this is where she sleeps best. this was yesterday’s almost 3 hour nap:

i am pretty darn productive during nap time when i wanna be. i love nap time. 🙂 but when she’s not right here… on our bed.. on top of the duvet… she doesn’t sleep this well. we need our nap. and here she is right this minute.

this morning before caleb left for school.. took some pics on our bed. such the hangout– our bed. 🙂

squishes from caleb:

and protests:

and after pulling those fingers out of the mouth for a smile:

i’m glad our girl is feeling better. she has developed a case of "moooom’s" though! she will call out for me: MOM! MOM! MOM! over and over till i come tend. usually it’s nothing, just checking on me.. wanting me right there next to her. i taped it yesterday, hope chris will blog it for me soon. 🙂 but what is this mom stuff? what happened to calling me mama or mommy? mom? such a big kid version already. 😦

i enjoy watching him play soccer, basketball and baseball—but i think my favorite of them all is baseball. i am not even a baseball fan.. but every time he has a game.. i get so excited to watch him out there. i am so proud of him. 🙂 he pitched for the first time and it made my stomach turn. i was so nervous!

the ballfield has this funky couch out there.. if i get over my germaphobe fear, i will put elsie on it and get some pics.. because i think it’s hilarious that it’s out there. 🙂 caleb and daddy.. ready to run over to the tee ball field for caleb’s game.

and one of the rascals. fighting over which music to listen to. i wonder who won. 🙂 chris says that she looks like me here. the look she’s giving me. her eyes.

i didn’t get any of elsie because she was in my arms practically the whole time. can you believe that?! anyone who knows us and sees us alot knows that the child lives on my hip. 🙂 although she is getting around more.. walking slowly while holding my hand. very sweet.

completely uninspired to get anything done right now. i had to look for an older photo for something and started finding these in my files. some i forgot to print and some that just made me sigh. all in a matter of 2 years. so many changes. 😦
since easter is coming up. 🙂 look at my little guy. 2 years ago. those chubby cheeks and chubby fingers. i want to print it out now and scrap how i feel about it today even though it’s been so long.

and just DAYS after getting my "new" camera…2 years ago.. our boys at the australian consulate. gosh how i remember how caleb outgrew those pants but would not stop wearing them for the world.

about a year ago.. in the hospital.. i wonder what kira and caleb are thinking here. i never printed it this one. i need to.

and this was one of my favorites from a year-ish ago. i just forgot to get it printed. i am so excited to get it back now. daddy would carry her in this around the house. so cute. and our messy fridge. this is before we banned putting things on our fridge. 🙂 our little attempt to make the house look less cluttered. 🙂

and now. a year and 3 days later.. this is from this morning, playing catch with dad in the left.. and then showing us she got an owie in the 2nd pic.

i can’t believe how much change occurs in a year. maaaaaaaaan. her hair looks really light brown here.. it’s not that light. must be the flash.

yes, mom is the one who is all mixed up with the seasons. halloween jammies in march. and apparently valentines and springtime in march too. 🙂

and since this is one big mixed up post of random stuff.. here’s caleb’s star of the week bulletin board at school and his st. pat’s day creation. 🙂

yay- tomorrow’s friday. 🙂

turns out in addition to the 4 teeth elsie is getting, she had roseola too. 😦 she was not a happy camper! last night was our first full night’s sleep since the sickie started last week. you would think that recharged me.. but no, i just woke up from a nap with els and caleb. he’s home from school today- he woke up with a stiff neck and was calling for me at 6am– -mom.. momm…. i …can’t…move. it was sad.
i hate waking sleeping children and i have to do that right now to pick up the big kids. i hate not having a school bus! 😦

this is how we spent most of our day. her snuggling on my chest. or sitting next to me. or sitting next to me and emptying out the wheat thins box.. one cracker at a time.. a nice pile on the couch. over and over. (btw, i took this with my left arm stuck out.. not wanting to move or distract her…and all the strength in my little left wrist that is soo sore from carrying missy.. i was pleased how it turned out)  little snoozes. she’s feverish. no cold symptoms, so i am thinking it might be just a teething fever? she drooled through a couple of shirts today. at least i hope. we’re not used to seeing our girl so mellow. last night, chris said, i think she’s warm. i said, no… she’s just warm from being all snuggly. then at 2 am i said.. she’s got a fever!!! chris spared me the ‘i told you so’ 🙂

at the end of the day, she managed to give me a little smile.

so this is where we will be for the next few months… 3-5 days out of the week. caleb will be there twice and cam 3 times.
chris will be coaching caleb so a few times when the games overlap- i will be on my own to man the wanderer aka elsie! eeeeeeeeeeeek! lots of hiding out in the car listening to the backyardigans CD.

and it’s been hot here. decent hot. at missy’s hair is getting out of control. this is what i did to it the other day. there are 2 on the back, but you can only see one. 🙂

and this one this morning before dad left just for fun. 🙂 haha! yes that’s KI ribbon she’s sporting.

her hair is getting long. and out of control. she’s got curls. she rubs her food-y hands in it when she eats. UGH. and i am tempted to cut it. but those curls. i can’t get rid of the curls!!! but when it’s 90+ this summer, i will have to think of something, because she already gets so sweaty and itches her neck. we might just have to trim it. sigh.

https://watersfive.typepad.com/there_was_this_one_time/files/Walks.mov

she’s only been one for a few days and it seems like she made that baby to toddler transition overnight. 😦 please excuse the halloween jammies in march. 🙂

here’s my twelve month old overview: she has these funny quirks that melt me. see purple bead necklace nearby? and one sock? doesn’t matter whose it is…preferably someone other than hers. just one. knows the backyardigans and loves them. will pick up her toys and start dancing.. and that means, turn on the CD so i can dance. will sit and play for a period of time while: playing in the kitchen… whether that’s emptying the bowls and cups or pulling the snacks out or playing with a spatula and a pasta drainer, or pulling my pens/pencils out under my desk, or playing with my scrapbook supplies, or looking and babbling at books, or sorting the mail for me. i was hesitant to get rid of a broken scanner because she loved playing with it so much. 🙂 she’s started taking 4-5 steps when she wants to. she’s a quick crawler so doesn’t see the need to walk. 🙂 yet. 🙂 she says hi to EVERYONE. so friendly. finicky with food- loves something one day, can’t stand it the other. will make a mad dash when she sees me coming with a clean diaper in hand. "writes" with pens/pencils/crayons.. little doodles. concentrates very hard when doing that. method of protesting: screaming. fascinated with babies and animals.  communicates her yes’s and no’s with us sooo well.. big shakes of the head and sometimes the whole body. love that. SO on the move. our house is barely baby proofed.. she is free to roam everywhere (except the bathroom!) and does so with great ease..especially the stairs. see these pics… she is so ready to move to the next thing.

now that i have 12 months worth of updates, i will try and think of something scrapbook-y to do with them. i am so glad i have it all down. i just wish i had done it for all the kids.

have a great weekend!

in an attempt to capture some daily things this morning…elsie sneaking off with mom’s cookies…

she’s always wearing these purple beaded necklaces lately. so funny to see her come around the corner with them hanging around her neck. isn’t it a bit early to begin this girly girl stuff? 🙂 at least they match today! ha!

and sweet caleb. he goes to afternoon kindergarten and mornings are somewhat tough when the big kids are gone…they’re his playmates. he’s stuck with mom and the baby. 🙂 BUT he’s learning how to read. it’s always amazing when our kids go to kindergarten.. they start out barely reading a few words.. and halfway into the year they are reading books. i  l o v e  t h a t.

tonight dad and cam are going to the pac 10 at the staples center after baseball practice. i love that dad has a basketball watching partner now. i mean, he had one before… me.. but now he has someone who’s genuinely interested! ha! 🙂 kira’s last soccer practice tonight. soccer is ending, so is basketball… just in time for little league to start. the boys are both in it so should be fun.. lots of chasing elsie around the field. and yay! it’s friday tomorrow already! how great has this week been?! 🙂 short and sweet.

i have said it before, i will say it again… they need to make sat-sun-mon the weekend. we had to pick up kira so we made a quick trip to the beach.

i think she got chris’ sensitive eyes… her eyes were so teary in the sun!

shells that the boys collected then later did an academy award show with them…. best colors.. best shape.. etc. very cute. love when they are creative like that. see mondays off are good! 🙂

 those chubby fingers, that pale skin, the flecks of sand. oh my. it is much more impressive if you click on it and see it bigger. at least, i think. 🙂

and thanks to cam for getting these shots. toes in the water. she loved it. didn’t want to leave. nobody did. i love love love when that happens.

here’s to a very productive tuesday for me. so glad. now i feel like i can take on the rest of the week! 🙂