At the Zoo

Last Monday we celebrated Sophia and Rachel's birthday with a day at the zoo. 

Cameron Park Zoo is in Waco; which is an hour north of us.

It was truly a MAGICAL day at the zoo.

The weather was chilly and we were the only visitors

(at least it seemed that way)

The animals were especially friendly.

We spent the day with Simon & Garfunkel singing in our ears.

*to get the full effect of our day at the zoo play the video to hear the song as you look at the pictures.              

                    



                

                     This is how all of our outings end

Happy Birthday Sophia

We celebrated Sophia's 9th birthday with a trip to the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco. 
The kids played hooky from school (it was an educational field trip).
*loads of fabulous pics to follow in my special edition Zoo Post

I can't believe my first baby is 9 YEARS OLD. I can't believe I have a 9 YEAR OLD kid!

Sophia is SPIRITED, INTENSE, a lover of animals, has a wonderful imagination, and an impressive view of the world and life in general (she really gets it). 









Happy Birthday Rachel

Rachel was born at home, surrounded by her family, 3 years ago. 
Rachel is the family baby...she always will be. 

Our baby is SPICEY, STRONG, BRAVE, CONFIDENT and FUNNY.

We celebrated her birthday at home with a sincere cake. 
Remember that line from It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown:

"He'll come here because I have the most sincere pumpkin patch and he respects sincerity." Linus

I love how the Littles are singing Happy Birthday to their baby



Friday 1.21.2011

Uneventful is today's title.

Today my head was full of cobwebs (again...geez).
I got a few things done in the office.

One small change has been made in the Foy house; no more tv for the kids.
Not the real kind of "no tv".
It's still sitting there, taking up too much space in the living room.

It's just that yesterday Rachel was watching Max and Ruby while I put clothes away.
I listened from the other room and was deeply disturbed when I heard a Dexatrim ad in the commercial break.
Little kids can't even watch freakin' Max and Ruby without being indoctrinated into being weight conscious. I imagined my sweet toddler, sucking on her hand, sitting on the couch in a diaper watching her favorite cartoon then hearing, "loose weight, be thin". Ironically that commercial was followed by a McDonald's commercial. Really?
TV cartoons will be replaced with dvd's that I choose.
I can't quit cold turkey. What else are they gonna do...read?

*side note- tomorrow is Rachel's 3rd birthday and Monday is Sophia's 9th! HOLLA.
No elaborate, themed birthday parties with handcrafted invitations here. Maybe someday I'll get my head cleared and get "it" in gear. But until then it's
just a homemade box cake, streamers and our immediate family
(that's why I had so many kids...instant party guests; with no guest gift required).
Each Birthday Little will be sincerely celebrated.

I was supposed to order chicks today. I don't know why I didn't.

Before I sign off on another day have a look at what I'm dreaming of:

Thursday 1.19.2011

A few lessons were learned and reinforced today:

1.  Don't assume you don't have to put a mattress cover on a Little's bed because that Little is NEVER a "messy" sleeper.

At 4am I heard a sweet voice beckoning me, chanting, "mama...mama...mama."
I responded to Rachel's request and unlocked her door.
*side note- Don't judge, yes we lock Rachel in her room at night. Have you met her? 
No one wants this kid free to roam at night. TRUST ME. 
Vomit everywhere, seriously everwhere. And yes, the mattress had absorbed a good portion of it. Merry Christmas. Not.

2.  Never give a child a "dry clean only" blanket to sleep with. Ever.

3.  If it smells like pee or poop...it is.
Don't try to fool yourself by saying, "it couldn't be."

Frederik Chopin, the outdoor only (yes he's neutered) Utah Garden Gnome, walzed in this afternoon and relieved himself on my side of the bed. Thank you myself for using a mattress pad THIS time.


I wasn't all too productive today.  I cleaned all day and the house is messier than this morning. I should've watched A&E all day instead.

It was just too cold to move properly today. When I took Sophia and Nathan to school at 7:30 it was 52 degrees. When I got back home, 20 minutes later, it dropped to 38. It stayed in the 30's all day. Loser temperature.

Productivity Report:
Mr. Foy kicked the hell outta installing t-posts for a deer-proof, kid and dog-restraining fence.
AND we got started on repaving our driveway.

We have big plans for this house...BIG PLANS.





Who doesn't love a toddler in princess shoes and a diaper?!