Recent Deals/steals

We have been searching freecycle/craigslist for some cheap/free things for Paige.

We got a 12 plastic bin toy organizer (Not pictured) for $10 on Craigslist.

We got this toddler desk today for Free through Craigslist.

And this blow up pool was $15 at a local garage sale. She loves it!

Mothers Day Treat

For Mothers Day this year- Chelsie, Mikaila & I took my mom to get pampered. We had hoped for a girls weekend, but unless we wanted to wait until next year for all of us to be available for a weekend, we just did a day. We heard about this place in Walnut Creek that had a coupon for a Mani-Pedi for $25 which is a good deal. And they sounded great. We had no idea what we were getting into.

Unfortunately, they had to split us up. They had 5 chairs but someone was in the middle chair. They had 3 woman and then one male helper who did all of the massages. And let me tell you- they do massage well. You get your legs/feet massaged for about 30 minutes. You also get your arms/shoulders done during your manicure. Then, while your nails are drying they give you a shoulder/back massage. It was great!

After massages/nails, we met dad, Justin & Paige at some place in Danville. I don't think we would go there again. But it was fun to try some place new. Then we went back to my parents house and played some tripoly. It was a great day.

Hickory Dickory Dock

Paige loves to sing. Her favorite nursery rhyme/song right now is Hickory Dickory Dock.

Paige and Stomper the Elephant

Justin took Paige to the A's game a couple of weeks ago. When you ask her what they did there, she will tell you all about "Stomper" the Elephant and how they could not find him. She is getting better at pronouncing his name, but you can see that she says what appears to be a bad word first.

Kids say the Funniest Things

Paige: "Daddy- You gonna show me something?"
Daddy: "Sure- what do you want to see?"
Paige: "You show me a fart through a magnifying glass?"
Daddy:" You want me to show you a fart through a magnifying glass?"
Paige: "Yeah"

Yin/Yang of parenting

I realized this morning how much Justin & I really balance each other out in parenting. I do not know how either one of us would do this without the other.

Last night, while I was cooking dinner- I heard Justin panicking in the garage. I seriously thought we were going to need to go to the emergency room. Paige comes in with blood running down her chin. She had fallen and busted her lip. It wasn't bad at all. I cleaned it up gave her an ice pack and she went back to playing.

This morning, I was cuddling with her and she started gagging. I turned her around quickly and started panicking- asking Justin to get a towel. In the meantime she was starting to throw up in my hand. As soon as Justin got there with the towel, I handed her off and ran to the bathroom myself.

I can't handle throw up very well, and Justin can't handle blood. But together, we make a good team.