Our Little "Graduate"

Trevi "graduated" from preschool today and it was so fun to watch. She really loves an audience. According to her she is going to be a ballerina when she grows up. We sure love our little girl!

Happy Birthday Trevi

Trevi finally got to have her special day! She has been so excited for her birthday and more particularly, her birthday party. It was a great time lots of fun and food and GREAT friends. Thanks to everyone who came Trevi had a perfect day! (Thanks Heather for taking pictures.)

We love our little girl so much and feel so blessed to have her in our family. She is so loving. She really is the best big sister there is. I am appreciating how clean she is as Ezra gets bigger and more destructive. She is obedient and is puts me in my place when she catches me doing things I tell her not to do. She makes me a better person by being her mother. We love you Trevi!!

Growing Up

We ventured into Scottsdale tonight to visit Karla and get some fabulous hair cuts. I always think it is so fun when Trevi comes with me. She is at such a fun age because she is asking questions that really make me think and laugh. She was concerned about getting her hair cut because she thought she might look like a boy, but I assured her that we would not do such a thing. Her hair was getting a little bit stringy, but now it is looking very healthy and as beautiful as ever. Sorry I didn't take an after shot but just imagine it a few inches shorter.

She was a bit worried about the washing part but she toughed it out. She is always worried about soap in the eyes.


(Below is a story I have to record because it is my job as a mommy. If you hate wordy blog entries you can stop here.)

Saturday is Trevi's birthday and before Christmas and Birthdays I always go through her toys, clothes, etc and get rid of anything that is not being used, broken, etc. Last year I had to be a bit sneaky because she kept trying to take the stuff out of the boxes and put it back in her room. So this year I tried a different tactic. I just told her that I needed her to help be go through all her toys and pick out which ones she would get rid of. She did not like the idea of this and I explained that she was going to give them to another little girl who needed them more than her. She was still resistant. So we had a little talk about how she is very blessed to have so many great things and that we have to share we others when we can.

Then I had a light bulb go off: what a great teaching moment. I feel really blessed to have been raised by two very generous people. My parents are so generous that it took me until my adulthood to realize that it is not a standard trait in being a parent to be so generous. I really want my kids to have that "second-nature" trait of being so giving.

So I put an ad on Craigslist stating that we had some free clothes and toys for a 3 or 4-year-old little girl. I asked that those in need of such things please reply. Well needless to say I got a bunch of responses. I had a feeling about one lady so I went with it. Trevi and I put all of her toys and clothes that she had picked into the car and drove to meet this lady. When I met the lady I was reassured of my decision. She was in need and so grateful. It was a great experience for me and Trevi seemed to have understood it for the most part (she is still a bit in awe that kids don't have all the things they want or need in life).

So I believe this will be our family tradition from now on. Every Christmas and Birthday we will choose things that we no longer use and that can be of use to others and pass them on. It is a great way to get rid of clutter and hopefully a lesson to my children as they get older that we are blessed to have so much and not entitled.

Reunited

I got to catch up with my friend Karmann yesterday! I had such an amazing college experience due to fabulous friends and Karmann was one of those great friends. She is moving to Phoenix and I can't wait to spend more time with her.
Trevi was so funny because she LOVED Karmann. She sat on her lap and cuddled right up it was hilarious. Trevi thinks Karmann is beautiful. See you in a few weeks Ms. Electra.

Sick Little Boy

Since Tuesday Ezra has been so sick. He has had it all vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and now pink eye. Lovely. I have felt so bad for him because this is the first time he has been this sick. He is a great sleeper on a normal day but that is all he has done for the past three days. The plus side is that we have got to just sit and hold him which I love because since he started walking we only get very brief periods of cuddle time.

Trevi really amazes me at what a great big sister she is. She is so soft with Ezra and he can be totally pulling her hair and it takes quite a bit of pain before she lets me know there is a problem. She was really helpful with him while he was so sick.
Ezra really loves his daddy. I can tell Ezra gets so much comfort from him. When Ryan would get home Ezra just wanted to be held.


Taken just a few hours ago. I think he is feeling much better!


I had to go for a diaper run this afternoon to Costco and they have clamshells of strawberries for (I think) $8. I just had to do some freezer jam and look how much that $8 worth of strawberries made! It was enough for two batches so go and get your strawberries girls.

Also, on a totally unrelated note...remember my cute cousin who is going to be on "The Next Food Network Star" ? Well if you click here you can see a sneak peek of the show and some cute clips, interviews with her! (Her name is Kelsey)