Jorja...so many sweet things

My baby is growing up so fast. I can't believe she is already a year-and-a-half! Here is a list of just a few of the sweet things going on with Jorja right now...

• Says everyone's name that she meets: "Ah-belle" (Annabelle) "Sissy", "Da-dee" (Daddy), "Mama", "Nina", "Potz", "Kicki" (Nikki, her daycare provider), "Linda" (babysitter), "Car-ee" (Carly, buddy at day care) and the list goes on...


• LOVES shoes and will not stand to be without them on unless she is going to sleep or getting in the tub.


• Adores the game peek-a-boo; doesn't matter whether you are hiding or she is (peeking the whole time)


• Laughs with all her shoulders and arms (kinda like George W. Bush) - hilarious


• Hates vegetables and will refuse all food and hold out until she is offered something of which she approves


• Squeals with delight every time Daddy comes home


• Points at and tells her big sister to "Eeeat" while at the dinner table (think she's heard Mama tell Annabelle this one too many times?)


• Talks on the remote control like it is a telephone (and listens to the microphone part of a real cell phone)


• Favorite song is Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and sings it quite well (the A,B,C's coming in a close second, but the words begin A,B,G,S,F,T,B, now I...)


• Insists on watching a DVD everytime she is in the car


• Doesn't mind being dropped of at daycare at all and is very excited to go home afterward, but has a melt-down at home everyday after daycare (after being an angel ALL DAY LONG with them) which is only resolved with rocking in the rocking chair and watching Jo-Jo's Circus on TV.


• Has a language all her own and is CONSTANTLY babbling and it appears that what she has to say it extremely important


• Loves to be around Sissy, but does NOT like to be picked up by her (and has a wailing scream that is unique to that particular occurance).


• Wants to be doing whatever her big sister is doing, which usually results in "Ah-belle, Ah-belle, Ah-belle!" when she has been locked out of Annabelle's room


• Loves to work on the computer like Mom (keyboards are her friend) and loves the beep, beep, beep that follows turning the Caps Lock on and off over and over and over again


• Lays down and goes right to sleep most nights after several kisses through the crib bars (back and forth along the crib bars)


• Loves to "Tick-oo, tick-oo, tick-oo" you


• Is very brave and a dare-devil and will has already far surpassed her sister in this area of bravery


• Loves to get on the floor and wrestle and tackle people


• Is very independent (insists on walking by herself and ahead of you) and wants what she wants, when she wants it (what 1 year old doesn't!)


• Is a very polite little girl. Says her pleases ("peas"), thank yous ("day-do"), you're welcomes ("Elcome"), Bless Yous ("bess ooh") at the appropriate moments. "Dink, peas" (drink, please). She often says "Elcome" when you tell her to say please. Very cute.


• Really enjoys books


• Will only drink milk if it is Chocolate Milk!!


• Is a great traveller (it's the other child we have to worry about :)


• Just figured out that she loves to just sit on the kiddo potty (without "doing" anything, just sitting) and much prefers this to taking a bath, which she used to LOVE...


• Enjoys standing on her head (like she is about to do a forward roll)


• Cannot stand for the front door to be open and shuts it no matter how many times Mama opens it


• Likes to play ball with the dogs "Kochie" (Mochie), "Gaggie" (Maggie), and "Bobo" (Bailey)


• Likes to immitate any sounds she hears anyone make


• Likes to color with crayons


• Enjoys peeking her head out the doggie door


• Is very good at sorting and organizing


• Is the sweetest, cutest little girl you will ever meet (right up there with Annabelle!)

The Next Survivor Series

Cute email I received...

THE NEXT SURVIVOR SERIES

Six married men will be dropped on an island with one car and 3 kids each for six weeks.

Each kid will play two sports and either take music or dance classes. There is no fast food.

Each man must take care of his 3 kids; keep his assigned house clean, correct all homework, and complete 20 science projects, cook, do laundry, and pay a list of 'pretend' bills with not enough money.

In addition, each man will have to budget in money for groceries each week. Each man must remember the birthdays of all their friends and relatives, and send cards out on time--no emailing.

Each man must also take each child to a doctor's a appointment, a dentist appointment and a haircut appointment. He must make one unscheduled and inconvenient visit per child to the Urgent Care.

He must also make cookies or cupcakes for a social function. Each man will be responsible for decorating his own assigned house, planting flowers outside and keeping it presentable at all times.

The men will only have access to television when the kids are asleep and all chores are done.

The men must shave their legs, wear makeup daily, adorn himself with jewelry, wear uncomfortable yet stylish shoes, keep fingernails polished and eyebrows groomed.

During one of the six weeks, the men will have to endure severe abdominal cramps, back aches, and have extreme, unexplained mood swings but never once complain or slow down from other duties.

They must attend weekly school meetings, church, and find time at least once to spend the afternoon at the park or a similar setting.

They will need to read a book to the kids each night and in the morning, feed them, dress them, brush their teeth and comb their hair by 7:00 am.

A test will be given at the end of the six weeks, and each father will be required to know all of the following information: each child's birthday, height, weight,shoe size, clothes size and doctor's name. Also the child's weight at birth, length, time of birth, and length of labor, each child's favorite color, middle name, favorite snack, favorite song, favorite drink, favorite toy, biggest fear and what they want to be when they grow up.

The kids vote them off the island based on performance. The last man wins only if...he still has enough energy to be intimate with his spouse at a moment's notice. If the last man does win, he can play the game over and over and over again for the next 18-25 years eventually earning the right to be called Mother!

Slackin' Mama

Ok - so a few posts back I said, "I'm baa-aack." Well, I've been gone for a while again. Slackin' mama, I know! My poor babies are unblogged. They are deprived. Well...at least compared to you other blogging moms that are great about it.


Life has been moving along quickly. I cannot believe that it is OCTOBER! Halloween is only 3 weeks away! My girly-girl Annabelle wants nothing more than to be a bride!! Oh dear, Nina you must be so thrilled. LOL!

I have posted a few random pictures from the past few months...

This is a shot of a couple of our hummingbirds on our front porch. For about three days, I had three hummingbirds feeding at the same time, which is quite rare since they are so territorial. Of course, the pictures with three feeding came out blurry, but here is a good one of two.
Here is Annabelle back in the spring playing softball. She loves it!!
Here is Annabelle right before the first day of Kindergarten! Can my baby be in KINDERGARTEN already?? Jorja was still sleeping at this early in the morning when this picture was taken. It has taken us a while to get used everyone up to get her to school so early! And it wouldn't be Annabelle if she didn't HAVE to wear a dress and church shoes!!
Here is Jorja hamming it up, as usual...
Here is a chicken breast that I thawed and I swear it looks like a shark. Random, I know, but interesting enough to share with you.



I will TRY to keep up a bit better... maybe I will post another before the girls graduate from High School!