Thanksgiving 2009

we spent thanksgiving up at ryans parents house, it was nice, lots of family came over- i even got to meet an aunt and cousins I had never met before.





then friday we went up to rochester with a little black friday shopping on the way. one thing i didnt count on was smacking a deer on the way. I got to hold the little baby zoe though.

Please Touch Museum

I took audrey to the please touch museum and she had a blast

There was a small fake grocery store, it was pretty crowded but audrey liked to push the cart around atleast, she kept trying to leave the store without paying for her groceries.

We sat in this car for probably 15 minutes, she is pretty focused i've decided as i watched other kids run around touching 5-10 different toys, audrey just focused on one for the whole time, i would have to pull her away to keep moving. we didnt see half of the museum actually.

Show us your Life - PETS

I'm back at doing kellys korner show us your life...i have been on hiatus for a few months.
I thought this one would be a good one to participate in.


Christmas Picture 2007 - each year I torture the dogs into taking a xmas picture for the xmas cards


Peppermint Patty

She was my first pomeranian...just a peanut when I got her, she was an only puppy for 3 years, then we got Linus because I thought patty needed a friend. BIG MISTAKE, patty hates linus and most other dogs infact. She weighs 7 lbs, likes to sit in corners, or on pillows, or in her cage, and bark ALOT. When we had audrey last year it became too much to have 3 dogs and an infant, and patty had basically given up on us, she would sit in our other living room in the corner behind the TV by herself instead of with us, and my older sister becky had just bought a house. So I thought MAYBE she would be happy living with my sister, 9 month later i think Auntie B is FINALLY getting attached to the princess. And she is much much happier. Patty even has her own blog.

Linus

Linus (a girl) I got from the same breeder as patty, hoping to have poms who were BFFs...didnt happen. Linus is 5 and totally the opposite of patty, although she also loves to bark, not go in her cage, be a royal pain to me and ryan, has obsessive compulsive tendencies. She has killed cats and a groundhog and tried to get anything else that comes into our yard. She is fearless and dumb going after much bigger dogs. She is very head strong and we have been working on her obedience but she just hasnt gotten it yet. She is surprisingly wonderful with audrey. Linus loves to cuddle with me in the mornings too. Although I love Linus, I hope to never have another dog like her again, nor wish a dog like her on anyone :)

Murphy


Murphy is our puppy, he is a yellow lab 3 years old. Ryan got him to train to duck/goose hunt with him. However we moved after he was about 1 1/2 and training fell off. No hunting for him. Murphy is very easily trained, usually very calm, content, and basically follows linus around. He has had a few unexplained attacks on other dogs and once with audrey. He was inches from being given away when we chose to try and train him instead. I dont understand because labs are suppose to be so good with children, it could be linus's influence, I dont know. we keep the dogs and audrey separated now, hopefully someday they can all get along.

i'm hoping that i will enjoy the company of my dogs more than i have been, they seem to be more a pain than anything lately.

Survivor Update #9

Well atleast Russell can't find another idol next week, since he didnt have to play his. i'm surprised he hasnt told anyone yet. i'm glad laura is gone, i wasnt a fan of her at all. i'm almost to the point where i know which people are which. everyone seems to look the same or something.


Becky: Erik & Marisa
Carrie: Natalie & Russell H
Cathy: Monica & Brett
Dave: Laura & Shambo
Emily: Jaison & Russell S
Faye: Mike & Betsy
LuAnne: Kelly & John
Mike: Yasmin & Liz
Nicole: Dave & Mick
Ryan: Ashley & Ben

acorns, acorns, and more acorns

audrey has become quite interested in acorns, we have hundreds and hundreds in our front yard. i dont know why we dont have the fattest squirrels in the neighborhood...but we should.



Audrey is getting her christmas present for auntie B's squirrels ready already! shes such a planner

Survivor Update #8

i can NOT believe that russell found ANOTHER hidden immunity idol without even a clue. i liked the previews showing everyone following him around too. too funny.

Becky: Erik & Marisa
Carrie: Natalie & Russell H
Cathy: Monica & Brett
Dave: Laura & Shambo
Emily: Jaison & Russell S
Faye: Mike & Betsy
LuAnne: Kelly & John
Mike: Yasmin & Liz
Nicole: Dave & Mick
Ryan: Ashley & Ben

surprised

Over a year ago I put this plate on my car...


And in a year have never had one person comment on it to me...

Survivor Update #7

another one is out...with his immunity idol...sucks for becky...i guarantee i will get a 'why do i play this every time?' from her. cant believe shambo was the only one who voted with erik- and i'm glad to see on the preview that they are FINALLY catching on to russell


Becky: Erik & Marisa
Carrie: Natalie & Russell H
Cathy: Monica & Brett
Dave: Laura & Shambo
Emily: Jaison & Russell S
Faye: Mike & Betsy
LuAnne: Kelly & John
Mike: Yasmin & Liz
Nicole: Dave & Mick
Ryan: Ashley & Ben

Indian Proverb

Happy Halloween

Audrey - October 31, 2008


Oh how she has grown in a year

The Disco Queen - 2009

Survivor Update #6

Oh I thought I was out for sure and I was blindsided! oh winner from last time is out already... i loved how the long haired guy kept telling shambo to be quiet during the challenge. she is quite annoying.

Becky: Erik & Marisa
Carrie: Natalie & Russell H
Cathy: Monica & Brett
Dave: Laura & Shambo
Emily: Jaison & Russell S
Faye: Mike & Betsy
LuAnne: Kelly & John
Mike: Yasmin & Liz
Nicole: Dave & Mick
Ryan: Ashley & Ben

Getting in the Halloween Spirit

Today was orange day at daycare and audrey wore her new outfit. Her note for the day was that she kept pointing to the candy corns on her pants. How cute! And she got to wear her candy corn socks to match!

So So disturbing

I read this article yesterday and just blew my mind that 15-20 people watched this and didnt do anything about it. I dont understand what their parents did wrong raising them, but I hope I dont make the same mistakes. it made me sick to my stomach after reading it.

ARTICLE

Audreys New Room - Done!

We have been slaving for about a month (weekends only really) on Audreys new room...and last weekend we moved her in. But I just finished the final touches today. We got a new shelf at IKEA and I LOVE it! it works as a changing table which I had not anticipated.

The room previously shown in a post.

The room now:


she has the option of a crib or 2 beds :)

her dresser

the new shelf

her closet

Survivor Update #5

well that sucked for me...but i wont miss russells strange voice.

Becky: Erik & Marisa
Carrie: Natalie & Russell H
Cathy: Monica & Brett
Dave: Laura & Shambo
Emily: Jaison & Russell S
Faye: Mike & Betsy
LuAnne: Kelly & John
Mike: Yasmin & Elizabeth
Nicole: Dave & Mick
Ryan: Ashley & Ben

16 months

Miss audrey is 16 months now


some recent milestones
1. she is such a big girl now. talking up a storm, we cant really understand most of it- but she sure seems to be saying ALOT. i cant wait to figure out what/who 'bobby' is. she says that frequently.
2. she says more, bye-bye, doggie, woof woof, ball, ducky, baa, bubu for her bunny toy, and a few other words.
3. she can touch her nose when asked and rubs her belly when asked where her belly is.
4. she is great at peekaboo.
5. she can climb on the couch now.
6. She likes to high five (esp your face) and we are working on the fist bump.
7. She moved into her big girl room.
8. and she loves her mummy!

Survivor Update #4

ooooh Ryan is gone now too...i didnt think ashley would make it to the end...but even natalie voted for her, i was surprised. you can kind of figure out what is going to happen in these episodes, they show ashley talking about how easy this challenge is going to be, then ooh surprise surprise she loses it for the team. those pruney hands and feet and down right gross, i hope it either stops raining or atleast they dont have to show us close ups again.

Becky: Erik & Marisa
Carrie: Natalie & Russell H
Cathy: Monica & Brett
Dave: Laura & Shambo
Emily: Jaison & Russell S
Faye: Mike & Betsy
LuAnne: Kelly & John
Mike: Yasmin & Elizabeth
Nicole: Dave & Mick
Ryan: Ashley & Ben

The Zoo

We went to the Philly zoo this weekend. And of course Audrey loved it, i'm not quite sure if there is much she doesnt like.


we saw the polar bears

This is the only relative to the giraffe, i thought it looked like he was wearing tights

i love how the giraffe has to spread its legs to get a drink.

Ryan and Audrey and the zoo balloon, you can take rides in it

Audrey had to run the steps just like all first timers to philly (even though it wasnt her first time, it was the first time she was in philly and could walk.

then her and daddy had to rest

we went to the museum to get a poster of monet for her new room

Audreys first haircut

below is a picture of Audrey's hair last week, as you can see it looks awfully like a mullet, short on top, long in the back...this is not the look i am trying to achieve with my 1 year old...its just fate i guess.

so we intervened...don't judge the cut, i did not attend or graduate from cosmetology school, nor did i feel like paying money to cut all of 25 hairs probably. I think it looks so much better, hopefully now it will grow out non-mullet style.

audreys new room

Here are some pictures from audreys new room

Before Pictures- my old scrapbook area

the closets filled with junk


the new closet, with shelves

the new ceiling fan

The new paint

new paint


hopefully next weekend we can have the room set up. More pictures to come!

Survivor Update #2

two weeks update, forgot to update last week- how funny was ben in the challenge? he sucked. I want shambos hairdo! russell is one scary looking person...and what is up with the circles that dont grow hair? knew ryan was losing someone tonight, so glad it was ben. what is up with only one challenge per episode this season??

Becky: Erik & Marisa
Carrie: Natalie & Russell H
Cathy: Monica & Brett
Dave: Laura & Shambo
Emily: Jaison & Russell S
Faye: Mike & Betsy
LuAnne: Kelly & John
Mike: Yasmin & Elizabeth
Nicole: Dave & Mick
Ryan: Ashley & Ben

**updated: forgot Mike left too...sorry Faye!