Goodbye Preschool

Last Wednesday was Kya's last day of preschool.

We've had a fun year!

Finished

I had a tough time getting into Book #3, but the last few chapters I couldn't put it down. I am so mixed about the whole story--you know the whole Jacob/Edward dilema--not to mention the whole vampire/human thing (well I am leaning more to the human side, but when your in love...especially with Edward Cullen). Such an interesting and captivating series! It reminds me about reading Harry Potter...ahhh, the good old days :)

New Additions

I'm not sure if it was because of our tax return or our birthdays or just because we haven't bought anything in a while, but we have recently aquired some new additions.

First, dressers for the kids' room:

I have been searching on Craigslist for months for a new dresser for the girls' clothes. I came close a couple times, but never managed to find what I wanted (and get to it before someone else did). So I finally broke down and bought a cheap set of dressers from K-Mart. They look cute and the girls are so excited to each have their "own" dresser. Hopefully they last until we can afford something "higher quality".

Second, our piano--that's right piano:

This is something we have really wanted for a long time. Neither Mike nor I play the piano (except Mike does fake people out with the ONE song he does know "Right Here Waiting"--by Richard Marx), but we both want to learn. AND we want our kids to learn. So, Mike found a great deal on Craigslist for a digital piano and he brought it home yesterday. We are calling it his "birthday present".

Third, my new cell phone:

Woops, I haven't got that one yet...grrr. A new cell phone was supposed to be my birthday present. The only problem is, the phone I picked out (Blackberry Pearl--cutest phone EVER) can only be used with a data plan--which I don't need (seriously, how would you type an email on that thing anyway??!). So I am not willing to pay and extra $30 a month, just so I can have the cutest phone on the planet. The problem now is, I can't find another phone that I want to settle for....stupid Verizon Wireless.

Milestone

Saturday was the day. We finally moved Tyson into a "big boy bed"--actually it's just a mattress on the floor for now (so he doesn't fall too far). He was very excited about his new Spiderman sheets and his new found freedom. When I put him to bed, I said "goodnight", and then started walking out of the room...Tyson followed right behind me. Once I put him back in bed, he got the idea. Mike checked on him before he went to bed and found him sleeping half on his bed and half on the floor. Jordan said that she woke up to go to the bathroom and he was sleeping over by Kya's bed. All in all, I think it went pretty well--I was expecting to find him splashing in the toilet or drawing on the walls.

Birthday Boy

So Mike turned 35 yesterday!! Unfortunately he had to work all day (he did come home a couple hours early though). When he got home we did cake--the girls helped me decorate cupcakes that we arranged in the shape of a 3 and a 5. The kids thought that was really cool. Then we had our neighbor babysit so we could go out for dinner. Dinner was amazing. We went to this little restaurant in Carmel called The Gem. It was so great because Mike knew the owner, so he treated us to lost of yummy food for free. Here's what we got:

Appetizers:

Ahi Tuna

Crab Raviolli

Prawns

Salads

Entrees:

Filet Mignon

Rack of Lamb

Desserts:

Key Lime Pie

Creme Brule

Pot de Creme

We were stuffed afterwards. We walked around Carmel and looked at a few art galeries and then we came home. We were happy to find a clean house and all our kids in bed. I think Mike had a good birthday (plus he got a Troy Bolton pen that plays "Bet on It"--who could ask for a better present than that?!).

Kya's Back

When Kya wants to see her back, she asks me to take a picture.

Tyson colored on Kya's shirt--somehow without her consent

Kya's suntan

The 17 on Kya's new shirt

Best Buds

Kya and Tyson play SO well together lately. They do fight over toys etc., but they have quite the little bond. Whenever I drop Kya off at preschool, Tyson cries and cries--not because he wants to go with her, but because he doesn't want her to go. I thought it would be my girls that were this close, but for right now, it's Kya and Tys--and it is so CUTE.

They found a snail and were taking care of it together--until Tys squished it.

Finally

After watching Amanda lose to Parvati in the season finale of Survivor, I was ready to kiss reality shows good-bye--my favorite NEVER seems to win. But, after David Cook won American Idol last night, I might give reality tv another chance. I thought Archuleta had it won, but I guess the judges rallied Cook fans when they basically told Archuleta that he was the next American Idol. Yahhh!! I love David Cook!!