Going with My Gut

Well, I've been both excited about and dreading tomorrow for a few weeks now. Quincy is starting a new daycare tomorrow and I am just not sure what to think. I am hoping we made the right decision but there is just no telling until you go through with it. I am just a nervous wreck about how she will adapt.

I am not exactly sure what drove me to the choice to switch her but I had this nagging feeling that this new daycare facility would be much better for her. Something inside was telling me we needed to switch her, but once the decision was made, I began to second guess myself. Her teachers at Tutor Time were so sad to hear she was leaving and it broke my heart to think about taking her away from the teachers and classmates she'd gotten used to and loved.

I really do think the new place will be good. They have the internet viewing system which was a huge selling point, but overall, they have much smaller classes and are new, clean and bright. I guess you just never know if things could be better until you try. I am just hoping that this is the right choice and not too disruptive to Quincy's life. This parenting thing is A LOT harder and much more stressful than I ever expected! Pray that Quincy transitions well!

Kickin' Cousins

This weekend was so much fun but B-U-S-Y! As you can tell, the camera is back in full-swing. I have such a hard time choosing photos so here are a ton from the weekend. Tessi came over for the weekend and Marshal & I are both wishing she could move in. She is always such a huge help when she comes over. We did quite a bit, but I'll let Tessi tell you all about it. She wrote a blog entry this morning before she went home, so here it is. Thanks Tess for being you! We love you!

From Tessi:
Yesterday the family went to Chompies . Their food was so good! Then we left to go home. When we got home Quincy and I played with her workshop. Then we sat down and took a break. We watched Phineas and Ferb. Then her mom took us took us to Costco. We ate lunch there. Then we went to the mall. Quiny and I played in the play area. Her mom took lots of pictures. Next we headed home. Quincy ate lunch and played. It was about 5:00. We watched some t.v. and gave her a bath. By then it was 7:00. So we read her some storiesand put her to bed. Then Aunt Kristina painted my nails and we watched Marley & Me. I went to bed at 10:00. The next morning Quincy woke up REALY grumpy. So we put her back down for a na. When she woke up we went shopping. Then it was time for me to leave. But I had the BEST time EVER!

Tessi (Quincy’s cousin)









Well, while at the mall, I tried to get their picture in front of the bunny plant sculpture, but, well, you can see how that went....

Passing time

until our camera is fixed AGAIN. Sorry, no pictures lately, not that there aren't enough of Quincy that looked identical but with different outfits. We don't really have much going on these days other than life as usual. Marshal went 4-wheeling this past weekend so Q and I did our typical trip to the west side to see family. Quincy hung out with Grandma Wood all day Saturday and had a BLAST. I couldn't peel her away! Then, she got to go to the park with Grammy & Grandpa Sunday morning and enjoy lunch and her first pizzookie experience at Gallaghers for lunch. We both left the place with chocolate from head to toe and by the time we got home, the little angel was a sugar demon (I mean that in the nicest way possible)! Again, trying to peel her away from Grammy and Grandpa's was a challenge. Those grandparents really know how to spoil a kid!

Tonight was dinner with Daddy at TGIFridays where, drumroll please....... Kids Eat Free! Yay! Considering the fact that if your kids are anything like mine, they DON'T eat! Here's a picture from my camera phone from tonight's dinner. Quincy was in not-so-rare form, hamming it up of course. Only three more days at Tutor Time before she changes schools, I am feeling a little bitter sweet about it, but as it gets closer, I'm feeling more bitter because it's going to be hard. That's a whole other post so I'll get to that next week. Until then, we'll try to enjoy the rest of this week before that drama begins!

Just Because

We had a few spare minutes while waiting for the TV to be brought back to our house so Q and I went out back to play. Yay!!!! I snapped a few photos and decided to experiment tonight. Here's what came of it...

Okay, so this one is my favorite because her eyes are so intense although she looks like she should be in an ad for homeless children. She looks SO SAD :( But, like I said, she just gets very interested on figuring out her surroundings, I swear! Can you tell I'm developing a complex about this? Oh, and please pardon the food and boogers on her face.

See! A SMILE!


Vroom, Vroom! Look at those sparkly eyes!

Back to Clickin'

Yay! Our camera is fixed so I can catch up on all the photos I missed out on in the past week. I was so happy to have the camera back, I took photos of everything I could think of so that explains the random photos! It was a weekend at home for the most part. We brought some stuff over to a friend's for a garage sale and made a whopping $27. Not exactly worth the effort. The rest of the weekend included running errands, planting flowers and working. Sorry for the let-down :) Here are some pictures from the weekend "just because".

I can not be responsible for this kid's hair... hey, would you try to put a comb through in Big Foot's hair? Much too dangerous.

Daisy is showing off her battle wounds. She's doing better but I'm not sure how much frisbee she'll have in her future :(

The park is SERIOUS BUSINESS. She looks like she's having a miserable time. Mean mommy, forcing her to play. :) She just gets so intense.

Quincy's creations: playing dress-up.

I love flowers! I'm a little late this year, but better late than never!

Mama "Shit"

Okay, so it's not as bad as it sounds. That's Quincy's latest favorite phrase, every morning and every night after she struggles, grunting and groaning (thanks Grammy for making her a drama queen) to climb into the rocking chair in her room. She sits herself down, book in hand and points next to her saying "Mama, shit" "Mama, shit". Okay, so she actually means "sit", but she adds the little shhhhh sound and it is so cute. It's one of the first string of words she uses regularly. We are now officially in the stage of reading the same books over and over and over... Her favorites now are Dr. Suess' Mr. Brown Can, The Foot Book, and Green Eggs and Ham as well as Goodnight Moon and Veggie Tales.

She's also somehow learned to roll her eyes at us. I'm still trying to figure out if she actually knows what she's doing. She seems to but I am so confused! I thought that wouldn't start until her teen years! We are SO in trouble.

Lastly, our first baby girl (Daisy Dog) hurt her leg today and is barely walking :( Poor thing. Marshal was playing frisbee with her and she suddenly yelped, hit the ground and couldn't walk. He had to carry the big lug home. She's definitely having a hard time tonight getting around so we may end up at the vet tomorrow. Here we go. One more thing to add to the list: TV, camera, dog........

Where Were the Ostriches?

Well, it was a good day with one little (well, to me, huge) exception. Quincy and I woke up and hit some garage sales. We scored a mini quad for her that is so cute and in good condition. Perfect for camping! We also found her a box of Mr./Mrs. Potato head accessories for 50¢! Can't beat that! When we got home, first thing she wanted to do was ride her quad, so I ran into the house to grab the camera and that's when I saw it...... The screen on the back was cracked & destroyed! Uuuggghhhh! I was just about to sign up for a (expensive) photography class and now this. I am so heartbroken over it but at least the camera is still functioning on auto. That on top of our TV breaking hasn't been the best of luck this week! Anyway, after that drama, we decided to check out the annual Ostrich Festival here in Chandler. We were a little skeptical since those type of things never live up to all the hype, but we were pleasantly surprised. It was so much fun and we never even saw an Ostrich! You gotta love paying $6 for a corn dog! Here are some pics from the day.