Such is Life (especially during the holiday season)

Do you know how many things I had on my "to do" list today? About 20. Guess how many I got done? None! Well, I almost finished putting the groceries away. I drove by them with the stroller about 100 times before I was able to stop and throw the bag of yogurt into the fridge. But not before the crying started up again. (It was Harvey crying, not me...this time.) The kids seem to have worked out some kind of system where one signals the other just before nodding off that it's their turn to wake up and take over "keeping Mommy busy" duty.

So the pumpkin bread is unbaked, the laundry unfolded, the presents unwrapped, the cat is hungry...but all is well in babyland. How can I complain when I have these silly little faces answer to?

 

Toys!

Harvey played with a stuffed dog- his first toy! He was holding it and shaking it and looking rather proud of himself. We continue to indulge Viv in her Toy Story obsession. In fact, she's watching a Toy Story 3 trailer on the computer as I write this. She got a Buzz for an early Christmas present. She calls it her "doll."As long as Harvey doesn't reach for Buzz or Woody nobody will get hurt.

Hahaha!

3 months old!

The fact that I'm taking the time to update the blog while kids are sleeping is a testament to my dedication to keeping it up to date! I'm looking forward to looking back and remembering this crazy time. I convince myself many times a day that this is a time to savor- and it truly is! But I'm usually thinking it during the most chaotic of moments. Amazing how much more noise 4 people make than 3! It is a wonderful time. I am so grateful that everybody is healthy and growing. I do cherish the quiet late night hours that John and I frequently spend watching ER or reading. It seems like a tiny miracle when they sleep. So now I'm off the listen to the quiet.

The newest member of our family, Cookie Monster! Unfortunately, it's impossible to explain "waiting for Christmas" to a 2 year old in the middle of Borders...

No words necessary for this pic.

Grandma and Grandpa! Why the silly face, Grandpa?

Best and Worst of Thanksgiving 2009

The Worst

The worst came a few minutes after this brief discusion:

"This sucks! Why are we even doing this? Every year it's the same thing! Look at this mess!"

And then..."Something's on fire!! A potholder was the lone casualty.

The Best

Laying on the couch in a mild turkey coma while the baby slept and daddy and Vivi fed bits of turkey to the Porch cat, giggling hysterically as some chunks landed in her water.

Here are some highlights:

I could have just used the picture from last year.  

Harv's First Halloween- Retrospective #1

Since I am catching up on the blog, I am going to have to post a series of retrospectives to bring it up to speed on Harvey. Here is the required Halloween pic.

Flash forward!

Here we are, many months later, with a new addition to the family- Harvey Joseph Uyeyama!

I'm going to try to keep up this blog now. It seems to be a good place to post the little videos I'm so fond of taking. Here is one to get the ball rolling again!

Harv's first video- at the hospital: "And then there were two!" He makes a short appearance at the end.

More to come...