Why I Started Yet Another Blog

Clearly, I suck at blogging. I have had quite a few in the past few years, but I'm hoping this one will be more successful. Why? The only time I seem to want to blog is in the middle of the night, at work, and a lot of our computers block myspace and facebook, where I used to do my blogging. Thus I will join a different sort non-blocking blogging community (I have a few friends who use this one, so that seemed to be the easiest selection). Here are some quick updates of how life is going for our little family since the summer~

Fall- Moved to a townhome in the Mill Creek/Everett area. We like it here pretty well! Takes 30 minutes to get to Seattle, 90 or so to North Bellingham where Jeff's family is, and is a really family-friendly neighborhood. We're planning to hopefully stay here until we buy another house. (Gotta probably sell the old one first...but that is a debate all in itself). Then, right after moving we went and visited my fabulous family (seriously...I have the BEST extended family EVER) in California, and my mom watched The Princess (AKA "Aili," now 2 and a half) for a week so we could have a second "honeymoon" in Mexico. It was fantastic! We loved it so much that we bought a time-share (not normally my thing, but you can use it anywhere in the world) and are still committed to traveling as often as possible. Here are some pics of our trip:

The pictures are from the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen-Itza, snorkeling in caves/cenotes, zip-lining in a Mayan village, etc. We had a great trip, and I can't wait for our next one- we've already paid off the time share so now we can just enjoy!

Winter- Not much new there, we visited my family in California and had an awesome time, as always. I *love* going to grandma's- we all hang out, have a good time, and eat far, far too much food. As a result I am now several pounds heavier. Oh well, it was worth it for the fanfreakingtastic 3 (eh,...8) squares-a-day. My latest mission for the winter is to visit Lisa in Spokane, take Aili sledding for the first time at the pass, and...well actually, that is enough until Spring.

Aili is doing pretty well. She keeps me busy! I am thinking of enrolling her in a gymboree or little gym class to use up some of that toddler energy and help her make little 'friends.' I also am looking into preschools for her- man is there a lot to choose from. It is especially hard when I'm unsure if she will be fully potty-trained, as most schools either A. Want them Trained, or B, Charge More. Ugh. She'll pee on the potty, but only with constant asking, and rarely poos on it. You'd think a child so food-motivated would go more, but...she's got more important things to do.