A new toy for my boy!

 

I found these cute stacking vehicles at Fred Meyer last weekend. I was looking to see if there was anything I could find that Eli might like. I was so excited when I found these and just knew he would love them. So, I thought why make the poor kid wait three weeks to play with them. I opened them up as soon as we got home and he has LOVED playing with them. I did save the box so I can get a picture of him unwrapping it at Christmas!

Grandma's Chocolate Chip Cookies.

 

Micali enjoyed helping me make these cookies. She loves helping me make anything but this is the first time I have got her to try the dough. I loved the looks I captured as she tried it.
I also learned a lesson while making these cookies --- Don't mess with the best! I have enjoyed this recipe since Luke and I have been married. This recipe is the one his mom uses and, she is famous for them. Well, this time I tried to make them a little more healthy-whole grainish. I substituted some wheat flour and added in some oatmeal and peanut butter. They did turn out okay and, I felt better about Micali eating lots of them. However, when you are wanting the real deal this just didn't cut it. It was worth the try though. Next time I want a nice whole-grain cookie I will go for Oatmeal-Raisin.

Paint and flooring!

I have been holding off on posting these because our house is still a mess and stuff is everywhere so it is hard to get a picture. The carpet is gone now from the living room, hallway, and Eli's room. We have finished the wood flooring in Eli's room and the living room. I got a couple pictures of Eli on the new flooring so you can see what it looks like.
We painted our Entry way red. The ceilings are all white. The rest of the living room is antique white except for the back wall which we painted the color the ceiling used to be. We were surprised how much brighter it makes the house. We are still working on touching up and recoating some spots but here are some pictures of the work in progress!!
You can click on the collages to make them bigger!

 

 

Growing like a WEED!!!

 

When Micali wore this dress yesterday I remembered getting a few pictures of her in it when she first got it from Aunt Lois. I thought it was fun to see how much she has grown!

Instead of taking a nap......

I decided instead of taking my normal Sunday afternoon nap I would download my newest pictures to share. I took these of Micali and Eli today as soon as we got home from church. Micali wanted nothing to do with it so I was surprised that a couple of them actually turned out. As shown below Eli was his calm self and just smiled away!

 

Micali is talking so much now. The other night Luke and I went to some friends house to play games, so we got a babysitter. Micali just loves Sasha. She calls her on her play cell phone everyday to see how she is doing. She of course doesn't really talk to her, but she always tells me Sasha is good. Well, the other night I was getting ready, so Luke went to pick her up. Micali came in and said, Where is daddy? And I said, Sasha is coming to play with you. She looked at me and said, "Daddy is going to get my friend Sasha?" I told her he was and she went to wait for her with anticipation. Later I was telling Luke about it and we wondered what Micali would think if she knew Sasha was being paid to be her friend. We really do love having Sasha come over. It is nice to have someone that Micali loves so much!

Eli is still rolling all over the place. We thought with the hardwood floor he would have to learn not to do it but it doesn't seem to bother him. However he is working on a new move right now too. It is the backward inch worm. He holds himself up on his hands and then his little bum comes up and he scoots backwards. It was HILARIOUS to watch!

Our BIG Helper!

Well after ripping out the carpet we decided now was as good of a time as any to put a new coat of paint on the walls. The paint for some reason was peeling off on the ceiling and places on the wall it would just rub off by touching it. Luke talked to and "expert" painter at Home Depot and decided the best fix would be to prime it all and repaint it. So we are in the middle of that right now. The upstairs is all white with primer and now we just have to decide what color to paint it. Micali of course wanted in on some of the action. I got the camera just in time to show Micali's first masterpiece. She could be famous someday with this much talent! She wanted to take Daddy's brush so we decided we would find a brush Micali could help with. I came down to my craft box and found her a little foam brush. She was so excited! I purposefully showed the other wall. That was her work before I got the camera. She had a really long attention span with this project. We were quite surprised! Enjoy!

Tis the Season...

Now is the time of year when it is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everything going on around us. I had seen this video clip before but I watched in this morning and decided I needed to share it. I love this time of year we have to remember the things we are most grateful for and to celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. I especially like the last picture where He is reaching out to us and wants us to rely on Him to take away those things that burden us. If you haven't had a chance to see this I hope you take a few minutes to relax and enjoy it. It is called Reflections of Christ.

Growing Up!

I took these pictures last week and kept trying to get on and post something but I kept getting distracted with the silly elf dance and didn't get time to make a real post. We have been busy here. We ripped out the carpet in all of the main living area upstairs. We are going to paint and put in new wood laminate flooring this week. I am hoping to get most of it finished up over this holiday weekend. However, we have learned that having two kids makes these supposedly quick projects become somewhat drawn out. They are being very good and patient with us though. Micali just wanted to get right in and help out. She really likes being daddy's little helper!
We didn't get as far as we would have liked on Saturday. So, Luke was so kind to make it as comfortable as possible for us for Sunday and Monday until we had time to work on it again. He swept the subfloor and brought up our rugs. It made it look better and I felt better having it down for the kids.

So here is Eli at 10 months old. He got another tooth so his total is 3 on top and 3 on the bottom. He tried pushing him self up on Saturday. He didn't quite get his big belly off the floor but at least he attempted it.

 

Micali is learning new words everyday. She has some funny phrases she has started saying. It makes me laugh when I hear her say them. "hmm, let's see." "Ok, How about...." "Do you hear that.....xander (stuffed puppy) is crying." She loves counting and saying her ABC's. She always wants to have paper and a pen. She will entertain herself for hours with a couch full of stuffed animals and a pile of books.

 

She has started being difficult about getting a picture taken. I have to bribe her if I want her to look at the camera. Other times like in the bottom row she will say "Cali sleeping" She will also run to get a stuffed animal for me to get a picture of instead.

Another one!

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