Jenna dressed herself!

The other day I was doing laundry and had some clean clothes laid out on the couch to be folded later. It just so happened that the top two items on the stack were a shirt and pair of shorts of Jenna's, so she decided that she should get dressed (Jenna has been doing a lot of running around in just underwear because we are potty training - or rather regressing this week. We'll keep working on it.) So I was cooking in the kitchen when she came running in saying, "Mommy, Mommy, look!"

"Did you dress yourself?" I asked.

"Yup!" she replied proudly. (Notice that both the shirt and shorts are backward. :)

Vast Improvements

Ever since we moved Jenna out of Little Robby's room many months ago and consolidated our office into our bedroom, our room has been very chaotic. I must say that we have just about out grown this house, or at least the storage areas of this house. I think that if the space was allotted differently to allow for more storage space and a little less wasted space (halls and walkways) this house would be just perfect. Maybe the problem is not the house, but the "stuff collectors" who live in it! Anyhow, the bottom line is that I was tired of feeling like our room was a giant closet, so I finally did something about it! I wanted to post these pics because they will serve as my motivation to make sure our room stays this way and does not regress. The fun part of this was that I did this complete transformation as a surprise for Robby when he returned from his business trip to Philadelphia. And boy, was he surprised!

First, we have the brand new curtain surrounding the food storage shelves. In order to free up space in Jenna's closet for her stuff we moved all of the food storage to two plastic Home Depot storage shelves beside our bed. Lets just say things were very cosy before - you know, sleeping next to cans of wheat, dried potatoes, and rice. Robby would always say that the only thing that scared him at night was thinking that if there was ever an earthquake he would be crushed by several hundred pounds of food! Well, now with my nifty curtain he doesn't have to be reminded of his fear each night! :)

These other two pictures are just because everything was clean all at once!

Okay, under our desk doesn't look totally clean, but we have no more space in the closet for the items stored down there. Also, the sleeping bags in the corner are the ones waiting for everyone who ordered them for the Grand Canyon trip, so they will disappear from that corner in a few months. Oh and one last note, the purple wall was that way before we moved in and is on our list to be repainted. Let's just say, it is a vast improvement (as some of you know!)

Jenna, the little mommy

There are certain moments in life that are just so sweet. The other day I came into the family room to find Jenna putting her babies to bed. Watching her I knew she was imitating what I do when I put her to bed. It feels good when you see your children pretend to do the good things you do. (It feels equally as bad when you watch them imitate the not so good things you do. My hope is to see more good than bad!)

Here is Jenna, the little mommy, with her twin babies ready for bed.

Watch and see what she does next. (I didn't prompt her to do anything until you hear me talk to her.)

Hot Arizona!

I just thought I would provide the following images for you to understand what we have been through. These pictures are from July 18th as you can see. What I want you to notice is the outdoor temperature recorded in the lower right hand corner of each image. You can also check out the indoor temperature recorded to the left of the outdoor temperature.





No, we did not put a hairdryer to the temperature sensor, that was really the temperature that day! Don't you wish you were here during our summer!

Sharon finished her first website for pay!

Also I am pleased to say that I recently got paid for my first web design job. It was a fun challenge. You can see the fruits of my labors here:

www.twcaps.com

Robby's Dissertation Proposal Is Done!

This is just a short note to say (as many of you already know) Robby passed his dissertation proposal! Hooray! Hooray! Now he is focused on job applications. Give us a call if you want to know the possible universities that he will be applying for. We are really excited about this next year.

Also our thanks go to Tommy and Doris because their wedding planned for April gives Robby a great deadline to finish his dissertation by, and he needs a deadline!

The Latest in Jenna Fashion

This is a new one for Jenna... A couple of months ago I bought some training pants for Jenna in preparation for potty training. (We hadn't used them yet at the time of this photo.) Well Jenna found them, and thought they would make great hats!

What a little goof!

Stylin'!

Well since this time, she has learned the real purpose of these and is now wearing them the right way (thankfully!) We have been potty training for the last week, and I am glad to say that she is getting the hang of it. She doesn't always make it, but luckily I haven't had any huge messes to clean up (yet). I am hoping that she will be fully potty trained in the next month or so. Woo hoo! No more diapers for a little while!