Adventures in La La Land

1. We had such a nice Memorial Day. We spent all day Saturday at a friend's cottage. Lucy adored  the water, and spent hours in the lake. Then on Monday, we went to Justin's grandparents' house and spent more time in the water. 2. Lena is suddenly obsessed with her baby and "Ellie." She has four loveys, but she recently took to one in particular and carries it all over. Love her. 3. I went to yoga again this week. It was more intense than last week, but still fun. It's good, because even though there are bursts of difficulty, it doesn't last so long that it feels unbearable. You do the hard pose for a few minutes, then move onto an easier one. I actually got into a pose that I never would've guessed I'd be able to do. Some kind of weird sideways headstand. Woot! Yoga confirms what I already knew: I'm really flexible, but completely lack in strength and balance. Haha. Hopefully I'll improve as I continue.  4. I realized recentl...

1. Lucy got this game from one of her friends at her party on Saturday. It boggles my mind! Every card has exactly one match to another card. They don't have to be in a certain order or anything. Every card has one and only one match to any other card in the deck! There must be some kind of serious mathematical equation that allows for that. Anyway, Lucy loves the game and we play it multiple times a day. I don't mind playing it either, which says a lot for a preschool game. Haha. 2. I spent a couple days this week reading this book: Justin's grandma loaned it to me like a month ago, with a glowing recommendation. It's way different than the books I usually read. Yes, it was technically Christian fiction, and it had a little bit of romance. But it was mostly a political mystery/thriller about the drug trade in Bolivia. It took me a while to get into it, and it's ridiculously long (over 600 pages), but I eventually got sucked in. I ended up staying up '...

A few months ago, I saw a carnival themed birthday party on Pinterest and decided this would be a good year for Lucy to have her first friend party. I thought she'd love a carnival theme and it'd be easy and fun. And then along came Frozen . There was no question that the carnival was going to be replaced by Anna, Elsa, and Olaf. Thanks to its insane popularity, there were a plethora of ideas on Pinterest . I chose a few of the easiest and went to town. :-) Decorations My amateur pictures don't do justice to the tons of paper snowflakes Lucy and I cut out and hung from the ceiling: I chose a purple, blue and white theme to complement our Frozen  tableware. I originally found the plates/cups/napkins at Party City , but then discovered the same thing at Dollar N' More in Sparta! If you're looking for Frozen tableware in my area, go to Dollar N' More and shop local! ;-) I got this  Frozen  poster at Wal-Mart for $5. I'm sure it will find p...

1. I posted this picture on facebook/instagram this week: My first attempt at homemade burritos - without a recipe! I was so proud of myself. I always  follow a recipe. This was pretty much just my enchiladas (recipe on the back of the McCormick seasoning packet) with refried beans inside. Although I did add a can of diced tomatoes with sweet onions, and used canned enchilada sauce instead of the packet kind. Neither Justin nor I were fans of the canned enchilada sauce (cheapo Meijer brand), but other than that, they were delicious!! *pats self on back* 2. We celebrated Mothers' Day and Lucy's birthday on Sunday. Justin's poor mom slaved over the stove and made us a delicious meal on Mothers' Day, then everyone came back to our house for a party. Lucy was ridiculously spoiled as usual. Look at this pile of shoes Justin's mom bought her! She got a bunch of suuuuper cute clothes, some great Frozen finds, lots of books, a bike and this was as great a hit as I p...

We did this interview last year and Lucy gave very concise answers. This year, she was a bit more talkative. Haha. She wanted to keep answering questions, so I threw in a few extras. Some of her answers are so hilarious. I promise I did not coach her at all. I recorded her answers verbatim.  What do you and Mommy do together? Play and cook and read What do you and Daddy do together? Read books and play and make macaroni and do stuff like that and spend time together and watch TV together. What makes you happy? That you play with me and Daddy brings home donuts and making macaroni What is something scary? The dark and big dogs What are you really good at? Making macaroni and working Who is your best friend? Presley, Jackson , RJ, Jovie and Zek, Lyla and Chase, and Abby Who’s the prettiest person you know? Esther and Niki What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor What do you think about before you fall asleep? Nothing. Well sometimes when I do...

1. We've been having so much sleep drama this week. I think it boils down to the fact that Lucy is a night owl and Lena is an early bird, so their sharing a room just isn't ideal. Tuesday night was the worst. Lena goes to bed at 8 and my goal is to have Lucy in bed by 8:30 (although it's usually more like 8:45). She's just not tired by that time though! She talks and plays and reads books and gets bored and goes up and down the stairs with absurd requests. On Saturday night, we found Lucy sleeping in bed with Lena and thought it was so adorable. I figured Lucy must have heard Lena crying and climbed in to comfort her. When I asked her about it on Sunday morning, though, she admitted that she  (Lucy) was scared so climbed in to a sleeping Lena's crib searching for comfort. Fortunately Lena slept through it that night. But she did not sleep through it Tuesday night. Lucy and I had a chat about respecting Lena while she's sleeping and I put Lena back to bed in t...