Bundled Up Cuties

Hannah & Olivia looked so cute the other night, all bundled up in their coats. I couldn't resist and just had to share ...




P.S. Yes, you are seeing correctly. Miss Liv is wearing a monkey leash. She is everywhere and into everything, in seconds. It has been great, and I highly recommend one to those of you who have a snoopy 1 year old.

A Little Sunday Football

Sunday Football takes on a whole new meaning, when you live in an area that has a professional team. When ever the home team plays, that entire day is consumed with get togethers, tailgating, lots of eating, and lots of yelling. Usually all of that alone, occures before the game. Afterwards, will follow with either lots of bickering or lots of cheering. No matter what happens, it is always fun to participate.



Chiki and I were offered some really good seats this past sunday, and we couldn't pass up the offer. They were AWESOME ... they were located on 20 yard line in the north stands, 17 rows up from the home team. Not only could we hear the irrate fans, but also the team.



It was freezing, the people were crazy, the snacks were yummy, and although the Broncos got their butts handed to them ... we still had a great time!!

Working Hard For My Money

What a girl. Olivia already knows how to double task. What should I make her do next??

Past Due Pics of the Birthday

It's official...I am 28 years old. My actual birthday was on the 4th aka Election Day. My little Nanner's loves to cook, and so with a tiny bit of assistance I let her bake me a cake. What a YUMMY cake she made too. It was yellow cake with chocolate frosting, and the decor consisted of lots and lots of colored sugar crystals. She was so proud of her complete project - I couldn't think of anything more that could have made my day!!

Hannah making me a cake was just the icing on the cake, many more things happened that day to make it GREAT. My mother-in-law was kind enough to watch the girls, so I could get some much needed grocery shopping done. Those of you who also have no choice but to shop with little tikes, know how much really gets done. So I just choose not to do it as often as I should. Thanks a bunch Victoria ... thanks to you we now have food in the cabinets.

Thanks to those of you who sent cards and gifts. And to Chiki and the girls, who gave me an allowance piggy bank for my much awaited girls trip sometime next year. I can't wait until the time comes for me to spend my "allowance." Ha ha and I will think of the 3 of you while I am spending it!!

Aren't birthdays great ... I can't wait for mine to roll around again next year!!

TAG - I'm it!!

Eight tv shows I like to watch
1- Grey's Anatomy
2- Dr. 90210
3- Worst Week Ever
4- Amazing Race
5- Anything on Food Network
6- The First 48
7- Little People Big World
8 - The Girl's Next Door

Eight things that happened yesterday
1- Made Chicken Marsala
2- Wrapped Christmas presents with Hannah
3-Went to Lowe's
4- Ate ice cream at Cold Stone
5- Baked cinnamon rolls - YUMMY!!
6- Bathed Livi
7- Played indoor soccer at 9 pm
8- Went to bed at 12:30 am

Eight places I love to eat
1- Melting Pot
2- Cheesecake Factory - I love their meatloaf -UMMM
3- Fredericos
4- Qdoba's
5- I'm going to have to go back to my roots and say Fredricko's ... I love their garlic bread
6- PF Changs
7- Morton's
8- Atlanta Bread Company

Eight things I look forward too
1- New York in January - although we are going to FREEZE our butts off
2- Going to Utah for Christmas
3- Next scuba trip
4- Running the Turkey Trot & Jingle Bell Run
5- Thanksgiving - I love turkey
6- Absolutely can't wait for Chiki to be done with school
7- When Olivia is potty trained
8- Vegas with friends in May

Eight People I Tag
1- Kim
2- Kandi
3- Andrea
4- Amanda
5- Cameron
6- Emily
7- Melanie
8-Sulema

Don't disappoint friends - ha ha!!

Hannah and the "REAL" Elmo

Yes, Hannah and Livi got the opportunity to meet the REAL Elmo (or so Hannah still thinks). Olivia would say Elmo, but refused to go stand next to the life sized character. Hannah on the other hand, ran right over while at the same time shouting for me or Chiki to snap a picture. She has been in love with Elmo, ever since I can remember. We have even had the privilege of attending a Sesame Street show. It is so fun to see her get so excited!

I just had to include some CUTE pictures of our little farm animals. Halloween was an absolute blast between pumpkin carving, Boo at the Zoo, Trunk or Treating, and then Halloween day. The girls got way too much candy, but no worries ... with me and Chiki around none of that will go to waste. Olivia was obviously worn out by Halloween night. Our sign that the festivities for the year were to come to an end, was when Livi would get up to the front porch and instead of saying trick or treat ... she would lay down and throw a tantrum. I am sure that was a real treat for people see as they were opening their doors. Olivia, you are a circus but we love you anyway!!

Olivia has WHAT up her nose?

First, I think I need to start off by defending me and Chiki. We do actually pay attention to our children, but one of them just happens to be a very quiet and mischievous little person. She sneaks around the house and gets into everything she can get her hands on.



Now to begin the story. Last night we had a really good friend in town, and so we took him to dinner. This particular friend and his wife, have opted not to have children. They are very patient around kids, but you can definitely tell when they are surprised by some of their actions. So here we are ... me, Chiki, Scott, Hannah and Olivia ... all sitting around the table. Scott carrying on the conversation. I just happened to glance at Olivia, who was sitting next to me. I noticed a bright green object hanging from her left nostril. WHAT ... was I seeing right. Surprised, I took a second glance. Sure enough, Olivia had managed to stuff the tip of a green crayon up her nose and was just sitting there like nothing was wrong. Not wanting to cause a specticule, I quickly scooped Livi up from her highchair and ran to the restroom.

For all of those of you who are familiar with me and how I react under pressure, know that I do not do to well. My logical ways of thinking, completely leave my head and panic sets in. All I could think on the way to the restroom, was "Oh poor Livi. This is going to result to having to take her to the emergency room." So hearing how smart I am in emergency situations ... I am now in the restroom at the restaurant. Not wanting to cause a scene, I tried to calmly push out the crayon. Smart, really smart. Livi has this fascination with picking her nose, and on her way to the restroom she had managed to push the crayon up a little further. I had discovered this, when her little nose started to bleed. OK, now onto plan B. I decided that I was going to cover her other nostril, and tell Livi to blow. I know, I know ... telling a 15 month to blow, is like telling me to fly an airplane. Needless to say, plan B was a flop. And so, with no other ideas, I decided that it was time to go get Chiki. Keep in mind that Olivia was now crying, tears flowing down her face, and doing that cute/sad little mumbling thing. Walking back to Chiki, we caught the eyes of many.

Good thing I married someone who can think rationally, during emergency situations. Chiki grabbed Olivia out of my arms, and took her into the men's restroom. From there, he covered her unclogged nostril, put his mouth around hers, and gave a slight blow ... just enough to dislodge the crayon. Chiki said that she was immediately relieved, and they walked out of the restroom like nothing had happened.

Thanks Chiki, for being the calm one out of the relationship. If it weren't for you, our crazy daughter would have had to go the the hospital to get the 1/4 inch crayon tip out of her nose. And although, Olivia has correctly been using crayons for awhile, she will no longer be allowed to use one until the pointy tip has been removed.

As for Scott, apparently we didn't manage to scare him away because he voluntarily came over to the house after dinner. What can we say ... there is never a dull moment when the Carbajal's are around!!