On the Nap Front

Well, Ms. Leah may be phasing out her naps (no, please, not yet). Sometimes she sleeps and sometimes, well, she plays. Her playing looks like this: emptying all her clothes out of her drawers (yes, all of them), dumping her toys out of her bins (and she has a ton of little pieces these days- Polly Pockets, Littlest Pet Shop, Barbie accessories and such), taking her many hair ties and "princess jewelry" and scattering it among her room like confetti, and sometimes, she even manages to roll up her rug!! It's kinda funny but a PAIN to clean up... and it gets old real fast. So, I'm taking suggestions on how to continue and prolong her naps. Any ideas? She gets a little crabby on the days that she doesn't sleep but it's not too bad. And both Lo and Le sleep real well at night (usually) so I can't complain too much. Well, off to catch some ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ's......

Help Needed- Please Reply

You may have noticed "paint bedroom" has been on my to do list for quite some time now... Well, I just can't decide on the color... I got 2 new duvet covers that are white with different splashes of colors and flowers... maybe I'll try to take a picture... but anyway, I need to add color to the back wall of our room. Right now the wall is covered in test patches of different colors. Anthony thinks I should keep painting little spots of different colors all over and we can have a "color collage"...

Current Color Choices:

Terracotta Orange/Rust
Wine Color/Dark Rose
Smokey Blue

(I already decided it's a "no-go" on a moss green and a mustard yellow color). I just can't decide on the final color. I think I am leaning toward the wine/rose. Any suggestions? I want something calming and relaxing but just can't seem to find it!

I'm up for any advice and suggestion...

Room Pics

Here's a picture of our color collage wall and one of our new duvet covers.

Friday 5.11.07

9:30- Grocery Store
10:15- Pedicure
11:00- Home, pack kids lunch, head up to Imagine Children's Museum
11:30-3:30- PLAY, PLAY, PLAY with friends at Museum
4:00-7:00- Dinner with Gramma and Papa, PLAY with Monet, Olivia, Davis
7:00-8:00- TARGET
8:30- Home, Night-Night!!
8:30-10:30- Mommy Time!
11:00- Night-Night!!

Not Regular... yet

So, I know I said I would begin posting more regularly but man, my days just fly by and I'm exhausted by the time I have a few extra minutes to relax. Anyway, things here are very good! Kids (and husband) are great... everyone is happy and healthy. With the nice weather (finally) here, we have been spending a TON of time outside. Lo and Le both love going on bike rides so that has been a daily ritual- well, A and I usually walk as the kids quickly pedal away from us.. but still, it's a nice family outing. A and I actually talked about getting ourselves bikes but I think the kids are still too young to do family bike rides- unless we do the whole bike trailer thing- and I just don't know if I'm in to that! We'll see...

It's 10:36pm- I have a birthday present to wrap, mail to go through, and yes, laundry to fold... so, I'm signing off now. More to come later....

PS- I (yes, it was me, not one of the kids) dropped our camera a while ago and it costs between $175-$250 to get fixed (which is why I haven't done it yet) so we have been "picture less". I finally couldn't stand it anymore, as Lo and Le get cuter and cuter every day, so on the way home from Gramma and Papa's tonight, Team Robinson stopped and got a nice new digital camera! So, keep your eyes out for new pictures coming soon!

Long time, No Blog

I look at my blog every day...sometimes two, three, or four times a day. I want to post, I have a lot to say- but when I sit down to type, nothing comes out. I guess I've got a writers block and my creative juices just haven't been flowing! Sometimes it feels like there's so much to talk about, so much going on, and so many new things that the kids are doing, that I get a bit... overwhelmed... if you will. All in all, I have been trying to slow down a bit and enjoy my family, my work, and my friends.

Anyhow, I'm over the hump and ready to report. Regular readers will notice that I've changed to a new URL and a new name... might even surprise ya all and switch up the colors a bit- so check back.

In the meantime, here's some happenings, interests, and favorites of Team Robinson:

T- Time Together, Tulips, Tickles
E- Earth Day, Electronics
A- Animals, Alphabet, Aquarium
M- Motorcycles, Monster Trucks, Math

R- Reading, Rhyming, Robots, Relaxed
O- Oceans
B- Backyard Fun, Bike Rides, Book Club
I- Imaginative Play, Interacting
N- Numbers, Nursery Rhymes,
S- Singing, Sandbox, Storytime, School, Solar System
O- Oranges, Opposites
N- Never a dull moment....

Snowsuit to Swimsuit

So, this morning, Uncle came and took Logan skiing for the day! Great for them... and great for Le and I. We had her 2 year check-up today (I know, a little late) and she is just awesome!! 33 pounds and 37 inches tall! Dr. Allen was very impressed with all her skills and couldn't believe that she speaks in 9+ word sentences, can petal a trike, draw a smiley face, is potty trained, sleeps in a big girl bed, and eats a ton of fruits and vegetables! Go Leah!!!

Anyway, so while Logan and Uncle hit the mountains, Seattle was beaming with sunshine and warming up to a nice 70 degrees! As Leah was sleeping, among other things, I filled the wading pool and prepped the backyard for springtime fun- pool, bubbles, sandbox, and chalk! What more does one need? We spent the afternoon out back.. it was just great. Fresh air, sunshine, friends, and fun!! Logan thought it was pretty funny that he was skiing this morning and swimming in the pool this afternoon! And by the way, his skiing abilities are amazing. He "tears up the mountain and hits the jumps," as he says. And that's the truth! He speeds down the mountain (can ski anything, even the black diamonds!! Yikes!) doing the "pizza or french fries" and actually slides over the bumps and jumps! It is so great to see him- he just loves it and he is awesome- a natural!!
So, that was our day...just perfect!