From the mouths of Babes...

Maeve has been saying some really funny things lately, and her inflection just cracks me up. she really likes to imitate me when she's in trouble (a bad sign for the future, right?) and points her finger back at me and repeats what I say ('Put your nose in the corner', 'get back in bed'). I don't think she is doing it to really annoy me, and in fact I think it's kind of funny. At least I know she is listening.

She has also started to call Finn all the little nicknames that I make up for him, with 'Chunky Boy' being the one that makes her laugh the most. I better stop saying that! This morning she told Zar 'goodbye Sweetie, see you tonight' as he was leaving for work which completely cracked him up.

Once again, I am reminded that even in the mundane, everyday parts of her life my influence as her primary care giver is AMAZING. Talk about pressure! We are definitely going to maximize this opportunity and filler her little sponge brain with knowledge and her little heart with as much joy as possible and then hope for the best. I guess that's all we can do as parents, right?

Thankful

As a stay-at-home mom in a 'new-ish' town with few friends and no family around, I often feel isolated. The cold weather has arrived and I keep thinking about how long and miserable this winter will be while I am holed up at home with my kids. But, today marked a change for me. Despite the near single digit temperature outside, I loaded the kids in the car and went to a playgroup.

It was warm and cozy in the Blazer's house and as I sipped my coffee and watched the kids play I became very thankful for the opportunity to be with them rather than at work. I was also taken aback by the warm welcome of everyone at the playgroup and the possibilities of new friendships. I look forward to a time where my days are full of friends and playing!

Yo Gabba Gabba has taken over our world.

I am thinking about instituting a 'Yo Gabba Gabba' free week at our house because Maeve has a serious addiction to the show. This was not one of our standard shows, and I actually was a bit wierded out by the show so we never watched it. Then one day while watching live TV, Yo Gabba Gabba came on and Maeve's love affair with the funky hipster show began.

As far as I am concerned, it's a really great show. Sure, the characters are totally bizarre, but they always have a great 'moral lesson' each show and some really catchy songs. Maeve's personal favorite is 'Keep Trying, Keep Trying. Don't Give up'. I'll try to post a video of her singing it soon. They also feature some indie artists and some celebrities and that makes it more interesting for me to watch, too.

So, what's the problem? She won't watch ANYTHING else, and I am staring to dream about Yo Gabba Gabba. We are stuck inside due to colds, and cold weather so there is a lot of TV watching going on right now and I just don't think I can take another episode. Oh my, it's going to be a long winter.

Bad, Bad Blogger

I have been completely remiss in keeping up with the blog, and for the two of you out there who check this page that is TERRIBLE! Actually, I feel quite bad about it because this is one way for me to record the happenings in our lives as a keepsake. A scrapbook for the new millennium , if you will.

November has been a busy month for us, including our first trip away from the kids to New Orleans (yeah!) and Thanksgiving with my parents. We took a ton of pictures in New Orleans and not a SINGLE photo on Thanksgiving. go figure. I think that by the time Turkey Day rolled around, all of were exhausted from watching the kids and we just needed some time to relax.

Now that Christmas is nearing I have a new mantra to "take it all in". We are not traveling this year and will be having our first Christmas as a family in our own house. We are ready to start some new traditions and I am lookinf forward to a warm cozy house full of Christmas Cheer.

But first, I have to clean up from Thanksgiving! :)

Pictures from Elizabeth

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