Ok, so let's give this another try.

Yes, I know. My last post was a very long time ago. I am sorry! I know if I say I've been pretty busy would be a bit lame. But, I did have another child since my last post! And she is now 8 months old! Molly was born on June 1, 2009 and she has been a joy.

Needless to say, she has added to my perspective as a parent, and given me new insights I could not have had any other way.

I decided to come back and blog mainly to just have a outlet to talk about parenting issues, share interesting tidbits about the kids and what they are up to, and whatever else may rise to the surface. Stay tuned....

Christmas is coming!

I am excited for Christmas this year. Emmett is now 2 1/2 and I think it will be the first Christmas he will really start to enjoy what it is all about. As opposed to last year when the most fun was ripping up the paper. We will have several firsts this year. 

Since we got married, we will have our first real Christmas tree. We never saw the point of getting one the past, we just put up our $10 Target mini fake tree, because we usually were not at home for Christmas and/or Emmett was too little to really appreciate it anyway and/or not destroy it. So it will be fun for us as a family to go pick out a real tree. 

It will be our first Christmas in the new house!

It will be the first time we try and take Emmett to see Santa. Try is the key word in that sentance. I have a feeling that Santa may freak him out. But, I am willing to give it a try. I have recently purchased a toddler version of the Night Before Christmas and hope that we can "learn him up" on the whole Santa thing. I tried to get him to watch the Grinch with me when it came on TV the other night, but I think he was not keen on how the Grinch was treating his dog and he asked me to turn it off. 

It's the first time I have to be sneaky about buying his Christmas presents. I already have a couple of things stashed on the high shelves of the closet. 

And it's the first time that we've actually had a fireplace and mantel to hang stockings on! 

But I don't think its going to be the first or the last time that I plan to get all my shopping done early but find myself out on Dec 24th with a few more things to get. 

I'm Back!!!

Wow, its been a month since I've been on the blog. And a crazy month it has been. I am finally feeling more settled in the house. There is still more to do... hang art, do some more organization.... but all in all we are moved in. 

And amazingly, Emmett did great with the move. I think because we had been here so much before we actually moved in, he was really used to the house and it made the transition really easy. Also, we moved him to the big boy bed when we moved in here and he has done great! Yes, we still have to kind of be there when he falls asleep, but we are working on that. 

Having a big yard has been great, too. Emmett loves watching Daddy on the "tractor" mowing the lawn and recently he has loved jumping in our raked leaves piles. We really look forward to putting in a veggie garden in the spring and having him help us with that. 

Lots of stuff to chat about on here soon.... holidays...toddler tribulations.... etc. 

Look for me to be on here more often!

short hiatus

Check back again soon! I am all consumed with moving right now!

Painting with a toddler

Have you ever tried to paint walls with a toddler? I don't recommend it. First, even if you try to make it a "educational experience" and let them try to paint, it is certain that they will only stay in the correct area of the wall for about 30 seconds. The trim or the floor is much more exciting to paint on. 

I would estimate that painting with a 2 year adds about 3x the time it would take doing alone. 

Day off work to have a day to work

I took the day off today. But I still worked! 

I stripped all the wallpaper in the new kitchen and started painting one of the bedrooms. 

I got the Freshaire Paint they are selling at the Home Depot now. No VOC paint. Love it so far! Very little odor from it at all, and the paint seems to go on really well. I like the fact that I can paint and not worry about the fumes for me or my kiddo. Also, it is better for the environment. They also use recyclable cans and paint chips. Nice. 

Tomorrow: more painting!

So we have a new house

So we have a new house! I am excited about getting Emmett's room together. I have just bought him a new quilt with choo choos on it. And he has just inherited a nice bunk big boy bed set. I figure I have to do all I can to make it appealing to him with cool bedding! I will also be getting new stuff for his playroom. I hope that he is excited about his new house and that the transition goes well.