week one | project life

(locked up. notice the chain and zip ties as back up)

SUN | 01  we went over to visit with the bertrands today. we had khoury's for lunch. (i was really hoping for some baklava - but you had to order it in a very large quantity) the food was ok. 

(holding miss savannah jordan for the first time) 

MON | 02  no school for the kids and no work for darric. max helped his dad take down the christmas lights and wash his work truck. jude and gabi came over that afternoon to hang out while we waited for jesse to have the new baby. probably around 4:00, me, madi, jude and gabi headed out. first stop to payless to get gabi some shoes (mom + dad forgot to pack some) then over to albertsons to get flowers and off to the hospital. she was delivered at 4:51. shortly after we arrived, dani, jan and their families arrived. then robin. the room was loud and a bit crazy. all those people in that little space. i got a few pictures, jesse got some pain medicine and after madi and i got our turns to hold her, we headed home. kenzie had volleyball practice from 7:30 - 9:30 and max got to go too.

(grocery shopping at wal-mart ... waiting for madi to get out of SAVE)

TUE | 03  back to school - except for max. he kept complaining of a stomach ache. he got to go grocery shopping with me and i made sure to get some medicine so he wouldn't miss school again. madi had SAVE after school.

(max's army man drawing)

WED | 04  meeting at jodie's house. mom joined us too. had villa for lunch. (i think beckam ate half the pizza - he was hungry) kenzie had volleyball practice from 6-8 tonight. max went with his dad and managed to get his homework and make-up work done while he was there. (he likes going because he gets to pick something out of the vending machine)

(my redheads)

THUR | 05  i don't usually watch movies during the day, but i wanted to watch the next three days (with russell crowe) so i could turn it back in to netflix for a new one. i had to pause it while i went to get the kids (and happy hour drinks) but i finished it as soon as we got home. good movie. mixter went out back to dig a hole with his golf club. when he comes inside i tell him that his dad might not be too happy about that. he says "he will... dad likes it when i workout."

(my collection of starbucks cards ... kobe thinking he's a little guy)

FRI | 06  today marks one year since my cousin amber's death. it really does seem like it was just yesterday that my mom was calling with the awful news. went to jen's to make a little valentine's craft. (bead necklaces) i locked kobe up in his kennel with his bed that he hadn't really used. when i got home, it looked like he had attacked a grizzly bear. there was brown stuffing everywhere. that night madi's stomach started hurting and she probably spent 1/2 the night throwing up. i came out in the living room with her around 2 and we didn't get much sleep and i know she was up way before then.

SAT | 07  darric had to work today. my mom + dad came by to see the new floors. unfortunately, they had to smell kobe the entire time they were here. (kobe had a major gas problem) darric got home around 3:00 from work.

SUN | 08  max insisted on having waffles this morning, because kenzie made them some yesterday. he didn't want chocolate chips in them this time though. the two of us took a quick trip to costco and then target. he was so excited to spend his christmas cash (from his two great grandmas). he ended up picking out 2 beyblades and declaring it the best day ever. kenzie had volleyball practice from 2-5. darric and max took her. they picked up cafe rio on the way home.