LEILANI + ER = STITCHES

The girls woke me up this morning a lil bit before 9 am, as usual on a saturday eddie works and we usually hang at home til he returns. I was watching tv, listening to the girls run around the house and play, then a loud "thud", screaming then angelina saying "mom theres blood" I jumped out of bed headed to the screams theres lei lei walking towards me with blood running down her face, I had a mini panic, then mommy skills kicked in started cleaning the wound, it deep and kept bleeding, cut through her left eyebrow, superfical as this sounds, thinking oh god I hope it doesnt scar! I didnt want her growing up with a scar down her face. I knew it needed stitches, so I called grams to take us to ER, I knew someone would have to sit with angelina. And as I predicted the doctor said it needed stiches. I had to leave the room as my baby was held down and put a needle in her face, and got stitched up, I have never heard my daughter scream so sadly that I went in the bathroom to cool down, felt like forever but was only 4 minutes as soon as she seen me she jumped in my arms and I cried like a big baby. My lil scarface. As dramatic as this sounds (if you know me, then you already know this fact) it only took 2 stitches and wasn't that big of a cut.

(will be adding a picture of stitches when the swelling goes down, it swelled up lil bit, yikes)

MY FIRST TURKEY

I'm 30 yrs old and never did a turkey all by myself, this year I did ! and it didnt burn or raw and was on time and not dry! Very happy about my success. I did a very basic, traditional Thanksgiving dinner, cranberry sauce, candied yams, stuffing with celery and apple, turkey gravy with homemade mashed potatoes, green salad, rolls,and of course TURKEY!! We did have pumpkin pie, mini apple pies for dessert. I'm so thankful for my family and to have our own place and to afford thanksgiving. My grama and mom joined us today. BUT, this is the first year in so so long, that my sister and her family hasnt joined us. Now that was something I wasn't thankful for. Maybe next year things will be different. Thank you God for all blessings this year.

MY PRETTY TURKEY

GRAMA CARVING THE BIRD

THE GIRLS MEAL

HERE'S THE FAMILY

SOME OF OUR FOOD..

(I really need some serving dishes I will buy this year!)

MAKE YOUR OWN PIZZA NIGHT

Our day started as usual angelina to school, then off for the errands, grocery shopping, a return at old navy, and a stop for a car ride for lei lei.


Then home to prepare for dinner. I thought making our own mini pizza's would be a great dinner and learning activity. I handmade the dough in advance and got the sauce stuff ready to make, When angelina got home from school we made the sauce and layed out all the ingridents for assembly. We had Italian 4 cheese, homemade sauce, mushrooms, onions, pepperoni's. First angelina went and I let her shape her own dough and make her own pizza, leilani I helped lil bit with the shape of the dough, but she did all the toppings herself. Eddie got really into it, tossing his dough in the air, SHOW OFF! LOL It all came out great, and even eddie wanted to do another night like this. Grandma was there for dinner too, but was hesitant about trying the pizza. Great family night.

Before (angelina on the left, lei lei on right)

AFTER

MUFFIN TIN MONDAY ~ FOOD I'M THANKFUL FOR

Another muffin tin moday is here. I did a theme of Food i'm thankful for as a mom, things the girls will eat when there being super picky! I had a tree shaped muffin, perfect for the holidays.

Whats in it?!
1. vanilla yougurt, (dora package!)
2. apples
3. turkeyn cheese mini hawaiian bread sandwhich
4. cheddar cheese cubes
5. spongebob cheese its
6. a dill pickle
(lei lei and me love cheese!)

ANOTHER GREAT WEEKEND

Saturday eddie works, So we headed sears for a sale with grams, which didnt last long with no stroller! We only bought a couple pairs of pj's for angelina, I'm not a sears fan, except for appliances. After we had lunch at McD's(girls choice) and let them play outside. Eddie got home early,and talked grama in a game of WII. We actually spent almost hour in bowling and kareoke. Leilani actually trys her best to sing its so funny. Grama and eddie battled it out in bowling. Grama offered to take the girls overnight and to church the next day. At first I said no, I dont like her taking on too much, but she insisted and the girls actually act like angel's with her. Me and eddie headed out for a date nite. I wanted to go check out the new gardenwalk in anaheim, shops and resturants. It was nice, kinda empty. We had dinner at Cheese Cake Factory their food is so good! After we headed to rent a movie and a short stop at Target for a few nessities. I also go to show some ideas for christmas presents for the girls, We can't do that when their with us.

Yes we condone bag play! (only with us around!)

leilani ripped it!

serious keraoke girl

Sunday Eddie woke me up early and took me to breakfast in Huntington beach, after we walked around the beach and the shops. I picked up a new Bob Marely shirt for angelina at Born Punk. Her old one has a new owner, leilani! After we headed to Old navy, since I froze my ass off last night, I dont own a jacket. He bought me a beautiful black wool jacket hits my knees, looks so nice on, and the best part it was 50% off! Finally got the call the girls were at grams so we headed over there. I helped my mom with starting a facebook account, yes my mom is on facebook. Then it was dinner time, and we all headed to CoCo's for dinner. Leilani wasn't in the greatest mood, but still ended up being a great dinner. Perfect Sunday nite.

TOTALLY TOTS

my girls were featured on TOtally tots!
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SNOWMAN CRAFT

Tonite I had a fun craft planned, out of cotton balls, blue paper, felt, googly eyes, glue,pipe cleaners and chalk.. I did all the cutting of felt and drawing of outline of snowman, but the girls did all the assembling, well with lil help from me with lei lei ..lol They loved, loved this craft, and kept them busy for awhile. I got this idea from: allkidsnetwork.com. Leilani tore hers up later on and angelina's too, which caused a big fight between them. What angelina doesnt know, I put the snowman back together, and will be the first thing she see's on the fridge in the morning, and lei lei can't reach it.

ITEMS NEEDED

ANGELINA'S IN THE MAKING..

LEILANI'S FINISHED SNOWMAN

AND ANGELINA'S

TOT SCHOOL TIME

Angelina has been working on the letters E, F, and G. We did a few tracing worksheets including these letters and her full name. She getting much better at it.

The first project we did was marble painting, which included a blue piece of paper, marbles , white paint, tape,sicssors, tongs and cookie sheet. Since I have no pictures due the damn camera I'll try and explain, tap piece of paper to cookie sheet with tape, dip marbles in paint with tongs and drop on paper and roll around, we used 3 marbles, we were trying for a snowflake effect after it dried we folded it several times and we cut shapes of the paper. I did this was leilani too and she loved it.



The second project we did was a fall tree, use green paper, different color bingo markers,sicssors and toliet paper rolls. This was a simple but fun activity that both enjoyed, I just cut out a tree shape, cut slits on the top of the roll, and let them decorate and figure out how to attach it.

WHAT A BUSY DAY

Started out with cleaning a very messy home, and cleaning of two lil dirty monsters. Then off to school for angelina. We went to lunch with grams at subway, which leilani ate about 4inches of my sub. After we headed to Kohl's to do some xmas shopping. Grams bought angelina some warm pj's, Leilani has so many they barely fit in her drawer, and with no help again this monthfrom her dad, this was very much appricated! Grams did some xmas shopping and so did I, I bought matching christmas eve pj's for the girls, and kids tough digital camera for angelina for christmas. After we headed to the dollar tree for a night light for the girls room(which I forgot in the van!, halloween one is put up now, Then to micheals to find a product for my felt to cut on the cricut of course I forgot the name and they had no idea what I was talking about, why do you work at micheals which carrys the whole line of cricut stuff and no nothing about it, one girl I asked seemed so confused, like she never of the cricut. We still didnt waste enough time til we had to pick up angelina, so we headed to my favorite place STARBUCKS! Where Leilani danced and entertained a college girl working on her computer. After picking angelina up headed home for a snack and some tot school time. I also made these absolutely delisous cookies with help of angelina. (my camera earsed all the pictures except for a couple of tot school time and the cookies, really sucked we had some great photos)

MY FIRST MUFFIN TIN MONDAY

I actually feed my girls like this often, but never seem to be able to do it on a monday. lol My theme was all things dipped for celery sticks, cream cheese, peanut butter, applesauce, raisins and a star pb&j sandwhich. The shape of the tin was in snow flakes, since it was such a cold monday morning, thought it was perfect.

this is the best pic I could get, she kept closing her eyes!

YUM! YUM! wouldnt you want this??

24 HOURS OF OF PEACEFULNESS

I woke up with the worst pain ever in my back, took some meds went back to bed, when I woke up again it was so worse my breathing was off and tears were streaming down my cheeks. I dont know how possibly it could get worse. My grams showed up during all this to take the girls to church, of course they werent ready, she seen how bad I was and insisted on taking the girls and me going to the ER, the thing is my back was even getting worse and couldnt walk. Living on the 3rd floor is just horrible and I want to move so bad. I stayed home due the stairs were a no go, and gramma took the girls for a day, so I could rest, I really dont know what I would do without her. After a couple hours pain resided and was able to shower and walk around. Eddie took me to lunch, didnt do much after that other some errands, we came back home and relaxed. I started to feel much better, eddie took me to the movies to watch Of the 4TH Kind, Very creepy and realistic, were not alone! lol After we had Berry Sweet and to walmart for a few items. You dont know how it felt to get a break like this, feel so good and refreshed! I miss my girls but enjoy this break so much. (no pics due to no paparazzi after us! lol jk)

DON JOSE'S SATURDAY NITE DINNER

Eddie works on saturdays now, leaving me and the girls at home. I usually clean and relax and til he gets home. I did a lil bit of tot school time, with a egg carton numbered to 10, you can do so many different activities with this, we did counting with mini earsers, and matching.

When eddie got home, he took us to dinner at Don Jose's. Very good mexican food, and the girls were pretty good on behavior, we were gonna go to disney but my back started acting up. I'm really sick of my back problems, causes so much stress and anixety, I hate being the reason we cant do things.

DOLLFACE

PEEK A BOO

FUNKY CHEESY FACES

BEST SMILE WE COULD GET OUT OF LEI LEI

TRYING TO GRAB THE PLANTS!

JUST ANOTHER FRIDAY

Today angelina had to stay home school due a rash, which it wasnt a rash, its bite, but the school knows best over her own mother. I couldnt get a doctor appt. til Monday morning. We pretty muched bummed around and made messes all day..lol They made such a mess in my room, as angelina was cleaning it up i was working on the rest of the horrible apt. Came in to find my bed made?! I was so shocked she made our big bed, never asked or even thought she could do it. Angelina has turned into such a helper, and she's growing up so fast. Lei lei too, her favorite word lately is Ewwwww, she says it for smells and sounds, and things she sees she doesnt like and shes loud about it too, her second favorite word Pease! meaning please, she thinks if she says this when she wants something she will get it everytime, funny thing is shes so cute saying it I usually give it her..lol When daddy got home, we went to the bank and walmart, then dinner at the girl's favorite place Mcdonald's. We rented a movie too, the Orphan, and wow was that a crazy movie! Out of our laziness today I did let angelina do one activity page, P is for pumkin page and you traced the p and the pumpkins.

Bed made angelina's way

hard to see her tracing, she's getting much better!

TOT SCHOOL TIME THEME: THANKSGIVING

Past couple of days we've done a few different activities all themed around Thanksgiving. First angelina did 3 different preschool sheets, including tracing words, finding word to picture, and matching.

Then a color sheet on T is for TURKEY.

Finally for a craft we did finger painted Corn stalksI cut out the shapes, and angelina helped glue together. We used bottle caps to hold the paint. They both did great then lei lei decided to smear the whole thing. oh well. lol All ideas above were from Allkidsnetwork.com.

leilani had fun messing up both of them!

CRAFT TIME WITH DADDY

I needed a break, I decided to take a nice long hot shower, while eddie watch the girls, He decided he would have craft time with them, and use a whole roll of aluminum foil. He made them hats and dresses, and told them they must wear them to be protected from the ALIENS! Great Job scarying the girls. lol

RELAPSE OF BLOGGING

I havent blogged since halloween night, I know way behind. But with some unexpected sickness, and no sleep and no school, throw up, diarrahea the past 10 days have been quite hectic! Angelina has been sick for over a week, lei lei too. she missed some school, but cant let her go til theres a 100% recovery. Eddie is still waiting on his very FED EX truck, done with training too. He also starts school on monday for his class A license to drive the BIG BOYS! As far as me well ive been sick and not feeling so hot. Always tired too. Went to the doctor's for a blood work up and physical. Hopefully everything is ok. I did get early christmas present, a my Cricut Expression! I sold my old on ebay and put the money towards the expression. I also got a new COACH purse, for free, yes free. They recalled my Carly and got to get a new purse, and wrislet. I swear I dont want nothing for christmas!, well my maybe some new coach sunglasses?! lol I havent done any tot school or projects til last night, with us being sick, just took a week off. Well im back and ready to blog again, craft, some tot school time is on its way! Also we got a new fridge, had to ours broke down and we lost a ton of groceries. This fridge we got at sears outlet for so cheap, its a SAMSUNG french door, with water dispensed on the inside, no lei lei making a mess and ice dispensed in the freezer, love it!

and here's the frige!

this picture reminds me of "cribs" lol

water dispensed

freezer on the bottom

my pretty purse