Hello. It's me. Seriously, where have we been, right? I KNOW. I've been thinking the same thing. After some long conversations on our road trip up to Oregon this last Christmas, we decided not to renew our lease in our existing apartment. After some management issues (or lack thereof- issues would mean there was some response on their end and after several different management companies taking over...well...you get it...), we're not renewing our lease. So, we put in our 30-day notice and we're still looking for a new place. Until we find this so-called new place, we'll be having an extended vacation at Mama and Papa's house starting this Friday. So all our stuff is currently in storage and we've been living off of our air mattress. It's not as bad as it sounds, especially because we put ourselves in this situation. We have complete control so hopefully we'll be able to find a place in a couple of weeks.
So, THAT is why there have been no updates. This might just be the only time I have a legitimate reason for missing the updates.
Anyway, January came and went and this is all I have for you.
First up, Papa's 60-something birthday celebration-- because a birthday is always a cause for being thankful, for celebration, and for cake. Actually, I should take that back because everyone got cake, except Bug because she wasn't a great listener that day at school. Bug missing out on cake is not as sad as it sounds. We've officially hit the point where Bug does things on purpose because she is mad or things didn't go her way and she can recall those instances later, tell you exactly what she did and why. So, there are now real consequences to her actions...like no cake. We're awful parents, I know. You know what's even more awful? If there were no consequences to her actions and she became an awful adult who didn't think before she acted. That's even more awful. So, as hard as it is for us to give the punishment of no cake, it really is for her own good. Then the next time she doesn't get her way and wants to react inappropriately (hitting, spitting, whatever...), she thinks twice. Parenthood sucks...especially when you have to watch everyone eat cake and you just gave your kid some apples and peanut butter. She actually liked the apples better, but it still sucked to watch.
You will never starve at Mama's house. Ever.
Here's the thing about moving- you realize how much you actually have and don't need. After purging all of Bug's toys and giving them away and keeping what we thought were the most important toys, we still managed to have a JUMBO sized vacuum seal bag of stuffed animals. Stuffed animals only. This does not include all her regular play toys. Thanks all you important people who gave these to her. Mommy and Daddy may have given her two...maybe. After explaining how they would be going to storage and we'd get them back, she hugged and said her farewell to them. One. By. One. At least you know they really are important to her.
Someone can now head into "StarBECKS" and order her own food and drink. It goes something like this...
"Can I please have a kid's milk and a bagel please? My name is Ella, please." The employees just about die every single time she does this and 50% of the time, something is free. :) See? Kids can save you money! Ha!
Someone is still doing an awesome job at not needing her parents before, during, or after dance class. :/ We can't wait for her recital in June! You're all coming, right?
This is only something that would happen at a grandparent's, aunt's, or brave soul's house- baking with a 2 year old. Thank goodness for Tita Ing! She let Bug bake with her! The outcome- extra puffy (Bug poured in a lot of baking soda) sugar cookies with chocolate chips and pink pearl sprinkles.
Look who we ran into! This night turned into more of a supervised date night with Corbin which included dinner, a trolley ride, watching the fountain show, a short visit to the movies to see what was playing, and reading time at the bookstore.
Hand in hand the entire time...with Daddy's permission, of course!
Now for some video updates!
New obsession- makeup.
New things- making up songs.
Learning new dance moves from the groups on The Sing-Off...
..and Frozen.
Learning workout routines from Dad.
"My head is cold."
Don't think I've forgotten to update all of you. Every time Bug makes up a new dance or song, each time she throws a tantrum, I think of all of you and how I could ever describe to you each moment. Each time she's loving on little kiddos or tells me how many grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins she has and loves, I run for my phone/camera. This girl is so loved and knows it. Thank you all for playing such an active role in her life. She is so blessed. WE are so blessed.
God Bless,
Kat
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