Jie Jie and Mei Mei

I sat the girls at the table this morning. Abbey had a pen and paper, Cari and Ellie had some cheerios to keep them occupied while I whipped up some grub. They all seemed a bit too quiet. I turned around, and wouldn't you know it.. Ellie sitting quietly eating her cheerios, and the Jie Jie and the Mei Mei were sitting on the kitchen table. I am diligent about buckling Cari in her seat, but she can unbuckle herself with ease. We are definitely entering toddler territory with Cari, and the creative juices are multplied thanks to Abbey.


I never get sick of the moments when I catch Jie Jie and Mei Mei holding hands.

Note: For those of those of you who are not aware, Jie Jie and Mei Mei are the terms for big sister and little sister in Mandarin As you can see, Sometimes Cari is the little sister and sometimes the big sister.

Girly Girl In Training

Mirror mirror on the wall (floor) whose the fairest of them all? We have been staying home a lot lately, so there has been a lot of time to play dress up. Abbey is teaching Cari about all things sparkly. I think she has a knack for the Princess thing. I love the Elmo slippers. They were her own personal touch.

Sisters

Sisters eating silently. (Mom and dad like silence, but we like sisters holding hands more)

An Accident Waiting To Happen?!

The first week in the new house was rough for Cari. She was velcro baby, and would not leave my side. I am happy to say she is becoming more and more comfortable each day. When asked what she thinks of the new house her response is "the sea foam green paint in the hallway has got to go, but I love the steps."


Side note: Yes, that paint color in our hall way and laundry room is sea foam green. And it is U-G-L-Y. I can not imagine anyone going to Home Depo, looking through paint swatches, and choosing that color unless they were color blind, or a four year old girl. Needless to say, Mark is looking into scaffolding, so that we can paint over this sea foam green nightmare before Christmas. We were thinking a warm earth tone would look nicer than an Easter egg pastel. Besides the painting project, we will be putting STURDY baby gates at the top, and bottom of those stairs.

What Is She Doing?

This is my creative little four year old. Give her some window markers and she can make quite the scene on my patio door. And what is she holding? Take a few random items strewed across the house, put them together, and it's Abbey's sparkly sippy cup.

A Picture Says A Thousand Words

"OUCH ABBEY!! YOU'RE CHOKING ME!!" In light of her head lock on Cari, Abbey really loves her sisters.

We Made It

We made it into our new house. The move did not go smoothly. There is a saying that once you are over thirty years of age, you need to hire movers to move you instead of asking friends and family to move you. Looking back to last week, I got to agree with this. One thing I am sure of, is that unless Mark gets a MAJOR job promotion with a MAJOR relocation package, stock options, etc, I will not be moving again until Mark and I move into a retirement condominium in Tampa Florida.

I am working on just getting settled, and trying to have some fun along the way. We found a pizza joint in the area. Not fancy, but it sure was tasty. The girls and I located the local library and a Starbucks close by. Cari is officially walking more than crawling just in time to live in a two story house. And Ellie is finally interested in crawling. She is trying so hard. Poor Abbey is out of sorts, and misses her friends. I am hoping to have her in school by late next week to start her own routine. Despite life's challenges, it feels good to be back.