Fish!

A few weeks ago we went as a family out to run some errands and decided to stop in and look around the new Whole Foods that recently opened nearby.  We past the seafood counter and Erin saw some cuts of salmon behind the glass.  Because it was pink and still had sparkly scales, she decided it was pretty and wanted to try some.  (If you know her, you know that's really weird for her).  So anyway, yesterday we were out and stopped for dinner at Wahoo's Fish Taco (they obviously have other meats, or I wouldn't eat there!)  Anyway, we got a side of salmon to go along with her chicken tacos so she could try it.  And she liked it.  lol  Anyway, here she is, waiting excitedly for her salmon to arrive.

And today I bought some new itty bitty angel fish for my tank.  Erin named them Midnight and Star.

Laundry "helper"

Well, more like sock puppet entertainer, but it made my morning.

I'll get better at posting every day eventually...

Jan. 20th
We had another stay-at-home-Sunday.  I woke up with a migraine, Matt still felt sick and Allison started coughing.  But she found the balloon Erin brought home from a birthday party, and in Christopher Robin's words, "No one can be un-cheered with a balloon."

Jan 21st
Erin and Allison fought ALL MORNING over Erin's baby doll.  Apparently my cabbage patch kids weren't good enough.  So I went to walmart and found a $5 dolly.  And she adores it.

Jan. 22
The weather was beautiful! So we went to the park.

Jan. 23
I spent all day grocery shopping, so taking pictures wasn't really on my mind.  But I had Matt take a pic of Allison in her new piggy PJs for Aunt Dawn.  Aren't they cute?  ((Look, I'm in a picture!!))

Proud mama moment

I love that Erin wants to do the things that I love to do.  It makes me so happy.  She been asking to learn to crochet for a while now, so I finally got around to buying her her own hook and yarn (I have plenty of extra of both, but it seemed more exciting for her to have her own) and we sat down together today.  She actually caught on quite quickly.

the best moments...

...have no pictures.  I'm realizing that as much as I love taking pictures of my kids, when I'm really participating with them, the camera is the furthest from my thoughts.  Like during our dance party during the credits of Happy Feet yesterday.  We are all dancing and grooving (and it triggered a coughing fit that nearly made me throw up, so I had to stop), and taking a picture just didn't occur to me.

So I missed the 15th.

16th
Allison wearing my sunglasses

17th
Allison again....lol She's cuddling a doll and a little giraffe. Her "babies"

and the 18th, today.
Erin tied her own shoes!  They're a new pair (the last pair had velcro and she needed new ones and I got laced ones on purpose), and we we've been practicing.  She got really frustrated so I decided to just let it be and try again later.  Well, today she surprised me.  Apparently she absorbed more than I thought from trying yesterday!

January 14th

Family Home Evening means....

....gathered around Daddy's computer watching a live action remake of Toy Story off the internet...

Allison will probably be going to bed early.

Catch up

Nothing happens when mom is sick!  I did take pictures though.

Jan. 10th Patrick got sick and we let him play Wii all day

Jan. 11th Patrick again, with his calendar.  We got one for Erin because she was learning the days of the week and the months at school, and he felt left out.  We found him a LEGO one.

Jan. 12th My medications.  I've been very sick and my doctor wants me to breathe.  So here they are, and antibiotic, and inhaler and a cough syrup (which tastes surprisingly good, actually)

And Jan. 13th.  My big girl scrapbooking with me.  It's nice to have a scrappy friend.