Daisy turns 10 months....

Daisy turned 10 months old a week ago. She is getting to be such a big baby girl. She: has three teeth with a fourth just starting to poke through, can crawl but still likes to tush push around the majority of the time, is getting tired of baby food but doesn't like the texture of all normal food so is a real challenge to feed (although she will eat an entire Cafe Rio children's quesadilla without a problem), has tiny feet that don't fit into 6 - 12 month shoes (they are like boats on her), likes to sign "Milk" while she is drinking her mik, has the chubbiest love legs around.

She still looks like such a baby that we can't believe she is closing in on her first birthday. Sam bought those boots for Abbie and I think they are a size 3...they are still a little big on her feet but are tight on her chubber legs. Abbie never got to wear them so despite the warm weather, Tripp put them on Daisy today so that someone would give them a whirl. Her feet may not grow out of them by the time winter arrives but her legs definitely will!

Still no bows for her hair. It is getting thicker and wavier in the back and on the sides but remains old man thin in front. O'well...someday she will look like a girl.

Piggies...We've Got Em!

That's right...Abbie's hair is finally long enough for pigtails. She is almost three but whatever. They are a little too small for ribbons still (I think) but a change of pace is nice. Remember the difference a bow made (check out Fro with A Bow if you need a refresher).

So today, the first day with big girl hair. Let's just hope I don't shoot my eye out with the super small elastics like Nikki did.

Playing Catch-up

I'd be lying if I said we spent the weekend playing catch-up. Franky, we are so behind with so many things that I wouldn't even know where to begin. Luckily, this form of catch-up was way more fun....

I'd say that I have four friends from college that I truly attempt to keep in contact with and will care about for the rest of my life - Kelly Moore Williams, Christen Hanna, Amy Crouch and Tracy Keller Oxtoby. Lucky for me, Amy was in town for the weekend at a company retreat and Tripp and I got to spend about 90 minutes with her Saturday night catching up. It wasn't enough time to find out the intricacies of her life; what she was up to last week, what she will be doing next, but I do know the most important things...her family (two sisters and a mom - truly delightful people) are all well, her husband is healthy and doing well and they are still very much in love and that she is healthy and very happy (expecting a baby next year!). Amy is a really cool chick, someone a lot of people in college wanted to know and that I always felt blessed to count as a friend.

I don't get to see my college friends much at all. I guess that's what you get for going to school in Missouri. But I'm happy to say that even with our incredibly busy lives, I'll always feel blessed to have even 90 minutes to catch up with any of those women. Love you guys~

Oh ya, and I meant to take a photo - had a camera with me even - but in true Ali fashion totally forgot.

Babe in a Bag and other photos to share...

Nothing new, just some photos to share. Kyle's soccer practice recently moved from 6:00 to 5:15...great for getting the boys home earlier but horrible for dinner. We really try to eat together so I've been making dinner prior to practice, feeding Kyle, then packing up everything else and feeding the girls and Tripp at the park. Last night after dinner, Tripp put a squirmy Daisy in Kyle's soccer bag. Everyone thought she was so funny so we took a few photos of her adventure.

Of course Abbie had to get in on the action too. Yes, that is her tutu from ballet sticking out. She wants to wear her dance clothes all day on Monday and I'm tired of fighting her about it so she walks around town every Monday with a leotard and tutu on. It makes for an interesting day.

Nikki B. and I have been punching JAWS cards at Kyle's school Thursday mornings for the last few years. By the end of last year, with two squirmy girls, I'd had enough of the morning. This year, we are punching Tuesday at the kids lunch hour. One of us watches the girls while the other goes and takes over JAWS. We decided to have a mini-preschool that day for the girls since we have about 1 1/2 hours of time. Today was the first week of JAWS and my first week with the girls. We talked about and decorated the number one. Below are the girls working on decorating their ones.This is Daisy wishing she was a big girl too.

Abbie has been participating in story time at the library since she was 6 months old. She was so excited to find that Ruby signed up for her same session this time! She has to sit right next to Ruby while playing the games and listening to the stories. Ruby may not want to sign up for story time again.

Getting Ready for Fall

We are getting ready for fall at the Thompson house. That means working on gathering Halloween costumes (see Abbie trying hers on), putting up the decorations (check), a little yard work (tore out our entire backyard on Saturday - two scorpion stings to prove it) and the beginning of birthday season (although the pre-event was in August with Kyle's birthday). The weather finally cooled down a bit so and we are super ready for fall. So much so that I made my first batch of soup this weekend (since last winter)...Tripp and I enjoyed black bean soup all weekend long. I usually give some away and freeze some for later but we ate the entire pot this weekend.

Kyle hasn't decided what he wants to be for Halloween yet but the deadline is tomorrow because I need to start getting costumes in order. I've had a couple enquiries into what Daisy will be. Those of you who know me well know that I saved every stitch of Abbie's clothing which Daisy has proudly worn the last almost 10 months. Daisy will be wearing the butterfly costume Abbie wore on her first Halloween...in pristine condition I might add. We've been decorating the outside and inside of the house since Oct. 1 but of course Abbie is in love with the pumpkin Grandma Marz gave her today. She wants to put it in her room (tough luck Chuck - it's sitting by the front door).

All of our birthdays are in the second half of the year...starting with Kyle's in August then ending with Daisy in December. Below is the photo from Tripp's pizza birthday dinner at our house a couple of weeks ago. Abbie & Daisy's parties are in the works (don't worry Sam, I killed the balloon idea - you're off the hook).

Little People

What makes Little People so stinkin fun? I'm not sure but I remember liking them when I was little and my girls total dig theirs as well. We have the LP Farm, the LP House, the LP Zoo and the LP Pet Shop and the girls love them all (each one was a gift by the way...thanks everyone!). Ruby was over this afternoon and she was so thrilled to find our LP bucket. She kept saying, "I've never seen these before!" - meaning our stash, not LP in general.

I've got my eye on the LP Halloween and Thanksgiving sets featured on the Fisher Price website. There are some fun ones for Christmas as well but we'll see if I pony up for Halloween and Thanksgiving first.

Too Much Little People

Red Riding Hood Jacket GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Red Riding Hood Jacket GIVEAWAY !!!!!!! - So cute! I think Abbie (and later Daisy) would love this. And we already have the Gap dress!!!! I got it for $2 the other day so we are set. Once my life settles down, I'm going to try and morph into this darling seamstress.....