Well, I may as well sneak this post in here for the Chinese New Year and our American New Year. It's still January, so it still counts right? Marissa celebrated Chinese New Year at preschool today (edit- last week, yes it's taking me a week to finish this post!), so that got me thinking that I needed to do some prioritizing in my life, including updating this blog more often. I actually love to look back at the blog posts, pictures etc. Yes, I am one of those hugely sentimental, nostalgic, can't part with anything people. Yes, it drives my husband crazy. Just because I am this way, doesn't mean I am a hugely productive organizer of our memories to my dismay however. I was telling Leo that I really need to put our honeymoon scrapbook/photo album together the other night, if that gives you some idea of my up to dateness on photo/memory organization.
Oliver and Marissa seem huge and so grown up compared to the last blog's entry. Oliver has so many more words than October, I really wish I had some sort of a comparison list to go by, mind you most of these are probably still only intelligible to us. Marissa is really loving preschool and is taking an amazing Fairytale Art class at Armory Center of the Arts (highly recommend their classes) that she may love more than preschool itself. I wish I was more organized in having in her in even more activities, and Oliver as well. He sobs huge buckets of tears every time we have to leave "sister" there. He is just slightly attached to Marissa/ I think he really wants to stay and participate too. He pretty much only refers to her as "sister" which I think is adorable. I'm hoping to sign Marissa up for ballet and Oliver for Gymboree on Saturday am's. I really hate to cut into family time, but since he takes whopper naps each afternoon and since M has preschool 3 am's a week, this is our best bet for scheduling.
In pregnancy news, time is flying, literally flying. I am finding myself forgetting what week I am in the pregnancy, something that definitely did not happen to me previously in my other two pregnancies. For the record, I am 23 (edit again, let's go with 24 weeks at time of actual post:) weeks this week! Baby boy is kicking up a storm lately, I'm sure he kicks way more than I even realize, but the only time I really have to pay attention is after the kids are in bed. His kicks are getting strong enough though, that they are starting to make me notice them at all times, regardless of how busy I am. I've been having a smooth pregnancy so far, just like the other two, so fingers crossed for more of that!
Here are some pictures from the Rose Parade which was our 4th annual this year. It is really fun when you have little kids. Oliver was definitely more obsessed with the blimp and snacking in the chairs than the actual floats, but he did like the parade too. Marissa really enjoyed all of the cowboys and said the Candy land float was her favorite this year. She got a lasso/lariat for Christmas this year and can even twirl it above her head like a real cowboy, she did it on only the first or second try, she has a calling I think! Now, if we can just find a ranch to take her to, because she is obsessed with this old book called Cowboy Andy and really wants to visit Cowboy Sam's ranch just like Andy does. So if anyone knows of a great local cowboy ranch please let me know!
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| Snacking was a big part of the day! |
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| Mr. Shades |
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| Rose Princess Wave |
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| Best View, courtesy of Daddy |
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| Relaxing! |
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Oliver was WAY more impressed with the overhead blimp than the floats.
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| Sunblock - It was Hot! |
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