getting close

i had my monthly visit today and as i was leaving the doc said, 'see you in 2 weeks'. i was totally taken aback because i guess i didn't realize i was almost 30 weeks along. THIRTY WEEKS. that means baby will be here in TEN weeks. why does that seem SO close??! i sorta freaked out. came home and told chris i am not ready. not ready for all the things that come along with a newborn. i know ten weeks really is awhile away, but when you are pregnant for 9 months, ten weeks seems like nothing. i'm also having a C section, so i get to pick my date. that really seems crazy to me. not crazy like- psychotic, but crazy like- i can't believe it. i get to pick the date i get to meet my girl. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!

December 19, 2005 15

sleep, glorious sleep!

From Jack Johnson's 'Banana Pancakes'--

"We got everything we need right here 
And everything we need is enough 
It's just so easy 
When the whole world fits inside of your arms 
Do we really need to pay attention to the alarm"

this was us today. i stayed in bed for SO long. it was heaven. as 
soon as i got out of the shower this morning,  the sunlight was 
hitting my bed just so- it was calling me- come back, come back... 
and so i did. caleb came home sick from preschool yesterday, 
so he was a little groggy too. but we read books and played board 
games and fell back asleep. chris did too for a bit until his phone 
rang. he had just gotten back from a business trip, so he totally has 
a reason. me? not so much. you'd think i just had a newborn and 
was craving the sleep or something. nope, i just wanted to cuddle 
my boys in bed. that's it. i dragged myself out at 130 this afternoon. 
and now i feel really unproductive. lol. now it's almost time to pick 
my kids up from school where i am sure they have been working 
their hineys off. 🙂 
good for them.

December 15, 2005 2

chris is gonna be on TV tomorrow!

he’s gonna be on the 700 club. it comes on in LA at 6 am. my inlaws are coming over bright and early to tune in. i hope my alarm doesn’t let me down, lol. 🙂 watch it if you can!

notice on the schedule that he is to be on the same day as the gal who was a stripper… lol- why couldn’t he be on the day with the lady with the growth on her neck?! sheeeeeeeeeesh. 🙂

we are also jealous to know that he is staying in our old hometown. Virginia Beach. ok, we only lived there for 3 1/2 years– but it was early in our marriage, i had 3 liiiiiiiiiiittle kids in the house… it was such a crazy time for us… to be that far away from our real home and family. i just get all nostalgic. it was a tough couple of years, but something i know we needed as a family. to be on our own. i am super thankful for the memories.
ok, dug through the pics too– outside our little apartment in VA— look how liiiiiiiiitttle cam and kira were. and i was about to pop with caleb in my tummy in a few weeks from there. man! sigh.

December 12, 2005 7

my big brother’s little family

they are too cute. they are so perfect together. they came up to get a christmas picture and i got SO many good ones i loved. hope they love them too. 🙂

and many more here. they have been together since high school. they are each other’s first love and they have the perfect daughter. i couldn’t be happier that my brother married one of my best friend’s and that our kids get to grow up together.

some of the pics don’t look as sharp and vivid on my web screen as they do in my photoshop program. sorry about that. they are freaking sweeeeet though. 🙂 rad. :)– that’s for chris who makes fun of me for saying rad. i love rad. 🙂

December 12, 2005 12

state float parade

this was our first year participating in the school’s state float parade. each child was to make a ‘float’ out of natural materials that represented the state they were assigned. not an easy task for a 10 year old. especially when you don’t have skills in architecture or design. but i let kira go with the flow, do what she wanted, because in the end- it’s her project, right?! i was very proud of her. she pulled it off. and then i saw all the other floats. and i was seriously taken aback. ok, built in caves? swaying whales hanging from the ceiling? life size beavers made out of pine cones? an entire town made out of beans?! i am not saying they were not beautiful. they were beautiful. they looked like miniature versions of the Rose Parade! (and yes, the rose parade judges were there at our school judging! as well as the rose court! this was big guys!) but they did not look like they made them completely on their own. and that’s the thing- how much do you help your child? i helped kira as far as breaking the sticks to spell out tennessee. she made everything else. davy crockett, the log cabin, the guitar, etc. and you can tell. 🙂 you know i wanted to take over and construct the Grand Ole Opry and Elvis, but i did not. 🙂 anyways, i know either way you look at it, if you particiapated and showed some effort, you will get a good grade. but in the end, who’s grade is it- the parent or the child? part of me couldn’t help but wished i took over a little. that’s just natural. you want people to oooh and aaaah over your child’s things. there has got to be a balance. i get so stressed out over these kind of projects. i told chris that he is now in charge… and that he had better get thinking now that we will have 3 more kids to go through the system. 🙂

December 10, 2005 7

thirty today

that’s it! i am with an older man! a man in his 30’s!!!!!! 🙂 haha. ok, only for 5 months, but still. he has been dreading turning 30. i don’t know why. i find it rather exciting. something so mysterious about our 30’s… like we should do things different or know better than we did in our 20’s. does that even make sense? oh well. so it’s official. he is 30 today. the big three-oh. i couldn’t be prouder to have spent my last 10 years with this guy. the father of my children, my best friend who makes me laugh more than anyone, the coziest in the world. and he looks gooooooood, doesn’t he?! 🙂

we have our little growing family among us who can honestly, drive us nuts sometimes. just this morning, each child had their own unique crying tantrum/drama performance. chris and i just looked at each other and smiled. knowing that they are insane. lol. no, knowing that me and him are the team in charge of these guys. and i could not think of a better feeling. knowing he is on my team. knowing that it is me and him- together- at everything. that gives me such comfort.
happy birthday, babe. love you.
j

December 7, 2005 11

good times

we spent chris’ birthday at the Laker game on Friday. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN. the kids were gone for the night. we went out to dinner, almost went to the late show at the movies, but decided not to. and just had SO much fun together. alone. we had awesome seats… all the way at the top, but in the 1st row.. so we could look down and see everything really well. it is so much fun seeing the game live. so much better than on TV! unfortunately they made me take my camera back to the car because my lens was too big- lol. anyways, we had a blast. i want to date my husband more. like every weekend. 🙂 i miss that.

December 5, 2005 6

thank you miss jaeden

jaeden and her mommy and daddy always think of the cutest gifts. they came over for Tday and gave cammy some green checkered vans and a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts! how cute is that?! shoes and donuts! who would have thought?! they even wrapped the donuts. 🙂 he was totally excited. i mean, who gets donuts for their birthday? only the coolest of cool! a whole entire box to himself. he did manage to share a few with kira and caleb. that’s totally him though. sharing with his siblings. love that!!!!

November 29, 2005 11

can’t resist

new little babies. we went to visit chris’ friends who just had their first baby. they were beaming. and exhausted from the lack of sleep, of course. but beaming, nonetheless. it was cute to see our kid’s reactions. they were amazed at her tiny toes and little cry. i think they are excited. i know it made me giddy to meet our little girl.

more pics of the precious little one right here.

thanksgiving weekend was SO good. lots of yummy food, great company and gorgeous weather. we went to the store to buy logs, love that! i made my first pies- apple and a sweet potato- complete with homemade crust. i was so proud of myself-lol. we all agreed that it all went by way too fast. sigh. good thing my heart is full.

November 28, 2005 5

thanksgiving

happy thanksgiving from us! and caleb AKA ‘quiet fox’. 🙂 that is the name he gave himself at preschool today. heehee. he is far from quiet, but oh well.

cam had a thanksgiving feast and performance yesterday. here is one of the poem’s he recited:

"if i were a pilgrim child"

if i were a pilgrim child dressed in white or gray, i should catch my turkey wild for thanksgiving day.
i should pick my cranberries fresh from out a bog, work all day to help our parents then make a table of a log.
Massasoit would be my guest and wear a crimson feather, and we should clasp our hands and say Thansgiving grace together.
But i was born in modern times and shall not have this joy. My cranberries will be delivered by the grocery boy.
My turkey will be served upon a shiny silver platter, it will not taste as wild game tastes, though it will be much fatter.
And, oh, of all the guests that come to sit and feast and pray, we shall try to remember and honor the true reasons for this day.

November 23, 2005 5