This post will probably be a bit random, but it's after 11pm and I've had too much Dew to go to sleep, but it's too far past my bedtime to be coherent. So we're going to try this anyway:

I'm completely addicted to the Twilight series now. I've finished the first two books (Twilight and New Moon) and I'm about to start the third one (Eclipse). I also watched the Twilight movie last night, which I enjoyed but it wasn't as good as the book (as is typically the case when a book is made into a movie). I found the movie to be a little "choppy" (for lack of a better word). But nonetheless, it was an impossibly romantic love story. And as weird as this is going to sound, I don't find Robert Pattinson particularly attractive. But Edward Cullen? B-E-A-Utiful!

*sigh*

I started a new job this week in the interstate department at work. It wasn't a promotion, just a lateral transfer. But a great new challenge nonetheless, and I am thoroughly enjoying it! I'm in a new unit, in a new office, with a new supervisor (and as of now, I'm 5 for 5 since starting with the state, when it comes to working under someone I like, so YAY!). Thankfully, there isn't a lot of training necessary, as I was the backup person for this position for the past several months, so I'd already been mostly trained. But that doesn't mean there isn't questions to ask, procedures to figure out, and regulations to obey. I hope I do well...

This morning, I hit up yet another Mom 2 Mom sale, which was fun. I actually walked out of there with nothing more than a pair of shoes for Sean. No clothes. No toys (like he needs more). But it was fun anyway...I sat with my friend at her table where she was selling stuff at the sale...and as I left the sale, I giggled at the parking lot full of minivans and station wagons (including mine). So this is parenthood, huh?

We're counting down the hours till we get a visit from Dan's brother & his wife and their two boys. We expect them, hopefully Monday afternoon sometime. I can't wait to meet my newest nephew, E, and watch Sean & his cousin S play together.

And as for Sean...well...he's funny as ever. Right now, he thinks any whirring noise he hears is an airplane. His eyes will get big & round, he'll point in the general direction of the noise, and shout "Eh-pane!" Today, the airplane was my Mom's water softner kicking on.

Okay, it's after 11:30. I gotta go to bed now...

Three Reasons Dan & I Are Bad Parents:

Reason #1


Reason #2


Reason #3


I know we shouldn't encourage this behavior, but holy smokes! We couldn't contain our laughter! (Please know that no children were harmed in the making of these videos)

Dan, Sean & I just returned from a 3-day trip to Indianapolis where we visited a zoo, a childrens' museum, and my family. Let me tell ya, our son never ceases to amaze us when it comes to disrupting his routine and taking him out of his familiar environment to travel.

Our intention was to hit the Indianapolis Children's Museum on Thursday evening, but those plans were scrapped when we couldn't get near the Children's Museum -- let alone inside it -- due to the fact that a new exhibit just opened up and it was the first Thursday of the month so it was family free night. After nearly 90 minutes of trying to navigate downtown Indianapolis and moving slower than a snail's pace (and this is after the 3-1/2 hour drive down there!), we chose to hang it up, grab some McDonalds, and go back to the hotel for the evening. Amazingly, Sean was extremely mellow the entire time! The only thing he started begging for was some juice (right now, all liquid is "juice"), and he didn't even ask for that until we were a few minutes from the hotel.

The weather was gorgeous on Friday. Perfect zoo weather! So we went there around 9:45am and explored the zoo and the butterfly garden until almost 1:00 when we decided to go back to the hotel to see if Sean could/would have a nap. As it turned out, I got in a catnap myself as Sean slept. Then we went to my uncle & aunt's house on Friday after Sean's short nap (he only slept about an hour & a half, but it didn't seem to matter, as his mood was surprisingly pleasant on Friday evening!).

Since the July 4th weather left a lot to be desired, we went to the Children's Museum that day. And as luck would have it, they're having a Star Wars Clone Wars exhibit going on, so Daniel was in his element! I'm still not sure who had a better time at the museum: Sean or Dan (?).

Unfortunately, due to the icky weather on Saturday evening, Dan & I decided to take Sean back to the hotel rather than try to keep him awake and entertained while confined in a non-moving vehicle waiting for fireworks to start. Turned out to be a good decision too because the fireworks ended up being cancelled.

Though I wish we could've spent more time with my family, the three of us did have a wonderful time together! We had our own little family vacation in there, and I know how blessed I am to be able to have that.

One last thing I can't help sharing (it didn't occur to me until I was loading the vacation pics that we had these):

Sean -- August 2008

Sean -- July 2009

These were taken in the same rocking chair in my aunt & uncle's livingroom, almost a year apart. I can't believe it! My baby isn't a baby anymore. He's a little boy. *sigh*

And Now A Word From Mr. Sean

Seriously, I could get used to this whole "weekend" thing. After I ate breakfast on Saturday morning, Mommy took me to Grandma's house to spend the day (and the night!). While grandma spoiled me with hot dogs and chocolate pudding, Mommy & Daddy went to Ikea to get new dressers because they're starting to prepare my bedroom for a big boy bed! The dresser in my bedroom was tall and since I like to climb, Mommy & Daddy figure that's probably not a good idea to give me free reign of my room until I have something I can't pull down on top of myself. So they gave me their really nice short dresser, and they got new dressers for their room (their clothes are bigger than mine anyway so they need the extra drawer space).

Mommy said they had an awesome time together yesterday though! They shopped and ate and talked. They stopped at a big mall on the way home and strolled around there for awhile... Then they went home and started putting together all the new stuff, but by 1:00am, they were tired and went to bed before they finished.

This morning, Mommy & Grandma decided to go to Bob Evans for breakfast so Mommy could pick me up. Papa & Nana showed up too and we had fun! I had a super healthy breakfast of toast, whipped cream, a few bites of Mommy's strawberry-banana pancakes, and some apple juice. What a mess I made, but it sure was yummy!

After breakfast, Mommy took me to the splash park so I could run off the sugar. And run, I did. Kerry met us there with Colin & Jackson, so we all chased each other around and blew off energy.

I gotta have a nap now, so Mommy will finish...

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Well, Sean's in bed. Hopefully sleeping. Dan is assembling the last dresser, and I'm working on laundry (dishes are done). It's time to start moving clothes into the new dressers -- all the clothes are currently in laundry baskets in the upstairs bathroom. It never fails to amaze me how much more disorganized things get when you're in the process of making things more organized.

We're all looking forward to a three-day work week this week followed by a five-day weekend! I love vacations, holidays, weekends, and furlough (yes, even furlough)!