This and That

So Thursday my mom texted me about 3 saying she was sick and that we needed to come get Piper. Steve, who is usually very flexible in his job, of course couldn't leave this day! LOL! So I left work, got Piper and then got Presley on our way home. It was actually nice out so it worked out perfectly for us to get home, take a walk, see the neighbors and just enjoy the night!
Iowa had a basketball game, Steve was so excited that I didn't have anything planned that he decided to plan a basketball watching date with our friend Damien. They went to Jethros to watch Iowa play (and Iowa lose). You always worry about how the kids will go to bed when there is just one parent around but Piper was asleep by 7:30 and Presley by 8:15. AWESOME! A night to myself! So I got a glass of wine and watched Parenthood and went to sleep!

Friday mom was still sick, it just coincidentally was my late night at work so instead of going in at 10, I went in at noon once Steve was able to come home from work. He took Presley to Generation when he went to work at 7 and Piper and I slept in until 8:30! Piper and I actually got up, ready and actually left the house! We dropped Presley off her 'show and share' item that she forgot, went to the bank, got gas and a car wash! Steve was shocked and impressed that we actually got up and left the house b/c normally this is NOT something I try to do!

Tonight we had over our friends Lisa and Jared and their boys Colton (3 yrs) and Jett (8 months) for dinner. Steve smoked some bacon wrapped pork, we had some beers, the kids played good and we just chatted! It was a good night and we are so glad they were able to make it over!

Hump Day

Piper actually had a 'great day' at Generation on Monday! Finally, I don't really expect it to continue but I'm sure it helped that they were able to go outside, get some fresh air and take good naps! It was so nice Monday evening. We got home, Steve cooked dinner and I took Piper for a walk. Then after dinner I cleaned up and Steve went outside with the girls, it was just SO nice to be outside!!

Facebook, it has been one week and honestly it hasn't been too hard. I hear about things people post, people show me pictures of things I have missed but sometimes I think about how great it is to NOT have to read about 'oh the great weather' (I can't imagine the amount of posts on Monday about this). Though I have found myself just getting into stupid computer games, which is just another waste of time. I have done a little more reading and trying to go to bed a little earlier, so only one month left!

RSVP's. This is one of my BIGGEST pet peeves. Honestly, how hard is it to tell someone whether you will be able to come to an event or not? Heck, even these days you don't have to actually TALK to anyone b/c you can text or use email! It is just common courtesy to RSVP.

I got my annual raise at work! Thankfully I got one, so I guess I can't complain. I'll take whatever they want to give me, at this point I'm just thankful I have a job.

We think Piper may actually be talking. Her 'words' are so obscure and no one else would know what she is saying. She will 'say' Daddy, Presley (which sounds just like daddy), strawberry, blueberry and shoe. Supposedly she has said momma and cracker at grandma's but we've never heard it.
I really think her 'Up, please!' sounds more like a really annoying, whiny 'ahhh....eeeee'
This girls babbles like it's going out of style, so maybe some day it will all make sense!

Another Presley conversation:
P : I see that! (pointing at my bra)
Me : Do you know what that is called?
P : Yeah!
Me : Really? What?
P : Apron!............LOL!Not quite girly!

Weekend Update

Thursday night I was able to meet my friend Sarah for a quick dinner, Steve was all in a huff b/c he says I always schedule something when Iowa plays basketball! Oops! They didn't play until 8 and I was home by 7, so no biggie! :P

 

Saturday Steve got up bright and early to smoke a pork butt on his new smoker that he got for his birthday (which isn't until April, but he just couldn't wait). We did a lot of cleaning and Presley and I made a trip to the mall. She was less than cooperative for most of it. She was hungry (even though we had asked for 2500 times what she wanted for lunch and she said she wasn't hungry) and she her legs were tired (really? we had walked 1/4 of the mall). We did laundry and Steve did more cooking. We had over the neighbors down the street for dinner that night, they have a 2 1/2 yr old girl Bryn, and they are due to have another baby girl in 3 weeks! The company was great and the food was wonderful, Steve did a great job for his first time smoking anything!

 

My pretty girl.

 

So almost 2 weeks ago is when Piper fell out of her crib for the first time, then that same week she woke up covered in her own throw up. So we had to wash everything and decided we would try to get rid of the bumper pads. DUMB. Last week her sleeping was terrible, we had to get up multiple times a night to retrieve that stupid pacifier that kept falling out of the crib!

So we put the bumper pads back on to help all of us sleep a little more. Saturday night, after a short afternoon nap and going to bed late, Piper slept like SHIT. It was one of those nights that I just couldn't wait for morning so I could just get up b/c there was no quality sleep happening. She was up at 11, 12 and then from 1-4 AM. Then at 3:30 Presley woke up from Pipers crying! Are you kidding me? Steve finally took Piper into bed with him, I slept on the couch and they eventually fell sleep about 5 am (or 6 with the time change)

So with the time change and Piper not sleeping. We were all completely off Sunday morning. Of course, I was still up at 7:30 like normal, Presley didn't get up until about 9:30 (8:30 normal time), I had to leave to meet Holly and mom at Costco...when I left at 10:40, Piper and Steve were still sleeping in our bed! That is crazy! But that is how completely OFF the family was this night!

 

So I met Holly and mom at Costco, came home and we tried to spend time outside since it was 50 degrees, however the wind was chilly and everything was soaking wet from the melting snow. Piper only fell down....all of the time, covered in cold, melted snow, so her time was limited out there. She did take a late nap from 2-3:30, we did some laundry, some more playing and then we had Holly and Jerry over for leftover pulled pork from Saturday. They stayed for a couple hours and we ate, hung out and then we got the kids ready for bed! Piper has already been up crying multiple different times in the lat hour, so it's not looking to be a good night.

Goodnight all!

 

 

I do have some good Presley stories, but that will have to wait until next time.

Piper overload

This is Piper showing us how she blows her nose. This should be her 'bunny' face, but for that she just closes her eyes instead of wrinkling up her nose.

This is Piper with her 'Are you kidding me?' look.

Playing on the steps. Presley didn't really know how to go up and down steps until she was almost 3, b/c she was never around them. Piper on the other hand, has had these mastered for months now.

She is weird. Walking around holding her pant legs up.

Trying to put on her boots

Trying to put on MY boots

I broke down and help her put on Presley's boots! And she sat here multiple times and read her book.

Shaggy hair, with a cheesy smile.

and growing a slight baby mullet.

Love this crazy chicken!

Hump Day

Last night we got Holly, Jerry and Mary to come over and watch the girls while we went out to dinner with my parents. We went to Irina's, I've been wanting to go there and it was good! Great company, food and service! I had a passion fruit martini and raspberry martini, both were really good! We think this is the first time that Steve and I have had dinner (or anything else) with just my parents since Presley was born! So it was nice!

Tonight Steve took Presley to another preschool birthday party at Chuck E Cheese! This is party #6 since November and we have another one in a couple weeks. But like I said before, it's just good for her to be social outside of preschool. And I was lucky enough to have Piper poop in the tub tonight. UGH. We really should learn to NOT give her a bath until she has gone #2, but this does get me to clean the bath toys and bath tub so I will look at the positive side!

They are having Dr. Seuss week at school, we never know what Presley will feel comfortable doing. Being my kid, I don't blame her....I would've be too afraid I would show up and be the only one with crazy hair or backwards clothes, but she had done everything this week so I'm very proud of her, stepping out of her comfort zone!

You know why we are already bad parents to Piper. She is already experiencing 2nd child syndrome....for Valentines Day, we didn't take valentines to daycare (in our defense, she only goes there on Mondays and Vday was Friday....so we didn't really KNOW!). And now this week, each different room was supposed to wear a certain color on Monday for Dr Seuss week....we had NO idea what color she was supposed to wear. Oh well.

On a side note: Did I mention that a couple weeks ago Presleys room was learning about braille and about what being blind and deaf mean....on the sheet they sent home, TWICE they wrote 'here', instead of 'hear'! This week.....multiple times they wrote Dr Suess....instead of Dr Seuss! OMG! They are teaching my child, please spell write right! (Don't get me wrong, I know I'm not a great speller, however I am not a teacher either)

They laid off 5 people from my department last week, 15 total for our division in WF. Sucks. We know we aren't as busy as previous years but it still sucks. Then this week Steve's company had a meeting and said they might have to layoff a couple people (Steve would be safe, for now)! Just makes me nervous....however this is the time of year that both of our employers should be getting busier, so fingers crossed!

Lent

I am not a good Catholic, but this will be the 2nd year in a row I have actually given something up for Lent. Facebook. I'm a little relieved and a little sad.
Honestly there are so many things on FB that I just don't care about. That I shouldn't care about. I don't need to see cartoons, Pinterest crap, couples confessing their ever-lasting love for each other (as they sit next to each other on the couch).
There are alot of things I'm going to miss....people having babies, people announcing they are having babies, my sister getting MARRIED. Not that I'm technically going to 'miss' any of this but you know what I mean.

So my blog might be updated more with my random comments, feel free to become a 'follower' of my blog (I know there are many of you out there! You closet blog readers!) and comment if you like!

Weekend Update

 Thursday we had our work outing (social committee as we call it!) at El Bait Shop, it was a good, funny night with coworkers. We don't get too crazy and we are all still home by 9. Then Friday I got my mom to watch the girls so we could go to dinner with some friends. It was so nice to be able to hang out with all of them since we don't see them nearly enough! My mom volunteered to watch the girls overnight, so we had one more beer at The Boat House on the way home and were still home by 11:30!

Saturday we didn't do much, cleaning, shopping, laundry, playing...poor Piper put on Presley's boots and just sto0d there looking outside. Sorry sweetie, 0 degrees is just not warm enough for outdoor play time.

Even this morning she wanted me to put her shoes on (though she only brought me one shoe), I put it on her...she walked over to her coat. She wanted to go outside. UGH, maybe next weekend!
So we brought the snow inside! I put down a towel and got 2 bowls of snow for them to play with, this kept them entertained for a good half hour! :)

Right now, Piper is napping (she was SO tired by 11 am), Presley is in her room playing by herself, Steve is watching Iowa basketball and here I am, doing nothing. Maybe I'll go veg out with the rest of the Girl Scout cookies!