Princess and Ladybug~Day Twenty-three

My girls chillin', taking it easy this morning.

Delana Day~Birthday

Big Sister Maddie meeting Delana.

Look at my baby.

Mommy's Little Helper

I made some friendship bread last night and was cleaning up the kitchen. I left the kitchen for a couple minutes and came back to this:

Maddie washing the dishes. "What are you doing?" She looked at me and smiled "see I CAN wash the dishes!" Yep I guess you can, so I let her finish the last couple of things. (nothing breakable) Oh it's so exciting that she wants to do the dishes, you know since she will not want to do them in a few years.

Visiting the Ship

We dropped Paul off this morning and later he said we could meet him at work to spend a few hours together. The later that night turned into 8:30 at night but we still spend a little time with him on the ship.

Mini Makeover for Madison's Room

Yesterday was Paul's last day on vacation. Paul brought Maddie to school and then we went to Starbucks for coffee. We sat outside on the patio as we had our coffee and homemade carrot cake (I finally made his favorite cake). After a little time alone it was time to get to work. I had planned on giving Madison's room a makeover while Paul was on leave but I thought we would get to it before the last day of vacation. We went home cleaned up her room, as you can see it was a mess. My idea was to give her a room that she really likes and wants to keep clean. To have an organized space so it will be easier to take care of stuff.

We move her bed in front of the window which stresses me out a little because she didn't have a headboard on her bed. I'm afraid that she would be playing and fall out the window. Yes, I worry too much. So I told Paul that we should look for a heardboard. I really just want a simple white headboard, cottage style would be nice, it would be cool if we could find something for $5 but I don't know if they would be that cheap. Later that day we headed in town to find a headboard. We were going to go to the thrift store I usually go to but I felt like I was being told to go to a different thrift store I never go to. We went to the thrift store and as we pulling in the parking lot there displayed outside was the headboard I thinking about. "Honey, hurry up and park so we can get it. I wonder how much it is?" I said as I was getting ready to jump out of the truck. I had already thought that I would pay as much as $20 for a headboard. He went over and grabbed it, "how much is it" I yelled over to him. He replied, "$5." I was so excited. We went inside and I seen a boppy pillow in almost perfect condition for $4 so I grabbed it even though I already have a My Breast Friend Pillow. (I got it for $7 a few weeks ago. But I'm not sure if I'll like it.) We got we needed there so we were off to Target to get the other stuff we needed to finish the room.

We got home and started dinner. As we were cooking Paul said to me "ah Maddie seen her room, she is up there screaming and saying awesome." We went up stairs to see her, she was laying on the bed. "I feel like I'm in a princess room. Like I'm rolality. I love it, love it." So she really loved it, I knew she would. After dinner Paul put the headboard on and we hung up a map of the world up on the wall. Which surprisingly is actaully her favorite thing about the room, well along with the bed/bedding. I thought it would be a good idea to put a map up so I can show her where Daddy is when he is gone. We are going mark the places he visits and display the postcards he sends us around the map.

Road Trip

We decided to go for a road trip today...... head out to the country. LOL!

Lil Cowgirl

Bunko

Once a month Madison and I go to play Bunco at my friends house. A bunch of ladies from church get together to enjoy the game. Last night was Bunko Night. I actually got a prize for most losses. :) A bag of easter eggs and a cute little bunny bell.
Oh yes and let's not forget the gift I won for getting a baby bunko! A cute little blue and white striped bag with a rope strap.... with nail polish. Maddie and I will be having a nail painting party this week.

SNOW............

We drove to Julian, only about an hours drive away so Maddie could play in the snow. Last year she was really sad because she didn't get to play in the snow. We drove up for the day and she played until she was soaked up to her knees. I got rid of all the snow stuff since I didn't think I would need it here. Of course it wouldn't have fit if I did keep it because she has grown so much since we have been here. Needly to say that she enjoyed the snow. She build a snowman with daddy and had a snow ball fight, it doesn't get any better than that. (Maybe if we had a sled, we are looking on getting one for next year and some snow clothes.)

Family Tradition~ Christmas Tree

What did I want most for Christmas (besides my husband)? A really Christmas tree! In the eight years Paul and I have been together we have always had an artifical tree. Last year when we were putting the tree away I said, " Honey do you realize that we have had this tree since our first Christmas together? I really think we should get rid of the artifical tree so that next year we have to get a real one." We donated the artifical tree because it was still in pretty good shape.
Ever year we put up our tree on Thanksgiving night and decorate it that night and finish it the next night. However this year we bought the tree on the day after Thanksgiving. We ended up getting a 9-10 foot Fraiser fir. I love it! I finally got my REAL TREE! We are not decorating it tonight but I will post those picture after it's decorated.

Thanksgiving~ A little color on a gloomy day!

We had many things to be thankful for this year. The thing we are most thankful for is being together as a family this Thanksgiving. I'm also thankful for all the friends we have made in the year (plus a couple months) we have been here. As we were leaving my friends house I spotted a double rainbow. The rainbow made me think about the past and how much God was with me even in the times didn't feel it. He was there and he is with me and he cares about all the details in my life. Even the little ones.

The USS Ronald Reagan is HOME

The Reagan pulled in this morning. Paul had informed me earlier that he would not be able to get off the ship today because he had duty. However he emailed me this morning saying that he might be able to get off the ship to have dinner with us. I'm pretty excited about this because I'm thinking that he will try to surprise us by saying it's for dinner but then say he can come home. He said he would call once he was off watch around one thirty or so. He call me at two o'clock the say that he would talk with the boss and see if he could get off for a few hours. He called me back in about fifteen minutes saying we could pick him up at five. So we put up some decorations in case he was really coming home tonight and I told Maddie that we could go for a ride and see the ship. We got in the truck and started driving and I was feeling a little nervous, my hands were sweating. I was thinking if he would already be out waiting for us and I was wondering how I would feel once I seen him. As we drove into the parking lot Maddie was like, "I'm glad we get to see the ship, too bad we couldn't see Daddy." At that moment I seen where Paul was standing. Madison didn't see him so I rolled down the windows as I was about to him and said to Madison "Maybe we should ask this guy if he knows your dad." Then she looked out the window and seen him, "Ohhhh.....It's dadddyyyyy!" I quickly grabbed my camera and took a pic of their first kiss. Then I handed Madison the camera to take a couple pictures of Mommy and Daddy. Few some kisses and hugs Paul gave us some gifts that he got while he was gone and then we when to fine some a place to eat dinner. We ended up eating at a dinner in Coronado. After dinner we headed back to the ship to drop Paul back off because he really had to stay and work. I was so pissed! Really....... I know I should have been happy to get to see him that night but he had to go into the ship a day and a half before all the other guys that were working that day. So we didn't get to spend the last day they were home together and now he couldn't come home the first day we was back. I felt like I was being gipped. I thought we should spend more time together that night so I decided we should watch a movie in the back of the truck. I climbed in back of the truck and started folding down the seats, checked to make sure we had a movie in the truck. The only movie that we had was the movie in the player, Racing Stripes. We got some snacks from the vending machines before we started the movie. We finished the movie and we head home.

Loose Tooth Number Two~ GONE

Madison's loose tooth was bothering her so I told her that she could eat an apple and it would come out when she bit into it. After thinking about it for a few hours she said that she would like to try it. I gave her and apple and watched as she attempted to bit the apple, only thing was she wasn't biting with the lose tooth. I told her that if she wanted the tooth to come out she would have to bit the apple using that tooth. "Here I'll hold the apple and take a bit. Make sure to bit hard." I held the apple she bit it and I gave it a little extra push. "Ow, ow that hurts." I didn't think the teeth came out so I said let me see. "It's gone. Look your tooth is right here in the apple." Now the tooth fairy will have to pay you a stop.

Madison and the pink obsession

Halloween

Madison went to school in her custom so they could go to the school wide parade. The parade was alright. We sat in the sun for an hour and it was hot. I don't know what the temperture was in the morning but I know later in the day it was 86, too hot for October. When we got back to class the teacher had little station set up for the kids to do different crafts. It was an interesting day since they had subistute teachers because the teachers had to go to a meeting. I think all the kids enjoyed the day.

After school we went out to eat, hit the mall (mainly for Build A Bear), and headed home to get the stuff we needed to bring to church. We went to church early to help set up. I helped set up while Madison enjoyed herself in the jump house., she spend most of the night in the jump houses. One of her friends from school came so Madison, Jacob, his brother and a little boy from church hung out for the whole night. I enjoy talking with Jacob's mom and a few ladies from church. I was a fun night. We were at church unitl a little after nine. So Madison played in the jump houses for about four, four and a half hours. Needless to say, she was tired. We got home and she had a melt down because she had to wash the face paint off. We finally were in bed and the phone rang. DADDY! We talked to daddy and we were off to sleep. (Just in case you are looking for a picture of Maddie in her costum at church you will not find it she refused to wear it. Then about ten minutes before we left she put it on for like two minutes.)

My Girl