Did I ever tell you that we are DOOMED!!! I've been sassed!!! Yep, Elli has sassed me 4 times. It usally involves me trying to get something from her or telling her NO. Then she hits me and sasses. It's the cuteset little sass! However cute, I know that cute little sasses lead to huge tantrums. Speaking of Tantrums, Dakota is doing great! When Elli's getting her diaper changed (i.e. screaming at the top of her lungs) he brings her a sippy cup or a toy and helps to distract her from the tretcherous clutches of the mommy monster. He's little kid bipolar (he's good, then he's bad , then he's good,..). Please let him grow out of this stage. I think I'm becoming bi-polar too. I'm happy with Kota then I'm angry, then I'm happy, so on so on. He's been very convincing that he's a worker-man as of late.
As for mommy, well, um, I never get to talk to her so .... She's doing fine! Some days I'll come in the front door from work whistling a sea chanty and ....(sound of power being sucked from a generator)... The energy gets zapped from me then this familiar face comes from around the hallway and says, "Hi, daddy, Elli needs a diaper, Kota's in timeout, Bailey chewed up XYZ toy and the kitty puked on my pillow, I'm going to the store." Other days are much chipper, with mom happily staring at the wall and mumbling something to herself drooling, with both kids asleep and the dogs in the kennel. Just kidding, well, about the drooling part anyway. It all depends on the day. I used to think that it depended on how much sleep the kids got but then I Realized that Dakota could get 8 hours of sleep and wake up ready to do battle with the Romans. And other days where none of us get sleep and he's a perfect angel (translation=no tantrums before 12 noon) singing sonnets and praising how wonderful it is to be our child. And don't even think that this is one sided. Elli has been know to try and nurse daddy, poke the dogs in the eye, grab the cats tail and go for a ride, throw food, and constantly put herself between you and where you need to go often resulting in being knocked over. And then they're cute. So cute that all sins are forgiven and the clouds part and the choir sings and the ligth shines strong and warm through the curtains like St Peter was saying, "These cute little angels are a gift from God!"
Two Cuties Dakotas' Boat
Downward facing dog (A Yoga Stance) New favorite fake smile
Painting a birds nest
And finally we spent the last weekend in March at a Juice Plus Conference in sunny warm Long Beach, CA. Only problem was that the only day it was warm was the day we arrived. Of course we had on our sweaters and jeans from coming from Spokane. The 2nd day we wore shorts and it was 45 degrees with a 20 mph wind. Kota loved the "feather" trees (palm trees) and the beach (even when he was freezing.) They had a parents room there so that who ever was watching the kids could still listen to what all the doctors and speakers were talking about. So Des, and I swapped turns going down to the convention hall. The experience was phenominal!! Between the doctors, business leaders, friends and acquantances, we came away having learned more than we could've on our own in 6 months at home. The last night of the conference we went to the Aquarium and hung out with the sharks and seals. They had The Surf City All-Stars playing live and dancing. But the look on Dakotas face was priceless. HE LOVES SHARKS!!!! I've never been through an aquarium so fast so many times before. We had to of gone through at least 6 times before we settled for the shark/sea bass/morey eel/other fish tank. These sea bass were bigger than Des. No kidding!! A 5 foot fish at any time is a scary thing, regardless of the thickness of the glass. Was good to see the easy going side to all the people their and we all really enjoyed (even if we didn't get to sleep until midnight.) Don't know about JP? Check out Des' website: www.fromheretowellness.com -- click on "Related Info" and watch either of the two videos to get a feel for what our motivations are for friends and family (NUTRITION!) On the way home we were flying into Spokane in heavy turbulance when something happened. A noise changed and then we got hit by something and I shook awake with fear that we had just hit a flock of seagulls (the birds not the band) when I looked out the window in time to see the airport fly past and realized we just landed. Let me tell you DON'T EVER SLEEP ON LANDING!!!!!! We got back and it was 50 and beautiful for about 2 days before it snowed again. Was good to be home. Oh yeah next time we're boarding our kids and taking our dogs!! Lots of Love!!!
