Last night I took Leah for a walk like we always do. We walk down to the apartment complex down the street and play on their playground. Well last night there were some girls from 4-H walking their GOATS in the park... it was a pretty hilarious sight and Leah was sooo excited. She talked about the "doats" ALL night. She kept telling me they went home to eat dinner and go "ni ni."
So this morning, Tim and I decided we would take her to the camel farm here in town. They have a bunch of animals, including goats and sheep and horses. We have taken her before when she was younger but now that she could walk and feed the animals herself she had a blast! Her little face lit up when she saw the "doats" and could actually feed them herself. It was too cute. We had the best time. Here are some pictures of Leah and her doats...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Doats
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Oh Snap
Okay so weekends totally don't count for blogging!! Or Mondays apparently....
ANYWAYS this past Saturday Tim and I went to San Diego for the day. Grandma offered to watch Leah so we took advantage of the opportunity to get out of town for the day and see the ocean. We went to the beach, took a nice scenic drive, and then went on a whale watching expedition! It was pretty cool, we saw about 5 or 6 California Gray Whales (migrating to Mexico) and a bunch of dolphins and sea lions. It was nice to get away for the day but we wished we had Leah with us and talked about her all day! I guess you don't realize how much of a homebody you are until you have something to stay home for! 
Here you can see the tail of the whale as it's diving under...
The rest of the weekend went by pretty quickly. Last night I tried something new and made homemade potato soup in the crockpot! It was a hit! See, I'm becomming more and more domesticated by the day!! Now... what's for lunch???
xoxo, Sarah
Something To Ponder
I got this email from my dad with some pretty interesting stuff in it... thought I'd share for your enjoyment:
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed
to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.
Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'
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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen
Only...Ladies Forbidden'.. .and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was
Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.
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Men can read smaller-print than women can;
women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)
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The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The cost of raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
$ 16,400
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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour:
61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair..
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter,
Tom Sawyer.
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The San Francisco Cable Cars are the only mobile National Monuments..
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Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander the Great
Diamonds - Julius Caesar
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the air,
the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died because of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock
and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
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Q.. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. Which day are-there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes.
When you pulled on the ropes, the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on.
Hence the phrase...'Goodnight , sleep tight'
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It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with
all the mead he could drink.
Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as
the honeymoon.
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In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England , when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them
'Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down.'
It's where we get the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
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Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups.
When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.
'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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Don't delete this just because it looks weird.
Believe it or not, you can read it.
I cdnuolt blveieetaht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid: acocdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the
first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2010 when...
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list
Friday, January 29, 2010
Showing Compassion
Leah and her plethera of animals/babies.. this isn't even half of them. Here she is giving her "bear bear" a kiss.
It's amazing how pure and compassionate the heart of a child is.... Today, Leah was sitting on my lap coloring and she went to open the cap of her marker and she pulled so hard that it swung back and hit me in the throat. I, of course, jumped and said "OW!" She turned around, looked up at me with the sweetest eyes, put her hand on my cheek and said "Mommy... you k?" (you okay?)
I had to go to Walgreens to get my prenatal vitamin prescription filled and Leah was in the back in her carseat with her baby doll (of course we cannot leave the house with some sort of array of baby dolls or stuffed animals....). I have a mirror attached to my rear view that allows me to see her without turning around, so I was watching her and she held the baby tight up to her chest, kissed her on the head, and told her something (jibberish, I have no idea...) and then she rocked it (as much as she could with her straps on) and said "ahh baby." I told her what a good big sister she was going to be and then she proceeded to "burp the baby" and pretend belch really loud. We have been practicing rocking and burping her baby dolls so she's prepared when baby brother comes along.
Anyways, its amazing to watch how sweet and compassionate she is. I just hope all that compassion stays in tact with a stinky, crying baby around :)
XOXO, Sarah
I got a haircut so here it is with my 22 week baby belly.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
BOOP!
I haven't really been great at keeping up with this whole blog thing. However, I've been inspired to try to blog every day about something that happened that day. Regardless of who reads them, it's good to write down something good that happens. So here goes.
Today, I had to go to the farm ( I work part-time cleaning stalls and feeding the horses). Tim and Leah decided to come with me since it was a beautiful day out and Leah loves the "hawsies." The whole ride there she was saying "Hawsies.... where ahhhh youuuu?" At the farm she was going up to all the horses, petting them on the nose saying "ahh hawsie..." and then POKING them in the nose saying "BOOP!" I don't know where she got that one from.. TIMOTHY! Anyways it was really stinkin' cute and totally made my day!!
xoxo
My Pregnancy Brain...
So I think the worst thing about being pregnant is the absentmindedness! Normally, I am very well put together, can always remember where the keys are, never forgetting the diaper bag, etc! Well here is a short list of stupid things that my pregnant brain has caused me to do:
1. I can't tell you how many times I have walked out the door without my purse, jacket, sunglasses, etc!
2. I took Leah to the swap meet the other day.. I was pushing her in the stroller for a bit and then she wanted to get out and walk. I had every intention of bringing her shoes... BUT I DIDN'T! She was not happy to have to ride in her stroller the whole time... Luckily we found a stand at the swap meet who was selling kids' crocs.. which she needed a new pair anyway, and she was able to find some that fit her and get down and walk. Phew!
3. We were going to do our taxes last week. I had everything together, our W2's and all that good stuff, in a folder on the counter. We got halfway there and I looked around for the folder... yep, letft it sitting on the kitchen counter. We had to run back and get it. THEN we got all the way to our tax lady's house and lo and behold, I had forgotten our check book! Tim dropped me off and had to go all the way home for it. Boo!
4. I WASHED MY FREAKING IPOD!!!!!! This is by far the worst thing my pregnancy brain has caused me to do. Every night, I play scrabble on my ipod touch before I go to bed and then set the ipod next to me. EVERY NIGHT. I know exactly where it is in the morning. Well I was washing the sheets (because I have been waking up with itchy eyes...). I TOTALLY forgot about the ipod and balled up the sheets and threw them in the wash. Several hours later, when I went to switch the sheets from washer to dryer... there was my pink ipod... staring right up at me. Needless to say there were a few choice words (I made sure Leah wasn't around...). So now I have a very clean, non-functioning ipod :(
RIP Ipod!
And the list goes on......... I can't wait to get my brain back!!!!
xoxo, Sarah
Monday, January 11, 2010
Oh Boy, A Boy!
