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Friday, April 29, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Easter Weekend
'Twas our 4th weekend in a row on the road and I am officially over packing and unpacking and re-packing. And don't even get me started on the 22 hours of Barney we've calculated in our new minivan over four weekends' worth of driving. I tried to switch from Barney to Mickey Mouse club but they were not happy about that swap! Depressingly Matt and I now sing along to every Barney song as if we were singing to 20 on 20 on XM! Many times we call each other out, other times we sing in unison. Is this really what our lives have come to?!
Last weekend was spent in Columbus visiting with Babci and Dziadziu, Tim, Shonda, Alex and Evan. We also got to meet the latest addition to the Wawrzyniak clan...baby James. Once I receive pics from Dziadziu, I will post all of the fun and craziness that was had with 5 kids in one house for 2 days!!
This past weekend we headed to Jasper to celebrate Easter and continue plans on our renovations. Progress is being made and we hope to start demolition in the next few weeks. Now for getting our house in Indy on the market. Details, details!
Since I was totally unprepared for Easter weekend due to a couple of busy weeks, I neglected to buy any eggs for hunting so the girls went without an Easter egg hunt on the 1st year they may have actually participated in one. And I barely managed to fill their baskets with any treats either. I feel like such a terrible mom! However, what I lacked in Easter eggs the rest of the family made up for in sugar. I am pretty sure it is everyone's mission to get my children to like them and it is always a dreaded failure. They simply hate other people! But everyone keeps trying and sugar is usually the form of bait. For example, right before we headed back to Indy at 7pm last night, Bapa handed me Diana who had remnants of an iced sugar cookie all over her mouth and in her hands. Is it any surprise that 2 1/2 hours later she still looked like this:
Despite the craziness of the holidays, the traveling, bunking up in a home that virtually has nothing in it and dealing with two kids who are still uncertain of other people and their surroundings and screamed anytime a 'stranger' (aka, close family member) looked at them, overall the girls 2nd Easter was a success! I am pretty sure they were amongst the two best behaved in the cry room at church, and obviously the outfits I pulled together at the strike of midnight prior to leaving were totally adorable, and when all else fails and I ask the girls to give each other a hug (now a kiss) and they DO...awe, melt my heart. :) (Thanks to cioci Becca for that new favorite trick! She even captured it on video when she babysat the girls last week!)
OUR EASTER FUN!
Since I was totally unprepared for Easter weekend due to a couple of busy weeks, I neglected to buy any eggs for hunting so the girls went without an Easter egg hunt on the 1st year they may have actually participated in one. And I barely managed to fill their baskets with any treats either. I feel like such a terrible mom! However, what I lacked in Easter eggs the rest of the family made up for in sugar. I am pretty sure it is everyone's mission to get my children to like them and it is always a dreaded failure. They simply hate other people! But everyone keeps trying and sugar is usually the form of bait. For example, right before we headed back to Indy at 7pm last night, Bapa handed me Diana who had remnants of an iced sugar cookie all over her mouth and in her hands. Is it any surprise that 2 1/2 hours later she still looked like this:
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| What child doesn't fall asleep on a 2 1/2 car ride during bedtime in the dark of night with soft rain as a soother? To her defense, she barely made a peep the entire drive. Sugar coma at its finest! |
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| Although Lilly appears to be in a deep snooze, she didn't get there until we hit 465. And yes, that fur you see at the bottom left is Miss Reagan. We just don't know how to do simple. |
Despite the craziness of the holidays, the traveling, bunking up in a home that virtually has nothing in it and dealing with two kids who are still uncertain of other people and their surroundings and screamed anytime a 'stranger' (aka, close family member) looked at them, overall the girls 2nd Easter was a success! I am pretty sure they were amongst the two best behaved in the cry room at church, and obviously the outfits I pulled together at the strike of midnight prior to leaving were totally adorable, and when all else fails and I ask the girls to give each other a hug (now a kiss) and they DO...awe, melt my heart. :) (Thanks to cioci Becca for that new favorite trick! She even captured it on video when she babysat the girls last week!)
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| "Give your sister a kiss!" This is what I live for.... :) |
OUR EASTER FUN!
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| Diana in her adorable bunny slippers from Babci and Dziadziu! Are those not the cutest things EVER?! |
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| Lilly showing off her slippers too! |
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| "Mom, why didn't the Easter bunny come?" |
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| This is what I stare at most all day long...usually x 2! (This would be Diana) |
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| Family photo op |
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| Lilly & Diana looking cute on their 2nd Easter! |
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| So sweet! |
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| Lilly and the terrible baby-hating-monster Hannah! |
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| Matt was rolling the girls around in this chair and although their expressions don't show it, they were loving it! |
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| Love both of the girls' expressions here! |
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| FINALLY the Easter bunny found us! |
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| "Is it time to hunt for eggs now?!" (heartbreak!) |
Monday, April 11, 2011
Back from Spring Break!
I wish! No, I did not take a spring break, but I did take a blogger break. Why? Not due to boredom, I'll just say that!
For starters, I have twins, did you forget? And they are crazy. Diana has started running while Lilly has started climbing (as in she can climb up an entire slide and has tried to climb over our baby gates.) They also hate when I walk out of the room, talk on the phone, type on the computer, cook breakfast/lunch/dinner, fold laundry, or go pee. I am being held hostage by 45 lbs. of solid baby fat and have no idea how to escape. I have tried to escape to the loo, but their death grips on my legs and ear piercing shrieks have overcome my ability, and so I remain...with a full bladder....and a smiley face. :( Oh, is that not a smiley face? Oops.
However, as well as being crazy, the girls are hilarious! Their favorite thing in the world is to go outside and point out all the dogs, neighbors, cars, airplanes, birds, squirrels, etc. When they want something, they say, "Uh uh uh" or "Dat." Diana calls for Lilly all day long, "Ya Ya. Ya Ya." If I ask them to bring me their favorite book, "Fluffy Scruffy", they will rummage through 100 books until they find it. When you say, "Hello?", they put their hands to their ears as if they are answering the phone. They have officially evolved from babies to toddlers!
Also, Diana has a boyfriend. His name is J.J. and if I were 31 years younger, I would consider him a hunk. Until Di is old enough to read this blog I am not going to tell her that this boy actually pursued Lilly first, but she turned him down, so he moved onto the next best thing...her identical twin sister. This boy is smart. Where did Di meet this older 18 month old man? Music class, of course. He always flirts with Lil and Di at class, and today he went in for the kill. He approached Lilly and offered up his most prized possession...his pacifier. Lilly screamed and leashed out at him. He then moved onto Diana and pulled out the big guns....a giant bear hug. I was waiting for Diana to mimic her sister's reaction, but instead she grinned SO BIG and then let out a giant SQUEAL!!! I swear she even blushed. It's love, for sure. Just don't tell daddy.
So what else have we been up to? Ummm....let me think. Oh that's right. WE ARE MOVING!!! If you are hearing it here first, I do apologize...my mind has been busy processing those 3 little words. Oh yeah, and we've been busy planning. Here are the deets: we are moving to Jasper, Matt's job remains but territories change (to Bloomington and Evansville instead of Indy), we will sell our house and move into my parents' home. Just a minorMAJOR lifestyle change! This is a slightly bittersweet move. I love Indy, love our new and old friends, love our family here, and love our house. But, in Jasper awaits a GIANT loving family (as in almost 50 ppl) who are welcoming us with open arms, a house we are very attached to, and 11 (soon to be 12) cousins for Lilly and Diana to grow up with. It is the latter of all these reasons that is the major motivation and the reason we pursued this move. Matt and I are both thrilled for this new chapter in our lives!
This move will not happen immediately as we need to sell our house (know of anyone interested?) and renovate my parents' house...potentially a 5-6 month process. This past weekend was spent cleaning it all out, a major feat, but surprisingly appeared minor THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED! I ALSO THANK MY IN-LAWS & MIN/WAGS FOR BABYSITTING L & D THIS PAST WEEKEND!
So, there you have it. You are now granted with pics of my cute little munchkins.
For starters, I have twins, did you forget? And they are crazy. Diana has started running while Lilly has started climbing (as in she can climb up an entire slide and has tried to climb over our baby gates.) They also hate when I walk out of the room, talk on the phone, type on the computer, cook breakfast/lunch/dinner, fold laundry, or go pee. I am being held hostage by 45 lbs. of solid baby fat and have no idea how to escape. I have tried to escape to the loo, but their death grips on my legs and ear piercing shrieks have overcome my ability, and so I remain...with a full bladder....and a smiley face. :( Oh, is that not a smiley face? Oops.
However, as well as being crazy, the girls are hilarious! Their favorite thing in the world is to go outside and point out all the dogs, neighbors, cars, airplanes, birds, squirrels, etc. When they want something, they say, "Uh uh uh" or "Dat." Diana calls for Lilly all day long, "Ya Ya. Ya Ya." If I ask them to bring me their favorite book, "Fluffy Scruffy", they will rummage through 100 books until they find it. When you say, "Hello?", they put their hands to their ears as if they are answering the phone. They have officially evolved from babies to toddlers!
Also, Diana has a boyfriend. His name is J.J. and if I were 31 years younger, I would consider him a hunk. Until Di is old enough to read this blog I am not going to tell her that this boy actually pursued Lilly first, but she turned him down, so he moved onto the next best thing...her identical twin sister. This boy is smart. Where did Di meet this older 18 month old man? Music class, of course. He always flirts with Lil and Di at class, and today he went in for the kill. He approached Lilly and offered up his most prized possession...his pacifier. Lilly screamed and leashed out at him. He then moved onto Diana and pulled out the big guns....a giant bear hug. I was waiting for Diana to mimic her sister's reaction, but instead she grinned SO BIG and then let out a giant SQUEAL!!! I swear she even blushed. It's love, for sure. Just don't tell daddy.
So what else have we been up to? Ummm....let me think. Oh that's right. WE ARE MOVING!!! If you are hearing it here first, I do apologize...my mind has been busy processing those 3 little words. Oh yeah, and we've been busy planning. Here are the deets: we are moving to Jasper, Matt's job remains but territories change (to Bloomington and Evansville instead of Indy), we will sell our house and move into my parents' home. Just a minor
This move will not happen immediately as we need to sell our house (know of anyone interested?) and renovate my parents' house...potentially a 5-6 month process. This past weekend was spent cleaning it all out, a major feat, but surprisingly appeared minor THANKS TO ALL WHO HELPED! I ALSO THANK MY IN-LAWS & MIN/WAGS FOR BABYSITTING L & D THIS PAST WEEKEND!
So, there you have it. You are now granted with pics of my cute little munchkins.
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| D & L at the neighborhood Butler rally before the Final Four. Lil looks less than enthused. |
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| Who am I? |
And if you know her, then you should know who I am!
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| At my parents' house...such a wonderful sight to see life back in the house! This will become a common scene...Thomas, Lilly and Lila on the wagon, Addie and Diana in the background. |
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| I love Diana's sleeping position...always sleeps with her butt in the air and I finally captured it. |
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| Di is off and running! |
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| Lilly showing off her cute pigtails while cruising the sidewalk. |
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| Like I said...Diana no longer walks, she runs! |
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"Throw your hands in the air..."
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| Goofy Lilly |
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| Sweet Diana |
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| Pumping some iron, er, wood. |
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| "Hello everybody! Hope you had a nice day at work!!" |
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| Playing with sticks while barefoot on the sidewalk in front of our house next to a busy street. Is there a problem? |
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| D & L...this is what I found when I ventured up to capture a pic of Matt bathing the girls. |
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| That's better.... :) |
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