Figured it Out.

Haley just explained to me the reason she has been waking up crying in the middle of the night.

There are "commercials" in her eyes.

Laughing out Loud.

Walking from our car to our house we have to walk on the sidewalk.

I was holding Lexi's hand and Lexi grabbed Haley's hand.

Haley wanted to walk along on the edge of the curb.

Here was the conversation:

H: Mom? Am I bigger than Lexi?

M: Yes Haley.

H: Am I big enough to walk on the curb?

And seriously, as soon as she got the word "curb" out, she fall off the curb onto the road face down. And without missing a beat, she said:

H: Well, I guess I'm not big enough.

And then we laughed for about 5 minutes. And of course, Haley and Lexi had to reenact the fall for the next 10 minutes.

I love my kids.

Haley Against the Dark Side.

Haley is a Star Wars Fanatic. She gets that from her dad (considering I called Darth Vader "Dark Vader" until about five years ago.) Her life is just consumed with all things Star Wars. I even bought her a Darth Vader costume (Helmet included) for Christmas WHICH SHE FOUND last week. Sidenote: We tried to throw her off track by telling her Mommy & Daddy would have to "discuss" the outcome of the aforementioned costume. So she will have to wait until Christmas morning to be reunited with Mr. Vader.

One more piece of evidence of her love for Star Wars: She exchanged all of her Halloween Candy for Light Sabers.

So imagine her glee when Disneyland started their Jedi in Training Show in Tomorrowland. Every time we go to Disney, she asks to go to the show so she can fight Darth Vadar. When the show begins, they pick about twenty kids to go through "training" and then they each get to fight Darth Vadar or Darth Maul. She REALLY wanted to be one of those kids.

Well yesterday, we went to Disneyland for my niece's 1st Birthday (Happy Bday Ems!) While My sister and her friends were waiting to ride Space Mountain, I took Haley over to the show. The show was packed, but I let Haley go and just said "scoot in there somewhere" and wouldn't you know - she found herself in the front row - and WAS CHOSEN!

The smile on her face melted my heart! She was thrilled. I called Jen and asked if she could run her camera over (of course, the one day I don't have my camera)....and I called Curtis (who was arriving with my parents) and said, "RUN!!!!!!" Everyone made it in time and we got to see our little Padawan (Jedi in Training). It was truly magical!




My favorite picture of the day - Everyone was listening to the Jedi Master EXCEPT Haley! She turned around to wave to her fans! And yes, that Lady is asking her to turn around. Okay, so maybe she gets that from me.



Our proud graduate...

The History of Tink

Since Lexi was Tinkerbell for Halloween, Grandma Connie bought her the new Tinkerbell movie. It was such a CUTE movie and so insightful. I now understand Tinkerbell's grumpiness in the Peter Pan movie. She had a rough beginning people. It explains a lot.

Maybe if we could all know a little more about people's beginnings, their life journey, and what they struggle/ed with...their personality and choices they make would make a lot more sense.

It reminded me to take the time to get to know someone and their story....you may view them differently afterwards.

Which reminds me...stay tuned for the story of my Vietmenese Eye-Brow Waxer.

Mickey Mouse for President!

Apparently this redistribution of wealth thing has caught on...

Have you seen the commercials for Disneyland/Word that say you can get in FREE on your Birthday? How awesome is that??!! We are fortunate enough to have season passes, so I thought it didn't really affect me until I read an email from my friend Angie yesterday that talked about Passholders getting a Birthday Fun Card!

So check it out - even if you have a pass, you can get a Birthday Fun Card that is valued at the same price of admission which is currently : Child 3-9 = $59 Adult $69 (Unless they are given you the price of a park-hopper which would be EVEN MORE!!!)

The only catch is, all of it must be used on your Birthday.

How ridiculously awesome is that!!!

This is valid from Jan 1, 2009 to December 31,2009. So go online to www.disneyland.com and sign up for the Birthday club today!!!

Looking for my Lost Post?

I deleted it. I find I am lacking the right words to say. I keep searching, but they aren't there. My mind is all messy and tangled up right now with thoughts that are conflicting. Maybe I can figure it out later. If I do, I'll let you know.

Tired of Election Coverage? Check out our Halloween Pics!

So, last Halloween (as in 07', not last Friday), Haley wanted to be Peter Pan. I couldn't find a costume I liked except at Disneyland and it was $80. No thanks. But I still thought it would be adorable to have Haley as Peter Pan and Lexi as TinkerBell.

Well, a couple of months ago, my mom and I went yard-sale shopping and lo and behold, there sat a perfectly good Peter Pan Costume. I bought it for $5. Sword, hat, and boots included. Then I asked my friend Heidi if she still had her daughter's Tinkerbell costume from a few years back, and she did. So this was a very thrifty Halloween.

Once the girls got their costumes, Haley started assigning everyone else costumes. I was Wendy. Curtis was Jon (my brother). Granddad was Captain Hook and Grandma was Princess Tiger Lilly.

Here are the pictures...

At home in our costumes.

Wendy with Peter Pan and Tinkerbell licking her wand...

With my parents...Ma-Maw Lyn fixed Tinkerbell's hair since I am challenged in the area of hair-styling.

The girls fueling up for a big night. (Don't judge my food choices...it's HALLOWEEN!)


Lexi and Mallory (Mallory's mom Amanda took this pretty pic.)

Wendy & Jon.

The family...

This is Hope. She is the original owner of Tink's costume. Hard to believe she fit into that same outfit. She's such a little lady now.

Peter Pan fighting with Captain Hook

Pixie Dust anyone?


Just don't touch my loot....

Precious friends.

At the end of the night...

Dear Mr. President

Barack,

When I first saw you speak at the DNC convention four years ago, I looked at my husband and said, "He will be President someday." Tonight you became our new President-Elect. I wish you my most sincere congratulations.

I love listening to you speak. You move me. And when you announced your candidacy 21 months ago, I became a follower. I was captured by your passion, your heart, and your words. I wanted change. I wanted to help those who need help. I wanted you to be my president.

I listened very carefully to as many of your speeches as I could. I read what you stood for. I researched how you were going to accomplish change. And unfortunately, over the course of the last several months, I found myself doubting you. Wondering how you were going to accomplish so much change. And disagreeing with many of your ways of going about change.

I understand that everyone votes for different reasons, and I don't want to say that one reason is better than the next. But I hope that people voted for you for more than your eloquent speeches and the fact that you are different than McCain. EVERYONE wants change but I am still uncertain about exactly what the changes are and how you are going to implement them.

Tonight you spoke to me. You said that if you didn't receive my vote today then you would earn it. Today, I did not give you my vote. I wish I could have given it to you. I sincerely like you. I just don't know if I believe in you. And I refused to get caught up in the excitement of you and give you my vote without thoroughly thinking it through. But if you want to earn my support, I hope that you will. I hope you will be the greatest President of my generation. I hope that you implement changes that will protect my family for years to come. I hope our country will flourish under your direction.

You made history tonight. I will never forget what I witnessed. Don't let our country down Mr. President. Be honest. Be real. Change us for the better. That's all I ask. Then in 4 or even 8 years, maybe I can look back and say, "Yes, He did."

Not much Difference.

I was looking through IPhoto today, and noticed a picture of Haley taken in January of 06'. She is wearing the same pajamas that Lexi is wearing today. The resemblance is striking.

Haley Beth - 2 years old.

Lexi Mae - 2 1/2 years old.


When I showed this picture to Lexi she would not believe that the picture of Haley was Haley. "That's not Sissy...Dat's Me." Sweet girl.

Tonight she held on longer...

On nights that Curtis tucks Lexi in, she has started asking for "Mommy to come kiss her goodnight." So I go in, lower her crib and reach down to kiss her goodnight. She wraps her arms around my neck and gives me the tightest squeeze. Tonight, she didn't let go. I wanted to go because there was laundry on the floor that needed to be taken downstairs, Haley still had to be tucked in, and we hadn't had dinner yet. But I just stayed there. I let her hold on to me as long as she needed to knowing that one day I would long for those arms to hold me and for whatever reason, they wouldn't be there. There is something about the sweet little arms of your child, wrapped around your neck, to remind you of what is important in life.