Soccer Girl!

Emma started her soccer class this morning. She was so excited. Last night we bought her shin guards (which hardly fit her skinny legs) and her very own pink soccer ball so that she can practice during the week. I was very impressed with her soccer skills! She did so well! We have a pro soccer player in the making. :) We'll be doing this every Saturday for the next six weeks, so I'm glad she liked it!

Yay for me!

Look I got a haircut! It's a miracle! Guess when the last time I had a haircut was? It's hard to believe, but it's been since last October! Phew... it feels good to finally break that streak. I put Becca in the picture because I feel weird taking a picture of just me. Becca's so cute. Anyway, if you ever actually read this Melanie, thanks for the great color and cut! Now go get going on your blog! :)

Cute costumes and... la cucaracha!

You're probably all getting bored with Halloween posts... but I'll try and aim to entertain! We spent the evening at Ben's parents home in Gilbert and enjoyed trick or treating throughout their neighborhood. Emma's cousin Adam was Christopher Robin... aren't they all so cute together?! My favorite is that Becca can't see... that's hilarious. Well, Emma had a lot of fun! Once again, she impressed me with her trick-or-treating skills. She'll do whatever it takes to get candy. This made me think of the following Jerry Seinfeld act about Halloween (which Ben was quoting and joking about last night as we went door to door getting candy).


Becca and Emma are having more and more fun together lately. Particularly at bathtime. Now that Becca can sit up in the tub, I can more easily give them baths at the same time. It's much more convenient for me, and a lot more fun for them! Becca is so cute and funny. I took a video during their tub time a couple days ago and you can view it here.

And now on a much more random note, here is a very amusing clip of Ben and I dancing (I really must have no shame!):

Halloween Festivities

The Halloween festivities continue! It's been a fun week with plenty of entertainment and goodies. Last night we visited Ben's parents for a wonderful Sunday dinner with yummy fall foods and a quick pumpkin carving. I'm thinking I will stick to tiny pumpkins from now on... they are so much easier to carve and not nearly as big of a mess and they make a lovely little decoration for my kitchen counter. :) To add to the growing list of festive events, we had a pleasant little Halloween gathering with friends this evening. Games, treats, and splendid conversation... there's nothing better... except maybe Disneyland. ;)

So much FUN!

We went to the State Fair today! It was a total blast! We were happy that Ben's family was able to meet up with us there as well. This was my first time to the Arizona State Fair and I have totally been missing out all these years I haven't gone. It was so great! Emma rode the carousel, pony ride (click for video), ferris wheel, and a few little kiddie rides that she was able to ride all by herself. She was so happy to be able to ride the pink elephants by herself. She's so fun. She also tried the mini bumper cars (click for another video!), but she was too short to reach the pedal, so the attendant had to help her the whole time... but what a trooper! Emma is such a fun little girl. Becca slept much of the time... maybe next year she'll be able to get more out the fair. :) My favorite was riding the log ride with Emily. We both got soaked, but it felt so nice in the heat... and I was all dry in a short time. We also had corn dogs, funnel cake and cotton candy... mmmm... healthy fair food. ;)



Last night we had our ward trunk or treat. It was also sooo fun! What a splendid weekend we've been having, eh? We all dressed up as Winnie the Pooh characters. Emma was such a cute Pooh and Becca was a darling Roo. :) I was so proud of Emma getting so into the trick or treating... she went up to everyone passing out candy saying "Trick or Treat!". Such a pro! I was impressed with the many clever costumes in the ward... we have such a fun ward! There was an ice cream sundae, a LOST character, a Tetris piece... and the Man in the Yellow Hat with Curious George (good work getting that costume together Ashley!) I was also impressed with Ezra finishing off a whole sucker. Good work! Emma also has been enjoying her treats here at home... there is even plenty to share with mommy and daddy!

Pumpkins and Costco

We had a lovely ward playgroup activity this morning. It was so nice to be outside with the beautiful weather! The high today was a cool 79 degrees! It's nice to finally be cooling down around here... and have an excuse to start wearing long sleeves and pants. :) The kids painted pumpkins and enjoyed playing in Lora's fun backyard. I love chatting with the other mommies. Ben and I were discussing the other night about how I'm always wanting to chat his ear off when he gets home from work, while he would much rather relax on the couch watching a show. We realized that this is mostly due to the fact that I spend the majority of my day having only Emma to talk to... that doesn't make for the most intelligent or stimulating conversations... so when Ben gets home I'm desperate for some grown-up communication. Anyway, I bring this up because this is one of the reasons why I love so much to get together with my girlfriends so that I can have people to really talk to!

So, one of our favorite places to go is Costco and now that Becca is sitting up we've recently been having her sit in the cart at the stores. It's especially fun at Costco, because they have the double seats so Emma and Becca can sit right next to each other. It took a picture because I thought they were so cute and odd looking sitting next to each other like this... it makes Emma look like a giant and Becca appears even smaller than she really is with her big sister keeping such close company. You can also see that Emma takes just after her daddy with her interest in XBOX games. :)

Around the house

To add to the list of things that Becca likes - she also enjoys playing with the laundry. I've found that she can be entertained through most of the 'putting away laundry' ritual each day just sitting up on the bed and grabbing, eating, and covering her face with clothes. She's funny. Doesn't she look so happy in this picture? Her head also looks extra big... but that's because she has a big/smart brain, remember?

I feel like I've been focusing completely on Becca lately with my posts, so now I will pay some attention to my dear Emma. :) She enjoys the following: Reading stories with mommy and Becca, hide-and-seek, strawberries and kiwis (in addition to the string of typical foods that young ones like such as macaroni and cheese, cheeseburgers, corn dogs, and pizza), dressing up, dancing, and helping in the kitchen (when mommy is patient enough to allow it). These last couple of items I will dwell on a moment - Emma LOVES watching Dancing with the Stars and she also very much enjoyed So You Think You Can Dance when that was on during the summer. She's so funny about this. When it's time to watch "the dancing show", she insists on changing into a dress, which she calls her "dancing dress" and she dances with the performances throughout the whole show. It's really hillarious. She gets so into it... it's very "interpretive"... I'll have to try and remember to take a video of it this next week. The other item of cooking/helping in the kitchen has been a fun one lately. I'm usually not that patient with having her help me cook dinner because I tend to be in a time crunch and I'm hungry and I just don't want to take the time to have her really help me much... so I've recently started having a cooking time each week together, in which we make a pre-planned recipe together that's rather simple. This morning we made a caramel/peanut butter dip with apples (courtesy of Rachel Ray's Cooking with Kids book). Emma acts so pleased to be given so much attention and be allowed to do so much of the cooking. It's also been a good teaching time to get her acquainted with the names and uses of various cooking items. We do this while Becca takes her morning nap, so that I can really focus on Emma. I think she needs that sometimes.

So, I feel like so many of you have been making posts about your favorite songs... it made me think of this one I discovered a while back... the group is called The Bird and the Bee... I don't necessarily endorse their other songs, because I fear they would need some editing (aye!), but this song is a winner to me. It's called Again and Again. I get it stuck in my head quite a bit, but I really like it.

Hippies!

Once again, I have a bunch of random things to write about. I love blogging! It's nice to have an outlet for all of the stuff that floats around in my head. :) First of all, Heather already posted about this and she made the cutest collage of pictures from the Murder Mystery party we had at our place this weekend. We did one of these in Provo once when we were first married with our friends there... and this time around was definitely just as fun - and the costumes were awesome! I was so impressed with everyone's effort to make this a memorable gathering. :) I'm going to post Heather's picture page below so that my friends and family outside of Arizona can see how cute we all were. ;)


Oh, and to answer any questions about who was the murderer... well, it was Craig. And I always thought he was a nice guy. ;)

On another topic, Taya's craft fair was this weekend and her unveiling of Jonesy Baby seemed to be quite the hit! I'm so impressed! I wish I was crafty and clever enough to start up my own business... you're my hero Taya! :) Look how cute Becca looks wearing her very own Jonesy Baby hair accessory. I'm glad to have some cute flowers for her hair, so that now no one will mistake her for a boy... especially for those days when she isn't already in pink.

And speaking of Becca, I thought I would include some of her likes... since she is now getting more easy to read with these types of things. Rebecca enjoys being held my mommy, sitting up... especially in a cart at the store, playing with Emma, crunching and mashing up pieces of paper, staring at people with her huge eyes, and eating biter biscuits. I've included some pictures of this last item. She makes a huge mess, but she is so funny to watch when she eats them... she gets so into it and vigorously mashes it up with her gums. It really is a sight.

Lastly, I just read on Brittanie's blog that you can get your blog made into a book! What a great journaling idea! So cool! Click here to learn more.

3 percent?!

Happy 6 month birthday Becca! Today is Rebecca's 6 month mark and I can't believe it! I feel like I just had her and yet it's hard to remember life before her. How odd. We went to her well-baby visit today and the poor thing had to get a bunch of shots. She was very sad about it, but now she is napping. Her 6 month stats were rather interesting (but not surprising really). Height: 24 1/2 inches (25%ile) Weight: 12 lbs, 11 oz (3%) HeadCirc: 17 1/4 (75%). So... in conclusion: bitty body, huge head. That's definitely my Becca. Once again I was rather alarmed at her tiny weight percentage. I'll be going back in a month for another weight check, at which point, I may need to start supplementing with formula. Emma was always really small like Becca... but not quite this small. Oh well, the doctor says she's healthy but wants to make sure she doesn't continue to go down in percentile on the weight chart. Regarding her very disproportionately large head, I attribute that to a huge brain... because she's just that smart. :)

Sitting Pretty

Look at my cute little Rebecca! She's sitting up! This photo is slightly deceiving, however... she can definitely sit up, but falls over after about 10 seconds. But I say that if I have the time to take a picture before she topples, then I can say she is sitting up. Hooray for Becca! She's the cutest little thing... with the biggest eyes I have ever seen! :) I love her so very much.

Emma continues to do well with the potty training. Hooray! She's going to the potty without me reminding her and now I am just waiting it out till I try to go on an outing with her in underwear. I'm so scared she will pee in the store! Any suggestions or advice? Emma's been enjoying one of her potty prizes... bath crayons. Very fun! I suggest trying these out for your little ones, if you haven't already. Emma thinks they are so amusing. On a side note, I bought the bath crayons at Cost Plus World Market. I'd like to put in a little plug for this fun store... in case any of you haven't already discovered it. They have really unique kids toys and trinkets and also fun foreign candies and treats. Their house decor is really cute as well! It's kind of like Pier One, but I think their stuff is even more fun.

Since we've been stuck in the house quite a bit lately, I was particularly thankful to have Benjamin over this morning to play with Emma. Melinda and I have been doing a kid swap for the past few weeks and we've both been loving it! We both get one day each week without our crazy 2 year olds and Emma and Benjamin love playing together. How nice is that? Today we colored Halloween pictures and played in the backyard. Becca loves to hang out on the porch as well... she can stay out there for the longest time as long as Emma is out there to keep her entertained. She just really enjoys watching and interacting with other kids, especially her fun big sister!

Underwear, mommies, and hockey pucks

This post will be a little random (as is evident from the title!)... but sometimes that's fun, isn't it? :) First, my mom has been bugging me (in a nice way of course) for a while to post pictures of the insides of our house. So I took a short little video of me walking through the place. I realized afterwards that I talked rather fast during it... so have fun trying to understand what I'm saying. ;)

So, I've begun potty training Emma... again. This time, we're actually doing really well! Hooray! I feel like Emma's been aching for a while to give it another go and she's been doing so well this time around! It's been 2 days of no accidents! Yippee! This is only at home, though... she is still wearing pullups out of the house. I'm going to give it another week at least before I dare venture out of doors with Emma only in underwear. But, I am so proud of Emma using the potty at home without me needing to remind her... what a big girl! The picture above is from yesterday morning... Emma was just wearing her panties and nothing else and both her and Becca were both on their tummies watching a show. Pretty cute, I thought.

Lastly, there are few you tube videos I've been wanting to post. I'll put them below. The first is a pretty amusing song about things mommies say during the course of day. It's quite funny. Below that is a video from the "Will it Blend" series of clips... They're basically cool videos showing how powerful the Blendtec blenders are by blending up everything from hockey pucks, to glow sticks, to ipods. Odd, but entertaining.

Lovely Utah in the Fall

Our trip to Utah was very pleasant. The weather was perfect! It's nice to know that some people in other places are experiencing the beautiful Fall season. I enjoyed getting to wear a jacket! :) I put all our photos in the slideshow for you all to enjoy. We kept very busy and Emma had soooo much fun! I did too, of course. It was great to spend time with my family. I love them dearly! :)

Ward Campout

We returned home this morning from the Ward Campout. We had a fun time, but it got a little wet during the night and this morning. It rained lightly off and on during the night, but we stayed cozy and warm in our tent. The kids slept well, which was a surprise... our little girls are so great... what good campers. Even Becca was a good camper! This morning the rain started to really poor down during breakfast, so we ate and ran! It felt so nice to shower when we got home. :) We enjoyed hanging out with our friends last night and this morning. What a fun ward we are in! Last night they gave everyone glow sticks and Emma liked hers so much that she slept with it... so we had a nice blue glow in our tent all night. Emma also really enjoyed eating marshmallows, which made her face all sticky... and then dirt was just sticking to her face... she looked like she had a mustache! We're also glad to know that our tent can withstand a little rain. Last night when it started to sprinkle I was nervous we were going to start getting damp, but we stayed nice and dry. Becca slept so well that she woke up very cheerful and "talking" more than I've ever heard her before.. she must have had some fun dreams. She said, "ba doo bphhh, da de boooo", which I interpreted as "You have such a pretty face in the morning mom!" What a little linguist she is! :)

Girlfriends!

So, I'm wanting to blog, but I don't really have a plan regarding what I will write about. Let's see... I have had a fun time the past couple of weeks. I feel like I've been getting to spend a lot of much needed time with my girlfriends lately. So fun! I think that now that I have little kiddies, I need this girlfriend time more than ever! It's so great to talk with each other about our day-to-day lives... since we're all stay-at-home mommies, it's so great to be able to share our experiences and ideas and just have fun away from our children when possible. :) To recap some of the activities that have gone on lately - a bunch of us girls went to see Hairspray at a late night showing; it was soooo fun and we had the theater to ourselves! Heather already blogged about our outing with a picture of us all being super happy during our late-night excursion. The next week we had another girls night at Amanda's home. She's so fun... and has such a great house for parties! :) She also already blogged about this with some really amusing pictures. I recently remembered that I took one picture of some of us beginning our pedicure session. I love my cute toes! Let's see... and then last night we had yet another girls get together at my place and planned our big Thanksgiving craft project which we'll be working on all together. It's going to be so fun to all sew and stitch in our pj's in the coming weeks. I'm rather looking forward to it.

Another outing which I would be sad to ignore was an awesome date that Ben and I were able to go on this past Saturday. I'm embarrased to admit that this was the first time we have ever left Becca for a date. We've been on a few dates since Becca was born, but they all included Becca as our little tag-along. Well, this time we left Becca and Emma with Ben's parents and we were so grateful to have an evening alone! Becca really gave grandma a lot of work while we were gone. She's turned into quite the little mommy's girl and just screams when anyone other than me holds her. Well, our plan to avoid this problem was to put her to sleep for the night before we left. We did that, but she unfortunately woke up a little while after we left. But Grandma Dangerfield was a real trooper and insisted that we let her deal with our crying and sad little Becca while we finished our date. I was so thankful! We went to Charleston's for dinner, Cold Stone for dessert, and then to see Bourne Ultimatum... which was a great movie! I love date night!

End of summer?

This post will be a little bit of catch-up because I have all these random pictures on my camera that I decided I'd like to blog about. Last week Emma did a bit of swimming. We had a hiatus from the swimming during the monsoon season... it just always seemed to be raining and not so nice for swimming. Anyway, the weather's been hot again lately and it's been nice to enjoy the end of summer. It seems however with the super hot temperatures lately that summer may never end. It's still reaching 105 to 110 during the days and I don't see an end in sight. We're in the middle of September now... isn't it supposed to be cooling down?! Must be all that global warming. ;) So, Emma surprised me when we were swimming at Taya's... she would jump into the pool to where I was and then swim to the side by herself, without her wings! She did such a good job kicking her feet and moving her arms, just like a real pro! :)

Ben's been keeping busy after spending long days at the hospital, working on little projects throughout the house. He finished our bookshelf, which we've been using for the past few years, but never put a coat of varnish on... now it looks great! Yeah Ben! He also installed a ceiling fan in Emma's room and replaced the glass shelves in a cabinet with wooden ones, which he stained and varnished. Today he plans on finishing painting Becca's crib. What a handy hubby! It's been nice having our little patio area in the backyard to do these types of projects on... we never used to have a good space to do this kind of stuff before. Hooray for houses! Boo for apartments! ;)

On a side note, we went to the zoo this past Friday again... I like this picture of Emma on the huge tractor!

I love this stuff!

I should really not be blogging... I have so many other things I need to do!! But oh well. I easily succumb to the procrastinating beast. Eeek!
The idea for this post came to me while I was showering this morning. I was washing my hair with my favorite shampoo and thought, "I should tell my friends about this great shampoo... I sure do love it and they might too". And then I started thinking about all the other things I've been enjoying lately. So here is a list of a few of my favorite things:

Aveda Rosemary Mint Shampoo and Conditioner: This stuff is soooo great! I discovered it while Ben and I were recently adventuring at the Boulders Resort. The bathrooms included all sorts of sample Aveda products, one of which being this shampoo and conditioner. So, later I went to the Aveda store and bought myself this little indulgence. It smells so wonderful! Every time I use it, I feel like I'm at the spa.


C.O. Bigelow Mentha Lip Balm: I must love mint, because this minty chapstick is my recent favorite! I'm obsessed and addicted to chapstick, so you will NEVER find me without some. Anyway, I'm always on the lookout for new and fun chapsticks and this great product from Bath and Body Works is just perfect! I sound like an infomercial!




Camelbak Waterbottle: Taya told me about these a while back and I am so thankful to her for her wonderful advice! Almost as much as chapstick, I hate being without a waterbottle... and this one is perfect! I drink so much more water now because it's just so convenient. It has that great bite valve that I love so much about my regular Camelbak, so it's no spill and I don't have to deal with unscrewing or even popping open a lid. I find it's especially great to use while driving.


Trader Joe's Mac 'n Cheese: This seems a little random, but it's just soooo yummy! I'm also really hungry right now so I have this on the mind. Anyway, this comes frozen... and you may think, "there's no way that can be that good if it's frozen"... but you're wrong! :) It's superb! Just as good to me as many homemade kinds and definitely not worth even comparing to the likes of Kraft. I recommend if you have a Trader Joe's near you to go buy this right now and eat it! ;)

Here we go again...

Thanks a lot Aubree! ;)

JOBS I'VE HAD:
1. Counselor for Afterschool and Summer School programs
2. Maggie Moos ice cream scooper :)
3. BYU jobs: EFY office worker, BYU Bookstore janitor
4. 5th Grade Teacher for 2 years

MOVIES I CAN ALWAYS WATCH:
1. Pride and Prejudice (with Colin Firth)
2. Sense and Sensibility
3. Harry Potter movies
4. Importance of Being Earnest (I must love Colin Firth!)

PLACES I'VE LIVED:
1. Pennsylvania
2. Sandy, UT
3. Provo, UT
4. Glendale, AZ

TV SHOWS I ENJOY:
1. So You Think You Can Dance
2. The Office
3. Medium
4. American Idol

FAVORITE FOOD:
1. All desserts... particularly trifle
2. Pasta of many varieties
3. Homemade Mac n Cheese... oh, I guess that's a pasta
4. Strawberries, kiwi, watermelon

WEBSITES I VISIT:
1. Blogs
2. Gmail
3. Martha Stewart
4. Playhouse Disney (with Emma)

PLACES I'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:
1. Sleeping
2. Disneyland
3. Disneyworld
4. with Ben... I wish he was home right now...

4 BLOGGER BUDDIES TO...TAG YOUR IT:
I think we're at the point now, where anyone who hasn't been tagged should just fill this out... but for the sake of the game, I tag-
1. Jodi
2. Aaron
3. Liora
4. Melinda

Another tagging game, eh?

Jodi tagged me, so here are my clever responses:

1. Who is your man? Benjamin Steve Dangerfield :)
2. How long have you been together? Married almost 5 1/2 years, 6 years since we met
3. How long dated? 3 months dated, 3 months engaged... we were pretty speedy!
4. How old is your man? 27
5. Who eats more? usually Ben, but I pack away the sweets... I find and eat all treats in the house in record time, and when they are all gone, I go find the bag of chocolate chips. ;)
6. Who said "I love you" first? He did and then I immediately returned the favor.
7. Who is taller? He is 6' and I am like 5'4" I think
8. Who sings better? We are about the same - he's great at singing tenor! We especially enjoy singing hymns together at FHE
9. Who is smarter? He is, with most stuff... and I definitely wouldn't be able to succeed as well with med school like he has.
10. Who's temper is worse? We are both pretty mild mannered individuals... I don't think there's ever been any real yelling in our house.... although we sometimes really raise our voices to Emma because she is crazy. ;)
11. Who does the laundry? I do most of the time, but there are many times where I'll run loads during the day and he'll put the clothes away in the evening.
12..Who does the dishes? I do
13. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I have for the longest time, but I recently requested a switch because I wanted something new. So now, he is on the right side.
14. Who pays the bills? I do
15. Who is better with the computer? He is, but I'm better at blogging!
16. Who mows the lawn? We have no lawn! But I imagine when we do someday that he will do the mowing.
17. Who cooks dinner? I usually do. He tries to cook once a week though. He often picks out new and interesting recipes and turns into an awesome chef. He is even great at setting a pretty table.
18. Who drives when you are together? Usually him
19. Who pays when you go out? He always pulls out his card first
20. Who is most stubborn? Me... and honestly I never realized I was a stubborn person until I got married.
21. Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? He is
22. Whose parents do you see the most? His, because they live in Gilbert. I wish we could see mine more, though. I miss my cute family.
23. Who kissed who first? He tried to kiss me on like our 4th date... in fact, he asked if he could before doing so, which I appreciated and found to be rather cute. Anyway, I said "no". (I was afraid that I wouldn't like kissing him, because the last time, and only other time I had kissed someone, I hated it!... I really liked Ben and was scared to death that I wouldn't like kissing him and that would be the worst!) Anyway, about a week later I announced I was ready to kiss him and we did. It was wonderful! :)
24. Who asked who out? He did... he was quite the romancer throughout our dating time.. buying me flowers often, taking me out to fancy restaurants, and just spoiling me rotten. He still spoils me like crazy! What a lucky girl I am!
25. Who proposed? He did and it's a funny story, so I guess I'll tell it - Our engagement was rather backwards actually. We already had our reception center picked out and temple date chosen before he actually proposed. Anyway, my family and I drove down to AZ to meet his parents just shortly after Christmas. We had dinner all together over at Ben's family's house one evening. Before dinner started, Ben's mom and sister pulled me aside and told me that Ben was planning on popping the question sometime during the meal. They had purchased a thrift store wedding dress that I was to try on while Ben excused himself "to use the restroom". Well, during dinner Ben did in fact excuse himself. He was actually putting on a suit and grabbing a ring and roses from another room. While he was doing that, I sneakily went off and put on the wedding dress (my family was unaware of the little trick that was going on... so this was rather odd to them). Well, I came back to the table and sat back in my chair wearing the dress. Ben soon returned in his handsome attire and a dozen roses and was shocked and confused as to why I was dressed as I was. It was so funny! He continued on as he had planned and proposed in front of both of our families... I cried like a baby and later had a good laugh about the stunt that was pulled. :)
26. Who is more sensitive? Me... definitely me
27. Who has more friends? I do I think, but Ben is actually more social than me.
28. Who has more siblings? We have the same. We both have one brother and one sister. I am the oldest sibling and he is the middle.
29. Who wears the pants in the family? Good question... probably him. But we're definitely a joint companionship. :)

Now I will tag: Mom, Jess, and Nicole!

The pains of moving...

This week has been weird... a good weird, but very different from our average goings on. We moved into our lovely little home on Saturday evening. We were grateful to have so many awesome helpers! By the time our help arrived we were ready with only the furniture left to be loaded into the truck. Throughout the week, we had taken over loads of everything but big furniture pieces, so the Saturday evening move went rather quickly and smoothly. Thank goodness! Anyway, the reason why I say that this has been a weird week so far is because I've been spending the mornings over at our apartment cleaning (ugh!) and then afternoons and evenings have been full with unpacking and reorganizing projects. I've been making steady progress with the unpacking, but there is still a ton to do! It's fun to be in a new house, but the work is not so fun. I don't mind the unpacking part that much... it's kind of nice to purge and start over with a vow to be a little more organized this time around. The apartment cleaning is a real pain, however. Yesterday morning when we pulled up to the gate to our old apartment, Emma threw a little fit screaming "New house now! Back new house now!" I think she thought we might have changed our minds and were going to go back to the apartment for good. How funny. Anyway, I've kept our little TV/DVD combo at the apartment with some of Emma's favorite movies so she has something to do while I clean... because the apartment is completely emptied. I've also been timing our cleaning outings so that it's during Becca's naptime (9:00-10:30). I just wrap her up and rest her in her carseat and she sleeps in a dark corner while I keep busy. It's worked out pretty well. Ben is going to be spending tonight and tomorrow repainting our bedroom back to its original white. What a pain... but that's what we get for painting it in the first place. Is this really all worth it just to get a security deposit back?

Well, to end, let me leave you with a short video of Becca rolling over! This was taken last week before she had figured out how to roll back over to her back once onto her tummy. Now she can roll both ways and is so happy to have learned a new skill. I'm so proud of little Rebecca!