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We are experiencing technical difficulties until further notice. So no pictures from Crushasrus until mom figures out a secondary plan of action. I'm unsure if this fuss is due to our CPU or if the problem exists within the website. Okay enough of that--let's get up to speed.

We deep cleaned this weekend. This makes me feel a bit exhausted and satisfied all at the same time. We LOVE our house, but mom really LOVES the house when it's clean!! Speaking of home, we are planning on finishing the basement soon. I can't wait to get started picking out the paint, carpet, etc. I absolutely love to decorate!! Normally, Gary leaves the interior selection to me, but I know we are going to have to compromise with the downstairs. He is already referring to it as his "man cave". He thinks it going to be his big break away from the "all girls club". Boy is he in for a surprise!

In other unrelated news, Maura went #1 in the potty last night. Mom says, "Praise ye the Lord"! :) It was such a big deal considering we have been working on this everyday since she turned 2. She's so funny about this potty stuff. I won't go into details because it makes my head start to spin just thinking about it. On a small scale, we had a major break through!! But I should also confess, just as I was beginning to see "big girl underpants" in the horizon, Maura had an accident within 5 minutes of the epiphany. Baby steps...think baby steps.

Sophia Grace is grabbing things left and right now. Her toy of choice is anything made of paper. The other day we were eating a sandwich at Wendy's. She was on my lap while I was enjoying my usual and in less than a second, she had grabbed the wrapper. When I took that away, she then proceeded to grab the napkins, then her sister's wacky pack sack, etc, etc. She's so fast and determined! It's fun!

We also know what flavor of addition we are adding to the Love tribe. Maura has already mastered the name. We're excited!!

Ugh!

No photos tonight. Blogger is a fantastic avenue to communicate with others when it works and when it doesn't it frustrates me to no end. I will try yet again tomorrow. Sorry to all of our loyal Monday listeners.

Laughter, the universal language!

Our week got off to an eventful start. We picked up our beloved van from the autobody shop on Wednesday. Unfortunately, I backed into Gary's parked truck right before Christmas.

Sidenote: Now Gary and I consider ourselves even. He backed into my cavalier when we were first dating and now I returned the favor. Things happen!
Maura and Sophia have really began to interact with one another. Here is a picture of Maura fixing some pretend ice cream for her. Just look at how excited Sophia is awaiting her frozen treat. Another example... After bathtime one night this week, I had Sophia propped up on my belly looking right at Maura. All of a sudden Sophia starts to giggle which stopped Maura dead in her tracks. Maura then joined us. And we all laughed together for around for around 5 minutes. It was priceless!!....Laughter is the universal language, you know!



Gary had a good week. He had a little outing with his friend Bob this weekend. They enjoyed looking at guns together. Didn't buy anything, but definitely had fun looking.

And Gary and I went on a date. We went and watched 27 Dresses (yes, I got to pick this time :)) and had a nice meal. Fantastic romantic comedy by the way!!! Afterwards, we stopped by Goody's and we were so glad that we did. We got some major bargains. I got a winter coat that was marked at $140 for $20 and Gary got a couple of shirts. Man I just love to get a deal!!
It's hard to believe that it's time for Monday to be here. What a fast week and an even faster weekend!!! Here is Maura right before bedtime. Sleep like a princess sweetheart.!!

Up the steps...it's time for bedtime. Check out all of Maura's must haves. Milk, blankie, old Mickey, new Mickey and Dora. There's barely enough room on her pillow to line everyone up with her in the middle.
I love Sophia's face--each day she has a new expression. Maybe she'll be our little comedian, perhaps??? We are beginning to see more of her personality every day.




Chas, bet you didn't plan on seeing a picture of yourself on the blog today, did you??

Thought it was time to announce that my younger older brother and his wife are expecting their first baby come June. We are so excited for them!!!

If everything goes as planned, they should find out the sex this Friday. I'm going for team Blue---we'll keep you posted. :)

Go Maura Go!

This is a normal night time activity at our house. Gary enjoys assisting Maura with her computer game while Sophia and I cheer her on.
Sophia had her four month check up this past week. She weighed 14 pounds 4 ounces (75%) and was 25.5 inches long (90%). We are so pleased with her size!! Considering her length....now it makes since why I have to be so careful not to boink her head when we pass through a door.

Have a great week everyone!

70 degrees

How about this weather--what a treat!! We enjoyed a couple of walks over the weekend. Maura is pretending to pull my imaginary tail. She cracks me up!
She eventually landed on her daddy's shoulders (one of her favorite places to be). I don't know who she got this from, but here lately she has been calling Gary, Daddy-o! And in return Gary has nicknamed her Mario! It's really funny to hear them go back and forth with it--it's becomming second nature. Sure hope the name Mario doesn't stick for life. YIKES! :)
Sophia is our sweetheart. She's been busy blowing raspberries, talking our ears off, and smiling smiling smiling. We have her 4 month check up this week. I'm anxious to see how much she weighs--she's such a chunk!

Gary completed 2 book reviews this weekend for his college class. He's so studious. I was a crammer and he is such the opposite.

He should be finished with his Master's this summer. We are so proud of him!

Check out the kittens below.

Ciao!

Kittens

Well we finally broke down and got a couple of kittens. Their names are Cocoa and Shadow (Shadow is on the left). We felt it was time to add some kind of pet to our little brood. Thanks to the babysitter we had no problem fulfilling our wish. Gary is the head cat director and Maura is his assistant. We really are enjoying having them around!!