Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Bella is crawling and talking!!
After much practice Bella has finally started crawling. She's been standing holding onto things (exersaucer, walker, couch, table, etc) for almost 2 months. But after reading and hearing from some people how important crawling is for babies we decided to encourage her to crawl. So, she's been spending more time on her tummy and learning to move her knees, instead of just lifting her butt in the air! ;) hehe
Here's a video of her standing holding onto her exersaucer and talking. Her favorite "word" is "Dada" :) I'll have to catch her crawling so I can post a video soon. Enjoy!
Here's a video of her standing holding onto her exersaucer and talking. Her favorite "word" is "Dada" :) I'll have to catch her crawling so I can post a video soon. Enjoy!
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
And then she was 8... months, that is!
Bella has turned 8 months and she's growing fast! She loves to stand, she's learning to crawl and takes little steps while holding onto things. And once in a while she'll let go of both hands and try to balance for as long as she can before falling on her butt. She's too cute!!! She's still not sleeping through the night and is driving us batty... :(
Here she is showing off her balancing act!
Here she is showing off her balancing act!
Sunday, February 3, 2008
I'm a MAC girl! :)
I've been converted into the mac cult! ;) LOL... Between Billy and Sandy telling me how wonderful Macs are and how I can do a lot of things for scrapbooking and picture editing, well I finally "gave in" *wink wink* and ordered one! YAY!! It's a White Macbook and it just arrived on Friday. So, I've been playing with it trying to get the hang of things and get used to the differences between my old PC and my new MAC! Plus, Apple had a deal for a $200 rebate on some printers and I got one that can print 12x12 sheets! I'm in heaven!!! :)
And talking about cults, this is an excerpt from Stephen Colbert's book I'm America (and so can you!), under the subtitle All Other Crazy Cults (with an Apple symbol next to it) -- "The problem with cults is that they don't have the brass to be honest from the get-go. They hide behind pharases like "self-improvement wrokshop" or "human potential coach" or "improv class," then they slowly sneak in the crazy stuff so that you don't notice. If they had any guts, in the very first cult meeting they'd say, "You all need to wear yellow bedsheets and have sex with me twice a day until we get beamed up to a comet in twelve years. Also, give me all your money." Then we wouldn't have a problem - the wacky people can still join, and the people who are just suggestible can go, "Oh, this is a cult" and get out of there. I'm not trying to take away anyone's right to get poisoned in order to send their spirit to Pluto, I'm just saying they should know what they are getting ahead of time. Here's an easy way to figure out if you're in a cult: If you are wonderging whether you're in a cult, the answer is YES!"
And talking about cults, this is an excerpt from Stephen Colbert's book I'm America (and so can you!), under the subtitle All Other Crazy Cults (with an Apple symbol next to it) -- "The problem with cults is that they don't have the brass to be honest from the get-go. They hide behind pharases like "self-improvement wrokshop" or "human potential coach" or "improv class," then they slowly sneak in the crazy stuff so that you don't notice. If they had any guts, in the very first cult meeting they'd say, "You all need to wear yellow bedsheets and have sex with me twice a day until we get beamed up to a comet in twelve years. Also, give me all your money." Then we wouldn't have a problem - the wacky people can still join, and the people who are just suggestible can go, "Oh, this is a cult" and get out of there. I'm not trying to take away anyone's right to get poisoned in order to send their spirit to Pluto, I'm just saying they should know what they are getting ahead of time. Here's an easy way to figure out if you're in a cult: If you are wonderging whether you're in a cult, the answer is YES!"
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Road Trip Adventures and Sleepless in Seattle
Well, we are back!! :) Two weeks ago Sunday, we drove to Leoni Meadows for our annual Central California Conference Ministerial Retreat. It was supposed to be a 3 hour trip. But after getting lost and driving through snow and closed roads (yes, you read it right *Closed Roads*), we made it in SIX HOURS!!! ... sigh ... It was pretty scary driving, especially at night and with a 7 month old baby! At some point I was actually making a mental list of the things we had in the car that would help us survive through the night in the car in the middle of the mountains - water, food, electric blanket, flashlight, and raisinets! :) LOL
But thank God we made it out of those "valley of the shadow of death" type roads into the campground. Late and hungry. But we made it! (And I love my car more and more everyday!)
We spent 3 days there with all the pastors from our conference and their families. It snowed almost every day and it was coooold. brrrr... It was Isabella's first time in the snow and she enjoyed looking at all the kids running around and playing in the snow.
On Wednesday, we drove to Sacramento and took a flight to Seattle, Washington. Sandy, a friend I met on 2Peas, picked us up from airport. On Thursday, we went to the Space Needle and enjoyed a gorgeous view of Seattle in 360 degrees! We also rode the monorail into downtown and walked down to Pike Market Place, where we enjoyed a wonderful variety of little shops ranging from crafts to fresh fruits and vegetables to fresh salmon!
On Friday, we went to the Snoqualmie Falls and ate lunch in a little restaurant in town. We also found a cute scrapbooking store! What are the odds?!! hehe :) In the afternoon, we drove to Bellevue Mall and walked around.
Saturday afternoon, Sandy and I spent time stamping and she showed me some different techniques like embossing and stamping on flowers. It was so much fun!!! :) Billy was so sweet and watched Bella while I had some girl time with Sandy. Ciara, Sandy's Golden Retriever, also had fun licking Bella's face and getting pet by her.
On Sunday, we went with Sandy to her church - Four Square Pentecostal Church. It was a wonderful worship service. And the facilities are gorgeous! And the mother's room was a dream!!! It was my first time at a Pentecostal Church and it was really different than what I'd expected or heard from other people. After church, we went shopping to Ben Franklin, Paper Zone, Impress, JoAnn, and Michaels!
Monday was a yuky day. It was raining/snowing most of the day, so we decided to stay in the hotel and relax. Plus we needed to pack and get ready to fly out Tuesday morning. Overall it was a wonderful trip and I was so glad I could meet a "Pea" in Real Life! :)
Well, back to reality in Merced... Bella did pretty good waking up once to eat and going right back to sleep in Seattle. But Tuesday night she went back to her old self, waking up twice and staying up for about an hour at 2 or 3 am crawling and crying... so we might be moving to a hotel room soon! ;)
But thank God we made it out of those "valley of the shadow of death" type roads into the campground. Late and hungry. But we made it! (And I love my car more and more everyday!)
We spent 3 days there with all the pastors from our conference and their families. It snowed almost every day and it was coooold. brrrr... It was Isabella's first time in the snow and she enjoyed looking at all the kids running around and playing in the snow.
On Wednesday, we drove to Sacramento and took a flight to Seattle, Washington. Sandy, a friend I met on 2Peas, picked us up from airport. On Thursday, we went to the Space Needle and enjoyed a gorgeous view of Seattle in 360 degrees! We also rode the monorail into downtown and walked down to Pike Market Place, where we enjoyed a wonderful variety of little shops ranging from crafts to fresh fruits and vegetables to fresh salmon!
On Friday, we went to the Snoqualmie Falls and ate lunch in a little restaurant in town. We also found a cute scrapbooking store! What are the odds?!! hehe :) In the afternoon, we drove to Bellevue Mall and walked around.
Saturday afternoon, Sandy and I spent time stamping and she showed me some different techniques like embossing and stamping on flowers. It was so much fun!!! :) Billy was so sweet and watched Bella while I had some girl time with Sandy. Ciara, Sandy's Golden Retriever, also had fun licking Bella's face and getting pet by her.
On Sunday, we went with Sandy to her church - Four Square Pentecostal Church. It was a wonderful worship service. And the facilities are gorgeous! And the mother's room was a dream!!! It was my first time at a Pentecostal Church and it was really different than what I'd expected or heard from other people. After church, we went shopping to Ben Franklin, Paper Zone, Impress, JoAnn, and Michaels!
Monday was a yuky day. It was raining/snowing most of the day, so we decided to stay in the hotel and relax. Plus we needed to pack and get ready to fly out Tuesday morning. Overall it was a wonderful trip and I was so glad I could meet a "Pea" in Real Life! :)
Well, back to reality in Merced... Bella did pretty good waking up once to eat and going right back to sleep in Seattle. But Tuesday night she went back to her old self, waking up twice and staying up for about an hour at 2 or 3 am crawling and crying... so we might be moving to a hotel room soon! ;)
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