Ten on Tuesday

1. Lydia is finally eating cereal and taking a bottle…she wouldn’t eat cereal if it had formula in it at first but once I couldn’t pump very much milk she decided it was better to eat than starve. I think she seems better.

2. Eliza’s new favorite thing is to dance to this. Today she noticed that the girl had a clip in her hair and decided she needed one too. As I was putting it in her hair she started screaming at me to hurry because the song was starting. Silly girl!

3. I got a call today from my Dad. He is coming out to Denver to buy a car on Thursday and is going to stop and see us! We can’t wait for his visit.

4. Daniel is at school tonight turning in his tests. When he gets home, he will be completely done with this semester…HALLELUJAH!

5. I have been working on organizing my house a little bit (thanks to the help of a good friend). I now have a file box for my stack of bills, letters, etc, a tool box for my junk drawer, and a craft box for the special kid activities (i.e. bubbles, play dough, markers). It feels so good to get a few things in order. My next area is the laundry closet. Yikes!

6. Daniel was so good to me on Mother’s Day. He bought me a nice new set of cookware and let me sleep in and lay around and do nothing all day. What a great guy! Happy Mother’s Day to all of you Moms. Especially Grandma Jones and Grandma Nancy…we couldn’t ask for better mothers…We Love You!

7. Tonight some of the youth came over on a Service Scavenger Hunt. They read to my girls and cleaned up my back yard. The girls were shy but I think they liked it.

8. I got my seeds for my garden in the mail this week and I am itching to start planting. Daniel has been so busy that he hasn’t had any time to till yet but hopefully this weekend we’ll get started. I am going to plant corn, beans, peas, carrots, and some lettuce. I told the girls that we would plant flowers in their pots and they can’t wait.

9. On Saturday we went to Story Time at Barnes and Noble. Curious George was coming to visit and I thought it would be fun for the girls. While George was there they were nervous and didn’t want to go near him. But the second he left they were asking about him. “Where did George go?” They asked us all day. Then yesterday during story time we pulled out “Curious George Learns to Count” and Eliza said “Mom, Where did BIG George go?” Those girls don’t forget anything.

10. Daniel and I have been working on our ‘talent’ for the Memorial Day Talent show. I think those who attend are in for a BIG treat! We can’t wait to see what the rest of you Chaffins do! Here is a look back at my first Memorial Day visit. Good memories!

Lydia's Latest

So I took Lydia to the doctor today for her 4 month well check. I was excited to see how much she had grown and to hear the doctor say; "She looks great! Keep doing what your doing." But he didn't say that today. Apparently, Lydia hasn't gained any weight since her last visit. So the first thing the doctor asked me is; "Are you losing weight?" Isn't that the question all women what to hear? Somehow it wasn't as flattering today. It seems as if my milk is thinning...dramatically. The doctor said this could be because of stress, lack of sleep, or loss of weight. So he told me I need to eat less fruits and veggies and eat more carbs and protein. The ironic thing about this advice is that I have no desire to eat more carbs and protein. It isn't because I want to loose those last 10 lbs...it just doesn't sound good at all. Daniel is jealous... because of his high cholesterol he needs to eat more salads but would prefer Lasagna every night. Oh the irony. So thus begins the efforts to beef Lydia up. She seems happy despite the fact that we are starving her and the doctor said developmentally she looks good. It is hard to believe she is 4 months old already. She is so beautiful and I love holding her, especially when she looks up at me with those beautiful blue eyes that say; "I love you mom!" Lydia--I love you too and am so glad you came to our home!

Farewell Heather

Today my sister Heather reports to the MTC. She has been called to serve in the Germany Munich Austria mission. Good Luck Heather! We love you and are praying for you!

Boys and Girls

Eliza and I had the following conversation this week while she was brushing my hair.

Eliza: Oh mom, your as pretty as a princess.
Me: Thanks Eliza!
Eliza: And Liza's a princess?
Me: Yep!
Eliza: And Liesel's a princess?
Me: Yes.
Eliza: And Daddy's a princess?
Me: No, Daddy is a prince because he is a boy.
Eliza: A boy? (with a very confused look)
Me: Yes. Mom is a girl and Eliza is a girl, but Daddy is a boy.
Eliza: Liza's a girl, Momma's a girl, and Daddy's a boy!
Me: Yep! So Liesel what are you?
Liesel: (we excitement) A PRINCESS! (then a twirl)

Poor Daniel is surrounded by girls. Luckily he is man enough to be a "Pretty Prince!"

BIG NEWS!

Congratulations on your engagement Jenni and Vaughn! We can't think of a couple more perfect for each other!

Jenni...I love you for the millions of fun moments we have had growing up.

Vaughn...I love you for making Jenni so happy and for your great friendship in high school. It is so fun to know you'll be my brother.

Welcome to the family!

We can't wait for June 21st.

Some Fun

The past few weeks have been a little busy at our house. We had Grandma Nancy come to visit for a week. It was so fun. I only got these two pictures of the girls painting with Grandma while she was here...tragic

We so loved having you here Grandma. Thanks so much for the day away for Daniel and me...we are forever in your debt.

When we dropped Grandma off at the airport we picked up my sister Jenni. We went to see the Colorado State Capitol because...if you stand on the thirteenth step, you are exactly one mile above sea level...hence the reason Denver is nick-named the Mile High City. After realizing I hadn't taken hardly any pics with Grandma here, I had to make up for it with Jenni.

After the capitol we went to the Molly Brown House Museum in honor of my Mother...who loves the movie 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown.'

Can you tell how much the girls love Aunt Jenni? Because of her, the girls' new favorite songs are "Twinkle Twinkle Little Liza" and "The Jenni's on the Bus Go...Ha Ha Ha!" Yes we absolutely loved living in a musical for the week Jenni was here.

This was our picnic at Garden of the Gods on Saturday. It was a beautiful day and we loved having Dad with us!

Eliza loved hiking...luckily dad was there to just follow her around wherever she wanted to go. We are all looking forward to the Memorial Day Camp out.

It has been a fantastic few weeks. Thanks so much Grandma and Jenni for the visits...we will Cherish the memories!


Just in case your not tired of pictures yet...here is one I got of Liesel the other day with her new shoes...isn't she darling.