Getting crafty

While Michael is at school, Lily and I try to come up with fun things to do. This time was face painting. It didn't suprise me that she would like something like this because she likes make up, paint and colors, so why not put it on your face. We did a butterfly and a ladybug. When we picked Michael up from school, everyone thought we had been somewhere and nope, moms just a little nutty. When Michael came out of class he was fixated on Lily's face. "whats that?" he repeated the whole way home. When we got home Lily offered Michael some face paint. This is funny to me that he was so excepting because he doesn't like anything out of the ordinary to touch his head. He kept telling me "no ears, all done" (We have been talking about going to the ENT and he is not excited) So I opted for the easiest and fastest way to paint his face. I got one good green dot with a round sponge brush and when I went back for the touch up with a regular brush, the look he gave me was like "hey, what the heck do you think you are doing!" I had to switch back and then go to the otherside. After almost a half hour, we had finally finished Mike Wazouski from Monsters Inc., and Nemo from Finding Nemo. After that he was a happy camper and showed everyone we saw for the rest of the day and was sad when they had to get washed off. (Smarty me, lotion before I put on the paint would have been a good idea. Michael's one cheek was stained green for 2 days and Lily's purple.)
Now would this be the end of our face painting... Nope. A week later, Lily told me as I put her to bed pinching her cheeks together, "Tomorrow you paint my face,... Hearts" again while Michael was at school we did this again. This time Michael was too terrified to let me near his face, but was pleased to show off his sisters.

Pinkalicious!

Lily likes pink! Shocker right? She's a girl and I mean that in every sense of the word. We got some new church dresses that she picked out. Each dress had pink of course. Now for the shoes. We had to get something to match, although she has black they don't go with much of her wardrobe. I went with the idea that white goes with everything, Lily had a better idea. She said "akly (her word for actually) mom, I like pink." This I have figured out... and she was right. She had picked out the perfect color to match each dress. Pink was the winner. So we went to take some pics at the studio in her new dresses and pink shoes. She was ecstatic to wear them but refused to have her picture taken, so sadly, none of this beautiful occasion. However, the pink shoes go with everything according to Lily so... she wears them with everything.

Haircut!

Ahh.... I feel human again. It's amazing what just a trim and a little shaping can do to your hair and your head. I feel so refreshed and presentable. Some may wonder who a stylist goes to for their hair. Most who work in a salon go to someone in that salon. I however don't work in a salon, so I go to my friend Jena at Play Hair Lounge. I don't do her justice when I style it myself afterward, but she makes me feel pretty again. My brother even noticed! Lily asked if I got my hair cut and if I cried like Michael. No, I reassured her that even mommy likes getting a haircut like Lily.

New things

Things are always changing here, even if I say "nothin' new". Lily is ever so talkative, sometimes making me wonder why I ever wanted a baby genius or to hear my name spoken by such a tiny voice. It is a beautiful thing though to carry on a conversation with a 2 year old, ever wonder what they are thinking, she will gladly tell you! So when I dislocated her elbow last Wednesday and she screamed at me that she needs to go to the doctor because "lily broken" I took her and he taught me how to pop it back into place because this has happened a couple of times (she has a loose joint, common in young kids). She is also a good mom to Michael, telling him what to do and helping him do everything. "One... Michael say One! Good job buddy" They made me laugh when she got to 3 and said 6 instead and he told her "no 3" and she responded with "UGH Michael!

I was so excited when we went to the park the other day, he walked up to a little girl and introduced himself and asked if she wanted to play with him. To some this may seem to simple and not really note worthy, but in our Michael world, this is a huge accomplishment for him. Since he turned 5 at the start of the year, Michael seems like a totally different kid, between his interaction with others, his speech booming, and his rocketing height (almost 40" thank you very much), I feel like he's such a big boy! He told me tonight that he wants his favorite "frieschicken", (that's right one word) but not just that, he wanted me to go to the store and get it. That means he wants McDonalds or Carls, not our microwave goodness.

They also make me aware, often, that I have a baby in my tummy. Michael pats me and says "hi baby" and likes to listen to the heart that he can't really hear. Lily, I told her i have a funny in my tummy and she was quick to remind me "no a baby, Mom"

Boutique!

When I get an idea in my head, I become a little obsessive about it. I went to a bow party and said "hey, I can do this!" So I did. Now that my house is completely taken over my bows, flowers and ribbon, I have decided to have a boutique. Saturday, Jan 16th from 7 to 3 at 1304 Whitcomb Ave. 93063. I am doing it with my yard sale to take the pressure off of perspective buyers. Feel free to come one and all. I would love to share my obsession.

Hmm...

So... I put a new widget down at the bottom for people who are curious. A little morbid a guess, but that's nature. We were waiting for a little bit, but how much longer can I wait. I am a good secret keeper, but when it is exciting news, like gifts at Christmas or something, I just can't help myself!

Santa!

Take note of each picture. Lily was actually there for both, but unwilling to sit with Santa at our first visit. She's 2, so I didn't expect much. Michael on the other hand was all for it. We said we are going to see Santa and he was ecstatic. Waiting in line, he could barely contain himself. The time comes and it was like he was reconnecting with a long lost friend. He ran to him with open arms and climbed up on his lap and just started chatting away about life, not what he wanted, just his day, his friends, Lily being sad. It was totally cute. At Disneyland, we saw Santa again and this time they bribed her with a candy cane before she had a chance to freak out, brilliant idea.