Zoey's Piggy Bank

Zoey has been collecting pennies so we decided to get her a piggy bank. We found this cute one at Target (my favorite store) for only $2.50 and she loves it. Here pictures of her putting the pennies in her new piggy bank. (This is actually her 3rd time doing it)

"Don't eat the baby" and tantrums

One night at dinner, we had pasta with chicken and Zoey thought that a pasta looked like a baby. She was holding it in her hand very carefully and telling me that is was a baby. So, like any parent would do, I tried to get her to eat her food instead of playing with so I said "don't eat the baby" and she thought that was funny. She contined to say, "don't eat the baby" and now we do it every night. At least I can get her to eat her food. Since she thought the pasta looked like a baby, she thought popcorn from Les Schawb were different animals. "Look mama, a puppy" or "Look mama, a kitty", and so forth. I think there was a giraffe, frog and more. Her imagination is starting.

Since she has been back this week, she has been throwing major temper tantrums. I can hardly get her to do anything without it turning into something huge and dramatic. On Tuesday, she cried in one spot for 45 mintues because I told her to give me the phone that she wasn't supposed to be playing with but she wouldn't do it. She kept crying "no like it give phone to mommy" over and over again or when I reminded her to bring me the phone. Very dramatic little girl. Her tantrums consist of kicking her legs and throwing her arms around as well as her entire body. She just rolls around while kicking. So, while she does it, she gets hurt because she hits things and then they become owies and she "needs" a bandaid. Everything the last 2 days have been "needs" instead of "wants". During snack, "I need more Juice mommy". She bumps something on some part of her body, mainly legs and fingers, and toes, so "I need a bandaid mommy". She has worn me out so much this week.

My Zoster

Here are some cute pictures I got of Zoey being Zoey.

Zoey's back!!!

Zoey is back from her week long vacation to the Harmon Family Reunion. Yeah!!! I am so excited for her being back. I missed her so much. She was exhausted when she came home becasue she only splet for 45 min ther entire 13 hour trip. She had lots of fun from what I hear except that she whispered the whole time she was there and they wanted to put a bell on her because she was so quiet. She went around the house so quiet that nobody could tell where she went. She went swimming probably everyday or anytime that she could. Carolyn has pictures but she is in Vegas for another week visited her kids Kenny and Nicki with thier families. So as soon as I get those pictures I wiil post them for all to see.

News from quiet land

So I don't have any pictures to show you but I probably will once Zoey gets back from Utah. She is having fun, so far that I hear from Carolyn. She loves to go to the swimming pool which is not a surprise. That's her favorite thing to do. My week is going by kind of slow with her not being here. I have been able to scrapbook which hasn't happened in a long time because Zoey would take stuff away. I have been able to do about 6-8 pages. Most of them are 8x8 but those are my easiest ones to do. It has been very quiet during the days without Zoey. I keep thinking to myself that I need to go find out what she is doing or if she is staying in bed and going to sleep. So it's been very lonely while Bryce is sleeping as well. I don't have anybody and then I also don't work this week. So I am all by myself and not knowing what to do.

I have however been still trying to find an externship and today I FINALLY was able to set one up. It is with a pediatric dentistry close by my home and I am starting tomorrow. They currently have another extern there and the lady that I spoke to didn't want to have us overlap on time spent so that "we would get the attention we need", those were her words. I really appreciate that. So I am working Thursday and Friday from 8:30am to 12:00pm and then Saturday 8:30 to 3:00. I am excited to start. I will continue to look for something on Mon., Tues., and Wed., so that it will go by faster. One thing the lady mentioned as well was that that is how they get thier best employees. So hopefully a job will come out of it. I am very excited. Two out of three places that I wennt to, other then this one, said that they will give me call back so it sounds like I could have more soon, which I would LOVE that. Anyway, wish me luck!!

Zoey's Friends

Zoey has some new friends that she play with, Sarah and Victoria. They both are 9 and Sarah lives across the street from us and has come over before to read books to Ken and Carolyn's cat and dog when they were gone and Victoria is Sarah's friend. Anyway, they have come over lots, usually they see me pull up after I get off work and then come over to play with her until dinner. And she loves it. All this morning she was crying because she wanted to "play with Sarah and Vicki". So when they showed up tonight she was such a goof and so excited to play with them that she was showing off as well. She makes them do things for her like put all of her toys away. She loves it when they run with her or even when seh does something funny and they laugh at her she thinks its funny and laughs right on with them. She loves to play with her new friends, Sarah and Vicki.

Starla's new baby!!

Starla had her baby Sunday night and I have seen her pictures and she is so cute. They named her Sofie and that's all I will say becaseu you will find more on her blog. I am very excited for Starla and her growing family and wish I was there but hope to see them in a couple of weeks. Love you Starla!!!