So about that nap!!

I could REALLY use one today. I don't know, I just didn't sleep well last night, so I've been pretty tired all day.

Katie's being terribly cute today. She has a small pumpkin (almost cooking pumpkin size) that she picked from her grandpas garden all by herself. Everyday since she picked it she has been asking to carve it, but she is particularly gung hoe about it today. She is really starting to memorize the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse shows too. She particularly likes the episodes that include dancing, and since they all do she is always dancing and singing the hot dog song. She is just to cute for words.

On another note we FINALLY found the half of the power cord for the camcorder that we've been missing for quite some time now. I'm elated!! I am hoping to take both it and the camera on vacation with us next week.

Okay, it's time to make dinner!!

Do mommy's get naps too??

Oh what I wouldn't give for a daily nap, right around 1:00 or so in the afternoon. When I was home with Katie all the time I would periodically sneak in a short nap, but there just isn't time for that this week. Not only am I working full time this week, but I am also trying to get everything ready for our trip and get the house ready for Katie's party.

Katie has adjusted pretty well to going to school again. It's funny, there were really only about 2 weeks that she was home with me the whole week, but it only took those two weeks to get her completely attached to being home with mommy all the time

Daniel is still working a bunch. They're on 6 days again this week, so Sunday was his day of. Mondays are usually nice too, since there are typically less installs scheduled for Mondays. What that all means is that he actually got home at a decent time tonight, but that we won't really see him again until Sunday.

Not much else happening around here, so that's all for now!!

One more week!

Well, we officially have to get through one more week before we go on vacation!! We leave first thing Monday morning and come home Friday morning. We'd love to stay for longer, but we found super cheap tickets for the days we got, so we couldn't refuse. We'll be taking a trip to Disney on Wednesday and spending Tuesday and Thursday relaxing around my parents house and I'm sure we'll be taking a few boat rides too.

In the mean time, Daniel is still on 6 days at work, 6 LOOOONG days, and I'm working 40 hours this coming week for the first time in about 2 months. Daniel and I did get to spend some time together last night though. Katie was at my in-laws, and Daniel actually got home before 10 (it was 8 instead) so we went out to a quick dinner and came home and watched some tv. It was much needed time!! Katie and I are both looking forward to spending the day with him tomorrow too!!

I guess I should get working on one of the 5 million projects I have going right now!!

DJ Phone Home

Seems the last few weeks have been rather trying for our family. Daniel has been working a TON of overtime, which is certainly welcome given my current situation, but still, we would love to see him on a somewhat regular basis. It is really hard explaining to Katie why daddy isn't home when she goes to bed at night, and why he's already gone or on his way out the door when she wakes up in the morning. When they were working 5 days she at least got one day a week with him, but they've been on 6 days lately, which means that his only day off is usually Sunday, so she doesn't get any time dedicated strictly to daddy/daughter time. Every time they tell them that they're going back to the 5 day schedule it either gets delayed or it only lasts a week or two and they're back on 6 days. As much as Katie misses her Daddy, I miss my husband!! Katie used to go to her grammy's house every Friday night so that Daniel and I could have some time together, but lately all it really gets me is time to myself, which, while also appreciated just isn't as good as time with him. Perhaps the worst part is that many many many nights he doesn't get home until 10 or so and he's not ready to go to bed the minute he walks in the door, so he's not getting as much sleep as he needs, and neither am I.

I keep reminding myself over and over that we are grateful for his job and the benefits it provides us, but sometimes I just can't bring myself to accept it.

Pretty Princess Tutu Time

So, a few days ago I came across a blog that had simple directions for creating home made Tutu's. One of Katie's favorite activities is dressing up like a princess and dancing around the house, so I thought that a Tutu would be a great addition to her dress up trunk. I did quite a bit of searching before I found this Tutu Tutorial, but once I saw how easy it looked and how cute the finished product was I knew this would be the one I would attempt. Since I found the tutorial I have created two Tutu's for Katie. The first will be a birthday present, the second I made last night so that she would have something to play with. She's is so excited for her "pretty dress", she asked to wear it to preschool this morning, but I had to draw the line somewhere!! We will definitely be getting pictures taken in these Tutu's in the coming months!!



For now here are some pictures of the finished product:



Birthday Present Tutu:

Pink Lemonade Tutu:

And just to show everyone how darn cute my kid is!! Her and her crazy faces!!

Has it been three years?

Well, Katelin will be turning 3 in a few weeks and it really has me thinking about where the last three years have gone. She is such a sweet beautiful little girl. She loves us and everyone she meets with all her heart. When Dan and I first found out we were pregnant we were shocked, we weren't exaclty planning to have a baby then, but she has been the best thing that ever happened to us. Over the last three years we have had so many memorable experiences, and I'm posotive that there are many more to come.

Every year we try to make Katie's birthday special, but I think this year will be the icing on the cake. A few months ago we started letting Katie watch a little tv especially for her. In an attempt to find something both educational and entertaining we turned on Mickey Mouse Clubhouse for her; she fell in love with it almost instantly and started asking for it every morning when she got up. When it came time to start planning her party there was no question about what theme we would use. To make things even more fun we are taking a family vacation to Florida to visit my parents for a week the week of her birthday. While we are there we are going to go to Disney for a day and hopefully meet Mickey Mouse and all the other characters that she has come to know and love.

Thatsall for now!!