Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone. I closed on my house 12/30 and have started to get prepared for the work needed. Thanks to everyone that has offered. I will definately hold you too it!!!!

Mattea New Years 2007

Mattea New Years 2008

Playing pinball with Sinjin, Cierra watch out I think Mattea wants your man!

Playing air hockey

She takes the game seriously like her mom

A new years hug for her BFF

Me, Jen, and Ryan before Dave and Lana came


I have more pics to come so stay tuned..........

Some cute pics from Christmas

Mattea's typical face when asked to get a picture taken


Lily with her new dress-up clothes



Mattea checking out the treats Lucy made us



Mattea and her new bike

Our annual Christmas picture

Happy Holidays!

So I didn't close on my house today. There were problems with paperwork not being on time to the various people it needs to get to and so hopefully I will close on the 30th!

On to better things....

Mattea is kid. No longer my baby or toddler but a kid. In the car today I was driving and she was talking on her cell phone. Here's her conversation.

M: "hello Charlie"

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M: "how you"

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M: "good"

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M: "play"

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M: "Lily"

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M: "ok, bye"

closes the phone
She did it several times changing out charlie's nam with my uncle's and aunt's names.

I love this girl!!!!!

I'm finally an adult

I bought a house. A condo actually. It has met all of my criteria and is in my price range. It is a 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath 3 minutes from Angi and 10 from my parents. She will be in township schools and can probably walk to school when she is bigger. No sex offenders live nearby, a very big plus! I will be having to do some fix up projects but I have been offered help from friends so I feel pretty good about it.

Closing is the 22nd so think good thoughts for me that nothing goes wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's cold outside

Cold temps, warm thoughts

Big bottomed girls make the world go around!

High flying Mattea, she can catch some air can't she.

The girls having a doggie fight, they loved it!

Gotta love this face

Potty Training

For the last several months, I have been hounded to start potty training Mattea. Lily caught on quick and goes potty but never consistently but somehow can pee on command. Mattea on the other hand will sit on the potty (5 seconds), wipe (with half a roll of toilet paper), and then flush the toilet (without ever peeing). I say, "she's not ready" or "she's just playing." Well, we have been letting her run around naked in the evenings. Really it is her telling us she will be running around naked since she will not keep the diaper on. She sits on the potty but never pees and I can't find any puddles. I can't figure out how she is holding it for so long. Anyways, last night before bed we try going potty. Again, no pee. She just comes out squeling "pee-pee, i try!" At 3 in the morning she wakes up crying out for "boot." I don't thinks he meant a boot but I had no clue what she wanted. Well I try to get her back to sleep and she tells me she has to pee. This is usually a stalling tactic and i was not willing to stall at 3 am. But I felt her diaper and it was dry. Dry from 8:30 to 3. So we go to the bathroom and SHE ACTUALLY PEES ON THE POTTY. ALOT!!!!!!!!!!!! I wanted to jump up and clap and sing and everything you are supposed to do but again it was 3am. So I hugged her and did a little yeah (curtosey of Jen). She was so proud of herself but the crappy part was she doesn't even remember it to tell her Oma. But I did!!!

Obama is President

Rosa Parks sat so Martin could walk

Martin walked so Obama could run

Obama ran so our children can fly!!!