This and That

With Greg being a chef, I have been experiencing a lot of new food. One of my new favorite loves...SUSHI!! Who knew!!
Just a random picture of Emily and I taken yesterday. I had picked her up from school and had to get her lunch before dropping her off at daycare. Having only 5 horus of sleep the night before, I was exhausted and didn't think to pack a lunch. So, she got a treat...Burger King!!

Amazing Dad

One of the things that I love most of Greg is that he is a very involved dad...and that includes Emily. He adores all of his kids and spends every moment he can with them. He has stepped up and been the greatest dad to Emily. She even calls him dad occasionally, but has recently informed me that he can't officially be her dad until we're married!! Love her thought process!!

Emily's Changes

Had to take Emily in to the eye doctor because her vision test at her 6 year well child check up was really bad. Turns out her vision is only 20/25, but she has a stigmatism (sp?) in her left eye. She gets to wear glasses full time and an eye patch for 3 hours a day in hopes that it will correct it. Fingers crossed.
She lost her very first tooth!!
Finally got her crown fixed!!! She finally let a dentist get close to her, which was amazing in itself, but to actually let him fix her crown is a huge accomplishment in itself!!
You know you are working a lot when your daughter covers your computer screen with post its so you can't see the screen!! Subtle? I think so...

Lately, I have been having issues with Emily wanting to jump on the beds. Then she decided that it was ok to walk on the beds as long as she wasn't jumping. So, I had to tell her that there is absolutely no jumping, walking or even standing on the beds. One evening Greg went to get Emily for dinner and this is what he discovered! In all fairness, she isn't standing on the bed...which is almost exactly what she said! I think that I am in trouble when she is a teenager!!

Sleeping?!

A few weeks ago I had put Emily to bed. I had gone into work to help with some computer issues. When I returned about an hour later, this is what I found!! Greg and our friend Josh playing with Nerf guns and Emily showing Josh how it is done! I about died laughing!

Quilt

A very close family friend made quilts out of my dad's clothes for my mom, Emily and I. We absolutely love them. Emily and my mom sleep with their's every night. Emily's reaction to when she got the quilt, "I get to hug papa every night and he gets to hug me." I love that girl!

Weekend Getaway

With both Greg and I going in a hundred different directions with work, Greg opening up his own deli, working on the new house, etc, we decided that we needed a weekend away with the kids before our lives become ever more hectic next month. So, after talking with my GM about taking the weekend off after working almost 40 hours in 3 days over New Year's weekend, he gave me the weekend off with a mutual understanding that I was still on call and could log in remotely if need be. I got off of work at 11 on Friday, picked up Emmy from schoo, swung by and got Greg (who had just gotten off of work at 8 that morning), snagged his kids out of school early and off we went for a fun filled weekend. We stayed at his mom and step dads house in Neskowin Friday night and let the kids run wild! Greg and I both were exhausted and were both running on about 3 hours of sleep and retired early! The next morning we got up and off to Portland we went to explore OMSI. We managed to go on the submarine tour (which was so much fun...if you have the opportunity to go, you need to!) and toured the exhibits. After OMSI, we were Vancouver bound! There, we stayed at his mom and step dad's condo (took total advantage of them being in Hawaii and having total access to both places...with their approval of course!) Greg, Liam and I watched movies all night downstairs while Emily, Fiona and Quinn watched movies and played upstairs.
The next morning, we cleaned up the condo and ventured back to Portland to hit up the famous Voodoo Doughnuts. I have heard they had amazing doughnuts...quite honestly, I thought that they sounded disgusting! VERY happy that I gave them a try. Probably the best doughnut I have ever had!
By this time, the kids are all exhausted and ready to go home...and I must say, I was pretty worn out too. Keeping up with 4 kids is A LOT of work! Took the kids back to their mom's and then headed to Greg's place. We both collapsed! It was a great weekend. Always so much fun to get all of the kids together and worth every moment of insanity!!

HAIRCUT!!!

Yup, I did...I got her hair cut...and I had them cut 16.5 inches!!! It has been on ongoing debate with myself...should I or shouldn't I! The straw that broke the camels back...when I spent over an hour one night brushing out a HUGE knot in her hair from the previous night when she went to bed without having her hair in a ponytail. I was done!! Yes, she had beautiful long blond hair and EVERYONE fell in love with it...however, they are not the ones who has to spend a minimum of 10 minutes on it every day (and that's a good day!) Her uncle still won't talk to me over cutting her hair, but I am sure he will get over it.
We donated her hair to Locks of Love. Emily was not wanting her hair cut at all. As soon as I explained that her beautiful hair would go to someone who was really sick and couldn't grow hair, she settled down quite a bit. And then as soon as they cut her hair and she realized how much better her head felt, she was excited. The next morning when she brushed it and realized how much easier it was to brush, she was THRILLED!! Needless to say, it worked out best in the end :)