Ribbons and Fall

I don't know about you but my house is the black hole of ribbons, rubber bands and anything to do with hair accessories. Things just get misplaced or if we get them and put them in an area they just seem to disappear. Ribbons tend to just stay in their spot and never used. Sooooo... I went to my friends house.. and saw a whole new way to organize it...   Its a ribbon that is nailed on the wall.  When you open the door you can't see it so you have to close the door to see the whole display.. And it's out of arms reach of the little ones now..  They can't reach the ribbon at all.  It's not the prettiest display right now... but I think this will work :)

And it's not officially Fall till you get pictures of the kids playing with the leaves....

Yay.. NOW it's officially FALL!

progress...regress

I don't know why it feels like this potty training is new to me. I have no memory or any idea of how we got the older two potty trained.  It's like I feel some days we are progressing and yes.. we are done.  But then we get days like today where accidents happen 3 times a day.  And the washing machines have never been so happy to be in use.  Ama also really doesn't mind... she'll be ok with her accidents and I'll find her with wet pants and she'll say oh yeah I went in the room.

At least she is not going outside on the grass... yeah.. that problem we concurred.. She thought it was ok to just go on the grass..in front of everyone, but only at home... well cause you know the dogs go and others do too.  So she's learned to stop.. Progress.

But my poor rugs, beds, couches, kitchen floors, bathroom floors..... regress.

Just gotta keep working on it.  Oh and if you come by my house.. I promise it doesn't smell like pee.  Just thought I'd let you know :)


Now pics .. cause you know I can't live without posting ..  a trip to the busiest biggest pumpkin patch I've ever been to.

Tired little one after the pumpkin patch.

 

Just a bit

If you really know me.. you know that I'm an easy going person.. I don't need or want much.  I like to day dream, and I love my kids.  I'm a happy person and happy with myself.. to a certain extent.  Just like everyone else in the world.. there are things that I'd love to change.. or add... or do different.  But that's just normal.  Or so I think..

So when I was a little kid I did have an imagination.  We did play make up games, and come up with different scenarios.  But one thing that I do remember.. one thing that I can not forget.. is wanting to have long beautiful thick hair.  I wanted to be like all the other girls with long braids and high pony tails.  And you see it never could be.  My hair wasn't thick and curly, it was short and fine.  It would barely grow and when it did my parents would cut it.  So there would be days that I would imagine my hair long, and pretend to sway it back and forth.  And then I took it to the next level, yup I did.  I would put nylons on my head.  Yes, nylons.  I wanted the feeling of it draping on my shoulders, I would tie it up in a high pony tail and walk around making it move back and forth.  And when someone would walk in, I'd yank it off like I had nothing on my head.  And then would think of the next time I could have my hair back again.  Like I said.. I had great imagination...

So today.. I was practicing curling Lala's hair.  Yes, Practicing.  Her school pictures are Wednesday.. and she is a 6th grader... So those two combinations means... outfit and hair style needs to picked and ready days in advance... And so I curled her hair tonight.. a practice for Wednesday.  And she loves it... And she is walking around swaying her hair back and forth like if she's Marcia Brady... And yes I'm a bit jealous..... JUST A BIT....

The weekend.

Nothings different from before.. yet I don't know why I don't post as often. Its not like I don't have things to say.. but I swear it seems like this year seems crazier than last year. not sure why yet.  

 This weekend we all went to our first Stanford game.  We've had tickets for a while now... but haven't had guts to go with everyone.  And this Saturday we did. Everyone had a blast.  We were really close to the field.  Right in front. The band was at our left and the cheerleaders were right in front.  The kids including the big ones had a smile on their faces all night.  I didn't have my hands free a lot that night so I wish I took more pics. But I'll have to ask Lisa for some pics.   

 

So today..before bed time.. I saw Lala online.  I asked her what she was doing.  And she said.. "oh just looking at something from the game."
"like what?" I asked.
"Something that I saw,  I want to see if they have something on youtube." Lala explained.

In my head I thought.. oh she must be looking at the cheerleading stuff, I wonder if she is interested in it.. hmmm
ANd then I heard the music... the noise... the crowd... and took a look at the screen.  It was the college band playing at a game. And then she searched youtube for USC band.. and she was loving it.. then she said..
"so if I keep practicing my clarinet... will i sound like that too.."


And I was thinking she was interested in cheerleading... nope.  She wants to rock out with the band.. That's if she is not the one playing out on the field :)  

And today's picture events at the pumpkin patch.

Changes

Things are changing new things... moves, growing up, things move fast in this family...


1st. My brother Sammy and bro-in-law Brian are living in NYC! .. well.. really they've been there for a while..maybe a month.. but now they have an apartment and everything..

You see for those of you that don't know.. I have 2 brothers and .. well we live vicariously through them.. my sister and i... they travel, live in the greatest cities, and yet come to visit the crew when they can :)

My little bro Omar lives in San Francisco.. knows San francisco and can probably take us to amazing places in San Francisco.. and it's only like 1 1/2 hours to get there.. and yet.. we don't go.. not cause we don't want to just cause we don't have time to.. You know one of the cities that people all over the world go to visit is practically in my back yard...and my brother lives there.. and yet we don't go too often..

And now my brother and BIL are living in NYC.  They've traveled and lived in Australia for over a year... and yet I couldn't and didn't visit them...

But now, now I'm thinking it's time.. time to go to SF.. have Omar take us to the Golden Gate Park.. to places where our hellakids can roam..

and NY is calling our name.. although I'm kind of thinking.. maybe take a trip with just the OG and us.. the 4 of us.. leave the babies.. and go... and then I think.. nah.. can't do that.. I can't just leave them..I'll miss them..


besides who would be crazy enough to take the two.. when we leave.. but oh the thought of NY... my bros... oh.. so nice. sweet.  It will happen be ready for us SF & NYC and BROS!



And now my Ama is in full effect of potty training.  Accidents happen. But she's in big girl mode.  I didn't know how it was going to be with our schedule and training .. always on the go.. and then I remembered... and episode...from Jon and Kate.. plus all of their hellakids.. When they were training the babies.. and they had places to go, they took the toilet with them.  Yes, I do realize I don't have that many kids to train, but man how convenient.  I don't want to be stuck at a soccer/baseball game with no toilets around.. I'll just run to the car.. and bam.. pop out the toilet.. What.. What?? if they did it then why not..?  So if you do see me in the car with Ama.. I'd say Hi from a distance :)

We remember,

10 years... 10 years ago I remember.. I still do. I woke up, Javi got ready for work, I put on the TV. we saw on the news. In disbelief. It was dark outside, like if mother nature knew something terrible was happening. Javi left to work, we hugged and knew to keep in contact. I watched TV, while our 1 1/2 year old was sleeping beautifully tucked in her bed. I saw, then the next.... I was talking to someone on the phone.. not sure really with who or knowing what the heck was happening. but it did. And then they fell.. And I asked the person on the phone.. wait.. isn't there people in there.. ? what's going on.. and we were quiet. shocked. upset. and it was quiet. And our baby woke up, and I ran to her, hugged her.

I don't remember a lot about things, but I do remember that day. And it's true..

and 10 years have passed, 3 kids later, a move to a house, a job, and we still remember.
The little ones don't understand what it is, but Lala and Papos and I have talked about it. And they ask why? why? would anyone do that... and I just hug them just like I did that day and say I love you, and to remember what love is, how to pray for those who have been hurt, to respect those in pain, and remember to love and not hate.

I can teach them that and to keep them safe.
But I will always remember, never forget.

You said a sock? ok

Because my hair is short and I cant do it.. of course I use Ama and even Lala to practice the hair styles. 

Thanks to thepapermama.blogspot.com  she had a tutorial on how to do it.. and if I can do it.. anyone can :)


  Next test... lets see if I can fit a small sock on my head... lets just see... besides you know the kids are always losing socks... see that does come useful :)