And the hunt is on.....

Easter was a rainy day in Ohio, but that didn't keep us from having a good time.  H woke up to his Easter basket (let me clarify...the one from us.  He already received 3 others from the grandparents throughout the week).

He had a Easter DVD, cars, candy, big boy undies and bubbles.

He made quick work of it too.

Then we went to see the movie Hop and luckily there were only three other families there, so we let him run wild.  When we got back and there was a break in the rain, we hid some eggs out in the front yard.  I was completely amazed at how quickly he caught on to the concept - he had them all in like 3 minutes.  Next time I can hide more....

Things to do by 40

I had a "Things to do by 30" list and accomplished most of them (things in my control).  I learned to eat with chopsticks, I went to Mexico, I got a great job, I read great books and a bunch of other stuff....

Now, it's time for new goals.  And oh, how they've changed.  As I was making them, I realized how domesticated I have become!

• Have another baby 
• Get settled and own a home 
• Watch Doug do an improv act 
• Learn to knit
• Find the perfect family pet 
• Ride in a hot air balloon 
• Go on annual family vacations 
• Become a Domestic Goddess (this is the tricky one. we are talking meal plans, couponing, being crafty, making home beautiful, keeping up with kiddos appointments, volunteering in the community, baking, sewing)

go with the flow

easier said than done.  i am a planner by nature.  and i'm really good at it.  if you want to go on vacation, move to another state or plan a party - i'm your girl!  but this really bites me in the butt for day to day life.  why won't life follow my to-do list??

once a decision is made i research all of the possiblilites, line everything up and BAM, plans change and decisions need to be made all over again.  and i become obsessed until i get every last detail taken care of and then BAM, it changes again.  my poor little heart can't take it.

the good news is, if i haven't short circuited in the last three years with all of our changes, then i will probably survive this.  probably.

Easter Bunny

I cannot believe how much Huston has grown since the last time he met the Easter bunny!

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2010



20 Months of Laughter

Huston, you are 20 months old today.  You have always made us laugh, but so much more so here lately.  You definitely have your own personality and you are going to be the class clown, the flirt, the teachers pet and the athlete all rolled into one.

During the last month, you have gotten so busy!  When you get home you immediately play with your cars, tools or dishes only stopping if you need to take a break and dance.  You have also decided that Dad and I are the perfect jungle gyms and you climb all over us.  You literally don't stop moving until about 8pm at night.  Then you crawl up on me and cuddle a little before bedtime.  You are such a big boy that when we say time for bed, you start heading up the stairs all by yourself.

I love picking you up from school and hearing what they say you've been up to.  You are always doing silly things with your friends or making  your teachers laugh.

Right now you are still really into Handy Manny and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.  You have really gotten into the movie Cars, so we can't wait til Cars 2 comes out and we can take you to the movies.

You love to walk the mall, and I use the term walk loosely.  You typically run so fast your little legs can barely keep going and only stop if something catches your eye in a store.  You are completely fascinated by the mannequins and do not understand why they don't pay you any attention.  I think it hurts your feelings.

You have also discovered your pockets and love to put things in them.  But it requires active participation from Momma or Dad, because you like to do your own version of pocket peekaboo.

You also have learned to use your hands when talking.  Your "What", "I don't know" and "Huh" is covered by you sticking you hands out .  You use the sign language for "More" still.  You point at Momma and say "No, no, no Momma".  I finally figured out you are doing the 8 Silly Monkeys when you do it, "no more monkeys".  You also point to your diaper when you poop.  And when you hug you pat us on the back.

You are so full of words that I can't keep up with them all, but here are some of your newest ones, Teeth, Cow, Moo, Please, Pocket, Tree, Monkey, Bubbles, Keys, Book, A's, Hi, No, Nana, School, Cars, Open.

We love you so much and can't wait to see what happens in the next month!

oHIo, oBYEo

plans are underway to say good-bye to ohio.  although we weren't too excited to come here, in the last year and a half we have still made some great memories and there are some things i will miss for sure.....

• flowering trees in the spring, they are really quite beautiful
• the Greene, i love shopping, getting pedis, walking around, dining, listening to music there
• white Christmas, but i can do without the ice
• my momma friends (special shout outs to Siggi, Amy & Diana)
• autumn colors, although they don't last long
• my GNO group and my shopping/Sephora dates with Melly
• H's daycare, he loves going to "school"

the next leg of our journey as a family will take us to sunny california and and i have a feeling the list for cali will be much, much longer!

hands do the talking

this is H when we ask him a question lately.  not the best quality, but it's harder to catch than you think.  he has recently learned the art of using his hands for gestures, over exaggerated as they may be.

he also has learned (i have no idea from where) to shake his finger at me and say no, no, no momma.  it is so hard not to laugh.

when he poops in addition to saying poop, he points and pulls at his diaper.  charming, right?

and my absolute favorite, when he wraps his little arms around my neck he has started patting my back while he hugs me.