he said...she said...

It’s official....

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:40:56 -0800

our yard is officially a kid yard now.

in other news, i’m glad the election is over. i am tired of all the degrading, offensive, and derogatory emails i’ve received throughout the campaign. i’m sick of the phone calls asking me to vote such a way. i’m tired of walking on eggshells in conversations, and having people say i’m not *insert adjective* because voted *this* way, etc. am i happy with everything and how it turned out? if you see my tag on AIM, yes and no. and because i’m sick of the election, i’m not going to discuss it here! ;)

on a lighter note, dave and i have become “Lost” junkies. having never watched the show, we decided to watch the pilot, and see what we thought. well, every night since then, we watch at least 2 episodes!

the next week should be pretty exciting~ tomorrow is my 30th birthday (aahh!), and we are leaving thursday for my parents’ house, then on to dave’s parent’s house for debbie’s senior recital (yay and congrats to her!)

happy halloween!

Sat, 1 Nov 2008 08:25:46 -0700

happy halloween! (or day after) ariana was dorothy. we had fun at the harvest festival at newsong last weekend, trick or treating in the glendora village on halloween, and then the harvest festival at our church last night. we discovered that ariana’s favorite thing is a green lollipop! (yes, we let our child get a sugar high on halloween) hahah. when it was raining yesterday morning, ariana and i went out to the grocery store. it was the first rain that she is “really” aware, and she kept saying water and pointing up. it’s amazing how quickly she’s growing in the last few months. in the first year, it just seemed like the developmental steps were more gradual, and now they jump out! one day she will say a new word, put 2 together, and try to say everything we say! of course, she still babbles in own “language”. she decided on her own it’s time to start potty learning! we aren’t pushing it at all, but take her when she says “potty” (she’s accurate about 50% of the time) the prospect of possibly being out of diapers soon is scary and exciting at the same time! we are heading to santa barbara this week for a few nights away, and will visit the SB zoo, which we know ariana will LOVE!
pictures have been added to the pic page!

pigtails at last!

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:53:54 -0700

after months and months of hair that sticks on on it’s own, now it sticks out on purpose! figured it’s time for a “proper” ariana update, since it’s been a while. in the last few months, she’s learned how to climb, and well. she’s gone up a ladder, chairs, tables, flights of stairs, etc. she’s had roseola for the second time, and i think we’re done teething until the 2 year molars come in. she is talking more and more, and starting to put words together. she combines her sign language and verbalizing words, and *always* signs what she’s drinking before actually taking a sip. she loves to read, and if it’s too quiet, if she’s not climbing into the bathtub turning on the hot water, i will usually find her in the chair in her room, reading and singing to herself. she’s got more of her animal names down, and we’re working on colors. she still has her crazy cheesy laugh, and she’s now into tickling us. “ba-pa” has become the word for grandma and grandpa. and if you see a little blonde dorothy walking around on halloween, it’s her :)

NOT happy

Sat, 4 Oct 2008 19:53:57 -0700

we went to oak glen today with the “old” small group. it was so pickin’ cold, and ariana was NOT in a good mood as a result, until she got to play the spoons with the band, and then bundle up with a blanket. her expression here just cracked me up.

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:07:28 -0700