so much to write about...so little time

All in all the trip out to California was great. There were a few rough patches...like having Jetblue losing our carseat for the boy on the way out. How can they lose a carseat you ask...especially on a direct flight...if you know the answer to that one, then you are smarter than me.

Anyway, we are home, safe and sound. While we were on the floor today, Jr was screaming and trying to stuff his whole hand in his mouth, so Michael asked beanie to get the diaper bag that was in the other room. She gave him a loo as if to say "you want me to do what?" it was priceless. So in complete and udder amazement, she went into the other room and dragged the diaperbag right to Michael. She even turned it the right was for him and got out the teething ring for Jr. How amazing is that. He asked, she complied. I have never been so proud of her as I was at that very moment...well, today anyway.

New things beanie can say:
Hello
goodbye
Nonni
Grandma
brother, Logan, Michael, mom, nana, drink,, milk, water, Adam, Lena, Matt, Monkey, please, surf (Cousin Aaron said someday he will teach Beanie and Michael to surf)

I wouls have to say that at this point, she can repeat almost anything you say to her. It's great and a bit scary all at the same time.

Who turned off the heat?

Look, I know that many of you that read this will laugh at me and tell me that we are very spoiled...and rightly so. But still, this is Florida...one of the major vacation spots.

Over the last few days the temps here have been below 60 and it's cold. Well, for me that's cold, for the kids that's cold. If I have to turn on the heat...it's cold. Yeah, for many of you...that's a heat wave in the middle of winter that you dream of at night. I know I did when I lived at home in NY.

It wouldn't be so bad if there was something to show for the cold weather...like snow or ice or sleet or something instead of just a sea of jackets. Though it is funny to watch people walking around. You can tell the visitors from the residence. We have jackets on and hats and what not..the others are walking around in shorts, flipflops and t-shirts and they're laughing at us. We'll be the last one's laughing when you go back to shoveling snow every morning, well, until hurricane season comes back around, then..not so funny.

The nice thing about the colder weather here is we are using it for a test run for the trip to California at the end of the week for Thanksgiving. Making sure we have all the right clothes and that the kids will be cozy and comfy both during the day and at night...so far so good. Me, I love the cold weather...time for warm pj's (the soft footed ones...yes, I own 2 pair now, thanks to Target and my mom...don't laugh, you know you want a pair)and snuggling up with the kids and the husband. Logan and I nap together and beanie and I rock at night with our pj's and tons of blankets, somehow she even manages to get a toy and a book in there...though I'm still not sure how.

All in all, life is going great and we are all looking forward to seeing family again. I am even teaching beanie names for people...like papa (since grandpa is tough) and Nonni and aunt, uncle...she's working on it along with happy thanksgiving and merry Christmas.

Logan is working on his christmas list, so far...all he wants for Christmas is his two front teeth...come on, you saw that one coming!

Happy Holidays everyone...may your turkey be juicy (don't forget to turn on your oven...and you know who you are) your stuffing light and fluffy and at the end of the day...a full belly and lots of laughs and great memories!

Parents Time Out

Saturday ngiht Michael and I decided to go out to dinner...and it was wonderful. No kids, no dog, no cat, just us. Michael found this great place called the Cottage. It's this amazing little place where you sit at a table unlike any other place I have ever been to. You sit on upscale patio furnature, table and all. Outside with live music. It was fabulous and very hard to leave. I had steak and Michael tried this pasta with cheese and pears in it. Yeah, not my thing, but he loved it. The steak...to die for or at the very least, leave the kids for a few hours.

In other news...the boy has learned ot hold his bottle..now if we could only get him to change his diaper and clean his room, then we'd be all set!

Mommy the chew toy

As i write this, I look over at Jr who is looking at me with a big smile and his hands in his mouth. Though I'm sure that the big smile is for Danielle and Brian who just found out that they are having a girl and I almost fell out of my chair I was so happy for them. So go check out the rest of their wonderful news and share in the joy of parenthood!

The hands in the mouth, yeah, he's waiting for me to pick him up so that he can use my hands and fingers and arm for a teething ring. Yup, he got not one, but 2 of his teeth, all at the same time. both the bottom front ones.
How i found them? he was chewing on my hand a few days ago and I noticed that it hurt...so while he was laughing at me...i saw the glimmer of white. Watch out world, the boy has teeth and he's not afraid to use them!

History has been made

Obama vs McCaine...Obama won. Either way history has been made.
I'm just glad that the commercials are all done along with the radio ads, the mail, the phone calls and the e-mails.

We now return to our normaly scheduled lives.