Mommy and We

After Nai-Nai and Ye-Ye left, we've settled into our new family unit but we weren't alone for too long. Auntie Syndee came to visit us! I love Auntie Syndee and couldn't get enough of her. She took good care of us by offering an extra set of hands plus feeding us good food. One night, Jacob and his parents even came over to play. Jacob is also one of my best friends and boyfriends. We play really well together and like to copy each other. Even days after he left, I was still looking for him wondering where he was.

I love you Auntie Syndee, but next time bring Charlie too!

It might look like a sleepover, but Jacob went home after this

Playing Daddy's pretend game. Jacob thought we were silly.

Mommy is adjusting to being a SAHM for the next couple of months and intends to make the most of it. We've left the house to attend playgroup (both with and without my Di-Di), storytime at the library, and to go shopping; going out takes a little bit more coordinating and planning now that there's two of us. At home, we've done lots things like art, play-doh, and dress up. I did go back to school for a couple of days. I was really excited the first day; the second, not so much. We also had our first family outing to Alex's house for playtime.

Playtime at the lake

We made a tent one day

Sleep, glorious sleep as Mommy enjoys quiet, glorious quiet

You mean the sprinkles were supposed to go on the cookies?

A little upset when I found out the garage door was locked
and couldn't take my horse on a walk

Passing out WHILE picking up my fruit snacks that I fell asleep eating

The "older" kids (three of us have siblings) pause for a moment to pose

One of the NOT fun things right now is the dry air that is making me get nosebleeds. At first Mommy thought I was picking my nose -- okay, sometime I am but I try not to because it scares Mommy -- but after seeing a spontaneous nosebleed or two, she realized it wasn't ALL me and my finger.

My Play-doh snake

The next big event is my birthday this weekend. For weeks now, Mommy and Daddy have asked me who's coming to my party and my response has been "Al!" Of course, "Al" is my response for a lot of things, but it's really true! Mr. Al, my music man from school, is coming to my party in addition to lots of my family and friends. Make sure you come back to check out all the details!

All of the January pictures are up in our album!