Always Thinkin'

I was saying to Jeremy that we really needed to take Maarti to the health unit to get her weighed. Jeremy (the very loyal former employee of Home Hardware) figured it was crazy to drive across town when the hardware store is way closer and has a perfectly good nail scale. I admit it... he was right.

Baby Emma Visits

For the last couple of days we've enjoyed having our cousins, Joel and Chris, from Ireland here. Their daughter, Emma, is only ten days older than Maarti so we have been looking forward to this visit from the day she was born.

Here are the girls enjoying their first of many tea parties together:












Yes we did! Matching outfits! Since the girls will probably only see each other once every two years or so Chris and I figured we may only have a couple of opportunities to dress them the same before they protest.


More matching outfits:













The three kids together:

Things That Make Me Feel Old!

Most of the time I don't feel old... in fact I really love being in my thirties and can hardly believe that I used to think of thirty as "so old"!! HOWEVER... Lately I have run into a few things that really do make me feel "old":


1. My high school "celebrity crush", Trevor Linden, recently retired.


2. I'm closer to my 20 year High School reunion than to my tenth.


3. My family doctor is around the same age as me.


4. The Cabbage Patch Kids are celebrating their 25th Anniversary this year.


5. The Jr. High kids I work with are closer in age to my kids than to me.


6. I nearly choke every time Jeremy and I go out for dinner and it cost's $50 because I still remember when my whole family went out and it only cost $20!


7. I've already lived through the current fashion. (And I don't like it this time around!!)

8. I haven't watched "High School Musical".

Anyway... those are a few. I'm sure the minute I hit post I'll think of many more. Can anyone relate? What makes you feel old?

It Takes Two Baby

Wow!! Hats off to my single mom friends!! I have no idea how you do it. We have once again hit flu season at our house and I don't think I could survive it alone. How on earth do you bath a baby, change the crib sheets and start a load of laundry all at the same time!?! Especially when all of that needs to happen in the middle of the night when you've just been awakened from a dead sleep! All I have to say is that I'm very thankful for my husband and do not take it for granted that he is so helpful with the kids.
In other news... before this flu hit I have to admit that I have been spending an aweful lot of time thinking about Maarti's first birthday party. I know it's still over two months away, but it is just too, too fun to plan. I think I'm going to have a ladybug theme, but I could easily be swayed to do Strawberry Shortcake. Any thoughts? I'm leaning more to ladybugs because I found the website for The Ladybug Gift Store. So adorable!! If only it was closer and I had unlimited resources!

He's got it figured out...

Tonight we were at Grampa and Gramma's house. Sammy found some old paper birthday party hats (which he was thrilled about). He put one on and then announced "I need a cake!" It was so cute that if we would have had cake he would've gotten a piece.

New Niece

Finally I have a niece! Jeremy's brother and sister in law had a baby girl this week. I'm so thrilled that Maarti isn't the only little girl in the family.

I was grilling Sam on his new Cousin's name and when I was confident that he knew her name was "Baby Anna" I called my sister so he could tell her the news. The conversation went something like this:
Me: "Sam, tell Auntie Susie what your new cousin's name is"
Sam: (silence)
Me: "Who is your new Cousin? Tell Auntie Susie"
Sam: "Clifford"

Later in the day I was getting him ready to go to the hospital to see the baby and he said several times "See Baby Anna?" so I was pretty confident he knew where we were going. When we got in the car I said "Sam, who are we going to see" he thought for minute and then said "Baby Jesus!".

Some days it's really a lot of work having a two year old, but at least it's entertaining!!

Ouch-ee Mama!!

Went to the Dentist last week... did you know that sometimes they "trim your gums"?! It is exactly what it sounds like it is and it hurts!... it still hurts actually. Oh how I wish I would've flossed more!!