Yep, exhausted

So, our first week with soccer was what I expected. Chris spent hours with the soccer boys and I spent hours with Reina (although she was an excellent napper this week, which made my job much easier). Chris has two more meetings Monday and Tuesday, which are the hardest as he misses dinner, and dinner time and bed time are the two times when help is most appreciated. However, after we get into the swing of things all will be well.

Reina seems to be getting taller, even though our ruler says otherwise and her hair is definitely getting longer. This long hair business really struck us

last night in the tub, so I grabbed the camera. It looks the longest on the sides - Chris called them "chops" but of course Reina would only look at the camera this time!

House news: We had another long meeting. We looked at flooring samples for the wood and tile and again I am overwhelmed with details. How Chris and I will ever make these permanent decisions is beyond me. I am constantly searching the internet for sample kitchens, patios, etc, since I am not exactly sure what we like, nor what "goes together." But, construction should start around the 10th, after our land is blessed on the 5th. We will be there for the blessing, which had to be arranged between 5 people's schedule and high tide. I have never been to a blessing before, so it should be interesting. I think it is so that our land will not have bad spirits? Not sure, I'll report more as I learn more.

Have a good week.

Winter's End

We hope winter is over and summer is here. Chris and I are ready to lounge at the beach and wear shorts and flips again (actually, the weather hasn't stopped Chris from doing this, but Reina and I have been bundling up). The start of soccer season officially begins with try-outs tomorrow. We have been doing our usual things prior to this schedule changing event, like going to the park and sliding down slides, rolling on the floor, riding on the bumble-bee and rocking horse, and getting cheerios everywhere. Other than these typical kid things nothing is really new. Next week I'm sure I'll report how exhausted we all are.

On another note, we have heard from the house people that our plans should be approved any day now and that construction will start soon. In the mean time our house drawings have gotten much fatter and detailed and we've been asked to choose light fixtures out of a novel of a magazine. We will meet with them again at the end of this week and I"m sure we'll have to make some other ridiculously detailed decision, like what color the electrical plates. No, I'm not complaining, I guess I'm just realizing that I'm not as detailed orientated as I once thought!

Tricks of the trade

The "trade" is of course, being a kid. Reina's new tricks include putting things into other things, pointing, climbing on to things, getting down from "high" places, understands when we are leaving the house, pointing, knows that her shoes go on her feet and her jacket goes on her arms, and pointing. Pointing is not new, but she does it ALOT! She still hasn't said her first word, but she is signing some (mainly "up," but occasionally we get "all done" and "more").

A walk in the rain... I had a night out last week, which really means I had to go to a school thing. When I got home the first thing I noticed was how wet Chris' hair was. As it turns out, while I was in the cafeteria avoiding the thunder, lightning, and torrential downpour, Chris and Reina were on their evening walk and got caught in it. There is a great video clip of it (as the camera was not charged) but I can't find the footage now. It will be in the next video I edit and upload.

Valentine's day is something I don't get too excited about. However, this Friday, when I picked up Reina from daycare she had her first own-made present. I know have my first Reina-made craft on the fridge - her handprint. I don't know why I think something so trivial is so sweet, but I was very excited. Happy Valentine's anyhow :)