Last night Alyssa read her first book Hop on Pop by Dr. Suess! I started to read her a bedtime story like I always do and she started reading along with me. So I grabbed the book Hop on Pop which I knew would be an easy book for her to read and she read it! I had to help her with a few hard words. I can not believe my baby is getting so big!
This morning I even caught her writing down words that she didn't know that she was reading last night like Brown and Don't. She watches the news now and can read the words like today she read Oakland. Even better and oh so fun for me is that she likes to read behind my back while I am on the internet! That one drives me nuts!!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Friday, January 2, 2009
Big Girl
Alyssa has never spent the night at anyone's house before except my Dad's and Brian's Dad's house and that was only a handful of times like if Brian and I went out of town. If we even mention spending the night at someone's house Alyssa freaks and says I do NOT want to spend the night!!
Today Alyssa and the neighbor girl (my daughter #3) were playing here for awhile and then they decide to go to Neighbor girls house I walk them over. It becomes late so I go and get Alyssa to bring her home and her hair is done and makeup. So she says I want to spend the night!!! I was shocked! This girl is afraid of everything. I was fine with it because neighbor girl's Mom says that she would really like for Alyssa to spend the night. Another girl was spending the night with neighbor girls older sister. I was happy that Alyssa is getting over her fears. They were having fun playing fashion show. I trust the Mom as well she is a single Mom with 4 kids and is a Special Ed teacher for a local elementary school.
I felt so bad for Gabby though. She went with me to the neighbors and wanted to stay. When Alyssa left earlier she asked Where is Alyssa?? A few minutes ago she said I want my Alyssa and I want my Neighbor Girl (she didn't say Neighbor girl but the girls actual name). It is the first time Gabby's been excluded from Alyssa's activities. I remember my annoying sister trying to hang around with me when I was 11 and she was 3. Little does Gabby know she will be excluded from a lot of things!!
More blog updates to come! I was in the middle of updating my blog when my Mom stopped by unexpectedly and then Neighbor girl came over.
Today Alyssa and the neighbor girl (my daughter #3) were playing here for awhile and then they decide to go to Neighbor girls house I walk them over. It becomes late so I go and get Alyssa to bring her home and her hair is done and makeup. So she says I want to spend the night!!! I was shocked! This girl is afraid of everything. I was fine with it because neighbor girl's Mom says that she would really like for Alyssa to spend the night. Another girl was spending the night with neighbor girls older sister. I was happy that Alyssa is getting over her fears. They were having fun playing fashion show. I trust the Mom as well she is a single Mom with 4 kids and is a Special Ed teacher for a local elementary school.
I felt so bad for Gabby though. She went with me to the neighbors and wanted to stay. When Alyssa left earlier she asked Where is Alyssa?? A few minutes ago she said I want my Alyssa and I want my Neighbor Girl (she didn't say Neighbor girl but the girls actual name). It is the first time Gabby's been excluded from Alyssa's activities. I remember my annoying sister trying to hang around with me when I was 11 and she was 3. Little does Gabby know she will be excluded from a lot of things!!
More blog updates to come! I was in the middle of updating my blog when my Mom stopped by unexpectedly and then Neighbor girl came over.
Manners...
Gabby is so funny. I am trying to teach her how to say please and thank you. She has the please down but when she says thank you she will say "Thank you Mommy, your welcome!" It's too cute!!
Christmas blog coming soon I have a ton of pictures to upload!!
Christmas blog coming soon I have a ton of pictures to upload!!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve I had to work! Which was a bummer we only were open until 11 that my boss brought in so that was a good treat.
I got home and wrapped the last of our gifts. Then we went to church at 6. After that we stopped by my friend Corinna and Adrian's house to give our god son Jordan his basketball hoop we bought him. He loved it! He is going to be a basketball player one day so we are investing in his future, lol!
We then went to Brian's Dad's house where every year they have a party. A few of my friends were there too Amy, Lety, Roy & America. We did an elephant gift exchange. Everyone kept stealing gifts from me!! First I got a Starbucks gift card I stole from someone. Then I got lottery tickets... people kept stealing the lottery tickets from me so I opened a new gift and I got lottery tickets AGAIN! Then there was a little drama because there were so many lottery tickets that were opened they could not figure out which one was stolen three times. The rule is that you can only steal a gift three times then the third person gets the prize and no one can take it away.
Other than that Christmas Eve was fun. They topped the night of with some karaoke! We left at around 11 to get the kids ready for Christmas Day. Here are some pictures we snapped that night:
Alyssa and Jade coloring:
Me and Gabbers:
Arguing over the lottery tickets:
This guys face said it all!! DRAMA!!! It was funny drama actually. The most anyone won out of the lottery tickets was 6 dollars!
I got home and wrapped the last of our gifts. Then we went to church at 6. After that we stopped by my friend Corinna and Adrian's house to give our god son Jordan his basketball hoop we bought him. He loved it! He is going to be a basketball player one day so we are investing in his future, lol!
We then went to Brian's Dad's house where every year they have a party. A few of my friends were there too Amy, Lety, Roy & America. We did an elephant gift exchange. Everyone kept stealing gifts from me!! First I got a Starbucks gift card I stole from someone. Then I got lottery tickets... people kept stealing the lottery tickets from me so I opened a new gift and I got lottery tickets AGAIN! Then there was a little drama because there were so many lottery tickets that were opened they could not figure out which one was stolen three times. The rule is that you can only steal a gift three times then the third person gets the prize and no one can take it away.
Other than that Christmas Eve was fun. They topped the night of with some karaoke! We left at around 11 to get the kids ready for Christmas Day. Here are some pictures we snapped that night:
Alyssa and Jade coloring:
Me and Gabbers:
Arguing over the lottery tickets:
This guys face said it all!! DRAMA!!! It was funny drama actually. The most anyone won out of the lottery tickets was 6 dollars!
Monday, December 22, 2008
Redding Trip
We took a trip up to Redding in Brian's Dad's RV to spend Christmas with family members who live up there the weekend before Christmas. We went up Saturday and stayed until Sunday.
Saturday night we all went to a Mexican restaurant together which was interesting because there were so many of us. Then we went back to Grandma Shelley's to open gifts.
The RV trip was interesting. Gabby thought it would be fun to run around the RV the whole time but that was dangerous. So we had to try to keep her as restrained as we could. The RV was a comfortable ride. It has bunkbeds with DVD players in them a restroom, a kitchen with table and a bedroom in the back. The four hour ride was a breeze!! Here are some pictures from our trip:
Gabby & Alyssa posing in the RV at the gas station:
Acting silly:
Alyssa & her cousin Makaylah
Gabby and Uncle Aaron.
Gabby had dessert:
Alyssa had a shot of a Shirley Temple. They gave all the kids Shirley Temple popper shots.
Meltdown at the restaurant. This is why we do not go ANYWHERE:
All the cousins on the floor trying to console Gabby:
Makaylah singing Gabby Jingle Bells trying to calm her down:
All the cousins together:
Coleson & Alyssa:
Krissy, Me, Gabby, Abi, Tae & Dezerae in the RV:
Saturday night we all went to a Mexican restaurant together which was interesting because there were so many of us. Then we went back to Grandma Shelley's to open gifts.
The RV trip was interesting. Gabby thought it would be fun to run around the RV the whole time but that was dangerous. So we had to try to keep her as restrained as we could. The RV was a comfortable ride. It has bunkbeds with DVD players in them a restroom, a kitchen with table and a bedroom in the back. The four hour ride was a breeze!! Here are some pictures from our trip:
Gabby & Alyssa posing in the RV at the gas station:
Acting silly:
Alyssa & her cousin Makaylah
Gabby and Uncle Aaron.
Gabby had dessert:
Alyssa had a shot of a Shirley Temple. They gave all the kids Shirley Temple popper shots.
Meltdown at the restaurant. This is why we do not go ANYWHERE:
All the cousins on the floor trying to console Gabby:
Makaylah singing Gabby Jingle Bells trying to calm her down:
All the cousins together:
Coleson & Alyssa:
Krissy, Me, Gabby, Abi, Tae & Dezerae in the RV:
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Christmas Lights
Brian and I went to a Christmas dinner for his company and my friends America with her daughter Jade and Lety watched the kids for us. We got a text saying that they wanted to take the kids to see Christmas lights in Fremont and we said fine just make sure the kids were dressed warm. They took that to heart and all the kids had scarves and Gabby had on two pairs of pants a sweater and a jacket, lol! Here are some pictures of that day. I guess Alyssa had a little 6 year old attitude which she picked up from school and rolled her eyes and said "We are NOT seeing Santa, are we??" She is already getting that teenage attitude. It's scary actually. Anyway here are some pictures:
Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poop!
Gabby, America & Lety
Jade and Alyssa all bundled up!
Long day!
Mr. Hanky the Christmas Poop!
Gabby, America & Lety
Jade and Alyssa all bundled up!
Long day!
Friday, December 12, 2008
Busy, Busy!!
It's that time of the year where are schedules are slammed! Here are some updates though:
Alyssa has lost her first tooth! It came out when I was brushing her teeth last Wednesday. I will take a picture of it later. I am glad it came out because right beneath the tooth another tooth is already growing in!
Gabby is becoming a picky little child. She will ONLY sleep with her Dora blanket. If you try to put any other blanket on her she will get mad. She also hates being dirty or have anything on her hands like marker, food, hair (she will have a FIT if there is a hair on her hand!) I think she will be anal about being clean when she is older.
We put up the tree the weekend after Thanksgiving and Gabby loves to play with the ornaments and has broken around 5 so far. I have to try and keep her away from the tree!!
That's about it! Just a quick update. I have pictures I want to post too but I don't think that I will have time this weekend/week. Hopefully I will get to it soon!
Happy Holidays!
Alyssa has lost her first tooth! It came out when I was brushing her teeth last Wednesday. I will take a picture of it later. I am glad it came out because right beneath the tooth another tooth is already growing in!
Gabby is becoming a picky little child. She will ONLY sleep with her Dora blanket. If you try to put any other blanket on her she will get mad. She also hates being dirty or have anything on her hands like marker, food, hair (she will have a FIT if there is a hair on her hand!) I think she will be anal about being clean when she is older.
We put up the tree the weekend after Thanksgiving and Gabby loves to play with the ornaments and has broken around 5 so far. I have to try and keep her away from the tree!!
That's about it! Just a quick update. I have pictures I want to post too but I don't think that I will have time this weekend/week. Hopefully I will get to it soon!
Happy Holidays!
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