This year seems hard for me. I am not sure why. So I will begin to make a list and will add to it as I think if things... look here often for more ideas!
Madison:
Anything American Girl (these are her most recent requests)
Bitty Baby Crib
Bitty Baby Highchair
Bitty Baby Starter Collections with out Doll
Bitty Baby Birthday Set
Bitty Tees Gift bag
Bitty Bath Towel
Snack Bar and Treats
Feel Better Kit
Flower Girls Outfit
AND AND AND AND,... I think she picked everything in the catalog, so you choose beyond this list!
Melissa and Doug Magnetic chalk board and letters
Melissa and Doug Magnetic Calendar
Movie passes
Clothes size 4T PJ's 5
She loves music CD's : Kids Bop are always mom and dads favorite.
Barbie movies (She does not have any!)
EVERYTHING... we go into stores now and she picks out everything... I swear anything would please her!
Photo Frame from BRU for their first year http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3072018
Savannah:
Hats (Anything to put on her head!)
Fisher-Price Baby Gymtastics Bounce & Spin Zebra
Fisher-Price Sesame Street: Singing Pop Up Pals (or a toy like this one)
Photo Frame from BRU for their first year http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3072018
Tyler:
Enfamil Lipil Formula
Size 3 Pampers baby Dry diapers
I would like him to have a cute BOY "memory Box" this is a place I can put special things from his life!
Family Gifts:
Sesame Place Season Passes or Entrance for 1 time!
Kiddie Kandids Gift Certificates
Nikki:
I want a new wardrobe badly... so gift certificates are really what I want... Gap, ( I have not bought clothes in many years so I really dont even know where to go!)
Remote car starter... but one that will work with my remotes
Jeff and I want a new Pots and Pans set
Cuisinart ® MultiClad Unlimited ™ Cookware Set (crate and barrel!)
Jeff:
Thinking outside of the box... a commercial leaf blower
LED Christmas lights
Flemington Department Store G/C
Home Depot GC
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Sunday, October 19, 2008
I am an Aunt Again!
I am happy to announce that my sister, Tina, and Tommy welcomed a baby girl into the world this morning. Riley Paige was born at 12:03 am. Tina had to have a c-section as Riley decided to be breech! Silly girl! Mom and baby are doing well!
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Christmas Cards!!!
Amy (my Sister-in-law) and I have been creating Christmas cards to sell at Madison's Preschool as a fundraiser. We have been busy. I am determined to make at least 10 cards before Sunday. Here are a few samples... Please send me feedback!
Also, if anyone needs holiday cards, please call/email me. I am also accepting photos if anyone wants me to make them a card with out any obligation. I need to build my samples! We are also making invitations and announcements! Need anything??
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Warning to ALL PARENTS!!!
Today was had a scary moment with Savannah. It really opened my eyes to the danger toddlers can face in a house that you think have totally childproofed!! Well, I was sitting in Tyler's room folding laundry and I heard Savannah in another room. I heard her so I was not really that concerned. Then I hear a "funny" cry. You know the kind that you just don't know what it means the first time you hear it. Then I heard it again, but it was a scared panicked and painful cry. I ran as fast as I could wondering where the hell she was. I found her in my bathroom with her head wedged in between the sink and she shower wall. Her feet were dangling so she was suspended in mid air hanging from her head/neck. She was so upset there that she vomited. I think she was only there for a few seconds, but it was enough to cause pain and worry! She climbed up on my garbage can, which I am throwing out, and slipped! Who would have thunk? I see so many places in my house now that that could happen again. This really bothers me! Savannah hurt her ear in the process. I was worried about it, but the swelling is going down! Her ear swelled so bad that it was much larger and stuck out of her head. Poor baby! See pictures below! And to all parents... look around you house for spaces that could pose this hazard. I can not stop thinking about how bad this could have really been. Needless to say we ran out tonight to buy child proofing stuff that we hope works, if not we will be buying new door knobs and locking them so she can not go in the bathrooms. The first picture is the bad ear, the second is the good ear!! 
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
I am still here!
I am sorry I have been lacking on blogging lately. To say the least I just don't have that much time lately. I am trying to do too much in my life right now. There are not enough hours in a day. So let me catch you up on our doings!!
I am trying to make money. I am an ebaying fool (well, I need to post more stuff.) Ebaying really takes up a good amount of time to post and then you just sit and wait for the stuff to sell. It is fun, but post office runs are not that much fun with 3 kids. I am going to do more printing my postage online to avoid the post office. Then I am making Christmas cards to sell at Madison's preschool. They are doing a vendor night to raise money for the playground equipment they would like to install in the spring. So if anyone wants to support the school please come to the vendor night on November 14th from 6-9pm. I am doing this along with my sister in law, Amy. We are hoping this will generate repeat business for other events. I will post some of my samples soon! I am also approaching the Christmas season where I generally make gift baskets. I am contemplating this for this year. I really just do not know when I will find the time to do this without totally stressing out. All of this is done in the few free minutes I have daily while chasing around 3 kids!
Madison has grown up so much since school started! I am so proud of her! Although it took 3.5 years she now goes to bed at 8 pm and SO GOOD! No fights, no need for food in bed, no more procrastination. She really wants to have no more pull-ups at night, (like her cousins.) So when she woke up dry today she was so proud and asked to sleep in panties tonight. I am going to let her knowing I will be changing sheets in the middle of the night. She loves to play with her American Dolls. A dear friend of mine gave her her daughters AG stuff. And I mean a LOT of stuff. We are so lucky to have such great and generous friends. She is in hog heaven. Madison has started ballet and loves it. She is learning a lot and looks so cute. I do not think she will do this forever. She tells me she liked gymnastics better. And that is fine, we can do gymnastics again as soon as I find a better gym than the one she was going to!
Savannah is still a bit of a handful. She is a climber and of course she does these things when I am in the middle of feeding Tyler. All she does is follow and mock Maddie. It is really funny. She is a very funny kid and such a good girl. She goes with the flow! But I guess the middle has to be that way!
Tyler has pink eye. Poor little guy woke with only one working eye yesterday morning. She is dealing very well with it, but I feel bad for him. A few doses of medicine and he was looking great again. Today it is not crusty anymore, but pink a little. He is sleeping great. Only getting up once in the night. I hope that stays! He too goes with the flow!
I just have to add one more thing... I HATE DINNER TIME, LAUNDRY, AND DISHES!!! I told Jeff last night that those are the 3 things that totally stress me out. While I am cooking every night Savannah crys and Tyler needs to be fed. I am almost in tears most nights as Jeff walks in the door. The crying stresses me out! And cooking with 2 kids in my arms is impossible! I have always hated laundry.. and not I am doing laundry for 4 people (Jeff does his own.) My worse nightmare. I can wash it and dry it but putting it away takes so much time! Ugg. Then the dishes... and to know that is never ends! Ok, that was my gripe for right now.
And the 2.5 hours of preschool has already passed and I need to go get Madison! I hope to post some pics and video soon. But it took me a while to get this typed! We will see!
I am trying to make money. I am an ebaying fool (well, I need to post more stuff.) Ebaying really takes up a good amount of time to post and then you just sit and wait for the stuff to sell. It is fun, but post office runs are not that much fun with 3 kids. I am going to do more printing my postage online to avoid the post office. Then I am making Christmas cards to sell at Madison's preschool. They are doing a vendor night to raise money for the playground equipment they would like to install in the spring. So if anyone wants to support the school please come to the vendor night on November 14th from 6-9pm. I am doing this along with my sister in law, Amy. We are hoping this will generate repeat business for other events. I will post some of my samples soon! I am also approaching the Christmas season where I generally make gift baskets. I am contemplating this for this year. I really just do not know when I will find the time to do this without totally stressing out. All of this is done in the few free minutes I have daily while chasing around 3 kids!
Madison has grown up so much since school started! I am so proud of her! Although it took 3.5 years she now goes to bed at 8 pm and SO GOOD! No fights, no need for food in bed, no more procrastination. She really wants to have no more pull-ups at night, (like her cousins.) So when she woke up dry today she was so proud and asked to sleep in panties tonight. I am going to let her knowing I will be changing sheets in the middle of the night. She loves to play with her American Dolls. A dear friend of mine gave her her daughters AG stuff. And I mean a LOT of stuff. We are so lucky to have such great and generous friends. She is in hog heaven. Madison has started ballet and loves it. She is learning a lot and looks so cute. I do not think she will do this forever. She tells me she liked gymnastics better. And that is fine, we can do gymnastics again as soon as I find a better gym than the one she was going to!
Savannah is still a bit of a handful. She is a climber and of course she does these things when I am in the middle of feeding Tyler. All she does is follow and mock Maddie. It is really funny. She is a very funny kid and such a good girl. She goes with the flow! But I guess the middle has to be that way!
Tyler has pink eye. Poor little guy woke with only one working eye yesterday morning. She is dealing very well with it, but I feel bad for him. A few doses of medicine and he was looking great again. Today it is not crusty anymore, but pink a little. He is sleeping great. Only getting up once in the night. I hope that stays! He too goes with the flow!
I just have to add one more thing... I HATE DINNER TIME, LAUNDRY, AND DISHES!!! I told Jeff last night that those are the 3 things that totally stress me out. While I am cooking every night Savannah crys and Tyler needs to be fed. I am almost in tears most nights as Jeff walks in the door. The crying stresses me out! And cooking with 2 kids in my arms is impossible! I have always hated laundry.. and not I am doing laundry for 4 people (Jeff does his own.) My worse nightmare. I can wash it and dry it but putting it away takes so much time! Ugg. Then the dishes... and to know that is never ends! Ok, that was my gripe for right now.
And the 2.5 hours of preschool has already passed and I need to go get Madison! I hope to post some pics and video soon. But it took me a while to get this typed! We will see!
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