She's definitely my daughter...

Olives for breakfast!

The word on the street...

Baby Imbler due to arrive the end of October!

March Update

I just realized I haven't posted anything since February! I haven't really been feeling like sitting at the computer these days. This month has been fun and adventurous. I have been trying to get Cirdan to do a post about his new office and hopefully one of these days he will have the time! :)

Kaiya - She has still been busy with dance and piano. Kaiya got her report card last Friday and did VERY well. Almost all the marks were a + which means Above Grade Level. She increased in reading by an additional 38 words per minute since the 1st trimester. At school she is a Greeter which means one of the few students chosen to welcome the new kid and show them around the school. Kaiya turns 8 on May 3rd which means she will be baptized on May 8th. She is really excited and so are we!!

Kaiya was so excited to pull green out of her closet and find something to wear for St. Patrick's Day. She looked cute.

Ella - I've been working hard with Ella these past few weeks to get her to learn how to behave better. The last month we have been struggling with taking her to the store because she doesn't want to sit in the cart. She fights and its impossible to sit her down. We now just walk her back out to the car and put her back in her car seat which she sometimes doesn't mind (ha ha). Its been a struggle but I think she is finally realizing that she is better off sitting down in the cart. I have also taken a lot more time sitting down with her at her level and talking to her when she is looking in my eyes. I've learned this works much better.

Ella and I started a Mommy and Me class at Kaiya's dance place last week. She did great!!! There were about 6 other little girls and I was proud that she listened and tried to do the stuff that the instructor had them do.

Cirdan - Since he now has an office we hardly see him anymore. It went from him being at the house during the day almost all the time to him never being here and getting home from work around 8 at night. Its been different but he has really been putting all his energy into building a successful business and all his work is really paying off.

Heidi - Other than cleaning the house over and over and over and over again I try to get out and meet my friend Sandy or go shopping. It has almost been 1 year since I was laid off and this past year has been nothing but fun and good times. I am busy now planning Ella's 2nd birthday and Easter in the next couple weeks. The weather has been beautiful and I really need to get outside and do some yard work.

We booked our flight for Hawaii in May!! Greg and Staci (friends) and Cirdan and I will be going. We will stay at a condo on Turtle bay. I am so excited! A little scared and nervous about leaving the girls that long but it will be nice to just be able to lay on a sandy beach and relax. We are looking forward to it!!