bad for the first try!

The first bite

Enjoying some carrots

"Thanks Mom, Great Dinner"

Getting the Party Started Early

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. (Mine was a bit blah. Joey is not the best when it comes to special occassions! I did get a beautiful jewlery box from The Phi, but what I really wanted was a day off!) On saturday we headed out to meet the family for my sisters 4-D ultra-sound of the twins. It was very cool. The little boy would not lift his head so we never got to see his face, but the little girl was a major diva. Camera hog really. You can tell already that she is going to have her Dads nose.

After we headed to the Gparents house to celebrate Joey and The Phi's Birthday (they have the same b-day!) They can't make it to the Curious George shin-dig we are throwing this weekend, so we celebrated a bit early. We all went out to dinner at the Elephant Bar (great Mojitos!!) and then back to the house for cake and presents!

I love the fact that they share a birthday.

Singing to the birthday girl and boy!

Blowing out the candle.

Sophia got some great toys from her Gpa Gabriel and Joey left with a full wallet! It was so nice for the family to put this together. Even though we had to leave early due to the headlight problem.

Argg the headlight problem. Like Joey and I aren't stressed enough as it is. Joey is so stressed that his iritis is now in his other eye. The wedding just keeps getting closer and closer and seems like our to-do list gets longer and longer. The invites are finally getting out TODAY! No if and or buts. I have to do it. I even purposly did not pack a lunch so that I would be forced to leave the office. The Phi's party is this weekend and if my sister wasnt the best sister ever and doing the big Cost-co trip for us I would be more stressed out. Sounds like it is going to be a nice turn out for the party. Looking forward to seeing the family again.

But.....the weight of everything is starting to really get to me. The anxiety and stress of all this planning, and the 40 hour work week and taking care of the Phi 24/7 , and the dishes, and the laundry, the cleaning, the bills etc is making me feel angry and anxious. I am trying really hard to do it all and its getting done (sort of), but its slowly wearing me down in the process.

Baba Looey

So my first official Mother's Day is right around the corner. Last year at Mother's Day we were at my Tia Angie's house and I was very pregnant. I was huge and waddeling all over the place. This year I will be home with The Phi. Joey has to work, so no pampering for me! Just a normal weekend day at home with my Phi.

So I have been an official Mom for almost a year now and I have said it before, but you really do not realize what goes into being a Mom, especially a good one. I have been very lucky to have Joey, who is a great Dad and helps out when he can. That made me realize how hard it must have been for my sister. My sister had The Chone when she was 19 years old. Things did not work out between my sister and The Chone's dad so she raised this kid by herself. I know that I have mentioned The Chone before and she is such a great kid. Smart, funny, social, active etc... So my sister was in her early 20's raising a kid and to make the job even more difficult she was going to college at the same time. Infact last year she earned her BA from CSUN. I missed her graduation, (I think The Phi was born the next day!) and I don't think I ever got to tell her that I was so proud of her accomplishments. And now I know just how much work it was for her. My sister never once complained about raising The Chone on her own. She studied hard and raised a great kid all at the same time. The Chone is going to be 7 this year and is in 2nd grade. She is doing great in school. My sister is now engaged to a great guy and expecting her 2nd and 3rd baby. Tomorrow we all go to a 4-d ultra-sound to see my new niece and nephew. It is strange to look up to your little sister!


There is a country song by Terri Clark called, "She Didn't Have Time". Eveytime I hear it it makes me think of my sister and I always tear up a little.

"She Didn't Have Time"

He said goodbye from the edge of the porch

Like she'd been some casual friend

He said "You're better off without me, I'm not what you need"

like her momma had said about him

He started the car pulled out of the drive didn't waste anytime lookin back

She watched him go thinkin even a stranger would show more compassion than that

She could've cried

but she didn't have time

She had a baby to feed, a pink blanket to find, to rock their little one to sleep

She could've laid in bed for hours giving misery the power

But she didn't have time

She got a sitter and she got a job 'cause she had a promise to keep

Her day was a factory and evenin survival and night was exhaustion and sleep

Sometimes she felt life was passing her by and watching was all she could do

Her friends said "You gotta get outta the house and maybe you'll meet someone new

She could've tried but she didn't have time

She had a five year old to feed, she had ballet class, piano lessons and t-ball little league

She could've laid awake for hours giving lonely nights the power

But she didn't have time

Not time, where would she find the time to trust a man again

Not time, for that flat tire, a crowded parking lot and then,

Not time, but yes have coffee with the man that got her tire fixed

She was thinking "Gosh, he's handsome"When he asked"Do you have kids?"

She could've lied but she didn't have time, all she said was "She's five"

He said "I saw the car seat, I love kids, does she have your eyes"

And they sat and talked for hours givin destiny its power

She could've been afraid to fall in love that night

But she didn't have time

She could've been afraid to fall in love that night

But she didn't have time

The Chone

*wondering about the Baba Looey?? Well that was my sisters nickname as a child. My Dad had a thing for Hanna Barbera cartoons. Even I got a nickname from those cartoons. Eventually Baba Looey was shortened to Ouie. And thats what we call her, Ouie. She is even The Phi's Tia Ouie.

13 Things About my Mom

In honor of Mother's Day of course

1. She looks so great that we often get mistaken for sisters.

2. When we were little so that we could learn our home phone number she turned it into a song we would sing on the swings. I still know my old childhood phone number

3. When I was about to go into 8th grade we moved to Moorpark. She let me stay with my grandparents that year so I could finish at my school with all my friends.

4. There was this green dress that I really wanted for a homecoming dance. It was expensive, but she bought it for me for my birthday.

5. She let me have my crazy obssesion with New Kids on the Block, even when it meant covering every inch of my bedroom wall with posters.

6. She is very self-less and would always make sure we had enough even if it meant she didnt have any.

7. She is taking a week off from work to watch The Phi so Joey and I can take a honeymoon.

8. She makes the best cards for people. Personalized with pictures and everything.

9. She is very small but has a LOUD voice. It is great most of the time. Except the mornings!

10. I find myself singing the same songs and reading the same books to Phi, the same way my Mom did and thats cool

11. She pushed us to get a good education.

12. She can make the best pumpkin bread, enchiladas, and chicken spaghetti

13. She taught me how to crochet, and how to be a good Mom.

BOO!!

Just had to write a quick post. Just finished watching the American Idol results show and even though we were very happy to see Taylor in the top 2, we were shocked that Chris went home. But not as shocked as Chris looked. Did you see his face when Ryan just flat out said, "Chris you are going home". Guess all those internet rumors were true. Kat should have gone home.

2-9

This is the year that all us 1977 babies turn 29! Today Crissy turns the big 2-9. Happy Birthday Sam! ( I call her Sam). She is the first to hit this milestone. It is the last year of your 20's, make it a good one. She is going to kill me over this picture, but it was the only one I have. Oh don't worry, she is not crazy. She is dressed up as Dorthy because it was Halloween. She doesn't dress up like that everyday. Infact Crissy has a great sense of style. I even mentioned it in my speech at her wedding. We have been friends for about 15 years and she is truely like a sister to me. She is hard working and dedicated and fun. She loves her dog as if it was her child and is a wonderful step-mom to 2 great girls.

Happy Birthday Sam!

It was a BIG day for my bathroom!

Yesterday was a l-o-n-g day. After I worked we went to Wal-Mart just for those grippy stickers to put at the bottom of the tub so The Phi can take a bath in the actual tub. Well it turned into a much bigger project than that. We found a mat for the floor and then we decided that we really needed to remove those ugly moldy shower door. (Thanks Luis!) So we bought a plastic inner liner. We already had a shower curtain covering the ugly doors, but then I found this
<---------- a shower curtain with the loteria game cards on it. LOVE IT! Had to have it. So we got that too. So Joey took down the door and I cleaned and put up the new curtain. Smells a little plastic-y but looks great. Then we decided that Roo needed his annual hair cut. After a weekend in SB playing with real dogs he was stinky, dirty and matted up. So in the sink he went and we trimmed him. He is not so shaggy anymore. Then we bathed Roo. Then it was time for The Phi to take her bath. As I carried the naked Phi to the bathroom I was talking to her about her potty seat. We have been sitting her on it before her baths. I told her that today was going to be the day. As soon as I sat her down she peed!! In the toilet!!! Joey and I got so excited that we scared her and she cried. So we have now scarred her for life and she will never want to pee in the toilet again in fear that her parents will once again go insane with yelling and clapping. Damn this parenting is hard!

Driving without the Headlights On

Well I know a lot of you are wondering about the weekend. Well it was a great weekend filled with the usual Santa Barbara fun. But no ex. He decided that getting wasted with friends was more appealing than hanging out with his ex-wife, her fiance, thier kid and her family. You can't blame the guy. The De La Hoya fight was awesome! He kicked that guys ass and I loved it! The Phi wasn't too thrilled with all the hooting and hollering, but it is only a matter of time that she will be hooting and hollering along with us. We headed home Sunday night but the headlights on the Jeep decided to not work so instead of driving with no headlights at night for three hours we had no choice but to turn around and stay one more night in SB. I didn't get into work until 11am. Of course, as usual the weekend there made me homesick and made Banning even uglier!




Of course we have to give out huge birthday love to the one and only asian in my famly:

Tommy Ma!

Happy Birthday my adopted brother!!

A fight with the ex

No its not what you think. Oscar de la Hoya is not my ex. Believe me if I got ahold of that man he wouldn't be able to pry me off his leg. I am talking about my real ex-husband. I called my ex-husband yesterday to bug him about some money that he owes me. After some small talk I found out that he is going through some really bad times. I felt so bad for him. He sounded really down, lost and confused. After telling Joey the story he was feeling sorry for him too. So my ex told me he was going to his Mom's this weekend and since both our parents live in Santa Barbara, and we were going this weekend to watch the De La Hoya fight I invited him to come and watch with us. Our mutual friend T.Ma will be there. I haven't seen my ex-husbnad in about 10 months. It should make for an interesting weekend.



Happy Cinco de Mayo Peeps! Viva!

Thirteen Cool Things about Being The Phi's Mom 1…. Random people stop my anywhere I go to tell me how cute she is. 2. I have an excuse to watch Sponge Bob and buy Curious George dolls 3. That feeling I get when she learns something new. 4. Going into her room to wake her in the morning and seeing her first smile of the day 5. Having an excuse to go to Target constantly. "Well The Phi needs ...." 6. Because she looks so much like her Dad it is like having a mini Joey around and I don't have to miss him as much during the day 7. Kid's clothes. There are some really cool kids clothes out there. I love dressing her up in rock band t-shirts. 8. Having someone look at me the same way Roo does. 9. Having a greater appreciation for all the Moms out there. (Not like the lady in the parking lot today who just watched me balance a GIANT fed-ex package, 2 bags, and a baby while I tried to pick up my car keys. Thanks a lot lady, just drive off in your BMW) 10. Seeing the sheer joy in her face when she see her Dada and watching his heart melt when he see her. 11. Getting to read all the cool kids books my mom use to read to us. 12. Being a part of the "mom" club. 13. Watching the joy she brings other people and the feeling of pride that gives me because we are raising a kick-ass kid.

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Back in the day

All this sesame street talk has lead me to travel down memory lane a little bit. To think about my childhood and growing up. I am lucky because all my memories are filled with friends, family, laughter and unconditional love. We grew up in an isolated area of a small ag town. We were surrounded by orange trees and even owned a cow at one time! The house we lived in was nice and big. Infact one of my first memories is walking into that house when it was still empty and we were moving in. We called it the ultimate party house and party we did. We had Ouie's b-day parties with games like bucket brigade, Elaine's 1 st b-day party with the clown, my slumber parties where we would dress up and watch little shop of horrors (I will never forget patty as a nun on roller skates), and of course the Halloween costume parties. Most of my memories are of playing outside on the swings where my Mom would swing and sing with us, or reading books, even making our own books, watching Sesame street and Land of the Lost, waiting for my Dad to come home from work, getting to sit on dads back as he did push-ups, the video log we kept of the movies we rented and watched, standing by the heater in a Mickey Mouse towel after a bath and I remember my Mom smiling at us. Of course we had some times when we got into trouble, the occasional fight with Ouie, or some spilling of Mom's expensive perfume but overall the memories are good. I know now that we didn't have much money then. We never knew it at the time, my Mom never let us feel like we were lacking for anything. We had a beautiful extended family who spoiled us with affection and parents who loved us and taught us to be happy kids.

A New Low

So you may have wondered about our American Idol obsession because I did not mention Pickler getting the boot last week. Well rest assure we are still very much into the show and as the number of contestants dwindels our love for Taylor grows! Just look how low we have sunk with this whole thing!!

(notice the drool I mentioned earlier!)

More Sesame Street Maddness

During video time today Phi watched a new Seasme Street dvd. One of the bouus features was the 12 pin ball song. Love it!!! I found this great website from someone who obviously watched as much seasame street as we did. Check it out! Click Here!

Break on Through to the Other Side.

Phi still only has 2 teeth. It seems like she has been trying to cut her top teeth for months now. And they look like they are going to be big, so I can't wait until she has a new toothy grin, but damn it those damn teeth will not break on through. I think I should be worried about this. Most kids at one has at least their bottom and top teeth. Not to mention the crankiness that goes along with teething and the drooling. Seriously it is excessive. Last night she was drinking some formula out of her Nuby cup and she rolled over to get up and it looked like she was spitting up. It was just drool mixed with formula. She always has this little drop on drool on her chin. Yup I just looked over at her and there it is.



On other development news, Phi has been getting brave with her standing. She will now let go and stand for awhile on her own. She is good until she gets too excited about it and falls on her butt, or I get too excited about it start clapping for her and then she starts clapping and falls on her butt. I think walking is in our very near future. Can you even believe it? Where does all the stinking time go?



Okay I am nervous about an email I just sent to my boss. I was giving her my vacation request for the wedding and honeymoon. I also explained to her that I wanted to cut my hours back when I got back from vacation. I feel awful doing this because I know what a freakin' awesome boss I have to even let me bring Phi to work. I love this job and I don't want to lose it but it is getting harder and harder to entertain Phi for 8 hours. Plus she is much more mobile these days and I feel awful leaving her in a play pen or exersaucer all day. And by the time we get home it is dinner time and then soon after bath and bed time. I think the fact that Phi had never played at a park before really did it for me. She is cooped up in an office all day. With almost no where to play and crawl, and explore. I know that I can get all my work done with less hours. I just don't want to push it you know.

First Park Adventure

So we took Phi to her first park to play on Sunday. We accidently found the Loma Linda Kids Relay for Life. Lots of kids, and booths, and people running. Phi had her first experience with playground equipment and I had my first Choco-Taco.

I thought she would enjoy the swings more than she did.

She was just confused by the toys.

Of course we took our weekly trip to Niko Niko. It is just so convienently located in the shopping center with Target, David's Bridal, and Michaels. Phi thought she was all cool, but she didnt realize she had rice on her nose